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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20

copyright, 1918, hy tho New York Times
ne ms Gh,ssgS Tribune and the Oklahoma
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
June l8-If the big French counter
attacks contributed very greatly to the
bloody check OF Won Hindenburg's
scheme Of operation between Noyon and
Mont Ddier, II may equally be said
that the work Of the French tanks was
not the least vital factor in the success
OF the counters stroke itself.
One Of the youngest captains in the
French army---hc is only 24-who COM
manded a battery OF tanks, described
their charge today.
I'VE broke all speed records down
that Hill" he said. "On the flat plateau
we made good time, but down the slope
1t was like a herd Of elephants running
amuck, across the corn fields on the
further side and into action. Before
an attack we had caught up with the
infantry who were having trouble with
the German machine guns and mus,
have been awaiting us anNiously
Effect Of Tanks.
"AS we passed a group Of officers |
saw a gray haired colonel cheering
like school boy and il was every
where the same. You know, tanks have
double effect. Their ponderous
strength stimulates our infantry as much
as II disoonecrts the enemy
1--WE then formed the equivalent ol
creeping barrage In front OF the ad-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20
BOCHE MORALE
SLuMpS BEFORE
TANK ATTACKS
French Machines Big Factor in
Success Of Counter Drive,
BY Walter Durantx-

Copyright 1918 by tho New York Times
the Chicago Tribune ana the Oklahoma
City Times
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20
Girls to Sell Stamps.

Next Saturday will be War Stamp
Day" for the business girls OF the city.
On this day they will have complete
charge of all sales at the War Savings
bank. A meeting of all the girls has
been called for o'clock tonight at the
Chamber of Commerce, when arrange
ment will be made for the drive. All
working girls are urged to be present,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20
JOHNSTON GIVES UP HIS
FUEL JOB TO CAMPAIGN

Following his plan OF resignins iron
most of the Offices he holds in order
to make his campaign for corporation
commissioner without restrsint Of
holding office. ]. II. Johnston. county
fuel administrator, yesterday submits
ted his resignation to w. d. Little ~
the state headquarters Of the fuel ad.
mnistration. Johnston has submitted
the names OF Allen Street and Baron a.
Housel with his Endorsement that they
would be capable men 10 act as fue!
administrator. ,f
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20

Of the morning. Those who attcnds1
were; Mrs. George Frederickson, Mrs
Lindiay +. Leach, Mrs A. J. NeMsna6
Mrs. Samuel II. Harris. Mfs. A. ~
Will, Mrs. John Choate, Mrs. Homer
N. Boardman, Mrs. {. 7. Ingalls, and
Mrs. Wells Miller.
a D
Mr. and Mrs c. d. Wallace OF 1924
West Nineteenth street and Mt and
Mr.. Walter d. Caldwell Of 6l0 West
Seventeenth street will enjoy the ".
formal dinner with a few guests / II
evening at the regular dinner-dance at
the Country club p
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20

downright, Isis by tho New York rimes,
the Chicago Tribune and the Oklahoma
City Times.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20
BY Edwin L. James

elyv!Eh.. 1914 ~ tn. No. Tor, Times,
~UU Times)
NTH THE AMERICAN ARMY
@ THE MARINE. June io.-Taeked
- the wall Of every army headquar-
- Is map showing the location OF
(nsmy divisions. These locations IRE
6snstantly changing and tab is kept on
German units from day to day.
This 10 done by capture OF prisoners
or by bringing In bodies, The English
method OF making identifiestions is by
laying down . heavy barrage. cutting
of the Germans. and then going over
and tskine them. The French method
ID generally by heavy raiding party
eoing into the enemy positions and
kehtiAe IL way back with prisoners.
Ansrican Have Owa Way.
But the Americans have 4 method all
their own which obviates the Use OF
barraGe and does away with costly
fights. Il Is borrowed from Indian war.
fare and consists Of stalking German
sentineis and Iistening-in in partie. in No
Mans Land and bringing ,n the needed
prisoners.
I.ient. William Zwickley today re-
ceived letter Of commendaiion iron
his general for an exploit last night in
identifying a German division before
the American positions. The iuforma-
ton which Zwiekisy gained was most
valuable. His colonel this morning
told me how il was done.
Eight In Party.
With five privates, one sergeant and
cee corporal, Zwick1ey left the Amer
lean line and crawled on his stomach
over plowed ground, along the edge
Of Q wood, until thirty yards away
from q boche post, when he heard men
talking German.
Then he crawled up until he was
twelve yards from the boche. The
lieutenant ordered his'm men TO lie In the
grass until called for and at that the
corporal went around behind the Ger
mans.
Twenty yards away from them he saw
two sentinels, fully armed. He took
one side of the path, the corporal the
other, and they erawled toward the
Germans.
German Cries "Halt."
When he was five yards away a twig
cracked under Zwickley's foot. The
German heard Il and cried: Halt"
Zwickiey replied by calling on the
boches TO surrender Then the boches
both opened rifle fire on Zwickley. who
fell, a. IL wounded, but in falling he
pulled his automatic and poured whole
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20
Business Men Harvest.

A party of lorty-five business men
went with {. X Donart into theh arvest
fields yesterday evening and shocked
100 acres of wheat. The sum of 26,S0,
received for their labor, was turned
over 10 the milk and ice fund, Mr.
Donart sent out another call for fifty
men to go out with him tonight. Thirty
men from the Ford company and five
from the Nd club worked last night.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20
Military Training Planned,

A plan FOR military training in high
school is being worked out by Superin-
tendent J. A. Whiteford, and will be
presented at an early meeting before
the board Of education The matter is
being considered and John Hope, pres
dent OF the board, has declared him
self In favor OF the plan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-20
By Ward Price.

Copyright 1,is by tho New York Times,
the Chicago Tribune and the Oklahoma
City Times)
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS, June l9.--The battle is raging
along the whole length of the 'front.'
from the high plateau of Asiago to
the Lower Piaye. As had long been
expected, the enemy's greatest pres
sure is occurring in the mountains, as,
II the enemy succeeded in breaking
through the chain of Alps, Il would
mean a withdrawal OF the army tight
ing on the Piave, . prevent their be-
ing caught in the rear
The Austrians are employing such a
large amount OF gas that the whole
hattie line is enyeloped in dense, i'm
penetrable clouds. Fortunately heavy
rain is still falling in that region,
which lessons to some extent the effects
Of the gases.
Italians Glad to Fight.
The Italians are fighting firecely,
With great dash, glad TO get at the
enemy after so many months of forced
inactivity, and with an intense desire to
regain the country deSecrated by the
enemy's invasion.
The Austrians are keeping the ltal-
ians under deadly fire, especially AIM
ing at their second lines, TO prevent The
arrival OF re-enforcements. This BON
bardment has small effect in the noun
tains, as, owing to the limited numbei
= III -
these are able to protect themselves II
dugouts excavated in the solid rock
Snow Is Piled High.
I Snow, which is still lying on th
I mountains, has heaped up into immens
oountains BY the bombardment. Italiai
poops, clothed in white overalls to pre-
vent their being seen against the white
"a hess, have now slowly advanced 10 en-
ksge the enemy in hand-to-hand fight
ing. Despite the rain, the work accom-
1iished BY the English and Italian avia
Sors is above praise. Flying low owe
Z ~ enemy troops, they have brough
oDnfusion and terror into their mids
1nn1epidiy engaging the Austrians I
4 ~ oombats and bringing down !
tG1ve hours many enemy planes, Will
an eollecting invaluable military in
foslhG1ioh. The English and Frencl
coutinGo1fa cooperate with the Italian
n psflo4 lexord and splendid spiri
,Meu Gigantic Battle.
The fishf = sssuming the character
Of I gigsntc h6ttle, owing to the ex
: s.~-:~, ne ~ hattie front which
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
English Wing
20 Hun Aeros

LONDON, June 2S.-Twenty Ger,
man airplanes wer destroyed by Brit
ish aviators in air fighting over the
western front Thursday, according to
the British official communication
dealing with aviation issued tonight.
In addition nine enemy aircraft were
forced to earth out Of control. The
British themselves lost fourteen ma.
chimes. The text of the communicas
tion follows:
"a full days work was done Thurs
day by our reconnaissance, photo
graphic and artillery machines. There
was some increase in hostile activity
in the air and more fighting occurred
Twenty German airplanes were
destroyed and nine driven down out
of control. Fourteen Of ours aresmiss-
ing.
Bombing was carried out vigor
ously behind the German lines. Twen
ty-one tons of bombs were dro-1ed
during the "a hours on railway june
tons and other targets"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
Millions Pledged
On Thrift Day

Washington, June 28.-National
Thrift day was observed througho1 It
the country today by the gathering of
millions Of pledges for systematic pur
chase during the remainder of the
year of war savings and thrift stamps,
aided in many localities by suspension
of business and public demonstra-
tions. Definite reports of the success
of the war saving campaign of several
weeks ending tonight were not avail
able at headquarters tonight, but in-
dications were that hundreds of mill
lions of dollars had been pledged the
III exchange for savings
stamps.
An army Of war savings workers
conducted house to house canvasses
today or solicited on street corners.
IN several cities, telephones were used
intensively to solicit pledges.
aNtional headquarters expects to
have fuller reports on pledges OBJ.
tanned today within a week.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
British Steamer
Sunk By U-boat

A Gulf Port, June 2s.-Private ad-
vices here to the effect that the Brit
ish steamship Atlantian has been tor
pedoed and sunk. There were no cas-
ualties, the report says, but no date or
place of the disaster are given. The
7hip was laden with munitions.
The Albanian carried a crew of
sixty-five officers and men and sailed
for Europe on May % on their last
trip from this port. Whether 1t was
on this voyage that the ship was sunk
is not known, but this is presumed to
be the case. The Albanian belonged
to the Leyland line, and was a ship
Of S,399 tons gross register and was
built in 1899. Cablegrams received
here announcing the skiing gave no
details.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
HVEVV@@@E%@
1t Has Required Four Years to
Elxtort Confession From Germany

which was ready for instant brigand.
age on the assassination Of Franz Fer
dinand is no longer able to keep up
its bold front of assured victory.
machine has failed. Won Kuehlmann.
the third foreign minister whom Ger
many has called to subservient office
to the militarists during the past four
years has declined to conceal any long
er from the German people the fatal
defect Of the machine which is SO re-
lentless in its futile sacrifice of Ger
man man power.
The four years from Franz Ferdi.
nand to Won Kuehlmann mark the
shattering of the Hohenzollern am
bition to rule the world by force of
arms. There probabl will be further
painful efforts by Won IHindenburglto
rehabilitate the reputation f0f the
German army. They will be in vain.
Won lKuehlmann's words are ringing
throughout Germany not to be for
gotten. They soon will be ringing lin
the ears of the soldiers, who will then
know that in every future German
offensive they are dying in vain for
victory.
-Four years after Franz Ferdinand's
death disquietude has gripped Ger
many Decentralization is the next con-
dition the kaiser must face unless he
abandons the worship Of
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
American Business
Is Gorging on Big
War Profits

Washington, June 2s.-(By United
Press. Some American business is
sgorging on war profits. PrOfteering
exists. Some is due to inordinate
greed. Others to barefaced fraund,
IND yet others to advantages taken Of
war time needs or protection; the
Federal Trade Commission so report
ed ID The Senate today, showing
among ether astounding figures that
four or FIVE packers reaped one hun
dred and forty million profit in the
war years of 1915-1s17, Of which
s121. 600, 600 represented an excess
over pre.war profits.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
Killed Instantly
In Auto Accident
Three Die AS Result of Colli-
sion With Train Today Near
ReidsviIIe, N. c.

DanvilIe, Va, June 29-(By the
United Press Miss Mary Windsor
and Raymond Barbour were killed
Instantly, and Miss Nellie Bolen died
today in a Greensboro hospital, as a
result Of an automobile accident be-
tween Reidsville and Greensboro, N.
C., when a seven-passenger car in
which they were riding collided with a
train. JEFF Burton, another member
0f the party, is dying.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
Flour Prices Fixed
For Entire Country

New York, June 2s.-The milling
division Of the United States Food
Administration announced here to-
night a schedule Of "fair" -four and
mixed feed prices which will 20 into
effect Immediately as the mills
throughout the country. These rates,
it was stated will be effective until q
permanent plan is formulated for reg
ulation Of the wheat milling industry
in handling the 1918 crop.
Announcement was also made that
after June 80, millsrs may obsain
wheat spplies from any ayilabls
source.
The scheduled prices, which the
milling division sadi would allow rea-
sOnable profits, are based On sales Ior
cash Or en- draft In carload lots.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
BY J. W. 7. MASON,
United Press War Expert.

United Ffess War Expert.
NEW YORK, June 28.---Four year!
ago today the Archduke Franz Ferdi
nand, heir to the Austro- Hungarian
throne, was assassinated by Serbian
fanatics. In revenge for this crime
Austria-Hungary tried to make a vas.
sal state of Serbia, and thus gave tc
German miltarists an opportunity to
bring about the world conflict which
they had long been planning for the
ime when they could be sure the
If the dual monarchy's support as an
active and willing ally.
This was the cause of the war. On
the fourth anniversary of the arch
luke Ferdinand's murder the Ger
man tmilitarists are gathering togeth-
er in anxious conclave because the
German government has been COM
oelled to declareto the reichstag that
peace cannot be won on the battle
field. 1t has required three years and
slevn months Of fighting to extort this
confession from Germany. The vast
ireams of pan-German ambitions that
made international outlaws Of the
9ohenzoilern warriors cannot be re-
llized by force Of arms.
The German military machine
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
French Takel,O6O
German Prisoners

Paris June 28. 8.---Southwest Of Sois.
sons the French troops in an attack
over front Of four and q half miles.
from the south Of Amblemy to The
east Of Mcntgober, today captured
German positions and at some points
advance dtheir line to a depth OF a
mile and quarter, says the French
official communication this evening.
Prisoners to theinumber Of 1860 thus
sar have been counted.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
German Attempts to Recapture Positions
South of Aisne Are StubbornIy RepuIsed

PARIS June 29-(By United Press )German attempts to
recapure the positions taken by the French south of Asne
repulsed after stubborn BATTLE the office announced to
day.
Southwest of Rheims there also sharp fighting The
Italians hurled the Germans from the advanced positions they
temporarily occupied it is reported
Northwest Of Montdider Americanara in which forty
eight prisoners including officer were taken
ed.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
Fifteen Million
Gallons Molasses
In Warehouse

washington, June 29.-- by United
lprcss.l---Over fifteen million gallon
OF molasses, high in sugar contents,
are piIed high in southern warehouses,
available for relieving the sugar short
are. Judge Robert Milling, Of New
Orleans, appealed to Food Admins
traitor Hoover today to throw this
surplus on the market to relieve the
sugar scarcity,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
Nashville Boy
Among Killed

Washington, June 29.-(By United
Press. Thirty-nine Marine corps
casualties were reported, including 5
killed in action. Sergt. w. j. Spire,
Of Nashville, Tenn, is among the kill
ed in action.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
Huns Admit
Heavy Blows

Berlin, June 28.--4The Germans,a,a
ouslly engaged inlattemptssto repulse
vigorous attacks by the allied arrnies
north of the Lys and south OF the
Aisne rivers, vas the German official
communication issued this evening.
The communication follows:
North of the Lys and south of
the Aisne we are fighting to repulse
vigorous enemy patrol attacks
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
First American TroopsLandedInItaly--
Mainly Composed of Sanitary, Forces

WASHINGTON, June 20--(By United Press.y-The first
American troops landed in Italy yesterday Chief of Staff March
announced today They composed mainly of sanitary for
es and have been the high for time This outfit
is distinct from the Pershng will send Five American di-
visions which have been brgaded with the British have
turned back to Perhng the ofSaq announced Marchs
report showed that the Italians had captured 5000 Ausrans
IN the Piave river BATTLE and thsreportiscorrect
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
British Destroyers
Engage Eleven
Hun Destroyer

Lonodn, July 29.-(Ry the United
Press. -Four British destroyers en-
gagged eleven German destroyers off
the Belgian coast in a long range bat
tie Thursday, the Admiralty announc-
ed today. No material damage result
ed to either force.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
German Embassy
Confirms Murder

Stockholm, June 2s.-eBy United
Press. THE German embassy at
Moscow confirms the murder of Mich
olas Romanof, former Car of Rus
sia, according TO dispatches received
here today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
Provost Marshal
General CroWder
lis Promoted

Washington, June 29.-(By United
Press. )-The Senate today voted to
conger the title Of Lieutenant Gener-
al on Provost Mashal General Crow
der in recognition of his distinguished
service in connection with the draft
act.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
General Pershing
Reports Casualties

Washington, June 29.-tBy United
Press. General Pershing reported
forty-two casualties, including five
killed in action. Jim Harrison, of
Whigham, Ca, is among the severely
wounded.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
Bank President
Kills Ernploye
In Georgia

Brainbridge, Ca, June 29.-(By
United Press. )-R. H. May, PRESIDENT
of the Citizens Mank of Brainbridge,
j sunder arrest today, charged with
the murder of H. S. Richardson, a
bank employe. Richardson was shot
and instantly killed last night about
z o'clock. The cause of the shooting
is unknown, and there are no wit
nesses.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
German AirHnen
In Third Air Raid

Paris, June 29.-(By the United
ress.l--German airmen made their
third raid on Paris in as many days
when they bombarded the city last
night for two hours. There were no
casualties.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
About To Strike a Surprise BZow
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German Attempts To Recaptue Positions Repused in Stubborn Battles
Germany About to Strike Another Sur
prise Blow at Allies, According toLiebert

AMSTERDAM, .Jne 29.-(By United Press )-Germany is
about to strike another surprise bowat the allies according
General Leber who commanded the Germans at Lodz in
the Austrian campaign In the interview referred to- pub
shed in the Tageche Rundschaw the Russian offensive was
referred to painful failure
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29

Our price for sugar blanks, egg
blanks or flour blanks is only 25c per
hundred. Where they have to be mail
ed, we do not pay postage.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
Germany Is Preparing For Military
Intervention in Russianto Restore Order

ZURICH, June 20 (By United Press )-German news
papers declare that the is preparing military
in Russia to restore order Russian Maxmast will
assist they claim.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
British Take Over 400 Prisoners East
OfNieppe Forest Yesterday Afternoon

LONDON, June 29.-(By United Press 1.-THE prisoners
taken in the British advance yesterday afternoon toaed
than four hundred Hag announced today Two German field
guns and number of machine guns and trench
also taken.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
British Attack Is
Complete Surprise
To Hindenbure
Successful Operation in Sector
North of Merville Greatly
Improves Allied Positions.
LARGE NUMBERS OF
ENEMY ARE KILLED
$50 Germans Also Taken Pris-
oners, While Losses of Eng
-. s-v~m~ms
lish Are Extremely Light.

With the British Army in France,
June 28.-Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg's troops east of the forest of
Nieppe got nasty and unexpected
knock today when the British sudden
| ly drove forward in surprise attack
along front of more than three
miles and hurled the startled grey
coated soldiers back to an average
depth Of 1900 yards.
The operation was an unqualified
su ess from its inception, and the
attaching infantry reached all their
objectives in remarkably short time.
By this thrust the British not only
have greatly improved their positions
in this important and muchly con-
tested sector, which lies just north of
Merville, but they inflicted heavy pun
ishment on two hostile divisions that
were holding the line here-the Thir-
ty-second division of Saxons and the
Forty-fourth reserve division of Prus-
SLAMS.
Many of Enemy Killed.
Large numbers Of the enemy were
killed in the hurricane onslaught, and
some $50 of the more fortunate had
been collected in the prisoner cages
before noon.
The front of the attack was 5000
yards in length and lay approximately
between Vieux Berquin on the north
and pont Journal, which is 1000
yards northwest of Merville, on the
south.
Attacked for elbow Room
West of Merville the British and
German lines here had been jammed
up almost against the edge of the
Nieppe forest in places, with the re-
suit that the British felt lack of ell |
bow room for operations. 1t was in
order to acquire more leeway that
,oday's assault was projected.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-29
AUSTRIANS LOST 100000 MEN
INBATTLE ON THE PIAVE RIVER

WASHINGTON June 29-(By United Press 1.-THE Aus
anlosses in the battle the Pave estimated at 270
900 blythe Italian command Rome cables today stated