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m n u v? ye M ' s mm a ' V4 M a U u tat' M E ft u 3 : : it - : a '' as : ft m a u i: m 04 '? n S n n 3 a ! a u 1 GERMAN HORDES y nrrntAT mnnnr ?i:lLIILftl awn nr. ACROSS MARNE g;Franco-Amaricant Batter Ewniy From .'Two SMeV In Repeated Bitter Counts Attacks, rj 20,qoq prisoners; ;taken M. " 1 f Chateau-Thlerry-Soitiom Hlf h way Is Forced Big Guns Com 5 mand Wide Area; on Front. nl 1 (Con tinned from Pica One) Thltrry pocket end provide the only Itteane Of egress for th German armies. The alltta apparently have within their grasp en or the really big victories of ine war. German Lessen Are ltounllnrf With th At Ha flat olan ffc Alsfl and the Marne, July 20. (U, P.) iiij p. m.) Hmiahlrif counter-attack after counter-attack, the allies are still sweeping forward.' rolling up the Ger man armies between the Alsne and the Marne. this advance has reached depth of .11 kilometers (nearly seven miles) at some points. v The important railway from Soissons to Chateau-Thierry is now dominated by the) French and American artillery. wnicn is cropping sneus over it on a wide front. This is a serious blow to th enemy, then railways being hit principal means of communication - in this region. ? The Franco-American troops "hav reached the . Sotosons-Chateau-Thlerry highway a a point about 10 kilometers south of Soissons. Further advances navs'been mad on the ( lln oast of Malloy Wood, fit. ftemy-Blansy, Neullly St. Front, and Licy-Cllgrron (ft front of a Bout is miles). . .v . Ths German hs ar constantly mounting. The number of prisoners 4s growing faster than they can be counted. I passed a full, mils of German prison ers, four abreast marching to the rear under guard of Trench and American soldiers. (If the prisoners- were marching a yard apart, as usual, they would total mors than 7000. This Is in addition to .im Panr. if.ooo reported tip to this morning.)- , This . afternoon . the Americans cap tured nearly 100 Boches. including sev eral officers. In a big cave near Soissons. v Germans Admit iWtrmrni Berlin, via London, July 20 tT. P.) --Penetration of the Gernlatt front lines on the Alane-Marne front was reported-by 'the German war office today. Ultimate defeat Of the allied forces was anhcwnaV"; 1 "Ths .British Obtained a footing at iMeteren' (in Flatider)," 'ths statement .said. 'Otherwise thty were repulsed." "Bstween the Alsne and th Marn, hs r enemy attacked and penetrated parts of OUr foremost litres, southwest Of Solasons, twet ,of Itartennes and northwest of Chateau-Thierry,- th sn-my.-was defeated toward noon after a desperate struggle. "Between the Aisne and Ourcq, at tacks In the. evening broke down under ouf .' counter attacks. South of the Ourcq and north of Hartennes we threw ths enemy back beyond their original lines. ; -Sooth' of . ths Warns there was mod- 7- erais ngnjting. , . "Southeaet of Moreull ohsmy pitroi C attacks were repulsed. , u "South of .the JMame. during the-night . troop were withdrawn to ths nortH g bank, wnnotieed. , 'ft v 'ybiHr nosUlo: airplanes: and seven u balloons wers brought own yestsrday." ' m .' First Phase of Offensive. Closed ... fc- With fhs Americans at the Marne, U July S0.rAt this cabling Americans " (tone had captured ; approximately T000 it prisoners, including wounded. 10 runs, il hundreds of maohths guns, and many . T trsneh mortars, i H Tn opening phass of ths Franco JJ American Alne-Msrne offensive may bo. considered closed, although minor g operations Continue. In desperate in- , g fftntry fighting Against ths Oermftn ., machine guns throughout th night and m. 'orenoon, the Americans reoccupled the SS ?,t,on "t of the Parls-Solssons g highway which the Oermans had fs- taken after darkness last night 5 French long range guns are bombard- at Ing the bridge across the Alsne at U Missy, and the whole German lateral transport line east , and northeast- of H Soissons Is "under constant Frenoh fir. Eleven Germaa dtvlslono have been ii trought up to reinforce the hard M pressed - troops of the crown prince between the two railroads. Of seven ' jw divisions In line on Thursday five had . tn be withdrawn owing to heavy lossss. H P'T 'rem Cleveland captured .a : S f oolortw. and a sergeant from .Indianapolis made a German major . prtsoner. . , p .... British Keep Up Gains London, July SO. (t7. P.) Minor op eration continued successfully In the Hebuterne sector, and Rosslgnol Wood was oaptursd. Field Marshal Halg re ported tonight In yesterday' operations. 481 prison ers, 10 trench mortars and 60 machine guns were captured. . Yankeea Carry Oot Raid . American Army in France. JnlySft.-American troops carried out ral5yeterday southwest of Munster penetrating the German lines from S00 to 00 yards. , ;. : V Fire Genmaa prisoner were taken. A a, prelude to the raid there was an effective bombardment lasting 4 S min ute. , mm REPORTER GOES OVER TORN FIELD OF BATTLE (CeattaiMd from rat Ou) aessed the battle, it was necessary to pas over more than three kilometer A mil and three Quarters) of ground captured by the Americana -yesterday. , Imagine yourself in an automobUs. passing Over roads almost a peaceful as those, you knew back horn. ..But as yea progress, sol dj ere .become more nu- STEEL GUITARS C6.00 AND UP McDousallf Music Co. tst Aide street, year Broadway- DIRECTS ALLY ATTACK 1 4: 1 Kir' it- v-f ' I J, i General Blangin, hero of the Merne, nuicriiau iuitcs who ire uriving iuv and Chateau-Thierrj-. Mangln had at the Marne. The picture Is frotM .wiVefrf.'Wiv.a: . .o--::.:;i;v:-r' . .v..::.4::v. - .. : F-- i- sit? seniea .iq iames nceiey, iornier ptiMiener.or tiie tiiucago Herald. merous. Wagons and guns compel you to . slow '. dawn i ntaftl- imi n , into the dftchto-avQjrd., collision. . Ambulanma - rnll ttvi oMm American . boys and. Frenchmen dang ling their if eeL from th- rear m ' iit side by side "on the stretchers. A boy you know, dashes by on a motorcycle, waving, disappears in the midst of the traffic. Action, Action Everywhere The road becomes Them sr( miles mil tmliAa ' . .US..TE, VM. IlIVTtllB, seething masses of men, horses; motor trucks and guns. You wind up hills and through forests. stumM Hal llnnns are visible along the skyline, while air planes wheel overhead. Then more con- gesuon. Meantime the booming of guns falls on your ears. YOU ride from th tlillb nrttn n - Plain and Wind nhntit thin,iih fields. Beneath a slight rise French cav alrymen stand awaiting the call to go jnw action, ineir long glimmering lances are stuck in thn rfAumi v&i thtir horses. The men lie on the abound resting. Around another turn an A Coeuvres. Not a house in the town is Intact. The Bm)im hm days ago. Roots are torn off, walls are snauerea ana jagged spires stand like accusing fingers pointing upward. Wav ing wheat lines the roadside. Barking of field guns becomes more distinct. Boehe Bead Everywhere Terrible Topping a rise you can see the flashes. Then the real wreck nf - f v a vfiti the shattered villages appears. A nar row, shallow, trench extends away from iu ruaosiai. it is the line the Ameri cans held yesterday- morning. In a wheat field stand the skeletons of three trees. Beside th toad is scattered abandoned equipment, rifles, grenades and smashed machina anina -v&-A.t-v. through the wheat are Americans and riencnmen, searomng for their dead. The bodies of Bocheo are visible every where. The stench . . -utswsj Ul soft summer, breeses. Your car aned up. but the chauffeur swerve sharply to avoid running over the body of a Boche officer. . , " v J!4 ahd Jong line of field guns, barking. away. -They are beyomd yes terday's main German line -of defense. In a machine gun emplacement are two dead Boches, in a half sitting position, The machine gun ha been removed, but Coffee . . . . . ; ... .... .Be Cocoa . ; . ... ... . ; , . . ,5c Milk ...,5c Doughnut, Snail, etc 5c Pie ......5c 5VP -", ; v. . 5c Rice ,.,.5c SHORT ORDERS iTa . -- (AUT.) . I - - I Dinner Clean, Wholesome Food Served Right tat, POPULAR PRICES EAT YOUR NEXT MEAL AT V : WOOD'S QUICK LUNCH ' ' . " ' ' .. .t. . . .. '.. . . oixui ana THE OREGORSUNDAY JOURNAU PORTLAND. SUNDAY- MORNING. JULY. 21. 1918. - t ' t A - J a" 9 who is in command of lhe French and uernuns DacK.. Detween soissous charoe of the crucIaUErench charge -an .-autographed photograph pre- scattered, clips tell the tal of how they flred:cMrancing Americans until they werekiiiedJ., ' ; -. . , ,: . Panorama of . tlatU Spreads Oat Before the emplacement, are A few Amerlnftn A an A ttti ata Htiit etl facing the enemy. Just to the rear of uw emplacement is sun sen rota wnicn the Boches used as a trench, filled With dead plied two and three on top of each other. Reaching the battery position you leave the car and walk across a 'shell pocked field. You stumble over wires stretched by the signal corps. Here lies a dead Boche, there are scattered helmet- - equipment and mess . kits? A Boche battery stood just there yester day. One gun was captured. Four guns of the battery just to the right were taken by th Americans. Walking to the next rise, the panorama of the big evening's battle spreads out . Toward the left i Mlssy-Aux-Bois. To the rearward, through which you passed, is the country where the Boches break fasted yesterday, Stacks of Oat Cap tared Further to. the left and rear is Saconin-et-Breull. Almost dead to the left 1 BreulL To the right Is Crolx-de-Fer. Returning over a different route, you pass mashed airplane aid stacked cap tured Boche machine guns. Everywhere are American and French soldiers, hur rying to the front. It is a war of movement, but for the al lies a movement forward. ' A New Discovery One Applica tion Banishes Every -: i Superfluous Hair. The electric needle Is no longer needed to banish objectionable hairs or fuss. With the use of Demosant', a new sci entific discovery, the most stubborn growth can b quickly and effectively removed. Demosant Is daintily per fumed, .Its use harmless and rarely more than one application is required to re move any half growth. Women every where praise Demosant. One trial will convince ..you. It. la -a necessity for the toilet. For seventy-five cents one can obtain plentiful supply either by mall tn plain wrapper- from. Sabencott Labora tories. Portland, -Oregon, or at any drug Roatt Beef, with Potatoes Z n nd Gravy .. ...... 15c Beef Stew, with u Vegetable ..... llSc Home Made Sausage, with7 - Potatoeg and Grary i5c Hamburger Sandwich. . 5c t Hot Cake (served any lime ... ,10c SERVED ALL DAY Dtark . - ZEPPEUNSHEDSvAREf fBOiMBED: BY BRITISH NAVAL AIRPLANES Detachment of . Grand - Fleet Re ' turn's From Tfip 0ff - Jutfind, Reporting; Succesifuiitrfp iMiHon, 3titf detachment of the : Brttiah- grand fleet Bag now re turned to It base, following erute off the coast of Jutland, during which suc cessful bombing raids were carried out by naval airmen operating from the ships, declared an official statement by the admiralty tonight. The raldg were directed at Zeppelin sheds at Tondern, in Northern Oermany. The communique's text follows: "A detachment of the grand fleet, op erating off Jutland (the western coast of Denmark) on the morning of Fri day Has returned to its base, having carried out a bombing attack on the Zeppelin sheds at Tondern In Schleswlg Hoistein, by the roygj air forces that Were dispatched from the vessels. ' "In the first flight, which was made early in the morning, all the machines -reached their objective and nade direct hits on a large double shed,' which was completely destroyed, the conflagration rising 1000 feet in the air. A second flight followed the' first, all of our ma chines but one reaching their objec tive." Following the dropping of bombs, fires were observed. Four of the British machines failed to return. ' Three of these, were believed to have been compelled to make a land ing on Danish soil. Germans Moving . Guns to the Rear London, Jolly 20. (U. P.) The next few hours are expected to decide the late, of the uerman armies In the 80is onStsRheim pocket, where the Franco American -forces are-slowly garrotlng the enemy hopes. . Tne allied -pressure is increasing on all sides. The breaking point must soon be reached. - Already the Germans south of; the Marne are givtnjr way. But th battle , that .will force, the decision. It is believed in military circles tonight, is betngi fought on the 30-mile line be tween: the Aisne and th Marne. There L the enemy high command has used re inforcements with a lavish hand, seek ing .desperately to turn the tide. With apparently a great inferiority in num bers, the French a lid Americans are moving resistlessly forward. ' NfittUly-St. Front has fallen. Oulehvie Chateau is threatened. Th -French are in the suburbs of Soissons. 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