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The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13
HlUSE COMMITTEE
 INDICATES NAVY
,,s Department Met Difficult says asS;tuotion With Skill and Dis
 soa.ehwSome oatD Mistakes Made,
 Rsa'D p"t Administration Praised.

washington, March 12.-The navy ~tuent's conduct of the war was uspa ,s;.oted in report made public ,.aav , bv the House committee that w. ~s' been Investigating the subject.
 The report submitted by the sub committee, headed by Representative % o,;nor of Alabama, to the full naval .Hairs committee, states these con- rlusions:
 aAIl appropriations for the navy ,.ve been expended or obligated with inaoment. caution and economy, con- sidering that haste was necessary and .bnormal conditions prevailed in all Droblems of production or operations.
 4The navy, with limited men and material was suddenly called to face many difficult and new problems in sps warfare and has met the situation with rare skill, ingenuity and dis match and high degree of success.
 ~The efficiency of the navy's organ imtion, the readiness and fitness of it's men and ships for the difficult and arduous tasks, were fully put to the acid test, and thus far, in no way, have they been found wanting. We feel that the past 12 months presents for the navy a remarkable record of achievement, of steadily increasing power in both men and material, of rapidly expanding resources and of vell-matured plans for the future, whether the war be of long or short duration"
 It is a matter of regret" the re- port added, that the great demand upon the ship construction capacity of the country, coupled with the ur- gent demand for large increase in the destroyer force, has made neces- sary a temporary abandonment in part of the navy shipbuilding pro- gram The navy greatly needs both scout and battle cruisers. without which our dreadnought fleet loses a large part of it's fighting power. We approve the principle and earnestly lavor resumption of the building program, as soon as conditions per nit
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13
WILL MAKE FIFTH REGIMENT
 FROM SURPLUS OF FOURTH

Little Rock, March 13-There will be almost enough surplus after the organization of the Fourth Regiment to make the Fifth, and the orders for that regiment may be expected very soon after the Fourth has been feder- alized
 There are several full companies that have been omitted entirFly from the Fourth. and several places that were to furnish only platoons, are furnishing full companies.
 Philadelphia, with l04 men exam ined, is not included in the Fourth, and Waldron, Ozark, Russellville, Hope, Harrison, and Eureka Springs are among the cities that are left out. It appears probable that there Will be at least eight companies as a nucleus of the Fifth Regiment. The engineering battalion is also re- cruited to it's full strength.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13
34 KILLED, B HURT
 IN PARIS AIR RAID
Four German Planes of Nine SquadrOns in the Attack Are Brought DOwn-Raid Lasted Three Hours.

Paris, March 12.-Thirty-four per sons were killed and 79 injured in Paris and it's suburbs as result of last nights air raid.
 In addition to the bomb victims, 66 persons were suffocated through crowding in a panic into a metro politan railway entrance to take re- fuge from the raiders. These were for the most part women and children
 Of the bomb victims 29 were killed and 50 injured in Paris and five killed and 29 injured in the suburbs.
 The Germans lost four airplanes in the nights attack. Nine squadrons took part.
 The fog which covered the city yes terday morning settled down again in the early evening. It was thick enough to cause the general belief that there was little chance that the Germans would attempt an air raid. This belief, however, was shattered at 9:10 o'clock, when the warning was sounded of the approach of hos tile aircraft. The raid ended shortly after midnight.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13
GERMANS CAPTURE
 17-YEAR-OLD HERO
Corporal Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. American, UnwOunded, How ever-Has Brought Down 3 German Planes.

Westbury, N. r., March 12.-A cablegram received here from France today said that Corporal Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., the 17-year-old Amer ican aviator with the French Lafay- cite Escadrille, has been captured by the Germans, but is unwounded. The message came to his father, who is an officer in the United States Avia- tion service.
 The youngster tried repeatedly to enlist in the aerial service of the United States army, but was rejected because of his youth. He then went to France and volunteered and was accepted. He began flying over the enemy lines about January 1 and has brought down three German planes. He bagged two in one afternoon about month ago, and for this ex- ploit was promoted to the rank of corporal and given leave of absence in Paris. He had just returned from this leave when his machine was brought down while he was flying over the German lines. He was com mended in a recent French army or der, which praised the coolness and daring of the American youngster.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13

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The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13
AMERICANS IN NEW
 SUCCESSFUL RAID
Make Surprise Attack on Ger man Trenches South of Riche- cOurt-Many Local Actions and Heavy Artillery Fire.

New York, March 12.-The Ameri-, can troops holding a portion of the line of battle northwest of Foul ap parently are making raids a part of their daily routine. Following their exploit of yesterday when they raid ed German front lines for 300 yards unaided by the French, as had been customary, they set out again today and made a successful surprise at tack on trenches south of Richecourt. which is northeast of Xivray, where some of the hardest fighting in which they have been engaged has taken place.
 All along the western front inten- sive artillery duels and raiding oper- ations are continuing on isolated sec tors. The Australians again have raided German trenches northeast of Messines, killing several Germans and taking prisoners. In Lorraine the French near Moncel repulsed strong German attack, inf1icting heavy losses and also taking prison CTS. In addition to a continuation of the artillery duels along the Italian front, there is considerable aerial ac- tivity daily. In fights in the air yes terday, the Italians brought down five hostile planes.
 The British troops in Palestine are giving the Turks no rest. Again they have driven forward their lines northwest of Jerusalem. Heavy loss es were inflicted on the Tursk and several machine guns captured.
 Last nights air raid over Paris was the most disastrous in point of casualties the Germans have carried out there. Thirty-four persons were killed and 79 injured by bombs in Paris and its suburbs and 66 other persons were suffocated in the metro politan railway tube, where they had fled. About 60 machines carried out the attack and four were brought down by the French. Berlin says the raid was made as reprisal for the bombing of Stuttgart and other Ger man towns.
 German aircraft attacked the York shire coast of England tonight and British aviators dropped ton of bombs on the town of Coblenz in Prussia.
 The situation in Siberia apparently is daily growing more serious. The Japanese government has reached no decision concerning whether Japanese troops are to be sent to Siberia, ac- cording to Premier Terauchi.
 The Bolsheviki forces have defeat ed General Semenoff, the anti-Bol shevik leader in Siberia, and com pelled him to retreat into Manchuria. Former German prisoners are believ- ed to be aiding the Bolshevik troops.
 Whether the revolutionists will follow semenoff into Chinese terri tory is not known, but warning has been issued to them by the Chinese commander at Harbin that any in- vasion of Chinese territory will be regarded as an act of war.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13
WILL INSPECT BUILDING
 AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

Little Rock, March 13-W. T. Max well, of the State Bank Commission, left yesterday for Northwest Arkan- sas, to spend two weeks inspecting building and loan associations.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13

An English golf enthusiast has patented a club in the head of which n device to measure the force of strokes.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13

Attached to measuring spoons pat ented by a New York inventor is a pivoted scraper to level off their con- tents.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

I will hold the regular quarterly examination for teachers March 21 and p. c. M. HIRST,
 County Examiner.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13

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The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
FRENCH

Paris, June 1.-The text ofethe French communication tonight follows:
 Between the Ourca and the Marne we continued with success our operations of detail.
 ''The French and American troops have enlarged their gains north of Vinly up to Listeres, east of Chezy. and taken and Bouresches, and also in general way have notably bet tered their positions on the front of Torcy- -Bouresches.
 Between the Marne and Rheims our activity was pursued at Bligny and gave us that entire village.
 The number of prisoners taken dur ing the day exceeds 200.
 During the day of the 9th our avia- tors put out of commission Is German airplanes and set on fire four captive balloons Our bombarding machines made numerous expeditions over the re gions of Rove, St. Quentin, Soissons and other places. Twenty-seven tons of ex fires broke out in the places bonbarded F Army of the east, June 6: There ha: been reciprocal activity by the artiller, in the region of Huma, on the Vetrenii and west of Monastir. The enemy, afte a violent bombardment, tried two sur prise attacks against our positions or the Czerna, endeavoring to reach ou Hines, and another attack on Lake Pres ba. He was repulsed everywhere"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
AMERICAN

Washington. June 7.-Further advances by the American and French troops near Chateau Thierry and the inflicoon of severe losses upon the enemy was re- ported in tonight's communtaus rom General Pershing. An American raid ih Picardy. in which prisoners were taken' also was announced.
 The communique follows:
 West and northwest of Chateau Thier- ry we made minor readjustments ot our lines. involving several advances. in the course of which we inflicted severe losses and took prisoners, among them being one officer and 9 unwounded men our advance was made in conjunction with French troops on our left.
 Artillery on both sides was active al points held by our troops in Picardy' on the Marne front, in woevre and in Lorraine,
 "In Picardy we took prisoners in the course of a raid.r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
GERMAN DEAD ARE PILED THREE DEEP
 WHERE AMERICANS
 ARE ON OFFENSIVE
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(Continued from Page one) heroism of the Rcd Cross workers in braving shells i'm No Mans Land and gathering in or aiding wounded.
 LIFE SAVED BY PICTURE
 The correspondent today talked with a 19-year-old German prisoner who was sitting under a tree eating Amer ican bread and drinking French wine. The soldier said He had been fighting for a year and a half for the most part in Russia He carried picture of his sweetheart oh heavy cardboard, which he said had saved his life from an American pulley.
 The youth addGd that in Germany there was talk of millions Of Ameri- can soldiers. but that nobody believed if 4a did not, know that it was The A,oaricans onposed to the Germans. He tbougbt the troops were British, as tbav wore English helmets He added that the German soldiers no longer borad to reach Paris All of them were sick of the war and he was glad he had been made prisoner. The import ancc of the operations or the Amer jeans on the Marne sector may re realized when it Is recalled that only the day before the Americans entered inc lines the Germans advanced about 10 kilometres. The Americans now are holding the ParisN roao near Aethi9Aes for number of kilometres. GRAPHIC STORIES RELATED Graphic stories of last nisht ; fiehtine were related by wounded Ar,aricans today. They said that at ono roin+ the Germans crouched be- h;ns howlders and opened fire when ,ha Americans were within 10 feet of them One man who participated in encounter of this kind. said; ncor,A of us had not slept for four ,abts b,,t we We're not tired We l +noL a second leatse of life and sprang | at tboee C.ermansv and smothered them. a,.er eaw so many machine suns. l o,,r roan did not think of themselves. | rbev only thought of getting Fritz. l cornoral captured three Germans | and was leading them away when l2 | athars surrendered to him and joined l the procession. , l Madison Girmah, of EvansVllIe, ina''
 was in Torcy He said:
 | eve were not supposed to go there, hu+ +be men wera so enthusiastic they lan+ on They would go to Berlin 1T tbeir commanders. would let them. I The only way lostop them IS eo Nil l them. The Germans cant fnahe pil l oners of us. They tried nara lo se. l some of us, but we fooled lheHi. turned the machine guns on them eliu took them prisoner
 Floyd Gibbons of the Chicaso tso- me was watching the battle with 2 ,naior and another officer early last night from 8 field An enemy lna iis chine gun spotted them ana MT drio- IT'D bons was shot in the arm and in the left eve. The officers escaped put tnes had to wait thrGe hours III the oafi>' l pass to crawl away As a result of tn; 1 wound MT. Gibbons eye was removes this morning.
 The Americans today were conson dating their positions and comparative
 quiet prevailed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
RACES FOR FIVE HOURS

With the Amehican Army in P1caTdy, June 7.-The fighting last night nortn- west of Chatealh Thierry ragged with great fierceness for five hours The Americans captured Bouresches and entered Torcy Twenty five Aineri- cans in Torcy engaged and drove out zoo Germans and then withdrew to the main line on the outskirts of the town.
 A remarkable story is told Of com
 pany of marines. all the officers of which, including the sergeants, were
 put out of the lighting. A corporal
 then assumed command and the men
 pushed on and obtained their ob- jective.
 Hundreds of French children lined the main roadway to Paris this after noon over which American and French ambulances were carrying American wounded The children waved their hands and checked the Americans. As | far as is known no Americans have been made prisoner by the Germans. Private John B. Flocken of Olney I H., one of the first men to react | Torcy, said today:
 l q never saw such wonderful spirit Not one of our fellows hesitated 1T | the face of the rain of the macaint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
GERMANS NOW HELD AT EVERY POINT OF RECENT ADVANCE
Counter Attacks Which AL lies Are Making Are Prov
 ing Notably Successful All Along Line

With the French Army in France, June 7y-(By the Associated Press 1.-The Germans. it is generally believed, now are held at every point of their recent advance. They seem unable to execute more than minor attacks, which are invariab bly, repulsed. whereas the coun- ter attacks which the allies are mak- ing are proving notably successful nearly always bringing about an inn provement in positions
 Throughout the daytime yesterday, except in the sector northwest Of Chateau Thierry, where the French and Americans made their brilliant incur sion into the enemy lines, and on the Champlat- -Bligny line, southw est of Rheims, where the French and British co-operated in opposing German at tack, there was little activity along the battle line by the infantry
 As for the artillery, the enemy has increased his in volume during the last few days, but he confined his atten- tions chiefly to bombing the rear oi the allied positions. In return the allied cannon left the enemy positions very little peace, constant SEoWers ol shells being thrown in
 Wherever the Americans were en- gagged they gave fresh proof of thei' rapid adaptation to modern war condi' tions and they displayed the greatest initiative.
 While the Americans were fighting to the north of Lucy-Le-Boeage five and a half miles northwest of Chateau Thierry, tkeir front lines were greatly harried by a German machine gun When the position had been located al American patrol made a daring ad vance, reached the emplacement killed all the enemy machine Sunners an' brought back the weapon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
SPIES OF GERMAN GOVERNMENT

The treason conspiracy indictment charges that Madame" De Victorica and Rodiger from April 6, 1917, to the date of the presentation and filing of this indictment, were enemies of the United States and spies for and secret repre- sentatives, secret agents and secret eln- ployes of said Imperial German gov ernment,9 and still are
 After naming Ryan, O'Leary, .Robln- son, Fricke, Ripper, Binder and Schweit- ger as citizens owing allegiance to the United States, the indictment charges that they and divers other persons, within and without the United States, ' whose names are unknown, conspired to commit treason in that they ''would 1 knowingly and wilfully adhere and give aid and comfort to the German govern ment and to Madame De Victorlca ant Rodiger by sending to the German gov ernment communications connected with and in prosecution of the war" by re- ceiving from Germany official communi- cations "connected with and in promo tion of the war; and by furnishing money and credits to Rodiger and Mad anne De Victorica; by concealing the presence and activities of the two from American authorities and by fur- nishing messengers to the two suspects
 With relation to the alleged bomb plot the indictment charges that the nve Americans assisted in obtaining chemt- cals and other ingredients for the man ufacture of bombs with the intention that said bombs would be placed on docks and piers in the United States and or ships sailing from ports of the unitec States for the purpose of causing theli injury and destruction, which docks piers and ships would be used to trans Ie-. troops and military supplies iron the United States
 They are accused of aiding. the tw' German agents ito procure persons O Irish descent in the United states ewn would be willing to be so induced) t' secure employment as workmen ana sal. ors'' on these docks, piers, and ships for the purpose of planting the afore said bombs theDeon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
ITALIAN

Rome, June 7-The official statement issued by the Italian war department today says:
 ..On the front of Mont Di Val Bella one of our assault parties broke into the enemy trenches, capturing more than D nrisoners six machine guns and large quantity of material. french uesach- ments took 21 prisoners in surprise attack in the Sisemol lines Enemy pa trols were driven back in the Va'iersa valley, the Posina valley, on the slopes of Col Caprile and at Spinonia Caposiie.
 Five tons of bombs were dropped on enemy aviation camps on the Venetian nlain the Mezo Corona railway station and marching columns on the Querofeltnc road. At Esiago two enemy advances failed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
voN yINTELEN's CRIMINAL ACT

New York. June 7.-Capt. Franz Won Rintelen. alias Hensen, alias Gasche. alias Gates, etc. leader of tho German bomb plotters in the United States and for whom the German gov ernment is trying to exchange an American war prisoner. was said Wheu a captive in England three years ago to be the Duke Adolph of Macklenburg- Schwerin. a relative of the German Emperor. At the time of his trial here there also were persistent re- ports that he bore much closer re- lationship to the Emperor but one which was not officially recognized.
 Won Rintelen and 10 other plotters were convicted here last February of attempting to blow up American ships and were sentenced to Atlanta peni- fined $20Oo each The judge who committed them said life imprisonment or even death would not be too se- were in view of the gravity of the crime Won Rintelen was the finan- cial head of the conspiracy which COW cred the entire United States.
 The arch conspirator was originally sent to the United States to fonent strikes in munition plants, it was said, before this country entered the war. It was his purpose to prevent the shipment
 
 he vas expected to cause American ln- tcrvention in Mexico on the theory that the United States once embroiled witt, its southern neighbor, would have nee'l for all munitions of war.
 One of the most prominent members of the German war party, at the head of which was the Crown Prince Fred ar- ick William. Won Rintelen was the inri mate of the Emperor and Prince Henry Of Prussia He was for years a high official of the Deutsches bank. His wife member of wealthy Berlin family named Kaufman, is one of the society l leaders of Berlin. She has been promi neit in the work of the German Re- | Cross and is said to have been cogni. | zant Of her husbands dangerous mis | sion to the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
ANNISTON

Anniston. June 7.-(Special)- )-Mrs Josephine Setliff Humphries. wife of First Lieut. Otho W. Humphries. Com pany M. 167th United States infantry, who is now making her home tempo rarily in Decatur. has been appointed chairman of the Morgan county sol dier tobacco fund. and in carrying out this work is doing splendid service for the men who have designated ner as the third lieutenant" of the OK ford company.
 Practically every man in the Oxford company keeps up a regular corre- spondence with Mrs Humphries and the many letters received by her keep her in close touch with the men at the front. Mrs. Humphries writes reg ularly to the men of Company M, and her letters are posted on the company bulletin board each week.
 All of the men in the Oxford com pany are reported to be in the best of shape al the time of writing of the last letters received by the third lieuten- ant" but since the letters were written and received the cables have brought the information that one of the boys, John W. Jones of Oxford. is reported to be missing in action"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
BRITISH

London. June 7.-The French again have operated successfully against inc Germans near Locre. on the Keminei sector. southwest of Ypres, according to the British official communication issued this evening. The communfca- ton says:
 'The French troops improved their line in the neighborhood of Locre early this morning by successful local at tacks in which they captured few prisoners.
 "A small party of our troops raidcd a German post in the Strazeele sec tor by daylight this morning and cap tured nine prisoners and a machine gun. We had no casualties.
 Beyond artillery activity on both sides of the different sectors, there is nothing further to report from the British front.'