.r JiT3 ? .j 1 v-p':. EMPLOY iMirr guns U?V &' Atless Pieces of Smaller I'CaliBre Cutting Way ? for Germans & f SOON BE CHECKED liAre Tiring and Difficulty f Transport Slows Ad- X ntl t Ctit1 ZP'Sii: vautc iu uuum W0 " JIM 3tt St'A By WALTER DURA NT Y '-jf- IftXptdM Cable lo Evening Public Ledger iWcwvrteM. ls. b A'eie IV Timr, Co. 'i-iiriu. . ."Vyv"" no rrencn rnui;s, June i. Mtjijare talked with one of the most &mioitt French Colonial generate WjWMtoe forces were In line when the X!-. LMrerullve burst. Thev are still stub, SmWrjly-'disputlng the German advance KSaiv'fli. Rn (,!.. ,i,r. tl, n. WtL. : T """"" """ ""- - IS ? h8 b"n in our ful1 vl'"v save jimwitt tuc iuicbl unci vcnci. i un i-ii- S,a'l had tut returned from n three- K-hflBf' visit t th. flrlncr 1ln.l,l onn. p'iWmpt for dancer Is proverbial and rjH stood in the shade of a ruined ' 'house. He said: ilksi- 'The German advance southward iJ een rapid, but not alarmlnqrly W.flfcO. (Itj Is the normal ponsenuenne nt Rv7t!robers, four or Ave to one superior. ti'Iandlng the-arrival of reserves Then, ft i"tfiOr one must rnnslder tho effert nf SI Oerrnan ran tn weakening the phvsical ig fnclericv. of mv soldiers. 1 never saw '4,,jn'n'r iiKe me violence of tne uer- new- envisions wnicn ine enemy im-Ip-ian bombardment. On the trenches mediately threw forward to occupy the tor tjnJy. small calibers were used, three heap of smoking ruins to which the city rj.-"na lour men. aim minenwerrer. nut ri IP1"" number must have beenjprodl- fe '. .flous, T should think u gun for every KsUTro. u piucea in a straight line. And. ' course, the enemy s nrocress has IrilMn faellltated hv tl.o tlilol- u-nHs WH VreBout, of which thev take ad fcvV A-nt."rft anrl Mnfilt rn to' iiiirli- mvor Tar fW . " ' .s- -...-.. ,..wi..j tKIAflr ff fin rtttrviaiti lite iia1 lrm Aafe-t,l f W. They do It cleverly too, and , k .. -t --r univ,iiv,niii iijrvvt utiT.nu- t evidently have been well trained. They r.k T -, buuu Itnii i fiti nrllt HnAH n t..l....l E " r ..r.ru j. ma tone was calm, unprejudiced It was the fair verdict of a professional OaMUb .Mn .. a H wimji, ickikii m h suire os cam gSjPalfns. He went on 1$ 'However, I think we shall soon check IWlim now. Already they Sfent to he E Xtfnffl and the BrErrepi'enec ! nr fejf .ceptlbly diminished It has become practically an Infantry battle, as In March. Nearly all the wounds are In- W WCUd by rifle or nulck-firer bullets tifThe, Germans have managed to bring E&' Moif . few light field guns, and, what rMmore remarkaBle, sausage' to direct Rath cannonading negligible The satls- "iwtciii. uui Burn trKiinorr im (lirr'iiir :inn KsSWCtory thing about the vyjiole affair Is enemy li not making much on our flatikn trm MH v.a Kv mmot push westward there Is little ' Kp. worry about from a military view- PiilBt- The 1" of ground Is "regret- B iW. but !n a war of movement vou taMHt expect movement to occur." i JfelfTto" us n expression that tecame Ivr.amnsoUa In the enrlv data nf ih. ,. tS'fitfer the movement gave place to posl- ..-h. .... ..b. mc ini,c ticriiiitii iorce aajBiilll In flifa AfrAnti.a r..... .JWhln; wing" that is trying to turn wra anv junta nnxit nnt Tn h. wa.i .. PBh, which are too strongly held 'for mitrailleuses. When I visited this- region ' w,s" l0 amve within shelling dis ,: direct assault I Thursday the roar of tho battle was I tance of Paris with their long-range IV itK Tlvld 'picture of the opening- -scene I I imtAhO great battle was clven hv n Tirlt. Ksw. medical colonel who. until Tuesday, gCHd Been the head of the largest hos- & " lne "".tor aiiacicen. lie i;ii;eu Kfylnln against one of the camions of I Ma.unit in the streets of a vlllagf which tW by now doubtless under tnemv Ire.' m: Prepare for Attaek a- Sr JW ,onK central street was thronged iiiem-.ivyira uu tne move- amin ll.c awiri- . Win dual cloifds thrpwn up Uy rushing Xfflij nign-powerea stan: cars. ?,. " v-oi&neis unaui uniform was arav IV jrlth tduat. Ills face was haa-enrd with lvtraln and fatigue of four sleenless ajtgnis, ana nis cneeKs were covered witl, gi'jk.three days' old beard. But for all that . . jaj muDi soon resume nis weary pilgrim-i h. Yet his voice rang and his eves Y JtrtaThtened as he spoke of the srallant Jvr4atance of the French and British tjktiotl tremendous odds, or praised the 'JktviHton pf his hospital staff, who safely , fj"". m, iiuiiinuus WUIlueu ul ;n nours nonce on Tuesday morning "-ine exceDiionai oimcuifies. m aniri Sj,'i'r.''TliOUh the violence and, size of the yiAttadr was to a certain extent a. snr. JiT jrlaav. It must not be supposed that we ' pvwr entirety unwarned. In the latter LlErt',or last week, a nrlson.r d.-w.a KlHt5.there would be an assault on the fl.u.AM At....- .I.J..1I.. t J .. SV1 iuvuk II1IUIIIK111 Vl aunoay. Al- Uh uch Information Is ahvaja open OSaMtlon. WA Started a heMVV hnrnn ht 3 .,'- - : 'J ..t- 1111 hnur nameif imnn th. .na. .....i , -.T - .. . ...,. ,.w. iD ,uAun aim utKiiitBtiuji uuiius ueuinu ins uerman Jtv Soon afterward the enemy ar- try preparation beean. and our trim. ' redoubled their offon. win. n,. .-. Kit. as we learned later from prisoners hat the storm troon,. dv.-n.lL , .h. .. mnmnt i ..i7 -T.V - Mt moment tp assault positions, suf- i.-a extremely severe losses. ' -.t.vThe Preparations appeared to he exe MteoV by an unexpected large number of trffa Datteries. .which proves that the rmans aaa ianen tne utmost care to iwiiumw mt preliminary worK or reg- Mttlon, The' heavy guns devoted tlieii . hole attention to our batteries, leaving r VttenchTnorurr3 l "Bm art'"e'' I ny.'At.'the moment of assault a regular 5;'??-' ra""u" rC a',"5d- 'ron. aSsffTrlJ.1-!. Hr'a-'?r Part f the flrat ,y,- ' I ( AmbuUnee Work Under Tire 1 "Although the enemy aircraft, flying ' V3. swept the roads behind our line h'bullet. the ambulance fcervlee fnnn. I iv.i' .Jn.1,.1,1., . i Bned admirably, and by Monday v. B'(.we ha received halt our total ca- OttVV V -Wllis.atUcklng numbers were so great frllteraily to submerge the first lines ur defense, but Individual mitral! vests here and there continued to fticre 'the advancing foe Ion? after 'jsaed the points where they were t confess that I was surprised bv fIendfd showing ot our new drafts. tflyuion naa .Deen just brought up renew ,oy iren troops irom Eng fter. th .March tattle, but the Hera, rought jtke Veterans, despite Ivriuit1 prelude ot gaa and high , rreaefi behaved eauallv well lalttrm that, one of their regl i iu Mirrounded early on Monday on our len. The follow- I a, message came from them Hv'jilgeon that a few hundred ' were. still holdlntr out In n "redoubt." Improvised with an Ht'.'of lot and barbed wire. : Was silence, but deeds like that uaii via io on wormy or our 'i ' LlffafU Smb Hospital 'th! Germans gained a footing miB-Bn-L'ames plateau they rp(41y. and, by Monday M tMttner had effected itol-'AUKM. That rdght: tBlai haaMiial - iLAamJi'a iETW-Jl.." '-- T,T mvmwworoM, wmcb ' vrtotbta .' a3h' nS. ' : ' ,- 'ftWi ,--: l- IA "flU . -i .4 w on a neighboring village, and evacuation waslrnperaihe. Trie railroad' transport was hampered by the enemy bombard Went, but we managed to get away nearly all the wounded under he.tvv Are frbefore the lino finally became in- UHUsable. 'The remainder of the light cane were sent oft on foot under escort of the hos pital attendants, with Instructions to I Bet a lift on empty lorries, when pos sible, which' they mostly Boon did Fl- nally, the personnel of the hospital got on" In their own lorries" "The Journey was slow and unevenl- 1 fUl, save for aircraft nttprlta on TllM. day and Wednesday night, which were ' happily unattended by loss of life tnuseincr, me retreat was rar more orderly and less difficult than what I saw In Mrrch, but just the same two such experiences In two months nro rather d'sagreeable. A redeeming tea- j ture was the kindness and sympathy of I the French units eerwhere. The way ' the refugees Ignored their own troubles to care fo" our wounded touched us all Immensely " I Despite the Initial success, the con ditions are far less favorable for the Crown Prince's army than they were for , J'n "'" , Tn' fSt" llml "f the I latter s "book formation advanced ac to (f across undefended ground and was able give all its attention to the business turning the Franco-British left, i I Ulharaa a Via avh-i b n u a . 1 ,, ,. - ( ., .... ' , ,.. "' i .'i"R "aiini n.v r t-t-lllli retain forces as the Allied reserves arrive At 'be same time the German movement of , convergence westward Is faced hv ver . serious difficulties To strengthen the line f defense from Solssons southeast, the .im-3 imtr t iiiutii injiit-r uisianre 10 ' travel than In the renter of the b.ntle , "" "" raemv .as airraay rpacnra polnt where losses are beginning to outbalance gains 'lrt DltMon nnllillaled The battle for Solssons was a case In point Here the enemy was Hble to utilize guns nlieady In position whose registration was long ago completed 'et " '" on,' after the first divisions launched to nsault had twen virtually . annihilated by successful tonnter-attaek . that Foch true to his polio of never wasting men unnecessarily allowed the nan Deen reaucea On my last Visit to Solssons a few das ago. T was able to see how 1 thoroughly the place was exposed to the tire of the flennan heavy artillery. In every direction houses had been de- , strojed b the bombardment of the last week in March, and an occasional shell I served as a lemlnder that the storm nn,tl,1 Kilrct iirat,f at tli Mi3rmin MI ' It die so i,n Tuesday afternoon, and all illlll iltll t iii'ai' ...... Illiriiui.il.t shells from the land batteries and the I air rained upon Solssoni The French were established In a semicircle out Sidct he eastern limit of the city from the Bellcu heights up to the Solssons j Coucy road, and the German havoc was wasted upon Inanimate bricks and mor tar At dawn on Wednesday the enemy de ! Ilvered on attack In ver strong force from the northeast A banking fire of "seventy-fives" and quick firers on the hills above Belleu village cut them down like corn, and although their ranks were continually renewed, their terrible sac rifice gained them little headway until their attack wap lengthened southward against the lower slopes of the plateau ' .New l)ltllon Suffered Heavily I'oot "" r"ot tHe "liem-v advanced through the tulns of the burning town, disregarding the slaughter Inflicted by the French mitrailleuses posted at every imini oi mmnianr. .ne new uivisions before whom the French withdrew by order suffered heavily for their advance The region behind the center of the battle area, where the German progress Is beltig trowed up. Is a series of long, rolling lilll slopes and wide valleys and offers positions for defense by gun and uiicr nun;tiunr. ur ucicurL- u.v xun ana i noticeably less loud than usual proof that the German advance has outrun l,s artillery. There was no trace of confusion or overhaste. and the meas ures tauen to neiinm certain routes for certain traffic efficiently prevented con gestion or delay Iveu refugees lying on farm carts piled high with hay and. bedding, with furniture underneath, or driving cattle along tne by-roads re- served for them, seemed surprisingly cum nnd connueni I nev nan been warned In good time by the military authorities, they said, and had been able to effect the removal of their most Cher tehed belonging There had been no shelling, but some refugees from the towns spoke of night taids by German aircraft. "G-est la guerrv. they concluded, nhilosonhlcullv. DENOUNCES SOCIALISTS Labor Chief Says They Are '.Nothing .More Than Pro-German Washington, June 1. "Socialists and Pacifists are nothing more than pro- German, whether they are conscious of t. .nH..L..rn... r,f t. It..., . -. H1...t ll u, uni.uiiBt.iuua ui ii uicj ait- iia iiik the pro-German game." rruil J- ..I i ..j.. tins uciiuiiu tttiu.i ita ty't-cit totirts i n...un... c . .... ,-... . .i. ij.v i tcsiuciit otiuiuci ttuiiiiti .-, ui tne American reaeraiion or i.aoor, at a meeting of the American labor mission. The members of the mission. Just back from a trln through Ilurope. describing th fes, ofI-,lorro!i wlt"":;ed '"rmg air raids In Kngland and. France, de- clared that they were without parallel ln ,he nistoty of the world. miv tenrt.fi tn rriiint dnmn.r. ....cnnal rrmotlnt frnm Prulilnnt tnl., care of France. King George of Kngland ,and the urltlsn Premier. I.lojd Ueorge .. .,-..,,.. T S PR SflNFRS llflA TRF.ATFn Returned Russian Reports Atroei- ties in German Lamps nui, The American Army In France, U"ne 1 -American war prisoner In Prussia are being brutally treated by the Germans, according to Information vvhith. has Just reached the American forces ... A. iwssian prisoner or war, who re- teniiy returnee, nome iron uermany, .. ,-. .'...n,.nt . mc. .i,i'i. has Just arrived here. He .said he was 'nuked bv American war nrisoners in Germany to tell their people that they P.nirt.!!X.,"1"J.. V'a, T',a.,:e tlon. nne American, .who was blind ln one eye. told Ihe Russian that when he was capiuren, ne wau puiicrin irom a vvouna whJch caused tho eye ball to leave the orbit. A German came up to him and tore the 'eye' ball away. AIRMEN CONTINUE PARIS RAIDS No Ca4ualtie Reportetl from Double Attack Last Night I'arli, June l.TJ-For the fourth time In as many nights German airmen again tried to raid Pari last night, two squad rons making a double attack. The flrat squadron was driven back before It reached the city, but an hour after the "all clear" signal had been given another alarm was sounded. The second squadron approached the city and dropped bombs in the Paris district, hut no casualties had been reported up to time thle dispatch waa written. "Dry" Still In Ataembly Rue Lebanon, Pa.. June 1. Official re turns of the primary election In '.rtbanon County how- that Pr. C- A. Bowman, den'of the -faculty of AlUIght Collect. Hyaratown, and C J. Rhen. a Lebanon wfcllaiur. who ware defeated as theory lM4feteiforthe Republican Assembly KMmMBlwR.'V nvc oeen-. Honunaif a foy tW' ynnmiotnsvs. -uocor , awwj .WuhlnpMi alew wm been; cvn' aaetv .auaaaiaULlaaja. - r.v'4-"-,'::. -; i t I 5i.LG 1'UHLIC Li3DaER-rHILADEpHlA, SATURDAY, JtlNE 1, 1918 TIP OF GERMAN WEDGE AT THE i '. JJt - v J J - "'I ''' i v.MflUNYn'ie . y VlSZn 19KZ A&BSSttoSg&VS!ZFBrs:V2' Hrurrx&l .rjKr9 "'" JMFK i I J .O . Mtioji:,u,u.JSr a VerrWav J VF. BrwrvoSi V. reui S-.nr m.l ,,?' V e t XT 1 JtT OuuiTst- raPAWim,') tri.""" iL-.4gaKFT&!f. ' I V TOWNS mSX- LUTING CT VV " ' ,""' l "IU.H.T -i iicro.j c .-- pjthiu N. tV"l' N "vntMr ironi tne soutnwest a fV "J -r " . n f-.u. OPHT- KirT'JVr"rLu,. ami rrom tne southeast I 'rAZZ- I cnnrff Afiwei ?"" iNeuvsiie fV;.-'-if .'x' y" 1 where. In spite of their SJ .' M M"H T",n"'1-.'' 'J ..&' . tcr-attacks. to offer T I Vl l. . . . . r t-V-T - '.9 -A- V CHATEAU fO W V, ,r F,3:hh l CS charlV GLEAMS R.fl j4F Fert Si SUPPLYING t -tf"y-' 1 Av,rto( ' ' ' .nlvanre on the i,nc liatllrfield tf llic norlliern bank of the River .Marne. Ih iniporlaiil Par!-CliaIon railwav. which is the main supplv line for tlic American forces on the Lorraine front, i- now virlually at the mercy of Ihe Teutons who also have as their objective llie important French lown of Chateau Thierrv. On llie flanks of ihe Alii es are still holding, particularly Muth of Soissons where Ihe rrcnrli, in countcr.aaulls, have driven a considerable denl in the German salient. Rheinis alo remain; in the hands of the Allies German Continued from Vatt On are holding the Dormans Rhcims road, where- sharp fighting continues. The situation is unchanged northwest and north of Rheims. Expect Fight on New Line Another bitr battle is cxncctcd to , ,, ,, . ,.,. r, . begin on the Montdidicr-Compiegnc- Chateau-Thierry front, where prep- arationa are observed on the part of .. , X , the German army under General Fritz von Below. The Germans have both flanks covered and a di rect drive toward Paris is probable, if these operations develop. The Germans evidently hope to reach the capital by this route before the Al-' i!. ...:u u. U1. li i. it.- vvi" "e nme tu uiuciv me way , with sufficient reserves. If they are unable to reach Paris, the Germans . . . .... .... long-range naval guns. Foch and Petain are prepared for an emergency in this direction. Prior German attacks in this quar ter' were promptly dealt with by the French who energetically counter attacked, driving back the Germans a short distance which they had gained west of Noyon. Between Chateau-Thierry and Sois sons the enemy's masses are driving in an attempt to cut the main line of the Paris-Chalons railway, a transportation route between Paris and the American front at Toul. General Foch is steadily preparing for a counter-blow, probably on the scene of the battle of the jlarne, and whop he strikes he will strike haid. London, June 1. Local fighting, which terminated to the advantage of the British, brole out last night in the tiector of the Aveluy Wood, north of Albert, the British War Office announced today. The British captured some prisoners. Ea3t of Villers-Brettonneux (on the Picardy front), the Germans at tempted to make a raid, but were repulsed. German artillery devel oped great activity early in the morning in the sectors of Villers Brettonneux and Hebutcrne. During the night the German guns weie active south and west of Lens in the neigHboihoodof Givcnchy, on the Flanders front. British Report The text of the official report fol lows : British troops repulsed a Ger man raid last night east of Villers-Brettonneux. There was local fighting in. the Aveluy Wood, north of Albert, which ended to our advantage. Hostile artillery developed con siderable activity early in the morning in the sectors of Villers' Brettonneux and Hebuterne. During the night the enemy ar tillery was active west and south of Lens and near Givenchy. Alletle Thrust Held On the wings of the great Aline battle salient the Allies have fought stub bornly and materially, retarded the enemy advance The line along the AUette Itlver, in Picardy, where the entmy launched a fresh thrust, Unking up the Alsne and Picardy struggles, has been held, Paris reported last night Southwest of Rhelme a French counter attack drove the enemy out of Thlllols, which It had captured May 29. A Dritlsh eemiofflclal statement aald the enemy held ten miles of the river bank. Forced to fall back before overwhelm ing numbers, the French defenders of the highroad to Paris and the Paris-Cjialon-Verdun Railroad, fought desperately- to halt the onrushlng hordes. The battle has become one almost wholly of reserves. The movement of artillery has been unable to keep pace with the advance and Infantry forces are fighting the battle with very littje gun support. The "Germans have now thrpwn forty- l'of. LudendorK's reaervea(arIct heU 'Vt ' Outposts Gain on Ihcse to the Marne frnnl In an attempt u reach a decision win lie decided soon, Paris Is confident of the outcome. i. I, i . --..... Foch has ifot vet engaged the main bulk of his reserves. 1 vihuhc'i in; Miniii iiu n, which are said to nnm - wnitn are said to num - ivhtch are said to num- Whether he will accept , her "millions. . battle on the Slarne, nuicn 100,.v are claimed by Berlin. While the .irniU--' of the PrusMan j Civmil ,,,,,,,, rt thru,tlng SGUthvriird acrosa the cctir.try traversed In 1014, , ,lJuVktw:,h.l.he s"c,'eb!, ot"? nrM "ha!"; "f battle, tlic German high command I u makine tvrv effoit tn dneii the Allltfc as to further turnings of the of fensive, sas a field dispatch Pome prisoners say one thing , some another. All probably are primed to mislead their captors. Some declare the Rheims offensive Is merely secondary, nnd that the real blow Is vet to come. others say the main thrust is to be to- warn jpres, ,, , h.j, ,u. ... ... -. ... , h .-, ..a,,. i., JU2DUIC Hint r UVII HIIU Halg will fall for such cock-and-bull stories, tho correspondent adds. Likely enough they have a good notion of the main plans of the enemy and will act accordingly. bhell.ng and bombing of aieas far In I the rear of the lines continue. Poper Inghe and the Flemish battlefields. the Anas sector and the Somme country are principally Involved. ' FOE SEEKS TO SPLIT A1SNE-PICARDY LINE Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Lovvitiht. IJIJ, bu Xew York Ttmts Co, ParK June 1. The enemy's object In the present battle Is now becoming clear. Luden dorff, having failed In the Picardy battle to cut off the British from the French, Is now making a desperate effort to separate the French armies on the north fiom those on the east. Incidentally, while threatening ParlB on the north through the valley of the Oise, fifty miles from the capital, where the Germans' drive ln March was stopped, and from the east by this new drive. Ludendorff Js endeav oring tn pin down substantial forces which would obviously be required to cover the capital. The Germans' Immediate objective is evidently the great main line railroad which runs from Paris to Nancy, well to the south of the valley of the Marne. The enemy advance has reached the Marne, along which runs another lm. -portant line direct from Paris through "Meaux, chateau Thierry and Epernay to the Important military centre of Chalons. AVIATORS ACTIVE ON TOUL FRONT Willi the Amerlean Army in France, June 1. There waa much aerial activity all day yesterday on the Toul front and a number of German machines were forced to withdraw earthward, but whether or not they were actually shot (iown was not established. Lieutenant Douglas Campbell, of Mount Hamilton. Cal., the pew ace, and a number of other pursuit pilots were out early protecting American photo graphing machines. Campbell sighted one big enemy two-seater In the dis tance and raced for It and finally scored a victory. The battle lasted twenty minutes and then Campbell noticed that when he closed In the .German observer did not' fire his machine gun. He was standing up In his machine watching the Amer ican and It was obvious that he did not have any more ammunition. Campbell tried to signal the German to surrender, but the latter darted away homeward. The American pilot sailed up close and "got on the tail" trying to force the German down. Weeing the German was vetting nearer home all the time. Camp bell poured In a stream of bullets from his machine gun and the enemy quickly dived earthward. .. GERMANS AT MARNE ALONG WIDE FRONT London. June 1. Tie Germans have reached the right bank of the Itlver Marne on a ten mile front, according tn a statement by the British general staff, which ha been given to press associations. The statement says that the Germans have not yet entered Chateau Thierry, an Important railway Junction forty-five miles from Paris, but that they are at tacking heavily there and to the north ward. The announcement, which Is said to express the opinion of the general staff, continues: "The main German offensive has been directed toward Chateau Thierry and Dorms ns. "They already have captured Solssons. and yesterday they extended their attack northwest to N'ovon and forced the French back, so that the line now runs almost straight from Noyon to Solssons. "'Around rtbelmo the position la some what obscure, l Probably the Qermana" !L:LamSm'ri jrfrvwS' ; rt-iKi . f " .irv,i. . .rtwT T?lT?-irT . S. xmrnwivrm i VMS. .?'"uan VCMj:4Kn4usrri ..K....:. 2 Vo.t Xiwr, K" 'T Xfcnf, ipr year ago. or confine his efforts to halting resource In an effort to widen the salient on. or ,H hlg h atitmiritj todav. l mil ll the Get man flood. Is still the secret of In which they find themselves by attack- ,7 Hn"wn ?jAt.H.. nt ,in .niim?. the Allied command. Ing Its flanks, but on the heights to the """J- " V.,nr, ' V nlltw. and Friwh Forty-flve thousand prisoners. 100 ' e ', "Xg rJlVM ?rS!thl". "and ".""re guns, thousands of machine guns and . s, '," "P, . '? '.rLl..iL',If rVL,JT5 i ait. now nlentv to check the German ad- ) RIVER MARNE Marne Ing there was news that the British were resisting norm or tne city. The new- I development Is that the German attempt i . i , .;- ,... ",. nK.imV I .V"l"""..ti1.e a-,-t.afJi-f.a!t..i..R.lLrl,m: , ,. : , ., . . 'where they weIe reported attacking last , ltru. .,... ,,,, .,-.1,-- .iA,n i,o. i-.An , nieh. iit o f rlher del alls have been recrl.'-d '""ber details have been These efforts thus far have held the German salient to a narrow width. "The situation Is very anxious, not only because the Germans have made such rapid progress an advance of twenty-six miles In four days' but also because they still have such -large re serve" available to be thrown In at any point " "Our transport of reserves has worked very well and there Is reason to hope that the Germans will not make any further progress, although the situation must remain anxious as long as they nave plenty ot reserved -Th lmm rtista fntnr. HnnH. nn mi,.! nnwra. I the enemy takes. The I'rown Prince i has used tin virtually all nis own re serves and some from the army groups to th eastward, but the great bulk of the German reserves are to the north. It remains to be seen whether the enemy will use them to develop his success to ward Paris or puruue his original In tention in striking toward Amiens, with a view to cutting the Allied armies '.n two. Initiative With Ihe Oermaas "The Germans have the Initiative. The Crown Prince has on his left the army group under General vou Gallwltz. and to the left of Gallwltz is the army group under Duke Albrecht, of Wurtem berg. Neither of these army groups has been engaged, Some re-enforcements for further efforts by the Crown Prince could be obtained from these armies, but the bulk of the German reserves are in Prince Rupprecht's group to (he right of the Crown Prince, and they are very formidable In strength. The enemy may put them tn to exploit the success al ready gained and push In the direction of Paris or he may continue his effort through Amiens "The attack during the last veek ha not been so serious as other attacks at other points In the Allied line because wo have more room for maneuver and can better afford to fall back. Another thing that must always be considered is that the Germans are rapidly using up their effectives. Thus far they have em ployed probably forty-five divisions (about 000,000 men) In the present at tack. Kept Plana Secret "The question has been much dis cussed1 In the last few days whether this German attack was a surprise to the Allies. It cannot be called a complete surprise because of the fact that enemy concentrations In the I.aon area were kr.oun, but until a day or two before the Dauie we naa no indication that at an attack on a big scale was intended. The Germans deserve full credit for main taining secrecy of their plans. The main masses of men were brought up to the actual front lines only on the night be fore the attacK, which was preceded by ontytwo hours of Bombardment for the purposeof cutting wire entanglements. The Germans' are not making the same use of artillery as heretofore. They are using trench mortars In' large numbers for wire cutting. "The Germans' big attack began May 27 with about thirty divisions on a front of thirty-Hie mllea from Beremerlcourt J io L.euinv, jail ironi was neiu uy antcu Allied divisions, ot which three British ' were on the right and four French on i the left. "After a bombardment of two hours, I which appears to have been very ef- , fectlve In cutting our wires, the Ger mans assaulted. They overran the French front lines The British held In their second line at first, but eventually were compelled to fall back to conform to the French alignment. "The Germans advanced very rapidly. I crossing the Alsne. although the French . had occupied very strong positions here. ' with three divisions commanding the river crossings. "Since this time the Crown Prince has done the utmost possible with his group of armies to push forward. He has thrown In every reserve division he possesses, wtl? the aim of pushing through to the Marne and cutting the important railway to Chalons. ( "No review of the last week-.would be complete without mention of the tine exploit of American troops In the cap- i ture ot Cantlgny, It was an extremely I well-conducted operation, and ln view of the fact that the troops were untried. It Js notable that they not only captured their objective, but held It. It Is always much more difficult to consolidate and retain a position than to capture It. and the performance of the Americans shows the very high standard as well as their training, bravery and fighting qualities." BELIEVE DRIVE WILL BE HALTED AT MARNE Washington, June 1, French military officials, the most optimistic ot all Entente military men In Washington, all believed the Teuton tide would be halted at the Marne. American military men coincided In this view, t While not minimizing the situation, the French Impression Is that Foch has "something up his sleeve." I "On the whole the Germans have ex ploited their first success widely," one official stated. "But we have the right to await with confidence the parry and thrust. The battle la progressing. Let un watch events calmly. The Qermana have laid their cards on the table. The French general staff still has -lis hand Intact. Let us wait t0T (he moment until It t shown." r British, officials., Mill MnevHt, be- W)t4aaaaaa"aaaVtheLaa4Meraiaax.and sue ns jonre nil rn r "Th f-d..,r.M. 'i.n... t.-A.. .. t. ... ..., ,. MStTulS- b,veupandr !?iLWFL9SKVA CONTRO wneiming numDers couiu nave causen tne unprecedented advance that has been recorded hY the Hermans In the nust .four days, they declare. t rne situntion . nas not reacncii its crisis, a high British military omelal said. Before the summer Is over. he added, "we will have survived more critical moments and have suffered even greater losses. But that will not change tho ultimate decision, Germany has by no means exhausted herself" 45,000 PRISONERS GERMANY'S CLAIM llerlin, June 1 The German War Office claims 45,000 prisoners and far In excess of 400 guns I and thousands of machine guns as booty to date In the new drive. The -state- MtCll, BRjq, ' "We have closely pursued the enemyJ i-eireming irom.tno Aiietie tront Isoutn east of Xoyon. South of. the .Olse and across the Atlette we cantured the Bretlgny-St. Paul, TroaljMxJlre line. "North of the Alsne In constant fight ing vv drove the enemy back by wuy i of BieuTy-Charlgny. ' io tne soutn or soissons the French brought forward cavalry and Infantry for a violent counter-attack. Thev were caught with disastrous effects by our fire and defeated. "we have crossed the Solssona-Har-tennes road. "French divisions which were brought up in the direction of Fere-en-Tardenols icross the Marne rere unable any- dtsnerate coun- lucceesful resist ance to our advancing corns. "The rear positions of the enemy at A icy and Grand Rozoy were pierced To the outh of Fere-en-Tardenols we leached the Marne The heights of Saints Gemnie. Homlgny and Cham polsy are In our possession "On the southern bank of the Veslc, to the west of Hhelms, Germlgny, Gueux and Thlllols were captured." A supplementary official report last night said that on the froht from Noyon to the wett of Ithelms "our attack Is progressing favoiablj " Between March Jt and April 5 Ihe Germans took prisoners from the Brit ish and French ranks In excess of !0, 000 In the battle hefore Cambral. ac cording to an official communication lsued by the German War Office April B. The communication asserted that more than 130n guns alt had been can tured, ! SITUATION SERIOUS, BUT ALLIES UNDAUNTED London, June 1. There I no digulsing the fact that the milltars situation Is very serious. ""' 1 y nrvauve ine Hermans aavancca twentv-slght miles In five days, but be- I CAu""' the" '"" ,,,,ve a ,arKe number f trph reseP,es, hk.j, they can throw Into th battle, according to the opln- vance with every hope ot holding the enemv Io little more progress, it was de clared. Aside from the main German objec tive of crush'ng the Anglo-French ar mies, the enemy has three objectives the Channel ports, separation of the BrhMi and French armle", nnd capture nf Amiens and Paris. German re serves can now be used in one of these It Is Impossible Io tell which. The re serves at the right and left of the Crown" Prince's army have not yet been touched. It Is known. It Is not fair to blame the Allied command for the levei.-e. it was the outcome of an Inherently unfavorable strategical situation. With a numeri cally superior enemy the Allies cannot have adequate reserves at all threatened points, which would be the only method of pieventlng initial German successes. VOLUNTEERS MAKE SUCCESSFUL RAID Washington, June I. The successful raid carried out In the Woevre jester day by American soldiers was the work of volunteers. General Pershing revealed in his communique Issued this afternoon. Thirty-two dugouts and one bridge blown up by the raiders, who killed or wounded twenty Germans and captured one machine gun The communique, a continuation of last night's, read "Section B The fact now Is definitely established that at least four distinct counter-attacks on our new positions near Cantlgny were made before noon on May 30. ' "The enemy airplane referred to ah brought down ln the communique nf May 31 was an Albatross biplane, which was shot down at 1S00 meters by Lieu tenant Douglass Campbell, In the re gion north of Timl, Both pilot and ob server were killed. "In the Wn vit, In the early morn ing of May 31, a raid on the German lines was carried out by volunteers and technical parties. The raiding party blew up thirty-two dugouts and a bridge, killed and wounded more than twenty nf the enemy and brought back a cap tured machine gun." Appoints Four City Nurses ntr,.tnr Iruen nf T-Iallt, ..! charities, today appointed four city nurses at I90n each The new appointees are. Nuna Klelnman. 3189 C la ridge street, Marjory M McKey, IS931 Wayne avenue; Daisy M. Burke, 100 South Fourth street, and Fannie Verbit, 713 Pine street. m a j? 5l jf ylJm J tfK LTTALIA IMMINENTE L'Austria Cohtinua ad Am- massarc Truppe al Frohte Italiano Published and Distributed Under PKtlMIT No. 341 AuthnrlMd tiv the net of October 6. 1RI7. on file at the rostofflce of rhlla delDhla Pa ny erder ef the Tresldfnt. A P. BUrtLESON', Postmaster General. Roma. 1 eiticnn. I rrltlci tnUltarl conslderano PnirlTO an ueneraie Boenm Krmollo (7) tie! Krlull ed II rotlriUo til euerra ad tlillne. sotfo II generale Boroevlo. com una iiHiicazionrj cert a cue lorrenslva aus trls.cn contro I'ltolla lmmlnente. OH austriacl rontlnunno ad annua. sare, truppe lungo II fronto Italiano. Rtnforzl contlnuatnente arrivano dnlla Rumania e dall'Ukralne e sembra ohe si attendano nuovl contlngentl turchl. Oil Italian sono completamente preparatl ed II morale' delle truppe e' elevatlsslmo. Roma, 1 glugno. Dalle notlzle glunte dalla fronte di ba'ttaglta; e da quanto e stalo ufficlal menle comUnlcato. si rlleva che durante la notte ill mercoldl' gll austriacl hanno fentato un vigoroso attacco contro Je posizlonl Jtallane delta, testa dt ponte a Capo Slle, ma sono statl respintl con gravl perdlte. Altrl attacchl nemlcl fuiono operatl contro le poslslonl dl Monte Splnoncla e ad occldente dl Canove, e tultl furono respintl dat mlcldlale fuoco delle mltragltatrlcl e del fuclllerl Itallanl. Gll avlatorl itallanl hanno splegato una lntensa attlvlta' e durante le con tinue Incursion! sopra le llnee nemlche hanno effettuato efllcacl bombardamentl sla contro le opere dl forttflcazlone av- versarle, sla contro truppe e convogll In movimento, epecialmente sulia strada che inena a Gallic Durante gll scontrl nerel che si lerl ficarono In conseguenza delle incurslonl complute dagli avlatorl Italian!, gll austriacl hanno perduto trc macchlne, Ecco II testn del comunlcato ufficlale pubhlicato, lerl. dal Mlnlstern iu Ouerra In Roma: Mercoldl' notte un attacco nemlco contro la testa dl ponte dl Capo Slle fu resplnto. Altrl tentatlil dl attacco contro Monte Spinoncla e ad occldente dl Canove furono spezzatl dal nostro fuoco. L'attlvlta' aerea e' stata lntena. Trlncee nemlche. rlcoverl. baracche. furono efflcacemente bombardate Sugll altlplanl dl Asia. e Lava rone. Le strade che guldano a Gal lip, e truppe e trasportl nemlct furono attaccat) dal fuoco delle mltragllatrlcl Tre acreonail ostlll furono abbattute. I corrlspondenti dl guerra prewo II Quartler Generale Italiano Inslstono col dlchlarnrc che. dall'lnsleme delle opera zlonl che si vanno svolgendo lungo le llnee nemlche, si deve ritenere lmml nente I'offensiva austrlaca contro l'ltalla. no ra senza dubblo parte del planl tedeschl I quail contemplano una azlone offensiva contro la Francla e l'ltalla nello stesso tempo La mobllltazlone tra la popolazlone civile per la nazlonale produzlone dl guerra ha dato ottlml rlsultatl. Oltre centomlla uomlnl e donne si sono volon tarlainente Iscrittl. Dai rapportl delle autorlta' mllltarl si rlleva che le operazlonl contro gll austriacl hanno. In queste ultthi settl mane, raggiunto un leno successo, speclalmente lungo ll basso corso del Plave. come nella reglone del Tonale, rluscendo nell'obtettlvo dl slstemare a Capo Slle up fronte di oltre 600 metrt e causando agli austriacl perdlte conslderevoll, compresl clnnuecenlo nrl- 'glonierl ed una grande quantlta' dl Important? materlale da guerra, SI calcola che nella reglone- del Tonale II nemlco ha perdqto non meno dt tremlla uomlnl, tra morn, feritl e dls persl lerl I'altio In un albergo dl Roma e' stato arrestato, dletro ordlne dell'au torlta' mtlltare dl Torino, ll direttbVe del glornale soclaltsta 1' "AvantI," Giuseppe Menottl Serratl. II mandatn dl cattura e' stato splccato in connessione dell'at tlvlta' sovversiva spiegata In, Torino all'epoca del dlseordlnl che cola' si verl- flcarono lo scoreo anno. II Serratl e" membro del comltato centrale del partlto soclaltsta Italiano. Le rlvolte In Torino avvennero- II 27 agosto dells scoreo anne e la trUppa fu costretta a far uso dene armi per sedarle. . New York, 31 m'aggto. SI e' lerl divulgate, la voce che 11 va pore "Verona." dello staazamento dl S!(l tonnellate, appartenente ail Llnee della Navigaxlone Generate' Italiana, Bla stato sllurato da un sottomarlno tedesco. Gil ufflciall delta Compagnta hanno dichlarato dl non aver ricevuto alcuna nr.tlr.la at riguardo. II plroscafo era al ervizlo del Governo Italiano. e-1'affonda. .rnento sarebbc avvenuto nella scorsa settlmana. La nouzia merits conrerma. St Hello-Folks! a "Here .1 am me an Tippie. Tippie wuz too bashful to get in th' picture but he's a good pup an he goes most everywherel do. 'Cept to .bed an sometimes; I 5jX sneak Kim in J ain't lookin' "But you'll find out all 'bout us me an' Maggie TVliggs an' rtie brothers Bulf an' Squintah' -Tommy Sutton an' Sarah Ann an' t Violet th' stuck-up little piece an' all th' rest of tth' gng, jjf you'll look for us on th' only full page of comics in any Philadelphia aft ernoon paper. We're there, every . day, in the , s s I . T I V I' 1-... - WITH SPIRITS UP H Old Battle Name a Trumpet Call aijcl Best of '.' ( Omens 1 . .el 4 ' f STRONG ON FLANKS , . By C..H. PERMS Special Cable to Evening Public Ltiftr Capirrtaht. ISM. ! V Verfc Tlnirs Co. With thti French Armle, .Tune 1. It ,1b almost possible to djscuM the situation today without giving some Indication that might be usut to the enemy. 'I shall therefore be very brief, and shall not attempt to explain why Land thoie who know the real outlook much better still are confldentand cheerful I do not Kno whether the German people vet under; stand the" truth' about the bst ba)f of the Marne or how the repetition .of tills great" name will affect tjiem Td Frenchmen, If there Is to he "w battle ot the Marne. the name so faf from being a cause of fcor, will 'be, a trumpet ca'll and the btst of omens. t n contrast with the further 'ad vance of the German center h French and British' for es on the wings are holding firm The 'pre' high road from Solssons to Chateau. Thierry marks broadly the western limit of the offensive. On the northern stretch of It there was hard fighting yesterdsv. In the morning the enemy crosed the road at Hartennes and attacked westward with a number of tanks, but was checked near. the hamlet of Tlenev Further north a well-known' French division made, vyith Its traditional aphis, a thrust westward anoss the road and the fittle liver rvie and reached the village of Noyant It had to fall back, but here, too, the German-acf-vance was arrested. The Complegne road Is firmly held, end the disparity of forces Is' being rapidlv i educeu Allies Slew to Itellre On the other flank of the battlefield the French and British divisions stand across the hills on the oVher bank ot the Ardre. a small trlbutnrv- of the Vesle from Brolllet to Thlllols. on the norlliern foothills of the mountain of RheJma, whence the tront tuns around tin ruined city. This French division Is the same that 1 have already cited for Us determined resistance on the first day nf the butl. Thutsday It struck out Irom La. yeu? villette along the canal and cap'Urtd two hummocks, called Castalllers anl Decourcy. It, was a bold effort In tended to check the enemj rather than tn the hope of retaining the not on This Indeed proved impossible, lie French were slow to retire, and . son will not be, lost upon their iier saries. The news Is gradual v i uning it of what happened on the fiont submerged by the assault of Monday n ornlng Its most northerly part was llie low ground beside the Allette called the forest of Pinon, which I described fullv lst Christmas when 1 spent several days there with the outposts by which It wis held, In conditions somen hst remlnliceht of wild west warfare The nearest' trenches wereon the hllh a mile orUrVv behind, this ground being too 'tUarHfiU dig in, 'In the forest 'block house ntft then being laid out while each tti diet the other across the frontier le- tri stream and canal. Nothing thcrfx-;(itH less likely than an attack acrosr ivh ground, but preparations wei (jliit pushed forward with the ide. t at irfe groups of defenders would gather In'dnd around the blockhouses and fght a de laed action, and then, K possible. estja back to the hill trenches. t , ' i Dig In and, Fight tn Heath i The event turned out otherwise TVfien me surviving groups and . nulpor amounting In all to tmw fcy-r.u.twv jo( luaeuiier ;uonnsy morning, t hej declam io intrench themselves ard the death. Carrier plgeonr h from them to this effect t was dated t p. m. on T-a best that can be hop -, survive as-prlsoners. I think It may be A now no danger of a break ward any vital objective. to ngnt'U ought tfoiei le Ian noti sday Tii that liij iat ther u through tt. It Is not io take the pltlfu Rheinis and Solssons that remains l ne pernjto command has committed It self 'to 'this development of 'its' finkl effo t Aloft of these extremes we have abundtbV room and better positions; and thls'ij i"'") " ure i;emer where flit French are selling dearlv ., --f they yield. On the' south if the i'tti the crista l nlMlnv on,i .1.. t. .Vi ttaa ,n4 rt IV.A ttttrtm . i.... . ' . Itv. "" """"" "" " peculiar tothi front of the Somme and Flinders "" Once more. In General rich's' bhuli' "the wave will die upon' the beach."" there, when fMa ' ' """' i i V., ,..vr' w,r- aar aaai t3.iVifll Mm ir l .ii "S.1 Li.' -fvAiaw -llMTteWllLMprSiMr ' t V " -!, w,
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