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FOCH MUST ATTACK NOW; ALLIES PLI(}HT—ER“AVE
WASHINGTON EXPECTS EARLY TURN IN TIDE OF BATTLE
HY |J| 5! IN j
By GEORGE GARVIN,
S’lff Correspondent of International
News Service.
WASHINGTON, April 13.—The
German espionage headquarters for
this hemisphere has at last been def
initely located. The United States
secret service, it was learned here
today from the highest sources, has
fAinally rounded it up. Havana, Cuba,
is the spot and the principal agents
operating from it are Latins, directed
of course by Germans.
A number of the leaders already
are under surveillance and working
with officials of the Cuban Govern
ment secret service agents now have
about ended the usefulness of the
Havana location. Key West, Tampa
and New York have been found the
principal operating points .in the
United States of these Latin spies, it
now can be stated.
When the Lansing exposure of Ger
man-Swedish intrigue in Mexico was
made, the \death knell of German es
pionage in Mexico was sounded. Up
to that time German agents had no
difficulty in transmitting their reports
through the southern republic, but
when it was apparent the TUnited
States was aware of their activities
there a new base was found neces
sary, imperative. Although Cuba is
an ally of the United States, it was
found possible to establish a German
espionage clearing house, and that
was promptly done.
For a time the Latin agents work
ing from the States were practically
unhampered, but a letter that fell
into the hands of a certain branch of
the secret service proved their un
aoing. The letter was from a Latin
in New York and was directed to a
commercial house in Havana. It con
tained, ostenegibly, an order for a con
signment of clocks. Under scrutiny,
however, it was revealed as a code
message.
The cipher was discovered and the
“order” was found to read as fol
lows:
“United States has established
transport sailing point at ———”’
giving the name ~f a port which real
ly had been mude an embarkation
port.
Investigation in New York and Ha
vana revealed the identity of many of
the agents, and all were placed un
der surveillance. Several are now in
custody, it is understood, and more
are being gathered in.
The mails it was learned, were the
principal medium of communication
hetween the States and Havana. The
information from there was forward
ed to Spain, and then wirelessed di
rect to Berlin.
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Compromise Reached
On Sabotage Measure
. (By International News Service.) |
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Confer- |
ees on the sabotage bill tmla_\" reached |
a comvrromise which they believe will |
be satisfactory to both sides in the
controversy over the right of labor to 1
strike during the period of the war. |
The so-called Cannon amendment |
was stricken out. This amendmnm‘
would have made the law apply to
“whoever with intent to .interfere
"with or obstruct the United States or
any associate nation in preparing fuwl
or carrying on the war, or shall con
spire to prevent the erection or pro
duction of war premises for war ma
teial.”
The Lunn amendment, which guar
anteed to labor the right to strike
dur)..z the war, also was stricken out.
Frost Danger Past, {
Says Weather Man
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Frost danger is past, for the time |
being at least, and Atlanta is a'.mml
to have fine spring weather.
This was the cheering news Satur- |
day from the weather bureau, Mr. von
Herrmann speaking. The frost Sa'\-'
vrday morning was so light that there '
was no dam-ge. By Sunday after- |
noon the temperstures should be ‘IP!
in the sixties again.
The Greatest War t
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| Picture Ever Made
: T HE SUNDAY AMERICAN will contain the greatest ;
{ actual war picture ever made, a photograph taken |
{ behind the German lines by a French aviator. [t shows,
| as has never been depicted before, the battle organization
{ of the Huns, and the destructive effect of high explosive
' shells and airplane bombs.
' Hf you desire to get a better understanding of the great
battle now in progress do not fail to get a copy of The'
} Sunday American and study this great photograph. ;
LOTTON DROPS
5810511 BALE
War News and Crop Report Bring
New Loss to Falling
Market.
Cotton continued its sensational
down swing Saturday, as a result of
unsatisfactory war news, rains in
Texas and reports of weakening spots
in the South, together with bearish
consumption figures for March.
Immediately after opening at a net
less of 3 to 79 points, the market in
New York crumbled to a net loss of
77 to 113 points, representing a break
of 167 to 230 pointsJsß.3s to $11.50 a
bale—from the high levels of Friday
before the end of the first twenty
-minutes of trading. -
At the low point—3o.6s for May—
the market exhibited a loss of 385
roints, or $18.25 a bale from Ilast
Thursday’s high record:
The New Orleans market suffered a
loss of 83 to 92 peints, with May fall
ing to 29.92, July 29 cents, October
27.55 and December 27.30.
New York dropped to 30.65, July
20.28, October 28.79, December 28.45,
January 28.45 and March 28.10.
New York reported Wall Street and
the South the heaviest=Sellers, with
demand light.
As a result of the hig slump in fu
tures, Atlanta spot cotton broke 1
cent a pound to 34 cents.
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Savannah Builders
Launch New Vessel
SAVANNAH, April 13.—The Geor
gia Shipbuilding Company :}ffid an
other vessel to the war mercuant ma
rine today when it launched the Rosa
lie Hull, the second ship built on its
ways. She is of wooden construction,
1,400 tons register. She will sail goon
for South America under Captain W.
H. Williams, commander of tie
schooner Magnus Manson when she
was submarined.
On account of shortage of labor on
the yards the entire office corps of the
Port Wentworth Lumber Cempany
and two allied companies spent today
loading cars with* lumber, which is
imperative in important construction.
The movement threatened to be tied
up here indefinitely on account of lack
of labor. From the president down,
all donned overalls and the lady
clerks served dinner.
The Help of the Church
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In a Great Crisis
No matter how confident
within ourselves we may feel
when the world moves along
smoothly for us, in a crisis
we need.wise guidance and
strong support. The church
gives that guidance and sup
port.
In this great national crisis,
which to every loyal Ameri
can is a personal one as well,
we will not only find com
fort in the message which
the church hrings to us, but
a chart and guide to lead us
in the right way.
We always have need of the
church, but we need her more
than ever now. Let us read
her invitation, printed today
over in the “Go to Church
Sunday'’ columns of The
Georgian, and accept it to
morrow.. There is comfort
and strength and hope which
is sure of fulfillment in hear
ing her word ana@ heeding her
precepts.
Let everybody in Atlanta ae
cept the church’'s invitation
tomorrow.
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Thirty-eight Men From U-58,
Captured Several Months Ago,
Coming to America.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Practi
cally an entire German U-boat crew
will be heid here in the United States
as prisoners of war. They will land
at an American port in the very near
future and will be sent to a detention
camp as prisoners of war, ithere (o
stay until {ie war ends.
The crew is that from the German
U-38, captured by the destroyers Fan
ning and Nicholson several months
ago and which was sunk after cap
ture by the officers opening the sea
cocks of the craft. The personnel "ot
the party, it was learned today, com
prise four commis’i-onerl officers, one
warrant officer and 33 enlisted men.
Bringing these men to this country
is accepted here as indicating that the
| rolicy of the United States will be to
lretain charge of all German prisoners
of war. Those taken by the'army on
lthe western front probably will be
lroturned to the United States on the
empty troops transports, thus soiving
the question of ‘supplying them with
food. It will be very much easier to
feed them here than on the other side,
now that the food shortage in France,
Italy and Great Britain necessitates
this country sending practically all
[food across the Atlantic.
l The crew of the U-58 was the first
big capture of German prisoners Al)_\'
the navy. The Fanning and Nichol
|son were escorting a freight convoy
when the'underseas craft was spied.
The Fanning rushed at top speed to
the spot where the submarine had
disappeared and dropped a depth
charge. It exploded and forced the
U-58 to- come to the su'rfuro, The
crew lined up with hands uplifted in
token of surrender. However, before
all copld be taken off the craft sank
as the result of one of the officers
treacherously opening the seacocks
after the surrender.
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'Turn for Worse in
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| Stone's Condition
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13.—1The
condition of Senator Stone, who suf
fered a stroke of paralysis Wednes
day, took a turn for the worse last
night, ;t was announced today.
His secretary, John J. Cochran, an
nounced tha the had been authorized
by Dr. Sprigg to make the following
Isiutement of Senator Stone's condi
tion: :
“Senator Stone had a restless night.
This morning his pulse was 120, tem
perature 101.6, respiration 28. No
motion of left leg or arm. Is taking
liguid nourishment fairly well.”
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‘Watchman Held for
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Robbery; Girl Freed
W. T. Butler, 20, former night
watchman at the Connally Building,
Saturday was in the Fulton Tower in
default of $3,000 bond, charged with
larceny from the house. He was
bound over Friday by Judge Johnson
when it was shown he had entered
several offices in the Connally Build
ing and taken goods therefrom.
Part of the stolen property was re
covered by Detectives McGill and
|Rusx¢-r. who say Butler confessed.
Miss Lillie Weaver, of No. 73 Auburn
avenue, arrested wit! P,';\f'ur. was ex
cnerated of all blame and a ecase
made against her Jdismissed
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918
BRITISH FORCES SCORE SMALL ADVANCE
Officers Investigating Tragedy at
Camp Gordon Find No Motive.
Dead Man Highly Regarded.
By G. K. RUTLEDGE.
CAMP GORDON, April 13.—Inves
tigation into the death here vesterday
afternoon of Colonel William H. Si
mons, commander of the 327th Infan
try resulted today in the general belief
that he shot and killed himge!f while
suffering an attack of mental ab
erration. His body was found. in his
cuarters Friday afternoon at 3 o'clocl:
by a negro soldier. A gun lay beside
the body and-there was a bullet
wound in the head. 5
’13191'0 were no witnesses to the sui
cide and no shot was heard by officers
in adjoining guarters. The investiga
tion today revealed nothing, however,
that would tend to any theory other
than suicide, v
Reports that Colonel Simons had
remarked several days ago that he
would never go to France, or that
when Lis regiment left Gordon he
would not be itsecommmander, were
found.to have been untrue. So far as
friends could Jearn today the ddad
officer had given no intimation what
ever that he contemplated suicide.
The last time he was seen he was in
splendid spirits and apparentiy had
net a care. This, his friends said to.
day, proved conclusively to them that
he took his'life while témuorarily un
palanced,
Colonel Simons was born in Sum
merville, 8, C,, in 1849. He was mgde
a seccnd lieutenant in the regular
army, after taking the civilian's ex
amination, in 1891. In 1898 he wus
made a first lieutenant and served
gallantly in the Spanish-American
war, rising to a captaincy in 1899. He
then served in FPorto Rico, Alaska andd
the Philippines, being nromoted to a
major in 1914, a lieutenant colonel in
1915 ands a colonel in the same year.
He came to Camp Gordon with the
first detachment of regular army of
ficers to take charge of the selectmen
in September, last lear. He was uni
versally liked by his fellow officers
and men and took great pride in his
regiment.
(Colonel Simons was unmarried.” He
had one brother who lives at the 'old
home at Summerville. A nephew, a
major in the service, who was visit
ing at Camp Gordon at the time of his
uncles’ death, tecok charge of the body
and will go with it to Summerville,
where funeral and interment will take
place. An escort from the regimental
headquarters of the 327th will accom
pany the remains to their last resting
places
Temporarily, Lieutenant Colonel C,
Conrad is in command of the 327th
Regiment.
Cousin of Presiden
ousin of President
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Wounded in Battle
(By International News Service.)
DENVER, COLO., April 13.—Cap
tain Woodrow Wilson Woodbridge
27, mentioned yesterday in General
Pershing’'s list of slightly wounded
is a cousin of President Wilson and a
graduate of the University of Den
ver. He was an attorney in this city
before joining the Colorado National
Guard in 1915 for service on the
Mexican, border. He won a commis
gion as first lieutenant at Fort lu;uv
enworth,
A younger brother of Captaiu
Woodbridgeswas slightly wounded re
cently in action on the western front
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Dean Indorsed for
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U. S. Senatorship
GAINESVILLE, April 13.—At a full
meeting of ithg Gainesville Bar Asso
ciation this morning H. H. Dean re
ceived a formal and unanimous in
dorsement as candidate for the Unit
ed States Senate to succeed Senator
Hardwick In a speech in which he
denounced Messrs Hardwiclk and
Harris as unfit for this high office
Mr, Dean thanked the bar ass ation
for their support
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' Copenhagen Crowd
' Cheers U.S.Troops
'Shown in Movies
. By International News Service.)
! ASHINGTON, April 13.—
) W Motion pictures of Ameri
¢ ~ can troops in training
! were shown recently in Copenha
: gen, advices to the State Depart
ment saig.
Pro-Germans in the audience
) hissed them, only to be entirely
\' drowned out by a volume of cheer
) ing from every quarter of the
‘ Louse.
Sammies and French Forces Re
pulse Stror.g Blows in
Brule Wod.
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, April 13.—American and
French troons repulse strong German
attacks in Brule wood, in the sector
of Apremont forest, in the n'i,'.'ht. the
French War Office announced today.
At one point; where the Germans
obtained «/footing.in an allied trench
position, they were thrown out by a
connter attack.
On the Picardy battlefield (Picardy
front) the French have recaptured
Hangard-en-Santerre and the ceme
tery from the Germans. Seventy
prisoners were captured.
The :n't.i‘llpr),' duel in the region of
Noyon continues. Rheims has been
set on fire by German shells.
The communique follows:
“German attacks in Brule wood
were renewed during the night.
American troops, acting with the
French, smashed the majorily of the
attacks. At one point where the
Germans succeeded in gaining a foot
ing in an ailied section they were
quickly thrown out by a counter at
tack. On the Somme battle front the
French have recaptured Hangard
village and the cemetery. Artillery
combats continue around Noyon. The
Germans again bombarded Rheims
and part of the city was,set afire.”
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Many Feeble-Minded
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Die in Asylum Blaze
(By International News Service.)
NCRMAN, OKLA. April 13.—Be
tween forty and fifty persons, three of
them children, are reported to have
burned to deatk here early today in
a fire which destroyed se-raral build
ings of the State insane azylum.
Many others were burned and may
die, Most of those burned to death
had been removed from the buildings,
but ran back into the flames, all of
them being feeble-minded.
Modern Ku Klux Klan
Warns Pro-Germans
(By Intemnational News Service.)
PADUCAH, KY. April 13.—Un
known persons today posted signs in
every part of this city threatening
violence to persons who act or speak
against the United States.
Fhis modern “Ku-Klux Klan"” hints
at the extreme penalty for pro-Ger
mans who are inclined to praise the
Kaiser in public.
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7 Reported Killed
In Steel Plant Blast
n eq - bian
(By International News Service.)
PITTSBURG, April 13.—Seven
workmen were reported killed and
several injured by an explosion in the
plant of the Crescent Steel Company
here today.
5 THE WEATHER. ?
; Forecast—Fair Saturday mght(
’ and Sunday; warmer, s
! Temperatures—b 6 a. m., 38: Ba
m., 43; 10 a. m., 50; 12 noon, 53;
I'p. m., 55; 2 p. m., 87. g
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! Cable Editor of the International |
| News Service. X
i Pighting with all their traditional |
bravery and stubbornhess, the British |
ltroops on the northern battle front
!nlnn;: the Franco-Belgian frontier are |
‘lmldin;: back overwhelming masses oj i
l'wrm‘m troops that continue to il.-%
tack day and night. |
Inspired by the General order issued |
!h_\' [Field Marshal Haig, to hold their |
{lines to the last man, and by the |
'l\'nu\vlwlm- that French reinforce- |
ments are on their way, e lh‘itnlmi
‘.‘H'v‘ contesting every inch of ;:lullll«lL
with gallantry that has never been |
isunv;wsm]. y :
g Not alone were pawerful German
| assaults repulsed put the British mL‘
{vanced their . Tines last night in the
| sector of Festubert, capturing some
! prisoners.
‘ Another Retreat Hinted.
{ That the British have been com
pelled *to vield slightly in the sector
immediately north of the Lys River
was indicated by the official report of
the British Office today, which spnl(e'
|ur fighting west of Merville.
| (The loss of Merville to ,the Ger
mans was announced by the British
| War Office Friday.)
& In addition to the continuous strug
gle which is raging upon the northern
{ battle front, there has been :muthm"
lfl:u‘r—m. of fighting east of Amiens,
| toward which city the Germans
i launched their original drive on
| March 21 : |
' Both British and French forces|
| were attacked .in the Hangard sm'-l
"tnr. between nine and ten miles due
cast of Amiens, but the Germans \\‘(-rei
unable to gain any ground. J’
l Interest to North.
For the time being, universal in
' terest is centered in the battle to lhel
rorth, where the Germans are making
| the utmost efforts to break through
to the coast.
An unprecedented mumber of
troops has been thrown into the com
bat, and the Germans are s:u-ri!iringl
ymen in unparalleled numbers in their
| efforts to attain their objectives. i
l The dents created .in the British |
i front north of Laßasg2e Canal are be- i
";.'innmg' to menace the British hold on |
| Bethune, Baillieul, Mazebrouck and |
! Y pres. l
| The British War Office report lmia_\'i
I\'pu}«;i- of fighting east of Locon. This|
| town is between 2 and 3 miles duel
;zflm‘nz of Bethune and between o uml'
| 6 miles northwest. of Laßassee. ‘
Counter Offensive |
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~ Advances British
‘3 l?y International News Service.) ’
| ILONDON, April 13.—The British|
| counter offensive in the I"o-smimrté
| sector of the great battle line :xlun:f
:mu Franco-Belgian fronticr is gain- |
‘mg strength, and another advance Ol’]
i:hv British lines was noted by thei
| War Office report today. |
t Heavy fighting has continued at|
Neuve kEglise and in the nvighlmr-!
’i.m'id-nf Wolverghen, where the !h-r-;:
Iyn:u)s have been directing -'U’ung}
,lrl'!-SS\l“t‘ in an effort to shake thvj
hold of the British upon the Messines |
ridge. A number of strong attacks|
were delivered by the Germans m!
the Locon district, but broke down |
' under the firm resistance of the Hril-’
ish.
(Festubert is hetween 11 and 12|
!mi'(u\: southwest of Armentieres, which ’
| the Britjsh evacuated on \\'r-qnusd;-y.l
l and about 18 miles north of Arras. |
| The same sector was the scene of a|
| British advance on Thursday, when |
’Hw Germans were thrown out of pu-‘
l.‘lll(l“\ they had occupied.) ‘
l FKast of Locon the Germans were |
l:,krl' to penetrate some British posi-'
| tions, but were quickly thrown out
y counter attacks |
l (l.ocon is netween two and three |
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SIR DOUGLAS HAIG
LONDON, April 13.—Field Marsha!
Sir Douglas Haig's special order, ad
dressed to “All Ranks of the British
Army in France and Flanders,” yes
terday, says:
Three weeks ago today, the
enemy began his terrific attacks
against us on a fifty-mile front.
His objects are to separate us
from the French, to take the
channel ports and to destroy the
British army,
In spite of throwing, already,
one hundred and six divisions
into the battle and enduring the
most reckless sacrifice of human
life, he has yvet made little prog
ress toward his goals.
We owe this to the determined
fighting and self-sacrifice of our
troops. Words fail me to express
the admiration which I feel for
the splendid resistance offered
by all ranks of our army under
the most trying circumstances.
Many amongst us now are
4 o oo -
tired. To.those I would say that
the French army is moving rap
idly and in great force to our
support There is no other
course open to us but to fight it
out.
' Every position must be held to
the last man. There must be no
retirement. With our backs to
the wall and believing in the
justice of our cause, each one of
us must fight to the end. The
safety of our homes and the free
dom of mankind depend alike
upon the conduct of each one of
us at this critical moment.
Americ:
T Tanker
merican iLanker
(By International News Service.)
AN ATLANTIC PORT, April 13.—
» the height of a driving snowstorm,
the tanker Currier, 2,869 tons, has
gone ashore according to advice to
the Gulf Refining Company, owner.
A coast guard cutter has been dis
itched to he aid
The essel carried w of 88
men besides her skkippe Captain
Wahl., Their fate is unknown.
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' OF EARLY IMPROVEMENT
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 13—
Administration officials expressed
i the utmost confidence today that
there would be an early improve- °
I ment reported in the battle sit
| uation. It was pointed out that
the British have been unusually
frank in their admissions regard
ind conditions, so that the public
} knows exactly what is going on.
White House officials insisted
‘ there was no doubt the lines
‘ would hold,
[. (By International News Service.)
} WASHINGTON, 'April 13~—General
i ¥och must take the offensive at some
![minr on the western front within the
|coming 48 hours if the situation in
| extreme Northern France is to be
isu\'ed, Military experts here today
| were very certain of this. They de
iclare that the latest order of Kjeld
| Marshal Haig, commanding the hard -
pressed British forces that are block
rine the Huns' way to the channel,
.means that his situation is most se
' rious.
E It means that he has pressed all of
his reserves, and these are believed
heére to include the American army
sent to his aid by General Pershing,
into service. Every gun and every
man of the British® forces in Franee
' is now being utilized to hold back the
German press. General Haig's ring
ing words, “Every position must be
held to the last man; there must he
no retirement,” have stirred Wash-
Ington to its depths. There is no offe
who doubts that this will be done,
But it also is equally certain that the
pressure must be lessened and the
[Tnited States is relying on General
FFoch, the French generalissimo, to do
] this. :
| How he will act is not considered
of consequence. It must be at once,
military experts say. And the7 are
| watching the entire battle line for the
first indication of the French advance
which will carry the battle directiy
to the German hordes. .
Huns Use 106 Divisions.
Hindenburg has thrown 106 divfet
liuns into the fray, according to Gen
| eral Haig's advices to his army. En
| tente and American experts here, Y
' miliar with the situation, belie\'e’,‘lfi
!'...s not less than 50 moro that can:;
' called on, although it is not knoww
{hmv just how available they are« ®
!v)y‘ present battle line. That tßey
;mn be brought up unless Foch acts
prompily is certain, as there is now
' no doubt left anywhere in Washing
;'..m that the German plan is to crush
' the British army at all costs and Wi.,‘}
the way to the coast if possible.
| The last lingering doubt of this was
‘uissiputml when the word came
through Swiss and Danish sources
lthm there is increasing activity in
| the German naval bases, especially at
Kiel and about leligoland. The Ger
man fleet is simply a division of the
German army. It has been held like
other reserves for the moment when
the high commander believes it
'('nul\l be utiiized to the greatest ex
tent. That moment seems today to ba
approaching fast, and there will-be nt
surprise felt here over receipt of the
word at anhy moment that the fleet isg
| out ’
| It may be used in an effort to
’\"u\'(r a lancding of a force in Britain,
It may be used in an attempted gen
eral sei raid. But wherever, it is
used, it will have to cope with the
British grand fleet, which now is re
inforced, Secretary of the Navy
Daniels has let it be known, by many
first-line American fighting craft. in
cluding battleships. This means that
the lorg looked for naval battle must
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