a.-- a 'jn. .& -.sr.wwi MsO 7 vi scgRfai zimm t THE WEATHER v NIGHT EXTRA Washington, July 17. Cloudy and L tligltfty cooler tonight. Thursday, part' ly cloud)', senile to moderate uinds. TEMPEKMT'KB AT HAm HOt'B ) 8 I 9 110 111 I 1- I II 2 1 3 1 4 51 172 174 !7zT?3 171 74 ITS THE EVENING TELEGRAPH Vni, TV NO. 261 Published flatly Except Sundat. Subscription r-rlw 18 a Tr by Mall. V"U. IV, ixsj -ux 4 CopjrlRht, '.1)1R. t the Public Udger Company. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1918 Entered as Srcond-r Mutter at the pflstofnre t Philadelphia, T Under th Act of Mirch a 1STP. PRICE TWO CE1 l. lL ft Iff u IS IT tt If y iv i ,T f 14. I, IK QUENTIN ROOSEVELT KILLED; I AIRPLANE PLUNGES TO EARTH IN BATTLE WiTH 2 GERMANS Son of Former President Aft tacked by Hostile Airrnen While Pursuing Squadron Over Foe's Lines' COUSIl SEES QUENTIN , TAKE FATAL PLUNGE j. Fight Occurred' Sunday Near ' Chateau-Thierry Believed Young Airman Suffered r MortqlSBollef Wound Paris, July U7V Lieutenant Quentln Roosevelt, youngvst son of the former President, has btven killed In an air fight, the semiofficial Havas Xevvs, Agency announces. His machine fell behind the enemy Janes. Lieutenant Roosewflt was last seen In combat on Sunday, morning with two enemy airplanes about ten miles Inside the German lines in the Chateau-Thierry sector. He started out with a patrol of thirteen American machines. They encountered seen Germans and were'chaslneithenj back, "when two of them turnedii Lieuten ant Roosevelt. Reports of the 'fight state that the Germans appeared to be shooting at the lieutenant fromUhe rear, the three machines being close together. Then one of the machines' was seen tum- ling through the clouds, and a patrol ' which went in search of Lieutenant Roosevelt, returned without trace of him. He appeared toibe fighting up to the last moment. One account of the combat states that the machine caught Are before It began to fall. Stories of the machine falling out of control indicate that themlrman had been disabled by a bullet and prob ably mortally wounded. Queniln's cousin, Captain Philip Roosevelt, who was in the adanced trenches, saw the former fall, but did not learn his identity until later. By th United Press Wth the American on tha Marne, Julv 14.Mlyd by censor). hv. tTLfeVenant 'Quentln Rooseelt is m mulng ,today. following -a running tp' flght With German alrplanesnorthwest of Chateau-Thierry. Four American airmen chased a squadron of boche planes behind the enemy lines. Roosevelt has'"not been heard irom since. It is not definitely known whether he was.flahoi down or forced down and taken prisoner. ,If he were takers-prisoner It is be Ueved German abators would have dropped a note announcing his cap ture. One machine was seen falling Jn flames during the battle, but one of the American aviators declared he believes It was one of ths bodies. No one definitely ssaw Roosevelt fall, but he has bejen given up as lost. ' Lieutenant Quentln IJoosevelt was the ypungest'of the four son3 of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, former President He vwas twenty jears of age. Fol-' ' lowing out the declaration of his famous father that his four sons would im mediately Join the service and would give their lives, If needed, for the coun- try.i Quentln Roosevelt enlisted In the Signal oTlcers reserve corps on April IA 1A1T a tVinhlnfftnn snrl urae. fit '$"" "" "" fe once.sent to tne aviauon training camp & af Mtneola. L. I. li He made rapid progress In zylng and on June 25, y917, flew over the Roose velt country home at Oyster Bay. 'He was commissioned a lieutenant on July 14, 1917, and after servlng-t an American cantonment, began active service with the American bylng forces on the French front last spring, follow-t lng a short courRe of intensive training at a French camp Dawned Heatlle Filer Quentln Roosevelt's first participation In an air battle was on July 3, when he was engaged In a fight in the Marne iSrv region. On July 10 It was announced 4u ttiat 1m hail tirouffht dawn his flrnt Cir- t. r. r :i,- -.-... :r:. MPB man nier in connici norm oi inateau- 3" m.lavW ; ' In this fight. Lieutenant Roosevelt, , with three other pilots, was eight miles Inside the German lines at a height of 5000 yards when he became separated from his companions. Sighting three air girl nlanaa. whlfh h thouvht werA thnRA nf iL S 'kti. &!!..... 1.1. B,a4a nna .. tti.M rrtt Ewf was close by when he saw he had been &3 mlittakAn and that thn fl.lrrjla.n-a w,rA y" nermin. Ha orjened fire and sa.w that after some fifty shots his tracer bullets ,had penetrated the fuselage of the near 't German plane. The machine went -Cf HIW m DIM. Ill III IIUBO U1TD BIIU Cli "i Wtaaa- A In a nlnttllai 9AAA P-w1aai kalnn. I41fyusil HID V-UHB - WW Ji MB U.1UW, LUutenant Roosevelt was certain that y the enemy machine must have crashed fc V- t earth. t5 .- "I am perfectly delighted. I am as proud aa I can1 ne," vwas tne colonel's E'vf his son's jvlctory. Viail VAhaa VmmmU. : Colonel Roosevelt's four sons and his , ., son-in-law have all been Ih the armv - alnct- shortly after the United- Stat A e entered the war. The three older boys attended the- FlattsDurg train "Malor Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., "yt!n Archie Roosevelt have been In 'Vance since June, 1917. Kermlt. Roose wit. third son of the former President, aa 'at the Plattsburg training camp "- w commissioned a cantaln in BriUli'army oq July 11, 1917, and IM to service in jaes,opoarnia, on-lii-law ei qal- Or Qj LIEUT. QUENTIN ROOSEVELT GERMAN TROOPS, IN MUTINY, BURN OWN AIRDROME Two Noncommissioned Officers Held for Destroying 22' Planes Near Nivelles By the Associated Press London, July 17. The destruction by 'fire of a new Ger man airdrome, with twenty-two air planes, near Xivelles, Is attributed to the work of German revolutionists In the arnty, eas an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam today. Nivelles is seventeen miles south of Brussels Ten Belgians and two German non commissioned officers have been ar rested The day before the fire, adds the dis patch, a secret meeting occurred in the canteen at Nivelles where the scheme for the destruction of the airdrome was discussed. TABULATING HEALTH DRIVE U, S. Board Gives 82,307,460.4 to Vocational Education Results of the census taken of the health of babies in the- Thirtieth .Ward are being prepared for stuay by the Babies' Welfare Association and the Division of Child Hvglene. This Is the first step In the drive by the organiza tion to teach parents how to keep babies healthy. As part of 'the campaign. Dr. Luther C. Peter, 1527 Spruce street, and two city nurses last night spoke on "Care of the Baby's Eyes" at the welfare asso ciation ' BRYAN CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE Expresses Sorrow at Death of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt By the United Press VVaihlntton. July 17, William Jen nings Bryan, stopping at the White House- today to make an appointment to see' President Wilson, expressed deep regret at me neain oi ueuienani yuen tin Roosevelt In France "It seems very sad," Mr, Bryan said, "when one knows friends of thoselost In battle The air service Is a daring service, ana u is a Drave man wno fights In It" NEWS! Readers of the Evening Public, Ledger are kept informed, hour by hour, by an unparalleled new service, of every move if the great battle that is now being fought in France. The Associated Press, the United Pressthc Cen tral News, the Interna tional News Service and the ablest special corre spondents in Europe tell' you exactly what is hap pening 4t the front. The Evening' Public Ledger has news facilities uncqualed in the afternoon imf:.4mm ..j ..' 'Jl' H.-., 1 .. Kr m -.' - ? "Just Like a Roosevelt" Says Head of Aero Club ,, "Just like a Roosevelt." This was the comment made by Joseph A. Stelnmetz, president, of the Pennslvanla Aero Club, when informed that Lieutenant Quentln Roosevelt waslmlsslng after a des perate air encounter with enemy planes, "The Aero Club extends heartfelt svmpathy to Colonel Roosevelt," he continued; "but my acquaintance with him leads me to belreve he will be prouder than eer of his son now." DRAFT PARALYZES LABOR IN MINES Boards Helpless Through Lack of Classification Ruling BIG CONFERENCE FAILS t Bv a Staff Correspondent Wllkes-Barre, Ta., July 17. The anthracite region Is today as helpless in the face of the increasing scarcity of mine labor, due to the war, as It was before the conference of draft boards, operators and high draft offi cials Pour or five hundred men attended the conference, held In the Third Field Artillery Armory last night, and Major Roscoe S. Conklln, personal representa tive of Provost Marshal General Crow der, attempted to reassure the com panies and the draft boards that they had a free hand in keeplngmen needed In the mines from entering th National Army. But the reassurance came to naught. IL became perfectly clear at the con ference that while the placing of men In the army when they are needed and are qualified Is quite simple the keep ing of men In the coal mines when they want to go into the army and are phslcally fit la next to Impossible Major Conklln told the draft boards that their decisions whether men should go into the army, or be placed in de ferred classifications would be final and could not be overruled, even by the courts "General Crowder down there In Washington," he said, "and the Presi dent and the Secretary of War have faith in ou, and when you exercise a man's Judgment In a man's game you can be sure that they will stand behind ou" Written Ruling U Aok.d There was applause at. this, but when it had subsided George E. Stevenson, a well-known mining engineer of Jhe an thracite! region and chairman of Scranton district board, Jumped to his feet with the first question of the evening He reached out his arm and leveled his finger up at Major Conklln "Major Conklln," he shouted, "I want to ask you, then, why General Crowder does not put what you have jus? told us In writing. You come here and say that We have no reason to fear being over ruled You .are Introduced as General Crowder's personal representative Why does not he 'advise us in writing that we Will not be overruled that we have a free hand? The fact Is? we have been overruled, time after time "If we should have such a ruling to support us the problem would be solved in part, but we haven't it. 1 am "willing to do what I can to help tne Government and I am just as willing to resign If that is desired, but I am not going to stretch Continued on Fate Tno, Column Tno WAR PLANES FLY IN BATTLE ARRAY Seven Machines Over City Thrill Crowds in Streets DARING MANEUVERS Advancing from the north in regula tion battle array, as If ti repel an at tacking force of German fliers, six American battleplanes, accompanied by one manned by a French fljing instruc tor, maneuvered over the business sec tion of the city shortly after 11 o'clock this forenoon t Diving, dropping, turning, falling ap. parently out of control everything that an aviator must do in actual air battle, the American flying men thrilled thou sands In the streets , Pedestrians stopped and gazed sky ward with wonder as the advancing for mation of war-planes appeared over the business section. In a few minutes there were exclamations and cries as the'avia tora plunged earthward, then pointed the noses of their machines skvward, only to turn and drop once more in some death-defyinr tactic. The aviators left the flying field at Mlneola, N, Y shortly after 9 o'clock, defying the cloudy, misty weather that prevailed. Fir to Belmont Plateau They were officially we'leomed atAhe Belmont plateau. Fairmont Park.mt noon. Mayor Smith, directors of the various municipal deparements, B. T, Stotesbury, Joseph A. Steinmetr, pres ident of the Aero Club, a number ot military and naval officials, and mem bers of Cornells' committee on suste nance and rtiief of families of soldiers and sailors, made up the reception com- ml,tee- . . i .. .j, The aviators were-entertained at din ner at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel fol lowing the reception ceremonies. In record time after leaving the Mlne ola hving field the battle squadron was over the Austleton airplane mall land Ire Held, and soon after 10 o'clock they had effected a successful landing. , 'Lieutenant Clark, In command of the i..im Mlttra snuzht a telenhonn lin- mediately upon Ms landing and tele- .1 I aa raiTa,C ALLIES HOLD GERMANS EVERYWHERE; FOE'S ARMY BELOW MARNE IN PERIL; TEUTONIC LOSSES MOUNT TO 100, r ,.,,,, - BURIAN SAYS WAR IS "PURPOSELESS"! Austrian Foreign Minister ( Avers Central Powers Are j Ready for Peace DIPLOMACY IS WATCHING Struggle Can End When Allies Again Manifest Feelings of Humanity Amsterdam, July 17. Chancellor ron Hertling, supple menting his recent Reichstag speech with an interview, declared that Ger many is ready tD evacuate Belgium when her colonies are restored and the way reopened to the colonies, the Wolff Agency announced today. By the Associated Press Amsterdam, July 17. The Austro-Hurfsarian Government regards the war ns "senseless and pur poseless bloodshed," and believes lt might be ended at Uie moment when the Allies again manifest feelings of human ity. Baron Burlan, the Austro-Hun-garian Foreign Mlnlrter.imade this state ment In the concluding portion of his ad-. dress to the Austrian and Hungarian Premiers Tuesdav, according to dis patches from Vienna After declaring that the Allies would not succeed in their purpose of sowing discord among the nationalities in the Dual Monarch, the Foreign tlniter said- "It is unnecessary further to charac terize this method of fighting Our races indignantly disavow It, The resolute battle of defense must now b carried on to a good end, until lt prtngs us the se curity necessary for oiyr furtire peaceful existence " , There should be noipub'llc belief that diplomatic action and warlike action are inseparable Th'Borelgn Minister declared that warfafrej and --diplomacy served the same end, In time of war, add- nfi , v- ijr -jVfV",K "In every step It Jtakes. diplomatic 'ac tivity will pay due Regard to the war fhe results of the 'Conduct of the war will have a determining influence on the division of labor On the other hand, diplomacy lias a dtty, being continually on the watch anrT paying heed to the posslb'lltles of effective activity ' Thui, and noU otherwise, should the willingness of tle Central Powers for peace be conceived It will not for the moment hamper the Invincible defense, but after victorious battles, Just as dur ing pauses in abattle, It will, even with out new peace offers, always be Intent In recalling that we regard this war as senseless ana purposeless bloodshed, which might fat any moment be ended by the re emergence of feelings of hu manity In onr enemies "In so fajr as they are not aiming at the acquisition of territory, they are fighting against a windmill They are Continued on Pat Two Column One DEUTSCH SHIFTED POLICE AS PAWNS Recital of Fifth Ward Bru tality Amazes West Chester Jury SHOPKEEPERS HARASSED By a Staff Correspondent West Chester, Pa., July 17. Isaac Deutsch, Vare protege, moved Fifth Ward policemen about like pawns on a political chessboard, ac cording to patrolmen who testified today at the conspiracy trial Involving Deutsch, Lieutenant David Bennett and five other members of the Third district police. A lecital of systematic police brutality amazed the Jury, com posed chiefly of farmers. Heads were clubbed, spectacular raids were made and "quarantines" were established about the business places of Carey a'dher'ents, witnesses testified. James Calhoun, 2636 Poplar street, formerly a patrolman under Bennett, told of orders received from the lieu tenant. X "Go down on Second street and use your stick," Calhoun stated Bennett ordered him. "Drive them Into the station house," Bennett continued, "the Deutsch men I will let go, the Carey men I'll send to Twelfth and Pine streets." Calhoun said shortly before the pri mary election he was told he was "In wrong" with Deutsch. He found the Vare leader at the Deutsch club and managed to convince him that he was not a Penrose, but a Vare man, "It Is a gosh-darned good 'thing you came to me,". Deutsch remarked, ac cording to Calhoun. "You were going to be transferred to Germantdwn to night." Ordered to Harass Cafe Proprietor Deutsch then called up Director Wilson's office at City Hall. "This morning I gave you a list of three men to 'be transferred," Deutsch said. "Well, strike, off Calhoun's name, he iBKPIms along wlttt me.'V AMERICANS HELP ALLY ON MARNE Pershing's Men and French Clear Bailie of Enemy j ATTACK FOE TO EAST Follow Up Victory at Chateau Thierry by Extending Ac tion on Right By the United Press With the Americans on the Marne, July 17. American troops, having thrown the Germans back across the Marne on their sector east,, of Chateau-Thierry, are aiding the French to clear the enemy from the south bank farther to the eastward. Co-operating with the French, the Americans have partially cleared Conde wood, and have retaken Hill 231 and the village of Lachapella-Montho don. (Conde wood Is south of Courtemont, and Its western fringe evldentlv formed the American light flank. Hill J31 and Lachapelle Monthodon aie a short distance to the eastward of the w ood ) 1 The Americans, operating alone, en tiiely cleared the south bank of the Marne, In the region from Mezy to Jaulgonne (a front of more than two miles) Kept Hold on Met It now develops that ihe Americans never completely evacuated Mezy (on the south bink of tho rl"r, five miles east and north of Chateau-Thierry). One platoon hid In a cellar as the boches rushed In As the enemy flowed past them In a seemingly never-ending flood, this tiny garrison, held om', fighting jaejpwateiyandnflJcUng gre.at, Josses. ' The maln'forre' of Amirlcans fell back slowly, contesting every Inch" of ground with the gray-clad Infantry The little group In the cellar fought on, like an islet in a rushing torrent Blddlr FrnMlan Ranks Then, when the American counter-at-lack drove the Germans back upon the river, the platoon whit remained of it riddled the ranks of the retreating boches with machine guns There was a jojfui reunion when the little garrison Was again absorbed into the American ranks Two companies of Americans (500 men) in attempting to flank a large force of retreating Germans drove for ward so rapldlv that thev were cut off and surrounded In a wood Called upon to surrender, their answer was a crasr lng volle. Before the boches could re cover from the surprise the doughboys rushed them with bayonets and cut their way back to the American lines with surprlslnglj few casualties The Americans today received the highest praise from the French com mand for their excellent work In the last two dajs' flgrting German Morale Weaken) German morale is said to be much lower than in any previous phase of the offensive They have already used up a large part of their reserves Pris oners reveal the boches' increasing re spect for American fighting qualities, and declare the Germans' losses were extremely heavy, A map taken from a captured, Ger man'offlcer shows that the two Ameri can hospitals, deliberately bombed by German airmen far In the rear of our lines Monday night, were plainly nicked Several cases have been reported of bodies being captured while wearing American and French uniforms PERSHING AND BLISS HONORED Grand Cross of British , Orders Awarded to Americans B) the Associated Press London, July 17 General John J. Pershing has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and General Tasker H Bliss. American rep resentative at the supreme War Coun cil, has been given the Grand-Cross of tne oraer oi &t ancnaei ana ev. ueorge This was officially announced today. MOONEY GOES TO 'DEATH ROW Stars for Penitentiary to Await Execution for Murder By the Associated Press Ran Franclnco, July 17 Accompanied nnlv bv Sehriff Thomas Finn and a dep uty, Thomas I Mooney left this city at n .'.ln.li ,n,i frt tha Amttt 1, r.tur'1 In San Quentln penitentiary. He will be confined there under sen tence to be hanged on August 23 for murder In connection with a prepared ness day bomb explosion here s "Dry Nation," Forecaals Cilder Atlantic City, July 1 7. -"America will be a bone-dry nation." William. M. Cal der. United States Senator from New Tork, declared before members of the Atlantic City Rotary Club here. THE WEATHERVANE With o weatherman to rule her Fair full is slightly cooler! Chastened U her "Ilowdyi" Thursday from today uHll borrow Clouds to deck her; for fomorrow .llsa vHU be cloudy, Vv , jrtf jffca iorth'v.xt freete may POSITIONS WHERE FIGHTING IS CONTINUING IN CHAMPAGNE Battle rises on sectors of whole Champagne front. Re-enforced German arm south of Marne nttacked near St. Agnan and penetrated Bouidonnerle Wood Further east Allies held enemv at Bouquleny Wood ,md Nesles. After strong attack toward Nouvolsin enemy was driven back by French counter-blow. Between the Marne and Rheims violent battle broke out in Courton Wood German assault In Vrlgnv region broke down. East of Rheims French positions were maintained Intact. The Prus sians suffered a vangulnarj repulse at Beaumont. LENINE OPPOSES MURMAN LANDING Germany Hears Premier Is About to Break With U. S. and England CZECHS CAPTURE TOWN B the Associated Press Amsterdam. Julv 17 (Bj Wireless Press ) Premier Lenlne is about to break off diplomatic relations with Great Britain and anv other Entente Power connecter! with the landings of armed forces on the Murman coast, according to news said to have been received from Mos cow by "Berlin newspapers A dispatch received In London from Moscow bv way of Amsterdam reported that American and British troops had occupied tho entire Murman coast In northern r.usla An earlier dispatch on the sime date had sent to Great Britain a demand that British detachments on the Murmin coast be re-embarked with out delaj Pekln, Jul 17 The town of Klut- shevsk In the southwestern evtremltv of the Transbalkal region, has been occupied b the Czecho-Slovak forces following their capture of Irkutsk The Bolshevlkl arc reported concentrating at Verhenudlnrk A dlspatchyfrom Manchuria anno'in' that Gertfral Serenoff, the antl-BolshevIlt leader, has occupied Sharasun with his forces London, Jul 17 Repoits receLved ill Toko tnte hit he Bolshevik leaders in the Irkutsk region have taken alarm Ht the c-oup executed bv the antl-Bol- it shevlk elements at Vladivostok and are preparing to flee toward Monpolin. ac cording to an exchange Telegraph dis patch from Tientsin BURLESON TO DIRECT WIRES David J. Lewis Probable Chief J Proclaination Imminent By the United Press vtnblilnctnn. Juh 1" President Wil son will take "ve,- the nation's telegraph and telephone lines todiy or tomorrow. It Is leTned authoritative! Official an nouncement is expected to reveal that Postmaster General Burleson will be In chaise, and that Mi Burleson will name a whe admlnlhtritor, prob ibly David J Lewis of Marvlind former Congress man and an authorlts on wire control SPANISH SHIP TORPEDOED Vessel Bearing Minister to Ger many Sunk by U-Boat Hv the Associated Press Atlirnk. 'ireece. Julv 17, It is an- nouuetd from a Spanish rource that a Spanish 'teimshlp on which Minister Lopz oe Vrgn was returning to bpaln his lcn loiprdoed lv a German ub msrlM'1 1 h fchip flew the Vllnlster's flsg The dlp'onnt and his familj have been lef-cuert The German Government hud bten notified of tne Minister's departure a week in advance EXTRA AMERICANS AND FRENCH PUSH FOE BACK 2 MILES ON MARNE LONDON, July 17. American and French troops, countei- attacking on a four-mile front south of Dorma,ns (on the Miirne) have swept the Germans back 3000 yards (nearly two miles), bringing the enemy bridges across the river under artillery fire, It was learned from an authoritative source this afternoon. V AIR FIGHTERS VERY ACTIVE Ceaseless in Operations Against Germans on Champagne Font By the United Press W Ith the French Artnln In the Field, July 17, Some of the most violent and spectacular air Agisting of the war ls under way on the Champagne front. Allied aTrmen have clearly maintained their superiority Bombing planes flew over the battle field In great numbers One group con sisted of more than 100 machines Fighting planes ceaselessly poured ma- chine-gun Are into masses ot Germans. On qquaaron imucksq me most , impor um oriage over; me aiamo rer ac AMERICANS BEST ENEMY AT OUTSET Kaiser's Hopes Fall Flat as U. S. Soldiers Shatter Drive Southward RESERVES THROWN IN Bv EDWIN L. JAMES Special Cable to Eiening Public Ledger Copvrtaht, ltlf, bv .eu York Times Co With the American Arm) on the Marne, July 17 The opening of the third day of the Bieat German offensive finds the Kai ser's troops held, and in some places repulsed, on that part of the lino over which Americans are fighting. Southeast of Jaulgonne our counter attack is still In progress. In the last thirty hours St. Aignan has changed hands three times All the evidence shows that the hopes of the German high command have fallen almost flat. In no case has his objective been reached, and most of his reserves hav e already been thrown into his stupendous effort on the hundred-kilometer front. The morale ot the German troops Is not as good as in the Somme and Alsne drives Since noon jesterday the Americans havo taken 1500 prisoners. j Qn one ten kilometer sector of tne 100 kilometer offensive of the enemy 1 the 51aiis of the German high command hav e so fnr failed completely. That ten kilometers extends east from Cha teau.Thlerry up tD wlthln a kilometer of JaulRonno vn ls heId bj soldiers f ,trf gtates The story ot how American soldiers who had never before played a role In this world war, stood against the most savage rush of the German foe man and held fast at one of the most vital points of the Allied lines will make a glorious pige In American history. What happened brieflv, was this The Germins, having orders to push through the Americans', holding the line outh of the Marne and reich a line tunning eleven kilometers south of Jaulsonne lunning through Mon tlgny, crossed the Marne under the piotection of the most severe bom bardment and pushed ahead three kilo meters to n ltne through Crezincv There thev staved four hours until the Americans counter attacked and by midnight had driven them back across tho Marne: at every point on the American sector. Inflicting terrific losses ) To realize the importance of what the Americans did, it should be borne in mind that the ultimate object of the German series of offensives is Paris The present drive is appar ently designed to widen their sillent along the Marne, to enable them to make a better attack to win Paris. In the western half of the present drive Chateau-Thleny was the pivot about which the Germans planned to swing their line So far as this Amer ican sector was concerned the bcheme Continued on Tate Fire, Column Six ALLIED AIR RAIDS IN JUNE Berlin Admits 33 Attacks on Cities and Towns By the Associated Press Amsterdam, July 17. Thirty-three air attacks were made during June by the Allies against German towns and cities, according to a statement Issued at Ber lin Twelve of these were against in dustrial districts in Alsace-Lorraine and Luxemburg Four were against the Dtl Ungen and Saarbrucken regions, and one each at various places In the Rhine dis trict. The report admits, that slight damage- was aone to DJ4-9 ara :,'! a . :f WM wrtb'9 j.Te' Kaiser Striking Witlf - '-vw j'LlV f, .&jm nnm W W 7.s mi-j :m'M jiiecitea : aws ffl TTTkT? n A ttvtc rvTT trlM j:jju vy-fULLO WllJUJLsa fi-A AT ONE POINTS Ludendorff Attacks ok! Various Sectors of Cham-9 pagne Front Mil WIS Rinws wpau-pm .. $ xw t, u vr uixviij.sj fY BEFORE RESISTANCES IV. i s.v talK'iS-S . warn t rench and Americans Gainiii Counter-Tlmists AgainstSlff invaders " Htf-S PF.TATTVT TrtCirc tvt J&ML w D...: r. . JfKSS x i uhlans r-ierce Uourdoni?S2 nPHP WnnJ V... r". .'W'i Troons Dn.VU,, Pn ?i&i . Mk ay the Associated Press On the French Front in FranetSfJI T,t.. it T'vS'v3ffl Forty-eight hours have sufficed,f&i me noidmg of the German maiMft$f" . .u 1,1 uic ,rovvn rnnee's greats offensive on Monday. sThe eneajrl units which were turned back fWI? the direction of Paris and nr m&& deavoring to ascend the Marne krfiil being held in chpek Viw i. u.v$& troops, although attacks have renewed. ihe position of the fie columns which had gained a loth vii mo noutn oanxioi the Mam, become perHoHsVwhiJe, fofce , Rheims the 'German effort vance have each, time been foUi uuitiaioiivw)- sugnt progress HUUfftgm been made by the enemy on the'rftejfl west of Rheims, but his hope of effe& Inp- n hrannU In U lt . . .i r ...0 .. .v., .,, lllc llllv as not jeai-,A iW tzed The Allied mofhn.i r.t j. li. ........wu , ucicilBS , -v,vq proved wonderfullv efficacious every-w where, resulting in maintaining thaii " "-" "HOC I. - -,-i -J ., . : . ,&.$ tiy ine Associated Press Au J London, July 17 Casualties sustain.; jKS . -.,, ... v...,.,,..,, uuu(to in nip onensiT3 ,iw up to the present aie estimated to num- B! ber inoono, according to news received " Wg in onaon today from the battlefrontiW in f i nut:" The position for the Allies at th to b0 distinctly satisfactory, in advices:- received todav. The French losses areM$$a siaieu to nave been verv small. ThwSii" very small. TheVrirjfia 1 .... . - - " ttl-lQ naxe josi no guns, tne report declaresswja r-rencn counter-attacks have broufhtSffSB e German bridges over the rlv er Marna'mf, the under the fire of the French artllerr50 of medium caliber H!& Force" of rhe Grman Crown Prlne3a advanced annther three mlloe rtnwn th-Hi .. .. . . '. . " jr .viarne vauej esterda. This makes aaia total penetration of the French line ofi&fcS about six miles at Festlgny, the mtftt'gfiay southern point reached by the lnvaders,?SSi?3 Bv the United Press r Pari. Julv 17 (4 n m V Th (- &M atlon In the Champagne was authorlta-1- S59t tiveK- pronounced "excellent" in the mid. . die nf Ihn nftprnnon Tha ortani,- la b..: erally held everywhere, It was said, i ,'5!i More hard fighting !s expected, but'? the general Impression Is that the Ger-J??''. man effort, will tinf rnntlniia lrtntr .jil'W: I An A Tl hnTn thn nM nrm,n .l.!,-. I? -.-s:i costly failure so far. The battle la&KrHJ .....w ... ,,,-.. WW.,,..,, u.l.B .,- .Vf.Tl continuing, but It, consists only of comS5&42 paratlvely local operations along the newjj. fronts created by the enemy'p rasHspS-Jj Fighting on these scattered sectors 'WKM'il Intent, hot latest rennrts tnrttrntA thati-itt the Allies are safelv holding ie The Germans, balked in theii; CTlginaliil-JK! Intentions, are now seeking to pinch eMsXfSn Bhelms, while their right wing Is tniu'jir3 gung to nolo lis meager gams on tnao-'j', tanieianas soutn oi tne .viarne. "JctS The battle Is proceeding at various !$ sectors along the whole Champagnsjiv'i-jj front. The fighting Is particularly vio-Mk lent south of the Marne, where Amerl-'jp3p! nana attar' fla a r-l vi 0- tl,alc rn r k.nln, alJF.ffb?7.f the Germans, are aiding the French tty'i' IMCU iibiii. - 157 No Comlderable Gains w Other battles are proceeding betwe the Marne and Rheims and easta Rheims At no point nave tne uernHU made any considerable gains vmEh me ngnting is particularly vie south of the Marne, where cans, after clearing their own'ss of the Germans, are aiding: tpfoneh in iliptr rioht. ?Ad ..v. ....... ..,.. y, XT. r,M,nDltfl-k1j tlmttm r2-i i, V,..UW -.,.. V...... Other battles are proceeding!! tween the Marne and Rheimi,?g cast of Rheims, At no point 1 the Germans made any consM oalns. . $a Today's War Office statement "South of the Marne, tne are Dushlna forward new fo in the evening attacked tha north of St. Agnan and L. Monthodon, They penetra donnerle. ,Th- fu STSi SSX n:.'i && ft T?sa m W9A IBS'JlfVa,
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