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RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENJNG, JUNE 29, 1918

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EFFORTS FOR NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ARE UNAVAILING Artificial Gas Company Must Furnish Supply for Domestic Use This Winter Promise Fair Rates.

, NATURAL SUPPLY LOW .ft Richmond will have no natural gas next winter. The artificial gas producing plant of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company will manufacture the supply used here. A fair rate will be established. All hopes of obtaining the natural product were abandoned Friday when Mayor Zimmerman and S. E. Swanye, representing the city, and Nimrod Johnson, superintendent of the Rich- , raond Light, Heat and Power company and A. C. Howard, a gas engineer with the United Gas and Electric Engineering corporation of New York City, conferred with representatives of the Logan company that supplies this territory at Columbus, O. Orders of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio also were obtained to substantiate the representation of the gas company. The company is unable to supply Richmond and cities of western Ohio at any price. Rates were no inducement, officials said. Asked point blrnk by Mayor Zimmerman if the company would

promise a supply at an increased schedule of prices, the vice-president of the company said: "We will be unable to furnish Richmond and other cities with gas, no matter what the rates are. The sup

ply will be normal until cold weather sets in, and then the pressure will be lower than ft was last year. Must .Get Other Fuel. Officials of the company urged the Richmond delegation to make provision for obtaining other fuel. They promised to make the change from natural to artificial gas in Richmond by night, so that there would be no interruption of service. The representatives of the city came home convinced that the company was not exaggerating conditions. Report blanks showed that the company was able last winter to keep Richmond better supplied than many other cities. Administrative order No. 34 of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, after setting out the probable . inability of the natural gas companies to furnish an adequate supply to their consumers next winter, formulates a set of rules governing the distribution. . Industrial consumers wi!l be cut off first, according to a classification of their work established by the commission. Domestic consumers will be ordered to curtail consumption in conformity with a ruling that fixes priority, pro4 vided the disconnecting of all industrial consumers has not given relief. Notifies Consumers. The gas company has Issued a statement to its Ohio consumers in which it says: "We believe it to be our duty to recommend and urge that all our customers U9ing gas for heating purposes in coal furnaces and heating boilers Immediately provide themselves with an emergency supply of coal or other fuel, or with an auxiliary heating appliance, for use during the colder period of the coming winter. Order your emergency fuel supply for next winter's use now." In view of the order of the Ohio commission and of the statement issued to patrons in Columbus, the Richmond officials are convinced that the company is acting in good faith in asserting that this city will not be supplied next winter. This also holds true of cities in western Ohio that depend on the company for the natural supply, so that Richmond is face to face with the same problem confronting them. City officials believe the volume of natural gas has played out. Officials of the gas company Bay their West Virginia fields have passed the maximum output and are on the decline.

Han Planes Drop Bombs on Paris; City is Unharmed (By Associated Press) PARIS, June 29 Paris was unharmed by last night's German air raid. None of the bombs dropped by the several machines which attempted the penetration of the defenses between 11:30 and 12:30 o'clock fell on the city.

Army School Which Opens Here Monday Will Train 103 Soldiers For Automobile Mechanics

One hundred and three young men will start training at the Richmond Commercial Club Training detachment school Monday. j The school is located at the old vacant Hoffman tobacco factory at the foot of the Reid Hospital hill on North Tenth street. For the last week carpenters have been working at the factary completing the work to make a barracks for the boys who will be taught the fundamentals of auto repair work. K. V. Carman, who is to direct the instruction, and the Commercial club, were instrumental In bringing the training school here. Captain C. E. Roberts and Lieutenant F. H. Morse, both of Camp Sherman, O.. have charge of the men and will start drilling them Monday and Tuesday in the manual af arms before the real instruction work begins. Carman announced Saturday that he was lining up the instructors who would teach the boys different phases

of auto repair work. Lew Harris, Will Saunders and Cliff Bevington, Richmond garage men, will be associated with the work at the school. These men left Richmond Saturday for Indianapolis, where they will inspect an auto training detachment which has been in operation there for some time.

preparatory to taking up the workj

here. . The purpose of the training detachment Is to furnish trained mechanics who can repair any truck, engine, etc., regardless of" the make. Heretofore, many army cantonments have suffered from the lack of trained mechanics with a general knowledge of repair work. , Get General Instruction. After the first few days of military training are over the young men will don overalls and jumpers and get down to the work of assimilating knowledge of automobile engines, chassis, carburetors, ignition, lighting and starting. Mr. Carman, who, while

at Washington aided In making out a schedule which would form the background of the mechanical schools all over the country, announced that the main idea of the instructors of this school would be to cover the entire ground as thoroughly as possible and turn out men that could handle any piece of repair work. The regular study schedule will start either the middle or last of the week. Class room lectures are given regularly in connection with shop work, applying especially to carburetion and ignition. The various parts of engines, carburetors, magnetos, and other ignition apparatus are taken apart and their characteristics explained. " In th,is way the. students will get the principles of carburetor setting, adjustment, etc., and will be able to make such adjustments on any car irrespective of make. The men will first tear down the (Continued on Page Twelve.)

Deny That Kaiser's Flag Will Appear in Parade Emphatic denial was given Saturday to a report that the Germlan flag would be carried in the Fourth of July parade by American citizens of German extraction. Henry Bode, member of the committee, said only the American flag and the colors of the Allies were to be used, and that the rumor was groundless. No suggestion of carrying the Kaiser's banner ever had been made in the committee meetings, he said. No one knows where the report was started or for what purpose the rumor was circulated. The presence of men of German descent in the parade is in complete harmony with the proclamation of President Wilson calling on citizens of foreign extraction to unite on July Fourth in a demonstration showing that the descendants of the immigrants are backing the government.

AMERICAN TROOPS POLICE PANAMA

(By Associated Prss.) PANAMA, June 29 Upon orders from Washington, American troops began policing Panama and Colon at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The action was taken under the treaty of 1904 authorizing the United States to assume this police duty whenever it was necessary to maintain order. The Panama government has protested to Washington, against the measure. President Urrlola has prepared a

manifesto to the country and yester

day afternoon sent the following cablegram to President Wilson: "Today at 11 o'clock I was informed by the charge d'affaires of the United States in this capital that at 2 o'clock in the afternon the cities of Panama and Colon would be occupied by the military forces of the canal zone, on the pretext of maintaining public order. I protest against this interference, which violates the sovereignty of Panama without any justification inasmuch as the government of Panama has sufficient means to maintain public -order in these cities, and I decline to share with your excellency's government the responsibilities which so grave an action implies. "CIRO LUIS URRIOLA."

INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA PLANNED BY HUN TROOPS

Order to Be Restored by German Government and Maximalist Forces. f By Associated Press) LONDON, June 29. The German government, according to German newspapers, is taking preparatory measures with a view to Intervention in Russia, says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company today from Zurich. Under this plan it is stated, troops will be sent to restore order, assisted by Maximalist forces. BUSINESS MEN ON MISSION WASHINGTON, June 29. Selection of men familiar with economic and transportation conditions in Russia, who will carry to that nation informal assistance from the American government in the way of material aid and advice, was known today to be under discussion. Publication, of the real nature of the assistance to be offered the chaotic nation disposed of reports that a political or diplomatic mission would be sent. German aggression will be met not by an attempt to organize Russia in a political or military way but by the re-establishment of business order.

Boston Steamer Sank Off Reef; Crew p scapes (By Associated Press) BOSTON, June 29 The steamer Onandaga, Boston for Florida points, struck a reef off Watch Hill, last night and went to the bottom. The crew ot 35 were saved. The Onandaga, a Clyde line freisht-

(er, left here Thursday afternoon in j command of Captain Googins. Officers of the line here said they. had received j no direct word of the sinking from the

captain early today although thev bad learned later from naval authorities that the crew had escaped.

RESIGNATION OF VON SEYDLER REFUSED

LONDON, June 29. Emporcr Charles of Austria has refused to accept the resignation of the Austrian premier. Dr. von Seydler, and ha summoned the Austrian parliment to meet on July 16, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen, which states that the Vienna newspapers have published an aiito- .-. 1- 1 .L. . n

von Seydler to that effect I

FIRST AMERICAN . SOLDIERS HAVE REACHED ITALY

Troops Are Sent Directly From United States to Italian Front. By Associated Prtss WASHINGTON, June 29. The first American troops landed in Italy yesterday. General March, chief of staff, announced today. These are not the forces sent by General Pershing, but consisted of units shipped from this country. The troops consit largely of s,anitary units, but include other special organizations, General March explained. On the whole, however, it is made up mostly of non-combatant units. The combantant troops will be sent by General Pershing, as previously announced. General March had oio announcement to make today as to the total number of troops shipped from this country to France. Formal announcement he said would be made later. Surveying the entire battle front, General March said the situation could be said to be extremely favorable to the allies. He would make no comment upon the indications of an impending German attack. The first national army division has taken up a sector at the front General

March also announced. It is the 77th, j raised in New York, trained at Camp ! Upton, and originally commanded by j

iuajui uFiieiai j. i lau&iiu ceil. Five American divisions which had been brigaded with the British for training have been returned to General

Pershing's command with training j

comnleted. One of these is the 35th division composed of Kansas and Missouri troops. General March disclosed that the .official report from the Italian front placed the number of Austrians cap

tured at 18,000 and a large amount of

war material. The line of the Piave has been entirely restored by the Italians and in some places has been slightly advanced.

LARGEST BUDGET IN WORLD PASSED BY U.S.

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 29 The army appropriation bill carrying $12,0S9,000,000 the largest single budget in world history was passed today by the senate without a roll call. Much important legislation was added by the senate but no change was made in the present army draft age limits. In disposing of amendments preparatory to passing the bill, the senate rejected 45 to 19 an amendment proposing to specifically "direct" the president to raise an army of 5 million men as soon as equipment and transportation could be provided. Many senators declared, however, that the vote did not really represent opposition in congress to any army of such size and that sentiment for great expansion as soon as war department plans merit was overwhelming.

NON-PARTISANS NOMINATED

FARGO. N. D., June 29. Entire nonpartisan ticket was nominated in Republican primaries of Wednesday, according to latest reports. Governor Frazier headed the ticket. Indications were that S. J. Doyle had been nominated for Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

NEW DRAFT AGE LIMIT REJECTED

(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 29 Rejection of the Fall amendment proposing extension of the draft ages to 20 and 40 years paved the way for passage by the senate today of the $12,000,000,000 army appropriation bill. The long discussion over the extension of the draft ages, which was considered unnecessary by Secretary Baker and General March, chief of staff, in statements made before the senate military committee, was ended by an adverse vote of 49 to, 25. The debate on the Fall amendment as well as on similar amendments offered by Senator Hardwick of Georgia, and by Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, indicated that the majority of members prefer to postpone all efforts to extend the draft ages until the new army program, promised by Secretary Baker, is submitted. The appropriation bill, as it stood for passage today contains several important senate amendments. The organization on the same lines as the emergency fleet corporation of the $100,000,000 aircraft production corporation for the purpose of co-ordination is authorized. Basing of draft, quotas on the number of men in class 1, instead of upon state population, also is authorized. Neutrals who claim exemption from the draft shall not be eligible for United States citizenship, according to the provisions of another amendment.

July Fourth Committee Meets Sunday Afternoon A meeting of the general Fourth of July committee, and all members of the parade committee, will be held at the Richmond Commercial club rooms Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All chairmen appointed in the various townships to make the arrangements for the rural districts to participate

in the celebration, will also attend the meeting. Plans for the program and the formation for "the line of march will be discussed at this meeting, and every committee member is urged to be present.

CROWDER IS GIVEN ARMY ADVANCEMENT

PALLADIUM STAFF TO CARRY LARGEST FLAG IN INDIANA More than 100 members of the Pal-

! ladium staff, including the carrier

boys, will march in the Fourth of July parade next Thursday, carrying the largest American flag In .the state of Indiana. This flag was secured from its owners, a company located at Shel-

jbyville, Ind., and measures 58 by 80 'feet.

I The flag will stretch across Main 'street in the line of march, and will

follow an exhibit for the French war orphans. This will be an exhibit of the patriotic and liberal spirit displayed by Richmond people, who have adopted more than 100 French war orphans and are providing for their care. People along the line of march will be asked to drop their spare nickels,

! dimes and quarters in the flag, and i this money will be used for the French war orphans.

'By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 29 Following enthusiastic praise by senators of the administration of the army draft, the

! senate today adopted an amendment

to ths army bill to make Provost Marshal General Enoch H. Crowder a lieutenant general during the war.

Four Torpedo Destroyers Make Attack on U-Boat

Draft Deserters from Local Board Arrested Frank Huggins was arrested at Pickley, Ohio, Friday and John Dencek at Dunkirk, N. Y., Saturday morning, both charged with being draft deserters from the Richmond selective service beard. Telegrams Jnave been

received from boards at Pickley a:id Dunkirk by the Richmond board, and

both men were ordered held for further investigation.

(By Associated Ftkss. LONDON, June 29 Four British torpedo boat destroyers fought a long range engagement with a German destroyer force off the Belgian coast on Thursday evening. The attack was broken off before any decisive results were obtained.

Local Police to Make Renewed Effort to Enforce State Dry Law Richmond police will do all in their power to stop the Illegal transportation of liquor across the state line, according to Assistant Chief Edward McNally. The fact that the supreme court has upheld the prohibition law will mean even more zeal on the part of the police, McNally said, to enforce the liquor laws. "We have done all we can to put a stop to it in the past and will continue to do so," the assistant chief said. THRIFT QUOTA OF COUNTY IS SI 00,0 00 OVER Aggregate Sales of $1,057,000 Reported, and Pledges Are Still Coming in. With aggregate sales of more than $1,057,000, up to noon, Saturday, Wayne county has attained its quota in the War Savings campaign and has an excess of more than $100,000. Saturday noon the committee was still being swamped with pledge cards that were delivered through the mails and for this, reason the committee members declined to even estimate what the final total will be. Under instructions from the State committee pledge cards may be mailed in up to Monday night and the sums received from this source will be counted in the final totals. It is reasonable to expect, however, that the county's quota of $945,000 will be oversubscribed by at least $150,000. Wayne county Is the first county of equal size in Indiana to go over the top and in the matter of percentage stood first last night. Joseph H. Mills, county chairman, Friday night received a telegram from the state director of sales, congratulating him and Wayne county on the success of the campaign. Patriotic Spirit Shown Chairman Mills modestly declined to accept any credit for the success attained, declaring that the quota of county was reached because of the patriotic spirit shown by the citizens generally and also as a jesult of the unselfish and untiring efforts of the solicitors in all townships and the city of Richmond. "It has been a real pleasure to work with such an enthusiastic lot of men," said Chairman Mills. "When things looked a little blue and some rather hard tasks were laid out by me for the ward and township chairmen, there was no rebellion. They simply went to it and the solicitors never shifked. The pledge cards sent through the mails have been returned in large numbers and this one phase of the campaign was responsible for the big gain during the last week. "As we are required to account for cards sent out, we will of course receive many Saturday and Monday that as yet have not been returned. Our grand total may show that Wayne county, which has never had a war failure, will be at the very top in Indiana in the matter of percentage."

309 PRISONERS AND 3 AIRPLANES TAKEN

' (Rv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 29. Capture of 309 German prisoners and the destruction of three German airplanes by American aviators was reported by Gen. Pershing in an official communique today.

Skeyhill to Give War Lecture Before Elks Club Sunday Night

THREE KILLED IN ACCIDENT

CHICAGO, June 29. Three men were killed outright, Major Robert E. Brooke, U. S. A., was fatally injured, and a score of persons were hurt, many of them seriously, when an Aurora, Elgin and Chicago electric train crashed, into a motor truck at Elmhurst, 111., last night.

Brewery Will Appeal to U. S. Supreme Court EVANSVILLE, Ind.. June 29. An appeal to the United States supreme court from the decision Friday of the Indiana supreme court, holding the state prohibition law constitutional, is planned by the F. W. Cook Brewing company, of this city, which brought the original suit in the Vanderburg county courts. W D. Robinson, an attorney representing the local concern, made this announcement soon after news of the decision reached here from Indianapolis, where it was handed down.

Signaller Tom Skeyhill, wounded Australian poet and orator, veteran of four fighting fronts, will relate his experiences in a talk at the Elks club rooms Sunday evening. All Elks and

j their families are invited to hear the ! Anzac trooper, who has been twice

wounded. He will begin his story at 8:30 d'clock. ' Dr. E. H. Mendenhall, Dr. J. M. Bulla and Tom Nicholson are in charge of arrangements for the meeting. Skeyhill, who is called the greatest of all war lecturers, has been in action on four fighting fronts. He was twice wounded, nr.ee r-v -;- once by a bursting shell. For two years he was totally blind. Arici c. .- ing to the United States his eyesight

ENEMY MAKES ATTACK Of FRENCH LINE ATSOISSONS Effort to Regain Positions by Couter Thrust Fails French and British Take 1 1400 Prisoners in Drive.

was restored by an operation made by;

a Washington pnysician. Skeyhill, immediately after his eyesight was restored, attempted to reenlist and join the fighting forces at the front. The recruiting mission in New York decided that he was not yet fit to return to the trenches, however, and Skeyhill started on a lecturing tour. Monday at noon he will deliver a talk to members of the Commercial club at a luncheon at the Y. M. C. A. Richard Granger, J. J. Harrington, Jr., George M. Logan, Sam Fred and Gath Freeman is the committee in charge of the luncheon. Skeyhill has fought with British, French, Indians, Anzacs and Egyptians.

The Weather

For Indiana by United States Weather Eureau Partly cloudy tonight. Sunday fair and not much chanae in temperature. Today's Temperature. Noon 82 Yesterday. Maximum 81 Minimum 62 For Wayne Count yby'W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Mostly fait excepting possible local thunder showers. General Conditions Weather continues warm and partly cloudy over the central states. The storm is moving down the St. Lawrence valley and rains are not general, but are confined mostly to the lake regions. Weather is normally cool in the far northwest and intense heat continues from Nebraska southward. Many places report over 100 degrees.

U. S. Spent $12,600,000,000 During First Year of War

(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 29. The government today closed its books for tlio fiscal year just ending the first full fiscal year in the war and Monday will open new annual records. Cabinet members and other heads of departments will make reports to President Wilson covering their stewardships of funds and responsibilities for the year closing today or technically tomorrow.

In government financial history, tne year will go down as a period of ox pense hardly dreamed of a decade ago. More than $12,600,000,000 is the actual outlay since July, 1917, to meet the multiple of big bills for the army, the navy, the ship building program, airplane construction, coast defsn.se requirements, other government activities, and the needs of the allies for American loans to finance purchases

of war materials in this country, in peace times, the government spent less than $1,000,000 annually. With the addition of the $1,200,000,000 which the government spent in

the three months of war, preceding; this fiscal year, the war's cost in mon-j ey to date has been $13,800,000,000. I War activities, now draining about j

joo.ouu.uuo a aay rro mtne nations

public treasury, and in June the run-

J ning expenses were greater than ever

Deiore, mougn loans 10 aines aroppea

to less than in any month since April, 1917, when the United States became a belligerant. , High Record Made. . Including estimates for the last two days of the month, not yet record-

! ed expenditures for June 2 were about

$1,500,000,000, or approximately the same as the record figure of May. Ordinary war expenses for the month

amount to about $1,258,000,000, a new high record. Paid expenses to allies were approximately $236,000,000, less than half the $500,000,000 which the treasurv

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finance the allied purchases in the I

umieu oiaies every montn. use oi ships to transport troops to France, instead of for war materials, is considered primarily responsible for the reduction of allied loans. Owing to the big inflow of income and excess profits taxes this month, receipts for June have eclipsed all former records. From taxation and other minor sources of revenue, receipts are expected to amount to more than $2,250,000,000. Payments on Liberty bonds and certificates of indebtedness have yielded nearly $1,400,000,000. With figures for yesterday and today pot yet tabulated, expenses for the en-t

tire fiscal year were reported as follows: Ordinary expenses for various government departments, $7,567,000,000; payments to allies, $4,708,000,000; interest on Liberty bonds and other publis debt items, $175,000,000; federal farm loans (to be repaid), $65,000,000; Panama Canal, $19,000,000. In addition, $6,747,000,000 certificates is sued earlier in the year were redeemed, $27,362,000 one year treasury notes were paid, and $21,536,000 national bank and federal reserve bank notes were retire. ... Receipts for the year, without records of the last two days, were reported as follows: . S Liberty loans, 47,563,000,000; income and excess profits taxes, $2,115,000,000 (with probably $500,000,000 or more yet to come in); miscellaneous internal revenue sources $863,000,000; war savings and thrift stamps $296,000,-

000; customs (tariff revenue) $178,000,000; miscellaneous revenue, $287,000,000; Panama Canal tolls, $5,846,000. The government also took in $8,468,000,000 from sale of certificates of indebtedness, redeemed later in the year; $1,020,000 from postal savings bonds; $19,150,000 deposited for purchase of one year treasury notes under the federal reserve act. and $10,240.000 deposited for retirement of national bank and federal reserve bank notes. ' The big proportions of. government financing this year are shown sharply by comparison with records of the preceding year, itself a record. Then ordinary expenses were $1,147,000,000; loans to allies, $875,000,000 or a total of less than $2,000,000,000. Ordinary revenue receipts were $1,118,000,000 and payments on the first Liberty loan amounted to $1,466,000,000.

ALLIED LINES INTACT

(By Associated Press) Positions taken from the Germans by the French on Friday along the vital sector of the line southwest of Soissons have been the scene of rigorous counter thrusts by the enemy. These attacks, one at Fosse-en-Bas, and the other on Cutry Ravine, which are about three miles apart, have been repulsed by the French according to the official statement issued by the war office at Paris. The new French lines have been held intact. The Italian forces southwest of Rheims, on the heights of Bligny, who last week gallantly held their positions against two strong assaults by the Germans, have again repulsed the enemy, after they had succeeded in gaining a foot hold in their lines. American units northwest of Montdidier, in the vicinity of Cantigny. have captured 40 prisoners, according to the French official statement, which continues by saying that the French have taken prisoners and material in Apremont forests. This position has been held by American troops and it is probable that General Pershing's men were involved in the fighting there. Apremont forest is situated just east of St. Mihiel and has been the scene of desperate fighting by the Americans against the Germans. No German counter attack against the positions taken on Friday by the British near Nieppe forest in the Lys sector are reported. The British, it is announced, captured more than 400 prisoners in their attack. 1,400 Prisoners Taken. Attacking the Germans suddenly on two widely separated sectors, French and British troops 'have improved their positions greatly and captured 1,400 prisoners. By their enterprise in taking the initiative unexpectedly, the allies apparently caught the Germans napping and realized their objectives in a short time. The British rectified their line east of Hazebrouck in Flanders. South of the Aisne, the French drove the enemy back on the important Ambleny Montgobert sector which bars the open space between the forests of Compiegne and Villers-Cotterets. The fighting here continues. Not only did the allies straighten out their lines, but they took from the Germans salients which would have suited admirably as "jumping off" points in future operations. Although the British attacked on a front of three and a half miles and the French on four and a half miles, each effort was intended as a purely local operation to harass the enemy. Merville Menaced.. In the north, the British wiped out the German salient toward the Nieppe forest northwest of Merville, and tnat town is now menaced seriously. Three hamlets were retaken in an advance of one mile and the Germans lost 300 prisoners. Australian troops around Merris, north of Merville, made a small gain and took forty-three Germans. After his check on the Noyon-Mont-didier front the German crown prince made a strong attack south of the Aisne for the apparent purpose of getting in behind the forest of Compiegne. A large part of the gains made then now have been recai"rpi by the French. Important positions were taken from the Germans, whose lines were penetrated at several points to the depth of more than a mile. The French bag of prisoners totals 1,060. Berlin reports the Germans as striving to check the Franco-British attacks. Merville is the farthest point west, the Germans reached in the Lys battle and the British gain there lessens the peril to Hazebrouck. No less satisfactory from the allied viewpoint is the successful French thrust south of the Aisne, which also relieved enemy pressure at a more or less vital point. Western Front Quiet. The Germans show no intention of resuming the offensive but it may be that the French and British strokes will spur them to action before the allies gain other important positions between Ypres and Rheims. Except in Flanders, and south of the Aisne, the western battle front has been quiet. Intense aerial activity continues without a let-up. The Germans repeated their raid on Paris Friday night for the third night in succession, but only a few bombs were dropped. In fighting in the air, allied . airmen have accounted for fifty-three, enemy machines, while Berlin reports' the shooting down of twenty-five allied airplanes. French airmen are bombing military targets in Picardy and north of the Marne, and British bombers persist in their raids Into the region about Metz. Fighting -activity on the Italian front is of minor character. Artillery duels have Increased in vigor along the front. Austro-Hungarlan trenches on the Asiago plateau have been penetrated by British troops who took prisoners.

BRITISH CASUALTIES.

LONDON. June 29 British casualties reported during the month ol June totaled 141,147. This compare with total casualties reported during May of 166.802. - ; 5