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Havre de Grace, Md., June 7.
Leonard Price, 26 years old, of
Churchill, Maryland, a d-eserter
from Camp Lee, was shot and killed
thi# morning while attempting to
escape from the guard house where
ne was confined.
AGEN!!i SEIZE
ION RECORDS
New York. June 7. — Following
four weeks of secret investigation,
federal agents raided th-e Tebo
Yacht Basin company and Todd
Shipyards corporation, plants in
Brooklyn this morning and seized a
tOQ of records of th-e work now be
ing cart led on u£on contracts with
the United States government.
Leo Bosoff the Russian who was
fousd ?uilty of assault WedJiesday
was brought to trial yesterday in V.
S Commissioners court, charged
with importing and' having m. his
possession opium and was again
found guilty. ■ Wm
This afternoon he was brought be
fore Judge Hasmuson for sentence,
and th» United States commissioner
imposed the maximum sentence of
1 year, 2 months and 5 dP-ys in the
federal jai! for the crime ■>{ * *
sault ai d 1 year for the crime of
importing and having in his posses
sion opium-, the last sentence to be
cumulative to the one for assault
At ne time of going to press Mr.
ohaw rtated that -»e hai*- receive!
no .advice as to the arrhrt of t--t>
Northwestern at Juneau and' that
the Jefferson had been reported out
of Wracgell at 8 o'olock this morn
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ITALIAN CHILDREN GIVE BRITISH TOMMIES A PARTY
Next to fighting;. making mends is the chief accomplishment of tbe British Tommies. In Italy, where they have
gone to help the Italians smash the Boche, they have marie a great hit with the kiddles. So fond have the children
become of the British soldiers that they tlock around thein at every opportunity. In this British official photograph
a lively group of Italian kiddles Is shown entertaining the Tommies at a party."
! foul Sector May Become Active
Parte, Friday. — Advice re
ceived this morning by the French
I War Office from the Field Head
! quarters in the Toul sector report
that from observations made by
a©rial observers there is a lieavy
train movement on the part of the
Germans behind the lines in the di
rection St. Mihlel. What signifi
cance this movement may have is
not stated.
American Marines Drive Enemy
Back
' Wil.h, American Army in Pieardy,
Friday. — American marines attack:
ed the German position on their
, right wing in the Chateau Thierry
t sector and made an advance of
: three and one half kilometers (1.97
mile) on a front extendln-g for four
kilometers (2.48 miles).
At the same time that the Amer
1 ican marines attacked on the right,
French troops attacked the enemy
on his left vlng and took 160
prisoners.
J Tha Americans captured 100
prisoners in their operations.
French Troops Drive Enemy Back And
Recapture Lost Positions—British
Take-Points They Go After
American Marines Make Double
Play
\Yith American Forces on M&rne,
Friday — American marines began
their second- attack on the German
lines this morning and after a sharp
battle captured the Village oC Torcy.
They drove hteir way through the
village and On through Into Douros
ches, northwest of Chateau Thierry.
They are holding Torcy in the
face of repeated counter attacks
and are pushing the Germans back
through the streets of Bouresches.
Thg American plan <Md not in
clude the taking of Torcy, but when
the marines drove the enemy out of
the positions they were ordered io
attack they swept into it and drove*
the Boches out. Although the
Huns have made several determined1
counter attacks against thee ma
rines, they are holding firm.
One point which was in the line
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of the American objective has not
as yet been reached. This ia on
the right lino of the forward at
tacking movement in -the Belleau
wood. Here the enemy is making a
hard' stand and the fiercest fight
ing in tne attack is still continuing.
Huns Floe From Yankee Bayonets
Loudon, Friday.—According to
the report of the attack made
against the Germans by the Ameri
can marines the Daily Mail cor
respondent with the American army
in France, says that the Ger
man xtroops fled before the bay
onets of the Americans in the ac
tion between Veuilly and.Torcy, and
that the number of prisoners taken
by the Americans will react nearly
I-Veaith Begin To Retrieve Lasses
Paris, Friday. — The War Office
announcement says that the Frenct
: took Vinly and the woods to the
' east of Nuillyapoterfe station, and
also have taken the northern, bor
! der of that village, north of the
J Aisne.
The French, troops took Lepont
! and West Fontenoy south, of the
Ais,ne.
The French positions were
rectified east of Ambleny and west
of Chateau ThlSTry.
By a sharp attack French troop*
gained Hill 204 between the
an d« Rheims.
British troops retook Bligny, In'
Dieting heavy losses.
■a»
North of Montdidier ani wesl
of Noyon, French troops took prla
oners in raids made oa the enemy".
DIPLOMACY MIGHT
HAVE SAVED THE
SLAV SITUATION
London, June 7.—If there had
been in England 200 educated! men
who knew the Russian, language, thfl
deba-cle on the Eastern front, ac
cording to Herbart A. L. Fisher,
minister of education, might have
been prevented. Mr. Fisher made
this statement to the QommerciaL
Committee of the House of Common^
adding: "Wherever there was an,
Englishman in Russia who BPoke
the language, Jie had. public opin
ion with him, but the British. Gov
ernment could find none to 6end) otf^
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! Paris, Friday, — Moat of the
! German political parties tare agreed!
upon the. deaLrahillty of Germtny of
fering peace terms to the Allien. I
The Echo d<e Paris in today'* edl;
tion declared that the German chan
cellor, Von Hertllnj, will make *
most sensational speech la the Ger
maa Reichstag at Berlin at an early
date.
BRITISH STEAMSHIP HARPATHIAN
TORPEDOED OFF VIRGINIA CAPES
; « ui . ..
Washington, June 7.—Tie British
steamship Harpathian. I9 reported
as. having been torpedoed. 100 Biles
off Virginia Capes.
It is believed that the Harpathian
wag sunk by a submarine supply
ship which waq disguised. as a neu
tral trader, and was sighted Id that
vicinity on May 25. :
PRINCETON SCHOOL
WIL1I1 EH MIUTABY
ooijLege soon?
Princeton, N. J., June 7. — After
having sent 3,322 undergraduates,
alumni, faculty members, trustees
and otner official* to the jrar,
Princeton University on June 24
next will become a, "military col
lege." A three year course of
training and Instruction: approved
by the General Staff of the United
States Army will on that day be to"
aug^urated and every student Will
bo under Btirict military discipline
and eat and sleep like solder* In
barracks instead: of their more com
fortable dormitories.
For months. Princeton University
has taken on the aspect of a train
ing camp for here more than 700
men from atl part# the country,
students in the Government School
of Aeronautics, have been coached
in the theory of flying preparatory
to being sent to Mineola .Penaacola,
San Diego and' other aviation cen
ters. . j 1
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ARE REPORTED
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Washington, June 7. — General
Pershing reported froin France fort;
| eight casualties to American troop«
j during the past twenty four hours,
twenty nine having either been kill'
ed In action or died from wounds,
six wounded and thirteen missing.
| ■ ' - | — » ■
* New York, June 7.—A French'
; armed, merchant shlo arriving la
thia nort today reported baring en
countered a submarine off the Vir
ginia capes, and that she had •
fight with the diver, which too*
place a short distance outside the
capes. - ■ 4
TO RECLASSIFY
REGISTRANTS
Washington, June 7. — Provoet
Marshal General Grower has order
ed a genersc revision of the classi
fications under the selective «er*
vice set, which was t>egun today*.
The govemore of all the states
were today telegraphed to ordering
them to make investigations to de
termine the reason for the caall
numDer of registrants! In class one
in some localities.
STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY
general concerning
AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATION
1 Washington.—The Department ot
Justice authorizes the following:
On being asked* in what) way Cola.
W. S. W&ldron, R. L. Montgonwffy,
and Edward A. Deeds, of the S»ig*
nal Corps, who were on Tuesday or*
dered' to report to him, would co
operate and assist la the pending
aircraft investigation, the Attorney
General replied:
"We will seek and obtain full
information with respect to alt trans,
factions in connection with aircraft
r production, but is must be distinctly
understood that no person concern
ed in any transaction, under in*
quiry will be permitted to hav« any
part in the conduct of the investi
gation." SsMM
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