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LONDON, July 16—The War O£
lice announced that everywhere at
noon, tnday, Tuesday, the Germans
■were checked by the Allies and the
enemy was unable to penetrate the
lines of the Allies anywhere. The
Americans were still engaged with
the Germans op an eight mile front
between, Vuax and Chesy and near
La Cbapelle. The Germans are
evidently bringing up artillery. The
enemy had .planned a twelve mile
advance on the first day. The
German leases stand" out as a record;
slaughter in the entire war; they
are described as most appalling.
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LONDON, July 16—The Marne
Champagne battle still continues
with the result still doubtful, ^the
Germans incurring losses higher than
in any forward movement since they
took on the offensive on March 21
and the German generals flinging
forward wave after wave of .men
in a continuous effort to break the
lines of the- Allied nations on the
west front. ,
Thirty-five German divisions have
been identified in the field and al
though , quite apparently the effprt
is to detach Rbeims and capture
the city Monday evening the French
were still holding the famous cathe
dral city. ;,
All attacks, says the official sum
mary last night, east of Rheims were
repulsed, the Germans sustaining ter
fific losses, not even as yet esti
mated. The Allied line west of
Rheims is till intact. The main
burden of the attacks have been di
rected down the Marne and due
south of Dormais where the German
masser attacks, iu succeeding waves
were thrown forward despite the
withering machine gun fire and the
point blank targets they represent*
ed to the Allied, artillerists.
The British improved their posi
tions. at Villcrt Brettoneaux, cap*
tuiing thirty prisoners: Tfce Ameri
cans between Fossoy and Cress zaney
have retaken all the former posi
tions that they relinquish^ id the
f.iat terrific gas end Infantry at
tack on the southern bank of the
Marne, in the historic “come-back”
capturing fiftsjp hundred prisoners
The g<eatlpst depth the Germans ob
tained in the forward thrust was
two miles between Dormanp and
Rheims where close by they bent
the allied lines about 2% miles.
Keep Posted, Read the WORKER.
GERMANS BEGAN ATTACK
WITH GAS SHELLS
LONDON, July 15—All day Sun
day the Germans maintained a gen
eral heavy artillery attack, regarded
as the beginning cf another smash
by the Allied generals. Monday
morning this attack was renewed
when the, artillery began pouring
a. delug of gas shctl3 between
Th'-irry and southwest, of Ttlielms on
a thirty mis front simultaneously
that an assault was made west of
Rheims between Prune and Mazende
in tho Champagne sector on a 25
mile front. The Allies had antici
pated this attack.
A heavy baragn preceded the in
fantry waves that the. Germans be
gan pouring in upon- the sectors
marked for thoir offensive and the
fighting reached its highest in
tensity about noon Monday with the
German lines moving forward hardlj
at all in Champagne and maKiug ar
l advance at c re small point of foui
mil s, hut losing two miles in an
other section of the Rheims Thierrj
fighting line.
ROME, July 15—The Allies are
constantly advancing in Albania and
with small cost in the way of casual
ties. Te loot obtained is enormous
and the munitions and supplies se
cured will not only recompense for
tho entire costs of the expedition
but will more than recoup the
forces for the costs of two similar
campaigns.
Tho Austrians had apparently cal
culated upon carrying on a great
campaign at a future time from
j and thru Albania and had sstablish
j ed supply stations as future bases
j for these movements. Aeroplanes,
[ engines, machinery for repair work,
machine guns, ammunition, field
necessaries of all kinds, equipment
of every minutest description are
falling into the hands of the Allies
and being moved to the ports for
transhipment for the use of that
nation.
It is announced that one million
men aro being employed in this
expedition by the Allies and that
nothing can stay the advance which
they are making. The Austrians
aro completely demoralized. A rapid
sweep up to Montenegro is antici
pated before there is a halt called
to the advance, unless some unfor
seen eventuality occurs to prevenl
the forward movement of the Allies
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS
ITS REGULAR MEETING
Little other than routine busines
■was transacted at the council meet
1ng last night although all th
members were present at the de
liberations which were presided ove
by Mayor Lomen.
A communication was read fror
the Divisional Hoad Commission o
the Territory of Alaska replying t
the request that a ferry be con
atructed across Snake river withii
3 tho city limits. The Commission
- thru its C’nairmai), John A. Wilson,
3 replied that the matter had been
- referred to the Territorial Commis
r sion and Its secretary had submitted
the question of spending the money
1 for that purpose, to the territorial
t attorney-general from whom no opin
j ion had so far been received. The
- Divisional commission expressed the
j opinion that it was outside the
lott r and spirit of the act for them
to spend money within incorporated,
towns and. that the work properly
came within the functions of the
mulcipal council.
Another communication was read
from Mrs B. O. O'Connell as to the
unsanitary condition of her property
lot 22 block 15, owing to the seep
age from the Rowe stables. This
was ordered placed on file as was
the communication from the Road
commission.
The Mayer stated that the Health
Officer who could, not be present
desired that the matter of dumping
garbage be disposed of by the coun
cil, and the disobedience of orders
upon the part of the scavengers.
The clerk said that inasmuch as the
first charge was based upon an of
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PARIS REPORTS
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PARIS, July IS—Monday noon
the War Office published a bulletin
announcing that four Gorman di
visions attacking between Theirry
and Argonnc forest were cut up by
the Allies and one was completely
anihllatcd. .
The Press Association claims that
a great American victory was won
between Reuilly and Dormans where
the best German troops after re
peatedly trying to move forward
their lines were heavily repulsed with
shocking, losses, the , ground along
the six mile, front of this attack be
ing literally black wiMj dead,
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PARIS, July 15—It is announced
that the Germans launched a par
ticularly vigorous attack on the
Marne front held by. the Americans.
In the first rush of gas and ar
tillery followed by a wave of in
ta.nt.ry, the Germans gained the
southern bank of the Mnrnt. The
Ameri9?ji8 came back strongly, liter
ally sweeping the advancing Ger
mans off their feet in a bayonet
rush and drove the enemy bock throe
kilometers on a seven mile front.
Tho Americans fought with extra
ordinary ferocity and captured hun
dreds of prisoners finally occupy
ing gained territory after their big
counter push of two miles.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION
LACKING AS TO DEATH
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WASHINGTON, D. C. July 15—
Officials of the State Department
said that they have no official con
firmation of Hindenberg’s d- ath and
that they w re openly skeptical of
the accuracy cf the reports which
had cone out via Amsterdam of
the death of Hindenbcrg. Officials
point out that similar reports have
been in circulation from time to
time and that in no instance could
any m.asuro of reliance be placed
upon them. They were issued al
ways on the evo of com-' German
offensive, military or pacificist.
LONDON, July 15—One of the
most important efforts yet made
by the German Chancellor to bring
peace, nearer to his country was
noticeable in his statement Thurs
day before the Reichstag when the
policy of annexations wrs discussed.
H-.rtling str.t d that Germany does
not intend to keep Belgium ‘‘but
that most assuredly Germany will
hold Belgium until the peace ne
gotiations and its possession will
be utilized in the inur -t of Ger
many." Thus he indicated that
Belgium was to be tb pawn in
those negotiations to wring conces
sions front the Entente and it::
associated nations against Germany.
LONDON, July 15—Th re is a
remarkable indifference manifested
in the press generally speaking to the
repeated pacificist statements of
Hcrtling in the Reichstag. This
indifference really marks a lack of
confidence in tile sincerity anil
earnestness of these remarks and an
open distrust of Germany is mani
fested. Germany lias violated its
word so often and so generally in
its negotiations with Russia, with
Routnania and in its Reichstag state- t
meats that there is absolut Iv no
confidence placed in anything that
may bo said or done now'. This con
dition Is striking German pap< rs as
a most c riotis result cf the uncer
tain policies of the Gorman states
men. The Frankfurter Zeitung is
one paper that warns that not only
in the interest of world peace but,
after the war Germany will face the
consequences of this policy.
ONE MILLION AND OVER
NOW LANDED IN FRANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 15
General March told the Senate Mill
tary Committee that America has a
million one hundred thousand men
in Europe at this timo, including in
this total non-combatants also.
He further stated that supplies
were going across at top speed and
wholly unhampered by any reported
diver activity.
The statement is a revelation
showing the wonderful work done by
Secretary Baker and the War De
partment. Altho the most malig
nantly attacked of all the adminis
tration cabinet, Baker has proved
the exceptional efficiency of his work
and is far ahead of tlio schedule
program as far as the European sit
uation is concerned. Because of his
more liberal attitude Baker has been
the target of abuBO by reactionists,
just as the Navy League made
Daniels the butt of their attacks un
til the efficiency of the navy under
tbe democratic administration made
the Leaguers take to the defensive
for their vilification.
LONDON July 15—The aircraft
division of the British Army fur
nished the public thru the War De
partment the following figures for
the fighting in France during the
year ending july 1.
Total enemy pianos destroyed by
the British during the year, 150.
Total enemy aeroplanes forced down
a total loss or damaged 1,080. Dur
ing the same period, the British
areoplane loss was 1,866.
No figures could speak more
eloquently of the British aerial
supremacy on the west front and.
tiow brilliantly they have maintain
sd it from the first. Altho the
Germans have been able to follow
the lead in air craft construction
which the British and French in
ventors have discovered always to
maintain thru improvements, tho
tact is that at no time did they
succeed in reaching much less main
tain any decided superiorly for