The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-06-07

they nave attacked German pOSitiOni
penetrating them to a depth OF almost
. half mile and destroyed the German
| defenses.
German forces in their rush toward
| Paris, have reached the Marine River
| on lO-mile front according to infoT-
nation given out by the British Cen
| eral Staff other significant incidents
! of the tremendous battle include the
4 extension of the battle along the ALL
ette River and to the east of Rheims
Parts reports that the enemy has beer
| repulsed on the right bank of the All
cite Berlin claims that $4,000 prison
ers and 400 guns have been captured
since the beginning of the battle.
Complete subjugaiion of Austria
| Hungary to German domination and
the elimination of any hope for even
| semi independence that may have been
entertained by the Cgechs, Jugo- Siavs
| and other German elements IN
the dual monarchy is seen in Wash
| ington as the certain result OF the new
military treaty between Germany and
Austria Hungary,
The House yesterday passed the
| s12,O41. 6S2, 900 Army Bill after three
days of debate The measure author
| ICES the President to call to the col
| ors as many men as can be trained
and equipped. The bill as framed pro-
vides for an army OF three million
men. The measure was sent TO the
Senate upon passage.
Traffic committees for the eastern,
western and southern districts and for
local regions were appointed by Di-
rector General McAdoo to hear COM
plants of shippers and recommend
notifications to facilitate the work
of promulgating changes to be made
in the new freight rate schedules.
The United States transport Presi-
dent Lincoln. a former German liner.
has been torpedoed and sunk while
on a trip to this country from Europe.
The vessel sank within an hour after
being struck by the torpedo, but the
number OF lives lost is not yet known.
Sunday.
Heavy German attacks along the
whole front between the Disc and
Marine Rivers are reported in the Off
ciaI war statements received fromBer
lin and Paris last night. The French
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and
gave ground only where they were OPP
posed by overwhelming forces. All
German attempts to advance below
Coissons were repulsed. Although the
enemy occupies the northern bank of
Oh ne Wrnt1
he seems TO have made no serious at
tempt to force a crossing. The most
stubborn fighting of the camHaign
will follow attempts by the Germans
to press on from the Chateau Thierry
Scissors lone. according TO state
ment made by General March at Wash
ington Consolidation of the Aisne
and Picardy battle theaters is regard
ed as necessary for an advance on
Paris or for new thrust on the
Amiens front. and the French are ready
to put up stiff resistance.
The II men charged with the muir
der of Robert Paul Prayer. alien en-
envy, were found not guilty yesterday
after the jury had been out As min
utes. The verdict caused a wild dem
onstration in the courtroom, and the
accused men were congratulated by
relatives and friends. Ambassador
Gerard's reply to the kaiser about lamp
posts was quoted by the counsel for
the defense in his argument
The voluntary agreement of the
brewers to the nation to curtail the
production of beer 80 per cent, expires
June 80. and with the announcement
that the brewery interests will be
called within few weeks to meet in
washington with the Fuel Administra-
ton. it is expected more radical re-
strictions VIII be made.
Irwin Anderson. youthful bandit on
trial for the murder of Police Sergt.
Thomas Fitzgibbons of Louisville, was
found guilty yesterday and given
life sentence in the penftentiary
Millions of commuters will be ef-
fected If the pleas of the electric in
terurban lines in the United States 10
increase their passenger rates to three
cents a mile are granted. Application
to state commissions will be made i'm
mediately as a result of the prospec-
tive increase in railroad passenger
and freight rates.
Senator James had his tonsils ana
adenoids removed at the Johns Hop
kins Hospital in Baltimore yesterday.
The operation is declared a success ana
James is resting comfortably.
His physicians believe they have found |