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GERMANS ARE BEING FORCED BACK ON RHEIMS-SOISSONS FRONT
Enemy Lines Being Penetrated by the
Allies For Depth of Three Miles
I XDATKl). Overcoming n strong enemy resistance, the
lilies maintain their progress on the Klieims Soissoiis battle-1
field, (ienerai Foch’s offensive enters upon its second week |
witii the Germans still being forced back. Fxtreme severity!
marks the fighting.
The French and Americans between the Onrci) and tliej
Marne are making good gains, and the British southwest ot
Klieims are advancing. ^
Americans Continue Advance
WITH I'lll-: AMFKK'AXS ON THF MAKXF, duly '!•).
The Franco American advanced lines north of the Marne eon ]
iline steadily to be pushed forward in the wake of the retreat- !
ing (iermans. To the northward the Americans also made gains j
in other parts of the fifty-five-mile front. The (iermans re |
sisted viciously in a majority of instance.-.
Penetrating German Positions
WASHINGTON, .July 2f>.—General Pershing reported to ,
day that the Americans had made still farther advance- lie 1
! ween the Marne and the Onrci), and had penetrated the <i«• r ;i
mu positions from one to six mile- northwest of Jaiilgounc. i
Crown Prince May Be Cornered
FOX DON. duly -Jo. The Pall Mall Gazette says that it i.-!(
rumored that the British have made a great advance toward j
Fismes, midway la-tween Klieims him! Soissoiis. It is reported !,
also that the l-'reach have udvauocdltLanother part of tlie Aisne ;
Marne front, and Gust, the -prince'» nrmie* mv
placed in a position from which their extrication seems impos
sible.
British Also Pressing Forward in North
The British last night advanced slightly south of Rossing
no I wood, in the Hebuteme sector, north of Albert, says an of
fieial comniunication. South of Tillers Brettonneux the tier
mans pushed into out* of the British posts, hut were driven out
by counter attacks.
Situation Still Favorable
I he allies have advanced to an average depth of three miles
along a twelve-mile front during the last two days at the eastern
end of the Koissons Rheinis salient. There were no new (level
dpments this morning, and the situation is still favorable to the :
allies, i
The Latest from the Front
I lie British and French troops have advanced to (ieux and
Mery I’remecy, southwest of Rheinis, it is reported.
Germans Will Endeavor to Regain Initiative ,
PARIS, duly do. 1 lie allies are slow I v hut surely siir
rounding the important post of Foulchy le Chateau. If the
(iermans lose this position it will he impossible for them to re ,
tain Fer en Tardenois.
Observers are confident that Ludeiidorf will soon launch J
a counter offensive in an endeavor to clear the front between!
Soissons and Rheinis, to lessen the demoralizing effect of tin
projected retreat to \ esln and with a mow to regaining the 1
initiative tor the (iermans. I
German Success Was Short-Lived
The ( iermans last night counter-attacked on the north
bank ot the Marne, near Bormans. Tho\ temporarilv occupied
a little wood north ol I'reloup and the village of Chassiiis, >avs
tlie official report, but the French recaptured the positions.
Tactics of Desperation
Reports Ironi the front say tin1 Franco American forces are
progressing steadily. It is learned that the German troops
have received orders to resist the allied advance at all costs.
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Fere en Tardenois is Allied Goal
FRFA’C!I IJKADQUARTKRK, duly 25.—'The French are 1
within three miles of Ft*re en Tardenois, which is the meeting
point ot eight roads and the center of German communications
in this region. The allies arc shelling the town heavily and i
aviators are bombarding it. '
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U. S.ATTORNEY
Annette Adams has been appointed
temporarily to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of United States
district Attorney John W. Preston,
who resigned to become special as
sistant United States attorney gen
eral in handling sedition cases.
It is believed that Miss Adams is
the first woman to fill the position of
federal attorney.
EMPEROR OF JAPAN IS
BRITISH FIELD MARSHAL
VICTOH1A. It. (’.. July 25.- I’rinee
Arthur of t'onnauKht has arrived here
from Japan, whore ho presented the
baton of a British field marshal to
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♦ AMERICAN DOWNS ♦
♦ GERMAN PLANE ♦
♦ WITH ARMY RIFLE ♦
♦ WITH THE AMERICANS IN ♦
♦ FRANCE, July 2a. An Amerl- ♦
♦ can soldier of a command con ♦
♦ voying a supply train, brought ♦
♦ down a Herman airplane with ♦
♦ a common army rifle ♦
♦ The Herman airman swooped ♦
♦ down to attack the train, flying ♦
♦ low. and received a shot in the ♦
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LORD IS IN CHARGE OF
RECRUITING FOR MINES
W XSHIW.TON. July L'fj James
Lord, president of the mining division
of tin- American Federation of Labor,
has been named as head of a special
sc* tion of the* federal employment
'••r\ice* in charge of the recruiting
and sunnlvinc of labor for mines.
GERMANS ARE SURPRISED
BY SPEED OF OUR ARMY
WITH THK AMKUK'AXS IX Klf AX< ’K, July -A Her
man lieutenant and eighteen men wlm were captured by Ameri
cans were questioiied concerning the remainder ot‘ their hat
talion. The officer stated that they were the only ones left, lie
said the speed of the Americans was the hipest surprise the
Herman army had experienced. The Americans, he said, even
outclassed the Hermans when the latter were attacking the
Russians. He added that he was jjlad to he a prisoner.
CZECHO-SLOVAKS ARE
TO JOIN THE ALLIES
SAN Fix’A N(' I S< '<>, .1 nl \ _’."i An army of eighty tlioiisaml
('/.echo Slovaks lias seized tin* eastern end of the Transsihcrian
railroad, and is also straining every effort to drain Russia o!
all (’/.echo Slovaks for service with the allies in France, ac
eordine to reports just received here.
Bolsheviki Resent Invasion
AMSTHRRAM, duly A .Moscow dispatch says that
the Bolsheviki a'overnmeiit considers the landing of the allied
troops on the Murnian coast as tantamount to a declaration of
war. The Bolsheviki arc prepariiur to take counter measures
cecordinitly.
ill MTS
There are IKS officers, marines anti
workmen here as members of the
Alaska radio expedition, 'having ar
rived in Cordova last night on a naval
vessel About thirty-five of these men
will remain here and complete the
new radio stations at .Miles 7 and 11.
This will include the erection of ad
ditional buildings, to be used us a
machine shop, postoffice, freight shed,
railway station and several resi
dences; installation of light and water
systems; connecting the stations with
Cordova by telephone; the construc
tion of a narrow gauge railway be
tween stations; erection of a new
wireless mast at Mile 14, and the mak
ing ‘>f minor repairs and improve
incuts t<i tin* present buildings All
ot tin* necessary material and sup
plies for tk • carrying on of this work
are now Injun unloaded .it the Ocean
duck.
The expedition #is in c harge of
Lieutenant i\ II Luckel. hut the work
at the stations will he* done under the*
supervision of Lieutenant J K. Orson.
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AGAINST ITALY
PLANJf HUNS
WASHINGTON, July 25—German
and Austrian forces, under command
of a German general, are expected
soon to begin a new offensive against
Italy. The German troops for the
drive are now arriving in Austria.
NtW AUblHIAN nitMIUI
IS BARON VON HUSAREK
VIENNA, July 25.—Huron Von Huh
sarek, former minister of education,
ha« been appointed premier of Aus- ,
trla.
[NbLIhn liUuHl bUtblNIU
MOURNING FOR FATE CZAR
LONDON, July J5.—Kins George
ias ordered the court to so Into
nourning for four weeks In memory
if (he late Nicholas Homunoffff, for
ner ciar of Russia ;
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JEUTENANT CARPENTER IS
HONORED BY KING GEORGE
LONDON. July :W Lieutenant
'oinniander A (’ Carpenter of the*
vineric an destroyer I'annlna h.i- re*
rived tin* histinmiisheel Service or
c*r from King tie-one at .i private
nvestiture at Buckingham palace.
The \me*rican naval officer has been
imminent in antisubmarine opera
ions
WASHINGTON. July LG, \ ship of
one of th** allied nations recently mis
took an American submarine lor a
German l'-boat off the coast of New
Knuland. and tired upon it. says an
official bulletin. \ few of the diver’s
plates were broken but note* of her
rew was injured.
The submarine appeared suddenly
near the ship, which -topped firing
hen its identity was di ■< losed
bombmIgm heard
BISTINCTLy IN PARIS
I'AKIS. July L'Th* artilb-r fire
i- so h»avy on th** Marne \i-m front
hat it can be distinctly heard lo re
LARGEST OF AMERICAN
SUBMARINES IS LAUNCHED
I N('N , .Mass., July 'Jo. A giant submarine, -aid b\ its
uiilders tu lie the largest ever launched m America, embody ingr
ill the latest designs in submarines, went down the way - at the
A in* River plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding ('orpin ation
his afternoon. She was christened “AAI.”
Government Yard Establishes Building Record
WASHINGTON, July Jb. A new world record in de
drover construction has been established by the Mare Island,
.'alifornia. in the commissioning of the Ward seventy days
liter its keel was laid. Formerly it required two years for the
•oust met ion of a dost rover. The Ward was launched -eventeen
ind one half days after its first plate was laid.
JAPAN’S PROPOSAL FOR
INVASION RUSSIA REJECTED
WASHINGTON. July I’resident Wilson, after a
eiigt11\ conference w ith Acting Secretary of State Folk, i- tin
lerstood to liavi rejected the Japain -e reply tn the Ann lican
noposal- for extending military aid to I * 11 - - i; i throin.h Sibeiia.
NKVV YOltK. July Herman; lias
aken steps to prevent the exportation
if works of art. say Herman news
inpers received here, and has asked
he Herman Federated States to eo
iperate in the movement, in making
his announcement the Saxon minister
if education said that neutral coun
ries were using .their war profits to
lurehase great numbers of Herman
vorks of art.
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The partition at the Horseshoe pool
■oom between the old building and
he new addition has been torn out,
nd Contractor Lund will at once be
tin the work of reflooring the entire
■oom and also cover the ceiling and
vails with pressed steel
.Inly The British wa;
. ;<l»in*‘t has derided to draft the muni
tiotis workers who are on strike for
army service ii the strike is contin
tied One hundred thousand men are
on strike in the Birmingham district.
TO REPRESENT VATICAN
IN CELESTIAL EMPIRE
HOMK. July 25. The pope has ap
pointed the Most lie\. Joseph i’etrelli.
apostolic delegate to the Philippines,
as papal nuncio to China
It was announced several weeks ano
that China had made overtures (or
diplomatic relations with the Vatican.