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DAILY EDITION vol Vlll., No. inn. AMERICANS IN PICARDY DEFEAT HUNS IIWT fLAMI ON VII.LMIM-IIKIC TONNKIX HHtTOIt HY V. P). TIUMIN YIIHTKRDAY American lntm Heavy, While Oer man Itoad U Thick la and II. for YukN Trem-hee tandon, Mijr I. American troops In Plcardy engaged German Infantry for the first time east of Amlen and emerged victorious. The Gorman attack wu repulsed after hard fighting and tha enemy left many dead and wounded on the Held. The American losses were "rather aevere." With the French Army In France, May I. A heavy German attack launched yesterduy against the Am Orleans In the vicinity of Vlllrra-lirr-tonneux waa repulsed with heavy losses for the enemy. The German preliminary bombardment laitlrd two houre. and then the Infantry r unhed forward, only to be driven bark, leaving great ntimWa of dead In front of the American llnea. The Herman bombardment opened at B o'clock In the afternoon, and waa directed especially against the Americans. The fire waa Intenae, and at the end of two hotir the Ger man rommander aent forwird three battalion of Infantry. There waa hand-to-hand fighting, a a result of which tha enemy waa thruat bark. Ma dead and wounded lyln-t on the round In all directions, rive pris oner remained In American hand. The struggle, which Inated a con atderable ' time, waa extremely vio lent, and tha Americana displayed remarkable bravery throughout. It waa tha flrat occasion on which the Americana have been In action In tha battle that haa been raging alnce March tl. and their French com radea were full of pratae for tha ron duet of the Americana. The American loaaea were rather aerera. PLUNGE-TO DEATH Korl Worth, Texas, May I. Lieu tenant James Knnls, of New York, and Cadet I'aul Herrlott, of Oak land, Cat., were killed thla morning 'nen an airplane fell 150 feet In a straight noae dive. Herrlott waa a former member of tha California board of control and recently . re signed aa secretary to Senator Hi ram Johnson to enter tha aarvlce. Dayton, Ohio, May 2. Major Os car Ilrlndley and Col. Damm, expert aviation men, wera killed when their machine dropped 400 feet while making a turn. Washington, May J. An Investi gation of tha army situation with tha view of making criminal prose cutions Is urged In the senate. Gross extravagance and the misuse of ap propriations for tha war program are suggested and several senators declare that an Investigation as to criminal or civil liability of those re sponsible should be made. HOUR AND VON RCHACK WITHDRAW THKIIt AITKAI.H Sup Francisco, Mnv Vir-eMa f-fi the ronv'-t'on of Prink Hohh ' 'rts mel'iPt the Onid'ni Pncf r-Mlrnad hve been withdraw". T-v "I'l "tart foe McNeil's Island Ir-mn-rfiaMv r-rvni two vers es"h. St-i-"'t fpten-es fcr th Ttlnd , con ii'rsrv will r-n conBC"tve'y. YPRES MAY BE ANAIKTY 01' .MOIAK IS IK ri ll C.lHCM IS HI. Ml I, A It llrilUti free ( iliilili'HlN lililt iImmw Nw 'ell liermany Has Many Trouble at Hunt l,omlon. May i. via Ottawa. As details of Monday's righting are re ceived, confirming tha report' that It waa Ilia worst day tha Germans have experlunrad since the opening of the great offensive, tha English news papers now comment on the opera tion In a tone of confidence they hara not hitherto displayed. The" Times aaya: "Of all the violent combats wit nessed In the laat few wreke, we know of none which la a mora hope ful augury for the allies than thla 10-mlle German failure." It la pointed out that the publlo I apt to reckon victory In terms of offensive success, but a defensive Ilka that on Monday may contribute equally toward tha ultimata object of the campaign, namely, destruction of tha enemy's . fighting strength. From this viewpoint tha Germans, despite their spectacular successes, can be regarded aa having had the worst of tha balance of nearly alx week's fighting, for It must not be forgotten that they sustained a series of dlsastroua lossca of which that of Monday waa the most san guinary of tha laat fortnight. Indeed, apart from the rapture of Kemmel hilt, It haa been one com nlete failure, Including four separ ate defeata In pitched battles. These were on Mltssaes canal, on tha Bel- glan front, at Vlllcra-llrettoneux and now on tha nalllcul-Yprea front. The culminating effect of thla haa been to Immensely Increase the con fidence of the Anglo French troops whom the correspondent describes aa now feelfng that they hare got the measure of the new enemy dl- vlslons. Other strokes will undoubtedly come before the Gorman. teserres arc exhausted, but confidence la felt that whorevrr the Germans try they will find the allies ready. There la strong hope that Yprca will not be a ban doned. The Germans apparently are as anxious to capture Yprcs as they were to take Verdun two years ago, and It now looks as though their ex perience at tha French fortress was about to be repeated. The correspondents emphasize tht fact that" everything ravored the Germans on Monday. They had mag nificent artillery support, a favoring fu. Innumerable machine guns, masses of men and unlimited explos ives, yet they failed after experleho ln a day of steady slaughter which only slackened with the fading light. The Dally News conclude a hope ful editorial with thla paragraph: "The new British advance In Mes opotamia threatens the most vulner able heel of the German military system. Things are not going too well In Russia. The fact that Ger many wants her prisoners In Russia hack on her terms, throws some light on tha state of her man power problem, nor la It. dear that Ger many's effort to browbeat Holland Is resulting to her advantage. Added to her economic anxieties, Germany has her hands pretty full." ' E London, May 2. The teutonic poweis have clec'(!cd to dethrone King Ferdinand, of Uounnlilu, and Instnll a ruler of tlie'r own thrice. a?-ordlng to Informutlon obtained ) tl:o Diliy Mai 'a correspondent IIn any Co;'ot' C ernln, former Ana trU mln'Kie , rcf-ied to ionrent. but il ri'invftl ' itj'dj tho ajr.ement .infs'b! . UHAMTt PAM, JOMCrUINC OOVHTT, 68 LOST IN in OFF DELEWARE COAST 'City cf Athens" Sizks b Sevea lfates After Beisg fancied by French Crciser, Fog Cause ol Accidect; Both Ships Carried lights An Atlantic Tort. May I. Sixty- six persona lost their Uvea when the ship City of Athens, bound from New York for Savannah was rammed aud aunk by a French crulaar off the Delaware coast at 1 o'clock Wednes day morning. Tha missing Include 10 men and two woman, who were passengers; Acven out of 14 United State marines, who were on board; H out of 0 French sailors, and 33 members of the crew, lloth ship were carrylug running lights, because of tha heavy fog. F. J. Dohorty, wireline operator, was able to send out only one "8. O. 8." call, after tha cruiser plunged Into the Athens' side. There wss no re- sponsa to the appeal for aid and the vessel sank so quickly Doherty had no opportunity to repeat the call. Ha la believed to have been drowned at hla post. ' All tha passengers and many of the crew were In their bertha when tha bow of the warship lunged Into tha aide of tha 2300-ton coastwla vessel. Fire broke out almost imme- dlataiy afterward In hold No. 1, but It had no bearing on tha fata of tha ship, for tha flamea were quickly quenched by the rush of water, which poured In. Captain J. Forward, one of the veteran commanders In the service of the Ocean Steamship company, owners of the vessel, did his beat to avert a panic and man tha life boats. So quickly did the tcsmI sink, however, thst there waa no time to get the boat away, and KNIGHTS OF LIBERTY San Jose, Col., May !. -It. Stein molts, an Oakland tailor, waa hang ed early today until he became un conscious. He was then tied to a tree and later taken away In an au tomobile by an organisation known as the Knights of Liberty. ', . The same organisation tarred and feathered George Koetier,' an aliened pro-German of San Jose, who was later chained to a cannon In a park, where tha police found him. A mem ber of the Knights of liberty tele phoned to the police and aald that it gave ,the men fair trials on charges of unpatrlotlam. IlEfll TROOPS ITALY MUST tandon, May 2. The Dally Mall's correspondent at Italian headquar ters, says that Bohemian troops are joining the Italian troope 'against Austria, and that the first detach ments are already on the Italian fighting line, wearing Italian uni forms. ' , The detachments belonged to a Ozech-SIvok army which Is being formed In many renters from former subjects of Emperor Charles. They already occupy positions on the front. Now that the enemy Slav troops know that their fellow Slavs are fighting under the Italian ban ner In complete accord with the Ital ians and with a definite program of winning Independence for their com mon country, their attitude may un- jdergo an Im'tnrtant change. The new turn of affairs Is. believed to hn-e been brought about by rro ""nda by members of their own r c. TIUKHDAY. MAV many of those who perished wera trapped la their bertha. Those of tha passengers and crew who were able to reach' the deck, ail of them thinly clad, plunged Intc the sea. The cruiser launched Ufa boats Im mediately after the crash and turned tta searchlights upon waters In which the men and women we-e struggling for their live. Sixty eight persons were picked up anl brought back to thla port by the warship, which waa not sr'oiis1y! damaged. ' Tha City of Athens carried a crew of IIS men. The vessel sank within aeveri minute after tha collision 8lxty-one of the crew wera brought to this port lata today by the French cruiser, which was not serionslv damaged. Fire wss discovered In one of the holds of the City of Ath ens Immediately after the collision. Aa attempt waa made to lower the life boata but the vessel waa sinking too fast. Most of those on board leaped overboard and survive.- were rescued by the boats of the Freni cruiser. The City of Athens left her pier here at 1 o'clock yesterday after noon. She carried a cargo of gen eral merchandise and soma passen gers and waa In charge of Captain J. Forward, one of the oldest com manders In the service of the Ocean Steamship company. 1 The vessel waa of 2300 torn and waa engaged In trade between thla city and Savannah. TO OF U. S. .Washington. May I. The presi dent haa decided that the war de partment will resume almost Imme diately the practice or giving the addresses of American soldiers in casualty lists. President Wilson took the mstter up with Secretary Baker after an urgent public appeal. EDWARD AMES IS Dl RKCTOK Ean Francisco, May 2. Edward Amens haa been named director of tha Portland branch ot the Federal Reserve bank. Don't let the potatoes go to waste. Send them to the waist line. 1 ; By the Associated Press Tha Bohemian troops are Joining the Italians against Austria, accord ing to the London Mail's correspon dent at Italian headquarters. Even now some of the Bohemians are in the Italian lines, clad in tlallan uni forms. Thia Information has passed through the hands of both Italian and British censors and would, therefore appear to be authentic. Prague, capital or the crownland or Bohemia, recently has been the center of riotous demonstrations against Germany and the Germans. The Austro-Hunttarlan furcUn min ister. Count Cernln hss been strongly denounced and President Wilson and the allies hav been cheered. The Czech tvamliftrB of parliament, together v-itli t'-e S'o- ,ven and Serbo-Croat f''egatrs. have been leaders In the oi;osltlon to German rule. OREOON. FIGHTING T AUSTUBY 'J, HUM. FOR LARGER ARMY CO.VGRKKM ASKED TO (SKA XT POWER NECKSHAItY iHtimrtnwnt Itollevfn It (an Handle Double the Army This Year Orig inally PUnnM Washington, May. 2. Secretary' of War Baker at a confidential hear ing of the bouse military committee, asked that congress grant unlimited power for the creation of an army of whatever site ia necessary. He said thst It would be Ill-advised to restrict the number of men. The size of the army should be in creased aa transportation and equip ment facilities warrant He haa not decided as to Increasing the draft age. When the war secretary appeared before the house military committee with supplemental estlmatea for the army he waa expected to disclose that the department haa reason to believe It can handle during the present year at least double the ex isting force under arms of approx imately 1,800,000 men. That wonld mean a total of 3,200,000 soldiers for whom clothing, equipment and transportation are now In sight. Should additional facilities become available, however. It la Indicated that President Wilson wishes to be able to call out more men without delaying to aeek authority. In pressing forward the troops, the war department has abandoned Its previous policy of completing or ganization of a unit before it goea over. Under, the new plan. regi ments or larger nnlta go forward on schedule, even if they are . short a considerable strength. They will be filled up on the other side. Tha number of men scheduled to be called to the colors this month under the draft act has been raised to 250,000. Last month 150,000 were mobilized. At this rate half of the 800.000 which the department. before the German drive waa start' ed, had planned to call during the present year, will have been called out In two months time. RED CROSS DRIVE DUE AGAIN MAY 20 The National Bed Crosa officers announce another drive to raise $100,000,000 more to carry on re lief work for our boys. "over there." It will take place during the week of May 20 and there Is no question but that the amount will be fully and quickly subscribed.. A year ago a similar amount waa raised, but has been nearly exhausted. The lettera from the boys at the front telling of the good work that the Red Cross does will act as a stimulus that will put the fund over In double quick time. Arthur Guy Empty, author ot "Over the Top," who went through two years of the war with the Brit ish army, says in hla book: "And I can't help saying that the doctors, sisters, and nurses in the English hospitals, are angels on earth. I love them all and can never repay the care and kindness shown to me. For the rest of my Hie the Red Cross will be to me the symbol ot Faith, Hope and Chanty." SENATE COMMITTEE 1. 1 1 Bill Washington, May 2. Legislation a!"icd at tha I. W. W. and organi zations advocating force by violence to bring about changes, has been approved by the senate judiciary committee. The measure comprises features of bills Introduced by Sen ators King, of I'tah, and Walsh of Montana. WrtoLB KLMI1ER 2330. FAGGED AFTER new Titoopg 'and t pit lies BEI.NO BROIOHT IP FOR RE KEWAL OV THE ATTACK INMD Oil OHIO Teuton Must Either Slake Another Deaperste Attempt or Give lp Job ap4 Retire London. Mar i Thm ru. 4- mans are today displaying In- creased activity on the Somme front and around the Moatdl dter salient to Noyon. Ther are probably preparing to re- new the offensive there. London, May 2. Apparently the Germans are not prepared to break the second lull in the Flanders bat tle until still more troops and great er concentrations In cannon are mas sed along the few important miles of front southwest of Ypres. Signs are not wanting that the) Germans are bringing up auppltea and re-lnforcetnents, bnt the alllea, wait with confidence. The Germana are on lower ground except at Mount Kemmel, and most either tight on or withdraw eventu ally. American troops were vlctdrloua in an engagement In Plcardy. Paris, May. 2. A German attack on the Thannes sector failed. The French raided Le Monchel and' west of Coucy-LeChateau. . " '.J Iondon, May 2. German artil lery Is active in storming the VUlert Bretonneux sector and near Merrie In Flandera, .....j. IFlHlIT With the" Prltish Army in Flan ders, May J. Prisoners say that the 1920 class or Germans are being mustered In at Krlea Offenbach and they have been mustered In at Krles Nlmptsch. Some or this claaa aJmurlr are in the Held, but they tun not to be used in the flghtlna- nnleas iheie aid la absolutely necessary. The recent flghtine In has furnished many unusual and trying experiences tot civilian liv ing near the front, but none or these was more amaslne than tht t .n tiny French, children who are In a British military hospital. These tots were among the rew unfortunate persons In Neuve Ealiae when h. Germana overran that place. The wwn immediately became a storm center, which waa continually chang ing handa and German soldiers took these two babies Into trenches for their protection. During a counter-attack, the Brit. Ish stormed and captured the trench. They round the little ones safe and sound and brought them back. Tha children had been living under ter- rtnc gunfire and how they escaped death cannot be accounted for. Another French baby was round hy two British signalmen at an other place. Aa the child had no protection, the soldiers took It with em to the'r billet. That night the 'ialmeh went to sleeo with the "!hv between them, so that no harm "I'ght come to It. German airmen bombed te barn, the Tommies be ': killed. The child escaped in ury and later was rescued by other vldlers. vmm
