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The evening world., 1918-05-30
GALLANT DEFENSE
BY TERR|TOR|ALS
OF CRAONNEF
Advance Against Tremendous
Odds Fooled by German
Tanks on FlankS.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY Is
FRANCE. Wednesday. May % Co.
the Associated Prose- One Of the
most brilliant actions Monday was
carried on, by e lsh territorial
division at Craonnc. The Germans
threw their heaviest forces against
the region between Craonne and Per.
mericourt, where the British were
holding the line, and against the
French along the Chemin dos Danes.
The British division at Craonnc
made a most gallant effort to stem
the onfOwing tide and even vigor-
ousiy countcr-attackcd against the
fearful odds. This attack. although
carried out with spirit, failed because
OF the entrance OF enemy tanks on
the fianks
One brigade OF this division fought
hcroi" rear guard action. and at
Nillc-Aux- liols southeast OF Cra-
onnc, side by side with French terri
torials. Tho Allied troops resisted. the
Germans until the last extremity.
LONDON. May 80 In their initial
onslaught on Monday the Germa us
are believed TO have used more tanks
than ever before. says Reuters cor
respondent with tho British forces on
tho French front. writing Wednes-
day.
Tho Goth British Division near era.
onne withstood gas attack Of three
hours and held the Gcrmuus IN the
attempt TO reach the Aisnc untd the
men were drowned under the German
COmbcrs" The same fate overlook
the French Division to the right Of
the jOth
Aftcr falling back the jOth M, a
gallant attempt to recapture Craonne
but was defeated by machine gun lire
from the enemy tanks. In the end
the 50th was obliged to fall back to-
ward the river.
The correspondent continues:
"On the right sector our twenty
first divisions and Il French division
stood the assault like rocks. Tho
Germans made the mistake of attack
ING III plopolllOn VI Olly TWO 10 One--
four German divisions against on"
British and ono French-and consc.
qucntly they made no progress in
Ccrnicourt Wood, south OF the Aisne
and between Pontavcrt and Berry
uu- Bac.
"Detachmcnts OF brigade OF one
of our divisions were swept in re-
treat with part OF French tcrritori-
al regiment composed OF men verging
on hfty years. The young Britishers
and the elderly Fronchmen together
fought the Germans TO the very last.
OF tho British practically none cs-
capod
"The roads leading from villages
or endangered arc filled
with wounded and refugees seeking
shelter and reserves marching to the
front lines. Preceding the reserves
are tho French cavalry and behind
them arc the guns. There is no panic
among the refugees"
The evening world., 1918-05-30
DOWN II GERMAN PLANES;
DROP Is TONS OF BOMBS
British Throw Down Explosives on
Billets, Ammunition Dumps
and Railway Lines.

LONDON, May 3O,-Britlsh aerial
operations are described in an official
communication last night as follows:
our airplanes dropped twenty-five
tons OF bombs during tile day on
hostile billets, dumps and RAILWAYS
behind the encmys lines on all parts
OF the British front.
"Thiriecn German machines vera
destroyed In air lighting, and four
others wero brought down out OF con-
tro!. rive Of ours are missing.
"BomblnS was continued on tho
night OF Tuesday. Five tons ~,
bombs were dropped on various tar.
gets, including billets at ArmentIeres
aud the Nulencieuucs railway Station
One OF our night bombing macbines
failed TO return.
"On Wednesday number OF long
distance day bombing machines ar
tdcked Thionvillc. They dropned a
ton OF bombs with good effect on ths
station and sidlngs. At the same
time other machines bombed the pail
way and barracks at Metz Sahlnns
In spite Of hostile attacks from lie
air and ground all the machines re,
turned
The evening world., 1918-05-30
j. S. WOUNDED
ARE VICTIMS OF
GERMAN FLYERS
Enemy Aviators Drop Bombs
on Hospitals Containing
Yankees and French.

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON THE FRENCH FRONT. May 70
tAssociated prcss)-Gcrman nlrmen
Tuesday night deliberately dropped
bombs on the hospitals In which there
were scores Of American and hum
dreds of French sick and wound 81.
The hospital is in a town many miles
IN the rear OF the front.
A number OF Americans were slight
ly injuf'd by flying glass. One
trenth nurse was killed and another
injured. probably fatally Several
civilians died Z vouu ,.
The attack was carried out with
to utmost apparent deliberation. The
enemy airnen used umbrella flares TO
aid them In picking out their targets
Their bombs also started fire in a
garage which lighted up the neigh
borhood, in which is located one OF
the four finest cathedrals in France,
built in the twelfth century. The
dlrmen also turned their maChlne
guns ON the tiremen engaged In fight
ing the flames and upon ambulance
drivers.
The patients in one American ward
we're in some cases hurled out ~
their beds by the shock OF a bomb
explosion. In some OF the hospitals
IL was necessary to rpmOye the ma =
tients, including some Americans, 10
the cellars for safety.
Nearly every window in one OF the
largest OF the hospitals was shat
tered. as were the windows in the
historic church adjoining, now also
used as a'hospital. Scores OF Amerl-
can patients and hundreds Of sick
and wounded French soldiers were IN
the various hospitals attacked
The evening world., 1918-05-30
GERMAN RAIDERS DEFEATED.
in STIFF LORRAINE FIGHT
Two Other Attacks in Same Sector Prevented
by Barrage and Machine Gun Fire.
AMERICAN REPORTI

WASHINGTON May 30Ihe second section OF Gen PerShlng
communique of May % issued to-day is follows
Section Blast night in Lorraine the enemy again very
active against troops. There again considerable shelng
with gas but results obtained very small Protected by
artillery buage, A dng party of about fifty attempted to
surround of advanced posts The attempt complete
failure the enemy losing dead and four wounded OF these
killed in bayonet fighting In this also casual
ties very light During the night two other attacks
lines prevented by baagc and machine gun fire the
enemy failing to penetrate on wires
"n the late afternoon May y LutS Fisher Curtis, Bulord
Mel anlhan flying 1000 metres patrol duty, encountered hos
tile planes in the region ST. Mel In the fighting which enSCd
one OF the hostile planes broke into flames and fell
Credit bringing down the apanc reported in Yesterdays
tommunque given to Lieut. Rickenbaher and Lieut. lmbemn
and not to Lieut. Rkenbache and Lieut. Campbell reported
This morning English aviator returning from bombing
expedition wounded in the He chased by two enemy
machines Lieut. Campbell drove the hostile apaneS off, enabling
the English aviator to return to his airirome safely"
The part Of the communque dealing with the capture Cangny
issued last night, is as follows
"n the Canigny salient have consolidated positions in spit
of heavy artillery and machine gun fire Renewed attacks brok
down under fire
In Lorraine epulsed three raids during the agh taking seyera
prisoners and killing number the enemy. There the Woeyr
The artillery both sides has been continuously active
at established that May 27 avaors shot hostile
machines instead of one, reported"
BERLIN ADMITS AMERICAN GAIN.
BERLIN May 3o-The German official communication last nigh
says:
We Of Mon1der the enemy during local advance penetrated
into Canusny yesterday"
The evening world., 1918-05-30
DR.. CURTIN FORCED
BY HYLAN TO RESIGN
FOR SERVING j. S.
Continued from First Pagc3

you is that there is only one course
open for me to follow. / must either
ask for your resignation or you must
come back to duty-which means
resignation from the army"
Four days later DR.. Curtin ten
dored his resignation and this morn
ing he received note from Dr.
Norris accepting it.
In his resignation DR.. Curtin said
that he considered the action OF the
Mayor unjust and shabby. particu-
larly in view OF the fact that he had
not asked for an adjustment OF sal
ary. In fact, he pointed out, he was
undertaking a loss OF 5000 year in
order to serve the country. But. he
said, he was not protesting so much
on his own account as on behalf OF
other city employees who are maxi
ing greater sacrlncos for patriotic
reasons.
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j. s. FLYER SAVES
BRITISH AV|ATOR'S
LIFE IN AIR BATTLE
Lieut.. Campbell Fights Off
Two German Planes
Hamilton Downs Foe.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN LORRAINE May 80 Omitted
Press. Lieut. Douglas Campbell res
fued a British bombing plane which
was TEN pursued by two German
fighting planes Yesterday morning.
While scouting over tho enemy
lines Campbell sighted the British
machine. whic. was returning from
raid into the interior, fleeing from
the enemy planes. The British pilot
was wounded
Campbell attacked the German.
driving them OF and enabling the
British machine TO escape. When the
latter reached its own hangar the
pilot tclcphoncd 10 Campbell:
Thanks Tor saving my lin. They
had me going"
Lieut.. John 4. Hamilton OF Mary
land, wounded In an encounter with
two German biplancs Yesterday, dis
abled one Of his opponents and then
followed the failing machine almos
10 the ground 10 insure it's destruc.
ton.
Hamilton was patrollinE with
Lieut.. w. NJ. II. Taylor OF New York
when they sighted two German ma
chimes. They promptly attacked. In
the tirst vOlley Hamilton was
wounded by a machine gun bullet,
but sent one OF the enemy planes
careenng toward earth.
Despite his wound. Hamilton dlved
after the falling plane. pcpporinK ii
with machine gun fire. A short dis
tance from the ground Il burst into
flames and dropped with a crash.
Lieut.. Eddie Rickonbacher is now
officially credited with four victims
as the result OF bringing down
plane on Tuesday.
The evening world., 1918-05-30
AMERICAN TROOPS
USING GUNS CAPTURED
IN TAKING CANT|GNY
Continued from First FagcD

were ordered 10 capture Americans
at any cost their supcrlors being
anxious to determine where Amer
lean troops are stationed and their
present fighting strength.
At a point west OF Bremcnll. after
a heavy barragc. 90 German soldiers
attempted to reach the American
line. They were in three groups and
the two larger ones were held UP and
then dispersed by the American ma
chino gun and rifle fire, The third
group, consisting OF fourteen men,
managed by reason Of terrain condl-
tions to reach the American trenches
and jump into them.
Under the leadership OF lanky
youth, who was u farmer until he en-
listed, n group Of Americans gave tho
Germans "A hot reception. BayOnets
ON the end of American rifles flushed
whito aud then red almost as quickly
as It takes TO tell IL, and tho enemy
party was soon ovcrpoNcrcd
During the engagement big Ger
man non com ssioncd officer. who
directed the enemy party, stood on n
parapet He raised his arm to burl
a grenade at an American soldier. hut
ne never threw 1t. Anothcr Ameri-
can, who had come through a seyere
gas attack last Monday morning
reached the German with his bayo-
net. The grenade fell from the dv-
ing Germans hand ana exploded
harnlcssly ON the parapct.
The gas bombardment that p,,,-
ceded tho infantry advance bv tho
enemy began at l2iO O'clock This
morning, Tho Germans had bropch, A.,
up additional S-inch projectors 10 r.,
place those that had been dpstr,y,,t
by the American guns Monday pirn,
and mustard, phosgcno and chlor,u,
shells fcll by the hundreds ON IN .
American positions. In one small
area alone zoo of these arrived: many
| Of the Americans, as result, began
10 show the effects Of slight Gassing.
The evening world., 1918-05-30
RUSSIA ACCEPTS GERMAN
PEACE TERMS ON FINLAND
Baltic Ports TO BE Coded to New
Republic, Which Pledges Itself
Not TO Fortify Them.

MOSCOW. May so tAssociatcd Press).
Foreign Minister Tchitcherln has sent
note TO Count Won Mirbach. the Ger
man Ambassador. announcing that Rus
sla accepts the German proposal TO be-
gin peace negotiations with Finland on
the basis OF tho ceSsion of Forts Ino
and Ruivola, both on the Baltic. TO Rus
sia. which pledges Itself not to fortify
them. In return Russia is willing to
cede a strip Of westerly Murman terri
tory, giving Finland access 10 the
Arctic Ocean.
Alexis Romlnoff, formerly the Rus
sian heir apparent. and tho daughters
Of the former Emperor. have arrived
at Yekatcrinburg. In the government OF
Perm. on the Aslatlc side OF the Cral
Mountains.
The former Emperor and Empress
have been at YekaterinburR for several
weeks. having been removed from
Tobolsk. Siberia. after the reported dis
covcry OF n conspiracy to bring about
the escape of Nicholas Alexis remained
at Tobolsk for a time on account Of IN
health.
The evening world., 1918-05-30
RA|D|NG A|RPLANE
BROUGHT DOWN .
BY PARIS GUNNERS
Bombs Dropped in Suburbs.
but Germans Are Unable
to Reach City.

PARIS. May 30-An enemy air
plane vas brought down by French
anti-ancrJr guns during an at
tempted raid On Paris last night None
OF the German machines was able to
ny over the city A few bombs were
dropped u the suburbs
The fellowir' official statement was
issued carly to-day:
Enemy airpl- ~cs were most active
last night and bombed various local-
ties behind the front Several were
observed making toward Paris and an
alarm was givca at l1.2I o'clock. The
air defense organization got TO work
and no enemy machine got past our
curtain OF fire and none flew over
Paris. A few bombs were dropped In
the suburbs
An enemy plane was struck by
a shell fr~n an snti-aircraft battery
and fell in fan All clear was
sounded at'i2.3i A. NJ"
The evening world., 1918-05-30
new PHONE RATE JULY |;
|. CALLS FOR TIME BARRED
Jersey Subscribers 10 Save $780,.
600 a Year Under New Sched-
ules-Don't Bother Central.

+. H. Bethel, First Vice President ~
the New York Telephone Company.
made the following Statement yester-
day:
The new toll rate schedules to be
filed by the New York Telephone Com
pauy with the New Jersey Public Utility
Commission at Trenton. to become eff
fectiye July I, 1918. result from an order
made by tho commission last November.
Tho reduction II Is estimated. will
amount TO $500 900 a year.
"Whilc conditions have changed ma
t,ially since the order was made, the
company is accepting It In the hope and
belief that the effect on revenues Will
not he too severe TO bc borne. II re-
suits should prove otherwise the COM
pany Will ASK the commission for re-
lief IN some form or other, and tho
commission will grant whatever relief
may he peceSsary."
Incidentally. the New York Telephone
Company Is going to stop allowing CEN
trnl to tell subscribers the time. 1t
takes up too much valuable time in
these DAYS of conservation. Chicago
put stop to II some weeks ago. The
telephone officials are preparing figures
showing how much time Is consumed
asking central the time and expects TO
send out the new rule this week. Also
they are going to make out "A list Of
other foolish questions" that hence
forth tho company must not be bur
dCnCd with,
The evening world., 1918-05-30
STRONG GERMAN ATTACK
AGAINST THE BRITISH FAILS
Enemy Completely Repulsed Northwest of Fes-
tubert-Haig Troops Make Successful Raids.
IBRITISH REPORT

LONDON, Nay 30-Folowng The report to-day by
War Office:
During the night the enemy attacked the strong point known
RoueAKeep northwest Of FeStube ana completely repui
We carried out successful minor operation IL the negboood of Me
rs and improved line slightly We captured few prisoners and
machine gun in these encounters
"a party of troops raied The nemy trenches last night
LOGON and brought back few prisoners.
"The hostile artillery has been active NersBretomeux and
in the Hinges and Robecq sectors"
The evening world., 1918-05-30
FRENCH RESERVES H LID BACK
CENTRE OF GERMAN DRIVE
Crown Princes Armies Unable to Make Any
Further Advance Bellows OF issonsa nd Rheims
FRENCH REPORTl

PARIS, May 3ofolowng the report issued to-day by the War
Office:
"The battle continued with undnnhed violence during the night
French troops enegecay maintained the western outlets OF SCISSORS,
and the enemy Notwithstanding repeated efforts able to de-
bouth from the town.
Further south engagements OF extreme violence developed in the
region Of the road between Scissors and anne and the front
between Fereen Ildnois and Ny where French troops supported
by reserves opposing the advance domabe tenay
On the right FrancoBitsh troops along the front between
Brou and Tho and also northwest OF Rheims broke all assaults
and maintained their positions"
The evening world., 1918-05-30

and were harboring a large grudge
against the enemy on this account
When the gas shells began to fall
there was hardly any wind, making
IL certain that the fumes would re-
main In the localities where the Ger
mans placed them, and the men IN
tho American trenches hoped the
enemy would follow up the shclling
with an infantry attack.
The hoTrs OF the defenders were
fully realized, and tho result COM
pletely satisfied the Americans. for
In one trench at daybrcak this morn
ing lay tho nino dead Germans who
pcrishcd in the buyonct attack. while
10 the east, where the men In tho
trenches had gone to work with their
machine guns. tho ground was dotted
with gray-clad bodies
Many OF the machine gunncrs, still
wearing their gys masks, stuck to
their guns throughout tho prcllmi-
nary bombardmcnt and when they
saw the advancing forms OF tho Ger
mans just outside the American wire
they cut loose with their fire.
After period OF almost unprccc-
dcntcd quiet, the American sector
northeast OF Toul suddenly has be-
come very active.
Last night and to-day the Germans
threw over hundreds OF shells OF all
sizes and kept up n destructive and
harassing fire. The American guns
have been just as busy aud are Civ
ing the. enemy more than he sends.
The artillery duel continues strong
tonight.
II is not improbable that the Ger
mans nave some plans Ia which they
may employ their infantry.
German airplancs also were very
active to-day, but Us "A strong wind
was blowing from Germany and
American HViators were constantly
on the alert few enemy machines
VenturCd across the lines Those
that did were promptly driven back
by the American flyers. There were
several aerial battles,
The evening world., 1918-05-30
PLOT AGAINST GOVERNOR.
NIhiIist said 10 Have Confessed CAL
ITornIH Dynamite Conspiracy.

LOS ANGELES, May 3O,-Paul Sokal,
under arrest on a charge OF carrying
concealed weapons, has confessed, ac-
cordng to the police, to completely In q
plot 10 dynamite the residence Of Gov.
William ID, stephens, in Sacramento.
about threo weeks ago,
Sokal. the police said, to-day ad-
mitted that he and two, other mon pur-
chased dynamite ana cached 1t at Paso
Robles, Later they went TO the spot,
but seeing two men they believed to be
officers became frightened and madc
no effort to carry out the plot.
Sokal is an !. W. W. and Russian
Nihil!st according to his statement to
the police.
The evening world., 1918-05-30
BEL MONT PARK WINNERS.

FIRST RACE-Thc Rayside, three.
ycar-olds and up handicap; selling
$500 added six and uuc-half furlOngs
main course, Water Lady. 90 CRodri.
ulcz), 10 to I, . to I. to5. first Tho
Masquerade ~ ,TorusD. & to /. > 10
!. 90 a.. second Ncwpic O'Noi. 100
McGrHWl, 4 to Z. . to /, {" = third
Time, lsO l-'. Dechmate, = L. Lnlis.
lIc.edIty also ran.
The evening world., 1918-05-30
So IRISH WERE DEPORTED
IN REVOLUTIONARY PLOT
Chief Secretary So Tells House Of
Commons, but Makes No
Further Statement.

LONDON, MAY SO.--Sxty-nlnc per-
ireland in connection with the recent
revolutionary plot. Chief Secretary
Short announced in the House OF Com
mons this afternoon.
lie made no further statement.
The evening world., 1918-05-30
So NAMES. ADDED
TO j. S. CASUALTY
LIST FROM FRANCE
Staten Island Private Among
Those Reported Missing in
Action.

WASHINGTON. May S0.--rhirty-
fivc names were on the casualty list
issued to-day by the War Depart
mcnt, divided thus:
Five killed In action. one dead from
wounds. four from accident, eleven
dead from disease. nine wounded Sc
vercly two slightly wounded and
three missing in action.
The casualties TO date total G,iO3,
divided as fOlloMa:
The evening world., 1918-05-30
UIII11 GERMAN cams
luuuJ ISr DAY
GERhAN CAMS
- 5-00Ay


miles depth n
on the width
to OF
miles, reaching Flsmc
length o
This OF
m
( American
TO be stil
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WE WILL WIN FIGHT
FOR HUMAN FREEDOM,
MESSAGE OF SIMS
Commander of American Naval
Forces in European Waters Sends
Memorial Greeting TO u. s.


I oNDON. May 80 Omitted
l. Prcss). ).--Ndmiral Sims. COM
mander OF the American
naval forces in European waters,
'to-day sent the following Memo
rial Day.mcssagc to America:
On this day Of memorial TO
brave men who have died for the
cause 'of right and Justice. our
soldiers and sailors are fighting
once rlore as defenders OF human
freedom. This time 1t Is against
the lawless tyranny OF a mighty
but desperate enemy.
The struggle will be hard. and
America'o sacrifices for this
worthy cause will again be great.
But With right on our side We will
preserve the Ideals OF decent man
kind"
The evening world., 1918-05-30
RAIDS IN LORRAINE CHECKED BY AMERICAN TROOPS

wbS OF the town. Shortly aervdrj they eted and the Allied
troops nng in the ouSkrl, for time confronting with cold
steel the desperate enemy efforts To drive n
The vaor Of the defenders greater than tei strength anj
fresh German troops launched assault e line rete
into the town and there fighting in M streets house house.
The small body French troops holding the place finally gave way but
only after dozens OF individual jueh with ayone revoy and m
The evening world., 1918-05-30
BREAD CRUMBS COLLECTED
BY AUSTRIAN CHILDREN
FOR HUNGRY CROATIANS
Population OF Herzegovina Reported
to BE Starving as Result Of
Food Shortage.
/ ONDON, MAY 30 (Associated

7 ONDON. May 80 ASSOCIATED
Prcssl Bread crumbs are
- being collected by school
children In certain parts Of Aus.
tria to be sent to starving chill.
dren in Croatia.
A newspaper in Sdrajevo re-
ports that forty.cight boxes OF
bread clumbs were despatched
recently from that town.
The population of Herzegovina,
mostly Slavs. is said to be starv.
ing as a result of the food short.
age. Farmers In that region have
received only four pounds of flour
since Christmas.
The evening world., 1918-05-30
Jersey city Man In Canadian C.su-
atty List,

OTTAWA. Ont. May sos. Willis,
No. 2l5 Ninth street. Jersey City. N. J.,
is listed as dead In to-day's announcc.
mcnt OF Canadian overseas casualties
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(Previously lleported n

previously Reported MisslngD
Lieut., James F, Crawford, Warsaw.
y. Y.
Private Harry l. Cook. Easthamp-
ton, Conn; previously reported miss
ing; now reported slightly wounded.
The evening world., 1918-05-30
5'OOO'ooo banana BUnches ComInu
Here from jamaica.

KINGSTON, Island OF Jamaica. MAJ
3O,-Jamaica will send 100000 punches
OF bananas to the United States this
year, having received news that IN,
Government at Washington VIII not re.
strict importation OF the fruit.
The evening world., 1918-05-30
NEW VERSION.

From the C'lImga statrN
Ill fares The land, to Fastening bills
"A prey, whore debts accumulate and
men won't pay
The evening world., 1918-05-30
ENG AG ED.

GOFFE-LEIFELs.- and Mrs rouj
+. Lcifcls o. 2l0 West sIst At III
nounce the engagomcnt OF their daurhl
ter Miss ELSA LEIFELs, to RoBERi
II, doFFE lrr son OF Mr. aud Nj
Robert II, Got.o of tals city.
= iED.
EFIIIN.-pn Nov 20. rInu,
REILLY, beloved husband OF C.thtrnI
myr Giihrd.I
FunerN from us Ia'e rrsldouce AL
3d av- saturday 10 a NJ. Tb.nco
Carmes''' Church. East .sth st.. wn.r
a mass VIII De- offered -u. tho reposa ii
h" sou.' lnlcymen' Calvary. 4
The evening world., 1918-05-30
10000 FikkS JAILED
AND BRUTALLY TREATED

Germans Help White Guards in
Wholesale Slaugter Of Prisoners,
Says Protest,
LONDON. May 80 N,ia Ottawul .A 4
Russian wireless despatch says the Con
''A Committee OF Finnish workmen ma,
The evening world., 1918-05-30

The British promise was given
upon the receipt through the Vat
lean OF a request recently made
Ry Cardinal Won Hartmann, the
Archbishop OF Cologne, that there
should be no bombing in Cologne
during the time Of the Corpus
Christi procession in that city.
which recently had been seriously
damaged by British air raids.