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GALVESTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918—TWELVE PAGES
191S
of Galveston
1865
NO. 135.
VOL. 38,
City of Athens Survivors Teil Stories of Heroism
Huns Are in Precarious
Position.
FRENCH WAR REPORT.
Is
of
ANTI-I. W. W. LEGISLATION,
THEWEATHER
DOESN’T AFFECT TEXAS.
Continued on Third Page.
LANSING GIVES REASONS
GERMANS USING BOYS.
REFUTES HUN SLANDER.
SHAH BUYS BONDS.
BOYS CONFESS
R.
J.
D.
GERMANS SET UP MILITARY RULE AT KIEV-ARREST UKRAINE OFFICIALS
YOU CANT
BEAT THIS
WEATHER
By Associated Press.
New York, May 2.—Alan R. Haw-
ley, president of the Aero Club of
America, made public here today
a letter he has written to President
Wilson suggesting steps to be ta-
ken to “correct the past mistakes
of the aircraft program and insure
against a costly failure to supply
air forces needed by the allies to
win the war.”
Mr. Hawley recommends that an
assistant secretary of war and an
assistant secretary of the navy be
Phinney, Harold K. Porter, Robert L.
Reid, Horace G. Staniland, Elmer N.
Tingley, Charles E. Twombley, Arthur
W. Wilson, Joseph F. Zelinski.
Missing in action: Corporal James
C. Lee, Privates Henry J. Hauflaire,
Sidney C. Kinch.
SHIP IS SUNK
OFF DELAWARE
WAR DEPARTMENT
TO GIVE ADDRESSES
MUST ATTACK
OR BACK UP
Air Expert Suggests
Solution to Problem
Sailors, Both French and Amer-
ican, Do Great Work in
Rescuing Survivors.
Correspondent Predicts Revolt
When Western Drive Is
Definitely Stopped.
Tele grams Pour Into Head
quarters, Telling of Suc-
cessful Campaign.
Advances Are Made and Pris-
oners Taken in Both Mesopo-
tamia and Palestine.
AUSTRIAN CRISIS
COMING TO HEAD
LOAN CONTESTS
SWELLING TOTAL
HOME RULE BILL
NOT DRAFTED YET
Only Limit to Army Will Be
Ability to Equip and
Transport.
Daniels Says It Is Mistake to
Think in Fixed Terms Re-
garding Army.
Committee Said to Have Set-
tled on Nothing Except
the Preamble.
Emerge Victorious From First
Clash on the Fields of
Picardy.
11 MEN ARE SLAIN;
60 SLIGHTLY HURT
BOHEMIANS FIGHT
AGAINST AUSTRIA
President Wilson Casts Decid-
ing Vote Regarding Cas-
ualty Lists.
appointed to the aircraft board,
to be followed by the creation of
a department of aeronautics, based
on the British plan. "A separate
department of aeronautics is the
only solution to all problems of
building the air forces,” he de-
clared.
Mr. .Hawley also called to the
president’s attention a report that
the signal corps is refusing further
enlistments for the air service, “al-
though but one-sixth of the neces-
sary aviators are under training.”
AS MANY NEEDED
TO WIN THE WAR
Renewal of Teuton Peace
Offensive.
66 PERSONS PERISH
IN NIGHT DISASTER
Freight Steamer, Fresh From
Yards, Proves Worth of
Anti-U.Boat Devices.
AMERICANS ENGAGE
GERMAN INFANTRY
Today’s Casualty List Con*
tains 96 Names—Total
Death Toll 26.
Keating, Michael J. Kelly, Lloyd
King, William F. McKay, Thomas
Maher, George Merlow, Ralph
BRITISH TROOPS
DEFEATING TURKS
French Cruiser Collides
With Liner.
Knights of Liberty"
Harass Pro-Germans
BEST SIGN
OF DEFEAT
BAKER PRESENTS
MILITARY PLANS
HELP YOUR GOVERNMENT
by purchasing Thrift Stamps and
War Savings Certificates. For sale
at all banks and by all postmen,
4 % Interest, Compounded Quarterly.
HUTCHINGS, SEALY & CO.
BANKERS
(Unincorporated)
24th and Strand.
By Associated Press.
London, May 2.—The .Ger-
mans have established military
rule in Kiev, the Ukrainian cap-
ital and have arrested a number
of the members of the govern-
ment on the ground that "the
government has 'proved too weak
to maintain law and order," ac-
cording to a Berlin'official state-
ment.
The Ukrainian government of-
ficials arrested included the min-
ister of war.
SINKS SUBMARINE
ON MAIDEN TRIP
warmer in
northeast por-
tion tonight;
warmer in north
portion Friday.
For West Texas: Fair tonight
and Friday in north; cloudy in
south portion; somewhat warmer in
north portion Friday.
For Oklahoma: Fair tonight.
Friday, fair; somewhat warmer.
Winds on the Texas Coast: Light
to gentle northeast to southeast.
TEMPERATURES.
Maximum temperatures recorded
in Texas during the 24 hours end-
ing at 7 a. m. today include: Gal-
veston, 70; Houston, 69; Abilene, 72;
Brownsville, 72; Dallas, 70; San An-
tonio, 64.
WHAT IS MONEY WORTH UNLESS
WE WIN:
Buy 3rd Liberty Loan Bonds
We will handle your application
without any charge for our services.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
FORECAST.
For Galveston
and vicinity:
Generally cloudy
tonight and
Friday.
For East Tex-
as: Generally
cloudy tonight;
showers in low-
er Rio Grande
valley; slightly
He was freed with considerable
difficulty by the police and taken
to the city prison. Military police
hurried to the scene of the trial,
but could obtain no information as
to the fate of the other prisoner.
Kotezer said the Knights re-
moved him from his room, carried
him in an automobile to the scene
of the trial and in the light of
automobile lamps tried and con-
victed him.
Applies for $100,000 Worth of the Lib-
erty Loan.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 2.—The shall of
Persia has applied for $100,000 of lib-
erty bonds. The request reached the
state department today from Minister
Caldwell at Teheran.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 2.—Accompanied by
Provost Marshal General Crowder and
General March, acting chief of staff,
Secretary Baker appeared before the
house military committee today and
presented the administration’s plans for
a greatly increased army.
The army appropriation bill has been
held by the committee for months
awaiting the return of Secretary Ba-
ker from France that appropriations
might be made to accord with what-
ever recommendations he wished to
make. The existing recommendations
contemplated an army of 1,700,000 men
and whether this should be raised to
3,000,000 or 4,000,000 rests with the
administration.
After the meeting Secretary Baker
said he had not discussed the number
of men to go into the army, because
mention of any specific number set a
limit while “the only point of limit is
our ability to equip and transport
men.”
Measures Are Approved by Senate Ju-
diciary Committee.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 2. — Legislation
aimed at the I. W. W. and similar or-
ganizations advocating force and vio-
lence to bring about government, so-
cial and industrial changes, was ap-
proved today by the senate Judiciary
committee. The measure comprising
features of anti-I. W. W. bills intro-
duced by Senators King of Utah and
Walsh of Montana was ordered favor-
ably reported.
German Attack North of Avre
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 2.—The war de-
partment will resume almost immedi-
ately the practice of giving addresses
of American soldiers named in casualty
lists sent from France.
The decision was made by President
Wilson, to whom the public appealed
when the addresses were ordered dis-
continued. The president took up the
subject with Secretary Baker immedi-
ately after the secretary's return from
France.
By Associated Press.
London, May 2.—Via Ottawa.—The
best indication of the enemy defeat in
Northern Flanders, in the view of Lon-
don newspapers, is the evident immi-
nence of the peace offensive. The
German papers emphasize the report
that the pope is about to issue a new
peace note, while the German peace
agents are busy in neutral countries.
Articles in the Scandinavian press
suggest that Italy may be the main
objective of the enemy attempt to di-
vide the allies.
Meanwhile the troubles of the Aus-
trian empire are apparently coming to
a head. The cabinet, crisis in Austria
and Hungary are still unsettled. The
arrival of Czecho-Slovak troops on the
Italian front, under the Italian flag,
has disquieted the Austro-Hungarian
leaders, who fear the effect on their
Slave troops.
An English correspondent on the
Swiss frontier has received informa-
tion that the populations of Austria
and Hungary are starving and seeth-
ing with revolt, which, he predicts,
will break out then the Western offen-
sive has been brought to a standstill.
To Wrecking of Passenger Train in
North Dakota.
By Associated Press.
Fargo, N. D., May 2.—Two boys, 12
and 13 years old, have confessed to
wrecking the North Coast Limited,
near Casselton, N. D., Tuesday evening.
They are under arrest
For Opposing Declaration of War on
Bulgaria and Turkey.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 2.—Secretary Lan-
sing appeared before the senate for-
eign relations committee today and
discussed the administration’s reasons
for opposing declarations of war at
this time with Bulgaria "and Turkey.
By Associated Press.
London, May 2.—British troops in
Mesopotamia carrying on their pur-
suit of the retreating Turkish forces
have advanced as far as the Tauk
river, it is officially announced. Twelve
additional field guns were captured
on April 29. The total number of
prisoners has reached 1,800.
The British troops east of the Jor-
dan river attacked the enemy hold-
ing the foothills south of Es-Salt
Tuesday and the mounted troops were
within two miles of Es-Salt by eight-
fall, says a British official communi-
cation dealing with the fighting in
Palestine and Hedjez. The communi-
cation adds that 260 prisoners had been
taken.
The British have advanced along
a line of a mile in the vicinity of
Mererath and occupied that village.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, May 2.—As many mil-
lions as may be needed to win the war
will be sent to the battlefront, Secre-
tary Daniels declared today in an ad-
dress to the Philadelphia chamber of
commerce in behalf of the third liberty
loan.
“Let us not think in terms of fixed
numbers,” said the secretary. “Con-
gress has provided the selective draft
and when there are enough ships all
these men will be on the fields of
France. If there is not enough men
between 21 and 31 to win the war the
age limit will be changed, and men of
40 and 50, if need be, will respond to
the colors.”
He indicated that he considered it
a great mistake to fix the number of
the army at three million, as had been
suggested, because the world would
take that as the limit of what America
could do. This, he said, was far from
the spirit of the government, which
was in the war to the full extent of
the resources and manpower
America.
By Associated Press.
An Atlantic Port, May 2.—Survivors
of the coastwise steamer City of Ath-
ens, which was sunk in a collision
with a French cruiser in a fog off the
Delaware coast yesterday morning
with a loss of sixty-six persons re-
lated here today many tales of hero-
ism on the part of the crews of the
two vessels. All praised the efforts
of the French sailors, especially, who
launched small boats within a few
minutes after the accident and, aided
by the cruiser’s searchlights, picked
up many of the survivors from pieces
of wreckage.
The survivors agreed that the speedy
sinking of the steamer—within five
miuutes after being rammed by the
warship—was responsible for the
heavy toll of life, although some
claimed that the City of Athens’ life-
saving apparatus failed to work prop-
erly. There were 135 persons, includ-
ing 24 United States marines, on board
the steamer, which was bound from
New York for Savannah with a $2,-
000,000 cargo of cement, rope, food-
stuffs and general merchandise on
board.
Mrs. Florence Pickhard Harrison,
wife of a New York real estate agent,
whose father, Winchell L. Pickhard,
is president of Mercer University, Ma-
con, Ga., told today how her life, that
of her two-year-old baby and two
others were saved through the brav-
ery of a negro fireman on the City
of Athens.
MRS. HARRISON’S STORY.
Awakened' from her sleep, Mrs. Har-
rison barely had time to put a coat
over her night dress and hurry to the
deck with her child. “I saw a life-
boat,” she said, “but no one was pay-
ing any attention to it except a United
States marine who lifted the baby into
the boat. I was about to climb in
with his aid when the steamer toppled
and my grasp on the gunwale slipped.
I caught up the baby and the ship
sank under the swirling waters. When
I came up choking and almost uncon-
scious from the water and with the
little one in my arms we were directly
under the bow of a lifeboat.
“A man whom I afterward learned
was James Wallace of Savannah lifted
the baby from my arms. When I re-
gained consciousness I found myself
in the .life boat covered with a piece
of canvas which I wrapped around
the baby. My coat and night gown
were torn from the struggle to drag
me in. After that Mr. Wallace res-
cued one marine and a civilian. That
brave negro deserves a hero’s medal.
“We were in the lifeboat for about
two hours before we were picked up
by the crew of the French cruiser. I
cannot speak too highly of the gal-
lantry and kindness of the French of-
ficers and men during our rescue and
the time spent on the cruiser.”
All the passengers and many of the
crew were in their berths when the
bow of the battleship plunged into the
side of the 2,300-ton coastwise vessel.
Fife broke out almost immediately
afterward in hold No. 1, but it had no
bearing on the fate of the ship, for
the flames were quickly quenched by
the rush of water which poured in.
Captain J. Forward, one of the vet-
eran commanders in the service of the
Ocean Steamship company, owner of
the vessel, did his best to avert a
panic and man the lifeboats. So quick-
ly did the doomed vessel sink, how-
ever, that there was no time to get
the boats away, and many of those
who perished were trapped in their
berths.
By Associated Press.
An Atlantic Port, May 2.—A British
freight steamer fresh from the yards
of her builders celebrated her maiden
trans-Atlantic voyage by running
down and sinking a German U-boat
off the Irish coast, her crew reported
upon their arrival today. The freighter
was equipped with the latest antisub-
marine devices, which proved very ef-
fective.
The submersible came to the surface
suddenly a short distance off the
ship's bow and was caught by the
British helmsman's quick work almost
before the U-boat’s commander could
puzzle out through the steamer’s re-
markable camouflage whether she was
going or coming.
Cavalry Force Will Be Recruited and
Taken Into Service.
By Associated Press.
Austin, May 2.—The action of the
war department in advising officials of
the Minnesota national guard that ad-
ditional national guard units will not
be accepted for service abroad will,
have no effect on the new Texas na-
tional guard now being organized.
Adjt. Gen. Harley said today. The
guard will be recruited and taken into
federal service, he said.
Gen. Harley explained that the
geographical situation of Texas, due
to the border, made conditions in Texas
different from other states. “Troops
are needed to guard the border against
possible invasion,” he said.
By Associated Press,
San Jose, Cal., May 2.—“Knights
of Liberty,” of San Jose and Oak-
land, wearing black coats over
their heads, tried two alleged pro-
Germans five miles from here last
night. One of the alleged pro-
Germans, George Koetzer, employee
of a brewery, was found early to-
day tarred and feathered and
chained to a brass cannon in a city
park.
Broken Up.
By Associated Press.
Paris, May 2.—A German attack last
night on the Thennes sector failed, the
French war office announced this
afternoon. French troops made raids
on Le Monchel and west of Coucy-le
Chateau.
The statement follows:
“North of the Avre a German attack
on French positions in the region of
Thennes was broken up by the French
fire.
“Other German efforts, north of
Chavignoh and northwest of Rheims,
gained no greater success.
“The French carried out a number of
raids, especially near Lemonchel, west
of Coucy-le-Chateau and north of
Pont-a-Mousson and brought back
twenty prisoners.
“On the remainder of the front the
night passed quiet.”
By Associated Press. 5
London, May 2.—“Baron Goto’s $
statement is eminently satisfac- 2
tory to the allies,” says the €
Times in commenting on the in- §
terview given by the new Jap- $
anese foreign minister to the 1
Associated Press, in which he <
spoke of Japan’s loyalty to her $
allies and asserted there would $
be no change in the foreign 2
policy of the country. "It an- 2
swers effectively the malicious 3
slanders which Germany in- 5
vented and circulated in the Far $
East and other parts of the 2
world.” ?
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 2.—Telegrams
pouring into national liberty loan
headquarters told of the success of
the “buy another bond” and “match
the president” contests everywhere
yesterday, and added $62,000,000 sub-
scriptions, making the national total
$2,641,631,850.
The treasury estimated that more
than one million persons will buy an-
other $50 bond and participate in the
“match the president” contest, and
that between $50,000,000 and $100,000,-
000 additional subscriptions will be
brought in.
The Dallas committee announced to-
day that every prisoner in a Texas
penitentiary had subscribed for a
bond.
During a farmers’ rally at Grant-
ville, Ga., a farmer arose and sub-
scribed $15,000. It was too much for
the calm of the campaigners and the
meeting broke up in excitement. He
was S. E. Leigh.
Texas cities’ percentages were re-
ported as follows:
Beaumont, 131; Galveston, 113; Fort
Worth, 107; San Antonio, 105; Houston,
92; Austin, 76. Texas has gone 87 per
cent of the way toward its goal, and
Arizona, Louisiana and New Mexico
have subscribed 5 and 7 per cent, re-
spectively.
With the British Army in 1
France, May 2.—Via Ottawa.— 1
The German field depots are be- 1
ing heavily drawn upon to re- '
place recent casualties. The ,
thirteenth German reserve divi- ,
sion has just received a company 1
of 250 boys of the 1919-20 class, '
who had only eight weeks train- ,
ing and were not to be put into ,
the fighting unless absolutely -
necessary. But the fact that -
they are in the division in the 1
battle line suggests the antici- ,
pation that they may have to be i
used. 1
Detachments Are Already on
the Italian Line Wearing
Italian Uniforms.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 2.—The casualty
list today contained ninety-six names,
divided as follows:
Killed in action, eleven; died of
wounds, two; died of accident, three;
died of disease, seven; died other
causes, three; wounded severely, seven;
wounded slightly, sixty; missing in ac-
tion, three.
Seven officers were named: Lieut.
Clayton C. Ingersoll died as a result
of an accident; Lieut. August Leo Sund-
vall died from wounds; Lieuts. John R.
Feegel and Frederick B. Stokes were
wounded severely and Capt. Frank J.
Abbott and Lieuts. Will F. Lovett and
Edward C. Swenson were wounded
slightly.
Capt. Francis J. Cahill and Lieuts.
Samuel Miller and Robert H. Jeffrey,
previously reported missing, are now
reported to be prisoners.
The list follows:
Killed in action: Sergeant Fred
Mitchell, Corporal Louis Oberman;
horse-shoer, Ira C. Watkins; Privates
Stanley Dobosz, John S. Cunningham,
Geo. A. Fairchild, Frank W. Ferraro,
Joseph Francis, Arthur C. Franz, Dan-
iel L. Romeri, Jacob Tompovorowski.
Died of disease: Corporal Robert M.
Wilcox, Privates Manly D. Jackson,
Richard W. Judd, Clarence F. Kelley,
Louis Page, Harold E. Rowland, Luigi
Tallarico.
Died of accident: Lieutenant Clay-
ton C. Ingersoll, Privates Forest A.
Rippy, George F. Sanderson.
Died of wounds: Lieutenant August
Leo Sundvall, Private Roy Dixon.
Died of other causes: Privates Mi-
chael F. St. John, Carl Lygdman,
Charles A. Winner.
Wounded severely: Lieutenants John
R. Feegel, Frederick B. Stokes; Cor-
porals Thomas F. Byron, Kenneth W.
Lovell, Privates Edward D’Olic, Joe
R. Gemski, Raymond E. Jordan.
Wounded slightly: Captain Frank J.
Abbott, Lieutenants Will F. Lovett,
Edward C. Swenson, Corporals Wil-
liam J. Degrenia, Ramond E. C. Kels,
Arthur C. Havlin, Charleton M. Patri-
quin, William H. Turner, Michael J.
Quinn, Sergeant Warren E. Clark,
Mechanic David Goldsmith, Cook John
A. Ansalone, Privates Ralph R. An-
drews, Harry Atterian, Harry Baier-
lein, Clarence C. Bassett, Fred A.
Beaulcu, Matthew J. Boyle, Harry J.
Burgott, John M. Canavan, George J.
Champagne, Frank E. Curtin, Walter
Darling, Ovida S. Davignon, George
Deno, George Doucette, Malcolm C.
Eaton, Kenneth W. Farnham, John R.
Fitzgerald, Thomas M. Fitzgerald,
William A. Flynn, Lawrence W. Fos-
ter, Romeo O. Gagner, Thomas V.
Gardier, Jerome F. Gilbert, Stanton
Glover, Charles Haid, Joseph H. Hene-
by, Carsten Jensen, Eugene W. Jones,
Robert A. Joy, Lorne W. Kaye, George
By Associated Press.
London, May 2.—The Daily Mail’s
correspondent at Italian headquarters
says that Bohemian troops are joining
the Italian troops against Austria and
that the first detachments are already
on the Italian firing line wearing
Italian uniforms.
This information has passed through
the hands of both Italian and British
censors and would therefore appear to
be authentic. The defection of the
Bohemians may in a measure explain
the delay in the proposed great offen-
sive, long heralded by the Austrians,
against the Italians.
Prague, capital of the crown land of
Bohemia, has recently been the center
of riotous demonstrations against Ger-
many and the Germans.
The Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister, Count Czernin, has been
strongly denounced and President Wil-
son and the entente allies have been
cheered. The Czech members of par-
liament, together with the Slovene
and Serbo-Croat delegates, have been
leaders in the opposition to German
rule.
By Associated Press.
London, May 2.—Andrew Bonar Law,
chancellor of the exchequer and gov-
ernment spokesman, declared in the
house of commons Wednesday that
he could not say when an Irish home
rule bill will be introduced.
This, according to some lobby cor-
respondents of the morning newspa-
pers, covers the fact that introduction
of the bill has been deferred and
hopes of its passage next week has
now been abandoned.
The Daily News says the govern-
ment has met with serious difficulties
in its Irish policy and can not find a
successor to Baron Wimborne, who
has resigned the lord lieutenantship,
while the committee appointed to
draft the bill up to this time has set-
tled virtually nothing except the pre-
amble. Its deliberations, it is added,
are held up on the issue of giving the
veto to Ulster and also in considering
past ministerial promises to Ulster.
The only way out of the difficulties
is, in the opinion of responsible labor
members of the house of commons,
that the government temporarily
abandon both conscription and home
rule.
It is nowise improbable, adds the
Daily News, that this course will be
adopted in the near future.
A sidelight is thrown on the diffi-
cult issues involved by the meeting
Wednesday of between 50 and 60 peers
and members of the house of com-
mons, both Unionist and Liberal, who
accepted an invitation of the Navy
league to discuss what to do regard-
ing Irish coastal defense in event of
the passing of a home rule bill. The
meeting appointed delegates to urge
upon the committee drafting the bill
that the imperial authorities ought to
retain full control of Irish harbors
and ports, probably also railroads.
It is reported in plitical circles that
the more extreme elements of the
Unionist party have stiffened lately
against any form of home rule, and
a letter just written by Sir Edward
Carson to the secretary of the South-
ern Unionist committee in, Ireland
suggests that the rumors arte well
founded. Sir Edward says in part:
“In the present condition of Ireland
it seems to me little short of insanity
for any government to reopen the
question of home rule. This, indeed,
is statesmanship manufactured out of
panic and founded on broken pledges
and breach of trust. If we have to
go down let us do so with the flag
flying and not in alliance with those
whose object is to gain a vantage
ground for enforcing further separa-
tion policies.”
Apparently the Germans are not
prepared to break the second lull in
the Flanders battle until still more
troops and greater concentrations of
cannon are massed along, the few im-
portant miles of the front southwest
of Ypres. Signs are not wanting that
Gen. von Arnim is bringing up rein-
forcements and supplies, but the An-
glo-French troops, stirred by the bril-
liant repulse of the enemy which
caused him to cease his attacks, for
the second time wait confidently.
MUST FIGHT OR BACK UP.
As the first break in the hard fight-
ing was followed by stronger attacks,
it is probable that only difficulties of
transport and supply compel the
enemy to withhold further assaults
against the allied positions from the
Mont Kemmel region westward. Ex-
cept for Mont Kemmel and a small
strip to the east including the Messines
Ridge, the Germans are on much lower
ground than the French and British
and must either fight on or be com-
pelled eventually to withdraw before
the smothering fire of the allied ar-
tillery.
Heavy artillery firing and the usual
outpost actions continue along the
front. Around the important sector of
Locre the French have been shelled
very heavily by the enemy. On the
southern leg of the salient the Ger-
man guns have been active in the re-
gion of Bethune. Southward in
Picardy only the artillery has been ac-
tive.
AMERICANS REPULSE FOE.
American troops in Picardy east of
Amiens have engaged the German in-
fantry for the first time on the great
battlefield and have emerged victor-
ious. After shelling heavily the Amer-
ican positions near Villers Bretonneux,
south of the Somme and on the direct
route to Amiens, three enemy battal-
ions attacked Tuesday night. Sharp
fighting took place all along the line
and the Germans were repulsed, hav-
ing sustained severe losses and leav-
ing dead and wounded on the field. The
American losses are reported as “rather
severe.”
Fighting for democracy and for free-
dom of their homeland, Bohemian and
Slav detachments are now facing Aus-
tro-Hungarian troops along the sec-
tors in Northern Italy.- Apparently
these units have been recruited from
former residents of the dual monarchy
and from deserters from the enemy
ranks.
AUSTRIANS FEARFUL.
Austro-Hungarian commanders who
have many thousands of Czechs and
Slavs in their units, are said to be fear-
ful of the effect this movement may
have on their own troops. This and
the fact that the Czechs at Prague and
elsewhere and the Slavs in Carniola
and Southward have become openly
hostile to the Austrian government,
may explain why the enemy offensive
against Italy has been delayed. Berlin
has heralded and urged an offensive.
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