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• Washington, May 4.—Eastern I Penna.: Fair Sunday; Monday! fair, warmer.
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The   only   Sunday   Newspaper Published   in   Luzerne   County.
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1918
£hitered at Wilkes-Banc, Pa., as  Second Class  Mall  Matter.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ERICAN UNIT ALONE IN BATTLE
$15,750,000 IS TOTAL OF LIBERTY SALES
Quota of Five-county District is i Oversubscribed Almost byj Three Million Dollars—! Every City and Town of Lu-1 zerne and Neighboring Dis-1 tricts Earns an Honor Flag  !
SCRANTON POOR SECOND   |
Two and three-rjuarters milUonK of dollars more than was asked from VilkCE-Oarre and th»^ fi\e-county dis¬ trict of Luzerne. Carbon. Wyoming, Bradford and Sullivan has been subs¬ cribed to th<: Third Liberty Loan. Fif-r- ures compiled ut hcadijuurters in this cit)- at niiiluiailit made it so certain that the <juot:i of $13,000,000 had been pushed by over-subseciption to $15,- 7.'>0,000 that preparations were at once made to ^ais^' the district honor-flag over Liberty Ixiaii headquarters and so announce to the publie that northeast¬ ern Pennsylvania had more than an¬ swered the call to .support ot the na¬ tional war program.
The district honor Has is distinct and apart from the community fla^s that have been earned by every city, town • ind hamlet in the live counties. These individual honor flairs are reserved for a future celebration but the necessity of at onci. disbandivm: the official headquarters to mak'3 room for other momentous work of this patriotic re- i-^loii Impelled the decision of raising the district fluj? at once. One of the most satisfacton" elements in t!ie suc¬ cess that has been scored was the an¬ nouncement to hendqiiarters that the s^crant'iii district had been exceeded here by more than two and one-half million uf dollars.
There was no time at headquarters last night to tell the full story of the campaign, l^verybody was tired, very tired, from the strenuous labor of the lont; drag for dollar:^ and especially from tli.^ impulsive dash that had been Klven to the la.-l day for subscriptioiib. Kijf tliertj was piidt in the declaration that not a sinslf, coinmLinity of the nve couiitivs l.tid" failed in tiie desire to uiJd a i^cnfrous oversubscription to the ouotn asslgrii-d by the national of- (IcialL- As .^ result each of the cities ond towns ii-i Wyon'iiifc' \alley will Iiavf t. full and proud share in the gen- Prftl ccli-brai'on that later will boost llio lioiuii flajii- t'l lhe >irec7:efi. Joy   Is  Exprcrced.
Last nieht at X o'cloci:. Liherty Lnjan headquarters was ofiicially imtilled lliat rhe di; trici of which AVilkes- iiarre is the lie.Td had attained its full ouiita Mith a -.rood marjrliE. The word came In u lf!>;,'iain from Ceorge K. Koiily, i-hainnan of tbe advisory coni- m'.tL'.' f<r l'ei)!i„ylvuni:i. Ilendqiiar- l '-s i\rff immediately ."piU for Row- !ey't) Ban'l wliidi wn^ jriving .-i concert (Continued on Page 2)
Oversubscription Sweeps Na¬ tion and America's Debt is $78 Per Unit of Population
GERMANY'S IS $385
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WORLD'S BIGGEST LOANS
N'ation .\ mount
Kngland    $5,096,254,000
Krance     2.811'.681,000
United   States     4.61fi,000.000
Germany     3.600.000.000
Austria    1.500,000.000
Hungary      600.000,000
Italy   945,000.000
Canada     418,000.000
.Vmeriea's third loan, closing at midnight tonight is expected to reach $4,500,000,000.
Mike Meant Well—But—!!
It cost Michael P. Koons of 399 liast Xorihampton street one dollar and some anxious moments to give vent to his patriotic feeling when the last drive toward the Libert Loan goal was launched in Wilkes-Barre. Since his arrest on Public Square, charged wilh interfering in the pro¬ gram staged there. Mr. Koons has given earnest thought to hia own vin¬ dication.   He has summed the matter up in the following verses:
r Michael P. Koons, do hepeby say
That on the night of Liberyt Day
We all were happy and shouting the cry
of "Down the Kaiser-"     I s-wear that's no lie.
A friend of the Kaiser just happened by
Or maybe, perhaps, he's a Germaji spy.
I'll call him a Bull; he struck like a lion, Xext morning I had to pay one dolar flne. But, never the less, I feel good and well; My hope for the KaJser is that he's in hell. So, t)oys. get ready and grab up your guns; We'll down the old Kaiser and all of his Huns.
Tlie world hates the Kaiser and his ugly baboons And none hates him more than Michael P. Koons. We'll go over the top with the good Tankee flag And throw on the dump Kaiser Bill's dirty rag. He's bad medicine l>oys, and we'll put him on tap And scatter him over the whole blooming map.
(Signed) Michael P. Koons-
RAILROADS MUST CUT ONE-THIRD OF TRAINS
SLA UGHTER IN WEST 500,000 FOR ENEMY; 250,000 FOR BRITISH
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TAKE FULL MEASURE
Washington. Jlay 4. — America's third great liberty loan closed at mid¬ night tonight with the prospect that il might reach $4,500,000,000.
Official figures compiled at 6 o'clock giving incomplete totals from all dis¬ tricts up to noon today, showed that $3,l'03,655.000 had been subscribed and at  least five per cent, cash paid in.
"The loan was an overwhelming success' it was announced at the De¬ partment toniglit.
Treasury officials believed the final complete figures on the loan would not lie in before Wednesday of next week. Individual subscriptions are expected to number 15,000,000 or six million more than in the second loan.
Pinal urge was telegraphed to all campaigners tonight to keep up the drive until midnight. Scores of mil¬ lions are expected to be added in tbe Ia*it hour of the campaign.
Owing to the fact that until the last few days the natMsW* banks have lieen called DO for very little, the country's I1nance-.s are in splendid shape at the close of this loan, experts tonight de¬ clared.
The third loan will bring this na- tion'n indebtedness up to appro.\lmate- ly $14,000,000,000. A comparison with the nation debts of the olher belliger¬ ents showtr the strength of America's position today.
According to I>r. Karl Helfferich, former German minister of finance, riermanys national debt is $29,000,000,- 000 today—about three eighths of her entire national wealth. Austria-Hun- (Centinued on Page 2)
AVashington, May 4.—Trans-contin¬ ental passenger service will be cur- taJled 33 1-3 per cent, about June 1, according to plans decided upon by tiie railroad administration, the details of which were made available to the United   Press tonight-
The next big cut in passenger traffic will effect an annual saving of approxi¬ mately $12,000,000 in the cost of oper¬ ation and reduce the train mileage 11,- 728.000 miles a year.
Under the revolutionized plan of han¬ dling traffic, passengers no longer will have a choice of routes. Traffic to the west coast and inte.-mediate points will he di\ided between four lines as follows:
To Los Angeles and junction points— Banta  Fe.
To San Francisco and junction Joints — Union Pacific.
To Seattle and Junction points— Chicago.   .Milwaukee   and   St.   Paul.
To Portland and punction points— Xorthern  Pacific.
Linea which formerly competed for trans-continental traffic will provide eiily connecting service which is made practical by the use ot interchange¬ able tickets. .   ..-.—
The cut in service specifically takes off three through trains from Chicago to Los .\n.celes. two to San Francisco and three to    Seattle and  Portland.
More than forty local trains also will he dispensed with and the void filled by more stops by the former through trains on the lines where the through
service   suffered   its   greatest   curtail¬ ment.
Mail  Not Hampered Althtjugh the cut    in    service elimi¬ nates several fast mail trains, the re¬ arranged schedules permit deliveries of i mail exactly as at present.    Shortening 1 distances,    abolishment      of    varying I rovites   and   minor   changes   permit   of faster  running  time  from  the  Missis¬ sippi river to the west coast.
Local travel will be cared for in prac¬ tically every instance where there has been a curtailment, with double daily service. The convenience of passen¬ gers, the trend of travel and the com¬ mercial losess or gains were taken into consideration by the railroad adminis¬ tration. Service between Chicago and St. Paul. Kansas City and Chicago, will not he reduced as much as the trans-continental service. Intermedi¬ ate and inter-sectional travel has made it necessary to leave in operation all except three trains.
It was expected that the Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis-Kansas City and Chicago-Omaha traffic would be given further consideration next week when offlQjala take up reduction of the Missouri river ta Texas and the south.- west. Itailroad administration officials regard the St. Louis-Southwestern ser¬ vice as being about 20 per cent, larger than is .lustified by the revenue. The southwestern r-ervice from Kansas «'ity will also suffer since competition always has been keen at Kansas City gateway.
Enter Shelled Trenches and Leave Not One of th6 Enemy to Tell the Story
INTENSE AIR ACTION
With the P'reiich Army in the Field, May 4.—The Cerman third line in the region of Dogs wood, on the Lorraine front, was penetrated by 300 Ameri¬ can infantrymen Friday, in the first operation ever conducted exclusively with   American  artillery.
The attack followed an intense bom¬ bardment by the Yankee batteries. "The gunners displayed perfect mas¬ tery of the French artillery meihods," declared the French official note, in which the attack was announced to¬ day.
Xo Boies de Dogs wood—cai able map or Gazeteer. Theer are two American sectors in Lorraine, one northwest of Toul and the other north of  Luneville.
•  ChieA—the   French   for. Ill be found in any avail- j
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MALE   HELP
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MOLDERS HELPERS- WANTED
First class, for work in su¬ burbs of Baltimore, to take place of men on strike; high rate of wages paid; steady work; transportation paid to Baltinrore. Apply 31 El. NORTHAMPTON ST., from P a. m. to 9 p. m. Today, (Sunday). j
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FEMALE HELP WANTED.
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MAN  AND  BOY WANTED
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CORE MAKERS- WANTED For work in suburbs of Bal¬ timore, Md., to take place of meft on strike; 721 cents per hour and steady work; trans¬ portation to Baltimore paid; call between 9 a. m. and 9 p. m., 31 East Northampton street. Today, (Sunday.)
Names Are Announced in Vol¬ untary Sacrfiice to Ravages of Trench Fever
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FEMALE   HELP  WANTED
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FEMALE  HELP
Bookkeeper and stenographer— Young lady for department store office. Answer in o-wn handwriting, stating salary expected, age and experience. References required.   Box. 23.
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VICTORY FOR NAVY
Annapolis, Md., May 4.—In a game marked by heavy hitting, the Na\->'K baseball team defeated West Virginia here this afternoon 12 to 4. Three heme runs and one triple were includ- < 1  the  stick  wielding.
PATTERNMAKERS- WANTED
For work in suburbs of Bal¬ timore, Md., to take place of men on strike; 75 cents per hour and steady work; tnuis- portation to Baltimore paid; call between 9 a. m. and 9 p. m., 31 East Northampton street, Today, (Sunday.)
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W'ashington, May 4.—Sixty Ameri¬ cans hitherto unhoiiored are listed to¬ night for their bravery in undergoing experimental innoculation with the dread "trench  fever over there."
And while they suffered the tortures of the condemned with the malignant disease, they were under the fire of Teuton guns, finally being forced to evacuate their hospital tents as the bombardment  increased.
The list and parts of the story of their bravery as recorded by the of¬ ficial A. K. V. paper t^tars and Stripes, received here today, follows:
Sergeants W. W. Campbell. P. V. Kenny, Berry and Bliss; privates .). H. O'.Veil. .T. .\. O'Neil. .N. Barrett. W. Barrett. H. A. Stevens. .1. .1. Slater. .1. T. Scanlon. B. .K. Villany. V. M. PecU. W. W. Chase. Charboneu .T. Fortcni, T. Cody, A. R. Pah^, P. .1. tjuinn. W. H. Reed, A. Watkin.o. H. O. Buckley, H. A. Morin. .1. D. Ilupprecht, .!. Vasscll. V. Schaeffer. Weyel Picl. A. .1. Daly, W. T. Daly, W. J. Duda, M. X. Ruskin, K. I'Yeudeiiberg, L). B. Kalis, K. A. Wal- dron, J. A. Lambert. W. .T. Murphy. J. ,1. Singer. H. Robertson, H. A. Ducas, C. H. Backus, E. Hooker. J. J. Clancj-, M. K. Hoft, J. A. Warhurst. B. .1. Klliano, .1. Romano, W. r>rlscoll. G. W. Hall, N. Cann, E. B. Carroll, .N. S. Curtncy, K. H. Davis Demoulpied, V. Lowell. F. Nolan, A. .Xorln, .T. .1. Stanley, D. P. Turner, R. A. Walker, E. Woodward, H. A. Worley, Burke, H. M. Elridge, J. Fiola, L. Fitzslmmons, J. Humphreys, H. Jenson, J. J. O'Connor, P. H. Waite.
"They were volunteers picked from four entire companies of volunteers and everyone of them got the fever. Not only did they get the fever, but aa they were lying in their hospital tents up back of the British front, the town they were in was sub.iected to heavy bombardment day and night, until evacuation of the hospital was im¬ perative.
"Thirty-five of them had fastened to their forearms big bags of body lice, taken from the clothing of men up front who had come down with trench fever. The olher 35 were injected with blood taken from trench fever victims.
Muscular weakness, pink eye, pain and other symptom.s developed. None could eat heartily even of thp most lempiing foods For two months they fiufferfcl with fh» innoculation? but theii br«ver> and their «»xperience proved the origin of trench f»ver and medical experiments k>\\ now make il eaaler to avoid this d.jease.
Senator Johnson Attacks Bill That He Fears is Too Drastic For Present Time
Washington, May 4. — Here is the summary of work before Congress next week:
Senate—Considers conference report on bill to naturalize all men in .Am¬ erican army.
Begins consideration of $1,300,000,000 naval appropriation bill.
House—Takes up Overman l-^mr- powering bill under special rule.
Military committee opens hearings on $10,000,000,000 army appropriation bill   with   Major   General   Alarch   first
witness.
House action on the sedition bill con¬ ference report is all that is needed to put into I'ret-iUent WiIson'.s hand.s the laws he has a.sked to deal wilh Teuton spies and projiagandists.
The Senate adopted the report today 48 to 28, after long and bitter debate.
Congress infers that the department plans a ruthless warfare on the men or women who openly or furtively have worked for the kaiser's cause here.
Opposition to the sedition bill was based on the fear that il gives the Postmuster General and the Depart¬ ment of Justice too great power to silence legitimate criticism.
Expressing this fear. Senator John¬ son of California declared that the bill "will lower the morale here at home and consequently affect the morale of our troops by breeding discontent and causing suspicion to stalk abroad; by setting neighbor to watch neighbor and by padlocking the lips of free and loyal Americani."
He declared American citizens should have che right even to abuse govern¬ ment officials if they thought these officials were not conducting the war properly. Speeches against the hill caused   Senator  Overman  to  say
"Every man who votes against it says that he is proud that he helped to throw a cloak of protection around German spies and propandistc."
For this statement Overman was criticized by Senator Wadsworth, New York, and hnally eliminated the refer¬ ence to being "proud of it."
Senator Brandagee resd a letter from Irving Washington of the customs di\ ision of the attorney general's New York office inquirinc whether Br«nd- agee was correctly qiioied wneii he .elated r<»renily In the senate thai as Giistim BorgHim rhe sciilpinr had been (Continued en Pajie 2)
With the .•American Army in Lor¬ raine, May A.—.\merican patrols pene¬ trating deep into the German lines in the Lorraine sector early yesterday, failed lo find a single boche alive. The American artillery, with amazing ac¬ curacy, had utterly demolished the en¬ emy trenches, burying or killing every German .soldier who had not fled to the rear areas.
North of St. Mihiel, Verdun sector, the enemy bombarded the Amertcan positions yesterda.v. Tlie ^Americans I'buntered effectively, evidently thwart¬ ing s\ German raid.
Thei-e was extraordinary artillerylng yesterday northwest of Toul and this morning,  but no  infantry  combat.
.-\ German patrol plane was brought down by American anti-air ciaft guns.
That the terrible losses suffered in Flanders have gol the Germans' nerve was further indicated \esterday -v\-hen they failed to follow up an elaborate artillery preparation that began early in the morning.
Intense  Bombardment.
In his da.\- report. Field Marshal Haii;; described an intense bombard¬ ment, extending from l-ocre to a point south of Ypres. and from the Nieppe forest to Meteren.
In his night communication. Haig announced that no infantry demonstra¬ tion whatever had followed this can¬ nonade. The enemy simply had wasted a great amount of valuable ammuni¬ tion and even more precious time, without accomplishing a single object.
On the very edge of these bombarded areas, the Allies scored minor suc¬ cesses, Haig reported. The British moved their line slightly foi-ward at Meteren. while the French similarly progressed south of Locre. taking a number of prisoners. At Hinges, on the southern edge of the Flanders front, the British made a successful sortie.
The German ofTicial statement failed to mention either the Flanders or Pi¬ cardy front, merely stating that a Bri¬ tish "partial attack" southeast of .\r- ras had been repulsed.
Considerable aerial activity was re¬ ported both by Haig and the <Ierman war office.
Prisoners   Taken,
Liondoii, Ma.v 4.—'No at'ack fol¬ lowed the enemy's heavy bombardment south and southwest of Ypres this morning," Field Marshal Haig report¬ ed tonight.
"We took forty prisoners in a minor opei ation in the Hinges sector (north of Fiothiinci last night. ".\n enemy at¬ tack wa.« repulsed south of Locre.
"The French progressed in the Locre sector this morning, taking fifty pris¬ oners.
"At Meteren we progressed."'
The Germans opened an intense bombardment simultaneously in Flan¬ ders and before Amiens this morning.
Field Marshal Haig this afternoon reported intense enemy cannonading from Locre to a point south of Ypres and from the Uiepper forest to the Meteren sector.
The French war office said there w.as 'lively artillery fighting" In the Avre region.
.\n Austrian official statement issued in \icnna yeatcrdaj- declared that "flghting increased to considerabl'? violence "on the whole Italian front, from the Guidicaria valley to the Ad¬ riatic sea, Thursday.
There   was    moderate     flghting     on other parts of the   west    fronl.      The French   made   successful   surprise   at¬ tacks on the Oise and Ailette. German Attacks Vain.
German attacks in the Cuicy sector and north and northwest of Rheims were without  reflulf.
Paris newspapers received Informa¬ tion from the from that a lucky shot from a French batterv had hit one of t.ie Germiin long range giins which ha'l  heen  bombarding  Pari.".
An ofTicial report  from the  Palnstine
front said that Turki.sh forees crossing
the  .forrtan  at   lisraddami^     to  attack
Kf  Salt, ..n  .-1  spur of the  .Mecen   rail-
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Be Of Good Cheer Says Lloyd George
London, May 4.—"Be of gooc cheer; we are all right."
Bringing this message from the British armies in France to the peo¬ ple at home. Premier Lloyd George in an interview tonight declared the German offensive in the west has rendered two distinct services to the Allies. The attack hastened the advent of American troops to the fighting front and made the unity of Allied command a reality.
The premier had just returned from a visit to France where he at¬ tended a two day session of the Su¬ preme Allied council at Versailles.
"A great many .American troops are already in France and they are pouring in steadily this month," he said. "The French who have seen the Americans in action declare they are first class fighting material, full of courage and resource. .-Ml of them are very keen for a fight.
"The Germans have rendered at least two great services to the .Al¬ lied cause. They have accelerated the advent of American troops and have made the unity of Allied com¬ mand  a reality.
Alt Are Confident.
"I saw General Foch. ?'ield Mar¬ shal Haig and Generals Pershing, Byng and Rawlinson as well as others.    All  are very  confident.
"The confidence of regimental of¬ ficers and soldiers is amazing. There are no pacifists nur pessimists among them. They could not un¬ derstand the wrangles in certain quarters of England which seemed to be based on the assumption they had been defeated. And the only question of importance was 'who is to blame".''
".Apart from the first few days, a mishap which they all recognized, they were confident of winning and are inflicting great losses on the enemy.
''They said to me: "In these of- fer>sive», you can- always buy- land, if you are prepared to pay the purchase price, but the cost to Ger¬ many is great and i.--: increasing."
"The genera! feeling in all British ranks is rtiat the Germans will soon be sorry tlie.\- committed themselves to these attacks,^if they are not sorr>' already."
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Indications Show That Ger¬ mans Used Four Men to One In Great Drive
MUST BE RELIEVED
MEETS U-BOAimACK
A Gulf Port, May 4.—The steamship Lucia, recently fitted with non-sinkable devices at Mobile, Ala., had been at¬ tacked at sea by a German submarine was the declaration of a British sea captain who arrived in port today. Naval gunners drove off the enemy craft before it did  material damage.
The captain stated that the Lucia had its smoke stacks blown away b.v shell flre of the submarine. He was unable to state whether there were any cas¬ ualties.
BREAK   SHIP   RECORD.
Washington. May 4.—The world's record for ship building will go by the board tomorrow when the 5,500 ton steamer Tuckahoe. complete, will be launched from the ways of the New York Shipbuilding Co, 27 days after the keel was laid.
FOUR U.S. MARINES DIE
IN WESTERN FIGHTING
Washington. .May 4. — An .American marine was killed in p.ction, three died from shell m-ounds and fite were slight¬ ly wounded, the Navy Department an¬ nounced tonight.
Private Raymond Franklin Crow, Salt I.iake Cit.v, -L'tah. was killed in action.
Dead from shell wounds are: Pri¬ vates Harry Elton Clark. Tacoma. Wash.; James B. Manning. Detroit: Sergeant Frank Conroy, Chicago.
Slightly wounded were: Privates Lloyd J. Mayfield, Anna. Ills.; Alfred G. Beyer, Bllinger, Tex.; Wm. J. Shee¬ han, Grant Island, Neb.; Charles L. Thompson, Detroit: Henry Herman Davis. Galneville, Ga.
CATTLE ARE DISEASED
AND ORDERED KILLED
Sixty head of the large herd of cows on the Hillside poor farm at Scranton are .suffering from tuberculosis. This waa the finding of Stale agricultural authorities yesterday after a thorough examination of th© cattle. The cattle will be killed. There are 13r. cows at the Hillside home and early in the week the attention of the state author¬ ities was called to the existing condi¬ tions.
.An investigation wa."? begun im¬ mediately and nearly half of the herd adjudged tubercular. Dr. W. .A Paine, chairmanof the district board, in his report at the poor director.*' meeting yesterday recommended that tho ho- vlne»i be put to desth but a liv»lv- talk- fest postponeo an>- <ieflnit» ar^tion o:, this scor». .A clash i>e'w»<'n the ^tate and rli^trir-t anthoritip.i is looked ffir iiefore the matter is flnalb   settled.      i
Washington, May 4.—Great Britain with a quarter of a million casuaiti** to date on the west front voiced, liei need for reserves, whilst Gemian> prepared to hammer on the northweei front and  in  Italy.
From the British official war mis¬ sion, revelation of her tragic losse* was made. At the same time, it was indicated the Teuton had lost perhaps double that many men.
For England the statement was an appeal to relieve the hard pressed, though still determined me:i battling in Flanders, often for days without any rest.
Vowing that Germany will reach the Channel ports only '"over the bodie;; of the British army," the statement showed very frankly that the British reserve question is serious. The Biit- ish army, it was said, 'will undoubted¬ ly be in a serious position" unless re¬ serves are at hand to meet the re¬ newed   Teuton  smash.
To America the statement meant that further cutting of non-essential shippmg must be accomplished and that the nation must bend every oup.ce of its strength right now to getting it:; men across. The statement was fyii- other hint to the shijjbuilders lo has¬ ten their tasks.
The statement -was paiticulariy sig¬ nificant when coupled with the day's news from abroad.—that the German is hitting hard at Flanders and be¬ fore .Amiens, preparatory to renewing his drive, while at the same time an offensive, apparently Austrian is de¬ veloping in Italy.
Italy has given over her military fate to the .Allied commander-in-chief Foch. the Italian Embassy announced today, will prove a desperate battle¬ ground is the likelihood and the de¬ velopments there will probably relieve somewhat the big smash now shapirs: on the west front.
British Were Gam*.
The story of the British part in th" west front fighting will go down into history as one of the gamest in all the annals of warfare.
"Il is certain from the severity of the fighting and from the fact that the en- lire combatant force of the British army have been almost continuously engaged," says the statement, "that tlie British losses in proportion to re-en¬ forcements immediately available must be vei-y hea^'y. It is probable that one would be approximately accurate in quoting these as clo.«ie on a quarter i>f a million.'"
Relating the heroic doing of Haiyr's flghting men. the statement shows the gallantry of two of the British divis¬ ions serving with appalling losais throughout  the  Flanders offensive.    ',
"The I'oth division la new division) was engaged continuously from .Marcli 22 to 28 in the region of the village of Epiliy, stemming the tide of the (Jer¬ man advance,"' said the statement. Its casualties in infantr.v- alone amounted to more than 4,000. The division was then-withdrawn and sent to Flanders where it was again in tjpe line from .April 9 to 29. from which time It was under intense bombiw:0- ment ,ind engaged in heavy flghting, which increased its losses to over 3.000. Any soldier knows that a diviilOn which, under ordinar.v circumstances, has suffered ."{.OOO casualties in a sh'irt period, would be considered on paper, as of indifferent fighting value. A los.s of r.,000 flghting men would necessitate a withdrawal from the front ard to be re-organlzed,
A   Brave Sacrifice.
"In spite of its casualties, this di%'i- sion, owing to the critical nature of the situation was put in to make a counter attack with a French division brought from reserve, to recapture Kemmel, from which the FYench had been forced to retire. The division succeeded in flghting its way up to Kemmel, but later In the day, having become isolated retired to positions in conformity with tiir rest of the line. The division con¬ tinued holding fhe line and on April 29 it IE reported that with Its remnant of officers. .N". c. O.'s and men. re-enforced by any troops available, had beaten off four heavy German attax:ks, again suf¬ fering sever casualties.
"Another division, the 21st, was hold¬ ing a sector of the line March 21, wh«n the German attack commenced. Tho village of Epehy was held Against at¬ tack after attack and the division re¬ tire^ only when ordered to do so. It fought continously from March 21 to .March 2S, losing 4,000 infantry out of ii. .', strength of under O.ooo. .Sent up t« ;  reorganize in Klander.-^. It became iiv' M.Ivcrl in the Lys battle and ha.« tw^- tained In the line from .April H fo Yjnt present dat». tt% losses hsve been ovtr K.OOO. In uplt* of ihi.«. on th» ?9fh If drove hjtrk nn on»m\ nttack. eaprn.d out h' five rr*sh '"."rman divislf^riB, m.-iinlainlns; it« »roijnfl •^¦'»ry¦x>^pr».
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