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WJUliraVUU tlvlty. - -- - m . . . . . .... -, ,. . tt.-.w.w which tried to advance
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FOR ONSLAUGHT
''t' -;.. 1 1 c.-.:.. T...n..i
vWafaHBUB aJllCUlIIIIlU IUHIUU
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tW&r By ,he Associated Pre
p.WMari, July 1. Extensive movements
re$- voif, "troops and materials north of
j&M'Chieau-Thlerry, together with the In
KTcnartd artillery and ncrtal activity.
tfelrwft ! i m K Ks ' Ihn 1-tollaf Hint AttlPr-
KJCtSvilKn (nr. in hlo Inrnlltv mnv be
3,'iliVi.i-. .... . .... .. i.. in' of these
kKlZF-J',uiea upon 10 aeiena uraueinn ... ..i.i.1. v. 1
ri's.fc -j. . 1
S5 aw near future.
,ti-i'Ti'.7i' . . ..J!
s'A'WK ?"" streams ot enemy iruu-i mm .- . laf j-tjji j-- ATn
S.0" tra "a bfcn obscrvcd "iMVft A V IKK II .A Y
AM. tlWI nattirVilinrhnnn1 nf thn Rnnne.S tt OOU. "- i AIAJWAV11 SKJ
,1V! L. ' 0.....w w ..
KJj?t Th American artillery has heavily
KlsHiihelled many vital and active spots
i rithln the enemy lines, once obtaining
a pireot hit in a aetaenment 01 marcii-
Tlj.Kln4 (h. nam.n HnAa ft... nanal
Interesting: feature was again the ap
pearance of considerable 'orrouns of men
and women engaged In agricultural work ,
... i.ik living. nf-pe nriu)a itiu hi iit.'!.iii r
largely engaged In making hay The
proportion of women Is apparently large
The usual Individuals and small groups
paj-slnc from post to post, signaling,, '
observing our lines and performing other
routine duties were noted There was
also the usual movement of wagons, ,
trucks and trains In the matter of
Works, the enemy Is showing lonslder-.
able nctllt In repilrlng those we al
ready constructed and In making ad
ditions at several nolnts '
The works arc of the customary sort
One of his working parties was broken
up by our grenado tire on June 27. 1
U. S. UNIT TO OBSERVE j
JULY FOURTH IN ROME
By the Associated Press
Pari., July 1 I
The Stars and Stripes announces thai
a detachment of American soldiers wllli
be sent to Home to take part In the
Fourth of July celebration there
Announcement has been made that
American fighting troops will bo sent
from France In Itah b Deneral Per
shing An American contingent mostlv
non-combatant troops, landed In llalv
late last week It Is probabh from one
forces that the detachment
111 go to Itome will be selected
BJSa
rnSrhvP4vm
H51
i
(V. ins uermans.
Jor davs the Americans have been
exsCctlne that 'the nnemv. stunc by
i1 fH4 Atnt nilmlntotiiroil tn htm re-
KILLED IN ACTION
te) Committee on Public tnfui mutton,
Thi U the firt plioloprapli taken of the submarine which has been finking sh.ps off ihe Atlantic coast. It was
taken h a member of the crew of a merchant cssel which was Mink bj the U-boat. He had a small camera anil
manapcil to pet a jnapfhot of the encim Mibmarine before it submerged. This picture was enlarged from the
mall print and show plainlj the outlines of the boat and the guns mounted fore and aft
Anglo-French Unity Welded as Big Battle Looms
Mi
KJk , cently on this front, would make
Sjk & 'Vigorous assault upon the American 1
forces, and it was partly for this rea-
taon that the American operations in
tht Belleau section were carried out.
' 171111 these operations completed, the
Americans now have the country for '
everal miles In front of them under
"their eyes and guns and can see what
-to developing. In consequence, when
the expected blow comes they will be
that much better prepared to meet it. 1
Among Those Slain in
Battle
from Pnre One
thee French officers knew what the
I llrltlsh troops had faced during all the
battles In Flanders la-t ear, and had a
deeper understanding of Hritlsh courage.
The British were loud In prale of the
French troop and surprised at their
splendid ph.vslque, for, nn the whole.
si s
HOSTILE GUNS RAGE
Two Philarlrlnhin Snldiprs """""' "
1 1 which had been gained by desperate
I and hemic endeavor In the early hat
I ties of Klandeis and the Somme, one
has .1 wense of thankfulness that the
enenn was checked befoio he could
- - do gientei damage and that the Brit-
tfell fnirH blm In plvo tlinm tlmn tn
.9F.VTrTTr.TTXT nTWFRC; TITT. i reorganize and build nn their stipnirth , ey cre taller, bigger fellows than the
I with their 011nc drafts that filled 1111 i Tommies and full of admiration for
the caps. They arc now strong In , th?!r skl" nml Rallantr-
defense ngnln and during the last I 1-or almost the first thne during this
two months, while the enemy has been I "ar Kreat bo(iles of French and British
pieparlng for fiesh assaults on a nro- M""i "c' imrrnunBieu iney nan neen
dlginiis sc.ile nn Immense amount of
work has been done behind the Hi It
sh lines and at the front to gle
them gi eater security when the next
thrust comes.
dun was a bagatelle to It. I was told by the trenches or hidden it In caes He
OPPOSITE U. S. LINES
By Anociated Prtit
, nnshlngton, July 1
J "Except for the Increase of artillery
on both sides In the Chateau-Thierry
region (Sunday), there Is nothing to re
.Bort." said the American communique
t today.
J nRprlntl Infnrmat lti nf attlvlfv In
.3 . th. HlfFo-ant BAntnra nnnmiliul K t V. a
i American forces was gien in the second
ys.- "wiion 01 uenerai i-ersning s com-
j, ( manique. 11 rouows.
&k StOtlnn A X?irtart ah .Via Ivinmnea
ij-jr . Af BrflllAt-V fll-t(..t- nn hnlh aUn. In lh.
iw. l.Chteu-Thlerry region, there Is noth-fct!y-
. te to rennrt.
fWr-Of -""Section It In the
Three Philadelphians
in Today's Casualties
Killed iii Action
John J. Slmcoe. SI2 Enat West
moreland street. Philadelphia.
Richard .1 Wciser, 2S62 Mercer
street. Philadelphia.
Wounded Severely
Abe Kauffmnnn, 740 South Third
.street. Philadelphia.
The weather has been astonishing
In the number of sunny clays Now
ery aloof from each other until then
and It has created a mutual esteem
which will not disappear Then, a few
weeks ago, came the attack on the
French between Ceinay and Berrey-au-Bac
There were four Kngllsh dMslons
the Fifteenth. Klglith and Twenty-first
then storm clouds have gathered. , ,, (h() Twenty-flfth in support who
thieateiing a deluge, but after a few
showers the sky has denied again,
1 and on this first day of Jul it Is still
'blue and brilliant and all this noith-
, ern Prance which is
r-hjjtenit-TVitorrv-
region, June 27 to 28, there was no Fpe-. plane accident
ft i T- - "viimj, uiiicr limit lIldL ui liie ..... i
.VMatlla air forres anrt nf the nrtlllerv nn twent-SlX
- rJVJfcK .M.. -T-V. ,--A..n nu.ttln... A.n t mi. - ,1.. ...
??; "" - -,v.to. i lie UClllldll HlllUUiy illt" AIIO 1IBL IOIIOW1
-ja. i MM In nA. llnV..A . 1. 1 I. t
T U. . ... XIL.. IIEIILtri .11. ,11 (III II1H III'.-.'.. .
",i"A'lJI dav. esneciallv on the left hnlf nf nur
c r - ' A.7' .- . -.-r-
ii t--wcior. snrapnei ami gas were used in
i4 eerate quantities. A large part of the
il"i?Betlle Are was concentrated on our
B'ii,SA, " the general direction of Bour-
'iU-CHKhea Ann Trlanple farm
-M&m? .....
.........j ..t-.i.r ill lilt- ..rair
By the Associated Press
W aslilnittnn, July 1 The army cas
ualty llt today contained forty-nine
names divided as follows:
Killed In action, fle; died of wounds,
four; died of accident and other causes,
fixe; died of disease, seen; died of air-
one; wounded severely.
missing In action, one.
had been sent down there to hae a quiet
time ancr having suffered exceedingly In
fighting against oerw helming odds since
Mnrrh J1. tlrlfleh ati-nno-tli lt.rlitrir.rl n
our fighting considerable number of new drafts who
had nexer been under fire
Well, what happened belonrrs to his
tory, though not all Us details hae been
told The fiermnns concentrated more
&$&
i;WrV-ne aciiity or ine Herman air forces
Kll.l.r.Il IN ( TION
I.lrutrnfint"
GRAY N'OIinonNR n , Cortlanflt Apsrt-
ment I.ouIkv111. Ky
JOHNSON, CARt, ADOLrH, Grand Rpld3,
Mich
Corporal
XIOrtOAN Fn.VNK A Litchfield
ground Is a gloi of green nnd gold
where wheat l growing tall and the
new cut Is ellowing In the sun and
the air Is heavy with the hcent of
Powers than fort division secret lv liehlnrl tbo
The British soldiers are helping the Chemln des names and forced their way
rrench peasants to mske their hay. nnd , through the French and British lines and
the refugees who still come down the advanced to Chrtteau-Thierry.
roads with farm carts and cattle fiom The French general staff and all the
villages, which may he under fire when French officers state that the British dl
another battle begins, find friendly ' visions, weak as thev were and faced by
Tommies with helping hands in their heavy odds, fought with the most heroic,
wayside camps During the last three stubborn courage until the enemy had
months of history, full of menace and driven down to nmes, far below them
trngedles terror In their early days, one on the left, so that their remnants had
ining nas nappeneo wmen ougni to to fail back to the line nf the River
5SL?--. nI..J anl.. U .V.. -...-..... . .V... iUIHllA. Ml..NI
3S-T .sane: 'flight. n'? "-ft-rJin . SIMCOB. JOHN .1.. HIS Et etmorelsnd
V---- -. .. .,..... ........ v.. .......
rr.T.
Ktrret. Phil ulrlphln.
frltate
2S6I Mercer ctreet.
iWtMchine guns were Intermittently active
WT4US.t naVitnrl the Anfimi-'n linn noiltll..
rS noTOii ' , ,wkim:ii RiniARD
.- .-. -lien atm rllf artll lllca oarrsJ n i IUI RUf PIIIH.
Sfaa-.the usual fashion bv both sides there I)IKI OF Ol'NI)
Ky Koocurred an encounter between a hns- rrimte.
XV? V.ll. n.ln.1 nf aKn ... 1 ' ln,,,
BRl'NO. Af.FRKD Tonlers N Y
Jt klrmtah near the I... Boche woods ?.'ffi'"''j '."'"" !
I RUSEL, JIORRI.s'o Amory. M's.'
K.5 K
Si fttile patrol of about twenty men nnd
Sf'tiM. one or our amoush patrols After
I-.HOt niClrmlftn. nenp the I.. Rnoha ,. nn,
;r&jtiM hostile party, having suffered los-es,
3tr- '.wiin
count for something in the future of the
world. It Is the closer comradeship and
finer understanding between the French
and British armies and between the
British soldiers and the French people
In ail the experiences which have fol
lowed March 21, Field Marshal Halg"s
men have been most Impressed by the
tragic plight nndcouiage of the vil
lagers and country folk who were
caught In the moving tide ot war Shells
came smashing Into some of their towns
hefore they could escape, and some of
them were killed, and many villages
1....4 v.... ....? t.
'withdrew to his own lines.
ftVii
lrsTi Shelling South f Mnrne.
fcK.f "South of the Marne. lietween the
E-.!?i' eveninir of June 27 and the evening of
gSS'i'iiJune 28, It was noticeable that the
iii: or disease
Sereeant
jKl-i)S ctlvty of the- enemy had Increased,
SV 'ss.wmie a certain nervousness on his part
Eft" tm also observed His artillery was
Kh 'Econstanily active throughout the breadth
&H.f of our sector, and, as on the preceding
f uy, pma special aiieniion to our posi
if tlons on the left In the last named
'region.
the use of shrapnel was again
uerman airplanes wele again
Fncvr CHARLES C, II. F. D.. 15. Day
ton, O.
Corporal
COUNTS. GLENN It . Mulberry, Ark.
rrlrates
DOnns JOHN A . Decatur. III.
JACKSON JAMES. R K. D t. Cordele,
LYVrit JEREMIAH P . Brookhn.
TALMER. JAMES. Vance. S C.
WIIITTEMORE, FRANKLIN H,
N H
Nashua,
?".. marked.
"TOSt- i tBUBY along our front. Altlintlrh Rome
6'', ? what less so than during ihe das pre-
cniiiK, v cry energetic enons are ne- ,
tag-made by the Germans to prevent fur- '
ther crossings of the river nn the nart
f K .. . I
vs. miiy uur ii wjja
feWf yi!'ln contrast to the actlvltv vrhleh
CM' i-l.a ham.i.. . ....j i. L- . .. mw-i. nt? . rrMtv vi- . v r. ,.-rtf i-t -.vcbo
wut . am icuciiii incvitiieu in ine secior "-i ,...... ...-..,.. .r.vc-
tisS . occupied py our troons in Plcardv. the
noon June 26 In
Jr , Kast St.
DIED OF Alltn.lM? ACCinrjvT
, Lleutemnt
O'LOUC.HLIN. GEORGE T . Racine Wis
9 r neminUH hv n.ia m,, in mn..j..
Xtt f v. extending from nnnn lima -r. in Corpornlt
ui .il ...: .. :: -.v --." ..... ..... .,,.,-n,.
r.tA- w rfune i, was unsvenirui. i ne u".ha.. jwh.-. hi...i,
WJul, hostile artillery. Instead of scattering Louis III
Si'J. ttt fire over the whole of our sector GALLAGHER. JOSEPH. Cashalnor
Ui".' aHVllS On n full' 1n..alltlaB nnlahlu 1 1. a
StiC'f r-...u&M..ii.. .. j .u. ....I... .. j ..
a?K- .vrtuiiciiiciic nuuti, me nerene wnoci, ine i
Jjj-il country surrounding Broes and our.rAVSON
Wi'J SMMIttnnR tlpnr rjnt pnv Claa filsh av
.plOives and shrapnel were all' used In
SVn Mm( cases the enemy was annarentlv
WS'jK attempting to adjust hli fire. The
&. Ji
enemy's tranch mortars were In action
rt time during the earl af
A few German airplanes ap
rtng the day A German na-
trol attacked one of our outposts dur-
Ireland
Privates
HERIIKRT P . Kansas City.
PURVIS MONTK. Sumner. Mo
WILLIAMS. LOCKS, I.exa, Ark.
i SEVhRKI.Y IVOCMIEO
Serteants
I DK MARZO MICHAEL Jerney City, N. J.
1 WAHL, JOSEPH, Huntherauge, Luxemburs.
j CorporaU
RETTY MARTIN II . Hooker, Okla.
FOOTE. ARTHUR M Mlddlebun, Conn.
HURRS JESSE F Lamb. 111.
STEINWEDI.K. EDWIN Gar, Ind.
TOURTELOT HARRY Putnam, Conn
Mechanic
GOODMAN. CLEM Cumberland. Va.
rrlrates
Tei.
Ind.
Wh "?? the earlv morning, but was driven
iA?' it otf bwrlfla flre
ifffl. JM'V . ....
tf" j jr rwpBiiu jininon raiin
SSU. Wut- .t. ...... . .
P3IU?' i ine .iuiiioue sector, our iroops e
Wl Kijisrlenceii on June 27 a very quiet day
yf ' tne only unusual event was the falling
ji wlthln our lines of a number of small
.TV. JBTonaganda baloans dlsnatrhed hv th.
S?..'-.. Umif n-f,. Oa.in.n artlltA.. .Inll. ...,4
T--..- ... ......ai. n...i.c.j uciliricn
m. 1 K'.a.lnn M .. H , .. .... ,..nn-- nrlt I A h......!. l.i.lln
uiiici iua urc ui iiuiinai imensny trtnr.i, ....... n..u... nua..,..
1.1.. U- ... ...- .... . I r. in i' T...r-a IV r....l.
uK.;jdT AyaKiiiK ma cniiy murium:, me late ar- i laivp. jA..n.r r . ithuu.
K.S fcternoon and the evening, his machine COFFMAN HARL Terre Haute.
iNvlT lftn delivered occasional bursts against I daily pi.iny v . rauii, ind
HrWiii Wr lines. I DOOCEY. JOHN G Cambridee. Mass
i'1Si . .. .. . . IIKACOX ROUERT J. North Hartford.
k"vw2 W' .."tiiij nmm .-iuihpii Conn
Brli..; -'f Kor ruir trnonn nnerntitif- In tha L-n pniw AUK. Tin Rnnth Thl-a at.
'5Ef.,rilty of Colmar the das of June 26 , 'rhlladtlphla.
W-Ti,I Z7 were marked chiefly by the at-1 LEE. OLIVER. Klevenvllle. Wis
a.i.lxmapts of the enemy to raid our lines MAKELL ELMER F Groveland. Ga.
B" On then Ight of June 25 to 2G. a large . MONEY THEODORE L . Alius. Okla.
'if -'"'German natrol made a determined at. I nnr.v EI.MHnT H niohmnnri tmt
;VVMIck, wnicn was repuisea alter two hours, SKIUNICK, JOHN Passaic. N. J.
-,! f' brisk fighting. The condition of the! SMITH ELMER. Sister Bay. Wis
Sft" around, as it appeared on the morning STREGLE. mack ii . Dliondale, Va.
LT.FC'S.lJ,'ne 26- ?ae clear evidence that the I VINCKIER JOSEPH. Detroit.
s-irtrmans nau sustained casualties, a fact " WELLNER, JACOB. Brooklyn
l2hich was further borne out by the WILFORE. HECTOR J . Rarre. Vt.
?t"r,i"AaO"t Of material left behind This WISNISKI. ANTHONY. Detroit.
vtjmaieriai inciuaca eighteen bags of I missimi iv actiiiv
;;awoaiee. eacn Dag containing ten, .. , .
innaaes. nnes. wire cutters, knives gas' ""'
n. caps ann iwo lengths or steel pipe , COOK, LUCIUS M , Mill Neck, N Y.
fared with exnloslve which wem h.
- f.Sinmitmlv intended for blowing un our
.
I if tt'l ' " Lliuld Fire
TA.V4nother feature of the attack was the
ny tne tiermans or liquid nre. This
l-s. comnlete failure, none of the fire
chlnr our troons. During the night
I'June 6 to June 27, a hostile raid
Place between 11 o'clock evenlnft
1 o'clock morning. Details will he
tilahed later.
Is reported that the Germans at
point have been attempting to make
ids with our ment. On tht. morning
June 25 they made signs signifying
LAji ne.fril n D 'Tliotf VvaH rlanivallAil
kittens on the parapets of the
1 posts and threw a package of
ttes Into one of our barbed wire
Bglements. Our soldiers do not re-
cat e tnete attentions.
"tUldlng activity has not been above
ai on euner siae. ine nre oi me
an artillery has been light and
not Included any marked concen-
. Ills machine gun nre has Con
or intermittent bursts and scat
shots, distributed on various.
its aiong me ironi or our sector.
same is true or nis rine ana gren-
nre. A few nana grenades have
In front of our trenches.
and hamlets which had been safe be
hind the lines, so that the fields were
cultivated as though In a world far from
war, were brought suddenly Into the
danger zone
The women there were wonderful,
and the oung girls gallant beyond all
words of praise, and It Is splendid to
remember that during those bad days
the admiration and pity of the Hngllsh
soldiers for these defenseless people were
translated Into helpful acts which have
left a deep impression In France
Amid the traffic of guns and transport
when the armies were falling back with
the enemy close upon them, the Tommies
crowded the civilians into lorries and
wagons, fed them with their own
rations, carried their babies for them
and rescued old people at the risk of
their own lives from villages under
shell fire
evv Brotherhood In Arms
These things will not be forgotten.
During that time also there grew up a
new btotherhood of arms between
French and British
French realized that the British armies
had been confronted with the full and
frightful weight of the German hordes
and that their line was strung out too
thinly, for Its numbers had sustained
the thrust of so many German divisions
When these stricken troops had
fought themselves out, not without hav
ing Inflicted the heaviest lohses upon the
enemy. French troops poured up from
Amiens to Flanders and that new
strength assisted in bringing the Ger
mans to a standstill It was then that
the brotherhood of the French and
British armies was sealed as never be
fore The fighting men of both nations inter
mingled Both fought side by side In
the battle raging around Meteren and
1 Vlerestraat. and the French at Kemmel,
. under the terrible bombardment Ver-
had concealed many batteries and not
fired a single registering shot relying
on the skill of his gunners 16 get their
targets when the battle opened lie had
not flown a single airplane, but had kept
his fighting squadrons hack until he wns
ready to send over swarms on the
morning of the battle.
So there were tho British divisions,
heading a long line with weak forces,
called to make Instant preparations to
act against at least three times their
own numbers The danger of the sltua.
tlon was obvious. Behind them was the
Alsne, with thirty-four bridges on the
six miles nf front held by the Klghth i
dlv'lslon and others east and west of I
them. All their field guns were forward
of the river In order to be within effec
tive range of the German position,
That night the men were moved up to
their positions nnd ordeis wero given.
The outposts were to fight to the last
man and the battle zone was to be held
at all costs Theo orders, terrible in i
their significance were carried out to the i
letter, and all the gallant outposts fought
In those foiward lines until they were,
almost wiped out
There was n heavy mlt all the night l
befoie the attack and at 1 In the morn-)
Ing It broke denser when 'the German
bombardment opened with a terrific In-
tensity. The enemy fired large numbers
of trench mortars of all calibers on the
aerman 'Unite
upon them. They
were still holding out at 7 o'clock that
morning, but were cut off by a German
turirekg movement, between the Bols des
Buttes and the Bols Dedmund.
The remaining troops of the Eighth
division then fell back to the south side
of the Alsne, closely followed by the
enemy, who entered the village of Pon
tavert and also crossed the river east
of that place, penetrating Into QcrmlJ
court wood
Tho crossing of the Alsne by the
German regiments was made less diffi
cult than It should have been, as It
wag Impossible to blow up all the
bridges effectively In so short a time.
There arc no fewer than thirty-four
brigades across the Alsne, the Mlette,
and the Alsne Canal, and one of them
was the main stone bridge of Berry-au-
nac.
I The rapidity of the German ndvance
enabled them to gain some bridgeheads
In time to cross The Shcrwoods, who
I had been In support south of the river,
, rushed up to the bridge at Percherle,
hut found the enemy already there, and,
I though they defended that bridgehead,
the enemy crossed further to the west
and so forced the Sherwoods to draw
.back to the edge of Germlcourt wood,
where they held out until 11:30 ngalnst
several attacks. Flights of German air
planes came over, flying low nnd at-
( tacking our Infantry nnd transport.
Kite balloons appeared above his lines,
land ohservers looked over alt the Brlt-
! lh gtound, directing the fire of the
enemy's artillery on any spot where
they saw bodies of men Battalions of
the Twenty-fifth British Division moved
forwird In support, but by this time the
Twenty-first division on the right, which
had heen fighting with the most des
perate and heroic courage, had been
forced nut of Important positions. It
was necessary for the Highth Division to
take up a new line between Bouffigne
reux nnd Houcy, and every living man,
Including the Iewls gun clas, was called
In to hold this new line at all costs.
were jnet "tlorloik in it7i - they
fought back, step by step, with hereto
self-sacrifice, until the peril was averted.
There can be no misunderstanding be
tween these French and British sol
diers who fought as brothers In arms
In that long battle when the fAte of
France and England was at stake. The
people of both nations must know these
things and remember them.
CAR SHORTAGE CUTS COAL
Pottsvllle, Pa., July 1. Investiga
tion by the Anthracite League has dis
closed that production ot coal 'Is greatly
hampered by the fact that miners are
unable to obtain the cars Into which
they load coal In the Interior of th
mines.
Xearly every miner Interviewed by
the representatives of the league de
clared he could cut more coal If fur
nished more cars. The fact that this
Is not done Indicates a lack ot necessary
equipment on the part of operators and
Is one of the reasons why the league
Is advocating Government control of the
mines. ,
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New Yortt. July l. Several AmerR; ,
can women in 'the salvation-Army, nawe;?
been aiding the wounded In huts estak- .
llshed within ride Are of No Man's Lan7U
It was reported In n,r letter receive ' J
by the general war "work committee of
the organisation from Colonel Barker.
Recently the roof was blown from a hut 'Xm
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have been riddled with bullets and the i
workers have been under fire by guns
day and night.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
F-lf.Erreiltn. Self-Confldence. Elo
cution and all-around Self-Development.
.loin the summer claas now formlnt.
Four weekt commenclnr July. lit.
Men . TueS and Thura. Bvr. or Mon.,
Wed, and Frl. mornlnsa Both ea.ee.
Open leeturea free to the public. Julr
lit. 10 A. M. and P. M. . . ..
Send for Instructive literature. Call.
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(Inrrlsun Fought to I.nat
The Germlcourt positions had been
turned from the southwest, and the gar
rison, which Included mine British, with
French troops, fought to the last with
most noble courage. Incessant attacks
developed, the enemy sending men for
ward continually In a kind of dribbling
tide, creeping up from the folds In the
ground, rushing field guns Into the near
wood and establishing machine gun posi
tions at close range.
By this time the British had hardly
any artillery, as It had been surrounded
north of the Aisne, and the French 78s
on their left had suffered the same Ill
luck The British, fighting continually,
withdrew slowly to the river Veslc.
where they joined up with the French.
On Slay 29 the exhaustett British
troops received support, nnd later In
the day the battalions were Intermingled
with French regiments, but the line
between Fnverolles and Treslon was
still held by mixed troops from many
different units of the British divisions,
who held out two hours against re
peated attacks. British officers rode up
and down the line In full view of the
enemy, rallying nnd inspiring their men
vesle and make a new stand there.
Afterward they fought with and
among the French until the middle of
this month nnd French soldiers cannot
say too much about the gallant spirit of
".'os Tommies" who share their rations
and their risks. It was a tragic busi
ness for these British divisions, but
when all Is told the heroism of these men
who made their last stand on the River
Alsne will shine out in the pages of his
tory The general outline has been given
especially with reference to the Fifteenth
Division, nn the left, by Craonne. nnd
the Tvventy-flist, on the right, by Berry-au-Bac.
Both these divisions came under
terrific gunfire on the morning of the
attack, and the German artilleiy. not
satisfied with this effect nn the line of
the Twent -first Division, withdrew their
Infantry, which was being raked by machine-gun
and rifle fire, and started an
other and more violent bombardment
until the British defensive lines were de
stroyed storm Disturbs Quiet
The eight divisions in the center of
the British lines had the same desperate
adventure They were holding a line
of about 10,000 yards more than six
miles For some das they were de
lighted with their situation, and thought
It paradise after the Somme battlefields
They were on a wooded plateau above
the river and canal of the Aitne, with
lines of hills in front of them and be
hind them another chain ot hills.
It was a beautiful country, with
hnrdiv the sound of guns to break Its
ms "etween ,etU()e nn(, ,he weath,r wa8 Birlously
Li .Jk- -J,.!Uarm. so that they used to bathe In the
canal and lie about basking, 'iney coma
see the German trenches some 2000
yards away, and there never was any
nininc if ih.v showed themselves, and
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no.s,.B.n . "",,uT.rt,'u",:.rrnn ank and rear.
enemy h iimrr. . u.ww......n ,-.,....-.
Tommy remarked very happy with him
self. But in the afternoon of May 26 a tele
phone message came over, breaking th's
spell of tranquility. It was a message
to say that the enemy intended to at
tack on the Chemln-des-Dames next day,
and the British troops must prepare
for battle.
As we know now the enemy had
massed a number of troops secretly and
rapidly at night, hiding them In the
woods by day from airplane observation
Instead of preparing his dumps in the
open he had brought ammunition Into
ill cnuuers on ine , .,, ra.farnm.,0 ,. .. ., ,v;;
front positions using their artillery for ; KaIlantry was of comfort to the
Ihe British battery areas and rear pos. men tnnt f.
tlons, upon which they poured an ennr- .,, ,,,. ,'.. ,.,..
mous quantity of hlgh-exploslve and gas X ," wuL'thrFencn0
The infantry assaultbegan about J !!7&X?: 2&
In the morning, and by 5 n clock reports ,lalt on ,h M f n l a
were received at headquarters, that the! (he French lu nmJ t "je
enemy was attacking In the battle zone , -howod a fine spirit of comradeship
and that all units in the nutpo-t line , uith tne British, and the French army
had been cut off to a man. At that time afe a whole, knows now that the Brlt
the fog was ko thick that men could see sh divisions fought like heroes from
only forty to fifty .vards ahead. .first to last, not yielding ground until
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was received from the colonel ot
the Royal Berks, saing that he and hla
headquarters staff were surrounded. "The
Germans threw- bomhs down the dugout,"
he vviote, "and pased on They appear
to approach from the right In consid
erable strength Xo Idea what has hap
pened olsevvhej-e. Holding out In hopes
of relief."
That wan one of the few messages
received from the men on the other side
of the river.
Up there In the outpost line the
thrust of the Germans' seems to have
fallen first, as far as the Eighth Di
vision was involved on the right, and
the men, holding and fighting desperate
ly, were gradually forced back, except
where the Berks were still holding their
ground.
Re-enforcements from a Lancashire
rtgiment were sent forward In support,
and the troops continued to resist stub
bornly, causing the enemy heavy losses,
until they were borne down by over
whelming weight of numbers, the Ger
mans using tanks against thope on the
left By 6:30 o'clock that morning the
brigade on the right had fallen back to
tho line of the river at Germicourt.
Meanwhile the troops holding the
center and left had been fiercely at
tacked from about 5 o'clock and these,
Including the Xorthumberlands, who
weie very gallant, held tneir positions
in the battle zone against repeated on
slaughts until the Germans crossed the
little river Miettc In a turning move
ment from the southeast, taking them
The general who was In command on
the right, finding enemy behind him,
gathered his staff together, and this
small party of officers and men fought
their way through, killing a number of
Germans who tried to surround them.
Further forward his men were fighting
to the last, and a few came back.
On the left the Xorthumberlands,
Yorks and other North County Infantry
managed to hold out some time In the
outpost line with magnificent courage
and later held Isolated positions In the
battle zone through which the enemy
had broken, against all attacks, and
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Larson Oldimobile Co.
231-33 North Broad Street
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War Chest Payments Due Today
The first monthly payment on account of
War Chest pledges is due today.
Coupon books, to he used when making
payments, have been mailed to subscribers in
Philadelphia.
In the case of subscribers who pay at their
place of employment, one book will be issued to
the person who will receive the payments.
Instructions are printed on the books.
It is important to use a coupon when making
each payment
utterly overwhelmed by numbers, and
the British army knows that the French
troops, faced by the same great odds.
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lo Our Customers
Our store No. 500, located at 60th and
Market Streets, Philadelphia, will be closed,
beginning today, for the next two weeks,
by an order of the Food Administrator of
this district, the reason being that one of
our clerks, contrary to our specific, printed
instructions to comply with the Food Ad
ministrator's order to the letter, soldsix
pounds of sugar to a customer.!
It is the duty, no less the privilege, of every
one to stand back of and assist the Govern
ment in every way possible to conserve the
Food supply.'
We kindly ask our customers' co-operation
to this end, believing that it will only be
necessary to remind you of the regulations
to insure your hearty support, not only re
specting the sugar ruling, but every other
Government requirement regulating the
sale of foods.
AMERICAN STORES CO.
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Sale is Here.
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Opened this morning with a superb stock of
summer clothing decidedly lowered in price.
LOTHING of .regular merchant tailoring fabrics,
hand - tailored, beautifully made and handsomely
trimmed with silks or mohairs, as you prefer, all of
it taken 'from the regular stocks of the store ; ' not a single
suit especially bought for the event.
$20.00 will now purchase our $25 Suits
$22.50 will now purchase our $30 Suits
$27.50 will now purchase our $35 Suits
$30.00 will now purchase our $40 Suits
$35.00 will now purchase our $45 Suits
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TODAY clothing like it is not being made, even. at its
original fair price, because it would be impossible to
produce it under present market conditions.
To men who know the William H. Wanamaker stand
ard of clothing the prices in this sale speak for themselves;
to men who do not know it this is a splendid opportunity to
become acquainted with the store, its courteous service and
its merchandise.
All our $35, $40 & $45 merchant tailoring t.oo rA
cloths during July will be built to measure (i5.DU
The selections in light summer worsteds and in fine
woolens of all kinds are unusually ample.
WILLIAM H.
WANAMAKER
1217-19 Chestnut St.
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