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Sim WEATHER FORECAST. Fair and warmer to-day and to-morrow; moderate northwest to west wind Detailed weather report on last pags. " IT SHINES FOR. ALL VOL. LXXXV. NO. 287. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1918. Copyright, 1918, by ie Run Printing and PubUihing Anoclaiion, PRICE TWO CENTS. FRENCH DRIVE ENEMY BACK IN CENTRE AND ALSO HOLD FIRMLY AGAINST NEW ATTACK ON LEFT FLANK; SOUTH OF AISNE; AMERICAN TROOPS SHATTER GREAT ONSETS; KEEP ALL GAINS s PERSHING WILL GET ENTIRE U.S. STEEL OUTPUT l.iijre Munitions Orders ' Will Withdraw Metal From Other Uses. ALMKS TO RECEIVE PART .Demand for 2,000,000 Tons of Projectiles Trcsascfc Even Greater Needs. Special Der patch to The Srs. Washington. June 13. Huge orders fi' munitions and steel supplies which 1 av r come unexpectedly from Gen. Per ihing In the last few da) a crested the vofpect to day that the entire Iron and 'eel output for the rest of the war i wli be used for direct military and i avnl purposes. Hdwln B. Parker, i --.alrxan of the priorities division of the ''ar Industrial Board, said that It had Woine evident that the demand far vreeded not only the present supply 'ut It was feared the supply that could made available during- the war. Statements current here to-doy were i .at Gen. Pershing- has asked for 2,000,- "0 tons of projectiles and shells In ex ifu of estimates that were made earner 'n the year and atso for 1,100,000 tons ' railroad rails and othe-j steel prod i ?ts. Compliance with this request. It v as said, would result In the withdrawal '.' steel from every other use In this ountry and concentrate It on vital needs for winning the war. It was understood that under the pooling plan discussed at the War Coun cil yesterday some of the supplies rep resented by Gen. Pershing's new orders will go to the British and French ar mies. The necdi of the French have Jen suddenly augmented by reason of tha fact that certain industries as well ns Iron and coal mines fell into the hand of the Germans In the recent i nve. ft rent Xamlirr of Sheila t'avd. . Mora than 100,000 shells and projec- j '..-j weighing about 3,000,000 tons have en used by each side since the begin ning of the German drive on March 21, i was stated here. The new request from Gen. Pershing was for two. thirds of that volume of inanitions. Neither officials of the War industries Board nor other departments !,e,'d out any assurance that the maxi mum of Gen. Pershing's needs in this i n was to he found In the latent re cjests that have come from him. In ! ict they were regarded as forerunners f other orders of possibly greater pro jiortlons. Greatly enlarged capacities of muni tion plants and in'.lls both in the United Mates and Canada are in progress undor ne programme of the War Industries Board and negotiations which have i-een conducted with representatives of Canadian Government. Mr Parker's statement was made on le eve of a conference with Jobbers nf ieel and hardware and machinery men. The situation later was explained to 'en"., and they were told that no devla ' on from meeting In the fullest Gen. trshlng's request could be countenanced l Government officials-. Ilemand Exceed Sapply. A communication which had previously '"a placed before the conference by Jud-e I'arlcer was made public by him r.t follows: "Because of the abnormal demand for l'o.i and for iron and steel products ere fed by the war it has become evident oat the demand far exceeds not only ' prc-ent supply but It Ik feared the - vpl that can be made available dur ing the war. Tn.it the direct and Indirect war re- -omenta must have precedence ad in of no arguments. War Bulletin No. isuH by the Chamber of Commerce i f the United States, outlines in general n-s the priority policies affecting in 'Jstrj adopted by the War Industries hoard The problem Involving the extent to which if at all the Government should ffsl't Jobbers In maintaining stocks from which direct and Indirect war require ments and requirements of exceptional find national importance can be drawn ia a perplexing one, coupled with which la 'ho further problem as to the methods l be adopted, the procedure to be fol luvsed, to prevent hoarding on the part of the Jobbers and to insure that distri bution through them will be restricted to sentlal uses. "While the War Industries Board has given careful consideration to these prob lems It Is anxious to have the benefit of tho views and suggestions! of repre sentatives of the Jobbers, with particular reference to the service, If any, they can lender the Government In providing the machinery for a properly restricted dis tribution of Iron und steel products." ladaatrlea Were Warned. Mr. Parker referred to tha statement of the War Industries Board on May 20, in which It was stated that the board urged "each non-war Industry to look the situation squarely In the face now and plan accordingly." as constituting a warning .of the prospective need of the Government tor all of the steel output of the country. The atetement asked for vigorous curtailment by every manufac turer who was not turning out prime war materials. Almost simultaneously with Mr. C0ttfr(r4 on Third Pagi, Germany Soon to Include American Atlantic Coast in the Blockaded Zone LONDON, June 13. The German Admiralty intends to declare the eastern coast of the United States from Mexico to Canadian waters a danger zon and wilt warn neutral shipping, says a despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam, quoting reports received from Berlin. An example of the routine work carried out by the British Ad miralty during the three and a half years of war is shown in the fact that, despite Germany's submarines, 17,000,000 passengers have been conducted in military transports backward and forward to the various theatres of war. The number of animals conveyed exceeds 2,000,000., The num ber of vehicles carried was more than 400,000, and the quantity of stores transported was in excess of 37,000,000 tons. In addition con siderable assistance in transport has been given by British ships to other allied Powers. The British Admiralty has carried almost a million tons of stores for the Italian Government, and also about three and a half million tons of coal for Italy in requisitioned steamers. FORDWILLRUN FOR THE SENATE He Announces That He Will Accept the Democratic Nomination. AT WILSON'S REQUEST "Am Ready to Do Everything ! I I Possibly Can to Assist 1 President." Spe-M Denpatch to Trie Sis. Washington, June 13. flenry Fed. . nominally a Republican, but a stanch admirer and friend of President Wilson, will accept the Democratic nomination for the United States Benate In Michi gan If It l tendered to him. Mr. Ford waa at the Capitol to-doy and was es corted about the "building by Senator William Alden Smith, whose term as Senator from Michigan will expire next March. 1-a.ter Mr. Ford Issued this' statement : At the urgent request of the Presi dent of the United States I have de cided to accept the nomination for Senator from Michigan If tendered to me. Realizing that there are excep tional opportunities for service to our people during the present and coming readjustment, I am Teady and willing to do everything 1 possibly can to assist our President In thls great work. Every man muiit expect to make grmt future sacrifices and be prepared to serve wherever the great est need exists. Republicans here Insist the Democrats hope through forcing Mr. Ford on the Republican organization In Michigan to place a reliable Administration .ad herent in the Senate even though he imttih nnmlnntlv fln n Pniihllert n It Is admitted oy Republican that to bring out the name of Mr. Ford ns a candidate of the ItepuDllcan jarty even without Democratic Indorsement spells his certain election. His adherence to President Wilson and his warm friend ship for the President cause the Demo crats to believe that once In the Sen ate the Administration could count upon his vote In all things and at all times regardless of the side of the Senate on which l.e may cnoose to sit. FORD IS IS'DORSED. gJemocrntlc Conference Invites Other Republican" to Withdraw. DirrnoiT, June 13. Henry Ford, a Re publican, was Indorsed for the nomina tion foi Vnlted Stutea Senator by the Democrats of Michigan In conference at Lansing yesterday. Resolutions adopted by tho conference Invited the Republican State central committee to urge other candidates for the nomination to with draw and unite with the Democrats In supporting Mr. Foril for the otllce. The action, unpaiallcled In Michigan politics, was taken, the resolutions said. In a patriotic effort to eliminate partisan politics during a crisis in tho country's history and to Insure united support of President Wilson and his prosecution of the war The Indorsement was made desDlto the fact that Mr. Ford had given no indication that he would be a candi date of any party. Two former Governors, rrea n. ear ner nnd Chase S. Osborn. already have announced their candidacies for the Re publican nomination. The primaries will be held In August. Would Trade a Meal for 'Sun Fund Tobacco "MANYa time" write En gineer Austin Longworth, "I would have done it, I wanted a smoke so badly." Much other testimony mailed from the scenes of active war tell of the courage and comfort that come from the gifts of the smoke fund. Read these recent cards of the soldiers on page 4. Go up on the Hurricane Deck of the Hotel Majestic to-morrow night, and be one of the guests at the party given by the manage ment. It is being arranged lor THE SUN Tobacco Fund. "Joe" Stiehlin, America's Boy Pilot, will describe raids on German territory. WARNING! THE SUN TO BACCO FUND has no connection with any other fund, organisa tion or publication. It employs no agents or solicitors, v i. ,r- I 206 MEN MAKE MILLION A YEAR Number Receiving Great conies Tripled From 11)14. to llMfi. In- BANKERS MOST WEALTHY Tnvice as Many Persons Takei'reedom I will," hi In $5,000 to $10,000 as imo.-ai f. Do JjSt.OOO to $5.000.. special Despatch to Tur Si Wasiiinotok, June 13. An analjsls of the income tax returns of last year , made public by the Treasury Department , lo-nigm contains some iiiierriuig "B- ,ii.trfh,i ,nm In this country. These Incomes were de rived In 19U before the new revenue law was framed. They revaal, anions other things, that in that year more than twice as many persona enjoyed Incomes from j;,000 to lfl.000""'a year as there were those having Incomes from $4,000 to J3.000. Also that there were 200 per- sons with incomes over f 1,000,000 and 137 with incomes between JjOO.OOO and 11.000,000. The following table Minus how wealth I wa distributed and how It Increased In I three years Number of return! fllnl Income i-lae. IJ.oon to Jl.irw Si.fij" to tuai. is.ooii to tie.'fv tlO.MO to tlO.OVl 1S,UM to IM.Ck) i:o.nn to fx.). l:5.oo) to tsi.ooo . l!W.tt) to t0.L. lio.cmo to uaociA.. . re.wn to tiGP.mo. ItM.oufl to ntnoo4 tl'o.iMl to I'.OO.OO". . 115 S-'.Ttl m.s:s . JI.H1 . 13.7W i.t-i e.ow . 3.1ST, ict 1 Hi &,9(8 !.0?7 54.11'.' ti.SWl imt: i,:t :.cm4 4.1W t.5t; l.TSI t:i :t at t;. ecu l'MM l.-M ::s 4.-; 4J'i ?;. :vi ;.33 taii.ooo to :m.(xim. IKJl.lrt) to IJiO.WK). I ,',';J 1.0 in imu.imi to ti.oeo.i.-i ll.000.oca and mr Separate t-eturti filed by women Totalu .K7,;i5 S3C.C.J T7,S Another Interesting analysis of the re turns by occupations nhows that bank ers and brokers as a class hail ptopor tlonally the highest number having In comes of $3,000 or more, 20,77 per cent, belnp obliged to make returns. I Lawyers and Judge came next with 1S.!7 per cent. Of lumbermen and man ufacturer a little more than 10 per cent, made returns. Only C.53 per cent, of authors, idltors and reporters And 1 42 per cent, of the clergymen came within the law. Fanners aie at the bottom of tfie llet, with teachers next U-BOATS ATTACKED 70 TIMES WEEKLY Geddes Says Destruction Out' runs Builders. Ijunpm.n. June 13. In an Interview with the London correspondent of the Petit Parlstrn Kir Krio Gedde. First Lord of the Admiralty, had the follow ing to say with regard to submarines: "The nllled navies continue to sink more German submarines than tho enemy ran build. It Is' certainly a fact that since January we have sunk morn submarined than they have built. We attack their submarines seventy times a week on tho average. "We base our returns of submarines destroyed only on those we aro sure of having Been wrecks or captured the crews, but most of the other mibuvirlncs hit are In urgent need of repairs, and It Is evident that the results of many of our attacks are unknown. "If you have moles In your garden you mjb' put down a thousand traps without catching any of them, and It Is the same with submarines." BEQUEST FOB WAR VICTIMS, Prank If. Bnal Leave 92.000,000 to Aid sTervra in France, HHAttoN, Pa June 13. TJe will of Frank H. Buhl, millionaire steel' manu facturer, whi) died here last Friday, was probated to-day. Among the be quests are 12,000,400 to amit war suf ferer In northern France and Belgium, $100,000 to amtit the lick and those Injured In Bharnn by accident, and 11.000,000 to lis widow, The Income from an endowment of the remainder of the estate wilt be spent for tne Denent at tne citisene or Sharon and vicinity. The estate Is eal to be valued at tt.000.et0. FOGH STRATEGY GALLED GENIUS . OF PATIENCE Allied General Shows Lead- er Is Forced to Hold Nerve Centres. ARMIES MUST BE LINKED Freedom of Movement for Re serves Restricted Till Amer icans Arc in Force. Special rab!$ tleepatch to Tint Scv Vopytight. IMS! all ntlitt re$mtd. London. Juno 13. A remarkable tribute to Gen. Foch's stratrsy, which he describes as a genius of patience, was expressed by an officer of the allied army who is now In London, but whose rame cannot be revealed. T1:N officer in slated that while, generally speaking, at tack Is the best form of defence, whether the margin of numerical superiority if on his side nr not, It Is essential that a General so placed should be operating on interior lines o that what his forces lacked In weight they would make up In mobility. "Tl Is state of mobility postulate not only the physical ability to shllt armies and their reserves qukkly but the moral i to yield ground as it were nt u-.t.l f. tu ..K..ln.. .1... ' freedom to manoeuvre Is more or less restricted In the case of a belliger ent waging war on his own tcrrtlory. "In the comparatively restricted areas in France and Italy we cannot, short of the most absolute direct necessity, evac uate our political and industrial capl- e densely populated and flour- ... ., .,,lrh ... .,,k, . , , i,. within or almost immedlatelybehlnd the present war zones. Vital Make la t'haln. "As a matter of fact our alliances have Increased the atrateglo value of certain nerve centres, nich as' Calais and Am!en. 'Neither of these would bo vital to the French army, where It is fight ing single handed, but Amiens Is vital to a liaison of the French army with tin British. 'alals from a naval stand- point Is equally ro vital "An 0 result of these considerations we would be obliged to maintain very large holding forces on the whole front, from the Channel to tho Olse, and then to the Marne, because of the enemy's treble threat This mentis a consider able reduction of the free balance of reserves nt Gen, Fo;h'a disposal for any Initiative of his own, unless our Generalissimo snould elect to launch his counter offensive in the very sec tors where the Germans ara now at-tarklnir. "Ill that case the Allies would havelntage which possesion of the wood to overcome the enemy la an area where his lines are hld with the maximum density of troop and where his fortified barriers are so numerous and elabotate, and an aie.i, moreover, furthest from tho German frontier and the Hhlne. "While Gen. l.udendoitf gladly would Impose such h course upon our Gen et altsslmo If he could, Gen. Koch must spare no effoit to disappoint his wily opponent. Hut the alternative to an al lied countHr thtiut at the German centre In an allied counter thrust on both wings, a large cca.e enveloping move ment. L nfortunately such a stroke, un- ; m.e an attgmpt to pierce tho Gorman front, require considerable numerical superiority on the part of the assailant. Reliance on America. "The miperiotlty of the American arm lea eventually will reetorc us. but hardly for ome time to come, which no doubt explains why Gen. Foch's genuln tem porarily muM end lis expression in un ruffled patience. "From the foregoing turvcy of the strategic position It will bo graspi-d that the numerical disparity between the op posing Generals' reserves or manoeuvre makseJ necessarily doe not bear any exact correspondence to the numerical disparity between the aggregate forces. 1 do not believe that the latter disparity is at all substantial, "It may have been yo two month ago, before the Intervention of the. American troops en masse, but since we Allies perforce are operating on ex terior lines with Inferior lateral com munications and fighting on our own territory, of which every Inch Is becom ing more and more precious as we fall hack toward our national nerve centres, we arc compelled to Immobilize for hold ing p'urposes a far heavier percentage of our armies than tho enemy, and the strain on our strategic reserves Is con sequently great. "Therefore Gen. Koch Is doing the right thing the only possible thing In the circumstances by exercising the strictest economy In the employment of those reserves pending America's full military effort," INSIGNIA tOB. AIR SERVICE. Bronse Wlnae to Replace Crossed Flaara on the Collar. Washinotov, June 13. Adoption of a new collar Insignia for the army Air Ben-ice to distinguish It from the Rig. nal Corps was announced to-day, Tho feslgn consist of a pair of horizontal bronze wings similar In. cliope to a Colonel's Insignia with a silver two bladed propeller placed vertically on the wins. The Insignia will be worn by officers and enlisted men of the military aeronautics service and of the bureau of aircraft production. The hat cord selected for enlisted men Is sretn nd BELLEAU WOOD ENTIRELY OURS; ENEMY BALKED Drives of Germans North west of Chateau Thierry Break Down. T KE ' ' PRISONERS ARE Pershing Reports 'Foe 1 Beaten Rack With Very Severe Losses. ffcil l)ttpatct to Tiis Scv I Washington, June 13. American troops, Including piesunnbly the ma rines, have driven the Germans from their last remaining positions In Belleau Wood, have taken additional prisoners and guns and have held all their gains despite tremendous attack launched thereafter by the enemy on tjic newly won American position. This was the substance of Gen. Pershing's battle re port to-night. These attacks evidently were anion-: the heaviest yet launched against Amer ican troops and, indicating the impor tance attached by the Germans to the positions the 'Americans had won from them, were preceded by terrific bombard- ment, I'ersblua's Iteporl. Gen, Pershing's communique follows: Section A. Yesterday afternoon our troops northwest of Chateau Thierry captured the last of tho German posi tions In the Uelleau Wood, taking 'fifty prisoners and a number of ma chine guns nnd trench mortars In ad dition to those taken on tho preceding day. Karly this morning the enemy launched heavy attacks on a front of more than one and one-half miles on the line Hellcau-Uouresches. The at tacks, which were preceded by Intense artillery preparation and accompanied by a heavy barrage, broke down com pletely, 'leaving our positions Intact. The louts of the enemy were very se vere. Last night our aviators bombed with good effect the nation of Dornmary Itaroncaurt. northwest of Me'.r. All our machines have returned OnalntiRht Kxpei'teri. That tli Germans would mai.- di.e perale efforts to drive the Americans from Rellcau Wood has been .mtlclpated by military men here. The wood is ex tremely Important, and the Germans alter capturing this ground early In their last drive nought to m.v.ie It im pregnable. Hiddi-n machine gun nestr were es tablished In great number and the Ger- mans sought to exploit the strategic ad- j gave them when the Americans first be gan their attacks, The work of Gen Petshlns's men In tloim. the capture of machine gun which were ued by th Americans Against th?!r enemy, nnd tho form of n- i tUI.. 1..L1.... warfare followed in this lighting already have excited the admiration of corre spondents In this section of the front. Report yesterday Indicated that the Germans held only a fringe of the wood The counter attack pirpatod In great force was obviously with a view- to driving the Americans out by over whelming them with numbers, it has been reported that fresh German troop were brought to this zone for the pur pose of winning back t heir lo positions, Kxplolt of tutor. The bombing of Ponunary Haruncourt U tin- tlret reported Instance of Ameri can nvlntors Invading German. Dorn mary Haroncourt Is about thirty-five miles directly north of Toul Metz Is regarded at the strongest fortress In the world and Is one of the central debarka tion points for German reerves for the front. I'Ar.is. June 1:1. The ierman last night inacl- a violent attack on the American sector between Mouresches nnd Helleau Wood, on the Marne front. The Americans broke up the attack and In flicted serlom losses on the enemy, hold ing all the g.ilns which they had made. WOMEN OF AUStRIA WORK AT FRONT 30,000 Forced by Hunger to Join Labor Battalions. Sprcial i'ablo Dttpatth to Tm: Si I.ONPOX, June 1". Thirty thousand Austrian women and girls of all age have been forced by hunger to Join the Austrian lalior battalions which are working near tho Austrian battle front, according to a statement printed by a newspaper published In tho Austrian Tyrol, These women have protested Utterly against the long bourn they are com pelled to labor, tho Insufficient food and the meagre wages, but they are com pelled to continue at -work as their necessities when they entered the bat talions Induced them to sign contracts binding them lo remain at woik for the duration of the war, Army Heath Hale Dei-reaves. Washington-, June 13. General health conditions; In arm) camps con tinue satisfactory, the Surgeon-General's report Issued to-day said, A slight in. crease In pneumonia and meningitis Is noted, with a decrease In measles, scarlet fever and dysentery, Duiths for the week numbered ninety-four, against 113 the week before. GERMANY FINALLY TOLD OF AMERICANS' COMING Press Permitted to Announce 500,000 Are at Front Berlin "Journal" Says War Has Entered Final and Greatest Stage. Sptcial fablt litwavh to Tn Siv Vopirighl, 19IS; all rightt rf tried. J.nrnoN, June 13. "Germany's new enemy" Is the way Gen. von t.lobert treats tho United States In an article In tho Ta'gllarhe Rwidichau of Berlin. ,'r"" von ''e'M,rt expresses surprise that nothing has been heard of the sinking of American transports by German sub- Jjj ' marines, llo hopes UiaUGermany's lat 1 est undersea cruisers are after these ' ihlps loaded with men, and continues: "America hitherto only haa threatened us by means of military statistics, but now she nppearH herself on the field of battle. She has come out of the stage of preparation for war nnd has entered the etnge of actual fighting." The Targliichc llundtckau editorially Informs its readers that the war haa entered the American stage, the last and greatest of all, That the German authorities know full well that this final part of the war Is not far off. Is jhown In a despatch from Amsterdam, which niy that the German press officially has been Informed to prepare the Ger man people for the news of tlfe active participation of Nttong American forces on the western front. NO EXTENSION IN DRAFT AGE Present Provision Satisfies Military Requirements, Baker Says. MILLION NEW MEN A YEAR Conscription Treaty "Between V. and Britain Affefits British Sulijt'otfjllcre. ,-prcul Itttpntcl. to Tht Sic Wamiiniito.v, June 13. In view of many reporls that the War Department was to ask modification of the draft law and extend the present age limit Secrr taiy of War Maker to-day authorized the stat-ment that no such plan was under lonslueruuon The present inovifion for drafting mm between the ages of '21 and St sal ihfles military l equipments and theie Is no need whatever, it Is explained, to look beyond these age limits now clr In the near future Mr. Maker would be opposed to any proposition to extend the age limit at present for th- icaton that he iegard this as entltely unneces saiy It became known lo-d.iy that the treaty negotiated between the l'nll?d State, Great Hritaln nml Canada rr ' .-.!! ...It-...,.-.,. garding conicrlptlrg and enlistment provides for the drafting of British sub jects In the I'nlted States between the agej of ;i and iO. This treat), which must now be uni fied by the Snal, was fcllghtly modified to make draft laws more or less uni form in nil the countries Involved, and this led to reports th.it the I'nlted Status Government ontfmplaicd lalsing tie age limit to utl In order to conform lo tl e llritis'n man power law, which conscripts between the ages of IS and So. It is explained at the War Department that if l.ilslng the draft age at this time would hasten tie winning of tho wnr or seive uteful military purpoie theie would be no hesltancj In recom mending It. The available man power between the ages of 21 and 31 has not been exhaust ed nor has tho call to the colors of men vvltt in these ngu limits reached n point wherf it appears necessary to look be ond. llach year brings upnatd of 1,000,000 new- men to availability for service by tho fan that approximately this number becomes of uge nnnuullj. IRISH CLUB RAIDED. Forty Arretted mi Cliiirae of Drlllltitt. thr AtKoaoietl Pir Dl'Hl.i.v, June 13 The police i.mled a workmen's club In Yotk street to-night and arrested forty of the hundred per sons assembled. A linage and threaten ing crowd In the street during the laid was dispersed by the police, who used their club". The charge against those artcsted Is understood to be that of drilling. Those. In the club who were not arrested de nied there was any drilling, declaring that dancing chiefly supported the club. Alderman Kelley, tho Sinn Fein repre sentative at the anti-conscription con ference, and other Sinn Fclners arc members of the club. PREMIER REPORTED OUT. London Hear Srydler llrslnn In In Anatrla. Ixis-PON, June 13 A despatch to tie lizchiiuge Telegraph from Amsterdam reports that Dr. ton Seydler. the Aus trian Premier, tendered his leslcnatlun to F.mpsror Charles on Wednesday. The despatch adds that ,tlc Kmpernr ha not yrl accepted It, Numerous correspondents have been permitted to report there are 500,000 Americans on this side of the water. I Having said ho, they proceed to calm the fatherland's nerves with the assur ance that half of the number are em ployed on lino of communication, while the other half ate worth nothing. So far official nnd semi-official state ments in Germany have reported nothing but defeats for the Americans, but the fact that the American force are mak ing themselves felt Is one that no longer can be hidden from the German people. Quotations from the newspapers show tltat the authorities think It well that the period of wild, unbridled sneering at and despising Americans as an actual factor In the western front must gradu ally be brought to a close. Information comes from Geimany to the effect that the attitude of the peo ple toward the offensive ha become one of stubborn and unenthuslastlc waiting. The question which Is being frequently asked Is, "Where arc the Austrian??" "Indeed It cannot be hidden from the neople that Austria haa not lived and is unable to Jive up to the promises made j u ner ciui.-.uicu on ute eve oi tne offensive. FOCHDRIVECUTS FOETOPIECES 'French Counter Attack De- fending Compiegne Stirred Allied Armies. ; ENEMY BECAME PANICKY Confidence Is Renewed That ' Gernrans Will FMI in Their Main OhJccilves. II. GKIt.tl.Il IMMIMIIil.l.. zpictol lobtf Iinpatcl, to Till; Scv iifi thr London Timet Copyright IKS; all rlfhU reitntt French Aiimt Heapqitartkr in tht. Fh.ld, June 12 'delated) - Fnmcli troops defending the approaches to t'omplegne between Jlontdidler and the Olse put a decided spoke yisterday In the wheel of the German advance On the left und left centre they counter at tacked with great vigor and recuveied n. good slice of the ground loft on Sun day and Monday. In the rest of ill centre they kept their position-. On the right the enemy made but little progress j ii in tei too eany to say tnai tne French have brought the attack to a final standstill, although trot U pos sible. It Id enough that they able tc check It In this sector by afniming the offensive themselves after two days of exceptionally hard lighting In which they contested every foot of the ground over which they retired. France and her allies may be proud of them The chltf counter attack j oil the extreme left wli:g. Over ii front of about eight miles between llubescourt at.d St Mm-r tho Infantry, supported ly tanks, advanced an average depth of a mile and a half toward the oilgin.il llr.e ftom which the German started tl.eir oifenslvo on Sunday morning. The new line, after parsing juft south of l.e Fretty, was nclually pushed forward to the old line of departure. The French got beyond 11111 100, between Courcelles pnd Mortimer and nearly two miles kiwI of Mery, retook the village of llelloy and GenlU wood ami ic.irhcd the edge of St. Maur, n Final' hamlet on the toort fiom Itoje to Senlls, Failure nt flirt Inriiii ,niir ..iM.ie. llast of thU mad attack drove the Germans back north of I.es l.oget Farm and Antheull Vil lage, a half mile be.v oud tho farm on the Iloye-Conipleiine Hallway From there to Chevlncourt thev kept the line Intact. On the thue mile front between Chevln court and liethlncourt it was the Get- mans who did the attacking, and ;tl- though they succeeded In taking Ilethln- cuurt and Muchemnut. the nctt tlllaiu to the wist, their repeated assaults on C!ielncourt were all upulbod the) did not penetrate even n far a tin I- icticli lines The character of the mound nere on the French lUlit is pal tlculnrlv favoi able for an attacking foice on annum of the way In which It Is cut up by 5 network of hills and deep vallejs which make It dltllculf for tho defenders to sen the enemy and guard against surprise attacks and the danger of belni; sur rounded. The ground on the left wing west of the Montdldler-Compiesti.e load consists of wide stretches of gently rolling up lands over which the defendets can see for long dlstanct-H, especially from tho. 1. pWln), ptogirn after f.ve days plateaus of slery and l.e I'levrnn. nndi- h.av.- lighting ha'i been a m.i'ier of sweep a vvlde held with artllltry Mir. ' Mv ml, 3, sUlU tl e cot to him It wan over this country that the Fri-rien 'lMH ), torrlfic lli.i los-es hive been made their highly .successful counter at- , far hrawr ,iUrlr,K th? last few day tack, which, bisidis .lie guln of gtuiiud. than in any previous engagements on brought them niote than l.OoO pils-r.cM J the Alsne and several suns--a notable haul for "Con-lderabIe doubt exist-i tegardltnr the defending foice on the tlilnl d.Tv of I lb" real objective of the eneniv The... an elan tensive on a ar.ind scale It remains to bo seen if tin cneni) will C'oriltii'iro on .Vrronrf fnyr Geriniui Attempt lo Reach Conipiegne From North Apparently Defeated. HUltLBD ACROSS 31ATZ Heroic Stand of French on Mery Plateau Stops All Efforts There. ENVELOPING MOVE TRIED Enemy Uses Five -Divisions on Fonr Mile, Front, North of Villers Cottercls. fpecuit Coble Despatch to Thk Sin lopyright. IMS; alt riqht irtiritil l.o.N'noN, June 13. The momentum of Gen. von Hutler's advance, which re celved lta first serious check on Tues day when the French made a brilliant counter nttaclc between rourcellea and Mery, a little fotit!ieat of Slonttlluler, following It up yesterday with further suceoFses in the same region, lias prac tically ceased, according; to despatches received from .the front to-day. Theerman official report last nisht admitted that it is Mowing up by as serting; the repuUo of Frenclt assault.! and counter attack, but mentioning; no ground sained by their own at tack. The Germans' one gain was made possible by the French with drawal, unmolested, from the apex of tho salient Just south of Xoyon lo the new lino from the left bank of the Ois below Hibecouit to south of Ncmpcet and thence to Fontenoy, on the Alsne. Admit I, os uf (inns. The German report to-day as?erts that the number of prisoners taken slncn the dtlvo began on Sunday has now risen to 15,000 and the number of guns lo 150. It Is noteworthy that for the tlrst time in n long period the German statement admits the lofs of some guns. In fact, ten were captured In the fight ing of Juno 11. of which fonr were of large calibre. . In the centre, where the Germans hart reached the River Mntz between Mellrocq Hiul Croix P.lc.iul, nnd had trussed It, attAlhtng n point only five miles from Compiegne. the French drove them bark to the northern batik and held them there. Compiegne is in no immediate dangei. H u a dilvc which b.-t;;iii .vesterdny south of tho Alsne thr Germans were able to advance, after an entile day of desperate righting, but Utile more than .i mile, leaching the main road between Fontenoy nnd Uuigport at the northeast corner of tho forest of Villein t'ottcu-U. Here, they have taken tlireu small vii-y laRis on tliis load, but French tioopinr. strongly huld.ng the hUU ((round to th west, at tho foot of which the ro-id from the. forest to the Aisnc runs i:nein l.uviea Kit-roil r. l-i ivery lespect to-days news- in ih most encouraging since the offensive b KAii on fcindat. The limited success of Von Huller'K thrust, the tllspmpoi tlon sttely heavy loei Inlllrted upon the at tacking cllvi'dony and the nuccep of the Fiench counter attacks In recoveiinz m poitant ureas of ground temporality lost are the most encouraging features of the presen' y.tuatlon. Theo sharply dlol.i.guish the present battle from that which besai, or. March -1 and also to tome extent fiom a',1 th other German oiTVnslv cs undertaken this tear Von Hutier, In spite of ills tre. nier.diiut losses, ban not i racked Com piegne nor haa he established the Go nial! Ini" along tile Iiit twenty nrles uf the AlNiie to where .1 intrrs the O s. My his advance to K'.ln-5un lie i om pelled the French to w-ithdiavv fiom the Xoyon eallert, iUvlng uj) the important wood on the plateau a' f'ar'epont but the Fiemh still ate holu.n a strong line north of the Alsne Object uf Present Tliriiti. ! It was in tho hope of Hanging tb.s po Ulllon that the thru', now held up mi l"'e Fontenoy-Kongporn road was launched. It alto was Intended to en able the German foues which have been lighting dno .luno '.' to force a wav through Villers Cottcrets forest ;o t-irii that position fiom the mil III. 1'p to th present time the Get mans have been no moru successful than they went to Un southward, or still further to the south, between ''hatiau Thierry and Chezv . where tho American Iroops again sinasned a heavy utiacK dlieotcd iinalnst . t'aeii lints between lloureschf s and lJclleati v ood. The mllitmy epe t of the i:icnmo .s'tdfi'Viml says- "Sinci 11. e new offen sive began on June 'i me German have used no less than t.venty dlvilori. be tween 200,000 and 2SO.O00 men. Iden tified among these atu men ftom I'rlnce. Ituppr I'cht'- arm, it mu' not be as sumed however, that any large part nf I'.upprei bl'ii division havo been drawn upon Theie Is ever) leisnn to bcllevn that tiio main tiservcs under ii - com mand me still Intact. sir Mile III l ite Umjs. uf cnn'-ideration : le may , ntlnue hit attncl.H In the direction of Dans nr he ma; iii tuck with the hope nf dividing the .llie. It Is conslilt red quits pot bible that either of the efforts whlcl. he 'I 111