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Dona Di Piave, where their tern
ary bridges have been swept away
the flooded river. The Austrlans
succeeded in throwing three
bridges across in the San Dona
",or, but the current Is less swift
owing to the broadening of the
r, and the positions are less ex
ed to Italian artillery fire because
latter's greater distanoe from
bank. The enemy units further
are still in great danger of
ture or annihilation through in
ity to obtain reinforcements or
enish their ammunition or food
pliee. This is particularly the
just south of Candelu, where
Italians drove forward to the
r, splitting the enemy forces,
attempts by the Austrians to crofcs
river in boats and rafts have'
ulted In many being swept away
drowned.
teurmptlon of the Austrian drive
rthwaxd from the mountain region
xpected hourly. This most obvious
stegy—success of which would out
nk and compel retirement of the
ole Piave Hoe—is believed to have
counselled by Hindenburg and
rfendorff who are reported to have
a flying visit to Austrian head
irters.
the initial drive last Sunday the
atest enemy effort was concen
ted in the mountain area, Bui
was naturally anticipated by the
lian command and rt was here
it the Austrians sustained their
st serious reverse. Of the forty
isions (480,000 men) employed
•e, more than thirty divisions
10,000 men) suffered such heavy
ses they were compelled to retire.
The Austrians have been forced to
ieve every division used in the
untains on the first day of tm.e
ve. This Is responsible for the
nparatively inactivity on that front,
the enemy also needs new supplies
Wy.
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WASHINGTON, June 21.—General
railing today reported thirty-eight
sualtiea among Ills forces, divided
follows:
Killed in action, 6.
Wed of wounds, 1.
EHed of disease, 3.
Wounded severely, 27. Vh,
Wounded (degree undetermined), 1.
The list inotades:
Killed to action:
®«geaat J- Lucas, Courtland, Ind.
On^ahoer Sfc. Williams, Addison, N.
I VrtvatM H. Q. Hjuris. Tbarber,
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raw
strians Lack Spirit After Being Driven
Back and Losing: Over Eleven
[Thousand Prisoners.
MY OF 60,000 ACROSS RIVER
li&n Cavalry Hurdle Five Barricades
Slaughter Enemy in Spectacular
Charge.
ted Press Leased Wire Service.]
THE ITALIAN ARMIES IN
FIELD, June 20. (Night.)—
ng rages incessantly along the
le Piave line, from Montello to
Adriatic.
Italians appear to have the
ge everywhere on this front,
larly above Zenson. Their at
are carried out with vim and
while the less frequent Aus
counter attacks tack spirit,
pen fighting has permitted the
an cavalry to act as such for the
time since the new offensive be-
In a certain sector .on the
500 mounted lancers made a
cular charge, hOrdiing
five
cades and slaughtering great
era of the enemy. They eaptur
seventy prisoners, three" camion
three machine guns.
is now established that five en
divisions (60,000 men) are on
west side of the river. A consid
le number of these are north of
T. JL 0"ConneH. New York
Mini
and
of munition, and as soon as these
are brought up and his divisions re
organized, he Is expected to strike
another major blow from the north.
Despite the fact that Austria is re
liably reported to have used nearly a
million men already—practically their
entire effective force—a wounded en
emy officer declared they still have
considerable reserves.
Czecho-Slovac units are aiding the
Italian troops and have performed
brilliantly.
Over 11,000 Prisoner*.
LONDON, June 21.—The battle
along the Piave river Is continuing
with great violence, night official
statements indicated. The Italians
drove forward at three points, forcing1
the* Austrian* backward at Montello,
north of the Monte Belluno railway
and west of San Dona. D1 Piave. The
Austrians made a slight gain west of
Zenson, but were promptly driven
back.
The number of Austrian prisoners
new exceeds 11,000.
"The enemy replied to oar fire on
the greater part of the Piave with voiT Seydler, addressing Austrian
violent counter attacks, tried cmt with newspaper men, said Germany had
great tenacity," the Austrian war of- agreed to send grain into Austria
flee said. "All his efforts were in an1 hat some was already enroute
vain."
Berlin reported that small attacks
by the enemy north of Albert, south
west of Noyon and southwest of Cha
teau-Thierry failed with, heavy losses.
The Germans also claimed that "be
tween the Meuse and Moseele, our
thrusting troops penetrated deeply in
to an American position at Seicheprey.
and inflicted heavy losses on the en
emy."
(This may refer to the attempted
(ferman rajd, following the American
gas projector attack in Mont Mare
wood. According to staff dispatches,
this was stopped before the Germans
fairly left their trenches. The same
dispatches said the Americans suf
fered no losses.)
Paris reported intermittent artillery
fighting between Montdidier and the
Oise and south of the Aisne.
Field Marshal Haig reported suc
cessful raids in Flanders.
Dispatches from American headquar
ters report American forces stormed
German trenches east of Qantigny in
the Montdidier region, inflicting heavy
ldfeses and destroying several enemy
machine gum nests. The American
losses were said to be light.
French Make Advance.
PARIS, June 21.—The French ad
vanced slightly northwest of Chateau
Thierry, the war office announced to-
"North of FaveroTles and at Haut
esvesnes, the French improved their
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ODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
OF THIRTY-EIGHT NAMES
Killed in Action, One Dead
of Wounds and Twenty
seven Wounded.
W. Slomfca, Chicago T. Zangara,
Passaiac, N. J.
Died of wounds:
Private J. B. Saltman, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Died of disease:
Privates C. Garrisues, Imperial,
Calif. C. M. Goods ell, Topeka, Kan.
R. Griffin, feelsoni. Miss.
The wounded severely Included:
Corporals P. Dandridge, Paducah,
Ky. L. Fldler, Springfield, 111. O.
Hoffman, Cincinnati, Ohio William
Little, Eddyville, Neb. W. H. Parsons,
Sandyhook, N. N. P. Quinn,.Coni
fer Pa. A. Ross, Grass Valley,
Calif Wagoner H. L. Smith, Perry.
Iowa Privates V. Bailey, Iowa Falls,
Iowa L. Boggs, Gilliam, Mo. A. Bo-
Forbes Roads, Pfc. L. A. defer,
Sullivan, Ind. BX J. Driscoll, CSale
donla. M6m. McDowell. Lyons,
J*eb. J. M. Martine*. Beaver City,
Utah, a W. Nobles, Baton, Kans.
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CUT DOWN
Fifty Thousand People March.
Through Streets of Vienna
Crying- for Peace and
Bread.
SABERS USED ON CROWD
In
Over 100,000 Workers on Strike
War Plants and Dis
turbances Are
Spreading.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
PARIS, June il.—Fifty thousand
demonstrators who marched through
the streets of Vienna Thursday night,
shouting "Peace! Bread!" and pillag
ing shops, were charged by the police
with drawn sail)ere, according to a
Zurich despatch to the Journal today.
Many of the civilians were injured.
100,000 Workers on Strike.
ZURICH, June 21.—Strikes follow
ing the recent bread riots are spread
ing throughout the Vienna district,
according to dispatches received here
today.
More than 100,000 workers are re
ported on strike In the Warschal
Germany Sending Food.
AMSTERDAM, Jane 21.—Premier
Von Seydler, addressing
according to advices received here
today. Hungary is sending potatoes,
he said.
Caution Against Optimism.
[By Carl D. Groat, United Press
Staff Correspondent.]
WASHINGTON, June 21.—Govern
ment authorities cautioned today
against over optimism as a result of
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KEOKUK, IOWA, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1918
United Press
War Summary
1,419th day of the war 93
rd day of
the big offensive.
Italian front—The battle Is continu
ing along the whole Piave river line,
with the Italians taking the initiative
at most points.
A large portion of the 50,000 Aus
trians on the west bank are still
trapped by the flooded river, although
they have succeeded in bridging the
stream In the marshy region near the
sea.
Italians are using cavalry detacri*
menta in the river areas with consid
erable success.
Hindenburg and Ludendorff who are
reported to have made a flying trip
to the Italian front, are believed to
have advocated a resumption of the
[drive southward from the Venetian
I mountains.
Picardy front—'American troops cap
tured German trenches and destroyed
enemy machine gun nests east of Cart
-tigny yesterday morning.
British made successful raids on the
northern portion of the front.
Marne front—French Improved their
positions near Favrolles and Hautes.
vesnes.
Flanders front—Several German
rortds were repulsed northwest of Mer
rfa.
Lorraine font—There were unusual
ly heavy artillery duels on various
American sectors last night. The Ger
mans fined 6 000 shells north of Toul
alone.
Austria^ungary—Military police at
tacked with sabers 50,000 demonstra
tors in Vienna, who paraded the
streets, shouting for food and peace,
and pillaging Shops.
Denmark—Two German deserters
who fled from a base near Berlin, in
an airplane, arrived at Copenhagen
and were Interned. Two others who
left at the same time were shot down
by German warships off the Swedish
coast.
Today In the Great War.
A year ago—The French captured
the western end of the Cftemin1 Dee
Dames and gained in the Champagne.
owVrfty airplane factory and the Vul- The Russian^f^Toted Jor re
can arsenal. Riots are said to have
occurred in Farvoritem, Margarethen,
Ottakring and Brigittenay, all su
burbs of Vienna.
sumption of the Russian offensive.
Two years ago—Russians crossed
the Styr river, but were driven back
with, a loss of 1,000 prisoners.
The French repulsea German at
tacks on both sides of the Meuse and
in the Verdun sector.
Three years ago—Tire Austro-Ger
mans had Lemfoerg hemmed in on
three sides. The civilian, exodus from
the city began.
The French took German trenches
north of Arras in "bayonet attacks and
made slight gains hi Lorraine and the
Vosges.
Serious Domestic Situation.
[By J. W. T. Mason, United Press War
Expert.]
NEW YORK, June 21.—The full ser
iousness of the domestic situation
(Continued on page 2.)
How the Kaiser Paints
American Advertising
G-ermany is gloating over what it is pleased to term "a
disastrous decrease in American advertising." Here is an
editorial translation from the Berlin "Tageblatt:"
"If the despised Yankee nation think they
are going to win the war and force Germans
out of foreign markets there is nothing to indi
cate this
sentiment
stops
blatt."
in their local and foreign
advertising. Many of their advertising agen
cies have closed their doors through lack of
patronage. Their
much-talked-of
industry have canceled advertising contracts
everywhere."
"Germany and German merchants have
increased their advertising space in neutral
markets and at home. It pays to advertise in
war as well as in peace. The far-seeing mer
chant never
W^H'f ^TW
FORCING TEUTONS TO RETREAT
JULY 1
Every Man of Draft Age Must
Be Engaged in Some Useful,
Important Work by
Then.
NO MORE SOFT JOBS
Walters, Dry Goods Clerk*, Bell Boys
and Porters Most
Give Way to
Women.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON. June ZL—Provost
Marshal General Crowder today ralea
that men of draft age engaged tn
games of all kinds, working as do
mestic servants, elevator men, bell
boys, waiters and like occupations,
shall seek other employment »y
JUIt
was stated that nothing what
ever would be done in regard to
professional baseball players, how
ever, until a specific case is present
ed.
Public and private chauffeurs will
not be considered as engaged in
non-essential worki according -tb»
regulations, but footmen and others
will have to go.
Hotel cooks, clerks and managers
are not Included, but bar boys, bus
boys and waiters will have to seek
other employment, as well as porters
unless it can be shown that the work
is too heavy to be performed by
women.
The United States employment
service is designated to co-operate
with local and district boards in the
placing of the large number of work
ers who will be shifted to essential
employment.
The (provisions of the order are
very elastic and boards are instruct
ed to consider all cases "with sym
pathy and common sense."
"The regulations further provide,
says the explanation handed down,
"that sales clerks and other clerks
employed in stores and other mer
cantile establishments are engaged
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captains of
advertising. "—Berlin "Tage-
Berlin is wafcMng. The advertiser who curtails his
publicity is helping to make the above come true.
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[United Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, June 21.—American aviators
making their first fll0t*t on the Italian
front yesterday, blew up a bridge the
Austrians had just thrown across the
Piave, dispatches front Italian head
quarters announced today.
American Machine Gun Fire.
WASHINGTON, June 21.—German
patrols suffered considerable 4 losses
from American machine gun fire in
the region of Chateau-Thierry and the
Woevre yesterday, General Pershing's
communique said today.
"Patrolling has again been especial
ly active. Northwest of Chateau
Thierry and in the Woevre, hostile pa
trols suffered considerable losses in
patrcl encounters and'from our ma
chine gun lire. Artillery lighting con
tinues in these regions and in Lor
raine."
THE WEATHER
Fair and cooler. Local temp—8
p. m. 75 8 a. m. 67.
United States Now Helping Other Allies
Resist Invasion of Teuton
Forces.
6.000 SHELLS RUINED ON YANKEES
Pure Lie in German Official Report Regard
ing Attack Which Was Not
Made.
I
Throw 6,000 Shells.
[By Frank J. Taylor, United Press
StatT Correspondent.]
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE, June 21.—There was un
usually heavy artillery, lighting north
of Toul last night, the Germans throw
ing over 6,000 shells.
Boche artillery was also busy in
other Lorraine sectors, using large
quantities of gas.
The German official refport of a suc
cessful attack on Seicheprey is a lie.
There was no raid. The only one the
Huns even attempted died aborning.
Call for 8976 Men.
WASHINGTON, June 21.—Provost
Marshal General Crowder today issued
a call for 8,976 draft registrants Quali
fied for military service and who have
received at least a grammar, school
education.
The men will be sent to technical
schools for special training and then
"will be placed in special branches of
service.
The men are to entrain July 15. The
quotas include:
Colorado 185, Colorado collegp:
(Iowa 180. Sioux City High school, and
103 to Loyal Order of Moose, Moose
heart, 1IL
Troop movements have been kept
up despite the necessity of shipping
increased supplies, because ships
have been run on schedule or better,
the committee was told.
The committee also received en
couraging figures on production of
machine guns and small arms ammu
nition. One month's production of
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, June 21.—Marine
casualties announced today totaled
127 divided as folows:
Killed in action, 10.
Died of wounds, 19.
Severely wounded, 98.
The list includes:
thirty caHber wmmintti/a amounted
to 205,000,000 rotmds.
Cross 'Sea In Air.
WASHINGTON, Jane 21.—Ameri
can aeroplanes, equipped with Rolls
Royce engines and piloted by avia
tors of the allied nations, will cross
the Atlantic with in three months.
Major General W. Branker, of the
royal air force declared today.
The flight. Gen Branker stated,
probably would be made from New
Foundland to Portugal, via the Az
ores. Seven hundred and fifty horse
power, airplanes carrying crews of
three or four men will be used.
In discussing the proposed flights.
General Branker declared that the
matter had-, been brought to the at
tentlon of the war and naVy depart
ments and that this government was
in favor of the venture.
"Once tiit« enterprise has been es
tablished," General Branker said,
"America's ontpnt of big bombing
machines can proceed to Europe by
air and so save shipping that' Is so
invaluable for other purposes.
"This may seem a wild statement.
But in 1914 the flight of the English
channel was considered a wonderful
and dangerous performance." vm
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Now Hold 38 Mile Front.
WASHINGTON. June 21.—Ameri
can soldiers now hold thirty-eight
miles of trenches in France, members
of the house military committee
learned at the war department today.
Killed in action:
Privates J. McLean, Pearl, Idaho
E. Wemjmer, London, Ind. D. S. Gra
ham, Chesholm, Minn., L. B. Lee, Nash
ville, Tenn. B. A- Matflngly. Cape CBr
ardean. Mo. P- L. Albert, Brooklyn,
•N. Y-7 A. B. Sawyer. Key West Fla.
Sergeants J. Grant. Mars HH1. Ma-:
New Boat Here.
WASHINGTON, June 21.—Naval
authorities believed today that the
-first borft raider had gone home and
perhaps another has taken its place.
Today marked the close of a week
without new torpedoings. But recent
reports of incomihg skippers have in
dicated that a boat may now be op
erating to the northward off Jersey
again.
All naval district commanders have
been authorized by the navy depart
ment to offer $1,000 reward fordiscov
cry of a boat toasv This offer is
made to stimulate search along sparse
ly settle coast lines, either in this
country or to the south.
Pan American Army.
WASHINGTON, June 21. The
senate military affairs committee to
day paved the way for active partici
pation in the war by South American
nations on the side of the allies. The
committee adopted an amendment to
the army bill providing that friendly
foreign nations may make use of
American training camp facilities for
preparing their units for the war.
Under regulations to be prescribed
by the president, the United States
is authorized to allow such foreign
units to be fully equipped and train
ed in the United States.
Several South American republics
are at war with Germany, but in
dividually are unable, because of
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TWENTY-NINE MARINES DEAD
IN TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
List of 127 Names Showing Ten
TriilgH in Action and Nine
ty-eight Wounded.
V. M. Schwab, St. Louis, Mo. Corporal
W. B. Parmsley, Newton, IcaTa.
Died of wounds:
Privates R. .YL Cannon, Westmin
ster, Kans. J. L. Orr. Matthews, N.
C. M. Banister, Dryden, Mich. S.
D. Carpenter, Pittsburgh. Pa. A. D.
Slnvms, Memphis. Tenn. S. D. Shana
felt, Sigourney, Iowa R, L. Brain
erd, Ashtabula, Ohio J. J. Jochum, Du
buque, Iowa C. H. Carey, Salem,
Ohio A. B. Ellis, Hyannis. Mass. G.
R. Gerard, North Nashville, Tenn.
R. W. Smith, Canajoharle. N. Y. R.
Cooke, Boston. Mass. D. M. Blankin
ship. Rome. Ga. F. F. Schlietnan,
Rochester, N. Y.: F. T. Quinlan. Man
istique. Mich. Sergeants Harold J.
Coxe. Cedar Rapids. Iowa C. HL Mey
er. Chicago Trumpeter C. C. Coe,
Chicago.
Wounded severely in action:
Privates J- H. Pickering. WeMmaa.
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