THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURO, PA. NET AROUND ALLIES STILL Little Miss Thrift E '" '."WW", V.'..'.aL,V waw It X 3 ;a.'(Wi.".'A laws of the Pincer Are Steadi ly Closing Americans and French Are Chateau Thierry 4 1 A t 4 7 HAMMERING AT THE TEUTONS GERMAN LOSSES. ENORluous Eastern Edge Of The Pocket From Solssom To Rholmi Pulled Eight Mllet To The Westward Mouth Of The Pocket Only 21 Mlloa Vide. ' Have Alo Taken Three More Towni Hun Trying Hard To Protect Flanks, But Advance Goes On. ' 7 r li ; .5 f ( ;m i A e Hiov ih tM : ; I in JHOPPIKO fePAr J . a "l 'u - -n -J eg"4" I 1 1, PUSHING AHEft 1 i MiJm tpj$$ if liAl 1 i 5. 1 V V -.A3?, 1 Viow of HolHRonH, nt the northern end of tho allied offcnslvn In the Alxne-Mnrno roj-lon. 2 Depth bombs on tho Harvard, formerly a yarht, now an Ainerlean patrol boat In ICuropenn waters. 3 Victor Vundermerck, an American soldier who killed a Ueinian with tho butt of his rllle In battle In Franco. NEWS REVIEW OF THE GREATi WAR General Foch Is Squeezing the Crown Prince's Army Out of Soissons-Reims Salient. HUNS IN PERILOUS POSITION American Troops Are Highly Praised for Their Fine Work British in Flanders Take Meteren Silly Exploit of U-Boat Off Cape Cod. By EDWARD W. PICKAF.D. "We've got 'em on the run" was the Joyful cry of America as tho news came In of tho victorious progress of Hie allied troops In the Soissons-Uelms salient. In li measure this was true, for tho Germans were being gradually squeezed out of the salient, and there wus every reason for elation over the splendid fighting of the allies. lint to bail the success as n great decisive victory was premature and foolish. Such running as tho Huns did was done only at the start of Focb's offen sive, v.hn they were taken by sur prise. Their commanders quickly re (tnlncd some measure of control, and thereafter the enforced retreat was conducted skilfully and slowly, every bit of ground being bitterly contested In order that ns many guns and as much supplies as possible might bo saved. Ileallzlng that his entire army south of the Alsne was In grave dan ger, tho crown prince sent In more and more of his reserves until 40 divisions were engaged, and desperute efforts were made to stabilize their lines of defense. However, nothing was al lowed to stop ,-tho steady forward movement of the nllles on three fronts of the snllent, and the path of re treat was narrowed day by day. All of the territory yet held by the enemy was brought under the fire of the lieavy guns, and tho airmen In great numbers flew over the region day and night, working havoc with their bombs and machine guns. At the beginning of the week there were highly successful operations on the west front of the salient, In both of which the Amerlcnns played an Im portant part. At tho tip of the Ger man advance Chateau Thierry was taken by storm and a large section north and east of It was clenred of Hun. Here thousands of Germans were killed, other thousands captured, mid great numbers of cannon nnd quantities of supplies were tnken. From this point northward to Sols sons the Franco-Americans swept east ward' until Neullty St. Front was tak en, Otilchy threatened, Solssons Itself brought under gunfire and the very Im portant railroad from there to Chnteau Thierry crossed at so many places that II could no longer be used by the en emy. This drive, to be wholly suc cessful, had to be carried to Fere-en-Tardenols, through which ran the only remaining railway which the Huns could rely upon to get their war sup plies out of the way of Foch's pincers, and before the week closed the French and Yankees "wore moving steadily to ward that town from the west and south. It must not be supposed that their progress was easy. The Ger mans counter-attacked repeatedly and fought brave and stubborn rear-guard bntlles. The village of Kpleds, for In stance, after being tnken at the point of the bayonet by the Amerlcnns, was recaptured by the Huns, and ngaln won by the Yankees, who then ad vanced their lines far beyond It. Some of the fiercest lighting took place along the Marne east of Chateau Thierry. At first the Germans retreat ed neross the river so hastily thnt the movement amounted almost to a rout. From the heights of Jaulgonne, Bnrzy and Pnssy. the American guns poured u deadly hall upon the fleeing foe, mnny of whom, throwing nwny their rides, sought to swim the river, nnd were drowned. Ha When Foch was secretly preparing for his great strategic nttack he called MADE JOKE OF KIND DEED )anlel Webster's Method of Relieving Widow Whom He Had Befriend ed, From Embarrassment. Here Is a story of Daniel Webster .Hint Is not known to tho renders of thli genernllon. Mr. Webster was fond of a practical Joke, but only of a harm less one. and generally n benevolent ohp. He had In Northfleld. across the liver from his Franklin farm, e small 1I ece of sandy, barren land, with n a strong force of English nnd Scots troops down from the north, nnd they quietly slipped around south of the Marne toward Helms. At tho ap pointed time these seasoned fighters hit the German lines southwest of the cathedrnl city a mighty blow. In tho succeeding days, nctlng as the east arm of the pincers, they pushed for wnrd Into the salient from the Moun tain of Helms toward VIlle-en-Tarde-nols nnd FIsmes. Their progress was slower than that of the Franco-Americans on tho west, for the country In which they were fighting was much more difficult. Fast of Reims the French and Italian held their own nnd even made some ndvunce, though tho plan did not call for a drive by them. ft . When Foch's offensive was n week old It appeared probable that Luden dorff would attempt to make at least a temporary stand on the half-clrelo running from Solssons through tho outskirts of Oulchy, below Fere-en-Tardenols nnd across toward tho Mountain of Reims, Competent ob servers believed bis troops were too disorganized to hold this lino for long, and that he would be forced to fall back to the Vesle river, which runs al most due west from Reims, Joining the Alsne near Solssons. The main efforts of General von Roehtn. the Immediate commander of the Germans In the snllent, were di rected to keeping open the roads of retreat. He was given the assistance not only of most of the crown prince's reserves, but also of nine divisions from the army of Crown Prince Ru precbt of Iiavarln. Already he was having great difficulty In feeding tho men he bad there, and the additions dhUlttle but stiffen bis resistance nnd add to bis commissary troubles. At the time of writing, the full scope of General Foch's plans Is not re vealed. He has the Initiative, and may elect to continue tho offensive wllh all his strength In the effort to drive the Huns beyond the Alsne nnd ns much fnrther ns they enn be forced; or he may find It prudent to hold them nt the Vesle nnd await the arrival of more Amerlcnns. It Is a noteworthy fact thnt 70 per cent of the allied troops engaged In the present battle nre French. A considerable portion of the remnlnder nre P.ritlsh nnd Ital ians. If so much enn be done with so comparatively small a force of Ameri cans taking pnrt, nsk observers, what will happen to the Huns when n mil lion Americans nre In tho fighting line nnd another million nt least waiting their turn for action? And this state of affairs will be reached by October, It Is predicted. Im parls and London nre loud In their prnlse of the quality nnd behavior of the Americans In the Alsno-Marno bat tle, nnd the newspapers there relate many Instances of their bravery, cool ness nnd determination. They nre ad mittedly as fine troops ns ever were seen, nnd even the least experienced of them bnve no Idea of anything but winning every fight they go Into. Their marksmanship, both with the rifle nnd with larger weapons. Is re markable; their doggedness Is tem pered with nn unquenchable humor, nnd their stamina Is such that nt times bodies of them fought for mnny hours without food or drink, declining to halt their advance to let the commis sary catch tip with them. These splendid troops, with their gallant and competent officers, have done their full paTt In stopping the German offensive nnd converting It Into on allied offen sive, nnd If they nre now called on to stop nnd await the arrival of more of their countrymen, America should rest satisfied, patient nnd proud. The American casualty lists will he longer and longer each day for n time, but the bereaved ones may well take ex ample by the proud, unweeping grief with which Colonel Roosevelt received the news of the death of bis gallant son, Quentln. ta in Flanders the Ilrltlsh carried out nn Important operation that resulted In the capture of Meteren. They bnve been devoting themselves to preparing for the new offensive which, nccordlng to the logic of the sltuntlon, I.uden dorff must undertake nnd which, nc cordlng to military experts, probably will ho directed against some pnrt of the line held by the P.ritlsh. Such nn. offensive would be largely to Influence public opinion In Germany nnd direct little house upon It, In which n very destitute widow, with her children, had been living some tlino without pny Ing any rent. Upon one of his visits to the place, the poor woman express ed her nnxlety about being able to re main. She hoped Mr. Webster wouldn't be bard with her. He henrd her through, nnd then told her with great gravity, that he knew It was a hard ense for her and didn't wish to be un kind, but he had n great many to pro vide for. At the same time he handed her a ten-dollar bill, and, with a twin- nttentlon nwny from the crown prince' dlsustrous attempt on the Marne. General Foch has not bad to call Into action the bulk of his reserves. In the midst of the biggest buttle he found time to' order a swift and fierce nttack by the French along the Avre, In the Mintdldlor sector. The post tlons nlnietl nt were feebly held by tired troop ihat did not expect an attack, nnd the objectives were gained within n few hours, large number o' prisoners being taken. Rome received the Information from some source that the Auxtrlnns were preparing 'a triple offensive ngnlnst Italy. This, according to the story, Is to consist of a grent land nttack on the Plnve river lino, n naval attack on Italy's Adriatic coast and nn extensive counter-nttnek In Albania. The Hal Ian commanders have no doubt of their ability to repulse any or nil of these attacks. In Albania their forces, with the French, have kept moving for ward and nre now In very strong po sitions. Tho threat of a serious naval operation by Austria seems most fool ish of nil. fcl President Wilson completed bis pro nouncement of plans for the participa tion of the United States In the Rus sian expedition nnd was awaiting only the reply of Japan to the American proposals. It had been thought Japan had agreed to these, but dispatches from Tokyo told of nn exciting contro versy over them, two Influential groups strongly opposing Intervention. Mos cow advices suld general mobilization of the Russian nrmy meaning the bolshevik! bad begun, but this did not worry the allied statesmen. The plans of the P.ritlsh, Americans nnd French for tho protection of the Mur- man region against the Germans nnd Finns nre believed to be nil settled. The people will be fed and their In ternal affairs will not be interfered with by the expedition that will be sent. General Horvnth, provisional ruler of Siberia, Is co-operating with the Czecho-Slovnks, nnd matters look more promising In that country. Conditions In the Ukraine grow more unsettled dally, nnd now the Germans nnd Austrlnns nre called on to face a great uprising In Roumnnla, where the people are disgusted with the peace with the central powers nnd with the trentment they are receiving. Proba bly hnlf a million Teutonic troops are tied up In these two countries, which helps some. -N . The Atlnntlc seaboard was amazed rather than alarmed by the sudden ap pearance of a largo Gennnn submarine close to Cape Cod. The vessel at tacked a tug and sank the three stone laden barges it was towing, using up two torpedoes und n lot of ammunition In this footless operation. Other U boats bagged bigger game when they sank the Rrltlsh transport Justlcln, 12,2n4 gross tons, off the Irish const. The transport, which was westward bound nfter carrying 10,000 American soldiers to Europe, was nttneked by a fleet of six or eight submarines nnd fought them for ten hours. Of her crew of some C00 only ton wore killed, a So foolish ns scarcely to merit men tion is tho latest list of German peace terms, which It Is suld will be offered through Spain. They disown any de sire for annexations or Indemnities on the west front, but would leave Ilel glum, the P.alknns nnd the self-determination of peoples for the pence con ference to settle; the peace treaties with Roumnnla and Russia not to be questioned, nnd nil Germany's colonies to be restored. Also the sens are to be free nnd Gibraltar and the Sue canal defenses dismantled. T,he British government Is having trouble with the pacifists, who have pormoiited nil the wnr materlul fac tories, and last week caused strikes of thousands of munition workers. Tha cabinet decided, It was reported, thut If the strike continued tho strikers of military ngo would he drafted Immedi ately rtito the army. im Finally authentic word of the death of the former czar came out of Rus sia. He was ordered shot by a local bolshevik official because of counter revolutionary plots, nnd his son is said to have died of exposure a few days luter. klo In his eyes, said ho wus sorry he couldn't do better by her, but If she thought she could afford to stay on the place another year for that be should be very glad. Then ho mount ed his gray mare nnd rode off, not wait ing for thanks. Manner of Speech. "A great deal depends on how a thing Is said." "True," commented Miss Cuyetine. "If you want anything to be believed, don't say It In German." French Army in France. Up to the present 70 German divisions have been Identified in the present fighting been Identified In the present figlitlnt; eone, and the buttle therefore may be regarded as the biggest since (ho be ginning of the war. The prisoners taken number over 25.000, and more than COO cannon and thousands of machine guns have been captured. Of the prisoners, 14 per cent, be long to the 1918 class, showing that Dearly all these boys already have been Incorporated In fighting units. If all of them have been utilized they would form from 17 to 18 per cent. f the German strength. Information received proves thnt the 1920 class, which it wc; intended to be Incorporated In tho army of Oc tober, has ben ordered Into the units in September. Most of these of this class are not 18 years old. Paris. Franco -American troops nude nn advance of nearly two mlleu at certain points on the Alsne-Mame front, notably in the Dormuns region, lays tho War Office announcement. Additional gains are recorded, show ing thut the progress of tho Allies lu this salient is steadily gulng on. "On tho Ourcq front the fighting met with tho sume success as on preceding days. "North of the river we' occupy Oulcy-la-Vllle. South of the river Franco-American troops made an ad vance which leached three kilometers at certain points, despite stern re sistance, especially in the region of Dormuns. "Southeast of Armentieres we oc cupy Hill 141 and have crossed the Nanteuil stream. Further to the south we captured the village of foincy and the greater part of Tour nolle Wood. We extended our prog ress lu the Forest of Fere as far as the general line of Beauvardes-le-Channel. "Our advance continued under fav orable conditions in the Ills Forest and north of Dormuns. "Southwest of Rheims the enemy continued his violent attacks against our positions between Vrlgny and St. Euphraise and succeeded in gaining a foothold on Hill 210. Our troops soon reconquered this height, taking about 100 prisoners." So heavy was the artillery fire on the main battlefront that Purls again could hoar the boom of the cannon. The roar came from the region of Dormans on the Marne, 65 miles dis tant, where the enemy was making a detperate attempt to enlarge the area in the salient he is occupying and from which a steady pressure of the llllei la driving him. The territory the enemy holds with in the Solssons-Marne-Rheims triangle is favorable to his defense, but diffi cult in which to maintain communica- Uona. American Army on the Alsne-Marne Front. With the gldeg of the Solssons- Rhelms sack coming steadily closer together, the German Crown Prlnce'a general are driving their men merci lessly In an effort to hold them off long enough to extricate the armies thveatened ut. the bottom, north of the Marne. The American and French troops ars never fur behind the retreating forces and the vicious rear-guard ac tions are not sufficiently resistant to enable the Germans to proceed in the orderly manner planned. At Dormuns, north of the Marne and east of Cha teau-Thierry, the Germans counter-at tacked, taking the position, but were promptly driven out. They occupied Treloup, west of Dormans, and have hold It. Minor advances have been made by the Allies In the woods in that part of the Boctor, while further to tho east, south of Rheims, there were addi tional Allied successes. The Americans have occupied Cour- poll, on the road to Fere-en-Tardonois and the French positions have been j advanced until Oulch-le-Chateau Is dominated by the guns. CREEL NAMES FOREIGN AID. Jamet Keeley To Do Educational Work Abroad. Washington. Formal announce ment of the appointment of James Keoley, former editor of the Chicago Herald, ag special representative of the Committee on Public Information In connection with Its foreign educa tional work wus made by Chulrman George Creel. Mr. Keeloy will have offices In London and Paris. HUN PLANES SHOT DOWN. Italian Airman Wreck Two In Night Battle. Washington. Destruction of two enemy airplanes by'an Italian aviator in a night battle last Tuesday was re ported in nn official dispatch from Rome. Since the lust Italian raid on the Austrian naval base Ht Pola plunes of German make, with Austrian polls, have been flying over Treviso and Monte Belluno, and the machines brought down were two of these. TL SUNK B! U-BOAT Big Justicla Falls Victim After Game Fight 10 TORPEDOES FIRED AT HER Passenger Safe; 10 Of Crew Killed Giant Steamer Took Over 10, . 000 U. 8. Troop On Lait Trip. London. The glunt White Star liner J list Ida hag been torpedoed and sunk. Kour hundred of the crew have been landed at an Irish port. They report that the liner was sunk after a ,24 hour fight with submarines. No passengers wore lost and only ten of the crew were killed. The first torpedo struck the engine room and the ship then stopped. Sev eral other torpedoes were fired but only two of the missiles weie effective, Tho story of the fight between the German submarine and the Justlcia, If it could be. told, would make one of the finest stories in the annuls of antl submarine warfare. , Nothing which has occurred In con nectlon with the sinking of the former White Star Liner gives Navy men any cause for misgivings over the sub marine war. The defensive measure and methods showed up to excellent advantage and Indicate that the En tente Naval forces can always be counted on to make the enemy pay dearly for every attempt he makes. One of the crew of the Justicla Is quoted by the newspaper as asserting that 10 torpedoes were discharged at the ship. Four of the approaching missiles, he added, were exploded by gunfire from the ship. The Belfast Telegraph says that land had Just been lost sight of when a terrific explosion shook the Justicla. The crew was speedily mustered on deck, but it wag goon ascertained that the damage wag go trivial that the liner would remain afloat for a suffi cient period to enable her to be towed to port. Further attempts were made by the submarine to torpedo the Justlcia Fri day night, but all failed, and it waa not until 'Saturday morning and after the submarine had expended numerous torpedoes that the destruction of the ship wag accomplished. The final at tempt wag made at 8 o'clock Saturday morning when two torpedoes hit the ship. One struck the engine room, causing a violent explosion and the other p'enetrated a forehold. The liner was In tow at the time and she did not gink until two o'clock In the afternoon. There was plenty of time to transfer the crew to rescu ing ships. Took Over U. S. Troop. New York. The Justicla, reported sunk apparently somewhere off the coast of Ireland, waa returning to an American port after delivering a large contingent of American troops, It was learned here. The Justlcia had a troop carrying capacity of between 7, 000 and 8,000 men. On her last trip from an Atlantic port the Justlcia was commanded by Captain A. E. S. Hambleton and car ried nearly 10,000 troopa, considerably In excess of her rated capacity, and a 15,000 ton cargo. She was n triple screw turbine driven vessel capable of 1$ knots and had a double bottom fore and aft, with all watertight bulk heads extending up, to the bridge deck. The ship had nine steel decks and three funnels. RED CROSS HELPING. Money Sent To Switzerland To Fight Spanish Grip. Washington. To combat a serious outbreuk or Spanish grip In Switzer land, the American Red Cross has placed at the disposal of the Swiss Government funds up to 500,000 francs for the establishment of special hos pitals, Isolation camps and other pur poses necessary to combat the situa tion. CHILDREN IN BURNED HOME. Five Dead And Eight Seriously In jured At Institution. Grnnd Rapids, Mich. Five children ranging In age from 2 to 12 years were burned to death, one other received probably fatal injuries and seven were Iobs seriously hurt in a fire which de stroyed the Kent County Juvenile Home, Just outside the city limits. The cause of the Are has not been determined. GIAN E TAKEN OVER President Names Postmaster General to Operate It PROCLAMATION IS ISSUED HI Attistant All Marylanders D. J. Lewi, John C. Koon And William H. Lamar In , Direct Charge. Washington. President Wilson, act ing under the authority vested in him by Congress, issued hi expected proc lamation, taking over domestic tele phone and telegraph lines in the Unit ed States for the remaining period of the war. The Presidont designated Postmaster-General Albert S. Buiie gun as the Federal official to admin ister and operate the wire lines and fixed midnight of July 31 ag the date when Mr. Burleson shall assume ac tive charge of the systems. Three hours after the President Is sued his proclamation, Postmaster General Burleson gave out his , first general order and named three Mary- landers as a committee to help him manage and operate them. David J Lewis, of Cumberland, now a member of the United States Tariff Commis sion, wag placed In charge of opera tions; John C. Koons, of Carroll coun ty, First Assistant Postmaster-General, In charge of administration and organization, and Judge William H. Lamar, of Rockvlllo, solicitor of the Postoffice Department, in charge of finance. Each of these men will direct his department in conjunction with the Postmaster-General. Only the domestic telegraph and telephone llnea were taken over in the Presldent'g proclamation. Undor the act of Congress he was given au thority to take possession of the cable nnd radio systems, and it la under stood he will Issue a proclamation la ter, affecting these means of communi cation. A hitch has arisen as to the extent of the Presldent'g authority in taking possession of the cable lines, und, he may be compelled to take the matter up with the foreign govern ment which the cable lines touch. $447,820,970 W. S. S. SOLD. Nebraska Still Lead, With Per Capita Purchase Of $"16.64. Washington. Sales of war savings and thrift stamp have Increased rap idly In July with the result that the total value of these securities placed to date has reached $447,820,970, the Treasury department announced. Detailed figures showing the sales by states on June 29, made public, showed total sales of $368,151,175 for the. entire country, including Hawaii. Nebraska, according to the detailed figures, is leading In per capita sales with an average of $16.64. The Dis trict of Columbia on thut date was second with per capita sales of $7.52. Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Indiana ranked next in the order named. ALLIED SHIPPING LOSS SHRINKS. Lowest Record For Any Month Since September, 1916. London. Tho losses to British und Allied shipping,, due to enemy action or marine risk, for the month of June totaled 275,029 gross tons, this being the lowest record for any month since September, 1916. The British losses totaled 161,002 tons and. Allied and neutral losses 114,567. MARNE SINKS A U-BOAT. British Destroyer Live Up To Her Name. London. The British destrover Marne has gunk a German submarine, says nn official statement Issued by the British Admiralty. The Admiralty statement follow: "The same day thnt the German troopa were driven back across the" Marne by the Allied armies a German submarine was sunk by the British torpedoboat destroyer Marne. TRANSFERS DAVID J. LEWIS. Put Him In Pottofflce Department To Assist In Wire System. Washington. Presidont Wilson transferred David J. Lewis, coinmls-' Bloner of the United States Tariff Commission, to the 'Postoffice Depart ment, whore he will assist the PoKt master General In controlling and op-. systems. The Allies have lost an average of only one sb'p In 200 convoyed vessels. 11 SYSTEM American Army on the Alsne-M;,,,, Front. The Germans are cllimin- perutely to the lino south of Kul.03f in an effort to protect their n,,,; TS Americans, fighting on this fi0' r.uve completed tho cutting of mj, narrow-gauge railway to chateau i merry. flu.- -....-.If ... . iiih iiuuiiuuig process is Deing con. tlnued by the Americans anJ their allies In this sector, keeping the (jw. mans uncertain from moment to uio mem regarding the Allied intention. iinuiioiB iimeu uy me American! say that If the strenuous offensive of the Allies continues the Germain win withdraw much further north, where they will fight for their lives. Th Allied heavy artillery is huiiiincrio; military objective in the SuUmu area. in cjniii-L-uuii wun me neavy iu?. chine gun fire which has been encoun tered by the Americans, prisoners s;iy that machine gunners from a division: al school are being brought up to check the Allied offensive. The Franco-American udvanre con tinues along the lino on the sout!i anl to the west. The Germans gave nior ground Hnihare slowly continuing tiie,: backward movement to the north of Chateau Thierry. Two additional towns have ht taken by the Americans on the front north of the Marne. In the region o! Solssons another town was captured by the Americans. In the Solssons sector still another town has fallen into the hands of tf? French, Improving the Allied position and likewise covering the emsn.': lines of communication. The enemy Is Increasing his resist ance along the line south from Sii- sons, where every yard which the Al lies pushed forward further huiiipeis the German lines of supply. On the front where the Franco- American forces are pushing in Jusl to the north of the Marne the entinj is carrying out sullen and stubborn rear-guard actions, but despite tli.se the Allies continue their gains. Tii Germans left numbers fit machine gun nests In the path of the Allied progress and are using their artillery likewise in guarding the slow retreat. On the whole the concentrated forces of the Crown Prince have materially sloj down the Allied progress. There i no Indication, however, that the en. my will be able to counter-attack success fully. A German prisoner captured by the Americans formerly was a baker la Now York City and Lebanon, Pa. He was asked what the German soldiers thought about the Americans. "Since Thursday," the prisoner s:iJ. "the Germans Jiad. concluded that the announcement that a million Ameri cans were In France was false, and rumors among the Germuns on this front are that there are ten million Americans in France." VILLA ON WAY TO BORDER. Expect To Exchange Loot For Am munition. El Paao, Texas. Francisco Villa is again moving In the direction of the. American border at OJlnaga with herd of 500 mules and 250 burs of sliver which he expects to exchange for ammunition, according to con firmed reporta from Chihuahua City received here. Sunday Villa, with 4U0 men raided Jimenez, robbed two pas senger trains and killed a number of guards. U. 8. ADMIRALS MADE KNIGHTS. Rodman And Straus Decorated By King George. London. Amid the cheers of the officers and men of the British and American equadrons, King George dec orated two American naval officers Uear-Admlral Hugh Rodman and I'.ear Admiral Joseph Strauss. Rear-Admiral Rodman was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and Rear-Admiral Strauss a Knight Commander of the Order of' St. Michael and St. George. The inves ture took place on board the flagship of the grand fleet. WHEAT CHEAP IN AUSTRALIA. Washington. Nearly 300,000,000 bushels of wheat Is stored In Aus tralia, the Food Administration was informed. Details of the guarantees surrounding 1918-1919 wheat harvest in Australia also were transmitted. Tho Australian Government has guar anteed 83 cents a bushels and to thl the commonwealth has added 12 f enU, making the price 95 cents to the pro ducer. SON OF LATE CZAR DEAD. Alexia Romanoff Succumbs To Ex posure, Moscow Reports. Amsterdam. Alexis Romnnoff, the former heir apparent to the Russia" throne, died from exposure a few days after his father, the former emperor, was executed,, says a dispatch front Moscow to the Berlin Lokal Anzclgt'f- This country now manufacture practically everything along chemical line. . ,.,,,.- t
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