mi hSK UI mmmin r Washington, July 20. Fair tonightf Sunday fair and warmer; gentle uinds 'becoming south TKMrERATrjRE AT EACn notJR I 8 I 9 110 It 112 I 1 2 3 4 lt THE EVENING TELEGRAPH lf.9 I 73 I 75 79 I 82 I 83 yr- VOL. IV. NO. 264 Tuhltfcha T)nllv Etc tit Sundav. Subtcrlptfon Price t $0 a. Tear by Mall. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918 Entered a, Second-Clara Matter at the Postofllce at Philadelphia, Pa. .Under the Act of March 3. 1879. PRICE TWO CENTS; Copyright, 1818, by the Public Ledger Company. ALLIED ARMIES DRIVE ENEMY BACK ON SWEEPING FORWARD IN SOISSONS MARNE; h i- r ruicu m c i rwm j&v ss&a N :: -'-mm jcuenma pup uc wooer night ::m EXTRA ;f 14 ' Iff? Iu. I-" IK l i l r 4, J Ns lIr re ltM fa I 1' n IX W BA v Eg- SAN DIEGO HIT .-if MINE, IS NAVY MEN'S BELIEF v L Opinion Strengthened by Finding Several Near ' , Scene of Disaster INTERNAL EXPLOSION . DECLARED IMPOSSIBLE "Captain Christy Sure Ship Was Torpedoed by Submarine & ' ' f Navy Department Believes It J Will Be Small Crew Commended By the Associated Press Washington, July 20. Although- Captain Christy, of the. armored crulsel- San Diego, reported his belief that It was a torpedo that sent the ship down og Long Island yesterday, further reports .today show lng that five or six mines were de stroyed by warships In the vicinity last night strengthened the opinion of naval officers here that an enemy sub marine was not responsible for the disaster. A statement by Rear Admiral Palmer, Acting t Secretary of the KflVV. rieftrrlhlnr- tlio i-altn4 rnnHii(t g- , ......... --..a ..... D. ...... wv,,UMbb !jrnr qt Captain Christy-and his men, em- fi,ci.vi. ..no auaciika ill any cviueiicp of the reappearance of the enemy ralderst. .Captain H. H. Christy' reported to , ths-Navy: Department today, ills, belief tbjlt Thar ah'n toraa Mrnsilnail In sntt. nf ST the absence of any positive evidence g or the presence of an enemy sub- manne. nicie waa no aisoraer on me 13$. cruiser, the captain said, every man A taking his station as If in ordinary fit drill. j v iv is icarnea ingi me captain s re port Bauwen mat. xne explosion coum not have' been internal because there was nothing in the ship at that place to explode. The department also has satisfactory evidence that the ship could not have struck an American mine, so, apparently the only possible explanation of the destruction of the ship aside from that of-a submarine attack is that she encountered a mine "dropped by U-boats before they left theAmerlcan coast. Tstllnairl t rr In o r lerrsj 1si ttfw ti v ijr-t i A' unit rwtif, io u uiojja ivn iiuiii mv tej Jchlef of staff of cruiser forces, based rHiiDon Cantain Christys report, made pXN public by the Navy Department: c xnf capiauivi niio can uivfiu n- h& V Hef that the ship was sunk by tor rv, nedo. There are no .conclusive fac- r'xZ." uui lb mat, uc in iiiLtiucu iu .ux? uc- ? tnm hnwpvtfr. nn whlrh tn hasa n. definite opinion at present in view of following circumstances: First. , No torpedo wake was seen. Second. No convnclng evidence that periscope was, seen. Third. No submarine appeared, ' In spite of the fact that three un armed rescue ships were In the vicinity for about two hours. Fourth. Shlf was struck on ,port side abaft beam which discouraged mine theory. j, Weather was nne; smootn sea. Officials here are certain' that some r,V.mHnail OSS in lllC will uo luuiiu out.. . 3 11fA b111 am Aiin4 lavLtAt 'sy tne muster rous oi mo ouf a.vo nii checked against the list of survivors. "5X The ' Ban UiegO S muster ruiia cp if?v lost, but a duplicate set is being sent 'JFl o' Washington. aw - . aM a.. Y alaaisljkBi TV Lsaai urew xti lljt A statement issued todaV by Rear bVirfmi!-..! Palmer, acting Secretary af C J .. !.. Mnn : f the Isavy, commenas me eMmin-ij "t- ouct or. men ana dhiwio w mo w. -nleao. cltlhe particularly the courage- fe'-ou behaylor of Captain Christy, who 6was the last to leave the ship. Kji As tne snip was turning over, mo ' Continued on Tate Two. Column. Se en MURDERED IN HIS BARN it Eluninii Man Viptim nf n IVTva. ' terious Vullet tt. Plttaton, Pa., July 20. Phillip Slder. 5 lorty-seven years oia, was myaieriouaiy mirrisreil at hla home in Laflln. two !-Si,ralles from here today The slder family 'lives In a 'little shack at the mining IJp.settlement. Wife and five children over f, taxed the .sleeping accommodations of the home, so Slder has been sleeping In .?j fhs hkrn E ravlv tHIa jnnrntntr. Atrs Rider heard ' a cries for help. As she opened the door ' t.-.-. k.eh4nH ctapcerpH In anrt fell Heafi P'on the floor. A bullet wound In the l!l Akaal ivtin fcital rf.t "" " "I! ' t, Washlnzton, JuljC.20. Former Gover- r-'nor Henry C. Stuart, of, Virginia, was 'appplnted today a member of the price .' Hxlnp comnilttee of the war Industries Aboard' by President Wilson, Ti ,. weAther.whys Isold the Weather Man with alee, j "Fair ioniaht'and Sunday." YlBV this gladsome promise we .Are ttrengthened up tor Monday. nitr a propitious star Ufkejnoment seizes. 'Br"mV- . al.. &WZ .3;- CLEVELAND CLUB QUITS AFTER TWO CONTESTS TODAY Dunn Announces Gates Will Be Closed in Compliance With Crowder Ruling Chicago, July 20. A message to till club owners In the American League, asking them If they were willing to abide by Secretary Baker's order at once, was sent today by Tresldent Dan Johnson. The action q.f the Cleveland club In clos ing tomorrow Is the first result of the message. Cleveland, o July 20. President James C. Dunn, of the Cleveland Amer ican League, club, today sent the fol lowing message to Cleveland from Chi cago: "We will play a 'double-header with Philadelphia tomorrow and will then close the ball nark for balance of pea- son, it is our desire to comply nromptly with Secretary Baker's ruling on base ball." , DYE AGENT HELD AS GERMAN AIDE President of Berlin Dye Works; This City, Is Interned PRESIDENTIAL WARRANT Arrested on a presidential warrant as a German ajien enemy, and sus pected of being a German agent of wide Influence In this city, Carl Feld man, president of the Berlin Aniline Dye Works. 122 Wafhut street, has been interned at Gloucester by Govern ment authorities. It Is rumored Feldman may have been connected with some of the prop aganda circulated by the former Ger man Ambassador, Count von Bern storff. The offices of the Berlin firm were raided by Department of Justice agents directed -by Todd Daniels,, yes terday afternoon, and all papers of the firm were seized for examination. The raid was arranged through Agent Clark, and was made without a hitch, no opportunity being given for the destruction of any papers. Feldman holds a responsible position in the, business world. Firm Retarded aa Reputable The Berlin Aniline Dye Works, one of the prominent dye men of the city said this afternoon, has been estab lished many years and has been re garded as a reputable firm. Although It was known in the trade Feldman was born In Germany, as were his bookkeeper, a man named lMennen, and many of the salesmen of the firm, no nlgnlflcance was attached to It when the United States entered the war be cause they were loud In their protesta tions of loyalty to this .country, even going so far as to stop all trade but that In domestic dyes. The Department of Justice officials are ratlcent regarding the exact case against Feldman and the firm, but the fact that United States District At torney Kane is himself handling the nrosecutlon, and that Todd Daniels is Immensely Interested In preparing the case. Is an Indication that they con sider the matter an Important one. The place where Feldman has been interned hao not been disclosed. He lives in an apartment at 1623 Wal nut street, and is a member of several clubs. Property Seized Months Ago The dye works property at the Wal nut street address was taken over sev eral months ago by A. Mitchell Palmer, custodian of alien enemy property. Investigation has shown, It Is said, that Feldman sided wltfi Germany. He be came Involved In a controversy with members of the Racquet CJuh soma- ttme aro, because ot alleged pro-German statements, and later resigned. He had apartments at 1623 Walnut street. At the apartment house.s Mrs. Har k(ns, the manager, said Feldman lived tftere twelve years. He had little com pany. Few of Hie residents of the) neighborhood knew him. His apartment was searched by Gov-- ernment agents yesterday. U.S. FISCAL AGENT IN EUROPE Oscar T. 'Crosby, of Treasury De partment, Arrives in London ,, By the Associated Press Washington, July 20. Oscar T. Cros. Dy, assistant secretary ot ine treasury, and president of the Interallied coun cil, has arrived safely In London, after a stay of several months In the' United States, and hereafter will be. known as !'-'.. i Fitates commissioner of Aninra f In Europe, tit announcing tnis today the treas lit p also explained that Mr. Crosby, on his return, was accompanied by Norman Davis, president of a trust company of Havana, Cuha, and Robert F. Loree, who have been acting as advisers of the treasury department, and who will be members of Mr. Crosby's staff. Mr. Davis will visit Spain to study remedlesMor foreign exchange problems. Mr. urosDy prooamy win isit all the allied countries shortly, making special studies of foreign exchange questions MINISTER IS MISSING Swedish Representative Driven From Japan Two Months Ago By the Associated Fress Tokto, July 20,- The whereabouts of G- O. Wallenberg, recently Swedish Mln. Ister to Japan, who left for home by way of Siberia, two months ago with a party of, fellow Swedes, is not known, andjfrlends here are mystified. Advices received from Sweden say that he has not arrived there. . Minister. Wallenberg and fourtten iFasiaga BERGDOLLINCITY; CAPTURE MAY BE MATTER OF HOURS Federal Net Rapidly Draws Tight Around Draft Evader TAXICAB TOUR TRACED Authorities Raid Houses and Mother's Home, but Friendly "Tip" Saves Fugitive . The captured of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll Is a matter of hours only. Federal authorities here believe. He was traced to this city early yesterday morning. The wealthy draft evader's every movement has been followed. A taxlcab chauffeur who drove htm about town several hours has told what he knows and Bergdoll Is rap idly being caught in a net. Bergdoll, who was not recognized there at th'e time. Is said to have slept last night at th Vendlg Hotel, Thirteenth and Filbert streets, and left early this morning. His move ments since that time have been closely followed. It Is denied at the Vendlg now, even, that Bergdoll was there. It Is believed he Is being: "tinned" to the activities of his pursuers, and the arrest of the "tippers Is predicted, Bergdoll arrived in this city some time before 1 o'clock yesterday morn ing. This has been established through the taxicab driver. He arrived here on a Baltimore and Ohio train, one train ahead of a Fed eral agent pursuing him, and Imme diately went to a cafe at Fifteenth and Chestnut streets. Arriving there as the cafe was clos tng, he is said to have been denied admittance. He then went to the Vendlg, where he engaged the taxlcab chauffeur to drive him to Eleventh and Filbert streets.' After requesting the chauffeur to see If there were a crowd In a res taurant tnere, Bergdoll left the 'mi chine, dismissed the chauffeur, and went into the restaurant. . Taxi Tour of City Some time later he was again at Thirteenth and Filbert streets, and again engaged the chauffeur, being driven to Twenty second and Mifflin streets. Here he requested that the chauffeur await his return. Informing him that If any persons came along the street to start the engine ot the machine as a signal to him to leave by a rear door. He came out of the house several hours later and was driven to Sixth and Vine streets, where he again dis missed the chauffeur, telling him he was going to a house nearby. Federal agents say Bergdoll did not go Into a. house near Sixth and Vine, but returned, to the Vendlg and en gaged a room, t The chauffeur of the taxicab, whose identity was not disclosed, went to the Federal Building today and told ills Etory. ' A reward of $1000 has been offered by Mrs. Bergdoll for Information lead ing to the capture ot her son before Monday, when he will become a de serter. Thelchauffeur was not held. Twho Houses Raided Announcement by Mr. Daniel of Bergdoll's presence here foltbwed the raiding last night by Federal agents of two houses in an effort to capture Bergdoll. He escaped from one of these a North Philadelphia residence a few seconds before the Government agents surrounded and raided the house. Mr. Daniels, of the Department of Continued on Pare Two, Column Six VICTORY AT METEREN SHOWS BRITISH SPIRIT Small But Important and Franco-American Triumph Germans, Now Disillusioned By PHILIP GIBBS Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger CopiWohf, tilt, ei Jveu) yorK Time Co. War Correspondents' Headquarters on the Western Front, July 20. "There is a lot of good news flying about this morning," said a young officer I met on the. road, who had Just heard of the capture of enemy ground at Meteren and only vaguely then of the magnificent French suc cess between the Marne and the Alsne. -K.it to tell him the big num ber of prisoners and guns, and hel 8 "It makes one feel good."' Everywhere the victory of the French has cheered the spirits of the men and the success at Meteren. though it is a small thing compared with the Immense triumph of Foch aMetroops. Is a little bit r which adds to the sense of the turning of the tide In our favor. Meteren was ortlv a bit of a town, and now has been shot to a heap of ruin, but It Is Full of .historical interest for the Brlt; Ish It was to Meteren that the Ger man cavalrv retreated In October. 1914. when they "were chased off Mont - des-cais hhi v-. - .... Max of Hesse. In the old monastery uo there, and out of Meteren they were driven back by the glorious old Third Division to the line thev held All the tiritUh aoldlera who fought In Flnrikkiitw MtteMnwll. pu n thrUjhlt on tMIr way U, B4UMJ GERMAN FLIERS CONFIRM DEATH OF LT. ROOSEVELT Not? Dropped Into American Aviation Camp Says He Is Dead By the Associated Press rarl, July 20 German aviators-have dropped a note Into American aviation camps confirm ing the death of Lieutenant Quentln Roosevelt. Lieutenant Quentln Roosevelt, nhose death while flying as an alator In the American ranks Is confirmed from Ger man sources, was the youngest son of the former President He disappeared last Suday morning during a combat be tween American and German machines ten miles Inside the enemy lines in the Chateau-Thierry sector. Two machines attacked Lieutenant Rooseelt and one of, the machines was seen to tumble to the ground Search for him after the battle revealed no traces and It was evident that Lieu tenant .Roosevelt's machine had gone down. One report was that the ma chine caught fire while another account said that It was not In flames when It was seen to fall TWO SONS OF CITY KILLED IN FRANCE Morris Kersonsky and George Vallance Reported by Pershihg TWO OTHERS WOUNDED Two more Philadelphlans have died fighting for democracy and against autoc racy, their names appearing In today's casualty list from General Pershing In France. Both were killed In action. The soldiers from Philadelphia and vicinity named In today's casualty list are: . -'iKIIiLKD.-lN ACTIOS -MORRIS KERSONSKY, 240 Lombard street GEORGE VALLANCE, 2556 North Thirty-third street. SEVERELY 'WOUNDED JOHN (B. FREET1I, 2520 North Law rence street. ORVILLE L. RIFENHURO, 121 East Ninth street, Chester. JOHN 1. JOHNSON, 24H Hamilton street, a marine. MISSING IN ACTION jonx P. DEIIAVEN, Conshohocken, a marine. Kersonsky, killed In action July 12 left for France 11 weeks ago'. He lived with his uncle, Morris Cohen. His parents are In Russia. He came to America eight years ago George Vallance lived with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs Andrew Vallance. and his sister prior to his enlistment in Ambulance Corps No. 502, the Stone men's corps, In 1917. He sailed for France last December. His parents heard from him frequently, his letters telling war's horrors, but urging his relatives not to worry about him. The last letter from Vallence was re ceived July 11. In it he said In part: Must Keep Up Courage "I never realized what war was until I struck the front, and after going through machine-gun fire and shells and shrapnel and bombardment and seeing so many wounded one begins to realize the words of Sherman that 'war Is hell." But we must all keep up our courage until the tyranny of the foe Is crushed." Vallance was twenty-three years old. He went to Northeast Manual Training School. Before enlistment he was em ployed by the Belfield Company, a Continued on Pase Two, Column One Adds a to Cheer Brought by brlck'cottages. or drlnkin'e thin beer In In Its old estamlnet of "Le Veritable Coucou." Meteren Advance Useful From a military point of view the advance there is useful, as it, gave us some good observation of the' enemy's ground. The Germans did not seem to expect an attack thero, as their line was held by a small garrison, living wretchedly In cellars below the ruins, which they had organized as dugouts and machine-gun emplace ments. The British heavy guns pounded above them continually, making the place hellish for them to get In or out, and they were not happy. The attack was at an unusually late hour and In broad daylight, at nearly 8 o'clock, with the sun streaming over the field of tall grass1 and ot neglected crops all tangled with popples and flowering weeds. The assault was made toward Meteren and sonth ot It by Brit ish troops, including Scots, while fur ther south Australians were out hunting In their usual way, and Eng lish lads made a raid. Smoke screens: spreading out widely in tne wind, bamea tne enemy as to 1 tjnir object and the garrisons of the enemy posts were quickly surrounded By Scotsmen and others. Sixty of them surrendered, and the remainder of them fought thalr machine guns' until they were annihilated. In addition to theae sixty man brought back to the British Uea, the-Auetrallana' mada, a ,haul of ii,. ii ' ' 200,000 AMERICAN TROOPS IN DRIVE, MARCH DECLARES Six of Pershing's Divisions ' Smash Forward on Aisne-Marne NO LIMIT TO ADVANCE! I German Plans to Attack on North Line Have Been j Stalled i By the Associated Pres, I Washington, July 20 I Six of General Pershing's divisions, i or about 200,000 American troops, are ngntlng with the French In the pres ent offensive In tho Aisne-Marne dis trict, General March, Chief of Staff, today advised members of the Senate Military Committee at their weekly conference. The Franco-American offensive will continue as long as it is possible to force tho Germans back, General March stnted. General March told the Senators also that the Germans had been preparing for an offensive against the British to the noith on the western battlefront. to be simultaneous with their last of fensive against the Franco-American front. For some reason, General March stated, the drive against the British was postponed, and that is the prob able explanation given for tne antisn policy of not attacking tne uermans, while the French and Americans aro engaged In their offensive. German Drive Stopped Allied military opinion, General March said. Is unanimous that the German of fensive movement has been completely stopped. Official i reports to the War Depart ment, General March told newspapermen today at the weekly conference, showed a maximum penetration by the Franco American counter-attack of ten miles and an average penetration of seven miles on a twenty-two-mile front Thev attack still Is being pressed, he sa4d,-SalntjJheavy German resesves The American troops engaged on this front are the First, Second, Third and Fourth Regular Divisions and the Twenty-sixth (New England) and Twenty-eighth (Pennsylvania) National Guard The Forty-second National Guard (Rainbow) Is stationed In the Champagne region. 1,300,000 Sent Abroad During his interview General March disclosed the fact that the embarkation of American troops has passed the 1,200,000 mark. The War Department has no advices that the city of Soissons has fallen, but it is known to be under a heavy Are from American artillery and Its fall seems evident French and American forces are either already on this road or have It well under direct shellfire of their artil lery. An unattached regiment of negro troops from the Ninety-third National Army Division Is In each sector. General March said the objective of the Franco-American counter-attack was the Solssons-Chateau-Thlerry railroad, which the Allied command has reason to believe is the principal artery of supply for the enemy In the Chateau-Thierry region, and also one of the principal sources for the sector south of the Marne. The ch4ef of staff pointed out that, with this railroad in Allied control, the German withdrawal from the sector south of the Marne would be rendered difficult and their main railway line to the rear would be lost. He Indicated that an attempt to withdraw Is antici pated. Complete satisfaction with the present situation and the progress of the French and American attack, according to Sen ators, was expressed by the War De partment experts The military situa tion was outlined to the Senators with maps and the double flanking movement against the Germans pocketed betweep Bhelms and Soissons explained It was emphasized by Senators later that In the present offensive the Ameri cans are not engaged In an .enterprise of their own and have no separate corps under distinctively American com mand. Regarding the German claims that they took 20,000 prisoners In their re cent offensive. General March said It was entirely probable, but It was offset by what, has been accomplished in the counter-offensive. Rl'ielma Holds Firm What further progress the French and Americans will make in their counter-offensive was not being pre dicted. Peculiar satisfaction over the failure of the Germans to capture Hheims was expressed. The successful defense of Rhetms against the enemy. General March at tributed to the splendld.defense organi zation perfected there by the French forces. He described the city as pre pared for a "house-to-house defense." The region to the east of Rheims, where the Germans struck en Monday without scoring any material gain, was commanded by General Gournaud, and General March characterized this French officer as one of the most strik ing personalities among the Allied mili tary leaders. General Gournaud, he said, Is about fifty years old and has been "shot up all over the world," wear ing chevrons to show that he 'had been wounded the times, and his troops would be Inspired by General Gournaud to "die where they are" rather than give way before the enemy. Dlvltlona Above Strength In explaining the number of Ameri can troops Involved, General March said that the American division had a numerical strength ot 37,000 combat ant troops, but with its service of sup ply forces. Its medical un(ts and other Miliary arm, each reaeheaU , total HWB.n ' ed a jnr J M VJ; y " JAKE I I I I 1 I WIU1L1 i AMERICAN WEDGE IN ENEMY'S LINES Advance of Pershing's Men May Force Foes to Evacu- ate SoJSSOllS MOST TNTTTRTFS ST TflWT "1XJJ A UlJUniEia 3L.lvjrni By EDWIN L. JAMES Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copyright, tllfi, by .Vtni Vorfc Tlmfs Co. With tlio American Army, July 20. The first thirty hours of the Franco American offensive drove a deep point Into the German lines south of Sols- sons and yielded a net gain of from five to fifteen kllometeis on a forty kilometer front. , Just before dark Thursday night Al lied aviators saw French cavalry to the northeast of Soissons and scout Ins parties of Americans on the heights south of the" city. French cavalry also penetrated far eastward, leturnlng to make reports of condi tions. Aviators reported' that late Thursday the Germans began to draw back suns from the woods north of Chateau-Thierry. While Allied soldiers have been around Soissons, with tho Americans holding Bellenu, Immediately to the south, there has been as jet no fight ing direct for Soissons. If the Franco American forces advance far enough south of the city, th Germans "may evacuatp It without a fisht. In paining this terrain the French .(nil siuici ju nil uiuK uiuiiaaiius ui prisoners. Thirtvflve hundred were credited to the Americans alone. It should be stated that the American forces romnose a small nrnnortion of the totnl Allied forces involved in this , operation. We have taken many guns and an immense quantity of ammuni tion. The whole operation has shown how splendidly the French and Americans can co operate In such an action. In Continued on Pase Thirteen, Column Four BASEBALL SCORES CLEVEL'D.O ATH'Slst...3 Bagby-Thomas; Walton-McAvoy; umpires, Diiuen-Nallln. PHILLIES.. PITTS 1st... JURY DISCHARGED IN JOHN O'LEARY TRIAL NEW YORK, July 20 Jhe jury iu the case of Johu O'Leaiy, accused of conspliacy in aiding' his In other Jeieuilah to escape from New Yoi;k, was discharged at 1 o'clock this afternoon when it lepoited it could not agxee on a veidict. It had been out ior twenty-five hows. FLIER FALLS 3000 FEET TO DEATH NEAR SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 20. Albert Melvin Emery, a cadet flier attached to the aviation service school at Imperial Beach, near here, was killed south of that place last night, falling 3000 feet in a tail spin. Emery was doing acrobatic flying nt the time of the accident. His hotne was in Washington Stat. PUTBREAK OF CHOLERA REPORTED IN MOSCOW LONDON, July 20. Cholera lias broken out in Moscow, according to a Russian wireless message received here today. Within the last twenty-four hours, the message says, thei e have been reglsteied in Moscow 224 known cholera cases, seventy-eight suspected cholera cases and twenty-six cases of stomach disease. 10,000 REGISTRANTS CAJLLED FOR LIMITED SERVICE WASHINGTON, July 20. Provost Marshal General Crowder has issued a call for 10,000 legistrants for limited service, to entrain July-20 to August 2. BELGIANS TO CELEBRATE Martyr .Nation Will Observe An niversary of Independence By the Associated Press Washington, July 20, Belgians will celebrate their eighty-seventh Independ ence day tomorrow, In spite of the pres ence of the German oppressor on most of their territory. Word came to the le gation here today that-the Belgian civil population, forbidden open manifesta tions ot patriotism, will celebrate in their hearts, while the army will .ob serve (he day by killing as many boches as possible. Brussels was fined $10,000, 000 by the Germans the last time a pub. lie celebration was held. Recognition will .be given the holiday In many of the Allied countries. Cuba's Congress has voted to make July 21 Its own national me oay, in commsmorev tkm-ot Blc4uni'a.sarUlcM forjhuma. A niro m A MQ ' i rj-f vfTf MORL J UWHb: ffA I Mm Jm afafaf BA I 1 L.H. ZsKJiyEi-m TiYr.l-i Alvrrinnnc "RdlrkTU 1UU U "av'" Gains Mile on 20-Mile of Re-enforced German Army Grows. Main Road Threatened British Strike Hard By the Associated Press l7ltlt 4fn 1?vanfl1. AvmtAc S 17-ma Tt1- Oft Till! H.S; J. HIIHI '""" III IIOIHC) UU1J U. 1V Entente Allied troons today are driving back the GermJM'',.9l 4"tM 4 MA Cnnllimin fnnL nF1 lltn , vii lug uuuinciu uann ui 111c iitci on me soumern DaaK 01 ine river ing the river embankments. By the Associated Press - London, July 20. Franco-American troops on the Soissons front have extended their advance from Monte de Paris, southwest of Bclleu, a town southeast d , Soissons. The Allied line has not been advanced much further towaret'tJ Soissons, but the front is now very close to the main road opposite Ville-;, ws munpoire, six mnes soutn ot soissons. viuemonpoire is an important j$fm center for the transport of German troops. "Ma The Allies advanced on an average of one mile on a twenty-mU'-'ji front, hpturnon nnnn .rAetnvJn,. a.! O Tl.- ! -f r. ....... - - v-wft Jl am.- iiumuer 01 merman prisoners taken in tne ranco-Amencui vs offensive on the Aisnp-Mnmp front now Vino i-annnon menn . USJ On the Rheims front the French VU..V.,. ui .ura joius uciwweu ouuam tne rrencn also made slight progress GERMAN FLIERS DRIVEN OFF - - vr, . - -. U'laue rruities Visits to Uie Uoast of England London, JUy 20 A German airplane crossed the Kentish coast this morning and was driven back by fire of anti aircraft guns, according to an official announcement. On Thursday a German airplane ap peared off the Island of Thanet, but was driven off before it could inflict any damage. AM) TOMORROW-WARMER! Little Old Mercury Goes Sailin' Up the Tube ( Take It from us It's hot today. And humid I Tomorrow, says the weatherman, will be even more so. The temperature at 11 o'clock this morning-was 80, two degrees-higher than yesterday at the Vame hour. And .the humidity was 81, an advapce ot 3 per cent over yesterday. Cooling showers this evenlnr, perhaps? No, says the forecaster. A little rain tomorrow, maybe T Nix. Just a coppery blase of sunlight, a base of'hMt tlM'laHr iS Vf" af. r aw Im a-r & fi "j- m . ' Afj JT TCV (!ltV fiTI AifiTIR.' ' r J J , Front Resistance, XM t v . 1VTo-a nMl n.M - mmm-mmaIm- 17: iviaiiic anu aic nun t&fji im;n marne ana are now approacn ; - V4& A'1M1. 1 . t1.i ''Vr-tiiVH forces have advanced for a diiti ana AUDerive (east, 01 nneimaj ,;..; j near Pourcy. Vi jm NEITIU.YTAKFN t&mM ,WA.-7j - - - . - jse. ALLIES PRESS QM i&fl A 1KT i-KT aVJT A ntMPf-s&l VJ.tt.ir Vl-UmAM4aWrv;i 5 tfa More Towns Captured as Fooh "$ Advances Along Greater Part of Bin Front J3& By the Associated Press SJ -. t.., nn i1 rariH, uuiy v. .tav j.-iujiuii uuu rkiiivi itttii iiuupa orn continuing their advance between the ' p msnu unu ine murne, according tc i. an official statnmpnt. issued hv th 'it- War Office today. gj oouin oi tne marne tne rrencn ,v have thrown back the enemy be . tween Fossoy and Oeuilly and have, - J retaken ground toward the Marne. . jc$ The Allied advance has reached' navi the line Vierzy, beyond the wood o&&& Mauloy, east of Villers-Helon and 1 Neuilly-St. Front. it Ml The statement follows: "Yesterday and last night French and American troops continued thei ?&$ advance over the greater part of the ' front between the Aisne and the marne. jj "Vierzy has been reached and the troops have gone beyond Mauloy ,, Wood, east of Villers-Helon, and con- quered Neuilly-St. Front and Licy Clignon. . , "South of the Marne our troops have driven back the Germans be- "' tween Fossoy and Oeuilly and have gained ground toward the Marne." f Neuilly-St. Front Is an important".' town and Its capture further straightens a bulge In the Franco-American line and uiiitso me stiiici iuicvs ciojser io uuicny. l til Vierzy already had been reported in po. ,. 39 session or tne Americans. villers-Helpn lies about ten miles south of Soissons.' uii-v-iiuu!i is cast ui rorcy ana norui vl west of Chateau-Thierry in the AmerU'' TS-.S can sector Hf2a The Allied gain south of the Mama ?$ Deiwecn r oesoy ana ueuuiy was on & r?B fifteen-mile front. American troops ri Js?J cently recaptured Fossoy and since tnaa 'TJ have been assisting the French forces to ' ,! the east. They are evidently playing a'iVtW big part in the French offensive there.' I'VJj All ICC rTYMTlMI tl? !&.,$ .niii wii a 1"?aj STEADY PUUINUlNCi'3 ,jrj; OF GERMAN LIlNj Strengthening of Teuton Deftiii'v May Lock Armies in Giant -tg Strugs WFtA With the American Army JiA' tl. u-.ii. . i tvi llL.'i'5'4a Aiic uabiic &vjic ailing ura of the Allied counter-attack. I the Aisne and" the .Marne it extended further south i Chateau-Thierry than the previously affected, according te,1 '-""-"" - " ! . V. ine Franco-American xoreea continuing the steady pound!" the northern part of the Ui Soissons, although the, 1 !. U. ''J.illij itiS wra ' 3 jwh Sffts 3rw S -' !! jmrsi Sl RsWtk'L&iiJdj-
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