The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 24, 1918, Page 1

MORE THAN 70,000 PAID COPIES DAILY WAR SAVINGS e Seattle Sta THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST NIGHT EDITION Weather Forecast: warm Tuesday Tonight and Tuesday, fair; moderate westerly winds. UNITED FULL VOLUME 20 LEASED WIR PRESS ASSOCIATIONS SERVICE SATTLE, WASIL, MONDAY; UNE 2 24, 1918. PRICE 108,000 AUSTRIANS ARE KIL fp U.S. MEN WIN NEW ADVAN Gain 400 Yards in Belleau Wood in Face of Fierce German Resistance CAPTURE MANY GUNS NC SRE ‘ * Special Dispatch to The Star by | Newspaper Enterprise Asen ——= * WITH THE AMERICANS ON . THE MARNE, June 24.—<4:20 p. m.}—The Americans in Belleau wood drove forward 490 yards, despite fierce German resistance. ‘They inflicted severe losses on the | enemy, captured a number of ma )imecurely into their new lines. er Cal, ine guns and then dug themselves Only @ little fringe of the wood now re “mains In the hangs of the boches. | Despite their ideal defensive powi- | tions, the Germans suffered heavily. | ‘The American losses were not Jispro fjonate to their gains | The Germans heavily bombarded ‘an American unit northwest of Chateau Thierry with gas shells to day. The enemy is constantly increas ing its defensive in this region, im proving trenches and establishing barbed entanglements and machine gun nests. Hundreds of former boche dugouta are now occupied by Americans, | whose advance left a trail of captur- ed material. If wood life is bad for the Ameri cans it is worve for the Germans. A captured letter, written by a Hun on Friday, say “Our canteens have not come up The Americans are bombarding the Villages 15 kilometers (between nine and ten miles) behind the front We are in one corner of the wood. The Americans are in the other. “They rush us without warning * * &* 8 & A SHARP TURN OF EVENTS ) And the Austrian Is Turning Some, Too—Backward! - SMOKE FUND AUTOS PARADE * * % % BATTLING IN VIENNA INCREASES 150,000 Strikers Shout “Down With Germany!” and Fight Police RAILWAY MEN GO OU T *” By Untied Preas Leased Wire Direct to The Star * Pe tS ia a i ZURICH, June 4.—One hun dred and fifty thousand strikers jo Vienna had another conflict with the potice Saturday, accord. ing to word fram Munich today Shouting "Down with Germany™ the crowds again attempted to reach the German embassy, but were dis persed Ratiway gone o gion in paralyzed. Rumantans have blown up many munitions depots there. EMPEROR TRIES TO SAVE ARMY : AMSTERDAM, June nperor Karl hurried to the front “sue ay, a cording to a Vienna dispatch today men in Reasatabia have The last previous reports said that Karl was at Austrian headquarters. north of the Asiago plateau It ts probable he had returned to Vienna because of the food demonstrations and <ninisterial crisis. WON'T LET FOE CABINET QUIT COPENHAGEN refused to accept the Austrian cabinet patch from Vienna 1 crisis is expect June peror Karl has resignation of t ording toa d today. The pe ed to be solved by reconstruction of the ministry The Hungarian cabinet is reported about to resign. Count Tisza " ma new dispateh said. BOLSHEVIK! MAKING NEW PACT wit HUNS NS. du The Bolshe- about to conclude a com et with Germany which will et Russia to further ex plottation, it is indicated in.an un dated Tota h from Moscow, receiv What Do You Suggest? 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More members of the |} re a whole lot more in the hos. }/make mention of him league are needed to give force me & who ' oe : the. movement, Chairman aire Biel rt pital But Bill fen't satisfied with that ann | He wants history to put the stamp maid LAC a of Rreatness upon him for all time. When Ts a First Child Not a First Child? Has the Bunch Guessing June 24.—When ot a “first child’? “first child” the question that has been causing Sergt. R. Rt. Mergenthal, of the local U. 8. Marine corps recruit " to spend sleepless nights Hadley, of Kansas City, ap plied to Mergentha!l for enlistment When Hadiey inforroed him that he was married and had two children, Mergenthal told him that he would @ruw $32.50 for # family allotment, LORD DUNMORE U.S.Marine GIVES WARNING CHICAGO, June 24.—""The situa namely, $15 for hia wife, $10 for his | tion was never graver,” Lord Dun first child and $7.50 for his second| more, colonel of English troops, be child. But Hadley insisted on $35. | \ieves, in the face of favorable re “How do you figure that?” queried Mergenthal ports from the Italian front “Weil, my youngeters are twins, so| Addressing people of 40 national how are you going to figure the first | ities h yesterday, the earl claim enild? Th both come under the ed German capture of high ground 310 head," answered Hadley between Bailleul and Ypres was a “1 give up,” declared Mergenthal, menace after puzzling over it for a few| “It gives the Germans a better The delicate question has | jumping off ground if they continue, up to the authorities at|as they probably will, in their drive gor the channel.” hours been put Washington. ARMIES JOSTLE FOR POSITIONS LIP SIMM United Press Correspondent WITH THE BRITISH ARMIBS IN FRANCE, June 24.—Tdeal fight: | ing weather that is almost unprece. dented continues on the west front, yet there is nothing more serious than the continuous jostling for po: sition There is nothing more Hindenburg’s next thrust west. The Austrian offensive, sched i to fill in the pause on the ranco-British front, was expected to delay in the | How Bill Looks to Artist Higgins | precisely the reverse. 1 | ditto | nounceme * * RIVER IS * 4% * S FILLED WITH BODIES OF ROUTED ENEMY Pay United Press “Leased Wire, Direct to The rT | at four points on a°front of learned from an authoritative source x» Bridgeheads have been established on the opposite bank at ROME, June 24.—The | Italians have crossed the Piave more than 20 miles, it was th Falze, Nervesa, Ponte Di Piave and Capo Sile. They have won back all of the Montello crest and the whole Piave line below that point, with the exception of one small point, the Italian war office announced today. WASHINGTON, June announced today. 24. —C ‘ounter attacking in the face of German reserves, the Italians have broken thru the Austrian line at Cella-Bella and are threatening the retre of the enemy after crossing the Piave, official Rome cables, APTURE 45,000 FO ONE CENT 2"*5site 1 3 * * at retreat across the flooded Piave Forty-five thousand prisoners and vast war booty, in-| by the Italians. strike, and that whole re cluding an enormous number of guns, have been captured American airmen are operating with Ital- ians in the drive, and the cables today highly commend the Americans for their bravery in “their initial action.” Divisions Wiped Out Artillery action has @estroyed all by t one bridge thrown across the during the Austrian it 4% stated, and the withdrawal of enemy in being effec only with tremendous eral Austrian divisions bh Ucally wiped out Entire battalions attempting to ford the swollen streams have been swept aw the cables stated, and the muddy waters are choked with Austrian dead, The attack on the Austrian forces ve been prac remaining in Montello, begun yes terday and completed today carried out by three Italian columns Picked Austrian troops ordered hold the line from Maserada to Sar dona to protect the Austrian retreat ve been completely a desper stand sued by I the Piave ‘The of th pare the Austrian command to pre. Austrian people for the an- nouncement of Italian victory are being continued RETREATING ALONG FRONT OF 40 MILES ROME dune %4.—The Aus trians are in flight. The Italians have crossed the Piave river in porsuit of the fleeing enemy forces. The punishment administered by Italy's forces to Emperor Karl's troops in the Piave river ar last week culminated Sat- the foe lines and on 5 retreat began. Today it is on in full ¢, with disastrous re. sults for th demoralized Aus- trians. Ital has crossed the Middle in addition to the bridging of the lower river, and is chasing the fleeing Austrians along the east bank, it was announced to- day Two thousand Austrians were cap tured at Montello last night Numerous squads of bombers have crossed the river, where artillery and aircraft are hanrmering the en emy. Considerable bodies of Italian troops have reached the old Piave lines, on large sectors, and are harassing the retiring enemy Patriotic demonstrations were staged thruout Italy today Flags were flown, processions held, and cheering crowds paraded the streets, singing the national anthem western bank of the river has i n practically clea of th Aus trians Montello has been entirely retaken A few points on the right bank from enson southward to the sea now occupied by the nemy. The ans have taken thousands of ad. al prisoners quantities of material have abandoned The Austrian retreat across the Plave continues on the whole 40-mile front from Montello to the Cut The Italians the omy utting Infantry, Iry, airp! tillery are co-operatin ng the Austrians’ attempted rear | guard actions. Great numbers of het emy have been wiped out, and an- | t of huge hauls of prison: | rs is expected hourly All the Italian guns lost on this front last week are reported to nave on recaptured, Nine Austrian di sea ‘oe to Pieces closely them nes and light s in de are pursuing er to pieces visions (108,000 men) have been com. pletely annihilated, Fifteen others have been worn out in the San De gion, where entire n destroyed. Di Piave r ments have to tal Austrian losses in the drive are 00,000. wound. now estimated at more than The Italian losses in killed, The seized the psych renewed and vigorous tacks along the whole river when the Austrians had only bridges of any size. HOME FOLKS TO HEAR BAD NEWS LONDON, Jone 24.—The Aus. trian war office, thru its official statement yesterday, began to prepare the Austrian people for announcement of the retirement from the P e. “The heavy rains placed under wate! of the Venetian plains, plied the burdens our troops,” The stream reports indi counter at which have multi the statement said Piave has become and its volume of water times made it impossible to communicate tween the two banks, It only possible with the greatest difficulty to provide the fightin many several hours and provision: FAMINE ORDER FOR GERMANS June 24 Muller Under has State in formed the reichstag food committee | Prisoners and inflicted casualties im ration for Ger- | Faids that a lower meat many probably will be necessary, ‘as learned here today it was to defeated after nd are being pur- Mans on the left baak of ables added that the attempts ate that Gen. Diaz ical moment for line two have broad stretches and privations of a rushing for be- men with the most necessary supplies of munitions send American troops to Russia, __» Kaiser Orders Reinforces. ments Rushed to Italian : Front to Help Austria afternoon. URGE ALLY OFFENSI BY CARL D. GROAT United Press Corr WASHINGTON, June Fearing a demoralizing rout \ef her ally, Germany is inforcements to Italy, army were informed today. With the Austrians in 4 gaa ee Y, harassed by the Italians, French British, such aid is the only that will prevent an Austrian ter, with consequent disruption home, military men say. They pointed out that the might gain a turning-point now by taking the offensive. er they could prepare for such tion before reinforcements themselves felt is uncertain. All the Austrian unrest, strike starvation reports are taken “with grain of salt.” While many officials believed | strong counter offensive measures, Italy now, some diplomatic qu urged a stroke in the Balkans. # ever, the military view is that western line—and that cl Italy—will be the decisive batt ground. Experts say no di should be permitted, not even to United Press } Summary of ) ) } War Events (The 1,322nd day of the war; 96th day of the big offensive.) 4 ITALIAN FRONT—The greatest military defeat suffered by Austria, in this war appears to be in the making : Semi official reports are that the retreat across the Piave has become an utter rout. Both the military and political effects of this retirement are expected to be more far reach- ing than in earlier retreats from cia and Serbia, when Austrian and reserves were plentiful. Italian cavalry and infantry have crossed the Piave, in the Caposile region, at the point where the Auss trians made their greatest advance in this drive. Only a few Austrian detachments remain on the west food bank between th point and Zen son, five miles to the north, The Montello crest, which at one time was almost wholly in the hands of the en Urely reclaimed. Thousands of Austrians are bell slain in their precipitate flight. Other thousands probably are being captured. Enormous quantities of materials are being abandoned. The Italians have recovered all the guns they lost in the initial stages of the Austrian drive. Emperor Karl, who evidently had returned to Vienna because of the political and economic situation, is reported to have hurried back to the front yesterday PICARDY FRONT—The alliestook my, has been ens and patrol encounters, OISE FRONT—A German raid was frustrated near Antheuil, Old Tirpitz Hogs Seat in Train; He’s Crowd of His “Kamerads” AMSTERDAM, Tirpitz is disclosed as a June “seat ho in an article in the socialist organ Vorwaerts, of Berlin the was German holiday Stettin to Berlin kers, women On a recent train from packed with y sure and children being stuffed inte ear riages like sardine A crowd which tried to fight its way aboard the tra n at Freienwalde | to serve as @ heartener, but it was|ed and captured are only 40,000, ac-| discovered that an entire half of one| handled had he not surrendered,” cording to a semi-official statement. second-class carriage was occupied] says Vorwaerts, Admiral | by an amiable looking old man with Mobbed by a a long beard Some one shouted, “It's old Tire pitz!"" That threw the crowd into a frenzy, and it started for the train to mob the old ex-pirate chief, Von Tirpitz became frightened at the demonstration and ordered the guard to admit the crowd to his compartments. “He would have been roughly