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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31

There has been. no slackening in
the German pressure and violent as
saults against the Anglo French po-
sitions continue all along the line,
on both fanks of the salient and in
the center.
BY striking out northwest Of Sois-
sons the Germans have now extend
ed the Aisne-Marne battle front up
I'll it is practically linked up with
the Picardy theater of lighting. This
means that the double battle line is
nearly 100 miles long. although
there have been no important op-
erations upon the Picardy plains for
more thala-IaQnth- --.--.,.-..e e-..
Gen. F'och has begun to strfke
back at the Germans with vigorous
counter blows and the French have
already captured ThillOis, three
miles northwest Of Rheims.
The Germans are still trying TO
claim to have reached a point south
Of Ferre en- Tardenois, approximate
~ 20 miles southwest of Rheims.
Near Local Objective.
As the battle line stands, the Ger
mans are only about three miles
from Coucy le Chateau, which
French military critics regard as
one Of their chief local objectives.
the main objective being the Paris
Chalons railway.
The mighty battle has now be-
come a struggle between reserve
armies. according 20 English war
critics. 1t is estimated that the Ger
mans have already thrown nearly
500, 900 men into the engagement
and how many more they hold in
reserve cannot be estimated, owing
10 the secrecy of the German troop
movements under cover of darkness.
The struggle between the Aisne
and the Marne has now reached its
fifth day with no lessening in its vio-
lence. While the Teutonic hordes
have been slowed up they have
made slight gains and it is estimated
that their advance from last Mon
day morning has now reached near
~ p miles. While maintaining
strong pressure on the center Hin
denburg has been making frantic eff
forts 10 widen the 1anks Of the Ger
man salient and no doubt is part Of
his plan 10 Try TO outhank the
French defending Rheims and the
French army standing At the ex-
treme southern end of the Picardy
front
Holds World Interest.
World interest still remains cen
tered upon the field Of combat be
tween Rheims ana scissors to the
exclusion Of all other arenas Of ac-
ton. This not only arises from the
magnitude Of the action between
the Aisne and Marine and the mo-
mentous results which impend. but
from the fact that activities on the
Picardy and Flanders battle fields
have died down 70 a minimum. Only
raiding operations have taken place
in Flanders. while artillery has play
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
GERMANS ATTEMPT
TO PIERCE CENTER.
nternationaI News Service

international News Service
PARIS. May 81. - The gigantic
battle in the region between Rheims
and scissors continues 10 rage un-
abated The allies today were firmly
holding both wings while the Ger
mans continued 90 attempt 20 press
forward in the center
French wounded who already have
begun TO reach the capital an eX-
press firm confidence in the ability
OF the allied armies 10 check the
German advance. The crown prince g
army. they declared, is paying dearly
for every foot Of ground that it
gains. The wounded for the most
part are suffering from only slight
injuries
Finds stubborn Resistance.
Every hour that passes sees the
preparations for the checking or the
German advance. The crown prince.
who il is believed. is endeavoring 10
crash through the Marne. viii find
his path barred by the most stub
born resistance the German armies
have ever encountered.
French airmen are giving great
assistance 10 the allied armies They
are cooperating on big scale and
are aiding greatly in slowing up the
German advance This is being
done i'm spite OF the fact that the
Germans have concentrated more OF
their airmen on this battle front
than they have ever brought to-
gether before.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
Authorize Raise on all
Indiana I11terurba71s

The new ordsr follows closely on
the heels OF the order from Sec'v
OF the Treasury McAdoo. i'm which
steam railroads are granted "A three
cent mile passenger basic rate.
The commission order points out
that one reason It is desired 70 take
such a general step a. this time is
20 safeguard the three cent a mile
business Of the steam roads To some
extent, 81 that the governments war
r-. euu~s ia th-- crisis win b- k-pt
as nearlE stable a~ possible The
o1mmi issiOn' order also indicates
that further increases in rates t0 the
interurbans may he necessary. after
results of the present order become
aVaila ble-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
NEXT DRAF 7
To BE CALLED
ON JUNE a
Call Will be For 100000
Men. All Fighters, Spe-
ciaIiStS Being Sum-
mOned Later.
international News Service :;

News Service:
WASHINGTON, May 81. -
The next draft of selective ser
vice men will be for 800, 700, il
was learned at the war depart
ment today. The men will be
called June "a and the move
ment TO the camps will last FIVE
days This is the largest num-
her OF men called 10 the Colors
at one time since the original
draft Of $4,000 last year.
The 500, ,OO0 called out June "a
will be trained for lighting. Calls
for specialists will be made sep
arately. IL is believed that all
of the 100000 will be taken from
class IA.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
Nevs.Tines specisl service :

Nevs-Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nav sI.-
The public service commission OF
every interurb ban company operating
within the state, has authorized
these companies TO increase their
basic rate Of passenger fare 10 , IL
cents a mile The order is entered
as a war emergency measure and is
to continue i'm effect at the pleasure
Ot the commission. some few inter
tban~ already mad been granted Tie
privilege % increase the basic rate
from two cents "a mile 10 > l-2 cents
"a mile and the new order of the
commission applies generally
throughout the state.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
HUNS CARRY
FRIGHTFULNESS
TO WOUN NOED
American Sergeant Describes
Vicious Attack on Red
Cross Units by the Kal-
Ser'S BarbarlanS.

international News Service
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
OK THE FRENCH BATTLE
FRONT. May 30 r. delayed --
Baked i'm their effort 20 attack
Paris the Germans have extended
their campaign of air fuehtfulness
10 nearly every town and hamlet be-
tween the American lines on the
Picardy front and Paris, including
Red Gross hospitals
ON Wednesday nisht the Germans
made their second raid against a
large town in the rear OF our lines.
where they attempted to bomb
nearly score ~ hospitals hlied
with wounded French and American
soldiers
A previous raid had been made on
Tuesday night
Sergeant Describes Attack.
sAhother evioence Of the inhffnlais-
ttv of German airmen was provided
YESTERDAY when three American
ammlances each CARRYING wouuoed
men. were wrecked by homb drop-
ped Hy Hun flyer. Sergt ethan
Weue-. OF SAN Francisco. gives this
graphic description OF the eNper-
ierca
'.1nree smHulauceS We're in our
train coming from the front and the
boches bombed us and the villages
aIong the entire route. was on
the first seat of the front ambulance
with pvt Robert A Bowman Of CAL
weston Tex. driving We had two
,,.o-rr5e5 American soldiers on litters
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
WANATAH JUSTICE HELD
FOR DRAFT VIOLATIONS
LnLernaL-1nlI - SerrIla

InternatlonlI News Service.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Nav 31.-
Justice Wolf. OF Wanatah Laporte
county. charged with violations OF
the conscription law. arrested by
federal officials yesterday was
bruusht here today aud LODGED in
the Marion county j4IL Wolf jus
tice of The peace. and was one of
the men Indicted bN the recent fed
ersl -rard jury THE indictments
Werc kept secret pending the arrest
he viii bs arrsisned June 6.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
ASSERT GERMANS DIDN'T
CAPTURE RUSSIAN FLEET

International News Service:
AMSTERDAM. May 31.-The
Germans did not capture the Rus
only few Russian merchant ships,
according TO the Rehenische West
phalian Zeitung. The Russian feet,
il was declared, made good its es-
pc from Sebastopol and was later
blown up by Russian sailors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
German Claims.


The German war office in an Of
acial statement last night claimed
ro have reached and passed Fere On
Tardenois This represents the adj
vance in the very center of the line
of from four 20 five miles since We'd
nesdaE-
The French war office. in IT'S latest
report. said the Germans have been
prevented from advancing beyond
SaIs-ons. whica was abandoned tO
chem Dg th- French after heavy
losses had been iuuisted upon lh~
invaders To the northwest or
Rheims. -n- allies are ais" holtins
their positions.
The Germans claim 90 have cap
tured $4,000 prisoners TO data
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
Northwest of
Soissons Extends
Line Into Picard1
International News Service f:

While pressing forward for slight distance the the
Germans have operations the ASneMarne
tie field to the northwest SoSons attacking French positions
between COucy le Chateau and the Oie river.
The Germans about three miles from the Mane
river the of their decisive defeat the of 1914
when Paris saved from KuCks hOrdeS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31

International News Service.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. May aI--
The American labor mission which
has hcen abroad several weeks. re-
turned 10 this port today
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
AUSTRIAN TORPEDO PLANT
DESTROYED BY SABOTAGE

international Nrp = service
ZURICH MAY 3i-The White
-ead torpedo works az s. Poelten.
Austria. have been DESTROYED by sa-
.ataee. according to advices received
aaav italian workmeu are believed
ID s- responsible
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
rRrNCm GENERAI. kmLED.

f.f-.uafIuUfI News Service
PARIS May eI--The death OF
en Pierre dos VsIheres in action
Il Soiseo1s was officially snnoanced
hers tadsI.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
ARMY EXPERTS
CONCERNED BY
MUNITION LOSS
German Reports indicate AL
lies Could Not Withdraw
Artillery to Prevent
Capture.
InternationaI News Service .

International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May 51-Army
experts here today we're concerned
over reports that the Germans, in
their smashing drive at scissors and
toward the Marne. claim 10 have
captured large quantities OF muni-
tions. cannon and other war ma
terials. Up 10 the present there had
been strong hopes entertained that
despite the severity OF the German
s-ttack the allied forces had succeed
81 in Withdra wing their artillery
IL is accepted now. however. that
this was not the case. there being
no disposition to question the Ger
man claim, although there is as vet
no confirmation from allied sources.
However. IL is expected that every
effort Will be made 20 replace this
artillery at once. There is a good
J., reserve supply both in France and
England and 10 VIII be rushed 20 the
front while the American factories
will get busy replacing IL and storing
Up additional reserves for the time
uf need.
ncial circles today that the Ameri-
can forces in France will take very
uecided part in the present lighting.
There are many well trained units
available behind the lines who can
be brought into action. while the
Picardy army very likely will remain
"a here II is
100. 900 in Picardy.
In Picardy there are more than
100. eco Americans. but they are a
Part OF the Anglo-French reserves
held there 90 Illustrate any attempt
on the part OF the Germans TO break
through toward the channel ports.
rhev very likely will remain there.
Tut IL is expected that the other
American units who are south OF the
A1arne either will be used as a part
~ the reserves now being sent by
he French in the Soissons-Rheims
.ector or will be sent 20 the other
tarts OF the front 10 replace veteran
trench forces that will be used
gainst the Germans. However, Of
rcials here generally believe that the
Americans will be used in the pres
ut fight.
Want Foothold at Marnc-
Army experts here believed that
Inc present German objective is TO
md "A foothold i'm the valley OF the
A1arne. such success naturally
would open up way directly toward
Paris. but there was strong con
rdence that before very many hours
ne German advance viii he com
.leteIy checked
The French lines are reported I'm
The overnight dispatches 90 the war
department. as holding soidly west
~ SCISSORS and alons the western
rank of the OiSe river The German
sdvance m the center was believed
"a be slowing zap materially and IN
he vicinity OF Rheims constant at
scks were neiu- repulSed This was
specially gratifying. the military
-Nperts said in view of the fact that
ne French reserves had experienced
ousiderab able diHcultv IN getting 10
he exposed points while the Ger
mans have been able to utilize all
sf their reserves to the utmost riSht
f~ou the start Of the present move
-eut
Absolutely no figures on tho losses
IN either side have reached Wash
1ctcn.
All estimates simply place The
German casualties an more than
tiea" those ~ The allies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31

ed the chief role or the Picardy
front during the past "a hours.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-31
THE WEATHER

Indiana - Fair tonlcht. and prob
q bIv Saturday. little change in tem-
perature
Nfichican-I-nsettIe tonight and
saturday: probably showers
Evening star., 1918-11-26
GEN. HARRY R. ANDERSON
Is DEAD'AT AGE OF rs

Brig. Gen. Harry r. Anderson. sew
enty-five years old. died Friday at his
apartment at the Toronto.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon. Interment was at Ar
lington cemetery, with military hon.
ors. The palbearers were Gen. ]. L.
Clens, Gen. Anson Mills. Gen. e. D.
Dimick. Admiral Charles E. Clark, Ad-
miral Mason. Gen. s. Pratt, Gov. Hall
and Gen. Medorum Crawford
Gen. Anderson was born in Circle
vile. Ohio, January 20. 1874. He was
appointed captains clerk in the United
States Navy October Is. 1863, when
seventeen years of age. and served in
the Navy until July /. 1864. when he
was appointed a cadet in the United
States Military Academy. He was ap-
pointed a captain of the 9Th United
States Volunteer Infantry April %.
1865, and was honorably mustered out
June IL, 1866. March Z. 1867, he was
appointed second lieutenant Of the 9Th
Infantry. He was transferred to the
4th Artillery July II. 1869. in which
he served up to the Spanish-American
war
During his services with the 4th
Artillery he served through the vari-
Gus Indian campaigns, as the Sioux,
Nez Perce and Modoc. He was serv-
ing as Gen. Canby's aid when Gen.
Candy was killed in the lava beds.
During the Standardization war
Gen. Anderson served in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Evening star., 1918-11-26
SEEK TO CONVICT
, BY Teeth MARKS
Witness in Eva Roy Case Is
Not Sure They Were
Halls.

FAIRFAX COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
November 26.-Eforts to prove that
teeth marks found on Eva Roy's
body. after she was murdered August
6. were those of Lou Hall, accused
of the crime. were made by Common
wealth Attorney C. Vernon Ford. in
the trial today.
Two doctors were questioned on the
stand and neither would swear that
it was an actual fact that the teeth
marks were those of Lou Hall Dr.
Ford Swetnam, who examined the
body ten days after the girl was
murdered. when asked by the prose-
cution if the marks on the girls body
We're those of Lou Hall, replied:
in my opinion they could have
been put there by his teeth"
Walter Oliver attorney for the de-
fendant. interjected, DIR. Swetnam,
viii You swear that the teeth marks
found on the girls body are those of
Lou Hall?"
Il am not willing to swear that
they are" replied DR.. Swetnam. but
in my opinion they could have been.''
DR.. F. NJ. Brooks, who examined
the girls body after the murder was
committed. was on the stand to testi-
fy as to the extent of his medical
Investigation in the case.
In the course of the trial Mrs. Mary
Taylor. mother of Halls wife. testi-
fed that her daughter left Hall with
their baby and came to the mothers
home and lived in June, 1918. She
also said Hall came to take his wife
back. but that the father-in-law W
drove Hall off at the point of a re-
Noiver-
when asked hy Halls atfornev II
Hall persuaded his wife to come
back to him. Mrs. Taylor admitted
that she and the baby went back to
Hall some time before he was ac-
cused of the crime.
Miss Fila Dobson. who lives near
the Hall home. testified that Hall
told her one day that Peter Roy.
father of the murdered girl. "ought
not to let his daughter tend the COWS
alone.
Evening star., 1918-11-26

Two new ministers to the United
States were presented to Secretary
Lansing today. They were Jacob The
Netherlands, who was presented by
DR.. w. H. De Beaufort, charge of the
legation. and Don Bertram Matthew.
from Chile, who was presented by
Senior Don Varela.
Mr.. Cremer arrived in Washington
last evening. Today he established
himself at the legation. 1401 18th
street.
Minister cremer, in a talk with
Newspaper men in New York yester-
day, just before his departure for
Washington. declared that millions of
the common people of Holland always
added that Holland never would be-
come a republic within the life of
the generation because of the love
of the Dutch people for Queen Viii.
Orange.
Deprecates Talk Of Revolution.
Mr.. cremer made light of reports
of threatened revolution in Holland
and attributed stories of the possible
abdication Of Queen Wilhelmina to
Pieter Jelles Troelstra, a pro-German
lower house, whose proposition, he
said, was turned down abruptly by
the people. and probably never will
be again brought up"
The status OF the former Emperor of
Germany and his son, the ex-crown
prince, was dismissed by the Dutch
diplomat with the remark that both
were "interned" and that the length
of their stay could not be determined.
He laughingly added that Holland
would have preferred Switzerland
should have had the questionable
honor of being chosen as an asylum
for the deposed royalties.
President Wilson's fourteen points"
in his demands upon Germany, Mr..
Cremer said he believed, were of such
"a strong nature that adherence to
them in their general substance would
make for the benefit Of all free peo-
pies.
Mr.. Cremer at present is a senator
of Holland and prior to this appoint
ment had held many important posts
under the Dutch government. He
formerly was secretary Of state for
the colonies. Accompanying him to
Washington. in addition to his wife, is
Prof. Van Vollenhoven of Leyden Uni
versity.
Evening star., 1918-11-26
"FREEDOM OF SEAS"
DEFINITION SOUGHT
CONTINUED from First Page.)

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ton of the position of American in
dustry.
The unfortunate thing, however. is
that the President has not seen fit to
take into his confidence the leaders
of the republican party. who could
do much. when they knew his views.
to make Mr.. Wilson an even more
powerful factor at the peace table
Brooks and others writers in British
newspapers are saying that, while
Mr.. Wilson is a large international
figure personally, he must submit the
treaty to the American Senate for
ratification. and in that body he will
In order to make foreign govern
ments realize that the last election
was not a reputation of all the
things America has stood for since
she entered the war and was chiefly
domestic quarrel. in which the in
Congress in dealing with domestic
questions was strongly denounced by
the country, the course that IS being
urged upon the President now is one of
conference and common counsel with
his opposition.
II the President could go to the
peace conference with the outspoken
support Of the leaders Of the repub-
lican party. and if they know even in
conference just what he. plans to do
there would be no doubt of a united
America and no chance for any for
eign interest to make capital out of
divisions in American opinion. An
agreement on essentials between Mr..
Wilson and the republican leadership
would mean the removal of obstacles
to the ratification of the treaty or
treaties which must ultimately be
submitted to the Senate.
The President personally has not
been on good terms with some Of the
republican leaders, but conference
with the entire membership of the
Senate foreign relations committee
and a frank discussion with them of
his plans would do more to promote
the interests Of the United States at
the peace table Just now than any
thing else; and it IL inconceivable
that Mr.. Wilson will allow personali-
ties to interfere with the policies Of
the United States government at q
moment when all Americans must
stand together for America.
Evening star., 1918-11-26
NO TRACEFOUND
OF missing GIRL
Police Seeking Whereabouts
of Frances Vaughan, IS,
Gone Since Friday.

Neither the police nor Ser mother,
Mrs. John NJ Brownell. so6 I street.
have been able to learn the where
abouts of Frances Olive Vaughan, the
f1fteen-year-old sophomore of Central
High School, who disappeared last
Friday.
Mature beyond her years and pass
ing easily for eighteen years. pretty
and refined, it is thought by Mrs.
Brownell who is heartbroken. that
the girl is either working somewhere
as a telephone operator, at which she
has had experience. or has gone to
the home of her grandmother in New
Haven, Conn.
Two other clues also have presented
themselves. One deals with love af-
fair the girl had with young man
near Spring Creek, Tenn. The other is
that she has been enticed to st. Pet
ersburg. Fla, by a woman who room
ed at the Brownell home last sum-
mer.
Telegraphs Father Of Swain.
For time the love affair took up
the attention of the mother. When
she learned last Friday by making in
quiries at Central High School that
the girl had not been there that day,
she telegraphed the father Of the
young man with whom her daughter
was known to be in love.
A reply was received to the effect
that the young man was at his home
and had not heard from the girl for
two weeks.
Mrs. Browne1 conjectured that a
marriage had been planned and that
Frances had started for Tennessee to
meet her lover, but that the timely
telegram sent the boys father inter-
fered with plans.
For some time, according to Mrs.
Brownen. Frances appeared discon-
tented Why, Mrs. Brownell said,
she could not explain because at all
times the mother had been indulgent
with her. giving her all the money
and everything else she needed.
She willed and responded" said
Mrs. Brownell.
"She had but few. if any, girl
friends said Mrs. Brownell. ''She
was home girl in every sense Of
tractive.
Mother Had a Premonition.
Ildu q VI SLlOhlIIO4 lAoI Sh0 Woo
going away, and this was strength
ened by a dream. I had asked her a
couple of times what disturbed her.
but she denied she was troubled.
From what I have been able to
learn since she went away. however,
she was in love with a young man
who had been here visiting last sum-
mer. He was from Tennessee and
the same age almost to the day as
Frances. Both were about month
under sixteen years. but matured
for beyond their years.
Last Friday morning she left home
at $40 o'clock. presumably for school.
taking with her her umbrella and
raincoat. 1t was not raining, and
became inquisitive. She explained
that it might rain.
"In the afternoon I became fearful
lest she had gone away. and my hus-
band and myself went to the high
school to call for her. She had not
Evening star., 1918-11-26

e. venable and II. Nolda- These men
were appointed by John B. Dickman.
president of the Central Labor Union.
when the life Of man Is at stake,
said one speaker, 'and when that man
is a worker for organised labor, and
its most sincere and ardent friend, we
must choose some action stronger
than a mere passive resolution to the
Governor of California"
Strike Deemed Unwise.
A general strike here was deemed
unwise. except as a very last resort,
owing to the relations between the
government and labor, which are diff
ferent from those between contractors
and labor. especially in war times, it
was pointed out.
Just what action the committee will
recommend to the Central Labor
Union was not indicated, but some
thing drastic is expected, owing to
the evident desire on the part Of all
for some expression exceeding mere
resolution.