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Evening star., 1918-06-30
Why Germans Stayed.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
WITH THE. AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 13.-The attack MADE
last night by the Germans on Bour-
esches, which the American troops
were holding, was so violent that the
worst was feared. A report was re-
ceived that the town had been occu-
pied by the Germans and major was
sent down from headquarters to as
certain the facts. He fell In with the
officer who had been intrusted with IN"
defense of the village.
Are the boches in Bouresches?' he
inquired hastily.
"Yes, sir" was the reply.
There was lurid interlude and the
staff officer was then understood TO
say.
was 1t not the order that no Germans
We're to be allowed to remain In
Bouresches?"
Yes, sir"
Then. why the hell have you lsf.
them there?" was demanded.
"Burying party not yet arrived,
sir" was the quiet answer.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Kerensky Reaches Paris.

PARIS, June 29.-Alexander keren-
sky, the former Russian provisional
premier, arrived in Paris from Lon
don today. Shortly after his arrival
he had a long conference with NJ.
Maklakoff, the Russian ambassador
in Paris.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
SENATE HOLDS FIRM
FOR HALF-AND-HALF.
Without Debate Again Votes
for Present System of D. c.
Appropriations. j,

The Senate again went on record
in favor of the half-and-half plan of
appropriating for the District late
yesterday afternoon without dissent
ing vote. Senator John Walter Smith
Of Maryland, in charge of the District
appropriation bill, reported to the
Senate that the conferees on the bill
had failed to agree and moved that
the Senate further insist upon its
amendments still in dispute. One of
these amendments restores the half
and-half plan, which the House had
stricken out. The Senate adopted the
motion without debate.
Matter Now Up to House.
1t is now up to the House to act in
the matter. Chairman Sisson of the
House appropriations subcommittee
on District appropriations waited all
day yesterday for an opportunity to
bring up the conference report in the
House to report the House conferees
firm in their disagreement with the
Senate. Chairman Sisson said that the
House conferees are firm in their in
sistence on the abolition of the half
and-half principle as provided in the
Gard amendment.
The new fiscal year begins tomor-
row, and if some disposition is not
made of the District bill soon, it will
be necessary to put through a joint
resolution continuing present appro-
priations for the District and also au-
thorizing the District Commissioners
to go ahead with the collection and
disposal of the garbage and refuse in
the District, the old contract expiring
today. Under the new bill, the Com
missioners are given 100000 to pur-
chase and operate the necessary
plants.
Hope Of Adjusting Differences.
The new bill, however. contains
many items which are much needed
by the District, and the hope of the
senators and representatives is that
it will be possible to adjust the differ
ences between the two houses and put
the bill through without further de-
lay. Senator Smith expressed the
opinion that the Senate would not
yield on the half-and-half amendment.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Situation Favorable to Allies.

Viewing the military situation as
whole, Gen. March was of the opinion
that the situation Is extremely favor
able to the allies. He said the Aus
trian defeat was extremely valuable
both from military and psycholop-
ical standpoint.
Gen. March had not received official
reports of the British and French
successes on Friday. and, therefore,
withheld any comments. He also re-
Trained from announcing the total
number of men shipped from Amer
lean embarkation ports to date, but
intimated that a statement might be
made this week.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Found American Infantrymen.

Filing past these structures, their
accoutrements casting fantastic sflad-
ows in the moonlight, was a company
of American infantry. They were tax
ing up positions in the various eerie
hooks and crannies that form the fir
ing line hereabouts. We accompanied
them to a place from which one made
out, cleaning whitley in the moon
light across the river, villa that was
the nearest enemy machine gun fort
let.
The doughboys and the quickfring
elements from the same unit were
part of the force that aided the
French in keeping the Germans north
Of the Marne. Since then they have
become experts in the bizarre stride
that goes in Chateau Therry.
There is nothing to it," one of them
informed me. "Ail you have to do is
to keep your head down when the
moon is up and duck when their bull
let's come over. We know twice as
much about them as they do about us
If there was daylight now l could
show you where every German sniper
within range of us hides himself We
CONTINUED on Twelfth Pare1
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Included Among Missing.

The list of missing includes a num-
ber of workmen employed on the build
ing, eighteen clerks in the Chain Gro
Gerry and nearly as many patrons and
ten tailors employed in a loft at the
rear of the Ruff building. Louis
Loiseth. in charge of the work on the
Ruff building, died in the hospital.
The flames swept through the wreck
swiftly and occasionally there was an
explosion.
oscar Ruff, proprietor Of the Ruff
pharmacy, is reported to have been
caught in the ruins. He was seen talk
ing with Alfred Hanson, an employe,
just before the building collapsed.
Hanson is also missing.
Bodies of two unknown dead, burned
beyond recognition, were removed
from the ruins.
Several persons trapped in the
crumpled building were reported suffo-
eating from ammonia gas.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Mr.. BAKER COMMENTS
ON TROOPS FOR ITALY
No Plan for Increase to Be Sent
Direct From U. S. Yet
Made.

Safe arrival in Italy of the first con-
tingent of the military force which
will represent the United States was
announced yesterday by Gen. March,
chief of staff. Sent direct from this
country. the troops landed Friday, to
supplement others ordered = from
France by Gen. Pershing.
Sanitary units compose the greater
part Of the first arrivals, but "other
special units" also were included
Gen. March reiterated the statement
that the bulk of the combatant Amer
ican troops going to Italy will be sent
from the western front, their places
being Immediately taken by new regi-
ments from the United States.
No Plan for Increase Made.
NO definite plan for the increase
of this force from the United States
has been reached" Secretary Baker
said later in commenting upon the
announcement. TT should be empha-
sized that the shipment of further
increments depends largely upon flu
ture developments"
Material increase during the past
week in the forces under Gen. PERISH
ing was indicated by the official an
nouncement that five American divi-
sions. which had been brigaded with
the British for training. have now
been returned to the American Army.
While the actions along the Ameri-
can sectors during the past week have
been entirely local in character, the
chief of staff said the results have
shown that American troops are
more than holding their own, and
fine examples of individual yalor have
been reported.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
LOSSES OF 100000
ADMITTED BY FOE
Hungarian Premier Says. ItaI-
ians Captured 12,00o-Fur-
ther Teuton Attacks Likely.

by the Associated Press.
A week ago the Austrians began
their flight across the Piave river
tror, The western bank, where they
lad received 4 sanguinary check at
the hands of the Italians. 1t is pos
sible now to view the event in its
true perspective and estimate the VIC
tory of the Italians as q great defen-
sive triumph. Gen. Diaz, the Italian
commandcr-in chief, has not pursued
The Austrians farther than the Piave,
except for the setting up of strong
bridgeheads on the eastern bank OF
the river.
There is still danger of another at
tack being launched against Italy,
this time from the mountain front
and with German forces leading their
allies in their attempt to force their
path down into the Italian plains.
For this reason, apparently, Gen. Dlaz
is content to hold the Pfave strongly
any further attacks against his vital
mountain positions.
Admits 100000 Casualties.
BASEL, Switzerland. June 29.-Ad-
mission that about 10000 men in
prisoners were lost by the Austro-
Hungarian forces I'M their recent re-
treat on the Piave front was made by
DR.. Alexander Wekerle, the Hunga-
rian premier. in a speech to the cham
Der of deputies, according to a Buda
Pest dispatch today. DIR. Wekerle
said this covered the entire loss in
prisoners. the troops to this number
thus taken having been left to cover
the retirement over the Piave.
DIR. Wekerle, apparently treating of
the question of the Austro- Hungarian
losses in the recent fighting on the
Italian front, said he would not at
tempt to disguise the fact that the
casualties were heavy, totaling about
100, 900, but he declared that a large
percentage was due to sickness. He
denied. however, that there had been
a single case Of death due to lack of
food.
Artillery Battles Moderate.
ROME. June 29.-"The artillery
struggle. which remained moderate
on the remainder of the front. was
somewhat lively yesterday on the
Asiago plateau" says the official
statement issued today by the Italian
war Office Our patrols. with their
usual activity, effectively harassed
the enemy and damaged his defenses
at several points.
Railway centers and enemy troops
in movement were bombarded by our
and allied airmen. Three enemy ma
chimes were brought down"
Austrian Official Report.
VIENNA. via London. June 29.-The
Austrian war office statement today
says:
"Near Zenson- Noventa di Piave
enemy reconnoitering detachments
attempted to cross the river.
"On the remainder of the front
there have been artillery duels of
varyipp strength eyerywhere"
Evening star., 1918-06-30
CLOSE VIEW OF u. S. TROOPS
GUARDING CHATEAU TF11ERRY
Graphic Picture of Perilous Night Visit to
French City-Riiver Marne Is
No Mans Land.

, does of ours. and hence we do him
! more harm than he does us.
We started from the mansion that
houses the headquarters of one of the
American contfngents in the Marine
sector about twilight after calling
upon Gen. (deleted). who informed
US he had known Gen. Won Schmetto%,
commanding the German divisional
group opposite his force, quite Well
in Washington twelve years ago. The
staff captain who was to be our guide
showed the chauffeur the way. At
one of the cross roads he waved his
hand toward the north and observed
nonchalantly:
nest straight ahead about half
mile"
That's all right, sir. our brakes are
working f1ne," the driver rejoined
briskly. The captain said: 1--WE had
best turn off to the right. anyway. as
the machine guns function quicker
than the brakes"
We left the car in a village, the
church of which is being methodically
shelled by German ITS, and walked
down the main highway into Chateau
Thierry. The moon was up and shin
had ever seen it. Nobody who has
been silhouetted by it's rays to Ger
man machine guns can grow senti-
mental over the moon. Even'the cap
tain, to whom such thrills are as
morphine to a drug f1end, confessed
American Gives Warning.
A half hours walk brought us to
the southern extremity of the city
We passed q deserted but little dam
aged railroad station and started up
the main avenue that leads to the GEN.
ter of the town and to the Marne.
An American voice spoke out of the
inky shadow of some trees bordering
the sidewalk:
Better not take chance that way"
it warned; they cut loose on that
street every little while with machine
guns"
The soundness of the dough,,cy'e
advice was proved moment later,
when we heard the sinister swapping
of bullets on the paving we had just
left.
A poilu guided us through mystic
maze of gardens and back yards along
a path that led through holes chopped
out Of stone walls. This was once
the fashionable residential district.
In many fine old houses we passed
doors and windows that had been left
wide open in the haste of the owners
flight. Here we giimpsed a dining
room in which the table was set for
dinner that never was eaten: there a
bedroom turned topSy turvy by its oC-
cupant in his hurried preparations for
departure.
Then we came upon the debris that
was the evidence of a stray enemy
shell. but for the most part damage
had been slight.
An hours stroll, always in the rear
of rows of houses-because the streets
are unhealthy in Chateau-Thierry-
brought us to a partly ruined factory
near the Marine.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Artillery Battles Moderate.
Austrian Official Report.

VIENNA, via London. June 29.-The
Austrian war office statement today
says:
"Near -Noventa di Piave
enemy accommodating detachments
attempted to cross the river.
ION the remainder of the front
there have been artillery duels of
varying strength everywhere"
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Garry Misery to Germans.

What the German soldier thinks of
the British aviator may be indicat-
ed by two letters taken from prison.
ers. One letter written in May by
a man in the Bapaume region said:
Enemy aviators have caused us
great deal of misery. They are inces-
SAINT night and day. They bombed
the main roads of Peronne, Bapaume
and Cambria. One isn't safe any
where
Another letter recently written by
Il Soldier in Peronne read:
I'VE have nothing to fear from the
enemy II 1t were not for his avia-
tors. Since we have been here they
have bombarded Peronne every day.
Yesterday twenty-five men were kill
ed and three munition trains were
blown up"
Word comes from the enemy camp
through prisoners that the high Ger
, man command has issued orders for
a drastic reduction in rations,. to
come into effect July 1. No fat will
he issued under the new regula-
tions.
Bernhard Defeated.
An interesting sidelight of the de-
; feat which the British dealt to two
(Continued on Twelfth Page
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Other Thrilling Fights.

The other two planes were shot
down on June 25 by Mai. Hartney and
Lieut.. Macarthur. Maj. Hartney re-
ports that his patrol of four planes.
answering the call at $50 O'Clock In
the evening. encountered two Ger
man planes. of which one was BIZ
plane rumpler and the other a mono
plane. They were flying at an alti-
tude of $500 meters. The German
monoplane obtained a position over
the tail of Lieut.. Hills machine. Maj.
Hartney fired a long burst at the
rnonoplane. which turned over and
landed upside down. The German
rumpler biplane was pursued oy
Lieut.. Macarthur below the cloud lever.
The two machines exchanged hre. On
emerging from the cloud level, the
hostile machine went over backwards
Lieut. Macarthur was at one time
within thirty yards of the German
plane, was able to observe that his
tracer bullets were entering the fuse
lage and is certain that the observer
was wounded before the plane feii.
He fired total of 226 rounds. The
destruction of these planes has aisc
been confirmed"
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Gen. Pershing's Report.

Capture of 309 German prisoners
and the destruction of three Ger
man airplanes by American aviators
were reported by Gen. Pershing In an
official communique yesterday 1t
follows:
Section AIN the Chateau Thierry
region we again improved our posi-
tions south of Torcy. The number OF
prisoners taken by us at this point.
in the operation of June 25. has tn
creased to 309. of whom seven are Of
fcers. There have been no new de-
velopments at other points held by
our troops 1t is established that our
aviators have shot down three hos
tile machines in the Toul region
since the beginning of the week.
Section B-Of the three planes
mentioned in the American official
communique of June IS, one WAS
brought down at $50 o'clock on the
morning of June "a between Pont-a-
Mausson and Thiaucourt by Lieut..
Raymond. Lieut.. Raymond encoun
tered a hostile biplane, which dived
under his own. Lieut.. Raymond then
executed a dive on the hostile plane.
firing as he did so. He saw tracer bull
let's entering the fuselage of the
enemy plane. The destruction of the
hostile machine has now been con-
firmed.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
WEATHER.

Fair today and probably Monday;
light variable winds.
Temperatures for twenty-four hours
ending at midnight: Highest. "a. at
pm. yesterday; lowest, Sc, at am.
yesterday.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

Continued on Twelfth Page.)
Newark post., 1918-02-13
NEWARK OPERA HOUSE
PROGRAM WEEK BEGINNING
THURSDAY 18th


The clever and fascinating Broadway acress.otar IN
The Rainbow Girl" and The Calendar Girl -lullet
Day. a romantic story of pretty girl and pirates boo en-
titled BETTY AND THE BUCCANEERS" A hve-reel
drama of action and wonderful Also-|h Chapter
vengeance and the Woman"
FRIDAY 18th
The amazing story wherein surgery is invoked to give
girl the power of love and to another girl from e
own abnormal passions, is portrayed in THE LOVE DOC
TOR" A Vitagraph drama in five parts featuring Earl
Williams and Corinne Griffith. Also-A onereel Big w
comedy.
SATURDAY 10th
Gail Kane in "A GAME OF WITS" Five-reel Of
subtle comedy interesting situations beautiful scenery-a
novel love story uniquely told News Reel showing interest
ing events i'll France and onereel comedy.
MONDAY 18th
Mary Pckfod the greatest patriotic story screened
THE LITTLE AMERICAN" Also-The 5th Chapter
of Mystery Ship"
TUESDAY 10th
WEDNESDAY goth
Francis Bushman and Beverly Bayne in a sixreel Metro
drama THE ADOPTED SOM A story of mountain life
and mountain love- of the feud of two old families of Eastern
Tennessee of the amazing way in which the eud fought
and the equal amazing way i'll which peace finally
Newark post., 1918-02-13
SEED CORN TESTED FREE
Specimens Should be Forward
ed To Wolf Hall

Seed Corn thruout the Corn belt
is in bad condition due to Septem-
ber frosts and heavy winter freez-
ing. Corn has gone into the Win
ter thruout the country with a
higher percentage of moisture than
usual, which, together with the
severe winter, has brought about
the serious seed corn situation we
are now facing. Just what the
condition of seed corn in Della
ware is at the present time no one
knows, but it certainly is not up to
standard. In order to locate all
the good seed corn in the state and
in order to find out the true seed
situation, the Delaware Experiment
Station thru the Department of
Agronomy, cooperating with the
County Agricultural Agents, has
arranged to make termination
tests at no cost to the farmers.
1t is fact that corn may look good
Newark post., 1918-02-13

for seed purposes, or it may come
from the crib which will be used
as the source Of seed for 1918.
Every sample that is mailed in
should have the name and address
of the farmer, the name of the
variety, when and where the seed
was chosen, where it has been
stored and whether it has been
thru freezing temperatures. The
owner is asked to tell the quantity
f corn like the sample he may have
to sell and the price asked for the
same.
The Experiment Station will
send a report to the farmers on
every sample of corn received, and
will try later on to bring together
buyers and sellers of good seed
corn. Already quite quantity of
Newark post., 1918-02-13

in the crib but for planting pur-
poses it is worthless because the
erm has been killed by exposure to
cold weather and will not grow.
In order for a Delaware farmer
to have his seed corn tested by the
Experiment Station, he is asked to
select and mail 100 kernels taken
corn. This sample of corn may
also be given to any County or
Home Demonstration Agent in
the state who will forward it for
this purpose. This is mighty good
work for a Farm Bureau which
can make such service so much
more effective. A farmer may
send in one or more samples, pro-
viding he keeps them separate.
This corn may have been selected
in the fall and especially stored
Newark post., 1918-02-13

Agronomy Department, DoIo,
College Experiment Station w "'e
ark, Delaware. Such a Samnio New-
also be given or mailed - ""'
County or Home Dpmonstr.t,
Agent in the State. O"
Very truly yours,
M. 0. PENCE,
County Agent Leader
Newark post., 1918-02-13

good seed corn grown in Delaware
has been listed for sale and we
have no doubt the outside demand
from less favored sections Will
Newark post., 1918-02-13

give opportunity for the sale OF
good strains of corn for SEED pur-
poses.
Send all samples postpaid to the
Newark post., 1918-02-13
1T WILL PAY BIG

to buy the Heavy Clothing Won
need and can use next wintor
Raw Wool is almost double tbo
price of one year ago and is
going up all the time.
We Are Cleaning Up
the Heavy Weights. Our new
building proposition demand
the room, and we like to cIosa
out every season.
Is per cent. IA Off
Heavy Suits now SO to $50
Heavy Overcoats, SO to
$3.50. Every size among
them, 81 to so inch chest.
Odd Trousers, So to SG
Corduroys, $3.50 to S.
Corduroy Suits, $40 to SIS
Mackinaws, SIS to $12
Special Sales in Shirts, Under
wear, Hats and Shoes.
MULLINS HOME STORE
9th and Market, Wilmington
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