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RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF BABY FALLS FROM THIRD STORY-MINOR INJURIES Pittsburgh, Pn. Gordon Dub Inger, slx-nmnths-old child, fell from a third-story window onto a Concrete sidewalk, and, with tho exception of u few minor bruises, escaped: unscathed. The mother and fnthor wero play ing with the baby near tho open window when tfco father acci dentally dropped him. s r WIlB::i.:;,v:i:: ,....!:: I. .imlI. ,.::.:.: 'I. .' . ..: .; ,ffWflFflflP"ff 1 WyffijflW H KmMr.- S'M&wrlsifhfT' ftiiBv EIPv Wfc "? " sMbB H Jk m Bill ,T ' !! 1"T"'11 ' l '"" " "" m " z" "TIM J" 1 British tnnk movliiK to the attack through n Hhell .swept village. 2 French natrol fighting the Huns, one of their nuinbet having been killed. 3 Members of the Women's Cnnioullnge corps painting the himl bnttlfshlp He crult In Union square, New York. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Fifth German Offensive, on the Marne, Quickly Checked by French and Yankees. START DRIVE OF THEIR OWN Lino North of Chateau Thierry Pushed Eastward Huns Lose Heavily In Fltrce Fighting East and West of Reims. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Up to the hour of writing, Germany's "supremo effort" to win n Teutonic victory by smashing through the ill lies' fines has been u dismal and costly failure. The Huns had gained nothing worth mentioning, and had lost perhaps 100,000 men. More than that, it ap peared they had lost thIr last chance to demolish the defenses of the nllles, and had sustnlned n defeat that would play havoc with the morale of their troops and with the support of the civilian population of Germany. As soon as the German offensive neemed safely checked, General Foch took the Initiative and put on a drive of his own that sent n thrill through nil the allied countries. French and American troops, secretly and careful ly concentrated, were launched In n great nttack on n twenty-live mile front between Bellcau wood and the Alsno river.. The enemy was taken completely by surprise, and the nllles, following n tremendous rolling bnr rage, advanced swiftly taking-on the first; day more than twenty towns and villages, mnny cannon and largo num bers of prisoners. They then were close to Solssons, commanding It with their guns, nnd wore In the outskirts of Neullly St. Front. Culchy, the koy to .the Chutcnu Thierry sector, was threatened ; many of the railways and ronds of supply for the Germfin armies In the south were cut or under shell fire, nnd It appenred that Ludendorff would hnvo to net quickly and power fully or be driven entirely out of tho Chnteau Thierry salient if not back to tho Alsne. As this Is written the battle In that region Is still going on, with the Ger man reslstnnco stiffened by the bring ing up. of fresh troop. Tho Franco American drive at least served to les sen the Hun pressure on the defensive lines about Itolms, though It was pre mature to say that tho ancient cathe dral city would not have to bo evacu ated, or that the Germans In the Mnrno district had boon beaten to a standstill. Severe ns was their check, tfiey still had great forcos In reserve. Tat This Intcst German drive, dlreojed y Ludendorff, opened eaily Mondny tylth n tremendous nttack nt nearly .nil points along n 05-mlle front from Chnteau Thierry to Moln do Masslges, enst of Helms. The Immediate defenses of Reims wero not assaulted, but It seemed to bo the Intention of tho nuns to squeeze the allies out of that city nnd to eliminate, tho sali ent there, nnd then to force their wny on to Epernny and Chalons. Tho onrush of the first dny-hent bnck the nlllcd line In places, but nowhero was It broken; much of tho lost ground was speedily regained, nnd when the second day came to n eloso It was considered that the offensive had been definitely stopped. Nono of Its ob jectives had been attained, though the German commanders employed about 750,000 men In their fierce attacks. Von Hornhnrdl, tfio famous Prussian strategist, onco snld nn offensive which in brought to a standstill Is n con quered offensive, nnd tho nllles took thnt view of the situation. Uai With pride and gratification Amer ica learned of tho splendid pnrt plnyed . by its soldiers In this third bnttle of the Marne. Some 250,000 of them wero involved, holding" especially the sectors Just west and enst of Chnteau Thierry, and, they acquitted them selves In a manner that won the un qualified pralso of tho French com manders. Iu the first place, they sus tained n powerful assault on Vans, west of Chateau Thierry, and though forced out of thnt village momentarily, they regained possession of It by u brilliant counter-attack. Then, far ther to the east, at the Jaulgonne bend of the Marne, they were called nn to check a tremendous rush of Iluns across the river. Their advanced line fell back, the guns all the time slaughtering the Germans who were trying to get over with pontoons nnd canvas bout. Then the main line of defence came Into action, changed Itself Into a line of offense, nnd swept the enemy back across or Into the river, killing great numbers and cap twins about l.fiOO, Including u com plete brigade stuff. The llghtlug In thnt sector continued with great In tensity, but the Americans command ed the river front at tho bend. to On Tuesday the Amcrlcnns. In co operation with the French, launched heavy attacks between St. Agnan nnd La Chapelle-Monthodon, southeast of .Taulgonnct where tho Germans had succeeded In getting considerable forces across the river. The enemy was driven Jmck steadily nnd both these villages, as well ns others, were recaptured. From Dorrnnns, north ward toward Reims, In a sector held by Franco-Italian forces, tho Huns nt first advanced two or three miles, but occupied no positions of impor tance nnd were unable to disorganize In fhe least the defensive line of the allies. By Wednesdny the Germnns were mnklng their grentest efforts In this sector, trying to forco their wny toward Epernny. Rut by this time the French wore manifestly holding the upper hand, nnd they counter-attacked eagerly and spiritedly," retnklng every piece of ground which the Germnns occupied by their desperate efforts. Nearly ev ery attempt of the enemy to ndvnncc was repulsed almost before It started. to The swiftest and most completo chock sustained by the Germnns was enst of Reims, between I'ompelle fort nnd Mnln do Masslges. Expecting nn easy victory there., they met with n crushing defeat at the hands -of the French troops under General Gournud. This gallant commrfnder, who lost nn nrm nt the Dardanelles, hnd disposed his men with the utmost cleverness. When the Gerninn bombardment be gan, ono of the most terrific ever known, the French, except for nmchlno gun crews In blockhouses, retired to shelter. Then the observers announ ced thnt tho ndvauco was starting, nnd Instantly tho enemy wns swept by n devastating fire from rnnnnn, mnehlnu guns and rifles. The blockhouses re tarded the Huns, lnrge numbers ol whom wero killed, and the chnrglng troops never entered the French lln of reslstnnee, coming to n stnndstlll nt tho wlro entanglements, Which wort loaded with dond bodies. The Huns engaged In this nttack were fifteen elite divisions, with ten divisions supporting. Loss than "one third ns many Frenchmen defeated them, and tho French disunities were astonishingly few. The nttncklng Ger ninn divisions had to bo relieved, but tho French stiiil In their positions, happy and cheerful nnd more confi dent than ever. rs Tl?e mornle of nil tho nllled troops, Indeed, wns of the highest, in strong contrast to that of the enemy as re vealed by the words and nctlons of prisoners. The spirit of the Americans engaged wan shewn vividly by two In cidents worth recording. On the first day, when n certain force of Yankees hnd been compelled to give ground, their commander wns advised by a French general to let his men rest, ns the retirement could have no serious consequences. The American respond ed thnt he could iot accept the coun sel and wns going to counter-attack nf once. This ho did, regaining the lost terrain and hnlf u mllo more to boot. Another commander, In report ing tho reenpturo of n number of towns, wired to headquarters : "Met Roche on -his lino of defense. Shnrp fighting. Roche turned tall nnd ran like h 1, pursued by our troops. IIopo to have more prisoners." There wero numerous Instnnces of valor and nervo In tho desperate fighting In which tho Americans took part. Those ore the troops which the German papers as sert are flabby, without enthusiasm and unfit for serious operations. The French soldiers displayed 'their customnry gallantry anil determina tion, and the Italians on that front weie nut behind them In this, if more stress Is laid on the bravery of the Ainerleaus. It Is only because the oth ers have proved themselves times without number In the last four years. All the latest reports of the allies state that the situation Is entirely sat isfactory and Improving hourly. rjj At first It wns thought by many that I.tiilendurff's offensive In the Marne region was not Intended to be his main effort but masked a plan to nttack elsewhere, perhaps In Flanders. At the end of the week there were still some observers who bclleved-thls but It seemed very doubtful. At the same time. It wns hard to figure out how he could expect to derive any great bene fit from success where he attacked. Even If he had attained his supposed objectives and captured Epernay. f'halons. the Mountain of Reims and Mont-MIrall, he would be no nearer a decisive victory than before, and wns certain to lose an onornnnis number of men. Instead of turning westward to ward Paris, he was attempting to move to the east nnd south and the road to the capltnl would still be closed to him. If Ludendorff really plans nn offen sive In Flanders, the Rrltlsh there are getting ready to meet It. Several times last week they advanced their lines, taking possession of positions thnt ma terially strengthened their defenses. The Rrltlsh airmen wero especially nc tlvo nnd there .were numerous bomb ing raids over territory held by the Germans nnd on German towns. IBS The Frnnco-Ttallan troops In Albnnln continued their victorious progress J inst week and made their way well to the north and enst, threatening tho flank of tho enemy In Macedonia., The political effect of this offensive nlrendy Is becoming apparent in Austrln-Hun-gnry. The Chinese government hns decid ed to send n force to Vladivostok to co'opernto with the nllles, but It 13 probable nothing more will bo done now except to protect tho frontiers of China. Japan was much excited last week over tho proposition to send a grent expedition Into Siberia. The press Insisted tho United States had submitted toJapan a proposal for such action, though this wns not officially confirmed. - f Tho provisional government of Si beria, located at Harbin, Is growing In strength, but mny bo reorganized soon owing to dissatisfaction with General Horvuth, who put himself nt Its head. It is said the Czccho-Slovuks have agreed to co-operate with Hnrvnth. These troops hnvo driven tho bolshe vlkl entirely out of Irkutsk nnd u lnrge force of them was reported to be approaching Krnnsnoynrsk. It wns revealed that n considerable number of Americans hnVe been sent to the Murnmusk const to help guard iho supplies there. Lenlne Is enrnged because those forcos are In Russia nnd has ordered them removed. There Is n chance that ho will declnro war on tho allies, a course which, nnturally enough, Is strongly urged by tho Ger ninn press. In this connection It Is to bo noted that Prof. Paul Milukoff, leader of tho constitutional democrats, has gone over to tho Germans, saying ho would prefer n unljted Russia un der Gerninn protection to n country broken up Jnto mnny governments. In Ukrnlno new revolts of tho peas ants nro reported every fow days. Tho people are well armed nnd huvo nbniv doned their farms to fight tho Germans and the rudu which Is controlled by them. tea Food Administrator Hoover -made public his plan for wheat and flour control through tho purchase of wheat by tho government gruln corporation. The corporation will buy nt stated prices wheat graded according to tho department of agriculture grado revi sion, which hns Just gono into effect. The farmer can protect himself, says Mr. Hoover, by tho study of tho pri mary prices, deducting Intermediate! charges, or ho can ship to the grnlrr corporatlon, or ho may ship to a com mission merchant at a terminal mar ket and through htm secure tho bene fit of competitive 'buying. Haytl has declared war on Germany, being the twenty-second nation to take this action. $$ CLINGS FOR HOURS TO FLOATING BODY Porto Rico Girl Adrift on Lover's Corpse After U-Boat Attack. New York. A vivid account of her cscnpe f i inn death, following the sink ing of a passenger ship In the Atllin tic, Is told by Miss Edith Douato .Vlrola, an eighteen-year-old Porto Rlcan girl, who was on her wny to tho United states to marry. For ten hours In the night, after the bont had been sunk off tho Atlantic coast by a German submurlue, she flouted on tho body of her drowned lover, be fore she was dragged out of tho wa ter to safety. Miss Vlrola, who arrived In New York cltj u few days ago, where she Is belli-' cared for nlong with other survlvois df the sunken ship, told how tin- vessel hud been but n few days out from Porto Itleo when tho pnssein;' rs were summoned to the deck h a gunshot across the bow. A BubniaiH e wns near by and the Ger ninn oilner told the passengers they would ! given half nn hour to escape. In doming away from the doomed ves sel the I'oats cnpslzed and passengers nnd enw wero thrown Into tho witter. "In miiiio manner I lost tlio life protect "r that I thought wns securely tied nbiuit my waist," said Miss Vl rola.. "When I enmo up I was with out 'pi otection of nny sort. 'Theii I noticed with horror that near me was flouting the body of tho I Was Still Floating on My Fiance's Body. man I was going to marry in Amer ica, no evidently had been knocked unconscious by tho boat when it over turned. Ho wns drowned. "I could not get his llfo preserver on', nnd I guess I wns too mucli over come with grief to think of what I was dulng anyway. "I only know thnt I flung myself on his body and then I must have fainted, for I do not remember nny ni'TO until I revived in tho morning. I wns still floating on my fiance's body. The other passengors and somo mem bers of tho crew wero Hunting in tho wnter. Wo hnd been In tho water ten hours or moro when sailing vessels appeared mid wo wero taken aboard." GHOST IS ONLY FUGITIVE Patient Gets Out of Hospital and Runs Two Miles Clad in a 6heet. Slmmokln, Pn. Rushed to tho state hospital after ho had been catapulted through the windshield of nn automo bile when a front wheel flow off and .the cur swept into n fence, Edgar Stokes recovered from shock nnd 'asked to ho discharged. Tho surgeons believed him delirious ns n result of tho accident and placed him In n wnrd. Refused Ids clothlng.by nn orderly, Stokes picked up u sheet, leaped from n window, wrapped tho sheet nbout himself and started barefooted by night tovard this city, two miles from tho hospital. ' Along tho Pennsylvania railroad tho ghostlike flguro put tho trnck walkers, night trainmen and others to flight and started n rumor that spread like Jwildflro of tho appcaranco of a- ghost. Beaching the outskirts of tho town, Stokes borrowed nn overcoat from a trainman, proceeded to his home and 'despite many bruises and lacerations reported for work la tho morning. 'titer J ? Don't Neglect 1 It's Mighty Poor Policy to Worry Along Thus Handi capped When Health and Strength is So Needed THE man or woman handicapped with n bad hack in these timet when physical fitness it to necessary, it indeed crippled. It's mighty poor policy to worry along with an aching back day niter day; work is neglected and the simplest dutieo file a burden. 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