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The Washington times., 1918-06-01
ALLIES SRELYON
FRENCH RESERVES
TO CHECK BOCHES

An ofheisl French telegram con-
eerning the German drive says:
The expected event which win
hold In check the Germans viii be
the Intervention Of large French re-
serves Until now only . limited
number Of troops have been engaged.
which explains why the German rush
has extended to the valley Of the
Marne."
The dispatch. By quoting . French
military critic, seems TO indorss his
views Il continues:
'Coneerniing the part which large
French reserves are going 20 play,
Henri Bidou writes In the Journal:
The enemy has to reckon with the
coming Of the French reserves, VIII ,ss
action could hardly be felt before the
third day and which at best cannot
have full effect before the nth day.
In this calculation I take as basis
what happened in March in Piccardy.
The attack took place on the 21Bt,
and this corps was Joined BY the main
body Of the reserves on the 26th. Ap-
plying the same rule to the battle
now In progress, the main body OF
the reserves could make Its weight
felt only on the sixth day-that r.,
June but this comparison aims at
fixing ideas, and has no dehnitive
value"
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
BORAH'S ATTACK
ONPROFITEERING
PRECEDES STORM

The bitter attack by Senator Borah
on the prohteers. i'm which he refer
red to the prohteer as the miserable
scavenger Of civilization" and lower
than the spy, is only the forerunner
OF the storm that is coming in Con-
gress over prohteering.
The feeling has been gathering
head for months It was shown to
some extent in the last session when
minority OF both Houses fought
to increase heavily the excess PROFITS
taxes. but failed.
At that time, the Administration
was unwilling to align itself with
that minority. Since then, the Presi-
dent himself has assailed profiteer-
ing. Leader KitChin has a club out
for the prohteers and so have many
other Administration supporters.
The members OF House and Senate
who are out to get the scalp OF the
profteer will endeavor to strip him
Of profits down to the level of fair
return, say per cent.
The expression "conscription Of
wealth" never meant as much in Con-
gress as it does today.
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
U-BOAT FIRES ON SPANISH
ship, KILLING CAPTAIN

Two Spaniards were killed, two
wounded. and three are missing as
the result OF the bombardment OF the
Spanish steamer Maria Ria by a Ger
man submarine last Saturday night,
according to cable dispatches reach
ing here today.
The steamer was bound from Mel
lille to Oran with 100 Moors and
twenty-four Spaniards aboard. It en-
countered the submarine fourteen
miles of the Chaffarinas islands. The
sub fred two shots. The steamer con-
tinued on its way, and a third shot
killed the captain, q stoker, and
wounded a woman.
In the panic that followed q life
boat was capsized. the submarine
coming alongside to rescue its mem
bers.
Declaring that he did not know the
steamer was Spanish, the submarine
commander expressed his regret and
wirelessed Nellie for help.
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
GRACE LUSK HAS
FITS OF VIOLENCE
INHER JAIL CELL

wAUKEsHA. VIA. June 1-oFAes
LuSk, once briIliant-minded school tsaeh-
sr. gave way to hts Of violence IN her
IAN cell here yesterday.
A deputy overpoWered her When -
fought to escape her nurses holds todEN
ana batter the cell bars. II vas nooaa-
sary to hold Miss LUsk on the prison CT
These ats Of violence. accompanied 6gh
piercing screams, occur frequently. 80
cording to her. attendants
At other times she lies In = COM. 6no
to opiates administered BY hR pIyIi~,
clans. and talks incoherently. Attandantl
deny that she ever calls for Dr. DaEi4,
Roberts, whose relations with Ms Las
cost HIS Wife's life.
Miss Lusk's attorneys fear Ghs @yN
not recover her sanity. II she does no6
rally soon. they win ask for q eonzmlss
sion to investigats the adviBabnity -
placing her IN an asylum
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE,
BOY DIES IN HOSPITAL

seven-year-old Charles Cochran,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L Cochran, Of
Gaithersburg, Montgomery county,
Nd, died today at the children's Hos
pitaI from injuries he received on
Thursday when struck by an automo-
bile operated by Charles Henry Minor,
coIored, 1884 TWenty-third street
northwest
Minor was arrested by Ninth pre-
cinct policemen. and has been de-
livered to the Montgomery county
authorities on charges Of causing the
boys death
The lad was playing in the road
way near his home when the automo-
bile struck him, causing internal in
juries. He was brought here by his
parents for treatment
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
TO FETE G. w. U. WOMEN.

Women OF the graduating classes
at George Washington University will
be rendered a reception this afternoon
from 4 to o'clock by the Columbian
Women in the rooms of the WOmen's
University Club, 2O27 G. street north
west Baccalaureate exercises will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the Church OF the Ascension. The
baccalaureate sermon will be dcliv-
cred by the Rev. DR.. J. Henning
NeIms. rector OF the church, who
will also dedicate the university's
service nag. Fraternities will vie
with each other in having the largest
representation present. The general
public has been invited to the eXer-
cises.
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
cELEsRATEs ANNVERsARY.

John S. Bennett today enters upon
his fourth year as superintendent Of
the Central Union Mission, his third
anniversary being celebrated isBe
night in the presence OF many per%
sonal friends and members OF the mis-
sion. He was given high praise for
his successful leadership and for hin
efficient work in connection with tie
city's church missions. John II. wy
burn. superintendent Of the Jerry Me-
Aul Mission OF New York. who eon-
verted Bennett ten years ago and Fec4
commended him for the position of su-
perintendent Of the mission, was pres
snt
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
SOLDIER So BIG
HEHAS TO SLEEP
IN TWIN BEDS

CAMP UPTON. L. L. June Camp
Upton's mountain Of flesh" George Bell,
rises above the scenery OF the camp like
a colossus. for his feet II inches mark
him.
He Is said to be the only soldier In the
world who sleeps in twin beds.
"Seven-eleven," the boys call Bell. and
the negroes Of the vicinity beg him to
follow them to the crap games for luck.
George IS well-proportioned, and there
Is nothing to cause his rejection for
physical reasons. When he came to
camp 1t was necessary to put in a dequisi-
ton for special furniture for him to
sleep in.
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
PRINCE Of WALES
VISIT TO PONTIFF
MADE OFFICIALLY

LONDON. June 1.-ChGncsllor
Bonar Law. spokesman IN the House
of Commons for the War Cabinet. an
nouneed today in reply to q question
from u member that the visit recently
paid by the Prince Of wales to Pope
benedict was on the advice Of the
British government and strictly in &C
cordancs with precedent
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
SHERIFF NOT JAILED
AS DRAFT INSTRUCTOR

MONTGOMERY, ALA. June 1.-Fed-
.eral officials today denied the report
that H. A Harris. sheriff OF Chiffon
county, had been arrested for negh-
gence and nonenforcement OF draft
regulations.
c. l. Doggerell, Federal agent in
charge OF the posse rounding up
slackers. is authority for the state
ment that the sheriff has not been
arrested. as previously reported
Pay yOuF Income Tax now and
help TO turn the German drive into q
retreat.
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
Senate Bill Provides
For TWO-Cent Pieces
TOReIieVe 'NeWSies"

Making change will be simpli-
ned in many ways II a bill by
Senator Smith OF Michigan for
coinage Of 2-cent pieces passes
Congress.
.Newsboys In particular win be
aided in making change. Senator
Smith used to be a newsboy him
self, and he introduced the bill in
part to help out the fraternity.
The Washington times., 1918-06-01
ALLIED FLYERS DOWN
AZ FOES IN THREE DAYS

Allied Gviators have wrested con-
troll Of the air from the Germans
along the Soissons-Rheims battle
front and have brought down more
than fotty-tVo enemy planes in the
last three days, cables to the French
military mission here stated.
The Washington times., 1918-06-01

Help Foeh and PerShInE TO take
the Flag to the front by taking your
Income Tax to the Collector.
The Washington times., 1918-06-01

Paying your Income Tax does net
make q hero Of you. but you feel
good inside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
Congressman Heflin
 Makes Stirring Speech
Alabamian Addresses Washington Audience Under Auspices of Will
 son Memorial Church

Washington. May 31.-(SpeciaL) Congressman Heflin of Alabama de- livered stirring patriotic address here tonight. He spoke uIE er the/auspices of the Wilson Memorial church.
 He said in part:
 We, of this generation, are charged with grave responsibility. We are called upon to support and sustain the flag in the most perilous time in it's history, and what proud privilege it is to have part in the protecting and preserving that which represents not only our liberty, but the honor and the integrity of the nation. It is not only the battle f1og of a patriotic army, but it is the banner of justice, fair ness and common honesty in the pri- vate walks of life. At time like this. every patriotic heart is stirred and thrilled at the sight of Old Glory, and we are ready to endure hardships and privations. to spend and be spent in its cause.
 But there are some. I am sorry to say, who are seeking to get rich out of the countrys distress and misfor- tune. They use the flag as a pass port to pillage and plunder the Amer ican people. As the President has said, the patriots for plunder are going to be dealt with. While fathers and moth CTS are presenting their boys at the altar of the country and dedicating them to the service of the flag, we are going to see to it that these heartless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
American Casualty List
 Contains Sixty Names

Washington, May 31.-The army cas- ualty list today contained GO nnnles divided as follows,
 Killed in action 15. died of wounds 6, died of accident II. died of disease 4, wounded severely 15, wounded slightly s, missing in action l.
 The following officers were named
 Lieut.. Robert J. Griffith. Athens, Ga. Lieut.. Richard Anderson, St. Louis, Mo; Lieut.. William S., Sterns, Jaflaica Plain, Mass; Lieut. William N. Hewitt. En- field. Mass; Lieut.. Frank P. McCreery, Fort Washington, N. r., died of accident; Lieut.. Clark H. Apted. Grand Rapids, Mich; Lieut. Thomas D. Amory. Will mington. Del, severely wounded.
 Besides Lieutenant Griffith the follow ing southern men are included: Abney. Mineola, Tex; Private Robert l.. Bolen, R. F. D. l, Saltillo, Miss; Private Ira D. Cochran, Protection, Ga.; Pri- vate Francis F.. Dyer. Lake Arthur. La.; Private Donald Gregg. Houston Heights, Tex; Private Clarence L. Mas sey. R. F. D. 8, Columbus. Ga.
 Died of Wounds: Private Charles Poul- ter, Louisville, Ky.
 Died of Accident: Cadet Eugene D. Penn, Austin. Tex; Private Claude En- gram, R. F. D. 3. Hawkinsville. Ga.
 Died of Disease: Private Humbert Hook, North. s. C.; Private Isaac M. Vaughn. Ballinger. Tex.
 Severely Wounded: Private Horton Creech Harlan Xiv. Private Robert l. Eaves, Doucette, Tex: Private William E. Trussel, Honea Path, s. c.
 Washington, May 31-The death of two marines in France was announced in a casualty list given out today. Corporal Stanley P. Zyglarski. Albion. N. r., died as q result of gunshot wound and Cor poral Leal Curtis, Chicago. died of dis ease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01

a million tonnage of new ShlpS from the great lakes.
 35O,OO0 MEN EMPLOYED
 "A few months ago we had 60,ooo men working on ships. Today we have 1000 working on ships and S50,OGo more on accessories, making about FOG, ,000 men at work on ships on on parts of ships"
 J. Leonard Replogle, steel director of the war industries board, another speaker asserted that the government will require all the steel products that can be produced by American mills in the next year.
 John J. Fitzgerald, former con- gressman. told the diners that the gov ernment had used s6oO.o0o,0o0 worth of ammunition in target practice.
 Maj. Gen. John L. Clem, who has just returned from France, saad when Americans read in the papers that the enemy is still pushing forward they should take cognizance of the serious ness of the situation.
 DRIVE JUST BEGUN
 tT do not believe this drive has yet
  and you will see that there is but a narrow fringe under the sway of the allies today. It is time for the United States to realize the seriousness of the present hour
 gre Germany gets control of the cheap labor of Russia and then India, and if Japan continues to hold control of her cheap labor these conditions will constitute the most important phase of the war, I believe, so far as we are concerned"
 Major General Clem expressed the hope in ending his address that the laboring classes of the United States would stand by the country in its hour of need. for their own protection pen1 sS,00o,o00 aoinhrdlutaoinpnun TO TEACH FOREIGNERS Plans of the government to cx- pend sS000o o0G in the next two years in the Americanization of foreign born la aborers by teaching them Englisb were disclosed today at the meeting of the institute.
 According tc H. Fl. Wheaton, repre- senting Secretary Lane. a bill will be introduced next week by Senator Lane. bill will be introduced next week by Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, which would provide for the expenditure of s5.000.000 during the | next fiscal year in hiring teachers to itsnruct non-English speaking labor CTS, thousands of whom are employed in the steel industry. The bill would carry an appropriation of S3,000, ,oG0 for similar purpose during the sec- | ond fiscal year. MT. Wheaton asserted that there are 5.000.000 foreigners in | the United States who cannot speak | English
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
DENT PUTS THE ARMY BILL THROUGH HOUSE
 IN RECORD TIME
Great Appropriation Meas ure Passes After Only Three Days of Per-
 functory Debate

Washington. May 31.-The largest tory, carrying $12.041, ,6S2.000 and au- thorizing the President to call into military service all men who can be trained and equipped, was passed late today by the, House and sent to the Senate
 The House broke its record for speed on an army bill by taking the final vote after three days of debate.
 The measure is framed to provide for an army of 3.oo0,ooo men during the coming year. in accordance with the governments revised programme for rushing soldiers to France. Some of it's big items are s6,315. .135,0 900 for the quartermaster corps; s3,396, 00o, 900 for ordnance; $1,o2S, ,oo0, ,0o0 for the en- gineers; s99o,25o.s12 for aviation, and $267,ooo.ooo for the medical corps.
 A provision prohibiting the use of watches or other speeding-up de- vices in plants where money provided in the bill Is spent was adopted by a vote of 6S to 59. The House also adopted an amendment by Representa- tive Anthony of Kansas forbidding "cost plus" contracts except in emer- gencies.
 During the debate Representative Longworth and others condemned what they called overoptimistic state ments concerning the number of Amer ican soldiers sent overseas and tkc amount of arms and equipment pro- vided for them. MT. Longworth re- ferred particularly to a statement by Senator Lewis of Illinois at Chicago that there are now a million Ameri- can soldiers in Europe
 Representative Caldwell of New York predicted the million mark will be reached by July 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
NO SIGN OF RELAXATION

London, May 31.-Reuter'S corre- spondent at French headquarters tcle- graphed Friday morning:
 There is no sign of relaxation in the German pressure. On his right, in spite of gallant resistance, the enemy has been able to push out his line north and south of Soissons on both sides of the Aisne. In the center his advanced parties are still progressing.
 Along the whole of the front de- tachments of German infantry are fil tering steadily through the woods and along the valleys, wherever they can find weak spot in the thinly held French line"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
Germans Continuing to Widen and DeepenFan
 Wedge Into Allied Front

With the French Armies. in France, May 31.-Fighting has been begun on
 a new sector of the battle line in the
 region of the Ailette river. between the Aisne front and the front of the
 German attack in March. Owing to
 the ability of the enemy to bring to
 bear a large concentration of artillery
 and the use of poison gas shells, the
 allies were obliged to withdraw
 slightly.
 The fan-like formation of the enc
 my movement was pushed out on the
 sides and in the center yesterday, coy-
 erihg more territory. The allies are
 falling back slowly before enormous
 ly greater numbers. aviators report
 ing activity on the roads all along
 the rear of the German advanced
 forces, as fresh enemy divisions are
 hurried forward to take the place of
 exhausted units. The allied airmen lare doing splendid work, harassing the German endorsements and supply col
 umns by making attacks from low alti- tude with machine guns. The Ger
 man aviators are very numerous in tIlAS ICS tOH anu dCIldl COU1DdLS are 0C- curing constantly.
 In the central part of the battle front, the enemy. finding that before him were only tired troops which. had fought day and night since Monday, was able to make another leap for ward toward the Marne by penetrating
 the thin allied line with small bodies of selected men armed with light ma chine guns. The battle has now de- veloped almost purely into an infan- try fight The artillery in action ap pears to be only of the same amount as is usual in a quiet sector.
 LATER REPORT With the French Army in France, May 31--While continuing their strong pressure on the center of their line, the Germans today began a violent diversion on the western wing along the Ailette river, where they advanced nearly five miles, The reason for this new push probably is because the Ger mans feared a counter attack in that region that might endanger their forces now contained within the bu.g- ing salient where the enemy pro- gressed during the first day. The allies chose to recede, leaving in the possession of the Germans q patch of territory approximately stretching from the extreme limit of Vareses, on the Disc, passing by Bic- rencount to Epagny.
 In the vicinity of Soissons further comhats of extreme violence today ended in favor of the allies. In this region the resistance of the French di- vision was the absolute acme of hero ism, fighting as they were against odds immensely superior.
 All the men seemed to know that where they retire it is simply for strategic purposes. They say we may be told soon to hold firm and we will do it." The same is true | throughout the forces which are re- tiring.
 ] The eastward flank of the allies is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
SHIPPERS WILL BE GIVEN HEARING ON RATE QUESTION McAdoo Does Not Intend to Take.Snap Judgment as
 to Increase COOPERATION ASKED IN RAISING TARIFF Higher Level Necessary, But Inequal- ities Are to Be Smoothed Out
 by the Special Freight
 Committees

Washington, May 31.-To work out many changes to be made in the new high-rate schedules, Director Gen eraI McAdoo today improved traffic conditions for the southern, eastern and western districts and for local re- s,ions, to hear complaints of shippers and recommended modificatiOns.
 It became known at the railroad administration that the director gtn- eral plans to order a number of re- auctions in rates to maintain existing rate relationships between rival com ranies and to proect certain inous- tries before June 25, when the new schedules are to go into effect.
 Interurban electric lines are con- sidering general increase in both freight and passenger rates, it was learned here today. Such increases in most cases would be subject to review by state commissions.
 FLOOD OF PROTESTS
 While the railroad administration today was flooded with new protests against provisions of the rate order, the system of threshing out rate problems was developed. The follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01

showing wonderful tenacity. not only preventing the Germans from advdnc- ing but even counter attacking and re- taking important points Officers and men at these critical periods partici- pate in all the danger of personal combat in which the enemy has lost fa rf,,lIx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
Spanish Ship Shelled

Washington, May 31.-News of the she'll ing of the Spanish steamer Maria Pia which caused the death of her captain and several of her passengers, was re- ported here today in diplomatic dis patches. The vessel reached Spanish port after the encounter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01

extremely well-conducted operation, and. in view of the fact that the troops
 were untried, it is notable that they not only captured their objective, but held it. It is always much more dif- ficult to consolidate and retain a posi- ton than to capture it. and the per- formance of the Americans shows the
 very high standard as well as their training. bravery and fighting quail ties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
25O,OO DeadUeight
 Tons Of Shipping Put
 m Commission i71 May
This Is Statement of MT. Schwab in Address to Steel Manufacturers Programme Is Progressing More Than Satisfactorily
 Praises Government Officials

New 31n May United States built and into commission 2oo0 deadwght of shipping and during the
 shipping declared Charles Shwb director hpbug the annual dinner here tonight of the American Iron and Steel institute
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
Local Data
Local Uata Tor the A hours ending at p. m., May

money-loving profiteers shall not im- pose upon and rob the government that, our boys are fighting and dying to
 preserve" ,.-e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
French Official Report
tcontinued from Page one)

(Continued from Page One) tack which failed completely More than l5oO prisoners, Bulgarians and Germans. including 8 officers, have been counted up to the present. Important war ma : terials have fallen into our hands The Greek troops and the French troops who were cooperating with them have shown the finest spirit.
 AERIAL AID
 Tn spite of unfavorable atmospheric conditions the aerial forces took an active part in the battle using their machine guns at low altitude on the Bulgarian reserves. They have bombarded with success railway stations in the vardar valley and the aviation ground at Hu- dovo.
 Dodropolje the British and Serbian troops have carried out with success a number of raids, bringing back prisoners"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
British General Staff Admits Situation Is
 Very Anxious One
(Contlnued from Page One,

cussed in the past few days whether this German attack was a surprise to the allies. It cannot be called a com plete surprise because of the fact that the enemy's concentrations in the Laon area were known, but until a day or two before the battle, we had no in dication that an attack on a big scale was intended. The Germans deserve full credit for maintaining secrecy of their plans. The main masses of men were brought up to the actual front lines only on the night before the at- tack. which was preceded by only two hours of bombardment for the purpose of cutting wire entanglements The Germans are not making the same use of artillery as heretofore. They are using trench mortars in large numbers for wire cutting.