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Fenwve
rves
July 19.—The
army facing the Fran
Americans in the Soissons
ict, must move fast if. it
to escape a disastrous
iketing. Opinion was united
,y that the onward smash
the French and American
marks the first stage of
tide now moving to engulf
ty. That nation and its.,
es are everywhere on the
grade and losing the in
tive. The allied upper
grows more noticeable as
iricans continue to pour in.
On all fighting fronts the al
activities are victorious
significant.
With failure of the German
ive toward Rheims, the vic
ious Franco-American coun
blow toward Soissons, the
ian victory in Albania and
Pola, there is a possibility
.t there soon will be more im
it developments along the
front. The allied armies
erywhere are straining at
leash, eager to make a
ih at the Hun.
Reports reaching here from
point where the Franco
ericans opened their attack
ursday bring the news that
Germans have been cap
up to 3 p. m. Thursday.
It looks here as if the allies
hit their victory stride.
The navy isn't sleeping
the allies are steadily
fcing at the Germans on
and in the air. The ships
filled with men who are ach
for a chance to help stags
ic final smash.
In this connection advices
coming from a neutral
itry that eye witnesses re
great activity in the Ger­
lve
Waited Press Leased Wire Service.]
r^ASHlNGTON, July 19.-—General
today reported seventy-three
Ic- i, divided as follows:
Ini!?*1 In action, five.
I
wo'unds,
one. ij? i-
of
dkease, seven.
of accident and other causes,
Wounded severely, flfty-«flght
ir 1.
,n
action, one.
I •y'fd in action:
yj^seant R. Barker, Mount Vernon,
Privates L. U. Chartier. Man­
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K^sumea This Morning at Four
O'Clock When French and Amreicans
Forge Ahead.
1ANY IN DANGER OF SERIOUS DEFEAT
Bd L. Keen, -United Press Staff
Correspondent]
iNDON,
Are Being Poured into Line in At
tempt to Stop Panicky Retreat of
Prussian Army.
I.
^""ll [|f
man fleet which is said to be
mobilizing at Kiel.
The German war office night
report admitted that reserves
will be thrown against the
French in the district where
the attack was made, and ad
mitted the loss of some ground.
INCREASING IN INTENSITY.
[By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Corespondent.]
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
tr"®k?'
are dumped off and are In the thick
of tne fighting a few minutes later.
RESUME DRIVE AT 4 A. M.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN THE CHAMPAGNE, July 19 (8:25
a. m.)—American and Frenich troops,
after organizing yesterday's gains
during the
night,
resumed their offen­
sive between the Aisne and the
Marne at 4 o'clock this morning.
The allies pushed forward behind
a rolling barrage on the whole front
from Soissons to Chateau-Thierry,
driving the Germans before them.
At the hour of cabling no reports
had been received of the extent of
the new gains.
Airmen report huge explosions In
Soissons—evidently the destruction
of ammunition dumps and supplies by
the enemy, preparatory to evacuation
of the city.
One American unit pressed forward
so rapidly yesterday afternoon, It wi
learned today, th€»t they overtook a
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
OF SEVENTY-THREE NAMES
killed in Action, One
Dead of Wounds and
One Missing. a ife
chester, N. H. A. EX. Dralle, Seward,
Karis. W. Duffy, iMinerville, Pa. EJ.
Martinson, Anchor, IDL
Died from wounds:
Sergeant C. E. Cunningham, Grand
Rapids, Mioh.
Died of disease:
Cook O. E. Amundson, Gruver, la.
Privates W. P. Breckinridge, New
Richmond, Wis." C. A. Buper, Wood-
Parrott, Ga. J. J. Krenek ElUnger, ^1^
Texas.
Died of accident and other causes:
Sergeant I* D. Valentine. -Minne
apolis, Minn.
Wounded severely:
privates L. F. Blair, Bartley. Neb.
la.
O. P.
RUSSIAN ARMY RETREATING
party of captured Frenchmen who
were working on the roads under
German guards.
They captured the Boches and re
leased the French, who seized the
arms of their former captors and
pressed fonward with their rescuers.
POURING IN RESERVE8.
[By Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent]
PARIS, July 19.—The Germans are
pouring reserves in to stem the
Franco-American advance toward
Soissons. All present plans of the
German general staff looking toward
Paris have been thrown out of gear
by the allies' rapid strokes.
The fighting at some places was
furious all night long, dispatches to
Paris from the front today said, but
the Americans were able to gaze on
Soissons from a plateau when dawn
came today.
Two American units and one
French unit have sent back 3,000
prisoners from their sectors of fight.
Among the most Important results
of the drive are:
First, it Interferes seriously with
German use of the railways toward
Laon, Chateau-Thierry, Rheima and
the Alsne.
Second, It Is a direct threat to the
pivot of German operations along the
Marne.
Third, It has had the effect of
drawing off pressure against the
French on the Marne.
Germany Calls In Reserves.
PARIS, July 19 (12 m.)—New Ger
man reserves have been thrown into
IN THE CHAMPAGNE, July 19 (2.theto oppose tb» RmDch and
p. m.)—The battle is Increasing irt American advance between the Alsne
intensity on the whole front from the fand the Marne, the French war office
Alsne to the Marne, as this is cabled.!announced today. The battle is pro-
The Americans and French are ceding fiercely. The ntnnber of en
drlving forward In an extended ad- emy prisoners has been Increased,
vance toward the main highway from French and Italian troops are at
Soissons to Chateau-Thierry, which tacking between Rheims and the
lies from "three to ten miles east of Marne and have made some progress,
the original line.
The Germans, aided by great num
bers of reserves, made a heavy coun
ter attack on the plateau—southwest
of Soissons. It was bloodily repulsed.
Americans and French In that re
gion are continuing to hold the line
they established yesterday
or are advancing eastward.
Cavalry has pushed across the
Soissons-Chateau-Thlerry road and
the infantry Is driving forward to Join
them.
Uncounted prisoners, guns and ma
terial ace still accumulating.
The remarkable transport system
of the allies is enabling them to main
tain a constant flow of men and sup
plies to the front As the line ad
vances, •olid miles of motor trucks
carrying ammunition and other mate
rial rumble forward. They return to
the rear with slightly wounded men.
Men and guns, rushed up
"Between the Aisne and the Marne
the French, despite the resistance of
new German reserves, realized a con
siderable advance during the even
ing." the statement said.
"The battle is proceeding fiercely.
The number of prisoners has been
evening, increased.
"West of Rheims, the French at
tacked.
"South of the Marne, the French re
captured Montvolsin and ejected the
Germans from the eastern border of
Oeullly."
"North of the river, the French pro
pressed In Roi wood and Courlon
wood, and between Pourry and La
Pomerne advanced their line one kil
ometer westward.
"Further north, the Italians took
Ardre mm and progresed In the re
gion of Bouilily.
"Four guns, thirty machine guns
and 400 prisoners were captured.
"Between Mbntdldier and Noyon,
and in the Woevre region the
French took 100 prisoners- in raids."
Enemy Airplanes Destroyed.
LONDON, July 19.—Three enemy
machines were destroyed toy the Bri
tish aviators and a fourth waB shot
down out of control Wednesday, the
official British air ministry communi
que today said. In addition the com
munique claimed destruction of six
hostile balloons.
Italian Air Raid
ROME, July 19.—Fifty-four Italian
planes which were accompanied by
Speedy hydroffanctai, n|l under the
command of the famous poet, Gabriel
d'Annunzio, made a successful raid
on the Anstrain harbor of Pola at
dawn Wednesday, it was announced
here today.
Five tons of bombs were dropped on
military establishments as workers ar
rived to begin their day's labors. Ital
ian warships were standing out to
S
ea ready to dash to the assistance of
the bombing forces should any help be
^h'^rild was prepared for Tuesday
night when two airplanes made aP
expedition over the city and dropped
bombs. This was for the purpose of
throwing a screen about the real at
tack, which was to come later. Wed
nesday's raid, therefore, completely
upset the aerial defenses.
The bombing was in reprisal
attacks on towns behind the
front
along
p. Breen. San Diego, Calif. P. H. Com- (Vierxy
tas, Chicago G. W. Godfrey, Lu verne. ^^em11®^ beyond
la.- w. Joseph, Chicago V. L. Otoen, A three mue
Minden, Neb A.
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Thajfac. OBtortttit*,
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for
Italian
Within Mile of Soissons.
LONDON, July 19.—The JYench
and Americans are within smileof
it was learned author!ta-
luciuwwu, »»««., =. soissons, 11
land, Mich. W. Harris, Augusta, •«. today. They have moved for
S. EL Hill, Reading, Mass. R. Jones, j"""*
the line between the
Marne,
their greatest
AM™ "T_ _* 1..* mnnrta. b«in*r
penetration, at last report* beta*
^ne'Srican division took Viersy
and Is reported to have advanced
thre miles beyond. Vie«y
miles sooth of Soissons and about
»«. hfvond. (Vierxy is si*
this
anb Consftitutton-I^emocrat
Champagne Front: Simultaneous
ly with the Franco-American drive
to the westward French and Italian
troops are attacking on a fifteen mile
front from the Marne, between Cha
teau-Thierry and Epernay, northeast
ward toward Rheims. Thsy have
rade some progress and the1* ad
vance is continuing, thus Increasing
the danger to the great forces of Ger
mane within the Marne salient, which
is being assailed both from th« east
and west.
Oise Front: Extensive French
raids on this front and In the Woevre
.district netted more than 100 prison
era.
Plcardy Front: German raids were
repulsed in the Villlers-Bretonneux
and Morlancourt sectors.
Flanders Front: British made a
successful raid near Locre.
Austria-Hungary: A squadron of
fifty-four Italian airplanes raided
Pola.
England: Herbert Hoover, Amer
ican food admlnistratoi*, arrived.
Japan: .The newspaper Asahl de
clares the Japanese cabinet decided
Monday to intervene In Siberia.
Qermaps Disorganized.
Treason, United "Press
War Expert]
NEW YORK July 19.—Renewal of
the American and French offensive
today means the Germans have been
thrown into disorganization inside the
Alsne-Marne salient, and von Hin
denburg is in danger of suffering the
most serious disaster Bince he be
came chief of staff of the kaiser's,
armies.
The Aisno-Marne wedge forms for
the Germans a pocket within which
von Hindenburg has placed probably
350,000 troops. This pocket swings
southward from Soissons to the
Marne and then north to Rheims,
forming a line of about sixty miles.
The Franco-Americans are now driv
ing the western side of this pocket
inward, while the southern and east
ern sides are being firmly held and
locally attacked by the Americans,
French and Italians. If the driving
process continues a little longer, the
pocket may be squeezed flat
The only way of escape for the
Germans caught within the pocket
then will be northward, along the
thlrty-five-ntile opening between Sols
sons and 'Rheims. If the Germans
wait too long before effecting their
escape, the largest single capture of
prisoners yet made by the allies may
fall to the Americans and French.
The accomplishment of this possi
bility is now the main objective of
the Franco-American drive. To pre
vent it, von Hindenburg will be com
pelled to discard his own offensive
plans and use up his reserves for
defensive fighting.
The belligerent spirit of the Ameri
cans, as revealed by their first large
scale offensive, is unquestionably
causing dismay at the kaiser's head
quarters. No army since the war be
gan has in any respect approached
the military ability of the Americans
after such little actual experience In
trench warfare. The Americans moved
forward yesterday without previous
artillery bombardment of the ene
my's position. This is the newest
and most highly technical method of
attack. Yet, American adaptability
and initiative equaled the training of
veteran fighters.
The German war office is afraid
to tell the German people that Ameri
cans have been so largely responsi
ble, both for the check to von Hin
denburg's fifth offensive and for the
present successful allied counter
stroke. American participation in
the fighting this week has not yet
I been mentioned in the German of
ficial communiqrues. Yet this is by
far the most important development
in the war. The kaiser's timidity
about letting hia subjects know the
truth, is not likely to do him any
good at home when the facta finally
become known
I
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KEOKUK, IOWA, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918
United Press
War Summary
1,447th day of the war 121st day
of the big offensive.
Aisne-Marne Front: The Amerl
cans and French, after consolidating
their newly won positions, resumed
the offensive at 4 o'clock this morn
ing on the whole 25-mile front from
Scissons to Chateau-Thierry. New
progress was reported, despite heavy
reserve foroes flung into the battle by
the Germans. A strong German
counter attack aouthwest of Soissons
was repulsed. The enemy is report
ed to be destroying supplies In Sols
sons, preparatory to evacuating the
eity. United Press dispatches filed
this afternoon reported that the bat
tle was increasing In fury.
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-Peoria Grain. 2rfa^i
PEORIA, I1L, July 19.—Corn—Mar
ket 2 -to 8c lower. No. 2 white, $1.95
No. 8 white, $1.92 No. 5 white, $1.S5
No. 4 yellow, $1.50 No. 4 mixed,
$1.46 No. 6 mixed, $1.38.
Oats—Market "Mic lower. No. 2
white, 77%c standard, 77c.
Carpathla to Bottom.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, July 19—The British
steamer Carparthia, of 13,000 tons,
has been torpedoed and sunk, it was
officially announced today. Her pas
sengers and crew were landed^-
0. jan Forces in
Drive by
Frailer ^^".eping People
«oe of Ex
cement.
EL^ BY PROGRESS
Enthusiasm After Long Delay of Allies
to Start on Final Smash
at the Army of the
Kaiser.
[United Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, July 19.—
News of resumption of the
American-French drive on
I W the MarneiAisne linte sent
another thrill through the nation to
day.
Overnight dispatches to the war
department indicate that the allies
are seriously menacing the German
right flank, which bends southward
from the Aisne to Chateau Thierry.
Possibility of forcing the enemy to
withdraw from this salient and fall
fr$un the- Maxne or isndanger
thousands of his troops, Is seen by
milltaary experts here.
Officials were at their desks early
seeking the latest news of the offen
sive. The white house called the
United Press before 8:30 a. m. that
President Wilson might have the
news before leaving for his golf game:
Secretary Tumulty had previously
phoned from his home to learn wheth
er the onrush of the Americans con
tinued.
He was elated at the news.
Many departments of congress
asked to be kept In touch with devel
opments.
On every hand buoyant effect of
the drive is shown. There is marked
enthusiasm that at last there is evi
dence of unusual offensive action on
the part of the allies.
American military men have long
been chafing at letting the enemy do
all the offensive activity. More and
more as the Americans get into the
fray, the tide will turn to greater ac
tivity by the allies—and the Germans
will see whether or not the Ameri
cans are "merely cannon fodder."
Shelling of Soissons by French and
American big guns gave hopes that
the city soon would fall. With this
would come snapping of Germn rail
roads feeding the Rheims sector
•where the Teuton is pressing hard
to encode the city.
That the Americans and French
were able to pick up the drive after
a night's rest indicated to officials
that there is perfect orgnisation in
the allied advance.
Perkins Elected President
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, July 19.—Formal an
nouncement was made today of the
election of Charles E. Perkins, Bur
lington, Iowa, to the presidency of
the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy
railroad. The resignation of Hale
Holden, to serve as a regional direc
tor under the national administra
tion, was formally accepted yesterday
at a meeting of the road's directors.
Ralph Budd, St. Paul, was elected
chairman of the executive committee.
Germans on Defensive.
PARIS, July 19, (4 p. m.).—The al
lies have taken the initiative and
the Germans are on the defensive
everywhere, an official statement is
sued by the allied high command de
clared this afternoon.
"We are taking the Initiative and
the enemy 1b on the defensive every
where, the statement said.
"Franco-American forces are exert
ing great pressure on the enemy sa
lient between Montdldier and
•Rhoima- West of the latter the most
Interesting movement Is happening.
"Souto of the Ourcq American
troops, occupying Courchamps and
Pries, seem able to envelop Neuilly
St Front
"The number of prisoners and guns
surpasses our fondest hopes.
"Premier Clemenceau watched
the battle near Soissons.
Sinking Submarines.
PARIS, July 19—"We are sinking
submarines faster than Germany can
build them," Georges Leygues, French
minister of marine, declared in an in
terview published here today
"During some months we destroyed
three times the output"
for The Gate £ltx, —Bead Gate City Want ads.
[By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent]
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN THE CHAMPAGNE, July 19
(1:45 a. m.)—American troops, co
ooeprating with the French in the
drive between the MTarne and the
Aisne, already are within sight of
8oissons.
Latest reports received at head
quarters indicated that the Franco
American attack Is progressing satis
factorily along the whole front
French cavalry Is said to have pass
ed the main highway from Soissons
to Chateau-Thierry.
The number 0*. German —prisoners
is not yet known. One American
unit alone has taken 3,300. Many
more have not been counted. More
than fifty enemy cannon have been
captured.
The advance has been so rapid that
various regimental headquarters have
been moved forward as many as
three times and couriers have had
great diffj/feulty in keeping in touch
with the commanders' migrations.
The drive already is seriously
threatening the German right flank In
the Marne salient and holds possi
bilities of forcing a great enemy
withdrawal. Success of the present
operations has been the means of
averting any immediate danger to
Paris. The attack is rapidly exposing
a great concentration of enemy re
serves and artillery, which were held
in readiness to be thrown into the
battle to the southward. It Is a ques
tion whether the Germans will be
able to organize these, or will have
to withdraw them.
The element of surprise was the
great factor In the Franco-American
success. Ability of the French and
Americans to hold the enemy along
the Marne line also contributed. The
American reserves received orders to
move to the battle lir.e at 5 p. m.
Rushed forward In trucks, and
camions they arrived within march
ing distance about midnight. They
began their hike without delay aid
reached the front only a short time
before the zero hour, yet when they
advanced and started '"taslng the
Bcches they apparently wers as fresh
an ever.
iere was no artillery preparation.
The artillery suddenly beqan a roll
ing barrage and the ta,ika and Infan
try moved forward. That was all.
A heavy thunderstorm nad helped to
conceal the troop movements, but the
day broke brlght and clear. It was
great fighting weather.
Many of the German soldiers were
at breakfast or were seeking shelter
from the rain when the allies went
forward. The Americans had "break
fasted" the night before and were
without the handicap of observing
meal time.
The advance was maintained with
out Interruption up to noon, when the
French and Americans halted briefly
Sixteen Killed in Action and
Eleven of Them Died
fromWotmds.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 19.—Twenty
seven marine casualties were report'
ed today, divided as follows:
Killed in action sixteen.
Died of wounds eleven.
Killed in action:
Sergeants J. B. Kilgellon, Canton,
O. H. West Boston, Mass. Privates
W.' H. Brown, Galveston, Tex C. F.
Bums, Duqnesne, Pa. J. E. Dowling,
TEE WEATHER
Fair and Warmer. Local temp.
8 p. m_, 80 8 a. m, 65.
So Many Boclies Captured in Drive, That They
Prove Hindrance and Are Sent
to Rear in Droves.
WITHIN SIGHT OF SOISSONS
Entire German Batteries Surrounded and
Forced to Surrender When French and
Americans Rushed Forward.
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to rest and reorganize. Then they
swept ahead again, advanoing farther
than in their first rush. French cav
alry swung ahead with the infantry
In the afternoon and aided the Amer
leans 'in cleaning up the captured
villages.
Americans and French surrounded
and captured tntlre German bat
teries, including the artillery of an
entire division.
The Americans carried their full
pack of thirty pounda on their backs.
Most of our units did not bother
with machine guns. It was a straight'
job of rifles, bayonets and grenades.
The Americans. w«rked, theie .-wny^rr
through fields and woods and into vll-
laqes, driving the Boches before
them. They took prisoners so rapidly
that the latter became a hindrance
and were sent to the rear as rapidly
an possible.
Later, when other infantry was
sent forward In support .they carried
up machine guns. Thnse were cii.ickly
foliowei by field guni and then heavy
artillery. It was one of the quickest
examples of organization in the whole
war.
The fighting unity of France and
America was illustrated by the fact
that repeatedly French and Ameri
can wounded were carried to the
rear in the same ambulance. Ameri
cans drove French motor trucks and
Frenchmen drove American trucks.
Doughboys, ^constituting the re
serves, rode forward on trucks and
ammunition wagons, eating beana
and alum as they bounced over the
uneven ground. They hadn't halted
to eat In the last twenty-four hours,
but they were grinning and satisfied
at the prospect of "eating up a few
Helnies."
The little French "fly" tanks were
remarkably effective. The Americans
worked behind them like veterans as \r,
they rolled across the fields and up
the streets of the villages.
When the attack was being planned
Wednesday night, a certain American"-^
general suggested that his troops
should advance to a certain point. A.
"I fear It would be inadvisable,"" kj.
said his superior. "You cant go that
far."
"The hell we can't!" exploded the 1
general. "Any place I ask my boys /.
to go, they'll go!"
The objective requested was grant
ed and the general and his boys were
there last night ...
The attack northwest of Chateau
Thierry imperils the Germans holding
the nearest point to Paris. They will
be forced to use up their reserves
here if the allied advance Is to be
checked. The attack also weakens 1
the enemy east of Rheims. The
Americans and French there have
not given an Inch of ground of any
importance, while the battering goes
on west of Rheims.
(Continued on page 2.)
TWENTY-SEVEN MARINES
ON TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
Philadelphia- W. A. Fiene, Gates, N.
Y. B. P. Gorbes, Windsor, Col. D. S
Goldberg, Brooklyn, N. Y. A. E. Jones
Troy, N. Y. M. Kleinman, Toqerville,^
TJt R. R. Lanham. Detroit W. F.t?
Peloubet, Asheville, N. C. W. J. Re-.i
sendes. Bodega. CaL J. P. Thompson,
Houston, Tex. D. G. Wisted. Dulutiv
Minn. M. Zlppay, Charleroi, Pa.
Died of wounds received in action:
Corporals O. J. Moore, Orford, Ark.
G. O. Phillips, Herkimer, N. Y. Pri
vates A. IX Bennersh, Ambler, Pa.
A. Card. Madison, N. J. W. A. Clark,
St Louis, Mo. J. Danielson, Chicago:
McK Deaton. Marbersville. Ky. B.'
Gordon, no address given, A. E. Mun
sey Providence, R. I. J. TaHuft*.
iRochester, N. Y. £. M. Wilson, Pit-,-.
tBtrurgh, Pa.
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