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Evening star., 1918-05-31
ACTIVITY OF ARTILLERY
ALONG THE ITALIAN FRONT
Desultory Fighting Reported, En-
emy Defenses and Troop Move
ments effectively" Bombarded.

ROME, Thursday. May 3o.-The Of
ficial statement from the Italian war
office today reads:
There was desultory artillery fight
ing yesterday. In the Giudicana the
Val Lagarina and the Val Arsa and on
the Asiago plateau enemy defensive
works and enemy troop movements
were bombarded effectively.
I'VE frustrated a surprise attack at
Gina Palone. A hostile patrol coun-
ter attacked at Cortellazzo. Some
prisoners renamed in our hands"
VIENNA. May 80, via London.-The
Official statement today from Austro-
Hungarian general headquarters
reads:
"The battles in the Tonale region
continue. In the Adamello region
(western Trentino) the enemy artil-
lery IRE increased. Several enemy at
tacks against our positions south of
present glacier were repulsed. An
enemy attempt at .reconnoitering
operations across the Piave north Of
bona failed"
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HUNS BOMBARD PARIS
| ON CORPUS CHRISTI DAY
/ COO Children Are Taken to Vaca-
ton Colony to Escape Long
Range Shells.

PARIS. May 31.-The German long
range bombardment Of Paris was re-
sumed early this morning.
PARIS. May 30.-A shell from q
German long-range gun struck a
Paris church today. An official state
ment making this announcement
adds:
This fact should be compared with
Cardinal Won Hartmann's request to
the British government that Cologne
be not bombarded today-the feast
Of Corpus Christi. This Is another ex-
ample of German bad faith. for the
least that could be expected was that
Germany would have tho Same fore
bearance toward Paris as was asked
for Cologne"
The bombardment. which began
early in the morning. was interrupted.
but was resumed at sunset.
The removal Of children from Paris
was begun this morning. when 1000
children from the Montmartre district
Of the city were placed on board q
special train. bound for a vacation
colony in the department of Allier. In
central France. This is the first ac-
tion taken under a plan for removing
Paris children from the possibility OF
harm from a long-ranRe gun shell
striking school filled with pupils, az
a church where worship was in prog
ress was struck on Good Friday.
Some airplanes crossed the line In
the direction Of Paris tonight. The
alarm was sounded at IL o'clock and
tho all clear" signal was Rtyen nj
midnight. The enemy machines were
| under heavy fire from the defensea
of Paris and some bombs were drop
ped on tho region about the city
There were no casualties.
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GERMANS NEARING MARINE:
ALLIED LEFT FLANK YIELDS;
AMERICANS CUT UP FOE
Battle Plans in
AisneRegi0n
MQdePlQin

Keeping the tide of their advance IN
the center flowing strongly, although
seemingly less swiftly. toward the
Marne, the Germans simultaneously
have executed a stroke on the allied
left flank that has extended the battle
line westward and virtually linked up
the present battlefield with that Of the
Somme. The attack was delivered
along the Ailette river, northwest OF
Scissors.
Sweeping forward in the salient
that projected between the Somme and
the Aisne battlehelds. the Germans
drove the allied line back so that 1t
now runs northwestward from the
vicinity Of scissors, through Epagny
and Blerancourt to the Disc river. ap-
parently at its point of Junction with
the Disc canal about eight miles east
of Noyon.
The Noyon area was included within
the field Of the German offensive In
March when the French established
new lines along the Disc and the Oise
canal to the east and southwest OF
that town. after being driven back be-
low st. Quentin.
The German drive down the Oise
valley toward Paris was then checked.
The present offensive movement
here suggests the possibility of Its
resumption. The advance In the cen
GArmQ M
within two miles Of the Marne at one
point, Paris dispatches report. The
wedge here appears increasingly mar.
row. however, and on its tanks below
Scissors and Rheims the enemy 10 re-
ported firmly held.
The French war ohice announces
the breaking down Of enemy attacks
in the Scissors area and to the south
while on the allied right the line e1.
tending northeastward toward Rheime
from the neighborhood OF Vezilly ap.
pears virtually unchanged, the Ger
mans falling in all their efforts to
win ground.
The energetic defense on the .righi
wing IL exeuplided by the hghttnf q
Thil1ois. three miles east Of Rheims
where the Germans entered the town
only to be driven out by a French
counter attack. By such resiatAnce
| the safety Of Rheims is momentArfly
safeguarded. but observers OF the
operation view its ultimate fall as ap-
parently inevitable.
The probability Of German penetra.
| ton right UP to the banks Of thu
Marne in the center Of the advance II
likewise indicated in the news dis
patches, which mention the near ap'
proach Of the Germans to Chateau.
Thierry and Dormans, both Of which
towns are on the Marne river. Tht
civilian population has left Chateau.
Thierry and some of the refugee.
from 1t have already passed through
Paris for the interior.
On the British front the Germani
are active with their artillery east Of
Amiens and in the Albert region ts
the north as we'll as on portions o1
the Flanders front, but no infantry
NOV ements Of note are reported.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
FORMER RUSS SOLDIERS
IN AN ARMED REVOLT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. Wednesday, MAY %
Strong revolutionary detachments Of
demobilized Russian soldiers and
peasants, equipped with machine
guns and artillery, have risen in the
district of Tschiberine in the province
of Kiev. in an attempt to seize gov
ernmental power. The bolshevik gov
ernment has been asked to send
troops to subdue the revolutionaries,
German forces while disarminR
Ukrainian troops today at Odessa
were fired upon. The Germans then
arrested a number Of the important
personages in the Black sea port and
took them to the German army
headquarters.
Peasant disorders are spreading
throughout the province of Podolia.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
SWEDES GIVE UP SHIPS
United States to Get Use of 4OO,.
600 Tons Under New Com.
mercial Agreement.

More than 100000 tons Of ships are
released to the United States and the
allies by Sweden under the terms OF
the commercial agreement signed at
Stockholm by representatives of the
two governments. the State Depart
ment was notified today.
News of the signing Of the agree
ment reached here first in news dis
patches, giving no details. Dispatches
from Sweden recently hive said q re-
ductfon In the bread ration soon
would become necessary. which would
place the. country in real distress.
The state stores of grata. 1t was said
country needs $1,000 tons Of grain ia
get along until the new sssss-..
Evening star., 1918-05-31

Only a few persons were injured by
flying glass, as most of the windows
in the hospital had been shattered
by bombs dropped the previous night.
Several private houses were wrecked
and a number Of civilians. including
several babies, were killed and in
jured.
That the raid was planned on a
much larger scale than recent ones
over this territory is evidenced from
reports made by many Americans in
villages over which the raiders pass
ed The Germans came In wave for
nation and then scattered widely.
One squadron dropped bombs a few
hundred feet from an American field
hospital and at the same time one OF
the long-range guns shelled village
a few hundred yards away.
The first alarm was sounded at II
o'clock. The dropping OF bombs and
the firing Of many anti-aircraft guns
began almost Immediately. Later
there was a brief pause. after which
the raiders returned to remain almost
until dawn.
No Patients Are Injured.
A new American evacuation hos
pital had been opened only yesterday
in a certain village. A bomb fell in
front of 1t last night and shattered
windows. but mono Of the patients
was injured.
In some instances the bombs fell
within thirty and forty feet OF a
building. but, fortunately. there were
no direct hits. A French nurse. her
mother and two little sisters were
killed in a house a short distance
standing on the upper floor Of the
hospital ministering to patients when
piece OF bomb struck her, piercing
her lung.
Natalie sa scott Of New Orleans. Miss
Helen spalding OF Brooklyn. Miss
Blanche Gilbert of Cleveland, and
Miss Constance Cook of San Fran
cisco. While the raid was in progress
they went about cheering the pa
tients. Although many serious cases
OF sick and wounded were aggra-
waited because they had to be moved.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
0UT-0F-TOWN MEN
FILL DRAFT CARDS
Local Boards Kept Busy With
Registration of Tempo
rary Residents.
PROGRAM FOR JUNE CALL

Room 21. in the basement Of the
District building. was opened at
o'clock this afternoon to handle the
registration in the draft of tempo
rary residents of Washington twen-
ty-one years old. whe must hays their
cards filled out and in the hands Of
the board In their home town by
juno s. ,
Such absentees coming within the
Jurisdiction of every local board with
the exception of No. 3 will register
at the central room in the District
building. The work was centralized
to permit the boards to go on with
their regular duties without dis
turbance. Registrants within the
jurisdiction of board No. will regis
ter and have their registration certi-
fed at the headquarters Of that board
at the city post ONCE.
Registration Under Way.
Local boards have been registering
the temporary residents for the past
few days. as it is essential that the
registration card be in the hands Of
the home board, where the mans
permanent residence is. by Wednes-
day.
Complete plans of the Office Of the
provost marshal general for calling
selected men to the colors during
June are to be announced Wednes-
day. the day when a million men
who have become of age since last
registration will be registered.
It is understood that 2sO,OO0 men
will be called to the colors during
June. the movement to start June "a.
1t has not yet been determined to
what camps they can be assigned,
the present being withheld.
Men Moving to Camps.
There was not a day in May when
selected men were not moving to
camps somewhere in the country. The
last recent big movement was made
in two sections. and in the first di-
vision several hundred men were en-
trained from the District. The Sec
ond part of that movement is now
going on in various parts of the
Preparations for registration day,
and the actual registration Wednes-
day. will occupy local boards through
out the nation. SO that 1t has not been
expected that there would he any call
month.
1t Is confidently believed in some
quarters here that men will be called
for active military service before June
a.. This belief Is based on the record
Of the provost marshal generals once
the feeling that at this time no stretch
of more than twenty days will pe
allowed to pass without men being
sent to camp.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
WHITMAN AIMS AT L0AFERs.
New York Governor to Issue His
Proclamation Tomorrow.

ALBANY. N. Y. May 31.-Gov. Whit
man today made public the text OF the
anti-loaing proclamation which he
will issue tomorrow. It sets forth
that the industries Of the state re-
lated to and essential in the success
full prosecution OF the war. and the
production, transportation and con-
servation Of food supplies require a
large supply Of labor.
The proclamation declares that any
ablebodied male person between
eighteen and fifty who refuses to be
employed for at least thirty-six hours
a week il liable to a fine not exceed
ing 500 or Imprisonment for not
more than three months. or both.
Sheriffs and all others charged with
the enforcement OF the law are.
directed diligently to carry out s9
Evening star., 1918-05-31
ANGRY HUNS ASPHYxIATE
WHOLE COMMUNITIES

LONDON. May 31.-The Germans In
their reprisals against peasant dis
orders in the Ukraine drenched sew
eral villages near Kiev with gas. &C.
cording to q Petrograd dispatch to
the Daily Express. Thus, adds the
message. whole communities were
usph5 ~iated.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
GETS CROSS FOR BRAVERY.
E. o. Bigelow, Red Cross Worker
Receives Honor in France.

BOSTON. May s1.-cable messages
received here today announced that
Lieut.. Edmund o. Bigelow Of this
city. serving with the Red Cross in
France. had been awarded the croix
de Guerre for bravery. Bigelow, who
q year ago was a freshman At the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technol-
ogy. left to serve as an ambulance
driver In France.
Later he entered the service Of the
Red Cross. in charge Of front.lino
canteens. and had worked under
heavy FIRE on several-occasions.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
HERS IN RAID BOMB u. S.
AND BRITISH HOSPITALS
German Blood Lust Appeased Behind Allied
Lines-English Nurses and
Patients Slain.

By the Assodat Press
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE May 31.-An-
other big British hospital bombed by German amen early
yesterday morning. and many medical workers and
some patients were killed or wounded
The hospital caught fire after large section of the building
had been demolished by bomb few among
the slain and their bodies together with those of considerable
of the personnel and patients
ruins according to the latest reports
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Thursday,
Nav 3O-German made pretentious raid the
behind the American Picady last night Bombs
dropper on all sides of the largest hospitals
many the of the front American and French
wounded soldiers cellars and American
nurses and members of the American Red Cross.
Evening star., 1918-05-31

the nurses had to carry them to the
lower floors and the cellar.
''It was an exciting time" said Miss
Scott. but there was no panic. Some
of our boys actually selpt through 1t all.
although their beds were showered with
broken glass"
Ambulances Caught in Raid.
Three American ambulances were
caught In the raid. Sergt. Ethan Wells
of San Francisco, who was driving the
first ambulance. said:
"Our three ambulances were hurry
ing to hospitals with patients when a
bomb wrecked building directly in
ambulance was perforated by flying
missiles. We were all hurled out. but
escaped with a few scratches"
Private Robert A. Bowman Of CAL
weston, who was in the same car, said:
There was terrific explosion. The
next thing I knew / was lying on the
ground. looked around and heard the
patients groaning. l pulled myself to-
gether and found the patients uninjuretl
except for the shock. Our ambulance
was shot to pieces"
Second Car Wrecked.
The second car apparently received
the full force OF the explosion and was
wrecked completely.
Private Roscoe Wiley of Madison
vile, Tex. was driving the third car.
Sergt. ]. w. Nolder of Altoona, Pa.
and three patients were with him.
, There was wreckage all around
u.s." said Sergt. Nolder Injured ci-
villains in the shattered houses near
by were begging for help, We all
pitched in as soon as we had recoy-
cred from the shock and assisted in
the work OF rescue. We had to dig
many persons from the debris, BY the
light of small pocket lamps. Mean
overhead. The barrage was deafen.
ing. Bombs continued to fall, 1t was
worse than anything in the trenches
| would rather have been in no mans
land"
Evening star., 1918-05-31

British casualties reported week by
week have recently been running near
the 10000 mark. evidently represent
ing the losses sustained during the
heavy fighting that started with the
beginning of the German offensive in
March. The total reported during
April was only 52,475. as the lists
apparently did not begin to reflect
fully the effects of the casualties sus-
tanned in resisting the German
thrusts in Picardy and Flanders until
the beginning of May.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
166.8O2 BRITISH LOSSES
IN MAY, WARS TOLL
List of Casualties Reflects Force of
Blows Delivered in Heavy
Fighting.

LONDON. May 31.-Casualties in the
British ranks reported during the
month of May reached a total OF
166.s02 The losses were divided as
follows:
Killed or died of wounds-Ohicers
1886; men. 20.516.
Wounded or missing - Oficers.
'6,1S2; men, 1856.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Heavy Losses Inflicted
on Germans in
Fighting at
Cantigny.
YANKEES CARRY OUT
RAID ON TOUL FRONT.
Uncle Sans Fiers Bring
Down Enemy Planes in
Sharp Fights.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE, May
31.-Four German counter at
tacks yesterday against the
American troops at Cantigny.
west of Montdidier, were re-
pulsed after sharp fighting.
American aviatofs shot
down another German air
plane today on the front
northwest of Toul. It fell
within the American lines.
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE, May 81.
American forces northwest OF
lToul carried out a successful
raid against the German lines
late last night.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE, Thurs
day, May 3o.-German artillery
! in the course of the night severe
lly bombarded the new positions
| of the Americans at Cantigny,
west Of Montdidier. They fired
as many as 1900 high explosive
shells in a brief space of time.
Several attempts made by the
Germans to come over were re-
pulsed, with heavy losses, by the
Americans.
Enemy airmen were active
last night and this morning
bombing villages behind our
lines without regard to military
IoDJectlVeS.
The Bed German Reserve
Division, from which the Ameri-
cans took prisoners in the fight
ing at Cantigny, is commanded
by Gen. Won Lorne and Stauge.
This officer served on both the
Russian and western fronts, and
came to Cantigny between May
II and IS. His division parti-
Icipated in the German offensive
on the San river in May, 1915,
which pierced the Russian front
/ in Galicia.
Blow Up Munitions Camp.
The American heavy artillery today
obtained direct hits on a big ammuni-
tion dump Of the enemy east of St
Mihiel, which blew up with a terrific
Iexplosion, this burst OF flame and pillar
Of white smoke shooting many hun
dredS OF yards In the air.
/ German Tanks Repulsed.
] In one Of the counter attack.
/, launched against the Americans in
Cantigny the Germans tried to use
! tanks. The enemy infantry had nc
more than shown itself than the
American artillery opened a heavy
FIRE. Both the foot soldiers and the
tanks were driven back in disorder.
The new American positions in
Cantigny are being improved con.
! stantly. The Americans have not
| budRed an inch since they gained the
| town. Every time the enemy artil.
lery starts a bombardment the Amer
ican sunners retaliate and smother
| the opposition hre.
l German airmen. flying at a great
height. penetrated many miles to the
| rear Of the American lines today
They were driven of by anti-aircraft
| guns and were unable to drop any
| bombs.
Pershing Communication.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
FLEET BODY READY
FOR LAND CRUISE
Start for Philadelphia by
Motor Trains to Begin
This Afternoon.
MANY TRIPS REQUIRED

The great exodus Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation from the National
Capital begins today Tomorrow the
personnel will begin to move. In six
days the big transplanted industry
will be a stranger to Washington:
At o'clock this afternoon a train
of thirty-four Army motor trucks will
be backed up to headquarters Of the
big industry, at 1919 F street. and en-
listed men Of the Army load them
with the furniture and properties Of
those divisions that are to be the first
to go. At II o'clock the caravan will
begin to move on the long road to Phil
adelphia, IA miles away.
Evening star., 1918-05-31
Watch Aisne Battle.

The American soldiers are consid-
ering the part they may probably play
in the battle that is raging to the
northwest Of their positions. There
10 no doubt that every available man
In France will be thrown into the
combat wherever the French high
command deems necessary. Whatever
10 to be done will not be known, how
ever. until the Americans are actually
engaged. for 1t would be inadvisa bic
to discuss troop movements Of any
character.
The battle between Scissors and
Rheims has drained all aoeivity from
the gone in which the main body Of
the American expeditionary forces
hold positions Except for aerial
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Reserves Cause Confidence.

IContinued on Second Page.)
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Member of the Associated Press

Ths Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled -
the use for republicat1oa Of an news Dispatches
credited - Il o. not otherwise credited IN this
papsr asd also the local news Sublished herein
Al fishts Of publicatioa Of special
dispatches herein are alse rsssrvsA.
Evening star., 1918-05-31

Pershing Communication.
Gen. Pershing's Official communica-
ton, covering the operations Of
Wednesday. says:
In the cantigny salient we have
consolidated our positions in spite Of
heavy artillery and machine gun IRE.
TN Lorraine we repulsed three raids
during the night. taking several pris-
oners and killing a number Of the
enemy"
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Continued On Second PaES.J
Evening star., 1918-05-31

FAIR warmer tonight and tomorrow.
-Temperature for twenty four hours
ending q pm. today: Highest, 80. at 2
pm. today; lowest. 50. at am. today.
Full reporeon page 23.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-20
FOSTER
Big CELEBRATION

A special meeting of the Winnie
mucca Volunteer Fire Department has
been called for s o'clock tonight TO
further take up plans for big cele-
bration of Labor day, September g.
Thursday night a special meeting of
the Winnemucca Business Mems AS
sociation was held and il was decided
by that body to cooperate with the
firemen and do everything in their
power to make the celebration big
success. The meeting of the firemen
tonight is preliminary to a meeting
of committees from both organiza-
tons next Monday night, at which
time the ball will be rolling with good
momentum.
As one of the firemen said: "The
town is dead. Winnemucca is at least
twenty-five years behind the times.
We may all have to go to war soon
but before we 90 let's show them that
there are at least a few live ones left
Let's make this a celebration that will
be remembered for years to come"
And that seems to be the spirit
Tentative plans, but not official, pro-
vide for events to attract people from
every direction-drilling contests for
the miners. horse races for the stock
men, and so on. Probably a baseball
game will be played in the afternoon.
The day will undoubtedly ie wound
up with a monster dance IN the even
ing. But full details are not yet avail
able and as time goes on they will be
expanded until, when the day does
arrive, people here will witness a
celebration the extent oil which will
be unprecedented.
II is understood that the ce.vj. alton
will be entirely under the auspices
and for the benefit of the fire depart
ment, with the business mems organi-
zation and perhaps some others put
ting their shoulders to the wheel TO
help the boys put it over bag.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-20
FRANK GERMAN ANNOUNCES
FOR COUNTY RECORDER

The announcement of Frank Ger
main as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for county recorder
appears in this paper today. Frank
Germain is one of the best known and
most popular young men in this
county. He was born in Winnemucca
and made his home here all his life.
For number of years. following the
death of his father, he conducted the
Lafayette hotel, .one of the oldest in
Winnemucca. Four years ago he was
elected county recorder and has been
one of the most capable officials this
county has ever had. His continu-
ance in office has been justly earned
by faithful, efficient public service.