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ALL MERCHANDISE ADVER TISE?) IN THE TRIBUNE IS GUARANTEED Vol. LXXVm No. 26,lg3 ffirUmne Editorials - Advertisements WEATHER Fair to-day and to-motw: diminiith ing northwest wind?. Fan Re-port on Pa?? 7 rCopyrinht MM?? The. Trihune Ass'nl MONDAY, .TUNE 24, 1918 v *h t? -nrnrrv-n *** Oros>t#r Www Tsi* and | TfTRKF. CBNTS TWOtEWTB?wtthta ?oBUB?Ui?g ?iMaiiM | Elserwherr ustrians Hurled Acre Foe Loses All Gains 7ss Piaoe in Disorder; From Montello to Se< Costa Rica May Be Lost As Ally by WilsonStand Refusal to Permit Ca? nadian Loan to Tinoco Is Blow to Amer? ica's Friend German Factions' Cause Is Aided Republic That Declar? ed War on Germany Now in Strange Predicament By Carter Field <Special Dispatch to The Tribune) (?Wright, 191S. by The Tribune Aas'p. WASHINGTON, June 23.?In its determination to throttle the pro Ally administration of Federico Tinoco, President of Costa Rica, the main reliance of the American State Department lies in money. The State Department has already prevented, through diplomatic press? ure, the Royal Bank of Canada from financing this little country. The mere wiliingnese of the Cana? dian Bank proves the intense desire of the British Empire to maintain a friendly government in this strate? gically important though small na? tion, and prevent what it knows to lie not only a pro-German, but a German, faction from regaining the control it exercised up until Janu? ary, 1917, under the administration of President Alfredo Gonzalez. Just at present any diversion of considerable sums of money for any purpose not distinctly connected with winning th* war is frowned on more severely by Great Britain than lias so far been the case in the United States. R?sum? of Situation A resume of the Costa Rican situ? ation shows the following: On January 1, 1917, the Germans were in control in Costa Rica. They were spreading propaganda, piling up stores of raw materials for after the war trade, and actually seeking to make trouble in Panama and Nicaragua, Costa Rica's neighbors to the south and north, respectively. In a crisis provoked by the refu? sal of the Secretary of War, Fed? erico Tinoco, to invade Panama at the order of the German controlled President, Alfredo Gonzalez, Gonza? lez fled and Tinoco assumed power. An election was then held, pre? sided over by five ex-presidents of the country, not' one of whom had served as President less than four years. Tinoco received a majority amounting to 12 to 1, although there was no disorder and no evi? dence of coercion or corruption. Gonzalez was permitted to escape to the United States, where he told President Wilson the American in? terests had driven him out. The President is said to have assured Gonzalez he would never recognize Tinoco. Tlnofo Offered Porti to United States Within six days of the declaration of war on Germany by the United States Tinoco offered the ports and waters of his country to the United States. The value of this offer, when the necessity of protecting the Pana? it Canal is considered, and when the attitude of the two nearest neighbors of the canal to the South, Colombia and Venezuela, is given thought, it is a very tangible thing. . Finding that the Germans were conspiring to restore Gonzalez, Tinoco arrested some of them, and ?ailed a special session of Congress, which, on September 21, 1917, sev *Kd diplomatic relations with Ger? many. The German propagandists offered to Tinoco to lend his government the tame amount of money which the Royal Bank of Canada was will !??f to lend until the American Stat? "?partment prevented it, providing Vonfinued on Page U, Column 2 I Suffrage Will Pass, I Says Mrs. C. C. Catt _ . i (Special DUpatcK to The Tribune) ' WASHINGTON, June 28.?The woman suffrage amendment will pass the Senate on Thursday next unless the anti forces resort to filibustering tactics to effect a post? ponement, according to a statement issued here to-day by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the na? tional association. "Our poll is confidential," said Mrs. Catt, "and our pledges have always been carefully guarded, but I may say that we feel ccrtaiq of a sufficient number of votes to put the amendment through. "The interest in its passage has developed in great intensity within the past few weeks, not only at home, but, what is far more sig? nificant, throughout the world. We have received letters of inquiry, congratulations over the progress made, and condolences because ac? tion had not been more prompt in the Senate, from all over the world. These have come from countries as unrelated as China and Portugal. "Thvi last of these was received yesterday from the Council of Women in New ? Zealand, where women have voted on equal terms with men for many years." U.S. Ship Sunk | By Tanker; 2161 Saved, 1 Killed i ___ Former German Gunboat Geier Rammed by Steamer Off North Carolina AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 23 ? Captain W. D. Wells and '215 member? of the crew of the ?. S. S. Schurz reached this port to-day, bringing word j that their ship, the former German gunboat Geier, had been sunk in col- ; : lision with the tank steamer Florida off I the coast of North Carolina early Fri I day morning One member of the i Schurz's crew was killed and six in? jured in the crash. The tanker was I practically undamaged. The officers and men of the Schurz ! were brought here on an American | steamer which answered the frantic | "S O S" calls sent out. The sailors were all barefoot and were insuffi ciently clad, many of them being taken j ashore in blankets procured on th?* ' rescuing liner. ! The survivors were rushed ashore in ? government tenders when the liner reached here, the injured being taken i to a naval hospital, suffering from ; fractured arms and legs. The sailors J were ordered not to discuss the col? lision, but passengers on the liner which picked them up gave a thrilling story of the before-dawn rescue. Liner Hears "S O S" It was ?1 o'clock last Friday morning when the liner picked up the first wire? less call for help from the Schurz, off Cape Lookout, N. C. Sending encourag? ing answers, the liner raced for the I scene of the accident, reaching it in half an hour. The first the sleeping passengers on i the liner knew of what was taking place 1 was when their ship stopped suddenly ; and they heard shouts and running on ; deck. Their first thoughts were that a ! U-boat was attacking, and they rushed 1 from their berths in semi-panic. " What they saw, in the dim light be : fore daybreak, startled them as much as if a German submersible had been : in the offing. They saw two ?team ships close by, one with a huge gash ; in her side, and rapidly sinking, the | other standing by. They saw men floating in the water, swimming about, ; while others clustered on life rafts ' and filled life-boats which had been launched in time. Two of the liner's boats were lowered ' in jig time, and for two hours, the work of rescue went on, while the Schurz kept dipping her nose deeper into the water. Just as all the survivors had I been taken on board, the Schurz ! plunged suddenly and disappeared. Her men and officers, lining the steamer's rail, watched her go in silence. Fireman Missing Roll call revealed the fact that one j man, Manuel Gouveia, jr., of Honolulu, ; a fireman, was missing. It was re ! ported that he had been killed at the ? time of the collision, when a flying iron ? pin was driven through his head, and ! his body lost when the Schurz sank. One of the officers, who had been ' picked up from the wit**r, where he ? had been found floating on a preserver, i was discovered to have several ribs j hroken, but the casualties were con? sidered miraculously light, this being due in largo part to the speedy rescue. As it wao, a number of the men saved themselves by leaping from the ill fated Schurz to the deck of the ram r.-ing tanker, while the two vessels were locked.. As the Florida backed away, following the crash, the hole in the Schurz's side filled rapidly, and she began to sink, some of her crew jump? ing overboard before the lifeboats could bo mt.nned. ? Once Flew German Flag The collision to the Schurz formed a dramatic finis to the career of the ves? sel which, while flying the German en? sign, dashed into Honolulu Harbor in Continued on Page 5, Column U Hearst's Hand Seen in Creel's Ban on Film Threat of Seizure Prevents Presentation at Broadway of "Yanks Are Coming" Reel Showed Strides In ?ero Construction! Lawyer Charges 13 Former Hearst Employes Passed Upon Picture "The Yanks Are Coming," a widely advertised film showing American air-1 plane activities, was barred from its first run at the Broadway Theatre last night by order of the Creel Committee on Public Information in Moving Pict- ; ure Matters. I James M. Sheen, of Stanchfield & j Levy, attorneys for the Universal Film Company, which produced the picture, charged in an announcement from the stage that the committee had been in? spired in its action by William Ran? dolph Hearst. He asserted that the airplane com? pany at whose instigation the pictures were made had been told that its big government contract would be jeop? ardized if the film was displayed. In support of his accusation against Hearst, Mr. Sheen said that thirteen of the members of the committee which ordered the suppression of the picture were former Hearst employes. Creel Assumes Responsibility Mr. Creel lata-Jast night made the following statement: j ? "No one has any responsibility in connection with these proceedings save myself. All others spoke and acted under direct instructions from me. "The pictures were not stopped. It was simply the case that I refused to r-asp. the film as 'Officially Approved.' This refusal was due to the fact that in no instance had a single rule of the voluntary motion picture censorship been carried out, but that every step had been marked by disregard and even defiance of established procedure. "The committee stood hi the position of allowing the whole voluntary cen? sorship to be shattered by the greed of one company, also of letting one com- ! pany have valuable privileges refused to every other company." Poster Placed in Lobby At 8:30 last night the following poster was displayed in the lobby of the theatre: <???-__?_<$> "THE YANKS ARE COMING" Advertised To Be Shown Here i j To-night ? \ Stopped by the | CREEL-HEARST COMMITTEE ?*-<?> The first two lines of the sign were in red, the second two in blue. "Creel Hearst Committee" was painted in brilliant yellow. C. R. Byoir, former circulation man? ager of the Cosmopolitan Magazine, a Hearst publication, and now Associate ? Chairman of the Creel committee, and | Frank Atkins, office manager of the ; airplane company, engaged in a rather i heated argument in the lobby. Mr. Byoir declared that the Creel committee had not ordered the picture | to be suppressed, but had merely noti? fied the airplane company that the committee would not jrrant a govern ! ment permit to show it. Mr. Atkins declared that Mr. Byoir had told him the picture could not be shown. "I did not tell you that," declared .Mr. Byoir. "That is what you said," answered Mr. Atkins. "The picture was taken without a government permit and divulges cer ; tain military secrets," said Mr. Byoir. I "That is the reason it is being closed. ! It is a rule of 'the Atorney General Continued on next page, Column 5 Former Hearst Men | In Creel Film Bureau Following are the active members of the Creel Committee of Public Information in Moving Ficture Mat? ters, who, says R. H. Cochrane, vice president of the Universal Film Company, were formerly employes of William Randolph Hearst, to? gether with the branch of the Hearst organization in which they worked : Charles S. Hart, director, formerly on Hearst newspapers. Carl Byoir, formerly an editor of "Hearst's Magazine." Edgar Sisson, formerly of "Cos? mopolitan Magazine." J. A. Berst, formerly of "Hearst Pathe Weekly." H. C. Hoagland. formerly of "Hearst-Pathe Weekly." E. B. Hatrick, formerly of Inter? national Film Service. Mr. Hubbell, formerly of "H?arst Pathe Weekly." Lew Simons, formerly of "Hearst Pathe Weekly." R. L. Hall, formerly of Hearst newspapers. Mr. Donohue, formerly of "Hearst Pathe Weekly." C. F. Van Arsdale, formerly of "Hearst-Pathe Weekly." G, A. Smith, formerly of "Hearst Pathe Weekly." Arrivals From Germany Say Revolt Looms __ ? i i Americans Who Fled As-i sert Discontent Is Spread- ! ... .. ing in Armies Discontent at the shortage of food has spread from the civilian popula? tion of Germany to the fighting men \vho make up the field-gray waves, and the rumblings of revolt arc becoming louder and louder, according to a little band of American men and women who reached this country yesterday almost directly from Germany. None of the Americans had been in Germany less than five years, and all had the great? est difficulty in getting out. A man of eighty-four, Frederick William Wurzburg, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was one of the Americans who returned. He was accompanied by his j wife and three daughters, Olga, Doro? thy and Elsie. i The family went to Switzerland in 1912 to give the daughters a chance to complete their education. Just be- j fore the war started they moved to Godesburg, a German town on the Rhine, between Bonn and Coblentz. They confidently expected the conflict j to end in six months, and stayed on j until it was too late to get out. For almost four years they tried in vain ! to -jet back home. \ Tells Remarkable Story Miss Olga Wurzburg, eldest of the j .laughters, told a remarkable story of j ' actual conditions and the state of I ! mind of tlvj German soldier, who has: ? been battling on insufficient food. ; i Through her knowledge of German she j I was able to converse with the men,? \vho did not know she was American,] and they freeely expressed their grow ing dissatisfaction. "It won't be long before Germany has to face a revolt, unless food con- ; | ciitions among the common, soldiers i nre much improved," said Miss Wurz I burg. "The people and the soldiers: ! are very impatient and the morale ! generally is deteriorating. "Six months ago I was a patient in the St. Marcus hospital at Codesburg. I There were a number of soldiers there. Continued on Page J,, Column 6 Wilson Authorizes Hoover To Increase Wheat Prices WASHINGTON, June 23.? Blanket authority to increase the price of wheat at primary and other market?, with the approval of Food Administrator Hoover, above the $2.20 a bushel minimum price guaranteed by Presidential proclama? tion last February 21 is given the Food Administration Grain Corporation in New York by an executive order of the President. The order, issued under authority of the food control laws, was made public to-day by Mr. Hoover. To carry out tho purposes of the or? der the corporation is authorized to in ? crease its capital stock from 560,000, 000 to $150,000,000, in shares of a par value of $100 each. All the stock will bo owned by the government, and will be purchased by the food administra? tion from timo to time as the necessity arises to maintain the present $2.20 price and any increases authorized. While no ?xolanatioo of the order was giveVi, either at the food admin? istration or the White House, two con? siderations were believed to have in? fluenced the President's decision to per? mit the grain corporation to pay higher prices for wheat. Trie first was the in? creased freight rates which will become effective Tuesday. Growers mu3t bear this increase, and without an advance in the price of wheat their profits would be materially reduced. The second was believed to be the situation resulting from the deadlock in Congress over the Senate's amend? ment to the annual agricultural appro? priation bill increasing the minimum guaranteed price for wheat to $2.50 a bushel. The House has refused to accept the amendment and the Senate is to vote on it again this week. In some quarters to-night it was believed that the Presi? dent's action would be a factor in in? fluencing the Senate to recede from the amendment. RussiansWant! Intervention, Says Bernstein Allied Aid Would Make Country Factor in War, He Declares New Party to Rule, Is Belief of Writer Former Admirer of Bolshe viki Returns Vigorously Opposed to Them "Russia is to-day looking to Allied intervention as her only salvation. I speak for nine-tenths of the people when I say that?for every one except j the Bolsheviki and the other thieving tribes in control. "Russia now stands broken down, dismembered, bleeding and starving The Bolshevik government is collaps? ing?its leaders are at the end of their rope. Russia is waiting for some one stronger than herself to come and lift her up. If the Allies intervene in time Russia may yet be a factor in the war." Herman Bernstein, editor and writer, who went to Russia six months ago to get the truth about the Bolsheviki, in i these wordB summed up his findings ? when he reached New York yesterday. Mr. Bernstein's low estimate of the Lenine-Trotzky r?gime of misrule is all the more remarkable, as he went abroad with a strong leaning toward the Bolsheviki. He declared that he wanted to get the truth, and he got ? enough of it to make him the most i rabid anti-Bolshevik extant. The 7 editor declared that if the I Allies did not. step in the Bolsheviki j w?ttld be overthrown anyway by a new parw which is being formed. ? < "This party, of considerable strength, I represents the educated class and the i non-extremist branch of the working ; class," said Mr. Bernstein. "There may j be even worse anarchy for a time than at present; then there will be sanity, brought in by this vew party. "The Russian people are coming to realize that the Bolsheviki are exer? cising a dictatorship over the -working classes, not over the bourgeoisie. The Bolsheviki are composed of working people and sailors who are either too ignorant or too well paid to object to the way the Germans arc getting the country into their poxver. "As for the majority of the people, they would welcome intervention glad? ly. They expect it and hope for it. It would unite them and make them an im 1 portant factor in the war. To-day the Bolsheviki are practically working with the Germans, who can take Petrograd any time they want." Mr. Bernstein gave numerous in? stances of the reign of lawlessness which is Bolshevik Russia. He said that the Red Guard looted and robbed, I breaking even into hotel rooms. In : the streets of Moscow and Petrograd | no person was safe, he said. Arrest ? was as good as death, as prisoners : were in most cases shot on the way to i the courts of justice. Theatrical per- | formalices for the evening started at 5 and ended at 8, so people could seek the safety of their homes before night fell. ' I The fact that Prince Lvoff, former i Premier, has been in prison for several j months past was also revealed casually by Mr. Bernstein, to illustrate the ! working of the Trotsky brand of jus-1 tice. A man by the name of Lvoff, no re lation to the Premier, was arrested and imprisoned in Petrograd. Immediately! the Premier, who had retired to the se? clusion of his country estate, thou-1 sands of miles away, was taken by the ! local authorities and thrown into jail, j The only reason for his incarceration was the coincidence of names. When the Central Soviet was ap? prised of Prince Lvoff's arrest, Mr. Bernstein said, orders were given for his release. The local authorities, in i true anarchistic manner, answered, ? "We'll have to investigate first." When Mr. Bernstein left Russia he said they : were still investigating and the former Premier was still in a cell. Baron Sergius A. Korff, formel' As? sistant Governor General of Finland, who also arrived in New York yes? terday, said that the only chance for Russia lay in the downfall of the Bol? shevik government, to be succeeded by one responsible to the people, prefer? ably a constitutional, democratic gov? ernment, modelled on a federation like the United States. Baron Korff, whose wife, the daugh? ter of Rear Adimral Van Rypen, U. S. X. (retired), preceded him by several; months to this country, was driven out '? of Finland when the Bolsheviki gained power in Russia. He spent the winter in Stockholm arranging his affairs. "The Bolsheviki are coming to the end of their tether,' said Barcn Korff before leaving for Washington. "L?? nine and Trotsky have done all they could to ruin the country. Russia is absolutely under the control and in the power of Germany. "I will not say that Germany en? gineered the Bolshevik revolution, but she took a chance and saw she could? ruin Russias military power by helping the Bolshevik decay. Now, there is only one chance for Russia?get rid of j the Bolsheviki. If that was done Russia could yet play a part in the war. As for Germany's organizing the Russian army to fight against the Allies, that will never happen." John Tyer, another American who escaped from Finland, with his wife, duplicated the experience of Mr. Bern? stein in passing from Russia to the Scandinavian countries. Both men were ' held up by Red and White guards, and Continued on Page 3,' Column 5 British Tanks in First Raid Harass Enemy for 2 Hours (By The Associated Press) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, June 23.?During the night the British conducted a raid near Bucquoy with tanks, which had never been used for raiding purposes before. The big engines went over the top shortly before midnight, followed by infantry. The riflemen met with strong opposition and were held up by a heavy machine gun fire, but the tanks proceeded on their business and for two hours trundled about the enemy territory, leaving the mark of their guns wherever they went. What casualties were inflicted on the enemy are not certain, but the tanks did good execution and prisoners were brought back-. Entente Asksj Soviets to End j War on Czechs Allied Request Rejected; Bolsheviki Insist Upon No Compromise (By The Associated Press) MOSCOW, June 13.?In connection with the unfavorable reply of the Bol? shevik, government to the request of the Entente Allies to cease military op? erations against the Czecho-Slovaks, The Associated Press to-day inter? viewed Foreign Minister Tchitcherin. He stated that the Soviet government would not change th? course it had taken against them. fThis is the first news of the Entente action, although it would appear to have been taken some days ago.] ! "There is no other way left to deal with them but compulsory disarmament," said the Foreign Minister. "They have been counter revolutionaries since the ' days of the Kiev Rada, when they con? spired against the Soviet government, as documents in our possession prove, and there can be no compromise be? tween us and counter revolutionaries." It appears that the government's un? yielding position also is due to the pro? tests of Siberian Bolsheviki against the movement of the Czecho - Slovaks toward Siberia. The Siberians threaten violence against the Czecho-Slovaks if they are allowed to proceed, regarding . them as dangerous and potential allies of General Semenoff, leader of the anti | Bolshevik forces in Siberia. Chinese Force Back Gen, Orloff's Troops To Echor, Manchuria \ (By The Associated Press) HARBIN, Manchuria, June 21.?The ! Chinese have compelled the with- ; draw-al of the Russian General Orloff's troops on the Poghanitchnaya front to Echor, Manchuria. It, is estimated that ; the total force of the Bolsheviki at Xikolik is between 2,500 and 3,000 red guards, including Czech deserters and German prisoners armed with field and machine guns. A story of the fighting of the Czecho Slavs and the Red Guard at Irkutsk early in June has reached here. A trainload of Czechs, armed with rifles and hand grenades, arrived in Irkutsk. It was immediately surrounded by 200 members of the Red Guard, who gave the Czechs fifteen minutes to sur? render. Before the expiration of the time the train was fired upon with machine guns from the windows of the station and fifteen men were killed and fifteen wounded. The Czechs then charged with hand grenades and disarmed the Bolsheviki, capturing six machine guns and 200 ! rifles. The Soviet government sent re i inforcements of 600' Red Guards and ; more machine guns and also armored cars, which the Czechs defeated and captured, 1 Meantime a body of Czechs, hearing the firing, came from Voennix. While crossing the Angara Bridge they were ? fired on by Austrians from a former i prisoner camp. The Czechs charged ! the camp, killing a number of persons. j They then searched the barracks and j unearthed six wagon loads of arms, j which had been distributed to prison? ers by General von Taube. Two days later the Czechs captured the arsenal and main battery and were in a position to issue an ultimatum to the Soviets, demanding complete disarmament of the war prisoners and control of the railway, but the allied consuls at Irkutsk demanded that the ' Czechs return the captured arms to the Soviet and give up ?their own arms to the Soviet, which guaranteed them pro? tection and transportation to Vladi? vostok. A compromise was arranged through the consuls. Colonel George H. Emerson, former general manager of the Great Northern Railway, says tpe Trans-Siberian Rail? way from Krasnoiarsk eastward re? mains in the control of the Czechs, but that the stations are nominally in the hands of the Red Guards. Colonel j Emerson says the fighting has been due ? to the fact that the Czech soldiers in | Russia have been detained by order of I Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik War Min i ister. He says there are 38,000 Czechs | I in Russia r.roper, 18,000 in Siberia ' Continued on Page S, Column 1 Clemenceau, j Pershingand Foch Confer? Franco - American Opera tions Within the Next Ten ! i Months Are Discussed PARIS, June 23.?Premier Clemen? ceau passed the day at American head? quarters. He was accompanied by Captain Andre Tardieu, the French High Commissioner to the United \ States and recently appointed head of ; the new department for Franco-Amer- j ! ican cooperation in the war. They lunched with General Pershing and afterward inspected the American ' troops. | An important military conference ? was held. Among those present were I M. Clemenceau, General Pershing, Gen- ! eral Foeh-twho came-especially for~tne' occasion), Captain Tardieu, Major I3?n- ? eral S. M?cAndrew a?d Generals Mor dacq and Weggand. Questions concerning Franco-Ameri ? can cooperation were discussed and the ! measures to be taken within the next I few months in concert were talked j over. Complete agreement was reached ! on all points. ? The troops quartered where the in- ; spection was held belong to a division which landed less than a week ago. They were presented to M. Clemenceau by General Pershing and Major Gen? eral MacAndrew. The magnificent bearing of the men and their perfect training strongly impressed the Pre? mier, who chatted with them and real? ized for himself their desire to get into the line as early as possible and their determination to win. General Pershing hastily gathered the officers of the regiment in the can? tonment when Premier Clemenceau ar? rived. The Premier spoke a few words to the officers expressive of the great confidence of France in the men from ; overseas and of thanks for the aid she i was receiving from America at the d? i cisive hour of the struggle for the lib : erty of the world. The Premier then spoke to the vil? lagers who had assembled when the news of his presence became known rnd mingled with the American boI ? diers who crowded around him. The Premier explained to the people <vhat America was doing in order to bring its greatest strength to the aid of the i Allies with the maximum of rapidity. ; -? Brilliant, Say French Of U.S. Raid at Xivray WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN I FRANCE, June 23.?The French gen? erals commanding the army and corps j with which the Americans are fighting ; in the Toul sector have congratulated ! the division on its fine work last Sun ! day at Xivray. The general command ! ing the army says: "I am happy to acknowledge the fine conduct of the American units in the course of the action, the spirit of initiative and general grasp of the sit? uation as shown by the decisions of the commanding officers and the stubborn? ness of the defence and the sharpness of the attack as shown by the partici | pants." I The order of the general command? ing the corps says: "The brilliant action does the great? est honor to the division and demon? strates unquestionably the superiority of the American soldier over the Ger? man. It shows clearly what can be ex? pected from these magnificent troops when, in its turn, the Entente assumes ! the offensive." | Y. M. C ?TWorkers Brave Shells to Aid Wounded Americans PARIS, June 23.?Several Y. M. C. A. workers on the American front north? west of Toul have been recommended for citation for exemplary conduct in the recent fight at Xivray. Henry Wharton, of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia; Benton Johnston, of Detroit, and Alfred Stokes, of Stam? ford, Conn., joined stretcher bearers and carried out wounded men under fire or stood at the entrance of dress? ing stations under fire giving wounded soldiers drinks and lighted cigarettes. In many cases, the doctors say, the Y. M. C. A. workers gave the wounded men the necessary stimulus to save their lives. Gas sheiling is so constant and ac? tive on the front that canteen work? ers serve hours behind counters wear? ing masks. Drivers of Y. M. C. A. supply trucks are compelled to mask. Charles R. Patterson, of the Univer? sity of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Homer Toulon, Philadelphia, kept a Y. M. C. A tent running day and night under a recent Germas bombardment Allies Attack On 33 Miles; Beaten Enemy Hard Pressed Italy's Entire Losses in Drive Only 40,000 Men; Opponents' 180,000 Vienna Falsifies Report of Battle Prepares Public for News of a Disaster; Germans Repulsed on the West ! The beaten Austrian army yester I day began a general withdrawal across the Piave River from the Montello to the sea. The enemy troops retreated in disorder, the Italians announced. Cut off from their supply bases by flood and hard pressed by the vigorous counter attacks of the Italians, the stranded enemy i forces on the west bank began 1 the evacuation of all territory i won in their great drive. ?The Italians renewed their attacks against the Austrian line along par?" of the front, totalling tmr ty-t>.ree miles in .'?11, where the enemy had succeeded in crossinj** the Piave. On the Mont dio, in the centre of the battle line, and ;:!ong the entire east wing i.h? Italif n guns hammered tue re? treating enemy. Infantry attacks also harassed the enemy in his operations. As though to prepare the minds of the Austrian people for bad news, the Vienna war statement yester? day laid emphasis on the heavy rains on the Venetian plains and high water on the Piave, which it admitted had made difficult, th.. supplying of the Austrian forces on the vest bank of the river. The Austrian losses are now un? officially placed at 1S0.000. The Austrians are attempting to cover defeat by falsifications, a semi-official note from -?.orru stated. The Austrian claim of a total of 40,000 prisoners is re? ported actually to represent the total Italian losses in killed, wounded and prisoners. . West of Fugare, on the lower Piave. the Austrians struck weak coun? ter blows against the Italians, but these were crushed by the Allied assaults. Although the enemy is defeated, re? newal of his blow is imminent, Premier Orlando told the Italian deputies. Already the concentra? tion of enemy forces in Tyrol and Trentino, on the mountain front, is reported in preparation for the next effort, i On the western battlefront the Ger? mans launched a surprise attack against Mount Bligny, on .the east wing of the Champagne sa? lient. After gaining a foothold the enemy was ejected by the Italian units operating on this section of the West front. The Allied line was completely re? established. | Near Bucquoy, southwest of Arra?-. the British used t?nks for the i first time in a trench raid. The big machines proved a success in their new r?le. For two hours' they drove around, clearing out the German positions. _____ \ Enemy Driven Back Across Piave From Montello to Sea (By Ths Associated /Ve<*> ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUAR? TERS IN NORTHERN ITALY. June 23.?From MonteP.o to the sea the enemy has been defeated ard forced by the Italian troops to croa? the Piave in disorder. ROME, June 28.?On the Piave River front from the Montello to the Adriatic the defeated Austro - Hungarians are recrocs ng the river