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HOME EDITION
TODAY'S PRICES
Mexican bank note state bills 918c; pesos 77c;
Mexican gold. 58&$l4c; oacionale. 17V4l8"ic;
Dai ilver.trt. 4 H -cmrtetion NMc: cooper S23 50;
grains higher; restock steady; stocks higher.
El Paso and West Texas fair; New Mexico fair;
Arizona fair. (Forecast for Tuesday One wheatless
meal.)
EL PASO TEXAS. MONDAY EVENING. JUNE 24. 1918.
12 PAGES TODAY
LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS delivered antwhere sc a month
SINGLE COPT riVE CENTS.
ERMAN ARMY RUSHES TO AID AUSTRIA
90 U.
ARE
TAKE
First Million Tons of Merchant Shipping Expected to
Be Delivered to Shipping Board by End of Month;
Total 1918 Production to Date 921000 Tons; Largest
Wooden Ships Now Being Built at Orange Texas.
WASHINGTON p : . June 24. ber so large that they cannot be ob-
Xinety new troop ships asked ind anywne e?pt from th
. . Z . giant forests of the Pacific coast
' bj tne war department have been AI1 timbers needed for the new
ncluded r: the enlarged building ships will be available in the pine
-ogram of the shipping board. This 1 forests of the south.
. . i Machinery ordered for the 3500 ton
xas disclored today in a report sub- wooden ships which were the first
" ted to 1 he senate on the revised
h o billion dollar sundry civil appro-
M-ition bill
The flrat lOOO tans mt aew
.aips ballt ob eoatract far the
Mpptag board prebablj will be
delivered before ihe n4 ef the
month. l.at week detrreriet. to-
taled five kteel esel with a
dad rigkt ttBMC 3TS3U.
making the ema. total of 19 IN
production 924200 dead weight
ton.
Tnr larKPct vnden ship ever built
- Mon to oe lurnea out in quantity
tne snipping ooara. it win te a
. n mnrlal ' i f i ft ton eta nH rrt tvflP.
i!ted from the 470A ton boat now j
:ic built whitn was originated at'
r-nire. Tetn I
I me smaller Timbers.
Nurrrout 1'nnpes in the design j vessels has been solved by the de-
been nude by naval architects cision to ask for the services of ex-
.luid troubles encountered in pre-
t pes especially the use of tim-
I
E PEACE WITH ENTENTE
VIENNA'S STR1KERSDEMAND
Munition Makers of Cologne and Other Ehine Cities
Quit Work Owing to Seduction in Bread Ration and
Police Unable to Stop Demonstration of Oyer 9000
Strikers in Cologne ; Austrian Situation Desperate.
LOM
en
tDOX tnc Jur -4. Strik
er lu the varlaaw factories at
feaaa aa Saturday formate ted a
demand thai1 the atrhia mmtmm-
mfBt mh o w I twelf for a gcacial
peace aad Ite the gaveraaeat
f enemy eouatrleti to eater lato
peace aearottatloaa nays a dlo-
patch from The Haae to the
Time Representative of the
n orkera aabaaitted the p4ea te
baron Sanaa the Aastra-Haaga-rlaa
foreign minister.
i:-ensie ttnkes broke out Thurs-
in Cologne and Mueselheim on the
nn.ne. owing to a reduction in the
t-rtad ration 200 persons quitting
o:k in rr.unit.on factories accord-
ing m a dispatch to tne Daily Mall
from The Hague.
A Dutch workman returning to The
H3gue reports tnat the military and
Police interfered but failed to prevent
a street procession of more than 90M
s'Mkers at Cologne. The strikers
who included women marched in a
aense mass to an open place wnere
h. meeting was. held All the speakers
m arte tnls reclaration:
'Unless e get more to eat we shall
n"-t owrk "
The Dutchman said smallpox is in-c-easmg
greatly among the Krupp
workmen at Essen
(.ermaay to Have MeatleM M'eeka.
Meatless weeks for Germany is a
possibility -f the near future. Dr.
ugust Muller under secretary for
food distribution at a meeting of the
rchstag food committee Saturday
.-.if) an Exchange Telegraph dispatcn
from Copenhaben. announced that it
would be impossible to increase the
neat ration He said that most likely
i will be necessary to lower it or m-
roduce meatless weeks for the whole
f i;erman. r at any rate certain
iarts of the population.
anted to Poatnoae Offensive.
i'r.e of the principal objects of the
rcent ish to Germany of baron Bu-
the UFtro-Hungarian foreign
iiini-ter wa to notain consent for an
nrWimte postponement of the Aus-
i lan o'fensn c the correspondent of
Dailv Mail at Annemasse on the
K'ancd-Swi- border says he learns
'nm an unmrpachab!e source.
Baron Harlan aatated at that
thr fallare of the drive fa eaa.
junetloa with the threatened food
THE WAR AT
SHATTERED on the rock of
Italian resistance the Aus-
trian offensive has turned into a
retreat and from Montello to the
sea the enemy is hurrying back
n.ress the Piave before the closely
pursuing Italians
Austria's defeat is being hailed
throughout Italy and allied coun-
tries not so much because of the
Headliners In
Today's Movies
ILHAMBR t
"A Daughter of the Gods"
nnette ivellerman.
BIJOl
"Her Temptation" Gladys
Brock v. ell.
GARDBK
Special Thomas H. Ince Feature.
GRKCIAK
"Playing the Game" Charles
Ray.
I N Mil E
"Rescirie Mixes In" Douglas
Fairbanks.
See Amusement Ads on Page 5)
If Postal
S. TRANSPORTS
TO BE BUILT;
TROOPS OVER
j wooden craft ordered by the board
is to be utilized in the new vessel.
I WM1 Tew Barges
i Following the shipping board's de-
I cision to use the majority of wooden
j ships in the coastwise trade it has
been decided to construct the new
I vessels so uui iney.may oe aDre o
tow barges in order to get the maxl-
j mum of carrying capacity.
I Plans are being completed for the
j building of a fleet of 2500 ton towing
j barges.
Plans for new steel steamers an
nounced today contemplate the pur-
chase or luo electrical propelling seta
suitable ror large size cargo steam -
' Aaps nnrl rf Ihc fvn fnnnH aatiafaA.
tory in naval vessels. This ts an in -
novation in merchant ship construe-
tion. The problem of obtaining men
I to act a electrical engineers on the
j perts from big power plants through
1 out the country.
problem aad rare aecwtioaa rnlieht
lead to the ajrareot laternal dmor-
derm even reTolatfaa. hat If Aar
tram were aerailtled ta remain aa
thar -deaeaotve tbr liriiwaii aMaa
ttoa mia-ht he tided aver.
Berlin it is added insisted that an
immediate offensive was necessary
to relieve the western front and reha-
bilitate Austria with the German
public
Awatria la Vain? Meat.
Amsterdam. Holland June 24 There
is only sufficient corn for half a
bread ration in Austria declared food
minister Paul in an interview with
the Vienna correspondent of the Lokal
Anxeiger. The food department is
atempting to make up this deficiency
with other foodstuffs and in addition
to 250 grammes of beef two pounds
of horseflesh per person will be dis-
tributed weekly.
Military mooile kitchens will be
used to supply 100000 persons daily
for four weeks with a warm meal con
sisting of soup 100 grammes of meat
and vegetables.
Kaaaeror Woat Let Cabinet ((Bit.
Emperor Charles a Vienna dispatch
to the oLkal Anxeiger of Berlin says
undoubtedly will refuse to accept the
resignation or the von beydier cabi-
net which will remain as constituted
except probably for the Polish minis-
ter herr von Twardowski. who will
retire.
Discussing events which led up to
the resignation of the Austrian cabi-
net a Vienna dispatch to the Vossiscbe
Zeutlng of Berlin says that baron
Burian. the A ustro -Hungarian foreign
minister took the position that he
was unable to make a declaration
against the cession of East Galicia
as the Poles demanded because it was
a purely Internal affair. Premier von
Seydler was ready to declare that
the partition of Galicia should come
only by constitutional methods.
The Poles however demand an ex-
pressed declaration that partition was
out of the question.
In discussing the crisis In the Hun-
garian government Budapest newspa-
pers says the Lokal Anxeiger of Ber-
lin mention count Tisxa. presumably
as successor to premier Wekerle.
Strike Ha Become General.
Zurich. Switzerland. June 24. The
Austrian troubles are extending ac-
cording to a dispatch from Munich
quoting The Neue Nachricten of that
city The Vienna Zeit according to
these advices states that the strike
has become general.
A GLANCE
Italian victory hut because of the
awakening of the Italian morale
which was shaken severely last
fall by the Austro-German offen-
sive. Holding the final barriers
to the Venetian plain and Lom-
bardy the Italians by their stead-
fast resistance during eight days
of heavy fighting turned the
great enemv onslaught into a dis-
orderly repulse.
Little iRfaatry Fight inK
Previous to the beginning of the
enemy retreat there had been lit-
tle infantrv fighting along the
Piave for 48 hours. The Italians
had a hard time in shelling the
enemy lines. In the mountains al-
lied artillery has been active in
some sectors.
AnlriiR f4Me ismjtm
Austrian official claims of the
capture of 40.000 prisoners and
of allied air losses are declared to
be falsifications in a semi-official
note issued in Rome. It is asserted
Italian losses in killed wounded
andnussing altogether aggregate
Austrian losses are placed at
1S0.00O by the Italian newspapers.
Civil unrest In Austria-Hungary
continues rampant and there has
been little alleviation of food con-
ditions. American Srfrn QulH
The American sectors are quiet.
Charges
BRITISH LABOR
CHIEFS FIGHT
IT
Labor Party to Be Relieoed
Of Obligation to Main-
tain Truce.
CANDIDATES TO
ENTER THE FIELD
Trades U nion Faction Is
In Conflict With The
Socialist Faction.
LONDON Eng.. June 24. A mani-
festo has been issued by eight
labor leaders looking forward to the
releasing of the Labor party from Its
trace with the government parties.
According to some of the morning
newspapers this announcement is
linked with threats of a serious split
in the Labor party due some papers
sav. to efforts of a nacifi cronn to
' embarrass the government
' mhihraci that vnitarnman in oka.
prosecution of the war.
j "ri1 Daily Telegraph says that the
: party stands in Imminent danger of a
' riv -uil m jiw.
i -
era! warring factions. The Telegraph
declares that speeches and actions of
the labor ministers have ben twisted
and misrepresented to suit sectional
purposes and the minds of their con
stituents hae been poisoned by in
sidious propaganda.
It charges that a campaign is being
waged ruthlessly to fcrce labor out
of the coalition government and break
up the present administration.
Labor Leader lek of Calumny.
George H. Roberts minister of la-
bor and George Nlcoll Barnes minis-
ter without portfolio in The war cab-
inet are quoted by the Daily Mail as
saying in an interview that they are
so sick of the "mean lies' and enven-
omed calumny" of their opponents
within the past that they would glad-
ly resign but feel by Cetog so they
would be shirking their Cuty.
The manifesto seems called fvjrth
by the determination of the Labor
executive to move at a- conference
fixed for Wednesday that the political
truce observed since the beginning of
the war be determined.
"If this is endorsed bv the confer
ence whenever and wherever an elec
tion occurrn an official Labor candi
date will oppose a candidate repre-
senting the other parties to the truce
and the position of the labor minister
would become impossible.
Kxecwtlvett Sarrender.
The Times says that the precise s!g- I
nificance of the decision of the Labor
political truce Is somewhat obscure I
but the reason given is the awk-
ward position in which the executive
is placed by the action of local branch
es or the party which already nave
ignored the truce by running candi
dates of their own against authorized
candidates. The adoption or the reso-
lution would relieve the executive of
embarrassment by releasing them
from the obligation to keen faith with
the government. The Times adds:
"The executives have failed to en
force discipline in the constituencies
ana are weakly surrendering the po-
sition to the rebellious elements.
"If the resolution is passed the ex-
ecutive can endorse candidates against
the government in which they are rep-
resented by Mr. Barnes and his col-
leagues. Behind the situation Is a deep
seated cleavage between two sections
o the party trades union and So-
cialist" FORMER EL PASO SOLDIER
IS GASSED; BACK IN U. S.
Baltimore HI. June 24. A soldier
recently stationed at El Paao Texas
is among the flrat detachment of
gassed and wounded men who have
arrived from France at Fort McHenry
hospital. He la Pvt. William G. Ro-
land of Los Angeles Cal. He Is of
the Seventh cavalry but was abroad
on detached service with the ammu-
nition horse train section at TouL He
was gassed.
Among the patients is an infantry
man who is suffering from mustard
gas poisoning. He has not yet re-
gained the full power of speech and
can only talk in whispers. He Is Sergt.
uooert Hill from Lufkin. Texas.
Pvt. Charlea G. Hopkins of Madison.
Texas who was wounded last Novem
ber at Tool claims to be the first
American wounded in action Hopkins
is an infantryman. One night the
Germane raided the American trenches
and during the first fighting Hopkins
was wounded In the left arm. He
kept on firing until the Germans had
been beaten back.
TURKEY VOICES IDEAS OF
A VICTORIOUS PEACE
Basel. Switzerland. June 24. The
Turkish newspaper Aati a copy of
which h. j been received here in an 1
arucde in wnicn it lays emphasis on i but the organization has not yet
the statement that Turkeys Inter-1 p-ead to France
ventlon In the war p-obably has pre- Thoma H. Stephenson of Edin-
vented tbe central powers from being burgh Scotland secretarv of the
i-rusneu iormnmtes conditions as
representing public opinion as to
what Turkey's peace terms should be.
T terms the newspaper says em-
brace the restitution of Irak and Pal-
estine: the reestablish me nt of Turk-
ish supremacy tn Egypt: the inde-
pendence of - ersla. to be secured by
the expulsion of the British: the
Black sea to become Turkish: with a
T -rkl-h rrince in the Crimea: a Ger-
man prince in Georgia and an Aus-
trian archduke in .trmenf- : Bulgaria
t - h Id orthern Dobrudja. but Con-
stanza and Dedegeatch to ' ecome fee
ports. Austria Is not to evacuate
Northern I talk until Turkey lias re-
covered Cyrenalca and Turkey to re-
cover Crete. ;
The Germans show no Intention of
again taking up a forward move-
ment but the next effort like pre-
vious ones probably will begin
unheralded except by several
hours of Intense bombardment.
Bankrupt
TRANSPORT RETURNING TO
U. S. IS SUNK; NO TROOPS
ABOARD; CREW IN BOATS
W;
ASHINGTON. D. C June 24. A
Sinking of an allied transport un
der American charter on June It
about 700 miles east of the Delaware
capes was reported today to the navy
department. The transport had no
troops aboard and was westward
bound.
Report Indicate that the aub-
maiine hm not aeen until after
the torpedo atraek the ahlp. The
erew took ta the boat after the
ieoel nettled aad It waa faille
te ye the run. The U-boat ap-
peared aa the aarfaee end fired
v ahelN Into the nhla.
Three boats with about 67 members
of the crew are missing. The crew
of 148 got away from the vessel in
seven boats four of which have been
landed. The total rescued so far is
given as 81 men. Two boatloads ar
rived by steamer at New York; one 1
by steamer at Hampton Koaas ana
one by sailing vessel at Bermuda
Ja She the Dwinokf
Under an agreement with the Brit-
ish admiral t the navy department is
not permitted to announce the name
of the vessel sunk. Unofficial re-
ports have reached here from New
York that she was the Dwlnsk a
British steamer formerly under the
liussian flag.
In view of the fact that the vessel
was attacked far outside the Euro-
pean xone of submarine activities
some officials here think she may
have encountered a submarine head-
ing for home after participating in
the raid on the American coast.
Slaklaa; of the Dwlaak.
New York. June 24 The British
transport Dwinsk formerly a Rus-
sian steamer of 8173 tons is reported
in marine circles to have been sunk
by a German submarine. She is be
lieved to have been bound for
United States.
tht
MAY INVEST DEPOSITS
IN BRITISH WAR BONDS
London. Eng. June 24. An effort
Is being made by negotiation to
utilize some of the huge deposita now
accumulated at various city banks for
investment in national war bonds.
The cbancelor of the exchequer is con-
sulting with bankers to arrive at some
understanding regarding a discontin-
uance of the high rates allowed on de-
posits and the diversion of some of
the funds into national war bonds.
Germans Start Heavy Attack
At Italians On French Line
But Are Completely Beaten
PARIS. FRANCE June 24. The Ger
1 mans launched a new attack
against positions held by the Italians
at Bligny (France) at 11 oclock last
night.
After hard fighting the Germans
ere
completely repulsed with se
rious losses leaing prisoners in the
hands of the allies according to a
statement issued by the war office
today. The French have repulsed a
German attack In the region of an-
theull (west of the Oise).
The statement reads
"The French r-oulsed a German at-
tack In the region of An theull last
night.
"Between the Marne and Reims the
Germans launched a new attack at 11
oclock last night against the Italian
positions on the heights of Bligny.
After sharp fighting the Germans
were- completely repulsed with e-
El Pasoans Among First To Reach
Rotary Convention City; Rowlands
Certain To Win; Sombreros A Hit
LTANSAS CITY Mo. June 24. Arriv-
XV ing Sunday night. El Paso's Ro
tary delegates were among the first
here and have been In on the ground
floor in the preliminaries. While
A. E. Rowlands may have opposition
for international sergeant at arms.
he is almost certain to win.
Both The Journal and The Times
had considerable to say today about
the El Paso delegation and the big
sombreros of the El Pasoans attract
attention everywhere
A Patrletle Meeting.
Everything is patriotic. AH the
speeches at the convention will be pa
triotic: in fact the convention is set
down as the big patriotic meeting of
the year rhe "win tit war" -nnen-tion.
Sjr Edward Grey mav be one
of the speakers anl there ire -No to
be delegates from Canada and France
making it a convention of the allies
almost There are Rotary clubs In
Great Britain as well as in Canada
British association or Rotary clubs is
to be one of the speakers of the con-
ention
War camp community service work
among boys the sale of smileage
books for soldiers these are some of
tbe subject; that Rotary has been
handling this year and they will re-
ceive further impetus at this meet
ing. The Boy Svouts are the official
messengers of the convention wait-1
ing upon the 'egates in their usual I
polite well trained manner. These
bys hae been engaged for a stuntj
which the El Pasoans are going to i
pun mis eening when io.mu copies t
of "The El Paso Hfrald-Times" are
to be distributed simultaneous! v In
the hotel and theater lobbies of Kan-
sas City.
War Camp work.
The nature of the work being done
to entertain and rare for the soldiers
in the training camps is being shown
here. The war department commis-
sion on training camp activities
through Its division on war camp
Newspapers Who'll Boost
Bit LEAVES
RETREAT IS TURNED INTO S RlTilTHLlS CAPTURE THOUSANDS;
Italians Bring Every Ounce of Pressure to Bear Along
Whole Line From Montello to Sea Pounding at Enemy
With Artillery Bullets Bayonets Bombs and Low-
Plying Air Squadrons Heaping Terrible Harvest
r
TAI.1A.V ARMY HBADQl'AR-
TKHS June 24 (hy Awltl
fre. The Austrian retreat
vfwteb hejran In an orderly man-
ner aeon beeame vtlMly dfMr.
Kmntmi and cenfnae d. Many
theeaandM ef AHKtrs Noamrlaa.
jutrreaderrd at the first epportw-
nlty nken overtaken fey their pr-
saers. LONDON Eng. June -i The laconic
bulletin from Gen. Diaz announc-
ing that the defeated Austriana are
retreating in disorder with the Ital-
ians In pnrsuit is the most hearten-
ing news received in allied countries
in many months.
Although nothing Is yet known as
to the exact extent of the Austrian
defeat or how far the Italians and al-
lies may be In a position to take full
advantage of it the statement of the
Italian command erinchlef is hailed
with enthusiasm by the morning
newspapers.
Public opinion here had been pre-
Dared by tne progress of the opera
tions since the first oays of the fight
ing to nope that Italy was destined
to redeem the grievous if sat suf-
fered last October.
Austrian claims in the meantime
did little or nothing to lessen this
confidence and when the Austrian
communique of Sunday was received
with its lament regarding floods in
rlous losses prisoners remaining In
the hands of the allies.
"The opposing artilleries nave been
quite active In the Woe v re and Vos-
ges sectors.
Britffch Kill Many 'German..
London. Eng.. June 24. The Brit-
ish made a successful minor attack
on German positions south of Me-
teren (In the Lys salient) last night.
Many Germans were killed and SO
prisoners and some machine guns
were taken by the British according
to a statement issued by the war of-
fice today.
The statement reads:
A successful minor enterprise in
which many Germans were killed. 5
prisoners captured and some machine
guns taken was carried out by our
troops last night south of Me teren.
"Casualties were inflicted on the en-
emy and a few prisoners were cap-
tured by us during the night in raids
and patro! encounters on other parts
of the front."
By G. A. MARTIN
community service made comprehen
sive plans. The Sage foundation as
signed Mr. and Mrs. Routalm. exhibit
experts to assist in assembling and
showing the nature of the work. A
location has been secured adjacent to
the headquarters hotel where the ex-
hibit is shown. This feature of the
program was conceived by Allen D.
Albert chairman or the program
committee who asked each club for
support In making Rotary's showing
in in is wore a success.
By maps charts enlarged photo
graphs and moving pictures the work
now being done for the soldiers and
sailors in communities adjacent to the
camps and In the large cities of the
country will be set forth during the
week and Rotary has had a promi-
nent part in It alL
Patriotic Lecture.
Tonight tomorrow night and Wed-
nesday night a great patriotic lec-
ture "Wake Up. America" Is to be
delivered In the Garden theater under
the auspices of Dayton (Ohio) Ro-
tary. This war lecture which has
been given before official Washing-
ton and which received the hearty
commendation of the committee on
publication was produced for the ex-
press purpose of giving Americans a
clear realization of the true facts of
the war. -Wake Up. America." is il-
lustrated by stereoptlcon slides and
moving pictures many of them taken
on the battle field. It presents in a
graphic way the causes of the war.
the desolation ruin and what Amer
ica must do In order to save its wo
men and children from a foe that
knows no mercy and that has lost all
conception of decency and fair play.
This big feature is being staged
free as Dayton's part in the patriotic
program.
The entertainment side has not been
forgotten and the delegates will have
a lot of fun too. Tonight Is "get ac-
quainted night" and everybody will
be milling around the lobbies meet
ing everybody else. The El Pasoans
will appear in their Mexican clothing
If Bob Krakauer and Rav McClln-
tock are net melted by evening. Willie
Wfnch will wear his suit if it kills
him because an old school friend told
GUNS BEHIND;
ROME. Italy. June 24. (By the As-
sociated Press.) Italian troops
have crossed the old channel of the
Piave river weat of the main stream
and recaptured several of their old
posltiona there according to a semi-
official announcement. From Capo
Site other detachments are advancing
toward the main stream of the river.
The Italians have thrown numerous
bombing detachments . -ross the main
stream where the artillery are ham-
mering the enemy.
the Piave observers here saw in it
an intention to prepare the people of
the rentral powers for painful news.
Comsttent in e nnartera here
nnie that the defeat m the
Ptave vrlll have an Important In-
flnenee m operations on the wrut-
era frwnt. It Hetna; itanpoed that
the aim of the eentrnl powers In
the offensive vras te destroy tne
Italian power of resiatanee so that
the A n Mr tan army might he
transferred te France as a cann-
ier poise te the Americans.
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
Sunday June 34. F Associated
Press. ) The grea t retreat by the
Austrian s along the Piave front be
gan under cover of darkness on Sat-
urday night. The retreating troops
left their cannon behind them.
wkn H mM erred last tbe
AmoIim hsd kejrtia a retrw-
iciawe -MTfMMt the Italia an
began 1 attack vtrtaally all
alsag the Plate line frarn Maa-
tDe an the Bartfc. well tamirtl
tbe BMpath mt the river. Tae at-
tack mu awJekJy are.ai aa4 ae
ay vteleat artfHerr Are-
The
the
AsMtrttni
they Teeaaatea
am at heen
mM ta he very neat.
Italian detachments are pursuing
the enemy east or the .'Java. Aus-
trian troops left to cover the retreat
used their machine guns to set up a
barrage fire.
The w-Hk ef the Amerfean avl-
atero. wha appeared aa the fr
I ant week far the ftrit time eaa-
trl bated notahly te the dft-arRaa-tsatftaa
af the farces which had
ere wed the Piave. aecerdlag ta
Raffafcr Garlaet. earresaaadewt af
th Mllaa Seco.
The Italian attack began at dawn
on Sunday. with tbe Montello on
the left flank the attack was carried
out along the line through Candelu to
tbe San Dona di Piave.
AutrlBK Fight DeaaersteJy-
Harrassed by steady and accurate
artillery fire compelled to face bay-
onet attacks by the Italians and be-
ing constantly bombarded by allied
via tors flying low in defiance df
machine and antl aircraft fire the
(Caatlaaea an page 3 eaiama 1.)
him last night a girl of course that
he looked "swell in It. As a matter
of fact. Will had the front of the suit
stuffed with something so he could
fill Al Fraser's trousers.
Lata at 12a fertal amen t.
Tuesday evening the delegates and!
their wives will be guests of Kansas
City Rotarlans at convention hall at
a dance.
Wednesday evening Boston Rotary
will feed all the assembled Rotarlans
and their wives on nork and beans at
Electric park. The nark Is to be
closed to the public for that evening
and the Rotarlans will dance on the
lawns and sidewalks go swimming In
the lake and do all sorts of things.
Thursday evening is to be known as
pet together evening when old
friends will dine together. Every
Kansas City hotel has arranged a ta-
ble d'hote dinner for the evening.
There Is to be a big meeting in con-
vention hall at which the princtpal
speakers of the international conven
tion will appear. This meeting Is the
only one that is to be ooen to Kan
sas City people. It Is for the purpose
of allowing them to hear the nrlncl-
pal speakers attending the convention.
Every? la He Tfeere.
Friday evening the convention ses-
sion will be held in the convention
hall transferrfi from the Orpheum
theater where the regular sessions
are held during the day. and wives of
members will be present. This is to
be a "stunt" night and a lot of dee
clubs and other entertainers will be
heard. Refreshments will be served.
On Thursday evening beginning at
10 o'clock the Empress theater is to
be turned over to the Rotarlans for
"stunts." Any club desiring to do so
can out on a number and the mnttn
of the evening is "Get a hook." Ray
McCUntock is not on the program.
nata a Hit 111 tbe Way.
As soon as the El Pasoana lett home
Saturday they got out their Mexican
hats with their "El Paso" bands on
tbem and they wore them as thev
plied out at all the stations along the
line. As the party got up into Kan-
sas the hats excited a great deal of
attention and comment
Quite a heavy rain lust north nf I
urogrande reduced the temperature
considerably.
PRUSSIAN
HALTED; MAY BE
UTTERLY ABANDONED
Pi I HI
War Can Be Ended This Year Italy Believes by Hard
Blows at Austrians Who Are Now Virtually in Rout
While German Troops From West Front .Are Be-
ing Rushed to Northern End of Italian lone.
YASHINGTON. D. C. June 24.-fidcace at Rome that tbe wai
may be Lrooght to a victorious close this year if tbe allies gnre the
Italians a full measure of support m the offensive which has been kuncbed
against the Aistrians is reflected in official wireless dispatches received
today from the Italian capital.
These messages say the Austrian retreat across the Piave in which the
Italians have already taken thousands of prisoners has become a veritable
rout with thousands of corpses floating in the Piave but that iofonnatioo
from secret sources shows that many divisions of German troops have been
detached from the front in France and are being rushed to the aid of the
Austrian army.
The Germans are said to be thoroughly awake to die probability of a
complete collapse of the Austrian govenunent already struggling with a half
starved and riotous people in the event of a complete Austrian root at the
hands of the Italians
GERMAN OFFENSIVE IS ENDED.
Realization of this fact Rome believes has caused the German
general staff to suspend if not to abandon its peat offensive in France as
has been evinced by the comparative quiet there for the last week.
German soldiers are being rushed by rail to the northern end of the
A ustro-Italian battle lines wkh the purpose of restoring the Austrian morale
and not only checking the Italian counter attack but by force of numbers
breaking through the mountain passes into the plains of Venetia.
Can 13a nrtMuk Taa. '
With such help as the entente
armies can give immediately supple
mented as rapidly as transportation
can be had by troops directly from
America and even more Important by
ample military supplies and food for
the army the Italian general staff is
rvpm twd to be convinced that the vic-
torious sweep of the Italian army will
traverse the famous Balnsizxa plateau
the scene of the great battles of
last fall and will not stop until the
Italians have reclaimed all ef the
count rv up to the right bank of
the Isonxo. which marked the extreme
of Gen. Cadorna's advance.
t "apt are at 15s priaaaers t-i
aaaaaaeed la aa afflclal cable- -eras
received tadav by the Ital-
ian eathaaay fram Raate. 4 There
la aa appareat dlwerepancy la fhr-
are. Raaie affkrtal aaaaanceroeat. .
today aaya IOS0 have heea
eaa a ted.
"Offensive operations by our troops
began Sunday." says the cablegram.
After vi 3lent artillery preparations
that destroyed all bridges except one
the infantry drove forward with irre-
sistible Impetus.
ThawKiadu af Cerpaea In River.
The flooded Piave contains thou
sands of enemy corpses. Divisions
which had passed the Piave were
decimated by our artillery and Infan-
try. "Montello was attacked in three col-
umns. Enemy lines were broken at
Cella Delia Madonna and Nervesa and
reoccupled. From Ma sera da to Sar-
dona the Austrians first resisted our
attacks desperately but finally were
forced to retreat to the left bank. Bat-
tle continues fiercely in the Sardona
sector. Forty-five thousand prison ors
and enormous booty captured by Ital-
ians." "American aviators displayed great
bravery in the first encounters. Lieut.
Young attacked by two Austrian :
chasers was obliged to land on the
lower Piave." j
Secretary of war Baker today cabled t
the American ambassador at Rome j
for transmittal to the Italian govern-1
ment his congratulations upon the
victory of the Italian army over the!
Austrians. He sla: aj
The people of the t nited State
admiration the exploits of your brave
army.'
Maay Prlwaaem Taken.
Italian Army Headquarters. June 24.
By Associated Press. The Italians
have taken large numbers of prison
ers great quantities of munitions and
I"1"" "ool 5nce ine austrians re-
treat began.
The Italians are advancing from
their bridgehead at Capo Sile
Saath af Zeaaea head the A nu-
tria a are fight lag rear gaard ae-
ttaaa ta caver the retreat af their
mala baa aver the 1h bridge
they have left at Saa Daaa bjmC
Grteatera three sad a half BtOea
from the Adriatic.
Rain which had been falling for
eight days broke forth violently at
daylight yesterday at a time when
Italian artillery and machine guns
began to open up on the retiring Aus-
trians who were struggling knee deep
In the mire.
The Italian cavalry took part in the
pursuit harrying the fugitives
Am the Aaatrtaa were preea
by the Italian they ihrerv away
their gaaa aad eaalpmeat. They
evea left aa the Moatella ataefca
af bread canned meat aad pre-
verve which atrtan avtatont
bad naeeeeded la brlnghur ta them.
The Austrians crossed the Piave on
rafta and boats which thev had
brought up or had prepared during the i marine was sunk. The navy depart-
darkness m Saturday night. They left 1 menfs account said "a heavy black
well built trenches great quantities i smoke arc... over the U-boat from ths
of ammunition and blankets and every ( explosion of the shells."
variety of army equipment In their re-.
trTit !...
Anatrtan Brtdge. Ieatr.Ted.
London. Eng.. June 24. All but one
of the bridges left for the Austrian re-
treat across tbe Ptave have- bean de-
troyed by the Italian artillery accord-
ing to advices received here this after-
It Is added that enormous bocty 1
ha?
been taken bv the Italian.
FVnm th. 'Wnr.r.lln ...... t. . . !
Vdnatlc the Austrians have been
The War Loans?
OFFENSIVE
FILL IF CORPSES
Austrian Dead Cover
Field; 4000 Prisoners
Counted Says Rome
Rome. ItaJy. June 34. h- num-
ber of prisoners actually conn ted
up to today exceeded 4 see. The
Aostrtan dead cover tbe around of
the battle in extraordinary num-
bers. Extremely heary losses In men
and materiaf have been suffered
by the Aasrro-Bnngarlans in the
defeat which the Italians have ad-
ministered to them on tne Piave
front the war office announced
today. The enemy has been driven
from the entire west bank of the
Piave. except at one point aad was
able to cross the river onlv under
the deadly fire of the Italian ar-
tillery. cleared from the entire weat hank of
the Piave with the exception of a
small section tn the vicinity of Mo-
sile nearly opposite San Dona PI
Piave. whese the struggle la continuing-.
After recapturing; Montello from the
Anatrians. according to news received
in London this afternoon th. Italians
becan making- bridgeheads at Falxe
and Nervosa. The Italians met with
little resistance.
The retreating Austrians crossed
the Piave by the only bridge remain-
ing to them north of Zenson.
Other enemy forces wen forced to
wade across the stream.
Between Montello and Zenson the
Italians are on the river for the entire
distance. They are sending over ca -elry
between the Conegliano and
Odeno railroad to clear the country.
19 BELGIANS ARE SHOT;
FAMILIES WAIT AND WEEP
Tvinlnn ICnar Tnna " ta
Belgian newspaper Arae Belga which
continues to be Issued m spite of all
the efforts of the German authorities
the efforts of the German authorities
to suppress It gives an account oc
some recent atrocities at CharleroL
Nineteen persons including women.
Merchants a priest and railway offi-
cials were tried or. charges of spy-
ing on the movements of German
troops.
Six were condemned to death but
their relatives were not told the
names of the victims Wives and
children of men who were under ar-
rest stood all night at the prison
gates. No until the bodies of the vic-
tims were brought out after the exe-
cutions was It possible to know who
were killed.
GUNNER'S MATE IS GIVEN
NAVY'S COMMENDATION
Washington D. C June 14. Chief
gunner's mate Harry R. chambers of
Atlanta ua.. commander of the na-
val armed guards on an American
steamer was today commended bv
secretary of the navy Daniels for ef-
ficient conduct displayed during an
engagement between his vessel and an
enemy submarine on Mav 11 ACter
the submarine had unsuccessfullv
launched four torpedoes. Cnambers's
crew opened up and fired four shots
at the undersea craft the fourth shot
striking; the conning tower aa the U-
boat submerged.
It was not stated whether the sub-
A.VI) AIRMEN LEA E KISSIA.
Paris. France. June It (Havaa
tency.) M. Sikorsky. Russian avia-
tor and constructor of giant airplanes
baa succeeded In leaving Russia and
has arrived in Paris accompanle. by
aviators attached to the French mlli-
. i i - u th. t ..
. J . ' . ' . .
tions to the French nat on.
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