nwmmm&wsmmszmim c,. wWI HfV THE WEATHER NIGHT EXTRA Washington, July 22. Partly cloudy and continued warm toniglu and Thurs day; gentle moderate winds. TKMrEHATURK AT EACH nntlB LI THE EVENING TELEGRAPH 8 8 110 U 12 I II 21 3 41 5 ITS I 79 I 86 inn 194 192 I 92 132 I I VOL. IV. NO. 265 Published Dally Eteept Sunday. Bubicrlplton Price: 18 a Tear by MalL Copyright, 1818. by the Public Ledger Company. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1918 Entered as Second-Clan Matter at the Fottmce t Philadelphia. Pa. ,. Under ths Act of March 3. 1870. PRICE TWO CENTSj$S Izuenma Bubltc r and mragEi; r m K I WTS HEAVY FIRING HEARD TODAY OFF CAPE COD May Be Battle Between U. $- S. Naval Vessels and German Submarine ,TROOP SHIPMENTS WILL NOT DIMINISH Iw Daniels Orders Probe of Ap parent ranure 01 rjomns to Explode PLANES' ATTACK FUTILE I KP Missiles Hurled at Raiding iS. Clw..2.. Tt!J TVT TAM ' form Function p, By the United Press aft Provlncetown, Mass., July 22. jt Heavy cannonading was heard off 53 shore here today at 11.45 a. m. & Naval vessels have been off this W Port hunting German submarines. Provlncetown harbor Is clased to all' ships. Explosions resembling those of y depth bombs were heard shortly after fe 4 a. m. li A haze hid the origin of the firing. 2V nut It is believed naval vessels mav U, have located a submarine.1 possibly the one wnicn auacKea ana destroyed tne tug Perth Amboy and her barges yes terday. The firing appeared heaviest off a point between coast guard stations Nos. 38 and 39. Residents of Cahoons Hollow, Nauset, and Well fleet, all re ported hearing -the explosions. Washington, July 22. j iroop snipmenis to swell me great .JJ AtMAntfi'ln A-n Iv. Hnv.nA ...111 . .. iT ..mw.wiii a.lllj ill liajlUO 111 till UIl W Undiminished and unafraid despite OftrmftnvVs. RernnH TT.hnnt nnnetnt raM now under way. . -Tlllv mniramanta Tl-111 atrrrtfaerftin nt j, , . . ......, ..... 0b.SOu w .jr least 300,000 men from this side. xne war Department intends to ,s keep at its accelerated program, and "J the Navy Department is ready to af ford the needed protection. This is the answer today to the new German Jw, effort to shake American morale and i disturb military and commercial ship I nlriH-. . V: ' . .TW TVit'otflirnt Knrnh. !" -; 7" - ftp The navy ordnance bureau was i asked by Secretary Daniels today to j investigate tne apparent raiiure or $Y bombs, dropped by a seaplane upon r-j the U-boat raiders at Orleans, Mass., & to explode. ' Secretary Daniels said his report .showed seaplanes had attacked the f ' ramer, dui mere was noming to in- . . i . t. 1 . - Lll aicate mat Dornus naci roacp, a 1111 ' He. feared they had noU exploded. Ttswna nmlttH tVlprA Vinrl been RnmA fc.? 1.KI.A.. ...... llBPA a T. .4 On rtf attllt-A lllBtoaivca uco uv4 ui uu.u, v... au.iu.o of the intricate bombs to function tsk properly.-' rj Daniels desires to know whether Ofcthere has been any suspicious tamper )A Jng with tjie mechanism or whether I Bf there has been carelessness in manu Wi facturing. Private concerns mane tne DomDs, T but the finishing touches, such as i" fusing, is done at Newport by the t7 . A . ffi Thn Secretary said the majority of naval opinions indicated that the I '5tt-.ip.,4 ctntpo r.rulaer San Diego was 1 Ji mlnnd. ijr 'Reappearance or a uerman u-ooai t& With it Sinking Ot lour coal uaruca anu Ik's a tug off the Cape cod snoais aunaay. w rnmn as no surunsu i.u wcifiwoicu "'3 .,.-ii niitVinrltlpi. Without dlscloslne fll any of the means taken to ward off r,v or minimize me attacKs 01 tne raiuer, ilf it may be said that the naval patrol I avstem is closely on the alert today. :; , Believe Mine sanK Dan uiego Sinking of the coal barges up .round the bend on the map from ... Tjine Island Sound naturally linked 5?ud that incident with the destruction a. of the' United States cruiser San ?f" Diego, last ween, nut mere was sun an inclination 10 Deueve mat mines ItiM Viv hle or flppomnanvlniT snh. ii 'marines were responsible for the San Diego sinking. It was pointed out lhat tViA nrmnn waa RPPlrlne- thua tn f v-1- .." - .. .. 4 a - - - Ji effect serious military damage, lndl' ! t-prtlv: -without exnoslne hlmsptf tn .I.. Jm.sn.M.a l...', nt4l.fll,I. .IfHIllJ t Wlt3 uailfiCI Uiici-i- anawna nuum 111 volve. Newjy.lald mines were located In thn vleinltvof the San DIpe-o affnlr. V l-PVia vnirill nra ft WfiCA attortlrAil MfW Aiini. o,..i .v ,,. u,wvncu ,UIL rVfthe Massachusetts shore indicated, somewhat, that the raider Intends to SJ pursue the course of its predecessors i,in Dagging Ema.11 gtune. xnere was, lihmvavAc crirriA lnrllcatlnn that h& VinH 'ftried for larger ships in this Instance P; successfully. v Disregard Women and Children ?; The German has abandoned "cruiser kwnrfare." as defined by himself. That means that he has brought "schreck- "M, Jlchkeit" to America, and has dropped firie mafiK vi cuui icay aim toro witn .which the first raiders sought to de ; celve the nation and to influence Pan- American opinion into disbelieving -"tories of Teuton frlghtfulness. Off i&Orleans, Mass., vessels were shelled swlthout warning ana wiinout regara '. to the women and children aboard. ThA nnvprnment in rtrenariner in 'AtaWe over the Cape Cod canal as a result 01 mo w-u. i..w. (. ,vu i'be made part of the Federal-controlled Inland waterways Dy executive order nt President Wilson. Army officers t v.v eone to make an investigation to &rit ermine what work will be necessary fe-to adapt thescanal to its proposed 'ew purposes. r1- 1 !'. Rv the Associated Press ?A - ..... - ..... -:". Tuiv n-" ah tn rapiimp. . . . . M !. .I.A Ah-. ...na.nl AUie cornninnu w ilin 1101. iwvai trlct were brought into piay toaay : search of. New England waters lite uerman euDmarine -vnicn a.- tna same tnree oargeg yesier- ipoajWimin view 01 me '1 "'ivj rti.-... GERMANY RUSHES TROOPS TO QUELL RUMANIAN RISING 300,000 Men Hurled Into Con- quered Balkan Country, Rome Reports By the United Press Washington, July 22. Germany has rushed 300,000 troops Into Rumania to put down uprisings In the conquered Balkan country, accord ing to official Rome cables today. Clashes between the Rumanian people and German troops hae become so widespread and violent that the Austro Germans have been compelled to draw upon their reserves In the west to send aid. 1 THREAT "TO GET" TRIAL WITNESS Benjamin Yanowitz Called by State in Fifth Ward Case, Approached BY CITY EMPLOYE By a Ktaff Correspondent West Chester, Pn., July 22. Benjamin Yanowitz. a witness for the Commonwealth, Philadelphia, In the Fifth Ward election trial who testified last -eek to police persecutions In that ward was threatened yesterday by a former city employe. That was the Information furnished to day to James Gay Gordon, Jr., asoistant District Attorney. Yanowitz, according to jthe Information received by Mr. Gordon, was approached yesterday on Pine street near Sixth, Philadelphia. .Yanowitz was called a foul name, It Is said, and the remark was made: "We will get him after the trial " The remark was alleged to have been made by a former city employe, who is opposed to Mercantile Appraiser James A Carey. Gordon caused a search to be made in the courtroom for the former city employe, but he was not located. Taulane pursued his questioning about Cohen's poolroom when Dr. Louis Michael, 532 Pine street, was called Michael said Cohen's place, frequented chiefly by Careyites, was not molested until shortly before the, September primaries. David Harris, 541 Pine street, was on the stand when court adjourned for the midday recess. He testified to hearing Deutsch claim support for the police in an address at the Bo-called Deutsch Club. The heaviest guns of the prosecution were training on Isaac Deutsch and his co-defendants' today, Vi Chester County court, where the seven men are on trial forconsplracy, tojvlolatf -the Sherri "act? Samuel O. Maloney, head of a private detective agency, star witness for the Commonwealth, and Allen O. Meyers, the mysterious "newspaper man" men tioned by Attorney Gray, are to be the first of the chief witnesses. Maloney was In the courtroom this morning, his first appearance here since the opening of the trial Monday last Bernard Bertman, a newspaper rnan, was recalled to the stand this morning. He narrated his experiences In the Fifth Ward in September, 1917, including his arrest on orders of Lieutenant Bennett. The jury will not be taken into the Fifth Ward to view the streets and the two political clubs figuring In the testi mony. Attorney Gray, for the defense, asked permission Friday for the twelve men to visit the ward. Judge Hause, It is said, has denied the request, i Deutsch, In a burst of anger during an Interview, declared he had the police with him and it was the only way to win an election, according to Bertman. He told of a raid made on "Battling Abe" Cohen's place by a police detail led by Bennett. The lieutenant, he said. was incenEed at a sign on Cohen's place that he was persecuted by the police. Gray cross-examined Bertman for an hour without staking his testimony. Bertman promised Gray he would pro duce copies of a newspaper in which Fifth Ward pre-election incidents were narrated. Some Incidents related by Bertman were substantiated by Morton Michael. De Lancey street near Sixth Michael was arrested as he was going to inform Bertman s newspaper that Bertman had been nabbed by Bennett's police. UNFAIR TRADING CHARGED Four Firms Face Complaints Made to Federal Board Washington, July 22 (by I. N. S ) Complaints against four nationally known manuiaciunng iirms were mru today by the Federal Trade Commission on charges of false advertising, misrep resentation ana uniair iraae practices. The Goodyear Tire Company, Akron, Ohio, Is charged with forcing dealers to maintain excessive stocks f their tires, misrepresenting to tno puouc mai Goodyear service stations" are in exist ence, when as a matter of fact they are not, and with the maintenance of "manu facturers' prices" set and maintained through Intimidation of dealers." In addition to this firm, the Auto Strop Safety Razor Company and the Kryptok Sales Company,, both of New York, and the D. M. Ferry Seed Com pany, Detroit, are charged with manu facturers' sale price maintenance meth ods through intimidation of dealers. The hearings will be held late In Au gust and September In this city. HONDURAS WARS ON GERMANY State Department at Washington Notified ot Declaration By the Associated Press Washington, July .22. Honduras, which broke dlplpmatic relations with Germany on May 15, rouowing mat ac Hon last Friday by declaring war. The State Department was notified to day of tne action. THE FRYING PAN When the toinds blow from the South Mature l teeartm; a smile. "Sugar is sweet i' the mouth"; Life has a tang thafa worth while. What though the clouds are aboutt That gives uj no cause for sor row. One thing alone raises doubt; u,''Wrm9r''t9nlght and tomorrow." T0KI0 AGREES TO U. S. PLANS TO AID SIBERIA Relief Commission Will Ac company American and Japanese Expedition ARRANGE TO ASSIST CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY Mikado's Reply to Wilson's Proposal Believed on Way to Washington RED CROSS SENDING AID Advance Guard of Troops Ex pected to Sail Within Month By the Associated Prest London, July 22. The Japanese diplomatic council has agreed tt? the American proposal for Joint intervention by Japan and the United States In Siberia, says a Central News dispatch frqm Toklo under date of July 17. A proclamation will be Issued as suring Russia that the Entente has no aggressive designs in intervening in Siberia, the dispatch adds. It Is probable that a relief com mission will accompany the Joint ex pedition, it is stated. Another Tokio dispatch says the Selyu Kal party Is yielding and will accept the Government's proposals concerning intervention. Arrange ments are being made to finance and provision the Japanese forces. A Pekln dispatch of July 17 to the Times says . that the character of the contemplated Allied action at Vladivo stok has caused lively satisfaction there. The Allies, It is believed In Pekln, can - not do better for the moment than to aid the Czecho-Slovaks by occupying Vladivostok and securing their base, Thus supported, the Czechs can proceed against the Bolshevlkl knowing that ef fective re-enforcements will be available should the task prove different than an ticipated, t By the Associated Press Tokio, Friday, July 19 (delayed). It Is believed In polltlca'l circles here that the Japanese Government's reply to the proposal made by the United States relative to Entente Allied Intervention In 'Siberia Is on'lts way to Washington. It Is understood that the Japanese Govern ment's answer accepts the American pro posal In every particular. A special session of the Diet to con sider the question of intervention In Russia Is likely to be called, according to the newspapers By the Associated Press Washington, July 22. The details of h plan for Allied Intervention In Li beria previously published In London and Toklo, disclose that thn project for military aid to Russia contemplates as sistance to the Czecho-Slovak army. The measures for extending thts aid may not bo discussed at this time. The American proposal. It is said, dif fers from that advanced by Great Britain and France. Tiere Is understood to have been some dhTrgence of opinion at first as to the extent to which an Allied expedition of assistance should penetrate Siberia. The Japanese military authorltlveo were Insistent that no limi tation should be placed upon their ac- Contlnurd on Pate Flip, Column Eight MILLIONS WASTED IN AIR PROGRAM Senate Probers Will Report Costly Experiments on Bristol Planes 1200' TO "JUNK" HEAP By the Associated Press Washington, July 22 Waste of millions of dollars In exper imenting with the English. Bristol and other types of airplanes will be reported to Congress by the Senate military sub committee Investigating aircraft pro duction, members of the committee said today in announcing that their report Is now being drafted Other findings of the committee, said Senator Thomas, the chairman, and some members, will be that 1200 training planes, coBting J6.000.000 .recently was "Junked" because they were regarded as too dangerous for use; that several aviators have been killed In nights with dangerous types of planes ana that ama teurs in the engineering "and adminis tratlve sections have contributed to the delay In production. Responsibility for part of the pro duction delay was placed by committee men on the former aircraft prc-ductlon board, but they said that with the work unc&r the direction of John D. Ryan, director general of production, and Ma jor General Kenly the prospects for the future" are much Improved. All members of the committee are agreed that the Liberty motor Is a com plete success. It Is too heavy for the Bristol plane. Senators said, and that type, so successful in. Great Britain, has been abandoned by the War Depart, ment . Charles T. Hughes and Attorney Gen eral Gregory, who have been holding hearings In the Middle West In the alr alrcraft Investigation ordered by Presi dent Wilson, heard additional wlnesses here today. It was said at the Department of Jus tice that later In the week Mr. Hughes would continue hearings in Buffalo and other eastern cities where manufacturing plants are located. The Itinerary, how ever, have not yt been arranged. DOUGHBOY LANDS BIG ONE "Some Guy, Bringing in a Colo nel," Declares This Yank London, July 22 (I. N S) "I'm some guy, bringing In a cclonel." re marked an American doughboy, as he took his captured German officer to the rear south of Solsrons Two American units In the Soissons district alone captured 123 German of ficers and 6027 men Of two German colonels captured, one was brought In by the private, nho spoke so eloquently of his achievement An American lleutemnt had eight horses Shot under him while earning dispatches across the firing zone after the telephone lines had been cut 5 FROM HERE DIE IN NATION'S CAUSE Three Killed in -Action. An other's Wounds Fatal, Fifth Disease Victim MOTHER PRAISES SON Five Philadelphia youths arp dead In France, and a Philadelphia soldier Is suffering from wounds received In ac tion, according to General Pershing's casualty list today. They are- KILLED IN ACTION Bamuel Chanln, 434 Lombard st , pri vate, army. Charles A. Shirk. 2G27 N Marshall st , corporal, army The He Wallr Murray. Y. M. C. A. w orker. nir.n or wound DnmlnlcU niotto, 328 K. Rlttenhouse street, Germantown DIF.D OF IJI5.EASF. Albert S. Rev, 1824 Manatawna street, Germantown seveuki-y worvnnn .t. A. Cantnell, Bryn Mawr. Oeorge A. Hrown, 2313 Locust street. "This hurts terribly but I'd rather have him die In battle than be a slacker i or a coward " I With these words, Mrs Charles Shlck, 2G27 North Marshall street, re- ' celved the news that her .seventeen i year-old son, Charles A Shlck. had been killed In action on July (i Frond riesnlte flrlef Even In the hour of her grief the heroic mother took pride in tho fact that her first-born had 11 ed up to the traditions of his family, that deal wlthl honorable service In the United States army since Lincoln sent out his first call for volunteers. Shlck was so young that he had to misrepresent his age to get Into tho army. He Joined early In 1917, at that time being but sixteen years old, but succeeding In H"ff'"g -'"'-; r.ri because he told the recruiting officers he was twenty. Company B, Twenty-Blxth Infantry, was one of the first organizations to land in France, and young Shlck was one of the most enthusiastic of its mem bers. His letters to his mother and his aunt, with whom he lived, were universally cheerful filled with the buoy ant hope of youth. Cheerful Letters "Don't worry about me, I'll be back, mother, dear." In each of his letters he tried to cheer up the anxious fiarent at home. Then came.tho news that the seen-teen-year-old soldier had been made a corporal, and had been Intrusted with the lives of eight men. The pride with which he wrote about this achievement can only be felt by those with similar experience. His only note of complaint since "joining up" camo when he was de- Continued on Page Two. Column One 4PHILADELPHIANS DIE BY DROWNING Another Who Disappears at Shore Also Believed Victim SOUGHT HEAT RELIEF Four Phlladelphlans were drowned yesterday and another who disappeared at Atlantic City Is believed to hae lost his life In the surf All were driven to seek relief as a re sult of the excessive heat. Those who were drowned are Victor Stoel, forty years old, 2520 Diamond street. David Parsels, son of the late Dr. L. A. Parsels Clarence Allen, fifteen years old, 1209 South Melville street. Franklin A. Kinkaide, forty-nine years old, 6717 Hazel aenue Stovel was drowned while bathing with his wife in Hammcnton Lake They were on a motor trip to the seashore resorts in South Jersey Op passing the lake Stovel noticed a number of per. sons bathing and decided to seek relief from the heat. He and his wife entered the lake to gether. Stcvel had been swimming but a few minutes when he suddenly threw up his hands and sank. Efforts of near by bathers to save him were futile. His body was recovered by Harry Batch elor, a resident of Hammonton. Drowned at Ocean City Parsels was drowned in the surf while bathing off Twenty-fourth street. Ocean City, with Miss Miriam Davis. He was seized with cramps. Miss Davis tried to save him, and narrowly escaped death. She was rescued by Lewis Beckley, a life guard. Kincalde met death In the ocean off Stone Harbor. He entered the water shortly after dinner, and was seized with an attack of indigestion Allen was swimming in the Schuyl kill with several other boys and is be lieved to have been attacked with cramps. He sank after trying bravely to reach shore. His body was quickly recovered and sent to the University Hospital. Efforts to revive the boy proved futile. Abe Loscher, 2537 Kensington avenue, disappeared at Atlantic City, after say ing that he Intended going to bathe. He was accompanied to the shore by hla wife. Guards reported no drown- ALLIES SMASH DESPERATE DRIVE; CROWN PRINCE CALLS U. S. SOLDIERS CROSS MARNE; DITCH A MIT E man 4 iuile. Clear German t orces t rom Positions in Barbillon Wood 6000 CAPTIVES TAKEN; ntrTT7 rnrr AM ion r"TTMC ihfii mail J.UU uuiu , Americans Gain Mile Near Soissons and Three Miles at Belleau YANKEE DASH WINNING Stream of Prisoners Pours in as Pershing Continues Advance America Has Turned Tide for Allies, Says Express By the United Press London, July 22. America's troops have turned the tide of war for the Allies, the Daily Express believes. "Indications are that the tide has been turned by America's sending, in three months, moie than the Germans could produce," the paper declares. "In tho pocket between Rheims and Soissons, tho Germans sought to make General Foch show his hand. It was a gambler's throw which sacrificed the initiative. They now stand face to face with disaster." By the Associated Press London, July 22. American troops yesterday crossed the River Marne between Charteves and Gland, east of Chateau-Thierry, and captured the wood of Barbillon. according to authoritative announce ment mode here today The capture of Bai billon wood by thn Americans means that the over seas men have advanced between three and four miles from their old position on the Marne. By the United Pres Washington, July 22 Fresh successes by American troops between the Marne and the Alsne were reported by General Pershing today. His communique follows: Between the Alsne and the Marne, the day (Sunday) has brought fresh successes to our troops. With un diminished vigor and spirit they have continued to force the enemy to yield bitterly contested positions. In the fighting of the past few days more than 6000 prisoners, more than 100 cannon and many trench mort.Vs and machine guns have been taken by our divisions. By the Associated Press Mlth the American Army on Alsne-.Marno Front, July 22. the South of Soissons American troops yesterday advanced two kilometers tabout one. and one-quarter miles). The Allied artillery has found the range of the Soissons Chateau-Thierry railroad, while American troops are astride the Solssons-Villers-Cotterets railroad. As a result there is only one railroad line in the hands of the Germans south of a line drawn from Soissons to Rheims. Northeast of Belleau, northwest ot Chateau-Thierry, the Americans early Sunday had made an advance of five kilometers (three miles). Some of the most terrlflco fighting since the of fensive began occurred between Glvray and Vaux, the Germans using artillery and machine guns. Plunge Through Chateau The Allied troops occupied Hill 204, commanding Chateau-Thierry, at day light Sunday and shortly afterward were pressing through the city Itself Prog ress east and north by the French and Continued on Ppg Fire. Column One M00NEY LOSES APPEAL Supreme Court Refuses Trial. Fate Now Up to Governor By the Associated Press San Franclsro, July 22. The Califor nia Supreme Court today affirmed its preliminary order denying a new trial to Thomas J. Mooney, now at San Quentln State penitentiary facing execution for Sartlclpatlon In the preparedness day omb explosion here two years ago. "This action places Mooney's fate squarely up to Governor Stevens." said Attorney E. V. McKenzle, who appeared for Mooney. Name Ambulance for Quentin New York, July 22. Robert Under wood Johnson, chairman of the Amer ican Poets Ambulance in Italy, has announced direction had been given that , the last one of the 112 am bulances provided by the Poets Fund for service on the Italian front be named in honor of Quentln Roosevelt. Ambulance No. Ill was named for Major John Purroy Mitchel. A cable gram Just received from Rome states the1 ambulance selected ror tne pur trnp ui?t p TIDE OF WAR AGAIN TURNS ON THE MARNE Fochs Present Strategy Similar to That Which Rolled Gcrmam Back From Paris in 1914 By G. H. Special Cable to Eieninz Public Ledger I Cnivright, lilt bu .Vei" Vorfc Tlmen Co. With the French Armies, Jtnv The advance of the two armies on the left of the French line continues , tr,rin,. .l phaiMii.Thi.rrv hnslieen ' - - leuuuuiireii' uy iu juiei.ivrtu;s' The Germans are making their greatest efforts on their extreme right against Geneial Mangln's army, and on the left center, southwest of Rheims, where an attack by British divisions near Mnrfaux met with stub born resistance. Within six days of Its commence ment the German offensive is broken completely. The, Allied chiefly French counter-offensive has been opened with a brjlliant success, and by way of admitting the strategical i soundness and tactical gravity of this , transfer of initiative, thet-Germans have withdrawn from the south bank , of the Maine. ' " The fifth chanter of the book of Ger- many's last effort Is thus closed. The first chapter was that of the March at- EXTRA V. S. TROOPS GAIN FIVE MILES, PUSH 5-8 OF MILE AN HOUR WITH'THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, July 22 (0 p. ia.) yi.o Americans continue to advance iiom the Mrunc, x4 Hff btfT0p4 JtyW-Stt Gpib1u (five mllet; uortlitast of Ohatcju lltierry) aa, tliit in cabled. la. ths aicanUaic bsth cnl-i of Viz o'rb:uui-i:kii mi tallest arc being pinched by combined Frcucli, imtftti ftttl'J&ilitU itttelfj. After fdotttff-tSe Manic tkt Awerluatt. 4ifee4 ojtitiBies is fast i: a. k!!acttr (.firc d&dliii i atU5 ii fair. WARCRISIS DUE IN AISNE BATTLE Blow hy Allies on 100-Mile Front Developing Rapidly LIBERTY FIRE SPREADS By EDWIN L. JAMES Special Cable to Eieninp Publieilgdgcr -.n. rfp'if flR dy Arte IrtW Jlmpif n. With the American Army, July 22. Chateau-Thierry uas occupied yes terday by the French and Ameiican troops. French and American forces also crossed the Marne to the east. The advance of French and American troops eastward In the region north of Chateau-Thierry continues steadily, with learguard engagements some times becoming violent. The Germans are busy withdrawing their lines at many polnts. Thls-ls In acord with their strategic victory announced Saturday How far the Germans will withdraw in front of the victorious French and American troops before they stage a big battle north of the Marne is not yet certain. Our troops have made new progress south of Soissons, where the Germans were making a determined stand,' throning, in great numbers of re serves It Is too early to say whether this effort Is made to protect the with drawal to the west or whether Hinden burg Intends to straighten out his line, running it along belpw Soissons French and American troops are es- tahlishine themselves, north of the Chateau Thierry region, and our guns are being moved forward with all rapidity. Big developments may be expected w,i!i i s rt tlme- The Germans are all back across the Marne now. While the Crown Prince was furling shock divisions against the victorious advance of the Fianco'yVmeilcnn troops south of Sols- sons, General Foch surprised the Ger- man high command a second time in a week by throwing a vast 'force against the German positions nil the way from Chateau-Thierry to Rheims. By morn- mg Americans and Frenchmen were eating breakfast on the banks .of the Marne. which, the .ffermansi held twenty-four hours befpr.e. This brilliant and rrilghty a'ttack is developing into what may become the largest battle of the war. which means the greatest the world has ever seenv Extending, from east of, Chalons to Soissons, its extent lsv some' HO kilometers,' or almost 100 miles. As'teJd;JJn my previous dispatches, the French and AYnerlcans attacked south of Soissons on a front of twenty kilometers, meeting iand aborting the Crown Prince's attack. Later in the day the Americans attacked In the re gion of Bomme lans. making gains from two to four, kllprneterp ln,,bIoody fight, ing in which stfcc'ess'h'ung in'the bal-' nnca for two hours. Then the attack spread,eatwArf3, the Arnerjcanp north. ironM pt FERRIS tack from the Hlndenburg line on Amiens and the coast. The short, .Ui- n mini U TTlnvirlot-t! f rtl 1(1 WpH C1IIC11JI OCtl(Cl 111 AHtlV4HJ am.wi. -. Then tlierp came the overwhelming success of the Chemln des Dames and Its exploitation up to the Marne and i to the f01.est of villers Cot Cottcrets. Title Slowly Turns After the success of the first and third attacks the tide slowly turns. The fourth chapter, which was prop- i erly a sequel to the third, covers a short week. The atack toward com-1 plegne was Indeed nrrested on the i thi riv Tuna 11 Tf wno Biipppertert I third day, June 11. It was succeeded by a iserles of increasingly powerful local operations conducted by the French, with American assistance, In the course of which nearly 10,000 prisoners were tanen. The fifth attempt, that of last Mon-1 day. equaled in its proportions that of March 21 About fifty divisions, largely composed of picked storm troops, put new incurs jnwaciion over two large sectors east and west of Rheims. In Continued on Page Two, Column Two 2 PHILADELPHIA UNITS IN FRANCE 315th and 316th Regiments From Camp Meade Safely "Over There" POSTCARDS GIVE NEWS Camp Meade, Admiral. Mil., July 22 The 315th and the 316th Infantry regi ments, rhllidelphla's own organizations, have arrived safely In France. Word to this effect as received un-1 officially In cimp this morning through the medium of hundreds of postcards When tho cards came the censorship ended The folks at home will be delighted to hear that their boys are over there, get- , ting all primed to continue the great work that has been done by their as sociates In arms during the last two days. Both the 315th and the 316th regi ments have approximately 2600 men each from the Quaker Cltv, so that the people in the old home town are partic ularly interested In them They left here on Sunday, July 7, when thousands of visitors from Philadelphia were in camp Many of the boys were eating din ners which had been brought to them by their home-folk. Chlccpen and other good things to eat were scattered on tablecloths and on the grass when the orders for their departure came. The .. av.1 nn riant ri i-i-.11 r Vinnt Vn W. ,. ,, ,mKi,. ,,., ........... v. I the buglers - , M ran from th ,arlous y M c A and K of c halls where they had been entertaining x isltors In a few more mnutes they were off on the long, long trail The 315th Regiment band started them on their trip with the play-' jng of 'Over There " i Orlgadler General Otto B Rosenbaum. no nad beep relieved of his command only that morning so that he might take a higher rank as a commander of a brigade, said boodbye to his men In the ' 315th. but he was feeling mighty blue He had organized the regiment and had , drilled the men since last September. It iwas tougn to pee tnem go. Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Morton Lhad been transferred only a few days Deiore irom me regiment to me general staff at Washington Colonel Oscar J. Charles commanded the 316th. He seemed mighty happy as he led his men along the road to Ad miral, the entraining point the very place at which the men had detrained on their arrival at this camp. LEMBURG DEMANDS PEACE Municipal Council of War-Worn City Seeks Relief Zurich. July 22 (by I. N. S.) The Municipal Council of Lemberg (Hun gary) has adopted a resolution demand & ing immediate peaee. based, u: vfhl..nf (.1f.il.tA..lnBllAa WW.t -mn&t .. ill m& &m. m ATvnppc 17 n k &I tack Delivered Nortel c . . &m oi liiiaieau-j. merry, hem ATTJF.fi FTttM lM UiN INtfW LINEi Rupprecht of Bavarit'l C 1 T e i opeeus xxe-eniorcements Ji&$ iu rreuencK William - WllriUKAWAL RAPID 3 FROM MARNE SALIENTM r . . lis Capture ot Lhateau-Tmerry ;Mj , , , . -gaSS LiOniDletfin hv I mrnshiner y'-t"; Entente Forces '''hV Jm , :&m lliUlUJN JFKOJNT BROKEN 1 uuueuaorn s iracK umsions f in Flight Before Persh ing's Men By the Associated Press With the French Army lWm France, July 22. Frederick!;!! wiiiiam f ha not...... t..i .y-;a " "- " IIUIJCXHUVjj Crown Prince, has been obli;& to call for help from his cousIf! "rown Prince Rupprecht of tii-Wj varia. German divisions from the ifl&-j army in the north have been 1 hurried down to protect tlw,$& western flank nf tho lnFo-jrifea - . .v. army which has been drivi t-,i back over the Marne and eji ed from Chateau-Thierrv bV'" Franco-American troops. .- 'iisSi The Bavarian Crown Princt'Vjj ic .'h l: e i v f- . a in tiuti command in f lan ders. Should he honor in full the distress call of his Prus sian cousin by rushing his re serves to the Champagne, his activities against the British" '4 in nanciers would de diminish-. &fm w - . r.;IiT eu or migftt even cease. In any $?V event, should he send rein Jgl linrces to Crown Prince Fred- M !ni-;L- wr.-it: i u i -2? win. milium, ne wuuiu De un able to hurl any fresh offensive from his front toward the channel ports. By the Associated Press London, July 22. The Germans are stubbornly resjstj fh VrttnnU . . A, " -"vi uusamy Al ri ft rVfn mm t..i. il. . T- a w v,,c "mine, um ine rrencll JvjS have Succeeded in rptf incr ttun '&? elements nvr n nt,., j ' SfcSl elements over at Mezy and Lourcelles. These are con structing foot bridges under heavy fire. The Germans are using gas shells in large num bers, i On every front the Germans are resisting desperately and are making violent counter-attacks. Nevertheless the French troons vesterdav ma rip nrrnr. ress along the River Marne to , Vf! u iua.iuiuiii uepin oi eigm. ., miles. " J By the United Press '3 d..: T..i.. on v' ana, ouijf ,,. j. Desnerate German counter. n .. . .'-.r auacKs on a nve-mue ironi?) north of Chateau-Thierry were completely repulsed, the W3jg$ uuice announced looay. Elsewhere on the front the'i German resistance consiptedxg only of artillery fire. 8. . xtu xu. r j u.T rMuriii ui uie vjurcii ana uffv. tween the Marne andjthei: especially in the CourtonJ Roi Wood, the Germans sim; employed artillery fire," communique said. 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