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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Enen1yC Captured by Destroyers and Seap1anes
 Most Hopeful Report Receiued From Allied Front
For First Day Since the Great Battle Start ed, Germans Have Made No Gains. Fresh French Units Are Taking
 Places of Tired Men-Berlin
 Admits Lessening of Drive

Paris 3-The battle France resumed with great intensity during the night and the of the day. according the war office this evening The Germans,
 fresh troops attacked between the Disc and the Ourq with redoubled violence.
 The Germans have been checked west of Soissons tinues the statement. 'We recaptmed Faverolles.
 region south of Vile En Tardenois the Franco Brit ish troops maintained all their gains north of Champlat
 'For the fifth time rccapured Mount Choisy All the between the Qse and the Alsne notably north of MoulinSous Touvcnt and Vngre, failed
 Between the Aisne and the Orcq the Germans made des perac efforts to penetrate the Vers Coerete forest the north troops heroicay sustained the shock of the enemy broke their advance nfcting guinary losses or them
 Berlin June 3-(yia Icndon )"The artillery activity vved at intervals says the report from general headquarters today oca attacks of Baeul and north of the lys were repused.'
 Bcrlin June Via London)-rhe evening official report from headquarters says:
 South and Sossons have made fresh progress French counter attacks on both sides of the Orcq river.
 London June 3.-"Tonghts report is the most hopeful since the battle for the first time last Monday said that the gained ground during day. say. Reuters correspondent with French headquar ters in France.
 Berlin June 3-(via London )Fresh French units have place battle lne according to the official general headquarters today The Ger claim that these have not been able to hold the positions assigned to them
 With the American Army France, June 3-(By the As socated Aer long inactivity artillery duel broke morning northwest of Tou It lasted several hour both letting everything they had used much and high explosives terrific of the explosions gradually diminished until noon quiet reigned again No infantry action developed | HAIGS REPORT AERIAL REPORT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Summary of the News

GENERAL. NEWS 1-Nfne American ships arc sunk oy enemy submarines off Atlantic coast.
 II. $. destroyers and seapfancs make one captive. Most hopeful report received from allied front. 2--Ameriean sailors are held captive on enemy U-boats for II days. 3-Underwood wise in his contention for rate control. s--FOf ney Johnston opens campaig n for amendment. @undcrsvood plan to limit senate debate is being opposed.
 LOCAL NEWS News of Red Cross. 5-Street chr men to stay on job. Commencement at Owenton school In full swing. Lieutenant Meredith speaks today at kfwaniS club. Plans made for registration of sc- lcctmeM.
 Record time made by power com pany.
 FEATURES A-Editorial comment. 6-Soctety. s-Sports. H. Markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
WILL ]. HOLDCONFE FERENCE
 WITH GOMPERS
Head of the Photographers Will Not Take Nasty Action in Calling
 Strike

Washington, June 3-After discussing today with American Federation of La Dor officials the calling of d strike of commercial telegraph operators, $. J. Konenkamp. president of the Photographers union. said he had arranged to discuss the subject further tomorrow, with sam uel Gompers. president of the fedora tion and that no strike would be called until after this conference
 It was reported tonight that strike calls already were being mailed to locals from Chicago headquarters of the union, fixing a day late next week for a strike unless recalled by wire.
 The national war labor board an nounced Sunday that it's efforts to settle differences between the operators and the Westeri Union had been without re- suit, because the company refused to recognize it's jurisdiction or to stop dis charging union men.
 The boards report to President Will son had not reached the White House tonight and no official comment on the situation was forthcoming. There have been suggestions that the government might take over the companies if a strike threatened interruption of telegraphic communicat ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

With the American Army in France
 Press. s.)--Compilations which the Asso : oiated Press obtained today show that the American aviators flying over the
 TouI sector. have made an enviable record American pursuit units since
 April 14, when they started operations, have shot down at least :. enemy air
 planes.
 Seventeen of this number were seen and officially confirmed by the French,
 while during the same period and counting the pilot who fell in flames today. only seven of our chaser fly- lers have been lost
 Of these four were killed, one by ac- cident, two are prisoners of the Ger mans and the fate of todays aviator lis not known for certainty. The victories gained by the Ameri- cans are all the more important when it is considered that most of the enemy achines shot down have been bi- planes so that the loss in these eases has been doubly great for the Germans. All of the American machines lost were monoplanes.
 While an American aviator was fight ling German today, bullet fired by lhis opponent traversed the length of the airplanc and passed between the pilots legs. The bullet clipped mag neto wire, but otherwise no harm was done
 Late this evening a German plane was seen far above the clouds. at a height of perhaps 5000 metres above a field on which were American avia-
 tors. Americans started in pursuit, but
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gave assurance that COngrcsS need have no apprehension as to protection of the American coast, and that there will be no recall of forces from the war zone.
 Tonight Mir. Daniels summarized the Information reaching the de- pertinent as follows;
 sNayy reports show that the following vessels have been sunk: Jacob M. Haskell, schooner, 136: tons. hailinS from Boston, sailing for Norfolk; II In crew. no pas senEers.
 Isabel B. Wiley, in ballast. net tonnage 611; crew g.
 "Hattie Dunn of R0ckland, Me-, net tonnage. 1885; In ballast, sail ing for Charleston.
 .E:dwnrd H. Cole of Boston; tonnage, 1885; in ballast, bound for Norfolk; crew, II.
 "Herbert l.. Pratt, steamship oil tanker, sunk about five miles south of Overfalls light ship. off the Delaware coast; IS on board. g. of the crew reacued and landed at Lewes, 1 lost.
 ssThe crews of the above named
 tCentfnued on Page Two
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Up to a late hour tonight, the destruction of five sailing craft and the tanker Herbert l.. Pratt wns tine record of losses officially reported to the navy department. The fate of the coastwise liner ' Ga srolina. which reported by wire less yesterday she was being shcllcd. was still unknown. The crews of some of the craft de- stroycd. have been brought Into port with . story of II days im- priAonment aboard an enemy sub marine.
 During tha< period scores of troop and supply ships have gone = ana out on the business of crushing the German army in France. The U-boat found no weak Mnk in the chain of armed craft that guarded them.
 Secretary Daniels went to the capitol durinE the day to tell members of the House naval com- nittee that the raid war desiEned { to frfKhten the American people into demanding the return of war veesele from the other side. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

the facts stoods out:
 The steamship Carolina of the
 New York and Porto Rico Steam ship company has been sunk. Nothing is known of the fate of
 the 22O passengers and crew of
 I30 who took to the boats when the underwater craft began she'll
 ing the liner.
 The schooner Edward H. Cole
 of Boston has been sunk by bombs,
 and Capt. H. j. Newcomb of Bos-
 ton and his crew of 10 have becn
 landed here after being rescued
 from the boat In which they were
 given an opportunity to escape.
 The schooners Jacob M. Haskell
 of Boston, Isabel E. Wiley of
 Bath, Me-, Hattie Dunn of Thom-
 aston, Me, and Samuel w. Hath
 away have been sunk. The crew
 of the Haskell Is reported to have
 been saved. but nothing ia known
 of the fate of the three other crews.
 The Savannah line Steamship
 City of Columbus is reported to have been sunk hut no definite
 news of her fate has been re- ceived.
 tacks were brought to an Atlantic port tonight on . steamship which picked them up from small boats. Their depositions were taken by officials and they were held incommunicado.
 Some of them had been kept prisoner several days aboard the submarine ane 'hen turned adrift in a small boat. Al v ere picked up by coast liner
 \ government aviator in a hydroaIr, plane that alighted near Beach Ha yen N, J.. reported that 35 miles off sho, he had sighted three lifeboats fiiies with persons pulling slowly towars the coast. and had seen other life boats floating about embty.
 The Atlantic Refining compan5 tanker Herbert L. Pratt was sunk fou miles off Cape Henlopen. Del, by submarine The crew was landed q Lewes. Del.
 It was learned authoritatiyely tha no attacks have been made on Ameii can transports off the American coas, All ships were held in ports along tn, coast, however. as a precaution.
 There were reports that as many al 15 vessels had fallen prey to the raid CTS. but there was no verification o them
 UNCONFIRMED REPORTS There also were unconfirmed report of battles between warships and sub marines.
 Fear was felt for the fate of the B persons aboard the Carolina, vessel Q 5000 tons. running between Porto Ric and an A tlantic port
 An $ o call sent by the steam ship at o'clock last night said she wa being shelled by a German submarin and that passengers and crew had take to the boats. Officers of the compan assume she was sunk, but have no def mite information to that effect. The place her position at the time she va
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
The President Lincoln
 Casualties Not Received

Washington. June 3.-Ail those who were passengers and all the returning army officers and men on the trans- port President Lincoln were saved after she had been terpedoed last week. This confines the loss of life to the crew of the ship.
 None of the survivors was seriously injured. The transport was attacked nt 0sSS .. m.. May 31. Three torpe- does were discharged, sinking the ship in IS minutes. The submari was not sighted until after the torpedoes were shot.
 American destroyers returning to port with survivors sighted submn- rfne at noon on Saturday and attacked It, The dispatches to the navy do not report the result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Southern Casualty List

Washington, June 3.The army casual ty list today contained 36 names, divided as follows:
 Killed in action, {; died of wounds, 3; died of accident, 2 died of disease q wounded in action, 3; wounded severely, l6; wounded slightly, 1.
 Officers named were
 Lieut. Harry F. W. Johnson. Bethle- hem. Pa, killed in action.
 Lieut.. George w. McCabe. vicksburg, Miss, wounded. degree undetermined
 Lieut. William Hepburn, Windsor Conn, severely wounded.
 Corporal Charley T. Morrow. Douglas, Ala, and Private Oscar J. Carter Ari- ton. Ala. were among the severely wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Early Washington Report

Washington 3Germany at last has brought her sub marine warfare the of the United States apparently in fororn hope of striking telling blows this side of the Atlantic and of drawing of the American naval forces the where the Uboat menace being slowly but surely strangled to death.
 In the upon coasng vessels almost sight of the New Jersey shore reported today officials frantic Berlin that the submarine has failed American armed power rolling in everncreasng force de- spite the exerons of the undesea pirates off the coast of Europe.
 Now lurked
  Blocked off the roopshps craft In the record of destruction
 
 for fight Only ships that could not hit back have half vessels probably to the military value ship oil tanker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

London, June S.-Fieid Marshal Haig' 5 report tonight from British headquarters in France reads;
 Hostile raids were repulsed during the night by French troops east of Bailleul. "The number of prisoners captured by us in last nights successful operations southeast of strazecle is 2Ss. We also captured a German anti-tank gun. in ad- dition to 30 machine guns and several trench mortars
 "on the remainder of the British front there is nothing of special interest to report |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Germans Known to Have Beena,f4s f4sssssa ss.sssat ling in American Waters Since ss : s ss.s's.2 .~erfE Exeep- ton of the Carolina, s.,cn Has Not Been
 Heard From, There Has Been No
 Loss of Life on Doomed Vessels
ONLY COASTING SHIPS, WHICH ARE
 UNPROTECTED, WERE ATTACKED
Washington Thinks That Raid Means Enemy Sees Failure of Uy ,ler-Sea Campaign and Is X Taking One Last Means of Attempting
 tO TerrOrize the American People
ONE U-BoAT LESS

An Atlantic Port, June 3.-Hoverng for two days the wleretbe American tanker William Rockefeller had been sunk by German submarine, fota of destroyers and seapanes finally succeeded Ill capturing the Uboa landed here retoday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Scores of American
 Warships Searching
 For Hun Submarines

warhps
  expected attack American shipping yesterday afternoon. which through the maritime district flashed the that sub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04

London, June 3.-The official report on aerial operations tonight says:
 Yesterday our airpanes carried out a good deal of observation for the artil- lery and took many photogf aphs. Eigh teen tons of bombs were dropped by oui airplanes and heavy. machine gun fire from the air was directed upon a great variety of targets.
 Flight German machines were de- stroyed in air fighting and Ii were driven down out of control. Three of our ma chimes are missing.
 .On Sunday night we bombed Leca- teau, St quentin and valenciennes rail- way stations and dropped eight tons of bombs. All of our night flying machines returned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Airman Burned to Death

Fort Worth, Tex, June a--Harry j. Webster. student flyer from Grand Rapids, Mich, was burned to death Tn midair here today when his plano caught fire after collis;S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
American Airmen
 Are Doing Duty
 On Western Front

the German turned quickly and made good his escape,
 Late this evening, for the first time in nearly month, German plane was 50 bold as to venture more than few Kilometres over the line, and it did not stay long after discovery, but beat nasty retreat home ward. The machine was so high that the men in it were unable to see much and at that altitude must have had on inspirators.
 The Germans have learned the lesson that it is dangerous to try to operate over the American positions. Within the last few days the American units. in addition to patroling the line. an- swering alarms and chasing off prowl- ing German airplanes have taken the difficult task of protecting British bombing squadrons. This serves dual purpose of protecting the British and giving combat to the German pursuing machines, which sometimes pursue the British. Several fights which have ended disastrorsly for the enemy have resulted. The British are strong in their praise of the skill and the daring of the young American flyers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Naval Launch Lost

Naval Launch Lost
 Washington. June s-Loss of the naval motor launch Ozark. with one memoer of her crew, Charles E. Richards. fire man, of Chipley, Fla, in heavy sel off the coast. May F, was announced today by the navy department.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
Sixth Ward Will Oversub-
scribe 50 Per Cent.

Chairman F. D. Winchester of
the local United War Work Cam
paign committee announced this
morning that Morgan City and
the Sixth Ward had already
oversubscribed their quota in the
United War Work Campaign.
Subscriptions received up to
9:30 this morning totaled &c.
.224.81. Employees of the Union
Bridge and Construction Com
pany have subscribed to date
So, ,154.61, which leaves 3,O7O.2O
coming from Morgan City and
vicinity at large. The quota as
signed to this community is $4,-
$50. The figures quoted do not
include the subscritions from
Amelia, Avoca, or Waddell-Wil-
liams mill employees. They are
|yet to be heard from. So the
committees goal of $7,02O,
which is an oversubscription OF
SO per cent, will undoubtedly be
reached.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
State Health Officer Re
views Local Influenza
Situation.

During the last few days l have
been observing the local situation
concerning the influenza epidemic
and have observed the able and con
scientious efforts made in behalf of
your physical welfare by your splen-
did board of health and the medical
profession. I have during that time
seen quite a few cases of influenza
showing that the disease still exists
in your city, and that any relaxation
of the measures taken to control its
further spread would be premature
| therefore appeal to you to be pa
tient and not to insist on the removal
of the restrictions ordered for your
protection at the present time.
Think of the many valuable lives
lost during this epidemic; Of the
many widows and orphans it has
left in its wake and remember that
the precautions taken by the health
authorities, though they may incon-
venience you and even cause you
temporary pecuniary losses, are de-
signed to check the spread of the
disease and to prevent its further
ravages. How would you feel if by
any lack of precautions on your part,
one of your own loved ones should
sicken and die? And the position of
your health officials is a similar one,
only, instead of applying to only one
family, their responsibility includes
your whole community. This respon-
sibility is sometimes heavy burden;
do not add to it by impatience or in
sistence on immediate removal Of the
restrictions and be assured that as
soon as it can be done safely, the ban
will be lifted and complete freedom
OF intercourse and assembly will be
restored.
DR.. J. P. LOBENHOFFER,
A. A. Surgeon u. S. Public Health
Service, Medical Inspector Louis
lana State Board of Health.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
Fourth Ship for Uncle Sam
Launched By u. B. &
c. Company This
Afternoon.
Ceremony Attended by President
and Secretary of Construc-
tion Company-Mrs. Ed
Kalleher, Sponsor.

"Bolikow," the fourth ship 20
be completed for the u. S. Ship
ping Board by the Union Bridge
& Construction Company, agents
for the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration at Morgan City, was
successfully. without mishap.
launched from the ways of the
above company this afternoon
about 2 o'clock. The launching
was Witnessed by a large crowd
of employees and Morgan Citi-
ans, who noisily gave vent 10
their enthusiasm when the mas
sive hull gracefully slipped into
the water.
Mrs. Ed Kalleher, wife of the
chairman of the shop committee,
acted as sponsor. Messrs. /. S.
Stewart, PRECEDENT, and III. C.
Beck, secretary Of the Union
Bridge and Construction Com
pany, were present, coming here
especially for the occasion.
Morgan City's shipbuilding
company is thus holding the
pace set some time ago for all
wooden shipyards in the Gulf
Division. On May 80 they had
the honor of launching the first
ship from Gulf Division ship
yard. On independence Day the
second ship was placed in the
water. October 26 was the date
Of the third launching and now,
less than one month following.
occurs the fourth. All of the
completed ships have been of the
Ferris type, $500 tons capacity.
The ways made vacant by the
past launching are now being
used for construction OF three
2,5OO-ton barges. The ways va
Gated by the "Bolikow" are ex-
pected to be used for the con-
struction of the first of six
Dougherty type vessels, $500
tons, contracts for which have
been awarded this enterprising
company.
Congratulations are again in
order to Mr.. H. K. Seltzer, chief
of construction, and all men,
bers of his efficient organization,
for this the latest demonstration
fof their ability to deliver the
goods. Further proof is also pre-
sented that the Union Bridge &
Construction Company is strict
ly on the job and will continue
in that capacity for some time
to come.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16

Baton Rouge, La, Nov. PA
later message from the War In
dustries Board to the State
Council of Defense is as follows:
"All limitations on the produc-
tion of building materials, in
cluding brick, cement, lime, hol-
low tile and lumber are hereby
removed and the materials so
produced may be sold and de-
livered for use in connection
with any building project for
which no permit or license is re-
quired under revised priority
circular No. 21, as further re-
vised in message today, or
licenses issued in pursuance of
said circular"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
Nodi6ed Rules of War In.
d,,sries Board Cover
ing Non-Essential
Construction.
limitations on Production of
Building Materials Are Re-
moved and May Be Sold
Without Permit.

| Baton Rouge, La, Nov. 12.-
|At meeting held in Washing
bn Monday, composed of rep
|rsentatives from the War In
Iaustries Board, the Council of
National Defense, governors and
representatives. from each State
Cnuncil Of Defense in the Union,
4 the purpose Of discussing
,lems which the signing Of
M armistice have made acute,
was decided to modify the
tues Of the War Industries
Beard covering non-essential
instruction. This meeting was
ddressed by Franklin K. Lane
the Council Of National De-
ense, Bernard Baruch Of the
Mar Industries Board and
Chairman Hurley Of the Ship
ing Board, the latter stressing
Ne necessity for continuing
hiping construction. Following
II the rules and regulations for
lSnte and Parish Councils of De-
fase in handling local building
d the next few months, con-
smed in telegram just received:
An Of the rules, regulations,
srictions and directions en-
eaied in order and circular is
ID BY the prorities division of
Y War Industries Board are
nlinued in effect, subject to
\ following notifications:
Section first, section five of
nised Circular No. 81, issued
/ this division of state October
q 1918, dealinng with non-war
Instruction, is hereby amended
M to hereafter read as fol-
III:
Section reconstruction pro-
Ia, constr shrdlu hrdlu rdlun
kts not requiring permits or
1nses from non-war construc-
y section, construction pro-
~ falling within the follow
I classiications, are hereby
Eoved, and no permits or
nses viii be required ther efor
Nh the non-war construction
ticn:
+ Construction projects ap-
uvsd in writing by the fAcili-
= division Of the War Indus
+ Board.
Al farm and banch build
A structures or improve
\ All buildings, structures,
NJ, plan. facilities or other
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-16
Chamber Of Commerce |
Growing.

Manager W. C. Harman has
prepared a list of local citizens
and business firms who have re-
Gently become contributing men,
bers. to the Chamber of Com
merce. 1t is convincing evidence
of the growth of that organiza-
tion and of the increasing in
terest taken by citizens in the
efforts being put forth to up
build and advertise the possibi-
lities of Morgan City and Ber-
wick. A growing membership
also indicates growing faith,
forming a combination which is
bound to bring results. The new
are:
Borah Drug Co.
Canton Restaurant
Joe H. Evans
Gathright & Soumeillian
A. F. Glasier
Geo. T. Goodman
C. E. Jones
Leon Kahn
C. P. Lynch
S. B. McCloy
Fred Miller
Mrs. M. P. Palmer
A. A. Picou
Mayor M. D. Shannon
Tom S. Shannon Jr.
DR.. A. Wilson
Joe Yatter