The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-06-21
daily WARREV|EW
saturday.


Saturday.
The present lulI in the western bat
tlefront pressages a new and violent
attack on the allied lines in the Am
lens sector with the channel coast as
the objective OF the Germans. in the
opinion OF military officers at Wash
1ngton- The thrusts at Paris have
looked upon as feints designed to
weaken the Amiens front before the
final effort should be made there.
Marriage since the enactment OF the
draft law is no longer a bar to con-
scription, Provost Marshal General
Crowder ruled last night. The last
reglstrants are exempted from this rule
however, IL they married before Janu-
airy Is, 1918. the date on which the.
resolution was introduced in Cong
ress-
Reports TO the Provost Marshal
Generals office show that T44,S65
young Americans registered for mill
tary service on June 5. This is 1885,
72s below the estimate of the Census
Bureau, and since NOSE than 100000
unregistered 2I-year-old men are in
the service. the result is found salts
factory.
Lieut. Pat OTBrien, who survived a
battle with four German airplanes. was
captured and escaped. added to his hair
breadth escapes at Kelly Field. Texas,
yesterday After a 2.00O-feet fall in
nose dive the American aviator
emerged smiling. his only injury being
broken nose
Between 5000 and 5000 field artillery
officers will be trained at Camp Zach
airy Taylor. according TO plans Of the
War DEPARTMENT The commander of
the school has arrived here with the
announcement that officers will be
trained IN artillery here for the dura
ton OF the war
A British merchant ship waged an
All day fight with German subma-
rine off the Virginia coast yesterday.
The gunners on the vessel kept the sea
wolves at a very respectable distance
One OF the subsea craft has been cam
ouflaged to present ordinary freight
er.
Though taxes on incomes and excess
profits are due tonight. by the working
of the law, It Is possible for persons to
delay payment for ten days without
penalty. The technicality may be TAX
en- advantage OF by few business or
CARNATIONS with large taxes to pay.
The demand that the Western Union
Telegraph Company abide by the de-
cision OF the War Labor Board that
opertors be given the right to join
Unions was made yesterday. s. ].
Konenlzamp. president OF the CONNER
oial lTeleeraphers Union Of America.
announced.
Students in the artillery section Of
the fourth officers training school at
Camp Zachary Taylor are working
sixteen hours a day to pass the ex-
aminations which are expected to be
held about September 1. Capt. Byers
is in command of the school, A wa
terworlzs system has been installed at
West Point in anticipation OF the can
Torment for field artillerymen which
il expected to be built at the cannon
range
Edward Reynolds. vice president and
general manager Of the Postal TeIe-
graph & Cable company. has ANNOUNCE
ed that in response to the request of
President Wilson the Postal waived
its right during the war to discharge
employees who Joined a union" Re-
Gently the Western Union Telegraph
company refused to submit TO the
jurisdiction of the National War La
Dor Board.
The. Germans again have endeavor-
ed to force the Americans from po-
sftions captured northwest of Chateau
Thierry, but again met with defeat
and the loss of numerous men The at
tack was delivered between Bouresch-
es and the Belleau wood, but nowhere
was the enemy able to gain his OBJ
jectives-
Weekly reviews of what is trans
piring on the battlefields of Europe |
will be given to the American public |
by the War Department through news |
paper correspondents in Washington. |
An American aviation cadet with |
the United States army in France has |
been arrested on a charge of attempt |
ing to send uncensored photographs |
to America He viii be tried by court
martial.
According to an unofficial report |
emanating from Berlin. the German
Admiralty is to declare the waters of |
the American coast from Mexico to
danger zone for neutral |
shipping.
Sunday.
Grave events are reported TO be i'm |
pending in Austria. according to I'M
confirmed advices from Spain and Hol- |
land II is said that rioting has been |
going on in Vienna and matters have
come to critical stage. How serious |
the situation has become is not yet |
known There have been outbreaks |
in various parts Of the country, nota- |
bly, In Bohemia and Moravia, and the |
political tension between Austria Snd
l.