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VOI IX., No. IM7.
YANKEES (ISH HUNS,
ADVANCE AND
Figktisg Keeps Up With Fierce Ictensity American Ma
chine Gens Mow Down
Across Open Fields
Paris, Jul 10. Tim (irrmita of
fmwW. In bow tm a grrat a M-ale m
UuU of laat March. The fighting
eoaUniHwt UmImjt In violent lnn anil
irranilc' Mid lightning. The wwthcc
la ow clearing. Alll)d amilw arc
eotiflrlont.
With the American Army on th
Mam, July It. Word (rum the
front east of Rhelnie ehowa tha al
Had defense la not only holding up
tha German advance but appaara to
:have broken tha enemy 'a spirits. At
on point where tha Americana war
fighting thay organised a imall
countur attack lata yaaterday on the
flank of tha aallent established by
tha Germani and drova out tha Ger
man In ahort order by hot fighting.
Tha Americana occupied Intermedi
als ioaltlona In tha roar of tha f I rat
line and let tha Germane come
through, but whan thay triad to cross
tha open flelda up a alight grade, tha
American machine gunnara and In
faatry mowed them down, tha ana-
my breaking and retiring In many
plaoaa.
German prlaonera taken today aay
that ahey art convinced .thai their
eominandcra bava been beaten. Tha
Americana have (hot down a courier
' pigMi;" arrytng"maaa'Trom " a
Carman division at headquarter!,
aeylng that tha altuatlon la aerlous
aaat of Chateau Thierry and that
tha Oermane law no chance 6f mak
lag further progress there. ,
Two American pllota ihot down
Gorman airplanes today.
With tha American Army on the)
Marne, July I (.At 11 o'clock to
day, reporta from one end of tha
battle Una to the other lay that ex
cept for a few minor localltlei, the
great German offensive haa ao far
aen B failure.
ALUED WAR EXPQSITIOII. CflLLECTIOIl
Ml FIT: RELICS, Oil EXH1TI
Ban Franclaco, July - It. France,
England. Belgium,' Italy and ; tha
Americana under tha command of
General John J. Penning have com
bined to present to the American
people a coniprehenilve exhibit of
war tropblea. , Thla allied war ex
position now la being held here and
la attracting thouaanda or vlslton
dally. Eventually It will be ahown
lo all the large cities of the nation.
It la a governmental exhibit under
the direction or the national commit
tee on public Information. While
the Itinerary of tha exhibit, after It
leivea San Franclaco haa not ai yet
been completed, Loa Angelea, Den
ver, Xaniaa City and Chicago prob
ably will be among the early point!
In the achedule.
Practically everything ahown la
war material enptured from the ene
my Including Uermani, Turka, Atia-tro-Hungarlani
and Bulgarlana. The
fact that It takea approximately IS
freight cara to transport the ar
tlcloa from point to point will Indi
cate the Impossibility of attempting
to enumerate what may be aoen. The
exhibit Includes objects of Intereat
from a tank, captured airplanes and
submarine to ateel trenoh helmets
and Iron croasea. '
All manner of cannon ara ahown
and practically all of them ahow the
scare of battle which are eloquent of
tha ferocity of the righting which
handa of the allied armlei. Among
these Is a German mounted antl-alr-plane
gun. Hi condition beara every
evidence that an allied shell must
liave struck In close proximity. Al
Enemy as Tkcy Dash
Indon, July 1. Tha American
troopa recaptured Possoy and Crxan-
cy on tha aoutb bank of tha Marne
today, which were taken by the Qer-
mani whan they croaied tha Marne
yeiterday In the Initial ruah.
I'arla, July 11, Tha battle la con
tinuing violently all during tha day
aouth of tha Marne and Dear Cnatll
lon. In tha pi area where tha enemy
gained, ha penetrated not over four
nillea at any place. The French and
AniVrlcans counter attacking, are
taking many prlaonera.
Iondon, July 1. Tha German!
continued their attacka agalmt the
French Una thli morning and were
repulsed nearly everywhere with
heavy loiiee. They threw six bridge!
across the Marne between Reulllle
and Durmana, but nowhere pene
trated over four mllei.
rarla, July 1C. Long-range bom
bardment on I'arla waa reaumed to
day. .
Par la, July 16. South of tha
Marne the Garmana bava not ad
vanced beyond Stagnon 1a Chapella,
and MonthogonLlsloree. Tha French
hava taken 1,000 prlaonera In thli
region. Tha German loiaea In prla
onera tha first day waa extremely
heavy.
London,' July It, Tha Rrltlih Im
proved their Una eait of Amlnni In
the Vlllers-Bretonneux aertor.
London, July It. Tha French
entrenched tonight at- Prunay, be
hind' tha river Visle, two mllaa be
hind the original Una. Thla la the
deepest penetration that tha enemy
haa made east, of Rhelmi. ,- .,
lied soldiers doubtleaa spent some
time In collecting and putting the
plocei together again. Huge plecea
of ordnance with the barrel! buret
open where a premature exploilon
of the ahell occurred bear testimony
of their explosive force.
One Qerman bonVblng plana la
fairly riddled from the electa of a
barrage fire." There la ecarcey
part of It but what la .pierced and
torn by ahella and bulleta. It la not
atated whether the men operating It
were killed or captured. It probably
la taken for granted that the appear
ance of the airplane automatically
amwers the question.
Veterans of the war who' have
been Invalided home became their
Injuries wlll prevent their further
participation are on hand to explain
to visitors the varloua polnta con
cerning the exhibits. Not the least
Interesting part or their talks are
tha occasional personal experiences
which they Inject.
The tank exhibited, the "Britan
nia," took a prominent part In some
or the moat desperate fighting on
tha western front last year. It Is In
working , condition and Is put
through Its ipacea by the greater part
of Ita original crew of fighting men
who guided M over the ahell torn
No Man'a Land. One of the feats of
this tan,k and crew waa to capture
and bring In St4 German prisoners.
Among the exhibits la a section of
a trench "an exact reproduction of
the real article. To make It more
reallstlo a aqaad of United States
soldiers la detailed to occupy It and
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DAILY EDITION
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HELD UP FIVE HOURS
I,ondon. July It. Tha great Ger
man attack waa definitely held up
on the whole froat aaat of Rhelms
five hours after R waa launched, ac
cording to the latest advices reach
ing London, and tha only Oermai
galna worth mentioning were in tha
neighborhood of Bouala road, and
Prunay, where they succeeded In
penetrating for about one and one
half mllea on a narrow front. At
both these places tha French atarted
strong counter attacka late In the
morning.
On tha front west of Rhelms tha
Garmana had rather more aucccas,
but tha only Important gain to their
credit for tha morning's, work wai
tha crossing of tha Marne and a xoni
a little more than a mile beyond ou
a front of about 10 miles. Tha Marne
In thla district la only a small river,
it la ahallow and can easily he cross
ed In the early morning ralits. Its
loss to the allloa, however, derives
them of a fairly valuabK defensive
landmark.
ALLIES ARE QBSJINATE
Amsterdam, July It. Baron von
Burlan, the Auslro-Hungrlu for
eign minister, la quoted aa saying'
'There la hardly any difference be
tween tha general prlnclplea enun
ciated by the atateimen of both bel
ligerents. The enemy'a obstinacy
regarding territorial domsnds con
cerning Alsace-Lorraine, Trieste,
Trentlno and the German .colonies
appear Insurmountable." We are
prepared to dlacasa anything except
our own territory."
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HOiH MAKE- ATTACK
OX U. 8. HOSPITAL
With the American Army on the
Marne, July It. The Germane ap
parently deliberately attempted to
ahell several of the American hos
pitals near the Marne front today.
A number of shells fell Intermit
tently a ahort distance from them.
They did no damage, beyond dis
turbing the patients. ' i
WM SOS IE
Washington, July 16. The presi
dent algnei the wire control reso
lution today. '
Right Wing Halted
' "i sai aaaaaw .law. i filial aaaaial
OUTSKIRTS OK VILLAGES MOUTH
OK MAHNE REACHED 11 V
' HUNS
Allied Forrea Helieve Supreme Teat
of Their Defense llae Itcwa Met
Successfully
Paris, July It. The Germans
continued their efforta today, fur
iously launching new attacka, and
made progress during the night but
It haa been decledly slow In compar
ison with tha aweep of Teutonic la-
glona in prevloua offensives. They
have reached the villages of Blag
nal la Chapella and Monthedon, ap
proximately a mile and three quar
ters south of the river Marne, but
have been held In the outskirts of
these villages. They have also been
atopped thla aide of Bouqulgny wood
Juat to the northeaat.
The Germans are already 24 hours
behind their achedule and there are
no Indications that they have the
eame striking power aa when they
began. Between TOO, 000 and 800,
1 000 German troopa were thrown In
to the battle. . '
The allies seem to have reason
to believe that tha supreme teat et
their defense haa been met auccees-
fully.
Waahlngton, July It. Tha altua
tlon In Russia and Siberia la daily
presenting new phases. At three to
one the . soviet government haa
atrengthaned Ita .positions.
Oa the shores of the Arctlo and
White aea, the amall entente force
which haa been holding the railroad
terminus at Kola and Wurmansk haa
been conaiderably reinforced and la
understood to be advancing south
ward along the railroad towards Vol-
goda aad Moscow.
GERMAN'S ATTACK V. ft. i r
PLANES UNDER DISGUISE
Parla, July It. Five German air-
planea, modeled after the machines
the American aviators are using, and
carrying American Insignia on the
wings, attacked one of the American
sausages aouth of Chateau Thierry
laat .evening and managed to get ao
close under the disguise that they
were able to fire Incendiary bulleta
Into the balloon, which burst Into
flamea. The. occupants of tha eaui-
age made their escape by meana of
parachutea. '
TUESDAY, JULY 16. 10IH. "TT1
Parla, July It. German aviators
last nlgbt bombarded an American
Red Cross hospital at Jouy. Two en
listed men were killed and nine of
the pereoDoel of the hoapital ware
wounded. Including Miss Jane Jef
fery, American nurse, who was
slightly wounded.
GERMANS MOULD DEVELOP
MACHINERY INDUSTRY
New York, July It. Announce
ment waa made In German newspa-
Pra received here that an associa
tion haa been organised In Germany
to make a technical and acientlflc
atudy of the manufacture of ma
chinery ao aa to develop that Indus
try In Germany to the highest ca
pability. FOR LIMITED SERVICE
Portland, July 16, Calls have
been Issued on thla state today for
70 chokermen, 60 bead huckera,, 24
doggers, six general aawmlll fore
men, and 25 planer trlmmermen, to
be furnished from Class 1, special
and limited service only, to he en
trained for Vancouver barracks, July
IsV-for'etigagemcnt ' la , producing
apruce for aeroplanes. " Men who are
technically qualified under above oc
cupations and who are qualified for
general military aervlce, may volun
teer from Classes J, I and i, up to
and including July 23.
If oa July 24 a sufficient number
of volunteera hava not come forth
to fill the allotmenta of the local
board, the boarda will be directed to
select a sufficient number of men
from Class 1 (special and , limited
service only), to fill their allot
ments, ' deducting voluntary Induc
tions.-
IB ADVANCE
Oil HANDS AltlTKIt'EES
With tha American Army en the
Marne, July It. Along aa extended
sector of the Marne front the Ameri
cans were In the open ground. - The
German were on hills on the , op
posite bank, ahowerlng high explo
sives and gas ahells upon them. But
the boya from the United States went
forward with gaa maska, crawling
at times on all fours.
When they came close enough to
come to grips, they drove them back
quickly. ' In a measure they repeated
today the heroic deeda of those who
defended the road to Paris in the
second battle of the Marne. .
Southwest of Jaulgonne thla morn
ing the Germana crossed the river
with a ruah and started to fight their
way aouth. The Americana and the
French held up thla advance ao that
two houra after the time set tor by
the enemy for reaching his objective
nine miles away, he waa still far
away. i
EARTHQUAKE FELT HERE
PROBABLY IN ALASKA
Victoria. B. C, July 16. F. Na
pier Davidson, meterological observ
er, reported that an earthquake of
unusual severity waa recorded on
the seismograptsal instruments at
Gonxales Heighta observatory at
15:25 p. m. Sunday. The quake wai
distant about 900 miles, probably in
Alaska, and waa believed of suffi
cient extent to have been recorded
on Instruments the world over.
FIIWT RIO VICTORY OF YANKEES
CAUSES ENTHUSIASM TO 1KB
man at capital
GEKERAL FOCH OUTWITS EKEUlf
Military AnthorlUea Ilelleve That
Tevtoae Are Checked and Lia
W1I1 Be Held
Washington, July It. An air of
elation waa apparent la government
circles today aa Associated Preea dis
patches from France unfolded the
story of the valiant stand of Ameri
cas troopa along the Marne against
the renewed German offensive.
Official advices were slow and no
formal report on the German effort
to drive the Jaws of a great pineer
movement about Rhelms on a 45-
mile front waa available at a late
hour. Press reporta made It clear
the enemy had been hurled back by
American counter-attacks along the
Marne, where thay hold the left
flank of the great battle front, while
the French arm, aided near Rhelms
by Italians, atood fast over the far
greater extent of the line they de
fended against fierce German as
saults. L i t mi,, n - r. ' , i .
Wilson read tha account At the war
department Secretary Baker. General
March, chief of etaff, and other of-
neera at the department, read eager
ly the brief glimpses of the battle
flashed across the country In press
bulletins from the tattle front
After reading today'a reporta. Sec
retary Baker made the following
statement to, the Associated Press:
"The attack made by the Germans
la evidently the result of careful pre-
paratlona. It covers a wide front
and is made In force. We are at the
end of the first dar of a great bat
tle. . The reporta ao far are encour
aging and seem to Indicate hoth
heavy fighting and effective resist
ance along the entire front
The prompt and hard driven at
tacks of the American troopa at twe
points, sent a glow of enthusiasm
through the whole war department.
when the word first came. Befor
the results were known, the fact that
the counter attack had been launch
ed was cheering. It showed the Am
ertcana were meeting -' their ' first
great test like' veterans sad that the-
German effort to overrun thnni tiuf
rauea to disorganise or demoralise-
their fighting power. ' ' '
Then came word that at Vaiix sot
only had the enemy been atopped.
but hla advancing Infantry had coF
Uded with Americana who first del
uged their opponenta with machine
gun fire, then leaped forward to dis
rupt completely the blow at thla sec
tion that had been1 In careful pre
paration for more than SO daya.
Meanwhile meager reports front.
London aald the Marne had) been
crossed by the Germana at several
points. Details were awaited with
some apprehension. Hour oy hoar
the story filtered In, but the bulle
tin that told of the hurling back of
the foe In the Conde sector where
his first rush had pushed the Amer-.
icana out of the aallent they held op
posite Joulgonne, did not come un
til later. The message set all doubts,
at rest. Again the enemy had been
outmatched by the Americana. He
waa driven hack to the river and)
many prlaonera. trapped by the des
truction of their bridges behrndt
them,- were taken.
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V. 8. CASUALTY LIST 4-
Washington, July 16. The army
casualties today are 102. Sergeant
R. D. .Studebaker, of Robert, Ore.,
Is missing in action. The marine
eaaualtlea are 17.