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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
VARDAMAN AND SHIELDS
OPPOSE LOWERING LIMIT
Senators Favor Extension of
Draft Age to 45 Years-3O
Year Olds Roasted.
(AssocIated Press.l J

Washington. June 25@In behalf of
his amendment to make the army
draft ages 1S to IS years. Senator Fall,
told the senate that personally he op-l
posed its limitation that boys under 2l
should not be sent to the firing line.
Senator Williams, of Mississippi,
proposed that the Fall amendment be
modified SO as to include all men be-
tween 20 and 40. This was opposed
by Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi.
who said he favored an increase to As.
but would never vote for a lowering OF
the limit below 21.
Senator Chamberlain said he did not
believe the country would stand for
drafting men under 81" although he
favored the proposal. Instead of draw
ing on deferred classes he said IL
would be better ito step over 80 and
take the man without dependents who
Ioafs around bar rooms. He might as
wen be made to fight as the man un-
der al"
Explaining that he favored raising
the age limit, Senator Shields. of Ten
nessee, suggested that by lowering the
age to lS youths would be taken from
the farmc and still further cripple food
production.
Opposing the Fall amendment. SEN
atcr Kirby of Arkansas. said It is un-
necessary at this time and has not
been approved either by President
wilson or the war department.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
GERMANY POSTPONES
VICTORY FOR YEAR
Newspapers Engage in Cam
paign to Explain Failure OF
Campaign Against Allies.
international News service.)


Washington, June 25.-Germany al
ready is preparing the people back
home" for an admission of failure OF
the entire 1918 campaign against the
allies, according to confidential infor-
nation received by the state depart
ment today. The department withheld
its source of information, but maze IL
plain that it was entirely authent'c.
According to the report, the German
governmental agencies and newspapers
are now engaged in making it plain to
the people that certain developments
very likely will make 1t impossible
completely to overrun France this year
as was promised last spring. How
ever, these agencies are explaining
that next year the situation will be
much better from the standpoint of
Germany. and that then France will be
overcome, and England and America
defeated.
The information also says that the
German agents are making it plain
that men released from the army this
year will develop a new phase of sub
marine warfare which will make the
submarine a potent weapon to starve
out England. In this connection cap
tured documents taken from German
officers dwell on the fact that after
the war" Germany will be in much
better shape to proceed to conquer
Egypt and India. Just what is meant
by after the war" state department
officials say they do not know.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
ALIENS CONCEAL WEALTH
IN CORPORATIONS
Widespread Plot Uncovered by
Investigation of Alien Prop
erty Custodian.
international News service.)

New York, June 25.-Investigators
for the alien property custodian are
here today on the trail of further en-
emy millions alleged to have been
concealed under the cloak of Ar1eri-
can corporations as the result of a
widespread plot just uncovered. AL
ready s3,500,000 worth of such proper
ty has been seized and the arrest of
ceOtain Germans and German -Ameri-
cans is expected as an early develop
ment.
The companies already involved are
Dieckerhoff. Raffloer company, i'm
porters and manufacturers; Raffloer,
Erbsloh e. Co., cordage manufactur-
ers, and the American Storage COM
pany of Havana.
It is charged that the concealment
was engineered by Ewald c. DECKER
hoff, who is an unnaturaized alien,
although he has be.n in this country
fifteen years and that he was aided
by George Carlton Comstock, a law
yer.
The names of the ready wear"
corporations accused by the govern
ment are the Knickerbocker Invest
ment company and the Knickerbocker
Building and Finance corporation.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25

Apparently the sudden torrent in the
! Piave which played havoc with Aus
trian communications fell as quickly as
it rose and the river bed was dry when
the Austrian retreat began. This en-
abled the enemy to get many OF his
troops across, otherwise his losses
would have been measurably greater.
Vienna Blames Flood.
Vienna blames the weather and the
high water in the river for the retire
ment and gives no credit to the stout
Italian resistance which held the en-
emy on the western bank and was
gradually forcing him back to the river.
1t says the order to withdraw was
given last Thursday and leaves the
impression that the retreat was car
ried out unobserved by the italians.
It has been reported that Baron Bu-
rian, the Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister, told the German command
that grave events, possibly revolution,
would follow in the dual monarchy If
an Austrian attack. which Germany in
sisted upon, was repulsed. There have
been no reports that the disorders and
unrest within the Hapsburg empire
have ceased. In fact, late news dis
patches give scanty intelligence as to
the state of affairs in Austria. If the
Austrian offensive was expected by the
German command to relieve the situa-
ton on the western front the Teutonlc
strategists have had a bitter disap-
pointment Austria probably will be
unable to take up new forward
movement on the Piave line for few
days at least. In fact, the Piave front
appears to be stronger now than at the
beginning of the present battle. Oper-
atoms on the mountain front are still
at a standstill and if Emperor Charles
still desires to push his offensive
against Italy the next enemy attacks
may come from this front unless the
Italians continue their advance east
ward from the Piave, of which, how
ever, there are no indications at pres
ent.
From North Sea to Switzerland.
Along the front from the North sea
to Switzerland the allied armies are
awaiting another blow from the Ger
mans. Premier Lloyd George has told
the British house of commons that
another gigantic enemy effort is COM
ing within few days, possibly within
a few hours. The allies are ready TO
combat it.
British and French troops on the
Flanders battlefield have carried out
local operations successfully on the
plateau north of LIE Port, west of Sois-
sons, and along the Aisne the French
have improved their positions and
captured 10 prisoners.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25

ter of regret which the German pub
lie shares, that Premier RadoslavoY
who has been a pillar of our alliance
recently resigned for internal political
reasons. The explicit assurances OF
his successor and the exalted personal
ity of the great statesman who wears
the Bulgarian crown are a guarantee
to us that there will be no change in
the policy hitherto followed
DR.. Won Kuehlman again went over
the question of the Dobrudja, which
is the subject of negotiations between
Turkey and Bulgaria, and added:s
But there does not exist any con-
fiict in interest between us and Tur-
key"
DR.. Won Kuehlmann announced that
within the next few days a conference
would be held at Constantinople, wher g
the questions that had arisen between
the quadruple alliance and the Cau-
casian people" would find settle
ment.'
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
TEUTONS ATTACK
WITHOUT GAINS
In Region of New French Posi-
tions North of Aisne-Gren.
ade Fighting.
CANADIANS MAKE RAID
On Enemy's Trenches-Hostile
Artillery Activity Renewed
East of Amiens.
CANADIANS MAKE RAID
.(Associated Press.)


Paris, June 25.-The Germans last
night attacked the new French posi-
tions in the region of LIE Port, north
of the Aisne, but were able to make
no gains, says the official statement
from the war office today. In surprise
attacks in the Woevre and in Lor-
raine, the French captured twenty
prisoners.
The statement reads:
North of the Aisne, after a violent
bombardment and grenade fighting,
the enemy attacked the positions re-
Gently gained by us northeast of LIE
Port. The French positions were
maintained in their entirety. The ar
tillery activity was rather lively in the
region of Favorolles and Courcy (be-
tween the Aisne and the Marne).
French troops carried out in the
Woevre and in Lorraine three surprise
attacks from which they brought back
twenty prisoners"
H. British Take Prisoners.
London, June 25.-Activity was dis
played during last night by the Ger
man artillery in the region to the east
of Amiens, between Villers- -Bretonneux
and Morlancourt, says today's war Of
flee report. There was some artillery
activity also in other sectors. Raiding
operations in the Arras region resulted
in the capture of prisoners by the
British.
The statement reads:
Canadian troops raided the, enemy's
trench, y last night at Melville Vitase
and bro,., ut back 22 prisoners and six
machine g. =. A few prisoners and
machine gun ere captured by us in
successful raio >uth of the Scarpe.
THE hostile al 'ery has been ac-
tive during the nigh, Netween Villers-
Bretonneux and Morancourt, south of
Avion dens region) and west of Mer-
vile Flanders 'front.' gas shells being
freely employed"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25

In a local effort in Belleau wood
northwest of Chateau Thierry, Amerl-
can troops have completed the capture
of the wood by clearing the Germans
out of the northwestern portion. Some
prisoners and five machine guns were
taken. In Alsace several Americans
are missing as result of enemy raids
There is no confirmation of the Berlin
official report that forty French ano
AY erican prisoners were captured IN a
If d near Badonviller on the Luneville
! ont.
IF The Italian armies on the Piave
front are now advancing beyond the
lines which they held before the Aus
Hungarian offensive began eleven
days ago
+ Fighting continues with the Austro-
Hungarian rear guard forces trying
vainly to stem the Italian advance.
It is unofficially reported that
great Austro- Hungarian army has
been cut off in the zone east or the
Piave and that it must surrender or
be annihilated.
Six thousand prisoners have been
counted by the Italians up to date
and huge stores of booty have been
captured, including many big skoda
guns.
italian infantry and cavalry con-
tinue to pursue hotly the retreating
Austrian armies, decimating the
ranks that stand up to oppose them.
This, in fact is Italy's day.
In addition to the developments on
the italian front and the normal opera-
tions of a minor character that daily
occur upon the western battlefield or
France, it is interesting and pertinent
at this time to consider the political
and economic happenings IN the coun :
tries of the German alliance, all Oh
which have a certain bearing upon the
conduct of the war.
From a standpoint of shaken morale
and depression, Austria Hungary
comes first. Even before Austria had
to admit her crushing defeat on the
southwestern battle front the nation
was in the terrors Of internal unrest
With her people starving and on the
verge of revolution, and with riots
taking place in many cities, the smash
on the Italian front came as a crown
ing climax.
In Germany the food situation is
desperate, and that the German gov
ernment is coming to realize that the
people are war weary and ardently de-
sire peace was indicated strongly by
a speech made before the reichstag in
Berlin yesterday by DR.. Richard Won
Kuehlmann, the German foreign sec
retary.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
GERMANY ASKS U. S.
FOR CONFERENCE AUG. s
In Swiss Capital to Discuss the
Maintenance and Exchange
of Prisoners.
ASSOCIATED Press.)

Washington, June 25.-Germany has
been asked through Spanish diploma
tic channels to send representatives to
Berne, Switzerland, to meet American
representatives there on August S. to
discuss maintenance. treatment and
exchange of prisoners. In response to
a proposal from the state department
the German government recently
signified its agreement In principle to
such a conference
The United States also has asked
Germany to permit a Swiss commits
sion to visit German prison camps to
determine what American prisoners
may be classed as invalids and re-
leased for internment in Switzerland.
Reciprocal privileges are promised.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
FL0RIDIANS ARRESTED
RESULT BANK FAILURE
Associated Press.l

Jacksonville, Fla, June 25.-Five
prominent Floridians were arrested
today on federal warrants in connec-
ton with the recent failure of the
Heard National bank of this city.
They were indicted last night by the
grand jury.
The men arrested are ]. ]. Heard,
president, charged with misapplica-
ton of funds; Cashier J. NJ. Bell.
charged with making false entry and
report to comptroller; Geo. Mason. ].
B. Barton and J. II. Mulholland. The
three last named are charged with
aiding and abetting the alleged mis-
application OF funds.
Each mans bond was fixed at 50 500
pending arraignment. The bank
failed early last year.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
DRAWING OF DRAFTEES TO
BEGIN FRIDAY $50 Am.

Washington. June 25.-Plans for the
drawing to establish the draft order
OF new registrants under the selective
service act were changed late today
and Provost Marshal General Crow
der announced that the drawing would
take place next Thursday instead Of
Friday morning. beginning. at $3.50
o'clock.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
MOTHER TRIES SUICIDE
AFTER KILLING CHILDREN
international News service.)

Leetonia, O., June 25.-Four children
are dead, their throats slashed from
ear to ear, and their mother, who tried
to end her own life, is in serious con-
dition in the Salem hospital today. The
ouadruple murder and attempted
suicide occurred at the home of Paul
Simon, Hungarian miner, near here,
last night.
rarilp insane by her husbands dnan-
cial losses recently, Mrs. Veronica ST.
mon, aged 20, after leaving a farewell
note and writing her will, cut the
throats of the children and slashed her
own throat with a ra- II.
The children are: Mary, aged g;
Veronica. s; Paul, 4. and Margaret, IL
years old.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
AUSTRIAN CASUALTIES
PLACED AT 100000
BY One Report Crushed Forces Not Only Pursued to
River, but Italians Occupied Effective Points on
Eastern Bank-Many Thousands of the
Austrian Invaders Are Killed.
ASSOCIATED Press)

Austria's armies again beyond the Piave and the
river line once more bars the enemy from the Venetian
plain The crushed Austrian forces not only were pur
sued to the but the Italians at points have occupied
strong bridgeheads on the eastern bank
How thorough the Italian victory has been is not yet
clear as every hour brings reports Of increasing Aus
tran losses Many thousands of the invaders We're killed
in their attempt regain the eastern bank OF the river
md the latest from Gen. Diaz places the
number of prisoners alone at 100000 One report places
the Austrian casualties at 100000 men. In addition
the enemy lost arge of munitions and supplies
and many guns
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25

(Associated Preas.l

London, June 25.--The italian
line along the Piave has been re-
stored right up to the waters
edge of the west bank of the
rivci, the Evening Standards ad-
vices today report. The Piave, it
is added, began rising again,
washing away some of the
Lridges the Italians had thrown
across the stream, thus hindering
ti.eir pursuit If the Austrians.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
KUEHLMANN'S SPEECH
TYPICAL OF JUNKERISM
Washington Regards It as First
Gun Of Anticipated Peace Of
fensive by Germany.
ASKS ALLIES TO MAKE
PEACE OFFER TO GERMANY

international News Service.)
London, June 25.-In a war
aims" speech before the Ger
man reichstag at Berlin on
Monday, Or. Richard Won
Kuehlmann. the German foreign
secretary, asked the allies to
make a peace offer 10 Germany.
said Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam today.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
Bulgaria Drawn Closer,
Showers, Says Billy 'Possum

Soon de monk
he will dance on
the Rhine. for a
dime. and de or
gan it playa much
sweet, and bana-
ma stands will
swarm Berlin. so
watch out, don't
slip your feet. All
the fraus will
wear bandanas
Of multicolored
hue, and the kali
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
INoUIRINe CAUSE OF FIRE
ON TRANSPORT AT PIER

An Atlantic Port, June 25.-Army
authorities are making an inquiry
into the cause of fire which started
early today in the hold of transport
living at her pier and caused several
thousand dollars damage before it
was extinguished.
An army unit of the local fire de-
partment responded to the alarm and
fought the flames which threatened to
destroy large quantities of airplane
parts and other war necessaries.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
SOON NECESSARY To DRAW
ON DEFERRED CLASSES

Washington. June 25-Advocates
of change in the draft age limits
declared in the senate today that un-
der the present law IL soon would be
necessary to go into the deferred
classes to provide men needed for the
army. Senator Wadsworth. of New
York, said class 1 would be exhausted
by Nov. 1 and Senator Fall. Of New
Mexico. insisted that another half
million men could not be called with
out touching the deferred claSzar
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
(Internationai News Service. }

Washington, June 25.--At the very
moment when the state department
was making public confidential ad-
vices showing that Germany was pre-
pairing the German people for real
ization that the great war offensive in
the west has faile dior 1918, the ca
bles brought to Washington this aft
ernoon word that Germanys antici-
pated peace offensive had been COM
menced. The first gun was fred by
DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann, German
foreign secretary and was typical of
German junkerism. 1t already has
been answered, officials pointed out.
both by President Wilson in his force
to the uttermost" address and by
Secretary of State Robert Lansing In
his Union college speech when he de-
clared that the war must go on until
the German people realize that the
military masters cannot dominate the
world"
Mount Vernon Address.
DR.. Won Kuehlmann's address is re-
ceived here official comment must be
withheld. In fact 1t was considered
probable that the first comprehensive
utterance on the subject will come
from President Wilson himself when
ne makes his promised address at
Mount Vernon, on July 4. This ad-
dress Is already expected to be one of
the greatest ever made by the presi-
dent, and officials expect him to tell
the central powers not only some
rather unpleasant truths but also to
reveal at least in part the plans to
be followed in restoring conquered
Russia.
Privately, however, officials de-
clared that the Won Kuehlmann
speech will make no change in the
situation. 1t simply demonstrates they
said, the utter inability of the Prus-
sian leaders to understand that the
world will have nothing to do with
German made peace" AS an in
stance of the utter hypocricy of the
entire address a high administration
official pointed out that the attitude of
the entente and the United States to-
ward Belgium has been known to the
world since the opening gun Of the
war was fired. DR.. Won Kuehlmann's
LitdL 1tTIHdny uOeS not
wish to bind herself while "our ad-
versaries do not express themselves"
was declared to be on par with the |
original scrap of paper" character |
ization.
Want Freedom Of Trade.
One significant statement by DR.. |
Won Kuehlmann, officials carefully |
pointed out. was his statement that !
the German allies want freedom of |
trade" to all parts of the world. This |
Is said to be an official admission that |
Germany realizes her enemies through |
an economic boycott are in a position !
to hold Germany TO strict accounta-
bility after the war. Taken in con-
nection with previous utterances by |
Herr Ballin. the German steamship
leader and other German trade lead /
ers, the statement of the German for
eign minister was declared here TO be
far more important than appears on
the surface.
The entire address of the German
foreign minister. officials declared,
was plainly another appeal for a
made in Germany" peace and they
said that IL will receive scant consid-
sration either in the chancelleries of
Europe or here in the capitol of the
United States.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
TOXIC WILL NOT ACT
WITHOUT D. s. SUPPORT
Advisory Board On Diplomatic Affairs in Japan
Decides to Refrain From Intervention in
Siberia-No Action Without Support
of United States.

Toxic, June 21.- The newspapers today re-
port that as result of the deliberations of the
advisory board on diplomatic affairs Japan has
decided not to comply with the request Of the en-
tente and to refrain from intervention in Siberia
at present In diplomatic circles it is believed that
Japan, unless directly menaced will not act with
out the support of the United States
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
70 PER CENT. US.
ARMY FIGHTING
Actual CombatantS With 900,-
600 American Overseas, An
nounCed by Baker.
CA Associated Press

Washington, June 25. = Be
tween 65 and 70 per cent. of the
100000 American soldiers who
have been sent to France are ac-
tual combatant troops" Secretary
Baker said today. These figures
are necessarily rough estimates, .
he said. Naturally l would not
care to deal with specific figures
in this connection"
Anniversary "Wednesday.
Mr.. Baker called attention to the
fact that tomorrow will be the ami
versary of the landing of the first
American division in France. 81 re-
gard the achievements of the past
year as entirely satisfactory" he said.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25

ser's Christmas dinner will be spaghet
land glue.
The weather? Showers tonight and
fair again Wednesday, with slight
change in temperature-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
Anniversary Wednesday.
MASSACHUSETTS DEFEATS
PROHI AMENDMENT
international news Service. }

Boston, June 25.-The Massachusetts,
constitutional convention today, with
out debate and without rollcall, de-
feated the proposed state prohibition
amendment.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-25
Respects Asquith's Words.
lAssQciated Press.I


Amsterdam, June 25.--With refer
ence to the peace question, Dr.. Won
Kuehlmann quoted from former Pre-
mier Asquith's speech Of May Is, in
which he said that the British govern
ment would not turn deaf ear to a
peace proposal Ii it was not couched
in ambiguous terms.
I'VE likewise can make the same
declaration added the foreign secre-
tary. knowing it to be also our policy.
Once the moment arrives--when I
care not to prophesy-that the nations
which are at present locked in battle
will exchange peace Views, one of the
preliminary conditions must be certain
degrees of mutual confidence in each
others honesty and chivalry."
Long as Overtures Denounced.
For so long" continued DR.. Won
kuehlmann, "as every overture is re-
garded by others as a peace offensive,
as trap or as something false for the
purpose of sowing disunion between
allies; so long as every attempt at a
rapprochement is at once violently de-
nounced by the enemies of rap
prochement in the various countries,
so long will it be impossible to see how
any, exchange of ideas leading to peace
can be begun.
I'm view of the magnitude Of this
war and the numbers of powers, in
cluding those from overseas, that are
engaged, it's end can hardly be ex-
pected through purely military deci-
sions alone and without recourse to
diplomatic negotiations"