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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-17
London. june II.
Austrian Drive
Is FOrLOrn Hone
Continued from PAGE One

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attack. Kerensky was hard pressed e
home. He felt that IL he attacked sues
cessfully he would get rid of his Do
mestic enemies. II he did not he Nns
going to lose the support of the Allteo.
which was all he had Austria Is In Z
similar. though perhaps In not quite -
bad a situation as was Kerensky. tn
dissolution threatens Its great ally u
insistent. The Hohenzolierns must have
an offensive out of the Hapsburgs II
the offensive succeeds. then the pressure
of revolt at home Is relieved. II II faila.
then the deluge and the Hohenxollern.f
Perhaps the great difference between.
Austria and Russia is in the nearneao.
of the Hohenzollern. Had England and
France between neighbors of Russia
they might have held her up lcneaP'
than she was able to stand unsupported
Germany has been keeping Austria on
her feet almost since the war began,
until now the body is Austria's and
the will Is Germanys. That fact mas
kesp up this offensive. If IL fails froG1'
being as disastrous as was the,
Kerensky offensive. But up to this point
the parallel holds. An impotent, ware
weary people. threatened with dissolus'
ton is being driven to the attack BY q
will not its own. That Is why thI1,
drive may prove more important, mof1'
nearly decisive. than any which Ein4
denburg has made on the west 'front.' \:
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AND ALLIES
DRIVE OUT ATTACKERS

Rome. June II.
There were scenes Of great enthusiasm
In the chamber Of deputies when Gem
eral Zupelli announced the success Of the
Italian troops and the repulse of the
enemy. despite his numerical superiority
on the greater part Of the front. The
whole house rose and applauded.
The text of the report Issued Sunday
by the War Office follows:
"A great battle has been in progress
on our front since yesterday.
The number or prisoners SO far
counted is more than 5000. including
eighty-nine officers
Our own and the Allied airmen are
taking strong part in the battle by
bombardtng the crossing points on the
Piave and by attacking the enemy
Thirty-one enemy airplanes have been
brought down"
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CALLS AUSTRIAN EFFORT
"CREATEST OF VAR"
Milan, June II.

Milan, June II.
The Austrian effort is the greatest
since the beginning of the war" the
Corriere della Sera declared today.
Its principal aim is to break through
the Brenta Valley by overwhelming the
Italian defenses in the narrow FTenzel
Valley, enabling the enemy to debouch
into Valstagna.
"It is a resumption of the offensive
of 1916 for conquest of the Vicenza
plain (west of Venice). This sector is
under the same Austrian commander:
General Conrad, with more men and
more material than before.
New enemy divisions which reached
the Trentino from the eastern from,
have been distributed between the Mount
Grappa. Asiago plateau and Lagarins
Valley sectors.
General Schonchensmhel, occupied the
line from the Astico to the Pave.
along The Piave, the great volume
of enemy fire seems to indicate an in
tention to force crossing. probably
in the region of Montello and the mid.
die Piaye The Austrians there COM
prise the army group of General kerc.
hack. which includes the armies OF Gen.
erai Wurm and General Enr!quez."
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Americans Repulse
TUO Heavy Attacks

continued from PAGE One
This virtually annihilated the Ger
mans who were forced to run through It,
I'VE would have driven them clear
to the Rhine IL It hadn't been for our
own barrage," said one doughboy. But
1t got them"
The Germans carried number of
machine guns on stretchers, but were
to retire so rapidly that they left many
Of their wounded behind them.
Planned to Take Prisoners
Twelve German prisoners said the OBJ
ject of the raid was to take American
prisoners. They didn't do 1t.
The regiment from which the raiders
were picked is reported to have been
brought here recently from Picardy.
1t is composed Of some of the Kaiser's 3
best troops. A number Of the assaulting
party carried food for two days. 1t is
believed from this thao they intended to
hold Xivray permanently.
The Mcintyre sisters-Irene and
Gladys--of Mount Vernon. n. ". were
again under fire in TINS attack.
Prisoners reports show that the Ger
mans were trained for this attack more
ludH u -Wtch. Ouiodc bCTccHS were uSeu
to hide their activities from American
observers.
OF the German officers among the six
prisoners taken one showed fight and
was wounded. A small party of Ger
mans tried to rush our troops. but every
one of them was wiped out.
While the street fighting was going on
two Germans seized a wounded Ameri-
can ard tried to carry him off Lieu
tenant Doane intercepted them and drove
of both boches. who dropped the
wounded American in their flight.
Captor Becomes Captive
Another wounded American captured
by the Germans was turned over to
one boche who led him to the German
barbed wire. There the wounded man
suddenly drew pistol and forced the
Hun to right about face to the Ameri.
can lines.
The killing and wounding of many
French civilians outside OF a church In
a village behind the lines was the most
pathetic incident of the bombardment.
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FRICTION BETWEEN KAISERS
New Austrian Offensive Shows
Attempt to Foresetall Germany

Washington, June 17,-Today's dis
patches from Rome also indicate that
all Ia not serene between Germany and
Austria. and that the offensive Austria
has undertaken against Italy Is appar-
entity for the purpose of obtaining some
thing from the Italians while Germany is
raiding France. This is borne out in
statement found on Austrian officers
captured by the Italians, which says:
THE Austrian monarchy is now en-
ploying all its forces and resources
against one common enemy. The entire
Italian front is to be attacked. The war
In France Is developing into movement
which will lead to the occupation of
land rich in food and resources. For
this reason we must advance against
Verona"
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ITALIANS ANTICIPATED
TEUTONS' OFFENSIVE
With the italian Armies In the Field.

June II.
THE situation Is highly satisfactory"
declared an officer in the British sector
OF the line under assault by the Aus
trians today. Documents found on pris-
oners showed the Austrian objectives in
cluded three miles behind the British
front
Despite the fact the Austrians began
their offensive after four days Of rain
and mist. which rendered aerial obser-
vation almost impossible. the Italians
learned that enemy artillery had been
ordered to start firing at 8 a. m. Satur-
day and terrific Italian barrage was
started at midnight. IL was maintained
for twenty minutes. and appeared great
" to disorganize the enemy's concentra-
tions.
The Austrians followed the German
hours before the attack. Great concen-
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TANKS BLAZE ROUTE
FOR FRENCH VICTORY
German Defense Positions on
Mery.Belloy Line ''Steam
Rollered''
With the French Army, June II.

g..
Tanks paved the way for a French
victory in the Mery-Belloy wood sector
Of the Montdidier- -Oise front The story
of how these travelling land forts de-
molished German positions as they rolled
forward was told at tank headquarters
after the fighting
In the Berry zone tanks advanced
ahead Of the infantry. firing a frontal
barrage while artillery concentrated up
on the flank positions. AS the monsters
advanced in close formation through
Merry and beyond the deadly havoc
wrought by the guns could be seen
Heaps OF dead were everywhere. The
tanks achieved their objective. wiping
out nests Of machine gun powerful
enough to stop any infantry attack
An officer thus described the fight
ing: "As the German positions were
unmasked. we silenced their batteries
with our heavier guns and moved down
the gunners as they ran to cover The
enemy were gritty, but we were too
much for them. Our infantry was then
able to advance the next day with a
small detachment Of tanks. In this
further advance 200 prisoners, includ-
ing battalion commander, were cap
tured. The German officer was asked
what he thought of the tanks, and he
replied: They are supermen.'"
At Belloy the tanks and troops
crossed the boche line in less than two
hours after they had set out from their
positions of departure, despite the fact
that The wood was desperately defended.
The mere appearance of a tank battery
was enough to make the enemy evacu-
ate his positions The stories of the
operations reveal that ver,able fleets
were In use.
Tanks moving in the direction Of st.
Maur advanced to a point 400 yards
from the village while the infantry con-
solidated behind them.
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FRENCH BETTER MARINE
VEST FRONT POSITIONS

Paris, June II.
French troops improved their position
on the western portion of the Marine
front. the French War Office announced
today. German raids in the Vosges
were repulsed.
Between the Disc and the Aisne.
northwest of Hautebraye, a detail opera
ton allowed the French to widen their
positions and take a hundred prisoners
and a number Of machine guns" the
communiuue said.
German raids failed in Courieres
Wood and the Vosges"
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BERLIN ANNOUNCES
ACTION NEAR AISNE

Berlin. June ~.
The general headquarters official re-
port reads:
Southwest of Merris and north Of
Bethune British local attacks. during
which the enemy penetrated our fore
most lines west of LOGON, were re-
pulsed in hand-to-hand fighting.
There have been small engagements
on the battlefield southwest of Noyon.
South of the Alsne increased fight
ing activity continued. Strong French
attacks at Dommiers were frustrated
by counter-thrusts. On the height
west OF Dommiers similar attack
directed against our line at Villers-
Cotterets wood was repulsed with
heavy enemy losses.
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trations OF Austrian cannon were MADE
along the front. One Italian army N
the Trentino faced 1000 guns. while l5oo
were concentrated between the Astico
and the Brenta, a ten-mile line.
Pending details from all points 1t Is
difficult to gauge the results of the at
tack, but II Is clear the Austrians were
less successful than they expected from
such an effort. Allied airmen brought
down thirty-four airplanes and three
balloons since the drive began.
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HAIC REPORTS HEAVY
CUNFIRE NEAR ALBERT

London, June II.
There was heavy bombardment
northwest of Albert during the night.
the British War Office announced today
The text Of the statement follows:
We carried out "A successful raid last
night east of Arras ana captured few
prisoners.
A raid attempted by the enemy yes
terday morning in the neghborhood of
Givenchy was repulsed.
For a short period during the night
the enemy artillery heavily bombarded
our positions northwest of Albert. Else
where there was normal activity"
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REPORTS
GUYTON'S DEATH
Washington, June II.

Private W. J. Guyton received the
Croix de Guerre as the first American to
die on German soil. General Pershing re-
ported in his supplemental communique
today.
'Guyton. who belonged the American
troops operating In the Vosges was
killed by machine.gun fire on the day
after his unit entered the line,' the
statement added.
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AMERICANS SOON
ON ITALIAN FRONT

Washington. June II.
American troop aid for Italy will be
Forthcoming soon.
With the Austrian offensive under
way, this fact developed today. In line
with the pledges of President wilson and
will take their places along with the
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AUSTRIAN LOSS FIVE
TO ONE OF BRITISH

London, June II.
The Austrians lost FIVE men to our
one" the War Office declared today In
q report on Italian front operations
The enemy used twenty-nine divisions
teau and the Piave OF the ffty-eight
divisions f96.000 men) employed on the
whole battle front. Bril- ish airrNen
have destroyed seven bridges.
The twenty-mile battle front from
the Asiagc plateau to the Piave River
Is held jointly by British. French and
Italian forces. The British apparently
occupy most of the plateau region,
while the French are in the Mount
Grappa region to the eastward Italian
troops evidently hold sectors between the
the mountain and the river.
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FINNISH WHITE GUAIl
CROSS INTO CARNlf
Germany Behind Move 4
Control Timber and Min.
eral Source
Stockholm, June II.

stocknoim, june Ill.,
Finnish White Guard forces havo
crossed the borders of Russian Carella,
II was learned here today. They are
meeting with determined resistance from
Russian Red Guard troops.
Germany. which is behind this move.
wants control of the rich timber and
mineral regions in the province Of Olos
nets.
A deputation of Russian burgeoisie,
who turned traitors to save their own
property. requested annexation Of the
entire Olonets province to Finland. al.
though the population is purely Russian.
Germany, thereupon, utilized the alleged
desire for "elf-determnation" for op-
Grating the same way she has done in
Baltic provinces and Lithuania.
The French legation in Stockholm has
published a note to the Finnish Govern
ment saying the Allies expect the Fin
nish Government to refrain from inter-
ference in the Russian provinces.
London, June II.
The Bolshevilti foreign minister haG
informed the German envoy that two
German divisions of troops on the east.
ern front suddenly attacked the Rus
slams in the Valutta- -Jarauka district
on June 3. said Russian wireless dis.
patch from Moscow today fs
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LEROICA RESISTENZA
DEL SOLDATI DTTALIA
LOdiato Nemico Arrestato
NelIOfensiva Contro il
Fronte Italiano
Roma, II giugno

Roma, IL giugnO.
I'm communicate del Ministero della
Guerra in Roma. pubblicato la scorsa
che le forze austriache
hanno rinnOvato / IorO attacchi Contro
le truppe italiane. francesi ed inglesi
nellie regioni di Asiago di Monte
Grappa.
FerOci cOmbattimenti sono I'm pro-
gressO I'm varii punti del fiume Piave
II communicate dice: "Nelle regioni dj
Asiago e Grappa II nenico riattacca
violentemente. Lungo II Piaye n
nemico ha tentato Ill stabilize una tesla
di Donte. MOI abbiamO tenacemente @
resistito ed arrestatO Havversario. Ad
est di Montello ad occidente di San
DOna' di Piave 81 verificanO viOlenti
cOmbattimenti."
Roma. II Giugno.
La grande offensiva austriaca contro
lItalia. iniziatasi allie ore sette di sa-
bato mattina, continue a scatenarsi con
grande violenza lungo tutto IL fronte.
Gil italiani le forZe alleate resistono
tenacemente sulle linee di Asiago ed
hanno completamente ricatturato le
originali posizioni di Monte Asolone, ad
est del fiume Brenta sui Monte Sola-
rolo. Piu' di tremila prigionieri sono
stati catturati dagli italani
In due punt IL nemico ha forzata la
traversata del Piave-nella regione di
Nervesa. trentatre miglia dal mare a
Fagare Musile. dieci miglia dalla costa
-senza consekuire alcun vantaggio.
Scene di grande entusiasmo sono av-
venute ALA Camera del Deputati quando
IL Generate Zuppelli. Ministro della
Guerra, ha annunziato il successo dele
truppe italiane che son riuscite ad ar
restare rcspngere II nemico, nono-
stante la superiorita' numerical di esso
un una gran parte del fronte II Gene
rale Zuppeli dicharo' che lie truppe
italiane hanno dato un' altra prova di
sublime eroismo.
Ecco il testo del communicate ufficiale
pubblicato, ieri, dal Ministero della
Guerra in Roma:
Una grande battaglia e. in progresso
al n.'stro fronte, dalla giornata di
ieri.
"Dopo prept t.azione di artiglieria, che
fu eccezionalmente intensa, per la vo-
lenza del fuoco e per il numero del can
noni IL nemico ha iniziato la sua aspect
tata offensiva lanciando grand masse di
fanteria alrattacco dele nostrs posi-
zioni mel settore orientale dell'AItipiano
di Asiago, ALA fine della Vale del Brenta
e sui Monte Grappa tentandD in pa
recchi punti di forzare il Piave ed effet-
tuando Violent azioni dimonstrative
local. sui rimanente del fronte.
La nostra fanteria quella del con-
tingenti Alleati intrepidamente aprirono
una tempesta di fuoco dstruttivo sos-
tenute da quelo d sacramento della
nostra artiglieria, valorosamente fecero
strage del nemico nell'area dfensiva
avanZata.
"Sopra un fronte di $50 chilometri,
piu intensamente attaccato. lie fort
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-09-18

ability, and was especially gifted
as public speaker. He studied
oratory with care, and prided in
it, He served a term in the
Kentucky legislature, and was
county attorney for one term.
He enlisted in the Federal SER
vice.in the civil war, and was
promoted TO the rank of lieuten-
ant colonel. He died in Louis
vile soon after the close: of the
war.
John A. PEBBLES, reared and
educated in Columbia, was pri-
vate secretary to John C. Brock
inridge. during his term as Vice
President. After his return here,
he studied law. and sengaged in
the practice of law until his death.
To be continued next week.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-09-18

of the House of Representatives
from Adair in the session of
1857. In 1867, he removed to
Lebanon, and in 1886, was elect.
ed circuit Judge of the district
embracing the counties of Mar.
ion, Washington, Mercer, Nelson,
Taylor, and Larue.
Judge Charles A. Hardin, who
served a term as Judge in the
same district. was the eldest son
of Judge Parker C. Hardin, and
was born in Columbia, May 9Th,
1886. His preparatory education
was received in the schools of
Adair, after which he spent five
years at Center College, gradual
ing in 1856. He studied law with
his father and settled in George
town Mo-, forming a partnership
with John F. Phillips, afterwards
United States Judge. In 1863,
he returned to Kentucky, settling
at Harrodsburg, and entered on
a fine practice. In 1880, he was
elected circuit Judge. After the
expiration of his term of office,
he resumed the practice of his
profession. His son, of the same
name, is at present Judge of the
district.
Hon. P. Wat Hardin, another
son of Parker C. Hardin, is we'll.
known over the State. He serv.
ed three terms as Attorney Gen.
eral of the State, and was sub.
sequently a prominent candidate
in the democratic party for the
nomination for governor. II
was very generally believed tina,
he was the choice of the party
and entitled to the nomination
but he lost it through the manip.
ulations of what is known as the
Music Hall Convention. )" Fol
lowing this convention, he re
tired from active politics.
James T. Bramlette. a son Of
Gov. Bramlette, was educated il
the schools of Columbia, an(
was young man of unusua
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-09-18

Using Specialties. We have on
hand a very large stock of every
kind and grade of paper and sup
plies. All Jobs promptly done
and work guaranteed. On account
of our location in the country our
prices are very reasonable. We
appreciate our large mail order
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When work is unsatisfactory, re-
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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-09-18

Civil war, and was Secretary of
Hon. James Speed while he was
Attorney General. during the
administration of President Lin
coin. True to his political con-
victions and courageous in their
advocacy he was from the birth
of the Republican party con-
sistent member of it. and warm
supporter of the great martyr
president in the days when he
had but few followers in Ken
lucky.
Timoleon Cravens was a resi-
dent Attorney of the Columbia
bar, bornSand educated in the
county, and was a man of decid-
ed ability. He had a large prac-
tice in Adair and adjoining coun.
ties. He served a term IS a
m e m b er of the II ous {
of Representative from Adair,
and was district Presidential
Elector in 1856, and State elector
in 1860, on the Democratic tick
ct. He died in 1866.
Samuel G. Suddarth was an.
other prominent Attorney of thai
day, a native of the county. He
was a son of Daniel Suddarth, ar
early magistrate of the county
and soldier in the war of 1872
He was for many years County
| Attorney, and was QuarterMas
ter General of the State under
the administrati m of Gov. Bran
lette. He enjoye a fine reputa
ton as a lawyer, and was mar
of bright intellect, possessed O
wit and humor which made hin
attractive and formidable in hi
profession.
VIM. E. Russell was admitted
to the bar in 1849. He was borl
in the county in 1880, and was
son of Andrew Russell who wa
born near Logan's Fort, Lincoll
county, in 1900. Joseph Russell
the father of Andrew. was
brother.in-law Of Col. Ben Log
gan.
j W. E. Russell was a membe
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-09-18

A fussy tongue about a home
is worse than measles, smallpox,
war and pestilence. 1t leaves a
scar wherever it hits, and a
wound wherever it pricks. Curb
that tongue and watch the re-
suits. Time is too precious to be
fussing and fretting all the time,
besides it is displeasing to the
lower animals in the community.
A dog hates a fussy tongue.