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PUBLZLHED DJzILr under order of THlE PRESZDENT of THE UNITED S.TATES by COMMITTEE on PUBLZC INFORMATION GEORGE CREEL, Chairman * COMPLETE Record of U. S. GOVERMENT Activtles VoL. 2 WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1918. No. 342 COLORED U.S. TROOPS INFRANCE TRAVELERS TO DENMARK MUST 900,000 MARK ISCROSSED ON SAME FOOTING WITH OTHERS FILE LISTS OF THEIR CLOTHING BY THE UNITED STATES IN Gen. Pershing Denounces Re- The Department of State has been informed by the Danish Minister of ports to Contrary-Praised the publication by his Government pf NUMBER OF U.S. TROOPS for Efficiency and Bravery. an order regarding measures of con- trol relatihe tJ the export prohibi- INFRANCE OR EN ROUTE The Secretary of War authorizes the tions now in force in Denmark. The order states that every person who publication of the following cablegram travels into Denmark shall upon ar- ANNOUNCED BY MARCH from Gen. Pershing: rival submit to the customs officers a " In reference to your cablegram of in- list of all the wearing apparel which quiry: ie carries with him, including that In Press Interview Army " The stories, probably invented by with A hich he is actually clothed. German agents, that colored soldiers in Upon leaving the country this list Chief of Staff Reviews France are always placed in most dan- must be submitted to the customs of- Military Operations on gerous positions and sacrificed to save ficers and the traveler will not be per- white soldiers, that when wounded they mitted to export other articles than Western Front - Tells of are left on ground to die without medical are noted on the list. Travelers are attention, etc., are absolutely false. advised to carry as little baggage Italian Resistance to Aus- as possible. Casualty Lists Show Facts. with them trian Offensive -- United "The following are the losses as re- States Five Months Ahead ported up to June 18 in the four colored U. S. Steamer Schurz Sunk combat regiments now in France: 369th in Collision Off Carolina of Its Program. Infantry: Died of wounds, 3; died of dis- ease, 8; severely wounded, 2. 370th In- Thie Comnmittee on Public Information In his weekly interview with repre- fantry: D ied of wounds, none; died of fesues the following: sentatives of the press, Gen. March, Chief disease, 3; severely wounded, none. The .Navy Department is informed of Staff, made the following statement: 371st Infantry: Died of wounds, none; that the U. Sz S. Schurz collided with the " This week's interest is prinmarilh died of disease, 8; severely wounded, steamer Florida at 4.40 a. in., June 21, along the Italian front. The operations none. 372d Infantry: Died of wounds, and sank 10 miles southwest of Cape in France have been of minor charaeter none; died of disease, 3; severely wound- Iookout, off the North Carolina coast, at throughout, mostly raids all along the ed, none. These figures show conclu- 6.40 o'clock.' Manuel Gouvela, jr., sea- line but of no magnitude and from that sively than Negro troops have not thus man second class, was killed, but all the point of view not worth discussion in a far occupied positions as dangerous as other members of the crew are reported survey of the entire situation. those occupied by white troops, and that saved. They were picked up by a "The Italian drive, however, is an en- their physical condition is excellent. steamer and are on their way to an At- tirely different matter. These tacks on the map represeutthe Italian-Austrian High Degree of Efficiency. lantic port. Gouvela enlisted at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, April 29, 1917, and gave front as it was before this present drive "A tour of inspection just completed as his next of kin, father, Manuel Gon- began. These tacks, farther north,' rep- among American negro troops by officers vein. Honolulu. resent the Italian position before the of the training section of these headquar- Italians were driven out of it last fall. ters shows a comparatively high degree The HSclurz was the former German This Austrian-Italian front, before this of training and efficiency among these vessel Geier, which was taken over by week's drive began, was something like troops. Their training is identical with this Government. She was a steamer of 200 miles. The drive, of course, as far that of other American troops serving 1.600 tons, 255 feet long. as the army's interest is concerned, is with the French Army, the effort being to confined to the portion of the line from lead all American troops gradually to MACHITISTS XATE KILLED. Laka Garda down to the sea. heavy combat duty by preliminary service The Navy Department is informed that " The Austrians penetrated the por- in trenches in quiet sectors. Colored troops William D. Jones, machinist's mate, see- tions of the lines held by Great Britain, in trenches have been particularly for- end class, United States Navy (Avia- France, and Italy, for short distances, tunate, as one regiment had been there a tion), was killed June 14 at Key West, but the ground was recovered. month before any losses were suffered. Fla., by being struck by a propeller. Next Crossed Piave in Three Places. (Continucd on page 2.) of kin, father, D. W. Jones, Uniondale, Pa. "Down along the Piave in the flats conditions were different. At three sub- stantial places the Austrians crossed the Piave, far enough to make their advance a matter of concein to the allies. The Official Bulletin, the Authorized Medium southernmost front is in actual distance about 6 miles long, and the farthest point the Austrians penetrated there is for All War Industries Board Publications some 4 miles. The farthest point that 5 on see there is afong the railroad which WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD, crosses from Austrian territory and goes WASHINGTON, June 20, 1918. down in the direction of Venice, and at THIE Official Bulletin is furnished with and authorized to publish all this point the Italians have attacked and official statements of the War Industries Board. All rulings, state- driven them back. ments of policy, announcements of prices fixed, etc., thus appearing may "Along the next salient on the Pial e therefore be accepted as official. the Austrians advanced 1' niles on a 44 BERNARD M. BARUCH, Chairaian. mile front and terminated 7 iuile4 from the city of Trel iso. The other adx ance 2 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1918. brought them within some 13 miles of Venice. Turkey Starving; Germany and Austria Pinched; " Near the Montello Hills the advance was 3J miles on a 9-mile front. During this movement, during the Austrian drive Bulgaria Suffering Least, Food Survey Shows along their front, the allies were helped tremendously by the floods which oc- The Department of Labor, Bureau of traditional hatred between the two parts curred in the Piave, which you noticed in Labor Statistics, authorizes the follow- of the dual monarchy, Austria-Hungary, your own reports. The fact of the matter ing: has been manifesting itself in the re- is that the floods tore out the entire Aus- A detailed survey of the food situation fusal of Hungary to share her compara- trian bridge system which permitted in Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, tive abundance with Austria and in the transporting troops across to the Italian and Turkey during 1917 has just been official and public resentment of that fact side. published as Bulletin 242 by the United in the latter country. " The Austrians have constructed in the States Bureau of Labor Statistics. This Profiteering, greed, breakdown of trans- rear of the portion of their advance survey is based exclusively on laws, de- portation, and faulty organization are big south of Ponte di Piave seven temporary crees, orders, utterances of public officials factors in the food situation of Germany bridges, so they can get their troops and and civic bodies of the countries covered, and her allies. supplies over at these points and get their and-on comments of the daily press and Newspaper Articles Tell Story. men back if it becomes necessary to do so. leading economic and trade journals of Many original articles on the food situ- But as there are no bridges left behind these countries. ation in leading Germa~n and Austrian the Montello Hills the drive at that point Turkey Worst Off oftAll. newspapers were at the) disposal of the assumes a formidable character. In general, the survey shows that Bureau of Labor Statistics. Comments 900,000 Xark Crossed. Turkey is actually starving because of on food orders, their enforcement, and "The lack of fighting along the French the corruption of her own oficials and the practical result of their application front, to which I have referred above, is the greed of Germany; that Germany and were available from organs of all politi- of primary importance to the allies by Austria are not starving, but are having Cal parties, thus representing every point giving us a chance to get more man power. a very hard struggle to feed themselves; of view. Material relating to the food The United States has now crossed the that Hungary is in better shape than situation in Hungary, Bulgaria, and 900,000 mark of troops shipped from ports either Germany or Austria; and that Bul- Turkey was much scarcer. Those parts in America. This includes men in France garia, so far as food is concerned, is of the bulletin which cover the food situ- and on the high seas, combatants and non- suffering the lea~st of all the countries ntion in these three countries are there- combatants, in which class are counted covered.

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