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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

NEW YORK, June S.--The Americas
auxiliary schooner Samuel c. Menee(
Is another victim OF submarine attack.
She was sunk Sunday afternoon I7s
miles off New York and eleven Of he's
crew were brouah, here today by q
Danish steamship.
The Mengel, a vessel Of 9lS gross
tons, was on her way to New York.
with a cargo from the West African
coast, according to the crew. The YES.
sci was sunk by bombs after the men
had taken to the boats at the command
OF the U-boat commander.
The MengePs commander, Capt II. r,
Hanson, said the sinking Of his vessel
occurred at $50 o. nj. and that he was
told by the commander OF the subma<
rine that the U-boat had previously
sunk three sehooners and three steam.
ers, one OF which was a large passenger
ship Of about 5000 tons.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
French Premier Wins In Con-
fidenCe Vote in French
Chamber.

PARIS, Tuesday, June 4-Premier
c 2nceau '.'. / another victory over
his opponents in the chamber of dep
uties today before large crowd which
packed the chamber to its capacity.
Every, deputy was in his seat
The premier argued that this was
not the time to discuss military opera
tions and the deputies upheld him in
somewhat stormy session.
Like a Sea Captain.
Cool and collected. as he ' hack
and forth on the wide tribune. while a
storm of interruptions from the social
ists surged up from the no, t., the vet
Gran leader, rescmblcd wrGtrer beat
en- captain pacing the bridge of his
e.'o The premier spoke without bit
terness and when referring 70 the sights
he had seen on the front fccntly his
voice a-~"med a tone of intense sadness
Premier Cle0 eulopirol the
French and allied armies, saying that
the soldiers had fought one against five
md SOr'r'-'---- .-r ~~linSt ten.
Twill to Win"
"Our duty is very simple" the pre-
mer said. "Our resolve must be to cal
~ on the fight TO the end Victory
dcnends r~-" - ,ir resi- -..-.o '.rv who
must be exhorted not to become dis
heartened Our soldiers do not need
such exhortatlons.
Cheers arose from all parts Of the
house when the premier mentioned the
eriCan troops saying
EThe Americans are arriving. We
are stalking the game upon the help Of
the Americans"
The premier seemed to have aged
vis'blv under the great burden Of the
intense life he has been leading the
past few weeks, during which he has
been continuously busy travelling be
tween the front and Paris
He Wins, 377 to lIo.
The vote was taken and the govern
ment was victorious by V7 to ITO. II
has been a long time since session
of the chamber has been attended by
as many deputies. The only absentecs
today were those whose seats are dec
GRATED with mourning crepe.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Hoarders of Flour
Will Be Penalized
Says Administrator

Persons who are laying in stocks ol
wheat flour and wheat products in an.
ticipation Of the retail dealers stopping
sales Of wheat products after SATURDAY.
face heavy fines and imprisonment de-
clared c. II. Russell, county food ad.
ministrator, this afternoon Russell
said he had been notified that some
persons were buying from several stores
He has arranged to have lists OF such
persons turned in to him by groeers, Il
the flour is not returned to the gro.
eeries He will list all persons wig
buy flour when they have flour on hand
who buy moro than their needs or whe
buy from more than one grocer. Pfoses
cutions will follow, he declares
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
500 Negroes From
Oklahoma Go to
Funston June Is

WASHINGTON, June S.-Order. for
the mobilization OF 10000 negro drsf.
resistrants qualified for general riii-
tary service to entrain from June 20
to rs were sent out today by Provost
Marshal General Crowder. The reg
istrants will come from twenty states.
The apportionment includes: Okla
homa 500 to Camp Funston, Kan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
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new YORK DARK;
tBonRs FROM HUN
PLANES FEARED
American FIiers Take Picture
of City at Night,

NEW YORK June S.--Upon the re-
suits of Photographic observations OBJ
tanned by army aviators who flew over
Greater New York last night will be
determined the question OF a further
darkcning Of the city as precaution
against possible German air raids, Il
was stated today
Electric signs and all lights, except
street lamps and lights in dwellings
were out last night by order OF Police
Commissioner Enright.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
British RepuIse
ATTEMPTED Raid

LONDON, June 5--German troops this
morning attempted to raid tthe British
lines southwest Of Morlancourt, in the
region cast of Amicns. III war office
announced today, Although the enemy
was supported by heavy artillery fire,
he was repulsed and left prisoners IN
the hands OF the British
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
PRICE REGULATION
FOR LUMBER next

WASHINGTON. June s.-Fixing Of
prices on lumber for the commercial
consumer as well as for the government
is under consideration by the war in
dustries board This would follow out
the governments policy Of giving the
private consumer the same price as tina,
obtained BY the government.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Delaware Coast
StreWn With Mines

LEWES, Del, June s.-Reports pre-
vail here that the German U-bosts
which raided coastwise shipping on
Sunday and Monday have strewn ths
Delaware bay and the waters around
the Delaware capes with floating mines
Ten mines have been found II IS re-
ported, and government mine sweepers
are searching for others Two OF them
were exploded by gunfire and the rex
naming eight were recovered intact.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
BARONESS zOLLNER
freed OF CHARGES

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June S
Espionage charges against Baroness
Iona Zollner, arrested here some time
ago with lieut. ] w Spalding U. s.
A OF Alva, Okla, were dismissed in
the federal court here today
Lieutenant Spalding recently was
s-ntenced TO confinement to quarters
for three months and was fined $50 a
month for six months, hut the sentence
was annuled. and he is now in France
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
OFFICIAL REPORTS
AMERICAN

WASHINGTON, June S-The
text of General Pershing's official
report to the war department today
follows:
"On the night Of June to June
4 one Of our patrols operating IN
Lorraine destroyed the concrete OBJ
,ervation posts in the enemy line.
During the same night and in the
same district an encounter took
place between American and Ger
man patrols. Three Germans are
reported to have been killed"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

Iherry Most Of the enemy survivors rounded
~ in small groups and made prisoners.
Monday in the attack against the Germans at Neu-
ly the Americans drove them back one and halt
l'umcters on the front of a narrow salient
Americans Hold New Line.
The ground was cleared OF the enemy and the
Americans now holding their position there. The
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Russians Win in
Caucasus Fiuht

LONDON, June S,--A big battle was
fought in the Kars district Of Trans
Cauoasia on May "a, resulting IN favor
of the Russians, the Exchange Tele-
graph correspondent a, Moscow wires.
The Turks and the Germans are rc,ir-
ing along the Ardahan road and the
population is being massacred, the dis
patch dsclArsa,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Americans Wipe Out Hun Force
In Bayonet Dash Along Marne
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MYTH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE
wv Tuesday June 4--The American troops thrown
w into the present great battle on the front north
west of Chateau ThieNy In a brilliant bayonet attack
drove the Germans from Ncuilly wood, in which the
enemy was attempting to establish himself after occu-
pying the village of Neuilly La Poterie in fight
ing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Forces Massed on :
Maryland Coast

| WASHINGTON, JuQe --iCoaeeulsas
tion today Of American naval forces Of
the Maryland coast followed the res
ceipt Of advices BY the navy depart.
| ment that German undersea craft have
ing sunk n probable total of ten ves-
sells off the New Jersey coast had yes
terday transferred the scene OF their
dcprcdations farther south.
Two More Sunk.
Just a. naval officials had concluded
tiat the German raiders had left Ameri-
can waters for their home port, there
came the news that a French tanker,
the Radioleine, was saved from destruc.
ton early yesterday by an American de-
s,roycr sixty-five miles off the Mary.
land coast The same dispatch brought
the news that there had bcrn another
schooner, the Edward Baird jr, added
to the list Of submarine victims.
Toll Believed 50 Lives.
No report had been received early
today as to other members OF the
Baird's crew and II was not known
whether other additions would be made
TO the list Of fifty-eight persons beA
lieyed to have been lost when the stearns
ship Carolina was shelled and sunk.
In attacking the French tankel
Radioleine, the German raiders madd
their first attempt to sink trans -Atlans
tic vessel The navy department disS
patch stated that the Radioleine wac
later reported n having reached aa
American port
No Check to Troops.
Whatever the purpose OF the submas
rine raid of the Atlantic coast and
whatever number Of submarines here
after may come to American waters
there will be no check on the flow Of
men and munitions TO France, Secret
tary Daniels said today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
MINISTER EGAN
TO QUIT DENMARK

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Maurice
Francis Egan, United States minister
to Denmark, has rendered his re'igna-
ton to the state department owing to
i'll health.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June S-Gov.
William D Stephens announced today
that he had received a telegram from
President Wilson in regard TO the
Mooney case and had replied. Nothing
further will be given out at this time "
he said
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
ENEMY IS HELD
TO MINOR MOVES
ON MAIN FRONT
FRENCH With Tanks, improve
Positions Near Corey
RUSSIANS WIN BIG FIGHT
Turks and Germans Retire IN
Caucasus, Staying Civilians,

PARIS, June S.--The Germans
continued local attacks last eve
ming and dutins the night on the
main battle front, the war office
announced today. Attempts made
on the French lines at Csrlepont
wood, Dommiers, Courcy and III the
neighborhood Of Chesy failed.
In the region north OF Courey an
action by the French infantry, as
sisted by tanks Iectified the French
line on the borders OF the forest.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Wreck Machine Gun Nests.

Wreck Machine Gun Nests,
The Germans poured heavy
machine gun fire into the
American ranks, but the Ameri-
cans rushed forward and destroyed
the hastily erected machine gun po-
sitions on the edge of the woods.
Continuing their advance they en-
gagged the Germans at close quarters
and cleared them entirely from their
positions, driving them back upon
lhe ruined village
Hun Forces Wiped Out,
In sharp combat, marked by the
fierceness Of the allied machine gun
lire, French and American troops
lighting side by side, almost wiped
out small German forces which had
reached the left bank OF the Marne
near IauluDuue east Of hateau
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

One Of the officers
said:
THE Germans are
now learning that the
Americans are resource
full. The Germans do
not like the Americans
because they can dig in
with one hand and fight
with the other and smile
at the same time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

Guns Well Hidden.
The machine gunners were sta
toned within a certain town and be
gan operations by poking the muz-
Ties Of their weapons through broken
walls. bushes and holes knocked IN
the side of houses The guns were
skilfully hidden and the Germans
were unable TO locate them. The
Germans shelled the town heavily
and the Americans took positions ac
cordingly. Later on, the enemy en-
tered the outskirts only to be pound
ed by the allied artillery
Worst Yet to Come
The correspondent today went over
the battle area and interviewed many
IF the American and French soldiers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

American losses according to the latest reports avail
able were exceedingly slight most of them resulting
from shell fire.
The first Americans to enter the battle zone were
troops Of machine gun battalion They rode on
trucks during all Of Friday night and arrived at their
new position on Saturday morning These were the
troops which repulsed the enemy forces which at
IL 10 lie Name rlur
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
VIII SON INTERvEMES
FOR MOONEY AGAIN

WASHINGTON June S.--Ptesi-
dent Wilson has written a second
letter to Governor Stephens of Cali
fornia urging the pardon Of Thomas
J. Mooney.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

confident that the line will hold although the worst
probably is yet to come the Germans have not been
able TO bring up much heavy artillery. Until then prob
ably the outcome cannot be determined
The battle is raging over hily country where
crops are growing and there are no prepared trenches
When the Americans entered the line the fighting was
shifting back and forward like seethlng maelsrom
The Americans dug in and went at Il.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
ANOTHER VESSEL
VICTIM OF HUM;
NAVY IS MASs|NC
Schooner Mengel Sunk Sun
day. Crew Landed Today, |
RAIDERS MOVE TO SOUTH
Naval Forces Keep Lookout
Along Maryland Coast,

WASHINGTON, June Shine
swsspss have picked up q number
Of mines off the Atlantic coast,
the navy department announced to-
day. The mines were Of German
manufacture and undoubtedly were
strswn, navy officials said, BY the
raiding submarines.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05
Generally Cloudy
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST - Unsettled and
generally cloudy weather tonight and
Thursday.
STATE FORECAST Tonight and
Thursday generally cloudy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-05

l am e little Thrift Stamp,
| do the best | kin do,
And if you buy enough of me,
I'll get the kaiser's skin, too
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$tateneW$inbrief
Dolngs Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusai.

Grand Forks.-Mayor and Mrs.
James A. Dinnie, who have spent the
last nine weeks on the Pacific coast,
have returned.
Fargo.-A class of ten graduated
from the North D~kota Agricultural
college industrial course, the COM
mencement exercises taking place at
the Little Country theater.
Mott.-William Boscano, a section
boss on the Milwaukee, leaped from
his speeder just in time to e it
demolished into hundreds of pieces
when struck by an eastbound freight.
Mott.-Mott citizens united in a
patriotic rally and service flag dedica-
ton which proved the greatest 10y
atty demonstration the southwestern
section of the state has ever wit.
messed.
Fargo.-William English of Bis.
marck has been placed in charge of
the United States governments labor
bureau here which will attend to Ia
Dor needs in North Dakota during the
IL months Of the year.
Dickinson.-Mrs. ]. ]. Sweeney has
received a cablegram from Hardin,
Manchuria, where her husband is now
located, the American railway expe-
dition destined for Russia, having
moved from Nagasaki, Japan.
Kulm.-Work has been commenced
on a new 40,000-bushel capacity ele-
vator to be built by the Farmers Co.
operative Elevator company on the
site Of its old plant, the razing Of
which will soon be complete.
Fingal.-Twelve high school pupils
Of Fingal, presented the play, "Val-
ley Farm" to an unusually large audi
enc here, the work of the young
Thespians bringing special common
dation from all who attended the per-
Torrance.
Minot.-The state convention of the
Young Peoples league of the three
affiliated Norwegian Lutheran church
es has accepted the invitation Of
the Minot churches of this a%ffiliation
to hold its annual convention in this
city next July.
misunderstanding with Cover.
nor Frazier's proclamation, Adjutant
General Frazier now is preparing
regulations for the government Of the
North Dakota home guard, which is
to be mustered into one or more regi.
ments of state militia.
New England.-A blaze believed to
have been incendiary in origin com.
pletely destroyed the Milwaukee
roundhouse at this point and badly
damaged two engines occupying the
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per.
Medina.-The. largest single car Of
flour ever sent out Of Medina left
here for Chicago. It contained 1,025
98.pound sacks of flour, about four
times the ordinary amount loaded in
carr.
Ayr.-The st. Patrick day ball given
here for the Red Cross netted $168.40.
The auction sale proceeds amounted
to $1,002.70.
Bismarck.-The meeting of the
North Dakota Association of Life I'm.
.derwriters held at Bismarck, pledged
the sale of $1,000 900 worth of thrift
stamps before Dec. 81.
Havana.--A Red Cross auction
held here netted $4,000. There are
only $50 persons in town and they
challenge any town of that size or
even larger to beat this record.
Devils Lake.-Edgar La Rue, secre-
tary of the Devils Lake Commercial
club, secretary of the Chatauqua,
and member of the war gardening
committee, has been appointed Her
bert Hoover's representative in Ram.
sey county.
Fargo.-1ke Goldberg vas sentenced
to pay a fine of $1,000 and to serve
six months in the Grand Forks coun.
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Stalls there. The loss Will run into
several thousand dollars.

Stalls there. The loss Will run into
several thousand dollars.
Jud.-Jud is soon to have its cleo.
trio light plant in operation. The
supplies for the identification of the
town were to be in last fall, but owing
to the governments first call on the
facory turning out the machinery, a
long delay was unavoidable.
Fargo.-Rev. Thomas Graham,
chairman of the goto-church com.
mittee of the Fargo federation, an.
nounced that more than 5000 per.
son attended church in Fargo on go
to-church" Sunday. Every door knob
in the city was tagged on Saturday.
Grand Forks.-Federal officers an.
nounce the arrest of ]. H. Berg of
Grand Forks, charged with unlawfQlly
selling and distributing a book, "The
Finished Mystery" and which they
assert tends to excite and promote
German propaganda under the guise
Of religion.
Wing.-The largest crowd ever as.
sembled in this village gathered at
the school house to attend the loyalty
meeting. The large auditorium was
filled to overlooking. Practically
every family in town was represented,
and all the Germans from north of
town drove in and collectively ren.
dered America" from the stage.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota Su.
preme court has denied a motion of
Assistant Attorney General E. B. Cox
for the dismissal of the appeal CT the
Hughes Electric company from a deci.
sion of Judge w. E. Nuessle in the
Burleigh county district court holding
that the corporation must open its
books for inspection by the state tax
commission for taxation purposes.
Bismarck.-More than half a million
acres of new lands, valued at ap.
proximately LOO, 900, and which will
produce an annual revenue of $68, 900
in taxes, will be spread unon the
North Dakota tax rolls for the first
time in April. Almost 400, 900 acres
of new land, 399,656 to be exact, al
ready has become available for taxa
ton through the proving up of govern
ment homesteads in 1917.
Fargo.-Judge A. T. Cole the dis
trict court, ordered the jury to re-
turn a verdict in favor Of the defend
ants in the $4,000 personal injury suit
to Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Vannett Of
Fargo, against Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Cole of this city. Mrs. Vannett
claimed this amount for injuries
which she alleged she sutained last
summer when struck by an automobile
driven by Mrs. Cole, near the Great
Northern station.
Sentinel Butte.-Lewis F. Crawford,
president of the state board of
regents, has received a letter from
Lord Northclife of England express
ing his appreciation of the sentiments
in "The American Sword" written by
Mr.. Crawford, and published widely
over the United States and of recent
ate appearing in a London newspa-
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ty jail. for bringing liquor into the
state in violation of the bone dry law,
by Judge Amidon. Goldberg lives at
East Grand Forks.
Fargo.-Rat tails jumped four cents
in value here upon the announcement
from Mrs. F. E. Kindred, health COM
missioner, that for every rat tail
turned in to the police station. i've
cents would be paid. A month ago
they were worth one cent apiece.
Grand Forks.-The Homecoming
celebration Of the Elks was one Of the
most largely attended and most en-.
joyable ever given by the local lodge.
Delegations from various sections Of
the Red River valley were present,
Crpokston and Langdon sending the
larger number.
Bismarck.-An attack on the consti.
nationality Of the bootlegging law vas
made by attorneys for H. E. German
Of Jamestown, in arguments before
the supreme court Monday on an ap.
plication for a writ of habeas corpus
to compel Sheriff James H. Ross of
Stutsman county to release German
from Jail.
New Rockford.-Halvor p. Halvor-
son, Eddy county, has been arrested
by Federal authorities charged with
having made seditious remarks. His
hearing was set for March 81 before
Commissioner Duel. The warrant
under which he was arrested alleged
that he said: "This was is for big
business To hell with the Red Cross
let the government do their work"
Fargo.-Announcement that a COM
petitive examination will be held here
to fill the vacancy of postmaster in
the Fargo postoffice, following the re-
moval from office of George W. VIII
kinson, promin INT state democrat,
and editor Of 1.-THE Democrat" is
taken here as definitely meaning that
the deposed postmaster has definitely
lost out in his attempt for re-instate-
ment.
Bismarck.-state Engineer ]. W.
Bliss has received notice from the
office of the public reads that the
VI HAOpOoVu HONO1o 0xOt COAs
struction in North Dakota has been
approved and the state highway COM
mission has been authorized to pro-
coed with the projects listed in the
schedule. This schedule covers
twenty-six projects, in twenty coun-
ties, with a total mileage of 408.5
miles.
Bismarck.-James P. Kenyon, who
arrived on the site of Bismarck on
June 3, 1872, when one log cabin
marked the beginning of the present
city, and who for eleven years was
elevator man at the state capitol, has
entered upon his new duties as spe-
cial agent for the automobile regis
tration department of the secretary Of
states office. Mr.. Kenyon has met
more statesmen than probably any
other mar in North Dakota.
49,.
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EAT POTATOES.

(By N. d. Food ADMINISTRATOR
Save wheat by eating potatoes.
The Food Administration urges ev-
cry citizen who feels the urge Of
patriotism, to assist in the Potato
Consumption campaign that is now
under way wherever potatoes are plen-
tiful.
Many sections Of the state have an
over-supply Of potatoes. Unless they
are eaten in the next few weeks they
will be wasted.
Make the potatoes help to win the
war.