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VOL. 127 NO. 9.
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^cisive Allied Victory in Albania Might Prove
Disastrous to Cause
of the Kaiser.
L. Keen, United Press Cop
respondent.]
N, July 11-—Italian forces
|ed by French and Albanians to
ler with British naval units, are
iplng northward across practio
the entire width of Albania in
at may be one of the most lmpor
it military and political offensives
the ynf.
iccordlng to the latest dispatches
lived here the allied troops, In
jtlon to making Important gains
the Bixty-mlle front between the
Uc and the DevoU river, are
„ening the Bulgarian right wing
ie vicinity of Monastir, 115 miles
the sea.
ie main military objective of the
evidently is the old Roman
connecting Monastir with the
at Durazzo, possession of which
_d permit free movement of
ps and supplies directly from the
iatlc into southern Serbia and
Jd seriously threaten the enemy's
Id oa a great portion of the occu
1 areas of that country.
tarting at the Vojutsa river, the
us with the aid of British moni
hare advanced to the Semenl
& maximum gain of fifteen
les. The nearest portion of the
Boman highway lies just the
ie distance northward along the
iambi river, west of Elbasan.
at the offensive also has far
ihing political aspects. Already,
ilderable forces of Albanians, iin
Essad Pasha are fighting with the
les and are rendering valuable as
tuice. Any considerable advance
tie French fn the Monastir region
1 have Its effect on Bulgaria,
Ich Is reported to be low In morale,
militarily and economically. The
it significant angle, however, is
probable effect on the southern
iv nations of Austria, already on
verge of active revolt. A decislvo
lied victory In Albania may prove
torch that will Ignite the whole
the discontented elements of the
jal monarchy.
[One of the significant phases of
Italian advance is the frank ad
Isslon of reverses by the Austrian
office. The latest official state
it from Vienna said the Anstrians
the face of pressure from strong
lemy forces" had withdrawn across
BeratrFleri line.' Fieri already
in the bands of the Italians and
rat, the most Important city In
lothern Albania, appears about to
L„
Advance by British.
"WTOON, July 11.—.British troops
tain advanced south of the Somme,
•Proving their positions east of VII
r*.Bretonnenx last night, Field Mar-
Halg announced today.
annotmced today.
I" was here that Ausralians and
ut-I c? LU&L AUBimmng niu
®erieans advanced on the Fourth of
ily).
"We improved our positions pllght-
rHIRTY-FIVE
"torteen Killed ill Action, Four
Dead from Wounds and
Eighteen Wounded.
®Jted Preag Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 11.—Marine
"roalties reported today totaled
^"O'e, divided as follows:
*"lled In action 13.
Wed of wounds 4.
wounded severely 18.
™e list follows:
lulled in actioii:
L^co^d Lieut J.A. Syrinott. MontClair
J.: Gunnery Sergeant A. Russell,
sergeant A AUBBVU O.
koeh, wis. Corporal P. Lt Dowle, In action,
*»5S5* VfltV-y
kiii jh
Hans Are Making Important Advance in Al-
bania Where Austria
Admits Reverses.
JM
PUSH AHEAD
ly during the night east of VTllers
Brttonneux," the statement said.
"Enemy artilltry fire was directed at
our positions on both sides of the
Somme.
"Our troops made successful raids
yesterday noon and during the nfljht
near Merris and Festubavt (in Flan
ders) capturing some prisoners and a
machine gun."
British Airmen.
LONDON, July 11.—British airmen
brought down ten German planes July
9, while anti-aircraft guns accounted
for another, the air ministry announc
ed today. Three British machines
were lost. Seventeen tons of ombs
were dropped on the enemy during the
day and night.
French Make Advance.
PARIS, July 11.—French troops en
larged their gains between the Alsne
and the Marne, taking the village of
Corey,- the war office announced to
day.
"On the borders of the Retta foT
eBt the French enlarged their gains,
taking the village of Corey, the sta
tion and castle and St. Paul farm,
the communique said. "Wo captured,
flfty prisoners, including one officer
"Two raids* In the region of Maison
Champajtne and Mount Sansnom net
ted ten prisoners."
Mastery of the Air.
[By William Philip Simms, United ___
Press Staff Correspondent.]
WITH THE BRITISH ARMTBS IN
war there Is comparatively little fat-
The British bombers drop down to
a Sght of 500 feet or even fifty feet
before they let loose their hi„h ex-
before they let
IO
8e.er
.plosives. This makes for extreme a~ I
havoc wrought on the Bapaume rail-,
£,"b troop.
cnbweDB to prow v,Qa bmneht
One well known aviator has Drouffnj
L/niron Von -Rlchthofon's.
eQuallins Gerniaiis
Another has more
than
nrtyueraan»
(Continued on page 2.)
MARINES
ON CASUALTY LIST
clough. Beacon. N. Y. R. J. Ford, De-
troit, Mich. G. O. Hamlet, Anniston., tolerating ^e
Chicago H. A. Wendel, Chicago.
Wounded In action severely In
cluded:
Corporal J. Vucick, 5233 Sooth Al
bany avenue, Chicago Privates J- D
Quan. 7158 Aberdeen street Chicago
W. E .Osborne. Dental *urse?°,1^:
a N.. attached to the marlaes. killed
Ukraine in State of Revolution
With Germany Pouring
in Heavy Rein
forcements.
DEFENDING VILLAGES
Small But Well Equipped Armies Have
Built Trenches and Battle
With the
Huns.
[By
Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent.]
STOCKHOLM, July 11.—Ukraine
is in a state of country-wide revolu-
acc0rdlng
here todajr
.Tuxi _. ihere today.
FRANCE. July 11.—Allied aviators at
Tbe
parently have attained absolute mas- inf0rcements, which now have reach
terv of the air.
ed
They are carrying the aerial ,'Tar 000 men).
behind the German lines. Altnougn peasants have several small
given the best weather of the whole,
tllng, dne to the extreme chtoe guns. These are defending
the German airmen. Their activities
are confined to night l»mMng, while
the British bomb all night and flsht
all day when anything can be ^en.
The Boches conduct their bombing
operations from an altitude of about
ten thousand feet, owing to the belch
lng Are from our "archies.
a total of thirty-five divisions (420,-
an
nies of 15,000 to 20.000 each, all
(wen
armed ^Ith artillery and mar
the
villages and whole sections
[This revolution in Ukraine, togeth
er with the increasing power of the
with the Increasing power
Cze
curacy. lng diversion of considerable German
A prisoner relates the tremendous
ch-Slovaks in the east, necessitat-
f(jrces may accoant
lo
Chicago Privates J. Black. Ham- the Uta^»^ BoSUki
let, N. C. C. Boehm, Irvington, N. J., dictatorship an Mari
H. coughim, Chicago Fair-'
in some measure
fop the delay in
and station, where a British front offensive.]
resumpUon of the
Stirring Scenes.
[By Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent.]
STOCKHOLM, July. 11.—Stirring
scenes were enacted during the pan
soviet congress at Moscow, accord
ing to PetrogTad newspapers which
have Just been received here. With
German Ambassador Mirbach occupy
ing one box and with representatives
of the entente allies in another sec
tion, a delegate from the Ukraine, M.
Alexandres, precipitated a lively
scene by denouncing
GerPa^.
continue ne^«ations
|n
ette
Ala. P. M. Kldwell. Berkeley, Calif., perlallsm In the person
E. J.' Lafconte, York Beach, Me.: C.
,m
T?^
rialism and its influence In the Uk
raine. __
"I greet tne pan-soviets in the name
of the secret peasant congressi In
th ore3ence 0
A-
,bach."
O'Connor, Orlando, Fl a. R. P. Echau- •Two "statements wlld
fle, Cleveland, Ohio. ,the left_ cheere
TMed o» wounds received In action ily, while
First IJent H. Ywborough Mul-,st^y erec^Ma
Hns S. C. Privates N. D. HuUhin- ine executions without
Ion Saton, COlo. W. B. Plckartz. prisonments and^exec^^^
German 1m-
pre^ of Count
ir-
firtv
members of
gujte
Qf vork
to suPP^-ss a revolt of work-.
S^aid peLxnts, but we 1^ow how
to flerht even if you dont, the speak
to fight even if you
Ukraine to
won't get
anii Congtitntinn-®enioaraL
KEOKUK, IOWA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1918,
[LIES MAKE GAINS AT AD. POINTS TODAY
sra
Little Norway Takes Ha0
In Defea'Bf Kaiser
Destroyer Chases German Submarine and Takes Away Ship
Which Boat had Stolen
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
COPENHAGEN, July 11.—A Norwegian destroyer recaptured a Norwegian steamer
which was being taken into port by a prize crew from a German submarine, according to
dispatches received here today.
The submarine held up the small steamer Hanka off Ris'or, 100 miles southwest of
Christiania. As the Hanka was being taken toward the German coast, a Norwegian destroy
er appeared and started in pursuit. She overtook the Hanka and brought her back into
port.
OF OPPOSITION
Senator Does Not Want Burle
son to be Given Power
of Censorship Over
Telegrams.
RATES WOULD BE HIGH
3overnment Control or Ownership of
Wires Opposed by Senator
William Alden
Smith.
[By C.
to dispatches received
Qermans are pouring in re-
of
trenches.
The fight Is not of a political char
acter, but is due chiefly to the sur
render of land by the Germans back
to the landlords. Homestead sections
flfty versts (33 miles) square have
been wiped out completely.
Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent]
WASHINGTON, July 11. Con
demning without reservation any
plan which would give Postmaster
General Burleson censorship over
telegraph messages. Senator William
Alden Smith, of Michigan, today
launched a bitter attack In the sen
ate on the resolution empowering
the president to take over the tele
graphs and telephones.
Smith's attack was the opening gun
of the opposition. It was the first
time Burleson had been mentioned
openly in such strong terms on the
floor of the senate In connection
with the telegraph resolution.
"Are the United Press and the As
sociated Press to be prohibited from
using the wires except upon permis
sion from Mr. Burleson?' asked
Smith. "Is every telegram to be sub
mitted to criticism and censorship
"We are drifting into an unknown
field. So far as I'm concerned, 1
have taken the last step in the direc
tion of socialism, or government own
ership of utilities, which is the same
thing nearly. I'm Just wondering if
people will have a right to breathe
by and by.
"And I don't want anyone to
me I'm disloyal if I don't take
next step that we are told the com
mander in chief has demanded. I'd
like to know what means of commu
nication he used. He hasn't commu
nicated with congress, to my knowl
edge."
Smith predicted wages will
raised if tho wire systems are taken
over, "and that." he said, -would
mean an immediate increase in tolls."
Smith Intimated that Burleson has
censored mails within the United
States. Senator Lewis, Illinois, chal
lenged him to prove this.
"Well, it hasn't happened to me,
said Smith, "but I've been told by
others that It has happened to them.
Of course, there's no law permitting
it Why, the crazy, disorganized
Russian soviets and Bolsheviki
wouldn't pass such a law, but it's
done, nevertheless, my information
is."
Senators Penrose and Kellogg, op
ponents of the resolution, had a sharp
brush with Senator Smith of South
Carolina, In charge of the resolution,
over his refusal to grant hearings on
it Kellogg wanted some telegrams
of opposition inserted into the record,
but objection was made. By & vote
of 47 to 21, the senate upheld Kel
logg*s contention that the American
people have the right to petition con
gress and have their petitions re
ceived.
The telegrams received were from
civic organizations in Minneapolis.
Wort Hintre Appointed
'Jha
ebtain bread but ^yjmann
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
AMSTERDAM. July 11.—Germany
announces positively that Admiral
Von Hintze will replace Von Kuehl-
It Wherever the Genuau Th^Frankni^ ze^ng^
1
tConUnaed on page 2.) led to the office.
Af-K a
-.
become
tli
b0
8tates
*5
cVW^K-
America Will be Able to Meet
War Demands for Food
Without Much
Difficulty.
HOW BUSINESS STANDS
Reports Show Condition is Good, But
Labor Situation is Acute
in Some Sec
tions.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 11. Crop
prospects throughout the nation In
Tnhere
2Hiry8,ne88
Citjj
ln
condlt,on9,
sued today.
summary reports. The general pub-,
"Tremendous crops In the
statement adds. take:n care
foreign trade and industries running
at capacity.
New York—Unusual increase In
gross earnings of practically every
line of trade and a wide adoption of
production of war essentials.
Philadelphia—extreme labor short
age ln both city and country, handi
capping the completion of gigantic
war contracts as well as harvesting
•bumper crops.
Cleveland—Excellent crop pros
pects throughout the district and
busy industries.
Richmond, Va.—Business generally
limited only by labor and supplies.
Atlanta—Much labor leaving for
work to Industries, with resultant
shortage locally.
Chicago—Industries having difft-
cnlty in running at capacity because
•,» wfHoanrnad demand for labor
of the widespr«ul demand for labor
in the district.
St Louis—Excellent crop condi
tions in the district have contributed
to the good business of the industrial
centers.
Minneapolis—Increase in war pro
duction, with no shrinkage in retail
sales of any lines.
Kansas City—Indications of the
largest crop in the history of the dis
trict.
80In 6
la decrease.
"-'T
HUNDREDS-
,[By Lowell MeTlett, United Press
Staff Correspondent[
WITH THB AMEfRICJANS ON TTTE3
.MARNE, June 25.—(by mall passed
•by the censor)—They did so, moving
down toward I/ucy and advancing on
.Oelleau wood.
(Lucy Is Jnst west of the southern
point of Belloau wood—now the Bols
I DPS Amoricains—which extends about
a mile and a half noVthward, nearly
to the viliacro of Belloan.)
They combed the ravine on the right
of the road as they went and collected
34G prisoners. The movement was
made in a double wave, the first, line
in skirmish formation: the second
echeloned in squads carrying gren
ades, rifles and automatic rifles. The
skirmishers flred from the hip—some
thing new for the Germans—and they
fired accurately, as falling Boches
showed. Most of the enemy machine
gimp, however, were taken in bayonet
rushes.
"The German machine gunners shot
Tvni hp like hell till our bflyonets were close
2S? to m"SathS1Swary dlmSSs ^r said one mejnher of the battalion,
f^^^re^Tv^'^oarTa^n'onthly Thtrty-flve German Infantrymen on
Tn fhfi aftonioon ,e
Vfin
lie has accepted without question the nnf-omfm-fablo. Roachlng their
idea of giving prcc^lenro to govern objective thny found the
wide, the statement say .. advance was ordered. To make the
Tremendous crops ln the middle
middle
Competitive bidd ng
for the services of common to^at^TSaU! on JSJally 'nomi^else^or two weete
has brought conditions among thojOfner yvm m»n runners and anybody
land owners which so far have failed the^iert.
of solution, according to the sum
mary. The weather and temperature
p{,r3lljncr
caR
Dallas—Marked increase in PrTata IVusserfS'
duction of industrial lines in a sea-
that|^San^a^fsco^Grain crops hea^jPa."
rhest(
1
Huns Cried Kamerad When Surrounded, and.
Glistening Bayonets Quivered
in Front of Them.
Germans start-
Ineffective and their position
More prisoners and machine guns ammunition.
so" far have been the farmers' allies ^11^ 'w^T tj^^ordoplo ^hdSw When aN
in harvesting their great crops, the on tho left, lea-!?nlIle temp ed^n the first line. New men
sSLT
erJre^SLnSwf G™'hS l^atiTnd were In them at one time. They didn't know.
Boston—Active, with increase in! the rear. With this .advantage tire
Germans attempted to attack, "but
Yive Killed in Action, en ueaa
from Wounds and Thirty
three Missing.
I.aicaKu—™..-O "WASHINGTON, July 11.—General private C. H. Setchel,
todav reported sixty-eight
„altiRg divided as "follows:
Killed in action 5.
IMed of wounds 10.
Died of disease 2.
Died of accident and other causes 1.
Wounded severely 26.
Wounded slightly 1.
Missing In action 23.
Killed in action:
Corporals W. O. Gorner. Harris
burg Pa. R. Haush. Sault St Marie.
|r
^tlons will shawl
Mafi9
4
Soci. Gettysburg,
Died irom nK. I
X4eot- jouett Fitch Singleton, Newlpol. Cain.
W
i-.~v
THE WEATHER
Fair Tonight and Friday. Lo
cal temp. 8 p. mM 78 8 a. 66.
EIGHT PAGES
OF PRISONERS TAKEN:
How Double Wave of Yankees Cleaned
Ravine and Scattered
the Boche.
[The following is tJie second and were held, and the Germans In
concluding story by Lowell Mellett! rear were wiped out, seven maohfn®,
describing the battle of Belleau wood' guns being captured. While the tight,
and tho maneuvers preceding it. It'was liveliest, a company of engineer®)
In the story of a battalion of Ameri-1 came to the Americans aid and ren
can boys—one thousand men. Yes-!deI®d splendid service.
terdays story concluded with the I The German* scarcely ceased shell-
statement:
"The night of the 8th., they were
told they were to attack in the morn
ing."!
ing. They used high explosives, g*s
shells and one pounders. The last'
named, termed "quick Dick" by th«,
Americans, comes silently and ex-!
iplodes disastrously.
Airplanes dropping bomba from a
low height, contributed to the German
Are.
Two days of this and the engineers
were withdrawn. Another battalion
of the" sahiis brigade cXme
•the worn Americans. The newcomers
were only two companies strong, hav
ing themselves been compelled to give
Qp two companies because of gas and
shelling. The tired original battalion
remained with them two days longer,
but at midnight of June 14, were or
dered back, a regiment from another
division coming to relieve them.
A German attack at two a. m.. and
another at four a. m., threatened to
•prevent the relief being made, but
both attacks were iheaten off and at
six a. m. the battalion—what there
was left of it—was on Its way out of
the woods.
The character of these woods has
been described, but if 1t is remember
ed that they are filled with rocks,
often the size of boulders, furnishing
the Germans with natural nests for
their machine guns and if advantage®
offered by fields'of wheat grown high
and dense for machine gun emplace
ments are considered, some Idea
will be obtained of what Is meant by
"we drove the Germans out and took
ns
leted-
But. the worst
'advance was ofh^e,lTng%he^ien Andbr1n^n?np
west have causal a Vrtonrtlne the line on tho right to oc-1 ammunition The men ate^jn^kjey
In that region which threatens |cnpy the ground erroneously shown toy meat' as they call
acute.
". ,.n[r |cupy the ground erroneously snown ov |ui«n»t call the
I cupy xe gr ^session of canned French mei
I Signal men. runners and anybody
I Tnomfmtarilv available, was used to
w"? thus taken in pitch dark, 177 of
(Continued on page 2.)
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
OF SIXTY-EIGHT NAMES
________ York Corporal C. R. Maler, East
I Patchogue, N. Y. Privates R. J. Car
.. TVtast' penter, Freedom Station, Ohip E.
(Carter, Seminole, Okla. T. Cihocki,
Jersey City, N. J. JJL Gorcister,, Los
Angeles, Calif. G. K. Mackensie, Con
cord, Miss. T. Marollo, Italy T. F.
Rhymes. Silsbee, Texas G. Stankus,
4612 Western avonue, Chicago.
Died of disease:
[Unitpd Press Leased Wire Service.] f-ook w. Rupert. Saltsburg, Pa.:
3
phase of the flglitlnS
]JUT, ine WWIM.
was the numerical weakness of the
Americans. They were literally only
a single line of men. There were no
reserve lines to which they could fall
reform when necessary.
•back and
$
'i
Out
ft
ill
'I
The men ate "monkey
r'
IXJS
Angeles,
Died from accident and other caus
es:
Private Prank Levine, Brooklyn, N./
Y.
Wounded severely Include:
Privates G. W. Barta, Big Fork,/ q,
Mont W. I^egeres, 2400 West Six.^X.
teenth street Chicago R. L. Stratton,
or on a as a
Des Moines, Iowa. ./j
Correction:
The following previously lisfeq a*
"wounded severely" should be llswa
as "missing in action":
J.
F. WUU-»»»n.
.J"'
is
»s