Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 19, 1918, Page 1

Bulictin' Service - Flag VOL. - LIX=NO. 172 Lletin FRIDAY, , CONN., JULY: 19, 1918 v: A2 PAGES—84 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS On the Front From the Region West of Soissons to the Northwest of Chateau Thierry — AMERICANS ALONE TOOK SOME 4,000 PRISONERS | Along the 25 Mile Front the French:and Americans Dashed Across Positions Held By ‘the Germans, Killing, Wound- ing or Capturing Thousands of the En.emy,‘ and Taking Towns and Villages and Large Quantities of Guns and Other War Supplies — They Now Are Astride Several Important Roads of Supply For the German Armies in the South—Six Miles Was the Deepest Point of Penetra- tion Made By the Allies in the First Day—Counter- At- tacks Were Resorted to on Some Important Sectors, But They Resulted in Failure—All Along the Fronts on Both! Sides of Rheims the Entente Troops Continue to Hold the Invaders—In the Amiens Sector the Australians Again | | Have Smashed Into the German Line, Capturing Guns and Prisoners. ) (By The Assoclated Press.) through. Man «nd many From the region west of Soissons to|&Uns still remain s i counted northwest of Ci eau Theierry American and French armies have be- gun a strong offensive agamst the Germans whirh possibly may have a marked influence on the future of the world war. In its initial stage the with movemeiit Hds Bcen rewarded "r\*d' uCCoss; ong ihe 25 mlles the French and Fobps. have dashed.in bri uinon across positions held by ng. wounding or cap- uxr.-w: thousands of the enemy and| taking towns, villazes and large quan- | s of guns and other war sup- plies. Nowhere, according to last accounts from the front, has the enemy been abla to stay the pregross of their as- sailants, although counter-attacks Carried All Before Them. The Smerican troops had carried al! before them by late’in the afterroon and hal proceeded so fast that cavalry was thrown into the action. All the American headquarters staffs tonight were well inside the territory which the Germans held’ this morning. The allies have reached, rougt Iine of Belleau, Courchamps, Chouy, illers Helon. Charun and the heights | dominating Soissons. Irench cavalry- has crossed beyond the Soissons-Chateau Thierry road to jopenings made by the France-Ameri- can forces. The areatest progress made up to latest reports was about ten Lilome- tres, or a little over six miles. Afler passing the third objective set for the operations of tite morningz, the wern resoriad. th 85 bme URiertas \m:v;a::mm co-operation with the seciors after-the first ‘stages of sur- oned by the unexpséted tack hud worn away. Captures Made by Americans. Amzricans alone in the region ssons.came 4,000 prisoners: nd nnuch war material. rge numbers of captives oreat stores of guns, am- and other war necessities aken by the French. Before all and the ine guns cut to nleces fleeing hordes of the ene- my or Lands which ~endeavored tol onrush. The blow, probably long in its i ception, is being aimed at territory v tal to the Germans—territory the cap ture of which not a'one would mean the forecd retirement of the Germans from the entire saliant extending southeast d acigss the occupied re- nd further mur vFv".‘rm from Soissons to Rheims with teau Thierry its southern apex but oly would result in the capture of ds of Germans operafing there, moay of them comprising the best ‘sol- dicers of the German emperor's armies, May Cut OFf Enemy Supplies. So fast has the advance progressed that . American are ustride several of the important roads of sup- pir for the German armies in the south particularly the line running from Soissons to (‘hate.lu Thierry. It ise not improbable by reason of this fact and the inability of the cnemy instantly to remove them that further |d!""° auantities of supplies will De takeg Penetrated Six Miles. Six miles apparently was the desp- est point of penertation made by ihe allled tr Th Soissons, which - they capiured passed through eastward. A+ several | othen points distance of from four-to fl e miles were reached from the orizg- ! starting line. At Soissons the .\moruan Frenchmen came to within a mile of the city. Altogether mere than twenty villages fci! into the hands of the Americans and French all | along the battle front. Germans Held at Rheims. All along the fronts on bath. sides | of Rheims the Entente troops contin- ued to hold the Germars. wherever| thex have seen fit-to launch attack FEast of Rheims the French ha = captured Prunay, but south ‘of the! Marne in local fighting they haye lost some further ground. The German of - ficlal communication asserts that in| this rezion success attended the Ger- man efforts, Southwest of Villers Pretonneu the Amiens sector, the A azain have smashed into the German line—this time on a front exceeding a | mile in length, capturing guns and prisoners. East of Habiiterrie the Brit- ish also improved thelr pesitions. The | most part fled before - the h of Soissons, launched a decohd powa=rful attach noon. Effect of Splendid Training. Showing the effect of splendid train- ing; the American troons tent fo ward swiftly ‘and fought with fury. Nothins seemed to stop them, espec- fally in the region of Soissons and to the south of that city. ght and lieavy pieces were moved up as the treops advanced. and soom after each barrage ended, shells from the Amer- ican guns were deluging the enemy’s rear arcas, playing havoc with his forces, whather those “in retreat, or reserves endeavoring to cowmne up. it Was Open Warfare. It was open warfare; with all th2 ttending excitement,” and throuzih the gans made by heavy guns and in- fintry, the French "cdvalry washed beating down thote in their path. Ter- rific losses were inflicted at all peints on the enemy. The tanks did all that was-exvected of ¢them. The great lum- Lering engines rolled along in front of the imfantry, driving the Germans before them with streams of bullets and clearing away many obstructions that had escaped the artillery. The enemy early hegan to bring up strong reinforcements. .- Fresh _troops have appeared at vafious points-and a heavy counter-attack will probably have to be withstotd. On (He line south of Soissons .the American troops carried all their ob- Jjectivas in the second attack with the same dash as the first, ‘even proceed- ing further than had heen . expected. Resistance Was Weak. The enemy was routed and for the American | edvance, abandoning even lizht guns #ind ammunition. - Only here and there alenx the iine was sfrong resistancc offered and at these points the Ger- mans were attacked with rifle and tiayonet, before which they retreated steadily. e Germarnis in Precarious Position. So far has the attack progre: tonight the enemy in:the the Chateau Thierry is consi be in a somewhat dangerous position— one where he will have to act quick- L The American troops, including those returning, bandaged, are in high spir- its. The Americans. have received m_expressions of thanks from the I'rench commanders. i BELLS RUNG AND WHISTLES BLOWN IN NEW YORK CITY When News Was ‘Received of Ameri- can Victory in France. New York, July 18.—New York city received -the news . of American vie- tories in IFrance with cheering, sound- ing of bells and blowing of whistles. Germans are” *Sniinu’'n;: the bombard- ments of virious scetors held by the Dritish in France and Flanders, —_— REVIEW OF THE DAY WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY It Was Open Warfare and Terrific Losses Were Inflicted on the Enemy. With the American Army in France, July 18—(By The Associated . Press). The American troops up to noon just 1 of Soissons had captured 3,300 Fifty cannon = had . been counted and thousands of machins &uns. Northwest of Chateau Tmerr\ the Americans captured largze numbers of jrisoners and an' equally -important «uzntity of munitions and siores, The captures south’ of Soissons in the way of stores were immense and included some airplanes which the enemy was unable- -to -remove,: so swmly did the storming troops sweep An officiz]l touch was lent to.the gen- eral, jubiiation when the hellg on City hall and Brooklyn borough 1 were rung for fifteen minutes. Great crowds coliected before bulle- tin hoards tonight. Many of the read- ers carried small American flags and line by line was added to the story u; the hattle overseas thése flags were waved madly. ¥ Recruiting offices were crowded dur- ing the late afternoon and evening. There wus a demonstration of war gpirit at theatres . an@l restaurants, while hastily organized jubilees were celebrated at some of the leading clubs. Many of these clubs, including the Union -League, were obliged to put on extra telephone operators to answer the flood of questions which poured in from members in the city, at the seashere’ @nd-in the mountains. It the allies keep ' on- ‘nibhling” €abied Paragraphs Airplane Over Isle of Thanet. Longdon, July 18.—A German airplane apeared over the Isle of Thanet, on the nortneast extremity of Kent coun- this evening. An official announce- ment says that anti-airerait guns fired on the machine, which turned to-the eastward and proceeded out to sea. WALL STREET CHEERED ! THE AMERICAN VICTORY. Brokers Were Enthusiastic and Prices Took ar’ Upward Trend. New York, July 18.—The news that American troops had victoriously ad- vanced on the western front prompted jan almost unparalieled outburst of enthusiam on the floor of the stock exchange ‘today. Brokers yelled and cheered and bought stocks. Prices soared. The market, which took a sharp up- ward trend almost at the opening. re- i mained active, with still rising prices, until the closing hour, when as the success of the allied drive became more i fully known. the buying became still more vigorous The spirit of optimism spread throughout the financial district, bank- ers and brokers remaining at their of- i fices long after the close of the market in their desire to receive later war bulletins. A highly significant feature of the bond market was the activity and strength of foreign war flotations, es- Pdl‘lb 6s, which rose three es of this class have al- 2 extremely sensitive to changes ine the foreign military situa- tion, The advance in stocks encompassed Ll the active issues in the several war groups, as weli as numerous special- ties of a semi-war character. U. S. Steel, commonly known as a “peace” stock but poss ng many “war” . potentialities, led the list as usual with transactions azgregating about 175,000 out of a total of 615,000 shares. 5 > teel, like other leaders, made its ghest price in the last hour, closing at its maximum of 108 1-2, a net gain of 3 7-8 points. Other conspicuously strong stocks included Sumatra Tobacco, in which the shorts again were driven to cover at an extreme advance of 7 1-2 points; Baldwin Locomotive, which made a net gain of 5 1-4; Mexican Petroleum 3, Tobacco Products 3, United Cig: 2 7-8, Texas Company and Republic Iron 2 3-8, and Industrial Alcohol 2 5-8. GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL THE MEDICAL PROFESSION et So. Doctors Will Be Distributed-in Lo- calities Where Most Needed. | Washington, July- 18.—The govern- ment is about to assume control of the entire medical profession in the United States to obtain sufficient doctors for the fast growing army and at the same time to distribute those remain- ing to the localities or sections where they are most needed for civilian work., This mobilization is to be accom- plished either by enrolling all doctors in a volunteer service corps under +pledge to accept whatever service, military or civilian, is assigned them by the governing body of the corps, or, if the voluntary plan is not suc- cessful, by legislation providing for drafting them into government ser- vice, Medical officers of the believe compulsory not be necessary. A committee of army and navy sur geons completed . today recommenda- tions for inclusion-in the volunteer medical service corps all doctors, in- stead of only those disqualified for military service. Of the 143,000 doc- tors in the Urited States, it is esti- mated betw: 80 000 .and 95,000 are in active practice, and 23,000, or ahout one-fourtn, are in the army or navy. Nearly 50,000 wiil be required eventu- ally for the.army. The active practi- tioners remaining together with those who hay eretived, but who can be persuaded to resume active worw, must carry on the health maintenance work in this country. government congeription will GERMAN PAPERS WANT ALL FACTS PUBLISHED About “The Amefican Peril,” the New Dange~ to German Military Success. Paris, July man paper: American successes demand that | publish the 1 “the American peril” a that they now south Ger- 18.—Several in it is evident hold the people in ig- rance of the “new danger to Ger- man military succe: JACQUITTED OF CHARGE OF THEFT FRCM CARS. Lawrence C. Green and Joseph Malon- son of Westfield, Mass, Hartford, Conn., July 18.—-Lawrence C. Green and Joseph Malonson of ‘estfield, Mass.. charged with theft of merchandise from cars ew York New Haven and Hartford railroid in interstate transit, were acquitted by a jury in the federal court tonight. They were at the time of their employed as trainmen Haven railroad. | SHIPPING BOARD AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR 61 SHIPS, Of 433,800 De;dweight Tonnage, 392,- 800 Will Be Steel. Washington, July 18.—Contracts for 61 ships of 439,800 deadweight fons were announced today by the ship- ping .board. = Of this tonnage. 392,800 wi'l be steel. To the Skinner & Eddy corporation of Seattle went a contract for 35 steel cargo steamships of a deadweizht tonnage of 332,800, Argentina Minister of Finance With- draws Resignation. Blienos Aire: July 18.—Demingo Salaberry, minister of finance, who vesterday resigned. had a long -con- ference, with President Irogoyen today and withdrew his resignation, on the thousand prisoners or so at a ume. president promising that he would in- the Germans -mayv " be. whose - offensive this-. Republican, Zin to wonder is—Springfield sist on the cabinet agreeing to the budget reductions which the minister demanded. o Rooseveltto Run For Governor ' MOVEMENT DEVELOPED AT CON- VENTION IN SARATOGA ROUND ROBIN PASSED Merton E. Lewis, Chief Rival of Gov- Whitman, Announced He Would Withdraw If Colonel Roose- velt Would Become a Candidate. ernor Convention Hall, Saratoga Springs, N. Y, July 18—The moyement .to Lring about the nomination of Col- onel Roosevelt for governor of ‘New York by the republicans took definite form late-tonight after tlie session of the " state convention when Attor General Merton 1. lewis, chief rival of Governor Whitman, -issued a state- ment announcing he would: withdraw if Colonel Roosevelt would become a candidate. Coincidentally a round robin was circulated - by the -anti-Whitman fac- tion of the party headed by William larnes, urzing the colonel to enter the primari In a short time it had veceived several hundred siznatures. Barnes and Root Among the Signers. Among the’ signers, besides Mr. Barnes; were Senators Wadsworth and Calder and Eiihu Root. At tonight's se n of the conven- tion Elihu Root, Will H. Hays, na. tional republican chairman, and Mis: Helen Varick Boswell, executive secre- tary of the organization of republican \\omen of the state, were the speak- % Counaelled Against Disloyalty. Mr. Root and Mr. Hays both coun- selled against disloyalty. Miss Bos- well, whose address marked the first appearance of a woman in a conven- tion of cne of the hig parties ong a political equality with the. men, de- clared that ‘,politics puts patriotism on the job.” Both addresses were strong- 1y patriotic. Chairman Hays in a win-the-war talk emphasized this thought: “Let there be no contest in . th® country as to anything that touches the war, between any individuals or between any political parties, except that contest—who best can serve and who most can give. I want the No- vember elections to be a hombardment that will shake Berlin greater than any grand ballew of T guns.’ PLANS OF THE -U. S. IN RUSSIA ARE TWOFOLD. Economic Help to Russia and Military Assistance to the Czecho-Slovaks. Tokio, Tuesday,” July 16—(By The Associated - Press).—According to in- formation in Tokio, the plans of the United States in ‘Russia are twofold: First, military assistance to the Czecho-Slevaks, and,. second, = giving general economic help to Russia. The United States is described as being of the feeling that the. Czecho- Slovaks should not be abandoned while they arc striving to reach their aim. It is said there is no desire on the part of the American government to {intervene in Russian affal but that it favors the despatch of sufficient | forces to leave the Czecho-Sloyaks free to insure the safe arrival of their com- rades from the interior, The impression here tonight is that Japan, in a spirit of co-operation with her allies, will follow the suggestion and, like the Americans, send troops. Great Britain and France, it is said, also will send small contingents so as to make the movement inter-allied. Many Japanese leaders, however, fayor more ensive military move- ments in Siberia than have been sug- gested by the United States. Their deas are based on combatting the eastward extension of German influ- ence and the safeguarding of Japan's interests. It is suzgested as not being responding to this opinion, which is growing, may open negotiations with the United States and the entente gov- ernments concerning the wisdom of in- | tervention in Russia, which, while be- ing chiefly directed by Japan, would be supported by all the allies. The indications are that the statesmen | who guide the policies of the empxro{ desire to work in close harmony with the allies, including the United States. AGREEMENT WITH CZECHO- SLOVAK COMMANDER Has Been Reached by General Hor- vath, Self-Proclaimed Dictator. Peking, Tuesday, July 16—(By The Associated Press General Horvath, commander of the anti-Bolsheviki forces in Siberia. is reported to have reached an agreement with the com- manders of the Czecho-Slovak forces. The latter, it is stated, will proceed to the westward by way of Manchuria. General Hovarth is quoted inz that he was foreed to recent . dictatorship prm_lamdtlnn that he had_] | against his judgment, :ss, but that condi [ | RUBBER WORKERS ON | | STRIKE AT WOONSOCKET Decline to Sumbit Their Grievances to the National War Labor Board. Woonsocket R June 18.—The op- | eratives of the Alice Mill of the Woon- socket Rubber Company, who: struck Monday. when their dem: per cent. increase wer declined 1o accept the invitation of the company und the advice «f zovernment zents. to return to work and submit ir erievarces to the National War th Labor Foard for arbitration, The walk- out of several hundred empioyes has forceq all departments, employing 1,- 700 hands, te MEN TO BE TRAINED y AS GUARDS AND FIREMEN. Call Has Been Received in Massachu- setts for 1,000 White Men. Boston, July 18.—A call white men frem this s qualified for special-or limited military duty was received at the adjutant general's office -from - Provost Marshal General Crowder today: 'No man phy- sically qualified for general military service may ‘be 'inducted under. this eall. The men selected will be sent to Syracuse, N. Y., during the five-day period beginning July 29, to be trained for gudrd and fire ccmpanies for ports ‘ of embarkation. for 1,00 te physicaily | million paigs of arm: unlikely that the Japanese government, !, probably landed unhurt tand is now a prisoner i nthe hands of the rmar according to a cable message - received tonight by his fa- ther, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Colonel Roasevelt, on his "arrival j Howev {KAISER WATCHED OPENING An American Army Supply Ship Sunk STEAMER WESTOVER, BOUND TO EUROPE TEN MEN ARE MISSING Was Torpedoed in the War July 11, While Manned By Navy— Had a Complement of 93 Officers Zone and Men. ‘Washington, July 18.—The American steamer Westover, an army supply ship manned by navy men, was tor- pedoed and sunk in the war zone July 11, while' bound to -Europe, the navy department- was advised tonight by Vice Admiral Sims. Ten officers and men of the crew of 92 are missing. They are: Assistant Paymaster Roberf Herbert Halstead, Lansing, Mich. Ensign ' Ralph Dillingham Caldwell, Woods Ford, Me. Chief Machini Hollowas, V Seamen: James Brown Estis, Hatwell, Ga. Austin Clyds Wilson, Muncie, Ind. Firémen: Bryan Deal, London, Ind. Harvey Harrison, Nobl Mate Frank Willard ington, D. C. ville, Ind. Edward Lewis Griffin, Baltimore, Md. Mess Attendant John Cole,. Brent- wood, Mad. Water Tender Wilfred Joseph Serey, Ashland, Ky. No Destails Given, No details were given in the navy department’s brief announcement and the circumstances under which 82 of- ficers and men of the crew were res- cued are not known. Nor was there any announcement as to whether the submarine was sighted and fired upon by‘the armed guards on the steamer. The Westover was 4 net tonnage and was last reported at an Atlantic port on May 27. She came from the Pacific coast, having sailed from Ta- coma and Seattle April She was 410 feet long and 54 feet broad. MANY DESERTERS FROM BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS’ UNION. | 30 They Have Joined an Independent Cutters’ Association. Brockton, Mass.. July 18.—Desertions from the Boot and Shoe Workers’ un- ion continued tonight when striking cutters in the shoe factories at Bridgewater and Whitman voted to join the Independent Cutters’ associa- tion formed by strikers in this city. The Independent union voted today to reject the proposal of John F. Tobin, president of the boot and Shoe Workers' union, to return to work pending ‘a settlement of the dispute by conferences The strikers demand a 20 per cent. increase in pay. A committee from the joint shoe council, representing various branches of the Boot and Shoe Workers' union, will meet with the manufacturers to- morrow to confer on the requests of th cutters ‘and other unions of the trade for changes in the wage scale. The council represents 11,000 shoe workers in Brockton alone, many of whom are engaged on contracts for a shoes. A willingness to confer with the manufacturers and a committee from the joint shoe council, with a disin- terested person chairman, was also expressed today by the leaders of the Independent Cutters’ union. It was said at the headquarters of this organ- ization tonight that the number of workers made idle by the walkout of the cutters was now thousand, half of “whom were strikers. QUENTIN ROOSEVELT PROBABLY A PRISONER A Companion Aviator is Confident He Landed Unhurt. New York, July Quentin Roosevelt, jufter an aerial en German lines, 18.—Lijeutenant reported missing agement over the here tonight from he had just rec law, ‘Surgeon who is now \\l"nh read “Companion a\)a(nr confident Quen- tin landed unhur “1 have' just received a cable from my son-in-law. who went over with the marines and has been invalided to Paris for a few days,” said 'the colo- Sarato said that ved from his son-in- Major Richard Derby in Paris, a cablegram » r giving the text of the cable- , the colonel continued “Of course we can’t e sure yet that Quentin's companion was correct. if he was, it means that Quentin landed -behind the German lines and is now a oner. OF GERMAN OFFENSIVE From an Advanced Observahon Post Northwest of Rheims. Amsterdam. July 18.—Emperor Wil- liam watched the opening of the latest German offensive from an ad- vanced observation post northwest of Rheims, his favorite correspondent, Karl Rosner, reports in a despatch to the ‘Berlin Lokal Amzeiger. “A few minutes after our storm, which burst forth at 4.50 o'clock, he had 'in his hands_the first reports of good - progress. Until nightfal, deny- ing himself a minute’s rest, he stayed with the troops and remained on the battlefield, facing the contested ground all day—a day which brought new and fine successes on the Marne and southwest of Rheims. KILLED WHEN AIRPLANE b COLLIDED WITH A TREE. Second Lieutenant Cary L. Waples of Hyde Park, Mass. San Antonio, Tex., July 18.—Flying so low that their plane collided with a tree, 'Second Lieutenant Cary L. Waples, Hyde Park, Mass., and First Lieutenant T. H. Highley, both of Kelley field, fizured in an unusual ac- cident ten miles ‘from - the field this morning. Waples was killed instantly, while Highley was uninjured. The airplane caught fire after the collision, ! As_a result of injuries received | fires raging. Condensed Telegrams More than 800 men of the draft were rounded up in Toledo. Mechanics employed at the Mead Morrison Co., Boston., struck for an increase in wages. Unless there is an unusually small rainfall in Holland, the crop outlook is reported favorable. The department of labor was in- formed that every bushel of the great Kansas wheat crop has been harvest- ed. A card catalogue of the 15,000 war savings societies in New York, is fear completion at war savings headquar- ters. The. railroad = administration an- rounced that less than carloads will be carried northwest only three times a week. A company has been organized in New South Wales to determine whether there is any petroleum in the section. Director of Railroads. McAdoo re- (uested employes to have their Lib- erty Loan bonds registered to prevent loss or theft. Mrs. Maddi Kinnunen was shot by her husband in an outburst of anger at Keene, N. H, because his supper was not ready. The Eddystone, Pa.,.rifle plant of the Midvale Steel Co. made a 'new record when it manufactured 130,000 rifles during June. More than 37,000 . individual sub- scribers “of German extraction took $5.000.000 worth of Liberty bonds in the recent campaign. Two enormous sunspots sponsible, according for the .recent heavy der storms in France. are re- to astronomers, rain and thun- Thirty-five members of the crew of the American steamer George Eaton arrived. in London. Their ship foun- dered at sea in a storm. Countess Scheel2 by tice Alexandra Viarda von of New York, was arrested agents of the department of jus- as a dangerous enemy alien. Food valued at approximately $1,- 400,000,000 was sent to the allied countries from the United States dur- ing the fiscal year which ended June 30. The largest bakery in the world is owned by the United States expedi- tionary forces in France. It will soon be baking 1,500,000 pounds of bread dai The American Sheet & Tin Plate Co., a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, completed pians for additional plants at Gary, Ind., to cost $10,000,000. The rains which have been. falling during the last forty hours in Selway and Clearwater forest region, Mis- soula, Mont,, had no effect on the Joseoh Caillaux, former French pre- mier, asked Paul Deschanel, president of the chamber of deputies, to hasten his trial on charges of communicatig wit hthe enem.y The war industries board, with the approval of the president, has taken over tne chlorine industry to assure sufficient chlorine for the manufac- ture of gas shell: The naval selection board began its session te recommend officers for pro- motion. It is expected 26 rear ad- mirals, 114 captains and 240 comman- ders will be named. Destruction of a new airdome and airplanes, near Nivelles, is attrib- uted to the work of German revolu- ticnists. Ten Belgians and two Ger- mans were arrested. Ninety-four Germans were killed when German aviators bombed a pri- sn camp -on the night of July 15-16 n the region of Troyes, 30 miles be- hind the battlefront. C. E. L. G. Hohenthal of South Manchester, Conn., was re-elected pa- triarch of the National Division, Sons of Temperance of America, In conven- tion at St. Catherine’s, Ont. It is announced from a source that a Spanish Minister Lopez de Cega, who was re- turning to Spain from Greece, 'was torpedoed. The minister was saved. Spanis steamer with The American steamer Pequot, for- merly the German steamer Ockenfell, of 5.021 tons, went nore in a dense fog at Prospect, 20 miles west of Hal- ifax. She was floated and docked. The United Spanish War Veterans of New York state adopted a resolu- tion recommendinz President Wilson to urge congress enact laws to deprot all interned aliens at the close of the vsar. Endorsement of Governor Whitman by the prehibition state convention at Utica was blocked after a spirited de- hate lasting seven hours. A ticket composed entirely of prohibitionists adopted. Burglars demolished the safe of Postmaster H. H. Canfield at North Woodbury, Conn., and took away $10.- 000 worth of Liberty bonds, thrift and war savings stamps and securities of which he had been made custodian. To save cargo space the war trade board rules that no license will be issued for the importation of copper concentrates containing less than 60 per cent. of copper excent for ship- ments from Cuba, Canada and Mex- ico. OPERATING INCOMES OF 180 RAILROADS SHOW DECREASE. $16,796,187 Less Last May Than in the Same Month a Year Ago. Washington, July 18.—Operating in- come of 180 of the largest railroads ang 15 switching and terminal com- panies last May ehowed a net decrease of $15,796,187 compared with the same month a year ago, final reports to the | was launched are available. American Nation is. Proud of Soldier Boys WHO MADE SUCH A GALLANT DASH YESTERDAY SHOWED GREAT VALOR Officials at the National Capital Fel- lowed News of the' Splendid Victory With Avidity — Secrstary Baker Makes Statement. ‘Washington. July 18.—The heart of the American nation is in Franch to- night. It marched and fought proudly with the boys who went over the top this morning and still were gallantly smashing their way ahead beside their French comrades late in the day. Effect Cannot Be Estimated. It was a tale of splendid victory and daring that news reports and even the terse official statements told. Hour by hour the extent of the victory grew. What the full effect of the blow will be canpot be estimated until details of the action along the whole 25 mile front from Chateau Thierry to Sois- sons from which the surprise attack Germans in Bad Position, It was clear beyond mistake, how- evér, that in the rush of the first day of this answer of General Foch to the German attack east and west of Rheims, the enemy had been placed in a position from which he may have great difficulty in extricating himself. Not only may the German effort west of Rheims and south of the Marne be wholly nullified, but all they have ac-, complished since the battle of thé Aisne began months ago may be over- turned. Glorious Page in History. There was little effort here today -to measure the scope of the Franco- American stroke. Officers were too vi- tally interested in,the swift deyvelop- ment of the attack as it was unfolded; bulletin by builetin, to devote much time to cold calculations such as form the basis for military predictians. It was the instant news that held them from Ggneral March to the junior staff officers and the war department was a place of smiles and hand grips as the boys overseas wrote new and glorious pages in American history. Thrilling Story of Dash. Secretory Baker had difficulty in holding himself cool, unhurried ex~ pression, as he dictated to the news- papermen late in the day a statement summarizing Genaral Pershing's brief reports. Supplemented with the news despatches, the official account reveal- ed, however, the full thrilling story of the dash against the enemy delivered with sveh galiantry and as sueh a completé surprise that it swept over the first German lines aparently with- out “a\erng and rushed on to ob- jectives de®p in the territory the Ger- mans have held for months. During the day Secretary . Baker, General March and war department of- ficials generally spent much time over the maps. They read every, detail of the accounts brought in over the press wires and time after time all - other business halted while the swiftly changing battle front was traced out. Until late in the night, officials were eagerly receiving every report that came in. Foch Has Sufficient Force. A most promising consideration of the counter-attack, officers belieye, aside from renewed proof of the fight- ing qualities of the new American armies, is the fact that General Foch now has sufficient force to unliise a major counter-stroke, for the blow to- day is nothing less than that, however limited its fixed objectives for today may have been. The supreme com- mander now has shown clearly that a definite turning point has been reach- ed where his resources in men and munitions are great enough for him to assume gt least an aggressive defence. If the present Franco-American thrust should realize all the possibili- ties seen in it by observers abroad and force the Germans out of the whole Aisne-Marne salient, it seems highly probable to officials here that General Foch might feel warranted in expand- ing that success through offensive op- erations on other fronts. British May Start Thrust. It was suggested tonight that a thrust from the British front on a far wider scale than anything attempted there since the great German assault hegan last March might develop as a companion piece to the Franco-Ameri- can effort. In that case. it was said. it would be clear that the tide of battle had definitely turned and the German drive of 1918, their greatest miiltary effort of the war and the campaign on which they have counted to achieve s had been defeated. IN AGREEMENT WITH UNITED STATES As to Method of Extending Military Aid to Russia and Siberia. JAPAN Washington, « July 18.—Tokio - and London despatches announcing thal Japan virtually had accepted the pro- posals of the United States as to the method of extending military aid to Rust in Siberia have not altered the determination of the government here to permit no announcements whatever on_the subject. i Further than an official admission that negotiations have been going on for some time with Great Britain, Japan and France looking to the adop- tion of a common policy, absolutely nothing was made available for pub- lication. Consequently any more extended statements purporting to represent the attitude of the United States govern- ment ar ewholily unauthorized, and in fact contrary to what officials consider the best interests of the situation at this time. e AGREEMENT MADE FOR LOANS TO CHINA Provided That They Be Shared by Bankers of the United States, Great interstate commerce commission show. The total operating income was $76,- 941, while that of the May before Was $92,775,128. ' The net operating income of the roads for the first five months of the year under government operation was $223.249,477, compared with $339,366.- Monday when his plane side-slipped, adet Joseph S. Peters died at Kelley field infirmary today. Peters came here from Long Beach, Calif.. but his former home was at Starkville, Miss. 010 for the same period last year. Revenues from all sources totalled $1,889,635,916 against §1,548,726,077 for the first five months of 1917, but op- erating costs increased. Britain, France and Germany. Washington, July 18.—The Ameri- can' government has agreed to a loan to China by American bankers pro- vided China cancels all outstanding loans and that all loans be shared by the bankers of the United States, Great Britain, France and Japan. De- tails of the loan have not been com- pleted, but $50,000,000 is the-approxi- mate figure, under consideration to be advanced from this country.