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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
FRENCH REGARD DRIVE
AS A HOPEFUL ASPECT

Paris, June Q. The official an
nouncement that another phase of the
German offensive was opened this
morning between Montdidier, and
Noyon was interpreted by the public
as having a hopeful aspect. The
point was made that the latest att
tack is only u front of fifteen to
eighteen miles, compared with a front
of fifty miles for the first offensive
this year, on March 81, and of twenty
five miles for the attack along the
Aisne on May q. This is regarded as
an indication of diminution of the
power of the attacking masses.
The attack, it is added, has been no
surprise, as it was made just where
anticipated and where. therefore.
preparations had been made to resist
1t to the best advantage.
The use in the official communica-
ton of the term covering zone is
taken to show that the enemy as yet
has gained no advantage in the first
positions, although the attacking side,
after preparation with explosive shells
and poisonous and other gases, can
invariably count upon making gains
in the covering zone.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
BUILDING SHIPS
HERE IS MAKING
GOOD PROGRESS

tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiRsl
Washington, June 9.-The steady
growth of the American merchant
marine in all classes of vessels was re-
veaed for the first time since the war
began in statistics from the depart
ment of commerce, showing that in
the first five months of this year there
have been built in this country and
officially numbered by the bureau of
navigation a total of 629 vessels of
6S7 .055 gross tons.
The merchant fleet of the United
States now amounts to approximately
100000 gross tons. not including
merchant craft under control of the
army and navy as transports and sup
ply ships. At the beginning of January
26,742 merchant vessels of 9,343,224
gross tons were flying the Stars and
Stripes.
The fleet is second only to the mer-
chant tonnage of Great Britain.
There has been a steady increase in
new ships this year, the May tonnage
being three times as great as the JAM
uary output. In January there were
fifty-seven ships of 64,795 tons given
in official numbers and in May 1856
ships of / "a, ,461 tons.
In a single month this year the
American merchant fleet has seen
growth almost as great as during the
entire first year of the European war. !,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
NO CONJUNCTION MOVE
ALONG BRITISH FRONT

With the British Army in France.
June G. p. nj. by the Associated
Press) THUS far the attack launch
ed by the Germans this morning
against the French between Noyon
and Montdidier has developed no con-
junction operation on the BRUSH
front, although heavy bombardments
last night and early today against the
British right gave promise for time
of u more extensive enemy offensive,
It might be that for the moment
the German high command ii content
with southerly drive between Mont
didier and Noyon. with the idea or
capturing Compiegne with its railways
and strengthening out the salient
which the enemy has driven into the
French front between Scissors and
Rheims.
Latest reports received here are
cheerful and it appears from the me-
ager news that the French are hold
ing magnificently.
Intense bombardments developed at
various points along the British front
during the night. The forward area
on the British right was heavily she'll
ed from midnight to 9 o'clock. From
/ O'Clock to 4 the sector east of Lavie-
vile to the southwest of Albert. was
under a severe gas shell bomoard-
ment and between 3 and I o'clock the
front zone west of Albert was pound
ed hard The Arras sector was put
under a severe barrage last night and
again early this morning.
In the Givenchy sector the Ger
mans attempted raid, which was
sharply repulsed. During the night
the British conducted raid of con-
siderable size against the enemy
trenches south of Beaumont-Hamel,
The operation was entirely successful
and thirty prisoners we're brought
back. In this same sector the Ger
mans essayed raid after a heavy
bombardment. but were thrown back.
Local fighting has continued east OF
Dickebusch Lake, and at latest re-
ports the Germans by violent coun-
ter-attack appear to have regained
the ground which was wrested from
them Saturday morning on the east
ern edge Of Ridge Wood.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
CONCRETE SHIPS
ARE No LONGER
AN EXPERIMENT
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Washington, June 9.--Evidence that
the government regards the concrete
ship as having passed beyond the
stage of experiment to become a prac-
tcal and efficient aid in the country's s
transportation system, was given in a
statement by the shipping board,
showing that no less than five differ
ent branches of the government con
template building concrete vessels,
Chairman Hurley soon will place
contracts for twenty-four more con-
crete vessels in addition to the eight
cen already let, making a total tom
mage of 29S,500 ordered by the ship
ping board Most of the new ships
will be 1900 ton tankers and will be
built in the five government yards an
nounced several days ago.
The international and waterways
commission is making bids on twenty
one concrete barges of 500 tons capa-
city. while the navy department has
let contracts for twelve concrete barg-
es of 500 tons each for harbor use and
the quartermaster's department of the
war department has advertised for
bids on twenty-five tugboats of rein
forced concrete.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Lawmakers Are Planning to
Speed Up Legislative Pre-
gram So a Short Mid-suro-
Ner Recess Can Be Taken,
REVENUE LEGISLATION
Is NOW IN THE MAKING
Baker Is to Be Heard Today
on II Billion Dollar Army
Appropriation Bill Debates
May Be Limited,
10y nosr,sa lousnAL SPECIAL leased w,as


Washington, June 9.--With the new
war revenue legislation in the making
congress this week plans a clean up
of partially finished appropriation and
other bills in the hope of yet securing
a short midsummer recess in July
Hearings on the revenue bill will be
resumed tomorrow by the house ways
and means committee. The senate
military committee, with Secretary
Baker as it's first witness, opens hear
ings tomorrow on the twelve billion
dollar army appropriation bill
Senate and house conferes will he .
gin work tomorrow on the s $40,
900 naval appropriation measure and
dead locks between conferes on the
agriculture, post office and rivers
and harbors appropriation bills prom
Use to be settled during the week
Consideration of the Underwood
rule, proposing limitation of debate
during the war, will be resumed to-
morrow by the senate. Indications are
that Senator Borahs amendment pro
viding for discussion of treaties in
open instead of executive session will
be defeated. but that the Underwood
rule, amended to permit one hour and
q half speeches instead of one hour
as originally proposed will be adopt
ed.
Conferes on the oil leasing bill eX-
pect to meet early in the week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10

FRENCH TROOPS RESIST
WITH USUAL TENACITY
TeutonS, However, Are Able 10
Dent Lines of Adversaries
From Two-thirds to Two
and a Half Miles,
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|. Inc armies of Crown Prince Rup-
preCht of Bavaria again are hitting
the allied line in new offensive. with
Paris apparently their objective.
Between Montdldier and Noyon
over a front of about twenty miles,
preceded by a heavy bombardment
with shells and noxious gases, the
crietnTs trEtial maneuver evidently
has in view the bending back of the
allied front toward the town of st.
Just on the northern wing and toward
the railroad junction of Compiegne
on the southern flank, getting astride
the Disc river and driving southwest
toward the French capital.
The French troops are resisting the
impact with their usual valor, but the
Germans on their right and in the
center have been able 70 penetrate the
line for distances ranging from two
thirds of a mile south Of Montdidier to
relatively two and half miles at
Ressons-Sur- Matz, in the center.
Thence to Noyon, however. the allied
line is holding strongly.
enemy on the new battle front II pos
sibly would badly affect the stability of
the line of the defonders from the
Disc to the Marne and compel a fall
ing back westward from the Disc to
the region of the Marne northwest OF
Chateau Thierry in order to straight
en- out the deep salient that would then
project eastward with the Scissors
sector as its apex.
The allied commanders, it is as
serted, were not taken unawares by
the new offensive.
Comparative quiet prevails In the
region OF the Marne, and on that por-
ton of the line in Flanders held by
the British.
From the Astioo region to the Piave
river in the Italian theater there have
been intense artillery dueis. but no
infantry engagements OF great inn
pOrtance,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Z WHALERS HELD
UP BY SUBMARINE
ny MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL ,r.s.o ~,..,

New Bedford. Mass, June 9.-Two
whalers which arrived here today re-
ported they had been held up by a
German submarine off Cape Hatteras.
Captain j. r. Gonzalves, of the
schooner A. M. Nicholson, said that
on his pleading with the captain of
the u-boat that he was a poor man
and that the loss of his vessel meant
ruin, he was allowed to proceed with
his ship and 100000 cargo of sperm
oil, unharmed.
After leaving the Nicholson the
submarine headed for the schooner
Hllen a. Swift, also returning from
the whaling grounds but before
reaching her sighted steamer and
went after her, sending her to the
bottom
The mess boy of the schooner Haup-
pauge, sunk by the German raider
May 25 arrived at his home here to-
day and said that while he was
prisoner for eight days on the U-boat,
he was told by the officer that they
had sunk one whaler laden with oil.
This ship, the name of which was not
given. was destroyed previous to May
rs, according to the story.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
YANKEES FORGET
LOSS Of SLEEP
To BATTLE HUNS
Americans, After Long Ride on
Motor Truck, Go Into Front
Lines and Take up Their
Positions Against Foe,

lSr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEAsso WlssI
With the American Army in France,
! June Thy the Associated Press. in
| the recent fighting on the Marne, Capt.
| George f. Wellage, of Eagle Pass.
Tex and Capt, James O. Green, OF
Wisconsin, distinguished themselves.
They are attached to regiments which
deserve equal credit with the marines
/, for stopping the German onrush TO
Paris.
Captain Welage smoked out a Ger
man machine gun rest and had a duel
with a German officer, whom he
killed with his revolver. He captured
another German officer %fter wound .
ing him
Captain Green's company was cut
off by machine gun fire. HO, with two
platoons, attacked tho machine gun
ners and killed all of them. He con-
tinued to advance ard with his men
fought all night. Towards morning
they surprised, attacked and killed all
the Germans in anothe: machine gun
nest. Then they crawled through
bitches in order to get back to their
own lines.
This action greatly aided tho ma
rines in their advance.
One of the regiments taking part
in this battle is known as the "Raid
Makers" another has close affiIia-
tions with DetroI. because many of
its officers had marc,ed Detroit girls.
Detroit is known az "thc mother-m-
law of this regimman
The transfer of the American
troops to the battle front from their
quiet training camps is described as n
remarkable feat. They we're hutriedly
loaded into French motor trucks.
many of which were driven ly Chi
nese. The troops proceeded direct to
the front lines and almost imalediate-
ly the men got into action. The ex-
citement seemed u tonic for them
they forgot lack Of sleep and every
thing else.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Germans in Sorry
Plight at U-bOat
Base in Belgium,


10y MORNING JouaNaL SPECIAL LHAssn w,sv,
London, June 9.--The plight of
the Germans at the Belgian sub
marine base of Zeebrugge in con-
sequence of the measures taken
by the British navy to blockade
the port, is even more serious
than had been believed hereto
fore.
Photographs just taken from
airplanes show that the entrance
to the harbor Is rapidly sitting
up and that accordingly the Brit
ish effort to close the channel is
being reinforced by nature.
The sunken vessel inside the
breakwater which was at first
believed to be an enemy destroy
er now appears to be large
dredger. The loss of this ship
evidently has crippled the Ger
mans in their efforts to clear tn
channel
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Buys Mrs. wilson's Thimble.

New York. June Col. f. Fl. w
Green. son of the late Mrs. HettS
Green, has paid $1,000 for Mrs. Wood
row Wilson's favorite thimble. accord
ing TO an announcement tonight by
the aviation committee of the National
Special Aid society, which is raising
a treasury and trinket fund to sup
ply aviators with equipment not in
cluded in the government issue. The
presidents wife sent the thimble on
the first aerial mail trip made from
Washington, to be sold by the COM
mittee.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
JAP STEAMER IS
CAUGHT ON LEDGE

A Pacific Port, June 9.-Striking on
a ledge in a dense fog off the north
Pacific coast this morning, the Jap
anese freighter Aikuko Maru. said to
be the first Japanese vessel taken over
by the United States shipping board
is In a dangerous condition and may
slip into deep water at high tide, ac-
cordng to message received tonight
by the local merchants exchange.
The vessel, which recently arrived
here with cargo from the Orient, was
turned over to the shipping board, and
left-here yesterday for Canadian port
to load coal for the United States.
The message said the steamer Raj
nier was standing by the vessel but did
not state whether the crew of thirty
had been taken off.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Armies of Cro,~ Prince
of Bavaria, VIII >1$s;;sS 4
as Goal, Attack AlLles
Along Front of 20 Miles
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
ENGLISH
lsr MORNING Iouas.l srre,al ,rAsso WING,

IsT MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LrAsEo wIHGl
London, June 9. - English troops
carried out a suCc Ssful raid last
night south of BeaumOnt-liamcl and
captured thirty prisoners" says to-
days official communication, "A few
prisoners We're captured also by the
French troops in a successful raid
north of Batlleul Hostile raids were
repulsed yesterday evening and dur
ing the night southeast and east Of
Arras and in the neighborhood Of
Givenchy- -Lcs-La Bases.
The hostile artillery activity has
been above normal or the southern
portion of our front from Nillers-
BretonneuX to Albert and also be-
tween Giyenchy and RObeCq."
London, June 9--The official COM
muniCation from Field Marshal IIaig
tonight merely says
There is nothing of interest to re-
port ON the British front"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
HUNS REFUSED
IN MARINE ZONE
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With the American Army in France
June (by the Associated Press -
Attacks by Germans in the Marine Sec
tor have again been repulsed by the
Americans, who inflicted heavy losses
on the enemy.
The French repulsed two attacks
against Hill 204, west of Chateau
Thierry the first at 10 o'clock ID st
night, and the second at 8 O'Clock this
morning. French troops captured a
wood south of Buzzieres last night.
A new German division, the fifth
grenadier guards, was identified by
the Americans for the first time yes
terday.
The artillery fire on the TouI front
has diminished inthe past twenty 70 Ir
hours. There has been little artillery
activity.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
GERMAN

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Berlin, via London, June 9--Amer-
lean troops in an attack northwest
of Chateau Thierry were uriven back
with heavy losses, according to the
official report from general head
quarters today and some prisoners
were taken.
The statement says
The artillery duel increased many
times in the evening and early this
morning. 1t increased in intensity in
the KENNEL region, south of the
Somme and on the Avre.
Local attacks by the French south
of Ypres and by the British north of
Beaumont Hamot were sanguinarily
yepulsed.
ION the Disc fighting activity re-
vived Local French attacks on the
southern bank of the Aisne and on
the south of the Ourcq failed. Thrusts
by our troops east of Cutry resulted
in the capture of As prisoners.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Wilson has CIear Track.

Newark, n. j.. June 9.--Warning
that President Wilson has empowered
the war labor board to dispose OF
matters that indirectly iterfere with
the production of war material was
given here today by former President
Taft, one of the chairmen of the
board, at a preliminary hearing on
differences between the public service
railway company and its operatives.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
GIRLS SUFFERING
FROM WOUNDS ARE
AIDED BY QUEEN
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London, June 2 British Admiralty
per wireless press) London is much
interested in tho girls of the Woman's
Auxiliary corps who have just arrived
in the English capital suffering from
wounds or other injuries received dur
ing recent fighting on the west front
The queen Is commandant of the
corps, and. finding that a dozen of
these girls Were being treated at a
London hospital she caused them to
be transferred to a country establish
ment of which she is the patron
namely. queen Marys home for gov
ernesses, near Richmond.
OF the young women under treat
ment one has an arm head and foot
injured by shrapnel. Another is suf-
fering from shell shock having been
rendered unconscious and buried by
the explosion of heavy shell.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Arizona Cattlemen Shot.

Phoenix, Ariz., June 9.-Followins
a quarrel over the trespassing of cat.
tie, j. T. Holmes, well-known cattle
man. shot and killed Will and Oscar
Pemberton, brothers. and cattlenlen,
sons of Jack Pemberton, Arizona pio.
neer. Holmes surrendered. The fight
took place at the Hanson ranch,
eighteen miles south Of Phoenix.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
ITALIAN

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Rome. June 9.--"Thcre has been in
creased reciprocal artillery fire as
tide the Piave and in the region Of
the coast says an official statement
issued yesterday by the war office.
"Our aWators surprised aviation
camps between the Piavc and the
Livenza and the railway station at
Caldona2Ho, while in fun activity, and
effectively bombed them. Ten hos
tile. machines were downed."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Praise for America.

Paris, June . (Havas Agency).-1n
an article in La Liberte, Lieut.. Col
Rousset says that American co-opera-
ton in the war is developing rapidly
and brilliantly, and is beginning to
cause a deep impression beyond the
Rhine. the more so as American re-
sources are organized so as to supply
200, 900 men monthly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Ennd Ontions Is gloomy.

London, June "A dispatch to the
Central News says that at meeting
held in Dresden, the secretary of the
war food department of Berlin de-
clared there would not be enough po-
tatoes to last until the next harvest,
and that the outlook for meat and fats
was worse than at the beginning of
the year.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10

Philadelphia, June 9.-Mrs. Harriet
McAdoo Martin, a daughter of Secre-
tary w. G. McAdoo, was married yes
terday to Clayton Platt. Secretary
McAdoo gave the bride in marriage
and at the conclusion of the ceremony
left for New York to visit a throat
specialist
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
BURNING VESSEL
SEEN ABOUT 400
MILES OFF SHORE
Isy sosn,ss JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED ~iRsI

A Pacific Port, June "a burning
vessel was seen about 400 miles off
shore on Tuesday night by IL steam
ship which has arrived here. When
the steamer had arrived along side
the vessel had burned to the waters
edge and was smouldering out. There
was no sign of life from the floating
wreckage.
The name of the ship had been
burned away and no trace Of life boats
was discovered.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Ber,heIot Reaches America.

An Atlantic Port, June 9--Gen.
Henri Berthelot, the military strate-
gist who headed the French military
mission to Rumania in october, 1915,
and who was later appointed COM
mander chief of the Rumanian
army, arrived here today on French
steamship. The purpose of his visit
to this country was not disclosed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
LOCAL REPORT.

A summary of local weather condi-
tions for the twenty-four hours ending
at p. m. yesterday. follows; Maxi
mum temperature, 81 degrees; mini
mum, S.; range, 35; at p. m. Sc;
south winds, clear.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
Telegraph Decision wednesday.

Washington, June 9.---Final decision
in the cases of Bethlehem Steel COM
pany workers and Postal Telegraph
company employees will be rendered by
the national war labor board at Chica-
cago next Wednesday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
THE WEATHER
FORECAST.

Denver. Colo, June 9.-New Mex
ico Fair and warmer; Tuesday partly
cloudy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-10
SCIENTISTS At
BAKER F IND NEW
STAR IN HEAVENS
Members of United States
Naval Observatory Party
Make important Discovery
While Developing Plates,
Isy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrssI

IsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIHsl
! Baker, Ore, June "A new star
in the constellation. Aqulla, was dis
covered at 1920 a. m. today by DR..
| George Fl. Peters, and Professor Will
liam Conrad of the United States naval
observatory party here to study the
eclipse. 1t was discovered while the
scientists were developing photo
graphic plates of the eclipse, each
seeing it at the same moment between
Affair and Vega
If the new star is what scientists
/ here believe, il is the first of this
type visible since 1900 when one was
seen in England. The term new"
does not mean the creation of a new
star, but merely that the body has
become bright enough to be visible. It
may ultimately fade and disappear in
a few months or even weeks. The dis.
covery of a star of this type is re-
garded as very important, however
and astronomers here are anxious to
learn what Is ascertained by further
study of it, II is the third one of this
type reported in 300 years and of mys-
terious character and intense bright
ness, which they believe a little later
will make it visible in daylight.
In the sky it is placed at 1S.4I
right ascension, declination plus one
degree.
This is more important in the as
Economical world than the eclipse"
said DR.. Merrill of the United
States bureau of standards, and this
belief was seconded by all the other
scientists. including j. G. Hammond,
head of the naval observatory party,
DR.. Mitchell of Leander Mccormick
observatory and other astronomers of
International reputation.
An asserted press dispatch Satur-
day night from Washington, ID. c., an
nounced the discovery of new star
at Leander Mccormick university.
University of Virginia, by Prof. c. It.
Oliver, who had located it in the con-
stelation, Aquilla, the position con-
firming generally to that given by the
scientists at Baker for their discov-
cry. Thus, apparently the two dis
coveries by parties working inde-
pendently confirm each other and both
relate to the same star.