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SVtlaitta Stautwl VOLUME XX. New Hun Drive Makes Small Gain 'COMPROMISE m PRUSSIIIIISM NOT PDSSIBjf’-LANSING Secretary of State Points Out Treachery, and Worthless ness of Promises of German Military Government • SCHENECTADY. N. Y-. June 10.— “Prussianism and the idea of enduring peace among nations can never be brought into harmony: compromise can not even be considered.” Secretary Lan sing declared here today in an address as honorary chancellor of Union college for 1918. instance after instance from* his own experience were cited to prove his point, because, he asserted. "Ameri cans. even those intellectually equipped, have but vague ideas of the attitude which made Prussianism possible.” “It is a fact not generally known." said Secretary Lansing, “that within six week-s after the imperial govern ment had. in the case of the Sussex, given this government Its solemn prom ise that it would cease ruthless slaugh ter upon the high seas. Count Bernstorff. appreciating the worthlessness of the promise, asked the Berlin foreign office to advise him in ample time before the campaign of submarine murder was re newed in order that he might notify the German merchant ships in American ports to destroy their machinery be cause he anticipated tjiat the renewal of that method of warfare would in all probability bring the United States Into the war. ‘How well the ambassador knew the character cf his government, and how perfectly frank he was. He asked for the information without apology or indirec tion. The very bluntness of his messagt ahows he was sure his superiors would not take offense at the assumption that their word was valueless and had only been given to gain time, and that when an increase of Germany's submarine fleet warranted, the promise would be broken without hesitation or com punction. “In view of this spirit of hypocrisy and bad faith manifesting an entire lack of conscience we ought not to be aston ished that the Berlin foreign office never permitted a promise or a treaty en gagement to stand in the way of a course of action which the German government deemed expedient.” “The causes of the war." Mr. Lansing said, “were simply the German desire for world dominion.” “That was and is the centra! thought of Prussianism," he said. “It excited the cupidity* of the governing and wealthy classes of the empire; it dazzled with its anticipated glories and by its prom ise of a boasted racial superiority the German millions who were to be instru ments of achievement. With a devotion and zeal worthy of a better cause, they turned their energy Into those channels which would aid the ruling class. “We must go on with the war. There Is no other way. This tasK must not be left half done. We must not trans mit to posterity a legacy of blood and misery. We may in this great conflict go down into the valley of shadows because our foe is powerful and inured to war. We must be prepared to meet disappointment and temporary reverse, but we must, with American spirit, rise above them. With courageous hearts we must go forward until this war is won.” NEW THREPCENT FARES • HOW PAID on RAILROADS In Addition, Half a Cent Is • Added to Pullman Charges WASHINGTON, June 10.—Travelers upon American railroads today paid in creased fares, the new rates of three cents a mile, ordered by Director Gen eral McAdoo, having become operative last midnight. Passengers en route to destinations on trips started before last midnight com pleted their Journeys at the old rate, but with stop-over privileges abolished. In addition to Increasing all fares to three cents a mile, the order, effective today, added one-half cent a mile to the fare for Pullman accommodations. The charge for a berth or chair in Pullman cars will remain the same. Convict Escapes From Gang, Shoots Wife to Death, Flees in Auto AUGUSTA. Ga, June 10.—Eddie Wil liamson. who for several months past has been doing time on the Burke coun ty chaingang for violation of the pro hibition law. escaped from the gang Sunday night, made his way to Augusta and on Monday morning at 8 o’clock en tered the home of his wife, fl red fo-ir bullets into her body, killing her in srar.tiy. Williamson fled from the scene o fthe murder. stealing an automobib* ft Is said, and succeeded in making good his escape, although officers In all su • round In., counties have been directed to keep a lookout for him. The shoot ing was witnessed by the eight-year old sister of the dead woman. William son is alleged to have threatened h’s wife’s !'fe on previous occasions. He is twenty-one years of age. Government Would Reopen Child Labor Law Hearing WASHINGTON. June 10.—Solicitor General Davis today asked the supreme court for permission to file a petition for rehearing of the suit in which the federal child labor law was declared unconstitutional. The court took the motion under advisement. Full Associated Press Service WK HOIOING GUINS IT ME IND IOVINCING SLOWLY —-I U. S. and French Launch An other Attack Northwest of Chateau-Thierry, Capture 250 Prisoners and Positions WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, June 10.—While the fourth phase of the fighting was breaking out ! between Noyon and Montdidier, the Z.mericans cortinued to hold firm on the Marne front. In addition to beating off two enemy attacks on Bouresches, (five miles west of Chateau Thierry), and assault against Hill 204, they advanced and occupied ’ the edge of the wood west of Vaux, I (two miles west of Chateau Thierry), I and penetrated a portion of the out- ■ skirts of Chateau Thierry which was I still occupied by the Germans. Later j they returned to their own positions from this latter advance. The French and Americans took 250 prisoners in the fighting. The Boches continued to shell Belleau ■ wood, (five miles west of Chateau I Thierry),, but the marines were still J holding that place. / The American lines in Picardy, west and northwest of Montdidier, were bom i barded in connection with the German artillery preparation for the attack be tween Noyon and Montdidier. The American artillery responded to the enemy fire with a strong counter bombardment. Germans Concentrate Opposite Toul Sector WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN LORRAINE, June 10.—American ob servers report the continuation of the German concentration of troops opposite the Toul sector and farther east op posite Nancy. Boche aviators and anti aircraft guns are increasingly active tn attacking American observation bal loons. Military men still hold the opinion that the Germans are not contemplat ing an attack in these sectors but more likely fear an American push. The Journal de Geneve in a recent Issue, announced that the American are holding 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) iof front In Lorraine. According to prisoners. It is ow necessary to take two of the present divisions to make one of complete strength. The enemy lines are still sparsely held. Ameri can patrols find no difficulty in over running No Man’s Land. The first two uHn trenches are almost deserted every night. Chicago Flyer Is Killed When His Airplane Falls WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN LORRAINE, June 10.—Lieutenant Ed gar Lawrence, of Chicago, was acci dentally killed June 5 when he fell 5,000 meters in his airplane. Americans to Play Strong Part in Drive WASHINGTON, June 10.—Americans will play a strong part in the defens* against ’"eutonla's new smash along the Montdidier-Noyon line, it appeared cer tain today. At the start of this new offensive they were under heavy shell fire, and it is assumed the offensive will broaden ; out un’il it reaches them. too. Tte men in this region are prepared to give ! a good reckoning. They are trained I and seasoned. Their recent gallantry at Cantigny and Chateua Thierry show* that they have staying qualities un equaled by those of any army. Pershing Reports Repulse Os Hun Attacks on Marne WASHINGTON, June 10.—General Pershing’s communique today repor’s | the repulse of a heavy enemy attack in the vicinity of Bouresches, with severe enemy losses. There was lively artil lery fighting In the Chateau Thierry and Picardy regions. The communique, dated June 9, fol- I lows: “Section A: Northwest of Chateau I Thierry the enemy made a ’fresh attack during ‘he night on our positions in the vicinity of Bouresches. hTe attack, which was preceded by artillery prepa rations end accompanied by heavy ma chine gun fire, broke down with severe losses to the assailants. In this region and In Pkardy there was lively artillery ; fighting. “On the Marne sector the day wa* .•~ , :»rked bv decreased artillery activity.” Marine Wounded Crowd Hospitals Near Battle PARIS. June 9.—“Wo certainly go‘ a few of them before they got us.” said • the American marines and Infantrymen wounded in the Bouresches-Veuilly . fight, who now are In Paris hospitals, | where the nurses marvel at the goo I '•spirit of the men. "Mother and father told me to get them, and I did.’’ said hTeodore J. TVald- I men of New York City, a member of the marine corps, whose parents were born | In Germany. I A large hospital staff is attending tn* • American wounded. The capacity ->f J sort-.e o f the hospitals has beep In ■ creased many times in order to care so“ | th* Americans. Black Smallpox Rages At Essen Krupp Plant LONDON, June 10.—A dispatch to the . Times from The Hague quotes a neutral , who has arrived there from Germany as* stating that an epidemic of black ! smallpox Is raging among the workmen of the Krupp plant at Essen, with four or five fatal cases occurring daily. Vac cination of every one is being com pelled. ’’lie outbreak, the dispatch adds, ts attributed to underfeeding and insani tary conditions. DAYS OF BOLSOKI NUMBERED; COUIDTER REVOLUTION CERTAIN Unless Other Democratic Par ties Beat Them to It, Mon archial Interests Will Over throw Trotzky and Lenine STOCKHOLM, June 10.—The counter revolutionary movement in Russia is growing. The Bolshevik! are living their last days. Unless the present regime is over thrown by the combined efforts of other revolutionary democratic parties there will be a counter revolution of the monarchlal parties In Moscow and Pet rograd, similar to that which triumphed In Ukraine. Skoropadsky, aided by the Bour geoisie and cadets, is ruling Ukraine and has virtually restored the old re gime. Mannerheim in Finland, and Krasnoff, in the Don regions, have triumphed in a like manner. In a simi lar way, the provinces of the Baltic region have been occupied, while the provinces of Pskoff and Minsk are under the banner of Austro-Hungarian im perialism. Russia is threatened by foreign im perialists on the north, west and south. The Turks are again advancing in the Caucasus, aiming to unite at Tiflis with the Germans who are advancing from the north. With masked cunning, by friendly notes through the German ambassador, Mirbach, Germany is gradually ap proaching the heart of Russia, in order to pierce it at the desirable moment. An alliance of German and Russian counter revolutionaries, acting from two fronts—the inner and outer— are pre paring for a final and complete coun ter revolution.' Plot In Moscow Last week in Moscow, a plot was dis covered in which hundreds of reaction aries planned to kill the republic and restore the monarchy, through simul taneous uprisings in Moscow. Petro grad and other centers, in co-operation with German bayonets. The German command, of course, is taking no official part in. these plot£, bul is splendidly informed of the situ ation and is ready to appear as the pro tector of the new reactionary regime at the proper time. It is impossible to foretell immediate developments but it is certain the brief respite is nearing its end, however much the Bolsheviki themselves seek to lengthen it. The Bolsheviki themselves admit: “We are already a corpse but there Is no one to bury us.” The Bolshevik regime, due to methods of violence similar to the old czarism in an effort to preserve itself, is -uni versally hated. The proletariate are leaving the Bolsheviki en masse. All factory workers in Petrograd have organized. Their conference demanded a reunited democratic front, abrogation of the Brest-Litovsk treaty and forma tion of a national, Socialist Russia In order to restore industry, inaugurate so cial referoms and end civil war. The Bolsheviki planned to dissolve the conference, but got cold feet. The conference is planning a general strike unless the Bolsheviki yield. There is no doubt that the Russian revolution is facing its final battle in the counter revolution and German intrigue. This will decide the fate of democracy in Russia. The forces at the disposal of the soviets are too weak to meet the situation. Both the proletariat and the peasantry are deserting the Bolsheviki, finally realizing the terrible results of the Brest-Litovsk peace. There is com plete disorganization of Russia’s finan cial and economic life in most districts, the Bolsheviki remaining in power only because of their hired bayonets. Democracies Split It is as clear as daylight that they will be unable to organize the democracy against Its foreign and inner foes, or solve the colossal economic problems. Only the combined democratic ele ments will be able to organize a real army to end the disorganization of the whole of Russia. It is not yet too late to accomplish this, through a united democratic government, but the Bol sheviki prefer to swallow daily ulti matums from Germany. The Bolshevik press also has surrendered and Is con centrating its attacks on the members of the Right and the Menshevik!, know ing the peasantry and workmen are flopping to the latter. Petrograd and Moscow are quiet. The former city virtually is starving. The population getting about an eight of a pound of bread a day. . Soon, however, something will burst. The workmen are preparing to over throw the Bolsheviki to save the repub lic before growing counter-revolution restores the monarchy. Semenoff Drives Russians Back Across Onon River HARBIN, Manchuria, Friday, June 7. (By the Associated Press.)—General Semenoff. lender of the anti-Bolshevik forces in Siberia, has driven back the Russian troops, which had crossed the Onon river, in trans-Baikalia. Advices received here from the fighting zone, however, say that Semenoff is facing heavy odds. New Brimless Cap Worn by U. S. Men WASHINGTON, June 10.—The new cap without brim or peak and matching the army uniform in color now is be ing worn by all American soldiers over seas, the war department announced. The cap not only is more practical than the regulation campaign hat worn in America, said the statement, but adds to the safety of the men in the trenches because campaign hats worn by tall men could be seen above the para pets The cap can be worn under the etcel trench helmets. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1918 KAMERAD! X. " —— ' ’ p. ■ ’ fl X) __ -Zltlhx ’ Dost Os His ; ■ .- -- ■■ 1 ; THE HUNS HAVE BJCEN LAYING STEEL TRAPS IN “ND MAN’S LAND” TO CATCH THE SAMMIES’ PATH Sfflffl VICE OMNGEIIIffi outlines im-Eiinm Would Cement Russia, Poland, Bulgaria and Turkey to Central Powers AMSTERDAM, June 10.—Permanent economic and military union between Germany and Austria-Hungary “with the general disappearance of customs duties and frontiers,” is proposed by Friedrich von Payer, imperial vice chan cellor of Germany, in a statement pub lished in the Neue Freie Presse of Vien na and quoted in the Vosslsche Zeltung of Berlin. Included in this scheme of a Mittel Europa under domination of the central powers are Russia, Poland, Bulgaria and Turkey. The vice chancellor points out that with this union once affected the peace of Europe would be In the hands of the Teutonic allies, the settlement of vex ing problems arising from the war would be made more easy and the solu tion of international questions would also be facilitated. 'ln his statement the vice chancellor said In part: “The present form of the alliance Is inadequate. In view of the fact that vital questions are concerned the dura tion of the alliance must not depend continually on the feelings at the mo ment. Successive treaties of short du ration lapse. The union must be so in timate that the idea of separation prac tically wduld be out of the question and the center of gravity of the alliance must be laid in an economic union.” After explaining why such a union offered bright prospects, Herr von Payer said that all these advantages would be Increased If Poland and the northern border states were joined economically with the central empires. They would be enhanced enormously if, in a loose form Russia and Bulgaria and perhaps Turkey also participated. The vice chancellor continued: "All must finally become a great united region of intercourse with uni form interests. Concurrently with the gradual disappearance of customs duties and frontiers there must be unification or a far reaching rapprochement of eco nomic legislation, especially trade and industrial tariffs and the care of labor. Certain forms of Indirect taxation must be outlined similarly, and railways, waterways and other means of com munication must be made to serve the common interests. "Such co-operation, however, is only to bo thought of in conjunction with the maintenance of the political inde pendence of the empires concerned fhile mutual consideration and united action in connection with questions of foreign policy are necessary. "Political co-operation must be sup ported by an understanding on military questions. If the states are bound to gether by a treaty of protection they must bear proportionately the burdens of this protection and .all would then have an identical interest in the simpli fication and appropriate extension of military institutions. “The experiences of the present war have shown what similar training in arming, equipping and supply system mean in facilitating the conduct of a war and what difficulties their absence has entailed. The military authorities could easily come to an understanding as to what is necessary in this direc tion.” USE NEW METHODS IN HUNTING U-BOATS OFF U. S. COAST Winslow and Benson Confer on New Patrol Effort —All of Crew of Pinar del Rio, Sunk Saturday, Now Safe WASHINGTON, June 10.—New se cret methods of operating against the German coastal U-boat raiders were understood to be in effect today. Mapped out by the operations section with the advice of the naval consulting board, these plans have been commu nicated to Rear Admiral Cameron Wins low, inspector of Atlantic naval dis tricts. He spent the week-end confer ring with Admiral Benson, chief of oper ations, and left last night for Atlantic ports to assist in unifying and direct ing the r.ew patrol effort. All naval districts have been told to report all incidents off shore, and these will be carefully reviewed here for any bearing on the general situation. Submarines’ Total Off U. S. Coast Raised to 18 WASHINGTON, June 10. —German submarines, whose operations off the Atlantic coast became known a week ago today, have added another small craft to their list of victims. Navy department dispatches published today announce the sinking Saturday morn ing of the American steamer Dinar del Reo, of 2,504 tons, engaged in West Indian trade, about 70 miles off the coast of Maryland. One of the vessel’s boast, containing the captain and seventeen members o* the crew, had not been hard from early today. Another, with'sixteen men, land ed late yesterday on the North Caro lina coast. Dispatches to the navy department failed to reveal whether the steamer was torpedoed! or sunk by shell fire, but press dispatches from Norfolk quote the survivors who landed south of that point as saying she was torpedoed. The loss of the Pinar del Rio brings the total known lis? of vessels sunk by German raiders to eighteen, eight steamers and ten ships of other types A methodical survey of the entire At lantic coast from the Mexican line to Halifax has failed to birng to light any evidence that German submarines have employed a shore base or have had touch with the shores at any point. Sec retary Daniels said today. This *as taken as an official denial of reports that strange signals have been seen at night from remote sections of the coast. Rear Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow, inspector of naval districts, has just made a report on the steps taken by commanders of the districts to protect coastal shipping and to locate the raid ing forces. Secretary Daniels said he was without Information tending to con firm the report that seven U-boats were known to have departed from their base lor the raid. Cured His Daughter’s Fits A well-known resident of Milwaukee. Wis., reports that his daughter has been completely cured of Epilepsy (Fits) by a prescription secured from a friend. This girl had suffered as many as one hundred attacks in a day and seemed beyond all hope of relief. Her father says he is so grateful for her recovery that he will gladly mail a bot tle of this wonderful medicine in plain sealed Wrapper, free, to any sufferer who writes him. If you, a friend, or a relative, suffer, write R. P. N. Lepso, 1$ Island Ave., Milwaukee, Wis., and get a free bottle. — (Ad\t-j Hllll CANDIDATES ~ TIKIIIE SHORT RECESS Howard Is in Washington Harris and Dean at Head quarters Here None of the senatorial candidates were speaking Monday, as far as known. Congressman Howard having left for Washington, D. C., on Sunday, to be gone until Wednesday, while W. J. Harris spent Monday at his headquarters In the Kimball house; H. H. Dean was busy with organization work and neith er he nor his manager, Hiram Gard ner, could be located in Atlanta. At Mr. Howard's headquarters it was announced that details had not yet been arranged for the division of time be tween the congressman and Mr. Dean at Gainesville. Mr. Dean's committee on arrangements has been named, but it was stated Monday that Mr. How ard’s committee will be definitely an nounced within twenty-four hours. At the Howard headquarters it was stated that Monday morning’s mail was the heaviest yet received since the campaign opened, communications pour ing in from all sections of the state carrying gratifying reports, according to J. R. Smith, in charge of the cam paign. It was announced that Mr. Howard will return from the national capital on Wednesday, after appearing before the house committee on education in the interest of the Smith-Howard re search bill. He will speak at Hartwell, Ga., Monday, June 17th, at 1 p. m., and at Washington, Ga., on Tuesday, June 18th, at 2:30 p. m. On Saturday, June 22d he speaks at Greenville, Ga., at 1 p. m., and at Manchester the same afternoon at 5 o’clock. W. J. Harris, who returned Sunday from a speaking trip through the east ern section of the state, declared Mon day morning at his headquarters that the situation throughout the state was most satisfactory to him. "I am receiving assurances every day that my strength is growing and I stand by my original claim that all my opponents will not carry more than five counties south of Macon, while I will carry three-fourths of the counties north of Macon,” said Mr. Harris. He speaks at Millen, Ga., at 11 o'clock, on Thursday*, June 13th; at Sylvania, Ga., on Friday, June 14th, at 11 o’clock; at Statesboro on Saturday, June 15th. Mr. Harris will remain in Atlanta until Wednesday night. Wood Held in U. S. “For Good of Service” V.’ASHINGTON, June 10.—Secretary Baker, appearing today before the sen ate military committee hearings on the $12,000,000,000 army appropriation bill, stated that the orders holding Major General Wood in this country were re garded as “for the good of the service.” Senators questioned Secretary Baker behind closed doors regarding the case, of Genera! Wood, but secured no further specific Information. Mr. Baker, senators stated, regarded the case as not closed and the present disposition of General Wood was a matter for discretion of the president. What future detail shall be given General Wood, Secretary Baker explained, has not been determined. NUMBER 74. ENEMY RniCRS ON MONTDIDIER-NOYON 22-IWILE jJNE HELD Advance First Day of Two and Half Miles on Short Center Slightly Increased After All Night Battle NEW YORK, June 10.—(Summary of European Cables to the Associated Press.) —Comparatively slow progress, attended by losses discribed as enor mous, Is being made by the Germans in their latest effort to break the allied front in Fance. The advance against the line from Noyon to the eastern su burbs of Montdider, coming quicklj, aft er the force of the offensive on the Aisne had been spent, has encountered' stern resistance and it is only over a comparatively short section of the line that the enemy has made appreciable gains. The deepest peneration reported so far is approximately two and three quarter miles. It has been believed since the drive towards Amiens stopped that General Fosh had the greater bulk of his re serves in or near the area that is now being attacked. Not only are these troops within striking distance of the front but there are natural obstacles which also militate against the entire success of the German assault. The high hills which now are the scene of heavy fight ing are but outposts of the positions which are prepared along the Aise river, which bisects the field upon which the battle will be fought if the first lines of defense are overwhelmed. The present assault on the line east of Montdidier may be considered as a complement of the offensive along the Aisne and when the map is studied it will be seen that the “pincer” system followed by Mackensen in Russia, Ser bia and Rumania is again at work. If the thrust just west of Noyon suc ceeds in gaining extensive ground it will approach the line from Soissons to Chateau Thierry and a retirement from the positions taken up by the allies there would be forced. On the other hand if the drive gains ground farther west it will outflank the positions held by the French and Amer icans at Montdidier and compel their readjustment, with the rdSultant un covering of Amiens. The wings, however, seem to be hold ing firmly and the only gains so far made have been in almost the center of the line, where they are least harm ful to the security of the fronts on either side of the new battle area. 200,000 Huns in Drive According to advices from the front the Germans have thrown more than 200,000 men against the line, vfhich measures a little over twenty miles in length. This does not equal the num ber hurled against the British before Cambrai on March 21, nor is it such a concentration of men to the mile as was used at the inception of the Ger man offensive in Flanders in April but it is a menacing force to which may be added at any time the full weight of the German reserves which are believed to be massed somewhere near. American and French troops operat ing northwest of Chateau Thierry re pulsed German attacks last night and made new progress. A German attempt to assault the British positions at Aveluy wood, north of Albert, was repulsed, while a Brit ish raid near Bethune, northwest of Lens, was successful. On the rest of the front there Las been no fighting of a significant nature. Heavy Enemy Loss Allied commanders had anticipated that the enemy would attack on this sector, with the hope, probably, of pushing it back and connecting up the salients which ended near Montdidier and Noyon. French opinion is that the first day was satisfactory. The French reserves on the sector are still intact. ’ In the center the German attacking waves reached Russons-Sur-Matz and Mareuil, about three miles apart, mark ing an advance of 2 3-4 miles. Paris re ports this advance as “murderous” for the Germans. On the left wing the most the enemy could gain was about one-third of a mile, while on the right he was checked after crossing the first, or “covering lines” of the French front. Berlin’s report on the first day of the fighting will be delayed 24 hours, as is customary. Its latest statement men tions the capture of the heights of Gury, immediately behind the first French line and north of Mareuil. The Germans, in attempting to push back the allied line between Montdidier and Noyon, face not only strong nat ural obstacles in the form of large for ests on higfi elevations, but also a de termined French resistance. Evidently the Germans are striding for Compeigne on the road to Paris, if the right wing gives way, or for Amiens and the sep aration of the French and British main armies if the left flank can be thrus. backward far enough. The heavy preliminary bombardment of high explosive and gas shells covered not only the twenty-two miles under attack but also the American sector west of Montdidier and the British front north and south of the Somma directly east of Amiens. However, no infantry attacks yet have developed on these fronts. The enemy artillery fins affected the allied line to a depth of six miles. Increased, artillery fire on the moun tain front in northern Italy is reported. Infantry activity, however, has been confined to small local attacks. It is known that the Austro-Hungarian com mand has been making great prepara tions fpr an offensive, but the blow is held in abeyance. Night Attack Results in Slight Gains by Enemy ZxRIS, June 10. —The new German attack on the front between Montdidier and Noyon continued last night with un diminished violence, the war office re ports. On the French left uing furious (Continued on Page 3, Calttmn 3.)
