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The Great War-1439th Day stroyers aro cooperating with the Italian troops which are penetrat? ing into the heart of Albania. These forces are flanked by French troops north of Koritza, while further east the Greek army, which is daily crowing in efficiency, threatens the Bulgarian positions. In Albania there are many Ser? bians and Montenegrins who have ; expressed their impatience to re enter the struggle to reconquer their native countries. The Jugo-Slavs and Czecho-Slovaks there are said to believe that their compatriota in the interior of Austria will be of assistance if the Allied offensive continues successful. Allies in Balkans Advance 10 Miles In Day's Fighting LONDON, July 12. The French and Italians on the Albanian front again have driven forward on the right of the active battlefrout, throwing the Austrians back more than ten miles in one day's fighting, the War Office in Pari,; announced to-night. After practically encircling Berat in earlier fighting, the Italians in the ce?? ir? of the battle line have captured this city, the largest in Southern Al? bania, and considerable booty. Further east the French have pushed northward down the Tomorica Valley, carrying the mountains mi either aide and capturing all the region between the Tomorica and Dcvoli rivers, with the exception of the heights dominating the confluence of those streams. The French took more than four hundred prisoners. Following the retreat of the de? feated Austrians north of the Semcni River, near the sea, the War Office in Rome to-day announced the clearing of the ground which the enemy evacu , ated. Several heavy guns have fallen into the hands cf the Italians. Tne statement on Balkan fighting issued by the War Office in Paris to? night said: j "Eastern Theatre, July 11. Neat Varamina a detachment, of Bulgarian assault troops which had succeeded in gaining a momentary foothold upon ! Serbian positions were immediateh driven out. "In Albania our troops continue to progress. On the right bank of the De voli River we have occupied the heights of Kayani. Upon the left bank of the liver we have cleared the whole moun - tainous region between the Devoli and the Tomorica, with the exception of the heights which dominate the con tiuence of those streams where the en? emy ccntir.ues his resistance. The to? tal number of prisoners which have fallen into our hands is more than 400." The Italian War Office statement to? day on the lighting said: "In Albania our troops are continuing the work of clearing the ground from which the Austrians were driven ant! gathering booty. Three cannon, eight mountain guns, four trench ?runs and two trench mortars have been found." ! British in Flanders Occupy Dominating Positions at Merris </<;/ '/'/.<? AfHOciated Press) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, July 12. Rritish operations :i the Merris sector since Tuesday I have brought the line forward to within ' about a quarter of a mile west of that : important hamlet and secured for the British complete observation of Ger? man positions in the village. i?n Tuesday Australian units pushed forward northwest of Merris along a I trout of 1,200 yards to a depth of 250 yards and drove the enemy from the high ground overlooking Merris. Yesterday, the British infantry again n ached out and claimed another strip of hostile ground west of Merris. This advance reached a maximum depth of about half a mile, and extended along a front of 2.200 yards. As a result, the British positions have been greatly improved, and a ! small salient, which had been left in 'he line after Tuesday's attack, has been eliminated. Four Men Take .10 Prisoners Vesterday's operation was a case of being able to seise an opportunity when il was presented. At, one ?joint four Australians ventured across No Man's fand and by a quick assault on the enemy's defence line captured between thirty and forty prisoners. A considerable body of British troops was sent forward to exploit the victory. the British line was pushed forward without much opposition and fiore than Liu prisoners, with a number of ma i hine puns, liad been captured up to to-day. This morning the operations were ?till being continued at various points, and one strong position was captured southwest of Morris. For some time the British in this sector have had complete control of No Man's Land, and tlie Germans hardly have dared to show their heads. I risoners say that the discipline of their troops in this /-one is not up to 'lie mark. Recently some older men of the 4th Bavarian Division refused point blank to go into : hi' line again when the order was issued by Prince Irani-, of Bavaria. It appears that the prince previously had made them dis? gruntled by several severe lectures be? cause they had allowed the British to capture so many prisoners. Noted British Airman Killed The death of the famous British aviator. Major James B. McCuddcn, has cast a gloom over the British air ser? vice in which he was a ?nine favorite. McCudden, who had been credited witli fifty-eight aerial victories, was killed July S1 when something went wrong with his machine while he was dying at a low altitude. Just what the trouble was has not been determined, but Major McCudden's machine crashed to the ground near a village in Northern France and he was killed almost in? stantly. He had just down back to the front from Scotland and was to have taken over a new "ommand. His airplane had barely risen from the mound to continue the journey when the acculent occurred. Major McCudden's record comprised forty-live enemy 'planes that crashed to the earth and thirteen that were sent down out of control. He proba? bly downed rtill more, but only the certainties are permitted in an air roan's tally. The major was coo! and precise in 1 is methods and a sure shot He also was a great believer in team work*but i ften '.vent out alone in search of hos? tile airmen after his regular day's work was done. Italians Advance On Asiago Plateau; Berat Is Captured WASHINGTON. July 12.---Occupation of Berat and the capture of quantities . i" war material and many prisoners by the advancing Italian army in Albania ?rere announced to-day in an official lisnateh from Rome. The statement follow* : "At Conca Laghi and in Nal d'Arsa i urprise attacks by our detachments inflicted losses upon the enemy. We THE FRENCH ATTACKS IN THE WEST The arrows show the direction of the two French attacks on the West front reported yesterday. In Picardy, on the three-mile front between Castel, arrow (11, and Mailly-Raincval, arrow (2), the French advanced one and one-fourth miles, capturing Castel and other objectives. In Cham? pagne, a French attack in the direction of arrow (.'?1 captured the village of Longpont. The village of Corey, immediately south of Longpont, was captured by the French in the lighting of the preceding day. Military Comment By William L. McPherson THE Allied advance in Albania; is gathering headway. The : Austro-Hungarian forces are ! in retreat on the entire line from the Adriatic to Lake Ochrida. Berat has been occupied by the Italians. The Austrians evacuated i it hurriedly on Wednesday night or ; Thursday. It was imperative for them to get away quickly if they \ wanted to escape envelopment. They ' had lost the heights on both sides of the Osum River dominating the town. The Osum flow's north about ten miles from Berat and then joins the Devoli. This confluence creates the Semeni. To the west Italian forces had already reached the lower and middle courses of .the Semeni, and were therefore on the flank and rear of the Berat garrison. French troops, working down the j valley of the Tomorica, had out-1 flanked Berat on that side. There was nothing for the Austro-Hun garians to do but to scurry to the I rear. The retreat came close to be? ing a rout. Military stores Were de? stroyed or abandoned and many prisoners were lost. The French have driven the en? emy into the angle formed by the junction of the Tomorica River and the Devoli. Tins angle is northeast of Berat. Before entering the Sem? eni the Devoli describes a big curve to the north. At its northernmost point, just before it turns southwest. it is hardly ten miles from the Skumbi, whose valley constitutes the main east and west thoroughfare through Albania. Following the Devoli the French can converge with the Italians corn? ing north from the Semeni on a line just below the famous Via Egnatia, which connects Durazzo with Mon? astic The Austrian front in Albania had probably been stripped to a danger? ous extent this spring. Vienna need? ed troops for use in Italy, and. no doubt, completely discounted the pos- , captured some prisoners, (>n the ??lateau of Asiago a partial attack on the southern slopes of Sas so Rossa has been repulsed by our tire. In the Mon tello region i unieron-- actions by our reconnoitring patrols across the Piave took place. "On the whole from there was the u*ui;il activity of the artillery. The wem ! er is had. "In Albania the enemy is withdraw- ; ing north of the Semeni and our ad- ' vancing troops have already occupied Berat. A great quantity of war booty and numerous prisoners were cap? tured." Sixth American Flier Shot Down by Enemy BERLIN tvia London), July 12.- All six of the American airplanes which attempted to bombard Coblenz yester c ay have fallen into Cern?an hands. The capture of live was reported yes? terday, and an official report issued to daj said that the one remaining ma? chine had been shot down. The report reds: "The sixth airplane of the American squadron which attempted to fly to Coblenz, as reported yesterday, has fallen into our hands after being shot down." .-? Clark Named Rear Admiral WASHINGTON. July 12. Captain George R. Clark was nominated to-day by President Wilson to be Judge Advo? cate General of the Navy, with rank of rear admiral, for four years. Captain Clark was detailed to the p. tition some I time ago. sibility of an attack in the Balkans. Now the disorganized Austrian col? umns fleeing north can hardly be ex? pected to rally on the line of the Skumbi. They are retreating tow? ard the almost impassable mountain region of Central Albania, and will have no nearby bases of supply after they lose Elbasan and control of the Via Egnatia route into Serbia. Aus? tria's hold on Albania lias been rude? ly shaken. And the effects of the Austrian retreat may soon show in a relaxation of Bulgaria's grip on Serbian Macedonia. The French made a brilliant ad? vance yesterday on the front south? east of Amiens. They attacked on a three-mile line between Castel and Mailly-Raineval and gained more than a mile of ground. Five hundred prisoners were taken. On this particular sector there hac been no fighting for six weeks 01 more, although just below it Amer ican troops had captured Cantignj and just, above it Australians nnc Americans had made a notable gaii at Hamel. The French positions la; some distance back from the Avn River, and the object of yesterday' drive was to carry the line up to th west bank of the river, the height on which command the east bank. 1 was a thoroughly successful loci; nibble. A similar operation was carrie through by the French Thursda nighl on the west, side of the Aisn< Marne salient. Longpont,. on t! little Savieres River, was retakei Corey, a few miles further down tr river, was retaken on Wednesda night. The line of the Savieres wt lost early in dune in the closiri stages of the third German offensiv Now ?he valley of this little nortl ein t ributary of the Ourcq is again French hands. The French positioi on the west side of the Aisne-Man salient have been greatly strengt cned in the last, four weeks. Foeh setting himself all along (ho Wc front for the next German onset. "Prisoner of Mahdi" Dies in Berlin Asylui AMSTERDAM, July 12. Karl Ni feld, known as "The Prisoner of I Mahdi," has died in a sanitarium m Berlin, according to advices reach; here. Karl Neufeld was rescued from Mahdist .jail, at Omdurman, in Septt ber, 1898, where he had bot n a pi oner for lea years and subjected horrible torture. His rescuers w British troops commanded by L Kitchener. During his imprisonment Neui gained a fluent knowledge of An and Mohammedan'customs. After release he n.rdo pilgrimmages to Me and successfully passed a search examination on the Kori.-i, when claim to being a Mohammedan was i puted. At this time he spread the prevail belief among uninformed Moh; medans that Fmperoi- William is grand caliph of the Fur >pean Moh medans and went to war to free tl from Christian oppression. Argentine Senate Votes Congratulations to U. BUENOS AYRES, July 12. The gtntine Senate paid homage yestei t" the American Independence Day adopted a resolution of congratula to send to the American Senate, 1 action was not taken sooner bee; there had been no recent session ihc Senate until yesterday. German Drive In West Held Up by French Counter Attacks AH Along Line Prevent LudendorfF From Striking WASHINGTON, July 12.?-The con? viction that, the German high command has encountered serious obstacles in pressing the offensive on the Western front is gaining ground in the minds of officials here. They cannot believe that renewal of the attack would be deferred voluntarily when it is obvi? ous that every day's additional delay works against the ultimate success of the whole purpose of forcing a military decision fh is year, to which the Gcr ; IIS are COnltU itted. Secretary Baker said to-day that nothing definite was known here as in the reasons that have compelled the German delay. He made it clear, how? ever, that the failure of the enemy it. react against repeated successful local counter attacks by French, Brit? ish and American troops was accept? ed as conclusive evidence that the Ger? man offensive was being, held in check by some consideration other than the f.urely practical one of preparing the storm troops. .Meanwhile the steady pressure of locnl operations by the Allies along the entire battle area from Ypres to Kheims continues. Not a day h?s i assed now for moru than a week iii which some territory has not berni .'.rested from the enemy and it is re? ported that nearly (!,00u prisoners have been taken. The similarity of the tactics em? ployed by both the French and Brit? ish armies is li.ken In re to indicate that the "nibbling" process is part of a definite plan being carried out by General Foch, supreme commander, probably to harass the enemy in his preparations und feel out the German lines to locate the points from which he plans to strike. ; Opinion varies as to the possible | causes of the German delay. Beyond' doubt the ced?anse of. the Austrian of? fensive in Italy and the disastrous re? sults to the Austrian army have great bearing. The flood of reports of hun? ger, dissatisfaction and even mutiny in the Austrian army, coupled with civil food riots at various points, the upheaval of the ministry ol the Dual Monarchy, the further confusion in Russia and the fact that Germany itself i; passing through a ministerial crisis are pointed to as justifying the as? sumption that internal conditions are holding up the German drive. If these are the only considerations, it is argued, and there is no shortage of man power or munitions to be dealt with, it is obvious that the internal situation of the Central Powers is seri? ous. It is not believed that* there are other reasons that could have induced the German General Staff to hold up its offensive in France when in full stride and thus give the Allies time for rest and recruitment and America time to rush additional troops to France to augment the million here on July 1. Little is known here of the purpose of the Franco-Italian ope rat ions in Al? bania. The rapid progress there is welcome news, but as yel ?t does not appear to officers hero that anything which would servo to affect the situa? tion on the Western front, is to be ex? pected in this area. , U. S. Launch Sunk By German Batteries ; WASHINGTON, July 12. An Ameri? can naval launch, after aiding a French destroyer in towing a disabled American seaplane to safety, was sunk by German shore batteries, io ing two of her crew, probably drowm d, and two taken prisoner by the enemy. Assistant Surgeon Albert Mason Ste? ven -, Naval Reserves, of 222(i Loring Place, New York, and Philip Goldman, quartermaster, of 23'l East lltith Street, New York, landed in front, of the German batteries and were capt? ured. Seaman Charles Joe Tatulinski, 621a Fullerton Avenue. ( leveland, and John Peter Vogt, .".012 North Campar! Street, New Orleans, are missing. Three others in the hoar, swam for shore with life preservers and were picke.I up unhurt on Allied territory. An official announcement of the inci dent from the Navy Department to-day did not give the date or name the place ' where it. occurred. I' ?s assumed '-lia! the launch belonged to one of the American warships on patrol duty in the war zone. Assistant. Surgeon Albert Mason Stevens is well known in The Bronx. His home formerly was at 2226 Loring Place, but after her husband went to war Mrs. Stevens moved to 2440 Webb' Avenue. Dr. and 'Mrs. Stevens have been mar? ried about two and a half yea;-. When ! this country declared war upon Ger? many Dr. Stevens immediately offeree his services t.. the government.. Assistant Surgeon Stevens, a friend said, is a Graduate of N'a!,* and also of Oxford. His mother lives in Brooklyn. Philip Goldman is a quartermaster of the second class. He is twenty-three years old and one of six children of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Goldman, of 2:il Hast llt?th Street. His mother received a letter from him on Thursday. Naval Flier Killed By Fall Into Bay Chief Quartermaster Will.am Fraser Beham, a member of the United States Naval Reserve Flying Corps, living at 489 Tenth Street. Brooklyn, was killed yesterday afternoon when his hydro-i plane fell BOO feet and landed in four feet of water in Great South Bay, off Grass Island, near Babylon, Long Island. Beham was making his final flight for a commission. The cause of the accident had not been ascertained last night. Several persons who witnessed the accident .-aid Beham'.- machine circled down., seemingly under perfect control. It was not until it hit the water and sank that it was realized an accident had oc? curred. The aviator's body was found be? neath the motor. The inquest verdict. was death by drowning. The young flier's body and the machine were re covered by Babylon citizens in motor-i bouts. Brazil Approves Treaty RIO DE JANEIRO, July 12. The com? pulsory arbitration treaty between Bra? zil and Peru has bi en approved by the Brazilian Congress. It will become j effectne without dclav. THE ALLIED GAIN IN ALBANIA The shaded area shows '.lie new gains made by the French and Italians in their Balkan offensive, indicated in official reports received yesterday. On the left the Anstrians have been reported falling back on the Skumbi River, in the direction of the arrows, but their exact position lias not been announced. The dotted line indicates the front before the beginning of the offensive. The solid line is the present area of attack. The Officia! Statements LONDON, July 12.?The official statements issued by the War Office to-day said: NIGHT. A raid attempted by the enemy this morning in the neighborhood of Bucquoy, southwest of Arras, was driven off with loss to the enemy. There has been some hostile artillery activity in the Hinges sector and at other points. DAY. lu a successful minor enterprise undertaken by us yesterday southwest of -Merris we captured more than 120 prisoners and ten ma? chine guns. A ra'd attempted by the enemy yesterday south of Bucquoy was re? pulsed. We carried out a successful raid during the afternoon northeast of Merris. During? the night Welsh troops raided the German trenches in the vicinity of llame! am) captured sixteen prisoners and a machine gun, in addition to destroying many dugouts and inflicting casualties on the enemy. Successful raids were carried by us also near Meteren. Further prisoners were taken by our troops in these engagements, and also in patrol en? counters ?a the neighborhood of (?avrolle and in the Kemm.-l sector. French Make Two Gains, in Picardy and Champagne PARIS, July I .'.---The War Office statements today said: NIGHT. Our troops this morning launched a brilliant attack on a front of live kilometres between Castel and north of Mailly-Raineval. All of our objectives were reached, and we have occupied the village of Castel. the Anchin Farm, and a number of strongly fortified enemy positions. French troops have penetrated the enemy lines to a depth of two kilometres and have taken more than 500 prisoners. DAY. Our troops continued their progress north of Chavigny Farm and oast of Faveiolles. Last night our troops occupied the village of Longpont and the Javage Farm. Two raids, one north of Montdidier and the other in Champagne, re? sulted in the capture of fifteen prisoners. The German artillery was rather active on t'ue ?eft bank of the Meuse i Verdun region). Berlin Te?ls of Repulsing Attacks ??LRUS, June 12.?The War Office to-day issued the fol.loi.oing: NIGHT. There were local engagements t.o-'lay southwest of Bailleul and ou the western bank of the Aviv. DAY. i>n the battlefront the artillery activity revived yesterday evening and increased during the night to violent surprise attacks on battle posi? tions and regions behind the front. Southwest of Ypres and Bailleul ;?nd north of Albert strong thrusts and frequent reconnoissances launched by the enemy were repulsed. Between the Aisne and the Marne the ac? tivity on the part of the French continued lively. We captured prisoners in forefieid engagements at the Forest of Villers-Cotterets. In the region of Rhein1- wo drove back enemy reconnoitring thrusts. Austrian Attack on Corone Fails, Rome Reports ROME, July /,.'.? The text of the official statement issued by the War Office to-day reads: Along the front in Northern Italy there has been intermittent artillery lire. In the Arasa Valley our patrols destroyed two small enemy posts and captured a few prisoners. An attempted enemy attack at Corone failed with heavy losses. Turkey Unable to Get Information on Tabriz Outrage WASHINGTON, July 12. Turkey has has informed the United States through the Swedish Foreign Office that so fai? llie facts as to the reported seiz? ure of the American Consulate and sacking of an American hospital at Tabriz, Persia, by Turkish, soldiers, have not been ascertained, but that il will be dune a; the earliest possible moment. The United States asked through both Spanish and Swedish channels foi an explanation of this incident, which, if regular Ottoman troops \v< re in volved, might mean a declaration of war. The attack was reported Jane 19 by the Spanish i onsul, who took charge of the consulate when the American Consul, with a large party of Ameri? cans and oilier foreigners left the Per? sian city at the approach of the Turks. Minister Morns, at Stockholm, re? ported to-day that the Foreign Office had informed him the inquiry of the tinned States had not reached the Ot? toman government until July ?. Then the matter was presented with a re? quest for a telegraphic reply, which now has come in the form of the state? ment that an investigation is proceed? ing. It is assumed here that the Turkish government actually is having great difficulty in communicating with its torces in Persia, and it. will be partic? ularly hard to obtain th,. facts if the Tabriz outrage was committed by Kurds or other irregulars. To-day's dispatch threw no light on the incident. When the original re? port of the outrages was confirmed through the Spanish government re? cently it was indicated that regular Turkish troops were responsible, but this will not be accepted as a fact pending the explanation awaited from Constantinople. Grip Holds Switzerland GENEVA, liuly It. Spanish grip continues to spread rapidly ir> Switz? erland. The military authorities an? nounced to-day that on July 9 there were 6,800 cases in the Swiss army and among interned troops. The death rate o far has been compara? tively small. At Lausanne the authorities have been obliged to close the schools. They also have prohibited meetings in private buildings and visits of friends to patients in hospital'-. At Berne the telephone service has been disorganized owing to the num? ber of employes who are sick. Austrian Troops Mutiny in Serbia And Kill Officers CORFU, July 12. A serious mutiny among the Austrian troops in one of the occupied districts of Serbia is an nounced by the Serbian Press Bureau here. The garrison at Kraguyevatz, the fortner Serbian arsenal, broke into re? bellion because of bad %;%. the slate ment declares, and many of the officers were killed. The mutiny was suppressed after a veritable battle in which machino, guns i and artillery were freely used. ATHENS, July 12. According to an uncensored private letter dated June is in-nl smuggled out of Smyrna, on the Asia Minor coast, a regiment in the Turk..-?i .'ilayet of Aidin, southeast of Smyrna, which had been ordered to Mesopotamia, mutinied and murdered its German officers. Many soldiers from regiments sent to suppress the mutiny joined the rebellious troops, the letter declares. Talaat Pacha, the Turkish Premier, 'vent to Smyrna and granted amnesty to the mutineers, who were given the promise that they would not be sent to the Mesopotamian war area. From the same source comes the statement that the Turks have restrict? ed cultivation of everything except food products, this causing a big rise in the price of tobacco. Brazilian Coffee Crop Damaged by Snows RIO JANEIRO, July 12.- I'nusua! cold and heavy snow are reported from ' all parts of Southern Brazil, and the coffee plantations in the State of Sao Paulo have been damaged seriously. Early reports forecast exceedingly heavv losses. The coffee production in Sao Paulo in 1918. 1919 and 1920 prob? ably will be curtailed, as thousands of plants have been destroyed in many sections. RELL-ANS Wfor indigestion Wheat in Turkey Only an Illusion LONDON. July 12.?A dis? patch from Constantinople dated July 4 describes one of the meth? ods used by the Turkish govern? ment to make the population of the city believe that wheat was arriving there from the Ukraine. Several ships left Constanti? nople by day and proceeded dur? ing the night to a port on the Black Sea where stores of wheat were held for the Turkish army. This wheat was taken aboard and the ships returned to Constanti? nople, where it was brought ashore. It was announced that this was a grain shipment from the Ukraine. The authorities added, however, that the army was short >f wheat. During the night the grain was returned to the Blade, Sea port from which it had come. Colleges Are Really Schools for Fliers, War Has Disclosed American University Men Have a "Corner" on U. S. Aces By Wilbur S. Forrest i 6'i". rial Cable lu Tht Tribuni < (Copyright, 1918, l>) Tile Tribuno Assodatio I WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. July ' \1.- With still another American ace now revealed Lieutenant Meissner, pf : Brooklyn, who is officially announced to have brousrhl down five German air planes? American college men have a "corner" on American aces. Lieutenant David Putnam, who lead with ten official victories, and Adjutant Edwin Parsons, American aces i.i the French army, were both undergradu? ate students of lesser American col? lege-1. Major William Thaw, Captain David Peterson. Lieutenant Douglass Campbell and Lieutenant Meissner, ?ices in the American army, hail from Yal , Lehigh, the University of Cali? fornia and Cornell respectively. In addition the records show that practically all the Americans who have distinguished themselves in the French air service since *he beginning of the war have been collegians, with the not? able exception of Raoul Lufbery, " o was in reality of French parentage. The significance of the above in the opinion of aviation experts in France is that the American college spirit and training could be no better for the pro? duction of expert air fighters in the present struggle if they had been so designed. The rivalry o? athletic sports in the American schools, whether the studei 1 was a member of the track, baseball or football teams or rooting- from the prandstand, has inculcated the air com? bat spirit. American colleges have be n in reality air fight training schools, though unconsciously so. Hindenburg Reported HI Ludendorff Said To Be in Full Charge of German Army LONDON, July '::. A Dutch trav- j eller from Germany says a dispatch from The Hague to the Exchange Tel? egraph Company declares the rumor has sure::.'', nil over Germany thai Field Marsha! von Hindenburg ia ill and is unable to participate in the work at the mmj headquar ers. The military duties there have been taken over en'i rely by 1'irsi Quor termaster General LudendorfT. Ger? man newspapers, the traveller says are not permitted to mention ihe ru Food Control Continue in Britain After War Is Over New Administrator Sa Conditions Cannot Be Changed Overnight Thanks to America Clynes Says He Will Keep \j Policies Begun by Lord Rhondda LONDON, July 12. Food cent,,' , I England probably will continue for r F least a short while after the end- J of hostilities, according to Job** 'g ( ( lynes, the new head of the Fo?? i Ministry, Discussing this subjectw?l ? "The Dailj ", ? igraph," the new ,-i. troller said: "Whether the Food % try ?W .. continued after the war depend? how long the war lasts, b it it h z]ti. the conditions created will not sud denly disappear when it is ended, ace for a considerable time I .<? Allied na* f ions will h.-- i ...;?: r? d I act in operation both as recrar.i--. supplient pnces until normal condition? r. appear. Unfortunately, %ose cord tions will he ,; til the fore*. of food p: odui ' ?? brought ? !? point where :. ; neceuit B again are bountiful. When th.. arrives it will be for the r.a^or. ?'. ?ay whether it is prepared to go btd and pursue the usu n neis." Regarding aid from oversea?, M* Clynes said: "People of this country have hu'.e idea of our indebtedness to Americs and the colonies for the abundance and regularity of our food supplie? Conditions of transport hav? improvec enoi mously." The Food Controller pa.,] tribute ti the Ameritan "spirit of patriotism-' which has been wi : i g to undergone* rifices in order to ret .1 England. E* said he would welcome I!. C. Hoover, the American Food Administrator, wti ^s expected in England shortly, aric also tin- oportunity of discussing will him many of the great business at: financial questions of the food probier. The policies of the If.te Yiscour Rhondda would he continued by tt* ministry, Mr. Clynes declared. Tb ministry would try to maintain ?}? population in the highest state of ef* ficiency, making distribution a equitable a- 1 "The b?-st and inferior gradei I meat." continued Mr. ' lynes "aliki 1 now go '.. the wel to do districts and poorer districts, .'?rid all classes art paying the same price for an e^ua: share of the best and worst portions."1 British Aeros Again Bomb Constantinople LONDON, Ju!y 12. Air "orce contin? gent? acting ?vith the British navrj dropped half i. ton of bombs upon the city of Oonstantinoph on Ju.'y 7, it was announced bv the Admiraltv to? da; . Fishing Sleamer Reported Sunk by Mine Off Cape May CAPE MAY, N. J.. July 12. A rm is in circulation here that an unknown ? \.:% yesterday afternoon about te ? iff Ct|x May, probably fn m con tuet with i floating n No information regardi ig the repon could lie securei is at tki ::a' :.: base British Fighting Forces in France Total ..000,000 PARIS, July 12. ." ?ng .'i i '? ra :?.?'. , ,?? .. men, says 1 is corn spor.dent on the Brit i":,- equal .. on 't? fronl You will be SURE if you Order YOUR TRIBUNE IN ADVANCE \ on can t blame your newsdealer for not loading up witli inore papers than lie KNOWS he can sell especially when he is forbidden todo so by the new Government economy order, ef? fective next Monday mornine. 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