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Evening star., 1918-06-13

ment of Marines and has been in
France since last October. He Is one
Of the oldest officers of the sea SOL
=, diers, having been graduated from the
Naval Academy at Annapolis thirty
two years ago. He entered the Naval
Academy at seventeen and was TWEEN
fty-one when graduated.
Col. Catlin commanded the marine
camp at Quantico. Va, when first es-
taolished. There he organized and
trained some of the first regiments
that went across.
Mrs. Catlin. who married the colonel
. about a year ago, Is living here with
her daughter. Miss Alice Fowler. Col.
Catlin also has a daughter, wife of
Lieut.. B. X. Muir, U. s. N. Mrs. Muir
lives at Glen Carlyn. Va.
! Died Of Disease.
=, Lieut.. Jesse Morse Robinson. son of
! Mrs. William L. Peet, died Of disease
, in France juno l. Word was received
from the War Department by his
aunt. Miss Grace Willis, 1912 Newark
street, at midnight Tuesday. Lieut.
Robinson had lived at 3314 Newark
street for nineteen years before his
departure for France as a member of
the Coast Artillery Corps
= According to the meager informa-
tion received from the War Depart
/ meut his death occurred following an
! operation. the nature of which is not
made known in the telegram received
by his relatives.
lieut.. Robinson was born In Welles-
/ bofo. Pa. twenty-four years ago, the
, sod of a banker of that town. His
father died when he was two years
old When his mother remarked the
family moved to the Newark street
residence where they have since lived.
Hel received his early education at the
National Cathedral School for Bows
and at Cornell University. He became
Q member Of Delta Tau Delta Fra
ternity at Cornell and. following his
graduation, went to work with a firm
Of dye manufacturers in Brooklyn,
In the summer of 1915 he attended
the first training camp at Plattsburg
sRnd was graduated with honors, be-
ing assigned to the Coast Artillery
Corps.
On the declaration of war he went
70 Fortress Monroe for further train
ing and was commissioned second
lieutenant of artillery there in the
TALL Of 1917.
:, He came homo for q short visit
shortly before Christmas, following
his volunteering for foreign service,
( and received orders to proceed
abroad with his battery during
1 Christmas week.
J From his letters homo II 10 believed
By the family that he was at heavy
Evening star., 1918-06-13
THE PRESIDENT SAVES
SHORTER FROM GALLONS

President Wilson today commuted
to life Imprisonment the sentence of
Isaac Shorter. colored. who was to
have been hanged tomorrow at the
District jail. He was convicted OF
numbering Annie Grosner, his common
law wife, January IS. 1917.
The case was reviewed by the At
torney General and then submitted to
President Wilson with the recon-
mendation that the sentence be COM
muted to life imprisonment.
Evening star., 1918-06-13
Master Machine Guns.

LONDON. June 12.-In the capture OF
the wood to the northwest Of Bouresches
the Americans had to deal with machine
gun nests. a game at which they are be-
coming expert Gun after gun was cap
tured and turned upon its late possessors
and the advance never was materially de-
layed.
Fierce fighting continued when the
fringe of the wood was reached. the
Germans being afraid of the open
slopes behind them and over which
their retreat had to be conducted,
When at last they broke from the
cover of the wood they came under
tempest of bullets. Surrender being
impossible they turned and ran. but
very few reached ground where they
could find refuge.
Gen. Pershings communique tonight
said there was nothing to report
aside from continued artillery ac-
tivity in the Woevre and the taking
OF prisoners by American patrols in
Picardy.
The statement follows:
aside from continued artillery
fighting in the Woevre and the TAX
ing of prisoners by our patrols in
Picardy there is nothing to report"
Evening star., 1918-06-13

The names Of three moro Washing
ton men have been added to the
lengthening casualty list. All three
men are veterans and rank from colo
mel to sergeant.
They are:
Col Albertus W. Catlin, 254o 14th
street, United States Marine Corps. Sc
verely wounded in action.
Lieut.. Jesse Morse Robinson, 1914
disease
Sergt. Charles Schoenthaler, 704 F
street southwest, Engineer Corps, Sc
verely wounded in action.
y Veteran Of Marine Corps.
Col. catlin. veteran officer of the
Marine Corps, was severely wounded
in action on the west front June Z,
according to word received here by
Maj. Gen. George F. Barnett, COM
mander of the Marine Corps. This
official word was preceded two days
to his wife. Mrs Martha E. Catlin.
"Have been wounded; doing WELL"
he cabled his wife.
In twenty-eight years of active serv-
Ice in the Philippines, the Hawaiian
Islands. the Spanish war and the ex-
pedition to Vera Cruz several years
ago. this is the first time Col Catlin
has been wounded
He was on board the battleship
Maine when 1t was blown up in
Havana harbor in 1898. Although the
explosion hurled him into the water,
was rescued Fourteen years later.
when the Maine was raised, Col. Cat
lin recovered from the wreck his
sword and q penknife from his quar-
tera.
Fought at Vera Cruz.
when American marines landed at
Vera Cruz, Mexico. d few years ago,
half a dozen of Col Catlin's men were
killed at his side in skirmishes. None
Of the bullets touched him.
Col Catlin commanded the 9Th Regi-
Evening star., 1918-06-13
Convicted Of Mail Fraud.

David L. Neuwirth, a young Aus
trian, has been convicted by a jury
in Criminal Division 1, before Justice
Stafford, Of using the mails to de-
fraud. The indictment charged that
Neuwirth operated the Universal Aid
CORPORATION. Polish division, and ad-
vertised in Polish newspapers that
he could get mail and remittances
into Poland. Sentence was deferred.
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Five Years an Engineer.

Sergt. Schoenthaler. veteran of the
Engineer Corps, has been in the
service for more than five years. For
four years he was stable sergeant
at Washington barracks and was
honorably discharged April 10: 1917.
Because he was determined to see
foreign service and to do his part
to help defeat the Hun. he re-eniisted
the next day. His company was one
of the first in the Engineer Corps to
reach French soil.
Sergt Schoenthaler is forty-three
years old. Since his company was
sent abroad his wife, Mrs. Miriam V.
Schoenthaler. has been living at 704
+ street southwest.
Occupants of the house this MORN
ing informed a reporter of The Star
that Mrs. Schoenthaler was heart
broken when she learned of the
wounding of her husband She left
Immediately for her former home in
Trenton. N. ].
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artillery school near Paris and was on
detached duty when taken ill.
His mother vacated the house at
1914 Newark street three weeks ago
to permit repairs to be made. and
went to Newburg, N. Y, where she
now Is. Lieut.. Robinson is survived
by his mother, a sister, Miss Dorothy
Robinson: a half-sister, Miss Eliza
beth Peet, and a half-brother, Rob-
ert Peet.
Evening star., 1918-06-13
Would End War by Fall.

All of Germany's plans. they added.
called for ending the war next fall.
The prisoners were told. they said,
that among the Americans were many
The scarcity of officers in the Ger
man army is shown by the fact that
one Of the prisoners, first sergeant.
commanded company. He said this
was common thing now. All the
prisoners expressed admiration for
the fighting qualities of the Ameri-
cans.
The barn in which the prisoners
we're confined today in the rear of
the American lines held more pris-
oners Of war than the United States
has had in one building at any time
in more than fifty years.
Comparative quiet prevailed along
the Marne sector today.
Evening star., 1918-06-13
American Artillery
Plays Great Part
in Scoring Success
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Wednesday. June 12-The
excellence Of the American artillery
fire was largely responsible for the
capture by American marines Of ap-
proximately 400 prisoners in the fight
ing which resulted in the clearing
out of the Belleau wood. northwest of
Chateau Thierry. The Germans. who
had been told to avoid capture be-
cause the Americans would torture
them. started to run after the Ameri-
can machine gunners had made the
wood untenable. but the artillery bar
rage was SO perfect that the Germans
were cut of from escape.
Among the prisoners are six OFF,
cers-a major, a captain and four
All were poorly clad
and sone had pieces of bread tied to
their uniforms with strings. The
prisoners said they were glad to be
captured and several expressed de-
sire to go to the United States after
the war to live.
Evening star., 1918-06-13

the night and early today and aerial
activity increased.
The sector east Of Luneville Is ex-
tremely quiet.
Evening star., 1918-06-13
Patrol Fight Near Toul.

Two American patrols engaged Ger.
man patrols last night on the Toul
sector, the Americans returning with
ont losses. The German artillery fire
on this front again was heavy during
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Ottomans Retreat Twenty
two Miles From Hit,
in Mesopotamia
Fighting Along
The Euphrates
Forward Drive Continues
in Palestine, Despite
Stubborn Resistance

LONDON, March 11.-Furthcr signal
success Is recorded by the British
armies operating against the Turks in
-aesopotamia and Palestine. Ottoman
resistance, though obstinate, has broken
down under heavy infantry and artil-
iery attacks. supplemented by telling
oIows from Allied aircraft. The doublo
, BRITISH campaign now holds promise of
pushing the Turks to a line north Of
the Great Arabian Desert and straight
across Asis Minor
IN Mescpotamia the enemy has with
drawn to Khan Bagh dadi. fleeing twcn
ty-two miles since Saturday, when Hit
was evacuated. Fighting is now under
way on the Euphrates, where Hit is
located, and the Turks have suffered
heavy casualties.
Turks Fight StubbornIy
The British advance on the Palestine
front, while not to so great a depth,
has been made under less favorable
conditions and in the face Of more
stubborn opposition. The Turkish line
has been pierced to depth OF mile
and half along a front extending
twelve miles, with the fighting CEN
tired on the jerusalem Nabulus road.
Despite obstacles presented by the pre-
cipltous and difficult country, the
f, British have battered their way through
whitening fire from concealed machine
guns and have repulsed repeated coun-
ter attacks with heavy cost to the
er emy.
AS on the Mesopotamian front, avi-
ators were potent factor in the sue
cess, sWooping down upon troops and
transports with bombs and machine
gun fire during his flight. The state
ments issued to-day by the War Office
follow:
"The Turkish garrison Of Hit has
continued its retirement and now oc
cupies Kahn -Baghdadi, on the Euph-
rates, twenty-five miles above Hit.
During the retreat the Turks were
attacked by our airplanes with bombs
and machine-gun fire at heights from
$500 feet to under 100 feet. Heavy
casualties were inflicted
Airplanes Do Fine Work
"On Saturday and Sunday our north
ward advance astride the Jerusalem
-NeSCUiUS IOGu COHtllutQ luTOugn 4 most
percipitous and difficult country, in the
face Of obstinate resistance by the
enemy, who employed numerous ma
chime guns from concealed positions
Progress was made to a depth of about
three thousand yards on front of
twelve miles, the high ridges overlook
ing the north bank of the Wadi Ell Jeb
being secured, and three counter at
tacks launched against the important
section of these ridges between Sheikh
Sales and Burr Ell Lisaneh, east of the
road, being repulsed. Further west
our new line north of the Wadi Ell
Aujeh has been consolidated
"Throughout Sunday our airplanes
coorerated by engaging enemy troops
and transports with machine gun fire
and bombs at various points on the
Nabulus road The operations con-
tinue."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12

said he had recently received q letter
from Austin Crehore, another member
of the corps, calling Hitchcock zone of
the finest fliers and surely one Of the
finest boys who ever fought for any
cause"
Hitchcock's sailing for France created
deep impression on his friends of the
polo field, and it was followed by a rush
to service. Among the polo players
who became aviators arc c. Perry Bea-
dlcston and Malcolm Stevens. "Sunnic"
Whitney, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney is now finishing his
training at an aviation field in Texas.
Wallace Charles Winter, jr, who Mr.
Elhone believes is the aviator whose
death is announced, is twenty-five years
old
He was student in the Sheffield
Scientific School at Yale, class of '1S.
and made name in college football
and golf. He is a member of the On
wentsla and Lake Forest clubs. He WAS
ono Of the first American military avia-
tors TO go TO France
lie was "A member IF the Naval Re-
serve at Southampton when war was
declared, and had 70 obtain his dis
charge from tho navy before he could
JOIN the cscadrillc. His push and di-
piomacy won him an audience with Ad-
mlral N. K. Usher then commandment Of
inc Brooklyn navy yard and he and
DAVID Porter Guest, OF Washington,
were given five days leave to take tho
Lafayette physical tests They both
passed and were given their discharge
from the Naval Reserve. This was in
last May and June.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
German Deserter
Revealed Attack
British Repulsed
IDy The Associated Press1


WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Sunday,
March 10 delayed. Heavy artillery
fire was proceeding at various points
along the tense British and German
battle lines to-day, but there has been
no infantry action of Importance since
yesterday morning, when the British in
a violent counter attack hurled the
Germans from the posts they succeeded
in capturing in the region of Poelder-
hoek Ridge Friday evening
The Germans had intended to make
a pretentious assault on the northern
sector south Of the Houtholst Forest
on February 20 to pinch off the British
salient just southeast of the wood and
gain several important positions This
plan became known to the British
through a deserter, and they buried
the Houtholst front under such an
avalanche of shells that the enemy was
forced to abandon his scheme.
"A strong attack also had been planned
Tor February % against the important
high ground held by the British in the
region Of Poelderhoek and southwest
OF that place. A prisoner taken bv the
british is said to have divulged the
German plans. The British artillery
effectively prevented the CARRYING out
OF thls programme. and later German
prisoners sad their regiments had been
paradod and informed that the attack
had learned Of it. The same prisoners
said the attack had been put off until
the morning Of March 8.
Thursday the British gunners put
down terrific barrage. and the Ger
mans dld not attempt to advance. Fri
day evening, however, they moved
against Pcciderhoeh Ridge under a
smoke barragc and to the accompan-
mont Of g heavy bombardment Of Tho
british positions. The enemy occupied
a number of posts along narrow
front, but was driven out after two
counter attacks.
One OF the freaks of war occurred
near Poelderhoek Ridge on Friday.
me headquarters of a British company
sustained three direct hits from Cor-
man heavy guns and the buildinc was
oemolIshed over the heads of the entire
stall. When the infantry had cleared
away the debris in an effort to reclaim
the bodies it was found that not SIM
gle officer had been injured, although
some some CT them were suffering slightly
from shock
This has been another magnificent
day The balmy weather of the last
lew days, which might properly belong
to April or May. has brought out the
leaves o. the pussy willows and many
woodland flowers. The ground still
contains some frost, but the roads are
dry and dusty.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
GERMAN
Italian Front
ITALIAN

HoMH, March II Y).-From SteIvio
10 Lake Gards there were intermittent artij-
irry actions. Enemy groups were dispersed
IN The Valley of Vcroegliana, east OF the
hdarnello. and in the region Of Tonalc. From
LAKE Harda to tho pave the harnssing fire
"h5 more frequent the Asiano PIateu,,
ana on INC left side OF the Erentn South of
s'aRD hostile patrols vr.c put TO Gjpht
ch mo Fiave there noticeable rccipro-
cal hriiicry hctivity. On the river hank
opposite Iorson our machine puns nred ,,nn,
hostiic parties Our batterics, ciYicacjoualv
s.s's'ed ny aircraft obsorvntfon, caused the
biowing up of an enemy battery. hit enemv
working parties cast of SalcttuoI and d.
persed and snuh rafta and bon,y onnosifc
Fagare. '''"'''
Or Snnday our hirplonos bombnr,Ied cnc,,.
AVIATION grounds. Other camps were bombed
~ nignt by FIVE airshirs. h total ri nevnn
tons ~ hofnbg wan droppnd Al Of ogr cj,'
craft returned nnscatbcd. notw,ths4anGjn.
the violent enemy Gre. On the of. adj, Of
thn pih|c British nvintors brought down ,,ya
hrsiile machines. '''o
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12

GoODISNEI: Charles. private.
VAN HOOSE. Hansel. private.
Slightly Wounded
DAVENPORT. Ralph M. lieutenant.
MARKOE. Stephen c., lieutenant.
BRADLEY, G.. H., sergeant.
CARTER. Fred c., corporal.
DAWSON, Henry, corporal.
LAND. Sidney G., chief mechanic.
IJV1NSTONE, Herbert j., corporal.
WHITING. X. G.. corporal.
BENTON. John X, private.
FAGHETTA. Nazzarina. private.
HANSON. J. r.. private.
kOSSE. Zen A.. private
LESEMAN, i. p, private.
MARCYAN. Joseph, private.
MOORE, Walter f.. private.
MURLEY, Elmore. private.
NELSON. Paul O.. private.
OLSON. Gus. private.
OPENSHAW. John. private.
PERKINS. Harold j., private.
R0RERTS. Charles A.. private.
SMITH, Nerd T., private.
STEDMAN. Nenry f.. private
WOLFE. Emery, private.
Died Of Natural Causes
PECK, c. Howard, sergeant
CATE, Thomas j., private, pneumonia.
GLENN, George, pixy>te, pneumonia.
HAIL, Fell. private, meningitis.
MAGEs, James. private. pneumonia.
PAPE. Herman, private. pneumonia.
EHCOES, William H., private. pneumonia
TAYLOR, William r., private. appendi
tits.
sicid rs Prisoners
JILL, John W., private.
LEWIS, Hugh. private.
GALLEY. Fred W. private.
Killed in accidents
PEREAULT. Arthur A.. frst lioutcnant
COLLINS. john G.. wagoncr
JONES. Marahall corpornl.
PIEP ER. Frederick f.. private
UULfAN1UK, John private
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
| Hitchcock, Lafayette Filler,
Captive After Daring Feats
Escadrille' Youngest, He Had
Downed Three Of Foe; w.
c. Winter, Jr., Killed

Cable dispatches from France yester
day announced the capture of Cor
poral Thomas R. Hitchcock. Of the
son of Captain Thomas Hitchcock. Of
Westbury. L. T., executive officer at
Mineola Aviation Field. and the death
in action of Wallace ]. Winter. another
member of the escadrille
James c. McElhone, American repre-
sentative of the escadrille, said that
the name Of the dead aviator probably
was Wallace C. Winter, jr., son Of
Wallace Winter, of Chicago, whose New
York home is at 375 Park Avenue.
There is no other Wallace Winter in
the service.
Young Hitchcock disappeared. the
dispatch said, while pursuing an enemy
airplane in the rear of the German
lines. He was attempting to repeat
the exploit which won him his cor
poral's stripes.
Last January, six months after the
boys arrival in France, Captain and
Mrs. Hitchcock, who are we'll known
among sportsmen here and in the
Meadowbrook colony, were thrilled by
the announcement that their son had
been decorated for bringing down his
first German airplane.
Downed Two More Germans
On February there came the news
that he had downed two more ma
chimes. He had fought them almost
simultaneously, the second attacking
him while the first was crashing to
Garth. At this time he was only sew
enteen years old. For this he was
given the French War Cross, with
palms, $100 and leave to visit Paris.
These fcats by so youthful an avi-
ator were said to be unexcelled even
in the Lafayette Escadrille, Of which
he was believed to be the youngest
member.
In letter home on January 7, he de-
scribed his victory on German terri
tory, as follows:
side of the hill on the Vosges Noun
tains. l followed him right down to
the ground and crcled around him,
shouting like an idiot.
Young Hitchcock's skill as a horse
man and automobilst stood him in
good stead during his training as an
aviator Hunting and polo had stceled
his nerves and had given him quickncss )
Of eye and accurate judgment of dis
tancc and direction. Not only he and
his father, but his mother and sister,
nave figured with distinction at horse
shows and other sporting events.
Until his sailing for France, young
Hitchcock was at St Paul's School,
Concord. n. II. When America entered
the war he wanted to be an American
airman His youth prevented this, so
he resolved to fly for France
Learned Flying Quickly
He had never flown, except once or
twice as a passenger, before he went
to France, but he knew the insidcs of
automobiles and was skilled in handling
heavy machines. SO when he went to
school at Avord and Pau he found it
easy 20 learn.
Captain Hitchcock is visiting Mrs.
Hitchcock at Aiken, S. c.. where the
family is spending the winter. Nh Nc
Elhone, Of the Lafayette t.scadrille,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12

of Italy, with d population Ct nearly
o0o,000. Rome and tho cities of north
crn Italy are within easier striking
distance from the north. and it is
improbable that aviators from behind
the Austro-lt"lian front would 30 to
Naples on raid. although flights as
long rs such Il journey would involve
have been made previously in the war.
Austrian air attacks in the north hith
crto have beon confined to Venice and
other points in the Venetian Plain.
From the Austrian base at Durazzo
Albania. raid on Naples would involve
a trip OF about 500 miles. German
airplnnes on their frequent raiding OK
petitions from the Belgian coast t.
'hc London area cover 300 miles or
more.
The Italian soldiers dcmoraized bv
enemy pncifiat propaganda before the
great Itnlian retreat last fall were
largely Ncapolitans and natives of Cen.
trial Italy
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Heavy Artillery and Infantry
Operations Are Re-
ported
Experts Predict
Great Offensive
British Airplanes Bring
Down Seven Enemy Fliers
In Belgium

LONDON. March 11.-Virtually the
entire Western theatre of war is en-
gagged in infantry thrusting operations
or violent interchanges of artillery fire
which has reached such intensity that
military critics have begun to prophecy
the threatened "great offensive" by
either Of the contending armies.
In an official statement issued to.
night by Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Haig, the British commander recounts
the details Of heavy raids by Allied
and enemy infantry which extended
from the Yprcs sector to south of st
Quentin. Reports from Paris tell OF
activities from that point to the ex-
tremc southeastern end Of the battle
front.
Heavy shells are being expended
with greater frequency than they have
been in months, all efforts by the leu
tons to gain foothold being beaten
back, with heavy casualties. British
forces defending the Armentieres front
repuised three enemy raids. in spite OF
de!uge OF heavy Euntire. Five Of the
defenders are reported missing.
German Infantry Repalsed
In the YpTcs zone an infantry raid
which almost reached the proportions
Of battle was attempted without re-
suit by the Germans, when they adj
vanced on the line northwest of Pass
chendaele, along a front OF 9 thousand
yards. Heavy losses were sustained by
the attackers and some prisoners were
taken.
South OF Houtholst Forest hostile
raiders tried to score q coup, but in
formation previously obtained by the
British from captured Germans had
prepared them for the assault, and the
enemy was forced to retire.
The heaviest exchange OF artillery
fire noted in Field Marshal Haig's re-
port WAS south Of st. Quentin, north Of
the Scarpe and along the front between
Hill 70. north of Lens, and Fcstubert.
southeast and east OF Messines, and
east and northeast of Ypres. The Brit
ish had provoked heavy action by the
enemy by raid on Sunday night south
Of st. Quentin, in which several Ger
mans were killec or captured and ma
chine guns taken.
Berlin Claims Gains
Claims were made by Berlin that AL
lied trenches were penetrated in several
sectors and prisoners and machine guns
taken. Heavy artillery and mining ac-
tivlty also are recorded. The German
statement says that the French are
using the bclfly Of the Rheims Catho-
dral az signalling post-an announce