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THE CHATTANOOGA NEWS
VOL XXX. NO. 329
HOME EDITION
CHATTANOOGA, TKN.V, SATURDAY UVUMNU, L'LV 13, 11)1
PRICE: THREE CENTS
UoilvarM My uarners
!.! Ctuu t Weal.
1,100,000 u. s.
TROOPSABROAD
Gen. March, Chief of Staff, An
nounces Latest Figures
on Transportation.
THREE COMPLETE CORPS
No Let-Up Whatever, July See
ing Previous Record in Ship
ment Maintained.
(Associated Prut.)
Washington, July 18 The numner
of American troopB overseas and en
route on shipboard has passed the
1,100,000 mark. Gen. March, chief of
staff, told senate military committee
members today. This represents an
Increase of more than 90,000 since last
week.
Three army corps of from 225,000 to
250.000 men each have been definitely
organized from American divisions in
France, Gen. March announced today
at the weekly conference with news
paper men.
Maj.-Gen. Hunter Liggett, com
manding the Korty-tirst (Sunset) di
vision, national guards, has been de
tailed as temporary commander of tho
First army corps. Commanders for
the Second ami Third have not yet
been designated.
Gen. March had little to say regard
ing the military situation in Fiance.
but stated that the shipment of troops
was proceeding without any let-up
wnaievor, the same rate being main-
tained for July as for previous months.
In announcing the organization of
the army corps Gen. March showed
that live regular divisions, nine na
tional guard and four national army
divisions have been used to make up
the three corps.
Personnel of Corps.
The FinM armv corps comprises the
following First division regulars, com
manded by Maj.-Gen. Robert L. Bill
iard; Second division, regulars, Ma.i.
Gen. Omar Bundy; Twenty-sixth na
tional guard, Maj.-Gen. Clarence R.
Kdwards: Forty-second national guard
Rainbow), Charles T. Monitor; Forty
first national guard (Sunset), Maj.
Gen. Hunter I,iggett: Thirty-second
national guard (Michigan and Wiscon
sin troops), Maj.-Gen. V. G. Brian.
Second corps. Seventy-seventh na
tional army (New York troopsi. Maj.
Gen. George B. Duncan; Thirty-fifth
national guard (Kansas and Missouri
troops), Mat. -Gen. William M.Wright;
Eighty-second i national army (Ala
bama, Georgia and Tennessee). Maj.
Oen. William E. Burnham; Thirtieth
national guard (Tennessee, North Car
olina, South Carolina and District of
Columbia troops). Maj.-Gen; George
W. Read: Twenty-eighth national
guard (Pennsylvania troops), Maj.
Gen. C. H. Mulr: Fourth division, reg
ulars. Mal.-Gen. George H. Cameron
Third corps: Third division, regu
lars. Maj.-Gen. JAseph E. Dickman:
Fifth regulars. Maj.-Gen. John K. Mc
Mahon: Seventy-eighth national army
(Delaware and New York troops),
Mat-Gen. J. M. McRae; Eightieth
division, Msi.-Gen. Adelbert C. Kronk
hite; Thirtv-third national guard (Illi
nois troops). Maj.-Gen. George Bell,
Jr.: Twentv-seventh national guard
(New York troops), Maj.-Gen. John F.
O'Ryan.
Striking Gains in Balkans.
Activities along the various fronts
have been of minor character during
the last week. Gen. Jlarcn saia. ine
process or small raias aiong me
French line have been continued with
practically unvaried success for the
allies.
The most striking advance has been
In Albania, where, aided by British
and Italian monitors operating from
the sea, a general advance over a
crescent-shaped sector of 80 miles'
length has been madi, the advance be
22 miles at Its deepest point. The
former crescent . Into the allied line
there has been wiped out and a
straight front substituted
JhSwTS out largely
hv Italian troops, ucn .via run saiu. uui
they were assisted on the right flank j Port of orphans of the French sol
MW WW v. - AtMm l-nmm ttoes of nrnmlnent wom-
bv the French.
Gen. March said no official reports
attempting to explain the delay In the
German offensive has reached the war
department. He indicated his own
opinion however that the time that
has now elapsed since the last German
drive is not greater than would have
been necessary to prepare adequately
for an assault of the scope of that
which tho Germans are believed to be for the fatherless children of France,
contemplating. who are selling tiny French trl-colors
The fact that American forces are to aid the war orphans in celebration
being rapidly shipped to France is Df the French independence day. Spe-res-arrted
as nossiblv'the reason for ! ini mnnn on the fall of the bas-
even more extensive preparations.
AMERICAN AVIATOR
KILLED IN FRANCE
Lieut. Lewis Ewingr, Johns Hop
kins Athlete and Society Man,
Pays Supreme Sacrifice.
(International News Service.)
Baltimore, July 13. First Lieuten
ant Lewis Ewing, of the aviation
corps, Johns Hopkins athletic and so
cietv man of Baltimore, has been killed
in France. No details are given, xne
news was cabled here by Lieut. Geo.
W. Ewing, Jr.. a brother, and also a
member of the aviation corps In
France. The dead American flyer was
the son of Mr. George Ewing, of the
Green Spring valley. He. received his
early education at Westminster school.
Connectlcutt, and later entered Hop
kins. He enlisted last June.
OWNERS OF I DL'
LANDS
1 CUT-OVE"
OOL HCLDINGS
Memphis, July 13. Tooling of their
holdlnss by owners of the Idle cut
over lands the formation of an or
ganisation to underwrite loans from
the federal farm loan bank and de
velopment, communities, to 1 lilch
farmers from congested (Is;. Is could
be drnvn, was S"gi i by V'ilMam
S. Mitchell, former treasurer of the
Federal Land bank of St. T ulr, In an
address at the. seml-annunl meeting
Of nuthri-n Alluvial Ian-' associa
tion.
A committee was appointed in
vestUule 'lie olun. .
?S!SFRENCH TROOPS PUSH ADVANCE
hi VLiUuuitniivii
Many American Cities Com
memorate Fall of the
Bastile.
FUND FOR WAR ORPHANS
Raised in Mississippi and Ala
bama Nashville Honors
French Republic.
(Associated Tress.)
New fork, July 1J. The celebration
of Bastile day in New York city to
morrow will he marked by what Is
expected to be one of the most elab
orate flight demonstrations ever staged
In the sky over an American city un
der the direction of the French avia
tor, Capt. O. J. Polriven. Airplanes
of several nations allied In the war
will fly over the city In squadron for
mation, hovering over each point at
which exorcises are being held.
In churches throughout the city the
day will be observed by special prayers
and religious societies have notified
the local committee of their plans for
special services. Department stores
are requested by the committee and
other business Aims to co-operate Jy
arranging special demonstrations.
Telegrams received by Owen John
son, chairman of the national commit
tee, tell how the whole country, from
Maine to California, is nrenartne to ob
serve the holiday tomorrow. From!
nearly 2nn rltles have come requests
mi speakers di naunnui proniinenre.
j and. so far as possible, every request
B "fing mn
The military pageant, which will be
a feature of the monster Bastile day
mass meeting In Midison Square Gar
den tomorrow night, will be, accord
ing lo members of the committee, an
allied tribute to France. Capt. Edward
Whitwoll. of the British recruiting
mission, the originator of the idea, of
the spectacle. Is In charge of Its stag
ing and presentation and has obtained
for It the services of nearly 2.000 allied
soldiers, sailors and marines in graphic
form.
Wire From Baker.
(Associated Tress.)
Nashville. July 13. In honor of the
French republic, Nashville today Is
celebrating the annlvcrsay of the 'ak
ing of the rastile. The celebrntii n
Is under the auspices of the fatherless
children of France society.
"Any action which ties more closely
together the hearts of the French and
American people." Secretary Newton
D. Baker, has wired the society, "has
the Interest and sympathy of the war
department."
The city Is decorated with French
and American flags. Tonight a spec
tacular parade will be given, followed
by tableaux on capitol hill. In which
notables In Frtneh history will be
impersonated by Nashville society
women.
Camp Shelby's Plant.
(Associated Prefe.)
Hattiesburg. Miss., July IS. The
day of independence for the French,
commemorating the fall of the bas
tile. July 14, will be appropriately
celebrated by khaki -garbed men at
Camp Shelby Sunday.
French flags will be run up an over
camp and regimental bands
will
march up and down the company
streets at reveille playing "La Mar
seillaise" and other French favorite
iairs.
Lectures
bv various chaplains will
be given at the Knights of Columbus
i hall Not. 1 and ann at an me i. m.
C. A. headquarters. The services will
begin at 8 o'clock Sunday night,
j A field mass will be held Sunday
! morning at 1 o'clock and Sunday eve
i nlng at Knights of Columbus halls
! Nos. 1 and 2 In honor of Frence's In
I dependence day.
"Tag Day" in Mobile.
(Associated Press.)
Mobile. Ala.. Julq 13. Mobile Is to
'day celebrating the fall of the .bastile
- --- --- - - -
en were on the streets all day pushing
the sale of tags, and it Is expected a
neat sum will be realized. French
flags were conspicuously displayed.
Selling Tiny Tri-Color.
(Associated Press.)
Jackson, Miss., July 13. Jackson
NivoBts are filled today with workers
tile will be preached in several local
churches tomorrow.
UKRAINIA NOW JUST
MANY SMALL STATES
(Newspaper Enterprise Association.)
London. The new "Independent state"
of Ukrainia is breaking up into small
states. Just as Russia disintegrated after
the bolsheviki came into power.
Ukrainian villages are now virtually in
dependent republics, held by only the
slenderest threads to the central govern
ment at Kiev.
The newest political party is the
"boslakl" llteray "the barefooted."
The whoe country Is deprived of
mais. The peasant communities refuse
to have anything to do witn any agency
of the "rada" the Kiev government
It is difficult to find officials who speak
Ukrainian, because most of the people
who have any education at all went to
Russian schools and learned that tongue,
forgetting the Ukrainian language, which
survives aa peasant speech.
The landowners and reactionaries prac
tically all speak Russian or Polish. A in
Great Russia after the bolshevik revolu
tion, there are not enough real leaders
among the common people to prevent an
archy that plays into German hands.
The foregoing Information Is taken
from Polish newspapers of Cracow, the
CSSS and the Nowa Reforma. smuggled
through Germany and Holland.
TWO NEW FRENCH
ACES HAVE APPEARED
(Associated Press.)
Paris, July 13. The. appearance of
two new French aces. Second Lieuten
ants Bourgade and Nogues, Is an
nounced by the newspapers. Each
aviator has gained ten victories.
The thirty-eighth aerial victory of
' U..1 1 NiHLvaaaar aJan ia annnnnmui
. s nmn n An ti t . irv p ir 4 nrv rvnrvmiT
ALLIED RAIDING
TACTICSSUCCEED
English and Australian Troops
Take Prisoners and Guns
in Two Sectors.
GERMAN ATTACK DEFEATED
In Flanders Minor Operations
Undertaken in Picardy
With Gains.
(International News Service.)
London, July 13. Sucessful raiding
operations by the British on both the
Flanders and Picardy fronts were re
ported by the tsar office today. Eug
lish and Australian troops took part.
In the sector of Vleux-Berquln and
Merrls ninety-six prisoners were
taken
Twenty-two more wero cap-
: tllrp(1 in ,,,,, Han)ci sctor.
A number
of machine guns were captured.
A German raiding party, which ad
vanced upon the British line in
Flanders in the Meteren sector, was
repulsed. The German artillery de
veloped activity during the night on
the Flanders front and opposite Beau
mont - Hamel.
Raids Succeed North Avr.
(Associated Press.)
Paris, Jul 13. In n' operation car
ried out last night on the front be
tween Montdidier and the Oils tho
French pushed their advanced posts
forward a distance of approximately
500 yards in tho vicinity of the Porto
farm, tho war office announced today.
(The Porte farm is In the vicinity
of Antheull, northwest, of Complegn.
This farm, together with the Logee
farm, near by, Was captured by tho
French In a local operation on the
evening of July 8.)
The statement readsr
Between Montdidier and the- Olse
the French In the course of the night
advanced their forward posts 500 me
ters In the region of the Porte farm.
Several raids were carried out by
French troops north of the Avre
(southeast of Amiens) In the rei-ion
Of the Olse. on the Marne and In the
Champagne, resulting in the taking of
prisoners."
The statement follows:
"Yesterday English and Australian
troops again carried out, successful
minor enterprises In the neighborhood
of Vleux, Berquln and Merrls, raptur-
ine ninetv-slv nrixnnpr. and n fw
I machine guns. Our casualties in the
operations of the past two days In this
sector have been exceptionally light.
"During the night a party of Eng
lish troops raided the German trenches
north of Hamel and brought back
twenty-two prisoners.
"A raid attempted by the enemy
north of Meteren was repulsed.
"The hostile artillery has been ac
tive opposite Beaumont Hamel and in
the Strazeele and Locre sectors,"
BERLIN REPORTS FIVE
U. S. PLANES BAGGED
American Squadron Which At
tempted Bombardment Co
blenz Suffered Loss.
Berlin, via London. Friday, July 1?.
All six of the Am -ican airplanes
which attempted to bombard Coblenz
yesterday have fallen I nto Qerman
hands. The capture of Ave was re
ported yesterday and an official re
port, Issued today, said that, the one
remaining machine had been shot
down.
The communication follows:
"The sixth airplane of the Ameri
can squadron which attempted to fly
to Coblenz, as reported yesterday, has
fanen into our hands, after being .hot
down.
"On the battle front the artillery
activity revived yesterday evening
and increased during the night to vio
lent surprise attacks on battle posi
tions and regions behind the front.
Southwest of Ypri-s and Bailleul and
north of Albert, string thrusts and
frequent reconnaissances launched by !
the enemy were repulr ,rd. Between !
the Alsne and the Marne the activity
on the part of the French continued
lively. We captured prisoners in fore-
eld engagements at the forest or
Villers-Cotterets. In the re,;ion of
Rhelms we drove back enemy recon
noitering thrusts."
Operations of Importer
Will Be Fully Investigated,
(International News Service.)
Paris, July 13. A French commis
Ston has been sent to England, It was
learned today, to Investigate the na-1
ture of the operations carried on by
Jacob Stern, German-American im
porter, who is accused of holding com
mercial relations with the enemy.
Stern was formerly a resident
New York city.
BRITISH LOSSES DURING
WEEK DECREASE 2,425
(Associated Press.)
London, July 13. British
casualties reported In the week
today totaled 14.911 officers
men, compared with the aggre
gate of 17,336 In the previous
week.
mib fURWARU DUU-iARU
ITALIANS FIGHT
RECOVERY OF
Offensive in Albania to Be Ex
tended to Aegean Teutons
Must Weaken Italian Front.
London The Franro-Itsllan drive In
Albania and Macedonia is now occupy
ing the attention of military critics to
the exclusion of the awaited offensive
on the western front.
It Is the general belief that the of
fensive Is more than a series of small
attacks that It Is, In fact, the liegin
nlng of an allied campaign for the re
demption of Serbia.
The fighting since the drive began
on Monday has been done jnnstly by
the Italians, on the western end of the
battle line stretching from the Adriatic
to the Aegenn seas. It Is expected,
however, that within the next tew days
the allies will extend the scope of their
offensive to the eaBt, and the Serbian,
Fiench and British troops holding the
line between Monastlr and Salonlkl will
attack the Bulgarians In force.
Monastlr has boon held by the little
Serbian army since It was recaptured
in 19111. The strongest positions held
by the Austrlnna are Just north of tho
I city and about. Lake Dolran.
Albania to Bo Cleared.
The allied campaign has been 41
; reeled first towards clearing Albania
of the Austrlans, driving them back
toward the Serbian border. When this
Is accomplished the Teutons will be
subjected to Increased pressure op
posite Monastlr and on their right
wing along the Serbian border.
This will force a retirement along a
line of more than 200 miles, and, If
pressed by the allies, will compel the
Austrlans and Bulgtl Inns to fall back
along the whole front.
The offensive has been pressed with
the same vigor that marked the Ital
ian counter attacks in Venetla last
month. An Albanian army, under Es
sad Pasha, has given valuable aid to
the Italians because of its Intimate
knowledge of the difficult country.
Austrian Lino Waak.
Tho center of the. ltne Is held by
Montenegrins, Serbians and French
troops, while the British, aided by
Greek detachment, are holding the
right, flank toward the Aegean.
The rapidity with which tho Aus
trian fell back along the River Bernini
before the Initial advance Indicate
that their line was thinly held, prob
ably having been weakened by mov
ing troops to the Italian front for the
recent offensive there.
The allies have taken advnntAe of
this fact, as It was expected they
would. A continuation of the drive
win roree Austria and Germany to
j withdraw troops from France and Italy
to reinforce their armies in the Bal-
kans. Bulgaria can he counted on fori1" UKraine against ine uermans, mm
M.A ri.,1- r . i - , - .. .. ...i rlinr in nrtvfr from COnfldentiS
but little further help, as most of Its
army is already In the line. Turkey
may be called on by the Teutons, how
ever, to help the Huns hold Serbia.
CLAIMS MAYOR GOT
TAKE-OUT IN CONTRACT
(Intornntlonal News Service.)
Augusta. Ga., July 13. A sensation
has been sprung here by a cnmmunlca- I todian, that commercial interests in
tion printed In the Chronicle, signed Germany have been guilty of subter
by T. O. Brown & Son. In which the fuge in the purported sale of German-
1 statement is mnde that this firm nf
Camp Haneork contractor paid $31 -
S4.03 of the money they recehed for
constructing the camp to Mayor J. R.
Littleton, though Mayor Littleton and
no one else, had a sub-contract on the
camp work. Mayor Littleton, the
statement says, in the transaction was
Known as the firm of Clark, Grler &
Ho.
Brown X- Son. over their signature,
say that at first when It was the in
formation that a wood camp was to be
put. here, they went in with all Au
gusta contractors to get the work on
the theory that no one nf the An.
I gusta. firms would be able to finance
I the undertaking. Later when It be-
came known that a tent camp had
been deeide 1 upon. T. O. Brown A Son
went after the work. They were asked
j In a meeting of the contractor whether
her'on
tractors, They could not then give an
answer, asking delay till next day.
"The reasor. that we could not an
swer hefore that time." they say in
their statement, "was due to a verbal
agreement we had with Mayor James
"'"" representing ' lark, liner
l o- contractors, and we could not
""swer without consulting him,"
ISSUE OF NEW CLOTHING
IS' MATERIALLY REDUCED
(Associated Press.)
Washington. July 13. -Increased per
sonnel and additional shops are planned
by he army quartermaster corps
for esTIarging its activity In salvaging
and repairing clothing and equipment
for the armed forces. An announce
ment today by the war depnment said
during May 7,370,465 pieces of clothing
were handled and the Issue of new
clothing materially reduced.
FAIR, SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM ,
See bim in his
"elt" clothes,
ladies.
He looks grand,
we know In duds
That have fancy
traps and leg-
gins
That excite (It
heart's
w I 1 d I
t huds :
I'm not
no, nor
I've my
without
jealous;
greedy,
troul les
lack;
ICven wars can't last foreve"-.
How'll he look when he comes back?
The weather Fair nd slightly
vi-tirinoi tiiniffht and Sunday.
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The battle front in Macedonia,, where the French and Italians
are driving the Austrian from Albania and will soon force them
back into Serbia.
WAR WORKERS TO BE
TRAINED FOR SERVICE
(International News Service.)
Washington, July II. A complete
organization to supply the require
ment of the government In war labor
has been completed by the orgsnlsa
tlon of six new bureaus of tho de
partment of labor, It was announced
today. The most Important of these
will be the training and dilution bu
reau, which will have charge of the
training of wnr workers In occupa
tions requiring particular skill. Strike,
lockouts and other labor disputes will
be settled through the new bureau ol
labor adjustments.
Working condition within manufac
turing nlants doing war work will he
supervised by the condition of labor
bureau. Other bureau yet to be cre
ated will deal with the varlon prob
lem arising In war labor condition.
Ukrainian Peasants
Wage War on Germans
(International Nawa Service.)
Washington. July 18 Actual trench
warfare Is being waged by peasant of
cording to advices from confidential
sources reaching the state department
today. The peasant have secured
large quantities of ammunition and
many fleld pieces, and the fighting is
described a being brisk.
STOCK Tn TiU n'TtT ERNSTS
EARNED BIG DIVIDENDS
New York. July 11. Suspicion by A
Mitchell Painter, enemy property cus-
owned Chemical enrupany stock in
I America to American interests results
in an inquiry here by Mcrton E. Lewis,
state attorney general.
Btot k which Gorman interests, chiefly
the Gold and Silver Refinery of Frank
fort, Germany, owned before the
United States entered the war In three
allied chemical companies in Amer
ica, have for several years been earn
ing huge dividends. In the face of this
pome .of this stock was sold to Amer
ican Interests at nominal prices far
lower than Is generally shown by the
book value as disclosed by federal ac
countants, according to investigators.
It Is the purpose of the alien property
custodian to learn whether the stock
transferral was merely a deception and
whether this stork is today controlled
by German interests. If this Is proved,
it was Indicated the next step would
ho seizure by Mr. Palmer of the three
American concerns the Roessler and
Kasnlachar OhStnlcal company, of New
York; the Niagara. Electro Chemical
company, Niagara Falls. N. Y.; and the
rerth Amboy Chemical
Perth Amboy, N. J.
company, oi
NORTH CAROLINA HAS
A SEVERN HAILSTORM
Raleigh. N. C July 13. The most
destructive hail storm on record for
this section of the state yesterday
exerted its greatest violence around
Molly Springs, a point sixteen miles
west, of here, doing greatest damage
over an area about eight miles square.
All crops were completely destroyed.
All corn and cotton ere completely
stripped, leaving onl" short stalks
scattered over the fields. The hall
fell to a depth of over ten Inches.
In some places It wa .itifflcient to
impede the progress of trains.
MEWS COMES OF SERIOUS
ILLNESS MRS. R. A. YOUNG
Grandmother of Mrs. Bruce
Crabtree Reported to Be in
Dying Condition.
News was received here Saturday
morning Horn Nashville that Mrs. It.
A. loung, one ot the most prominent
women of that city, was not expected
"to live more than a few hours,
Mrs. Young is the grandmother of
Mrs. 41ruce Crabtree, of Chattanooga,
Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree left during the
'afternoon for Nashville. Mrs. Young
is the widow of Dr. R. A. Young, one
of the most prominent preachers of
miuthcrn methodism.
FOR
SERBIA
INTO SERBIA
BULGARIA
USKUf
Ax.
AMERICANS WIN
HEROCROSSES
Gen. Pershing Pins Medals on
Thirty-two New Eng
land Boys.
DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY
i
Ceremonies Occur in Driving
Rainstorm While Air Throbs
With Booming Guns.
(By Henry G. TVale. International
New Service Staff Correspondent.)
With the American Army at the
Marne, July 12 (night). Thirty-two
members of a New England division
of tho American army were decorated
today by Gen. Pershing with the dl
tlnguished service cross for heroism
In the lighting at Chemin des Dames
i Alsne front) and at Selcheprey
iToul front).
Among the men honored were:
Lieut. Cornelius Beard, Boston.
Mass.; Sers-t. Renj. James. Brookltne.
Mass. ;
Mass.;
Sergt.
Mass.;
Conn.;
Conn. ;
Thomas Jolley. Lawrence.
Francis Hurley, Maiden. Mass.;
James Thornley, Fall River,
Edward L. Dion. Hartford,
Jeremiah Trim, Saybrook,
Leslie Line. New Haven. Conn.;
Sub-Lieut. Ralph M. Bishop. New
Haven. Conn.; Sergt. Eric Olsen. New
Britain, Conn.; Early B. Anderson,
New Haven, Conn.; Charles Guenther,
Worcester. Mass.; J. C. Parent,
WebsW, Mass.; Glenn Hill, Grand
Rapids, Mich.; Sergt. John T. Cour
ney, Waltham, Mass:; Sergt. Leo T.
Jacques, Greenfield, Mass.; Charles
Marino, Greenfield, Mass:; Albert 1'.
Iee, Northampton, Mass.; Kenneths.
Page, Springfield. Mass.: Charles M.
Hodge. Springfield, Mass.; Edward W.
Farrell, Elmer L. Lane, Walter Mc
C'ann, Sub-Lieut. Allen K. Dexter,
Sergt. Joshua Brodhead. Russell lloyx
and Frank Gordon, the last three being
liost humous decorations.
The ceremonies were carried out. in
a driving rainstorm and the air
throbbed with the booming of Kuns on
the nearby battle front. The scene was
near the. field where the Second di
vision was honored on Wednesday.
In the distance near Chateau
Thierry, Vaux and Relleau wood the
sound of the. artillery could be plainly
heard as the coveted medals were
pinned upon the soldiers' tunics.
The American soldiers were .lust I
from the trenches. They wore their j
steel shrapnel helmets, their faces j
were, unsnaven ana tne Krnaki uniforms
were plastered with mud, but they
swept by proudly wi'.h heads erect, as
they were reviewed by their com
mander. The citations mentioned deeds of
bravery at Chemin des Dames in Feb
ruary and March and heroism at
Selcheprey In April.
GERMANY WANTS TO
MAKE HONORABLE PEACE
King Ludwig Declares in Ad-
dress to Bavarians
Fight to End.
Must
(By Agence Radio to the International
News Service.)
Rome, July 13. Advices from a
f.udwlg of Bavaria as saying In an ad
( ierman source today quoted King
dies to a force of recruits:
"Germany Is disposed to make an
honorable peace, hut our enemies turn
up their noses nt our very modest
propositions. We want assurances
that the whole world will not attack
us. and a free road by land and sen.)
K-u ...Mnn. the battle 1
unt'l our
,,w.n,l. . r. thlr fTnl'ts
are In vain."
VON HINDENBURG
REPORTED DEAD
Leath of German Field Marshal
Told Again in Amster
dam Dispatch.
QUARRELED WITH KAISER
Violent Interview on May 16 at
Headquarters at Spa Over
Paris Drive.
(Associated Press)
Amsterdam. July IS. Field
Marshal Von Hindenburg is Head,
according to the newspaper Nou-
II, s. His death is said to have
occurred after a stormy interview
with the German emperor at jrren,t
headquarters at Spa.
The emperor mid the held mar
sha are declared to have had se
rious differences of opinion con
cerning the German offensive to
ward Paris. The lield marshal
died from congestion of the brain.
The riolent interview between
Von Hindenburg and Emperor
William occurred on May 16. Le
Nouvelles says. It was followed
by nn apoleptic stroke which ulti
mately resulted in the field mar
shal's death.
The newspaper says its infor
mation was obtained from "good
sources In the occupied district of
Belgium.'
In file .ast six month there have
been several rumor of the death of
field Marshal Von Hindenburg and
th have been .many reports Tint he
has len in poor health. A dispatch
received in London Friday ffom The
Hague rinoted s Dutch traveler from
Germany as declaring that a report
that the lield mnrnVal was ill and
unable to participate tn the work at
army headquarters hnd spread all over
Germany. German newspaper were
no( permitted to mention the rumor.
The traveler addml that G(n. Luden
dorff, the first quarterrfiaster-genflfsi,
had taken over the Held marshal'
duty a chief oMthe general staff.
Keeping step with reports of the.
fleld marshal's health hav been dis
patches from Germany indicating
that the fleld marshal and the em
peror had had disagreement i
Ing the German offensive movement
In the west. Last In May Field Mar
shal Von Hindenburg was reported
ill with typhoid fever at Strassbutfe)
The fleld marshal on June II was re
ported by the Tribu c of Geneva to
be suffering from an acute nei- ou
j disease
The newspaper declare
I it had learned from reliable gourde
' that hia mr.nrat MntHv . c
,l(tf.cfP(, -,,, ,hflt h, wa, ,.-,,
private sanitarium. It added thatv'
the field marshal had taken 'no re
sponsible part in the offensive qn tho
western front.
Was In Retirement
At the outbreak nt the war Field
Marsha! Von Hinder.ourg was a gen- .
oral in retirement. He was osrdited
with evolving and carrying out the
campaign against the Russian In
East Prussia, which resulted in the
serious Russian defeat at Tannenburg,
for which he was promoted to field
marshal He continued to command
the German forces on the Russian
front until August 30, 1916. when ho
was appointed chief of the general'
staff in succession to G n. Von Fatk
enhayn. When be became chief of the
German general staff. Gen. Luden
dorff. who had acted as his chief of
ntaff on the Russian front, came with
him as his right-hand man with the
title of chief quartermaster-general.
Field-Marshal Paul eneckendorff
und von Hindenburg wa 70 years old
last September -'S. The newspaper Les
Nouvelles, which reports the death
of the German leader. Is a newspa
per In the French language, published
at The Hague.
No Confirmation.
Washington. July 13. Official Wash,
nigton had absolutely no confirmation
today, of Reuter dispatches from Ams
terdam that Field Marshal Von Hin
denburg was dead. The state depart
ment had not heard the report In any
form and It was pointed out that this
was one piece of news which would
have been irushed to Washington by
our representatives In Holland If they
had heen able to confirm it.
The Holland legation lad no word
of confirmation anc" was Inclined to bi
skeptical.
Strikers Enjoined From
Entering Factory Grounds
(International News Service.
Atlanta. July 13 An Injunction has
been issued by Judge John T. Pendle
ton, on the request of the Martel Man
ufacturing com: .ny. of Egan, Ga.. re
straining lead" . of the textile work
ers' union from entering the cotton
rrr'.l grounds, holding meetings there
on or contributing to the continued
inactivity of the Piedmont Cotton
mills.
Because a large number of their em
ployes had iolned the textile workers"
union, the Piedmont Cotton millswere
recently shut down. The company 1
strongly opposed to unions.
SEAMEN COMMENDED
FOR HEROIC ACTION
(International News Service.)
W.iphincron, July 13.-Forls heroin
action In Jumping overboard from the
United .States ship Cambridge on June
27, 191 S. and rescuing from drowning
one of his shipmates, Harry Wm.
Erlcson. seaman, second class, V. S.
naval reserve forces, today was com
mended hv Secretary Daniels. Krlcson
enlisted at F.sst Chester. IN. Y.. Augusn
.11. I H 1 ( . HIS IT'M (11 KIM IX l.nuii.,
Kricson, who lives In Jersey City.