m:\Cff IN KXCOINTKII
WITH FI.OTII.I.A
PARIS, May 'JO.?French torpedo
oats had an encounter early this morn
tg with a German flotilla, in which
ne of the French war vessels suf
;red some damage, though all rcturn
to port. An official statement to
ay says:
"A patrol of four French torprdo
oale, about 1 o'clock this morning,
icountered a flotilla of German do
royers making towards port. After
brief engagement, the enemy flotilla
itlred at full speed in the direction of
s base. Our four torpedo-boats re
irned. One of them suffered somd
miftfce."
I
Placed in Charge
of Selective Draft
\V I I.I.I A M WI1.SON SAI.K,
Adjulant-tienernl of Virginia.
SALE PLACED IN CHARGE I
OF STATE REGISTRATION
Governor Stuart Directs Adjutant
General to Supervise Selec
tive Draft Plans.
HKG1STHARS \V 1 h L S F. R V E
Answers Have Already Been He-'
reived From More Than Half of
1VJZZ Officers to Whom Governor
Sent Telegrams of Instruction.
Preparing to Register
1 0,000,000 YoungMen
(Hy ! I'rehi. |
WASHINGTON, Mar U? I'repara- !
Hon* to r^clntrr lO.OOO.fKMI young
nirn for military nervier on June ?%
?rr prnrrrdlnR mtlftly (hroUBhoiil
the country. Ad?lrm reaching the
War Department nhaiv that forty
Ina Stale* have their machinery al
ready organized, ready to proceed
ulth the work.
