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New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Italians, Aided BY
French, Capture
500 Prisoners

WASHINGTON, July An official
dispatch from Rome to-day says the
Italian and French forces on the Asiago
Plateau in capturing Monte di Val Bella
took $500 Austrian prisoners.
successful surprise attacks in the
Gludlcaria Valley and on the left side
OF the Piave on +he salient of Montello
also were reported. Hostile arplanes
raided several cities on the Venetian
Plain, but without doing material dam
age. The dispatch follows:
"Operations during the night of
June 20 and 80 and during June 80: On
The Altipiano of Asiago, our troops,
with the cooperation of some French
detachments, enlarged our yesterdays
successes, wrestling Monte d Val Bella,
Col del Rosso and the peak of Echele,
which were tiercely defended by nu-
craous units. The number of prisoners
counted up to the present moment are
more than l,500 and over fifty officers.
Several machine guns, trench mortars
and guns were taken.
"All along the whole front our sur
prise attacks were very fortunate, espc-
cialiy in the Giudicaria and on the left
side of the Piave on the salient of Mon
tello, resulting in the capture OF sew
eral prisoners. Enemy detachments at
tempting to attack Giudicaria and on
the Sugana and Grappa were broken
under our heavy fire. The activity Of
the artillery Was very intense all along
the Brenta River on both sides. Recon
noitrlng enemy airplanes were obliged
to flee by our chasing squadrons.
Last night enemy machines raided
several cities on the Venetian Plain,
dropping some bombs, without however.
causing any damage or victims"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02

and Cllgnon, and Vinly is on the
latter river. The Germans pene-
tratcd into this section toward the
end of the Marine offensive, when
they shifted their attack west
They took Neuilly-St. Front at that
time and pushed on in the direction
Of La Fcrtc Milon. Nov they arc
being driven back toward Neuillv-
St.-Front.
The French attack Sunday morn
ing was on Il line running north
west from Passy-en-Valois. German
counter attacks were repelled there
yesterday. Constant pressure is
being exertcd by Foch in this sec
tor-from the Ourcq southeast to
Chateau Thierry. Vinly is slightly
to the west Of Bussiares, and all the
way from Bussiares to Bouresches
French and American forces have
been steadily recovering strong de-
fensive positions which fell to the
Germans in The first days of June.
In the last month this sector has
seen more betwecn-offensives fight
ing than any other on the West
front.
News fIom Russia points more
clearly than ever to the ending of
the so-called peace" episode. The
Czecho-Slovaks are reported to have
dissolved the Soviet Council in
Vladivostok, bringing that section
OF Eastern Siberia openly under
pro-Ally control. The Germans have
occupied Tiflis, in the Caucasus. and
are using it as base to mobilize
German and loyal Austro Hun
garlan cx-prisoncrs drifting south
from Siberia. General Alexieff is
said to be organizing new Cos
sack army in the territory of the
Don Cossacks, which German forces
have invaded. If he succeeds. il
would be possible for him to get
into touch with the Czecho-Slovaks
Who have entered European Russia
at Ekaterinburg. Firms and Ger
mans are marching into CareIia to
take over the Murmansk railroad
which is policed at its northern end
by Allied soldiers and marines.
The peace" for which Lenine be-
trayed Russia is taking fight. Civil
war and foreign intervention are
already at hand. From the military
point Of view things cannot chanrc
for the worse, so far as the Allies
are concerned. Nothing could be
less advantageous to them or more
advantageous to Germany than the
situation which has existed since rho
signing of the treaty of Brest-
Litovsk.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Military Comment
BY William J.. Mcpherson

ME- present oTensive-d defensive
policy Of the Allies was en-
phasized again yesterday both
IN France and in Italy. 1t is policy
which worries the enemy and at the
same time results in strengthening
the positions from which new Teu-
ton offensive must be met.
Germany must logically retain
the initiative in France for the rest
OF this campaign. Her plans for
breaking the military power of the
Allies, capturing bases on which
they set High value and, if possi-
Bile, destroying the cohesion be-
tween the British and the French
forces are still only partially
worked out. Ludendortf must con-
tlnue to strike and Foch to parry.
foch has evidently no big counter
offensive up his sleeve. 1t would be
poor strategy and poor economy for
the Allies to take the offensive until
they attain decided numerical
superiority through the arrival Of
the armies which America is pre-
pared to furnish by the end of this
year. A big scale offensive must be
organized months ahead. Luden-
dorff had to begin setting the stage
Tor his spring and summer opera
tlons as long ago as December last
j.. The Italians executed another
brilliant "nibb!ing' operation YES
terday in the Asiago Plateau sector.
On Sunday they took Monte di Val
Bella and held it against Austrian
counter attacks. Yesterday thew
stormed the Col del Rosso and the
Col di Chelo. About 1000 prison.
ers were captured. The Austrians
fought stubbornly, but had to re-
tire. Vienna has announced Off
cially the loss of Monte di Val Bella
ana Col del Rosso. The capture of
these three important heights helps
greatly to secure the foothold of the
Italians in the Alps north of Treviso
Ihey now have little more of the
elbow room which they so sorelv
needed. Additional operations of
this sort are to be expected, for the
Italian fighting spirit is now verv
keen.
The French followed up their
successful drives of Friday and
Sunday on the west side of the
Alsne-Marno salient by ano ther
drive yesterday morning below the
Ourcq River. They advanced on
flve-mile front, between Passy-en-
Valols and Vainloup, crossing at
some points the railroad which r,,ns
south from Chevy to vinly. Chezy
is between the little rivers Allaut
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Member of Prussian House
of Lords Outlines Terms
of Teutons
Britain to Lose Fleet
Also Must Give Up Gibraltar
America to Help
Pay

PARIS, July 1.-Great Britain mus
turn over its war fleet to GERMANY
return Gibraltar to Spain and restore
Egypt and the Sucz Canal to Turkey
Great Britain, France and the un;+od
states must pay Germany an indemnity
of at least $45 100000, 900. BELGIUM
and French territory must be surren-
dered.
These are among the conditions in
cluded in the German peace programme
published in "The Nachrichten" of
Goerlitz, Prussia, by Count Room. a
member Of the Prussian House OF
Lords, according to a Havas dispatch
from Basle, Switzerland.
Count Room says Germany is en-.
TITLED to the following terms because of
Is strength and until they are realized
there should be no armistice and no
cessation of submarine warfare:
Annexation of Belgium, with admin
lstratlVe au 'nomy in the interior
Would Annex Flanders Coast
independence of Flanders.
annexation or the entire Flanders
coast, incl luding Calais.
Annexation of the Briey and Lonrwv
basins and the Toul Belfort and Yer
dun regions eastward
Restitution to Germany of all her
colonies, including Kaio-Chau.
Great Britain to ceds to Germany
such naval bases and coaling stations
as Germany designates.
Great Britain must return Gibraltar
to Spain. cede its war fleet to Germany.
restore Egypt to Turkey and the Sue
Canal to Turkey.
TO Restore Constantine
Greece must be resstablished under
former King Constantine with frontiers
as before the war.
:, Austria and Bulgaria will divide
Serbia and Montenegro.
Great Britain, France and the Unit
ed States must pay oil of Germany
war costs, the indemnity being a min
lmum of s45,OO0,oO0.0 They also
must agree to deliver raw materials
immediately
Franco and Belgium are to remain
occupied at their expense until tho
conditions arc carried out.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02

up they cheered although they had
been drifting about for thirty six
hours, and mad for susteuance only
ships biscuits and water which they
brought from the sinking vessel They
were wonderfully amused at an incl
dent in which the captain figured.
When he was certain that the vessel
was sinkinf, Sylvester made dash Tor
has cabin and brought out pipe and
tin of tobacco. Each man in turn
had pull at the pipe. but the tobacco
was of little use because it got water
soaked
The commander, telling of the cir
cumstances of the sinking. as he
learned them from the survivors, made
1T quite clear that this was another
instance of sinking at sight, and that
1t was obviously intended to follow the
policy of "leave no trace" for when
last seen the submarine was apparent
ly shelling in the darkness one of the
seven boats launched
Boat Caught in Whirlpool
One boat, in which there were twelve
nursing sisters, was seen to capsze.
The sisters were thrown out and were
clther crowned directly or caught be-
meath the boat. A Canadian sergeant,
who was in the same boat, managed to
crawl on the keel.
Nothing had been seen of the re-
naming five boats. Whether or not
they had been destroyed by shelliire,
the commander of the Lysander could
not say. The submarine vas observed
charging wreckage, on which might
have been survivors, and in the locality
where it was likely some of the boats
were drifting
The little craft with the nurses was
not far from the stern of the sinking
hospital ship. When the steamer went
down stern first the boat was carried
under by the whirlpool created The
commander of the Lysande', describing
the ferocty of the submarine com
mander, said:
"A Canadian sergeant (surgeon y
was dazed with the buffeting he had
received and was badly bruised When
the overturned boat got near the sub
marine the sergeant climbed aboard in
q very exhausted condition. He
thought it was a rescue. hut he was
seized by one OF the submarine officers
and thrown back like handbag"
The commander, in general review
of the circumstances, says that Captain
Sylvester knew nothing about subma-
rlne being in the vicinity. He did not
at lrSC reallZe tnat ne had been tor
pedoed. He could not use his wireless
and tried to get the emergency dynamo
to work, but there was no time.
AFTER the submarine charged into
the wreckage," says the, commander.
from what | have heard | firmly be-
lieve that the submarine tried to ram
the survivors boat, and thought it had
done so.
AS far as can be ascertained one
stokcr was observed on the upper deck
just as the ship was disappearing. We
have since been cruising in the neigh
borhood, but not single speck Of
OF any kind was seen. 1t
must. OF course, be remembered that it
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
British Consolidate
Nelu Line on Height
Overlooking Ancre
lSu TIE lssOclutcd Prcsal

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, July LIN last nights sue
cessful minor operation north Of Al
bert the British attacked the German
lines near Bouzincourt and forced the
enemy back from an important posi-
ton on the high ground southeast of
that town.
The Germans have been holding the
tip end of the crest here. which over
looks the valley of the Ancre around
Albert and the hamlet of Avcluy
In order to force the enemy from this
elevation, last nights attack was un-
dertaken at $3.50 o'clock.
The drive was entirely successful, and
the British this morning have consoli-
dated themselves in the new defences.
which included virtually all of the
highest ground, as we'll as some further
to the southwark.
The Germans heavilN bombarded the
British positions in the territory west
of Aveluy Wood this morning, but thus
far no hostile infantry attack has been
reDOrtod
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
American Officer
Wounded as Enemy
Fiier Attacks Auto
cEp The .lssocicfcd Press,

;. :, WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
+ RANCE Sunday, June 3o.-An
American lieutenant colonel and two
other officers had thrilling cxpe-
fiencc Friday night with German air
piare The Americans wcrc travelling
along road in an automobile when
an enemy aviator fired on them with
his machine gune
The chauffeur attempted to outrun
the enemy airplane, while bullets
rained all about the automobile. The
Lieutenant colonel found a way out Of
the tichhsh situation by turning off
the lights and stopping The auto
mobile. Before this could be done.
however, one of the other officers was
wounded slightly
The enemy airplanc tiually few
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Czecho~Slavs Take Field
In Battle For Liberty
Poincare Reviews Regiment Vanguard of Army Expected
to Join Allies to Fight for Freedom of Bohemia
Siesia and Other Countries

were of horizon blue and their helmets
like those Of the poilus, although closer
inspection revealed faces under the hel-
NETS with swarthy checkbones and high
and deep set eyes-a type you might find
IN the Pennsylvania coal fields. In fact
many came from America, but the ma.
JorIty are from Russia, where, during
the carly part of the war, they fought
with the Serbians or Russians. A few
were from the French Foreign Legion
and now were taking their places in
tnelr own ranks.
Each man pledged his faith in the
horizontal stripes Of the red and white
flag bearing the arms Of the four old
wn-trodden nations. He took the
oath knowing that capture by the
enemy would mean his death
Sang Ancient Czech Songs
After the ceremony group of
chosen singers surrounded the Presi
dental party, Pichon and other min
listers. generals and officers, singing
the ancient Czech songs of the fiji
teenth century.
The chorus Of one of these was:
Fight, fight. Leave no life in any
enemy The ceremony to- day, al
though only regiment was involved,
may be Of the utmost Importance. tt
slgnalicd the vanguard Of what later
may be a large Czccho- Slav force on
the Western front.
Thousands Of its comrades at this
moment are crossing Siberia toward
Nladivostok, whence they will sail 10
France to swell the ranks Of an army
which. it is we'll within the bounds Of
reason. possibly at some future day
may march back to Bohemia, Siesia,
.S'ovatia and Moravia with their long
lost victory.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
By Wilbur Forrest
Especial Cable TO The Tribune)


Copyright. 1913 by The Tribune Assocation)
|, WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, June
3O.-lt may develop, since new history
is in the making, that Bohemia, Silesa,
Moravia and Slovatia were reborn to-
day. If such develops, the scene of
their birth will be pretty, bewldered
field in Eastern France with back
ground of green trees on the edge of a
little French town, with every house
and its streets decorated with the flags
OF France and those of the four ancient
Czecho-Slav nations which are begin
ming their battles anew for freedom
against the oppressive heel of the Aus
tro- Hungarans.
In this field under the mid morning
sun were ranged along the trees a
regiment of volunteer Czecho- Slavs,
received it's flag Of freedom from the
President Of the French Republic, then
pledged themselves with uprased hands
and repeating in chorus the words OF
their oath, which meant as much to
them as the Declaration meant to those
assembled in Liberty Hall, on July d.
l776.
Reviewed by PoincarG
As President Poincarc passed in re-
view before the regiment there was
nothing outwardly distinguishing them
from French regiments. Their uniforms
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
British Take Prisoners in Raids in Italy
WESTERN FRONT
fIaig Reports Success in Local Operations

LONDON. Jy 1Fed Aorsho Hogs reports
IN FyuRc
NIGHT In successful local operation
the
also a hof
in
thirty office
DAY hostile post Aveuy Wood
the of
court A few in
u
machine
that locality hostile Off
rthoAb
of Rohccq
Canal.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Putnam, American Ace,
Gets His Ninth Airplane
(By The Associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July First Lieutenant
David F. Putnam, Of Brookline Mass,
/: member OF an American pursuit
squadron, brought down German D-
piane near Reenieviiie. north of Toul,
last night This is The ninth enemy
machine officially credited to Lieuten-
ant Putnam. n
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
French Improve Positions at Several Points

PARIS, Jmy 1.-THE French official statements foylou:
Nt'HI-Therc alo thee
DAY Between Mortdier
raids taking twenty South Of the
South OF the ouq
German counter attacks the
MoloN resulted
holding all their
0priso -
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
The Official Statements
ITALIAN ERONT

ROME july The o6icicl to-day
the Asago Plateau
The formidable del Col Ckolo
the theatre bitter struggle throughout whole
the end the stubborn
the II our
midday
attacks Monte d Val Bella
artillery
arplancs dangy of lighting
The suffered by
exceptionally
prisoner losses thanks @ dccvenc of the
the yesterday
In
Vienna Admits Advance by Italians
VIENNA, ua July by
E'ar Office to-day:
Southeast of Aiae violent
withdrawn their a
Our land and naval
the mouth of the
without
British Take Prisoners in Raids in Italy
LONDON Jly 1.-The British official regarding opera
tionsson the Halon front Says:
the
artillery has
much destruction to the batteries and
ha>cbc and
other brought down. One machines
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Panama Elections
Pass OF Quietly

PANAMA, July 1.-The municipal
elections in Panama yesterday passed
off uneventfully. Government follow
ers refused to vote.
The policing of tho cities of Panama
and Colon by American troops CON
The legislative elections will be held
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02

Won Ardenne, writing to the Berlin
"Tageblatt," says that the desperate
Austrian attack on the Montello,
where the line bends to the west. was
undertaken with the object of drawing
off the Italian troops from the river
further down.
The writer reports that the Aus
trians Generals Bolzano and Schinnc
men were killed during this fighting.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Berlin Reports Repulse of Allied Attacks

bhhi"N' '"v THE German official statement soys
fral attacks by the Of
the sne and the Marine lively activity n,ova;1
'e" advancing on strong rcconnoitrng Near
o that
artillery preparation. They rcp,lsed
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02

The hottest sun won't t fade
it. Nor will the combination
of sun and salt sea air. Blue
serge!
One of the best travelling
suits. Keeps its shape.
Plus a pair of white fan
nels, just as good as two suits
Gray serge deserves special
mention, too.
All sizes up to 81 chest.
One-piece athletic under
wear a speciality.
Yesterdays weather put
the dampes on our Straw
Hat Sale. However, to-day's
another day and--welI, here
you are:
$l.25 gsr 1ss $500 s...
$2.25 qsr FOR $500 and $3.50 s.>.
1875 qST 1or $500, $500 and
5000 hats.
$500 pgsr FOR $500 and $1,000 hats.
Panamas that were $500
to $4,000
$3.50 to 5000 now.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
at 18th st. The at 34th St.
Four
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
at Warren at 4lst ST.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
UBoat Sinks
Hospital Ship;
234 ing

Continued from page /
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02

II was during the night of June q,
toward i0:30, that the crime occurred.
The Llandovery Castle. steaming on her
her course at some II knots. showed
the usual navigation and regulation
hospital ship lights. Under the over
cast sky she was plain to see and could
not be mistaken for anything but what
she was-a ship immune by every law
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
Big Wages for Spare Time.

Factory workers in an Ohio town
last year earned money during spare
time at the rate of 80 cents an hour.
That would be S7.36 for an eight-hour
day, $220.80 month, $2,649.60 year
That is a good deal more than fair
profit on idle hours.
What were they doing? Working In
home gardens, growing vegetables
that they and their families ate. The
manufacturing concern for which they
worked during regular hours kept an
accurate record of the tine the men
spent working in the gardens and the
value of the garden staff grown.
This matter isn't news, particularly,
1t is now many months old. But If
does seem worth mentioning just now
by way of calling the attention Of the
industrial workers of the nation to
the fact that time spent working
home gardens is not time thrown
away, that the hour they spend morn
ing or evening working the garden
yields better returns than any hour
they put In In the factory.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
No SUBSTITUTION Of Workmen.

The statement in Premier Clemen-
seau's newspaper, L'Homme Libre,
that under no circumstances will al
lied workers or soldiers replace
French workers in factories is well
timed in view of the thousands OF
noncombatants we are sending to
France in support of our armies. 1t
Is wise to allay once and for all the
fears expressed by some Frenchmen,
and encouraged, no doubt, by the
pacifists and Boloists, that American
artisans and engineers were to be
placed so as to release French work
ingmen for the trenches. Although
to Americans the idea when first adj
vanced last year was nothing but alb
surd, to the French, dstraught by
almost four years of terrible hand
to-hand conflict with the enemy, it
was disturbing in the absence of re-
iterated definition Of the real inten-
ton. The French newspapers all
may tell their readers that the United
States armies are in France to fight
and that the workingmen of the sup
porting organization are to be used
only for the belligegent purposes i'm
piled by their presence.
Neither the people of France nor
of any of our allies need fear that
their share of the actual trench fight
ing will be increased by any en-.
gineer or supply projects carried on
by us. These projects-railway build
ing, for example-will not release any
French veteran who has served his
time at the front for further service
duty.-Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26
Labor MIssIon,s Appeal.

Greater food conservation so that
the allied peoples and armies may be
fed is urged upon the American nation
in a statement by the American la.
Dor mission, appointed by President
Wilson to make comprehensive study
Of conditions In England and France,
The statement, which was cabled to
the food administration, was made just
before the mission started back to
America.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

Three more victories" by the muir
derous German U-boats are to be re-
corded. The Irish mail boat Leinster.
the Japanese liner Hirano and the
American Fargo steamship Ticonderoga
were torpfdoed. The total loss Of life
was estimated at more than 900. In
the case Of the Ticonderoga about 23O
were killed, most of them by shrapnel
fire afterthe boat had ceased to resist.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-26

Any agreed cessation of fighting at
this time, short Of the abject surren-
der of the central powers, would bit
terly disappoint the soldiers of the
allied armies and the people who are
backing them up. Foch's forces have
the Germans on the run, and If they
are permitted to follow up the Huns
on their retreat to the Meuse they will
destroy a large part of their effective
ness and capture probably half Of their
material. On the other hand an arms
tice would permit the Huns to retire
within their borders with their armies
intact and prepared to maneuver effec-
lively behind their shortened and pow
erfully fortified lines. Animated by
a spirit, not of vindictiveness, but Of
retributive justice, the men of the al
lied armies feel that no peace should