The evening world. Newspaper, June 15, 1918, Page 2

PERSHING REPORTS AIR RAIDS; . S. FLYE “Prisoners were taken. A few prisoners and three machine gums were rs) by us during the night as the resull of successful raids in the (perenne sector. J “A raid attempted by the enemy upon one of our posts in Aveluy was repulsed. Local fighting took place during the night about of our posts east of Nieppe forest. RS TWO ENEMY PLANES DOWNED; Heavy Shelling on Both Sides Northwest of -. Thierry—Raiding U.S. Aviators Return Safely [AMERICAN REPORT] WASHINGTON, June 15.—In an addition to last night’s com- “< @munique, Gen. Pershing officially reported to-day the downirg of two! : enemy machines yesterday by American aviatérs, Aside from heavy © shelling by both sides, northwest of Ohateau-Thierry, the de | there was nothing else to report. Following is the text of to-day’s! communique : “Bection A—Northwest of Chateau-Thierry, the day was marked by heavy shelling, executed by the batteries of both sides and including the use of gas. There is nothing to report from the other points occupied by our ‘troops, “Yesterday our aviators shot down two hostile machines “Section B—In the Woevre, on the night of June 11-12, a German patrol captured an American sentry at a listening post. The sentry had two grenades, from one of which he managed to remove the cap while he w being taken away. By striking this grenade against the other, then drop- ping them and making a sudden dash, he succeeded in escaping. “The following distinguished service crosses have been awarded, four of which are posthumous : “Corp. Thomas A. Carroll, infantry, while a member of the patrol was gushed by a greatly superior hostile patrol, opened fire on the enemy at fifteen yards and although severely wounded displayed marked coolness in covering the retirement of his patrol. “Major Alexander Rasmussen (posthumous) ‘proceeded to his post of command in spite of heavy bombardment in order to save important papers, and while thus engaged was killed by shell fire.’ “Private Oscar Griffith (posthumous) ‘displayed extraordinary devotion to duty in going to the assistance of a wounded man and in remaining . with him through a heavy bombardment until Private Griffith was killed “Sergt. Gray E. Swingle (posthumous) ‘was in command of a patrol sent out near Bois Destailloux on March 28, The patrol came under hostile machine gun fire and Sergt. Swingle was mortally wounded. He © gave instruction to the patrol to return to their company commander and ordered them to leave him as the patrol was under fire and would in all “probability be wiped out. Sergt. Swingle died within the enemy's lines.’ ratch said, } i t SERVICE CROSSES AWARDED ready failed in their purpose. \W BOAT BLOCKADE OF U.S. UNLIKELY, SAYS WEMYSS [British Sea Lord Declares Operations Here Should Not Be Taken Seriously. ciated Prows).--German submarine activity off the Atlantic coast of the United States should not be taken very scriously, as the Germans prob- ably will not attempt a blockade ot the American 7 opinion of Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord of the Brit~ ish Admiralty. “This development should not be taken very seriously,” he said in re- ply to a general inquiry as to what importance he attached to the German sinking of shipping off the American coast. “If I were inclined to bet, I should say there has not been more than one submarine off the American coast. I may be wrong, but that is the impression I have formed. That conclusion fits in with my interpreta- tion of the enemy's object, P “The Germans cannot hope to main- tain anything in the character of a blockade. The distance is too great | from their bases. “The enemy has merely mado a demonstration with the hope of caus- ing us to decentralize our efforts to put down the submarine. His object 1s to frighten the American people in the hope that they may exert their influence on their naval authorities. “The Germans, you may be sure, | have been studying the charts and In sending one of their so-called sub- marine cruisers to the American coast they thought to raise an out- cry in the United States against the pol of fighting the submarines in the narrow seas. licy, which 1s now being pursued, “Well, I judge both from official information and cable despatches in he newspapers that they have al- qt ; | LONDON, June 15 (by the Asso- shores. This i# the) ‘ “Private Frank J. Goldeamp (post .,8wingle March 29, his patrol leader, of his lines. ‘em fire and was killed.’ “Private Leslie M. Lane. ‘On the While engaged in this work he came under hostile machine thumous) ‘attempted to rescue Sergt. who was lying wounded within sight looks as though they had merely brought the war home to the Amer- jean people, reminding them in this| dramatic way that the seas are all one and that they have a common in- night of April 4 and 5 he was carry: | terest with us and the other Allies in _4ng rations to the men in the front trenches. He encountered a large enemy \ platoon who demanded his surrender, He refused to surrender and drew his pistol and killed the enemy platoon commander, causing the enemy conquering the power which invented this modern form of piracy, representa. another: defeat for the Germans.” That -falding party to retire. During the by band grenades. By his quickness fives of the men in our advanced listening post.’” Following is the text of Gen. Pers! “Bombing expedition reported co’ five of our planes. Eighty bombs were dropped. strike a warehouse at the station. Poor visibility prevented the effect of | others being ascertained, but our avia' where they are likely to have produced useful effect. Our planes were at- tacked by three German pursuit mach’ Gen. Pershing’s report Thursday Borthwest of Metz, had been bombed. PARIS CIVILIANS READY TO LEAVE IF NECESSARY ‘Although Situation Is Improved, Preparations for Defense Are Still Going On. PARIS, June 16.—Although the situ- “ation is regarded as improved, plans for the defense of Paris continued to- dey. Arrangements have been ma for evacuation of the civilian popula- tien tn case of necessity. The Humanite called upon 10,000 workmen for de- fenve work. Gen. Guillaumat, who has just suo- Gen. Duball as Military Gov- Armies in the Paris District, will pre- Pare for the defense of the city in co- peration with the newly-organised De- fense Committee. These defensive measures, Premier Clemenceau explain- @4 to & deputation of the Radical party to-day, are of a precautionary nature, The Goverument bas notificd private ‘art collectors that assistance will be ‘Qccorded them in removing thelr treas- Gres to places of safety. Gen, Guillaumat is fifty-five yoars <@M4 and has @ record of brilliant ser- ‘view in command of various sections of . : the French Army since the beginning of | the war, notably at Verdun and on the @emme. Since December last he had Besica army. Commander-in-Chief of the BSa-| mont P encounter he was severely wounded of action he undoubtedly saved the| The conversation passed to the manner in which the American naval) forces have co-operated in the Euro- | pean waters, “You know, of course,” the First Sea Lord continued, “that for more than a year past American men-of- war have been operating from | Queenstown, It also has been known for some time that there are Ameri- can ships in the Mediterranean. I do not think it can be regarded as a| secret from the Germans that Ameri- | can men-of-war are also acting| Against the enemy off Gibraltar.” | “This co-operation constitutes a re- markable testimonial to the strategic insight of the American naval author- ities who have not hestitated to send battleships to join the Grand Fleet in the North Sea.” Discussing the relations of the two navies, Admiral Wemyss said: “On thé broad lines of strategic policy complete unanimity exists, Admiral Benson and Admiral Mayo have both visited us and studied our naval plans, No officers could have exhibited keener appreciation of the purported to come from the vessel, |naval situation, I find it dimcult to saying, “we are sinking.” express the gratitude of the British It 1s regarded us probable by navy | service to these officers and to Ad- oMciais that the U-boat, knowing|miral Sims for the support they have what ship it was attacking sent out! given us. I am not cxaggerating or # fake wireless call to decoy other | camouflaging, to borrow a word of vessels to the scene, the moment. Our relations could not be more cordial. Shasta « erican oMcers « $175,000,000 TO BRITAIN. Jarst tater It in imposeitis ste are ease too high a tribute to the manner in WASHINGTON, June 15.—The Treas- | which they settled down to this job ury today extended new credits of of qubmarine Wrenting, and to the in- $17,000,000 to G telligence, resource an courage 000,000 to Belgium "Tale rouge tatal | When they Have exhibited.” : J “They have been splendid, simp credits to the Allies to $595 550,000, +4 ny splendid. I have seen a numbe |tncluding $3,170,000,000 to Great Drit-|the dowtroyers and converued with large number of oMcers. T ala have had many reports and am not ing of the aid the United States has rendered without full knowledge, “Not only are the vessels well co; structed and the officers and thoroughly competent, but the organ ization is admirable. “This submarine business will not hing’s report, made public last night: mmunigue June 13 was executed by One was observed to tors believe that all dropped in arcas ines, but all returned safely.” night said that Dommary-Baroncourt, FAKE WIRELESS CALL AS DECOY BELIEVED SENT OUT BY U BOAT WASHINGTON, June 15.—German U-boats apparently are trying tactics in American waters which proved un- successful on the other side. Ar- rival of the steamer Keemun in port tonday undamaged by shell fire led to speculation in navy circles as to the source of wireless calls which Atr Ma Lieut. Miller, carry: mail in a Liberty a . left Bel- at 11.58 o'clock this morning n= on k for Philadelphia. Most Heroic thirty-four of the crew following the explosion waters on April 17 last. The mended for its valor that night. | boxes, exploding constantly to Haislip, at the risk of detonatin with his ship, picking up survivo 1 warship, and close by but unable decks is a large converted yacht, boxes exploding. To-Morrow’s Only Photographs Taken of the American Navy’s PAGE OF NIGHT PICTURES which record the rescue of master Utto and Ship's Cook Covington leaped boldly into the ter to save men clinging to powder boxes. is the flame from the burning ship, outlined against it is Haislip's have any effect on a transport move- ment which, judged from tho stand. point of a seaman, has no parallel in history. A year ago the enemy was boasting that his submarines wou'd prevent Amertean troops being moved to Europe. I do not know whether that statement was ever believed in Germany, or whether it was merely put about in the belief that it would make the Americans nervous, but whichever it was, neither the threats nor the performances of the U boats have affected the movement, “That is @ very remarkable fact which, judging by the German news- papers, ts producing @ great impres- sion jn Germany. Not so long ago the falling off in sinkings of tonnage was explained by the enemy as being due to- the fact that there were few ships tovattack. “And now in the face of that state- ment American troops are coming across Atlantic week by week by tens of thousands and moving up to the firing line. ei, Achievement of the munition ship Florence H. which destroyed her in French American Navy has been reco: Amid two hundred huge powder the leeward of the wreck Lieut. 6 his own depth-charges, dashed in rs in the blistering heat. Quarter- The large white spot to approach because of its wooden The small white spots are powder day Worl | by Sun to the only sound stra. Drinciplo—the concentration of 2 a “Those results have been achteved U.S. G Y 1; Pay a | | | i NOM” CH DREN HEE BOING Of TO THE BATTLE AMERICAN AVIATOR DOWNS | FIVE GERMAN PLANES IN A DAY; NEW RAID ON GERMAN BASES Sergeant David E. Putnam, of Brookline, Mass., Surpasses Record of Frank Baylies—Con- flans Station Bombed. teported to have downed five Germans on June 10. Three of Put- nam’s aerial victories are now official and the other two are under in- vestigation. This record, if the five victories are officially accredited, makes Putnam's total thirteen, supplanting Lieut, Frank Baylies of New Bed ford, Mass., as the American ave of aces. (The feat accredited Sergt. Putnam ts the most notable performed ‘by an American aviator and has probably been eclipsed only once dur- ing the course of the war, The only other aviator getting a large bag of enemy airplanes in a single day is Lieut. Rene Fonck, a French ace, who on May 9 brought down six German machines.) (The despatch from Paris indicates that two aerial victories placed to Sergt. Putnam's credit have not so far been officially reported. His sixth triumph in the air was announced on June 7. No report of his seventh victory has been cabled. First Lieut. Frank E. Baylies is officfally credited with twelve enemy airplanes. Sergt. Putnam is a descendant of Israel Putnam. On April 23 it was announced that he had been awarded the War Cross by the French Government.) SECOND RALD BY U. S. FLYERS. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, June 15 —(By the Associated Press).—A second excursidn of American bombing planes was made late yesterday afternoon behind: the German lines. Five American machines launched seventy-nine bombs, weighing two kilos each, on the railway station and adjoining buildings at Conflans, The first American bombing squadron to operate behind the front successfully raided the Domremy-Baroncourt railway at a point northwest of Briey late Wednesday, dropping many bombs. It is believed’ that several direct hits were made by the five planes participating. In the first raid by an American bombing squadron behind the Ger- man lines the Americans performed like veterans. start for Germany the bombing planes received an ovation, A number of | French and British aviators and officers and a large nunvber of American flyers cheered them from the flying field as they came racing down the grass, tilted upward and then turned north toward the enemy's lines, STEALS AUTO; HURTS FOUR. BELMONT PARK WINNERS. nd Block While Boy Runs Car A FIRST RACE—Three-year-olds block, lost control of it coming back in East Ninth Street, dashed on to the ee <a JAMAICA ENTRIES, jured tm Do Se. Patrolmen O'Rourke and Denker wrestled with a runaway horse at Rog- ers and Chureh Avenues, Brooklyn, this Sweet Home, ok her t hop Race: ing stakes cf fur fpotod Lk D' _Two.year-olida, ¥2,000; fi lo ‘or, 1. 4 Voarting, afternoon to gave the lives of two chil- uae 104, Peet neta: tee dren. "Taddy Howeans, 10%; Dancing Oar far Fone imap.) Ve. Thee year oie and \ oti Ce 1 Toatbor ‘areal William Paneschi, eleven years old, and Eleanor, three, his sister, were on the seat of @ wagon when an autome- | *,8yom bile frightened the horse and started it| Kalkon. running. ‘The policemen jumped oft a| {ae street car and brought the animal to a stop, but they were themselves so badly bruised and torn that they had to be treated by ambulance surgeons before they could go home. The children were mot burt, rar 10, al 10% 08, Bolster, is Oi Komie, Lid; Troy benvet, 17; a Mullens, i TH HACIE,-Phree-year-olda aie ny Hing Handicas ae a et Ps SLUR AT HOSPITAL SH Germun Paper Suggests Veanel May Carry Airp WASHINGTON, June 15.—The firet indication of Germany's possible at- titude toward the proposed despatch Unarmed om ‘ 1B ag Perry, 118; Jag 1 Am seen}, 138; Myauer, 118; Mhorman, Apprentice allowance claimed, Weather x fast, —_— its regulation requiring apprentice sea PARIS, June 15.—Sergt. David E. Putnam of Brookline, Mass., is As they made their| and | sidewalk into the building occupied by the owner as a store, smashing in the front of the store and the front of | iRwT R ACK—Thror-yearclls ant wm the automobile. one tile and ae sixteenth. —*Bar of Then the machine backed down the Tip, Hint. io Siarumtionter 1 sidewalk and knocked down Florence arrow [im 116: Wondthru 00; Pad Gottlied, six years old, No, 133 Ave- ot is a: boschion” 10 nue D, Max Moskowiths, (wo y: Thuthte t old, No. 816 East Ninth, Sarah Gelb, el. 6 No. 745 Hast Ninth, Freda Fish- Hoice Reels of the hospital ship Comfort to| Apprentice Sei Be at Europe, unarmed, reached the Btat Department to-day | in a despatch |W. ON, June 15.—The Navy ng the Lokal-Anzeiger 4 excepti Kesting that the vessel will carty Department will admit no exception to _THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1918, ACT LIKE VETERANS IN RAIDING GERMAN BA Ei —<$— UNNERS ON WAY TO FRONT, CHEERED BY CHILDREN (7FCHO.SLOVAKS RMERICAM GONNERS FRONT®* S US ARY ABROAD EXEEDS. 0.0 MILO BY LY (Continued fre irst Page.) salient between the Oise and the Aisne offensives he described as a “re-entrant angl “The most desirable thing the Ger mans could have now,” Gen. March added, “would be a straightening out of that line, Our last information is that they are still attacking that line west of Soissons.” DOUBTS NEW THRUST AT CHAN- NEL PORTS AT ONCE. Gen. March was asked if the pres- ent situation indicates a resumption in the immediate future of a direct thrust at the channel ports. He indi- cated that other preparatory opera- tions were expected first. Asked as to the time when Ameri- can reinforcements might restore the balance of man power in favor of the Allies, Gen. March said that it was “impossible to predict a day ahead when a mastering superiority will be in the hands of the Allies.” The Chief of Staff explained, how- ver: “The matter of numbers of troops on the western front is a question which must be considered, not only with reference to the enemy divisions known to be there all the time, but also in connection with divisions which might come from the eastern front.” Gen. March took occasion to correct the impression that the German ad- vance has at some points gone be- yond the points reached in 1914. He Pointed out on the map that at no point during the present offensive had the Germans come closer to Paris than to within 20% miles of the farthest advance they made in 1914 toward that city, The gas question, Senate commit- tee members learned to-day, forms the greatest problem faced by the Al- 1 armies, The German gains stnee March 21 have all been made chiefly through the aid of gas. The Teutons have systematized their gus service so that they now use various gases i} \territory over which they wish to ad- vance with a whidh disappears was Owner Dines. upward; purse $751.25; six and ® half| quickly, so that it will not affect their Four persons were injured as @ re- : main course.—Sweep Up 24,|own soldiers, sult of the stolen ride of a boy in 2 to 1, 4 to & 2 to & They throw over another sort of ‘| . a oaeenee imp.), 127 A. ‘Sbuttini gas on other sectors which they wish Louis Firstenberg’s five passenger | Torehbearer imp.), 27 A. shut to neutralize or put out of action, car, which the owner left in fyont of a ad P 7 in t No. 127 Avenue If while | tienen 420 3-5, Gill This gas hangs over the territory for adit a oe ci ices oes Sorcerer 2d, Approval, P @ week at a time, Captured Germans BA WER 20 TREE BS Spon Ser0eye TNe | eae il, Kirstie’s Cub, Alsurn, Onico| C@rried orders to stay out of certain boy took the machine around the |SUgny 1ty ee also pene NL, Bye lag lls very deadly, This enables the Ger- mans to disregard certain sectors while attacking on others and ex- plains their ability to move reserves 80 freely. Artillerymen are attacked with tear a8, which puts them out of action for the time being and allows the Germans to rush their infantry over without fear of a barrage. American 5, army officials are now giving more a ASP LE ee ee For four-year. up-| serious attention to the gas problem isubie'aacapeds n” T° Caused the iim, Fn eens, ah [and are progressing favorably, en 108 tain Hay, 1 pits: — POLICEMEN SAVE CHILDREN. “eats fe ues 0g tento.H0:| DUBLIN MEETINGS BARRED. ‘gay. 110; ‘Orderly, 103; Dervinh! ———e Stop Runaway Horse but Are In- i 100 retin 10 Am cist, -|Processtons Also Forbidden Unit! Farther Notice. DUBLIN, June 15.—A_ proclamation issued to-day prohibits all public meet: ings and processions in Dublin until further notice. ——_—<»— ASCANIA A TOTAL LOSS. Filles {| Stranded Liner pidly With Wat ST, JOHNS, N. F., June 15.—The Cunard liner Ascania, aground fifteen miles east of Cape Ray, was considered 4 total loss to-day. She is rapidly fill- ing with water, All hands were saved. GERMAN FRUIT DAMAGED. | Frest and Vermin Inflict Heavy Injury. AMSTERDAM, June 16.—The fruit crop of Germany has been greatly dam~- aged by frost, vermin and disease, it is declared here. EE Pope Asks Aw To Spare Italian Charech Bells, ROME, Friday, June 14,.-—-Pope Bene- dict made a remonstrance tmmediatesly after belng informed that the Austrian juthoritias had ordered the requisition The German Government has n}men to be at least eighteen years old,|of all bells in churches throughout the |notifind “that, the Comfort "wilsge tassstant Secretary Roosevelt announced | territory eccupind last year, and Ureed across unarmed and without wlova ‘a letter to Senator McCumber of! that the order be revoked, according to She will be the first American hos. He said sufficient appli North Dakota. canis Dilal abJp to eater the war sane, of eighteen are a - the Corriere d'Italia, the sem!-official organ of the Vatican, KEEMUN WAS SAVED BY GUNNERS; TH MORE SHPS ATTALKED (Continued from First Page.) employ of the Guggenheim interests. who is returning from the Braden copper mines in Chili, told the story of the wireless calls for help. “The first came while we were off Charleston,” he said. “The ship gave her position as thirty-five miles to the eastward and nine miles ahead of us. Our captain was about to turn and put back to Charleston when the armed British freighter Delaware came up and | offered to convoy us to New York. SEIZED 250 MILES | OFSIBERIANROAD — } |Cut Off Grain for Petrograd and Moscow and Set Up Own Government. LONDON, June 15.—The Czeche- Slovak troops operating against the Rudsian Soviet Government in Siberia and the Urad region continued thelr successes, according to an Exchange Telegraph despatch from Moscow | dated June 11. During the 9th and 10th of June, having occupied Samara, they advanced rapidly toward Ouffa. On the Siberian railroad from Joheliabinsk to Tomsk (a distance of 250 miles) all the towns are in, the hands of the Czecho-Slovaks. Omsk was ocoupied on June 8 by a* united force of Slavs and Cossack peasants under command of Col | Ivanoff, the Soviet forces having re- tired from Omsk and Tunen. Germany is increasing its forces im | the Pakoff region, according to an an- dated despatch from Moscow. Gen. Korniloff, with his allied Caucasian forces, 1s reported to be advancing,, and has occupied Ekaterinodar, Gro-§ auge and Petrovsk. The Central Executive Committee has summoned a fifth convention of, Soviet members for June 28. MOSCOW, Friday, June 7 (by the Associated Press), — ‘The Czecho- Slovak troops in their operations long the railways connecting Si- beria with Central Russia bave tem- Porarily cut off communication be- tween the Siberian grain stores and Moscow and Petrograd, seriously menacing the bread rations which al- ready are inadequate. At Novo Nicholaevsk, which is the nearest large city east of Omsk, the Czecho-Slovaks joined with the White Guards in overthrowing the Soviets and have established what they @ new Siberian Central unnae | which is the fourth Government now | claiming control in Siberia, “We heard no more from that victim| More than three hundred arrests of the Germans, but the following day, | already have been made by the So- Thursday, while off Diamond Shoals | Viet Government in connection with Lightship, a steamer seven miles to| the anti-Soviet plot. Among those seaward sent us a wireless that she|UNder arrest are M. Kishkin, Minister was being shelled by a submarine,| of Public Welfare in the Kerensky Our convoying ship put off to give | Cabinet, and M. Malyantovitch, Min- assistance and our own boat forged | ister of Justice in the Kerensky Cab- ahead full speed.” inet, and many other Social Democrat Two of the ship's passengers, Sir | and Social Revolutionist leaders. for different purposes, They drench} Joseph White-Todd and Lady ‘Todd, could not stand the strain of the submarine peril and left the ship at its first stop in an American port. Following the escape of two British freighter: one after twelve-hour running fight, during which shells, depth bombs and a torpedo were used, came a story that one of the German submarines is camouflaged to look at a distance like a freighter. The cap- tain of one of the British ships at- tacked Thursday saw two U boats, but only one attacked ‘The crew of the camouflaged under- sea pirate, it was reportea by a skip- per who was several hours a prisoner om it, had a dance on deck every night 0 celebrate the sinkings of the day. The two British steamers whose ex- perience shows some of the U boats aro still near the United States coast @re the Author, an armed freighter, and the twin screw freighter Keemun. Capt. George Aitken of the Author said his ship was trailed for twelve hours on Thursday by the U boat off the Virginia coast, the submarine taking good care to keep out of range of the freigbter's guns. Apparently afraid of the coast patrol, the raider abandoned the chase seventy miles off the Virginia capes. The statement that one of the U boats is disguised as a freighter was made by Capt. Bratland of the Norwe- gian steamer Vinland, who was de- ‘tained on the submarine for several bours after his ship had been sunk. He said the submarine had iron bul- warks three or four feet high around her decks, with an elevated bow standing high out of water, and looked at a glance much like a cargo carrier about 200 feet long. One of the crew told him of the dances they held nightly, he said. a Arrested as Enemy; Had Phptos of Forts, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 15.— A man, jin whose possession was | found an enlistment card in the Ger- man Navy, bearing the name Her- man Jungbluth, was arrested on the boardwalk to-day. United States Commissioner Lewis held him in $25,000 bail for a further hearing Wednesday. It ts alleged by tho po- lice that a strong box was found in |the man’s room containing blueprints and photographs of munitions plants, harbor defenses and other objects. _——— Comp: Ordered nee Name of Saly. WASHINGTON, Sune 15,—Block & Co., of Brooklyn, N. ¥., manufacturing tollet preparations, was ordered to-day Brooklyn by the Federal Trade Commission to cease using the trade name "Mentho- lanum" on a salve. because of its simi- larity to “Mentholatum.” used by an- 4 similar article, other company Razors and Soap for Troops Abroad ‘WASHINGTON, June 15.—Furntshing of safety rs, Soap, hair brushes, combs, towels and tooth brushes to en- ‘fisted men In the American Expedition- ary Forces in France has been put into effect, a War Department announce- ment White- | MOSCOW, Wednesday, June 12 (By the Associated Press).—The Central Executive Committee to-night voted to create committees of poor peasant for the purpose of taking a census of grain and other food necessities in villages, confiscating all in excess of that above requirements and distrib- uting food and agricultural machinery among the peasants they decide ere needy. . The committees, which are perma- nent, are to be formed by the loeal Soviets, and only the poor can members. Their activities are to be | directed exclusively against rich peas- ants. VERNON, MUNITION OFFICIAL, IS ACCUSED WITH JONAS To Be Arraigned With Former. Lord Mayor of Sheffield in British Case, LONDON, June 15.—Charles Alfred Vernon, who is said to have been em-' | ployed in an important capacity tn the Ministry of Munitions, wgs charge@ in‘ Bow Street Police Court to-day with’ conspiring with Sir Joseph Jonas, for- mer Lord Mayor of Sheffield, who wae recently arrested on the charge of bev- ing communicated information useful to the enemy. , ‘The case was adjourned until! Wed- nesday next when the two prisoners will be arraigned together, Sir Joseph Jonas, a prominent steet’ manufacturer, was born and educated in Germany and decame a British eab-? ject by naturalization in 1876, It bas been asserted in London reports of the ease that the alleged offense was com- mitted before the war began. H ELP. WANTED—MALE, has accorded to The W: the high privilege of bh ts own con respenden' perme- wently attached to the headquan ters ofthe British Army in France, ‘Phe World is the first Ameriean newspaper to recelve thin distines tion, Up (o this time American readers have been served from the British front only by preas assoc ations of by the British corre. spondents of Lon Henceforth The be serve, post by Joseph W. Grigg, an American, | The World's ata: rendered fine posts in France. service at other