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New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
British Press Will
Fight Muzzle Policy
Expulsion of Dell From Paris
May Have Far-Reaching
Effect
By Arthur S. Draper
(Special Cable to The T,rbune ,

Especial Cable to The Tribune)
LONDON, May 22-The expulsion
from France of Robert Dell, Paris cor
respondent of "The Manchester Guar
dian," whose articles on Emperor
Charless letter brought about last
weeks debate in Parliament, in which
Mr.. Balfour discussed Great Britain's
attitude toward Alsace-Loraine, may
have far reaching effect.
In a leading editorial "The Guar
dian" discusses the case, and admits
that Premier Clemenceau was we'll
within his rights in expelling its cor
respondent, but it protests against any
policy calculated to muzzle the press
in this country. Though the British
press frequently complains of censor
ship, it is fact that it enjoys a much
greater latitude and freedom than do
the French organs.
Several attempts have been made
during the war to control the British
press articles and opinions when they
covered military facts, but virtually
every attempt has failed. Recently
"The Observer" advocated a policy
which virtually would have amounted
to the suppression Of any writer or
ment, singing out Colonel Repington
and "The Morning Post" as striking
examples.
But such policy is so foreign to the
British love of freedom and indepen-
dence that it was stillborn. Dell's ex-
pulsion serves to emphasize the free
dom that British writer's enjoy.
The so-called ministerial press is ex-
ceedingly limited in number, for to-
day the Northcliffe organs are no
longer giving support to every action
OF the Lloyd George government. Most
of the British newspapers prefer to
Judge each act on its own merits.
What Great Britain wants to-day above
everything else is the truth, no mat
ter how unpalatable it may be. The
American newspapers are much more
fortunate than even the British, for
they are permitted to speculate on mil
itary events, which is forbidden ground
to writer's on this side.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Names of 13 More Men
Lost on Cyclops Published

WASHINGTON, May 22.-An addi-
tional list or thirteen marines, prob
ably lost with the naval collier Cyclops.
was received to-day by the Navy De-
partment. The announcement said
they had been transferred from other
ships to the Cyclops as passengers
and were presumably aboard the yes
sci when she left on her last voyage.
The list follows:
BAGGloRE. &C; John Dominic Francis, pri-
DAVIS. Harry. baker, Hopewell. Penn
EVANS, Otto Harrison, private. 1904
Carolina Avenue Springfield. Ill.
FARRELL. Raymond. private, care c. A.
Farrell, Boss Manufacturing Company.
Brooklyn.
KURNER. Clement o.. private. II
Eighteenth Street, Wheeling, w Va
LONG, Edwin Irl. coxswain. Route No 4,
Walter, Okla.
IN. .MKEEEN. Donald j.. blacksmith. Santa
MILLER, James Joseph. private. 1904
South Franklin Street, New Orleans
MOLLENCOOP. Earl William, private,
495 Twenty-first Street, Salem. Ore
PERRY, Willie Lloyd, private, R. F. D.
No. 1. Speegeville, Tex.
SMILEY. Louis Adolphus, private, Marsh,
Tex.
SWEENEY. William Francis. private,
machinist's mate. 2S3 Bedford Street. Fall
River. Mass.
Hutchinson Kan
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23

British army is understood to have
been steadily increased, French re-
serves have been brought up and dis
posed to block the road and American
forces have been assembled in both
Of the sectors Of attack. 1t now ap-
pears, therefore, that when the assault
is renewed, as every observer in
Europe appears to believe it will be
in matter Of days at most, the Ger
mans will face again we'll established
defensive systems and armies that
have been rested and resquipped to
meet them.
1t is certain that the Germans can
not expect to set up and maintain
trench lines where they now are, it is
said. as the contour of the German
front bulged forward into two salt
ents, lends itself to counter attack
whenever the Allies arc ready to
strike.
1t is, therefore, felt in some quar-
ters that unless the reasons for delay
are soon overcome and the attack re-
newed the German chiefs will be
Obliged. as a measure Of safety, to
withdraw at least sufficiently to
straighten out their line.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Germans Reported
Rehearsing Attack
Fifty Miles ir, Rear
Especial Dispatch to The TriJune)

tSpectdt dispatch TO INC ITtOuf'e'
WASHINGTON, May %. Reports
have reached the War Department that
the Germans are rehearsing fifty to
lines in France and Flanders in prep
aration for their next great drive
against the Allied armies. The enemy
divisions, depleted in the offensive in
augurated March 21, have been brought
up TO full strength. and it is believed
here, from official intelligence received
from France, that the German forces
are stronger now than they were at
the commencement of their advance.
The German divisions, it was stated
by War Department authority, Will
come up to the front, fresh and sup
ported by even more men and material
than they possessed in March. Little
significance is attached here to the
fighting now going on only triftlng re
alignments taking place, according to
expert military opinion.
Bo>h American and British military
authorities here assert that the enemy
menace to the Channel ports. while
less feared than during the height OF
the German drives. has not been
obviated and it is assumed that Eng
land has, like the United States, done
her utmost during the respite OF a
few weeks to improve her defences IN
front of the Channel positions.
The achievements of the United
States since the middle of April in the
dispatch of men and material to France
have amazed the Allied authorities. and
it is felt that Germany has received
in them the greatest surprise she has
experienced. that the Germans at no
time conceived that the United States
would send to France as many soldiers
as have already arrived, and they look
to this country's increasing activities
to exercise a compelling influence upon
the decisions of the German high COM
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
u. S. Fher Killed in North Sea
Fighting Seven German Planes
Ensign Stephen Potter, Naval Reserves, Who Shot Down
Enemy in Hegoand Blight, Disappears in Flames
When Machine Hits Water

WASHINGTON, May 22.-News of
the death of Ensign Stephen Potter
naval reserves. who was killed when
lighting seven enemy single seated air.
planes in the North Sea on April 25
was received here to-day from the Lon
don representative of the Committee
on Public Information.
Ensign Potter who was second pilot
to British royal flying force captain
six weeks before had shot down Ger
man seaplane in Helgoland Blight.
The story of Potter's encounter with
the enemy says:
Potter left the North Sea station
IN British scaplane and steered due
east until six miles west-southwest of
Hinder Light Another plane accom-
panied Potter. Two enemy planes
were sighted to port, heading toward
them. Both British planes dived about
100 yards apart, closing upon the near
est German
"Potter's companion had emptied one
drum from the forward cockpit when
the gun jammed Two more hostile
planes then appeared overhead, attack
ing vigorously. Both Britons turned
TO the west, pursuing one of the lower
enemy, who was soon lost to view.
Three others passed astern, following
at a sharp angle. Potter was close
above his companion and dove to with
IN 100 feet of the water
both machines fattened out and
fotter's companion, being faster,
throttled down until Potter came
ABREAST. THUS they ran westward at
full speed. close together, for several
minutes under continuous volleys from
the rear.
-Four more enemy machines now ap-
peared in V formation. Of seven Ger
mans in action, four were attacking
Potter and the others his companion.
Potter fell behind and began to zigzag.
again his companion throttled down
to let him catch up and began climb
ing to reduce headway. Potter dodred
again, but was then broadside to all
enemy machines and under their fire
only nifty feet from the water. His
companion. 250 feet above, saw Pot
tefs machine burst into flames, come
down part of the way under control,
then crash on the port wing tip
Potter was last seen on the sur
face amid flames, which suddenly
turned to a huge cloud of smoke.
Two OF the enemy circled over the
spot, then Joined the other side When
the pail had cleared, not even wreck
age was visible"
Potter enrolled September &c last as
second class seaman in the fying
corps. he was promoted to an ensign
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
The Great War-1389th Day
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson
j ME pot boils and bos on the Western 'front.' but

E pot Dolls Western 'front.'
Hlndnbug dierenae this battle all other call
living thing" develop-k
animate that like itself
its own wed and all prognoscators holders
ana military stage to shame
IN midst the clash
world has still taking
clashes local
only couple of battaons employed Yet million
men have battle in Pcardy
rows bulletins show that they being again
Yesterdays communicates reported
the front southeast of Amens and in the Valley
infantry few
successful raid at Nesn to the south Of Albert
raid Hebuene between Albert
routine incidents of od-fashoned postiona
The suggestion
'front.' where the British again north
toward Mosu The Turks driven
May H. Two
grs have reached Fetha The will
next and then the Turkish will be uncomfortaby
N1esopoamn Possibly
leef through the ankng
from Lake Van down the boundary Persia
a few days
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
8 Lives Lost on u. S.
[ anker Rockefeller

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Three men
were lost in the sinking of the Ameri-
can tanker William Rockefeller, tor
pedoed in European waters, May IS,
the Navy Department announced to-
day. Eleven officers and sixty-one men
were landed uniniured
News of the sinking of the Rookie
feller reached Washington yesterday,
but no details were given. To-day's
announcement said:
"The Navy Department has received
dispatch from Vice-Admiral Sims
stating that the United States steam
ship William Rockefeller was tor
pedoed and sunk by an enemy subma-
rine in European waters on May 1S.
Later reports indicated that one engi-
neer officer and two men of the en-
gineer force were killed, names not
yet known. Eleven officers and sixty
one of the crew have been landed,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Casualties Among Our
Fighting Men Abroad

MCARN. John j.. Short Leaf, Ala.
~ MARBERY, Hart R., 81 South Chadburn
street, San Angelo. Tex.
Brooklyn.
MULHALL. Howard w. So Broad Street.
Boston.
NELSON. Bert Montevel, Picketts. Wis.
PARACKA. John, Ellsworth, Penn
PERRY. Joseph, Larchmont. N Y.
KY LER. Charlie c.. Spartanburg, S. c.
=, fOLLYARD, Christopher S., Sangerville
REFS. Charles. .3o7 Webster Avenue, As
toria. Long Island
SAYLERS. Fred R.. Wise. Va.
sOIHARD. Hubert B.. 1896 Lee Street.
SUMMERS. William r.. so2 Landon Ave-
6. WE1sLER,. Henry. $50 South Second
Street, Brooklyn.
YoDER. Oliver D.. Gum City. Mo.
Slightly Wounded
- BURKE, Frederick. "a Sanford Street,
East Haven, Con.
FLAHERTY, Edward P, ITS Mount Hope
Street. Roslindale, Boston.
HEWITT. William A., 200 Church Street.
Newton. Mass.
Private Richard w. johnson. Of Danburv.
Penn, previously reported missing on NAV
b, is now reported to have rejoined his COM
pany.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Lieutenant Taylor
Defeats a Boche
Three Miles in Air
(Bu The Associated Press) }


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 21.-Lieutenant Will
lam Fl. Taylor, of New York, chased
German biplane from the American
lines to over Pagny- -Moselle, north
of Pont-a- Mousson, to-day and de-
teated the Boche in desperate fight
5000 metres in the air.
A bullet from the enemy machine
barely missed Lieutenant Taylor and
punctured wing Of his airplane. A
second later the lieutenant saw one of
his tracer bullets penetrate the fuse
lage of the enemy machine, where the
observer was working a machine gun
and there was no more fire from the
German.
at the German pilot, and after 450
lsshots had been fired, most of them at
about seventy yards, the enemy ma
chine went spinning toward the earth
in a nose dive.
In addition to Lieutenant Taylor's
tight there were several others in the
bright sunny skies to-day. Two
American aviators chased two enemy
machines to Thiaucourt and there at
ecSnSN CHCIl. OU0 VI LHG american
pilots fired from directly under the
tail of German machine which went
spinning toward the ground from 1000
metres to 500, where it was seen to
straighten out and escape.
Captain David Peterson, of Homes
dale, Penn, after a long chase, sent
down a German two scatter airplane
wabbling and diving to the ground in
the neighborhood of Chateau Salins to-
day. The American aviator pursued
the enemy machine for forty kilo
metres along the battle line and then
chased him twelve kilometres behind
the German lines before he succeeded
in alta cking him from beneath. The
Germans dive to the ground followed
promptly.
=, Lieutenant Taylor is we'll known in
New York sporting circles. In 1914
he won several international champion
ship records in jumping. He is a
member of the Irish-American Athletic
club. When the war broke out he wa.
preparing to compete in the Olympic
games in Berlin in 1916.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23

gate what he thought was a periscope
and saw German step up to the firing
trench. Bullets were exchanged but
the American returned safely across
No Mans Land.
Announcement Inspires Americans
Washington's announcement that the
combined fronts held by the American
expeditionary forces in France cover
a greater distance than that held by
Belgium and take third rank has in
spired the men in the American ranks
as probably nothing else could
The announcement was published in
the newspapers reaching the various
zones in which there are Americans to-
day and the result is that every one of
the "doughboys" is walking just q
little straighter and there is just a
little more snap in his salute.
Staff officers and certain other Off
GERS have known the fact for some
time, but the average American soldier,
billeted in some out Of the way little
French village or living where the
shells fly, does not get a chance to
know what is going on outside his own
little sphere.
In vague way the men in the line
have known that other Americans have
been scattered along the battle front
somewhere between Switzerland and
the sea. But none even thought the
forces of which he was a member were
holding a section of the line second
only to that held By the French and
British troops.
The announcement was the sole topic
of conversation tonight in the dug
outs, trenches and billets. The men
now are looking forward to the tine
when there may be an announcement
that the Americans are occupying the
second place.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23

WASHINGTON, MAY 22.-The armv
casualty list to-day contained forty
eight names. divided as follows:
Killed in action, 8; died Of wounds,
2; died Of disease, q wounded severely,
38; wounded slightly, 8:
The list follows:
(AU names not otherwise marked
are those Of priuates.)
Killed in Action
o'NEIL. Mark L.. corporal Halsted.
Penn.
DAHLIN. Henry. 1914 Iowa Avenue. su-
perior, Wis.
MILLER, Harry NJ. 6715 Chestnut Ave-
nue.. Kansas City.
Died of Disease
CROWDER. Frank r., sergeant. 729 Mis-
souri, Street, Lawrence, Kan.
GREEN. Francis, civilian, 424 Twenty
fourth Avenue, San Francisco.
Died of Wounds
APECK, Thomas G.. corporal. Livingston,
Tenn
YOUNGELI. Joe c.. Commonwealth. Wis
Severely Wounded
LONG, Robert H.. lieutenant, 4109 Caro-
line Street, Houston. Tex.
LONG. Tim, sergeant, 343 West SMty-flfth
Street. Chicago
MCCORMICK, Leighton, sergeant, e27 East
Seventh Street Wilmington. Del.
MASHEWSKY, Alexander, sergeant, 1915
Racine Street, Racine. Wis.
RHODE, Albert, sergeant. 1915 E Street,
Pittsburgh, Penn
TIPPET, John r., sergeant, Thompson
vile, ILL.,
BAILEY. Elben B., corporal, Poca, W. Va.
CRINKLAW, Earl E., corporal 1927
Third Avenue, Great Falls, Mont.
KASMALSKI, Charles. corporal, 2502 Au-
gusta Street, Chicago.
M1HALICH. John. corporal, streator. III.
NEWMAN John F., corporal. 1856 Main
Street, Hartford, Conn.
WITHOUT. Claude. corporal. 1900 West
Fourteenth Street. junction City, Kan.
COBLE, Wagner c., corporal, Solomon,
Kan.
ATTURA. Joseph, Renova. Penn.
CEREST, James, 139 South Red Street,
Los Angeles, Cal
GARBACIK. John, 1876 Hammond Avenue,
Detroit, Mich.
GILLETTE, Floyd c.. Caldwell, Kan
GRAHAM. Charles M, Hope. Ind.
GRIFFITH, Cassius j.. II Brewer Court.
Pontiac, Mich.
burgh.
KACzoR, Tony. Stanley. Wis.
KEYES, Benjamin G.. 1905 Peach Street.
Alameda, Cal.
LENNING, Bert B., Thor, Iowa.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Long Island Man Wounded

Charles Refs, infantry, reported
seriously wounded in yesterdays
casualty list, is the son of Mrs. Eliza
beth Refs, 3o7 Webster Avenue, Long
Island city. He was drafted last
December and was sent to France on
January 7. He was wounded on April
49, 0'' -NP- -
Henry Weisler. artillery, seriously
wounded, is the son Of benjamin.
Weisler who lives at 1853 Hooper
Street. Williamsburg. He is twenty
one years old, and enlisted year
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
British and French
Local Operations
Upset Foes Plans
(By The Associated Press

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, May 22.--While awaiting the
opening of the expected new German
offensive the French and British are
creating great confusion in the German
plans by local operations which already
have brought about an Improvement
in their defensive positions.
The Germans had hoped to have posi-
tions at solid points on the Flanders
hills, on the -Bretonneux pla-
teau and on the Grivesnes and Mailly-
Raineval heights and lie Plemont and
Renaud hills from which to launch
their attack Not only have these posi-
tions remained in the hands of the
Entente Allied troops, but in the
vicinity of them the French and British
recently have gained ground
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
u. S. Filler, Disabled,
Kept AAoat z Hours
by The Associated Press)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 21.-To lie helpless on
his seaplane in the North sea for seven
hours with broken leg before he was
picked up was the experience of an
American aviator attached to the Brit
ish forces.
The aviator, who comes from New
ork State, was operating a seaplane
off the Belgian coast. He was brought
down by hostile fire and his machine
fell into the sea. After seven hours
he was rescued and is now recovering
in hospital.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
The Official Statements

LONDON, Haiq todau issued the FOLLOWING
statements from British Headquarters IN France
NAT-Early this the
positions southeast repse
Another successful raid addition those
Hebune Heavy
were inflicted the these
On the remainder of the front there nothing
raids were carried out bv US last ibt
different the
prisoners and machine Other raiding
Forest Nspps and Mao " Loco" and
North Of & the Confines Canal
Albert
The artillery during night in the
of Mepp The sector northeast of R % % ase oil ne forest
Balloons and arplanss again
taken Bombing arplanes
Twelve German air fighting two
others driven another brought down
Violent Bombardment Along Soname 'front.' Paris Reports
PARTS, May ss-The War Office to-day foNoang:
GHIThere were reciprocal artillery
points the somme and Disc fronts infantry actions
Rouvray pemont There was great eat @
French troops raded the a enemy s11 nes ~n's @ Ae of @
Two German surprise attacks reud in the woevre
Pershing Reports Parolmg Activity in Lorraine
WASHINGTON May co,nnuqud issued bu General Per-
shng Erpedimory Headquarters in France too
the communioue dated Nav p was +hs ~ 80
cevd night mentioning
combats in Lorraine and artillery woev)
Section Blast parolng very active espe
% from side twenty men ex
plorng hostile position German
turned Our patrol rushed
Our patrol in small
patrol
body brought into our nes " A'
Rome Reports Extended Gain at Capo Sle
ROME Moy 9s-The War Office to-day folowng:
DAY 2On Sunday
surprise the
Of
lively
% lines. ~
On Monte Spinona artillery
cessfuy carried out
extended N;n
were brought down. N'"0
Artillery Fire Around Ypres Decreasing, Says Berlin
BERLIN May 22Gemera to-dau issued the fou
ing: ~ ~
DAYIn the KENNEL artillery activity continued Nth
KENNEL village attacks deverd
the ~ o-o"
On both of the
subjected and Albert +ha -
artillery also lively in the evning. N'
the andt the Disc fchin
porarily - ' '"-
On Monday
- ,0
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23

none seriously injured The William
Rockefeller was an oil tanker of 1857
tons gross"
Morris Miller. No. East 1O5th
street, New York, hero of the tor
pedoed Antilles, was paymaster on
the Rockefeller. and had crossed the
war zone nine times before the pres
ent trip. He was on the Antilles when
it was torpedoed and was given up
as dead. but after floating four hours
was picked up by the Alcedo. The
Finland, on which he was coming back
to this country, was torpedoed.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23

tators call attention to the fact that the
enemy has excellent communications.
which, as before his attack in March
will enable him to move great masses
of troops in the forty-eight hours pre-
ceding a now attack.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Heauy Mvoement :
OF Troops Noted
In German Rea,

FRENCH ARMY HEADQUARTERS.
May 81 (via ottawa) THE Germans
have carried out redistribution Of
their forces along the whole front. The
movement Of troops in the rear espe.
cially has been heavy.
,'~ Nsis connection military saumen-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Novol Filler Killed in
Seaplane Mishap Abroad

WASHINGTON, May 22.-John Gan
ster, quartermaster in the navy avia-
ton corps. was killed in a seaplane ac-
cldent in France May 20, the Navy De-
partment announced tS-night.
His father. Harry W. Canister, lives
at 512 Gay Street, Baltimore. 0'
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23

November 2. ordered to France, later
being sent to England. A brother lives
IN the Pasadena apartment, Detroit
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
Americans
Return Four
Shots to One

Continued from page 1
New-York tribune., 1918-05-23
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-25

For the remainder Of our stay at
the Wanting river camp we devoted
ourselves to hunting monkeys. The
gibbons soon became extremely wild.
Although the same troop could usually
be found in the valley where we had
first discovered them, they chose hill
sides on which 1t was almost impos-
sible to stalk them because Of the
thorny jungle. We went forward only
when the calls were echoing through
the jungle and stood motionless as
the wailing ceased. But in spite Of
all our care they would see or hear us.
Then in sudden silence there would
be tremor Of the branches splash
after splash Of leaves, and the herd
would swing away through the track
less treetops. s
The gibbons are well named Hylo-
bates or stree walkers" for they are
entirely arboreal and, although awk-
ward and almost helpless upon the
ground, once their long thin hands
touch branch they become trans
formed into veritab1e spirits of the
treetops. They launch themselves into
space, catch branch twenty feet away
to swing for an instant and hurl them
selves, to another. 1t is possible for
them to travel through the trees faster
than a man can run on open ground.