ElIEfllEf JO/EES 10 RIVER
8UT FAIL 10 EFFECI GROSSING
With the French Armies, June 3.
—Fgibting their way along the
Marne the Germana haw
reached a point to the west of Cha
teau Thierry. The French hold
tie western portion of the city.
On the eastern side of the Cham
p&igne salient the Germans suc
ceeded in crossing hte Rheims-Do —
mans road a short distance south
of Clizy, Vialasne and IveHentei^
tardpois.
From every point alons the <>0
mile battle front between Kheims
and Soissons streams of refugees
&re rruring down the roads leading
to the central portion of France.
Repeated aaj determined at
tempts yesterday afternoon by the
Germans to cross the Marne river
have met with a vigorous resistance,
and' a'ter Battling for a number of
houts the enemy troops making the
attempt retired from the river bank.
The American troops are reaching
useful positions in the battle are:
and these troops display a moe-t ar
dent desire to share in the present
great oattle with their Euorpean
comrades.
The British a no French troops are
still holding Rheiuis although the
Germans continue to develop their
drive down the And<re ■valley in an
effort to encirole the fity from the
southwest. The battle is reported
thii morning to be progressing over
a 75 mHe front extending from
»:helms to Noyau.
i^ate reports received toduy at
headquarters 6tate that on the
Alarne the French are Btill solidly
holdini bridgehead, passage across
the Marne. As a reult of this deter*
mined resistance the enemy have
apparently withdrawn from the edge
of the river Dank back onto the
plateau above the river valley
"here they are now seeking
to advance to the westward.
Paris, Sunday.—The French war
office today announced' that the
Germans continue to exert a trem
endous pressure against the Allied
line along the Alsne and Marne
front, striving desperately to
wid*en their salient while at the
same time pushing forward oa the
Mat no river. They have reached
I tlie northern, bank of the Marne
, between Charteves and Joufigonne,
and now stand' np on the battle
j f'el where they were defeated de
risively In .September. 1914.
I The French mad* counter at"
tacks on the Germans in the re
gion of Solssons and drove back
masses of the enemy tiv>ops, and by
attacks on. a lin« between Chaudun
! aud' Veerzy gained ground every
where, taking several hundred pris
oners.
Tne German line stretches out
over 13 miles ale.ng the Marne but
the enemy is not strong In numbers,
aud at no one place has he effected
a crossing ol tha rtw.
p.irU, Monday.—French ' troops
during the night counter attacked
the wnole front of the German line
between Ourcqu and the Marne river
and made appreciable advances; at
several points. Many prisoners
jvere taken.
Washington, June 3. — Members
of the Senate Military committee
held a conference 'with the war de
partment and were told by Genera!
March, acting chief of Btaff, that
the opinion here is that the Ger
man have reached their objective on
the Marue, and that th-sy will prob- j
ably now dig in and prepare for
tneir drive upon Paris which) wil
ce made at some later date.
The senators wene told by General
March that with the Germans wiithin
forty-five miles of Paris the »itua
tiou is very eerious a»d> they were
advised of the dangers that con
fronted the Allies.
London, June 3. — A correspond
ent of the wireless press today wire
lessed that although tho fighting
has been severe op the Aisne front,
particularly between the Oise and
the Marae rivers there had been
no pronounced change in the situ
ation. The main pressure of the
cnumy is still directed westward
where he isr still trying to widen his
flanks In the direction of the forest
at Villere Qotterems.
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GERMAN SUBMARINES SINK
MANY AMERICAN SHIPS
OFF JERSEY COAST
i
New York, June 3.—Reports were
received in this city early this morn
| ing that a German submarine last
night and early this morning hwd
sunk one steamship and two steam
schooners and several other vessels
off the coast of New] Jersey.
One reoprt that was received
stated that fifteea vessels bad' Deen
torpedoed.
The reports caused the wildest
excitement all "Jong th« Atlantic
coast towns and seaports.
The crew! of the sailing ship Ed
ward H. Cole, whiich as torpedoed
' by a Herman submarine Sunday af
ternoon while 75 miles off the coast
uj New Jersey, almost directly off
from Highland have been, landed.
They state that the vessel was
sunk shortly after they we're no
tified to lower away the life boats.
By authority of the government
the, departure of all ships from
Atlantic ports "was barred this morn
Us:.
Washington, June 3.—The Navy
department has been, advised that
three American schooners have beeu
sunk off the Atlantic coast by Gwr:
ii.au submarines.
New York, Monday.—Survivors of
the Cole Bay that there were two
large submarines and that they were
given ten minutes in which to lower
the boats before the ship was su>nk.
WOMEN TRAMPLED
UNDER FOOT IN* SCARE
Manheim, Germany, Monday. —
Eignteeji women were "trampled to
death in a factory here as a result
of a false alarm sent out that Brit"
ish aeroplanes were making- a raid
on the city.
Sir. and Mrs. Brazen were depart
ing passengers on. the Princess last
night. Mr. Brazen has been con
nected- witn the W. P. clerical force
lor several months past.
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New York, Monday. — Word, has
] beeu received here thla afternoon I
j that the steamer Caroline, with: 250
passengers on board waa being >
I shelled by a submarine. The report
(was received by the New York
! and Porto Rico Steamship company,
I .bo own the ship mentioned.
Tha Caroline is enroute here
'from Porto Rico.
Boston, Monday.—This port has
been closed against all outgoing
ships by order of the government
' on account of submarine menace
I Washington, June 3.—The re
| ports thus far received by the Unit*
ed States Navy department say 60
far thnt no lives have been, lost
through the operations of the sub
marine on the Atlantic coasit. The
ciews of three vessels that were tor
! pedood forty miles off Barnegat,
I New Jersey were rescued by the
j steamship Bristol.
Belfast, Monday. — Twelve shir?
j out of a ffshlng fleet of forty
| vessels were sunk yesterday by a
| S&nnan submarine operating- off
thp coast of Ireland. The oomlmand
I or of the 6ubmarino ordered. the
I fishermen to take to their boat
and row ashore. After this was
. done the twelve craft were sunk.
I No lives wero lost.
I SWEDEN* TURNS OVER MANY
SHIPS TO UNITED STATES
Washington, June 3.—A deal was
! consummated Saturday whereby
| Sweden turned' over to the United
Slates four hundred thousand tons
j of shipping. The terms of tne
| transfer were strictly a commercial
j agreement.
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i Hl'N CROWN PRINCE
NOW GRAND COMMANDER
Amsterdam, June 3.—Emperor x
William bestowed upon the Crown
Prince tho title of Grand Command^
er o: the House of Holienzollern
Saturday afternoon.
Si'ATE OP SIEGE IS
DECLARED IX MOSCOW
London, June 3.—According to a
telegram received by the British,
V.ar Office this morning, a state of
siege has he en declared in the city
o* Moscow.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
AMERICAN' CASUALTIES
Washington, June 3. — The
casualties for Saturday; and Sunday]
as reported by the War Office to
day eive thie names of 93 Americans
in France, sixteen of whom were
killed or died of wounds, 48 wound"
ert and 29 missing.
BIG GUN STILL
BOMBS FRENCH CAPITAL
Paris, Monday. — The long range
bombardment of thlsi city by the
j Germans was resumed this morning,
j The largest number of casualties In
any one day day duej to the bom
bardment of the long Tange £ua
was last Thursday wben eighteen
poisons were either lcllled' or pe_
Tertly wounded.
Archdeacon Whlttatoer, wife and
tw0 children were arrivals up on
the Princess and Wiere Passengers
for Wnitehorpe tita morning. ^
lEfflU BATTLESHIPS ARE
GIVEN IDE POSTS OF H010R
New York, Monday.—In an ad ,
drres3 made by Rear Admiral Albert'
Gleaves of the United) St&tea navy
last night he safcd that the United |
State* Ms a large number of first |
cider battleships "preparing iide by j
s^e with, the hiug.fi battleships of
Great Britain for an engagement on |
the hiKh eeaa which Is expected to
occur at any time with the German,!
fleet.
"I ami going beyond the bordter
lines of secrecy," said Admiral
Gle&ves, "when I Bay that a few
daye ago there came the alarm to
the heads of the British navy that
German battleahlps were about to
come out for the long expected en
gagement on the high seas. I am
in possession of informatoin In
which It Is stated definitely that
the British navy heads have given,
first class American battleship* the
posts o£ honbr In the preparation
for the attack."
BELIEVES WORK ON GOVERNMENT
RAIL ROAD WILL BE CON WED
Seattle, Jane 3.—Chairman Eades
ot the Alaska Railway Commission
arrived, in this city Simday morn
ing from. Washington enrouto to
his headquartars at Anchorage. He
will sail from this city 011 one of
the -first phips leaving for South
western Alaska.
In speaking of the prospects f
the season's work, ChAirniAn Eades
stated that he believed that the
appropriation asked' for the coa"
tiauance o£ the work o nthe Alaska
railroad woul-d pass congress withia
the next twio weeks, and that the
coastruciton work on th« govern
ment railroad) 'jtouM be limitadjonly
by the number ot avaiiale mea
in the district.
IHIBN LOSSES
FOR Uir ARE
OEM- j
London, June 3.—The British
casualties for the month, of May
was made public today by the
war office and the tol#l number of
casnaltes to British troops is given
at 166,000. f
Tae total number of fatuities is
given at 22,000.
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Seattle, June 3. — Tttte sum of
$.7,600 cash, along with, other en
eir* alien property, has been seized
as enemy alien property which was
left by Samuel Blum Co Oora Bluia
01 Berlin. <4i j
This mo<ney was left by Blumi by
the temrs of a will which h« had
executed just prior to hta death,
and was disclosed at th<e time his
wi" was entered lor probate In
accordance with the action of the
g >yt-rnmeni in seizing ajfcen enemy
property in King. ■ couroty this
was among the list of property
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