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VT 1 1 TTtt Trrr OFFICERS ON AMERICAN SHIP TELL OF SINKING GERMAN BOAT. II Crew of American Submersible Dlta ores to What May Havs Happened. Cr international News Servian An Atlantic Port, June 18 Offkera of an American Teasel arriving "here today from 1 Cuban port brought report of the linking of a submarine off. the American coast by an Amertcasjbp.H'., The officers declared "tat on' their voyage here an American sumarlne came alongside their boat, and that the officer of the submarine told them of sinking the German craft laat Friday. The submarine officers, according to the stonr related here, said they were running aubmerged when they sighted I the (German craft through their pari 1 scope.

The American submarine, it I was' declared, immediately, got its bearing and discharged a torpedo. A terrific explosion was heard, the officers declare, and the American boat quickly came to the eurface. The water was covered with olL By International Nwa Service: Washington. June 18 Reports of the probable, destruction by an American submarine of a German submarine operating off.tbt AtUntk coast were lUM aka wa uwm vmvivuvw vt vytuiuu among the crew ot the American craft room, for tome dQpbt. as to the etirtruaiortf therhTaA 4mtil 4t is thfre will be no official statement.

It was paid. 'a jT It is not even certain that a'German submarine was accordlnr to the reports of the commander of the American submarine. He said that at "what appeared to be a torpedo was launched, and when the American craft came to the surface the water was covered with olL A majority of the membera of the crew were confident that a German submarine had met its doom. Certain of the officers, were equally firm in their conviction that a toat bad not been encountered. KAISER BOASTS HE I WILL WIH THE WAR By lnternatlonaTNawe ferric: Paris, June 18.

The German kaiser, lnreplying to a toast from Field Mar thai von Hindenburg, congratulating him upon the thirtieth anniversary of his accession to the Prnsaian throne, was quoted in a dispatch received to. 4ey as aayfngr "Heaven has given Gerjnany the right men for the German empire and the German army to conduct the struggle for existence, the right to live and victory. The German people lid not realize the significance of the war at its outbreak. I did and I was not blinded. I knew that participation by England meant a world war; meant a struggle between Germany's liberty and honor and England's love of money' slavery i unnecessary to say why we are fighting.

Every one knows and we will win. Raising my glass I wish. prosperity to the great army chief and to the army. Hurrah!" received today said that in honor ot the anniversary, the German sruiser Kron Prins would be Kron Prlna Wllhelm. Drbp Treaty Plans 1 Br International Naws Bervlcei i London, June 17.

Owing to tb ac Uon ot Jermany beginning' an off en tiva against the Russians on part 'of the. eastern front, the negotlaSbns. tor ew boundaries have been broken off, iccordlng.to a dispatch from Moscow rla' the Russian wireless. The Ger nans are reported; to be advancing in the; Vetlulsk region. Orders have been tallied at Moscow for the mobilization the classes ranging from 1893 to INT.

Add Another Chair Dell Zahn, formerly with the South llde barber shop, has taken a chair In lie Bradlng and Mayer barbership' at 9 East' Washington street" A grow ng business made it necessary, to add mother many, I SIGH A V. mi "HUNTINGTON OPP.QR.TUNITY'S GATEWaW HUNTINGTON; INDIANA; TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 181918. Thirty fourth Year KO. 14C Our Fighting Marines in Machine Gun' Drill. Iftalnams Throw Back Mvadeirs Aloipg Piave If Vv i4 1 l.V a Oru lighting marines who hate been manhandling the boche on the estern front must be proficient In every branch of lighting known to modern warfare.

They must be infantry men, artillerymen, aviators, mechanics, engineers, signallers, sailors and, in fact, everything that goes to make a super lighting man. The photo shows a machine guaj crew of the mar lnes at drill. WOULD CUT DOT THE GOtlTIH FEE il ATTORNEY GENERAL SUGGESTS CLAU8E IN ALL GOVERNMENT. CONTRACTS. PERU HUONG PLACES RAIDED By International Nwa Dtrvlc: Washington, June 18.

Aroused by disclosures in the contingent fee con. tract Jobbing unearthed by the depart, ment of justice, President Wilson to. day left his advice to the attorney general in seeking to prevent the recurrence of such practices. In a letter to cabinet members At torney i'' insertion of a clause in alt gov. ernment contracts which will make it Raids reyaed plots In army work, mannfacturersnd others attempting to obtain, contracts by promising to enar the' benefits with agents.

Peru, lnL, was among the cities raided by government agents investigating the paying of fees to agents to obtain government work.1 Developments more sensational than any of those yet revealed were expected today when further reports reached Washington of' the 'nationwide raida conducted by the department of jubtlce aa the reault of far reaching war order conspiracies. That the alleged Illegal practices between manufacturers and contractor representatives had attained a wide scope was proved' by the mass of documents already in the hands of the depart, ment, but additional disclosures, it was said, reveal conditions even more startling than had been believed to exiat Already evidence that perhaps hundreds of contracts have been made wlthmanufacturers wlwrwrere under pledge to pay a percentage of the contract missions to agents in Wash, ington, New York and other large cities, was in the hands of the depart ment of Justice and, the reports of the raids were still far from being complete. LI INTERESTS PRO GERMAN By International Newt 8ervlc: WatAiington, June 18 Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the antl Yaloon league, toty, charged the li quor interest) with disloyalty and accused them ot suypljlng money to promote pro German propaganda in ibe Unite'd States. He made this rsscrtlon before the senate agriculture committee In urging adoption of be Jones bone dry nation wide prohibition amendment.

Boy Still Missing Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Burke, parents of Moses Burke, the twelve ytiar old boy who started from the George' Cox farm In Whitley county for Huntington last, Friday morning, were still without knowledge of their son's whereabouts Tuesday afternoon. J. E.

Davis, county sheriff, searched further for the boy Monday afternoon, but was unable to find any trace of him. Ordered Out of Town Two train riders were 'arrested at the Erie Monday by th Eri4 police Jter they wera turned over, to the city au1horities. it waa. discovered thnt they had some money on their persons, sflrMayor Mnnrew orderel that they buy tickets to. Chicago and leave Ina city.

1 i DECLARES IU0R f. GUARD DIVISION FACES THE HUNS Br International Kewa Servlct: 4. Washington, June 18. The 4 thirty second division of the 4 4 national guard, commanded by 4 4 Mrfjor General William G. Haan, is now at grips with the enemy 4 4 on German soil in Alsace, the 4 4 war department let It be known 4 4.

this afternoon. The replacement 4 4. units Jor this division we on, 4. 4 the Tuscanla when that ship was 4 4 torpedoed, the announcement 4 4 added. 4 FEDERAL RAILROAD AD MINISTRATIONi ALL ARE Employes Aaked to Do All They Can Toward Helping to Win the War.

George N. DeGulre. supervisor of equipment, division of transportation. United States railroad administration, was fn Huntington Tuesday and addressed the shop and engine house employes of the Erie In parjt he Officers and Fellow Workmen: I have come to you today for the purpose of delivering a message. for the United States railroad adminis tration.

Wevfearvttiat the officers and em Floyes ot the Erie division of the national system have up to this failed to realize their connection with the war in which our country is engaged, or do their duty towards winning It. At this stage you can net fiord to be slackers, if yon want to be able to say you did your part. Employes Art Ton must realize that railroad employes are real soldiers in this war and that upon them rests the groat leapoiiEibiJUy of keeping our troops properly Supplied, making It possible for our boys to fight on to victory and return home to us when It 'Is over, over there. In' the 29th day of last December the railroads were taken over as a iContlnuefl on rage Eight) HUN LOSS AT 80,000 By International New 8ervtct: Paris, June 18. The Germi 4 losses In the fighting between 4 j.

Mdntididier and the Oise river were today estimated at 80,000 by Andre Tardleu famous wrl 4 ter on military affairs, who has just returned from the front'' tj. J. Licensed to Wed John Martin Smith, age twenty one, employe of the Erie, and Myrtle Marie Elsten, age daughter of John Elsten, of Jerome age forty eight, farmer, and Mrs. Mary Thomas, age fifty eight THE VEATHER Sun set gtic Forecast for Indiana Fair tonight and wanner Wednesday. SOLD ERS I A I Aif.

PART OF SHOPulEN'S RATE NOT FULLY DETERMINED BY RAILWAY WAGE COMMISSION. OTHERS ARE NOT AFFECTED Due to the fact that the. rates. of increase for some of the railroad shop men, including skilled mechanics, das not yet been fully determined by the railroad wage commission, the shop men will be paid at the old rates for the first half of June. (Word to this effect has been received at the Krie offices here nml flSCesaUated changing the entire ejected by the board under men pay roll.

above procedure by live vote. Kol r.The road men and the office men lowing this failure ot unanimous so do paia june, zi ai. ue new HWfc. n5 stJmArtt the mfcn wjii receive tneir. increase by the July.

9 pay Jay Thls does. not. mean that the' shop men will not rr celve their increase, but merely that they will not' receive it at once. It will be paid later with the buck pay. The work of making up the pay rolls for the back pay due the men from January 1 has been started at Uic Erie offices here.

The men will receive their back pay one ronth at a lime, and the first checks will be received as soon as t'ley can be sent from New "York after the pay roll goes in from the Huntington offices. ILD MEMBER OF THE ARMY EXPECTED TO BE DETAILED ONCE IN QUARTERMAS TERS' CORPS' AT PUSSES HAY INSPECTOR Donald A. Purviance was inducted into the quartermaster department of the army Tuesday morning by the Huntington county conscription Mr. Purviance asked for tht induction after he received a telegram from Chicago giving him a place it he reported there at once Mr; Purviance left at (noon TueMoy to report, to the quartermaster com mandfng ollrer In that place. It is expected that Mr.

Purviance will be detailed on wcrk(in the quitr. termaster's department In which his eight years' experience in the bay and grain business will be of value. One of the testa Mr. Purviance pass ed before he was authorised to be Inducted into the army was that of a hay Inspector. Although entering as a private tidier, it Is expected that Mr.

Pnrvi ancc will be advanced to non com nilsiioned rank wllbin a short time, and his ability a hay and: grain man prpbably will get tint one' of the higher sergt ancies. Because he is of draft age Mr. Purviance was Inducted ty the board, the commanding officer at Chicago eending a request to the Huntington board for his induction. Mr." Purviance passed the physical test' Tuesday morning, obtained' the necewsry papers for his induction and hurried tdrough his preparations to take the noon train on the Erie for Chicago. Sees Nurses' Parade 7 JJrs.

M. Mast returned from Chicago Monday where she witnessed a parade of 4,000 Bed Cross nurses, in which her two daughters, Misses Martha and Veronica, took' part. She also bid goodbye 16 hefgrandioBrJoseph Bigue, who went to Jefferson barrfccki to eatr theum 11 WESTERN Ulll REFUSES ORDER WILL NOT ABIDE BY DECISION OF WAR LABOR BOARD, CUES A TEGHHICALITY Says Board Can Act Only on Unanimous Decision Action Now Up to Preaident. By International Jtwa Service: Washington, June 18 Pleading that the decision of the war labor board has not been readied as required by the rules under which il operated, Newcomb Carlton, president of the Western I'nlon Tele, graph company, dn a letter to President Wilson, made public this after noon, refused to abide by the board's tuling. After citing the rules of pro' cedure under.

Uhh the board oper ateB, one of which requires a unanimous conclusion, the Carlton letter bays: "In view of this required proce dure, I think we are entitled to state tho facts which are that the Walsh Taft plan, which has been referral to the decision of the board, was lioUi tnertl wai no nPPolntmeut ot an nmpire gna thensfbre under the prr' nmnntuM nt th it had made no dacisioUr The refusal of the Western Union to abide by the board's rilling is mady in the fight of the telegraph operators for the right to organize. Thisv places matter squarely up to tho president for decision, but no hint of what action ha contemplates was obtainable. The attitude awumod by the Western Union is directly contrary to that of the Postal Telegraph Cable company, which, through its president, Clarence Mackay, rc spof ne to the same appeal of the president, agreed to the principle laid down by the wsr labor board. The Commercial Union, tfcrough its president, bus also accepted the findings of the board and although a ltriko order was dssued, it has been held in obey, ance. The Western Union maintained that the war work ot the nation would be jeopardized if its operators bad the right to organise and call strikes, but t'ae war labor board did notn hare "this vie waf ter healings by Former Presidont Taft anil Frank P.

Walsh, lo'nt chairmen. BRITISH RI GERMAN HUES BEAT OFF RAIDING PARTIES IN VILLERS BRETENNEUX SECTOR. CHANNEL COAST RAIDED Aviators Drop Bombs on Zeebrugge, Ostend and Bruges West Front i Comparatively Quiet.a By International Newa Service: London, June 18. Further success. TuT'raids'havebeen carried out by the British against German positions in the Albert Mojenneville sectors, the war office announced today.

An attempt by German raiders to penetrate British trenchts near Vil lers Bretenneux wus repulsed. The hostile artillery has developed activity in the Incrc valley near Albert and Serre. The text of the official statement follows: "A hostile raid was repulsed south, east of Villers Bretteneux during the night. We secured sonu prisoners. Other prlHoners and a machine gun were captured in raids aga inst the German linea southwest of Albert and near Moyenneville.

There were patrol encounters east of Nieppe forest. Enemy artillery developed activity in the Ancre valley and south of Albert as well as Serre." Tons of Bombs Dropped. By International Kw arvlci London. June. 18.

Twenty. four tona I of bombs were dropped with good re. ana Arvycue, on ine xain and 16ih of June, the admiralty announced today. One British machine was lost. French Front Quiet Paris, June 18.

"South of the Alsne river we carried out local operations, south of Amblemy and east of Mont gobert, taking 100 prisoners," the French war office announced today. "Between the Ourcq river and the Marne our patrols captured some prisoners. "The night was calm on the rest of the front." GAPTAiri GLOKEY SAFE III FRANCE Mrs. M. C.

Clokey received a cable message Tuesday morning from Dr. Clokey saying yiat be had arrived safely In France. 1 messagewaa dated 9:30 p. m. Monday.

There were 350 medical officers in Dr. Clokey's party. Mrs. Clokey was with her husband atCamp Mills' New YoVk, Thursday, June 6, but Friday he could not be found. Mrs.

Clokey then returned to Huntington. She knew her husband, who is a captain in the medical corps, was either on his way across the Atlantic or that he was already on board a transport. On her return she said only that he had orders to go and was in New York, waiting until she re. celved his rabl message tinfc rp Ray. lng that he had gone aboard his trans.

port, It made the counter proposal that its ultB by Brltish lmen on ieebruK8e men organize a distinct union under Ostend, the Brugges docks, Thourout. the direction of the company Ghistelles aerodrome, works at EGKERT, FOUND WITH AXE, IS 111 CUSTODY Andrew Eckert was taken into cus tody again Tuesday morning by Guy, Payne, chief of police, and W. E. Payne, deputy itaerirf. Eckert was found north of the city, and when found had an axe which lie wait kwinglug about his head.

1 Eckert has been in jail two or three different times awaiting entrance to Eaathayen. and each time has been ordered released on appeals from relatives who promised to care for him. Each time he has got beyond control, and the last time wax out only a few days. The latt release was ordered by Judge Cook at the request of Mrs. Eckert RAPHAEL HANEY Oil 15 WAY TQ FRANCE Raphael Kaney, a former Huntington man, passed through Huntington on a troop train Monday morning.

Mr. Haney went into the service from California draft board, and for a time was staUonud at Camp Kearney, neat San Diego, Calif In an infantry regiment. When the train stopped lrt Huntington Haney recognized Jc nnTM cNultyra trairr dispatcher and McNulty called other friends to aev tUe saldUej from Uie tar wit By International New 8rvlce: Rome, June 18. The strong counter offensive of the, Italians and their allied forces have brought the Austro Hungarian drive to a halt everywhere along the line. A special official statement said that the Austrian have been unable to renew their attacks on the Piave around Montello and jn the mountains flanking the Asiago plateau, although they were continuing their attempt to advance on the lower Piave.

A violent combat developed south of Montello in the area of Zenson loop, and Fossalta. The Austro Hungar ains made desperate efforts to advance, but they were back, leaving a hundred prisoners in the hands of the Italians. The Austrians again resumed their efforts to extend their lines across the Piave between Maserada and Can delu, but were thrown back. Tremendous efforts were made by (he Austrians to extend their sligfit Rains on the of 'Montello crest, tut. the assaults broke down ffith tremendous losses under the terrific artillery and machine gun Ore and llu magnificent resistance of tbs gallant Italian soldiery.

Everyone of General Diaz's men fought a hero. The fourth day ot the Attalro Runsaiian offensive found the attackers held in their positions all along t'e line and beaten to a complete in the sector of th ApiaRo plateauVand Monte Grappa where French and British forces are bontlnued on Page Five) y. e. I TO BE RELD 28 Tne. date Bet for theannuaj Meth' 'odlst cn6lf concert "iF Friday 'evening, June 28.

progi am will prepnred fully to meet the demand and tspirit of these war times. Many of. the jiuinben on the program will be sung for the first time in concert in Huntington, and will be of a sort that just suits niiseil audience. The price of admission will be fif teen cents, tho same popular price iliat hna prevailed at these concerlB each spring for more than twenty live years. The program virtually a free offering to the public.

In hI'o of thnt, receipts are large and donations are n.ade from thefvndstonunyworthyobject from time to time. ENTER (I. S. SERVICE Two members of, the Huntington high gdiool faculty have, been induct' ed into the army at their own re anes.t Clarence Stemen leaving on Tuesday for Black Hills, South Da kot, and later will go to Camp Funi tpn, Kansas. The other member ia Albert Suter, and he will leave next Monday for Camp Sheiman, Ohio.

Mr. Slemen was instructor in physics Suter wf.s the chemistry teacher. SELLS 500 TICKETS FOR LYCEUM COURSE. M. C.

Darnall, who Is managing the leiture course to be put on at the lilg.li school auditorium next fall knd winter, has sold 500 ticket? and no difficulty in selling th other DW). So far the tickets have not been placed on sale at any of the stores, and no canvass has been' made of the residence part ot town, LESLIE GAMBLE HAS A Mr. and Mrs. David Gamble of this, city received word Monday morning that their son Leslie Gamble had ar rived bafely in France. Accepts Resignation By Internationa Newt Service: London.

June 18. King Ferdinand ofBulKarla, haa accepted the resigna tion of Premrer Radoefavoff. accn ing to a central news dispatch from COIR CONGER 11 TEACHERS RRIVED FRANCE.