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XO. 89.
MAIL TRIBUN
ALLIES PREPAR
RESUMPTION
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British Advance Line at Ypres Canal
Russians Repel Attacks on Ad
vanced Positions Offensive North
of Arras Predicted by Prussian
War Minister.
FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE,
Wednesday, July '1 (by (lie Associat
ed Press). After their strongest of
fensive effort since Verdun, the Ger
mans found themselves today thrown
buck everywhere along un elevcn-uiile
front on the Chcmin Dos Dames,
leaving the ground thickly strewn
with their dead and having failed to
tako even one French .soldier pris
oner. Tho French lines remained intact
and the French commanding general
who watched the operations through
out from the front trenches was able
to declare tonight that not u single
yard of territory had been lost.
The Germans came forward every
where in the closest formation and in
successive waves, preceded by the
famous "shock'' troops, who were
mown down.
WESTERN 01
. LONDON, July 5. Tho British
made an allack last night southwest
of Ilollcheke, in Kclgiiuu, near the
it Ypres canal. Today's official state
ment says the Ilritish line was ad
vanced on a front of tilhl yards and
several prisoners ruptured.
PETROGRAD, July 5. Auslro
Gennan forces in Galiria yesterdav
attacked the Russian advanced posi
tions east of lirzczany, but were
driven off by Ihe Russian artillery
- fire, the war office announced today.
Prepare Offensive.
With Russia proving that her army,
now rehabilitated, can strike teiling
blows again, the entente forces ap
parently are preparing to resume the
forward movement? on the western
front.
That the Hrili.-h blow will fall nor
(tf Arras is the German expectation,
according to General Von Stein, the
Prussian minister of war. He told a
German reichslag committee yester
day that General llaig apparently
. was preparing tor aa ollcnsivc on a
large scale in this area.
General Pelain, on the French
front, is bending bis efforts toward
retaining intact all the commanding
positions his troops now occupy. The
latest German attempt to wrest con
trol of an important sector on the
Aisno from him not only came to
naught with exceptionally heavy Ger
man losses, but Ihe French in their
reaction took a salient near Cerny
from the Germans.
German Hcport.
P.ERLIN. Julv There was little
fighling activity yesterday in eastern
Galicia, where the Russians have
been cnnduclinir an offensive, says
the official statement issued today by
the Gorman worolTiec. On the tront:
defended by Field Marshal Von Mack
enzon anil Archduke Joseph in tin
mania, more local activity was re
ported.
LONDON, July 5. "On Tuesday
night, bombing attacks were earner
out by naval air service machines on
the airdromes at Ghi.-lcllcs and Nicu-
nicnster and also on the seaplane
sheds and a train at Zaareu." say.-
an admiralty announcement todav.
"Several tons of bombs were drop
cd. All the machines retinue
safely."
NUMBERS GIVEN
WASHINGTON', Julv '. Kxcmp
lion hoards which will administer th
selection of the draft have begun giv
ing serial numbers to the men who
were registered on June ".
Instructions from Washington nrr
to post tho numbers publicly as soon
as given. J his was being none
some parts of the country today nnr'
led to false reports that dratted r.um
hers had been annoum-ed.
No drafting whatever lias been
done ns yet, and probably will u..'. be
done for several days.
I
EXCEPT FOR WAR
PETROGRAD, July 5. The
government today abolished all
decorative orders except those
awarded for sorvlce of dlstlnc-
tlon in war. ,
TROOPS SENT TO
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WASHINGTON, July 5'. Senator
Ashurst of Arizona today received a
telegram from three mining compan
ies nt Clifton, Ariz., requesting thut
government troops be sent there to
leal with the miners' strike. A gov
ernment investigation also was urged.
PHOENIX, Ariz., July 5 A long
distance message received this morn
ing by Attorney General Wiley E.
Jones from County Attorney Hugh M.
Foster ut Globe, staled that the situ
ation is entirely beyond local control
and that United States troops from
Douglas 'have been ordered to the
scene on the recommendation of Ma
jor Charles M. Iiundcll, who is on the
round representing the government.
At the office of the governor it
was later announced that 400 regular
troops from Douglas have been or
dered to the scene.
It is understood here that these
troops left Douglas in n special train
this morning, and according to state
ments at the office of the- Southern
Pacific, the train with troops slrould
arrive in ulobe this atternoon about
o'clock.
In bis message to Attorney Gen
eral Jones, County Attorney Foster
tated that he and twenty-five peace
officers have been compelled to sleep
the federal building with their
clothes on several nights. There are
at. least HOOfl strikers with anus, he
tated, and the entire armed force of
citizen deputies is about .100.
WASHINGTON, July 5. "Hang
the German spies without ceremony."
This was tho demand of Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the senate
military comittce. Simultaneously,
ho declared he had no doubt that
spies in governmental departments in
Washington aro constantly sending
Information to Dorlin.
Following revelations that German
army and navy headquarters are get
ting a steady flow of military secrets
from tho United States, as evidenced
by Herlin's war moves and publica
tions In German nowspapcrs, opinion
Washington resolved Itself to
concerted demand for exposure and
execution of enemy agents.
That mandato went forth today
from war and navy heads In the midst
of a nation's rejoicing over Ameri
ca's victory In her first battlo of
tho war.
Secret agents of this nation were
put at work in the most thoro search
for the spies yet undertaken.
That tho attack, mado possible by
tho spy system, failed, was duo only
to Admiral Cleaves destroyers which
beat off tho double nest of subma
rines lurking at two points on the
trail of the Kranco-bound troops and
their convoys. ;
PKTROORAD. July a. A vote of
confidence In tho government was
adopted unanimously by tho council
of soldiers' and workmen's deputies
on the occasion of the raid by gov
ernment forces on the villa of the
Former MinlMer Duronovo which
lncn tho revolution had been the
headquarters of anarchists.
F
RANCE HONORS
UNITED STATES
IN CELEBRATION
Paris Holds Fourth of July Celebra
tionAmerican Troops Receive
Wild Ovation From Cheering Popu
laceBattalion Goes to Permanent
American Training Camp.
PARIS, July 5. The battalion of
American troops which paraded in
Paris yesterday has gone to the per
manent American training camp. The
other units of the first expeditionary
force which are now ut a French port
will leave shortly for camp instruc
tion. It is expected tho entire expedition
will be encamped by July 15. Major
General William L. Sibert will com
mand the camp.
PARIS, July 4 (delayed). When
the 'illOlh regiment of French territor
ials with its band escorted the bat
talion picked from the regiments of
United States infantry into the court
of honor ns a part of the Independ
ence day celebration, the court, the
arcades and the corridors of the In
valirlcs resounded with the prolonged
acclamation of tho eompnny of mass-
ed spectators that lett just room
enough for the troops to form a hoi
low square.
l'ershlng and IPolnc&rc.
Standing in the center were de
scendants of soldiers of the Ameri
can revolutions with funions in United
Mates colors and tho colors of n
major general of the United States
army a flag of red ground with two
silver stars embroidered by French
women.
Alongsido was a delegation from
Le Puey, the nearest city to the
birthplace of General La Fayette,
carrying n lace adorned flag to be
presented to the American troops.
Ihe head of every spectator was
uncovered precisely at 9 o'clock
when tho American band struck up
the "Marseillaise." The simullane
ous appearance of President Poin-
are, General Pershing, General Jof-
fre, American Ambassador Sharp and
other dignitaries nt the entrance of
the building was the signal for tre
mendous cheering, which continued
until the official parly passed the
troops in review.
Flag Presentation.
Hals were off again and impres
sive silence prevailed when the fan
ions and flags weee presented to the
American troops. General Pershing
was grave and apparently moved
General Noix, governor of the In
valides, received the flag of the
American foreign legion for the war
museum.
The colonel commanding the
American battalion advanced and
saluted President Poincnre. The
bands begun playing and the ehc
ing broke out again as President
Poincnre shook hands with the mem
hers of the official party ns tin
troops began to file out of the court
of honor.
An airplane circling a few hundrei
feet overhead followed the lino of
march some distance. Thousand:-, of
French soldiers on leave from the
front were among the masses of peo
pic along the route. Hundreds nt
people left the sidewalks and rushei
forward to shako hands with th
American troopers. Other hundred
of French soldiers in trench war
uniforms, stained nnd dingy, joined
the marching troops on either side in
columns and continued for miles.
Somo of them wore bandages
their heads and others hail their n'm
in slings from recent wounds. Chil
dren ran forward, throwing flower:
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ATHENS, July 5. It is announced
that General Haralambis, who- was
war minister in the cabinet of 1'icm
ier Zaimis, will be appointed chief of
the general stuff. The officers of the
national defence army will be receiv
ed by King Alexander on Thursday.
Prince Nicholas, brother of Former
King C mstantine, and his fnmily have
sailed for Italy on Ihe yacht Amphi-tri(e.
EWAL
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PETROGRAD, July The
Turkish troops that were forced
out of Punjwin, on the M'esopo
tainian front, by the Russian oc
cupation, rcmr!ed yesterday,
have retired to positions on
heights west and south of the
town, where the Russians arc at
tacking them, the war office
announced today.
LITTLE REICHSTAG
OVER PEACE OFEER
COPENHAGEN, July li. Tho Iter
1 1 ii Socialist organ Voorwaerts in Its
independent report of yesterday's
proceedings in tho Llttlo Reichstag
says representatives of various par
ties exprossed divergent views on the
peace question, which was also dis
cussed -by tho committee Herr Ebert
said the government could have peace
this summer if they would only offer
peace without annexations and In
demnities to all opponents and aban
don separate overtures to Russia.
Herr Krzberger said tho formula of
the Russian council of deputies was
Impossible nnd Impractical. Ho warn
ed the government representatives
against awakening falso optimism by
their statements.
iHorr Von Payer said that further
peaco offers wre harmful and tend
to dofeattho Scrman object. The
only thing to do, he snid, was to hold
out, menntimo bolstering public sen
timent by Immediately beginning tho
work of democratizing tho country.
Such sessions of the "Llttlo Reich
stag" and tho debate In tho Saxon
diot threatening revolution unless
reform is immediately undertaken arc
rather unpleasant preliminaries: to
tho reichstag meeting tomorrow
morning.
A measure giving adltional reprc-
scnations to a number of overgrown
urban Industrial reichstag districts
probably will bo submitted to the
reichstag. Party leaders during a
conference on Monday with Chancel
lor Von nethinann-llollwog obtained
from tho government an agreement
that tills so-called minor reform pro
gram would bo immodlatqly taken
up. A committeo yesterday began
preparing a report thereon for Imme
diate presentation to tho reichstag
Other reforms still slumber.
SEEK TO LOCATE
WASHtNOTON, July !".. Officials
who for obvious reasons cannot In:
quoted declared today that If th
government's activities against tier-
man spies In tlio United States could
bo published, the news would startle
tho world.
While not admitting they aro con
vlnced that the spy system was entire
ly responsible for tho massed suonia-
rlno attack on the transports of Gen
eral Pershing's expedition. It was
said that tlio combined forces of the
state, war. navy and Justice depart
mcnts were working In cohesion and
systematical unearthing Information
of an amazing character and of great
value to the government.
It was pointed out that even with
the slrlclest censorship of malls,
rabies and press, the Kuropojin allies
have not been able to meet the situa
tion to their completo satisfaction
Tho problem Is of far greater mamil
turo In this country with thousands of
aliens, an Immense, border and count
losg possible means of outside com
miinleatlon.
Secret service operations, neces
sarlly carried on under rover, are
given Utile or no publicity and tills
fact, officials say, gives rise to a sur
mise that little has been accomplish
ed. , i
MEMBERS DIFFER
GERMAN SERVICE Que prevails
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Administration Leaders Continue Ef
forts to Secure Compromise Satis
factory to All Factions New Dry
Amendment Provides for ,Wine
Making This year Only.
WASHINGTON, July r.. With a
resort to tho cloture rule threatened,
tho souato by unanimous consent late
today agreed to begin consideration
of tho prohibition sections and of any
:iniondmeuts or substitutes of the
food hill nt 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon with debate limited.
WASHINGTON, July .-). Adniinis
nil ion leaders today continued their
efforts to reach mi agreement on n
hue. for a final vole on the food hill.
It was believed a vole would he roach
(1 next week.
Senator Poinerene, tho first
sneaker tndav, declared that the hill
should unequivocally give the pres.
lent power to commandeer coal mines
when exorbitantly hih prices made
it necessary nnd in order to success
fully prosecute the war. He said he
had information that coal was held
in railroad yards last, winter while
the supply was short lo force, up the
prices.
A new prohibition amendment 111-
t roduced today by Senator (!roina
would prohibit use of any food mater
ials or feeds in manufacture of alco
holic liquors and permit Ihe presi
dent to allow making of vinous liq
uors from perishable fruits only dur
itiff the present year.
Following many conferences be
tween the senate leaders today some
prospects arose for an agreement, for
final votes upon prohibition and the
entire hill without attempting cloture.
Senator Chamberlain withheld his
cloture motion while Ihe leaders en
deavored to patch up an agreement
for disposition of the prohibition
question nexi Monday ami lor a mini
vote on the hill and all amendments
Tuesday.
EXPECT BRITISH
ATTACK AT ARRAS
COPKNI1AGHN, July r.. Lieuten
ant Genera! Von Stein, Prussian min
ister of war and state, told a com
mittee of the Gorman lielclislag yes
terday, acorillug In dispatches reach
ing hero, that a farther Hrlllsh of
fensive was expected north of Arras
whero Gen. Halg apparently is pre
paring operations on a largo wain
The minister said the abandonment of
the Salonlki campaign was Improb
able, but ho regarded tho Italian of
fensive on tho lsonzo nail In tho TyroJ
ns scattered. Ills views on tho Mils-
shin offensive are unreported, if ex
pressed.
IN EAST ST. LOUIS
KAST ST. LOC1S, 111., July o
Resumption of work after the holi
day was accomplished today without
anv indication of a renewal of rac
rioting.
A dimuii-hed unrulier ol negroes
were fin the si reels returning lo work
but. hundreds have left town,' am
some of the hig plants admitted thai
output would be curtailed thereby to-
some extent. Militiamen were every
where and appeared to have the wbol'
city adequately patrolled.
FILL OP
WITH REGISTERED MEN
NKWVOUIs, Julv .V-At lnito.l
Slates army recruiting licinhiuni'lcr
here it was said today that the ranks
of (he army, now about -I7.IMI0 men
below war strength, would be filled
bv conscription. Such information
came from VabiiiLrtiui, it was nsert
eil, and it was indicated that th
drafting uiiyht bcjjiu williiu tcu day.
CLOTUR
RAGMEN
ON F000 BILL
OF NON-PERISHABLE
WASHINGTON, July !".
Canning of non-perishable, food
products, discontinued two
mouths ago at the direction of
the war call eoiiiiailtce, has been
resinned. The committee, com
prising tin phile mannfaetiirers,
can makei's, dinners ami gov
ernment officials, announced to
day that the supply of cans now
is ampin for all food packing.
WASHINGTON, July ;. Secretary
Daniels announced todav Hint Ihe
navy department bud received infor
mation thai German submarines were
operating in the vicinity of Ihe Azores
islands. l''or militarv reasons, he
said, no further information would be
given out for publication :
l'rcsH dispatches iroui I'onta. Del
gudii, in Ihe Azores, yesterdav lolc
of ihe bombardment of that cilv al
dawn by a German submarine. A lit
tle girl was killed and several pcrsom
injured. The forts replied lo the sub
marine.
Another dispatch from Lisbon raid
the minister of marine had mado an
official annoiincenicnt Hint an Anicri
all transport joined in the firing on
he German submarine which bom
biirdod I'onln Delgada. The trims-
port, be said, was discharging eon
and aided the batteries in forcing Ihe
submarine to withdraw out of range.
The submarine was slill off Ihe port
Ihe announcement said.
SINKS A U-BOAT
AN" ATLANTIC POUT,' July P.
Confidence that their gunners bin
added another victim to the list o
Herman submarines sunk was e
pressed by the officers of n Uriti:
liner which readied this port today
Attacked on the morning of June
by the IJ-boal which suddenly appear
ed about fill!) yards off, the liner'
course was promptly changed. Al
most at the same instant the ster
gun was fired and a shell sped tovvar
the submarine. A column of hi
.smoke spurted into the air and the
C-boet sank under Ihe waves, leadin
the observers to believe a bit had
been scored.
FARM LOANS ASKED
WASHINGTON, July .V- A M..I
1 l.lilit.ilti.-! in fir-4 mortgage lour
lo fanners at .'i per cent iulcrct hat
been asked by Ihe 'SM) farm loan as
socialions, chartered by Ihe fed
fa mi loan board up to July I. T)
loans a re now being bade t lint the
twelve federal land bank--. Nenrly
$10(1,0011,000 more has been applir
or hv the twelve hariUs, Iml not
approved,
A lare volume of the loans is
Indiana, Illinois, Nchra-kn, Kair
.Minnesota and Oklahoma.
TOKIO, .July VlKcoiint "Mon
tono, foreign minister, Interpellating
the diet. yeHtenlay, Bald tho restora
tion movement In China Is cnusluK
Hiixh'fy In .1 iiimn. tint ns tt concerns
Chinese domcKtlf polities, hn be
lieved peine In China would best he
served 1 Juimil remaining a Bpee
tutor nnd refraining from Interfer
ence at leuH for tho present.
GERfOjlTS"
III'G ABOlfT
AZORES ISLANDS
CIA ON VERGE
OF CIVIL WAR
Ultimatum Sent Chang Hsun by T?ao
Kun to Withdraw From Peking
Within Twenty-Four Hours For
mer Premier Marshalling Troops to
March Against Monarchists.
SAN I'KANCISCO, July fi.-Dr.
Sim Yat Sen, who was thu first)
president of the republic, of China,
has been appointed commander in
hief of the naval forces of Cbineso
provinces lighting lor the preserva
tion of the republic, according to
lble advices received here toduy by
the Chinese nationalist league. Tho
same report; slates that senators op
posing the Mnnchu return to power
have met in Nanking and decided on
war, and that the southern army,
oyal to democracy, have mobilized ut
Shanghai,
Tsuo Kim fieads.
LONDON", July 5. A dispatch'
from Tien Tsin, China, to the Morn
ing I'osi says l sao Kun, military
governor of Chi 1-i, whose ntlitudo
hitherto has been dubious, bus sent i
an ultimatum to (ieueral Chang Ifsun,
o restored the emperor, demanding
that he withdraw from Peking within
twenty-four hours. Tsuo Kun is
now mobilizing his forces.' His ne
lion, it is considered, will endnnger
the chances of the monarchy.
Tuan Chi Jui, former premier, lias
reucceplcd the post ami is tnooih.ing
20JMM) men in the province of Chan
Tung to march against tho monarch
ists. Nine alleged traitors, including
Prince Pu Iain, chairman of tho
council slate, have been executed by
Chang I Isun.
A dispatch from Shanghai saya
that the military commissioner of
Shanghai and the mililar" governor
of Hie province of Chi Kiang refused
to recognize the empire.
Pivmicr lAMtds Itcvolt.
TIKN TSIN, July 5.-Tuan Chi
Jui, former premier, has issued an
eloquent denunciation of the Mitnrhu
restoration, accusing (leneral Chang
llsun, who played a leading pint in
Ihe restoration, of overweening ambi
tion and of committing crimes of in
conceivable magnitude. Tuan Chi Jui
charged that the general was betray
ing the Manchus themselves, who
were favorably situated, until lie,
Tuan Chi Jui, interfered. Tuan Chi
Jui said he had intended to remain
in retiremenl, but saw Hint the Man
chus were being used as cntspaws
for brigandage. Now he calls on all
provinces to put out every ounce, of
strength to save China from Chang
Hsun.
Military Hash Impends.
TIKN TSIN, July X X military
clash in China is imminent. The
troops of Peking are showing signs
of opposil ion to General Chang
llsitu's dictatorship'under the guise
of monarchy. Al Ihe same time the
(roups of Tsao Kun, militarv gover
nor of tin? province of Chi Li, are
mobilizing and preparing Ut proceed
lo Peking.
Tao Kun's action followed an ul
timatum sent to General Chang llsun
lining him twenty-four hours to
withdraw I roups from Peking. Gen
eral Chang 1 1 -1 1 1 1 took no notice of
Ihe demand.
Olfb lals i:eeiiled.
Kxeetit ion nm imprisonment, of
prominent officials have resulted
from the disturbed state of affairs.
TrcjH-liery ami opposition to the
Mam-hn restoration are given as tva--ons
for ibis net ion. Among Close
imprisoned was Wanlt Shi Chen, min-i-lcr
of war under the republic. Tho
executions already number nine,
among the most prominent being
Prince Pu Lun, chairman of tho
council of state.
Pfl!
uui
WASHINGTON, .Inly 5. Califor
nia completed it ipit:v of re-.-riiit:t
for the regular ariuv yesterday, mak
ing twelve stales so far to have sup
plied tlio number of men allotted to
them in the distribution of recruiting
by imputation. Total recruiting yes
terday was 1 IS'.t, making a graud to
tal of ju7,ms,
O'ER MONARCHY