davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24

were dashed 10 pieces against the
allied resistance.
II became evident before the AUS
Jrian drive was - hours old that it
could not succeed. Even yet they
may be forced by the German high
command 10 attempt 20 renew the
drive in the mountains, but the
morale of the Austrian army is so
low that IL cannot expect 10 achieve
any important results.
The Austrian losses have been tre-
mendous They are estimated as
high as nearly 100000 i'm killed.
wounded and missing.
The Austrian war Office. realizing
that defeat was inevitable on the
Piave. began to prepare the Austrian
people for the reception OF the
gloomy intelligence on Saturday.
Italian troops have been playing
a part in the lighting against the
Germans on the western front, in
France also. The Germans attack
ed the Italian position in the Mount
Bugny sector. between the Marne
river and Rheims, but were driven
off after violent fighting, leaving
many dead and prisoners behind.
There was fighting of a minor
nature on the Montdidier-Oise river
front and on the Flanders plain al
so.
So far, however, the Germans
have not been able 10 organize any
fresh blows Of magnitude on any OF
the four battle fields in France.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
500 WISCONSIN MEN TO
TRAIN AT VALPARAISO
international News Service:

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. June 24.-Local
boards in Wisconsin to-day were or
dered by Provost Marshal Gen.
Crowder 10 furnish 1--WE hundred
white select service men possessing
grammar school education for sem
eral military service. They will
leave July 10 for Valparaiso univer-
sity. Valparaiso. Ind, to be train
ed.
The provost marshal general also
instructed local boards i'm Ohio 10
furnish for SeneraI service $50 col
ored men with grammar school ed
ucaton 20 he trained az the COM
bined normal and industrial col
lege az Wilburforce. Ohio. They will
report ON July To-.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
OmciaI announcement

The official announcement SAYS
There has been another cOnsid-
era ble advance by the italian in
fantry and artillery while the Aus
trians have been preparing public
opinion at home for an announce
ment Of defeat by publication Of bull
letius saying that weather conditions
on the Piave have interterred with
the army offensive Violent pres
sure is being eXerted against the
Sandona bridge head which is the
only one still held 10y the Austrians.
The offensive by the italians be-
lery preparation had destroyed an
bridges except ON the tuftut-v drove
forward with irresistible impetus
The flooded Piave contains thou
sands of enemy corpses IRON the
Austrian divisions which passed the
river only TO be decimated uy the
italian artillery and infaurfr. The
italians attacked i'm three columns
breaking the enemy lines aL Bella
Delta. Madonna and NerEesa ana
reoccupyiuC the latter place from
Naze-da 20 Sandona the Auatriaus
first resisted desperate bgt were
finally driven TO the west bank The
battle continues lerce.r in the san
d0na sector More than 600 pr.--
oners and an enormous quantity of
booty has been captured. American
airmen cooperating with our forces
have displayed great BRAVERY
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
AUSTRIAN RETREAT
TURNED INTO ROUT.
lternatioual News ServlcC

Int national News service
ROME, June 24-The A4stro-
Hungarian offensive, which opened
on the Italian front 10 days ago,
has not only broken down COM
pletely everywhere, but has been
turned into a rout by the powerful
counter blows Of the allies. accord
ing 10 an official announcement.
All the way from the sector OF
NIontello 20 the Adriatic sea the Aus
trians have been defeated and over
wheluned and are retreating across
the Piave river ia disorder said
the oficisl statement issued sunday
night.
Ten more enemy airplanes have
been brought down Since June 10,
the Italians have destroyed 80 hos
tile airplanes and six balloons.
CThe Piave front, along which the
Austro-H -Hungarians have been dis
astrouslv q defeated and are falling
hack is 40-mile stretch Of bat
tie line over which the invaders
were making their hardest efforts
BY the dint OF tremendous efforts
and at the cost Of extreme losses
the Austrians had been able 20 gain
several footinss on the western pdnk
of the Piave but were unable 10 eN-
tend or even hold these points in
the face OF the italian counter as
saults. one crossing was made IN
the Montsllo sector. another further
south, to the north and south Of the
Oderzo-T revise railway, and third
still further south in the region OF
Sandona di Piave.'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
PLYMOUTH, IND.,
BLAZE CAUSES
$4,000 DAMAGE
Hardware Store is Total Loss.
Asked Help of South
Bend Department.
Nevs-Times special service

NeWs-Timcs Special Service.
PLYMOUTH. Ind. June 24.-One
store building is a total loss. and
two others are damaged. as the re-
suit Of a fire which broke out here
at 10 O'Clock last night. Damage is
estimated at about $4,000. which is
partially covered by insurance
The dre started in the basement
OF the Charles Lawrence hardware
store. The flames spread rapidly
inside the building, and the whole
store was abIaze before the nre was
discovered. and the alarm given.
Plymouth has only one fire com
pany. which is composed of - men.
These found themselves entirely un-
able TO cope with the flames, which
were rapidly spreading. A hurry
call 10y telephone was sent 10 the
South Bend department, asking for
help. Before the special hose con-
necuons and other material neces-
sary had been loaded on the trucks
an south Bend. however the fire
was brought under control by the
united efforts of the hremen and cit
izeus here, and the South Bend de
partment did not make the run.
Fire Wall Saver stores.
Fire walls separate the burned
building from its neighbors 10 the
north and south, and these kept the
s- al f.Ts
material IN the star restaurant. 10
the north. and the EwaId candy
kitchen. 10 the south, was carried
out. because il was feared the walls
might give way.
The flames mounted high. and the
red STARE could be seen many miles
out into the country say farmers
who ca.lc into town this morn
inc. After the blaze had been going
for some time. the roof fell in. but
fortunately none OF the dremen
were inside. and on one was hurt.
The ruins were still smouldering
this morning.
The burned building was two
stories high with % basement The
blaze was the biggest ire ever eN-
peri-nced iu the history uf 'h- own
say residents here
Considerable new sJock Gad l-sl
been placed ID the hardware store
and none of it was saved Plate
glass Windows .u the ne.=nboting
stores were broker l the intense
heat snd Vs-er did some dams 80
in these euldluss
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
Sceneof
Fiercest Fighting,
Is in Italian Hands
International News service

ROME June 24-The headonS flight The AustroungaIan
Pave continues with the Italians pursuit
said adviceS from the front today.
Italian cavalry has crossed he bank OF the river ana
sweeping ahead after the rere1tng Austrian forces.
thousand additional prisoners had been counted last night
by the Italians not counting the capveS taken ON the lower
Piave. Much booty also has been taken
The Piave has been crossed h the Italians near Clpo SIe in
IL. I all H. rirn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
BI ILIITIN

International News Service.
LONDON. June 24.-Thc Ital-
ians have thrown bridges across
the PiaVc river. the Information
al News service learned OH un-
day. Italian infantry and cav
airy are i'm full pursuit OF the
fleeing Austrains.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24

WASHINGTON june Ihe
economic situation a Austria
nothing short OF deeperate
This was mad, plain iu neWsca Dor
dispatches that have leaked "ut ~
the country and into The hands o.
the state department. u was ar-
nouuoed this afternoon. These dis
patches make no efior 90 conceal
the desperate plight of the people
Ano. the -eudeurv of the Ausrlfa'l
press. ir was pointed ont has sl-
waya resu to mmmlza the -rav.r
Of such conditions Uar even r
the situation as revealed lu these
reports are taken only for their face
value thev prove that the Austrian
people are iu the dirosr straits
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24

Pursued relentlessly by the Italian
soldiery, whose enthusiasm had been
reused to the highest pitch by their
success. the decimated Austro- Hun
garian divisions fled as best they
could to the eastern bank OF the
eastern bank Of the stream. In the
meantime the Italian engineers
threw bridges across the river and
the cavalry kept up its pursuits Of
the fleeing armies.
The retreat was carried out over
the 40-mile front between the
and upon the 25-mile stretch Of the
battle zone lying from Montello
crest to Zensou loop, the battle lines
stand to-day as they were before the
Austrians began their unsuccessful
drive "a week ago last Saturday.
Emperor is Back
Emperor Charles, who had gone
20 the front in hope that his pres
ence would hearten his soldiers, has
returned TO Vienna. leaving behind
him his defeated armies.
All Of Europe rang today with
praise Of the Italian soldiers and the
Franco-British forces that fought
with them IN stemming "Austria's
supreme effort of the war"
The hoker Of the Austro-h hun
garian army was sent against the
Italians and every available gun
was massed on the front from the
AsHars ~.Haa TO =.
strongest efforts OF the invaders
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
j. 8. BIG GUNS
IN MAJORITY BY
JANUARY, 1878
Rep. BOrIand Says America
Prepares on Basis of
Worst Contingency.
aforementioned News Service:

International News Service:
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE
possibility OF the Germans breaking
through the allied lines in France
this summer and that France might
be put wholly or partly out of the
war, was fully considered by his
committee il preparing the 5000
O0O, 900 fortihcations bin, Rep. Bor-
land told the house when the meas
ure was taken up today.
Al present the American army in
France is being supplied with 20
NJ. NJ. and 100 NJ. NJ. guns and
howitzers. and with ammunition
made wholly by the French govern
ment. American field artillery and
ammunition will not come into guam
tity production for six months.
If the Germans should break
through and France be unable TO full
ill her agreement. Borland said, the
fuu burden OF supplying guns and
ammunition TO the American army
and perhaps 20 the French during
the remainder OF the year would
fall upon the United States. To meet
any possible contingency of this sort.
he said. production OF field artillery
in The United States would be speed
ed up 20 the utmost.
To Have Most Gups.
In January. 1919. n no hitch oc-
ours, the United States should be
able 20 give a preponderance OF guns
SIS well as OF men on The western
front
Necessity for coucealment OF the
purposes Tor which many appro-
priations in the fortilcations bin
viii be used viii tend 10 limit de-
bate ou the measure Ia any case
IL must be passed by both the house
and the senate before the end OF this
week IN order that the funds Will be
availa bile AT the openins of the fiscal
year July ].
The section expected 10 furnish
the liveliest debate is that authoriz-
ing the letting Of contracts Tor ord
nance material on q cost plus basis.
the percentage OF profit mot 10 ez-
ceed - percent" II the president
believes a greater percentage OF
profit 10 be necessary he is privileged
20 SET HIGHER rate fn his liscre-
flou
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
ITALIAN CAVALRY CROSSES PAVE SWEEPING AFTER
FLEEING AUSTR|ANS, DRIVE Turned into A ROU
The War Situation Today


Reports coming in today emphasized the magnitude the
Italian victory the Pae river and the extent of the rout in
fced upon the AuSrO- iungaanS.
In addition to heavy losses inflicted BY the Italian fire and
the thousands of lost in prisoners and wounded great
bers must have drowned by being driven into the flooded Pave
river
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
WAR GARDENS HERE
SUFFER $4,000 LOSS

War gardens i'm South Bend were
damaged 20 the extent of more than
$4,000 by the frost OF saturday night
according TO reports reaching \. z.
Williamson. director OF the munici-
pal gardens. Monday. Practically
an OF the plants in the is gardens
in the piats az Keller park. Haley
park. O'Brien ST., Rogers ST. and
lIuesseI Held were killed
Little damage was caused IN the
.ardens az the Studebaker school,
River Park and Coquillard districts
owing 20 the fact that the ground
l- higher than the ocuers. and did
not suffer much
Crops Are Damaged.
Crops throughout The county were
damaged 10 some extent by the frost,
r-t no information on which a re-
liable estimate Of damage can be
based have been received by the
.ountv agricultural office ~ A.
I've. assistant county ascnt started
ar, "a "trip throuSh the county Mon
dav morning 10 ascertain just what
The frost had done.
Beans. corn and peas in the war
gardens we're practically all killed,
aid AR Williamson Monday morn
ING. "Tbe potato plants did not
-yner so much TIN, Top leaves
we're kiued uut ,he blossoms and
sprouts which We're still under
round sre all wight. and very like
r, a large number of the plants can
5e saved. If the dead portions are
,-ut away"
Still Have Time
Most Of the land wiu have 20 he
olowed again. and new crsps put in.
.ccordins 20 AIr. Williamson. who
s-.ued a us- Of plants which can yet
To- planted. Included In the list are
The following:
Strine beans. until july o.. beets.
-rrril IuIy 1. turuip~. July - 20 Aug.
rs. sweet corn. until July 1; peas.
Aug - 20 10. chinese cabbage July
- IS. ~adishes. july 81 90 Aug i5.
nd ABOUT SEPT l. lettuce. Aug. -
- sept. r. spinach Aug. -; kale
avg IS: endiye. until July Is.
tomatoes. egg plants. melons. Gu
c-n,bers and similar plants can be
planted at any time. and Will grow
late in the fall. according 20 the list.
War gardens suffered from a frost
14st wear. but it was just one week
s4rlier and little difficulty was eN-
,.-~-,ured iu getting new crops boz.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
EMBASSY LEARNS
OF ITALIAN SUCCESS

International News Service
WASHINGTON June -4-Ihe
Italians are on the offensive all
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
Survivors Land
But Fate of Ship
Remains Mystery
international News Service

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. June 24-The
navy department today had no re-
port 10 make public on the sup
posed sinking OF a British vessel,
from which twenty survivors were
landed yesterday at an Atlantic
port
There were rumOrs about the de-
partment that the vessel was a re-
turning British transport Officials
refused, however. to discuss these
reports, but pointed out that if they
were true, official announcement
would be made here simultaneously
with that in Canada
AN ATLANTIC PORT. June "a
No information was obtainable here
today regarding the name OF the
British ship from which twenty sur
vivors We're landed here late yes
terday IL was believed the ship
was sent 10 the bottom off the coast
here by a German submarine but no
definite statement was forthcoming
The survivors were taken in charge
by naval intelligence officers who
refused to permit any one 20 talk.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
L'Amore del tire Re" To Be
Revived at METROPOLITAN

Montemezzi's "L'Amore del tire Re-"
which has not been heard at the Met
ropolitan Opera House for three sea-
sons, will be revived by General Mana
ger Gattl -Casazza Thursday evening of
next week, with Mr. Caruso singing
the role of Avito for the first time
Miss Claudia Muzio. who has sung the
role of Flora at the Scala in Milan.
VIII be heard here for the first time
IN this part. Mr.. Amato will again be
Manfredo and Mr.. Didur Archibaldo.
others in the cast will be Mines. Ard
en-, kanders, Robson and Tiffany and
Messrs. Bada and Audisio. Mr.. Moran
zoni will conduct. The other operas
next will be "Thais" on Monday even
ing, Saint Elizabeth" on Wednes day
evening, "Madama Butterfly" on FRI
day afternoon, "Cavalleria Rusticana"
and "Le Cog dor" as a double bill on
Friday evening, "Le Prophete" at the
saturday matinee and "The Barber
of Seville" on Saturday night.
At next Sunday nights opera concert
Mlsha Elman, violinist, will play. Miss
Eva Didur, the daughter of the we'll
known Metropolitan Opera basso. and
Jose Mardones will sing. Richard
Hageman will direct the orchestra.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Inness Painting Brings
$4,000; Corot, $500
Crimmins Art Collection Sells
for $39,O65; Books,
S11.425

Paintings collected by the late John
D. Crimmins were sold last evening in
the Anderson Galleries. George D.
Smith paid $4,000 for "Of the Coast
of Cornwall" by George Inness. This
was the highest price paid for the
paintings.
"a Castle in Lombardy," by Corot,
went to L. Block for $500. H. B.
Trowbridge purchased ga Visit to the
Baby" by Munkacsy, for $4,000. H,
Schultheis paid $4,000 for another
painting by Munkacsy, entitled Feed
ing the Favorite,"
A beautiful landscape by Constable
fetched only S725, F. j. Kecble, agent,
was the buyer. "Old Oaks and New,
by Henry Ranger, went to F. Chlds
for $3.50, and landscape by Corot
brought $1,000 from John Levy.
At the afternoon session when books
and autographs from the same eel
lection were sold. George D. Smith
also paid the highest price of the sale,
S6,25O for the famous Douai Bible. in
forty-two volumes, assembled by the
late Augustin DAILY.
Tie total for the afternoon session
was $11,425. and for the paintings
S39,O65. The sale of the books and
autographs will continue to-day and
Tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Jennie, the Hippodron,e Elephant,
Does Her Bit for Thrift Campaign
She Aids Show Girls to Sell
War Savings Concert
Tickets

Jennie, the Hippodrome elephant, al
lied herself with the foes of the Kaiser
and did her bit in the war savings
stamps Campaign yesterday afternoon.
Together with twenty girls from the
Hippodromc show, the elephant parad-
ed thoroughfarcg adjacent to the Hip
podrome and helped boom the sale of
tickets for the big war thrift concert
in the Metropolitan Opera House on
the evening Of March IL,
The show girls rode in two Fifth
Avenue buses with members Of va
rious war savings stamps committees.
Under orders extraordinary from Cap
tain Charles A. Adams the fortypiecc
band Of the Recruit deserted it's ship,
which is still on the rocks in Union
Square. Bandmaatcr A. +. Kahl made
the discovery that his men, split into
two outfits of equal size, could play
different airs at the same. time and
make almost twice ms much noise. so
there was band On the deck Of each
bug.
Between the two big automobiles
shamblcd Jennie, offering weighty cv'~
denec Of the fact that elephants can
do other things besides carrying Indian
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Denies Sunday
Wrote Bible Tales
Bearing His Name
Woman Declares in Suit
New Rochelle Man Is
Books Author

A motion made yesterday before Jus
.ice Whitaker in the Supreme Court re-
vealed legal action that has been
proceeding in White Plains, in the
course Of which it was asserted that
Hugh c. Weir, of New Rochelle, and
not the Rev. Billy Sunday, was the au-
thor of Great Love Stories of the
Bible and Their Lessons for To-day"
Mr.. Sundays name appears beneath
the title rs author of the work, and a
representative Of G. P. Putnam's Sons,
the publishers, declared that the evan
gelist was the author so far as the
firm knew and that the book was in the
Rev. Billy's Gown inimitable style"
The question of authorship was
raised by Miss Anna 7. Burt last
month. Miss Burt used to be stenog-
rapher for Hugh C. Weir. a writer,
who lives at 40 Lockwood Avenue, New
Rochelle. More than a month ago she
brought suit against Mr.. Weir for 25
per cent Of 81 1000, which, she asserted,
Mr.. Weir had obtained in royalties on
Great Love Stories of the Bible and
Ihelr Lessons Tor To-day.
Miss Burt alleged it was through her
efforts that Mr.. Sunday consented to
allow his name to be used as author of
the book, which had been written by
Mr.. Weir, and that Mr.. Weir had prom
lsed her rs per cent of HRS royalties
for her services. Mr.. Weir was to re-
ceivc 40 per cent of the royalties on
the book, Miss Burt averred.
The book was already written and
entitled Great Love Stories Of the
Bible" Miss Burt asserted. when it oc-
CURED to Mr.. Weir that Mr.. Sundays
name would look we'll on the title page.
Miss Burt convinced MIR. Sunday, she
continued, of the worth of the idea,
and the book was published after Mr..
Sundays name and the remainder of
the present title had been tackled on.
She obtained judgment by default in
White Plains, and referee in supple
mentary proceedings was appointed.
William L. Moran, the referee, took
Mr.. Weir's testimony at his bedside, as
he asserted that tuberculosis prevented
him from leaving his bed. The motion
yesterday in New York was made by
Mr.. Weir's counsel, who sought and OBJ
tanned permission to reopen and defend
the case.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-06
Drama
By Haywood Broun

You mean the View Colombey, don't
you!" said the taxicab driver, when
he was directed to "the old Garrick." ;"
SO 1T would seem as if Copeau's theatre
had established itself in New York.
The language is still little difficult
for some. 1t might be easier if we
came into contact more often with
"leau chaude," or "c'est la guerre," OF
"oeufs," or other fragments of utili-
tartan French. Still, there was one
tout de suite" last night, and when
ever the plot got far away it was
always brought back into ken with a
'jamais."
French drama could never get along
without "jamais." It's the keyword
If the heroine says "jamais" in the
first act the spectator knows that the
play is a farce. If she says it in the
last he may be sure he has seen a
tragedy.
She said it in the first act last night,
when LA Petite Marquise" was played
This rollicking farce, by Henri Meilhac
and Ludovic Halevy, gave good oppor-
tunities to Mile. Paulette Noizeaux
Few American actresses can play with
such spirit and still keep the touch
light. Robert Casa was good as the
lover and Valentine Tessier and Jane
Lory excellent as peasants. Madeleine
Geotfroy was also good as the young
person who consented to play the part
of a correspondent. The afterpiece was
Moliere's glamour Medecin."