The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1918, Page 2

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE-=] THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. No. 145. RSDA\ PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE WEATHER GENERALLY FAIR BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918. EIR ATTACK SUPER SUBS {FIND FRENCH-AMERIGAN = PREDICTED. | DEFENSIVE INPREGNABLE; BY BRITISH = STRIKING FURTHER NORTH Not Surprised That German Sub- , mersibles Attacked Ameri: |Teuton Gains of Last Week Have Created Dan- can Coast Shipping gerous Salient and Exposed Armies to Flank- ing Movement—Lines Standing Firm HUNS SHIFT TH AMERICAN OC OPRUAY EERIKE Ane OND ITH OF PERSHINGS 60 BRAVERY WINS natch : eee MUCH PRAISE Gece encamp, head of the telegrapher's un- Gun Battalion Accounts for 1000 ion, arrived here last niht, but there was no sign of a strike being called Germans at Chateau Thierry c 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 Dus. ess, as practically none of the em ployes were members of the unjon. 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 OFFICER SWIMS THE MARNE EXPECTED BIGGER CRAFT (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) ela 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. Rescues Frenchman Wounded on Opposite Bank—Gets War Cross Surface Battle Fleets in Time Must Have Attendant Ves- sels as Eyes ‘ With the American Army in France, Wednesday, June 5.—(By the Asso- ciated Press)—An American gun bat- talfon accounted for approximately 1,- London, June 6.—British admiralty officials have been expecting for some time that German submarine commer- ce. raiders would appear on the Am- 000 Ciermans while holding a bridge at Chateau Thierry duting the, receni ‘fighting. 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 of tke ‘Marne. ‘While the Germans dominated the town from Hill 204, the Americans and French set up machine guns m the windows and doorways of nouses. 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, captain, ol! NewiRochelle, N..Y., iwept withou ‘three ‘days ‘and. remained ad of his company ; aoe Jules rman snipers, under a heavy fire {f the American line. He ‘found the gnipers, poinied them out to his‘comrades and the Ger- mans fired no more. The first American to ‘receive the French war. cross: for .bravery. in. the present battle was Lieutenant Walter R. Flennery of ‘Pittsburgh, who swam, across the Marne and rescued a wounded French soldier.: Lieutenant John T. - BiBssell ‘of’ Pittsburgh has been cited for theAFesd¢h; war, cross for leading his 3 to the north ; ne rn rt attempt to s' attHek. 31 RAP AT NAVY DEPARTMENT Sharp Debate Develops Over the Submarine Attack on “Atlantic Coast, 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 attacks, by making ‘inaccurate state-| ments as to conditions in the United; onent ‘States were made by Senator Lewis, of, Hlinois, in reply to a newspaper ed- itorial. read by Senator Brandegee, of Connecticut, which attacked the navy department for not warning mariners of. the presence of under-sea craft ‘and’ askéd as ‘to the ‘whereabout’ of the destroyers'and submarine chasers» ‘the. navy ‘held getting ready to repel attacks: The U-boat raids were not attempt- ed, Senator Lewis declared, unt Ger- many, was advised by inaccurate. in formation that the American govern- ment was “honeycombed with’ fraud.” |’ ‘and reeking with pollution and corrup-| tion ;that the United States had no prmy, or navy, an “that we had fallen CORP. HAROLD J. SMITH MaséachidsettS” National Guardsman whom’ Pershing: from the front'to tell home folk what our boys:are doing ‘over. there and what we must do over. here—Corporal Smith Speaks 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;sheen.canceled, the condition of the roads making it impossible ; sent’ back for ‘him to get over from erican coast. In speaking of the pos- sibility of this development they us- ually expressed entire confidence that the American naval: forces would be able. to deal adequately -with ithe’ prob- lems and that the venture would not prove very. profitable to’ the: Germans on the final balatice sheet..§ +)" It was ‘even’ pretticted::thdt ‘Ho sin- 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. oct Predicts. Larger. Subs. The, discuasion of. so-called submiar- ié cruisers has.occupied considerable jspace. ‘during’ the last ‘three days in the..British, press. owing to the prom- inence’ giyen:‘them. by. Admiral’ Mar. quis ‘of Milford Haven, former ‘first sea lord. In a speech at Cambridge Saturday. he predicted further devel- opment of the submarine- warfare in thé direction :of ‘larger ~ submarines with’ much. greater ‘cruising -radius. “Ultimately we shall, see. submarine {efuteere-with-heavy~ guns ‘end: does, protected by’ armor and - with a surface’ speed equal to' any ‘existing surface:craft,” ‘said the Marquis of Mil- ford Haven. Sets “These new. cruisers’ will require ‘attendant yessels as eyes’ for offense and defense, the same as surface bat- tle«fleets' have: now: but these atterid- ant craft will be in the air, not in the 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 the’ ir positions with the Oise river forming a first line of defense aid there has been little fighting of a significant nature in that si ector. EAST. OF MONTDIDIER Military experts have expected an attack on the allied line running east of Montdidier, past to the new lines formed since thi Noyon and thence along the Oise e 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 western 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 On the-rest of the front, eopecially Poteries.and west’ of Rheinis, the artil river, north of the. Aisne.’ ‘at ‘Longpont, ‘Veuilly-Ipeo- Buen viele” llery fire has’ Along the front held by the British troops. there have been raiding operations but no fighting of a' serious character. senna DEFENSE Determined German efforts to break through the all fense on the western wing of the f f are meeting with failure. ‘Fortwo days the Germans ha ‘tacked strongly at-isolated points,-but: have mi ress. “At: some points ground has HOLDING rps lied de- ttlefront south of the sallette a ade-only slightiprog- 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: units. ..The latest French gain was made where the Germans were driven ‘around Vingre north ofthe tiene, from all’ the Pa graye i gained there in recent days,, In addition ‘the French, t than 150 prisoners and some-machine-guns. ats 9 cyEnemy efforts have béén stron: down in every undertaking.” esiftiese chargts;” he said, “incitec many.to believe that we could not rend ‘our own enint ih ‘Mandan.’ i : Men 09)) aisiqn ke, and "én ealtiot N04 a terets! In’ * ” water. ; “In ‘the construction of the larger 8; Of submarine cruisers thé pro- ‘a ress’ will. not be confined Bi at Captain Geo. vere the French liason office: the can, unit stood by the 1 ineresnt Me ‘ehlk of the fight. “encouragifig ant? cheet! long. hg, Villers: / 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. 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 Daily 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 maintair the morale of. the French troops abou Chateau Thierry. : ‘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. “I 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. 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 iMontsec—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. las a shock today in war department Nelson Caustic. ‘Senator Nelson of Minnesota, 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 haa 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 ind:- viduals in public and official life as well as in private life. “The fact remains that the spirit 1s too general.” ‘Senator Lewis ‘conchid- ed, “by upon any official who is’ powerless to reply and the public believes, from the silence, in their truth.” * ‘ With apparent | ‘feeling, «Senator Lodge of. Massachusetts,’ Republican, sai r ‘ “Nothing has so stimulated and in-| vited Germany as the loose brags ang (Continued on Page : Two.) Re- GEN. MICHIE: | 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 ‘een 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 and army circles. He was. a brilliant soldier. ‘ For a long time General Michie was chief aide to General Hugh I. Scott, former chief of staff of the army and had accompanied the latte son numer- ous missions of importance. He ae |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... 5 He was a native of Virginia and was 34 years old. ith we accept accusations |‘ | against the fre TONNAGE AT HIGH MARK Loidon, Wednesday, June 5.—Mer- chant tonnage completed in Unitea Kingdom yards and entered for ser- vice during May, 1918, was 197,274 gros stons, the highest figure for any month during the past year, - ‘The completions: for May marked an increase in fonnage: aver? April, 1918, of 85,741 tons: *'Theinaxt highest ‘fis: ures for any month: in’ thepast ‘year were 161,674» -gfosd” tons::in March, 1918. aap LoD eget oe ewe The total completions: forthe 12 months ending :May 34.1918, were-1,» 406,838 gross tons. th | were killed within two months.’ \ terrific she added. GERMAN LOSSES" ARE TERRIFIC Berne, Wedtiesday, 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 thirty-two engaged in the war,” ‘said this woman, whose husband was killea on the German front near Arras. “My Uucle,” she continued. “sent seyen sons into the war and six of them The losses.of the Germans since the March offensive began have been means to the enemy 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 be inevitable for the future, notwith- (Coninued on paze 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, This map, with the territory gained by the Germans since the beginning of 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 Lasgsigny to Chateau Theirry, je has been de}t¥ering violent attacks to unite the Aisne and Picardy fronts and march on Paris. ‘No attempt has been made by the Germans to cross the Marne, but 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 sil trategy is proved by the fact man 9 conserved his men while tne that THE-LUNGE FOR PARIS 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. the eastern edge of Retz forest, east''o attempting to cross the Oise near Monte Agache the "Germans were repulsed completely. Ground was gained by the enemy 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 SITUATION progress. UNCHANGED The Berlin official statements on the fighting grow shorter. 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. Wediesday evening announcement from German headquarters, There are yet no signs that the 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- lery fire is about normal. N ¢ AMERICANS REPULSE ATTACK 4 American troops around Veuilly, northwes of Chateau Thier- ry, repulsed Tuesday night and Wednesday strong German-efforts to advance. The American machine gun fire broke up the German attack in confusion. America npatrols have been active. West of Montdidier and east of Luneville An American party of 30 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 MERE LY 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 strength so that the enemy may oughly be stripped of his arrogance,” Secretary us the need of strength and more the more quickly and more thor- 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 a year earlier than usual on account of war exi- gencles. 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; fighting for; to prove that self respect is better than compromise; so that the world may be made better. 3 to prove that principle fs still worth freedom means more than dollars; that to be ready to sacrifice all 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 in the war, the m sage sald.