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ed wiJUngnesB to facilitate the movement
of '"Clcho-SIovak Iroopn toward the'
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Eastern railway, 1
t The Czechs propose to Immediately at-.
"tsmpt. io reach Irkutsk, with a lew to
resuming: communication with their com
patriots In western Siberia, and will I
formally ask the Chinese Government fox
permlselon to ti averse Manchuria I
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adds, that somp of thi, Austrian nrlsnn.
rs In Siberia are anxious to Join the
"Situation Satisfactory,""
Says War Department
fly the Associated Press
Washington, July 1G. "The Ren
eral situation this morning Is re
garded as satisfactory." says a War
Department statement Issued today.
The statement follows:
"Dispatches, iccelved from Gen
eral Pershing and General miss
confirm the press accounts of yes
terday's fighting. American troops
west of Surmells counter-attacked.
cantured prlsoneis, established and
nre holding their advanced po&l-
"tlons. Germany's barrage was met
by counter-barrage, which In many
places prevented the advance of
their Infantry. I-'ull reports cover
ing the entire front are, of course.
not yet available. The general situ
ation this morning Is regarded as
satisfactory.
"The first day In such 11 battle Is,
of course, merely general advance-
guard action The great pressure
of reserves and concentrated mass
es is still to be looked for."
GERMANS CHECKED NEAR STARTING POINTS ALL ALONG BATTLELINE
WASHINGTON GETS
ASSURING NEWS.
ranks of the Czechs.
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!kSKS WILSON TO SEND (Pershing and Bliss Report
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German Offensive
Proves Big Failure
Continued from I'ate One
Ins, while of the utmost violence, was
unfruitful, and the enemy during the
last day and night has not been able to
penetrate the French zone of defense,
which runs to the eastward through
Prunay, south of the woods north of
Cliaussee Homalne, as far as the La
Sulppe regions north of Soualn. The
battle positions of the French are Intact.
"The enemy losses In prisoners during
the first day of the battle have been ex
tremely heavy."
U. S. HAS HUGE PART
IN GREAT BATTLE
WnnliliiKton, July 10.
Appolntment of an American commis
sion to make a Ihorough ln estimation
of actual conditions in Russia was
strongly urged upon President Wilson
today In a letter from Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, chairman of the Sen
HtB Foreign Relations Committee The 1
Question of military Intervention in Rus- !
si was not discussed in Senator Hitch- offensHe and the part plaved by Amer
The American commission was nro- ,can tro0"s ln holding up the enemy on
WAR OFFICERS SANGUINE
By the Associated Press
Vf tixlilncton, July 16
Official reports on the new German
posed by the Senate committee chair
man because 01 what, he said, are con
flicting reports regarding mllitarj, eco
nomic, political and social conditions in
Russia, His opinion to the President
was that It Is most desirable, as soon as
possible, to learn the actual conditions
in Russia in all phases
Views of man) Russians, and also
Americans returning from Kus-si.-i, re
garding solutions and sentiment of the
Russian people were cited to the Presi
dent as evidence of the wide dlsparit
of opinion existing. A strong commlr
slon of prominent Americans of uml
Judgment and discretion. Senator Hitch
cock advised the President would be
"of value to this country In determining
Its future course
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SMALL U. S. FORCE
LANDED AT MURM AN
From Vaux to Masses aI..nR a fighting front of mtj-fUe mile, the Teuton advance ha, been held. -Vl ll.eir point of greatest peneliation, between
Uormans and Chateau-Tliictry, (he American, have reacted fiercely, recapturing the town? of Fofsoy ami trezaii. At Vaux llie olil American positioiH
are again firmly held by Pershing's men. Iletween Uormans and Rhclms fighting of great intensity conlmuts, with Ihe Allied line slightly bent back by
the force of the German ajtaults. At Mont Blignj, Italian defending forces are holding firm. East of Rheims. the rrench defense has been magnificent.
Before Souoin the German losses have been particularly heavy. The shaded portion on the aboe map shows the limit of Hie main German advance
near Dormans. Most of this terrain, however, ha been recaptured by the Americans. The broken battle line shows Ihe extent of the German
offensive
CRUSHING OF FRENCH,
OBJECT OF OFFENSIVE
the first day began -a reach the War
Department early today from Generals
Pershing and Illlss They confirmed
press accounts, and a department state
ment ald they described the situation I
as satisfactory thouB noting that the
first day of vuch a battle of course was 1
a general adxance guard action and !
that the encm r?serxes were yet to he
dealt with I
Tension was somewhat related at
the War Department, although the
course of the battle nnn lollowcd with 1
as much eagerness for late bulletins
Paris Military Men View Drive
as Germany's Supreme
Effort
B the United Prcsi
London, July K
The fifth phase of the German offen-
on yesterda Olflcl.i's apparently, arc sac. which began ear'y esterday in an
more , than 1 eer certain of the ability K a Mxt5-.nNe.nlle front cv.
m wis .Miien ami amencan inrces to
checkmate nn effurt the enemy might ' 'ending from Chateau-Thierry eastward
make !le.onil Uhelni". appears to he a i-u-
i-resment Alison again nnamionrcl hl mc cftort lo hroaU through and de-1 fn le cllt tnroug
AMERICANS HURL ENEMY BACK
ACROSS MARNE; CAPTURE 1500
RICH BREWER DROWNS
Continued from IMce One
leaving the field carpeted with grey
Lodies.
Waves Break and Recede
Time and again the boches returned
to the attack in Champagne, doggedly
trying to sweep over the American
front lines and carry the Use which
formed our support position. And time
nnd again their vaes broke and re
ceded on the defense of the Amer
icans, for all the world like the waves
of the sea battering at a rock-bound
coast
officers sent back word late last night,
however, that they expected to drive
these boches back across before morning.
It Is reported that this was accom
plished, but this has not been confirmed.
The battle on the Marne was one of
the most remarkable of the war. lor
ten hours the Intense shelling by guns
of all calibers continued 1 verythlng
within forty kilometers (twenty-five
miles) of the front was shelled, while
the front lines and organizations Imme
diately in the rear were subjected to
the fiercest deluge of gas shells and
high explosives.
By the United Press
rarln. July 16.
American troops are participating on a
huge scale In their first battle of great
Importance. Soldiers of the United
States are holding a surprisingly large
portion of the line along which the Ger
man hordes are endeavoring to break
through to Paris.
Against these troons. who nre brigaded
with French units In grent part, the
Germnn high command Is hurling n con
siderable portion o fthc remaining fresh
reserves, which hitherto had not been
used In the series of hammer smashes
which have been directed against the
western frrtnt. The German general
staff had been hoarding these for the
last fling.
ATTACK ON MARNE
MADE BY 490,000 MEN
FRENCH IN ALBANIA
UNITE WITH ITALIANS
Effect Juncture After Further
t Advance Against Austrians.
Greeks Win on Struma
By the United Press
Washington, July IS
The United States force ashore with
the Allies on the Murmansk oast is ..,
small landing body, It was officially tul
nyLUed by 'the State Department today.
'TBI Is the first actual Information from
this Government concerning Amerlcm
'participation. Aa far as the L'nlted
, States Is concerned, this dots not consti
tute Intervention, nor doss it preago
Intervention on our part. It was said.
,.Ar for the Allies, the lew was e
'P'rcbstd that they would make an an
nouncement of Intervent'on purposes If
these were intended
fThe force on the Murmansk coast is
Intended to protect heavy supplies hsld
tjiere.
remained at the White House' Shearing , "" a- '-"Be a portion of the French before exploding. One of our inorlar
reports from the front as they c.imo in arm as poie. without any definite outfits, opeiating In gas masKs tor
He was up late last nlght. following I Kcogi- .phical objective. ?bUoE
both offlcal and unolllcinl advices ... . .. . .. ...... ..- I tallons (piobablv ...uii men).
both offlc al and unolllcinl advices
closely.
Americans Itegnln Ground
A clear picture of the full cope of
the litrman effort Is becoming available.
Uarly teports on leuewal of the fight
ing show that the American troops are i
,i,,,iiu 1'iiKdsi-u ne.iii.v, hul nae rvMtirru ' , ... ,. .. ..,.. ,.. l).,i-la
their positions on the Manie en more ",n, "il7 ' '"'"" '', "7 ,,. "h" 'X
fully than during the counter-attack p"" "'Hictlon of tl e Ithrlt ns sa Hen t and
w-h'ch drove the l-.erm-nu hnek In the capture of that city as a part Of this
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pian.
Mi are aguen mat lienerai t-ocn nas
This was the majority opinion of ex
pert military men today, although some i
autharltle- maintained that the drive
I was an effort to use up French reserves
Ifmni the north, preparatory to renewal
of thf r.ttack on Amiens, still other crit
ics saw in the drive an effort to widen
When the Orrmans attacked, a cieep-
Th. Ar,,o.-i--iii even hroucrht trench I Ing barrage five kilometers (more than
mortars into play The range at times three miles) deep swept over the Amer-
was so short that the heavy prolctIIes lean and French lines. Behind this cm-
score 01 men lain oi nie uic uuliivb iiuau ins ,i... ,
In addition to tlnowlng over pontoons
canvas boats and rafts, i.-ich holding a
score of men. were sent out from the
concealment of the wooded hanks, their
occupants poling them across. The
boches looked like gnomes while c.os.s.
Ing the river, being forced to wear gas
masks, owing to the violence of their
own gassing
Henry Roth, Brooklyn, Dies al Nes
ponsit Beach
.New VorU, July 16. Henry Roth,
sixty-six years old, treasurer of the
Welz & Zerweck Brewing Company, was
drowned while In bathing less than 'JtlO!
feet from his summer home at Nesponslt,
Queens Borough.
For the last forty vcain he had been
spending the summers at the Rockawa.vs
and a few ear.s ago built a handsome
home on the beach.
Mr. lloth lived in Brooklyn, with 1.1s
wife and 'their two sons during the
winter months. He was one of the
trustees of the Title Insurance nnd Trust
Company and a member of the leading
clubs and fraternal societies In Brooklyn.
London, July 16. (Bj 1. X. S)
Thirty-five divisions (4P0.00O men) were
employed by the Germans In their nt
'aek between Chateau-Thierry nnd Dor-
mans In the Marne River, It was learned
here today Between Dormans nnd Fo
sey American counter-attacks drove the
Oct mans back across the Marne.
The Ocrmanp planned to drive In a
wedge between Chateau-Thlerrv. seize
Montmlrall nnd to sever the Chnlons
i;helms railway near Kulpped (In Cham
pagne district) during the first day of
the. drive.
By the second day thev had expected
to occupy Chalons, after seizing Cham
pagne mountain.
Communication with Rhelms Is now
limited t,o one railway that which runs
through Hpernay.
Military critics point out that the Ger
mans may attempt to extend their at
tacking front to the Argonne forest, but
the main drive had already proved abor
tive.
Puis Ban on Slot Machines
Chief of Police Charles J Van .Meter.
Gloucester Citv, yesterday notified every
storekeeper ln that city to eliminate the
use of the small s'ot machines Com
plaints were made to the police that
children who were given pennies to buy
candv put them In the machines and In
this way were learning to gamble 'Ar
rests will b made of all proprietor
who allow them to remain.
Tarts, July 16.
French troops operating ln Albania,
have effected a Junction with the Ital
ians, thus establishing a united front
from Salonlca to the Adriatic, The
French official statement Issued fast
night regarding the operations In the
eastern theatre of war says:
In Albania our pursuit column In the ,
Devoll Valley has gone beyond Gram- i
shl and reached the. outskirts of Che
klnl nnd Cruja, where It Is In contact
with the position organized hy the
Austrian', The number of our pris
oners 1ms heen Increased by about
fifty. Our left has Joined with the
Italian right which occupies the
heights of Cafa Darza.
On the Struma (Macedonia) patrol'
engagements resulted In favor of the,.
Greeks. "-Vest of the Vnrdar and
north of Monastlr the enemy dis
played great artillery activity. In the
region of the lakes, west of Pogro
dec. we repulsed a Bulgarian raid.
Vienna, July 16. Allied troops In Al'r
banla continue to advance, says an
official statement from Austro-Hunga-rlan
headquarters. The statement
reads:
In Albania the enemy Is gradually
pressing forward against our new line -of
resistance. In the Devoll Valley
n French squadron has been repulsed.
By the United Press
Home, July 16.
Destrojers and seaplanes rendered
valuable assistance to the France-Italian
advance In Albania, semiofficial an
nouncements here today stated.
Destroyers bombarded the coast In
the neighborhood of Capo Ramans nnd at
the mouth of the Semenl River, destroy
ing the enemy defense and dispersing
the garrlsop. Severe losses were in
flicted. The work of the seaplanes was co
operative with that of the destroyers.
DANIELS PRAISES ENSIGN
Saved Ship by Unfastening Depth
Charge Trout Cable
Wnslilncton, July 16 (By I. X S.).
Ilnslgn Klwood I. Houtz. V S. X., of
Salt Lake City, has heen commended for
bravery bv Secretary Daniels In follow
ing up a cable to which a depth charge
was fastened In the lasarettta and roll
ing around ln a heavy sea, It was an
nounced today.
Houtz unfastened tli enhle and nv"l
the charge fast, thereby saving the ship
the Corsair from an explosion. Hqutz
rose from the ranks,
Fight Hand to Hand
Some of the rushes carried Into the
American lines, and bayonets, clubbed
llfles and fists were substituted for
bullets. Hut these temporary suc
cesses onlv resulted In the Americans
taking a few prisoners The prisoners
were comparatively few. too, as a
Ilrlve. Through Shell Hursts
Humorous stories aie told of Individ
ual hiavcry of the Americans One nr-
linxhn in ti, hmt'nf flip melep. had tillerv outfit maintained such a constant
td shout "kamcratl" mighty quick to rapid fire that It ran short of ammunl-
beat n bayonet thrust.
The boches sent over an
river last night Two of the towns from
.the first German ruM, Into the exposed " !""" completely laid out for inert-, ot lh,rty.x airplanes to attack tl
positions In the river bend opposite Jaul- , "K il5' n,ne ,he '-"mans ma make Amei leans with machine-gun fl
gonne have been recaptured. itritUh In Action
I To the eart the Germans appear to t , j.ihhi,. nnii.
Yankees Drive Foe ,;an ?oi t llZJf re "-" far -:,rc "u",:,,,;,,r
I mans sector it is nelieveti nere. now- whether vesterday's battle
BOCK AcrOSS Marne i "er-. J'?t U he -y""'" J'i.10"3 on was the main attack. So far as n..- been
i,he bank are maintained the Germans .,. 0 British haxe yet paril.-HMtoa
least of ihem win tie in great pern. . , , estimated tint between fifty and
I successful counter Uroke along the river I . 0ermall divisions (between 600,000
.bank luadlng eastward from the Amcrl- ','.,,.,- ,, fnnk .,,-. In the as-
artillery bombardment, beginning at " pcMtions might cut them off from ;auU
midnight. It was predicted ln these the river and force the surrender jf The r!erinan,, )t ,,-as learned from
I an authoritative source, advanced three
I miles on a four-mile i.-ont between Bel
vall and Pourcj
T,A,...nAn Tnun. 1 ,wl T.1 II I ITnn HP the
cate that Franco-Italian forces aie hod-, .,.. ,i,...p,i " nlliA bevond the
Continued from Pane One
teau-Thlerry was preceded by Intense
dispatches ten days ago that the of
fensive, might start on July n.
An hour after midnight the whole
countryside was lighted up with the
vvhele organizations.
Prunro-ltnllnns Holding Flrmly
Farther east the French reports 'mil-
idrllle
the
re
while flying low. Our doughboys
turned their automatic rifles skywaid
and actually shot down one of the
enemy machines. The others were so
badly strafed that tiny fled.
The fighting was almost continuous
throuchout the day. but toward evening
the Germans thoroughly whipped
for the time being called otf their in
fantry and settled down to an artillery
duel that was a battle of some mag
nitude ln Itself.
The German attack on the Marne be
gan vesterday at 3 a in Initial at
tempts of the enemy to bridge the river
were frustrated by American artillery
and machine-gun fire.
tlnr, Ttfnt onK- HM tli. enemv heavilv mg stubbornly along a line generally ,.. . , , Amerlcan.s i Pall nark In Perfect Order
bombard the front line, but. evidently "bc-.t two miles back of their original m k tl river Fos. boche firc ,.oncentratcQ
using a new long-range gQn, he shelled P?Jon- inclined to look upon 'X ,a fou'- ml1" riue ? L. H?2 " "" American positions ln the bend
points twenty, tvvemy-flve and thirty "etr!? "ero a,reJnnJ,",' ,lrl Thierry and Jaulgonne Is the same "s- f , , from three sides, our men
miles behind the line. the Acting east of "helms ame , (ance northeast of F0y.) Between f "' ,efrell tk L oZ
i niversion inuii u x irii ,,.kt., ., .n.- , tii.. nnH Tmv thu enemv nene- - - .- .
mile
By noon the Germans had. crossed
the Marne where the river makes a ... ,, ...,, succe... but Its real , YlZ;' '.'."" .1." h h,i of ti,e pontoons across.
real attack. With
out doubt It would have been pressed trated BiKhlly moie than
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Ta ?""rtr:rav,',r'tdvneeePd0,I?n ' '" 'ou".' ? ebeen to draw Marne.-two raI. northeast of Dormans,
---o - ,-,, . 7; -;: --- 1 French reserves in inav. uirecnon wuur
and one-half kilometers (two miles). r f nhemS to the Marne was
This was held partly by Americans ' ,,',";, ,',...
and partly by French. ""SrlSf ,ht the battle Is going for-
TelntZaXP0JV ra with increased intensity west of
Rhelms today Indicates tnat iretn iter
the Germans succeeded ln throwing bIx
ntoons across.
Following the cleverest dictates of
while Bllgn Is twelve miles northeast I fusy. the American retirement con
of Trolssyl in the direction of Rhe.ms .- r r-cbj- thebase
three Fides. From midnight till
o'clock In the morning the German j
gunners poured thousands upon thou. !
sands 'of their explosive and gas shells
Into the area, putting down heavy I
barrages for the purpose of hindering '
th)s bringing up of re-enforcements. 1
jAfter seven -hours of this shelling the
Germans, af enormous cost In men,
pushed forward detachments from the '
edge .of the woods on the north bank I
of the Marrie and started to make
attempts to throw pontoon bridges
across the river, which was too deep
.to ford on account of the rains Sun- 1
day. I
Three times the American suns
man reserves were rushed up to this
front during the night in the effort to
overcome the check administered ses
tcrday by the Franco Italian forces.
Apparently this sector, including the
Marne cruising In the Dormans region.
Ib the vital part of the German battle
plan and no effort is being spared to
force the lines ahead
War Department officials are pleased
not only at the valor and dash with
whkh the Americans neve taken to
their work in the first great engage
ment in which they have participated,
but also with the Indications that the
American military machine held together
(lined on lfl-Mlle Front the river. Theie they halted at 10
This would Indlcatae that the Oer- o'clock and resisted all effort ot the
mans succeeded In progressing on a
sixteen-mile front netween Chateau
Thierry and Rhelms. separated Into two
balked the enemy's efforts, but finally 1 2ni functioned properly under strain
.am nao Du-v.vcatui aim ruuu iitn viuufH ,
were maklns their costly way across I " ,
thb.... .. 1 YANKEE TROOPS
V4c,,,iu,,a iiu huc mncn J tsuiici s
eald they had been long trained for I
this crossing, and their conduct 1
showed It.
This crossing recalls that six days
ago our scouts discovered materials
for a pontoon bridge on the north
elde of the river, and later our shell
fire destroyed them.
As the Germans passed across the
bridges with a large, number of machine
Tuns they went Into action. In the face
of superior numbers the Americans fell
.back to the base of the salient made by
the river
At 11 JO- o'clock- the battlellne ran
'from,th"e base of the salient through a
point Just north of Crezancy. where our
men were firmly holding.
It was difficult ln the early hours to
get accurate reports from all our fcrces.
.However, there was enough Information
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ANNIHILATE ONE
GERMAN DIVISION
With French and Italian Forces
Help Cut Up Three
Others
Pari.. July lfi (By I X S ).
Terrific losses marked the fifth Ger
man offensive on the Marne-Champagne
front, which began yesterday morning.
Before" noon on Monday, four German
divisions that attacked the French,
American and Italian lines between
Chateau-Thierry and the Argonne forest,
had been cut up and one was completely
to show that while the Germans were 1 annihilated.
crossing at Jaulgonne the German high I The long-range bombardment of Paris
command was directing attacks all along vv as resumed this morning.
he line to Rhelms and east of that city The Germans made a few insignificant
WJille there Is fighting west &f Cha- gains, but In virtually every Instance
'teau-Thlerry. Its character shows that were thrown back to their old positions.
- the German drive Is not now directed I Between Dormans, on the Marne
that way. The shelling which started River and Rhelms. the Franco-Italian
generally at midnight, fell with great ' forces lost only 500 yards at tne great
est depth, but they immediately launcnea
a series of savage counter-assaults, and
at latest reports were revvlnnlng all
they had been compelled to give up.
Hard fighting developed east of
Rhelms In the sector of Soualn. There
the forefleld In front of the French
positions and the French entanglements
were piled high with German corpses
The parlsUn press today wildly ac
claimed the American victory Between
Reullly and Dormans (on the southern
hank of the Marne) where Ludendorff's
best troops, advancing on a slx-mlle
front to the principal attack west of
Rhelms, were dVlven back,
"The Americans fought with the valor
oo" tigers." declared rolonel De Thom
ntson, He- added that the German
Journalist would ever regret the snob
bish sneers at the Amr!cans' fighting
1 tjuaUtlM.'.'- L.
hectors by a five-mile strip along the
Marne between Jaulgonne and Dormans
The greatest penetration, obviously, was
about midway between Dormans and
Rhelms.
It Is believed the Germans penetrated
the village of Prunay (seven miles
southeast of Rhelms) and also advanced
a mile and a half In the direction of
Prosnes and Soualn. but were driven
back by counter-attacks (Prosnes Is
twelve miles east and south of Rhelms
Soualn Is eleven miles directly east of
Prosnes ' The latter village Is believed
td be on the left flank of the American
unit fighting east of Rhelms.
"Compared with their Initial successes
in previous efforts, the Germans' present
achievements are relatively inconsider
able." the Daily Xews declared
If this is the main attack It is
reasonable to believe It Is parried "
Tush on Paris Hxperted
The Times belleveB the drive Is pre
paratory to an advance on Paris and is
confident Ithelms will be amle to hold
out
"The most encouraging feature of
today's fighting was the American
counter-attack," the sketch declared
Andrew Bonar Uw, Chancellor of the
Exchenquer, speaking ln the House of
Commons last night, said:
"South of the Marne the Americans
in a brilliant counter-attack took a
thousand prisoners.
"East of Rhelms the enemy has been
completely checked with severe losses
"West qf Rhelms the Germans on a
front of 35 kilometers (nearly twenty
two miles) penetrated an average depth
of four to five kilometersf from two and
a half to three miles)."
bodies to dislodge them,
Coolly, despite the harassing fire, the
officers began preparing for a counter
attack. Shortly after noon it began.
U S. Advanre Irresistible
Slowly and methodically, as though
executing some training maneuvering,
the Americans pressed forward. Their
advance was Irresistible They drove the
Germans back more than two kilometers
(a mile nnd a quarter) before there was
any slackening of the attack. When t
did halt It was voluntary.
The counter-attack was rcsumd after
a brief pause. This time the American
assault was conducted with an almost
unbelievable ferocity. The boches were
caught up in the' c clonic rush and great
numbers of them were hurled bodily into
the river
Co-operation of the American artil
lerymen and machine gunners was per
fect The gunners, firing from far In
the rear, dropped shells on the enemy's
pontoons with the greatest accuracy.
When the boches reacnea me river oanK
thev were compeled to plunge in and
many of them were drowned
Others were caught In tne rain or
shells and machine-gun bullets, and the
stream was soon thickly dotted with
shattered bodies.
In some places the Germans clung
doggedly to the south bank. American
Qf''!i. violence on the American sector north
S '1 west of Chateau-Thierry. Thousands of
- i IX. Bols de Belleau, the Bols
g ' ;Vnd the village" of Vaux '
W i'was concentrated on Vaux
high-explosive and gas shells fell In the
de la Roche
This' shelling
aux from. 4 to 6
V-fc . . . . ...L,.. .. .-
JOCIOCK, alter- wnien ino Hermans
v(I wuncnecj an auacjt vviui iwu uuuations
. ' "sagatnst that town,
A The Americans, withdrawing from
': jT , their front trenches north of the rail-
-( Voad track In front of the towni waited
,''.-intU the attacker were very close, and
.i'lthen opened with a direct and Hanking
' ?Wla fire. The attacking force was com-
.-'jietely demoralized and retired In dls-
r Americans Immediately counter-
tfchetied and advanced their lines 7(0
Mtsk.aad took twenty-seven prisoners.
fftTjy-MMr attacks have yet been made
GERMANS FEAR THE TRUTH
Printed Matter Dropped by Al
lied Fliers Causes Apprehension
By the Associated Press
Amsterdam, July 16 Attempts to' en
lighten the German rank and file on the
American front by the distribution of
Informative printed matter by American
aviators or by French balloons and guns
has aroused apprehensions In the Pan
German press which are poorly con-
The Germans claim that In the ad
vance from the Alsne to the Marne
whole truckloads of propaganda pamph
lets fell Into their hands together with
a French army order directing their
distribution "In accordance with Presi
dent Wilson's wishes."
The Rhelnlsche Westfaellsche Zeltung
says that Otto H. Kahn, of New York,
lias been working In this connection and
It turns savagely upon him for euvh
actlvlUea. (
Hon. Volunteers were called for to go
three miles over a road, every Inch of
which was swept by shellfire. livery
man vnlimtt eied. The necespaiy number
was picked. They drove their horses,
dragging the bumping caissons, al a gal
lon through shell bursts. Several horses
were killed. Returning, more horses
were killed
The number of houses was so reduced
that the men were forced to substllu'e
themselves. They would leap off, nil
loose the mangled bodies of the faithful
animals, then gras-p the traces and run
along beside the remaining horses. When
this strange cavalcade half man nm
half animal arrived at the battery, the
men serving the guns paused long enough
In their deadly work to cheer their
heroic comrades.
Sergeant Fred Brown and 0?car Wil
cox returned to the American lines on
the Mnrne late yesterday afternoon with
eight prisoners They had been captured
themselves and disarmed.. But watching
for an opportunity they overpowered
their guards and escaped, picking up a
snuad of boches on the way back.
Documents and mans taken from other
prisoners showed that the enemy reached
none of his planned objectives between
Chateau-Thierry and Dormans. A full
enemy division was Identified as tno
Tenth, as the Americans engaged this
same division when they were .thrown
across the path of the Germans' advance
on Paris In June and stopped It.
Another remarkable phase of the bat
tie wan the lack of aerial observation
In the middle of the day. While the"
vveather was fairly clear cany ln the
day the sky soon became heavily cloud
ed and few airplanes were up when the
Americans counter-attacked around noon.
There were two sharp showers late in
the afternoons after which the sky again
became clear. Airplanes then began to
swarm In great flocks and scores ot
Allied bomhlng planes crossed the lines
and bombed bridges and all German
organizations from the front far to the
rear.
Strange sights were observed behind
the Allied lines Mingling ln the roads
with the rushing traffic of war were
French women and children, who sat
atop two-wheeled wagons, fleeing from
newly Fhelled homes.
American and French flags, put up
ln celebration of Bastille Day, were still
displayed everywhere in the rearmost
villages. Women and children took the
American flags from their windows and
waved them as American ambulances
passed.
In the hospitals, not far from the
front, American doctors and nurses
worked untiringly, despite the fact they
were under almost constant fire from
the enemy's long-range guns.
BONWIT TELLER &, CO.
CHESTNUT AT 13th STREET
ANNOUNCE, CONTINUATION FOR WEDNESDAY,
THEIR 15th SEMIANNUAL
PRE-INVENTORY SALE
Regardless of Cost or Value
SoiU, Drtsie;, Count, Colli)
ICiItfi, fVecstrtir, 5ut!eu,
Siptrttt Skirts tnd Baliinf Snif
mi Acttitciitt and Afilliscry.
in,n', MlMft' ltpl',.
'AV3V2 values
All Sales Must Be Final
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near the
Three Sixes KMfc Vnce.
Londxcs Goncha Panetela
No.
No.
No.
'No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
lit Women's Plain nd eomblhl
tion Cotton Voile Dresses ...
jow
6,75
Orlxlntl
Price H.50
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liincnimi, ,oiif, m y"";v...
Dlmttln Md Freoch linen lU.s lntY.l?u
Dresae " """
137 Women's Tsffeti. Crepe de InnA Orlnlnsl
w
No
According lo our rult tie
do noJ catty a Jinjie garmcnl
from one stason to anothtr.
Iknce Thett
Startling Reductions
Chine; also attin Dance Froeka,
Women's embroidered white l fS
IT n-k flrtrsnrfU DrniM AU, f J
223 WomenSi Anderson Clniham
20f
Price 19.50
Original
Price 21.30
Original
and Fancy Stripes, Tissue and 16,75 Prlcea 29J10
Net Dresses
109 Women'a French Crepes,
Voiles, In all pssUI ahadea and
hand drawn handkerchief linen 23,50
Dresses
143 Women'a Pin stripe Crepe de
China, figured Georgettes, Sat- or. riCi
lna. Taffeta Dresse SJ.UU
136 Women'a plain and atrlped
Georgettes, embroidered Taf- oc on
feU, Foulards, Wool Jersey OOAJV
ard Serze Dresses
162 Woreen'a plais and flowered
and 23.50
Original
Prices 2S.50
and 32.50
Original
Trices 39.50
and 43.00
Original
Prices (4.50
and 69.30
Original
402 Misses' Crepe
Dresses . ,
de
Now
c h ' n ' 34.00
No.
No.
No.
No.
660 Misses' Organdie Dresae
416 Misses' Sleerslesa Jersey Suits,
404 Misses' Tan Trlcotlnc Suits
46s Misses' Toiret Twill Suits.
Originsl
Price 75.00
Original
Price 35.00
Chiffons, Georgettes, colored 45 QQ p,',," 75.0()
laces; afternoon and Dinner v . .,..
Gowns
210 Women'a Jersey elcotelees c Cfl
Jackets . . ... D,ou
480 Women'a Velveteen sleeveless -j e t
Cost. ..., . J-O.W
No. 3014 Women'a Pongee Auto Costa,. 20.00
No. 1879 Women'a aerge Capes with on efl
ahawl collars 03.0U
OTTO EISENLOHR Cr BROS., INCORPORATED.
ESTABLISHED 1850 '
Not, 818, 319. 1435 Women'a Trlcotine, 50.00
Faille Silk and Satin Costs . .
No. 1146 Women's Jersey and Tricolette 99 50
No. 588 Women'a Silk Jeraey and strip- 00 en
ed Tricolette Suits AiS.OU
Na. 843 Women'a Washable Gabardine 00 en
Model Suit iai.OU
No. 590 Woman's Suit of "La Jen" or (n
Paequln eopr , OO.V7U
No. 589 Women'a Sulta of Crepe de 99 C( Original
Chine 1 noma eleerelcas models. ''"" Frlca 29.30
No, 818 Women'a Satin-Taffeta and en nn
Silk Faill Sulta , OU.UU
No. 625 Women's Noeelty Sport Suit.. 25.00
No. 714 Woman's White Baronftte nn en
"Satin Sleeeeleaa Sulta Ztf.OU
No. 735 Women'a Nary and Black Trl- 35.00
cotln. and Polret Twill Sulta. . v"'vv
and 95.09
Original
Price 1O0
Original
Price 32.30
Originsl
rrice 25.00
Original
rrice 49.50
Original
Prices up
to 116.00
Original
Price 45.00
Original
Price 55.00
Original
Price 55.00
Original
Price 123,00
18.00
20.00 pg-g?"
25.00 Price 75.00
25.00 rrice " "75.00
A Special Purchase and Sale of
About Four Hundred and Fifty
Misses' Summer Frocks
The Staion's Most Exceptional Values
6,75 7.95 9.75 H.50
&P V RTs!so,y holloa
Included are fashion! that are characteristic of the usual
high standard of Eonwit Teller i Co. Simple types In giw
ham, voile, cricket cloth and novelty tissue. Also .more eabo
rate modes of imported English voile treated with filet leces
and fine tucklngs.
Original
Price 95.00
Original
Price 85.00
Original
Price 45.00
Original
Prices up
to 110.00
Odd Lot of White Washable Gabardine Suits.
Siies 34 to 38 only. Formerly 1 H flfl
25.00. To close out IV.UU
No. 610 Batiste and organdie Blouaea..
No. 421 Batlate nnd Voile Blouses
No. 535 Georgette Blouses, fiesh and
white ...,
Odd lot of Tailored linen and Dimity
Blouses. Original Price 35.50 to 58.75..
5.00
3.90
8.75
2.90'
Original
Price 8.73
Original
Price 5.50
Original
Price 13.50
5.00
Neckwear-
Odd Lot of Organdie Gulmpes.1 AAtn? 50
Were 2.50 to 4.50; now l.UU IU fc.OU
10.50
No. 1114 Handknlt wool aweatera, an
gora collar and cuffa
No. 1407 Shetland allp-on aleeeeleaa 4QC
No.
Sweater
1306 Beach Scarf a Very large,
No. 814 Women's Wcotlne and Gab- 28.00
ardlne Suits, ahadea of tan...
No. 817 Women's Moongto and Roaban- ot; CC
... (Vena Sulta OJ.UVi
Original ,
Prices up
to 85.00
Original
Pricea 85.00
ara Crepe Suits
Summer Toilet Goods Specials
proof cushion nsir
bi
Special No. 1
Brown'a Combina
tion of' Toilet water
and Talcum powdsr,
Garden of Allah,
Siren, Ulac, Violet,
Simplicity and Gar
den oY Rose.
Vslua 12 JO II JO
Special f.r both I-
and
Special No. 2
Brawn's Bomar
rang Combination,
toilet water
talcum.
Valu SMS SI .75
Soeclalforbeth X
Special No. 3
Run-has' Water.
ruah.VaLi: 11.00
Spec, this aale X
Special No. 4
-Hontell" Hair
nets, alt ahadea, real
hair, Invisible, fast
colore, hand made.
Value 82.00 per Dot.
Sal. Price, Si. 00
Per doun X
Na. 1280 (120) Gabardine Skirts with
side sut pockets, nan ouuuncu.
6.50
3.50
No. 2332 (85) Handsome Skirts of , . en
Faille silk, Baronette satin, and 14,bU
. Crepe de Chine
No. 1237 (95) Plain and atrlpo Gab
ardln. Skirts, Isrte patch pock
cts, gathered and plain models,
No. 2367 Gabardine. Organdlt and Lin
en Skirta, the aeason's beat
models ,.
5.00
7.50
Special
Special
Special
Orlgtnat
Price 4.5(
Original
Price 2930
Original
Price 6.95
Original
Price 10.30
-Millinery-
Extraordinary Sale at 5.00
The finett quality of straw, Including Georrttte crepe, and
ribbon sport llata. Formerly told for 10.00 t 20J)0,
To close out 50 Panama Hats, 3.50
Actual Value S10.QO
. The announcement contains only 55 Items taken at random from our immense stock
NftTIf F I which includes" thousands of others equally a3 reasonable. Wc warrant every item
HUI1U. t, M advertised.
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