Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, May 13, 1918, First Army Camp, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTR [A Clean Wholesome Pape? | for Southern Homes ight, 1006 VOL. XVI B;}o 'I?g; BGeors'i:m Co. HUNS TAKEN IN ALLIED RAIDS 1 eutons.ose/00 Airmenand |,oooPlanes SinceMarch2 1 BRITONS VIEW GORDON MEN By HENRY G. WALES, Staff Correspondent of International News Service. LAONDON, May 11.—The German air service has been battered to pieces. Since March 21, it is stated, their losses total 700 pilots, observers ard machine gunners, while 1,000 ma chines have been destroyed. This ex plains the cessation of the raids on London and Paris—the enemy being forced to withdraw night pilcts for use in day flying and ohserving on the fighting front. The Germans also requirg their huge long-distance bombing machines for bombing near the front hecause they have lost se many of the regulation small type. It is no secret that the British avia tion service saved thg situation in the early crucial days of the drive when Von Hindenburg flung 40 divisions against the British fifth army, which had only fourteen divigions. The German aviation service suf fered tremendous losses trying to gain supremacy of the air as low flying British machines attacked and broke up German communication and supply trains with machine gun fire and bombed newly constructed rail way centers, thus delaying the Ger man advance. Creel Says Whighan Has Sabotage Record (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, May 11.—Declar ing that “mere protestations that you are for the war and have been for it since 1914 will not conceal a rec ord of persg?tent sabotage,” George Creel, chairmian of the committee on public information, this afternoon made public a letter to H. J. Whig han, editor of the Metropolitan Mag azine, 'n which he denies attacks on the Metropolitan, Collier's and the New York Tribune, “except by expos ing specific misstatements of fact which they printed.” Then follow 1,600 words devoted ‘o the alleged misstatements. “Your search,” says Creel's letter, “is never for facts, but always for some confirmation of prejudice. Tre mendous achievement goes unnoticed. while you give full space to the petty fajlure. I do not quarrel with your attacks upon men, for that is your privilege; but in these attacks you have not scrupled to sap the people’s faith in our institutions.” . Man Drowned While & . . Learning Sea Diving (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, May 11. — The Navy Department announces the ac cidental death of Frederick Edwin Reif, plumber and fitter, U. S. N, who was drowned while being instructed in deep-sea diving at the torpedo station at Newport. R. I. His home address was not given. Assistant Surgeon Edward P. Bug bee, U. S. N, and three enlisted men who attempted to resuscitate Reif were slightly injured by the burst ing of an oxygen apparatus. The en listed men are Walter J. Breakell, Otisville, N. Y.; Thomas Franklin Flash, San Franeisco, and Albert Carl R. Trispel, Milwaukee, Wis. ’ . g, 4 Sammy Brigadiers To Get Lower Rank (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, May 11.—Four brigadier generals in General Persh ing’'s army will be reduced in rank to colonels in the regular army upon their arrival in the United States. the War Department announces. They are Brigadier Generals Ben- Jamin Alvorq, who will become a colonel in the adjutant general's de partment; Alfred Bradley, medical . eorrs; Peter Murray. infantry. and &obert D. Wajsh. cavalry. LET. 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S et SN -;am'-’rlﬂ Gl TLR TEA RAR ST BTR S T NN, O Ay E CTRA YAL eR R S 0%, Y ) [ s T "oA <\ SR eMt g -f‘/“ﬁiﬁfxf,&:g,_¢i\{”3,."“‘7""' ._ '-'\—.A-..t.:-b‘ 5 y-""v.““,\.i"‘.i Senate Mineral Bill (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, May 11.—Big in terests have worked an influence over the bill now pending in the Senate to stimulate the production of minerals, Pope Yeatman, of the war industries board, told the Senate committee on mines and mining this afternoon. Yeatman pointed out that the bill does not deal with copper, zine, lead or nickel, and declared that this was due to pressure brought to bear by the large corporations which control the mining of these minerals. He ad vocated that Government control of these metals be established, as well as over other mineral products. Rhode Island Train (By International News Service.) " PROVIDENCE, R. I, May 11.—A time bomb, 12 inches long and 3 inches in diameter, was found in the smok ing car of a train which left Bristo] for Providence at 12 o'clock today. The bomb, carefully wrapped in newspapers, was found by Charles Kimball and was turned over to United States Marshal John B. Rich ards in this city. Recoil of Rifle Is Fatal to Soldier MONTGOMERY, ALA., May il— The recoil of a service gun at the rifle range yesterday resuited in the fatal injury of Corporal William Fitzwater, of Orgoria, Ohio, Company I, 148th Infantry. He was brought to the hospital suffering from 2 hem orrhage of the lungs and died this morning. eet Bet D , ) == -‘-.%%%gg_._- - g A -i';iﬁtﬁt*§" _' e . ‘ 4‘ 4] Q ~,_ - § : \I”J ? )| LEADING REWSPAPER o/ 7/ e i J¢fOF THE SOUTHEAST #Y# 7] . Contraband Liquorto . q Be Given U. S. Army For War Hospital Use SAVANNAH, May 11.—About 5,000 gallons of contraband liquor in the hands of Department of Justice officials in Savannah are to be turned over to the United States army officials for use in the military hospitals of this country and abroad. This will not be done until after the cases in which the liquor wag seized are disposed of. Two thousand seven hundred gallons were added to thg stoék ,in a raid this week. Both military and civil leaders believe that.this use of the alcohol will be better in war times than pouring it into the gutter. About 4,000 drafted men from North Carolina passed through Savannah today en route from assembly points of that State to Fort Screven, where they are to enter training for the National Army. Several trains were re quired to handle the movement. Contingents from Florida are ex pected within a'few days. . ~ . 2 Marines Slightly . . Wounded in Action WASHINGTON, May 11.—Two privates in the marine corps were slightly wounded in action, the Navy Department announces. They are Pri vate Frederick Oliver De Sollar, of Chicago, and Private Orie Garver, of Cincinnati. ATLANTA, GA.,, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1918 Student Aviator Is MOBILE, ALA., May 11.—Chief Quartermaster Richard C. McCalla, a student aviator, was burned to death, and George I. Henderson, chief quar termaster and student aviator, was badly but not fatally burned when an aercplane fell on Santa Rosa Island txday. McCalia is from Toledo and Henderson from Pawtuckett, R. 1. Whether the airship caught fire be fore it struck the ground has not yet been determined. Henderson was suf fering so that he was unable to make a statement, KNOXVILLE, TENN, May 11— Chief Quartermaster Richard C. Mec- Calla, an aviator ‘who was burned to death at Pensacola when his air ship caught fire, is a Knoxville man. The body will be brought here for burial. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee. | ol A Sammies’ Dependents ' In Need; Checks Late ~ (By International News Service.) : WASHINGTON, May 11.—Delay in forwarding allowances and allotments of pay to the dependents of soldiers and sailors is causing great hardship, and in many instances compeiiing them to look to charity for aid, Repre sentative Scott, of Pennsylvania, this afternoon told the bureau of war risk insurance. “I realize the bureau has had a tremendous amount of work to do,” said Representative Scott, “but in some instances these people are in absolute want and it is the duty of the Government to take every possi ble means to have the checks sent out promptly.” \ A i (By International News Service) LONDON, May 11.—British avi ators have photographed Ostend, confirming that Friday morning’s en terprise agninst the submarine base was entirely successful, and that the fairway is now locked. The old cruiser Vindictive, which was sunk at the entrance to the har bor, was manned by fifty-two volun teers, including a iieutenant com mander and four engine room attend ants who had taken part in the Zee brugge attack, The Germans scented trouble and opened fire with their shore batteries. Fleven ‘six ‘and four-inch shells weve thrown seaward when the British na val forces were still two and one-half miles off shore. Meanwhile airplanes began to bom bard Ostend and long range guns in Flanders were turned against the Os ten district. When the sea fog roll ed away the British sent out a smoke screen which completely hid the ves sels. It was so thick it could not be penetrated eyen by searchlights. The Germans kept up their gun fire, seek ign 6ut the Vindictive, but the shells missed the monitors and motor boats. The Vindictive groped along the coast for half an hour seeking the bottle-necked harbor. Finally the Germans began to send up high power star shells revealing the pier heads tHearby. The bow of the cruiser was jammed against one pier while the stern swung across the channel, grounding aft. Explosives were fired, sending the Vindictive to the bottom. A motor boat dashed alongside taking off the officers and 3% men. They were car ried to Commodore Lyne's flagship, the Warwick. Another motor boat returned and took off a lieutenant and two men who had been wounded. Painters’ Union Puts Cash in War Stamp ANNISTON, ALA., May 11.—The Painters’ and Decorators’ Union of this city has adopted a resolution providing for the investment of all of its surplus money each week In thrift stamps, and the secretary has been ordered to make weekly pur chases in future. At a meeting of the union held Thursday night four or five new members were received, | Charles Woodruff has been elected to represent the painters and deco rators at the State convention to be held in Tuscaloosa May 20. The Bricklayers' Union has elected W. P. Knighton, the Carpenters’ Union has: chosen J. L. Reaves, and the Bar-l ters’ Union has named George Schultz as representatives to !he‘ State convention. 1. C., Cooper will represent the central labor body. Hitchcock Proposes New Waterpower Bill (By International News Service.) l WASHINGTON, May 11.—A bill giving the War Department authority over all waterpower sites along the boundaries of the United States was introduced in the Senate this after noon by Senator Hitchcock, of Ne braska. $33,000,000 Asked By Gen, Gorgasl WASHINGTON, May 11.—An Im-| mediate appropriation of 333,000,0000 to meet a deficiency that has existed since January 1 was asked by Sur gean General Gorgas, of the army, in a communication to Congress this aft ernoon. 1 By FLOYD MACGRIFF, | Staff Correspondent of the Interna-' tional News Service. | LONDON, May 11—King George, Queen Mary, the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary today reviewed the first parade of United States infantry ever held in London. ‘ The American soldiers thus honor ed today hail from all parts of the United States. They were trained at Camp Gordon. The royal party stood just outside of Buckingham tmlace,_; and saluted as the Americans briskly swung by. 'The marchers passed the palace just at noon. o 5 King Salutee Flag. ' When the regimental colors and the Stars and Stripes were carried by, the king removed his hat. As the men marched past the palace the regiment al band from the Grenadier Gunrds,‘ played “The Stars and Stripes For-‘ ever.” | Although the windows of the palace were curtalned, the faces of the ser vants could be discerned peeping out. There was a tremendous cheering throng in St. James park opposite the palace. This was “American Day” in Lon don and a rousing reception was giv en to the American soldiers that marche dthrough the streets. *Oij Glory” flew alone from the War Office, | where rPemier Lloyd George, Chan cellor A. Bonar Law and an American staff officer stood at a window as the Americans swung by. The British Ministers waved thelrl hands and joined in the cheering as the doughhoys passed the building. Lord Milner, the War Minister; Lord Curzon and other members of thsl War Cabinet watched frcm an ad- Joining window, Traffic Is Halted. As the Americans entered White hall, after emerging frcm Horse Guards Arch, the sun broke through the clouds, which was taken by the populace as a good omen. The band played a lively air as the doughboys passed between the banks of thou sands that lined the streets. Traffic was halted and every open space was a sea of human faces. British Tommies evinced interest in the men. The Americans were smil ing and intensely intcrested in every thing. They carried their equipment sturdily and made an excellent show ing. All of the London papers gave large space to Amerizon day and the march of the American soldiers. The program waß.reproduced in detail. In commenting upon the statement that there are now half a million men in France, The Daily Mail said: “That represents a really great achievement. The Americans have fmmense, unlooked-for difficulties to contend with. Alll can not be over come, but America is fast getting the better of them.” The Times said: “The enemy's self deception about the impossibility of America’s army ever reaching France must by this time be an unpleasant thought.” The Post published an article a column long on the American effort to counter balance Russia's defection. “If it takes ten times 500,000 men to get even with the Hun, America will send them,” said the Express, Word was received in Atlanta early this week of the safe arrival in Eng land of the 325th and 326th Regiments of the Eighty-second Division, from Camp Gordon, and it is presumed here that these units participated in the historic parade through the streets of London. Although the men composing these organizations come from all sections of the United States, resulting in the division being given the designation of the All-American division through a name contest conducted by The Georgian shortly before their depar ture, their officers are made up very largely of Southern men, and many of the best homes of Atlanta are rep resented with members among the men in command. FIRST EDITION _ARMY*CAMPS | 3 CENTS ’ Guynemer’s Teammate Nears Record of Dead ‘A > . . . ce’ With 39 Victims (By International News Service) PARIS, May 11.—By destroying six German aeroplanes Thursday Sub-Lieutenant Rene Fonck today leads the French air service, his score of victories totaling thirty nine, against Lieutenant Charles Nungesser’s thirty-four, and nearly reaching Guynemer's rec ord. Fonck avenged his team mate’ Guynemer, a few days after the German airman Wissner shot down the French super-ace near Poelcapelle in September, by shooting down Wissner within the Allied lines near Dixmude. | Fonck’s progress has been the ‘ fastest attaised by any aviator, | he commencing as a fighting pilot less than a year ago. He ls re garded as showing the finast tech nique in air fighting of all pilots, with the possible exception of ‘ Jean Navarre. Fonck's maneu- | vers are so clever that he seldom | gets a German machine gun bullet or a shrapnel splinter in the wings of his machine. (By International News Service.) AMSTERDAM, May 11.—Germany is shifting troops from the west to Russia, according to information re ceived today from a frentier corre spondent, He reported the arrival of laree contingents of Bavarian cavalry at Liege from the Flanders front. The Bavarians were on their way to Ukrainia, and the correspondent was told that the war is to be renewed there, k.. . . Ukrainia in Turmoil, German Leaders Told WASHINGTON, May 11,—Ukrainia, thrown into a turmoil because of in terference by Germany with the inter }nal affairs of the country, is on the verge of anarchy. This was the outstanding feature of an official Ukrainian report read to the Reihestag committee by Herr ,Schiedemann, according to the Ger man newspaper Vorwaerts, a trans lation of which was made public by the State Department this afternoon. Agrarian Troubles Reported in Ukrainia (By International News Service.) PARIS, May 11.—The Austro-Ger man press states that agrarian trou bles have broken out in Ukrainia, no }tably at Nicolaleff, Kharkow and Kiev, said a Zurich dispatch today. ‘The Germans accuse the Bolsheviki of stirirng up the masses. | . 1 French Make Gains ‘ ; 1 - On Picardy Front‘ PARIS, May 11.—Ground was gained by the French northwest of Orvillers and Sorrel (on the Picardy front opposite Amiens) in the course of minor operations in the night, the War Office announced today. A violent artillery struggle raged throughout the night in the sectors of Grivesnes and Mailley-Raineval, More than 50 prisoners were cap tured by the French, and a number of successful raids were carried out in various sectors of the Picardy battle zone and elsewhere. The text of the communique fol lews: “There was a severe artillery com bat during the night. It was most violent in the sectors of Grivesnes and Bailly-Raineval. “As a result of minor operations on the line of Bois de Moreuil, north west of Orvillers and Sorrel, we gained ground. Thirty-nine prisoners and several machine guns were captured by us there. “The Germans tried to recagture the ground in a counter attack, but were repulsed. “Southeast of Montdidier and in the sectors of Thiacourt and Sapigneul and on the Woevre plain we raided German trenches, capturing a few prisoners and some war materials.” Americans are on the battle front south of Montdidier and are alsol Lolding part of the line in the Woevre district. ON TRAINS FIVE CENTS. “ NO. 238 (By International News Service.) LONDON, May 11,—The ailied lins has been advanced northeast of Lo« tre, the British War Office announced today. (Locre lies about five miles south west of Ypres, on the West Flanders front, amidst the hills that the Ger mans have vainly been trying to caps ture. The village itself was recently taken by the French in a storm at« tack. A few Germen prisoners were cap tured. Successful raids were carried out. in the night west of Merville, where other prisoners were taken. ; The text of the official report fol lows: “French troops advanced our line slightly on Friday evening northeast of Locre and captured several prison ers, “We made successful raids west of Merville during the night and took a few prisoners there as well as a ma chine gun. “The enamy attempted a raid east of Ypres, but it was broken up by our fire.” U. 8. Guns Pave Way For Raid by French By NEWTON C. PARKE, 'z Staff Correspondent of the Inter« national News Service. ‘ WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May 10 (Delayed.)— American artillery this morning co operated with the French guns in preparing the way for a French rald in the sector of the Apremont forest (on the Woevre plain), The bombardment lasted two hours and was so intense that it was plainly heard in Toul, between sixteen and seventeen miles. 5 Previous to the raid, the Americans on the French right flank created a= infantry diversion. Our patrol en~ : tered the village of Apremont, bu% found no Germans. It returned through a barrage fire that the Ger man batteries laid down. & Another American patrol cut the duter entanglements in front of the German trenches, The men were f working on the heavy inner llne.w::: % yards from the German trenches when twenty Germans attacked with bom 7 rifles and automatics. The Americans * returned the fire for fifteen minutes ‘When they heard German reinfores~ ments running along the duck boaris - lot their trenches. Then they rstlx'ui.;;.2 not having sustained any casualties. ’g, _ln the preliminary bombardment the Germans countered, throwing ny= merous gas shells X A German plan for an attack near Apremont village with flame throws= ers was knocked into a cocked hat by our guns, it was learned from Ger= man prisoners captured by the French in Apremont forest. B Prisoners recently captured by the Americans northwest of Toul divulged that the Germans were bringing up flame throwers and placing them be hind Apremont preparatory to an at= % tack, whereupon American artillery threw over an assortment of pro jectiles, and fine results were report= ed. The prisoners taken today com firmed the reports fully, s Before our patrol made its unmo lested tour of Apremont village this morning a private made a daylight jaunt into Apremont on his own hoolk, This private learned yesterday after noon there was to be something dving and expecting his lieutenant would re~ connoiter, decided to beat him to it. He crawled across No Man's Land in daylight to the outskirts of Aprenm&f‘ and returned, reporting there wel *“1 only a few Germans there. bl When ths patrol entered this morn!yf% ing the men crept in on both sides. One group heard two Germans ap proaching and tried to capture them.;i% The boches crept away. It is nowpmj‘;i,; lieved they formed a German out o in the village and that they signaled for the German barrage, which was put down when the Americans had reached a point only 100 yurds from the German wire, ' The visibility was bad today, but planes were up on the Lorraine and Meuse River fronts, 5 i