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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30


 and one English general.
 The text of the communication foiio"s' '.On the battlefronts from the fser 10 inc Disc the increased fighting activity rontinued French local attacks south pf the Ypres failed.
 west of Montdidier the enemy, dur Ing a local advance, penetrated into Cantigny yesterday
 .srhe armies of Colonel General Boehm Ind General von Below of the army of ihe German Crown Prince. have victori- pusly continued their attack French ana English reserves rushed up and were defeated.
 The xlant wing divisions of General fanscn, after repelling French counter attack. captured the Teney-Sorny ridge and the heights northeast of Solssons- After hard fighting the troops or Gen hral Wichura also broke the resistance pf the enemy on the plateau of Condo. Fort Condo was taken by storm Vregny Ind Missy also were taken-on the south krn bank of the Aisne and the Vesle heights to the west of Ciry were occu- pied.
 -.The corps of General Von Winkdler, General Von Conta and General Schme- low have crossed the Vesle. BraIne ana Eismes have been captured and we are ttanding on the heights due south or he Vesle The troops of General iise have taken the hills northeast of Prouiiiy bv storm and have captured Villers' Eranauer and Courey and now are fight hg for the heights of Thierry
 The indefatigable advancing man trv. artillery and mine thrower detach- nents are being closely followed by bal oons. anti aircraft guns and dispatch nders
 .The energetic labors of the pioneers Ind railway equipment and construction troops have rendered possible the con suest of the field of attack and the Bringing up of fighting means by columns nrinterruptedly. In self -sacrificing actiV- ltv doctors and stretcher-bearers are looking after the wounded on the battle fields. u,
 .In spite of the changing weather our .ariaI forces are attacking the enemy ,eain and again with bombs and ma, shine guns. while aviators have surveyed r,thout interruption our progressing ae- .ack and effect of our artillery fire.
 ..rhe number of prisoners has increased ,c s5ooo. including one French ana one English general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Pershing's Communique of Tuesday Tells of
 Sergeant's Gallantry

Washington. May 29.-An addition |" General Pershing's communique for yesterday, given out by the war dc- partment today. reports that two Ger man patrol attacks of May 26 and 2T were repulsed by American troops.
 Lieutenants Rickenbacher and Camp bell American airmen. downed one enemy machine while fighting six.
 General Pershing cited an American sergeant, who although wounded drove off an enemy patrol of four men.
 The communique follows:
 Section B-Yesterday morning three of our planes encountered four hostile planes flying at 5000 metres in the re- zion of Montsec. Tn the fight which ensued. Lieut.. Douglas Campbell sue cessfully attacked two of the German machines. or these one lost both wings and fell. This was referred to in yes terday's communique. Tn the same en- counter one. of our aviators was wounded but succeeded in making a normal landing within our lines
 yesterday morning in q sector re- gently taken over by our troops an American sergeant encountered Ger man patrol of four men who had en- tered one of our trenches during the night. Tn the fighting which ensued our sergeant, although receiving three wounds. succeeded in driving out the hostile patrol which left grenades and wire cutters behind.
 Tn Lorraine on the evening of May a6, a hostile patrol attempted to pene- trate our lines. It was driven off with losses to the enemy with five killed Of these one was brought into our lines. One of our men was wounded "This morning Lieutenant Ricken- bacher and Lieutenant Campbell at tackled group of six enemy planes and brought one down out of control
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
American Casualties

Washington, May 29.-The army cas- ..lty list today contained So nanses' divided as follows:
 Killed in action 5. died of wounds D. nted of accident l. died of disease " wounded severely 2. missing In nc- lion 2,
 officers included weres Lieut.. Fran- ps. A. McIlvaine. Indianapolis lndss Killed in action, Maj. John Frank rnrmack, st. Louis. Mo. and Lient' rholn,o ndeley Thornton. Benfngton' Et-. wounded severely; Lieut.. Raymond ". Parker. Champaign. Ill.,. mfssina In action, Lfeuts. Philip A. Hunter. Nork' |. C.. Franklin Burche Pedrick. Wash inw. ID. C., and Louis M. Edens, Ca- Socl. Mo-, prisoners, previously re- ported missing.
 The following southern men are in- eludcds Died of wounds: Private Finely M. shulen. Bryson City, N. C.
 Died of disease. Private A. Frank Baker, Richmond. Va; Private David Hatch, Lobdell. Miss.. Private Ed Jack { lou. Greenwood. :. C.. and Private Mack Jones. Crawford. Miss.
 Wounded severelyi Private Jesse J. cex, Ninth street. Nashvf1le. Tenn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS


 GENERAL NEWS 1-AIIfes forced to give ground. City of Soissons falls. Huns claim 25.OOO prisoners Tn drive.
 U. $. troops rcpaIse attack in Pic- nrdy and in Lorraine. Entire division ordered confined tO quarters. 2-Germans are overwhelming allied line by sheer weight of numbers. 3Secrctary of Wnr thinks AiSnc battle is greatest of nlL 9-Forty persons injured in Southern Pacific train wreck. decision fs blow to nm- bilious men in Fifth.
 LOCAL NEWS IFurther bonus is given street car men by company. Blrmingham and Jefferson county exceed Red Cross quota for en- tire state. Pevesr answers order of city com- mission.
 Traffic heads to protest proposed freight tncrta ase.
 FEATURES 4-Edltorial comment. Q-<~~f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

The Leasowe Castle was built in lsi' al Birkenhead and was owned by the ofpoh Castle Mail ship company of London The text of the British admiralty state ment reads:
 .aThe transport Leasowe Castle was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy supma- rine May 26 in the Mediterranean
 Thirteen military officers and 79 of other rank. and of the ships company the captain. two wireless operators and six of other ratings. are missing. It is presumed all were drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
|B|RM|NGHAM WILL |BE HEADQUARTERS
 FOR WAR PURCHASES
Alabama Metropolis to Be Center of One of the Twenty Zones to Be
 Established
nv EUGH W. ROBERTS

w.sbinCton. May :9.-tSpeciai) u,rr,,rrbam will he headauarters of one of 20 purchasing zones 10 De ,,,,rred out by the war department, U w.s officially ascertained at the wnr ,udustrie. board today. In these ~ zones. according to the plan deviscu' aIl purchases for the government VIII he mndc.
 bother southern zone cities VIII De Baltimore Atlanta and Dailas. At each zone headquarters an agent or the war industries board, war ana navy departments will be placed. They will close contracts subject to the ap- proyal of Washington. Zone heads VIII bring manufacturers in their zones to- rether with the purpose of producing necessary supplies in the separate zones. Cross hauling will be elimi- uated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
COAL WILL
 NOT BE ACCEPTED
 SAYS FUEL BOARD
Not Only Will Shipments Be Returned, But Drastic Action Will Be
 Taken

Washington, May 29.-Fuel adminis- tration coal inspectors were instructed today to notify mine operators that 1T they persist in sending out unclean coal not only will the coal be returned. but drastic action will be taken The warning resulted from information that a total of 25 cars shipped by one mine in West Virginia this week has been refused by the consignees with the statement that fit is crime to burden the railroads with such materials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

Soon afterward the enemy put down heavy barrage n kiIometre to the west and 14 Germans man. aged to penetrate n trench in which the Americans on Monday were subjected to a gas attack and who were fighting mad.
 The Americans emerged from their duEouts. and hand-to-hand fighting. which wns bloody for the Germans. the Americans going for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Cabrera Sees Irigoyen

Buenos Aires. Tuesday, May 2a.-Luis Cabrera, head of the Mexican mission |to South America, paid a visit to Presi- dent Irigoyen today. The visit. 1t is stated. was in connection with the re- ported rupture between Mexico and Cuba. No details of the conference were |obtainab1e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

the enemy with knives and bas- onets.
 Tine Germans hnd been ordered to take prisoners at any cost, hut they failed to get any.
 The American losses were insir- nificant. The enemy lost all the IA men who penetrated the Amer ican position---ninc having been killed, one having died of wounds and four having been madc pri>- Oner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
TOM JONES COMMISSIONED

Washington. May 2s.-tSpecini) Tom Jones of Birmingham son of liar rv Jones, was restored today to his rank of lieutenant. After having been graduated at training camp Lieutenant Jones sustained fractured bone and was discharged on account of physical disability. with honor.
 Since then he has recovered and on application today. his rank was re- stored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Germans Claim 25, 1000
 Prisoners in Aisne Battle

IOndon official report from headquarters tonight .-, progress
 taken by the
 ns on the Aisne 25o0O the German French
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
New Ribeting Record

Belfast, Ireland, May 2s.--A new riveting mark for the United Kingdom was made at Queens Island Tuesday by John Lowry. who drove 7s41 rivets in r:s ~e hours. He also established rec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Americans Holding AH Ground Gained
 On MontdidierLirae
Germans Make Repeated Counter Attacks to Drive Pershing's Men From Cantigny, But Fail Absolutely Official Commu-
 nique Tells of Lorraine Fight
By the Associated Press

With American Forces the French Front May 29 Three counter made by the Germans etake the ter rain which they in Pcardy Monday completely broke down of the American artillery fire and the herosm nfantrymen All the ground by the Amer jeans on Monday remains in their possession
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

With the American Army in France, May 29-The enemy launched another heavy attack against the Luneve early this morning and attempted reach line three places They repulsed with heavy losses
 The Premen broke
  reteatg fought masks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

Tn the center, under the pressure Of the enemy, we gave ground in the region of Loupeigne, north of Fere-en-T Tardenois. The Franco British troops further east maintained their positions on the line of Brouillet, Savigny and Tilloy.
 "On the right the troops which are covering Rheims have withdrawn behind the Aisne canal northwest of the town. 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
German Language Banned

New York. May 2s.-The board of education voted unanimously tonight to discontinue teaching of German in sr- the duration of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Newly Trained Army, at Which Huns Sheer, Win hing in Terrific Contests With Von Hin denburg's Best, and Traditions Are
 Being GloriOusly Upheld
TERRIFIC GAS COMMANDMENT
 TRAGEDIES RAID IN LORRAINE
Both Press and Official Reports Tell of Magnifi- cert Work Being Accomplished by Oversea
 Forces in Their First Great Battle of War
MORE GERMAN FRIGHTFULNEss

With French Front May 29By the As night deliberately bombs of hundreds of The hospital miles the of the front
 of slightly flying glass killed another injured probably fatally Several civilians died wounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Pershing's Latest Report

Washington yesterday salient the pulse Peshng issued It tells of the epul night of tre raids Lorraine prisoners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
.Ceneral Won Kessel Dies

Amsterdam, May 2s.--General Von Kessel. military commander of Berlin,
 died suddenly at his h"-sc r7- 7''
 according to aF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
British Transport Is
 Torpedoed and 1O1
 Persons Lose LiUes
Admiralty Announces Sinking of LeasOwe Castle on May 26-Among Those Lost We're l3 Mili-
 tary Officers, 79 Soldiers of Other Ranks

London May 29The transport ship Leasowe Castle has been by submarine, the British admiralty rrcad tonoh One and drowned.
 The Leasowe of 9737 tons sunk the an May Among ersofn herr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Tremendous Onslaught of Ener sss rom Rheims Along Aisne River Is Not e. so s4Aed-Fighting
 Is Fierce, Especi3 ,s' 4 Left Wing
GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
 CLAIMS CAPTURE OF FISMES
Communique From Paris Makes No Mention of This But Admits Withdrawal in This Ter ritory-British Repulse Hostile Raid
 in Flanders

Paris May 29Aer desperate resistance and fighting Tn She streets lasting hours French evacuated occupied according to the of ficiaI announcement the office tonight The text of the statement reads: withdrawn behind Ane northwest O the
  fighting the which n
  tern outsk of which occupied battle extended to the plateau marked Dy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

London, May 29.-''A hostile raidins party was driven back during the night in the neighborhood of Beaumont-Ham el.r says the British official communica- tion issued this evening
 "A local attack made by the enemy north of Kemmei was completely re- pulsed by the French troops.
 There is nothing further to repor1 from the British front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

the enemy killed.
 The dispatch foilows;
 lin the Cantigny salient we have consolidated our positions in spite of heavy artillery and machine gun fire Renewed counter attacks broke down under our fire.
 .In Lorraine we repulsed three raids during the night, taking several pris- oners and killing a number of the ene- my. There and in the Woevre the ar tillery of both sides has been continu- ously active.
 Tt Is established that on May 2f. our aviators shot down two hostile ma chimes instead Of one as reported.
 FURTHER ENEMY ATTACKS
 With the British Army in France, May 29.-Further enemy counter at tacks against the American troops, who yesterday stormed their way into Cantigny. have been repulsed. and at latest reports the overseas men were holding their positions in the she'll torn village strongly.
 The Germans delivered their first counter thrust late yesterday in an cf- fort to regain the defences which had been wrested from them in the morn ing along a two-kilometre front. The enemy drive was preceded by heavy bomba rdment which began at o'cloci; in the afternoon. After 30 minutes of artillery preparation. the Germans ad- vanced but were caught in an intense fire from the American guns. and wcre C apparently forced to retire without having come into close contact with the American infantry. Since then the enemy has made ad- ditional attempts to drive the Ameri- cans from the village. but without avail
New Britain herald., 1918-05-30
MISS LUSk GUILTY;
 BEATS PROSECUTOR
Girl Attempts to Choke Lawyer
 As Verdict Is Returned

Waukesha, Wis, May 30.--Grace second degree murder by the jury which tried her for killing Mrs Mary Newman Roberts
 When the verdict was delivered, Miss l-usk made an attempt to choke Special Prosecutor Tu1lar, but was overpowored by court attendants and led screaming from the courtroom.
 Judge Martin Lueck in his final in structions to the jury indicated five possible verdicts as follows:
 1. First degree murder, which car ries life sentence.
 ?. Second degree murder. covering assaults with q. deadly weapon due to unsound mind. carrying a sentence of from fl to 25 years in prison.
 3. Manslauehter in the third de- gree. covering a, staying done in the heat of passion, the penalty for which is from two to six years in prison.
 f. Not guilty.
 5 Not guilty because insane. if it were decided that the defendant w>s unable to distinguish between right and wrong at the time of the shoot I State Asylum.
 Walter D. Corrigan for the prose- cution, and James Clancy for the de- fense, delivered the closing argu ments in the trial which began on May 13. MT. Corrigan, in demanding the maximum penalty. declared that neither pr. David Roberts nor Miss Lusk was on trial for their relation ship, and that the only question to be decided was the responsibility for the death of an innocent woman. MT. Corrigan argued that the words and actions of the defendant proved her sane at the time of the shooting. He read the note she wrote 1nlme- diately after the tragedy in which she said: May God forgive me- and recalled her statement four days later to three witnesses that she realized what she had done, but could not un- derstand how she did it so "calnly and deliberately
 MT. Clancey cited the stories told on the witness stand by both Miss Lusk and pr. Roberts as the best proof that the defendant was insane, arguing that a woman of her admit ted social and educational attainments would be incapable of the things re- vealed if she were sane. He referred to the mental taint in her familya nd nervous breakdown shortly before she met Dr. Roberts in 1913 as prov ing the testimony given by five alien ists for the defense that she was suffering from paranoia.
 Miss Lusk listened to the closing argument of the State with hardly trace of emotion, but broke down completely after the case had gone to the jury at 5:27 o'clock and sob- bed in her fathers arms.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-30
ANOTHER DRAFT QUOTA
Out of Town Men and Those Who Are to Take Places of Rejects to Leave For Upton June 8.

Inasmuch as a number of local men have been rejected at Camp Cp- ton, they are to be replaced by 8 new quota which is to be sent on Satur- day, June s. These men, together with a numb of men who are to be sent from this city but credited to district boards in other cities. will meet in the first district board a week from tomorrow, and will leave the following day:
 Thomas Demons, 292 Main street; Frank MacileWicz, 1 Anne street: Antonio Alteri, 5 Dwight court; An drew Mazwrek, ? Silver street; Mo- desto V. Lupi, Waterbury; Thomas Costanzo, Morgantown, w. Va; Mi chael Danielewick, 1S1 Rhodes street; Alex N. Pastick, 49 Sheldon street, Hartford: Walery Sobo1, 194 High street; William Liebesman, 27 Union street; Cepian Kvedar, McCiintock road; Andrew Godek, 42 Broad street: Adam Lukassewicz. GA Orange street; John Panysh, A Grove street; John Walaski, S2 Orange.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-30

black and blue mark on her arm. "The children are naked and hungry, and he can't afford to drink, said Mrs, Farmer. The accused completed a term on probation last week and he told the probation officer that his wife wanted to keep him on probation. Patrolman John Carlson said Farmer was drunk. Farmer said that if he held his wife it was to prevent her from going out to have him arrested. He said he has been working hard of late and "a man can't be a horse all the time" That he did we'll on proba- ton was shown by the statement that since last April he paid off S108 on bills he owed and the probation off cer drew S150 for the benefit of his family. Farmer was placed on proba- ton pending his good behavior and the case was continued for three months. It was their thirteen-year-o daughter who married a man charged with criminal assault on her She was afterward committed to the Connecti- cut School for Girls. m
New Britain herald., 1918-05-30
GRAND ARMY MEN
 TO BE IN PARADE
Annual Parade, With Exercises at Soldiers Monument, Scheduled
 For This Afternoon.

The Grand Army veterans will hold their annual Memorial Day parade this afternoon, starting from St. Marks church, down East Main street and thence back to Franklin Square. From there they will march to the soldiers monument where the exercises will take place. The Phil harmonic band will play and among the speakers will be Postmaster W. F. Delaney and Captain C. H. Bea- ton. Mayor Quigley will also speak and there will be music by the Gram mar school chorus Autom obiles have been loaned so that the old soldiers may take a personal part in the parade and exercises today. The graves in the cemeteries were dec oratod this morning.
 At II o'clock this morning special Memorial Day services were held at the Methodist church. Rev. Warren F. Cook. pastor. and Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe of St. Marks church, both spoke briefly on the war crisis of the day. paying a, tribute TO the youth of the nation which is ready to sacrifice all that democracy may live, and also paying homage to the gray-haired veterans of the Civil war who more
 
 the same principles of humanity and democracy. Prayers for victory and reace were offered.
 Twenty-Five Spanish war veterans, some of them in their uniform of navy blue blouse and khaki trousers marched to the three local cem eteries this morning where they placed floral tributes on the graves of their de- parted comrades. Music was fur nished by the American Fife and Drum Corps and squad from Com rany Fl. State Guard acted as hon. crary escort and fired the salute in the cemeteries.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-30
VIOLIN RECITAL.
Students of Herman Zahnleiter to
 Give Benefit Musicale.

Under the auspices of the United Parents and Teachers association a violin recital will be given by the pupils of Herman J. Zahnleiter for the benefit of the Red Cross on next Thurs day evening in the Grammar school hall. The program will consist of solo numbers, duets, trios, uuartets, octets and an ensembles by 16 musi- clans Miss Ilga F. Harvey, leader of the High chool orchestra, will be the accompanist and Mrs. Stuart A. Upson. soprano, will assist
 MT. Zahanleiter, who is one of the most able musicians New Britain has ever developed, has given several re- cita1s both in this city and in Hart ford and they have always pleased critical audience. Mrs. Upson is a, pupil of Benjamin Knox and has a very pleasing voice. Tickets may be secured at the Grammar school and Crowel1's Drug store
New Britain herald., 1918-05-30
TROUBLE MAKERS IN COURT.
Two Appear Before Judge KirIlham iT Police Court Today.


 Stanley Rugolovich set himself up as the goat in row between women in the house in which he boards, when charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace before Judge John H. Kirkham in police court this morning. ''The trouble is that my boarding boss and the other women do not get along well, and I was arrested" said the ac- ,2used. Mrs. Campbell of 252 Farm ington avenue testified that Rugolo- vich returned home about midnight in a, drunken condition and made such a disturbance that she could not sleep The family was kept awake until after o'clock this morning when the police were called. Patrolman McAVay made the arrest. Rugolivich was sentenced to 30 days in jail for breach of the peace and judgment was suspended and a fine of $5 for drunkenness was imposed.
 Charles Farmer was charged with breach of the peace. Mrs. Farmer testified that her husband brought home half pint of liquor last night for supper and after drinking it went out. only to return later with a pint. He was abusive and ordered her out of the house, but when she was comply ing he grabbed her. She showed a
New Britain herald., 1918-05-30
HE HATES THE KAISER,

Peter Huybrechts, of 2S0 Chapman street, a local baker and a native of Holland, considers that he has as much of a grievance, if not more, than any other local man against the Kaiser. His father, 72 years old and an invalid resided in Belgium at the beginning of the war and was advised by the German high command to re- turn to Holland. The strain was too much and the old man died en route. Since then Huybrechts has heard nothing from any of his four brothers and sisters who started on the last fatal trip with their aged father.