St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 12, 1918

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ien in Need of & ent Help vet up the Post-Dispat ‘Olive or déatens 6600—or Iecave the ad with your druggist. our, home, office, apere or factory. is vs . wa ’ - . age” ae 9 Fe LAO 4) Cae og PAPI AIOE DIN A, ERLE Fo . Pye . z x ts 4 PP OA 8 BE ITO po ge se ae ue ae ae man One ST.LOUIS POST-DIS >ATC iad Only Evening Paper in St Louis With the Associated Press News Service IGH “EDITION. a | _ VOL. 70. NO, 293. ST, LOUIS, V WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1918—2 2 PAGES. PRICE TWO - poog00 From. = U.S NEEDED, SAY {ORD DUNMORE Col. Alexander Edward Mur- ray Declares Allies Are WHO SPEAKS Fighting to Hold Enemy . Until We Arrive in Force. WILL ADDRESS MASS MEETING AT ODEON | i “a ae 12,000,000 Tons of Shipping Necessary to Transport Force and 8,000,000 Tons| to Maintain Them, He Says | Col. Alexander Edward Sruriice: | V.C., M. V. O., D. S. Q., the eighth Earl of Dunmore, addressing mem- bers of the Junior Chamber of Com- merce and later members and guests of the parent organization at a luncheon at the Planters Hotel today, declared that the United States will not be a serious factor in the war un- til it has an army of 2,000,000 men in France. He arrived in St. Louis from Louis- } ville at 9:25 a. m. and will remain in the city until Friday night, when he will speak at a public mass meeting at the Odeon under Red Cross aus- pices. “The big question now before us,” continued Lord Dunmore, “is can we —the British and French—hold the line until the American army comes over in sufficient numbers to be a factor. At present the American army is not a factor in the war. You have done very well, and I read where your Secretary of War had. announced that 700,000 men were in France. Losses Are Heavy. “This would mean about 350,000 fighting men, of whom about 200,- 000 are infantrymen. Why, I have known our losses to amount to 220,- 000 men in two days’ fighting, so that what.jou-.hayve.in the war. can-. LORD DUNMORE. IN ST. LOUIS TODAY [> |}she was less than — not be consfdered a serfous factor, But the American army. when it does come over in adequate numbers, will be, I believe, the finest army on the Western front. “f have been. around to many of your camps, I have seen your men in training, and they area fine, clean- cut, brave lot of men, and I would | rather have the American troops on | the Western front than those of any other army in the world. *But your army, as yet, ts over here and the problem is to bridge the Atlantic with ships and get them to. France. Those of your men who are over there, have had the effect of putting ginger and renewed en. | ergy into our men, but they are not enough to turn the scales of battle You have got to get 2,000,000 men over there—and this is the very minimum you. can have—in order Lo | be a vital factory. | “To do this you must have 12,- 000,000 tons of shipping and to keep} them there you must,ave another at ay teamster, kind in the ward, trant being sentenced to 10 years:. 1 Wee the records in Excise Commissioner ; at Collinsville. Hll., on April 4, ac- Lewis’ office. On Jan. 1 the num- ber of saloon was 1947, and on June 1 it was 1895. It is expected that a considerable number of the 400 sa- loons whose licenses are renewable $.000,000 tons. We have 5,000, 009 | men in arms, 3,500,000 of whom are on the Westtrn front.’ Lord Dunmorte, attired jn the uni-| form of a British Colonel, spoke in, a low, conversational tone, and said | broken. “Fs “The French troops have realized ' new progress east of Méry and the Genlis Wood. Violent German at?» tacks have likewise repulsed. lacking on the Chemin des Dames and the exhausted British divisions put in at this point could not stand the weight of the German attack. With unexampled rapidity, exceeding cording to a Wolf Bureau telegram | He was 6 feet 2 inches tall. He en- from Germany quoting Privy Coun- ‘listed in the Marine Corps last June cillor Simons in replying to a ques- | 14. In civil life he was an tron work- tion askeé by Herr Mueller of Mein-/ .» ana boiler maker here, and lived ingen in the Reichstag. Privy Coun- | with his brother, A. C. Johanning- ‘subjects after May 10, 1871, and ‘those who were born in Schleswig- | Holstein, or lived there as German | Subjects ‘after Aug. 23, 1866, will be ‘included in the registration. 'U, $, BUILDS 100,000 TONS MORE: SHIPPING THAN RAIDERS SINK By the Associated Press. that “he‘was really half American” | becausé of the many trips he has/ made to this country. Up Against Hard Fight. ‘When I heard that America had come into the war,” he continued, “I was: mighty pleased, and while I have not the slightest doubt of the war having a successful finish, we have a very hard job in front of us. We are up against the greatest evil nation in the world, and we will have to throw every single damn thing we possess into scales before we can: win, * Lord Dunmore bricfliy reviewed the situation on the western front. and said’ that while the “biggest bat-| tle in the world began March 21,” the} real fighting. of the war has not yet) begun. “We are now arrived at the real | crisis of the war,’ he said. ‘‘After| three and a half years of hard fight-| ing. the French and Eglish troops are under ‘a great strain. France has mobilized her last man and we called . our last recently. “The position today on the western front is that we face an enemy su- perior in numbers, acting on interior lines with railroads built for strategic purposes, which permit him to con-! centrate reserves much faster than ' we can, “Germany can, on short notice, mobilize superior numbers at any, point, The first phase of the biggest battie In the world proved disap- pointing to the enemy, I think. They put in 10,000 men to the mile with | one gun every five yards. Amiens | was their objective, together with a desfre to smash the British army before America came in. “We fought them for two months, and although they took many men and guns nd gained much. ground, I don't think their terrible losses were worth what they accomplished, The main attack has not developed a yet. but I believe it will be fur- . ther paste between Amiens and Ar- ae pattie \« in its sevond phase | the first week of June. “WASHINGTON, June German submarines began 12.—Since | their | raids off the Atlantic coast or May § 95 2, ships by more than 100.090 weight tons. this interval has been 21 vessels, taling 130,642 tons. vessels salvaged, 26,000 tons. Six ships were completed during They totaled ; In the same time there were 14 launchings, 24,430 tons. totaling tons. the output of shipyards building! vessels for the Shipping Board has exceeded the sinkings of American | dead- The production during to- =xcluding the the submarines de- stroyed 10 American ships, totaling 75,4790 ‘» Continually Forging Ahead Yesterday, Tuesday, the POST -DISPATCH sus- tained its advertising lead- ership with a handsome ex- cess over the other St. Louis newspapers in com- bination. The seore: Home-Merchants’ Advertising POST-DISPATCH 3 out of all 4 of the other papers com- bined ..........41 cols. POST-DISPATCH exceeded all 3 added together. . The reason— The Pulling Power of “St. Louis’ ONE BIG Newspaper’’ “ 7 7 cols. 5 Women Born in United States. A woman born in the United States not required to register unless she has been naturalized as a wer- man, or has married a German subp- rject. An American upon her mar- riage takes the citizenship of her hus- band, but upon his death or abso- lute divorce she resumes her Amer- ican citizenship, if she continues to reside in the United States. Enemy alien women and girls who fail to register will be punished by internment or deportation. Regis- tration cards will be issued to those who register. These must be carrie4 at all times. The registration will include visitors to the city as well as residents. QUICK RECOVERY PROMISED FOR AMERICAN WOUNDED. 'is |80 Per Cent of Them Will Be Back | in Fighting Line in 3 or 4 Weeks, i | | Su recon aongenl Says. | By the Associa : WASHINGTON. "June 12.—Im- proved surgical methods employed | in France permit the sending of 80) i per cent of the wounded men back | to the fighting forces within three or four weeks, whereas formerly it) ‘took months to cure them. In making this announcement to- day the Surgeon-General’s office said that as fast as new means of treat- ment are developed the information is transmitted to the United States for the instruction of surgeons here. SHORTAGE OF LIMES SERIOUS BLOW TO THE RICKEY TRADE | A shortage of limes has practically leliminated the rickey from the liquid idietary of those who still drink such things. The norma) price of limes in the St. Louis market is $1 a hun- idired. but at present they are selling jas high as $3.50 a hundred. - ruit dealers today said the for- ‘eign supply had been entirely shut off by a Government embargo. even that of the advance on the Italian front the previous autumn, the attack was carried victoriously across the Aisne to the Marne.”’ Clemenceau Says Reserves Have Aid- ed in Crushing Enemy Offensive. PARIS, June 12.—A_ reassuring impression has been produced by a statement given in the Senate by Premier Clemenceau on the situation at the front. He said that decisive results had been obtained at certain points with minimum forces and minimum losses, while the enemy losses had been enormous. He laid great stress on the resources of the 'French army, which at certain times ‘had crushed the German offensive. | Details of the admirable American ‘effort to dispatch new forces. to France were given. | The Echo de Paris states that there were crack divisions from Gen. von Hutier’s army in the enemy | | forces which were forced to retreat’ | in the French counter attack between Rubescourt and St. Maur. In the (center, divisions of the guard com- | manded by Gen. von Schoeler were | repuised. ' The Petit Journal calls attention to the fact that the appearance of certain elements of Prince Rup- 'precht’s army mingled with Gen. von Hutier’s men indicates that the Ger- man losses were heavy, as the Ger- man staff is opposed to mixing forces from two different groups. An Exclusive Feature in the Post-Dispatch Today EN. PERSHING as the Ser- geant who has served him as personal orderly for 10 years knows him. An intimate personal glance at the American commander, Gen. Joffre. Gen. Petain and Gen. Foch. See page 3 of this edition. ; i ; that time. The decrease in the number of: sa- loons, and the expected further de- crease, are attributed by liquor sales- Imen to the increase in the price of beer, which has gone from $6 to $12 a barrel in two years; the increase in the price of whisky, which has risen from $1.50 to $5.80 a gallon in 18 months; the war, which has taken away some customers and caused others to swear off and the increased restrictions on the busi- ness, together with the fear of its ex- tinction by national prohibition. FAIR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW; LITTLE CHANGE IN TERPERAT ERE | Official eer for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair tonight and tomorrow ; not much change in temperature. —_—_—_ “City FIREMEN” : ARE PRACTICING HE SALARY CLIMB. Welcome re-'| lief from yester- day's high tem- perature of 97 degrees at 3 p. m., came at il o’clock last night in a cool breeze from the northwest, the result of high barometric pres- ; sure in the north. It grew increasingly cooler as the night wore on, until it reached the minimum, 72 degrees, at 7 a. ‘m. today. Yesterday's high mark ap- proached record hot weather for This mark was exceed- yeurs. early June. ed uniy five times in §2 July 3 will drop out of the trade at icc. citi tt, ee i tt | : ” cillor Simons is quoted as foliows: ! “The lynching of Prager is a fact | /'and was committed for no other rea- j son than that Prager was a German and sympathized with the German cause. The Swiss Minister at Wash- ington has lodged a complaint and asked for safeguards against such excesses “The United States admits the facts, bue says that, under the laws of Illifiois, it cannot interfere. The investigation is proceeding and legal steps are being taken for the future. “The United States. which is al- legedly warring against the ‘Huns’ in the interest of humanity, bears the main responsibility for the crime. The American Government permit- ted German hatred to be fanned among the American people. We cannot. rest satisfied with the state- ment that the laws of Illinois are ins | adequate to handle such a situation. The American Government must find ' ways to protect the rights and liber- ties of Germans in America. ‘The German Government has re- peatediy made known, through the Swiss Minister, that- progress in this matter should be accelerated, what- ever the conditions in the United States may be. .The United States Government must under all circum- stances see that such things do not occur again.” ee . German Complaint Not ¥et Received ' was a telegrapher before he entered WASHINGTON, June 12.—No complaint from Germany against the lynching of Prager has reached the State Department, and at the Swiss | legation, which has charge of Ger- man affairs in this country, it was said nothing had been received on the case. ; Some time ago the Swiss Minister offered to pay Prager’s funeral ex- penhses, but the State Department established he was acting for rela- tives and not fer the German Gov-' 7 + meler, at the Mora Lane address. A. C. Johanningmeier said Olile ‘was a fine soldier and went to France prepared to make the su- preme sacrifice if necessary, “We had a ‘letter frqm him four days ago, dated May 8,” the brother said, “and he wrote that the marines were participating in the heavy fight- ing. He was always enthusiastic for the cause, and we knew that he was in to the finish.” Besides A. C. Johanningmeler, who is auditor for the Chicago Lumbex and Coal Co., Sergt, Johanningméier is survived by four cther brothers, all of whom are married. They are: Charles, 3306A North EBleventh street; Fred, Glasgow avenue and Hebert street; Henry, 2615 North Twelfth street, and Frank, 1925 Sul- livan avenue. : Their father was born in Germany and their mother is of German de- scent. FATHER AND SON NOW OFFICERS F. Vaughan Willbur of East St. Laule | . 7 Licutecnant. Fred Wilbur, former city editor and business manager of the East St. Louls Daily Journa!, and his son, ”. | Vaughan Willbur,. became fellow of- ficers of the United States Army | when the son was cotnmissioned a Lieutenant in the «@viation section ‘yesterday. The father fs In France. ®Fred Willbur,; who ts 48 years old. newspaper work. and is now « Fret Lieutenant attached to the Signal Corps. His son, 23. was a clerk at’ the Aluminuni Ore Co. when the wir started. The only other son is a atu-— dent at the Fast 8% Louls Heh! ee rew aiaiers se fotud, the French on the Aronde coat St. Maur, the Loge Farm ahd theuil. “The French troops have withstood . the og ee of attacks nee inflicted eavy losses upon the an gastase hs while guarding their positions, |, “On the right the Germans. spite repeated efforts. have not bé able to debouch south of the The French are holding that part of | the field south of Chevintourt hd Marest-Sur-Matz, “According to new informaticnr from the battle front the F' = counter attack yesterday occu while a powerful German attack in tation on the same, fro French troops cime in con:act heavy forces of the enemy, ond threw | them into disorder. Prisoners by one French division are found 1 betes be four different German -*