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Xoada. Marine, 4 Society. Clubs,
Beal Bstatev Mnale. B-aahioaa,
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iVOL, XIV. NO. 15.
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1918.
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ANSWER FROM
CARRANZA IS
EXPECTED SOON
t
Mexican Foreign Office Says
. Reply to United States Wii!
- Be Ready for Delivery In-
side of 48 Hours.
TONE FrRM BUT NOT
DEFIANT, SAYS FRIEND
First Chief Likely to Relax
Enough to Avoid War With
This Country.
MaxicOj City July 1. (U. P.) The
Mexican :reply to the American note
ts expected to be ready for delivery
within 43 hours; it was stated at the
foreign office tonight. -
Washington. JBly 1. (U. P.) The
United i States government tonight
foresaw i no new immediate crisis in
American-Mexican relations.
Foundd only on deductions, rather
than actjual official news, the belief
was that) Carranza -does not Intend to
defy the United States when he an
swers the American demands. He
was atill 'silent, however.
An American' friend of Carranza
received word today that Carrai.za's
tone "Willi be firm without being de
fiant;" that it will lnslstfcthat the
Wilson regime has lnfrirte'ed upon
Mexico's sovereignty, without making
a break in relations inevitable. ..
Carraaka Sxpacted to Kelax.-
This message indicated that Car
ranza will', relax aufficlently to keep
square with his own people while at
the same time not at once provoking
Tar with the United States.
How far he will go in disavowing
orders to General Trevlno to; fire up
on United States troops was not- in
dicated. C&rranza's friend thought.
however, there would some loop
hole on this point.
President Wilson's position of avotd
ing hostlllt'.ea with any honorable cost
la known to !be so positive that trou
ble will be avoided If Carranza Is
reasonable. .
Some authorities suggested media
tio may be '.possible.
The Agutlar statement Of yesterday
win considered here a document sola,
ly for home : consumption. j.
Vo Official Word Tat.
Pah-American and European diplo
mats, are exerting strong persuasion
to ' prevent Carranza from jumping
"the traces. Their word in the past
naa baat weurot Tn Mexican mffarra!
the administration thinks it will again
nave roice.
The at ate fepartment was abso
lutely in the dark as to what Car
ranza, intends to do so far as any
official word' fom Mexico City was
concerned. Secretary Lansing thoug'it
the mas 8a re would come throurh Mex
lean Ambassador Arredondo and hoped
the answer would be speeded up as
he reoAies,ted. If It i,not forthcom
ing sdoq, further measures will be
taken. )
The iquietude of the state, war and
navy departments and the White
House ' Mils afternoon auggested no
signs of a crisis.
The most cheering army news was
that 2086 men enlisted in the regular
army last weeK treble the usual
weekly enlistments under a special
call for 20,000 men. Militia mobiliza
tion continued. It was declared, sat
isfactorily.
Mexican Consul Responsible.
Washington, July 1. (U. P.) The
Mexican .consul who was shot by an
American; soldier across the border
from Ysleta. Texas, came to his death
as the result of his own careless and
threatening actions, General Funston
reported ,to the war department to
night. ,
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Militia Begins to Arrive.
- -El Pasoi Texas, July 1 (I. N. S.)
.Battery if or the New Jersey National
Guard and ambulance corps No.-- 1, of
, the, Massachusetts- state organization
reached El Paso late this afternoon,
Twelve of the Red Cross workers
were overcome by the heat within
half hour after leaving the train.
Withdrawal Not Forced.
San Antonio, Texas, July 1. (L N,
a.) General Funston said this eve
nlng any Idea entertained by Mex
leans that they' had Pershing on . the
run because his column has -.been
drawn back from Namiqulpa was en
tirely mistaken. Equally unfounded
he said, was ' the assumption by part
or the American public that this move
presaged early withdrawal of the
column from 'Mexico.
. "I ordered General Pershing to
withdraw from the advanced positions
below El Vallev" said General Funston
"The -order did not come to me from
.Washington. The line was too far
extended - for k comparatively small
(Concluded a tmga Fir. Column One.)
This Man's Brooms
, Sweep Clean, and
Likewise Does He
. New brooms sweep clean, and
this notable trait is emulated
4t by a new broom maker who has 4j
m made a good start for fortune
In .ths city ot Portland, em-
m barking with 'next to .nothing.
Dr and now being established on a
m' af basis, witlV expansion on m
; the program f of the near fu-' 41
. tura. - In a short and impU m
m ptoty" on the editorial page of
-s , this' Issue ' of Tha - Journal
under the title ! "Nothing tha
M Matter With Portland." there is -
, Implied an enUra treatise on
. art of getting from tha place
where one is to tha place where HK
. -. ana .irould.-lika-t be. 4'v;f--
Dt v' ;w V' .--:.- i'.'-';-
4Ff
Jaekrabbits to
Grace Hedds of
Those Who
Congressman Sinnot Wears New
Hat Made From Eastern
Oregon Rabbit Pelts.
Washington. July !.--( WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL,)
Conrresaman Sinnott la the proud po
Beesor of a new Stetaon bat, manu
factured from eastern Oregon Jack
rabbit skins. He pronounced It a
dandy."
Congressman Edmonds of Philadel
phla, through whom the Stetson fac
tory's attention was brought to the
Oregon grown product, 1 also much
pleased with Slnnott'a new Fedora.
"It's a fine appearing hat," he saia.
It's too early to say whether it will
meet the approval of fastidious cus
tomers. Much depends, on how it
wears.
A shortage of imported material for
hat manufacture caused Sinnott sev
eral months ago- to secure a shipment
of jackrabbit pelts for trial. Ed
monds Introducing them to the Stet
son company. The JackrabDit nai is
now on the road to fame. If it "stands
up" under wear it may mean new
wealth from the pest of the western
plains.
1CAN PARADE
RALLY FAIL TO
Less Than 400 Take Part in
"Pageant"; Few in Attend
ance at Meeting,
The Hughes-Fairbanks ratification
parade and rally was held last night
as scheduled. Before the time fo- the
beginning of the parade McElrcy's
band played several patriotic airs at
the corner of Broadway and ttark
bireet. Then it shifted position to the
court house, from which point the pa
rade began it winding course through
the principal down, town streets to
Multnomah field, where the speaking
program was carried out a. announced.
A slight vain was falling when the
parade started which, perhaps, ac
counted for the fact that less than 400
people, Including the policemen, Vmd
men, banner carriers and parade mar
shals, were in line as the Una of auto
mobiles and foot marchers swung on
their way from the court house to the
Tew vuaV UUC. XBU.' W LltV
rain that the crowds promehadlrg en.
me. aown iown streets rauea- to vlela
appreciably of their numbers so that
after the marching column had ound
its way to the covered grandstand, at
Multnomah Field less than -500 people
witnessed the display of red fir and
listened to the oratory flowing from
the )ips of Chairman Charles A. Johns,
Governor Withycombei Senator Charles
W. Fulton, A. E. Clark and the other
speakers who addressed them.
,'. It .has been a long time since the
people of Portland witnessed a good
(Concluded on Pice Eleren, Column Two)
American Steamer
Is Taken to London
rormer German Xegiatry May Acconnt
for Belaure of Edna; Protest Has
Bean Made to British Government.
San Francisco, July 1. (P. N. S.)
Manned by a British prise crew, the
American steamer Edna, now owned
by Sudden & Christiansen, which was
formerly Fred Jebsen's Mazatlan, ar
rived in London today, according to
word received by the owners. A prize
court" will decide whether tha ship Is
to be returned to her owners or con
fiscated. The Edna was captured by a British
cruiser off the Falkland islands in
February. She was on her way to
New York with a cargo of nitrate. The
owners ' can think of no other reason
for tha capture except the former
German registry. The matter has been
taken up wth the department of state,
which in turn has protested to the
British government.
Aeroplanes Tail to
, Find Mexican Horde
Scouting Mac allies rind Snmo: of
Mexican Concentration at Crusmaa
Apparently Without Foundation.
San Antonio. Texas, July 1. (U. P.)
General Funston announced today
that the army aeroplanes which made
a scouting trip to Guzman, 20 miles
west ot General Pershing's lines of
communication, "failed to see an
alarming' number of - Mexicans." It
was rumored that large bodies of Car
ranza troops were concentrating there.
Funston also said that new propellors
have arrived at Columbus for the aero
planes there.
Private ?Bill" Says
uiuoi js jxl'v uxuers
Arizona wjWamaa Told to Patrol
Border VatU He Met Belief Pound
After CBfcjie Oberins? Orders.
Douglas, Aria., July -1. (I. N. &.)
"Orders re .: orders," declared Prfrate
"Bill" Dockery, .Company B,; First
Arizona infantry, . when he returned
here today. -"Mine were to patrol the
border until X met relief. iThere was
no relief so I kept on going."
, Squada pf cavalry have been scour
ing the border for Private "Bill" sine
Thursday night when he failed to re
turn to cenip. at waa feared Mexican
Fay
REPUBL
AND
AROUSE ENTHUSIASM
CAUTION IS ALL
SO
HAS PRESENTED
Noncommittal Quality Is Dis
tinguishing Feature of Re
publican Candidate Since
Nomination at Chicago.
MURRAY CRANE, BOSS OR
BAY STATE, ADVISES HIM
Marshall Is the More Popular
of the Vice Presidential
Candidates.
By Carl Smith.
Washington. July 1. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Caution Is the outstanding con
tribution ot Charles E. Hughes to
the campaign of 1916, up to the pres
ent date. Those who commended the
propriety of his conduct as a Judge in
refusing political comment might well
point with equal praise to his non
committal qualities since his nom
ination. Careful inspection of the Hughes
record since his nomination discloses
only one substantial ?blt of informa
tion concerning his attitude on pub
lic . questions. . This one positive
thing is his acceptance of the nom
ination. The rest of his statement was
couched in such language that it dis
closed nothing. He stated that he
is an American, but. no one i.ad ex
pected him to declare ' himself a
Britisher, a German, or a -Hottentot.
Just the same, German-American
propagandists are going gaily ahead
with their plans, declaring that he
is . perfectly satisfactory, and the
questioner returns to the starting
point, wondering where - Hughes ac
tually etands on the issues of the
day. , 1
Desires to Appear Aggressive.
. His political opponents do . not
doubt , that Hughes desires to ,apr
pear aggressive. Leading the party
.of 'opposition, the demand will rise
that he strike out boldly. Against
this is opposed five years of Judicial
training against haste, and the prac
tical perils of a campaign that will
call for unusual generalship.
Since the convention the Republi
can nominee has been a model of
detlberatlon.- Parry chlefiaXna-ef Klglt
and low degree have been conferring
with- him, tendering all sorts of ad
vice. It is the hope of the Hughes
men that he will prove tor.be both
a fiery campaigner and a reconciler.
Seemingly his. most constant ad
viser and confinant is W. Murray
Crane of Massachusetts, one of the
chief engineers of the steam roller
of 1912, and leader of the standpat
ters at Chicago again ttus year.
Crane has a particularly good title to
his present role as high factotum for
the Hughes forces.
Crane Picked Kugnea Zong Ago.
According to the Boston Transcript,
Crane "has favored Mr. Hughes for
the presidency consistently since
1908." Crane is a dry. calculating
politician, who studies his man far
in advance, and the nomination this
year of his long standing choice has
doubtless given him . great Joy. It
also gives him an "inside call In
planning the campaign and drilling
the candidate, which are particular
passions with W. Murray Crane.
The Massachusetts boss has thus
acquired a far lead over many others
who are seeking now to be known as
original Hughes men. From Maine
to Oregon there is a long line of
claimants to the favor of Hughes,
who have arrayed themselves in gar
ments of various political hues In
the hope of catching crumbs from
the table if their leader wins,
mitoa Was Vary . Boijr.
"Maine to Oregon"-;, seems a par
ticularly pat expression in this in
stance, for In the struggling mass of
those who say "Here am I," are
Frederick Hale, senatorial candidate
in Maine, who polttta out : that he
made a Hughes speech in February,
and Charles W. Fulton of , Oregon,
whose elbowing - around for prom
inence at Chicago made him a near
nuisance to the Hughes leaders.
Will the personalities of Marshall
and Fairbanks exert any large in
fluence on the" result in Indiana this
year T Politicians familiar .with con
ditions in that state believe that the
selection of Indiana men by both the
great parties for the vice presidency
has neutralized any advantage that
might -be supposed to flow from
state pride.
Marshall Highly Xegardeo.
Marshall la deemed to have rather
the best of it in the mattes of per
sonality, for be is highly regarded
in - his home state, and la not made
the subject of such belittling com
ment by Democrats as one may hear
any day as to Fairbanks among .Re
publicans. .; 'SV'
Indiana is particularly Important
as a battleground. Its electoral vote
has - spelled ithe difference between
victory .and defeat in several elec
tions, and its affections are not stead
fast. This year there are two sen
ators to elect, and control " at the
senate is one of the far-flung hopes
of the Republicans in the prejant
campaign.
After preparedness comes the ques
tion of how it is to be paid for. The
Democratic majority has -resolved that
most of the increase made necessary
by - the-enlarged military and naval
urogram shall be met by taxes upon
wealth rather than upon consumption.
,v Additional Taxes , Weeded.
Tentative estimates before the ways
and means -committee .of the bouse
call for raising : 1912,000.040. . About
FAR;
$200,000,000 of this ' is - due to - the
preparedness4 program. The additional
tax is to be laid on large incomes., on
, " , , :; a- ' -
BRITISH AND FRENCH MQE AGAINST THE
GERMANS ON 40
EIGHT
ALBERT CENTER
OF ATTACKS OF
F
Frederick Palmer, Who Saw
Great Attack, Gives Vivid
Description of the British
Army's First Big Offensive.
By Frederick Palmer.
(Accredited to the Brltlrt army official
obaatrer for tbe American Press.)
British Headquarters in France.
July 1. (I. N. S.) The British today
launched their long expected offensive
and by night, with the cooperation of
the French, they had pierced the Ger
man line in a five mile front, had
penetrated to a Bepth of more than
five miles and had captured ' four
towns and two woods behind the Ger
man lines.
The towns of Serre, Montaubon, Da
Bolaselle and Mamets fell in the or
der named before the British attack,
while the French weta clearing the
woods of Curlu and Faviere on the
British rlghC
At the hour of filing this dispatch
the British also' had surrounded the
town of Beaumonthamel, while Ihey
had almost completed a circle of eteel
about the important German Date of
Fricourt, which was the immediate ob
ject of the drive. The villages cf Ovil
lers and Thiepval were under attack,
while in the streets of Contalmalson
British and Germans, each holdlnr one
side of the town, were fighting for Its
possession. Commecourt ealient is
straddled by the British, wlio are
pressing with great energy from both
sides.'
Za Angle of Sonune and Anete.
The sector in which the German Una
was broken lies in the angle of the
gomme and the Ancre rivers. The line
from which the British and French
advanced stretched a little east of
south 'from the town of Albert.
The general attack was begun on a
20-mile front stretching north of the
Sommejbut it was in this sector that
a weak spot in the German line was
found and pierced, and toe Infantry
hurled- to- the attack; BrHlsa estimates
Of the German losses. say they were
enormous,' while the losses - of tbe
allies are well within the limits to be
expected of such a huge movement
Up to tonight fully 1500 German
prisoners had. been brought In, but
their arrival was continuous and no
complete tally was possible. Most of
them come from the Prussian guards
and the reserve division, old foemen of
the British at Loos and Neuve
Chapelle.
The offensive launched today is the
first considerable effort of the British
(Concluded 00 Page Eleres, Column Six)
Democratic State
Committee Named
Xnage Samnel White Appoints Selp
ers for Coming Campaign Those
Who Will Assist.
Judge Samuel White, chairman of
the Democratic state central com
mittee, announced the appointment of
the "executive committee yesterday
afternoon. -
Those wbo will assist in the cam
paign now opening are Samuel M.
Garlaryl of Lebanon, Dr. C. J. Smith
of Portland; R. J. Moore of Newberg;
K. H. Richards of Grants Pass, and
Will Moore of Pendleton.
Chairman White will confer with
his newly appointed executive com
mittee and announce the appointment
of a secretary for the state commit
tee within a short time.
British Win Victory
In African Campaign
London, July 1, (I. N. S.) Offi
cial announcement of a British vic
tory in Africa" was made tonight. It
said:
"Eastward of the Livingston moun
tains in East Africa British troops
have dislodged the - Germans from
Ubena, capturing many prisoners and
large quantities of stores."
Russians Pay High for Yacht.
Paris, July 1. (I. N. S.) James
Gordon Bennett has sold the Yacht
Lysistrats to the Russian Red Cross
for a higher price than he paid for it
If year ago, which is illustrative of
the nigh price of all ships. Bennett
proposes to go to New York) soon. The
Lysistrata was the largest American
owned team yacht and is S01 feet long.
BRITISH
Will You Help the Families of Enlisted Men?
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. The advisory board of the Daughters pf the American Revolution
appeal for co-operation is looking after the families of men who have
responded to the call of their country, leaving their usual occupations
and. foregoing their regular salaries. We must hire 1000 pledges of
JSC, 50c, 75c, 1.00, 13.00 and 15.00, or more, a month for three
months.1 Fill out the blank below and send' to D. A. R. patriotic head
quarters; room 616 Journal Building, or bring pledges personally.
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AMOUNT PER MONTH . .
VILLAGES AND GAINING SIX MILES
MAP SHOWS ANGLO-FRENCH
VERSAILLES
G
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OF TRENCHES TAKEN
7-1LE FRONT
Sir Douglas Haig Gives Sup
plementary Night Report
Delmg-With British Drive.
London, July 1. (U. P.) "On our
right we have captured a German laby
rinth of trenchea on a seven mile
front to a depth of 1000 yards," re
ported General Sir Douglas Halg,
British commander in chief, in a sup
plementary official statement tonight.
dealing with the British offensive.
"We have captured the strongly for
tified villages of Montaubon and
Mametz."
"In the center, on a four mile front,
we gained many strong points," con
tinued the official statement. "The
enemy if still-holding ou. The fight
ing is severe.
"Northward from the Ancre valley
to Gommecourt, the battle Is most
violent Ws have been unable to re
tain ground gained on the first at
tacKs. umer captured positions re
main in our possession. Our airmen
bombarded a railway train between
Doual and Cambral.
"Elsewhere on the front activities
have occurred but no details are avail
able." "Up to the present we have taken
2000 prisoners. Including regimental
commanders and the whole of one
regiment staff. Large numbers of
German dead observed by our troops
indicate that the enemy casualties
were severe, especially near Fricourt.
"On Friday night parties of our
troops entered German trenches at
various points between Ypres and
Souchez, dnfllcting casualties and
taking 16 prisoners.
"Fighting on the whole front con
tinues with the greatest intensity."
Belgians Add Their
Fire to Allied Drive
War Office Announces Destructive
Bombardment of German Works la
, egloa of Slxmnde Violent meply.
Havre, France, July 1. (U. P.)
Belgian artillery suddenly became ex
tremely active today, simultaneously
with the opening pt the, allied of fen
eive.
-our artiuery, toaay carried out a
destructive fir von German works.
especially in 'Lhe region of Dlxmude,
the Belgian war office announced to
night. The enemy replied violently
near we oauuru 01 ine lown.
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NEWS INDEX
SECTION OXB 14 PAGES
Page.
1. Carrenxs'a Answer Zapected Boon.
Caution is feetiue of Hughe Oun-
Britis? end Trenoh Drive Six XDes
Iato Oermaa Iitn 4
Albert Center of English Attack.
Great Battle Oeatinaea Into Night.
BepubUoaa farade aa4 Bally rails
flat.
. Utigaata Pay Big te Xse ap law
yers' library.
Barlow Koe4 Offered Qevemmeat.
Hew Corporations Iadioate , Better
Business. '
.. Bailroada Adeauatebr Paid for Oarrr-
inf ataila. . I
Pythian is Tare Coming te Con
vention. 4. Isoomas, ktaaitiona sad ZaaeritsaeM
to be Taxed.
Jnry Lockod Up in Christeasea Case.
Haay Eastara Students Betaming
Home.
. Vanruard of XilltU Arrives at XI
Paso.
Carransistaa Claim Tasy Are Driving
American Bortbward.
. Big Oslobration for y earth of July
Planned.
Great' Naral Battle and Firework
to be Stated.
Hirer to be Closed During Fireworks.
T. Sweet Pea Baising Bow Matter of
Science.
Oregon Chiropractor Meet This Week.
t. Plans to Beclalm Large Tract.
Mis Hallie Curtis Gu.it at Beoeptioa,
Citizenship Sunday to be Observed.
t. Value of Teaching Sewing in School
Demonstrated .
10. D. A. R. Kis to Importano of Heeds
of Amerioan Soldiers.
Chamber Appeal Against Bcbating
Evil.
Honkle Family Ha Big Bonnion.
11. Portland Firms Plan to Protest
Workers Serving in Army,
Editorial Attack on Railroad Men
8tir Union Head.
' Congress Will be Urged to Support
aeciamation nui.
It. Independence Hop Center of West.
Cajuitauqua at Gladstone to be Big
Affair.
suspect in Jitney Harder Case Held
oa Laroeny Chara-o.
13. Eas-la to Scream in Vorthwest ea
Fourth of July.
aaoouTer Beady for Celebration.
Four Drowned by Cloudburst.
14. Municipal Garbage Plant Advocated
by f aient-Teachon.
SECTION TWO 16 PAGES
Page.
1- 4. Snorts B.ws and Gossip.
6 6. Automobiles and Good Road.
7., Markets and Finanoe
8. Real Estate and Building.
a-13. Want Ads.
14. Marine.
SECTION THREE 10 PAGES
Pare.
1- 8.
Dramatic and Photoplay Vow.
Popular Science.
Illustrated How Review.
War Zone Obeervatioas.
Editorial.
Brief Information.
Journal Travel Guide.
Town Topics.
Journal's Coo Bay Excursion Gains
Interest.
Hemes of Oregon Boys at the Front.
FareweU Scenes at Camp Withyoombe,
Chat With My Sea by Jaek Leit.
The Rough Rider y : Georges
Falkner.
Cartoon if rams by Charles A Ogdea.
1.
.
10.
SECTION FOUR 8 PAGES
Page.
1- S. Tie Week In society.
4 t. Summer Resort Hew.
. The Realm of Mnsio.
7. Fashion Chat By Mme- Out Tire.
Beauty Suggestions By Lillian
sell.
. Heodiework Design,
t. Women' Clnb Affair.
SECTION FIVE -12 PAGES
(Fiction bgeaine)
SECTION SIX 4 PAGES
(Oomie)
Explosion Cause of
Death of Five Men
Aetna. Explosive Company's Plant
-wrecked ; Company . ixas Kanafaet-
urea AmmanlUon for Allies I Tears.
Kane,! Pa.. July 1.U p.) -ve
men were killed and 1 injured in an
explosion at the Aetna Explosive com
pany's plant at Emporium, - Pa ao
cording to a telephone message re
ceived here today. The company main
tains en extensive plant at Emporium
and hasi been manufacturing ammuni-
FRENCH
STATEMENT
EOF
Four-Tillages Are-NCaken by
French, , Who Recapture
imaumonhyvorks, -
Paris, July 1.-(1. N. 8.) The mid
night official statement says:
To the north and south of Somme,
after artillery preparation and recon-
noiterlng actions during the last tew
days, the Anglo-French troops this
morning opened an orrensive on a
front of' about 40 kilometers (25
miles). In the morning and during
the afternoon on the whole of the
front of attack the allied troops took
the first line of German positions. To
the tiorth of the Bomme French troops
established themselves in the out
skirts of the village of Hardacourt
and Curlu, where fighting still conti
nues. To the south of the Somme the
villages of Domplerre Becquincourt.
BUzsu and Fay fell into our hands.
The French troops . alone captured
more than SS00 unwounded German
prisoners during the day.
On the left bank of the Meuee there
was a violent bombardment from hill
304 to'Le Mort Homme.
On the right bank of the Meuee at
10 o'clock in theymornlng our infantry
attacked the Thiaumont works and
asaln captured them. The afternoon
was marked by a recrudescence of the
battle in this region aa well as in the
sectors Fumin and Chenols.
Aviation: During the night of June
29-30, a group of French aeroplanes
carried out the following operations:
Eighteen shells of 120 caliber were
dropped on the station of Neslau. six
shells of 120 caliber were dropped on
Boye, causing fires to spring up. Two
shells were dropped on Con flans,
northeast of Nesleu, where an auto
mobile convoy was bombarded, shells
were seen to explode among the cars.
During the same night It of our
machlnea threw 60 Shells on an am
munition factory in the neighborhood
of Laon. '
During tha night of June 10-July 1.
aeven pf our aeroplanes dropped
12 shells on. the railway station at
Nesleu and the railway crdsslng at
that place and six on a military depot
in the neighbornooa a rire resuiiea
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GREAT BATTLE
Skies Lighted Through North
ern France by Burning Vil
lages, While British Press
Home Their Advantage;
London. July 1. (U. P.) On a'curv
tng 40-mile front extending north and
tuth of the Rlyer Somme, British an4
French armies tonight are driving for
ward in a battle that. may prove" the
turning point In the woHd war and pos'
loly a milestone in history. n j
At least eight villages have i been
taken from the Germans since the
great allied offensive began at ' 7:8
this morning. The German line has
thrust back six miles at one point an4
at least 60 prisoners. Including -sew
eral regimental officers have been
taken,. v
The tremendous struggle cent' on
the front extending southward from
the village of Gommecourt, IS Miles
south of Arras, to the village of Fay,
south of the Somme. and eight miles
Ruuinwesi 01 feronne. The official
atatement from the British war tt flee "
tonight announced that the battle is
continuing with the greatest, intensity.
An Official statement from ih.
French war office tonight revealed for
the first time the extent of tha jllUrf
operations'. The French at 'the same
time announced the capture jpf the vil
lages of Domplerre, Becuineourt, Fay
and Bussu and reported that north
or the Somme, French troops have ob
tained a foothold. ' .
Other Oalas Beported.
The official report telegraphed to
night by General Halg, Brltiah commander-in-chief,
reported further Brit
lh gains from, the River Ancre south
ward near the Somme but admitted
mat a German courfter attack has -recaptured
ground taken by the Brltiah
between; the Ancre valley and the
village pt Gommecourt. The exact ex
tent of! the German, successes in : the
counteri attack is not yet revealed. '
The German center from the inr.
leuthad for four miles is stubbornly
'"'""f me uritisn advance. Gen
eral Halg reported- The British right
Unking with the French left near .
Somme. Is meeting with the greatest
success. and has torn a huge gap op-'
poslte Albert in the German line. ' ,
An unconfirmed report early 'to- night
said that the etrohgly forti
fied town of Fricourt, a moat im
portant element In the German de
fense, was captured in this-afternoon's
fighting. The latest prevloue
advices said that Fricourt was en
tirely cut off by a British fore that
occupied Mamets and that desperate
nana 10 nana rignting was going en
at this point. French forces, co
operating with the British in the tre-r
mendous offensive, captured the town
of Curlu and the surrounding woods
and the Favler wood. The French
advance late this afternoon Was es
timated at more than two miles.
Drive Began at 700 Yesterday.
The allied drive began at 7:ie thl
morning on a 20-mile front south of
Arras, extending northeast and south
east of the village of Albert,. All the ,
important gains announced : thus far
have been on this sector, but there are
Indications that the struggle fa spread.
Ing to the whole 80 miles of battle
ironi Dtiween tne Tser and the Somme
The British advance alone eclineea "
any gain made by either side on the
western rront in a single day of fight
ing since trench warfare began. .
The British losses thus fsr have
been extremely light considering the"
nature of the offensive. The enemy',
losses or the number of nrlaonera Mn.
i D estimated at this time, but 'in
the engagement at Mamets alone late
this af,?rnoon the British fcrought 1n
1000 captives. ,
B anting Towns xJght ttles.
The thunder of cannon apparently'
Increased rather than slackened an th
day waned. In the twilight tonleht
the horlton north anit u,t - timA
by the dull glow of burning villages,
only partly obscured by great clouds
of dust and smoke. ;
The British are pressing their 'ad
vance home without a moment's lull.
At no point thus far excepting east ot
MAfitanhAn V-w , "i . . . .
ed successfully to make a stand.
f-Ut.. a . . . a. lL . . 1 I . . .
'u i i ue viiijLse dot ore noon
today, the Germans laurrched a fierce
counter attack .on the eastern outskirts
this afternoon. Hundreds ef German
troops were sacrificed in an attempt
to recapture the ruins of the town and
break tbe British rush. ; ,t
Bombarameat Begas ( Attack j -
The British attack was' preceded by
an hour and a half bombardment in
which artillery of sir calibers dropped
a heavy rain of shells into the ad
vanced German positions. Precisely
st 7:30 a. m. the guns lifted and the
attack began. . . .. .
'The thing was beautifully timed."
reported, an officer. "The . men left
aI trdnAh ell ilMlv 11m
started for the Bosches like a great
nrnwA runntri 1s t mm ' ' "a "' ? - f "
There was little fighting when th
advanced German trenches ; were ,
reached. The British guns meanwhlU
were shrapnelling German reserve!
hurrying into action, : Within , twe
hours 1 miles of front line enmy
trenches were In British hands, Th
JTTencn munwuui were iuauig aauiq.
the full extent of wnicn are net yet
.reported. c tv-ij'vvvL:"
Serre was captured before noon. Lt
Bolaselle, three miles northeast of Al.
bert, was captured at about the saai
time, though word did not reach head
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