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TODAY'S W RATHER REPORT.
Augusta and Vicinity: Fair tonight and
Sunday; continued cool.
Georgia: Fair tonight and Sunday;
continued cool.
IF YOU LIKE THE HERALD—PASS IT ALONG.
VOLUME XXII, No. 167. .
Estimate Loan Oversubscribed $890,000,000
VEIL TO
WORLD
SPANISH
CRISIS
No Direct Word Received In
Four Days. Vague Re
ports of Assumption
of Power By
Army.
(BY THE UNITED PRESS.)
London.— Behind the heavy veil of
the Spanish censorship another na
tional drama may be occurring. Vague
reports of an assumption of power over
the whole nation by the army have
been received here. No direct ward
has come from Spain in four days.
When the censorship curtain dropped
last Tuesday, a crisis was seen between
Premier Dato and the army leaders,
and one of the last dispatches receiv
ed direct from Madrid quoted Dato in
denial of a report that the Bilbao gar
rison had revolted. It was the de
mands of the army leaders which pre
cipitated the crisis resulting in the fall
of the Romanones cabinet but it was
supposed these had been adjusted
when Premier Dato took hold.
Spain has been a hot bed of German
propaganda and all British newspapers
today attributed much of Spain’** in
ternal dissensions to the Prussian
agents.
To Blockade Spanish Ports.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Paris.—A semi-official note says that
the -53, which was towed into Cadiz,
June 12* was operating outside that port.
On June 12 a Norwegian steamer was tor
pedoed off Huelva and a Russian sailing
vessel between Larache and Cadiz which
leads to the belief that a group of sub
marines has been sent to blockade the
porta of Cadiz and Huelva.
IDISPEIBLES’
ONLY EXEMPTED
Farmers Not Freed From Mil
itary Service and Only Those
Absolutely Needed in Any In
dustry Will Not Be Drafted.
(BY THE UNITED PRESS.)
Washington, D. C.—Farmers are not
exempt from military service.
To dispel the widespread impression
that men in agricultural pursuits are
exempt from the selective draft. Provost
Marshal General Crowder today reiter
ated that only "indispensable men" in
any industry will be exempted.
Every man that can serve the nation
better as a soldier than In the industry
or occupation in which he happens to be,
will be called to the colors unless it
works an actual hardship upon his de
pendants.
The others—-indispensables—will be ex
empt.
In a proclamation of regulations which
is to be issued within a few days by the
President, provisions are made for de
termining who are—and who hre not—
the "indispensable" men.
Tremendous Task.
Such is the tremendous task confront
ing the appelate exemption hoards. The
proclamation places the sole power to
pass upon occupational claims for ex
emption into the hands of those boardß.
One is created for each federal judicial
district —eighty four in the country.
President Wilson’s proclamation will
furnish general rules for the guidance
of the appelate boards but the power to
exempt or to refuse exemption is left
largely to their discretion.
In preparation for the working of the
draft, the government printing office is
turning out millions of blanks for the use
of the* exemption boards. As soon as
the regulations are out the shipment of
the forms will begin. Every effort is
being exerted by the provost marshal
general’s office to expedite the "paper
work" and start singling out the "first
600.000."
LARCENY FROM THE HOUSE
W. A. Moore, white, was arrested
late Friday afternoon by Detective
Reid and charged with larceny from
the house. It-is alleged that he is guil
ty of the theft of some cloth from a
local cotton mill.
WHERE TO 60 TO OFFER I
FOR WAR SERVICE
Following io tho location of
the place* where men desiring to
enlist for war services may go:
Regular Army Recruiting Sta
tion, southwest corner of Broad
and Ninth streets.
Naval Recruiting Station, the
New Tbaatre Building, 741 1-2
Broad street.
First Rsgimsnt National Guards
of Georgia, the Armory, 100 block
of Ninth street.
Troop K, Becond Squadron,
Georgia-Carollna Fair Grounds.
Lak* View.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
UNI I tO KKfcbt*.
Prince Inspecting a
Captured German Shell
• f.- Ta
aEwKpMi' rrr jt *8
p* '"x
-X : . ifsßi 9|B
A wicker basket, especially prepar
ed for carrying large shells safely is
the way the Germans are safeguarding
against accidents in the navy. Prince
Arthur of Connaught, governor-gen
eral of Canada and now at the French
front, is here shown taking off tie
basket to inspect the shell which was
captured from a German vessel.
RUSSIAN MISSION
NEARING CAPITAL
Council of Soldiers and Work
men Not As Dominating a
Factor As Assumed. No De
cisive Word From Root Board
IBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Washington, D. C.—Russia has become
the pre-occupying question at the state
department with the approach of the
Russian mission to Washington, the be
ginning of negotiations by the American
commission to Russia in Petrograd, and
the continued reiteration of the demand
of the council of soldiers and workmen’s
delegates for a statement of allied peace
terms.
Not Over 5,000,000.
Recent reports indicate that the coun
cil of soldiers and workmen's delegates
is not so dominating a factor as is gene
rally assumed. It represents not over
5,000,000 people of •Russia’s 180,000,000.
The peasants, according to these re
ports. comprise the vast majority of the
population and have voted overwhelm
ingly in favor of a vigorous prosecution
of the war. The one great event for
them has been the final establishment of
local self-government, which they feel is
directly due to the present leaders and
which they fear might be lost by any
change.
Unanimous to Go On/
Moreover, the businessmen of Russia,
it is pointed out, have recently voted
practically unanimously for a vigorous
prosecution of the war. Nevertheless the
continued insistence of the soldiers and
workmen’s delegates for a new declara
tion by the allies shows a lack of con
fidence or a‘misunderstanding which It
is realized must he swept away before
Russia can present a united front. De
snite the recent American. British and
French announcements, this has not as
yet been done and some means will he
sought to reach the Russian radical on
his own ground.
Great hope is felt that the Root mis
sion mav find that way. Mr. Root is ex
pected to proceed very slowly and cau
tionsly and no decisive word Is expected
from him for some days.
JAPS TURN DOWN
AMERICAS PLAN
Washington. -Japan has taken art
ion similar to Great Britain in reflating
to associate herself with the American
action In asking the rival factions In
China to compose their differences. It
was said today at the state depart
ment. No reason was given for the
action of either nation but It Is as
sumed that neither felt that the Amer
ican action would be successful.
NORTHCUFFE SAW
WILSON ON FOOD
Washington. D. C.—War measures,
particularly food legislation, were dis
cussed at the White House today by Lord
NorthcHfTe and President Wilson.
The British representative was intro
duced to the president by Assistant Hec
retary of State Phillips.
The British ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spr'np-Rice. who was exr-ecUd to at
tend, did not accompany Northeltfre.
MAKES ANTI-DRAFT TALK
New YorW.—Lc mard Abbott, who has
been identified with antl-conserlpfl mists
In New York. w»s forcibly elected from
the Federsl building today when he at
tempted to make an anti-draft speech In
the corridor
A crowd lied gathered and beard Ah.
bott denounce the government for the
conscription bill and declare that arrests
of Berkman end Kmm* Goldman were
outrageous. A deputy IT. g. then
seired him and forced hirn from th*- j
building
Abbott ?/h* warned he would be irre«t- I
ed If he returned.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 16, 1917.
U. S. AND
JAP ARE
U-BOAT
VICTIMS
American Ship Ritter Damaged
By Shell Fire. Towed Into
Port. The* Tansan Maru
Sunk, All the Crew
Thought Lost
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Washington.—All the crew and the
naval gunners of the American tank
steamer Petrolite, sunk by a German
submarine near Gibraltar, now have
been accounted for and are# reported
well.
By Sub's Shell Fire.
Washington.—The American schoon
er Hitter was attacked by a German
submarine and damaged by shell fire,
the State Department was Informed
today.
Although badly shattered by shells
from the U-boats gun, the ship was
not sunk.
The announcement by the State De
partment (lid not disclose the date of
the attack or the location.
Dispatches to the department stated
the boat was towed into port.
Whether any of the crew were in
jured by the shell fire was not stated.
Neither does the State Department
know whether the schooner carded a
naval gun crew.
Japanese All Lost.
Boston.—The Japanese steamer Tan
san Maru, which left Boston May 9 for
Manchester, England, has been sunk
by a German submarine. Cable ad
vices to agents here today stated that
Captain Nichlkawa and the crew of 27,
all Japanese, are believed to have been
lost.
In Command ot Gun Crew.
Washington.—The gun crew of ihe
American oil tanker Morena, sunk by
a German U-boat after a two-hour
battle was commanded by Andrew
Copassaki, chief boatswain’s mute,
whose wife lives in Greece, it was an
nounced here today.
GREAT BATTLE IN
FOOO CONTROL LI
LAUNCHED TODAY
America and Allies Watching
Fight in Congress. Would
Make Hoover World’s Food
Administrator. Hoke Smith
Strongly Anti.
Washington.—Responding to the
mandate qf President Wilson Ihe
senate agriculture committee to •
day reported out the Lever food
control bill, putting the initial
fight on the measure directly up
senate. *
The bill is sent out of committej
without recommendation and will
come up for debate in the upper
branch early next week. •
Hardwick and Hoke Smith.
Washington.—Advocates of the bill
think that the appropriation of $152,-
000,000 for administering food control
is too high and an agreement will be
reached immediately to reduce this
sum.
Otherwise the bill will be pushed on
the floor of the senate as it was intro
duced in the house and owing to the
fact that the house begins considera
toin of the measure Monday the de
bate will bo carried on in both
branches at Ihe same time.
Senator Hardwick immediately af
ter the measure was reported declar
ed he would raise the constitutional
point that the measure could not origi
nate in the senate. Hardwick, Smith
(Georgia) and Heed of Missouri, will
constitute the nucleus of Intensive op
position to the bill.
<BV THE UNITED PRESS) ,
Washington.—The? big food fight is
ofi while the people of this country
and the allies, watch the food control
measure making Herbert Hoover vir
tual fbod administrator of the world
was launched today into one of the
greatest battles of the American con
gress. Tho senate agricultural com
mittee met to report the Dill without
recommendation so that, the senate
might began work on it at once. Hcn
ator Gore, chairman of the committee
—unfriendly to the measure—asked
Henator Chamberlain to direct Its
ori page two).
JAIL BIRDS REFUSE TO
CONSORT WITH SLACKER.
Cleveland, Ohio.—When a slacker
gets among crooks they lecture him.
Gonflrnied jail birds quickly learned
ooday that Abraham Bachman, 24, a
Russian, l*>« !.***) up with Morn. Inn)
refused to register far "personal lib
erty" reasons.
here, young fellow," said a
housebre.iker, "you can’t come here
and benefit from what we fought for
In 1778 sr»d 1861 a;id not do your bit."
TORPEDOED IN
THE IONIAN SEA
Paris—lt is officially announced that
the transport Annum was torpedoed
in the lonian Sea on June 11th while
proceeding: under escort. Bombs
were at once thrown In the track of
the submarine which did not reappear.
The Annum was taken in tow by one
of the convoying; ships hut sank in n
few hours. The Annum was a vessel
of 6,075 tons. She was built In 1809
in Copenhagen, and was owned in
Marseilles.
THE TIGHTEN EST’
STATE, MONTANA
Washington.—Grabbing all honors
in war registration, Montana today
showed itself to he the "fightenest
state’’ in the Union.
Officials returns at the provost mar
shal general’s office revealed that
Montana’s registration exceeded the
census estimates by 20 per cent, that
it was the first state in which most
of the men refused to claim exemp
tion and that oven the negroes declin
ed exemption opportunities.
Montana’s total registration was
88,273.
BELGIAN MISSION
ARRIVES IN U. S.
Washington.—Belgium's mission tn
the United States arrived at an Amer
ican port today. They are expected
at Washington tomorrow. The per
sonnel includes the former minister to
the United States, M. Moncheur, (Gen
eral Ueclerc. Colonel Burrell, Jean
Mertens and Uertor Cartier.
Baron Moncheur's wife Is an Ameri
can woman, daughter of General Pow
ell Clayton, once United Sfateß min
ister to Mexico.
PERSHINGI JOB
IS FETES OVER
Simplicity and Action in Work
of American Commander in
Paris. Vast Amount of Detail
Work on Hand.
(BY THE UNITED PREBB.)
Paris.—One bare wooden table,
on which there are piles of various
letters and documents, is Major
General John J. Pershing’s “work
bench.” tt is the main article ot
furniture In the American army
• headquarters in she Rue Constan
tin, and on and around It the
American commander is planning
his work.
Simplicity is the keynote around
headquarters building.
Pari*.—By arising at an early hour
this morning attacking a huge
idle of letters MaJ. Gen. Pershing
cleaned up his pressing business at
American headquarters early and mo
tored to headquarters of General
tain, of the French army. Ho was to
lunch there and expected to return to
Paris later in the day.
A number of Pershing’s staff officers
accompanied him.
An Early Start.
Paris.—An hour before the time that
the usual Paris office is even swept
out by the caretaker, Major General
John J. Pershing was on the Job to
day.
The round of receptions, banquets
and social formalities over, the Amer
ican commnpder began bright and
early the real trf*k that faces hirrr as
• head of the American expeditionary
forces. He had a Pqdcally American
breakfast at the H6tel Pillion ahead
of almost every one else In that hos
telry, and motored off at once to bis
office —headquarters in the Hue Con
ctantin. There he Jumped into an
enormous accumulation of correspon
dence.
Many Detail*.
The first rush out of the way, tho
general began calling for his staff of
ficers and after short snappy confer
ences with them went back again to
his stenographer. A vast amount of
detail work faces the general and his
staff and they attacked It today with
an energy and enthusiasm that made
fche headquarters building alrrtost hum
with activity.
Hate in the morning French army
officers and war office heads came for
conferences.
One reason why the* general and his
staff are anxious to clean up details as
soon as possible is that they want to
get to the front for inspection. Gen
eral Pershing laid down the rule that
this trip should not be taken until ull
the officers’ work was out of the way.
At the rate they are hustling today, a
few days more will see them at the
front, getting acquainted and inspect
ing the ground that they may . later
make famous in American history.
Hi* Simpl* “Office/*
General Pershing lives In an atmos
phere of battle, his room in the hotei
Crillon where he received visitors Is
decorated with pictures of famous bat
tles and the windows themselves over
look the historic Place de la Concorde.
The headquarters building, in the
Hue Constantin Pershing's "office"
is a simple one of two stories witli a
gable room and windows trimly fitted
with awnings, its general architecture
being reminiscent of American army
barracks quarters. A big American
flag hangs over the door.
Pershing’s two day ceremonial pro
gram concluded with an impressive
scene at the tomb of LaFayette where
he placed h wreath on the simple stone
slab marking the resting place of
America's friend. Pershing stood head
bared, in the sun as Marquis do Charrt
brun In a few aloquent words spoke
of the inseparable link between Ameri
ca and France forged by I. a Fayette.
Then moved witli emotion, he respond
ed briefly, almost haltingly tfir* buzz
of an aeroplane engine far overhead
almost drowning his low-voiced words.
HELD IN $25,000 BAIL
New York.—Emm* Goldman and Ala*.
ander Herkrnun, anarchists, arrested on
charges of conspiracy against the gov
ernment. were held today to S2S,(J(tO halt
to await action of the court.
EXCESS
IN LOAN
MOUNTS
HIGHER
Oversubscription For Liberty
Bonds May Amount to
$290,000,000. Psycho
logical Effect on
Germany.
New York.—A billion and fifty
million dollars of the New York
district to the Liberty Loan sub
scription had been tabulated at
noon today.
Overwhelmed by the Rush.
Washington. Overwhelmed by
the rush of last minute Liberty
Loan subscribers, the treasury de
partment today wired tabulators
asking them to continue work all
tonight and Sunday, In an effort
to determine the amount of over
subscription.
Indications are that there
would lie no definite results lie
fore the middle of next week. Re
ports from all over the country
today indicated the loan would
probably exceed the estimate of
$2,862,000. Only estimates in each
district are available.
Requests for hundreds of thous
ands of liberty loan buttons were
received today. Officials believe
i 3.(Ttm},ooo of these buttons may be
required.
Nearly $3,000,000 on the Liberty
Lnun was subscribed by the enlist
ed men and officers of the army
and navy, according to reports re
ceived today by the war and navy
departments.
Atlanta Was First.
(BY TMu H»&OGtArtO PRESS.)
Washington.—From every part of
the United States today came reports
to the treasury* emphasizing’ how gen
erously nearly 3,000,000 Americans
contributed to make the government’s
first popular war credit a success, with
the result of over-subscribing the
$2,000,000,000 liberty loan possibly by
$862,800,000.
A fairly definite estimate of thd to
tal probably can be formulated late to
day, as the Federal reserve banks com
plete the task of tabulating the multi
tude of subscriptions which flooded in
before the books closed yesterday, and
report their figures to the treasury.
The Atlanta bank whh the first of the
12 reglonial hanks to report, and others
worked hard to complete Lhelr tabula
tions.
SSO and SIOO Bonds.
Officials were surprised most of all
at the large number of men and wo
men of small means who bought SSO
and SIOO bonds. These subscriptions
eume from all <<wnn unities, cities,
towns and country districts and were
a tremendous factor in the last minute
increase of the loan.
The government’s printing and en
graving plant is working day and night
to turn out the bonds and their dis
tribution to Huscribers will begin very
soon.
Ever Mounting Higher.
,'BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Washington. Treasury officials
checked up today a list of liberty loan
flgurqp that ever mounted higher.
Returns kept pouring In all day, and
it may he Monday before the final
count can be made. The estimate of
an extra $1,000,000,000 in HiihK<yiptions
was somewhat lowered today as re
turns arrived, though officials believed
that at least $800,000,000 or $900,000,000
had been over-subscribed.
Fable facilities are open to neutral
countries for announcing the totals,
and the government is very willing
that the outcome of this loan should
reach Germany through these sources.
They believe that between the gigantic
registration for the army, ami the
American readiness to subscribe, Ger
many will be convinced that this coun
try is in the war to furnish enormous
resources and that the pschological ef
fect will be discouraging.
ssß,sß2,ooo"Atlanta Bank.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS>
Atlanta, Ga. %Total subscriptions to
the Liberty Isoun from the Sixth Fed
eral reserve district reached $68,582,-
000, according to revised figures made
public here today by M. IV Wellborn,
chairman of the board of directors, of
the Atlanta Federal reserve bank. The
aggregate had been announced last
night as $52,698,800 but increases from
a number of cities, Kirticulurly New
Origins, brought the w»tai for the dis
trict piuch nearer the minimum allot
ment of $60,000,000. Mr. Wellborn said
today there might be a slight revision
of the final figures.
The total from the branch bank at
New Orleans reached $17,267,200,
Chairman Wellborn announced to
day.
Far Over a Billion.
New York. Members of the Liberty
Loan committee announced today that
far more than $1,000,000,000 In sub
scriptions in this federal reserve bank
district, and the hundreds of bond
salesmen, clerks, stenographers and
others in connection with headquar
ters of the committee today enjoyed
their first week end rest, since the
middle of May.
From Incomplete lists available to
day It was estimated that between 1
fiOO.OOO arid 1,600,000 persons In the
district had subscribed to the loan
and the large volume of late mail ap
plications was expected to materially
increase the total both of subscribers
arid subscriptions. The actus I total of
(Continued on f’age Two.)
TWO LEASED WIRES FOR TELEGRAPH NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BILLY SUNDAY’S CAMPAIGN
OF FLAYING THE DEVIL IN
GOTHAM ENDS TOMORROW.
New York.—With nil past, rec
ords already broken, Billy Sunday
expects to add to the total num
ber of Tabernacle trail hitters to
reach 90,000 when his Now York
campaign winds up Sunday night.
When 2,743 hit the trail during
the services yesterday afternoon
and last night, the total to date
was brought up to 87,290. And
Hilly Sunday is going strong
"Ma” appeared at the Tabernacle
last night for the first time since
leaving the hospital following an
operation, was roundly cheered,
and Billy flayed the devil witli
more vigor than ever. •
1,000 Turned Away.
New York. The biggest crow’d that
has heard Sunday here crowded the
tabernacle last night, and record
breaking attendance is certain for to
night and the? two concluding services
tomorrow. I T pwards of 10,000 were
turned away last night.
The "free will" offering will be taken
tomorrow night. Sunday’s workers
confidently predict it. will amount to
nearly half a million dollars. Sunday
announced at the opening of his cam
paign thut In* would turn this oper to
the Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A.
BRITISH “REPULSE
HOT ATTACKS OF
GERMANS, IPRES
Efforts to Regain Positions
Last Thursday Night Com
plete Failure. Raiding Activity
on French Lines.
(by thf unairr press)
London. —British forces holding posi
tions wrested Thursday night from »the
Germans south of Ypufs wore hotly at
tacked yesterday afternoon, Field Mar
shal Haig reported today. The counter
assault was marked by heavy artillery
tire, but the few Gutmans who succeeded
tn penetrating tho British curtain of lire
and reached the front British trenches
were immediately driven out and the en
tire attack completely repulsed.
Front dispatches today enlarged upon
the importance of the sudden drive by
which Haig yesterday thrust ids forces
forward northwest of Bullecourt. More
of tho "impregnable" ilindon*mrg llm;
was taken, and unofficial advices early
today indicated hot fighting still in prog
ress there, the Germans vainly endeavor
ing to break the British arlu.
Killed In Trenches.
<BV THt ABSOdArtU CnEßt)
London.—Repulse of a German attack
on the positions captured by the British
south of the Ypres-Gomlnes canal Is an
nounced by tho war office. The state
ment follows:
“The positions wo captured on Thurs
day evening south of the Ypres-Comines
canal were attacked by tho enemy after
heavy artillery preparation. A few Ger
mans who succeeded In reaching our
front, trenches were at once killed or
driven out and the attack was completely
repulsed at all points."
Taken by Italian*.
Rome (via. London).*—ltalian forces
have carried Corno Pavento, a strongly
fortified Austrian position tn tho eastern
Trentlno, says tho official statement Is
sued today by tho tlulian war depart
ment.
Active Raiding.
(BY THE UNITED !**(£»«)
Paris.—Groat activity in raiding and in
sonic sections violent artillerytng was The
only fighting reported In today’s official
statement.
Fast of Rhoims tho French forces pen
etrated German trenches and took a
number of prisoners. In the Graonne sec
tor of Mont Oornlllct a violent artillery
fire was reported.
Around Rudonvlllers, Hill 304, and on
the heights near the Meuse, German
raids were repulsed.
Freah Bullecourt Fighting.
Berlin (via. London). —Freeh engage,
merits between British and German
forces developed early today in the Bulh -
court region and east of Monchy. says
the official statement Issued today bv
the German army headquarters staff.
CASUALTIES IN ENGLISH
WORKS: 41 DEAD, 130 HURT
London.—The casualties in tho explo
sion in a munitions factory at Ashton-
IJnder-Lyne on Wednesday were reported
officially tyday as 41 killed and 130 in
jured. Tho announcement follows
"The following casualties are reported
In the Ashton-rider-Lyne explosion: 41
deaths, including 29 men, 3 women, 9
children; 130 Injured, some seriously.
“It seems that the explosion resulted
from a fire. A. majority of the work
people escaped, all the women having
left before the explosion. The manager
is among the dead."
WARMER TEMPERAfURES
INDICATED NEXT WEEK
Washington. There will he a re
liction to higher temperaturee In the
South Atlantic and Kant Gulf H'atea
during the first half of tho week, with
moderately warm weather thereafter,
the weather bureau’s weekly forecast
mild, today. Generally fair weather
will prevail the flrat half of the week
with local showers the lafct half.
ONLY ONE LOTnTT\S
LOW A RATE AS OURS
N«w York. —Only one of the loans
floated by any of the. belligerents In
the world war has been at as low
a rate of Interest as that offered bv
the United Htates in the successful
Liberty Bond issue, according to sta
tistics submitted by financial authori
ties today.
That loan was the first of the Brit
ish "war loans" In November, 1914,
to the amount of $1,075,000,000. Othei
British loans si no* then hav* been
t 1-2 and 6 per cent, respectively.
France has made two loans, both at
6 per cent. Germany has negotiated
five, all at 6 per cent. Austria's rate
for five has been f> 1-2 per cent.
Italy’s two have been at 4 1-2 and 5;
Russia's five at 5 and 5 1-2 per cent
and Hungary's five at 6 and 6 1-2
per cent.
SIO,OOO at Par at Opening.
New York.—Dealings In Liberty
lsoan bonds In the stock market here
were resumed today with the sale of
a Jot of SIO.OOO at par Immediately
after the opening.
4 O’CLOCK
EDITION
$7.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY
OUTLINE
GERMAN
PUN OF
PEACE
Majority Socialists at Stock
holm Present Two Striking
Points: No Indemnity For
Belgium, Retention of
Alsace-Lorraine.
Stockholm, (via London). —The
Social Itemokraten says Germany
line made an offer of peace to
Russia through a member of the
Swiss Federal Council.
Two Striking Points.
(BY THE UNIIEP PRESS.)
Stockholm.—What may he consider
ed to approximate the (iern)nn gov
ernment’s peace terms wan outlhißif to
day. when the German majority act.
clallHts Rave out their program for
pence. The striking points ol the plan
were:
No Indemnity for Bolarium—because
“it would he difficult, to determine
which belllKerentH were reaponslblo
for damages on the various fronts,
and a one-eldgd liability would merely
mask an Indemnity."
Return to ' the German colonies—
under the socialist doctrine of “no an
nexations.”
Retention by Germany of Alsace-
Lorraine -“because they are nine
tenths German.” *
Independence of All Nations.
.The German socialists outline like
wise Insists on complete political and
military independence of all nations.
Helyium Is to agree with her Aus
trian “comrades" regarding the future
of .Serbia and other Ralkuu nations.
Poland's and Finland's future is to
he left to tin: decision of those prov
inces themselves—ls Independence 'is
Impossible there, certainly they shall
he automatical.
Greece, Ireland, Korea, Trlpell, Mo.
roceo and Thibet,, the German social
ists extended "Kreatest sympathy" and
socialists in those principalities were
urged to work for Independence.
Relative to Alsace-Lorraine the
statement says: "These are nine
tenths German. If returned to France
It would be annexation.”
'HU FORCES
IRE NEGLIGIBLE'
Needn’t Bother With Them in
Europe Until 1918 is Declara
tion at Weekly Lecture to
German General Staff.
Copenhagen, (via London). —Repre-
sentatives of the German press were
told yesterday, at the regular weekly
preea conference In Berlin, that the
arrival of American troops In note
worthy numbers In the Kuropeari thea
ter was to be expected only In 1918.
The general Htaff lecturer also took
the ground that the American forces
should be trouted as a negligible
quantity In the general reckoning,
owing to the difficulties of finding
sufficient tonnage for transportation
und supplies.
The nejvapaper representatives also
were told that a new Russian offensive
was highly Improbable, but that artil
lery and aviation activity and recon
noltering raids Indicated a new French
offensive. The British also were cer
tain to try their fortune again, but
no surprises In offensive methods were
expected from either the French or
the British.
"Absolutely Secure.' ’
Germany's situation was described
as absolutely secure, and German vic
tory was certain, owing to the re«
Isntless working of the submarine.
Heavy estimates of French and Brit
ish losses were supplied to furnish
encouragement to the readers. Kng
land’s losses in fifty days of the spring
offensive were placed at 225.000 men.
from .34 divisions engaged. The same
proportion was applied to 72 French
divisions, producing an estimate of the
French losses of more than 400,000.
The corresjtondents were told that
the purpose of the air raids on England
was to keep In the Islands trained
men of the aerial corps ami guns for
defense, and that the submarine war
fare also served to weaken British of
fensive by’ keeping from the front
men and guns required to arm mer
chantmen.
MISS CLEVELAND TO WED
New York.—The engagement of Miss
Marlon Cleveland, youngest daughter
of Grover Cleveland, to Wm. Htanlev
Bell .of this city, wus announce I at
Princeton, N. J„ today by Mrs. Thus.
.1. Preston, Jr., who was the wife ot
the late president. Mr. Dell Is '■on
nected with the editorial staff of the
New York Evening Hun.
TOOK ONE SSO OOND EACH.
Washington, D. C.—officers and men
Of the cruiser Huntington, numbering
about 1,200, purchased Liberty Bonds to
the amount of 14X.300 This represents
nearly one SSO bond per man.