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: i i | i} i] 1 1} i 14 i Sn ce Thiolet.. The French broke these assaults and the gnemy sufiered he lossés without obtaining any advantage “On the rest of the frort the night was comparatively calm. . FRENCH TROOPS REGAIN FLANDERS POSITION WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRAN Press).—Locre Hospice, which the Germans captured on Wednesday night, was retaken by the Fieticn yesterday. They battled their way to, this Much-coritested position and completely reestablished their origina 2m | The French Ahave thus removed a more or less serious threat to the . Village of Locre, which itseli is an important defense for Mont Rouge! and other mills lying immediately to the west. The Hospice lies only | - about 500 yards southeast of Locre and is en rising ground whic! but slightly lower ‘than the site of the village. The enemy has long coveted |ocre and retention of the Hospice would give him a good place for another assault in the list which he has deliv ered against the village. There were heavy bursts of shelling from German guns at various points along the British front last night, but no unusual operations have been reported. | OFFICIAL BRITISH REPORT LONDON, June 8.—The following report was issued to-di ' | the War Ottice: “We captured a few prisoners last night in a ‘successful raid in the neighborhood of Hulluch, Our patrols inflicted casualties on the enem in the Strazeele sector and captured a machine gun “The hostile artillery has been active north of Albert and southeast! of Arras.” is| ——_——-- + - —_— H FURTSER MARNE ADVANCES = ARE ANNOUNCED BY PERSHING American and French Forces Adjust Lines in Neighborhood of Thierry and Inflict Big Losses. | [AMERICAN .REPORT] WASHINGTON, June following repoct from Gen, Per- shing was issued last night: | “West and northwest of Chateau. Thierry we made minor readjust-; ments of our lines involv ral advances, in the course of which we inflicted severe losses and took prisoners, among them being one oitices and twenty-five unwounded men, Our advance was made in conjunction with French troops on our lett. ‘ “Artillery on both sides was detive ai points held by our troops in Picardy, on the Marne front, in the Woevre and in Lorraine. !n Picardy | we took prisoners in the course Of a raid.” | “Section B—Lieut. Williany J, Flannery, infantry, received the Croix de Guerre on the afternoon of June 5 tor swimming dhe Marne on June 3 and bringing back a wounded French soldier.” eeetip ‘sheen eee the tah = Feuaetal GERMANS STILL HIDE TRUT'E, ; ad ee he ¥ LONDON, June 8.—Germany is Still afraid to tel her own people how American troops fight, or Aen to ddmit they are in acticn. Of the! advance of the Marines, the Berlin official report of last night merely says: “North of the Aisne and northwest of ChateausThierty local attacks of the enemy were repulsed. U. S. TROOPS RUSHED 100 MILES | TO BATTLE LINE iN 12 HOURS; | QUICK DASH FOR AMMUNITION Journey of the Soldiers Made by Train and) Auto—Gunners and Engineers Called From Sleep to Fight. WITH THE AMERICAN PORCH} ON THE MARNE, June 8 (United !the stn all i i | ilery was In position | Press).—The American ad\. adds |and firing on enemy. Sanothe: chapter to the accompisa-| Following tho repulse of attacks, | feent. of our troops, which varé|the Americans delivered their own d offensives on the 6th and 7th, taking playing the role of Gen, Gallien!’s numerous prisoners and conaiderable | famous “taxicab army” in this second territory, inflicting heavy losses vn} the enemy. battle of the Marne. \ ‘The General's report concludes with The official report of te command || the statement that, considering the tng general revenis the feat 18 CUll¥ | movement involved, the reyulse of| as impressive ns first reported | three attacks and the successful con- | Receiving orders to move from the clusion of two counter-attacks, all | within six days, “the men conformed | to the best traditions of the army and are meeting all demands made." ‘DRIVE AT AMERICANS = IN WOEVRE SECTION = MAY BE GERMAN PLAN Movement of Troops From Metz to | Mihiel Indicates Such region of Gisors at 5 P. M. on May 4%, they departed by rail and motor truck. At 6.80 A. M. the nex: day the fret of them had arrived in the rear lines. [Gisors is an important raliway Junction thirty-five miles north of | Paria and seventy-five miles went i of Chateau-Thierry in-an air line, | The joutney by rail and highway | probably was more than 100 | miles.) Late that afternoon the situation’ was critical,” The French urged that; St the Americans be sent into the line an Attack. immediately, as the enemy Was, WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY marching @ong the road to Par {IN FRANCE, Friday, June 7 (Asso- | Our men went into the line at mid- | u- jClated Press) Reports of r mt night, taking up positions at Ch Thierry, At 9 A. M. on June 1 a thousand Americans were barring the heavy German train movements from }the direction of Metz toward the st read. Every man carried two days’ }Miblel salient has aroused discussidn Retnee and arsmunition in the American expeditionary forces Oh the night of June 1 the’French |4% to whether the enemy is planning reported a gap of two and ¢/4n assault in the Woevre miles inthe line near Gamdela (ten, From a ty int of view the miles west.and north of €hay Mibiel, with its Thierry and a mile northwest a ladle Veullly-la«Poteric), An expected any moment throu: At yhole was it is con A regiment of American machine {siered, 1 1 tiple object gunners and engineers aroused fromthe menacing of Bar-le-Due, the out sleep filled the gap, jfanking of Verdun from the rear and Then came an urgent call for or-jthe elimination of the Hent which tillery ammunition, A truck truin has its apex at Verdun made a forty-five-mile trip and 1% Many engagements of a tacties! tura with ammunition in inteen 4" ature may expe 1 even if tl hours, bringing in thirty-two thuck- | Germuns i to con ‘loads, jt e long the Marn One June 4 and 5 came tv 1 elect t ye @ Allied line a i MOR Allacks, previouslyseported, On ther places The position of the rail- | titles of _THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, JUNE @, 1918, wi. ONADOFALLES, | WILSON TS TOLD Chamber of Commerce at Mos- cow Hopes for Complete Victory Over Germany. WASIIINGTON A complete ¥ June 8—Hope for ver Germany expressed in © commugteation Wilson an- American re. colved President Ru ber of Com by to-day from the Cham- The It Is dectared, rely on ort of the Allies for on of the power of erce at Moscow. Russian peo the up) struct Russla The Chamber is compgned of lead- ing Tuseian 1 American business men, Its President is N, Gotchkoft. | The communication wag sent on the occasion of the death of American | Consul Meneral Summers, It said | “The feneral meeting of the Rus- | sian-American Chamber of Com-! deeply conscious of the ines- | Umabié loss which has befallen us; with the death of our promfnent | worker and wo-member, Mr. Sum- | uch noble efforts in! of strengthening the friendly ons between the! people of the United States and! Russia, is sending you, Mr. Prestdent, mers, devoting the great enter the assurance of our deepest devo- | tlon to the American people, fur un limited hy and eateem and wish for a complete victory over the! militaristic caste of Germany, The Russian people, after being Infileted with such serious wounds in such @ tr manner, temporarily | paralyzing our country, firmly relies upon actual support from the Allies in an economical sense, which may prove « mportance in. the estoration of normal conditions of | Russian life, for the reconstruction of the power of Ruvela, so that she) again may find herself in the ranks | of her friends and Allies in| defense deals of humanity, | brave of the righteousness and iberty #0 roughly | trampled under foot.’ | The presenee in Petr dof Am- | bassador’ Francis was reported to the State Department to-day, The Ambas Other despatehes to the department said conditions in Petrograd were bad, | especially as to food supplies. t Swedish reports to the State De- partment anpounce that the Russians | Soviet Republic has abolished — eil Ambassadors and Ministers Both their own and foreign represen tatives are called without distinction “Hepresentative Vlenipotentiaries. FOE ACTUALLY TORTURES | FORTY BRITONS TO DEATH Murdered oy Germans as “Reprisal” fdr Alleged Killing of Teutons by British Sentri, LONDON, ty, per, Witeloas murder of forty British privoners sent June 8 (British Admiral- Press).—Tho by te'Germans to work under fire on the Russian front member of the royal naval division ed by a who has just reached England after escaping: from Germany, It out of a party of 500 Britise’ prison. ers, a large number should die in co sequence of an allegation that thirty- had been decided, he says, that | | six German prisoners bad been inur- | dered by their British sentries, They were taken from working pur. ties at the end of the day, made to mount on a block and then tled to a pole, ‘The block afterward was kicked away, leaving the men sus- pended with their feet a little off the ground. In this position they were kept*for two and a half hours ach night for fourteen nights in in tense cold. Forty men died und we | the 100 CHURCHES DESTROYED BY GERMANS AT SOISSOKS Also Many Women and Children Killed by Teutonic Aviators, |turn the {upon us 32 TRUCKS.OF U.S. AMMUNITION DASH 45 * RUSSIANS RELY FIRST GERMAN TANK CAPTURED BY THE FRENCH SND THE ONDER CHASSIS 349 AMERICANS HELD IN GERMANY AND 5,000 GERMANS INTERNED HERE War Department Gives Out Figures That Show U. S. Power if Kaiser Carries Out Reprisal Threat. N connection with the reprisal threat of Germany in the Rintelen case, the War D partment has given out these figures “Latest records of the War De- partment show that a total of 133 American soldiers are located in German prison camps. There also are 216 American civilians, including sailors, who are in terned in Germany, About five thousand Germany are interned in this country. This includes 1,310 prisoners of war at Fort McPhe?son, Ga., most of whom were seamen on German ships; 839 alien enemies at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; 432 alien enemivs at Fort Douglas, Utah, and be- tween 2,000 and 2,500 prisoners taken from German merchantmen N. C., at present under the Department of Labor. “Five hundred Germans in- terned in this country are being sent to army camps, to aid in cul; tivating gardens, One hundred of them go to Camp Devens, 100 to Camp Grant, 100 to Camp Sevier, 100 to Camp Wadsworth, and 100 to Camp Sherman. sie HOLD PARIS AT ALL COST, SAYS SOCIALIST DEPUTY Frederick Brunet Discusses Possibili- ties of Germans ‘Getting Nearer the Capital PARIS, June &.—In an article in the Matin dealing with the recent appoint- ment of the Paria © Frederic Brunet, a says By another drive, made gard to sacrifices, the did not enter Paris, perhaps ee of Defense elalist Deputy, nm withe ermans, it re- they vuld ap- proach near enough to hoid the capital under the fire of long-range guns, not, as now, for intermittent bombardment, thodic, vermanent kely the possibilitics ¢ most most be éon- urente ean in our favor. extreme “Paris doned. It must be defended with energy, for it is a sue preme retreat where tie fate of the country might be decided, and every- thing ought 0 be subordinated to {ts preservation, So long as Germany seeks to Impose domination by © no peace is possible and but one duty to Akht and cona ae mposed (U.S. TAKES CHARGE OF DOCK LABOR HERE New Control Designed to Speed Up Loading and Unloading of War Supplies, WASHINGTON ates. Employm . June &—The United nt Service took over |hirtng and distribution of all dock labor in New York to speed up londing and unloading of the war plies, the Labor Department announced. As soon 4s Uhogplan ix worked out In New York it will be applied to all ports. —_— NEW CRUISER FOR WILSON. Will Be Used an Tender for the Yacht Mayflower, TROY, N. ¥., June 8.—A fast mahow- any cruiser for the use President Wilson will be launched week at the plant of a Watervilet t building concern, The cruiser, similar in desian and power to several turned the same concern {0 h men, will be used as a tender for the yacht Mayflower. * The plant, under con the Fede- ral Government te atonal \ in optiol en seeured on othe ervilet ha the | tend tory ed exetualvely planes, eal ere Bishop Reports. PARIS, June 8.—The Bishop of Sol sons has reported that a hundred churches in his diocese have been de stroyed. by the Germans, and tha many women, and children have beor killed by German aviators What a wonderful aim toward | glory for Germany,” he is quoted as saying, ways and the formation of the terrain northwest and ni of Mar-le-Du ffors the Germans an opportun An@he pl wh i} likely » ee more fighting i nect around Montdidier Pe u ntly captured: Cantig Another important nt at which American troops a ationed is territory araund Chateau-Thierry. 1 m considered certain that wha ver the future holds the Amer forces undoitedly will pa some hard fighting J, R. BARTLETT DIES AT 79. Was Organizer of My dustrial Corpora John R y barge Ine me Bartlett, who is well known fu financial etrelos t vs the organ: iger of the British Oll & Cake Co,, Ltd. is dead at his he dd seventyenine ctive bus Lever ABO. Mr. Bartlett, whe occurred last "Tuesday, w American to organize & large ind a! concern ip Europe, HOW ING THe TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES PURSUE. US TRANSPORT FOR TWELVE HOURS (Continued from First Page.) -- |and the fact positively ascertained.” “Mr. Daniels to-day confirmed state- ments by Senator Swanson that more than one-half of the U boats sent cut by Germany have been destroyed or captured. Senator Tillman, Chairman of the Naval A Committee bas a letter from Secretary Daniels saying: “Zubmarine hunting is at best a most elusive thing. He assured that everything that can be done is being done. -All naval units are disposed in manner dicta by experience and study of the subject “If you feel disposed to do so, state that you are assured that all possible | Hefore the convoy came up w> Jaga htt as sigdion steps are being taken,” ubmarines were seen several mites en m the ship, according to the valle | a ul caused the German to sub The report he first ree ef this occurrence is indication of the presence f submarines north of the Jprsey American transport was pul to ing twelve-hour race by rines, according to the story of " of th crew on leave. Warned while a considerable distance the presence of sub- ommander of the rans e wil essed a re two shore n shore of ines, the ¢ port Is sald to hi nvoy, In coma ng on this fetter, Sen- or Tillman dy "That is just what I am trying te do, I have been assured by proper naval authorities, as this let. ter shows, that everything that oa* be done Is being done. As Chairman of the Naval Committee I want to assure those who are panic strickgu that there is no need for panic at all, for we have a navy that is ‘up to snuff.’ They can take care of .ur cities and everything \else, and thoy will hunt down those damned devils an’ wipe them off the face 6f the earth.” COLLECTOR PUTS — STRIGT PORT RULES INTO FORCE HERE Communication With Vessels in Harbor, Except by Spe- cial Permit. In line with the general precau- tions of defense against German sub- marines, Byron R. Newton, Collector rs story. But the transport main- ined a lead all during the night and the coming of destroyers with the wn caused the pursuers to disa ur. NORSE STEAMER SUNK OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES; WARSHIP SAVES. CREW Vinland Bombed 35 Miles From Spot Where Seamer Harpathian Was Sunk Nine Hours Before. CAPE MAY, J, June 8.—The sinking of the Norwegian steamship Vinland last Wednesday morning be- came No known here the nineteen were landed destroyer, The hospital They are when her crew torpedo boat last night members of from a survivors were taken at Wissahickon mostly Sw and Nor- to the Barracks e Port, has given formal notice of wegians and speak very little Eng. | Stricter enforcement of the rules of lish. They said the Vinland was|the Treasury Department governing northbound with a cargo of sugar, |the movements of harbor craft in The coast was fogbound and the|rder to prevent information from steamer was making her way slowly | Teaching the enemy, through showers and squalls well The Collector issued a warning the U boat appeared, shortly befor) | that no persons are to hold commu- 6 o'clock. The Vinland then was about | ication with vessels in port except sixty-five miles off the Virginia |"¥ special permit issued by the Col- capes and about thirty-five miles|/ector, The same rule applies to the putting on or taking off of any vessel ‘n the harbor any person, any printed or written matter or any articles whatsoever, The only persons exempt from the rules are pilots, customs or other | Government officials or persons legal- ly entitled or specially authorized by | the Collector, The orders also forbid the coming | alongside or anchoring near any ves- j Sel in harbor except by authority of the Treasury Dej-rtment or the customs oflicials, The number of persons missing from the Carolina of the New York away from the place where a U boat sank the British freighter Harpathian, ‘The sinking was accompilshed by bombs placed on board by the U bu: crew after the Vinland’s Captain and crew had taken to the boats, Only meagre details of the sinking | could be learned. The crew were only a short timo in the boats before they were picked up by the dstroyer. The rescuing vessel was making her matd- rip. loss of life to the crew was re- ported, but the survivors were ex- hausted by their struggles against the squall and high seas. The Viniand was a schooner-rigged | | steamer, owned by O. & A, Irgens & Co. of Bergen, and was commanded by Capt. Bratiant. She was built in Bergen in 1906, had a gross tonnage of 1,143 and length of 228 feet, Her lagt’ arrival at an American Atlantic was definitely announced. yesterday as elght passengers and five of the crew, So far as known all were lost overboard from the motor lifeboat in a storm Sunday night, Special Deputy Police Commissiuner Ryan, in charge of the Division of on May 1 N ia » ve, "announced today inking of (he Vinland took q just nine hours after the de.| tat be had been advised over Peuction of the Harsathian, the iong distance telephone by the | Wer Department in Washington that it heartily approved of the dimm'ng | of the ughis of New York City, whiab {has been undertaken a8 @ means of protection against air raids, € expect to get official confirma- pee “et ONE U BOAT VANISHES UNDER DESTROYER'S FIRE tion of this approval probably to-day OFF MARYLAND COAST In the form of a letter,” Mr. Ryan | said. —_—- It’ was made plain by the local volve a degre: is yy Won’ 5 jag Authorities that in view of this advice But Navy Won't Be Sure She Was |{t'\Waes tikely to be considerable time Sunk Till Sea Is Dr: before the city will again take on its val ragged accustomed brilliancy. for the “Proofs, The authorities probably will decide “ epee to shado all street lamps, as 1s done WASHINGTON, June &—Reports | in London. Arrangements have been persisted to-day that a destroyer and made to turn off every light on the & submarine fought out at sea off the bridges at the first alarm of an alr 4 5 raid. To turn off all the lights ¢ eastern shore of Maryland. ‘fhe de | crowded strect suddenly would in- stroyer was ie: -ribed as victor. seecenae in tianle’ ie A prominent member of the House! is asserted. With the shades on it Naval Affairs Committee called up a F 9 poraibie to leave ihe street , as 18 done n. hae igheat ranking officers in Metropolitan, Museum of Art the Navy Department and made in be closed this evening at 6 quiries concerning th) report. He was ck, and Saturgay hereafter at ‘0 ed the same hour un! jinformed that the engagement took | je same Nour Mivecks early In. the place Thursday off Cape Henlopen, yareht fOr A fin Mies aye heen Shots were exchanged. Tho subma- open Saturday evenings, and many rine “ent down. thousands of visitors found that time “ 0 the most convenient in wich to see ‘Was the submarine sunk?” asked (15 Collections. ‘Tho reason for the the Congressman, order to close is that the skylight galleries furnish a shining mark for in overhead enemy, and hostile air- Planes might also get their bearings from It for attack elsewhere in the city, “I will not go that far.” replied the high naval official, ‘1 said sme went down, I will not say she was sunk until the bottom of the sea is dragged AND CONNING TOWER the | and Porto Kico Steamship Company | | further notice. | ae, ee = ANGOLAR BOWS, ROOF SORFACE WITH PORTS anv SHUTTERS ‘BRITISH SERGEANT AND FIVE MEN HELD 600 GERMANS AT BAY With Ten Men He Also Flanked and Killed 100 Men and Gets Victoria Cross, IAINDON, June 8 (via Ottaka).—An- toria Albert act Crosses, including one to Sergt West Yorks, whose outstanding example of nd initiative, is azette. Mountain, was an fearlessness the Official made Mountal to fail back before the advancing enemy. Volunteers for @ counter-attack were being called when Mountain and ten men stepped forward, He advanced on the flank with a Lewis machine gun nd enfiladed an enemy patrol, of which it 100 were killed. | Mountain rallied and organized the |party for defense and covered the re- rement of th st of the company. | With one non-commissioned officer and four men he held at bay 600 Germans half an hour: Later he took command of a flank post and held on for twenty-seven hours, until finally surrounded. Moun- (ain was one of the few who managed to fight their way back. JAPAN DENIES SHE AIMS T0 DOMINATE CHINA Military Agreement Relates Only to Co-Operation in Far East, Says Official Note. TOKIO, June 8 (Associated Pre: The official statement issued by the Japanese Government explanatory of the Chino-Japanese military agreement declares that this agreement relates y to co-operation by the two nations in defense of the peace and welfare of the Far East, and explicitly denies various rumors to the contrary. The explanatory statement says “Currency has been given to vari- ous rumors, alleging that the agree- ment contains, for instane such stipulations as that the Chinese exper dition ts to be under Japanese com- mand; that Japan may construct forts in Chinese territory at such places as she may choose; that Japan will take control of the Chinese railways, shipyards | arsenals, and even thi Japan w s.sume control of China’ finances, will organize China's police system, will acquire the right of freely operating the Chinese mines producing materials for the use of the arsenals, &c. “It cannot ‘be too emphatically stated that these and similar rumors are absolutely unfounded." —_——»—___ NEW TYPE OF U BOAT ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE Two of Them in Cruise of Four Months Sank Only 29,000 , Tons of Shipping. PARIS, , Friday, June 7.—The new type of German submarine cruisers ac- |complishes little, according to an of- ficial note commenting on under-sea Loats, Exact relative to the operations of ‘these boats which left Germany at the end of 1917, Equator and were absent for four months shows that they accounted for German only 29,000 tons of shipping. This was equal ito only one day's total loss from submarines in April of the same year ————_ $106,000 FOR BULL CALF. Six-Months-O1ld Ho! Record Pric MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 8,—Cham. pion Sylvia Johanna, a six-months Holvtein bull calf, sold for $106 if Fair Park } @ previous record price was 41 for the calfs mother, Sylvia, @ year ago. The mother holds the world's record with 41,01 pounds of buttey and 1,005.80 pounds of milk for @ seven-day period, <> Roy Run Down, Motoriat Flees, Richert, twelve years old, of 1 00 at yesterday 3,000, May Ey ho was Tun down to-day by a motorcycle, the driver of which t being sought by jthe police. The boy was crossing Graham Avenue at Montrose, when the motorist came along at a fast speed. The boy's head was cut and he sue- tained @ possible fracture of the skull. Dr. Vinski of the Greenpoint Hospital took him home, 1 houncement of the award of three Vic- | « company was compelied| information | two of | cruised as far as the| aham avenue, Willlamaburg, | [POLICEMAN KILLS HIMSELF |, BEFORE DESK AT STATION \Marvon Had Been frratic | Gang Beat Him Up Four Years Ago. Patrolman Thomas P. Ma Since on, thyrty- three, of No. 9) Goavesend Avenu Brooklyn, Shot hituself im the ngbt temple this afternoon while standing before the desk of the ¢ venwich Street Police Station He died instantly. M had been a membep of the Police force for twelve years, Four years ago while « Station he ached to the Charles Street was attacked while patrolling his beat by members of the “Hudson Dust and the “smith Street Gang” and given a severe beat- ing. Hver since, ace ing to fellow patrolmen, he has acted erratic at times: This morning Capt. John T. Leary of the Greenwich Street Station recetved @ complaint that Marron was flourishing his revolver while on his beat. Investt. gation did not confirm this, but the captain cautioned him. ‘This noon he complained of being tired: of his gob, after argument with another patrolman was cautioned lest he receive ® complaint. He replied, “Before I take 4 complaint I'll give up the job.” Short. |ty afterward he killed himself. | leaves a widow and four and an | Marron children. —__—»— ENGELHARD MAKES DENIAL OF PLATINUM CHARGES Says Firm Has No Connections With German Interests in Reply ing to Representative Rainey, Charles Engelhard of No, 30 Chureh ireet replied to-day to the speech of tepresentative Rainey of Ilinois yes= |terday in which Mr. Engelhard’ wae Subjected to an attack regarding his Americanism. Representative Rainey jaeit the bulk of the platinum busi- ness in this country was ‘dominated by Engethard, platinum edviser the |War Industries Board, who is @ ma- tive of Germany.” “Not one of the firms referred to by Mr. Rainey with which I am connected is a branch of any German firm nor do Germans or any citizens of a eoun- try allied with Germany, resident or non-resident, own stock. They are controlled and owned by loyal Amerl-+ can cltizes said Mr. Engethard, Engelhard added that the man von Broeck referred to never was in his employment and no employee of Baker & Co. had been interned. He eino denied being a member of the Jewellers’ Association or connected with tts vig- {lance committee, In concluding, he sald he considered himself in all re« spects as good af American as Mr, Rainey, ——— / SLACKERS RUSH TO WED; 900 LICENSES IN WEEK Permits Given to 249 Day Before Draft Registration, Large Num- ber Even for June. City Clerk Scully is getting ready for nother slackers’ drive on the Marriage | License Bureau. More than 900 licenses have been issued thus far this week. On Monday, the day before the new draft registration, 249 permits were issued, This ts an unusually large number for one day, although any day in June ie considered a big day at the Marriage Bureau. | percentage of the brides 0 young that it waa necessary to get their parents’ consent. n Tuesday, draft registratt 209 Itcensea were issued. Where were tit the next day, 169 on Thursda on Friday, The reason for the Midae slump & common superstition it is a particularly unlucky day for a brid GERMAN SEAPLANE, AFIRE, SINKS IN NIGHT BATTLE Fight Between Seven German and Five British Machines Off Zuyder Zee, AMSTERDAM, June &—One German seaplane was set afiro and sunk when seven German and five British eea- planes fought @ night engagement eft Vileland Island, the Handelsbiad de- clared to-day. ‘Two British planes landed on Duteh territory and their crews weresén- | terned. | Vileland is an island off the entrance of the Zuyder Zee, Hee Ee | “KAISER MAN” ARRESTED. ‘Trensurer of Rochester Concern Held on Charge of Treason, : | ROCHESTER, June &—Otto P, Hie ler, Secretary ‘Treasurer of the | Rochester Brass Bed Company, wap arrested at noon to-day by United | States Deputies on the © regen harge of Mer was arrested on com | Thomas ¥. 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