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German Advance On Compeigne
Checked When French Strike Heavy
' Blow, Forcing Eenmy Back Al
t' tacks Southwest of Soissons Brok
en By Violent Resistance of French
Who Hold Up Germans American
Marines Break Up Strong Attacks.
V AIMS, June 1.1 The attack m.uIIi
west uf Soissons, on Hit' front be
tween the Aisne und the Mnrno 1ms
been broken hy the violent resistance,
of I he French, says a I lavas corres
ioinlent telegraphing from the. front.
'J be enemy, he says, has made pro
gress which is alisolaU: lusiyiufi
eant at a priee of heavy losses. In
addition, he points out, the (ieriuan
advance has been held up i'i: -cv-eal
days and the morale uf II. n Ccr
laan troops is suffering in eonse
tpienee. PARIS, Juno 13. French troops
Inst night struck a heavy blow
against the German forces which
have been advancing on the eastern
wing of the new front of attack. The
wur office announced today that the
French had hurled back the enemy to
the north bank of the Matz river.
) Violent combats continue between
the Alsne river and the Villers-Cot-terets
forest. The Germans have pro
gressed as far as the ravine east of
Laverslne north of Cutry.
The Germans last night made a
violent attack on the American sector
between llouchesnes and HeJIcau
wood, on the Murne front. The Amer
icans broke up the attack and Inflict
ed serious losses on the enemy, hold
ing all the gains which they have
made. . i x
After violent fighting the enemy
has obtained a foothold n Laverslne
and St. Pierre-Algle. '
Forced Across Mat 7.
Ily the Associated Press, Juno 111.
Clormnn forces which succeeded In
crossing the Matz river to the west ot
the Olse on the battle front south of
y Noyon, held their positions there for
but a brief period. French troops,
counter-attacking, have hurled the
enemy back to tho north bank of tho
river and checked his advance toward
t'omplegne.
The news from tho scene of the
tremendous strugglo as told In offic
ial statements, shows that on tho
field west of the Olse the Germans
have come to a halt for tho present
at least.
Advnneo United
The enemy has not renewed his nt
tacks on the line from Courcelles to
Antheull, where on Tuesday a bril
liant counter attack or the French
swept the Invaders back and re-established
tho French lines on the plateau
overlooking the center of tho German
position.
Farther east the Germans similarly
have not continued their advance
toward the Arondo river.
The crossing of tho Matz river by
. the Clormans Tuesday night constitute
ed a serious threat to Complogne. It
also tended to weaken the French po-
( Continued on Pago Two.)
PARIS, Juno 13. On the nnnlver
fry of tho arrival in Frunce of the
first American troops President Poln
rre has telegraphed lo President
Wilson an expression of the admira
tion of Franco for tho mnxniNceut
effort put forth by America, and fe
licitations over the conduct of the
troops who are commencing to give
on the field of battle exnmples of
luelr gallantry and bravery.
American Army Prepared to Go Fur
ther Than Brigading American
Troops with French and British If
Emergency Arises Nature of Of
fer Kept Secret.
LONDON', June 13. The Ameri
can army Is prepared, it necessary,
to make a greater sacrifice than that
involved In tho brigading of Amer
ican troops with the French and Brit
ish, declares the correspondent of the
Daily Mail with the American forces
in Franco.
After recording constantly .and
deeply expressed regrets among the
American troops that more trained
Americans have not been available to
assist tho French, and the willing
ness ot the Americans to sacrifice
themselves if need be, the correspon
dent says:
"This is tho spirit of the whole
army. I have already seen how the
president, with cver-readiness, fell In
with the allied desires to brigade
American troops with the French and
British. This was a great sacrifice,
greater perhaps than most people
imagine, but It is understood if the
events of tho next few days and the
plans of tho allies should so demand,
the United States is prepared for an
even much greater sucrlflce and of a
character much more dramatic and
startling.
"I cannot give details and tho ne-
C.nRsitV mnv hv -nnrl fnrhinn nM-nr
I ' ' - ..v...,.
arise, tout whatever happens the allies
will always carry a feeling of grati
tude for tho magnificent spirit with
which tho United States is playing
her part ill tho war."
U-BOAT KEPT ON
2
XKYV YOIIK, June 13 The audac
ity of a German submarine captain,
who kept his vessel on the surface
for two days while transferring to
the U-boat SO tons of copper from the
Norwegian steamship Vhuleggen,
which was halted 120 miles off Cape
llattcras, was described today by offi
cers of tho freighter. The Vlndeg
gen's crew and that of the Henrik
Lund, also a Norwegian were brought
to this port aboard the Danish steam
er Hrosund, after their craft had been
sunk by the Teuton raider.
Tho Henrik hovo in sight, and was
signalled by tho submarino just as
the latter was finishing Its looting
of tho Vimleggeu's cargo, said mem
bers of the crews. The German com
mander ordered both the chips' com
panies into their boats and sent the
two vessels to the bottom with bombs.
Captain Halmestad of the Vindeg
gen and Captain Kaltenborg of the
Lund, were Interviewed here by naval
officials. The crews, comprising 09
men. most of whom are Chinese, were
turned over to the Immigration au
thorities. SAN KltANCIrfCO, Juno in. A
serious outbreak of forest fires In
northern California was caused by
tho elertrical htorm that swept the
northern part of the state yesterday,
ami between n nud 100 flrca of var
ious magnitudes are raging In tho
nalional forests and other portions of
Tuolumme. Lldorado, Lassen, Trinity
and Siskiyou counties, according to
rport reaching acting District For
ester Hoy lleadley hero today.
SENATE REFUSES
TO CUT DEBATE
IN WAR PERIOD
111
By at Vote of 41 to 34 Rule Proposed
By Underwood to Limit Senators to
One Hour and a Half Talk On Bills,
Except Unanimous Consent Is De
feated By I Ith Hour Switch.
WASHINGTON", June 13. The
senate today rel'uM'il to curtail its
debute during the war. My a vote of
11 to :J4, a rule promised by Senator
I'nderwood of Alabama lo limit sen
ators to one hour mid n halt' on a hill
or resolution and 11) minutes on
amend men ts,, except hy unanimous
consent, was defeated.
Although the resolutions support
ers had been confident of its adop
tion during the spirited debute of the
Inst few days, when the vote was tak
en In to today a dozen democratic
senators unexpectedly joined the
majority of republicans opposing the
rule.
"President Wilson has hud nothing
whatever to do with the initiation of
this rule so far as I know," declared
Senator I'nderwood in answer to Sen
ator Sherman of Illinois, who charg
ed the president "hud commanded his
senutors to puss the rule."
'The rule to limit debate," Senator
Sherman asserted, "is in preparation
for u t reaty that -wilt be submitted
sooner than senators excct."
. Woman Suffrage
President Wirson today expressed
the hope that the senate would
(he women suffrage amedment at the
present session of congress. His at
titude was made known in a report to
n memorial from the French union
for women suffrage presented to him
today by a delegation from the Amei
ican women suffrage association,
which usked him to proclaim the prin
ciple of women suffrage as one of
the fundamental rights of the fu-t-.ue.
"It is my earnest hope," Iho'prosi-il-'iit
said, "that the scant ; of tl.e
Fiuted Slates will give an immi-dnk-ahlc
answer U this question iiy pass
ing the suffrage amendment to the
federal constitution before the end of
the session.
Senate leaders have promised n
vole at this session.
The president's support was de
clared to have aided maternity the
passage of the resolution in tho house
in January.
WASHINGTON, June 13. Undor
agreement to vote at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, tho senate resumed con
sideration of tho resolution offered
hy Senator I'nderwood of Alabama to
incorporate In the senate rules a pro
vision limiting debate during ' tho
war.
As tho Underwood resolution now
stands, debate by any senator on a
measure would be restricted to one
hour and a half unless extension be
permitted by a majority vote.
T
PARIS, Juno 1.1. Germany, nltbo
attacking on tho 'western front, Is
starving, says the Kc-ho He Paris. An
artlclo appearing In the Berlin Ar
belter Zeltung relates tho details of
six children starving to death In an
orphanage at Zenefort, Thuringia.
Tho orphanage was found to havo
been ransacked by Its starving In
mates and physicians who visited the
place found several of the children
sheer skeletons.
Professor Franz K. Ileln, the wide
ly known economist, writing In the
Itayerische Zeltung of Munich, warns
tho Germans that the coming weeks
will be harder than any that have
passed, and professes to foresee a
general paralysis In the supply of
wheat.
AGAIN
fa'
E
DAY'S F
PAItIS, June 13. There wns plen
ty of fighting yesterday hut it did not
uf feet the general situation. As Die
'lermans are fighting against lime
this result is u distinct gain to the
defense.
The Germans, it is true, made
slight progress on their left toward
Coinpicgno, from which, at elieiieci,
lliey are now onlv five miles nway,
hut so did the French on I he olhcr
wing in Ihe region of Mcry.
As the nature of the ground around
llcry provides (he French with ex
cellent gun positions behind hills
from which they can pound nt shorl
range Ihe road hv which all supplies
nuisl pass In the (ieriuan eenler in Hk
thrust Inwards Compicguc, llu
Fiench can claim, an advantage in
tho day's operations, fur they also
slopped Ihe ficrniaus south of !l.e
Aisne near Ihe forest of Villcrs-fot-ti
rets.
Or
MATZ IS COSTING
LONDON, June 13. The Germans
at severe cost, continue to push down
tho Matz valley, whero an uhundanio
of small woods afford maximum pro
tection for French machine guns and
artillery, says Kcutcr'a correspondent
at French headquarters, telegraphing
Wednesday. Fan her west, the French
havo pursued their progress on tiie
Mery plateau and havo pushed the
enemy off tho eastern slope Into the
valley.
"This position," the correspondent
adds, "on which the enemy believed
himself firmly established 48 hours
ago was of great Importance to his
advance on the center as It overlooks
the .Matz valley and commands the
Junction of the main roads between
Montdidler and Bcauvraigues, thru
which tho enemy's troops and sup
plies for the front In tho river vulley
must pass.
THEY SHALL- NOT PASS
LONDON1, Juno 13. Gormany Is
about to withdraw tho bulk of her
troops now In Russia for service on
the western front, according to a
statement In Muxlm Gorky's news
paper, tho Novala Zhl7.11, quoted by
the Dally Nows correspondent at
Stockholm.
Tho IN'ovala Zhlzn clnlms to give
tho text of a dispatch sent by Gcnoral
Falkeiihayn, chief of the German
genoral staff, which It says was Inter
cepted, In which General Falkcnhnyn
declares that tho battles on tho wes
tern front are criticul and declslvo,
hut that In order to fnsuro dcflnilo
victory and tho end of tho war, the
concentration of enornruus forces will
bo necessary.
"In view of tho fact that our troops
on tho Husslnn and Ukraine fronts
liave attained their objects," tho dis
patch continues, "and nro now rest
ing the emperor has Instructed tho
general staff to take measures for tho
transportation to Franco of the ma
jority of tho (lormun forces 111 WhlVo
itiissla, Ukraine and Great Russlu,
leaving Micro only Kinall detachments
necessary to maintain order.
Tho transportation, according to
the quoted message, was to bo effect
ed within seven days.
FRUIT GROWERS
WASHINGTON, Juno 13. North
west fruit growers protested thru
Hinator I'olndexter of Washington
toilay aiialnsl tho rnllrnail adminis
tration's proposed Increase of 25 per
cent In freight rales. Tho advance
they claimed will provo discrimina
tory ami will work a hardship upon
them. Senator I'olndexter presented
a telegram from tho Northwestern
fruit exchange saying that If tho ad
vance goes Into effect It will cost the
western growers forty cents a barrel
to transport apples to the principal
eastern markets whllo eastern grow
ers will pay only from seven to ten
cents.
WASHINGTON!, Juno 13. In the
crushing out of Germanism In the
United States tho Koelnlscho Volks
Zoltung soes a disaster In a measure
balancing the Teutonic military suc
cesses. An official dispatch from
Franco today commenting on pessi
mistic, discussion' In tho German
pross of ovents in tho United States,
quotes the Volks Zeltung as follows:
"Mr. Wilson hopes to succeed In
crushing tho German eloments. He
will succeed. Tho German pross Is
already nearly crushed out of exis
tence in America. Tho greater part ot
tho German schools are closed. Tho
German associations aro having lo
strip themselves of all vestiges of
Germanism. It Is a complelo debacle
"It Is unnecessary to bo pessimistic
to realize that tho consequences of
our Kuropcan victories aro In a mea
sure balanced hy tho sum total ot the
losses we havo suffered In America.
All this could havo been foreseen."
L
&
CHICAGO, Juno 13. -Dr. Alexan
der Lambert ot Now York, was elect
ed president of tho American Medical
association toilay by a vote of liO to.
57 over Admiral W. O. Ilralsted, sur
geon general of the navy.
Tlio vote was by tho houso of dele
gates, and was tho closest in tho his
tory of the organization.
Ir. Lambert Js medical director of
tho American Red Cross work In
Franco and president of tho New
York state medical association.
Ol her officers elected were: vlco
presidents, Dr. W. N. 'Nlshnrd, In
dianapolis: Dr. David Starr Judd,
Rochester, Minn.; Dr. C. W. Richard
son, Washington; Dr. John M. Ha Id y ,
Philadelphia; secretary. Dr. Alexan
der R. Craig, Chicago, treasurer, Dr.
William Allen Pusey, Chicago; chair
man ot tho house of delegates, Dr.
Hubert Work, Pueblo, Colo.
Atlantic City was selected for the
next annual meeting. The dato will
bo decided hy tho trustees.
DREADNAUGH
SUNK BY RIZZ
I
Italian Hero of Daring Exploit Two
Austrian Battleships Surrounded
By Ten Destroyers When Little
Italian Patrol Boats Dash In with
Torpedoes.
VENICE, June 12. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Commander liizzo,
whose remarkable exploit ill sinking
ni Austrian battleship in the Adriat
ic has thrilled Italy, tells a grnphio
story of the encounter in which ho
took part nud during whieh another
Austrian battleshin was cither badly
damaged or destroyed by another mo
tor boat in charge of Commnnder Mil
lazo. It is possible that 2,000 sail
ers wcro lost during (he encounter.
"I am sorry for the sailors who
lost their' lives," ho said, in begin
ning his story, "hut I 11111 glud we got
the dreadniiughls. Why thev hail
ventured out of I'olu luirbor no one
knows, but it was certainly foolish
lor I hem to do so.
Host of Itn.v Fix
"I was on patrol scout duty as
usual off the Dclnuilin coast near
Puss Solve,, between, (ho Islands of
Asinello mid Freuiudii. I had just fin
ished my nntrol and hud turned for
my base when ubout () miles nwny I
saw 11 great enveloping cloud of
smoke. It appeared like a blot through
the early light. I thought t firstit
was soino bout which had discovered
me and was giving chnso.
"I determined lo ninko the best of.
a had fix. After turning hack I
said lo my two crews of (en men to
each boa(:
" 'Fellows, (he scouts boats havo
been waiting for two years, nnd tho
whole Italian navy hns been trying
to deslroy Austrian ships for thrco
years. Are you willing lo risk nil on
a chance of obtaining glory nnd tho
country's gratitude! '
To 11 man I hey nnswereil: 'Vcs.'
Ti Itattlosblps lt
"Wo were speeding back wilh our
motors muffled when, to my amaze
ment, I discovered two battleships
surrounded by a number of destroy
ers) which I Inter counted ns 10.
I ussigned the second hatlleship (0
the other motor hunt while I took the
first.
"I slipped inside Ilia lino of de
stroyers hot ween Ihe Ihird nnd Fourth
of these crul'l. I was not noticed in
Ihe light fog. The water wns smooth
and my torpedoes got off nieelv. Ily
lirst, with 11 filld pound charge, struck
the first ,r Inaught between the (wo
funnels, while Ihe second struck her
list iifler Ihe second funnel. As the
tornedoes exploded I saw (he mighty
ship tremble, (wo great fonnlains ot '
waler rose high in Ihe air nnd black
smoke wolli! up from Ihe rents in her
side. Then I ran for It, cseniiing bt
t.vceu Ihe second and third destroy
ers in tiie line. I was discovered by
ti e fourth destroyer, which gave
chase at n distance of I."i0 yards and
fired on me. I was loo close, how
ever lo be hit. Then I dropped 11
depth charge bonih such as is general
I" used tigniiisl submarines. Fortu
i.alely for us, it exploded under tho
dcsli nver. I saw her leap into Ilia
air, turn sharply and Ihen slop, giv
ing up the chase and permitting us to
scape. The other destroyers were
busy trying lo save the lives of tbo
snilors on the diendniiuglit."
INpilviilcnt to Naval Victory
IKlMK, Wednesday, Juno 12.
(Continued on Pago Two.)
DROP FIGH1 TO FORCE
WASHINGTON, Juno 1.1. Hccauso
of President Wilson's opposition, pro.
hlbltlon leaders In tho senate will not
press prohibition amendments to tho
emergency agricultural appropriation
hill. What steps will bo taken to
attempt to put prohibition thru an
separato legislation will be deckled
later.
IN M0T0RB0A