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ALLIED TROOPS
PUSH FORWARD
Another Retreat by Enemy Likely
as Further Gains Threaten
Both Flanks.
1). S. TROOPS PRESS ON
Pershing's Men Swarm Ahead Behind
Rolling Shell Curtain and Ap-
proach ChanneryMiles Be-
yond Sergy.
London, Aug. 2.After a short
period of relative calm on the Sois
aons-Rheims front the central and
western sections of the battle
front again have been the scenes
of mighty struggles. On both sec
tors the Allied forces have
achieved notable gains of ground,
which observed on the war maps,
seemingly place the German
armies in front of them In pre
carious positions.
In battles extending from the re
gion immediately south of Sois
aons to the northwest of Fere-en
Tardenois and southeast of the
last named town over the upper
portion of the "V" salient running
10 miles eastward from Nesles to
Ville-en-Tardenois and' with St.
Gemme as its southern base,
American, French and British
troops have pushed back the
armies of the German crown
prince.
With the French Armies in the
Field, Aug. 2.Between Fere en,Tar
denois and Plessier-Huleau (a front
Jof nearly ten miles), General Man
fiuin's array has attacked, taking Hill
J!05f east of Grand Rozoy, from where
Fismes Is visible, and capturing Cra
moiselle (four miles northwest of Fere
en Tardenois).
New Germany Army.
London, Aug. 2.A new German
army, under General von Eben, has
been thrown into the Soissons-Rheims
pocket, it was learned. For the first
time thia year the Allies' fresh re
serves are now numerically stronger
than those of the Germans, although
the German armies as a whole are
atill stronger in numbers.
Allies Go Forward^.
Paris, Aug. 2.New advances by
the Americans and French were re
ported over a large part of the Rheima
8oiHHons battlefront. The Allies went
^-forward on the Saponay region be
-tween Oulchy le Chateau and Fere en
""Tardenois In the Arcy wood district,
near Cierges, and made fairly consid
erable progress toward the Rheims
road in the neighborhood of Bligny.
South of the. Courmont-Fismes road,
the Americans hurled back the Ger
mans into the woods near Goussan
court. On the right flank of the sa
lient, the Americans are making prog
ress toward the Ardre valley, in the
.region of Ville en Tardenois.
Begin Turning Movement.
London, Aug. 2.American and
French troops have begun a turning
movement that if successful will com
pel a German retirement over a wide
sector east of Fere en Tardenois at
the center of the Soissons-Rheims
salient.
They have attacked over a front of
more than three miles on each side of
the village of Nesles, the apex of the
allied wedge north of the Ourcq. Their
greatest advance was toward the east,
where the Americans pushed on some
distance from the town of Sergy and
approached Chamery.
May Force Big Retreat.
Although the, announced purpose of
the attack was the straightening out
of the line between Seringes and
Cierges, this is really secondary to the
outflanking of the Germans to the
southward. The enemy is holding
strong positions at Roncheres and St.
Gemmo. where his line is still less
than five miles from the Marne and a
continued advance between Nesles and
Cierges would force him to fall back
to escape being cut off from the rear.
WANTS AVIATION SECRETARY
Senator New Introduces Bill Creating
That Department.
Washington, Aug. 2.Centralization
of aircraft production in a new ex
ecutive department of the government.
to be known as the Department of
Aeronautics, is proposed in a bill in
troduced in the Senate by Senator
New of Indiana, a member of the Sen
ate aircraft investigating committee.
The secretary of aeronautics, pro
posed in the measure, would have di
rect and complete control of all mat
ters pertaining to designs, purchase.
manufacture and production of air
raft'and equipment for the army,
aavy and marine corps.
Tons of Bombs for Enemy.
Washington, Aug. 2.Franco-British
aviators on July 28-29 threw more than
112,000 pounds of high explosives on
the battle fpont between the Aisne and
Marne, official French cables reported.
Fires and explosions were reported at
Fismes, Alincourt, Bazoches, Loupinge
and Mereuil. German aviation bases
at Mont Notre Dame have been de
stroyed and more than 40.000 pounds
of explosives have been dropped on
itonments at the base of the Oches
EXPLAINS WAR AIMS,
Former French Minister Sums Up
in Five Words.
M. Millerand Pointedly Asserts That
"Prussian Militarism Must Be
Crushed."
Washington, Aug. 2.In a review of
the war on the fourth anniversary of
its inception, M. Millerand, former
French minister of war, sums up
France's was aims in the following
five words:
"Prussian militarism must be de
stroyed."
Crushing Prussianism, according to
M. Millerand, will mean:
"1Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine.
"2Reuniting of Ralia irredenta.
"3Freedom of Roumania and
Transylvania from Hungarian domina
tion.
"4Restoration of Belgium and
Serbia.
"5Establishment of an independ
ent Czecho-Slovak state rand free Po-
land."
"The new world did not enter upon
the scene, did not cross the Atlantic,
does not accomplish the daily miracles
at which we are astonished and grate
ful witnesses to content itself with a
bastard or delusive peace, fraught
with danger to all.
"The United States and France
with her, will never rest until our
aims are attained. Prussian militar
ism must be crushed."
AGAIN AIRS HIS PEACE IDEA
Lord Lansdowne Would See if Ger
many Is Sincere.
London, Aug. 2.Lord Beuchamp,
presiding at a conference at Essex
hall, read a new letter written by
Lord Lansdowne advocating a discus
sion of peace terms with Germany.
"I am convinced there is a deep
seated desire for further explanation
of conditions on which we are pre
pared to open a discussion leading to
peace," the letter said.
"As far as may be judged, peace de
sire in the enemy nations is wide
spread. Let us give our adversaries
a chance of showing whether they are
sincere."
U. S. CONTROLS WIRE LINES
Postoffice Department Now Supervises
Telegraph.
Washington, Aug. 1.Control of the
nation's telephone and telegraph sys
tems is in the hands of the govern
ment. At the direction of President
Wilson, who acted in accordance with
a recent act of congress, the postof
fice department has assumed charge
of the system, and operation was be
gun under a special committee created
by Postmaster General A. S. Burleson.
Changes in methods of operation
will be made only after careful inves
tigation, the postmaster general said.
FOE LOSS TOTALS 4,760,000
Was 1,500,000 In Last Five Months
Alone.
Paris, Aug. 1.German losses since
the start of the war have reached 4,-
760,000, according to estimates pub
lished here in L'Homme Libre, Pre
mier Clemenceau's newspaper. The
Germans now have 5,430,000 men, it
is stated, of which 4,000,000 are en
gaged on the- west front. The paper
estimates that since March the Ger
man losses have been 1,500,000, of
which 1,000,000, it is said, have been
put out of action.
JEWS ARRIVE IN PALESTINE
American Contingent Will Join British
Fighting Forces.
New York, Aug. 2.Safe arrival in
Palestine of the first two contingents
of the American Jewish legion^.was
announced by the Zionist organization
of America. Recruited last spring,
the men have been trained in Canada
and England, and will Join the Jewish
regiment enrolled in London and al
ready on the firing line with the Brit
ish forces near Jaffa.
JULY LOSSES TOTAL 67,291
British Casualties Compare With 141,-
147 for June.
London, Aug. 2.British casualties
reported during July totalled 67,291.
This compares with total casualties re
ported Jn June of 141,147. The losses
for July are divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
521 men, 8,474. Wounded or missing:
Officers, 1,537 men, 56,759.
ALLIED INTERVENTION
IN SIBERIA IS BEGUN
Washington, Aug. 2.Allied in
tervention in Siberia has begun
with the dispatch of troops to
Vladivostok.
Foe Propaganda Cost $50,000,000.
New York. Aug. 2.That the Ger
man government spent $30,000,000 to
$50,000,000 for propaganda in this coun
try "and got nothing for it," was a
declaration by George Sylvester Vier
eck, alleged pro-German publicist, in
testimony given at the inquiry here
into the Teuton aetlvities in the Uni
ted States. Viereck attended confer
ences of German-officials and propa
ganda representatives in this city, fa
vored purchase of newspapers in all
large American cities, according to a
statement by Attorney General Becker.
THE TOMAHAWK. WHITE EARTH, MtNMw
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"GOOD LUCK, FRIEND SA YS TOM MY
A British R. A. F. man wishing good luck to French cavalrymen on their
way to combining with the British.
AMOUNT IS UNCERTAIN
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive Will
Begin Sept. 28.
Ninth Federal Reserve District's Quota
Is Estimated at About
$210,000,000.
Minneapolis, Aug. 2.The Fourth
Liberty loai) campaign will start Sept.
28 and continue three weeks, ending
Oct.* 19, it is announced from Wash
ington.
Arthur R. Rogers, chairman of the
campaign in the Ninth Federal Re
serve bank district, said that the quota
for his jurisdiction would be approxi
mately $210,000,000, provided. Secre
tary McAdoo places the amount of the
loan at $6,000,000,000, as indicated at
present, and that the same basis of
apportionment as in previous loans is
maintained.
The Minneapolis district campaign
will start on the morning of Sept. 28,
the opening day of the national can
vass, and will not exceed five days
length,. Mr. Rogers declared.
"We're ready any minutethe soon
er the better," he said.
The quotas for the states, in the,
Minnesota district, and for Minneapo
lis and St. Paul cannot be^determined,
Mr. Rogers said, until a definite an
nouncement of the amount of the loan
is made by the Treasury department.
He anticipated that it would be forth
coming within two weeks, so that the
reserve districts throughout the coun
try will have plenty of time to shape
their campaign plans.
Secretary McAdoo's announcement
of a three-week campaign period
makes the forthcoming canvass a
week shorter than the third drive, in
dicating that a more intensive cam
paign is desired by treasury depart
ment officials.
RESENT ITALIAN AIR RAIDS
Austrian Officials Threaten to Drop
Bombs on Venice.
Berne, Aug. 2.Threats of air raid
reprisals against the Italians for at
tacks on Austrian towns are contained
in an interview with vice Admiral von
Nagybanya, published in the Pester
Lloyd.
"The Italians ought to desist from
raiding Pola, Trieste and towns along
the Dalmatian coast," he said. "If
they don't we are resolved on repri-
sals."
Raids on Venice are hinted at in the
interview.
DECISION Oft LIVING WAGE
War Labor Board Declines to Adopt
Minimum Scale.
Washington, Aug. 2.A minimum
wage scale will not be applied at this
time to industries, the national war
labor board decided. Instead the de
termination of a fair living wage will
be decided in each case on the basis
of the facts at hand.
The chairman of the board have
asked capital and labor to compose
their differences on the principles and
policies adopted by the board on
April 8.
Gale Damages Valparaisan Shipping.
Valparaiso. Chile, Aug. 2.During a
heavy gale several small steamers
were lost in Valparaiso bay. An Amer
ican steamer which was torn adrift
by the wind blew about the harbor,
colliding with various small craft, dam
aging both them and herself and nar
rowly escaping destruction against tha
docks.
Must Stop Dangerous Play.
Bay Shore, N. Y., Aug. 2.Naval
aviators will not be permitted to play
pranks on pleasure or commercial
craft in nearby waters by flying close
to boats and frightening their crews
and passengers, according to an an
nouncement by Lieut N. B. Chase,
commandant of the Bay Shore naval
air station. This announcement fol
lowed the death of Gustave Kobbe. a
noted art and dramatic critic, who
was killed by the wing of a seaplane
which struck the cat boat he was sail
ing on the Great South Bay.
FACING HARDEST
ORDEAL OF WAR
Kaiser Issues Proclamation Urg
ing Army and Navy to
Greater Efforts.
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
German Emperor Asserts He Is Posi-
tive His Military Forces Will Be
Able to "Foil the Desperate Ef-
forts of the Enemy."
Amsterdam, Aug. 2.A proclamation
addressed to the German army and
navy, dated Aug. 1, has been issued by
Emperor William, saying they are fac
ing the hardest struggle of the war
and expressing his own and the coun
try's confidence that they will be able
to "foil the desperate efforts of the
enemy," says a Berlin dispatch re
ceived here. Emperor William's proc
lamation reads:
"Serious years of war lie behind
you. The German people, convinced
of its just cause, resting on its hard
sword and trusting in God's gracious
help, has with its faithful allies, con
fronted a world of enemies. Tour vic
torious fighting spirit carried the war
in the first year into the enemy coun
try and preserves'the home land from
the horrors and devastation of war.
"In the second and third years of
the war, you, by your destructive
blows, broke the strength of the
enemy in the East. Meanwhile your
comrades in the West offered a brave
and victorious front to enormously su
perior forsee-
"As the fruit of these victories, the
fourth year of the war has brought
us peace in the East. In the West the
enemy was heavily bit by the force of
your assault. The battles won in re
cent months count among the highest
deeds of fame in German history.
"You are in the midst of the hard
est struggle. The desperate efforts of
the enemy will, as hitherto, be foiled
by your bravery. Of that I am cer
tain, and with me the entire father-
land." COSTS $1,455,000 AN HOUR
Britain's War Expense Reaches That
Figure.
London, Aug. 1.The war is costing
the people of Great Britain $34,020,000
a day, $1,455,000 every hour, or nearly
$25,000 a minute, says a statement
prepared by the imperial authorities,
which follows:
"Britain's national debt has in
creased during the war. from $3,225,-
000,000 to $39,900,000,000, or in excess
of 12 times over, and yet she is pay
ing alland much more than* allher
debt charges out of current taxation,
while the new taxation raised by Ger
many is not enough to pay the inter
est accumulated on her war debt."
DIAY BREAK WITH UKRANIA
Germany Likely to Recall Envoy Over
Eichhorn Slaying.
London, Aug. 2.Germany is con
templating the recall of Ambassador
von Mumm from Ukrania and the
handing of passports to the ambassa
dor of Ukrania in Berlin pending
the clearing up the situation in Kiev,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Amsterdam.
War on Ambulance Chasers.
Chicago, Aug. 2.The abolishment
of the shyster lawyer and ambulance
chasing doctor was recorded At the
sjjsjsjsl meeting of the association of
railway claim agents when J. H. How
land, of Washington, speaking for W.
G. McAdoo, director general of rail
roads, announced that hereafter the
government would assume direction of
the settlement of all personal injury
cases. A committee was appointed to
proceed at once to Washington to dis
cuss the new arrangements.
ENEMY RETREAT
IN FULL SWING
Latest News From Battle Front
Is Eagerly Read by Wash
ington Critics.
YANKEES WEN LAURELS
Withdrawal of German Forces to the
Vesle River Has Been Expected
Since Americans Outfought
Crack Foe Divisions.
Washington, Aug. 2.In the Aisne
Marne salient the German armies ap
parently are again on the retreat. The
American thrust in the center of the
line at Seringes already has produced
results.
The Paris statement showed that
the Allied forces had leaped forwasd
on the German flanks on both sides,
indicating to observers here that the
withdrawal to the Vesle was in full
swing.
This has been expected by officers
since the American divisions outfought
crack German divisions in terrific con
flicts which began Saturday. The ene
my made every effprt to hurl the
Americans back across the Ourcq, but
he failed. His picked troops fought
to the death, reports from all sides
Indicated, but the fierce attack of the
Americans was not to be denied and
the positions which broke the back
of the German line on this front were
consolidated.
Foe Loses on East of Salient.
With magnificent gallantry, British
and French forces took full advantage
of the situation. The enemy was
hurled' off Chalmont Butte in a dash
ing assault by Franco-British units and
to the east the French also hammered
at his line. The report shows that
it was made untenable and that French
and British have made rapid progress
in exploiting the success. i
The fact that 600 prisoners were tak
en in one part of the action indicated
that the retreat was more precipitate
than it has been for the last few days,.
This was viewed as further evidence
that the venemy was withdrawing un
der pressure and gave new hopes that
his lines along the Vesle would not be
fully prepared when the Allies arrived
before them.
Official reports to the War depart
ment were belated and staff officers re
ceived eagerly the official statements
Carried by the press.
First news of the new victories came
from London. The Berlin statement
confirmed them, however, even be
fore Paris has laid claim io additional
ground taken. The German statement
that fighting had taken place along the
sector, which, it was later shown, their
troops had been forced to give up, was
sumcient admission to officers here
who were fully prepared for the Paris
report.
Aside from the gains in territory
made in the Allied counter drive, offi
cials believe it had already served its
greatest purpose in proving to the Ger
man army that it is not invincible.
CHOSE YANKEES FOR BLOW
Ludendorff Hoped to Prevent Forma
tion of American Army.
Washington, Aug. 2.General Lud
endorff hoped to hinder the formation
of an American army by choosing
them to receive the hardest blows the
German troops could strike, an official
order sent to the German army com
manders shows. A copy of the order
was cabled by General. Pershing in his
report. It follows:
'In order to hinder the formation
of an American army in France, it is
important that the American troops
engaged along the front be struck as
hard as possible. It is intended to use
these troops as a nucleus for new
formations." SINKS PORTUGUESE VESSEL
German Submarine Destroys Ship By
Use of Bombs.'
Washington, Aug. 2.The Portu
guese bark Porto was sunk by a Ger
man submarine 550 miles off the At-,
lantic coast July 27. The Navy de
partment announced that the crew of
18 men had been landed at an Ameri
can port by a British steamer.
After overhauling the bark, the sub
marine's crew destroyed it with bombs
placed in the cargo of cotton. No fur
ther details were given, but it was as
sumed that the crew was permitted to
take to the small boats.
China to Build Ships for America.
Washington, Aug. 2.The shipping
board announces that four 10,000-ton
steel cargo ships will be built in the
Chinese government yard at Shanghai.
They will he a part of the general con
tract entered into recently with the
Chinese government.
Employes Must Earn Increase.
Washington, Aug. 2.Every railroad
employe must devote himself with
new energy to his work and by faith
ful and efficient ervice justify the
large increases in pay and improve
ment in working conditions granted by
the government. Director General Mc
Adoo advised shop employes on fed
eral controlled roads. The director
generals message was included in a
pamphlet setting forth the findings of
the railroad board of adjustments in
the shopmen's demands for increased
psy.
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Where He Was.
Two blind men were walking in a
street on the outskirts of the city
where there were no cement side
walks. At^ome places there was not
even a clearly defined path. All went
well, however, until one of them stray
ed away a little from his companion
into an adjoining lawn. Close to the
sidewalk was a small cluster of rose
bushes, which he was soon in closer
relation with. After trying for a time
to avoid them, he called to his com
panion
"Where are you?"
"Over here," answered the man on
the sidewalk.."Where are you?"
"I guess I've gotten into a black
berry patch, or something," he said, as
he finallj disentangled himself and
worked his way out.
Advice.
Ignatz was standing at .the corner
of Euclid avenue and Mount Union,
Egst Cleveland, the other day, and he
saw a soldier boy waiting for a city
bound car. After he had waited for
a reasonable length of time, then for
an* unreasonable ditto, a policeman
passcdi The soldier addressed the
minion of the law:
"How long will I have to wait," he
asked, "to get a car downtown?"
The cop looked with interest at the
rookie.
"How long a furlough have you
got?" he asked, with apparent irrele
vance.
"Ten days."
"Well," said the patrolman. *'you'a
better walk."Cleveland Plain Dealer.'
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honor.
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blood of heroes."Lloyd George.
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