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AS FOE'S ATTACKS FAIL
Continued tram Frnnt Paee
bcrt), two determined enemy attacks
were repulsed, the enemy suffering
heavy losses," said the official state
ment. A high, British officer is authority
for the statement that artillery prepa
ration will precede all further infantry
attacks, as the resourcefulness, de
termination and fighting qualities of
the Germans, as well an the power of
their defenses, are well recognized.
The French army defending Verdun
Is engaged in particularly heavy fight
ing, the Germans not having permitted
the battle of the Sommo to interfere
with their operations for the capture
of the great fortress.
German attacks at Avocourt and
,11111 304, on the Verdun front, last
night, have been repulsed, Paris an
nounced today.
FOCII'S OFFENSIVE YIELDS
NEW GAINS; GERMANS MAKE
TERRIFIC COUNTER DASHES
PARtS. July 6.
To the north nntt south of the Sommo
River tho steady ndvanco of tho French
continues In Bptto of rainstorms and furious
counter-attacks by tho Germans.
North, of tho river Herman trenches east
of Curlu were captured In a storm attack
unci tho French nlno occupied Sormont
farm, tho War Ofllcc Btatcd today In nn
ofllclal communique.
South of the river the Germans, using
fresh troops, delivered strong attacks nnd
succeeded In rcoccupylng Ueltoy-en-San-terre,
but were again driven out by French
counter-attacks.
There has been no let-up In the savagery
of the' fighting In Plcardy, dcsplto the
Btormy weather. Although tho weather has
been foggy tho blE guns on both sides aro
In furious action.
This Is the fifth day of the mighty offen
sive movement of tho Allies nnd nlrcndy tho
results aro so tremendous as to cause wtdc
eprcad amazement.
In brief, tho main achievements of tho
Anglo-French troops aro theso:
First. Tho capture of nearly a score of
Btrongly fortlllcd villages from tho Germans.
Second, Tho cipturo of about 16,000
German soltllers, ns well as many heavy
guns, somo of which had been sent north
from Verdun.
Third. An advance of from six to eight
milen on both sides of tho Somme over a
front of 20 miles.
According to official Information, tho most
terrific fighting on tho part of tho lino held
by tho French Is In front of Peronno. The
Germans aro making the utmost endeavors
to hold tho town In order to prevent tho
railroads and highways centring there
fiom falling Into tho hand of the French.
Peronno Is ono of tho main Junction
points on the strategic lines used by tho
Germans to Bupply thelj. troops nlong tho
Bolssons salient.
By the capture of the German trenches,
on both the first and second lines, between
Curlu and Assevlllers, the French havo
driven a sharp salient Into the German
lines. The French guns behind the npox of
this salient aro smashing Peronno about tho
ears of Its Germnn defenders.
General Foch, tho commander of tha
French armies engaged with tho Germans
Jn tho sector of the Somme, has Issued a spe
cial order congratulating his troops upon
their gallantry, which has won them such
magnificent gains.
For a time tho French delayed their at
tacks, awaiting reinforcements for the Brit
ish. When theso reached tho front the ad
vanco was renewed with redoubled vigor.
Germany Is rushing all her available re
serves to tho front. French air scouts re
"port that the railway lino between Cologne
and Cambral Is clogged with troops and
ammunition trains.
Tho losses of tho French and Brltli"h
have been extremely small compared with
tho Importance of their gains. Ono army
corps (40,000 men), which was In the van
guard of the heavy fighting around Fla
court, lost only 800 men. Some of the
regiments which occupied Flacourt had no
losses at all. This Is due to tho overwhelm
ing nccuiacy of the Allies' gun fire.
The text of tho ofllclal communique fol
lows: North of tho Sommo we resumed our
offensive action and captured during
the night a line of German trenches
east of Curlu.
South of the Somme our Infantry,
continuing their success In the direction
of tho river, captured Sormont farm,
located on the west bank opposite Cle
ry, and all tho region to tho south be
tween that farm and Hill 63 on the road
which leads to Flaucourt. Barleux Is
in our possession. Last night, after
a violent bombardment, tho enemy at
tacked Belloy-en-Santerre, of which he
was ablo to occupy temporarily the
eastern section, but a counter offensive
put the entire village again In the hands
of our troops. The Germans are still
maintaining themselves on the out
skirts, where the battle Is very sharp.
Counter-attacks directed against our
positions havo been broken up by our
Are.
The total number of unwounded pris
oners taken up to the present time Is
f more than 9000.
The exact number of guns captured
Is not yet known, but the single army
corps operating south of the Somme
has captured GO guns.
On the left bank of the Iteuse an
enemy attack late yesterday against
the Avocourt redoubt was completely
repulsed by our machine, gunfire. Be-
tween the region of Avocourt and Hill
301 the Germans launched a violent
attack. Despite the employment of
flaming liquids In large quantities by
the enemy, the attack was checked,
the assailants suffering severe losses.
On the right bank the bombardment
continues very violent In the region of
the Thlaumont work and the Chenols ,
, sector.
BRITISH TROOPS REPULSE
TEUTON COUNTER-ATTACKS;
GAIN AT SOME POINTS
LONDON, July 5.
German counter-attacks, which were
driven home with the strength of a battering
ram, were delivered against the British front
between the Ancre and Somme Rivers last
night.
All of these assaults were repulsed, the
British War Office announced today.
The most powerful of the onsets were
made In the region of Thlepva), which com
mands the Albert-Uapaumo highway, but
they broke down under the barrier fire of
tha British artillery and the sweeping tor
rents of lead from the machine guns.
The Germans fell back, leaving many
dead and wounded In front of Thlepval.
The text of the War Office report follows:
Headquarters reports heavy fighting
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during the night In the region of the
Ancre and Somme Rivers. We have
made more progress at some Important
points. German artlllory Is shelling
certain sectors with extreme violence.
At Thlepval two determined attacks
were mads against our trenches, but
were repulsed. On the remainder of the
British front therd havo been no Im
portant developments.
Dispatches from British headquarters this
afternoon announced the appearance of
German units from the Verdun battleground
on the front north of the Somme. The news
was regarded as vastly more Important
than the French and British official state
ments, reporting further gains In most
furious fighting last night.
How many German troops have been
transferred from Verdun Is not yet known.
But British military men have declared
that the Allied offenslvo has already suc
ceeded In one of Its objects, the lightening
of the German pressure on Verdun. They
held that the shifting of troops from that
nil-Important German offensive Indicates n
shortage of German reserves nnd a realiza
tion by the Germans of tho gravo menace
of the present Allied offensive.
Over n. front of 23 miles the Germans
have lost their first-lino positions, nnd In a
d02en places their second lino trenches
havo been pierced or rendered untenable
by the British nnd French Bhell fire.
Thousands of guns of heavy callbro are
kept roaring against tho Gcrmnns second
and third lines night and day. Tho thun
der of tho bombardment Is never stilled.
Bray and Albert nro kept under shell
fire nil tho tlmo by tho Germans, who evi
dently bcllovo thnt they can hinder troop
movements by shelling these railway cen
tres. v Woundod British soldiers nro arriving
dally from the front nnd all speak with
amazement of tho vigor of tho Allies' bom
bardment. From tho observation points tho
horizon along tho Gorman front Is shrouded
with the smoke of bursting shells nnd tho
clouds of black earth thrown up by the ex
plosives. Tho German trenches are sprayed
with shrapnel nil tho time.
At night tho darknesB Is broken by tho
red glare of tho projectiles nnd from tho
ndvanced lines of tho English tho ground
nlong tho ridges held by tho Germans Is
lurid no though scores of blast furnace
are shedding their glow against tho night.
Thoro Is no scarcity of ammunition on tho
part of tho English. For many monthB
preparations at homo nnd nbroad havo been
going on for tho "big push."
Dnvld Lloyd-Gcorgo, Minister of Muni
tions, announces that at present 3914 fac
tories aro working day nnd night turning
out shells and small-arms nmmunltlon of
overy callbro.
VIOLENT FIGHTING ON SOMME
AND LITTLE GAIN FOR ENEMY,
REPORTED RY BERLIN
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BERLIN. July 6. Although tho British
and French armies on tho Sommo front
made repeated attacks against the Ger
man positions they havo mado to further
progress slnco last night.
This announcement was made by the War
Office today:
Hard fighting Is In progress In splto
of the bnd weather.
The following Is the text of the War Of
fice report In full:
From the North Sea to tho Ancre
there have been minor engagements
with lively nrtlllery firing and mine
throwing. Unwounded British prison
ers takon by us on tho right bnnk of
tho Ancro now number 48 officers and
867 men. On both sides of the Sommo
there Is violent fighting, but the enemy
has nowhoro been nblo to obtain any
material advantages.
"The greatest artillery duel the world has
over witnessed Is In progress nlong tho
West front. Jn neither the number of guns
engaged nor tho projectiles thrown has It
ever been equaled,
"Tho Allies' offenslvo already shows signs
of weakening. Their success In the first
drive need cause no uneasiness. All thnt
they took wero towns and trenches that
had been literally '3craped' by tho dev
astating artillery fire. As they rolled
forward to our second line they were met
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with ft destructive fire that Inflicted terrific
losses.
'"Somo officers estimate that In tha first
threo days of their attack .the British lost
40,000 men and that the French losses wcra
fully as honvy."
A correspondent at German headquarters
today telegraphed the foregoing summary
of tho military "uatlon to Berlin. His dis
patch tends to contradict tha claims made
In London nnd Paris that tho Germans
wero taken by surprise when the Anglo
French forces began their campaign In tha
Sommo region.
Hoy Drowns in tlaritan Canal
TRCNTON, N. J., July 6. Although un
ablo to swim, John Monelte, 8 years old,
Joined three other boys In a' plunge In the
basin of the Delaware and Rarltan Canal
yesterday afternoon nnd was drowned. Ills
companions were unable to aid him. Tho
body was recovered In 20 minutes nnd a
pulmotor was used In a futile effort to
rcvlvo him.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Elmer It. ltnrklna. 203 E. Chelttn ave., nnd
nthel M. Ullmorc. 1,110 U. Cllenwood avenue,
HnrnM F. Ilnirley, Ualtlmore, Md.. nnd Viola
V. Trout, 2i3S N. 2Hth t.
Alfred A. Whealon. tool N. Camao at., nnd
Win 12. llurr. SO'JT N. Kranklln at,
Ernest Schaumlottel. R."7 X. Orlanna St.. nnd
Itarhitra lllld. ins llnmlolph ft.
Addison illnc-, 1025 Indiana nve., and Pauline
I'owrll, 10.1.1 Indlann nve.
John n. MftcUualde. Moorestown, N. J., and
Kthtl Rodger. 1S10 Montgomery ave.
Martin I,, Huchter. 202? X. Mil at., and Maud E.
Forrest, 2027 JC. l)th t.
Andrew A. Staubleln. SOSO Brl.tio at., and
. Delia V Wallace. 2020 Oranttc t.
John I). Aldln. 43,1 Napa street, nnd Annie
Boyle, 4.11 Union si.
Newman Oolcl, S12 S. 0th St.. and Clara Abrams.
01 r,l I,ocu-t st.
Walter II. tiro... M0 X. Both at., and Isabella
W. Ilrynn, 1.303 llaverford nve.
Silvester Molrhlorre. 758 8. 0th at., and Nellie
Tntl. 7118 S. Ulh st.
William C. Illilny. 7111 Tocum St., nnd Manelvn
I. Stevlck, Darby, Hn.
Daniel Uriel. 323 Noble St., and Itoslnl C.
Hoffman. 20ll B. Dauphin st.
J. Herman Hoffman, loj IV. Dauphin St., and
Edna I.. Plattcnbcrirer. 633 W. York st.
Hnrry Murphy, I'ennsarovc, N. J., and Florence
Oreen, 1S27 N. 2d st.
Wllllnm J. Wescott. Unltlmore, Md., nnd Phoebe
Drown, 1014 Flora st.
Honry O. l'urdy. lloche.-ter, N. T., and Annie
W. May, Clifton Korue. Va.
Patrick O'Hhea. Chester, Ta., and Itose
Mcllrlde. Tinea, l'.i.
Nicholas J. Dyiinn, Cambridge. Mass., and
Mnrtha A. Hall. 1120 S. ft.th St.
John Tlmar. t"8 N. Lawrence St., and Lena
Ilyns. ni3 N. 2d st.
John W. Uennctt. 1011 Cnbot St.. and Edith C.
Waller. 100B H. Chndwtck at.
Theodore Olsen. 2041) Cherry St.. and Minnie 1C.
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Dnvld llcAdoms. 101.1 9. Woodstock st., and
Minnie Cuthbertaon, 10.18 8. Dnlley st.
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81ms. or33 Ludlow st.
Cdgnr C: Llndonmoscr. Northampton. Pa., and
Hnttlo M Walters. Kullerton. Pa.
Georce P. Froeman. 000 W. Susquehanna ave..
nnd Clara Hoestiul. 2031 Aramtngo ave.
Louta Shorter, lilt H. 2d at., and Mary Needle-
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Elijah I.. Vnlentlne. We-tchestcr. Pa., nnd
Sarah E. Curry. Mt. Holly. N. J.
Otto W. Ammann. 3820 N. 5th at., nnd Lena M.
(Jlbb, 3440 N. Leigh at.
Dernt Olscn. 1117 .Moyamenslnsr avenue, and
Cecelia Hhameovl. 1028 S. 2d st.
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CARRANZA PROPOSES
TO MEDIATE ISSUES
Continued from rate Ons
lean expedition now In Mexico nnd say
whether General Trevlno In ordering the
attack on the 10th Cnvnlry trooper at
Carrlzat did so In response to orders from
Mexico City, will not cause nny compli
cations Carrnnza's statement that tho release of
tho Carrlial prisoners was a "proof of
sincerity" likely will be accepted as covering
this point in view of the general frendly
tone of tho communication
OPTIMISM PnnVAILS
No effort was made to conceal the
optimism among officials or their belief
that the crisis with Mexico lias passed.
Indicating his belief that tho differences
between the two countries now can bo ad
Justed, Secretary Lansing announced that
ho would start for his home at Wntertown,
N'. Y tomorrow for a month's vacation
llo will leave the department In the hands
of Counselor Frank Polk, who becomes
Acting Secretary
When Mr. Lansing was asked whether tho
Pershing expedition now would ba with
drawn, ho said that was a matter for Sec
rotary of War Baker to decide. Tho latter
upon being told this refused to accept tho
responrlblllty, nnd said Pershing was acting
under direct orders from tho Stato Depart
ment. Odlclals say that tho probabilities
are that the expedition will remain for tho
present, but will he withdrawn when Car
ranza announces that he ha3 his troops so
disposed that further border raids will be
Imposslblo
As the situation shapes up. It rests with
the United States to make tho next move,
which, following Secretary Lansing's state
ment, probably will be negotiations relative
to tho establishment of a strong border pa
trol and the enrly withdrawal of tho Persh
ing expedition to tho north of the border.
Mcanwhllo National Guards contlnuo to
movo toward tho frontier
U. S. GUNBOAT CHASED OUT
OF 31AZATLAX, REFUGEES SAY
SAN DinOO. Cal.. July 6. Tho United
States gunboat Annapolis reached this port
today laden with American refugees from
tho west coast of Mexico Somo of the
refugees declared tho Annapolis was chased
out of Mazatlan harbor by tho Mexican
gunboat Guerrero. Acting on orders from
tho Navy Department, It was isald the com
mander of the Annapolis held his flra nnd
had to be content to run beforo his pur
suor. The refugees also brought a tnlo of the
dramatic seizure In the dead of tho night
of the Bteamshlp Sonora, which had been
Interned six months ago by Carranzlstas,
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Ouaymas harbor. Facing shortage of ac
commodations for the hundreds of refugees
who had been peremptorily ordered out of
Mexico, the commander of tho United
States cruiser Cleveland dispatched a boat
load of bluejackets on the night of June
21. The party entered tho bay noiselessly,
threw tho Cnrranzlsta watchman overboard,
cut the anchor and towed the Sonora out
Into tho bay, where It was lashed nlongslde
the Cleveland. ltefugees used her until
they were taken off by tho United States
transport Buffalo, which reached hero to
day with 639 persons.
FAMILY SLAIN, AMERICAN
FIGHTS WAY OUT OF MEXICO
Railroad Man From West Coast Tells
Tale of Outlaw Horror
EL PASO, Tex , July 6. Carrying all his
possessions In n bundle wrapped In oilcloth,
John lieathcoate has reacned tho border
from the west coast of Mexico with one of
tho most tragic stories that has como out of
there slnco tho first revolution started.
lieathcoate, who was a roadmaster on tho
Southern Pacific Ilallroad In Mexico, said
that his wife, his 4-year-old son and 19-year-old
daughter had been murdered by Mexi
cans, tholr bodies dismembered and thrown
In tho end of a private car, where ho found
them when he returned from a trip over
tho line.
Ueforo ho had time to bury his dead,
lieathcoate was attacked by tho samo band
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