The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1918, Page 1

GENERALLY FAIR _TRIBUNEE= a THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. THE BI 145, BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS, HUNS SHIFT T! ARE WE DOWN-HEARTED? AMERICAN BRAVERY WINS ~ MUCH PRAISE Gun Battalion Accounts for 1000 Germans at Chateau Thierry OFFICER SWIMS THE MARNE Rescues Frenchman Wounded on Opposite Bank—Gets War Cross es With the American Army in France, Wednesday, June 5.—(By the Asso- ciated Press)—An American gun bat- talion accounted for approximately, 1,- 000 Germans while holding a bridge at Chateau Thierry dufing the) recenm. fighting. 5 The Americans lost only one man killed anda ‘few wounded. At the same time French troops wiped out a force of 300 Germans who had obtain, ed a footing on the southern bank ot tke ‘Marne. ~ ‘While the Germans dominated the town from Hill 204, the Americans and French set up machine guis m the windows and doorways ot. houses, Great fierceness marked the fighting which raged for several days. One of- ficer told the correspondent today that it was all the commanders could do to keep the Americans from crossing the river in the teeth of the enemy fire and assaulting the hill position. Many American officers and pri- vates showed great daring and forti- tude in withstanding the German at- tacks along. the Marne at Chateau Thierry and Jaulgonne. John R. Mendenhall, .. in, ing i Qiangold, of out to investi under a heavy fire from the American, line,’ He ‘found the: enipers, pointed: them out to his ‘comrades and the Ger- mans fired no more. ; The first Ame 1 to ‘receive the. French .war..crosk for. bravery. in, the snipers present battle. was Lieutenant Walter |: R. Flennery of ‘Pittsburgh, who swam across the’ Marne and rescued a ‘wounded French soidier.: Lieutenant John T. ~ BiBsselt’ of’ Pittsburgh he» deen cited for theANesdeh; war, aa for leading his 3 coi any to the north 4 re rae attempt to stup™' etedick. oF Captain oo Hamer the French liason. officer -# the ), UNIL, stood by the! mnrieant NO ce “nh of the fight. “encouragifig! anti? cheat ing them. The’ Americans, he said, showed most wonderful fighting spirit, and were jolly even laugHing and jok- ing while a perfect héll raged arounc them. 3 BRITISH PRESS COMMENT. London, June 6.—The behavior of the American troops at Chateau Thierry has demonstrated more than anything that has yet happened on the American front the splendid initia- tive and enterprise with which thte American army is endowed and noth- ing has aroused the keener enthus- jasm of commanders, says the Deily Mail correspondent with the American army in France. He quotes an un- named French general as saying that the American spirit and enterprise at a critical moment. served to maintain the morale of. the French t#oops abou Chateau Thierry. is ‘Amang the incidents of the engage- ment the correspqndent mentions is the steadiness and persistence; of the - American machine gun fire in the streets of Chateau Thierry. Company after company of the enemy, marching four abreast, repeatedly tried to. ad- vance, but recoiled sorely ‘shattered before the fire of the American gun- ners. The streets were strewn with German dead and wounded and the American officers estimate they in- flicted a tleast one thousand casual- ties. When a bridge across the Marne was blown up, the correspondent adds, the Americans were left on the north- ern bank with the enemy in front of them and the river at their backs. ‘Carrying their guns, the Americans descended to the lower banks of the river, and, under enemy machine gut: and artillery fire, succeeded in reach- ing the next bridge. The correspondent predicts that muc wilbh eard of the deeds of the Americans in the next few days and adds: “American troops - fresh from the United States continue to arrive with regularity and, numbers more than sufficient to justify renewed conft- dence in the ultimate triumphs of the entente. The Americans at this mo- ment are distributed over a very wide front indeed. “In some sectors entire American divisious form one unit, holding a cer- tain extent of line while elsewhere they are brigaded with French and British regiments. a In the Luneville and Toul sectors the Americans hold very difficult sali- ents dominated—in ‘the Toul sector completed dominated by the German artillery on ‘Montsec—by the enemy. The Germans’ recently have been drenching these positions with gas, but the Americans stood firm and won the ready appreciation of all observers.’ 184 SICK LANDED. Washington, June 6.—During the week ending May 31, 184 sick and wounded soldiers of the American ex- peditionary forces were landed in this country. For the week ending May 24, sixteen arrived. The soldiers have been sent to various army hospitals. hout | a | itorlal. read. by Senator Brandegee, of TELEGRAPHERS - DELAY STRIKE Chicago, June 6.—Sylvester J. Kon- encamp, head of the telegrapher's un- fon, arrived here last niht, but there was no sign of a strike being called CORPORAL SMITH OF PERSHING’S -50 when operators resumed their keys} °/ today. At offices of the telegraph com.|,” panies it was said that a strike order would have little or no effect on dDum- ness, as practically none of the em ployes were members of the union. Mr. Konenkamp said that he was today preparing instructions for the men to govern them when the strike was called. “I have the date set in my mind, but the men will not know it until the strike is called. We need a little time for certain conferences, as, for instance, one with the. griev- ance committee of the railroad tele- graphers tomorrow, and other prelim: inaries,” Mr. Kokenkamp explained. SENATE TAKES RAP AT NAVY ‘DEPARTMENT Sharp Debate Develops Over the Submarine Attack on SENATOR NELSON CAUSTIC Lodge Says Loose Brags About Number of Troops Invited the German Attacks Washington, June 6.—Attacks ox the navy department for permitting submarines to sink American ships ott the Atlantic coast precipitated a sharp debate today in the senate. «Charges that Senators invited the tacks by makjng ‘inaccurate state- ents’ as to conditions in the United} ‘States were made by Senator Lewis, of Hlinois, in reply to a newspaper ed- Connecticut, which attacked the navy department for not warning mariners f.the presence of under-sea craft ‘and, asked as ‘to the ‘whereabaut' of the degtroyers‘and submarine chasers’ ‘the. navy ‘held getting ready to repel The U-boat raids were not attempt- ed, Senator Lewis declared, unti Ger- many, was advised by inaccurate. in- formation that the American govern- ment ‘was “honeycombed with’ fraud.” |: ‘gud ‘reeking with pollution and corrup- tiog jthat the, United States had. no frm ‘or navy, and “that we had fallen Nadwit in every undertaking.” .2éiftiese chargés;” he said, “incitec B to beligye that we could not poder if own ‘eointry.” ‘ Nelson Caustic. ‘Senator Nelson of Minnesota, Re- publican, sharply interjected. “Does the senator think he can stop the German submarines by making an assault on the Republican party?” Senator Lewis replied that he had not mentioned the Republican party and that such a charge against that or- ganization would ‘be uintruthful. He added, however, that many charges oF unpreparedness had come from indi. viduals in public and official life as well as in private life. “The fact remains that the spirit ts too general *. Senator Lewis conchid- ed, “by Which we accept accusations upon any. official who is’ powerless to reply andthe public believes, from the silence, in their truth.” ’ % With apparent ‘feeling, ‘Senator Lodge of. Massachusetts,: Republican, said: ig: . “Nothing has so stimulated and in- vited Germany as the loose brags ang IS STRICKEN IN FRANCE Veteran Soldier of Expedition- ary Forces Dies on Train Near Rouen WAS NATIVE OF VIRGINIA Paris, June 6.—General Robert E. L. ‘Michie, of the American army died in a railroad train near Rouen yes- terday. ‘His death was sudden and un- expected as he’had not been ill. A Brilliant Soldier. Washington, June 6.—News of the sudden death of Brigadier General Robert E. L. ‘Michie in a-railway train near Rouen, France, yesterday, came as a shock today in war department and army circles. He was.a brillianz soldier. ' For a long time General Michie was chief aide to General Hugh 1. Scott, former chief of staff of the army and had accompanied the latte son numer- ous missions of importance. He ac ‘companied General Scott with the} American mission to Russia last year. (When General Scott was relieved as chief of staff, Colonel Michie was made a brigadier general in the na- tional army and placed in commana of the Fifty-third infantry brigade, composed of New York troops, at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. Ai- ter training his troops he went at tehir head to France... CO! Maséach itio RP. HAROLD J. SMITH: from the front:to tell home folk what our boys:are doing ‘ever. goes, ipiorscted: by: ernie ead NO! SAYS i) SUPER SUBS PREDICTED BY BRITISH Not Surprised That German Sub- mersibles Attacked Ameri- can Coast Shipping, EXPECTED BIGGER CRAFT Surface Battle Fleets in Time Must Have Attendant Ves- sels as Eyes). London, June 6.—British’ admiralty ‘officials have been expecting for some time that German submarine commer- ce raiders would appear on the Am- erican coast. In speaking of the pos- s{bility of this development they us- ually expressed entire confidence that the American naval: forces would be , }able.to deal adequately -with ‘the: prob- lems and that the veritire. Woutd ‘not prove very. profitable to: ‘the: Germans on the final balarice sheet. It_ was even’ preiiicted’ithdt ‘Mo ain- “) gle ‘event. would be likely.to 80 com- pletely rouse the spirit of determina- tion to win the war in the American people as the apearance of the war on their own doorstep. The increasing radius of the. sub- marine activity has been repeatedly: noted recently and was the subject of considerably comment a few days ago when the steamer ~President Lincoln was sunk. It is possible that the ‘sub- marine which sank the President Lin- coln was' on the way to the American coast at the time. ~~ ut Predicts Larger; Subs. the last ‘three days in the..British\ press, owing to the prom- inence: giyen:them. -by. Admiral Mar. quis ‘of Milford Haven, fornier ‘first sea lord.’ Ina speech at Cambridge 2 Saturday. he. predicted ‘further’ devel- opment of thi ibmarine- warfare in thé’ direction ger ~ submarines with’ much. greater ‘-cruising radius, “Ultimately ‘we shall, see. submarine & surface’ speed eddal to‘ any ‘existing there and what we must do oveg here—Corporal Smith Speaks | surtace:cratt,” said the Marquis of Mil- at the Palace theatre in Mandan this afternoon and will speak : at Steele tonight—Plans for a luncheon in his honor at the * McKenzie this evening have.been: canceled, the condition of ‘making it impossi TONNAGE AT HIGH MARK London, Wednesday, June 5.—Mer- chant tonnage completed in Unitea Kingdom yards and entered ‘for ser- vice during May, 1918, was 497,274 gros stons, the highest figure for any month during the past year,—- .- * "The complettons: tof May marked an increase: in igor: of 85,741 tons::*'Thecsnaxt highest ‘fis: ures for any month: in’ the+past:year were 161,674 + -gtosd® tons:'in March, 1918. ule 4 ERE} The total completions. forthe’ 12 months ending :May, 341918, were:1,« 406,838 gross tons. He SEF age! arerAprit, 1918, ; him to get over from i GERMAN LOSSES ARE. TERRIFIC Berne, Wednesday, June 5.—A bear- ing:upon the war losses of some Ger- man families, a statement made.today to the Associated Press .correspond- ent by 'a German woman now in Berne is in‘eresting. “Twenty-five of my relatives have been killed; . five are invalids, and only two are left unharmed: out: of i thirty-two engaged in the war,” ‘said this-woman, whose husband was killed on the German front near Arras. :‘My. Uucle,”’ she. continued. “sent seyen sons into the war and six of -them | were ‘killed within two months.’ The losses.of the Germans since the March offensive began have been \terrific she added. ford ven. I “These .new. cruisers”. will require ‘attendant ‘vessels as eyes’ for offense ise, the same ds surface bat- tle‘fleets have; now: but these atterd- ant craft will be in the air, not in the water. 5 crys “«Tn ‘the construction of the larger 6 pr ie oy medns to the enémy navy. We shall keep pace. i Unsinkable Steamers. “Unsinkable or; submersible mer- chant steamers at least for certain es- sentials ‘or valuable cargoes appear to future, notwith- on page two) Offered Unfit Meat For Sale To Government Washington, June .,6.—-Further. evi- dence of the sale or offering, for sale of unfit meat for the: army has been discovered by the federal trade com- mission, W. T. Chantland, chief ex- aminer, declared today when represen- tatives of Wilson and Company, Chita- go packers, appeared to deny charges that they have sold unfit meat. THE“LUNGE FOR PARIS: This map, with the territory gained | Paris. \No attempt has been made by by. the Germans since the beginning of} the Germans to cross the Marne, but their drive to the Marne showes how the crown prince has al- tered the course of his offensive from the southward to the westward and is attacking along the line shown by the arrows. , From Lasgigny to Chateau Theirry, .he.has been de}i ‘ering violent attacks He was a native of Virginia and was 34 years old. i aghinst the Fr to unite the Aisne and Picardy fronts and march on shaded, | if they can follow its course’ as far as ‘Meaux, forcing the French back as far as Compiegne, “the gate to Paris,” they will- be in excellent position for an attack on the capital and a stmul- taneous drive past Amiens’ to the channel. That General Foch foresaw. the Ger- man strategy is. proved by the fact that he conserved his men while tae * Germans were advancing to the Marne but as soon as the westward drive te- ward Paris was begun. he threw hrs reserves into the battle and has suc- ceeded in stemming the onrush of the Huns. ‘While in the first few days.of the battle the Germans gained from 10 to 15 miles a day, the French are now holding them along the new front from Noyon to the Marne. ‘lery fire is about normal. EIR ATTACK FIND FRENCH-AMERICAN DEFENSIVE IMPREGNABLE;. STRIKING FURTHER NORTH Teuton Gains of Last Week Have Created Dan- gerous Salient and Exposed Armies to Flank- ing Movement—Lines Standing Firm (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Pee Held up in their efforts to batter their way through the Amer- ican and French lines near. the Marne, the Germans have again ~| turned their attention to the front further north, in a sector which may be considered as the connecting link between the Somme and Marne battlefields. The French official report, in dealing with operations along the front, says that the French forces east of Sampigny have continued to drive back bodies of German troops which had crossed the Oise. When the initial plunge along the Aisne had gained extensive ground, but the process had created a salient dangerous to the Germans to the west of Soissons, they attacked along the Ailette river, northwest of that city, to straighten out their line and thus guard against a flanking operation by the allied armies. They gained considerable territory in this maneuver, but were held after they had progressed approximately five miles. Since that time the French have held their positions with the Oise river forming a first line of defense aiid there has been little fighting of a significant nature in that séctor. of EAST OF MONTDIDIER Military experts have expected an attack on the allied line running east of Montdidier, past Noyon and thence along the Oise to the new lines formed since the German offensive on. the Aisne began. It may be that the fighting reported in the French official statement marks he initial stages of an attack there. : Further south along the line running from the westerp sub- urbs of Soissons to Chateau Thierry the line is standing firm before the German. thrust. The French have succeeded.in improv- ing their positions north and. west of Hautebraye, a.little village on the right bank of the Hoxien river, north of the, Aisne,’ On the.rest of the front, especiallyat ‘Longpont, ‘Veuilly- Poteries-and west’ of Rheims; the artillery fire has béen-vielent. Along the front held by the British troops, there -hy ve, beehh raiding operations but no fighting of -a serious character. DEFENSE HOLDING Determined German efforts to break through the allied de- fense on the western wing of the battlefront south of the Ailette are meeting with failure. ‘For’ twa have’ at- nay days the Germans. pe decked atrongiy-at isolated points, but have made-only slightip “At: some points ground:has been regained by the French and Wednesday they*took more’ than 200 prisoners from the enemy, in-addition to inflicting heavy losses on the:German. unite. Th latest French gain was made‘around: Vingre north of'the ian where the Germans weré driven from ‘ll’ the group Hey | d p gained there in recent days,, In. addition''the French,took ORB, 4...) than. 150 prisoners and some-machine-guns. “°° ult UE i Enemy efforts lave béén’ stronges along. the, the ‘eastern edge of Retz forest, east’ oP pug: tig, ie attempting to cross the Oise near Monte Agache’ the ‘Germans were repulsed completely. Ground was gained by the..enem, troops near Long Pont, east of Villers-Cotterets, but French.coun- ter attacks threw them back with the loss of 50 prisoners, --Else- where along the. salient through Veuilly, Chateau Thierry and along the Marne, where American troops are in the line,.to Rheims, the Germans have been unable to progress. SITUATION UNCHANGED . . The Berlin official statements on the fighting grow ghorter. Wednesday’s reported only a slight advance along the Aisne on Tuesday, and local fighting near the Ourcq... The situation is unchanged according to the. Wefijesday evening announcement from German headquarters, jig ers There are yet no signs thatthe enemy is preparing for still another blow in his campaign to crush the French and’ British before the Americans enter the fighting in large forces. On the Flanders and Picardy salients small raids continue and. the artil- r\ é tio 4 ix SS ' AMERICANS REPULSE ATTACK oe ; American troops around Veuilly, northwes of Chateau Thier. ry, repulsed Tuesday night and Wednesday strong German-¢fforts to advance. The American machine gun fire broke up the German attack in confusion. West of Montdidier and east of Luneville America npatrols have been active. An American party of 80 men penetrated the third German line east of Luneville and out- fought a party of 200 Germans. Heavy losses were suffered by the Germans, while the American casualties were slight. Although artillery activity has increased along the entire italian front from Stelvio o the Adriatic, there is no indication that the Austrians are yet ready to launch their offensive, for which it is known they have made preparations. There has been an increase in infantry fighting on the Mace- donian front. Allied troops have withstood successfully Bulgar- ian attacks against the new Greek positions at Skra di Legen, near Gradisnitza and between Lakes Ochrida and Presba. HUN’S EFFORT TO THROW SCARE INTO US MERELY INTENSIFIES FIRE OF OUR PASSION—DANIELS Annapolis, Md. June 6—Germany by bringing the war to the doors of the United States through submarine activity has not fright- ened the American people but “Has intensified the fire of our pas- sion,” and- has “Brought home to us the need of strength and more strength so that the enemy may the more quickly and more thor- oughly be stripped of his arrogance,” Secretary of Navy Daniels, told the graduation class of the United States naval academy at the annual commencement today. The class numbering 199 men, was graduated today » year earlier than usual on account of war exi. genciles. y 4 Members of this year’s naval academy class are fortunate youths, said Secretary Daniels, in his address “Because it is given you to prove that the age of chivalry is not dead—that chivalry was never more in life than now. The holiest of the crusaders was motived by no finer impulse than has brought us into this war. To prove. that life means more than force; to prove that principle is still worth fighting for; te prove that freedom means more than dollars; that self respect is better than compromise; to be ready to sacrifice all so that the world may be made better.. What nobler dedication ‘of himself can a man make.” A message from Vice Admiral Sims to class was read by Secretary Daniels. The value of the academy \< ing as a basis has already been demonstrated im the war, the sage sald.