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YANKEES BLAST THEIR WAY FORWARD AS
GREAT BATTLE INCREASES IN VIOLENCE
Reinforced Huns Desperately
Defend Lines Threatened
by Disastrous Defeat
YANKEES AND FRENCH KEEP
UP STEADY POUNDING TACTICS
Efforts of Crown Prince to Rally
Reserves Indicates Great Armies
Soon Will Be in Giant Struggle
GREATEST BATTLE OF
HISTORY MAY BE NEAR
AMSTERDAM, July 20.
A SEMI-OFFICIAL telegram received here from
Berlin, while admitting thcrt "the enemy has
succeeded in penetrating into and pressing our lines
at some points," avoids particulars of the allied suc
cess. Lieutenant General Baron Von Ardenne,
commenting in the Tageblatt on the German offen
sive, says: "We clearly are only in the beginning
of probably the greatest battle in the entire history
of the world. The most severe fighting still lies
ahead. It would be presumptuous and in bad taste
to talk already about the fresh destruction of enemy
fighting forces.
By Associated Press
With the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front, July 20.
The battle zone along the front of the allied counterattack between
the Aisne and the Marne is being extended further south towards
Chateau Thierry than the region previously affected, according
to information early this morning.
The Franco-American forces are continuing the steady pound
ing of the northern part of the line, near Soissons, although the
movement is lacking the dashing advance which characterized the
first day of the attack.
Look For Giant Battle
The attempts of the crown prince's generals to rally their
forces to meet the steady movement of the allies has resulted in
such strengthening of the opposition as to indicate that the battle
is approaching the point when the armies will soon be locked in
a giant struggle.
Both on the northern end of the line and further south the
reinforced Germans are making a desperate effort to hold their
positions.
The weather was clear this morning and this gave some satis
faction to the thousands of men engaged on the allied side. The
indications however, were that the day would be one of exceptionaj
heat.
German Dead Covers Ground
American troops participating in the Franco-American advance
late yesterday of about a mile and a quarter on the Soissons-
Chateau Thierry front, went forward against strong machine gun
fire over ground covered with German dead.
From a hill east of Dommiers about six kilometers southwest
of Soissonos, the correspondent Friday saw the Americans going
into action in the forward movement. The advance was well
organized and the system worked we'll from one end of the line
to the other. ,
Advance Behind Barrage
Under a barrage fire from 75s and 555, American infantry and
machine gunners advanced through ripening grain fields, trampled
by the retreating Germans Thursday and reached their objectives
according to schedule, despite the fire of German machine guns.
The bombardment of the big German guns was feeble at this
point.
The Americans started from a point just west of the Paris-
Soissons road near the shell-shattered village of Missy-aux-Bois,
advancing nearly a kilometer before the Germans began to reply
with their big guns to the American barrage. Missy-aux-Bois
lies in a valley and. the Americans were advancing upgrade to
ward the east. A few tanks were here and there preceding the
infantrymen. As the Americans progressed the enemy barrage fire
increased.
Hillsides Dotted With Dead
The hillsides east of Dommiers, over which the Americans
advanced were dotted with dead. The entire region was well
within the German lines until after the Franco-American offen
sive of Thursday. One quickly dug trench had been filled with
( jerman bodies. I hey were Machine gunners who had been caught
by the terrific fire of the allied artillery. In many places the
German dead were in piles, while a trench on the crest of a hill
contained more than one hundred dead.
London, July 20.—French troops on the Soissons front have
extended their advance from Monte de Paris, southwest! of the
city, to Belleau, a town southeast of Soissons.
I lie number of German prisoners taken in the Franco-Ameri
can offensive now has reached 18,800.
On the Rlieims front forces have advanced for a distance of
1,000 yards between Souain and Auberive. The French also made
slight progress near Pourcy.
The Frenc hadvanced on an average of one mile on a 20-mile
front between noon yesterday and nine o'clock last night.
I lie Trench line has not been advanced much further toward
Soissons, but the front now is very close to the main road oppo
site. illemontoire six miles south of Soissons. Villemontoire is
an important center for the transport of German troops.
1 he Trench line now passes through Fontenoy, Pernant, Berzy
le Seo, Villemontoire, north of Le Plessier-Huleu, Chouy,
Neuilly-SU Frout and Coraielans.
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•1 CENTS
YANKEES PIERCE
ENEMY LINES TO
A DEPTH OF TEN
MILES IN DRIVE
Pennsylvania National Guard
Plays Important Part in
(iroat Battle Against the
Hun, Gen. March Reports
HUN DRIVE SMASHED,
ALLIED LEADERS SAY
Fall of Soissons Imminent as
Americans Pour Artillery
Fire; Offensive to Continue;
Attack on British Halts
Washington, July 20.—Official re
ports to the War Department. Gener
al March told newspapermen to-day
at the weekly conference, showed a
maximum penetration by the Fran
co-American counterattack of ten
miles, and an average penetration of
seven miles on a 22-mile front.
During his interview General
March disclosed the fact that the
embarkation of American troops has
passed the 1,200,000 mark.
Keystone Boys at Front
The attack still is being pressed he
said, against heavy German reserves.
The American troops engaged on this
front are the First, Second, Third and
Fourth regular divisions, and the
26th (New England), and 28th
(Pennsylvania) National Guard. The
42d National Guard (Rainbow), is
stationed in the Champagne region.
An unattached regiment of negro
troops from the 93d National Army
division is in each sector.
Soissons Neap Capture
The War Department has no ad
vices that the city of Soissons has
fallen, but it is known to be under
a heavy fire from American artillery
and its fall seems imminent.
Six of General Pershing's divisions
or about 200,000 American troops,
are lighting with the French in the
present offensive in the Aisne-Marne
district, General March, chief-of
staff, to-day advised members of the
Senate Military Committee, at their
weekly conference.
Offensive to Continue
The Franco-American offensive
will continue as long as it is possible
to force the Germans back, General
March stated.
General March told the Senators
also that the Germans had been pre
paring for an offensive against the
British to the north on the western
battle front, to be simultaneous with
their last offensive against the Fran
co-American front.
liuiis Completely Stopped
For some reason. General March
stated, the drive against the British
was postponed and that is the prob
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Send Games, but Not
Dice, Red Cross Plea
New Orleans, July 20.—A Red
Cross barf has been placed on dice
so far as their distribution in the
four army cantonments in the gulf
division of the Red Cross is con
cerned.
A call for games, issued through
out the division recently, brought to
Red Cross headquarters here not
only cards, dominoes, checker and
chess boards but a complete assort
ment of dice.
Now there has gone forth from
Red Cross headquarters a request to
the public not to contribute <Jice as
the Red Cross does not favor the
playing of games to which they us
ually are devoted..
Hun Nurse Glues Up
Sick Poilu's Mouth
London. —A returned prisoner, who
had lain wounded in a German hos
pital. says a Frenchman next him
talked considerably. As a slap on
the face did not quiet him. his cruel
nurse stuck his mouth up with surgi
cal plaster.
CHOLERA BREAKS OUT
IN MOSCOW; :SOO CASES
By Associated Press
Uindon, July 20.—Cholera has
broken out in Moscaw, according to
a Russian wireless message received
here to-day. Within the past twenty
foui hours, the message says, there
have been registered in Moscow 224
known cholera cases, seventy-eight
suspected cholera cases and twenty
six cases of stomach disease.
The dispatch says that so far as
known 120 cases of cholera have oc
curred in ;he province of Petro
graa.
Von Hindenburg's
Title to Ludendorff
By Associated Press
Paris, July 20,
GENERAL LUDENDORFF,
who up till July 17 had
borne the title of quarter
master general of the German
army, has received in a German
official statement the title of chief
of the general staff, according to
the Matin. The newspaper points
out that that title belonged to
Field Marshal Von Hindenburg
and what has become of
him.
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HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1918.
LIEUT. ROOSEVELT'S
DEATH IS CONFIRMED
Notes Dropped Into American Camps Dispel Hope That
Former President's Son May Have Landed
Safely on Hun Territory
Paris, July 20.—German aviators
have dropped a note v into American
aviation camps confirming the death
of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt-
Lieutenant Quen'tin Roosevelt,
whose death while flying as an avi
ator in the American ranks is con
firmed from German sources, was
the youngest son of the former
president. He disappeared last
Sunday morning during a combat
between American and German ma-1
chines ten miles inside the enemy I
BIG U. S. PLANT
LOST TO
LACK OF HOUSES
Lew R. Palmer, Acting Commissioner of Labor and In
dustry, Tells How Government Industry Went Else
where Because Harrisburg Had No Homes For Its
Workers
How Harrisburg lost a big
government plant which would
have employed hundreds of
workmen constantly because the
city could not house the new
comers, was related to-day by
Lew R. Palmer, acting commis
sion of Labor and Industry,
which includes the State Bureau
of Municipalities.
Mr. Palmer was asked concern
ing conditions here and strongly
urged the location of the plant in
this city, on account of our excel
lent railroad situation, proximity to
mins and farm products, but the
Federal authorities after making
their own investigation declined be
cause of the poor housing conditions.
Other cities under consideration
were in much better shape to handle
surplus population, it was found.
This industry alone would have
given employment to about 5,000
people, it is reported, approaching
in importance the big plants of the
202,350 SONS OF
STATE IN U. S.
SERVICE FOR WAR
j27,600 in Keystone Division;
750 in Rainbow; 15,000
in Regular Army
Pennsylvania has sent 202,350
men into the armed service of the
nations ioce the outbreak of the war
I according to figures issued to-day
by Major W. G. Murdock, chief of
the state draft headquarters. Major
Murdock says that there have been
150,000 men drafted for the National
Army, 27,600 men are in the 28th
or Keystone division; 750 are in the
Rainbow division, 15,000 in the
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BRITISH IIOMH HANGARS
By. Associated Press
Copenhagen, July 20. German
airship sheds at Tondern. in Schles
wig-Holstein, were bombed recently
by three British airmen, and two
Zeppelins were destroyed, according
to an eye witness account of the raid
printed in the newspaper Stifts
Tidende of Ribe, Denmark.
HARRISBURG TO
GROPE ITS WAY
AS LIGHTS DIM
Drastic Order Bars Unessen
tial Illuniinant Beginning
Ne\t Wednesday Night
, Next Wednesday night will be
lightless. Thereafter, every Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
night will be devoid of outdoor illu
mination, according to the order of
the National Fuel Administrator
which is being distributed to the
county fuel administrators to-duy.
The regulations restrict street
lighting to only so much as Is neces
sary for public safety. Lights in
shop windows must be discontinued
lrom sunrise to sunset every day
and must be discontinued altogether
on tho four lightless flights.
Thp regulations forbid the use of
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11 lines in the Chateau Thierry sector,
i Lieutenant Roosevelt's death is
' the third casualty in the Roosevelt
| family. Captain Archibald Roose
| \elt was wounded severely on March
111 and has not yet returned to ac
-1 tive duty. The captain won the
French War Cross for bravery.
Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the
i J eldest son, was gassed about three
i weeks ago and cited for bravery.
| Kermit Roosevelt, who accepted a
j commission in the British army, re
cently was transferred to the Amer
' lean forces in France.
Bethlehem Steel Company at Steel
ton.
How many lesser Industries the
city has lost for the same reason,
may be only conjectured.
"Harrisburg needs houses for its
workers," said Commissioner Palmr
discussing the incident. "That fact
is obvious if this city is to develop
and perpetuate the intensive Indus
trial activities now centering here.
"For that reason I cannot too
highly commend the action of the
Chamber of Commerce In undertak
ing a study of Harrisburg's hous
ing conditions. I sincerely hope that
the effort will lead to great expansion
of housing facilities for workers in
this the Capital City of the great
est industrial state in the Union.
"Workers may be originally at
tracted to a community by high
wages; but workers remain to bene
fit a community where housing faci
lities are such that comforts and
wholesome conditions of living pre
vail. The consequent coming and
going of workers—labor turnover—
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! FORMER CZAR
EXECUTED, SAYS
OFFICIAL REPORT
President of Ural Council Is
j Said to Have Ordered
Death of Nicholas
By Associated Press
l.oiulnii, July 20. Former Em
peror Nicholas of Russia, has been
j shot a Russian wireless statement to
day announces.
The former emperor's correspond
ence, including: letters from the Monk
Rasputin, who was killed shortly be
fore the revolution, written to the
emperor and his family, will be pub
lished in the near future, the wireless
message declares.
The former empress and the young
Alexis Romanoff, the former heir ap
parent, have been sent to a place of
security.
The central executive body of the
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NATIONAL GAME
GIVES WAY TO
BATTLE RULING
Ban Johnson Calls on Owners
to Close; Cleveland
Loyal to War
Cleveland. 0., July 20.—President
James C. Dunn, of the Cleveland
American League club, to-day sent
the following message to Cleveland
from Chicago: "We will play a
double-header with Philadelphia to
morrow and then will close the ball
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HUN FLYER IS DRIVEN
BACK OX KENT COAST
By Associated Press
London, July 20.—a German air
plane crossed the Kentish coust this
morning and was driven back by the
lire of antiaircraft guns, according
to an official announcement, <
ONI.Y EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEWSPAPER IN HARRISBURG
NAVAL OFFICERS
BELIEVE CRUISER
WAS SUNK BY A
SUBMERGED MINE
Captain Christy Sticks to His
Theory That Submarine,
Torpedoed San Diego, Al
though No One Saw Enemy
COMMANDER WAS LAST
TO LEAVE HIS VESSEL
Officers and Seamen Cool as
Warship Sinks; Bravery of
Men Believed to Be Respon
sible For Small Loss of Life
By Associated Press
Washington, July 20.—Although
Captain Christy, of the armed cruis
er San Dieso reported his belief
that it was a torpedo that sent the
ship down off Long Island yester
day, further reported to-day show
ing that five or six mines were des
troyed by warships in the vicinity
last night strengthened the opinion
of naval officers here that an en
emy submarine was not responsible
for the disaster.
A statement by Rear Admiral Pal
mer, acting Secretary of the Navy,
describing the gallant conduct of
Captain Christy and his men, em
phasized the absence of any evidence
of the reappearunce of enemy raid
ers.
1,100 Survivors Land
All the survivors of the cruiser
San Diego, said to number over
eleven hundred, have arrived in New
York. They were brought in during
the night on rescuing ships from the
scene of the destruction of the
cruiser which was sunk oft Fire
island, just east of New York, yes
terday. • ■.
According to the commander of
one of the rescuing ships which
brought in some five hundred of the
crew, the survivors were of the
opinion that'the San Diego was tor
pedoed.
Official information at the Navy
yard and the Hoboken docks were
refused and no civilians were allow
ed access to the survivors. Whether
there was loss of life still is un
known.
fast to I /ca vc
Captain H. H. Christy, commander
of the armored cruiser San Diego,
sunk yesterday oft Long Island .re
ported to the Navy Department to
day his 'belief that the ship was tor
pedoed, in spite of the absence of
any positive evidence of the presence
of an enemy submarine.
A statement issued to-day by
Rear Admiral Palmer, acting Secre
tary of the Navy, commends the ex
emplary conduct of officers and men
of the San Diego, citing particularly
the courageous behavior of Captain
| Christy, who was the last to leave the
ship.
Men Are Brave
As the ship was turning over the
captain made his way over the side
and jumped overboard. He and the
executive officers were cheered by
the men In the boats and as the
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British Push Ahead to
Meteren ; Hold Le Waton
and Take 436 Prisoners
By Associaltd Press
liondon, July 20.—British troops
last night advanced their line on a
mile front south of the town of
Hebutrene, the war office announced
to-aay. A successful raid was car
ried out by the British near Beau
mont-Hamel.
Hebuterne is about midway on the
front between Albert and Arras.
Beaumont-Hamel is two and one
half miles south of Hebuterne.
As the result of yesterday's oper
ation on the Flanders front the Brit
ish line was advanced along a
breadth of 4,000 yards in the Met
eren sector. The village otf Meteren.
and a group of buildings southwest
of the village, known as T,e Waton
now are hel4 by the British troops!
The prisoners taken aggregate 436.
THE WEATHER]
For llnrrlshurg and vicinity) Fair
to-night and Sunday) warmer
Monday.
For Eastern Pennsylvania) Fair
to-night | Sundnv f„| r nild
warmer) gentle winds, becom
ing south.
River
The Snsqaehanna la falling.
General Conditions
Shower* continued In the Atlantic
States from New Jersey to
Southern Florida.
Temperature) H a. m., i
Sunt Rises, 5)16 a. m.; sets, 8)44
p. m.
Moon) Fall moon. July 23.
River Stage) 8 n. m.. 3.7 feet
above low-water mark.
i Yeatetday's Weather
Highest temperatare, 88.
Lowest temperature. 64.
Mean temperature, 70.
Normal temperature, 7S.
CIVIC CLUB FLY CONTEST I
Clvle Club Fly Swatting Contest
closes July 31, oa.m.to 12 noon. ;
Five cents a plat for all flies. 1
Prlaea to be awarded. J
French and American Troops
Continue Steady Advance,
Paris Officially Reports
SOISSONS STILL HOLDS BUT
ITS FALL IS NOW EXPECTED
Germans Tighten Defensive When
Pushed With Backs Against
River; Falling Back
London, July 20.—The Germans on the front south
of the Marne have suffered a repulse by the French and
are retreating northward across the river, Reuter's cor
respondent at Ftrench headquarters telegraphs this after
noon.
With the French Armies in France, July 20.—Entente
allied troops today are driving hack the Germans on the
southern bank of the river Marne and are now approach
ing the river embankment.
j
Paris, July 20.—French and American troops are continuing
their advance between the Aisne and the Marne, according to an
official statement issued by the war office to-day.
South of the Marne the French have thrown back the enemy
between Fossoy and Reuilly and have retaken ground towards the
Marne.
The allied advance has reached the line Vierzy, beyond the
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