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GERMANS' S
BY: FRENCH
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GERMANS
PRUSSIAN BRAGS
"DEVIL DOGS" ON WATCH
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DISCUSSION OF
TIN I II
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UNDERWAY
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Trench By Counter Attack Regain
' Large Portion of Lost Positions
Between Monttlidicr aii'l the Oisc
and Block Further Advance Ger
mans Strike Allied Line Southwest
of Soissons Near Dunmiues In
Effort to Outflank French.
PARIS. Juno 12. The battle con
tinued during last night on the front
between Montdldier and the river
Olse, without great change In the sit
uation, the war officii announced to
day. On the French left, additional pro
gress waa made by French troops in
the region east of Mory and Cenlls
woods.
Near the center along the Arondo
front, In the region of St. Maur, the
Loge Farm and Antheull, the French
repulsed violent attacks by the en
emy. Despite repeated efforts of the Ger
mans on the French right, they were
not able to debouch on the south
bank of the Matz river.
The French are holding in that
part of the battle aroa south of Che
vrincourt and Marost-Sur-Matz.
South of the Aisno on the front be
tween Soissons and the Marno the
Germans attacked this morning.
Fighting 1s going on between the riv
er and the Villers Cotterest forest.
Violent combats arc being fought on
the front of Dommlers Cutry and
south of Ambleny.
Chocked on Third liny
By Associated Press,- Juno 12.
Gorman efforts to batter down tho
French defenses between Montdldier
an the Olso, begun Sunday, seems to
have been checked on tho third day
On tho western ond of the battle
line the French hnvo counter-attacked
and regained important ground,
while on the eastern and right re
peated efforts by the enemy to ex
ploit his earlier succosaes have been
mot with stern resistance from the
French, who claim that the Germans
are being held.
At the moment when tho plunge of
the foe west, of the Olse appeared to
have met with a reverse the front to
the southeast between the Aisno and
tho Marno has again flamed up.
Striking .tho allied line southwest of
Soissons In tho neighborhood of Doni-
mleres, Cutry and south of Ambleny
the Hermans have begun what may
be a very serious threat to tho secur
ity of the allies north of the Olse.
.New Drivo Attempted
The new attack would seem to be
almost equal In Importance to that
east of Montdldier.. It appears to be
an effort on the part of the enemy to
cut in south of Complcgn forest, but
flanking the French to the north and
compelling their retreat and a reldcn
tion of the wholo allied line from
Montdldier to Chateau Thierry.
Except for the fact that heavy
fighting is in progress nothing Is
known of events on tills new battle
area, hut the struggle there will he
watched with come concern until the
magnitude of the German thrust is
developed.
The French still hold the left bank
of the Olse, altho they may have re
adjusted their lines In the northern
sections of the Oursramp and Carlo-
(Continued on Page Six.)
GERMANY 10 RESFATE
WAR AIMS OF NATION
LONDON'. June 12. In her forth
comini; statement of war aims, Ger
many docs not intend to make any
fresh pence offer, according I" Ber
lin newsoapers, says an K.clninj:c
Telegraph dispatch from Auislerdaui.
FIVE DIVISIONS
TO STOP YANKS OFFRENCHARMY
Huns Taking American Marines Very
Seriously But Are Unable to Stem
Advance Allied Counter Attacks
Regain Ground and Win 1,000 Pris
onersRush On Olse Futile.
LONDON, June 12. "The Gcr-
mtins are taking ser;ously the Amer
ican thrust at the npex of their line
in the Olijrnon valley (northwest of
Chateau Thierry) and thus far luivc
used five divisions in iittcmptintr to
counter it, lint entirely without suc
cess," Renter's correspondent til
French headquarters telegraphs, tin
ner Tuesday's date. "Two fresh di
visions were thrown at the American
center at lioureschcs litis morning in
ii fruitless attempt lo rcciipturu the
village."
WITH TIIK FHKXC1I AH MY IN
FKANC'K, Tuesday, June 11.
(Night, by the Asosciuted I'ress.)
The allied troops today showed the
Germans they could not have it nil
their own way by. executing a num
ber of counter attacks which were in
variably successful. Some import
ant territory was won buck unil in
roads even were made into the Gor
man positions. It was, in fact, u
thoroughly good day for Ihe allies,
who in addition to regaining ground
ruptured mure Ulan 1,000 prisoners.
(crmun Jissch Lnrun
The principal counter nttack oc
urred between Domfront near Itulies-
court and YVucrptcmiuiliii, eolith of
Helloy, a front rf about 12 Urometers.
Allied infantry supported by tanks
achieved un advance averaging 1,511(1
meters. They retook Helloy, reached
tlie edge of St. Xliuir, arrived north
of Porto and Logos farms and ob
tained n fonllmld at Autlieuil.
The French troops displayed re
markable courage and willingness to
get at the i'oe who apparently com
pletely disconcerted by their dash.
Ilurse tennis could bo .seen galloping
forward to save the guns ami some of
(lie Gernians hist their heads com
pletely. The buttle around is liter
ally covered with German dead.
The counter nttack on the French
Uft win;;, which was the first car
ried out today took the French close
to the original lines as they stood
Scnilny. The allies also gut beyond
Mcry in anuliier assault, while u fur
ther fierce return blow enabled them
to roach the vicinity of St. Maur.
On Hellish Front
LONDON', June 12 An enemy
raiding "inly last night attacked the
Hrilish post in Avcluy wood but was
renulsed, the war office announced
today. The llrilish carried out a
successful raid in the lioyclles rogin.
riipluring n lew prisoners.
There was sporadic activity by the
enemy artillery during the night in
the region west of l.cns.
On Toni Scclor
WITH TIIK AM KIJJCAN' A I .MY IN
KliANt'K, Tuesday, June 1 1 . Uv
Ihc A-iiri(ili-d Press.) The artillery
fire un (he flout noriliivcst oi Tout
Inday was heluw the average oi lust
week.
1'Vw iiirplunes wi-re up, uHIumikI
the visihilily was noil.
LONDON, June 1 2.. Sir Joseph
Johannes, lord mayor of Sberricld In
I'JMo and a atcel manufacturer, wait
in How street police court today on
tho charKe that with varloim other
persona whose names were not known
ho "did obtain and communicate cer
tain Information prejudicial to the
Interest of the state and Information
useful relating to prohibited places
and thlnsn therein." Sir Joseph was
rcmauded for a week on hall.
OF DESTRUCTION
General Von Stein Declares Crown
Prince's Offensive Greatest Defeat
for Entcnt of War Belittles
Americans Says Ntimhcrs Exag
gerated mid Efforts are Futile.
AMSTKUOAM. June 12.-- "A great
part of the French lil'lny has been
beaten," General Yon Stein, the
Prussian war minister, declared in a
speech to the reichstug, according to
Berlin advices.
''The so-culled French reserve
army no longer exists," Ihe minister
asserted.
''The success of the crown prince's
curefully prepared attacks againsl
the French and British on Clicinin do
Dailies front on May 27. inflicted one
of the gravest defeats I lit- enlenle has
suffered during the entire war." Gen
eral Von Stein made these stiiteineiils
in a review of the military situation
at the second reading of the army
budget in the rcichslug yesterday.
"Besides his losses in men," cun
tiiined General Von Stein, "the enemy
sintered an enormous loss in war
nuilerials and equipment. Immense
stores of iiiiimiinition which were
heaped up along the lines of ciinimu
nicntion behind 1 lit; front of the dc
feu led French army, likewise fell into
our hands just as previously we cap
tured stores from the British army."
Belittles Americans
General Von Stein .said that the
number and strength of Ihe American
troops up to the present was far be
low what reports spread by the en
tente had led Germany lo expect.
General Yon Stein said that. Amer
ican tt ps had made their first ap
pearance on Ihe battlcfront'hiit. only
at the moment when the Gcrmiin ad
vance had come to a. halt on the
Manic.
"Tlicv, (no, like Ihe French re
serves," he declared, "were thrown
into the balllc in vain counter at
tacks and suffered the .same fate."
Other American troops, the minis
ter said, are on quiet .sections of the I
Iront.
21 AIRSHIPS IN ITALY
LONDON', .June VJ. Twenty-one
enemy airplanes have been destroyed
(he Italian t'mnt by the Itritish
air i'nrecs uiierutini; there, uceurdinj;
to today s war otTiee statement re
porting I'rilih (iprrations in this
ii tea.
All nlonn tho Atlnnfic ronil wliero I'm lc Sinn's iivlntlnn Mnllorut nrc lornlcil Ihcj're nil ct for nny acrlnl deviltry Hint llio linn may attempt In
brliifc over liim. I'lnnrfi an? flyiiift miiiiniially ovit Uio miw nenr the kIioio on the lookout fur nny pofw-lblllly of Hie Huns Inuiichliitf nny of their
filer". WiiOilngtou Is not pxpcriliiK nny aerial nltai ki, but should ihey conic, t ln II find our own lingo hlnh nil sot for tliciu, Tho iiluvo pldiiio
slittwn n group of fifteen nmcliinos gelling rtuly for oliscrvnlion pin-HcMf bomcwlicio over tlio Allitutlc,
"Did you oyorjioar of tho 'Uevll
Dons'?" Nu, neither did we U7I the
(lorinun acos Uokhu to call Uio U, S.
niurhio gunnors "Tenfel 1 1 undo" r
Devil Doks, duo lo their uncanny ac
curacy In UriuKins down tho Uocho
planes.
Alwayaon the job, tho U. S. mar
ines sweop tlio hcaveiiH from which at
KILLS 1, INJURES 12
SALT LAKF. CITY, June 1'2,-Onc
mini was killed outright anil 12 pas
sengers injured, extent unknown, near
here today when four conches of
Denver & liio Grande passenger train
No. 1 left the rails and rolled inlnui
ditch, just at the oiilskirls of the
city. The train carried ;il)0 passen
gers, it is said, ninny of Ihein coining
I'roin Denver.
ELIMINATE GERMAN
FROM WYOMING UNIVERSITY
LAUAMIK, Wyo., June' 12, The
hoard of Indices of Ihe Fniversity
of Wyoming voled ye.-tcrdnv lo clim
iale Geniiiin from the curriculum for
II. o duration of the war.
WAITING TO TACKLE B0MB-THR OWING B0CHES.
' gypi
miy moment ohnorvation or -liolliKur-oiit.
Too pianos may bo tixpected. Tho
mako direct lilts, and ho accuruto
have they heroine (hat the men billet
ed in liioir Boctor fool pretty safo
I'rom any air aUacltH.
Tho marlno above is working bo
hind n Kun cainouflaKed to roprosont
IniHlicH whlio tho oilier 1b Bwecplng
lie Hides looking for hofltilo planes.
2 VESSELS LAUNCHED
TACO.MA, Juno 12. Within tell
minutes of each other, the hullH of
two kIiIiid wero launched hero last
nlb-ht. At SlfiO the Ma a m ;i, fifth
emergency fleot corporation vessel
built at the Heaboru yards and apoii
iiored by Miss Grace Mcf-'addcn, nleco
oT C. N. Seaborn, vice-president of
tho coiniiany, took tlio water. Pre
cisely at nine o'clock thu Danner
marlo, tho fourth l'rench government
ship constructed at tho Aloiindation
yards hero, sponsored by Mrs. R V.
Drury, assisliint niiiniiKcr of tho I'a
(!lfic Coast Foundation company, took
her Initial dip. Tho liiinnormarlo Is
a five-muster "bald-header" auxiliary
schooner.
TREATIES NOT TO
BE IN PUBLIC
President's Disapproval Kills Pro
posal In Senate for Open Discus
sion of Treaties Open Diplomacy
Refers to Publication of Treaties
After Their Reaffirmation.
WASHINGTON, Juno 12. rreHl
dout V11uou'b disapproval today kill
ed a propositi In tho scnato for open
discussion oMrcatles. Senators voted
down 50 to 23 an amendment by Sen
ator ltorah of Idaho embodying tho
proposul, which had been offered as
an amendment to tlio resolution of
Senator Underwood of Alabama for
curtullliiK senate debate during tho
war.
President Wilson today gavo an
Interpretation of his statotuoiit to
congress last January In favor of
"open diplomacy," to quiet the senate,
controversy over tho proposal oT
Senator llorah of Idaho, for public
consideration of treaties. Tlio presi
dent made it known that bin advoc
acy of open diplomacy was not In
roforenco to the Bennlo executive dis
cussion of treaties In which ho recom
mends no chaiiKo but meant the pub
Mention of treaties, after tholr rout
flrmatlon.
Views In lictlcr
-Tho president's views woro given
in a letter to Secrolury Lansing, a
copy of which was sunt to Chairman
Hitchcock of tho forulgn relations
commltteo.
In his lollor tho president, explain
!ng hiB statement In his address of
January 8 advocaUug "open coven
ants oT peace openly arrived ut," said
ho had purticulur referouco to tho
prevalent practice In luropo of keep
ing secret those treatios that have
been ratified.
Treaties, tho prosldent Indicated In
his letter, should bo nuido public
after their negotiation. Tho process
of negotiations, however, ho snggost
ud, can bo better satisfied without
undue, publicity which might euibur
rass tholr course
PRICE FIXED FOR
COMMENTS
WASHINGTON, June The war
trade lioanl anmHim'ecl lulu today
(hnl, (lie shipping Itoard lias allotted
a numlter of stenmers lo transport
eo (Tee from Mrailian ports to New
York. Cleaninees wilt oeeur during
-Jul v and Anoint and the freight rale
is i'ixed at -1.70 n ba.
SHIPS SUNK ON
VIRGINIA CAPES
Submnrino Victims In American
Waters Now Total 18 Crews of
Neutrals Brought In By Danish
Steamer Copper From Cargo
Taken Aboard U-Boat.
NEW YORK. Juno 12. Two Nor
wegian steamships, the Viudoggen
and llonrlk Lund, wero sunk by a
German submarine when about 200
miles east of Capo Charles, Va., on
last Saturday and Monday respective
ly. This brings tho total of vessels
sunk by U-boats since thoy began
their campaign In these waters to 18.
Their crows totalling C8 men were
brought hero today by a Danish
slonmshlp which picked thorn up at
sou after they had been sent adrift
in tholr small boats.
Copper Is Taken
Highly tons of copper Ingots, part '
of the cargo of tho Vlndoggen, were
takon aboard tho U-boat before the
steamship was sunk by means oC
bombs. .
Tho vessel was stopped by the sub
marine on June 8 and the crew was
obliged to unload tho topper Into the
ship's, small boats and transfer It to
the U-boat. Thou the small boats
woro takon In tow until the llonrlk
Lund was sighted on Juno 10.
Tho llcnrllc Lund was from Nor
folk for New York. Stopped by the
siibmarino, the crow of this ship was
likewise ordered Into small boats and
the ship sent to the bottom by bombs.
Then tho two crows wore taken "la
tow and when tho Danish vessol was
sighted, according to tholr Btory, the
submarine cut thorn adrift and sub
merged. :
Four Norwegian Victims
Tho Vlndcggon was bound here
from a South American port, her cop
per consigned to tho Amoricun smok
ing and refining company,
Thu destruction of ihese ships
in uk os four flying tho Norwegian flag
which huvo been victims of German
submarines in American waters. Tbe
two others woro tho Vinlnnd, sunk
Juno n, and tho IOIdsvold, sunk June
4, both off the Virginia enpes.
TODAY'S BATTLE
I'AltIS, June 12. Today's fighting
may decide nu which side victory will
rest In tho present battlo, says Ilcnrt
Hldou, tho military critic, In review
ing tho situation.. Ho says the fight
ing is taking tho classical form In
which each side has won on one wing.
The scales are now cvun.
Hy tholr counter-attack tho Froncn
stopped tho enemy from carrying out
his plan and at tho same time assured
Ibemsolven of a better lino of de
fense. Tho Germans now aro ohllgod, M.
Itldou says, to keep their effectives
on tho firing lino and to dip Into
their stock of reserves for fresh divis
ions. Tho German plan for Ihe present
battle, says .Marcel llutln of Kcho, Do
Paris, In reporting tho statements of
prisoners, Including tho attacking and
storming of ('oniplegno, by tho cav
alry of the Cuaril under General von
Schooler, on Sunday evening. Now
the Germans not only aro not at Com
plegne, but they show a great deal
less vigor In tholr efforts, except on
their left.
I'lTTSlU'UG. Government agents
-riled u lame steel car plant of tho
Ornsleiii-Artliur-Koppel company nt
Knppcl, I':;., one of the largest Ger
man owned concerns in lliis section
ami warrants were issued for 1 L ex
ecutive officers us enemy aliens,