I FRENCH READY TO CROSS VESLE RIVER
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(By the Associated Press.)
Paris, Aug- 3.—The French advance forces
are preparing to cross the Vesle. The Germans are
continuing to retreat toward the Aisne
( AcoAPiofiarl ProcQ War* Rummainr ^
The right wing of the German armies south of the Aisne
appears to have crumbled. Sweeping eastward, after the occu
pation of Soissons, the allies have taken positions along the
Aisne as far as Venezil, while to the southeast of Soissons Lon
don reports the allied advance on this plateau has extended as
far south as Braine, eleven miles from Soissons. Meanwhile
the allies on the center and right have moved forward to ap
parently within a mile and a half of Vesle. Fismes, a German
base, is reported burning. There now seems no possibility of
the Germans holding the line of Vesle.
(By the Ass ciated Press.)
London, August 3.— After completing the occupa
tion of Soissons, the French have occupied the south bank of
the Aisne between Hommiers and Venizel, a distance of ap
proximately five and a half mites, today’s advices show. The
burning of villages north of the Vesle indicates that a further
German retirement is intended.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, August 3.—The French con
tinued their advance throughout the
, night toward Vesle, the war office
announces. East of Soissons the
' French have reached the Aisne be
tween Soissons and Vnizel.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, August 3.—Many prisoners
were taken by the French at Soissons,
which was occupied Friday evening,
after the Germans were driven from
the suburbs. Those in the garrison
who were not captured fled north
ward.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, August 2.— The German
retreat is general on all three faces
of the salient conquered by the enemy
in May with the allies close on the
heels of the retreating Germans, says
the Reuter’s correspondent at French
headquarters, telegraphing late Fri
day night.
London, Aug. 3.—The Germans are
executing a local retirement to the
east bank of the Ancre in the region
of Albert on a front of three or four
miles, according to news received to
day. The retirement appears to in
dicate the abandonment of any at
tempt of an offensive in that quarter
at present.
London, August 3.—British patrols
V last night pushed forward in the Al
bert sector north of the Somme and
occupied parts of the German front
1L._, says the war office announce
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MOLT AGAINST
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(By The Associated Press.)
London, August 3.—The Copen- j
hagen correspondent to the Daily Mail
quotes a leading member of the Rus
sian social revolutionists of the left
as saying the terrorist campaign
against the Germans includes the ex
plosion at Kiev, which resulted in the
death of seven hundred German. sol
diers, in addition to killing Field
' Marshal Von Eichhorn. The total
| number of anti-German crimes of the
, social revolutionists, he said, was six
! ty. Munition works at Odessa,
j Kharkov and elsewhere were blown
j up.
(By The Associated Press.)
> Kandalaska, Russian Lapland, Aug.
, 3.—A revolution against the Bolshe
i viki in favor of the allies has oc
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YANKEE TRICK PUTS BIG
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—“shrimp of an American”—out
witted a huge German in a deadly
grapple on the Marne battlefield,
says the Reuter’s correspondent at
American headquarters.
The German was about to finish
the American with his bayonet. The
American grabbed a grenade from
his belt, fumbled with his fingers un
til he loosened the safety catch and
then thrust the grenade into the
German’s pocket. With sudden ter
ror, the German realized the Ameri
can’s intention, but before he could
counter, it was too late.
There was not enough of his equip
ment, the correspondent adds, to
provide the quick-thinking little
American with a souvenir.
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Use it as your salesman. It carries
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Do not forget that War Savings
Stamps are not for children cnly.
Most of the squandering is done by
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ALLIES WALK OVER
BODIES OF ENEMY
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, August 3.—General March, chief of staff,
announced today that Major General Hunter Liggett, com
manding the first American Army corps, is in active charge of
that corps in the center of the allied drive in the Aisne-Marne
salient. Eight American divisions are now engaged, including
the twenty-sixth, twenty-eighth, thirty-second and forty-second
National Guards. The latter defeated the Prussian guards dur
ing the present week.
The embarkation of American troops during July was
more than three hundred thousand- Pershing now has one
million men under his direction.
Discussing the fighting, Mai’ch said the destruction of
the enemy’s army still is the allies’ objective. The maximum
retreat of the enemy up to yesterday measured sixteen miles,
reducing the length of the Aisne-Marne salient from seventy
four to forty-eight miles. He declared the Germans’ resist
ance there has collapsed
General March said a message from the front said Ger
man bodies lay so thickly on the battlefied that it is impossible
to advance without walking over them. He declared the war
department is without information relative to American casu
alties.
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A large barn, which was well filled
with hay, belonging to W. H. Gaston
of near LaCrosse, was consumed by
fire of unknown origin one night last
week. A horse was also burned to
death. The total los$ was $1,000.
N ill DRAFT BILL TO
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 3.—Secretary Baker will recommend
I that the draft ages be made from eighteen to forty-five years,
j Chairman Chamberlain of the senate conference committee
made this announcement after a conference with the secretary
this afternoon.
A bill embodying these ages will be introduced in con
gress Monday.
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Casualty List
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, August 3.— Army
casualties show killed in action, 112;
died of wounds, 11; disease, 11;
accident and other cause, five;
wounded severely, fifty-six; degree
^undetermined, two; missing, nine.
^By The Associated Press.)
Washington, August 3.—Marine
corps casualties show killed in action,
four; wounded severely, five; slight
ly, two.
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CAMP PIKE NOTES.
With some fifteen thousand i
tents and stables, the Red T:
men have been kept on the ju
tending to their regular ar
building, and still finding t
get out among the newcomer
stamps, stationery, reading l
holding song and religious s<
supervising athletic exercises,
ping and mailing home their *
clothing, giving advice and a
ing questions, etc. When a
lieutenant is in charge of 350 i
welcomes a “Y” man with th
hand and tells him to go to it.
It is expected that the adn
the Iowa men will prove a b<
the athletic activities of the
in baseball, wrestling, and 1
All of the nine athletic direct*
the “Y” are? combing their ai
see what the draft blew in ai
many champs and ne^r-cham
hoping for new worlds to cc
Iowa has held the wrestling
so long that a lot of young 1
have imbibed aspirations fll
very easily be tested out in t^<
which is strong for all kinds <
letic sports. / ‘
Soldiers of the 87th divisio
failed to pass the oversea ex
tion and were left behind in
Pike while their comrades it
went on to Camp Dix hav
placed in Class B and have be*
to various parts of the cour
merhbers of the United States (
They will be used as federal
at ports, on the border, or wl
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portions was closed Tuesday * wlHHn
T. W. Campbell purchased of W.
Holland 120 acres of fine bottc^^^^l
land, located near Shannon, f^^^H
which he paid the neat sum of a lit^^^^B
more than $14,000, or at the rate^^^^H
$110 an acre. This is probably
highest price yet paid for
this locality or in this section oft^^^^B
state.—Pocahontas Star ^Herald.
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