Evening public ledger. [volume], July 19, 1918, Night Extra, Image 2

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AMERICANS DRIVE
ON IMPETUOUSLY
Airplane Used to Restrain
, Unit That Swept Far
Beyond Line
150 CANNON CAPTURED
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VICTORY SERVICES
PROGRESS OF THE FRANCOAMERICAN OFFENSIVE
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AMERICANS
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HEROES CITED
IN CITY CHURCHES
ENEMY RESERVES
Rapid Allied Plunge
Threatens to Force Great
German Withdrawal .
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its and Individuals
Thanksgivings for Gains at '
Front to Be i
Given i
fight Bravely at
k Marne
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YANKEE SPJED HELPFUL H
K UTMOST COURAGE
SUBJECT OF SERMONS ,
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Iptain Biddle Downs Two-
(Clergjmcn of All Dcnomina
i lions to Join in Patriotic
Observance Sunday
Soldiers Snatch Few1 Hours'
Sleep Then "Up and
at. Them"
All Artillery of Entire German J
Division Captured by
Entente
MP? Seated Plane,
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adelphla's two crack i eminent
'old Pennsjlvanln National
luartf the First and Thli J Infantry
kreJlnthe thick of the big German
Xmttflsntina; around n wooded urea
S rJSkMw-n as the Holse de Conde, on the
fehprthern bank of the Maine
PwVtTh Philadelphia units have been
tvwnweniionea in oniciai nispaiciies as him.
VwfpiaJlnii the utmost cnui ige, and vvitn a
t ,nutliber of Peiiiisvlvnnluns, several I
v4luths from this cit hae been cited
JJ'fllli-ornciai orders lor conspicuous gai
&raantrv I
?i-?feiPhiladelDhia. too. Is represented In !
&&Tlrt "ees of the arm." Captain
i:lrfttnaTii nlr battles, has had another
feA remarkable escape, returning slightly
i. sj.it Aa Vin Amanlinti Unas nffI
"fc ,tL.y 1,1 DAPmnn 4un CPlltpd
itK'ju veiraiiiK uiFi 'luiiiiiii ..,w .,... .-..
PMSL. plane crashlnp to tne enmi
fe3.tj'Ctepatches from the battlefront dp.
pL'talling the braeiv of the old National
SS-.pJane crashing to the enith
3-Guard regiments and the citations roi
individual gallantr Is the Hist Inn
?!&$( tluard of Pennsylvania bad reached
Fshf W front-line tienches and "pone oer
feK"h ton."
tiT-i-H. And how they w.ent the HkIU He
4S,llons:t they never give up and llicv
?ia5..-i- e-et tired."
Couraee of Ke.vstoiip Division
ty Ml 1 1a lM m nr Cll m IaB A VI f nfVI
cer. who took iait in the thst bittio
-'. . .. ...
I?) & cii ivum iwwi i ..I fc ii
h"A. of the Alarne. descil
ioen the M.unina
L.?'' and rouraee of "our bovs" -the Twen
ft-, .... .-. ., .,..,, t.. i .
J? iy-ignin uivis'un, ueiier wiuwiittaiiiH
frw- ivei svone j.iv.s.un u is uuurr vur
E'S&r command of Major General Charles H
v " Molr arid Is a part of the Second Army I
r. i?v'"-fjtr,ntit Thnm.iv Tt. lnlp.
rh- well-known cii"Ketei and cnlveisitv
j4'. I". .: . - .
fAi , or r'ennsjivania Kiauuue, ins men
v cattertM. managed to get uiem io-
Sl?p"rSSner, for Vvhich ho'uas of!
HrUIIv cited. He Is till tv two eirs
ftMRnd h nephew of Tohn W anamaker.
V Lieutenant Fales Is a member of the
w- Arm of Fates t Dutcher and lives at 4 407
5(.v wfiruce Btreec rie went in tin- .tit-xii-an
i. &S border ax a corporal in the old Second
It'T, lty Iruup mm wit piuniuLeit to n ri
Br', . i.tt . ,u T .-...... 12. n
SHKv Willi'- ni tut lull iiniiiur lit- ,-n-
- . ,A tt,p nfllnarc' t.ulnl,iiv ulmr,! nt
ft -. A.CHIVU UlC 1IIMU J . -V.C. . ......... if, .'...-. . ...
M 4Auuta and was commissioned one qa
Vf if 'fore the order came to embark for
t S- Trance.
V J?ie"'i' 4VrtM KrHtterefl rnmnHnr
lyTjn e " .. .-..--..- ... . .-
kt -iii-liiieniint .tames choc i. t20i r n
feX fltrMI, and Sergeant Prank Benjamin are
J Whr Keroes who earned the praise of the
r.life' French by reforming cttered groups of
Itfh5lr compam- anrt niiMlnB ,n. r way
ng their
F Vi&wHtp by step to new jmsltlons This com-P-SflSf
which was cut off from the main
af k.Jioely of the regiment, has been reor-
?irfiea ana is again in ine iiiick ni tne
ev&TOA-.k 11...1....1 ,. am. .n it..
Kl.fBBtHITlK. llli- iiriitciiit riu iw vii-3
ftl7 S-'- " ,,vl v . imii ... ..... . .. -. ....-
KviSaJmarit and won his commission at the olll
J3,cra training camp
f&KWeutenant Oilmore Hiyman. of ner
f5wVi.Wjm, lo la prominently mentioned in
f i,-!' ".ItB UIIKIAI UIMCID. null unit:! uwivio
a-iJtJll!,JrP1T-Pany hc returned with 123 of
'S'"1- coinpany, aiier a sieauy c-omnat oi
-!wj1v hoors. In whicii hand-to hand
ISS'tla-htlng- plnved a l)lg part Of the re-
v turning heroes, tvvent)-si were woundeu
Serving Third Knllslinent
.t. I fiiUnniit Hnminti is n meninpr nr
f vthe Third Iteglment, and Is now serving
Bla third enlistment.
He la a well-known figure at Berwjn,
where his father, brothers and Msters
reside, having been a catcher for the
Berwyn nine during the existence of the
..Main Line league.
fs'Hayman. won his commission while
airvlng with the Fighting Third"
jalong the border He was promoted
trom the rank of sergeant The report
ttrojn.Jver there" states that Ha man
'Lteutenant' Claude Mnlth. New Castle.
Mand the commander of the conipan.v,
TCiptaln William Fish, New Brighton,
.Preturned with 123 men of the com-
irny, twenty-six of whom were wounded
Tli company had been fighting con
tinuously for twelve hours
vQn each contact with the dermans
th boyB of the company, icn nll-Phlla-
jlphiatbody. bested the enemv hurling
."MOT Back wnen tney assauiiea ana a much harder task In attempting to re
Jfthen participating In the counter-attack take an lost ground
,tni ,wm launtucu uj ...c lie...... ..
Community Of Clllph Mil P.
SchuIkill Blier opposite Con-
I was thrilled this morning with
iiha IPmUnt Of tblt brnieri Of One Of IIS
Vn., Joseph Bennett
XfiHt, distinguished himself b shooting
"?lown an enemy machine gunner ucrch-
4etl In a tree when the German wao about
to'tum his deadly weapon on Bennetts
platoon commander, lie accounted for
'.another Teuton descending a tree with
bla Itivniml and nnallv eantttreH the ma.
tT. ' . .. . i
SI'cijBehnett. who was a farm hand In
cmn gun nesi aingie iianoec,
V .Sl . '. The little
v Irs 'ivelvH'Jn'e- Joined the old S xth Regiment
r$bllV ,3? commanded by Colonel i:ilit just be-
Si member of the company organized in
fetXorrls.tjown.
5-Sewa of his daring deeds was brought
jlioihla aged father, George Dennett, and
!h.Smothrr, Catharine Bennett this
jTniornlng at their home on Montgomery
avenue ,
Hf - -
'Eight Americans in Canadian l.i-t
-A1 By the Associated Prest
llf.attaw -lull- 19 Tho f tlnvt Intr A marl
?Bnams appear In todav's overseas
lual trilt- Killed in act on, T Camp-
ETcohway. Ark Presumed to have
fclXR-A. Wilson. Kansas City. Mo :
EX'Touae. Charleston. W Va . W
fasMlen, Moundvllle. Mo . F Murphy,
Ittjtanburar S C F Carlson
Knorar v. D . W' A. Dow". Vuba CUi.'
M!lWimndfcl. J Fnsmn Mjrt.ii wiV
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r V".Tf " - - ....., .. -
rf?
"'Promotion Waits General
ft Who Refused to Retreat
S1
$1 'Washington, July 19. Piomotlon
m
awaits the American geneial who,
yaaonaay, reiuEej to smiiu tor
e American na? neing pushed
i . . . ...
oy tne uermans in tne .iiarne
i and wrested v, ictary from the
ty arms.
Hcial confirmation of the mes
, reported to have been sent by
aS'Asnerlcan commander to his
sch superior officers still is
Ittaf at the War Department, as
kJto name of the commander. But
sry 4JHri satu 11113 utter-
fearful at first that the
Mr.of his message may have
some regulations ana
l-Weuld have to court-martial
i.wi promoted him. After
(k.U.sjhouffh, I think we
rrghtalm," J
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j"&&rifo.ry
nt ,.. . vviSVAi?A:,j-wi.rf'ii: -xmtmPfrix AWk.,,jst.-
ir. uuoLZUuv --inimrMiTrirmriiirTi.i.T i in th "inMirTTMii tMirmniiTTi
i HMM I
KVHMHf
t'MfXAaxmztM ?txzvsr-m.HAii,Ji
(.KNERU, MANGIN
lie tlircrtril the rranro-merirn
troops which uon veslerclav's dig
victor
DEFENSIVE ENDED
IS OPINION IN U. S.
Vahhington Believes Ta
bles Have Been Turned
hv American Vietorv
EXPECT ST1FFER FIGHT
Nation Rejoices Over real of
J
Boys Who Year Ago
Were Civilians
' ... . .
IVii. ttintim till.
..-........., .,
i rue Aineiiran nation wiiav
came
i to n leB)lzatlon th it Its nrmv.
In co-
".-ration with the g.llant .o.d.e,- of
I ranee, nan won us nisi Krc.it m-
tory on Euiopean froil Suiprlsed and
nc.ucel.v nble to grasp the etent of
tlie nffeiitilve nnenit oils between the
Alsne and the Marne, as the fragmen
tniy details c.imc In during the day
vesterda the Ameiit in people todav
saw clearly th it American soldiers,
manv of whom were in civilian life
twelve months ago hid lecelved their
flint biptism of fire, and In six hours
had won more ground taken moie
naii itun 11111 v hi"ii.- nmtii iiiuiv
ltisoueis ami rapuirea moie war sup-
plies from the enemv than did the
(jpimnns In tliiee davs of a carefully'"1' morning I had those words put on
.-,,,.-H n-oiitiio .tinnrr tlio Mmnn '-r electric sign The victor is won-
While reluctant to give official ex
pression to their opinions until fuller
details of vesterdav's countci -stroke
and the full extent of the Franco-
American vlctorv are lecelved, It was
evKUnt at the War Department today
that hl?h ofilclals Inwardly shared
the feclintts f the public
The belief was eKpicsvv, wldelv In
olllclil tlicles that the tables had been
dellnltelv turned, tint vesterdnj s suc-ces-es
between Ciate iu-Tliieiry and
Soissons, the first Allied offensive of
nit conseiiucrre of the jear, maik
tlip eiJ of the Allied defensive pollcv.
nml that the point has been i cached
In the accumulation of man powei
and iniinitioris In Fiance where Clen-
I eial Pocli !s enabled to nssume his
favo-ite lole .is an offensive leader.
Kvents of todav. however, were await-
. .,M,i,. i. ,.. n...i that ,,ni
the Hermans were lompletel demoral-
Ized bv the surprise attack on the twen-
t-lle-mlle front stirrer fighting would
ensue todav Mases of fresh troops
from bevond the Alsne would undoubted
Iv be brought up b.v the Hermans todav
in .in effort to stop the onruh, which Ins
tairlecl the French and Americans be
nnd their objectives with the offlclalh
reported capture of twenty towns and
uncounted prisoners. Knowing the spirit
of the American troops, and that estcr-
da s successes will only render them
more daring and cause them to fight
more fiercel, officers were confident that
the German lei-erves would have a hard
task In stopping the cminter-strckc and
survey or ine positions taken jester.
da Indicated to observers -hat the
Cprman hlch minnuind ttnnl.l Utile
nothing undone to retrieve the dav's
losses Stomitd In their nfTmalie nlnn
lh. Mam un.l Ih.n amUanlf cllartllil
on the flank, has made the position of
the Germans not only uncomfortable
hut nrei-.irlrms Cunei-iaiitr u n,u tme
in the rtgion of Chateau-Thlerr, where
it Is believed the Germans must act
quick!
- .
i
nnfi linminu An nnurn
, nfiol, Ml' I IU Uf UKI V ft
THRILLS NATION AGAIN
M aliliislon. Julv 19 News of re
sumption of the American-French drive
on Hie Marne-Alsne line sent another
tin ill through the nation toda
flti-n(nhi Hloi.ut.huu .. ihu II'.ih T.a
.. . . ...e..., u...,p..,.. a ... .ur ,,ni 'ir-
nnr.n.ant lni.nA u i. 111 .....
rniuiiriu tiiuiYutn tunt ine .iiurn ait-
serlousl menacing the Uerma;i-1 Ight
(link which bends southward from the
'sne to Chaleau-Thlerry Possibility
or forcing tne enem to withdraw from
this salient and fail hank fmm th Ma m.
' ' .- - -.- . ..x... . urinwiini
.nn..n. iv.....j. ii.. ....
been bv mil tarV exi erta here " "' " '
' . ?"Lcia'' M.Te .nt xhe,r. desks earl
Officials were at their desks
v," "",v '.v "Yi .: ,, j "'. "'!'. j
X" wh'te House called the L'nlted
, ' "8a omces oeiore 8-30 o clock, tli'a
' President AV'lson night have t.ie news
i h'?"'e leaving for his golf game
I urti rmi ) i umunj nuu iireiousi
' Phoned from his home to learn whether
i"e onrusn or. tne America-is continued
,. -.lotD," n lii na.. a vn.ir
w riaitu fv tur ncno .nan; ur
partments and members of Congress
asked to be kept In touch with devel
opment" On ever hind the buoant effect of
lh drive Is shown There is marked
enthus'asm that at last there is evidence
of actual offensive action on the part
nf the Allies American officers long
have been renlve st the pollc of letting
the tnemv do all the Initial hlttlfg As
more and more mer cans get Into the
fray the t'de will turn, t lev now sa.
to greater activity by the Allies, and the
Germans will see whether or not the
Vankes are "merely cannon fodder"
Shelling of Soissons bv French and
American hg guns gave hopes that th
cltv soon would fall. With this vvou'd
e-nt snapping of Oerman ra'troads
1 feeding th llne'm- sretor, wnere the
teuton ta iirresuiK tittu tu rticirtie tne
eltv.
That the Americans and French were
able to pick 1111 the drive aasln after a I
night's rest Indicated to offic als th"t 1
ttire is perfect organization In the Al- 1
lied advance,
U-BOAT SINKS FRENCH LINER
fPirate Rams Lifeboats and Only
One Alan Is Kescued
tendon, July 1 (By Central News).
A dispatch to a News Agencv says
a U-boat has sunk a French steamship
The ,crew got away from the vessel
la two boats, but both of the small craft
were rammed by the submarine. There
was only one survivor, who waiiln the
I & Via' tnllimtn hfiUM. , j
A da of patriotic celebration In
honor of the great Allied lctorj will he
observed In vlrtuall every church In
the clt on Sunda
Clerg.vmen of all denominations have
agreed ( Idler to make the biff Franco
i Vinerlc.in "push ' the subject of the'r
I Kermoii or to make It the motif of gpe
Llal patriotic auxillar meetings
J Jelh rahbls lll make especial
mention of the event tomorrow In
their sermons and are arransInK for'
observances on .Sunday In lonnectlon
with the usual Sabbath gatherings
I The clergjinen were enthus'astlu when
informed of the number of towns talicn
and the thousands of prisoners and i
Bieat amount of war stores captured
I "The beginning of the end." was the
I way In which stveral expressed their
1 opinion or vv hat the tlrst big American
victory means for the (ierman tmplre i
"MHgnifhrnt lrtorv"
mngniHcent vie m v. but onlv whit
lis to be cptcted of nun like the Amer
I it .in, was Uev i B Turnbulls com
mem He Is patcn of the Dalt'H .Me
morial Fnltei I'resbvteiiaii 'iiurch,
Thlrtv-Becond and Cumberland s'reets
Tlabbl ! 1. I.eventhil. head of the
Orthodox Jens In tliii cltv. salt that no
class in Philadelphia would telebrate the
vietorv moic ferventlv than would his
i,ei,Ip1 n;oi'1 f'f w110"1
inollirll nliiilll lloiiinl i
he said, Know
v.,..u,. ,,w..l .., ,...
I government to
rrali7e he idesslngit ti come to the
'whole world from an Allied vlctoi.v. He
(will tutach on the bjg gain tomonow.
'I he Itev l.ee Hung, who conducts a
mission on Race street, was another who
promised .1 special rifeience to the bat
1 tie His countrjmen he said, are fol
lowing the tide of battle with eagei eves,
and Avlli join In anv obervance ar-
ranged h him
Mr .!ocph Krau-.kopf, head of Kene- 1
seth-lsrael. is auoihei prominent He-'
hrptt i-lrrrvmnn tthn ttrnhnhtt will make
(t the Hubject of his vveekli permon
i i raise t.mi n iian
Tonight the electric cgn on the lawn
of the Hermnn PreRbsterlan Church,
Harrison street and Frankford avenus,
will blare forth this niesdge, the open
ing of the Poo!ngv
"Praise God from Whom all hles'-lnfa
come
'That Is mv view of the American
"-'
viciorv, sain uev, nam H ciaw-
'?''
l)ator of Hermon church, "and
derful, and all churches should have
nrvice offering praveis of thanks for
this success I will devote part of my
sermon to the, drive"
Kev. Wr Henry Berkowltz. Rodef
-halom svnagogue, said
' "' '"" lIl,ii T J
I "ef tha .the Allies again are making
?hfi f'?h. iT.hHn,"0 'jr "
J' ' ' , "h tiny 1 a m going
I believe the world shares the re-'
toieau on tne v icior in ni nermon."
Instructions were Issued to hII ttaslnrs
of the African Methodist I plhcop.il
Zlon Churcn b.v Bishop Caldwell order
ing them to incorporate in the1! Sunday
sermons special prajeis for continued
vlctorv for the American and allied
forcet.
llrartllv Mippnrts lilea
wh k f, commPnt on tnp Rreat
,. . .. th ,, ,.. A
Amtrlcan drive. th Hev t.eorge A.
r-rider. of the Mfflhodlst I.pIcortal
Church.
Fourth street ijelow Vine, said
I that It
is as glorious as It v as confl-
dentl expected " He declared that the
Idea of mingling patriotism and relig-
bus devotion In the churches should be the arrival of new reserves, realized
more full realized, and expressed him-1 sensible progress at the close of vester
Sflf a" perscnallv In f.ivni of giving at-'dav. The number of prisoners counted
teniloi io the present victor In next I
Sundav s sermons
The Rev Gladstone Holm, of the He-1
hobotli Methodist Church, Frankford,
expressed llvelv satisfaction He --poke
of it as g orlous," and said it was "juH
what tvai- to be expected of our bovs
I He i-aid he would most certainly give
full attention to the victory In his ser
mon on Sunday
ri.imlslng to give his support to any
movement put forward to use the Amer
ican vlctorv as a text for Sunday's ser
mon, the Hev Augusto Benedetto, of
the Lutheran Church. Ninth and Heed
streets, expressed great pleasure at the
pleasant news, which, he said, was dou
'; "HnformatUm "
depict-big "1rmi ' "'" .
bly welcome after so long a period of
' CFRAT J'd ST JCT'PHPTi
vrfvllio OI StijjdlCjU
BY BIG ALLIED BLOW
' R ),. in,,ni.J !..
On the French Front In Franre, July
It With wonderful ltillty and with
Lnlcilu utlll Vifrvti nxlii UlialntnllnH !.&
big battle of the iast two days Franco-
American troops dashed forward at
dawn esterda along the western side
of the salient formed bv the German
advance in May and drove back the
. ,
(hum iiH.nnnrc
eneni neii-meu everwnere or maue
i -" f- "..
The depth of the advance Is several
mli(.s on the average ,.,.,.,.
ne Ainen commancier-in-cniei naci
..! t- .. 1 .
I'ermmeu ute enemy io .u a ihiku
portion of his forces in striking the
hlnutt nn hnth nlclpq nf Tlhplmft. uhlih
"ere lniei.ded to be heavy enough to
weaken the French arm The blow
was successful! parried and, before the
uermans recuierru sumcieniiv io nil ine Allien wnu urc film engagu icmay
great gap In their ranks and make an- . a ... ,, , , ,.
other etTort. the Allies bounded back and m severe fighting, Which has dls
staggered them with a lightning-like , nnr--4c.i fh on()m olnntr tho
diversion frqm the Marne to the Alsne. I concerted tne enemy along tne
LINER CARPATHIA TORPEDOED
a
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nay
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'vstEmol. jm
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MTIE LINE dULY YT
AMEBICAH-FREHCH
The iatiler have been turned 'on the Germans vvho, attempting Io pocket Rheinis, now find the American line
Mtinginf. aintinil Soison. Furlher Io the noutll the Franro-Ameriran puns dominate Oulrliy anil the impor
tant railroad anil highna)? tupplvinp the German troops holding the salient at Chateau-Thierry. This
menace to the German (ommuniialions may force a retirement Irom the narrowing Marne salient. The broken
line" on the above map chows the limits of the Franro-Ameriian advance
ALLIED ARMIES ON OFFENSIVE
' IN SECTORS ALL ALONG LINE
continue, from rae ne Uholc line from Chateau-Thierry to
driving the Geimans before them. Soissons.
Airmen report huge explosions
and fires in Soissons evidently the
destruction of ammunition dumps
and supplies by the enemy, piepar-'
, , ,,-,,olinn nf the ritv.
w--ki-'ci rf?!r'TriTC
fvEi O lVtii3EI. V JuJ
THROWN IN, BUT ,
ALLIES PRESS ON
French and Americans Surmount
Resistance of Enemy -Entente
Gains Near Rheinis i
flv the Associated Preii
Paris. July 19.
.,. ,.. . and the Marne.
Between the Alsne ana tne .viarnc,
In spite of new arrivals or German re-
.1 & iiln. .,ka ntfilrlnf I
eniUl Cements, me rtint:- i .,..
sensible progiess anu aie capiuruiK
7. the official statement issued by tht
"" t',e0"J.J today" Along the uhoU
front the butUe continues with vlo
front
large numner oi iii ;o'-. ," ."' I
'c'"r.. . . t,.t,.n nh.ims and the
' ct" l,,p t""n r..... ...
.. ' ..... t.- .. I,..- .-anttiroH Mnnt-
iar.,B ,.. '"-" ","',,,,: nl
voison and made i re grcs , in t e loi
wood and the Coin ton wood, captur ng
four cannon and 400 prisoners, tne
statement continues
South of the Marne. hv a vigorous
attack the French have ejected the
enemv from the outskirts of Oeullly.
The Italians in the same sector have
inn ""'""""' ,,lh n tni-
taken Moulin t Ardre south of Mor-
faux, and northwest of I ourcy.
The War Office statement reads-
Between the Alsne and the aiarne.
' our troops, surmounting the resistances
of the enemv. which was Increased bv
Is belnc augmented
tlnues with violence
The battle con-
along the whole
front
"West of Rhelms and south of the
Marne our troops esterday, b a vlg
oioua attack, letook Montvelsln and
threw the enemy out of the outskirts of
Oellill
' To the north of the Marne we have
made progress in the Roi wocd and the
Courton wood, and carried our line a
kilometer (six-tenths of a mile) to the
westward
"Further north the Italians have taken
Moulin d Ardre and conquered ground In
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I "In the course of thewe actions the
I French have .ap.ured four cannon .
I thlity machine guns and 400 prisoners I
Between Montdldler and .Noon and
also In the Wovre region. In raids
I against the German lines, we captured
100 prisoners"
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1 ' ' Speaking of the successful local ac
On the French Front in France, ' tlona In which the army had been en-
gaged, he declared the were especially
I July 19. valuable ln promoting an aggressive
... .' snlrit. adding;
thousands of prisoners, scores ot
cannon, hundreds of machine-guns fml foa,r ch, , feell!'g among the
, ... ... . ,,!. rt. ...i"0" He should have them ready for
I anu mmeimi nave luuen uiiu cue
hands nf the Ameripnn and Fr(,m..
nanas 0I tne American ana r renin
i tioops in their dme between tne
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Alsne and tne Marne.
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oesiucs KauuiiK possession
of
j .. i,pii,t. jnmnBnn- CjnUsons
tne neignts dominating soissons,
m. n. i -r t I
, lrom lne houln- a couPle OI uozen
villages were tecontuiered by the
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Paris, July 19.
Stubborn tesistance at Cour
thamps, northwest of Chateau
Thiciry, has been broken by the
Fiench, says the Havas correspond
ent at the front.
FOCH'S MOVE FORCES
GERMANS ON DEFENSIVE
By WALTER DURANTY
Special Cable to Eiening Public Ledger
Cnpvrlaht. ss. bv A'eie 1'orfc Tltiin Co
nilh the French Armies. Jul 19
Taking ndvantage.of the blood v check
inniciea on tne tiermans in tne i uhui
'pagne and south of the Marne. an
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Jhe w))()Ie for,y.i,nometer flank of the
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i.trriiiHii nmiriit ifuui ruiiirnuj-rm-AiHiio
io tne region or cnaieau-inierry-sur-
"!
the Oermap drives made
t line
progress Foch wai content to play a
waiting game But this time he seized
the opportunity given by the "frleden-
stunn'v offensive's failure
The attack began at dawn ine
ti,. nttni v.n
charging ranks were preceded bv- a roll-
bMraKt. of terrific volume For once
thp weBthcr fa,ored ,ne A11Ieg ail a
ccionc thunderstorm, which raged
after midnight, had driven the enemy to
cover. His forces holding this sector
had been proved Inferior by the success
f the Allied attacks In the last few
vveeks. and under the unexpected shock
ths offered only feeble resistance
AccordlnK ,',,. ,ate,t nformatlon
i our proKre,s ttnB continuous, the losses
Might and the prisoners numerous The
effect of any considerable gain of
ground on the situation of the German
ioices souin oi ine Aiaine is obvious
This time it Is Hindcnbutg that Is
forced to engage his teserves in an at
tempt to prevent loss The Germans
have made this a war of maneuver and
Foch is showing them he, too, can play
the game with ability.
The French armies engaged In the
counter-stroke are commanded bv gen
erf is wno nrst won their laurels as
leaders or the famous Moroccan divi
sion The commander between the
Aisne and the Ourcq distinguished (him
self particularly at Verdun and more re
cently directed the counter-stroke on
the German tight which puraljzed the
Noon-Montdldler offensive
Your correspondent was received a
few das ago by the general command
ing the Marne arm. His simple khaki
unuiirm or ine rrencn colonials was
set off b a war cross with several
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de.'Ttiren" hV .mpltSSSirX
tne duty of a the, to Ue,p ln touch w,th
the men under his command and la-
mentcd the fact that his nosltion as an
arm commander prevented him having
full personal acquaintance with all
'ranks, as had been the case when h
led the .Moroccans
lt Is the work of a general to create
anvming. like a lugn-splrited horse,
which can be counted on to leap forward
j the ,n3tant the genal ia gvcn
BRITISH TAKE SOME
PRISONERS IN RAIDS
London. July 1-) -Successful raiding
operations were reported by Field Mar
enai uaig tonay
' Hostile raids in the Vtllers-Breton-neux
and Morlancoun sectors were
driven off last night," the statement said
' We made successful raids at Buc
quoy and Locre, taking some prisoners."
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City Planning Big
Victory Celebration
Continued from Pe One
tary of the soldiers and sailors'1 sus
tenance committee of Councils.
Parade and Demonstration
The piogram Includes a mammoth
parade, participated In by United
States marines and sailois from the
navy snrd, various other military oi
ganlzatlons. such as the home defense
guards, and civic and fraternal o'r
ganlzations. The French military band, under
command of Captain Gabriel Pharos,
will be invited to participate In the
musical program at Independence
Square and Madame Scluimann-Hetnk
Will be' invited to Joint with the thou
sands who will sing Allied national
hymns.
To cap the day's celebration. It Is
planned to tender a banquet to the
visiting French band at the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel tomorrow night.
A number of patriotic addresses will
be a feature of the Independence
Square program. The speakers will
be announced later today or early to.
morrow morning.
It Is -planned to have persons of
national reputation make the addresses,
although, because of the short time ln
which to prepare, it Is feared this plan
may have to be abandoned.
Rager Thousands neTonr Tiding
Thousands of persons were on the
streets early this morning, devouring
eagerly everv last-minute message from
the front, telling more and more of the
achievements of the Franco-American
forces
Telephone wires to the Kvknino Pub
lic I.edobr were flooded with inquiries
about the latest news
One message came from Altoona, Pa ,
where, the voice on the wire said, 15.000
persons were on the streets at 5 o'clock (
this morning, shouting, cheering, parad
ing and calling for more news from the
war theatre
Drafted men from the city departing
from the Twentieth and Federal streets
station on the Baltimore and Ohio Kail
road were cheered as never before aa
they marched "to the trains
The entire city was pervaded by a
spirit of optimism never before wit.
nessed.
'Glorious, simplv glorious!" In these
words Madame Schumann-Helnk gave
her opinion of the sweeping American
victory.
"Don't ask nvj any more It's all that
I can say.:- she continued, as she
nervously paced up and down the draw
ing room of A suite afihe Ritz-Carlton
Hotel.
"I won't be my old self until I know
about the boys," the singer said. "I have
two sons 'over there," ouknovv, and I
just feel that they must be in the thick
of It."
,Th singer's dress was graced with a
novel .breastpin, the chief beauty of
which were two large diamond! stars
"One for each boy ln the American
army, she explained -can ou Diame
me for being a bit upset
I
Foch 8 Attack Took
Enemy by Surprise
Continue from Pase One
coming of the Americans hod been a
nmr,ut otimrlss.. RweeDlne north the
Americans cnargeu inio me nois tie
Clivrey, and after a short fight with ,
the Germans went on down Hill 193
and Into thevillage of, Olvrey. Two
hours later tnese troops nan mstn tne
town of Montalrs.
In the meanwhile other American Je-.-.uMAa
with the French had charge
he German positions In front of Cour-'
champs and. while held up temporarily, 1
hrnueht up re-enforcemeryts. chased the'
Germans out of the wooda. captured .
Ighteen guns, and took possession of
Courchamps.
I want to quote the report a young
captain made on his figlit. It read :
"We met the boche on his line of re
sistance. A sharp fight took place, after
which the boche turned tall and ran like
hll up the hill, puraued by our troops"
U was in this fight that a platoon of
Americans pursued the fleeing boche
clean out of our own cector and had to
be brought back by an'alrplane message
In the meanwhile, on the other, end of
the sector. In the Soissons regions, the
Americans, aided by a fleed of tanks,
moved east from near Fontenby, pushing
toward Soissons. Our troops fought like
demons Encouraged by the good start
the surprise attacK had given them they
pitched Into the German re-enforcements
with a will and defied the German artll.
lerv hurriedly turned In their direction.
While the two star performances were
going on the French and Americans ad
vancing took possession pf a number of
villages. Reports Just in say that there
has been heavy, fighting around Soissons
and to the south, where Germans have
brought up reserves.
Prisoners are being brought back In
large numbers. They mostly belong to
holding divisions, showing that the Ger
mans were not expecting an attack on
this line and had no shock troops ready.
An attack north of Chalone thla morn
'ng wra repulsed with the ale of Ameri
cans. There is no time now to say what
the results pf Foch' sudden move will
bei The bocti wtll.of ourse, bring
assault ,iroops.againat' Ihe , Africans
kfv'IMMk;VauA?iMMlaa'ea -aawJ.all
w. WlrflfiUEttJMIpi
By the United Press
With the Americans ear Polssens,
July 19 Preparations for resumption
of the Franco-Amerfcan drive between
the Alsne and the Marne are In full
swing at this hour.
While some of the soldiers, who haci
battled almost continuously for twenty
four hours, were snatching hurried naps,
others were busy consolidating the new
ly won positions and getting readv for
the next blow, believed to be scheduled
for da) break.
The Germans retreated so rapidly
yesterday that k the Americans and
French were enabled to move forward at
the rate of more than a kilometer an
hour, reaching their twelfth-hour ob
jective In seven hours
Airplane to Rera.1l Bojs
Officers hsd n-Mt rilfrUiillv In hnMtntf
back the v'ctorlous doughboy s In order
to Keep the line straight. The Ameri
cans wunted to go to Germany. Regi
mental commanders had to send cour
iers forward to call back some units
while one company got so far ahead th'
an airplane was used to carry the re
straining message.
The Germans evervwhere along the
line were panicky. They left their ar
tillery, machine guns, rifles and sup
plies, and sprinted eastward The area
captured bV the Americans between the
Alsne and the Ourcq had mora than ISO
aitlllery pieces of various caliber In It,
"We were o busy chasing Gerrnans we
haven't had time to pay any attention
to the stuff they left behind them," said
one officer.
Wounded, Jlut Happy
Slightly wounded doughbos, happy,
grinning and dirty, lay about In groups
after the advance was voluntarily halted,
swapping experiences and dlspla)ing
souvenirs
"We were Just rushed Into the trenches
last night," said one joungster. 'We
were only theie half an hour-when the
captain Bald: 'Bojs. In juil twenty min
utes we go over the lop There Is time
for every man to have a good smoke'
"Before we reached their trenches the
Helnles were running. Boy howdy! It
sure gave me a glorious feeling (o see
tho Helnles hop out like rabbits. We
couldn't help laughing at 'em "
Another doughboy, wounded In the
hand after he had chased the Germans
seven kilometers (4V miles), carried his
automatic rifle In his good hand, ready
to use It If he had the opportunity. He
encountered three pals, all ot whom had
been mounded more seriously than he.
He brought them btfck to the American
lines, protecting them with.-his rifle.
Too Fast for Cooks
The cooks belonging to some of the
advancing units couldn't drag their field
kitchens fast enough to keep up with
their customers and furnish them with
hot food.
"How's things going," asked one of
the cooks of a returning doughbpy who
had been wounded
"Got 'em going faster'n hell,'' was the
reply, "I got a bunch, but a shell
scratched me and the doc made me come
back Damn the luck!"
Another group, slightly wounded,
cursed the luck that put them out of the
fight.
We'll be fixed up all right and ready
to m' with 'em In a couple of weeks,'
said a corporal, "but the darned war
will be over by then, by the tiaj the
bovs are goln' after 'em. Now I gotta
get some more souvenirs for the folks
back home."
1 asked a group of doughboys If the
tanks helped them any.
Tanks Need High near
say, the tanks are all right.
but
ineyve got to get some that'll run In
high, If they're gonna keep up with
us." he said. "We got miles ahead of
em this morning "
The doughboys declare universally
that they no longer have any respect
for the Germans, except their running
ability. '
Gennan units, which opposed the
Americans around Soissons, were among
the best of the Kaiser's troops Pris
oners say- the attack took them un
awares. Near 8olasona, the Germans
contemplated minor attacks themselves,
starling their barrage fifteen minutes
before the Allied drive started. The
Americans charged right through the
enemy barrage and drove the Germans
from their guns.
Polios Delighted
The pollus everywhere are delighted
w ith the bravery displayed by their com-iades-in-arms.
They are saluting the
doughboya w 1th "Vive I'Amerlcalns" and
shaking their hands.
' These Frenchmen are so tickled they
want to hold our hands all the time,"
said one doughboy,
American ambulance units operated
-h"mj. nu,m ujj tne advance and
rushing In the wounded, vwho are now
happy in their bandages. American hos
pitals were -quickly established in
chateaux, ln woods and In the captured
villages
FACES MURDER CHARGE
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Aberdeen, Md, Man Rearrested Fol-
lowing Death or Major King
Aberdeen. Md., July 19 (By I. N. S )
Charlea Halwadt Johnaon. a promi
nent citizen of thla city.' who on Wednes
day night shot and mortally wounded
Major John R. King, of Brooklyn, an
efflcer of the United States army, sta
tioned at the Government proving
ground here, waa rearrested early today
on a charge of killing Major King John,
son had been out on 110,000 ball, and
his arrest followed the death of Major
King, which occurred last night.
A military funeral was given the
major this afternoon and the body
taken to Brooklyn for burial.
Girl Hurt by Truck
Kva Klse, nine years old, 611 Wood
street, suffered a fractured right leg
and lacerationa and contusions of the
body today when she was struck bv
an automobile truck at Marshall and
Wood streets The truck was driven
by Richard Groome, 710 North Alder
street. He was held In SS00 ball for a
further hearing. The girl was taken to
Hahnemann Hospital
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Julv IS HENRY McLKAN. son of lata
James W. and Sarah McLean Haielhursl,
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By the United Press
With (he Americans on the Alsne, ','
Marne Front, Julv 19.
The Franco-Amellcan advance be- ,
tween the Alsne and the JIarne has -
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llrnrlntio. .. i . i
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wai d as man v as three times and cour- .
lets haveVhad great difficulty in keep- .,
'ng In touch with the commander's
migrations.
The diive already Is seriously
thieatenlng the German right flank in
mh. ne Sa"enl' and 1,0,ds P--'- '
bllltle" of Arcing a great enemy with
dravval. Success of the present op-
orations has been the means of avert-
l"S nny Immediate danger to Paris
The attack Is rapidly exposing a great )
concentration of enemy reserves and
artillery, which were , held in readl
ncss to be thiotvn Into the battle to "
the southeastward. It Is a nuestlnn
unniiia. , '
, " te i.ermans will
be able).
with . mpse or ""'
withdraw- them.
h,ave to
Surprise lilg Factor
are?." ri'ment.of ""'"Prise has'been the
?ucce.. a,rm,.n ,h.e Fr""-Amerlcan S
aT Ahilty of the freneh and
viTrni0",?" ,0,h0,d t,,e enemy o8 the
Jiarnc line also contributed A
The American reserves received or- '
J.'" '" "10e 'he battlellne at 5 p m. '
Wednesday. Rushed forward in trucks
? c"m!01"1' thev; arrived within march-
ing distance nhout midnight They
began their hike without delay and
V2 ..'h0 f,ont oniy a """i time,'
before the zero hour, et when thev '
advanced and stalled chasing the bodies "
they apparently were as fresh asaver.
There was no artillery preparation.
The artillery suddenly begad a rolling
ban age and the tanks and infantry
moved forward. That was all. A heavy
thunderstorm had helped to conceal the '
troop movements, but the nav broke '
bright and clear. It was great fighting
weather.
Rescoe Captured Frenchmen '
One American 'unit pressed forward'
so rapidly esterday afternoon. It was i
learned .today, that they -overtook a
party of captured Frenchmen, who were
working on the roads under German
guards. Thev captured the bodies and
released the French, who seized the arms
of their former captors and pressed r
forward with their rescuers
Many of the German soldiers were at
breakfast or were seeking shelter from
the rain when the Allies first went for- ,
ward yesterday. The Americans 'had
"breakfasted' the night before, and were
without the handicap of obgervlng.meal- '
time. , y.
Trenrh Cavalry In Action tiff
Ihe advance was maintained without
Interruption up to noon, when the !t
French and Americans halted briefly to'
rest and reorganize. Then they swept
ahead again, advancing farther than In '
their first rush. French cavalry swung
ahead with the Infantry in the after-
noon and aided the Americans ln clean-
ing up the captured villages
Americans and French sunounded '
and captured entire German batteries, '
Including all the artillery of nn entire i
division, .;
The Americans carried their full pack
of thirty pounds; on their backs. Most
of our units did not bother with ma
chine guns It was a stiaight Job of
rifles, bayonets and grenades.
Take Prisoners Rapidly
The Americans worked their way
through fields and woods and Into' vil
lages, driving the boches before them, -v
They took prisoners so rapidly that th
latter became a hindrance and were sent f
to the rear as rapidly as possible. '
Later when other Infantry was sent,,
forward In support they carried up ma
chine' guns These were quickly followed 4
by field guns and then heavy artillery. '
Jt was one of the quickest examples oi '
organization in the whole war. , '
The fighting unity of France and
America was Illustrated by the fact that
repeatedly French and American
wounded were carried .to the rear In the
same ambulance Americans drove
French motortrucks and Frenchmen
drove American trucks ;
Doughboys, constituting the reserves,
rode forward on trucks and ammunition
wcgons. eating beans and alum as they r5
uuunueu over tne uneven ground, iney
hadn't halted to eat in the last twenty-
mm nwuiOi um uiey writs KrilinitlK anu 74V
satisfied at the prospect of "eating up X
a few Helnles." . If
'The little French "fly" tanks were a?
remarkably effective. The Americana i 'Jf
worked behind them like veterans aa jl
they rolled up 'across the fields and UP
the streets of the villages
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