, 1918-06-20

mer strokes or n hun ngntlng ma
chine. The German authorities cannot
deny their severe losses in this often
sive, and, with General Won Stein, Prus-
sian minister of war, as their mouth
piece, have striven to reassure the
people by a series of f~alsehoods con-
corning the allies. First they issued
the statement hat the Americans in
the battles about Chateau Thierry and
in Belleau wood had been defeated and
practically wiped out, though at the
very time those same dashing marines
were driving the enemy further and
further to the west and north. Then
Won Stein, addressing the reichstag,
asserted that Foch's reserves no longer
exist, having been thrown into the
fight, together with the available
Americans, in vain counter-attacks
after the crown princes advance had
come to a halt on the Marine. The en-
tente, he added, Is beginning to admit
heavy defeat and is comforting its peo-
pie with having the help Of America.
The German press adds that the SUBJ
marine raid in American waters stop
ped the sending Of our troops to
France.
The public may rest assured that all
of these statements are absolute lies,
easily refuted did space permit. They
probably are necessary because of the
growing distress of the German people
over their losses and their distrust of
their leaders.
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The allied aviators gained new lau-
rels during the battle of last week, de-
stroying several scores of German
planes, bombing their trenches and
munition stations and raking their
troops and transports with machine
gun fire from low attitudes. In this
the American ~aviators played an in
creasingly important part, as well as
doing fine work on their own especial
sector north Of Toul.
Not yet ready to start their new
drive In Italy, the Austrians continued
to concentrate great masses of troops
there. The point Of attack was not
revealed. but the Italians kept them
busy with big raids. On Monday the
italian naval forces performed q nota-
BILE exploit. Two torpedo boats raid
ed an Austrian naval base zeal the
Dalmatian islands. making their way
among the enemy vessels and torpedo
Ing n big battleshlp, which sank
with a loss of more than 80 lives. An
other battleship was damaged, and the
little vessels then returned to their
base In safety. It is said the italians
have built a "sea tank" long and mar
row, which a cut Its way through the
steel netting with which the Austrian
ports are protected. Possibly this was
used In the Dalmatian raid.
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Having. ts thew believe. comn,ete,v
bdu Russia and most NJ u~xrainia
and having made a friend of Finland
the Germans are reported to he trans
nortinp ran,dIv to tho yast front oil
their troons except small data
loft IN keen order Rut all ~ tho Rns.
slams arc NOT crushed FOR now tha can
tral committees of the constit,,t,ona
democrafs who wers onsted nv the
bolsheyiki' have annealed N America
md tbe entente nowors 70 sand an In
t-arnanonai arnov 20 puss,o 80 ,or.hat
tha carmans Tha oomm,,toa nraad
tho. tha a,d na cont hr WOW - s,har,o
90 tbot a. MIGHT er.t co-onaroto with
General Semenoff. who is stilI fighting
on the M%anchurtan border. and then
with the Cossack chiefs. The matter
was s~eriously considered but in wash
lngton II was announced that Presi-