EXT COIOJ
SAVE flE
Sa "WHEAT
Forty-lchth Tear.
Dally Thirteenth Tear.
Signs Everywhere That Germans Are
Destroying Material and Munitions
In Porket North of River Marne
Steady Poundip" Franco-American
Forces Continues Seven Mile Ad
vance Made Sunday. Railroads
Seized Today.
WITH TIIK FUKNCII AKMY OX
T1IK AISXK -MAKNK, July 22. (Jiv
t lie Associated Press, no.on.) Thi'ir
were sijjns evervwhere toilii v Unit the
Germans are destroy in tlio niiitcrial
and intiiiitions in tlie pocket north of
t lie river Marne between Snissons And
Iihehns, preparatory to the entire
evacuation of that area.
The Germans arc having the great
est diffienlty in nmintniniii" their
communications in the salient. They
are unable to utilize most of the rail
roads leading northward, owing to
the incessant hurrying from extent
allied aviators and a'rtillerv.
WITH TIIK AMKHTCAN ARMY
ON TIIK AlSNK-MAIINK, Julv 22,
1 :1." p. m.) ( Ily, the Associated
Tress.) The Franco-American ad
vance eontinned this morninir alonir
the line on the south and to the west.
The Germans nave more ground and
are slowly eontinninjf their backward
movement to Ihc north of Chateau
Thierry.
Two additional towns have been
taken by the Americans on the front
north of the'Marne since davliht this
morning. In the region of Snissons '
another town was captured bv the
Americans.
('ill the Itallroad
The Germans aio dinning desper
ately to the line south of Soissons in
an effort to protect their flanks.
The Americans lihlinu" on this
I mm have complete. 1 the cutting oi l
the narrow ffiinu railway to Chateau
Thierry.
'Cl vp'tiitlinir process is lieinjr con
liimc dv the Americans and their al
lies in this sector, keeping the Ger
mans uncertain from moment to mo
ment rciiardin;; the allied intention.
In the Soissons sector still an
other town has fallen into the hands
of the French, improvini: the allied
positions and likewise covering the
enemy's lines of communication.
I ncrense Iteslstn iieo
The enemy is increasing hi re
sistance abiii' the line south from
Soissons where every yard which the
allies push forward further ham
pers t In German lines of supply.
On the front where the Franco
American forces are puhinir in juM
to the north of the Marne the enemy
i carrying out sullen mid stubborn
rear tfirard actions, but depile these
the allies continue their ifimis.
(Contin ed pn Pago Two.)
WAR ON GERMANY.
S3
IK
prog im f ol
illlFQIIPMI BY AMERICANS TWU OF THREE i A GROWSGREATER 10 SEND ARMY niiTfl ANIIMP
i mnTp PURSUINGHUNS MWOADS 1H M HOURS WITH AMERICANS Un
fill I il 1 i 1 1 I IJ I Yankees Cross River East of Chateau American Troops Continue Advance ; I s:jF I
IS 23RD NATIONS?
WASIIINOTOX, July 52
Honduras, which broke dlido-
matic. relations with tlernmny
on May ISth, followed that Re-
Hon last Friday by declaring
war. The state department' was
notified today of the action.
iir-J-rr?
W MATHER 'Nfiixiuiuiu Yt'simlay, 91; Miiiiumai Today, 57. m W'AST
Medfoed
Yankees Cross River East of Chateau
Thierry, Capture Barbilton Wood
Germans Resist Stubbornly but Al
lied Advance Continues Violent
Counter Attacks Fail. '
WASHINGTON". July '22 Official
reports from General IVrshinir con
firm the crossing of the Marne by
allied troops, Secretary linker today
said, and also the occupation of con
siderable territory north of Chateau
Thierry, details of the operations,
however, are lacking.
LONDON, July 22. American
troops yesterday crossed (lie river
Marne between Charteves and Gland,
east of Chateau Thierry, and captur
ed the wood of I!arbillon, according
to authoritative announcement made
here today. t
The Germans nre stiibboralv re
sisting the French crossin-; of the
Marne, but the French have succeed
ed in j;cttin:r two elements over at
Miv.y and Courcdles which are con
stnielimj; footbridges under heavy
fire. The Germans an; iisinir ias
-hells in lare numbers.
Adviinre Four Viles
Owin-j to fault v working of the tel-ei-rapb
line between Paris and Lon
don news of the French advance up
to 8:'M) o'clock last niht is not very
detailed. It is learned, however, that
the French line now runs from
I'reny nlonir the main Chateau Thier
ry road to lioeourt and then through!
I.echarme and Ivm-ds to the Maine
at Charteves.
The capture of Parbillon wood by
the Americans means that the over
seas men have advanced between
three and four miles from their oltl '
posflioii on the Marne.
Itetwecn the Oure( and (lie Aisne
the (tcrmans aiiain are making vinlent
counter attacks but the French arc
inai?iliii:iin- their lines.
(Mi every front Ibe Germans ore re
siMimr dopcratetv and are noUfcinv
violent cnunter attack-i. cverthele-s
the French troons ve-terday made
progress nlonur the river Marne t f a
Maxinmin depth of eiilit miles,
(eriuaii (M).jectlves
The object of the em'iny counter at
tack is to expedite the extrication of
his t roops from the pocket bet ween
Sciif-sons and If hcini. Wean while
German troops on the southern end
of the pocket uni be experiencim:
rent difficulty in V'"i":r supplies.
Southwest of IJhcims tliere has
been heavy fiyhtinir and the Frericli
have made progress.
Hetwccn the Ourc and tlx
river- the French yesterday I
prisoners.
SERIOUS MUTINIES
NAUSTRIANARMIES?
I.OXDOX. .Inly (Itritish wire
less (service. ) Very f-erlous revolts
and mutinies have occurred in Bo
hemia and Hungary. At Mar-ana-S.jct
).jfl officers and .'.ufl Czecho
slovaks who mutinied were sliot and
.10(10 arrested.
Jteliahle reports fay erimia mu
tinies have taken place in imlmatia
and Hohemla. Juko-SUv forces have
deserted hy the whoiea'.e and escaped
to the mountains after kiiiitm their
j officers. Armed bands are said to bo
operating in some districts.
Canadian Strike Avertni.
MuNTKKAU July The threat
cned Kenerul -trike of ratlw.tv shop
tni'ii in t'jinada Jiji- licen averted, it
.'UitioHticed t'tdav.
MEDFORD,
American Troops Continue Advance!
Sunday Only One Railroad to
Rheims Left to Huns Terrific
Pounding of Germans Continues
Streams of Prisoners Caming Back.
WITH THE A.MKK1CAXS ON THE
A I S.N H-M A KNI3 FRONT, Sunday,
July lit, (night). (Tiy the Associat
ed Press.) South of Sob-sons Amer
ican troops today advanced two kilo
'ineters (ahout Y4 miles).
The allied artillery lias found the
range of th e Solssnns-Clmtea u
Thierry railroad, while American
troops arc astride the Soissons-VUlcrs
Cottorets railroad. As a result there
Is only one railroad lino in, the hands
of tho Germans south from Soissons
to Rhcims.
Northeast of Relleau the Americans
early Sunday had made an advance
of five kilometers. Some of the most
terrific fighting occurred between
Gtvry and Vaux, tho Germans uslns
artillery and machine gnus.
KIM "JO I Occupied
Tho nlUcs troops occupied bill 1104
commanding Chateau Thierry, at
daylight, and were pressing thru the
city Itseir. Progress east and north
by the French and Americans contin
ued turnout Sunday.
Tho Germans north of tho Marne
were subjected to a terrific pounding
from the allied urtlllory today. They
responded heartily, altho unsuccess
fully. Tho allied artillerymen were
making the enemy's rear guard ac
tion costly. '
Prisoners captured near Chateau
Thierry declared a retreat became
imperative on account of decreased
supplies. Stores of both ammunition
"d foodstuffs were becoml
lig
low.
they said, and tho officers had Re
ported that It was practically Impos
sible to resist.
ltd rent to Mites
. Orders hail been issued, Iho pris
oners added, to retreat to a point ten
miles north but the indications to
night were that the Germans would
not for long lie permfttcd to remain
that close to the Marne for tho allied
flanking movement is progressing j
steadily. Both tho railroads and the
wagon roads over which the enemy'H
stores pass ure so menaced
make them unusable.
MAP COUNTRY IN WHICH SECOND BALLTLE OF THE
The 10.1 mile liattie line between
nifeii-hc u weekk ai". The Sine mi
Oilier wc-l Hi lije ifjjelm---ilidliv -I"
Mail Tribune
OliKOOX, MONDAY, .JULY
-7
HAR
7
I?ear
I
WITH THE AMERICANS ON
THE AIFJNE-MARNE FRONT,
July" 2 1.-1 Bjllie Associated
Truss.) A German captured by
S the Americans today formerly
was a batter at New York, tic
was asked what tho Gorman
4 soldi, rs thought
about the J
S Americans.
J Since Thursday, he said, tho
4 Germans had concluded that
tho amiouui'.cment that a mll
i lior Americans woro In Franco
t was false and rumors among
tho Gormans on this front aro
that there aro ten million
fr Americans In Franco.
i
' 4
LONDON, .Inly 22.- The enlin
! Austrian cabinet has resigned, savs
an Kxchanve TclcL'iaph
li-imlch
from ('open ha ueii today. Kiupcror
Charles, it i-.
' rc-ifiiation i
nddi
f th
ll,,s ''I'1''1' ""'jiTthclcss. Tin- cni'siiv has Imtii
niini'.li'r-. i, In rc-i-t In llic Int mwc.
Sui nns and Mu..ixne. i- -litwn us
rmix I'mm 7 I" !" niile c-t f 8"i -
cfir.
Tt.itishi aiul Toiium-my; Siimvi-rs ant! CWw,
22, HI18
Al.icd Successes Increased In Scope
Enemy Tliotigd Giving Way In
Center Makinn Desperate Effort to
Kolil F'ankt Al! Genmn Re;crves
Used to Check Allied Smashes.
PAKIS, July l'J. - In p'viewing Hie
military situation as it .stood last
niyht on the active front between
Snissons and Rhciins, the I lavas
agency todav suvs;
"General Focb's victory increased
reatlv in scope yeMerdav. With
Chateau Thierry evacuated by the
Germans the town was entirely clear
ed by an advance to the north, while
from the west Franco-American
troops commanded bv General I c
(tootle were crowding in on the ("1 ur
inous. Hot ween the Ourc and the'
Marne the enemy was attacked bv de
tachments .under General Mil rv.
which bad crosesd the Maine. Ger
man were Ihrown back from eii:ht to
10 kilometer; on the Chateau Thierry
front.
"While the enemy has nivou away
in the center, he is making desperate
efforts to hold the two flanks from
Soisiuis to Ihc Oiirco, and from (he
M.irne to Khcims."
New Groat Victory
The military critics have come to
the conclusion dial whatever haiijien
now Hie allied counter offensive is a
new and -reat victor" of the Marne.
The Petit Pitrb'ien says;
'l'clwccii I he dream of a break up
of I he French army ami the breaking
of one's own army in front of the
French there is a difference that per
haps the German p"ode will per
ceive." Premier Clcmcuccau's newspaper,
L'liomine Libre say:
"Willi such a leader as Foch who
can tell to what results this new vic
tory of the Marne mav lead.1
Offensive Continues Ours
9 Comment inr on tlo German with
drawal on the Soisoiis Chateau
Thierry line, Marcel I hit in in the
Echo De Paris remarks.
"The offensive continues--ours."
It has needed all (lie reserves which
! promised vietnrv io Ihc German peo-
pie. he savs, to attejn" In stop tin
ullifxl i i-(ii I'fv- which I'lihl iimiw nev.
MARNE IS BEING FOUGHT.
vii-Sitia i.l tin- -tjaii i.) the tierman
m - ( hatciiu Tbeirrv Sec(r mn) H
1 it ii I .i.rir , ., ., . -1 ) , -
Froyram of Joint Intervention In Si
beria Agreed to Russit to Be As
sured Entente Has No Aggressive
Designs Program Is to Assist
Czecho-Slovaks.
LONDON, July 22. Tho Japanese
diplomatic council has agreed to tho
American proposal for Joint intor
voHtlon by Japan and tho United
States In Siberia, says a Central
i.Yowa dispatch from Toklo, under
date of July 17.
A proclamation will he Issued as
suring Russia thnt the entente lias no
uggrossIvQ designs In Intervening in
Siberia, tho dispatch ndda.
It is probnblo that 'a relief com
mission will accompany the joint ex
pedition, It Is stated.
lroHMnl Accepted
TOKIO, Friday, July 22. (By the
Associated Press.) It Is believed in
political circles hero that tho Jap
uneno government's reply to the pro
posal made by tho United States rela
tive to entente altted Intervention In
Siberia will bo dispatched to Wash
ington today. It Is understood that
the Japanese government's answer
accepts tho American proposal In
every particular.
IliK'ivciilioii Airi'plcil
I,().l)Ci.V, July 22. A dlBpalih to
tho Tlnu'H rrom Toklo dulcil July 17,
qiiot a report that tlio ouiyu-Kal
party is yli'lilliiK and will ancopt the
govornninat'H propoHaln ri'KardInK ln
tervontion. Tho Kovorinnent has for-
blcldon tho pr-s to rnport military
ll)OVt!llnt8.
A immtliiK wan lo havo hcon held
July IK to arraiiKo for flnanchiK and
provlKionliiK tho JapanoHo forccH.
A I'oklllB illapntch of July 17 to
tho Tlnios Haya that Iho charactor of
Iho conliMiiplali'il allli'd nrtlon at
Vladivostok haw raaKod llvoly Halls
facllon thoro. Tho allii'H, It Ih ho
nored In I'okhiK, cannot do hotter
for tho moment than to old the
CzGcho-Slovaks hy KTupyliiK Vladi
vostok. Th iik fiupporlod tho Clochs
ran proceed aKalnxt tho MolKhevlkl.
M'asliltiuton Silent
W'ASIIIXUTON, July 22. The
Kovernment continued Its reserve to
day on any announcement of plans
with Japan for military aid lo Itusslu
in Siberia. Officials saiil that until
somo official communication from
tho .lupaneso Knvornment arrived
there would ho nothliiK to say for
publication.
lelalls of tlto piau, previously pub
lished disclose (hut tho project for
military aid to Itussia rontomplates
assistance to the Vzcvhfi-Bbivnk army.
Tho measures for exlemliK tills aid
may Mot now io discussed.
Tho Japanese military nmhoriiies
wer at first. Insistent tliat no Hmiis-
ihmn be piaced upon Vit-iv actions.
Allied fcoverjimenis made it piatH
: tiH!,v liad ev:ry CfHiiblenco Ju Ujo RoxJd
faith ttt Japan and tho announ'miiHl
of the acceptance of an nKrwntewt
'indicates that Oil point has been
satisfactorily disposed ni.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
DOWNERS TO MEET
J iicldicr -r lile Nnlmtinl Jiii,i-l)iiiS
ira jJle. ila. rrvvnrd Wtni U'mi Vw-i-
i 1cti Tcner at 1'itt -'lutv, i(i(i!ei!ieiui:
j n iii clue f Ihe Xiitionnl i.ue i-inl)
"!nr at f'itt-fitir 1'ncMiiiy. It j--
ftieeted that tile H-im!l ti ill)
(ijHalieli i,t ibi ejinn- tlav mil he
))!!liiiv -etthni.
THE
NO. 102
Foch Launches Thrusts On Each
Flank for Purpose of Pinching Off
and Enveloping Large Body of Ene
my Stubborn Rear-Guard Ac
tions Delay Allied Progress, Which
Though Slowed Down, Is Neverthe
less Marked Many Prisoners.
1)Y THl!) ASSOCIATK1) PRESS,
July 22. tear ufiard actions are he
Iiik fought hy tho Germans north of
Chateau Thierry. Those were organ
ized to doluy tho pursuit of. tho Hoe
ing enemy by tho French and Amer
icans, who on Sunday passed thru
Chateau Thierry and ndvancod north
oast of Unit cornerstone of German
conquest In eastorn Francs.
The reaction is marked betweeD
Grisolles and Uczu-St. Gernialno, twu
villages nortli-norlhwost and north
of Chateau Thierry at a distance of
approiimnte.ly aovon and four miles '
respectively, llolwoen Grisolles and
Hezu-St. 'Gennatne tho Ocrman at
tacks were broken and the allied line
was maintained thruout.
North of the Oiircq.rlvor tho rcac- x
Hon of tho enemy wub limited to ar
tillery firo.
This was also tho case between tho
Marno and Itholms, notably In tho
region west of tho Hhoiins mountain
and in tho Courton and Hoi woods.
Advniico lit Soissons
South of Soissons tho Americans
aro reported to havo advanced a dis
tance of a mllo and a quartor. In tho
Uurcq valley tho allies aro steadily
pounding tholr way toward Nantouil
Notro I)anio. Southwest of Khclma
there scorns to ho an indication that
that the allies havo initiated a now
drivo for tho purposoof oulflankii'.g
! io Germans between Mirfaux and
Ihi.tillon.
i If tills last moment develops, the
tlio allies' "nut cracker'' will he In
full motion, llolwoen tlio allied front
south of Soissons to tho town of
Itoullty, southwest of Khcims 'there
is a gup of about 21 miles. If tlio
Krencli, Italian and Ilrltlsh troops
make an advanco of any importance,
tlio position of tho Cicrmnns further
south will ho madu oven more critical
than at present.
ICiiyc loping Cloves
I Thoro appear to bo at least two,
and perhaps three enveloping opera
I Hons along the western sldo of tho
luiillenl noiilh nf Mnluunti. The ttrt
ttt theso, evidence hy tho breaking
thru nf the allies northwest of Cha
teau Thirry fort-i tho tlemmns
hack from ttie cxtronio tip tt tins
salient. The second enveloping
movemeiit Is pron'ssiisg up the
Ourcq valley and at last accounts was
vry tiiar t)4ilcliy-l.o.t'hatcaii. Tlio
third is the advance of thu nilioa
'oMtinufii on Vukq Two.)
FRENCH ACE WHS
TOTAL OF
PLANES
1A!i!S. July 22. 1.letiten?ni iiue
Koli'-k, a i'adiug KreHit urn, itrnuglu
down two tlerman atrpiaues n July
1i, twi on July 1M and threo on
Julv is. i'otK'k'K tola! Is now offic
ially fifty-six machine's.
AMSTBHHA.M, Jfliy 52 Meiej
ants KriedrktiK and Kftwlistelji,
members of tho von KfciittutTen
jKiiiadron, have been killed, says tho
; l.iiKal Anie'.icer. Friedrirhji a
'credite'd with twnty-onfl vteforifs
anil Kirsthstein with twenty.
i.