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NO. 85
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AqS ncn UBUID FIRE ON PROD GERMANS j1
YANKEE LINES ON 3SEGT0RS m
Humumi i
Refusal of Western Union to Abide
By War Labor Board's Ruling and
' Permit Operators to Unionize Re
sults 4n Recommcnc'ation From
Wilson to Congress for Government
Control and Operation of Wire
Systems of Country.
WASHINGTON, July 1 Govern
ment control and operation (if the na
tion's telegraph ijid telephone sys
tems was recommended to coiiic-.s
today by President Wilson.
In the face of an impending strike
of union operators employed liv the
Western L'nion enmpany, an elioi".
will he made to put through before
the recess of eonirress this week leg
islation empowering the president lo
take over the systems.
It is understood that the president
has not concluded definitely to lake
over the telegraphs and telephones
lis soon as the power is jjiven. lie
probably will await the result tit the
strike of Westren I '1114111 operators
called for July H by the Commercial
Tclenruphers' l'nion because the
Western l:nion refused 'to abide by
the rulings of the war labor board
and continued to discharge union op
erators. L'liion officials claim one-fourlli of
the 20,0(10 operators of the Western
l'nion will walk out. The company
insist that the strike cull will have no
substantial effect upon 'Is business.
Authority Asked
Members of congress said today
that the attorney troiicrnl bad advis
ed the president that he is without
authority under existing law to take
over the lines and that if necessity
for action arose with congress in ro
cess he would be without power to
net.
The president today informed 'lie
house interstate and foreign com
merce committee that he is heartily
in fuvor of legislation authorizing the
government to take over the telegraph
and telephone lines.
A resolution authorizing the presi
dent to take over the lilies probably
will he renorted favorably by the
committee this afternoon.
Letters of approval also were sent
by Secretaries Daniels and linker nnd
Postmaster (leneral liuileson whose
opinions had been sought by the com
mittee. Hills Introduced
The president's views were commu
nicated in 11 brief note indorsing the
legislation but milking no reference
to the strike of the Western l'nion op
erators called for July 8 by the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union after the
Western l'nion had refused to ubide
by the rulings of the war labor board
on the discharge of union operators.
Senator Sheppard of Texas today
introduced n resolution, identical to
that pending in the house. It wns re
ferred to the niillitury committee.
Action on the resolution wns defer
red until tomorrow by the house com
mittee and Chairman Simnis invited
Secretaries linker nnd Daniels and
Postmaster (leneral Burleson to ap
pear then nnd further explain their
views,
AMSTERDAM", July 1. Tho Ger
man Imperial clothing department
Issued an ordinance today under
which new clothing can no longer be
obtained unless the application Is ac
companied by a properly certified
statement giving In detail a list of
the clothes already In the applicant's
possession.
It is provided that henceforth coats
shall be unlined In the back and
lined only half way down in front.
The number of pockets is limited to
four, while vests and trousers may
Hot have more than three pockets.
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Descriptive Information Sent By Per
shing Regarding Activity On Va
rious Sectors Held By Americans
Marked Air Activity Heavy Shill
ing Denotes Nervousness of Huns.
WASHINGTON-, July 1. Descrip.
live iut'oi'iiiatioii of activity in the dif
ferent sectors occupied by the A""er
icun forces whs -;iven in the se n:ni
section of Genera! Pershing's eoni
muniipie. It follows:
The Germans used Iwpiid fire in an
attack on American troops on the
nniht of June J.'i to but none ol'
;he lire reached our troops.
Attempts of (ienuans at one point
to make conversation with Americans
by signalling "flood morning," ds
playing kittens 011 the parapets and
throwinr cigarettes into America.,
barbed wire entanglements me re
ported in the communique.
"Section A. Kxcept lor the in
crease of artillery acllvitv 011 both
sides in the Chateau Theirry region
there is nothing to report.
"Section I!. In the Chuulcaii
Thierry region June '27 lo '2H there
was no special activity other Hum
that of I lie hostile air forces ami of
Hie artillery 011 both sides. The Her
man artillery fire was lighter than on
the preceding day. Shrapnel anil gas
were used in moderate quantities. A
large part of the hostile lire was con
centrated on our lines in the general
direction of lloiiresehcs and Trian-
le farm. The activity of the German
air forces was marked only by the
frccpiency of the reconnaisauce
flights made. German machine guns
are intermittently active at the poinls
mentioned in yesterday's report, lie
bind the enemy's line activity was
normal. In patrolling activities,
there occurred an encounter between
a hostile patrol of about J0 men unii
one of our ambush patrols.
Alter a hot skirmish near the I.a
lloche woods, the hostile party, hav
ing suffered losses, withdrew to his
own lines.
South of Manic
South of the Maine, between the
evening of June 27 and the evening
oli June 28, it was noticeable that the
activity of the enemy bail increased
while a certain nervousness on his
part was also observed. His artil
lery was constantly active through
out the breadth of our sector and us
on the preceding day paid special at
tention to our positions on the left.
In the last named region the io ol'
shrapnel wns again marked. German
uirplanes were again busy along our
front although somewhat less so than
'during the days preceding. Very en
ergetic el'lorts are being made by the
Germans to prevent further cross
ings of the river on the part of our
troops.
On rirnnly Front
"In contrast to the n'-tivily which
has recent I v prevailed in the .r tor
occupied by our troop, in Picar.lv tin
day extending from noon. June 20.
to June 27, was uuevent frit. The bos.
tile artillery, in-lead of scattering it
fire over the whole of our sector,
tired a greatly reduced number ol
shells on a lew I ilitics, notably the
Coullcmelle wood, the Scrcllc wood,
the country surrounding Itroiics and
our positions near Cnuliiigy. Gas,
high explosives and shrapnel were all
used. In some cases the enemy was
apparently attempting lo adjust lii
fire. The enemy's trench mortar
were in action for a short time during
the afternoon, A few German air
planes appeared during the day. A
German patrol attacked one of our
outposts during the early morning but
was driven off by lille lire.
"In the MulhuiiK sector our troops
cxtierirneed on June 27 a ipiict flay.
The only unusual event was the tV
ing within our lines of a number of
small propaganda balloons dis,ul--h-cd
by the enemy. The German artil
lery delivered n scattering lire oi
normal intensity. During the carlt
morning, the late attcrnoon nnd the
evening his machine guns delivered
oceasional bursts nijaiiist our lilies."
Vantage Points and Prisoners Cap
tured In Sharp Attacks By British
and French On Wii'e'y Separated
Fronts Early Rcsi mptlcn of Ger
man Drive Expected.
WASHINGTON', July 1.--An offi
cial dispatch I'roia 1,'oiue loday sns
the Italian and Krcach forces on the
Aisugo phtlcau in capturing Mont Yai
Delia took l.-'.Oil Austrian prisoners.
Doth the French and the Driti-h
continued yesterday and last ni;.ht
their recently adopted program of
prodding the Germans at various
points along the Franco -I'elu'ia 11 line,
capturing a vantage point here and
there and harrassing the enemy while
preparations for the resumption of
bis offensive are under wav.
I'rencli Strike Twice
The French hit the line in local at
tacks at two separate points.
The most pronounced gain was ef
fected by General. 1'etain's troops
just above the point where their liilc
joins the American sector northwest
of Dellcaii wood. They advanced
here south of I'assy-Kn-V.-.lois and
catricd their line forward so that il
now runs east, of the Chc.v-Yinly
railroad. In addition Ibey held on
firmly to the gro'tntl gained the night
previous just to the north, in the re
gion of Mosley, righting off two Ger
man counter altacks.
SiiuthweasI of Soissoas Hie French
moed ahead again.
In all, the French took some 200
prisoners in these utfncks.
British Hit at Allien
Tile liritish stroke was just above
Albert, north of the Suriinie river. An
improvement in the Itritish positoiis
was effected here.
Seven haltles are brewing on the
several fighting fronts. All indica
tions point to an early resumption of
heavy lighting on the western line.
In Ituly the mountain zone is again
the scene of infantry operations.
Tension is increasing along the
British front in France as the cres
cendo of the German nrtillerv fire
mounts higher and higher. From
Yprcs to Hlicims. the big guns are
busier than they have been lor some
days and the Germans probably are
preparing to react strongly against
the allied nibbling tactics.
The German command is known to
have lar'.'e I'm s in reudiness 011 the
mii'ii balllclicbls of France.
Along the line northwest of Cha
teau Thierry, where the Amciicuns
hold u sc-dor, 1 1 if Gi rmans a r".. re
ported' coiiiTiitratiiig lioi.ps and sup
plies f..'t
This pholo-.ra)h w;i ren ived 111
Inn troopn have been dolnn In puma
rpliiHbliie nil around hlin. Tlin cen
autumn, It Is likely it If the l'luvo.
DIRECTING THE BIG SPLASH
Charles M. Schwab, who Is now enroiitli to the const to celebrate, Hie.
Fourth by laimcliiiiit a vessel every. .in In 1I10 day until iilulit. llo In
boss of the rWrscucy fleet corporation and 011 .Inly Itli, Hit vessels, of
! I IO.IIOO tons cnimclly, will be launched in llio shipyards of America a
j third (renter than llio enllro outputol' American shipyards for (bo year
lendliiif July 1, 11)1(1. Forty sloel and wooden vessels will I10 luuncliod In
: Pacific const shipyards on Thursday, llcforo tlio end of llio year, Mr.
jScliwnli promises it million tons of ships 11 month. "The, American pcoplo
never liavo lost a war, ami by thunder they never will" says Schwab
VAKIH, July 1. Flvo persons 1
were killed and 14 injured at .Mann
helm, Germany Saturday inornlnK by
bombs dropped by allied nviators,
says u llavas dispatch from Ilasln.
Severe property damage ulso result
ed. A fiucfORsfiil attack on tho Had
fscl.R 'Aniline ami soda factory at
Mannheim on Saturday was nn
nouncod In official report from 'the
"Mritlsh air ministry Saturday nllit.
Many liomlm were dropped and six
ImrntH were observed on the factory.
In air flKhMiif? over Mannheim dur-
: Iiik the attack tho llritinh airmen
(drove down three (lennaii nmrhlrim
out of control.
ITALIAM TROOPS CROSS P1AVE
thin country before tlio Austrian ot
Inn Ihe tlcclnc Anslrlnn army irniu
iorilili furlilda giving llio nunie. of
HEARD AROUND THE WORLD.
T
.UNIIOX, July 1 A Teulon sub
marine Mink the liritihli hospital sship
IJniidovery Castle, llo' inilen south
west of Fntnct, on ,lune 'J7, the Brit
ish admiralty announced today.
The Llandovery Castle was home
ward hound from Canada. She car
ried 'J.'iS person. This folnl includ
ed HO Canadian army medical corps
men and 11 female nurses,
Cme 1 t cimlaitiin 21 siimvoi'H
so far luis reached port,
Chicago S. J. Koucnkamp, prel
dent of tho Commercial Tel e.tf raphes
union, called a strike of tho Western
Cnlon operators effeetlvo Monday,
July 8.
RIVER UNDER FIRE OF AUSTRIA
is
fenslvn lieuan, but It llluntrntes Rra.
tho Plavc. Tho photographer who
llio river, but an llio liatllu lluo lias
e .... ; i
GERMAN PEACE
PROGRAMICALLS
FOR THE EARTH
Britain's War Fleet for Germany
Gihralter for Spain, Egypt and
Suez for Turkey, Belyium for Ger
many, Serbia to Bo Divided, French
Provinces Annexed.
l'Ah'IK, July l.--Greiil lirilain
must turn over its war fleet to Ger
many, return Gibraltar to Spain nnd
restore En.vpt and tho Suez canal to
Turkey. Great lirilain. Franco nnd
the I'nited States must pay Ger
many an indemnity of nt least $4v
OlMI.OIIO.Omi. lieltiiuin 'nni French
territory must be surrendered to Ger
many. These are anione; (lie conditions in
cluded in Hie German pence proprnm
published in the Nacbriten ot Goer
lit., Prussia, by Count lioon, u mem
ber nt' the l'russian house of loids,
aceordintr to u I lavas dispatch from
Itasel, Switzerland.
Count Ifoon says Gerinuny is enti
tled to the followiiiK tonus because of
its strength, and until they are. real
nzed there should ho no armistice nnd
no cessation of submarine warl'aro:
To Anne.v llelKliim
Annexation of Belgium, willi nil-
niisislrativc niiloiiomy in the interior.
Independence of Flanders..,
Annexation of the entire Khmdurj
const,' includiiur Culilis. ;
Aniiexntioii of the Briey nnd
liontrwy biisins mid the Toul, Bell'ort
nnd Verdun regions eastward.
Hestilution lo Germany of till her
colonics, including Kaio Chaui
Great Britain to cede lo Geriiinny
such naval viiscs nnd coaling stations
ns Germany designates.
Greut Britain must return Gibral
tar to Spain, cede its war fleet to
Germany, restore Kuypt lo Turkey
mid Ihe Suez canal to Turkey.
Greece must be re-estiiblished nn
der former Kill!? Constantino with
frontiers ns beore the war.
To lllvide Serbia
Austria and Bulgaria will divide
Serbia and Montenegro.
Great Britain, Franco nnd tile
United Slates must pay nil of Ger
many's war costs, the indemnity he-
uifT a minimum of if 0011,0(111,0(10
They also must areo to deliver raw
materials immediately.
France and Belgium are lo remnin
occupied ut their expense until the
conditions lire carried out.
VushliiKlon SonrB-ltoebuck
Co., of CIiIcuko were ordered to de
sist from certain unfair mclhoda of
competition by tho federal trudo com
niliion. NS
- tit
phlcally the kind of flirhtlin tho llnl-
tmik thin plcturo ay bullol woro
extended along tho l'luvo elllco lut
STATE OF WAR
PROCLAIMED IN
RUSSIAN ARCTIC
Province of Archangel Declared Un
der Martial Law Contains Arctic
Ports and Immense Stores of War
Supplies Is Beini Invaded by
Fins and Germans. . '
(MOSCOW, June 23. (By the As
sociated Press.) A state of war has
been proclaimed lu the province of
Archangel.
The province of Archangel extends
from the Ural mountains westward
to Finland, a distance of approxim
ately 900- miles, Irom Volgoda and,
Olonets on the south, to the Arctic
ocean, about 400 miles. It contains
the ports of Archangel and Mour
mansk, the only Russian outlets to
the Arctic ocean. It was on the
Mourmansk coast that French and
British, troops were landed sometime
ago to protect the Mourmansk rail
way, over which allied supplies had
been going into Russia. ,
American Navy, on Guard
, WASHrNGTON, July 1. In the1
Russian province of Archangel where
a slate of war has been proclaimed, '
according to a dispatch from Moscow
lies the Arctic port of Kola, with its
railroad guarded by allied and Amer
ican naval forces. Consequently the
greatest Interest attaches to any de
velopments, there and officials and
diplomats bore are wondering what
the declaration ot a state ot war may
mean.
All recent reports, to the state de
partment Jiavo represented condi
tions to be quiet around Archangel
and along the railroad southward '
from Kola and It Is hoped that the
latost development may mean no
more than that the bolshevik gov
ernment has proclaimed martial law
to maintain order. V
At Kola and for miles Inland along
the railroad there are acres ot mili
tary supplies, running all the way
from locomotives and cannon to
clothing and provisions, scattered
over the country. ,
Shipped From America
Most of these were shipped front
America and from England when the '
Russian armies were still fighting
the Germans and were Bhort of sup
pllos. Tho goods accumulated while
tlio railroad from the Arctic port was
being rushed to completion as a mill
tary measure. When the line was
oponcd, but ibofore any large quanti
ty of tho suppllos could tie shipped
southward, the Brest-I.ltovsk peace
was declared and the movement
ceased.
To Buvo Stores
Tho allies have realized the dan
ger and, dotormlned to save these
stores for a rehabilitated Russian
army which could bo depended upon
to fight the Gormans, have landed,
French and British marines at Kola
who havo taken over a considerable
part of tho railroad running south
ward.
As this territory Is regardod bT
the allies and by tho United States
government as within control ot
General Foch In his capacity as commander-in-chief,
It has been deemed
proper to glvo tho occupying forces
an International character. There
fore, American marines and bine-
jnckots are mliiKled with the Frenctt
and British naval forces at Kola, .
(Continued on 1'ugo Eight.)
OIL LEASING BILL
WASHINGTON". July 1 With
the undorstanillng that the enact
ment of tho oil land leasing bill. In
volving development ot westorn,
naval resorvos, will go over until
after the recens of congress, action
on tho bi;i again wns dotorred by
sonuto and houso conferoos.