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MEUFORD, OKKCSONV SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918
NO. 107
GERMANS' 3L
FOOD .mLVIN
OWLY YIELD ALONG
s :
MARNE
CENTER
RANKS till
Franco-American Troops Continue to
Press Forward as Germans Shift
Main Body of Troops Northward-
Huns Driven Out of Woods, Now
On Plateau Between Fere and Ville
en Tardenois Most Intense Ef
fort In Rheims-Soissons Region,
WITH THE AMERICAS ARMY
ON THE A I SICE JIAliXE FRONT,
July 27 (2 p. in. by the Associated
Press.) The Germans were- slowly
yielding at midday along the southern
arc of the Mjimo salient. The Amer
ican troops in this sector continued
pressing; forward with artillery sup
port, apiinst a heavy German ma
chine i-'im fire. The French have
also moved their positions ahead
somewhat with every indication that
their progress would continue.
The Germans were still occupied
today in shift in;; the main body of
their forces northward.
The . Franco-American forces on
the front northeast of Chateau Thier
ry have driven the Germans almost
entirely out of thu wooded area which
they have been so stubbornly defend
in.tr. The allied pressure is bcintr con
stantly maintained ami early today
the nunishmcnt of the enemy by ar
tillery lire was resumed with adcil
vigor. Tinier the cover of the guns
the Franco-American troops again
began crawling forward.
Near Itullrond Junctions
The advance is bringing the al
lies still nearer to the important road
junction of Fere-en-Tardenois. H is
being carried out through the remain
der of the dense woods in this region
and over the rain soaked fields and
hills on llieir. outskirts. Slowly re
treating, the Germans are fighting
stubbornly as Ihcy retire.
Persistent as was the German rear
guard defense, however, the enemy's
most intense efforts to hold his lines
are still being put forth on his flunks
in (lie Rheinis and Soissons regions.
Summary of Operations
I1Y THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
July 27. Shifting their blows to the
southern arc of the sector between
Khelms and Soissons, the French
have struck tho Germans' line at
I'ort-Au-IIInson, on the south side of
the Marno and about a mile south of
Chntlllon. It Is officially reported
from Paris that tho French lines
wore advanced at that point.
Further cast on tho Champagne
sector the troops of General Gour
aild south of Montague Sans Norn
have pressed forward over a front
half a mllo deep to almost two miles
long.
Tho advance east of Rheinis was
seemingly for the purpose of restor
ing the allied line. Tho attack at
Port-Au-Blnson, however, had anoth
er object. Gorman troops wore re
ported early in the week at Marfaux
and Pourcy, northeast of C'hattllon
and south of the western spurs of
Khelms mountain. A considerable
success near Chntlllon would put
(Continued on Pago Tiree.)
IE
LONDON. July 27. Kmperor Wil
liam has refused to receive Count
Luxburg no that the former (lerman
minister to Argentina might justify
himself, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from AmHordam. The count
handed In his report on his mission
to the foreign office Thursday. After
the emperor had refused to see him,
he conferred with Admiral HinHte.
the foreign secretary.
PETROGRAD NOW
CITY OF DESPAIR
I
Great Majority of Populace Knows
What It Is to Go Without Food
Incoming Trains Stormed by Hun-
gry Mobs City Full of Worthless
Money Which Only Raises Prices.
PETROGRAD, June IS. Corres
pondence of the Associated Press.)
I'etrograd is a city of despair and
near starvation. A great majority of
the two million persons now crowded
inlo the once proud capital of Peter
the Great, know what it means to be
without food and know that winter
is coming with worse in store.
The people talk, dream and when
they can, eat food. J.ong lines form
early in the morning before the shops
to buy food. Thousands storm in
coming trains in a wild scramble for
food brought in by peasants and
traveling soldiers. In front of every
shop window where foodstuffs are
displayed people stand and gaze long
ingly. ' Worthless Money Plentiful.
Pctrograd is a city with its pock
ets full of worthless money. Money
presses are working over time and
wages are increasing but neither can
keep up with the rising prices. The
Nevsky Prospekt, "The'' street of
Pctrograd, is picaresque evidence of
the city's interest in food., In this
season of white nights every hour of
the twenty of daylight sees it lined
from one end to the other with street
vendors, selling cakes and chocolate
and candies and ipiecr little pan
cukes called "hlccncys" and sugar in
lumps from carefully guarded little
boxes.
Persons who foiniely owned auto
mobiles and lived in palace like homes
are selling candy and biscuits in the
streets, to eajn their living. Their
customers are opulent sailors and
workmen who buy biscuits at fabu
lous prices because even they, part
of the lime, cannot get bread.
Itlcli Turn I'wlillcis.
One need ;iot he surprised if the
lady dressed in silks and satins
once a member of the bouigeois who
sells a biscuit on the corner ad
dresses him in any one of the two or
three foreign languages she knows.
Then one may buy newspapers from
grey bcans in frock coats and silk
hats and former army officer's hiny
boots. All are trying to earn a living
in ihc "commune'' of Potrogrud where
property is confiscated and incomes
have vanished.
In (ho city's lnrgc-1 hotels, some
formerly among the show places of
Europe, I here is no electric light, no
elevators, no hut water mid, general
ly no food. One provides always his
own bread and inu-t keep it unler lock
and key. A dinner in one of the bet
ter class restaurant today costs 40
rubles.
Itllt the citv strangle on. Now des
perately and now nonchalantly it trie
to adapt itself to the topsy-turvy id"
its present life.
SIBERIA PARI OF
HARBIN, Manchuria. July 2".
(Ily tho Associated Press.) Docu
ments found on Magyar prisoners
show that tho German emperor has
ordered the Austro-Cicrman prison
ers to consider the Siberian front as
important as other fronts and that
there they will serve the Tathorland
as Au.Htro-Germans are doing else
where. Owing to pressure, General Semen
off, tho anti-Bolshevik leader, has
fallen back on the left flank to the
Manchuria station which Is within
the Chinese frontier. The Bolshevik!
and German ex-prlsonera display an
Intimate knowledge of the latest
German methods of war.
Most of the Russians in Siberia are
most anxious to co-operate vigorous
ly with the allies in a rnmpnign
agalnM the Germans.
AND STARVATION
.AMERICAN TROOPS DEFENDING FRONT LINE TRENCHES
iSSOTWi f.:. 7 r, cy; I
I wc"7 cv . 1
E
LONDON, July 27 Discussing the
Gorman position within tho .Marno
salient, Router's correspondent with
tho American troops In France, says
it is well to remember that tho Ger
mans still hold the north bunk of tho
Marno for, some eight miles from
Vinceilea to Keuil!
This has not yet boon dlnnuted
with thorn.
This alono, ho adds, is proof that
tho enemy 1b not in a very desperate
hurry to withdraw from tho salient.
"Tho early success of tho French
counter attack," tho correspondent
continued, "has bred a deposition to
expect further rapid advances and
perhaps huge captures, but the ftKht
ing in tho salient offers to the ag
gressor only the advantage, obtain
able from the enemy's congested
condition and even that cuts both
waya as it loaves masses of men to
oppose us.
"Our progress the past week gave
tho enemy ample time to begin ro
organiilalion outsidu tho salient. We
aro not likely to go much further
without discovering a disposition to
withstand us. His position may not
ho an enviable one but there are
points in it not unfavorable to an
attMck. "
WAKllINGTIS, July -7.
fit' .17 (leiimn divi-iuti ha vi
identified in Ihc A'-ne-Miirnc
irnr, -aid an olti-ml di-.i!Hi
total
hem
I'lLlllt
todaV frnni r'r.imc. This nprv-inl- ap
proximately one quarter itf tin' tula!
n inn her of iej man t roups mm the
western Imut and -how- the Inmen-dou-
c"iieeiil rut ion the enemy Was
forced to muMer to iiieet the French
counter attack.
The di-pateh siiid Hi;it the French
eiitturerl ll iillieers I, SOU men, tour
ennnoti. I'orlv Ircneh mortal niid iillO
machine fjitns in t!ie lecent local o
erntion north f Mnntdidicr.
WASHINGTON,
Julv 2
Wcath-
er prediction lor t ti
ninir Monday i--ued li
lerk lM'ii
tllc Wt'Mtb'T
bnreini today a re :
Northern lun-,y Mountain and
plalcan region- : Loral th'indei --hotter-
and somewhat wanner tir-t
half of week, generally fair -croud
half, wild nearly normal tempera
tures. Pacific -tutc: Fair except -hewers
early in the week over northern
di-t ricti-. No decided tempera! ute
chaniM-.
YANKEES TAKE
LE CHARmEL N
THIERRY DRIVE
WASHINGTON, July 27. The
capture of Lo Channel Ijy American
forces in their advance between the
Ourcq nuti the Alurne in reported in
General Pershing i-onununique for
ycslcrdny, received teny flt the war
department. The statement follows:
"Section A. Yesterday between
Iure( and the Ma me our troops cap
tured 1m Charmcl. In the reyrion of
Vcrdille one of our aviators shot'
down a hostjle machine. 1
"Section ft. Further reports have
been received of tbe fighting- which
took place from July 21 to 2', in the
region northeast of Chateau Thierry.
American troops played an import
ant part in the struggle, which end
ed in our lines being advanced to u
point about five miles from the town.
"The enemy fought rear yuard ac
tions with great stubbornness, de
fending1 (he ground foot by fool, and
using- large numbers of machine guns.
His resistance retarded hut could not
stop our advance and on the 22nd we
captured Kpicds and Trugny.
"The next day the struggle became
more bitter. Tin? (icrimms eounlor
attacked with violence. Kpicds
changed hands four times and re-
mained German ; Trugny changed
hands three times and remained ours.
"(hie of our division up to the ev
ening of July 2:1, had captured three
cannon, one trench mortar, l.'t ma
chine guns and larg-e ipuinlitics of
ainuitiuilion ami oilier material.
"On Hie 12 1 1 1 1 our troops relumed
lo Ihe allaek with vigor and drove
Ih enemy mil of Kpicds ami hack into
Hie forest J c Fere, lour miles he
vond." DR. STEVEN WISE
' KTAMFOIIH, Conn., July 27. Dr.
Stephen Wise o( tho fren Kynagogtie
In 'New York (.'fly in working iik a
day laborer at a local marine con
st ruction plant. Dr. Wise said to
night Hint he took up the work be
caune he believed it the duty of every
man who could not enter military
Hervic.' to contribute, directly his
labor lo essential production for war
needs,
CLAIM 20 U-B0A1S
OFF y. S.
GKNKVA. July 2 7 A dispatch re
ceived at ItaMd, Switzerland, today
from Hamburg says:
".More than twenty large submar
ines are now operating off the Amer
ican coast. The number of submar
ine In Hie Atlantic has been ln-
rrcaKod b thlriy per cent In Ihe last
seven months."
ALONG THE MARNE.
AMSTERDAM, July 27. Tho low-
er house of the Austrian parliatnont
has passed tho provisional budget
for the ensuing six months by a voto
of 215 to 196 as well as authorizing
a war credit of 6,000,000,000 kroaon
Baron yon Hassareek, tho new
Austro-ilunKarlan premier, In un
folding his policy in tho lower Iiouho
of parliament, has said, according to
advices from Vienna:
"In firm union with C.crmany with
which we aro united tn unshakahlo
friendship, loyalty and Willi whicn
we aro about to become more closely
united, it is now imperative to en
force a successful cud to this tcrrihlo
struggle. Tho Austrian government
will contribute all In its power to
the attainment of this ardently do
sired end.
"For tho attainment of this aim
tho outward manifestation of power
alono dooa not suffice. Thero also
must ho a development of Internal
strength. An absolutely necessary
condition, therefore, is constitutional
co-operation with parliament, to
which tho government will scrupu
lously adhere."
PLOT 10 BLOW-UP
F
N1CWAUK, N. J., July 27. An
Attempt this morning to blow up the
plant of tho Gould and Kberhardl
Machinery company, at Irvlngton
near here, was frustrated by factory
guards.
It was announced that evidence of
conspiracy had been nnuarlhed. Kru
no Kelchelt. a patent attorney, was
placed In custody and held under the
espionage act. Fredurlck It. Hlschoff,
a skilled chemist of Irvingloii, X. J.,
and Willlnm HHncman, were held on
charges of violating tho espionage
and sabotage acts.
Mischoff, acceding to the federal
authorities, was Interested in the
compounding of high explosives and
was arraigned with iteiclielt to circu
larize the country with German pro
paganda. CHURCHES ASKED 10
WASH IN'GTON, July 27 Churches
of America were called on today by
Secrelary Lansing to observe tomor
row, the fourlh anniversary of Ser
bia's refusal to meet tho demands
made by Austria as Serbia day and
give "expansion to their Hympathy
with thin wronged people and thel
oppressed kindred in other lands and
to Invoke th blesniiiR of Almighty
Ood upon Ibem and llio cause to
which they aro pledged."
iiruTinu ornnu M S AS A S
iri i-iirnnAr""'"" ..uu..u..uu
MOONEY GIVEN
REPRIEVE UNTIL
DECEMBER
Governor Stephens Gives Lease of
Life to Convicted Bomber In Order
to Assure Fullest Consideration of
Case While He Goes Over Volum
inous Records.
LOS AXGKLKS. Cnl., July 27.
Governor William l. Stephens an
nounced today lie had decided to
grant a reprieve lo Thomas J. Mooticy
whicb will operate as n stay of exe
cution until December tilth, 11)18.
The governor announced that be
took this action at this time that all
persons in this stale nnd through
out the country might be assured the
fullest consideration would be given
Ihe ease by the executive nnd judicial
branches of the government of Cali
fornia. Stephens' Announcement
Governor Stephens' formal an
nouncement follows:
"I have decided to grant a reprieve
lo Thomas J. Mooney, which will op
erate as a stav of execution until De
cember Ft, HUH.
"It is true that the Mooney ease
still is in the. supreme court of Call
forma, hut I take this action nt this
time in order f tint nil persons in this
state ami elsewhere throughout the
United States may be assured thai
Hie Iiillcsr consideration will be given
to this case by the executive and the
judicial branch of the government
of California.
"The Mooney ease has been in the
courts of Ibis stale for more than two
years. Ihe records and hnets arc
voluminous. will require nil of tin
time between now and the l.'tlh of
December to give to this matter that
careful consideration which justice
both to Thomas J. Mooncv and Hit
people demands shall he given.
"WILLIAM D. STKPIIKNS,
"Governor
To Hang; August 1M
Mooney was to have been bangi
August 'JX lie was senlenced to
death February 'J I. HH7, for the
murder of Mrs, Myrlle Irene Van Loo
of Merced, Cal., who was killed by a
bomb explosion here in n prepared
m-ss day parade, July 'JlJ, l!H(i. Nine
other persons hd their lives and 1(1
were injured.
rresMlent Wilson, alter receiving
a report on the case from the war la
bor policies board, communicated
twice with Governor Slephcns. The
second roinmuuieaHon, il was an
nounced from Vnshingtoii, urged an
other (rial for Mooney against whom
seven imlietmcnls for murder arc
pending. The precise nature of Ihc
first was tint announced. Governor
Stephens has announced llnit he
would lake cognizance of the case
when the courts hail finished with the
la by riu Hi of mot ions and appeals
coner'lerl with it. A second appeal to
the stale supreme courl was denied
July 'S2, HHK, two years to n day
from the dale of Ihe explosion. The
formal judgment has not been band
ed down.
Mnoiicy's case early assumed in
ternational aspects. A demon-1 ra
tion was made before Hie American
embassy at iVIroyrad April 'Jit, l!H7,
and labor bodies in Finland added
their protect,
Frank ( '. Oxiimn, a cattleman of
llnrkcc, Ore., who was a prominent
witness agatn-l Moonc was tried for
attempted siilinrualion of perjury ami
Was aciplitterl.
5?
FOR WEEKH2.893
I.ONHO.V, July 2 7. llrltlxh cas
ualties reported in tho week ending
today, l-N!i:t( compared with the ag
gregate of 10.HM reported In the
previous week. Thee are tllvid'-d af.
follows:
Killed or died (ff wounds: Officers
12X; men, 17H4.
Wounded or missing: Officers 30 1;
men, 1,.'!97,
1,250,000
AMERICANS
IN FRANCE
Trained Combat Yankee Troops Ar
riving In Italy Two Additional
Army Corps Organized In France-
Net Result of Battle is Forcing
Germans Bark 1 1 Miles and Short
ening Allied Line Ten Miles, States
March Corps Commanders.
WASHINGTON, July 27 With
50,000 troops sent last week, tho
number of American soldlors trans
ported during July Is expected to
roach a record of 300,000, Secretary
Daker and General March, chief of
staff, today told members of the sen- .
ato military committee.
With the shipment of men last
week, the total number of American
troops omharklng for France was
1,250,000.
Americans In Italy
Trained combat American troops
from France have begun to arrive in
Italy, General March announced to
day at his regular conforonce with
newspaper men.
Nolthor tho number nor the place
whoro thoy are to bo used has boon.,
communicated to tho war depart
ment, tho gonoral said.
Two additional American' army
corps have been organized in Franco,
General March announced. They aro
tho fourth and fifth, commanded by j
Major Generals Georgo W. Heed and :
Omar Mundy. l
Summing up the hattlo situation
on tho Alsne-.Marno front, General
March said that It had resulted In
forcing the Gormans back eleven
miles further from Paris and shorten
ing the allied lino by ton miles.
Tiio positions on tho flaaks of the
salient near Soissons nnd Khelms are
relatively unchanged, General March
said.
KvciiIm of Week
The German withdrawal from Cha
teau Thierry toward tho center of tho
salient continues nnd tiio importnnt
German center of Fero-Kn-Iardennl8
Is now within three and a hair miles
of the allies lines and under constant
Rhell fire.
Tho most striking ndvanco slnco
last Wednesday which General March
noted was by the llrillsh forcos Just
west of Ithelms. This advance, of a
mile anil a half on a four-mile front,
ho said, marked a special sourco of
danger to tho enemy, placlag his
forces to tho south In air awkward
position.
As a result General March said,
tho French already nro beginning to
advance northward from tho Marno
against tho enemy forcos In tho
pocket on that side of tho salient.
Tho German attack at Kpicds only
delayed tho American progress and
theso trdnps nru again moving tor
ward. The French ndvnnco from . Dor
mans northward on the Marno. tho
chief of staff pointed out, Is acroHB
precipitous and wgoodod lerraln,
making progress necessarily slow.
New Army t'orps
In announcing tho formation of
(Continued on I'ago Throe.)
II
OFFERED 10 FREDERICK
.El
TAHIS, July I!". Tho crown
of Finland has been offered to
Pwko Adolpa Frlcdrlch of Mock-lenburg-Schworiu
nnd ho has
accented, says a Zurich dispatch
to l.e Journal.