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New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Troops
NolU Hold Sector
Near Slviss Border

by United Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN
TRANCE, June 15.-American troops
are holding section of the Allied line
a few kilometres from the Swiss bor-
der, south of Hartmann sweilerkopf.
They have been in this sector since
the middle of May, but permission to
announce the fact was only given to-
day.
This is the first American unit to
occupy sector in German territory.
Their line is in mountainous dis
trict.
The Alsatians welcomed the Ameri-
cans as deliverers.
Hartmannsweilerkopf is hill on the
north bank of the Thur River, between
Thanh and Sennheim. 1t was the
scene of some of the most sanguinary
battles early in the war and has been
fought over several times. 1t is eight
miles northeast Of the nearest point Of
the. Franco-German frontier, and is
more than twenty miles north of the
Swiss border.
AS the Americans are South" OF
Hartmannsweilerkopf, however, they
may be at any point between that hill
and the south border. The line runs in
almost a straight line from the hill
to the point where the French, German
and Swiss borders meet, passing
through Aspach, Burnhaup, Giidweiler,
Friesen and Uherstrass, all German
towns
This announcement now definitely es-
tablishes American forces on eight dis
/ tinct fronts, Flanders, Amiens, Verdun,
{ Toul, Luneville, Woevre and Alsace.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Americans XIII 20 of $50
In German Raid
tBy The Associated Press

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 15.-~A German raiding
party of 150 men and three officers at
tackled the American line south of
Thiaucourt at o'clock this morning.
The enemy lost at least twenty killed,
of whom one officer and four men died
In the American trenches.
The American casualties were light
and they took one wounded prisoner
Such of the Germans as attempted
to proceed toward the American rear
lines in search Of prisoners were driven
back OR killed in -quartered fight
ing.
One American, when surrounded by
German officer and five privates, re-
fused to surrender. Instead ne threw
a bomb which killed the officer and
wounded the others Of the enemy party.
According to the wounded prisoner.
the raiding party belonged to the 104th
Crown Princes Regiment of the doth
Division. He said that the division ar
rived on this front from Russia on
April /.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Kiev Bonbarded,
Cathedral Felled,
By Big Explosions

AMSTERDAM, June 15.-Much dam
age was caused in Kiev, the Ukrainian
capital, by an explosion in the muni-
tions works there on June 8. says the
"Lokal Anzeiger," of Berlin. There
were twelve big explosions and several
smaller ones, lasting from 10 o'clock in
the morning until late in the afternoon.
The biggest explosion occurred at IL
o'clock, when people standing on the
ramparts at Petclersk were hurled to
the ground. Shells fell in all direc-
tions over the city.
The Svjerinetz Cathedral collapsed
like pack of cards, houses were blown
over and the streets turned into
sr..ouldering masses of debris, while
the neighborhood of the munitions
plant was "a Of fire. The Toiski
convent was destroyed
The correspondent refers to rumors
that the explosion was due to machina-
tions Of the Bolsheviki against General
Skoropadski, the Ukrainian Hetman.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
American, Forester
Engineer Captures
A German Airr,1o1

by United Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE, June 15.-Two German
planes wers brought down by Ameri-
can ai1men Thursday, 1t was announced
to-day. One American observation
plane failed to return.
Corporal E. Frizzi, forester eng1-
neer. captured the pilot Of one German
plano single-handed and unarmed. The
BocAe was carrying two pisto $. When
his plane dropped Frizzi saw the OBJ
server jump out He ran up to him
and holloCed:
~Hands up, you damn Heinie, before
I knock your block off,"
The German stuck his hands up
without attempting, to use his pistols.
Frizzi seized the 'Bache's gans and
brought him into camp, where the
American soldiers entertained him un-
til the French gendarmes arrived.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
300 Arrests Made
In Anfi-Souiet Plot
jBy The Associated Press

MOSCOW, June 7.-More than three
hundred arrests already have been
made by the Soviet government in con-
nection with the anti-Soviet plot.
Among those under arrest are NJ Kish-
kin, Minister of Public Welfare in the
Kerensky Cabinet, and M. Malyanto-
witch, Minister of Justice in the Keren-
sky Cabinet, and many other Social
Democratic and Social Revolutionist
leaders.
Partial disclosures made by the So
Wet government allege that the counter
revolutionary headquarters in Moscow
had extended it's organization through
out Siberia and Central Russia under
the name of "Union for Defence of the
Fatherland and of Freedom" The or
ganization is accused of planning the
overthrow Of the Soviets and the estab
lishment of a government standing for
the national interest of Russia, reor-
ganization Of the army on the old basis
and continuation Of the war against
Germany with the support of the Allies.
The organization is said to have con-
sisted chiefly Of former officers dis
gused in shabby clothes, travelling as
bagmen and labore~~
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Soviets Pick
Poor Peasants
To Seize Grain
Committees of Needy Men
Are To Be Backed by
Workmen
(By The Associated Press)

MOSCOW, June 12.-The Central
Executive Committee tonight voted to
create committees of poor peasants Tor
the purpose of taking a census of grain
and other food necessaries in villages,
confiscating all in excess of that above
requirements and distributing food and
agricultural machinery among the peas
ants they decide are needy. The com
mittees, which are permanent, are to be
formed by the local Soviets, and only
the poor can become members. Their
activities are to be directed exclusively
against rich peasants. who are declared
to be hiding grain. and against the
bourgeois opposed to the Soviet gov
ernment.
To help these committees enforce the
measure, armed detachments of work
men have been formed in Petrograd
and Moscow, 5000 in each city, and
more are to be formed and will be sent
to various villages. Notwithstanding
the severe criticism of the measure by
the opposition, particularly the Social
Revolutionists, who pointed out that it
will cause civil war among the peasants
and stated that they would oppose its
enforcement when passed because they
regarded it as injurious, it was adopt
ed by large Bolshevik majority.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Americans Haue
Beaten Foe Every
Time, Says Briton

LONDON, June 15.-American SOL
diers are more than match for the
Germans in the opinion of Reuters
correspondent with the American
forces in France, who has been with
the Americans for the last month.
Whenever the Germans have met the
Ameri cans, he says, the Germans have
been beaten.
"My IMPRESSION" he adds, "is that
the Germans will find in their new
foes men more resembling our domin-
IONS soldiers that the home-born
Tommy They are full of tender
ness, as the German wounded already
have had cause TO know. Blu. they
will not have mercy on men who do
NOT fight straight and will avenge
comrades slain by treachery to tho ut
most platoon"
Referring to the large infusion of
Americans of German descent, tho cor
respondent says that they make good
soldiers
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Have Won 1880 Miles Of
Railway in Their
Attack
Defy the Soviet,
Resist Invasion
Threat to Discontinue Send
ing Grains to Russia An
other Weapon

LONDON, June 15.-The Czecho-Slo-
sian Soviet government in Siberia and
the Ural region continued their Sue
cesses, according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Moscow. dated
June II. During the 9th and 10th of
June, having occupied Samara. they ad-
yanced rapidly toward Ouffa.
On the Siberian railroad. from
Tcheliabinsk to Tomsk IA distance of
1880 miles) all the towns are in the
hands of the Czecho-SIovacks. Omsk
was occuried on June by a united
force of Slavs and Cossack peasants
under command CT Colonel Ivanoff, the
Soviet forces having retired from
Omsk and Tunen.
lished in the Omsk- -Nicholaevsk region
has notified the Soviet government at
Moscow, the correspondent adds, of the
abolition of the government of Sol
diers and Deputies in Siberia and OF
the creation of the new provisional
government. The notification staten
that the Siberian government, which
is Joined by Commander ivanoff in the
forwarding of communication, does
not lntenu TO WORK LOT tHe SepdratloH
of Siberia from Russia, and is ready
to negotiate for supply of provisions
to the northern districts of Russia.
Should the Council of Commissioners
at Moscow, however, attempt to re-
establish the Soviet power in Siberia.
it is declared, the Siberian government
will resist and will discontinue the
sending of bread grains to northern
Russia.
The advent of the large contingents
of Czecho-Slavs in the Far East is
noted in times" dispatch from Pc
king, dated June 10, as having brought
Two divisions of these troops, the cor
respondent says, are now scattered
along the Siberian railroad from
Tchelyabinsk eastward, on their way to
Vladivostok, while about $4,000 of them
have arrived at Vladivostok. Their
presence at this port is causing irrita-
ton to the local Bolsheviki, who are
anxious for the immediate shipment of
these troops overseas.
Meanwhile General Semenoff, the
anti Bolshevik leader in Siberia, does
not find his affairs prospering. accord
! ing to these advices, which report that
he has been obliged to retire to Daurk-
tia, while the force comprised of former r
prisoners of war opposing him is in
creasing.
-."On the other hand" continues the
correspondent, public feeling every
where in Siberia is hot against the
! Bolsheviki. Manifestation, against them
are growing, but all the centres of pop
ulation are dominated by the Bolshevik
] element. which alone has supplies of
arms and ammunition, making action
! against them a difficult matter.
"The universal cry of Siberia is for
the assistance of an Allied force around
which all the Moderates can rally.
"a small force of Cossacks and others
commanded by Admiral Kolchak is op-
1 posing the Bolsheviki on the Eastern
Manchurian border, near Vladivostok.
/ The Bolsheviki are threatening to blow
up the immense stores of ammunition
in Vladivostok if Admiral Kolchak at
tacks them"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Refugees Return
To Deserted Homes
Behind u. S. Lines
VIZ United press Stan Correapondentl

by United Press Staf Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS in PIC
ARDY, May IL (by maiD The rcfu.
gees are comirg back to Picardy.
with the American soldiers holding
the line before Montdidier, the high
water mark OF the German advance in
this region, the old men, women and
children who fed before the Bochc
guns are slowly drifting back to their
homes.
Villages close to the front are shat
tered and torn. They are not habitable
for civilians. But it is to the little
towns further back that the refugees
are returning.
AS the American forces moved in to
road to Amiens they passed pitiful
professions of homeless French women
and children Piled high on the heavy,
old-fashioned two-whceled carts were
all the household goods that could be
gathered together. A mattress was
usually the topmost piece and atop this
sss old women and children. A boy or
an old man plodded beside the horses
drawing the cart
Now the women and children and the
carts and horses are on the roads
sgsln. But they are headed back tow
ard their homes, if their homes hap
pen to be in the villages fully re
Claimed. In many towns shops were
ieft deserted, with goods which appar-
emily had been sold still on the counter.
when the first warning of the approach
OF the Huns came. For miles and miles
back of the front soldiers could pur-
chase nothing, as there were no shop
keepers Billeting officers took over
housesc that had been left open, but
every movable piece of furniture was
earned out. Tho evacuation OF the en-
dangered villages was complete.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Russia and Ukraine
Sign a Peace Treat,

AMSTERDAM, June 15.-A pro-
visional peace treaty has been signed
by representatives Of Russia and the
Ukraine, according to telegram from
Kiev. The treaty provides for the ces-
sation Of hostilities, the return home Of
respective nationals and the exchange
Of prisoners of war. 1t paves the way
to commercial treaties and expresses
willingness by both parties to shortly
enter into final peace negotiations.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
American Flier's
Diary Tells How He
Shot Down German
Thrilling Account of Air
Battle Related by Lieut..
Alan F. Winslow

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The fol-
lowing personal diary of Lieutenant
Alan F. Winslow, aviation section, Sig
nal Reserve Corps, Of Chicago, the first
American aviator Of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces to bring down q
German plane, is made public by the
War Department.. It was not written
for publication, but is given out on ac-
count Of it's historical and descriptive
value:
con Sunday morning, April IA. was
'on alert from O'clock a. m. till 10
that is, l, with Lieutenant Douglas
Campbell, Of Harvard and California
(since designated as the first American
'accD were on emergency call duty. We
were sitting in the little alert tent play
ing cards, waiting for a call. was patrol
leader. At 9:45 o'clock | was called to the
phone, told by the information officer,
who is in direct touch with all bat
teries and observation posts. that two
German aeroplanes were about 1000
metres above the city, which is only a
mile or so from here. We were told
they were going east. We were rushed
down to our machines in side cars, and
in another minute were Off i'll the air.
"'Doug' started ahead Of me, as
was to meet him above certain point
at 500 metres and then take the lead.
I gave him about forty-five seconds
start, and then left myself, climbing
steeply in left-hand spiral to save
time. J had not made q complete half
turn and was at about $50 metres when
straight above and ahead of me in the
mist of the early morning, and not
,,,oro +b,,, q bup6ro1 wards oWav I cau
a plane coming toward me with huge
black crosses on its wings and tail.
was so furious to see 81 Hun directly
over our aviation field that l swore out
loud and violently opened fire.
Chased to Earth
eat the same time, to avoid my bull
lets, he slipped into a left-hand re-
versement and came down. firing on
me. | climbed, however, in right
hand spiral, and slipped off, coming
down directly behind him and 'on his
tall Again I opened fire. had him
at a rare advantage, which was due to
the greater speed and mannuverability
of our wonderful machines. | fired
twenty to thirty rounds at him and
could see my tracers entering his ma.
chine.
"T.,en, in another moment, his plane
went straight down in an uncontrolled
nose-dive-~I had put his engine out OF
commission. / followed in straight
dive, firing all the way. AT about six
feet above the ground he tried to re.
gain control of his machine. but coulc
not. and he crashed to earth. dartec
down near him, made n sharp turn BY
the wreck to make sure he was out o.
commission, then made victoriou:
s. ,op down over him and climbed ur
again to see if Doug needed any hell
with the other Hun; for / had caught
a glimpse of their combat out of the
corner Of my eye.
II rose to about three hundred feet
again to sse Doug 'on the tail of hi;
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
lRu The Associated Prcssl

MOSCOW. June 7.-The Czecho-Slo-
wax troops in their operations along
the railways connecting Siberia with
Central Russia have temporarily cut
off communication between the Sibe-
rian grain stores and Moscow and Pet
rograd seriously menacing the bread
rations which already are inadequate.
The Czecho-Slovaks now control the
stations of Omsk and Novo Nicholaevsk
and Tcheliabinsk and also many
smaller stations. Consequently, they
are able to prevent traffic from the
Siberian granaries to both Moscow and
Petrograd
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
American Airyren
Downed 2 Germans,
Pershing Reports

WASHINGTON, June 15.-In an ad-
dition to last nights communique Cen
eral Pershing officially reported to-day
the downing of two enemy machines
yesterday by American aviators- Aside
from heavy shelling by both sides
northwest of Chateau Thierry, the dis
patch said, there was nothing else to
report
The cumuuniqu6 follows:
Section A-Northwest of Chatsnn
Thierry the day was marked by heavy
shelling, executed by the batteries OF
both sides, and including the use OF
gas. There is nothing to report from
the other points occupied By QUIZ
troops.
Yesterday our aviaturs shot down
TWO hostile machines
Section BIN the Woevre, on the
night Of June II to IL, German pa
troll captured an American sentry at
listening post. The sentry had two
grenades, from one of which he man
aged to remove the cap while he was
being taken away By striking this
grenade against the other, then drop
ping them and making sudden dash,
he succeeded in escapipg"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
10000 Bolsheviki
Defeated; 5000 Are
Killed by Germans
Russian Force on North Shore
of Sea of Azov Nearly
Wiped Out

AMSTERDAM, June 15.-Gencral
Knoerzer in a telegram to General
Eichhorn, the German commander in
tho Ukraine, reports, according to a
message from Kiev, that forces of
about 10000 Bolsheviki Red Guards,
commanded by Czech officers, have been
almost wiped out by German troops to
the west of Taganrog, a Russian port
on the north shore of the Sea of Azov.
The Bolshevik troops, it is an
nounced, coming from Leisk, landed on
the Ukraine coast of the sea of Azov
and were advancing toward Taganrog
More than 5000 dead Bolshevik sol
diers were counted, and this did not
include the bodies of those drowned
General Knoerzer claims the losses Of
the Germans were slight.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Damrosch Goes to Front

Walter Damrosch, It was announced
yesterday. has sailed for France to con-
duct symphony orchestra of fifty men
on tour of large American rest and
concentration camps.
The tour will be under the direction
of the overseas division of the Y. M
c. A., and the salaries of members of
the orchestra will be paid from a fund
provided by Harry Hardness Flagler.
president of the Symphony Society of
New York
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

News dispatches
ward along the line of the Transbn
and Petrogrd from the
also reported to be advancing IN 70 fronts
CzechoSovas route to France occupied Samara
pushing eastward
also reported holding
way from 1chelyabnsk European Russia Tomsk
tance of 1880 miles Indicated by
German pushing in the
100 miles east OF Kharov penetrating the
the treaty of Brestovsk Another
direction of 2 annhated army 10000
Taganrog
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Sir Americans Get
u. s. Decoration for
Brauery in Action

WASHINGTON, June 15.--Award Of
Tbs distinguished service cross to six
members of the American forces in
france, four of whom are dead, vAs
reported to-day by General Pershing-
those honored were Major Alexander
Rasmussen, y. S r. infantry, of Sher-
wood, Ore; Sergeant Grey f Swirgle,
engineers. Newark, o.; Private Oscar
Irlfith. ambulance company, Galsden,
ala7 and Private Frank j. Goldcamp,
engineers Ironton, O., all of whom
we're killed or died of wounds, and
corporal Thomas A Carroll, infantry,
cincinnati, and Private Leslie NJ Lane,
infantry.
General PerKhing gave the following
oI7ef descriptions Of the incidents in
which the men distinguished them
selves:
Corporal CarroIl-~While a member
VI patrol which was rushed By a
gleauy superior hostile patrol. opened
nle on the enemy at fifteen yards, and
aiInouga severely wounded displayed
.listIed cooiness in covering the re-
uIement of his patrol"
siaJor Rasmussen (posthumous)-
.froceeded to his post of command.
aesplte heavy bombardment, in order
save important papers, and while
aus engaged was killed by shellfre. "
Private Griffith (posthumous)-.
displayed extraordinary devotion to
ausy in going to the assistance of
Wounded man and in remaining with
nm through heavy bombardment nm
vi rrivate Griffith himself was killed. .
sergeant Swingie (posthumous)--
Was in command of patrol sent out
near near Bois Destaillouz. on March %.
ane patrol came under hostile ma
caihe gun fire and Sergeant Swinglc
was mortally wounded. He gave in
structions to the patrol to return to
snear company commander and ordered
mem TO leave him, as the patrol was
nhder fire ard would in all probability
oe wiped out. Sergeant Swingle died
"'.nin the enemy's lines"
.frivate GOldcamp (posthumous)- -
attempted to rescue Sergeant Swim.
gle on March 90, his patrol leader, who
vas lying wounded within sight of his
mes. While engaged in this work he
same under hostile machine gun fire
and was killed"
rriyate Lane-"On the night Of
& april and he was carrying rations
The men in the front trenches. He
encountered large enemy platoon
nno demanded his surrender. He re,
used 70 surrender and drew his pisto1
ena Killed the enemy platoon com
lander, causing the enemy raidius
RsxFr 70 retire. During the encounter b.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

u uuhEEN, ,Adelbert f.. Norton, Mass.
", AHn, Wilbur. Glendive, Mont.
W., E2 ll,bhOOK. ,t, Boyd. Chesne. S. c.
Mass We
WHITMAN. WI Nelson L.. Alpena, Mich:
WILTSHIRE. Vernon j.. Covington. KY.
Woundcd-Degree Undetermined
SILVER. Elmer E.. jr.. lieutenant, Wood
DUDLEY. Russell H., sergeant, 235 Col
ioge Avenue, Lancaster. Penn.
Idaho.
COURTNEY. Martin. Clare, Mich
Marines
Killed in Action
DUNCAN, Donald F.. captain, 1927 Mes
sanIc Street. st. Joseph, Mo.
ROBINSON, Caldwell c.. lieutenant, 1161
Prospect Avenue, Hartford, Conn.
=, CROWTHER. Orlando c.. lieutenant. 936
East Chestnut Street. Canton. III.
DENNIS. Clarence A., lieutenant, Hacken-
sack N. J.
=, LOCKE, Carl Wilson, corporal, Perry.
Ohio.
JO1NV1LLE. Victor Edward. 1892 Main
Street. Bridgeport, Conn.
WATSON. Marvin. Walnut Ridge. Ark.
WERNER. Bernard, Binghamton. N. 7.
Severely Wounded in Action
MAYNARD. Charles b., lieutenant. 335
south Lincoln Street, Epokane, Wash.
MURPHY, Richard W., lieutenant, Green's
boro Ala
MURRAY. Charles l.. LIEUTENANT Sewick-
cb, 09GsMhkL' &c :sD, I r Julius c.. lieutenant,
=. WORTON, William A., lieutenant, 62 Hol-
lingsworth Street. Mattapan, Boston.
SHANNON, Harold D., lieutenant. North
Internal Revenue agent, Cleveland, Ohio.
HICKS. Frederick l., lieutenant, Browns
SMALI.MAN, Clinton l., lieutenant. 81
Fifteenth Street, Wheeling. W. Va.
SELLERS. James Mcbride. lieutenant.
Lexington. Mo.
HoLLADAY. Davis A., lieutenant. Mar
=, ROWLING; John D.. ir,. lieutenant. Upper
Marlboro, Md.
=. GULICK. John W. corporal, Brookfeld.
:. JEWELL, W., corporal, N. N. ", Sharon,
Penn.
SlCORA. Michael F.. corporal, Minneapolis.
gEOPLES, John D.. corporal. Chicago.
Way. Pittsburgh.
AcuEE, Robert f.. Houston. Tex.
BANKS, John, Lynd, MINI.
CLAYTON, James A.. Rushville, Va
CHRlSTNER, Edward. Canal Dover, Ohio.
DAVIS, Claude E., Saginaw. Mich.
SLOWER; Harry L., Hornel NJ Y.
HAuGHT, Arle. Fairview, w. Va.
HOFFMAN, Harry, Lancaster, Ohio.
N h1oAAlNSHEAD. Percy Lincoln. Delair
MILLER, Frank D.. Camden, Mich
y, MORNlNGSTAR. George S., 431 East
North Avenue. Baltimore
MUMA, Willard j.. Lapeer, Mich.
MINATr, Burle G., Fountain City. Tenn.
n RAUSCH, John e., 226 Northampton
Street, Easton, Penn.
- SARLE. Joseph NJ, 1889 Worthinrton
Street, Springfield, Mass
STRANGE, Clarence O., Selma. CAL
SOUzA: Julius. Oakland. Cal.
WEIGH, William F., Clifton XIV
WOODRUFF. Wilbert A., South Mime
BASS. William A., Collins, Miss.
DONALDSON. Harry H., Cannonsburo
h6WEss5 hHgyM5s EdTa5a Taraod L. sloyjsy,ills. Ky
SlEGERT. Holden, Newport, Minn.
PIOSIK, Alphonsus, Chester III.
GRADY, Ton. L., Georgetown. III.
KELLY, joseph B., Carrollton, Iii.
HYLANn. Daniel J.. 494 Columbia Ave
JUDD. Clarence A.. Alexander, Kan.
JACKSON. George H.. jr., West Park
PIERCE, Thomas, Somerset Mass.
SMITH, Lucius H., Hilsdale, Mich.
MARLETTE, Claude H.. Edridge, N. Y.
NELSON. Conrad o.. S37 Moors Avenue
LAND. Walter E.. 1928 Fulton Street
Chicago.
EVERETT. George E.. Ravenna, Ohio.