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partment withheld IT'S source of in
formation. but made II plain that 1t
was entirely authentic.
According to the report the German
governmental agencies and news
papers are now engaged in making ii
plain to the people that certain de-
velopments very likely will make II
impossible completely to overrun
France this year as was promised last
spring. However, these agencies are
explaining that next year the situa-
ton will be much better from the
standpoint OF Germany, and that then
France will be overcome and Eng
land and America defeated.
The information also says that the
German agents arc making il plain
that men released from the army this
year will develop a new phase OF
submarine warfare which will maxi
the submarine a potent weapon TO
starve out England. In this connec-
ton captured documents taken from
German officers dwell on the fact that
"after the war" Germany will be in
much better shape TO proceed TO con
quer Egypt and India. Just what is
meant by after toe war" State De-
partment officials say they do not
know.
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ITALIANS PLAN
TRENTINO DRIVE

Italian forces are preparing for a
great drive against the Austrians in
the Trentino. and expect 10 repeat the
disaster inflicted upon the enemy
along the Piave. official Rome cables
declared today.
General Diaz is cautiously pursuing
the battered Austrian armies because
the advance Of the Italians leaves
their left flank open to an attack by
the Austro-German reserves in the
dominating hills OF the Upper Piaye.
officers here state that the Austrian
disorder will permit the Italians TO
strongly fOrtify themselves on the
east bank of the Piave.
Dispatches to the embassy today an
nounced the cooperation Of the Italian
navy in the counter-ofensive that pre-
cipitated the Austrian retreat.
Austrian aviators attacked BrindiSi
during the battle. but were driven Cff
with the loss OF two planes. Italian and
British aviators bombed Cattaro and
Durazzo across the Odriauc sea In re-
taliation.
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FRENCH REPULSE
VIOLENT ATTACK

PARIS, June IS. French troops
who advanced slightly north OF lie
Port yesterday maintained their new
positions despite a violent German
attack. the War Office announced to-
day. Successful raids were conducted
in Lorraine and the Woevre.
North OF the Aisne. after violent
Smelling and grenade fighting in the
works taken by US yesterday north
east OF lie Port CsiN miles west OF
Soissons), the French front was in
teRralIy maintained" the communique
said.
There was fairly active artillery
lighting in the Faverolles and Corey
regions.
Twenty prisoners were taken in
three raids in the Woevre and Lor-
raine."
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.SAMM|ESARE
!. TAKENINRA|D
!. BY GERMANS
NEAR ST. DIE
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE. June %. - American
troops are holding a mountainous
sector southeast Of st. Die, where the
battle line crosses from Lorraine into
German territory, it is now permits
sIbIe to announce.
Our men have been in the trenches
here since the first of June. but no
mention OF their presence was al
lowed until the Germans had mace
the discovery themselves. This oc-
CURED Sunday, when an enemy ralo
on this sector resulted in TWO Amer
leans being captured.
Another boche raid near BaccareI
between St. Die and Lunevllle' re-
suited in the capture OF other AmSr-
lean prisoners
German artillery was quite active
north of foul last night, probably IN
retaliation for the shelling our gum
ners gave their rear areas Few hours
before.
s., Die is fifteen miles south OF Ba-
donviller and IL about seven miles
from the nearest point Of the German
frontier. It is three miles behind the
allied lines. The battle front crosses
the border approximately ten miles
south Of st. Die and a mile northwest
of Diedolshauser. The nearest i'm
portant German town Markirch is six
miles northeast of the American sec
tor
This sector is about forty miles di-
rectly north of the American posi-
lions east Of Belfort. near the Swiss
border.
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~SPARKLRS TKLM
ON COMING juicy 4

July Fourth the smAn bSy Wm -
permitted 10 set oR @sparkieRS 6uS
no nreeraekers or ROM esnes or
anything that explodeS-for 1k5se
Pullman. head Of the police ESs@.
says 50, and thafOO
boy.
Major Pullman has issued formal
statement calling for = sEfs ana sane
Fourth. and asserting that Eoeh a
Fourth has been celebrated here for
ten years past
This is the year of AL years. he
says, when for patriotic reasons
alone persons should DO their dnty By
the prevention Of injuries and BY the
prevention OF vilful waste OF money
spent for explosives. eTary ounce Of
which is needed by the Government In
the manufacture OF explosives"
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FOE WILL LAUNCH
TWO new BLOWS

Germany is about to undertake two
new offensiyes-one a renewal OF her
drive on the west line, the second a
further U-boat smash against Amer
lean shipping.
When Chief OF staff March. L. $. 4.
and British Premier Lloyd George
warned OF the opening OF a new Teu-
tonic drive on the west front, they
spoke by the card" Aerial observa-
,ions and intelligence information
show concentrations that indicate a
blow before long.
I, Her ally routed in Italy, Germany
may hasten the western blow lest al
lied re-enforcements be sent into Italy
to complete the DISCRIMINATION OF the
Austrians. Germany herself, II was
| learned to day. cannot get re-enforce-
| ments to the Austrians short OF
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CHICAGO, June "a.

CHICAGO, June "a.
THIS IS Monday.
AND IT'S the first day.
OF THE annual gathering.
OF THE American Press H1mor
iStS.
AND WE have our badges
THAT SAY We are hunoristA-
AND DOWNSTAIRS in the lobby.
ALL OF the rest of then
ARE STANDING around.
AND IN up here working
TRYING TO write thA
AND IRIS for Tuesday.
AND WHAT I ought to do.
is TO write something
ABOUT WHAT we did Monday.
BUT I don't dara
BECAUSE THE last line
At the bottom Orth' programme
SAYS The WHO'D. thing.
Is SUBJECT to change
AND n said.
THAT WE met In ra-.Or o.
AT r1:@s.
AND WENT to Grant Park.
At a noon.
AND WERE met there.
BY THE EsvsboyT Band
OF THE chicago Daily New
AND THE band played.
AND WE stood around
IN THE Hnoke-
FROM THE nlinOt. Central
n said all that
AND WE didn't do n
1T WOULDN'T be hight
AND IF you were there
At II o'clock.
-
AND WE weren't thera
AND said We were
AND you happened to read It
THE VERY next morning
YOU'D SAY to your wife.
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START
ANOTHER DRIVE
OVER MOUNTAINS
(Continned from First Page)
teIIo. American aviators played
prominent role IN this work.

(Continned from First Page)
teIIo. American aviators played a
prominent role IN this work.
Thousands Captured.
Thousands OF Austrians have been
captured. Other thousands have been
wiped out by artillery, machine gun.
and rife fire. by air bombs, and by
drowning.
italian cavalry is pursuing the
enemy far beyond the Piave. The
hcrsemen are pushing forward to-
ward the line between Conegliano
and Oderzo. The infantry has fol-
lowed the cavalry across and is
operating on the east bank at three
points on the twenty-mile front be-
tween Montello and Ponte del Piave.
General Diaz has made no announce
ment as to the extent the Italians
will follow the retreating enemy. il
is.known that the greater part of the
Austrian reserves are concentrated in
the mountain area to the north. which
has now become the Italian flank. A
considerable British force penetrated
the Austrian line in the Asiago plat
eau and returned with a number Of
prisoners. who may furnish valuable
information regarding the enemy's
intentions in this region.
Just what effect the Piave retire
ment may have on the expected Aus
trian drive southwark from the
mountains cannot yet be determined.
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U.S.. GAINS MADE AT
CHATEAU THIERRY

Further advances by American troops
Monday near Chateau. Thierry were re
ported by General PerEhing today.
Local operations continued on the
Chateau Thierry region where We made
further advances, capturing FIVE machine
guns and other materials" the com
munique said.
a German counter attack against
our lines near Aorcy broke down with
heavy losses, under our rife. machine
gun, and artillery fire. As the result OF
= raid executed byl the enemy against
our troops in Lorraine. several OF our
men are missing"
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VERIFY REPORT OF
$4,000 PRISONERS

The Italian embassy announced to-
day that II had received veTihcation
from three sources of dispatches
given out at the embassy yesterday
that 5000 Austrian prisoners had
been taken in the Austrian retreat
across the Piave.
The Italian war bulletin contained
the information that 10000 prisoners
had been checked in behind the Ital-
ian lines and that 5000 OF more were
in the battle area.
A dispatch from the headquarters
OF General Diaz estimated the pris.
oners at $1,000, and the same figure
was mentioned in a special message
srOW Rome to AMBASSADOR di CSllers.
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No more sore, pufed-up,
tender, aching feet-no
cornS or callOuSeS.

'-Tiz" makes sore. burning. tired
feet fairly dance with delight
Away 20 the aches and pains, the
corns, caliouses, bIisters, buniUns,
and chilblai1s.
"Tiz" draws out the acids and
Doisons that puff up your feet No
matter how hard you work, how
long you dance. how far you walk.
itr how long you remain on your
feet, "Tiz" brings restful foot com
fort "TiI" is magical. grand, won
derful for tired. aching, swollen.
Emarting feet. An. how comfort
feet just tinae for JOY; shoes never
hurt or seem tight.
Get a 25-cent box Of ''TiZ" now
from any druggist or department
store. End foot torture forever
wear. smaller shoes. keep your feet
fresh sweet, and happy Just
think. q whole years foot comfort
lIor' only iS-cents.
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BRITISH LOSSES HEAVY
IN LAST TWO MONTHS

NEW YORK, June 25.-The sever
fly OF the fighting in which the Brit
ish army is taking part is emphasized
in official comment by the British
pictorial service today in making
public the total British casualties for
April and three weeks OF May. The
total for April was $3.50: S,65s Of
ficers and 3T,101 men. During the
three weeks in May the total was
1881; 1857 officers and 110.2S4 men.
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TWENTY FREIGHT CARS
SUNK ON RAIL FLOAT

AN ATLANTIC PORT. June "a
railroad float loaded with twenty
freight cars was sunk in the harbor
here today by a British steamer which
was coming into port with 500 Cana
dian and American troops aboard. One
man is missing, and believed drowned.
The accident was caused by the I'M
5ayorable tide.
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opponent Of prohibition for forty
years.
He declared that he was a strong
supporter OF the temperance move.
Mr.. Gompers said that the American
Federation Of Labor at its recent
convention at St Paul. Mimi, had
taken no action on the prohibition
question because the organizations
constitution prohibited party politics.
In reply to question as to
whether he regarded the prohibition
movement as being OF a political ma
ture, the labor chief stated that in
his opinion 1t had a partisan flavor.
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ENEMY PAVES WAY
TO ADMIT FAILURE

Germany already is preparing the
people back home" for an admission
OF failure Of the entire 1918 cam
paign against the allies, according to
confidential information received by
the state Department today. The de
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-25
PRISONERS TAKEN
In CANADIAN RAID

LONDON. June 25.-Canadians last
night raided German trenches at Neu-
willie Vitasse, taking twenty-five pris-
oners and six machine guns. General
Haig reported to the War Office to,
day.
There was artillery firing and gas
sheIIing at Maryille and south or
Ayion and Vullers BrestoneuI.
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REMOVES ONLY BEAUTY DEFECT

much sought after for artists
the only defect in the album
dan beauty bestowed upon her by nature
greatly distressed because hair seaed
Professionally dyes of decriptOn.
Finally by York QBan Hair Color
streak disappeared
trey and herh a uniform dark natural color.
perfectly declared "and advise all of friends
to use Q-Bar" -.,.- ..
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week, and she can spare then only a
few.
Just where the new TeutOn smash
will be attempted in France is not in
dictated. But IL will doubtless be a
development Of the major plan Of
reaching Paris or the channel ports,
rather than an entirely new venture.
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LIQUOR MANUFACTURERS
APPEAL TO McADO0

Liquor manufacturers throughout
the country today appealed TO SeeIe-
tsry McAdoo to throw his influence
against the bone dry rider to tho
agriculture bill and save thereby
$500, OOO, 900 in liquor tax revenue
during the coming year.
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K. C. BIS TOWN GOSSIP
THE PAPER les

THE PAPER hes
TWAS tAsrs ny,sr.
AND THEY weren't there
AND n said.
THAT At / o'eioet.
WE WENT 70 lunch
AT THE CAie.sO Yacht osA
HOW DO know.
THERE WOULDN'T be = storm
BEFORE 1 O'Clock
AND IT would b ROACH,
AND WE couldn't eat
AND THAT'S the trOubaA
AND HERE / an writing.
BEFORE ANYTHING AsppenA
AND n Isnt going to be printed
UNTIL AFTER # happens.
AND THE gang, SO-nstAir.-
WITH THEIR bsAges q,
AND IT'S 11:R
ON MONDAY morning.
AND YOU'RE resting DDS.
ON rvtscA! no'.,ns.
AND WHATEVER hAppeoeA Nos
day. .
I DON'T know.
BUT IT looks to ma
LIKE 4 big day.
WHAT WITH the baLd
AND NO vOrt to do
AND EVERYTHING heA
AND OUR nice nov badges
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FOODS Now Hold Sector Where Battle Line Enters Foe Territory
LABOR TOHOLDBIG
MEETING. HERE FOR
MOONEY July e

A big Mooney Day Demonstration
By labor delegates from every section
Of the country Is planned for wash
fngton on July -. to protest against
execution Of sentence in the case Of
Thomas J. Mooney and to thank the
President OF the United States for his
efforts in behalf Of the convicted man.
Mooney was sentenced 10. be hanged
in San Francisco for alleged com
rlicity in the Preparedness Day bomb
outrage there. Labor men In this
and other countries have protested
that this conviction was . plot, and
much evidence has been produced -
support this protest.
President InterveaA
Ths case has attracted lnterna-
tional attention for many months,
ana the President las suggested that
apprOpriate action Be taken TO obtain
. new trial for Mooney. MossagoA.
however, to the governor OF California
have brought no response Organized
labor II urging that the President
exercise the war powers reposing IN
his hands and take action fndepend-
emit OF the California authorities
D.. To this end q great meeting Of
AA0OE aGAEkeACS AAsA1 $1,000
of the United States, nearly thou
sand strong, Is planned for July -.
These delegates viii call upon the
President to thank him for the &C
ton already taken and TO urge FIR
Their efforts.
In the late afternoon or evening .
mass meeting Of Thousands OF labor
men and women viii be held. Pee
sibly on the Eclipse
Coehraa to sDeak
". Bourke Cochran. New TEA
lawyer and former member Of coa-
Eress, who defended Ho0DS1. VIII
lead the delegation TO the white
House ana win Be the principal
speaker At the mass meeting
The President viii be asked - ast.
As q war measure to stop labor IN
rest IN this country that nay eject
the war program II II BuggoStod
that on this ground he has ample au-
thoRity to exercise jurisdiction IN Oh
tanning q new trial for Mooney.
July - has been set aside ~ BA-
tional Mooney day. and celebrations
~ organized labor IN every city are
planned The aAy vGs selected -
be hanged not before July n nor
on Sunday, and for this reason the
big meeting IN Washington va set
for. the 18th
M trial 1R4ES VAo pA1seA Boa1ancs
made Il plain that be "a - only beeGusS
the technicaIity Of California lGW Pre-
E0nteA aettua ~ In ~ . ~ 49,
DAnS .uasReHlA
wAsAsP ~1Se a. msstlng AES N
b an indoor o. an O1tdOor msseAag -
not ben deesRmtnsA II q reeEaA -
lADseeal uASehsr hAa - OA@ 6A-
|hg en- - 1s1nd s1ncs1ay - -
houss tAa meeting. an AZ o. r~A
IL E1lp8 . uDdar eo1S14ar1oA
Ths plans are IN o. hAndo - -
WaGAAagton Central Labor Uuin1. Uhtch
aucuanaed q comanittss e Aftsn = A.
rane.ments At tn meeting fM0 K8nG l.
Edward Moran end Lay RS61nA ~,
resentAttves Of organized h6oR n Ao|
Francisco, ad6resSed Ne meeting ~
niEnt, and submitted IT, emo1sxxEaol
plAnA
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Voted On Question.

'I would oppose an experiment OF
that kind in Oregon and Washington
lust as earnestly as l oppose the OK
periment that is proposed. Fortunate
w. in the two States have mention
ed the sentiment OF the workmen was
prepared by a long election contest,
in which the workmen had an oppor-
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would work out that way In the
shipyards?" asked Senator GronnA
ct think that would work out IN
time" said Mr.. Hurley.
do you think prohibition would
disastrously dfsorgAntze lAoorF
asked Senator GronnA
cit may" said Mr.. Hurley.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-16
LAST SAD RITES FOR
: LATE. Will IAN r. CARR

Funeral services for the late VII
liam r. Carr. who met tragic death
In a street car accident north Of South
Bend. Saturday night. and whose body
arrived here for burial yesterday AZ
.rloon. were held this afternoon from
the Congregational church. Rev Carl
Stackman officiating. Members OF the
Eiks, Masous. R0tray club and Cham
Der OF Commerce attended the ohse-
queias in bodies. y large concourse
of friends. including many interurban
employees. filled the church as the
hast sad rites were conducted
After the services the eortege went
20 Ottawa avenue where the remains
were deposited i'll the mausoleum
The pail bearers were: Or T. J.
Chno. John SNAPPER. C. II. Kingmau.
John NJ Jordan. Thomas W Bcllrose
snd l.. VI. Harvey.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-16
SCARED 5Y GHOST
OF SLAIN WOMAN.
Screams Arouse inmates OF eoara,Au
House at IN Early Hour
Spirit Voice Speaks,

Graham, Fs--tireat excitement Dire
walls at Ennis, mining town in the
Tocahontas coal field, as result vi
ar alleged shosl making ITS appeal.
ance In one of the com pauy house .
curing the earl morning recently. as
The story goes, soon after midnigh, til.
screams OF woman were beard in the
nouse and The occupants. some eight
or ten people, were awakened by il.
Upon investigation, the Voice Of a
spirit was heard and she gave hel
name as Smith ami told her excited
listeners that she had been murdered
In that same house fourteen years ago
By tro negroes and one white man tor
hei money, Wh,ch amount TIC voice
named at sl43
She stated that she had eoulc 10
4Anis 10 vislt. gis.as the name Of the
.amiy she was visiting The retulned
spirit further Is said to have made il
known that she mad brothet. Frank
smith, living in Columbus. Ohio, The
entire Town was awakened during the
night and hundreds tlocked to The
place where, il is claimed, many
heard Tue strange voice and souch loi
the senuinen.sa OF the story.
II ID estimated that no fewer Than
three thousand people visited the
haunted house during the day The
voices again spoke the next day al 9
o'clocs, The story goes, repeating the
details OF the tragedy. Reply ing 10 a
question, The spirit stated that she had
been in torment and that the devil had
permitted her to come back to earth
and make known the secret Of her
death
The excitement spread so rapidly
that many from nearby towns are go
ing TO kanis TO visit the premises The
occupants of the haunted boaIln2
house arc moving OF, while the board
CTS sought new quarters on the morn.
ing OF the alleged Visit OF The ghost
The mines at Enuis are said to b.
paratTzed rs result of the ghost
story as The miners refuse to 80 under
he ground during the excitement, A
number OF Graham people visited En-.
nia, attracted here BY the ghost story.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-16
WHALES ARE KNOWN
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
HVs-p back Butts Court oes,h When
Cows Are Killed

4 pursuit akin TO that OF scientific
endeavor. bunting whales carries
With II almost "a many thrills as ma,
be encountered in new and dangerous
regions, In addition whale huutef.
have 10 study their prey just az The
explorer studies his specimens or the
topography OF new areas he il passin,
over.
The steamers usually set oAt SO as
10 be on hand al the dawn OF ds i
when the whales visit the surface 70
"hoV.' The vessels are about 100 ions
AND can command a speed of T.
knots 40 hour. They are equipped With
modern harpoons. some of the open
leg variety being bar of iron with
q slot down the center, and others
composed OF two bolts Of iron feet
long and solid. both kinds being arm.
Cd With movable barDs.
These are fired from a gun at ths
bow OF the vessel and the explosive
bomb never Iails to accomplish its
mission in TWO seconds after being
hred If II strikes its target. The cable
attached to The harpoon a. I, the ship
holds the whale securely until play e,
~it, after which the mammal Is pun,p
Cd buosaut; that is. filled with hot
air from pipe at the boiler, and If
the weather is calm then left upon
the surface OF the water, the position
being taken, until the termination OF
the days hunt, when /, Is towed 20
the hensins slips of one of the stat
ions.
On the PaCiiic as on The North
Atlantic. sperm whales are moi 20
numerous as the other varieties, the
catch showing d ratio OF twenty
sperms TO every 500 of other kinds.
The length of the sperm is about
- feet and the weight ninety tons. II
is not difficult to kill. swims low, and
il distinguishable by double blow
hole. This whale follows one hundred
fathom soundinss and feeds on the
octopus, shark, ETC. the shark bcins
its favorite diet.
The blue or sulphur b,>tom whales
are the first OF the various species 10 .
show themselves early in the spring.
In former days more of this variet,
than Of any other were caught. but
he sulphur bottom is very erratic and
10 does not come around every year.
the hAnters will see
school OF them and sometimes will
% a whole year and see A few.
Another variety is the hump-baok.
The hump-back exhibits a passionate
ondness for small shrimp. Some
Yhaiers have stated thai an interesting
lalt OF the hump-back is the apparen,
'rlef OF The male at The loss of us
female companion. II COW il taken
he bull has no desire to live. i, is
'aid. and often will deliberately soes
ieatD at the hands OF its pursuets