The evening world. Newspaper, June 8, 1917, Page 1

Hh daodlldldbi. dd ONE CENT In joe New York and Hudson County, Tw 'S elsewhere. Copyright, 1917, (The PRICE| “Circulation Books to All, by Th ‘New Yor wa Publishing Word) HAIG HOLDS ALL FilS GAINS AGAINST GERMAN ATTA BERLIN ADMITS A DEFEAT Full Depth of the British Advance in Belgium Is Nearly Three Miles—| Practically Intact. LONDON, June 8.—"The position we captured yesterday was one of the enemy’s most important strongholds on the western front,” ¥ Marshal Haig reported to-day. He announces that the British losses were light. [A de: German forces on the patch from Berlin say Belgian f War Office there have admits th withdrawn from the p and the Douve Ba salient protruding westwa ition between ‘nerve" 1 to a prepa of Hallebeke the canal bend nor 1, two kilo metres wes Warneton.] | The British oflicial statement says the battle became a gauge of the | ability of the to stop the British advance under conditions as favorable to them a army can for, with every advantage | with the kno BiG BRITISH LINER “SUNK BY U BOAT ONER AY TOUS. d and preparation, ar wledge that an attack was Ww ny's Is 1S faa Costoaieh rel of Five American Surviv- ors on the Southland. | condi as an | News that the steamship Southland, | with every owned by the International Merear impending on her way from Liverpool “The German forward defenses te ived cansi ed of an elaborate and in stem of well wired and strong points form- | ch ree “« 1 LONDON, June 8 (5.01 P.M.) inn a defensive belt over a mile | —-There are five American sur in. depth. Numerous farms and | vivors from the steamer South woods were thoroughly prepared land for defense and there were large The American survivors are Al numbers of machine auns in the bert Lyons, Bridgewater, Mass. “German: garrisons, Guns of all A. McCoy, Los Angeles; James ealibres, recently increased in Geoghegan, Salamanaca, N. Y.; numbers, were placed to bear not John McNeil, Providence, R. |, only on the front but on the | and Jacob Houser, Middletown flanks of an attack Pa Num i 1 1 ‘ vided " ‘ Jusout 0 nh two d the enem ma \ The South gunners rd effect ¢ v of 12 \ bombardme h n nt them Aur 1 provided by e ince ar lat ard by the 1 rhe Axe LF uting the d / Vimy Kids delayed in f ik IITISHL ARMIF i n 1 4 not t RHE FIBLD, J t The steamship. in { prisoners so f ' t WN if » da 18 naive. th wh (Continued on Second Page.) War purposes, Several German Batteries Taken , IS ANNOUNCED BY 1 AGRICULTURE DEPT. 156,000,000 5s itis mate for Year, a Big Over Yield of | | Esti-| Advance | 1916. | Is WASHINGTY The the United June 8, of States this year was forecast to- pr pective wheat crop the Department of Agriculturs at 00 bushels, conybining a re- estimate of the badly damaged wheat crop and the first es- of the new spring wheat crop, That 0,000,000 bushels har June th ested last year and 806,000,000 Bush m 1 conditions >mpares wi the average crop for 1911-15 been received, but it undoubtedly wa Tho incrensed spring wheat Are, |ine resuit of an earthquake or Operations, ace t 19,039,000 acres, and the! ante eruption, | ——— 1 f this crop under excel é NGTON ne 8.—One hu wihg conditions, indic ‘| Residents are camping th Bp eeoe sh i eee 4 2 ane streets and parks, At the time the re-|dred American navy aviat to ald pared with 1 Shah tat | port was sent jt had been raining/in detecting submurine ojeration year, 51,854,000 bushels in 1918, and | heavily for five hours. and for other active duly have ar fe A despatch from Tegucigalpa, 33,571,000 bushels at the average for tna tived safely in France, according t the prev 16 fide year duras, says that in additi mele ns dur. | “Ping ut of San Salvador wns | offte ment f Qu Altipeque nich the first ing May increased pro: 8 of win- | of Qu ste Llof the 1 t “ and indicated a rop of | AtmeAL vite atabe bi ea ee w ae Hen BSNS Mejicanos were destroyed tua 1 in France 1 i} At 9.50 o'clock ( ) LAe Kenneth Whiti ab under) morning there was no communicat usetts Ix in command danced etween San Salvador and Teg th him are Lieut. Chev aVInE tO toned: hoon tne of | calpa land; Lieut. Griffen b pr ue and riots ou [FLAMES RISING FROM VOLCANO Lieut. Dichman, New y April 1 conditions indleated produc NEAR SAN GELVACOR Latte ibavmnetiar the ushels but during | that mont r that the ng conditions were May 1 forecast was NEW YORK, “FRIDAY, JUNE 8, SAN SALVADOR IS IN RUINS WITH SEVEN OTHER CITIES, DUE TO GRA 7 EARTHQUAKE se a TOOLS MATOS, | ARNEIN FNGE the Republic ‘First Duty W it Be to Aid In} Submarine | Region ol Thirty | puis Laid of Salvador, with population of 59,544, has been totally Jestroyed, according to a despatch from San Miguel, Salvador. No details as to the manner in city was destroyed have Detecting At rator at Te lock last night the aviat © additt | der war eondith iced 11 ‘BIRD S, GOLER ASSIGNS bushels HIS PROPERTY AND FIRM’ 8|< ‘WILSON HUNTS “LIVE WIRES” IN NAMING 21 GENERALS ted that the operator i had ud nformed him that ea felt | War's Effect on Piedmont Railroad Tee Disre Stric Seni In Purchased by Banking House, Fe A Choosing Blamed for Trout and Eig ated la f the destroyed zone rep 1 WASHINGTON, Ju In nom ver City clock this morning t | ‘ gene emocratic candi-} vador was in ruins a rals jd gave New York| thing w \ a test nirty emarde b al circles a shock| nad been destroyed the earth-| Jown in da h f tr quake M nam figures, “as- | MINISTER LONG CABLES GREAT ‘ ne npr enn gne t f creditors DAMAGE WAS DONE oe? Py gba ptio aA PD. Hamm WASHINGTON June 8 age na Br » ead and the| ' * 1 r grade 1 r the bank r m Capt. Hu Rodn r USE Ww ‘om 1 . He has 1 a r Ke ! i W P r 1 ; 1 colone moted 1 Ww y yi ‘ Edwin I J H The f \ er & Co. wan! beg Ad u 1 t t #, 0 "ea 4 uta bt » \ VAs’ | Qua 1 ‘ : 3 a vd y sd 4 tn nlen At sa 1 .) a was a st shower 1 Ww ‘ now ma falling over the cit wssign \ D. He The nond Th ry effect American 1 w a war cond ud i { We : f ut are t f oO iim ' fe eat m WHE WORKED PRAVEL BUREAL ‘ f ! - : ~ ; DENIS PUKE WINES AT Mans olde (or ele, "Teepuons Becaman 4000.—aart, (For Racing Results Seeg?aye 2.) eo vudiow Wee eX, dLiwe Sdbs Gee madre 1917. “Circulation Books Open to All.” | 22 PAG 100 U.S. FLYERS REACH FRANCE AS LONDON GREETS PERSHIN - GREAT WHEAT CROP | LEADER OF AMERICAN EXPEDITION WHO HAS ‘AUSTRIA MAXES FORMAL PEACE BID T0 RUSSIA ~ Ships for Beluium teach Wheat $15Men’ aaileseraeSuila, $9.95 HUB th Bu ting y broadway, curuss | ARRIVED iN LONDON ES TWO CENTS ¢1 COMMANDER OF U. §. FORCES ‘SAFELY THROUGHUBOAT ZONE; FORECASTS BIG PART IN WAR American Warships Convoy Pers shing’s Ship Into a Port in Great | Britain — High British Officials — Greet Him. WORKS OUT WAR PLANS | ON WAY.ACROSS OCEAN pls tna LONDON, June 8.—Major Gen, John J. Pershing, Commander 4 in Chief of the forces which will be sent to France, landed at a British port this morning and arrived at London this afternoon, He was wee jcomed by Walter Hines Page, the American Ambassador; Lord Derby, | Secretary of State for War; Viscount French, commanding the Brit | who will f stay in England rome and other officers, including Lord Brooke, staff during his ing, staff and detachments of engineers and ted to the British port at which they were landed by American destroyers. “The trip has been delightful,” said Gen. Pershing, “particularly the latter stages, when we were escorted through the danger zone by our own destroyers. Speaking for myself and my staff, we are glad to be the standard bearers of America in this great war for civilization, The opportunity of landing at a British port and the welcome we received are very significant and are deeply appreci- ated. We expect in the course of a very short time to be playing our part, which, I hope, will be a very big part, on the western front.” forces, Jattached to Gen Pershing’s | | Per were esc Gen, with his nurses, A hearty w * was extended to the Americans at the port uf uling eile mm which welcomed the Pershing party on urd eck of the liner consi t Rear Admiral Stileman, Lieut, tirn Campbell and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, 1 at 9 o'ck William Pite ip dockec xk IRISH GALL WILSON “GREATEST PRESIDENT” ——————-® The formal welcome to the Amert- ans on t landing stage here was A A stirri scone, guard of honor elsh Fusiliers nding, with a was drawn Him in Asking Him to regiment Pershing ad bee fm the military the port he ti » While the Spangled nspectedaa, ’ who were dn s to olfitt ivan On wned on " eve m4 1 stripes Lu t, offered $60,000 for a) 38°WiNg he had been twice wounded why and of the lal ceremonies 1a large party ind British newspapers iswering thelr questions fow Jia and readily leaving the thanked r thelr steamer Captain during the vurtesie Am HED SEY bs Step ys Sod Pvomuatate Marloes ‘ nines seeg, was good and the a@a American destroyére @om- th no ® oe