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this is wl7, njj ahpto woaa a iw w MEMORIAL DAY' JL JLJLJLLA J 1LJL3l.JL JL&JL N W W X Jl. JLJ1 V V NEVER FORGET RESPECT TO FLAG ; VOL. XXX. NO. 281 HOME EDITION UH ATI' A N UUU A, TJSN N., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1018. ALLIES CONTEST EVERY FOOT OF FORFEITED AREA Desperate Resistance Appears to ; Have Not Halted Boches' Advance Greatly, Although They Suffered Extreme Losses Taking of Rheims Momentarily Expected. ? (Associated Press) Gen Foch's reserves have begun to come into action in the fight against the powerful German thrust southward from the Aisne, and the enemy is finding his progress increasingly, difficult in consequence. ' Again the allied flanks are standing firm, and swhile Soissons has been lost on the west, Rheims is still holding out on the easterly edge of the battle front. The chief progress of the Germans revealed in today's official reports was in the center of their advance, where some three miles additional ground have" been covered from Loupeigne, twelve miles north of the Marne, to Fere-En-Tardenois. The blunt edge of the German wedge is shown to run here from Fere-En-Tardenois, about ten and one-half miles directly east to Vezeilly, fif teen and one-half miles southwest of Rheims. Along this line the Germans are about eighteen miles south of the Chemin des Dames, giving them a penetration of approximately that distance at the beginning of the fifth day of their offensive. ,, Sweeping onward in dense masses the Ger mans have advanced fifteen miles in lhe center of the line between Soissons and Rheims. Oh the allied left Soissons has fallen, while Rheims, on the right, is in grave danger, the Franco-British troops having retired to within .less than two miles of the famous city. Desperate as has been the resistance of the French and British, especially the French on the left, and the heavy losses suffered by the enemy, the German advance has not been halted greatly. Liberty Has Never Yet Called Us in Vain to, loy. in Yah DDinc TUDCr nmiTC Delivered VI camera rniut. inntc buno Tweire Cente Week. FRENCH MAINTAIN HOLD WEST OUTLETS SOISSONS or (Copyright by New York Trlbun) The steadiness of the allied flanks under the heavy German pressure Is one of the outstanding indications Jn the Paris official report. The Ger mans, for instance, made attempt after attempt to debouch from Soissons aft er gaining; that town, but the deter mined French In the outskirts pre vented the. enemy from achieving this object. To the southeast the French reserves are coming into play and here the al lies are resisting the enemy In engage ments of extreme violnce along the road from Soissons to Hartennrs-Kt-Taux, seven and a half miles south east of Soissons. into the Champagne. In the center of the forty-flve-mlle front, where the German progress has been greatest, the enemy forces are near Loupeigne, foijr miles north of the River Ourcq and twelve miles north machine on their own side of the line. Fourth, Day of Struggle. .7 (By- Frank Chwlten, International News Service Cable Editor.) Although the French have giveh up Soissons, the Anglo-French ' armies, .supported by powerful re serves, are holding tight to their positions west and southwest of Soissons and in the mighty battle lone west of Rheims. The battle continued all night, with the Germans hurling themselves In a series of furious assaults against the allied positions. The struggle, which is now In Itn fourth 'day, has taken on greater volence than ever marked the great drives on the Picardy and Flan ders battlefields. The new battle line, which Is about eighteen miles south of the old front as It existed last summer, now forms a salient extending southeastward from Soissons past Belleu and Loupeigne to Broulll-t, the apex, thence In a north easterly direction past Ssvlgny and Thlllols to Brlmont, north of Rheims, where it joins the old line. The magnificent valor of the French and British soldiers has never been shjiwn to better advantage than Jn stemming the German attacks west of Rheims. where superior numbers were mel and thrown back. The swaying tide of battle carried the line southward past Rheims, throwing a seml-clrcle around this SXTHOUSAND U 7, w . TO GREENtEAFi OFFICIAL REPORTS V' ..I. 5,.. . German. " Berlin, via London, Wednesday, May S9. The number of prisoner taken by the Germans on the A Inn buttle front has Increased to S&.ttth), nay a the Get', man olllclul communication Issued to. day. The prisoner Include onn Flench entirely on territory untouched by the war since 19H. Berlin, in Its latest report, claims the number of prisoners has increased to .'5,000. Apparently the Germans have used a large p4t4 of their reserves in the of fensive acress the Aisne, as they have miles southwest of Hartennes-Kt- Taux, apparently marks the limit of the German advance toward the south west, with Vezeilly, ten and a half miles eastward, representing the ex treme southeasterly progress of the enemy. " From Vezeilly the front tremlH northeastward. Biouillet is the next point mentioned in the official commu nique and it loes three and a half miles north of .Vezeilly and only slightly to the east of a north and south line running through the latter town. Brouillet is thirteen miles southeast of Rheims and along the ten-mile line from that point to Thlllols, three miles east of Rheims and thtnee trending northeastward above the cathedral city the Franco-British defensive line Is re ported to have broken all the German assaults and to have maintained the front intact. On the KlamSers front the Germans made a local attack on a British posi tion northwest of Fcstuliert, in the Gicenchy sector, which met with a complete repulse. The Riitlsh Im proved their line by an advance of some 100 yards in the Merris sector to the northwest. I v. 1 1 1 ........ ,4 1 , V, w n u i of the Maine. The fighting is almost 'a'"::""J,'',:",-r.",V,'.,."""n in iiprimv ni -,ii, vnimiin ,i,y t im i 1,-1 mans, It Is too early to predirt defi nitely that the city will fall. French military critics believe that the objective, of the Germans Is the Important, railway line which runs from Paris to Chalons. But that, line Is twenty-three miles south of the present battle line, and there Is little likelihood of the Germans going much further, according to the indications today. Kmploylng his old-time tacflca, Von Hindenburg used vast masses of men, sending them Into the cauldron of bat tle In dense formation. Caught under the seething fire of French and British machine guns and artillery, the ranks withrred away. Louisville, May 30. Draft nnnlinl. Via unf A oomrta ' "I'd Oil Kllgllsh general, wu""ew"' v"u -f-i The text of the communication fol- other than those at Louisville and Chillicothe, 0., were said to include 6,000 to Camp Greenleaf. FIGHTING SOUTH AISNE INCREASES IN VIOLENCE Teutons Push Center Line For. ward but Fail to Broaden Advancing1 Front. (Associated Press.) Paris, May 30. Increasing violence marks the progress of the fighting south of the Aisne, The Germans are fighting against time and are throw Ing every ounce of weight of man power into the st niggle. In the center the enemy has again lows "On the battle fronts, from the Yser to the (Use, the increased lighting ac tlvlty continued. French local Attacks south' of Ypres failed. "West of Montdldler the enemy, dur ing a local advance, penetrated into Cantlgny yesterday. "The armies of Col.-tlen. Boehm and Gen. Von Below, of the limy of the GermnVi crown prince, have victorious ly continued their attack. French and Kngllsh reserves rushed .up were cle featcd. "The right wing divisions of Gen. Tailsch, sftcv repelling a French conn ter attack, captured the Terny-Horny ridge and the heights northeast of Soissons. After hard fighting the troops of Gen. Wlrhura also broke the resistance of the enemy on the plateau of Conile. Fort ('undo was taken by storm. Vregny and Missy slso were taken, on the southern bank of the Aisne, and the Vesle heights to the west of Clry were occupied. "The corps of Gen. Von Wlnkdier. Gen. Von Conta and lion. tSohmclow have crossed the Vesle. Dialnn and Flames have been captured and we are standing on (he heights dun south of I he Vesle. The troops of Hen. Islr Battle Continued Through Night, Allies Puttin , Down AH German Assaults Northwest of " ' .... " Rheims Defense Determined Fighting in Progress at VezillyJ : ; ; i?: i (Associated Press) ' ' Paris, May 30. The battle along the fighting front continued all night,-with the' French main taining the western outlets of Soissons, the war office announced today. Northwest of Rheims the Franco-British forces broke all the German assaults and main tained the defensive positions. French reserves are continuing to arrive on the front and the German advance is being, re sisted with great tenacity. ' ; The Germans made repeated f attempts to break throuch the defense in the Soissons rpcrinn but were each' time held up by the determined French resistance. . . In the center of the German advance fighting is taking place in the neighborhood of Vezilly (approximately eighteen miles south of the Che min Des Dames, where the German, attack was launched on Monday). (Associated Press.) Repulsed In Flanders. London, May 30. A German attack on strong allied petition In Flanders northwest of Festu bort, hat been repulsed complete ly it It announced effloiolly, The statement, follows: "During the night the enemv at tacked the strong point known at 'Houte-a-Keep,' northwest of Festu - bert, and was completely repulsed. Wo carried out a successful minor opera tlon In the neighborhood of Merrle and Improved our line slightly. , We capture, a few prisoners and fcti' etitne- irwti' 'in' thee'ricounteis. " A iwty of our troops raided tha enemy's trenches last night near Locon and brought back, a few prisoners. "The hostile artillery hae bean act live east of Vlllers-Hrefonnetu and In the binges and Hobecij sectors." Purposa Twofold, As the battle proceeds the enemy's pin pose liecniues plain. It Is twofold. First or all, eighteen miles south ot the Vesle flown the Marne, which forms with the olee. one of the great avenues of approach to Paris. Along lis course runs tmi Chalons railroad the muln eastern artery. v To flam a footing in the Marne volley, or even to approach within artillery range of it, would be an ' appreciable result. That is suffi cient to show why the Germans continua to push southward so violently, Ihtir advance there yostsrday, however, amounted to only 3 1-2 miles et against 6 1-2 on the first day of ths attack and 7 on th second. This indioates ths growing force of ths opposition which ths enemy it encountering. The second objective, which thelier- mini stuff considers even more linpor tiint, Judging hy the effoits made AMERICA HONORS SOLDIER DEAD Upon European Soil for First Time in History Day Has . Deeper Meaning. r , guns boomThe whiiIe Fere-En-Tardenols. eight and a half . ',ul "u,ttl l"l"l ."u. k n .h..f r ,.f-n..i.-.- here to strike elsewhere on the north ern front, as might have heen ex pected. The course of the fighting on Wednesday indicates the possibility that the German crown prince will try to strike westward along the Aisne, instead of attempting to force his way Attacks continue against the Amer icans established in the villiigc of Canticny, west of Montdidier. which they recently captured. The assaults have been almost continuous, news dispatches repoit, but each has tiern broken up hy the American stonewall resistance. I nearer the Marne, Except for some sharp fighting at Cantlgny, where the Americans have repulsed .German counter-attacks against their new positions, there has been little fighting on the line north of Soissons. A local German attack wralnst the French north of Mont Kemmel on the, Kys battlefield was re pulsed completely. Three counter-attacks were made by the Germans against the American po sitions at Cantlgny. Gen. Pershing's men, fiowever, maintained their line unbroken and threw back the enemy with strong artillery and Infantry fire, inflicting severe casualties on the at tackers. Berlin, which delights in offi cially announcing the capture of American prisoners, does not give the Americans credit for the success at Cantlgny. but says "the enemy" car- ried out a local advance. Hospitals far behind Jhe American sector In Picardy have been bombed by German airmen. Scores of Ameri cans were In danger, but only a fw were injured by flying glass. Several civilians and a French nurse were killed. pushed forward, but his efforts to, hnyfl f;k(n ,hfl ,.,hPllHl ,)f ,.r. nroaaen ins iiuviiiicmg iroiu nuvn nn-i i . ,, umi hiive iiintmed VII- HAD RATHER BE SHOT AT HOME THAN IN EUROPE Creed of Alabama Slackers. Watsonites Hiding in Moun tain Caves. Soissons fell to trie liermans arter a flene fight in the streets of the city for t several hours, and the French were Ust reported ho' line tcnacioiifly to the . western suburbs. The enemy sdvance j to Soissons has not yet sffei ted gr ally I Th, r.ermans apparently sre pre the French Itn- .atwsrd fiom Mont I paring fur another attack agslns' the Fighting in gas masks, the Ameri can troops east of J.iincville have check) d a German attack under cover of gas waves. The Germans retreated under a heavy tire from American ma -thine puns, suffering heavily. At one point fourteen Germans penetrated the Ameiitan trenches. Nine were killed, one rlierj of wounds and four ere prisoners. Atneriian sector northwest of Tout. didi. r. nhn h te Germans apparently w . I..... 1.... L l.v tfc.ti tin., i w. rn n 1 ; f-onsjilf r;tt'lv and German Hit men are the A..n- The eurv in Hie ha"le ( v,ry Br,lv, , ,h, 0,n ,,,, ,h l.ne n'Tthw-t of Rheims Imi been j American gunners ar more than an- iPd out. snd from foisson es;rn e -)... v.-. ..... ... line runr suthesst and then east (Associated Press.) Montgomery, Ala.. May 30. "We'd lather he shot at home than In Ku rope" Is the creed of the slackers now entrenched In raves In Coosa county, where Sheriff Mardv hss tried everv means to pet them to come out snd Join the colors. These men are not pro-German: thev are the sons of men known In Coosa count v ss Wat sonites. followers of Tom Watson. Six of the slackers took to the mountains when the April draft was called and sent word back by friends that the authorities could expect trouble If thev attempted to arest them. When the Slav draft came. William Stanley podv. who ha-i been called, stated he would so out and get his brother and both onld cor e In. but Instead be became n member of the band. With I bo nin" slackers is one deserter, who deserted while convalescent from pneumonia, from Camp Gordon. The slackers move about ei'ionc the mountain people, nroettrinr food from hou-e thev reach, for 'he rl- wlth less success. The allied wings have been obliged (o give some ground. This action wa scarrled out slowly and the full juice was exuded from the i-nemy, Soissons has gone ami the British have fallen back toward Ithelms, but In'elther case the enemy has only won a couple of miles of territory. In competent circles there Is quid confidence in the outcome and signs are ' not lacking that the advancing waves shortly will be stemmed. Unity Of command puts the allies In a better position thun they were In the March offensive. On that occasion French reinforcements came Into action on the third day and on the eighth the Gcr mans were stopped definitely. Today things should go more utilekly. Cunt Left on North. The Germans have been obliged to leave their guns on the northern side of the original line, which csn be crossed onh' it t a certain number of points which are highly vulnerable to allied slrjilitnes. The enemy Is thus prevented from reaping (be full bene, tits of his rapid advance. Meanwhile the allied rese rves are mussing at cer tain points without any of the confu sion that attended the similar move ment In March. So well perfected are the arrangements that an entire divi sion ran be rnov et pv motor truck from the Sum me. to Ithelms In fortv elght hours and arrive without a but ton missing. lets Frantpieur anil Coun y and now are fighting for the heights of Thierry. "The Indefatigable advancing; Infan try, artillery and mine thrower de tachments are bring closely followed by balloons, antlalrciart guns anil dla patch riders. "The erieigetic labois of Ibe plo. neers and railway equipment n lid con struction troops have rendered pos sible the coniinest of the field of attack snd the bringing up of fighting means by columns uninterruptedly. In self ani i in. ii.u in in n v ill ii tors mid stretch er bearers are looking after the wound- I town. t Soissons, Is to broaden the salient to (he westward. Ity enlarging Ihe ac tion Hieie thru dermaii crown Prince Intends to approach nesier to Paris on the direct route. The French command Is fully aware of the Imp6rtiini'e of this movement. Although Soissons was evscuattd to prevent needless sacrifice of men, the French hold all the roads leading out of the (own. Heavy fighting still lies ahead for the allies, but those most competent to express an opinion sre satisfied that Ihe German drive will be stopped In fhe near future. The statement follows: "The In. t In continued with undimin ished violence during Ihe night, French troops energetically maintained thej western outlets of Soissons, snd the1 enemy, notwithstanding repeated ef. forts, was unable, to debont h from Ihe No Graves Forgotten Preii dent's Proclamation Gen erally Observed. ed on the battlefields. "In spite of ttm changing weather our serial forces aie attai king the en emy again and again with bombs snd machine guns, while aviators have surveved without Interruption our progressing atU k snd effect of our artillery file. "The number of prisoners has In creased to 25.1)11(1. Including nn French nil one Knglish general." The official report fem headrjusrlers tonight snvs' "Near SoIsmiiis and between Sols Sons and llhtiiri" we made fresh prog ress." sevCckMn wyhons in initial offensve Furlbrr south engagements of ex- j trerne violence developed In Ihe region 'of the roittl between Soissons snd llar I tnnes snd tn the front between Fere. en-Tarderinls snd Sesllly. where the i Pierich troops, supported bv reserves, j are opposing the German advance with , Indomitable tenai Ity. "On the right. Franco-llrltlsh troops slung the front between llrnulllet ami I Thlllols. and also northwest of ftbelms, broke all sssaults snd maintained their positions" (International Nee Service.) With the American Army In Frgnre. May SO. Hr the first time In history A met tea honored her soldier dead upon Kuroiiean soil today,- Memorial day was observed everywhere from the ports of disembarkation along' the line of communication to the various headquarters and down to th very trenches. In manv villages French ci vilians, lesrnlng that this Is the day when America pavs tribute to her fallen heroes, joined In the reremo. nles. Thev brought bnuiuets of wild flowers to ths little burvtn grounds where He the Americans killed la ac tion or who have died of disease. While ihe guns were booming? l along the ant Ire front a detachment of Ameiirans rarlv tills morning vis ited the graveyard on the grassy slop of a hill between Nancy end 1-une-vllle, where a fenced-in Inclosur marks the spot where the first soldier killed In the war with Grrmunv Ilea bill led. I'be chaplain held a brief service over Ihe graves which were bedecked with flowers. Similar scenes were en acted rlsewher In other burying Pluces In Ihe later sectors taken over bv the Americans snd In fhe rear of the areas where the mtutallv wound. ed hit, died. A aroup of a via or living behind the Tout front vlsll.it Ihe Held where l.ufbcirv and other air heroes lis burled ami dropped roses from Iheir lunchlrirtt upon (he graves. At neld headiiuartrrs American and French soldiers honored the day. American anil French cleig" and many French civilians took pari. Csrriss Daapsr Meaning. (Associated i'rta ) U nshlugloii. May 30. Memorial day, t his y ear carrying s deeper meaning be. iniint. of the fuller participation Of Ihe -I'nite.i starts in the war and more AiKiiltiiant because of the new Amer ican a in v.it In trance, waa iilwrn.J With ttie Freiicn Army In Fram e, ! tmluy I. v the American people as "a May : - ( Fvrnlrig Allied reserves j (y ,,f i ti l 1 1. - humiliation, prayer and now srr taking up positions In the j fasting." In accordance with ths proc. battle line. They sre being thrown In luinatum i.f President Wilson Issued in to strengthen defending forces where , renptmse to a resolution of rongiraa. fhey are weakest, In preparation fori While In no manner Was ths honor the plating of a Germnn sdvance. barrier to a further i snv The cm nn artillery fire bus Increased ' ,, me af.aid n"t to ti- them old The authorities will make no deter mined effort to brln them In n"W . hfipln? to have the men come In one s' s time voluntar.lv and avoid bloodshed. can aviators are keeping the German FAIR, HOPES BILLY TOSSUM l.lttle girls. I learned today (Ik may also feel that way take offense when I must say 'twill Mln. Klg glils. too. rosy take oli Jettlon, though I think, upon re fleet ion, much de. tends upon con reetlon. clreum. slant e and n (in spection whether 1 I bilmr dei p di. leet uirr and disdain. The weal her' I lie wea'ner man i taking an oftlt i.l holldav. so tn I rept.nse tn ore little girl s social re j t4iier. so that he mav play outsld. I predict: Fair sni cooler. i Great Secrecy as to Troop Movements Twenty-one Divisions in Combat Zone. No Infantry Action, f AsiMH-lstt-d 'iri i With the llntlsh Armv In May JO Ijtut nishl pioilinei Fr ani e, n lug tuniallv shown to the veterans of past nt lessened, yet ths thought of the nation largely was centered on the bat. tli rtel.ln of France. That American troops are aiding In the attempt tn stem the German tide was source of gratification as well as flnlernsiloiiBi N Service ) fxindnn. May I'l- Seven tietmsn di visions delivered ttie Initial attacks in the German nfd nhf u the Alone fiont. aecruding t't Hamilton Fyfe. war correspondent "f Hie I tally Mall. Six more German dtv Islnns "leap. i " . t),,-i Tttere Is now s 1 1 . 'i ..... - . total of tweritv-"tie German divisions I In that ..ne of combat ( There l gr-tter ie. v shout Ger- i man tro.p mowm!.' now than nt ; j an v- or Tier t one -m, . .ii.- i ..I,. ti , mii'i t'fTeiiwe wait ii.i.I"I m-iin-i .Gluten on March 1 A Getniart division nmsists of from 12,000 to 1 4 'WO mn. Infantiy si lion slung the Huii.M front (ths recent news that ths Americans In Flarideis. Mv a minor ofierallmt west of Merris the lliltlsh ad anted :i section of Ihelr line alrfnit '.'"'I vnrds. Ileyt.ntl this there WSn lltlle Id record "L Y I NTTN STRUCT OR AT TEXAS FIELD SUCCUMBS f A 's iste.l Press I lt.it W..llh Tex MV JO P Ii Mihle.ler Insltllit") rt o nt latior lout llilurp Merit. at Tslla- neld. ih. )lu irutinliig ret eiveil VV edneadav , rietnoin wl en his airplane clashed to eartn l.i.-ut Pinktis who was with linn si ihe time. rniKJ with alight injuries. lis. I runlet! out aaccossfully their first iifTrlittive m llon. 'urther news uf h Get ttimv nffenslvs was awaited with a feeling among high nrflrUls her that the onrush of the kaiser s armies soon would ! stopped In Washington the spirit of the pres ident's proclamation waa generally car rle! out. The president planned to at tend church services this morning and this afternoon It was expwtsd he would tie present et the annual serv ices at Arlington Nj'ion.il rvmeter. Itotri Vnmra of congress stood ad Journeij lo permit members to observe the d. Practicatlv all of ths gov. ernment departments an J bureaus w ere closed. J