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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
BRITISH GAIN IN, NORTH.

BRITISH GAIN IN NORTH.
London, June 3.-The British last
night gained ground slightly in local
operation on the northern side of the
Flanders salient, the war Office an.
nounces. Nearly 200 prisoners were
taken.
The statement follows:
Successful local operations were
carried out by our troops last night
in the neighborhood of Vieux Berquin
and Merris. Our line has been ad-
vanced slightly at these points and 1913
prisoners and number of machine
guns and trench mortars have been
captured by us.
"Our casualties were light
Successful raids resulting in the
capture of twenty prisoners, three
machine guns and trench mortar,
were carried out by us also southeast
of Arras, northwest Of Lens and west
Of Meryille.
"A hostile raiding party was re-
pulsed south of s-Bretonneux.
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FRENCH HOLD FOE FIRM

Paris, June 3.-The French held the
Germans everywhere last night. The
enemy losses were heavy. The French
took prisoners, the war Office reports
A violent German attack on both
sides of the road between Chateau
Thierry and Paris was broken up by
the French.
COUNTER ATTACK WINS
The French counter attacked along
the whole front between the Ourcq
and the Marine and made progress at
several points.
The statement follows:
Our troops continued their counter
attacks during the night along the
whole front between the Ourcq and
the Marine and gained ground at sew.
eral points A violent German attack
delivered on both sides Of the road be.
tween Chateau Thierry and Paris was
broken up by the French fire south.
east of Bouresches. Everywhere else
the French maintsined their positions.
"The losses suffered by the enemy
in these actions were heavy. The
French took hundreds of prisoners"
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ert Lee, Chicago; Robert G. Martin,
Brooklyn.
WOUNDED, DEGREE UNKNOWN
Lieut.. George w. McCabe. yicksburg,
Miss; Private Brace B. Beemer, Vim
cennes. Ind; Vastly Neudekow, Hart.
ford, Conn.
SEVERELY WOUNDED
Lieut.. VIM. Hepburn, Windsor,
Conn; Corporals Francis D. Bodewig.
Cedar Rapids. Nebr., August f. Miller,
Seymour, Conn.,; Charlie T. Morrow,
Douglas, Ala; Cook Charles Coart,
New Haven, Conn; Privates Oscar J.
Carter, Anton. Ala; J. P. Claverie. San
Diego, Calf: Hubert S. Coon; Briggs.
vile, Wis; Geo. E. Hurt, Wallingford,
Pa; John II. Mcdonald. Wellington,
Mass: Sam Mowinski, Michigan City,
Ind; Oliver North, Indianapolis, Clar.
ence Pinson. Zebulon, KY; VIM. B.
Ramsey, Dunbar, Wis; Harry S.
Staley, GRANVILLE, Ill.,; Anton Trostnski,
Dwyerville, Texas.
SLIGHTLY. WOUNDED
Private Frank Kurzynske. Rpton,
Wis.
KILLED IN ACTION
Private Theodore Beniewez, Webster,
Mass, previously reported wounded.
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Washington, D. c., June 3.-The
army casualty. list today contained
thirty-six names divided as follows:
Killed in action, 4; died of wounds,
8; died of accident. 2; died Of disease,
Z; wounded in action, 3, wounded Sc
verely. 16; wounded slightly, /. The
list follows:
KILLED IN ACTION
Lieut.. Harry f. w. Johnson, South
Bethlehem, Pa; Sergeant Edward N.
Ripley. Maiden, Mass: Privates Ray.
mond J. Burns, Cambridge, Mass; Ben
jamin f. Lair, New York City.
DIED OF WOUNDS
Privates Arthur Mccullough, Ana
mosa, Iowa; Ebert Stone. Ida Grove,
Iowa; Eugene Hudson, Perry, Okla.
DIED OF ACCIDENT
Privates Albert A. Pratt, Santa Bar
bara, Calf; Robert Springer, Cohey-
vile, Kans.
DIED OF DISEASE
Privates Edward Anderson, Deep
River, Conn: Walter NJ. Bailey, Wilk-
insburg, Pa; Cornelius Frommeyer,
Pittsburgh; John Kastner. Chicago;
Henry J. Kruger, Spokane; Leslie Rob-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04

AT ST.JOSEPH'S

The commencement exercises Of St.
Joseph's academy were held Friday
evening in the auditorium OF the con-
vent, which was decorated with the
national colors. A big crowd attended
the splendid program. Both the vale
dictory and salutatory addresses were
of patriotic nature.
In the afternoon May pole dance
was held on the campus, twenty-four
girls taking part.
The following program was greatly
enjoyed:
Entrance march, 1.-THE Victor's Re-
turn from "Sartoria." First pianos,
Daisy Armstrong and Margaret Worth
ington; second pianos, Charlotte Doug
lass and Julia Moore.
Chorus, Mornings invitation by
school.
Salutatory, Mae Schmitz.
Reading, THE Man Without Coun-
try" Agnes Scott.
Vocal solo, 1.-THE White Squall," Ber'
nice Eason, with violin obligato by
Julia Moore.
Grand Waltz De Concert" (Matto-
cio). First pianos, Katharine Luttrell
and Zita Taltay; second pianos, Cath
crime Connen and Helen Roberts.
Address, Very Rev Father Gillespie
Of Keokuk.
Vocal selections. Under the Green
wood Tree" and Years at the Spring"
Edna McConville.
,Valedictory, Helen O'Brien.
Comforting of diplomas. Rev. J.
Murphy.
Selection, Our Nation" orchestra.
THE GRADUATES
The following pupils graduated from
the high school course: Helen O'Brien,
Muscatine; Katherine Luttrell. Mel
rose; Agnes Scott, Ottumwa, and Mae
Schmitz, Eddyville.
From the, high school normal train.
ing course: Bernice Eason, Benton:
Delthia and Frances Brady, Keswick:
Zita Taltay, Corning; Maurine Begley,
North English; Marguerite Hayes,
Kinross, and Helen Roberts, Ottumwa
From the commercial course: Ruth
Burns, Little Rock, Ark. and Mary
O'Brien. Stuart.
From the music department;
Eugenia M. Peasely, Ridgeway, Mo-
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SECRET TREATY
BINDS FINLAND
GERMANY OBTAINS CONTROL OF
AFFAIRS UNDER ABSOLUTE
DYNASTY.

London, June 3.-A secret conven.
ton exists between Germany and Fin.
land which is kept secret from the
Finnish diet, by which the Finnish
government undertakes to establish a
monarchy under German dynasty
and to place the Finnish army under
German leadership, according to dis
patch to the Times from Stockholm
quoting the socialist newspaper Poll
tiken, which has sources of informa-
ton among the Independent socialists
in Germany.
Finland, it is added, also agrees not
to cede the Aland islands to Sweden
but to allow Germany to use the
islands for naval base. Germany fur
Their will be permitted to use Finland
as a passageway through to the Arctic
ocean Finland agrees to take effici-
ent me assures to combat anarchy.
Germany will have the right to
maintain military force in Finland
until all the conditions are carried out
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PUPILS RECITAL
MONDAY EVENING

Miss Matilda Ehrman presents her
pupils in recital this evening at s
o'clock, at the Main Street M. E..
church The public is cordially in
vited.
The following program will be CIV
en-:
PART I.
Duet, March Militaire," Schubert
Mrs. Lewellen, Lois Lewellen.
Violet Katherine Mulcahy.
First Waltz-Frederick Ehrmann
March of the Sages-Alice Ehr-
mann
Duet, Come to School, (Spaulding)
Loretta McInerny, Gerada Denefe.
pretty Bird" (Spaulding)-Opal
Trauze,
"sing, Robin, Sing" (spaulding)-
Morris Burks.
Little Patriot" (Engleman)-Paul
inc Suydam.
Duet, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fossen-
berg and Pauline Suydam.
Sailors March (Spencer)-Robert
Marshall.
Boys in Blue" (Bartlet)-Willie
Crouch.
(a) Joyous Farmer" (Schumann).
Oh "Traumeri" (Schumann)-Alice
Walker
Garden Dance acknowledgements
Rosenberg.
BELL in Valley (WenzeD-Esther
Hughes.
Rose Fay CHeins) -Madaline Hun
ter.
Minuet in G beethoven
Gookin.
Duet, March of the Dwarfs" (Holst)
Helen Warren and Louise Gookin.
PART II.
alpine Hut" (Lange)-Leroy Reem.
La Grace (Bohm)-Helen Her
mann.
Valse op. 's3 (Durand)-Aldena
Lutz
Spring Song (simplified, (Mendels-
sohn) Helen Warren.
"By the Mountain Spring" (Bohm)
Lucille Moffitt
(a) Beautiful Spring Reverie''
(Goerdeler); (b) Believe Me, il All
Those Endearing Charms for left
hand alone)-Helen Sloan.
"Minuet arantique" (Paderewski)-
Luis Lewellen.
Anvil Chorus (l Trovatore),
(verdD-Orra Hermann, Miss Ehr-
mann.
(a) "Ma3urka a de Concert" (Pess.
ard); CD Minuet (Ruifrock)-Orra
Hermann.
Patriotic Medley (Walters)-Lucile
Moffitt
Duet, Stand by the Flag" (Stulas)
Esther Head Helen Sloan
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'BRITONS RAID
GERMAN CITY
KARLSRUHE IS VISITED az DAY.
LIGHT; FOUR PERSONS
KILLED.

Amsterdam, June 3.-Four persons
were killed. six seriously wounded
and many slightly injured when ten
British machines attacked the open
town of Karlsruhe at 9 o'clock Satur-
day morning, according to the Weser
Zeitung OF Bremen. Two of tho
British airmen were shot down, it b
declared.
The British war office statement On
aerial operations issued Saturday
night reported raid ON the station
and workshops at Karlsruhe. Tho
statement said that one OF the ma.
chimes engaged In the raid had
failed to return. @
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GRAIN INSPECTORS
LOSE u. S. LICENSES

Washington, D. c., June 3.-Suspen-
sion of licenses under the grain stand
ards act of two grain inspectors, one
at Kansas City, Kans., the other at
Omaha, charged with misgraded grain
shipped in interstate commerce, was
announced today by Secretary Hous.
ION of the department or agriculture.
Three other inspectors at Kansas City,
nans., are under similar charges. The
suspensions are temporary, pending
investigation of the charges.
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'SLAVS FAVOR
ALLIED CAUSE
WILSON'S ASSURANCES TO RUS.
STA TURN SUSPICION
TO FRIENDt4jP.

London, June "a counter re-
voIutionary plot which involves a
large part of Russia has been dis
covered in Moscow and Petrograd.
a state of siege has been declared
in Moscow and many arrests have
been made by the boIshevik gov
eminent. Some important rail-
way lines and functions have been
captured by mutinous Czecho-Slo-
yak troops while in the south the
kuban and Don cossack districts
threaten revolt. The food situation
in northern Russia is said to be
serious now that the Ukraine is
in German control and the kuban
and Don districts are being har-
assed by counter revolution or
qanizers. e.
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NEW YORK-BOSTON
NAIL PLANE UPSETS

Mineola, N. Y, June 3,-The first
airplane to start with mail from New
York to Boston overturned as it was
about to rise from the field here to-
day. The pilot, Lieutenant Gustave
Vanel, a French army officer. and
William O'Brien, his mechanician,
were thrown out and bruised but not
seriously injured. 1t was stated that
if another machine could be found
today the mail would go forward by
air route, o1herwise it would go
through the usual channels.
The accident was attributed to the
uneveness of the ground. One of the
wheels apparently caught in a nut just
as the airplane was about tn ascend.
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BRITONS RUSH
SHIP BUILDING
PLANTS RISE ON OPEN FIELDS AS
If BY MAGIC; kEElS ARE
LAID.

London, June 3.-At spot on the
northeast coast Of England which was
an open field at the beginning OF
March there has been constructed, in
manner which correspondent of the
Times described as almost magical, q
fully equipped plant in which the
keels of two steamships already have
been laid. By the end of November
there will be complete shipbuilding
yard with eight berths and fitting out
basin capable. of completing a ship
every two weeks.
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FISHING CRAFT
SUNK BY HUNS
TWELVE VESSELS IN LARGE
FLEET ARE DESTROYED
IN IRISH WATERS.

London, June 3.-Twelve of a fleet
of thirty or forty fishing vessels which
left Irish ports on the night of May
80 were sunk by German submarine,
says a Belfast dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph. The submarine suddenly
in the midst of the fleet and
ordered the fishermen to take TO the
boats and row ashore. 1t then sank
the vessels by Smelling them.
The fishermen say the submarine
was interrupted in its work and sub
which probably prevented
destruction of the entire fleet.
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YANKEE AlRMEN
DOWN GERMANS
THIRTY-TWO ENEMY PLANEa-I
STRoYED SINCE
APRIL IA. \
rBy Associated Press~Sta6
CORRESPONDENT

With the American Army in France
June 1.-(Delaye d)-Compilati
which the Associated Press obtained
today show that the American awaits
ors flying over the Toul sector have
made an enviable record. American
pursuit units since April IA, when they
started operations, have shot down at
least thirty-two enemy airplanes. Sew.
enteen of this number were seen and
officially confirmed by the French
During the same period and count.
ing the pilot who fell in flames today.
only seven of our chaser flyers have
been lost. Of these, four were killed,
one by accident, two are prisoners in
the hands of the Germans
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REDS CALL SOLDIERS HOME
by Associated Press STAFF

, IUTTGSE1UIueIICJ
Moscow. May 2s.-(Delayed) -For'
eign Minister Tchitcherin has pro
tested to France against the further
retention of Russian troops on the
Franch front. The protest declares
that Russian neutrality makes 1t Inn
perative that Russian soldiers be i'm
mediately removed from France.
A division or more of Russian troops
have been in France since 1916. The
Russians. however, never took very
active part in the fighting and have not
been mentioned in official reports re
cently.]
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DRAG RIVER FOR BOYS BODY.

Dubuque. June 3.--The Mississippi
river at Dubuque is being dragged
today for the body of Arthur Baker.
Is years old. whose clothing was found
alonE the river bank Sunday. The
youngster had been missing since Fri
day afternoon when he disappeared
from his home without saying where
he was going. A number of fisher
men said they saw a boy resembling
young Baker in swimming. II the river
has claimed him it will make the toll
sever in the past three weeks.
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and carried two large guns, one for
ward and one aft, and smaller gun
amidships.
PORTS ARE CLOSED
HE states that he saw distinctly
one other submarine beside the one
which attacked him. The second sub
marine, being in the near vicinity,
submerged with her periscope show
ing"
Secretary Daniels ordered north At
lantic ports closed to outgoing ships
with certain restrictions, until further
orders. The nature of the restrictions
was not made public.
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KIDNAPER ADMITS
GUILT; WAS LONESOME

Chicago, June 3.-Jennie Sgobba,
3 years old, who disappeared from her
home last Wednesday, is back today
and Mrs. Irene Bordell, 10 years old,
who told the police she stole the child
because she was lonesome for a baby
to replace her own that died six
months ago, is in Jail. Mrs. Bordell
who lives with her husband was ar
rested yesterday while she was on
her way to return the child to her
parents.
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Arrests Spoil
Dynamite Plot;
l. w. W. Accused

VY1ASHRURN, Wis, June s.
w The arrest Of two men at
BarksdaIe and a third at
Superior is believed by federal
agents to be the end of an alleged
|. w. w. plot to dynamite the Du-
Pont Powder plant at Barksdale
and the two big ship yards at
Superior. Names of the first two,
held at the bayfield, county Jail
here at the request Of secret serv-
ice officers have not been made
public. The third, "Drink" Will
son, is an alleged !. w. w.
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EMPEROR POSES
AS ART PATRON

Correspondence Associated Pressl
Amsterdam, May 2S.-The German
emperor, as patron of arts, has or
dered the production of great ma
tional" edition of the works Of Shake
speare, whom the Germans profess to
regard as more German than English.
The preface to the new work is writ
ten by Gerhard Hauptmann and occu-
pies volume by itself, under the title
Visions
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47,OOO,000 PERSONS
GIVE TO RED CROSS

Washington, D. c., June Sporty
seven million Americans contributed
166,439,2e1 mercy dollars to the sec
ond war fund of the American Red
Cross, according to report by Henry
P. Dawson, chairman Of the Red
Cross war council, published today.
Final reports are expected to show,
said Mr.. Dawson, that total of $780,
900 900 was raised.
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TELEeRaPHERs MAY QUIT.

Washington, D. G., June 3.-S. j.
Konenkamp, president of the CONNER
cial Telegraphers' union, conferred
here today with Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
Of Labor. on calling a photographers
strike as protest against the refusal
Ct the Western Union Telegraph CON-
pany to leave settlement of differ
ences with it's employees to the nation
al war labor board. Gompers asked
Konenkamp to see him before calling
strike.
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London, June 3.-The movement
within Russia in favor Of the cause
of the allies is increasing and has been
strengthened by President Wilson's
recent declaration of sympathy for
Russia, says Petrograd dispatch to
the Daily Express. The Russian
democracy also is enthusiastic over
recent steps taken by the British gov
eminent to show it's friendship The
Novoe Vedomosti in a long article, de-
tends the policy Of the allies and ex-
presses gratitude for President Will
sons friendly utterances.
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STRIKE
MOVE DISCOURAGED

Amsterdam, June s. The Austrian
social democrats, according to the
socialist Arbiter Zeitung of Vienna.
have decided that the time is inoppor-
tune for strikes and at a conference
decided to urge the workers against
strikes and an over rating of their
strength The conference warned
against rash acts which would lead to
disaster and deprive labor of power in
the future
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BRITISH TAKE TWO TOWNS
IBy Associated Press Stan
CnrreSnnnAenfl

Correspondent
With the British Army in France,
June 3.-In their local operations last
night on the northern side of the
Flanders salient the British wrested
two fortified farms in the neighber-
hood of Vieux Berquien from the Ger.
mans after brief engagement. About
$50 prisoners were taken including
three officers.
ALLIES LINE IMPROVED.
A little further to the north in the
region of Merris the British carried
out a second local attack and here al.
so improved their lines. Just west OF
Merits storming troops forced back
the Germans from a desirable stretch
Of high ground and occupied the
enemy trenches. The British casual.
ties were slight.
RAIDS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
The British during the night car
ried out several successful raids and
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RAILROAD MEN RESTLESS.

Milwaukee, Wis, June 3.-Boiler-
makers and helpers affiliated with
railroad shop trades, at a meeting yes
terday requested their national Off
GERS to take strike vote on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railway.
Action is due to dissatisfaction caused
by the present wage adjustment. Tele-
grams of protest have been sent to
Director-General McAdoo.
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CORPORATIONS HELD
WAR TAX DODGERS

Washington. D. C., June 3.-Crim-
inal fraud and evasion in tax returns
of a number of corporations and big
business concerns has been reported
by revenue agents and grand jury in
vestigations are now under way or
about to start in New England, New
York and several western communiI
ties
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STRIKE CLOSES
TEXTILE MILLS
MILWAUKEE RAILWAY SHOPMEN
TO TAKE VOTE; LABOR
TROUBLES SPREAD.

New Bedford. Mass. June 3.-The
textile mills of this city employing
$4,000 operatives, were shut down to-
day in consequence of a general strike
called by the textile council last night.
One.third of the operatives have been
engaged on government contracts.
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STRIKE AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, d. c., June 3.-Nearly
a thousand city employees went on
strike here today for higher wages.
Most of them we're employed on the
street cleaning and water depart
ments. They quit work when their
demands for minimum of So day
pay was not granted.
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Boil sHEvIk LEADER HANGED

London, June 3.-The president OF
the bolshevik commissioners in the
Don cossack territory has been hang
cd by anti-soviet cossacks, according
to Reuter- dispatch from Moscow.
He was the chief organizer of the cos
sack movement against General
Kaledines
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also repulsed an enemy raiding party
south of Villers- Bretonneux. The
German artillery bombarded the sec
ton south of the Scarpe with q heavy
fire and also turned their guns on Vii
lers-Bretonneux.
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PARIS is UNDER FIRE
OF LONG RANGE GUNS

Paris, June 3.-The bombardment
of the Paris region by the German
long range cannon was resumed today.
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GERMANS WITHDRAW TROOPS

Stockholm, June Germany has
decided to withdraw two-thirds of the
German troops now in the Ukraine.
They will be used on the western
front, and will be replaced in the east
with Austrians.
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HIGH !, LIGHTS
A DAYS NEWS

New York-The Western Union
Telegraph company declined to submit !
to the jurisdiction of the national war.
labor board which sought to adjust Diff
ferences between the company and itS1
union employesHs8Inion ofici
clare a stril l6ifilf
Washington,
iels announces a neWSs ~
for warship construction, 1 tj6sS
navy yard turning out the torpedoS
destroyer Ward in seventeen and onel
half days after the keel was laid.
Washington, D. C.-vice Admiral
Sims announced that four officers and
twenty men are believed missing from
the torpedoed transport President Lin
coin.
Indianapolis--Cap Edwin p. Webb
was killed and Major Guy Gearhart.
commandant of camp. was injured
when their airplane fell.
Washington, D. C.-American Red
cross second war fund now totals
1856, 439,291 and may reach $4,000
900. coming from 47,000.00O Ameri-
cans
Wilkesbarre, Pa--Fire destroyed
the plant of the Mosher Tanning COM
pany, controlled by Armour & Co., 1T
Noxen, Pa, loss estimated at $4,000
900.
st. Louis-Members of military
board of inquiry into the $1.000,000 ar
senal fire here believe it was caused
by "a German pencil attached to q
clock
New Bedford, Mass.-Strike Of
35, 900 cotton mill operatives for high
er wages was ordered to begin today.
New York-The United States now
has large number Of first class
battleships preparing side by side
with the best ships of the British navy
for an engagement which is expected
with Germany at any time" according
to a statement made in an address by
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves.
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ALLIES BRACE LINES
RETAKE SOME GROUND

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