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VOL. XIAT NO.
OMAHA, SATURDAY
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TERRIFIC FLOODS
THREATEN POINTS
OF CENTRAL OHIO
limy Part of State Menaced by
Inundations ai Tremendous aa
Thoie of Memorable
1 . Spring of 1913.
DUE TO TORRENTIAL RAINS
Ottawa River Overflow! Lima,
Driving People to Higher
Portions of City.
SCIOTO IS UPON A RAMPAGE
COLTJMBUS, O., July 16. Swol
len by torrential rains that have
fallen throughout the last ten days
many points In central Ohio were
menaced today by floods that threat
ened to approach the magnlture ot
the great flood of March, 1913.
when more than BOO person were
drowned and property damaged ag
gregating many millions resulted.
Lisa Flooded.
i LIMA, O.. Julr Is Ottawa river today
tftoodad Lima, driving famlliee to th
llgher portions of th city and tearing
Unit HvMvaia and viaduct. Since midnight
fth river haa risen alx Inches an hour
'and at T a. m. waa within fifteen lnohea
I of high water mark of 1915L Mora than
'00 home are under water. Every pollce-
man and fireman in the city waa kept
ion duty all night aiding in rescue work.
Near Elide farmers resort the water
I was higher than in the big flood of IMS
Crooa have been damaged heavily.
One woman died from burns received
when gas In the eellar exploded from a
lamp aha carried. Rising waters put out
the gaa under a water heater and she
rwent to tnveetigata.
The nronertv loss in Lima. 1600,000, is
twice that of the 1U flood. The water
had begun to recede at 11 a. m.
gctoto River High.
KENTON, O., July la. The Scioto river
pasted the 1HB flood stage her at noon.
The Kenton water works is now sub
merged and tha city is without fire pro
tection. The rainfall in the laat twenty
four hours, haa been tha heavleat Iil the
history of tha oity. Refugees are arriving
from nearby villages. Parmer will suffer
fceavy lose.
Posse Runs Down
i, Band of Holdups
MASON CITY, la.. July 18. (Special
iTelesTam4rtt,r,r,Vn,,n' flht,aok
oV $ootlr MtDoiiald and Roy , Hof f
an surrendered to officers today. They
raided an Italian settlement at Dougherty
this) forenoon, compelling alt tli men to
aurrende clothing-. Jewelry and-money.
Th men escaped. Town Marshal Tom
Grady organised a posse of thirty armed
men and went In pursuit. The bandits
were surrounded In a field. Several shots
were exchanged when the men signified
a desire to surrendr. Bveral men enterd
th field, and the thre mn turned over
their gun and gave themselves up.
HERE IS THE LATEST FORD
STORY: 15 MILLION REFUND
ntiTRnrT Mich.. July W.-The Ford
Automobile oompany this afternoon i -
nounced a -refund of approximately $1B.-
am nm ia owners of Ford automobiles wno
have Durchased their machines since Au
gust 1. 1914- On August 1, U, the com
pany announced that if 809,000 machines
wrere gold, during the ensulngjrear each
purchaser would receive refund of from
S40 to 60. The 00,000 mark was reached
jhim axternoon. The company says the
refund u strictly In the nature of tha
profit distribution policy ot the company.
SUPREME COURT MAKES
, NEW RULING ON LIBEL
PIERRE, 8. P., July (Speclal Tele-gram.)-Tbat
the publication of a sum
mary of the contentions, and the find
ings of the court does not constitute libel.
Is the holding of the supreme court In
the ease ot George W. Egan versus C. L
Pothon et al. a case which came up on
a. demurrer in whKh Egan brought suit
for libel tor publications in regard to the
klrland case in Minnehaha county.
The Weather
-r . -. tut T n m Rjtturdav:
Vor Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
-Cloudy; not much change in tempera.'
ture.
Hours. Deg.
6 a. m
I a. in...... 68
7 a. m.
i a. m ii
a. m 75
10 a. m TH
11 a. ra 7
12 m l
I p. m M
. I p. m W
) p. m &3
. 4 p. tn 8S
t p. m M
i p. ro
7 p. m..... M
. s p. m bi
CaaaaratlTa Lal Rreorrt.
1915. 1914. 1WS. 1912.
JTlghest yerday M 89 104
lowest yesterday '. J M
Mean temperature M SO 9i TO
Pniolt&tion 64 T .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal:
Kormal temperature. 77
Deficiency for the day.
Total deficiency since March 1 HI
Normal precipitation 13 Inch
Dxeeas for the day 41 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1....1&.89 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 S inch
Deficiency for cor. period. 1914.. l.TS lnor.es
(Deficiency for cor. per.od, 191.. f t7 Inches
Wpvrtm from Scat:o at T P. M.
Station and Ptata Temp. High- Raln-
of weather. T p. m- ast. fall.
r4uyenne. clear , 74 . 7 T
Davenport clear 4 M .00
I)enver. dear M Si .00
Dea Moines, clear... M M 1.90
North Platte, clear M .0
Omaha, clear M M
Rauid City, clear...'. t M IH
f.herldan. clear... 74 7 .
Sioux nty. clear M 44 .St
Valentine, clear 74 71 .00
V tndl-ate traca of palpitation.
L. A. WELCH. Local Forecaster.
FIGHTING TYPHUS IN SERBIA Scene in front of Belgrade mission of American Red
Cross unit, showing primitive ox-cart as only means of bringing in fever-stricken pa
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Sabsea Craft Which Made Its Way
' Through Gibraltar and Darda
nelles Destroyed.
SANK SEVERAL' BATTLESHIPS
LONDON, July 16". The German
submarine U-Bl has been sunk in the
Black sea by Russian warships, ac
cording to information received from
Varna, a Bulgarian port on tha Black,
sea, by the Athens correspondent of
the Exchange Telegraph company..
The submarine, lT-51, gained fame by
eluding tha Britlahv blockade and paasJn
through tbe atralt of Gibraltar to operate
against the allied fleet in the Dardanelles.
The V-U has been cerdlted with sinking
several vessels belonging to the allies, in
cluding the Brittih-JjatUeehlp Majestic.
The British blockading fleet off Gibral
tar was reported to have been warned .of
the approach of the U-61, but tailed to
catch the underwater craft, which went
from Gibraltar to the Dardanelles, where
it did much to prevent the allies' war
ships from co-operating with the land
forces on the Galllpoll peninsula.
Later the U-61 passed through tha Sea
of Marmora and reported to the German
commander at Constantinople. If the
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,1s true it evidently went rrom the Turkish
.to operate against the Russian Black Soa
fleet.
Machinists in Arms
Plant Will Receive
Orders to Strike
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 16. Pros
pects for averting the threatened strike
of machinists at tbe plant of the Rem
ington Arms company and possibly of
machinists through the city apparently
grew less today with the announcement
from J. J. Kepplcr. international vice
president of the machinists, that a strike
order would be issued, tonight calling out
tha machinists at the arms company's
plant and in the city.
At the mass meeting of the machinists
tn be held tonight when It Is expected a
strike vote will be taken. It is under
stood that the questions to come up are
whether a strike shall bo confined to the
arms company's plant, or whether it shall
Include the twenty or more shoes where
work for the arms company Is being done.
CHICAGO, July 16 The text of the ar
bitration award in the street car em
ployes' case was made public today. As
announced Informally two days ago the
motormen and conductors receive an ad
vance of i cents an hour and thus become
tha highest paid street car operatives in
the country.
The advance is retroactive to June 2,
the day tha fortv-eLtrht hour strike be
gan. James M. Eheean. who represented
the companies on the board of arbitration,
declined to sign the agreement.
BRIDEGROOM KILLS
SELF ON WEDDING EVE
lAiK ANGELES, Cal., July 1.-Charles
D. Cook, a hotel man from Tellurlde.
Colo., here attending the Igita' reunion, t
died early today from tl effects of'
poison taken last night at the hour set
for his wedlng to Miss Elisabeth Wilcox '
of Bell FVjwrr a suburb. Cook left a
note addraavd to Miss Wilcox In which '
he said that he suffered from aphasia,
which ha feared was becoming worse
and would finally render his Insane.
SENTENCE OF ROBERT
E. HICKS COMMUTED
WASHINGTON. July IS. - president
WUn today eommu'ted to expire at
once the Jail term of Rob-rt T. Hicks,
tho New Tork man, who, afttr twelve
years' successful elusion of imprison,
merit for a violation of the poasI code,
gave up a properons business and sur
rendered himself.
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CASH STOLEN FROM
POSTOFFICE FOUND
Thirteen Thousand Taken at Wal
lace, Idaho, Two Years Ago Lo
cated in California.
FORMER CLERK UNDER ARREST
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 16.
Thirteen thousand of approximately
$20,000 stolen from the Wallace,
Idaho, postofflce in December, 1913,
is in the possession today of federal
postal inspectors, and Clarence Mc
Danlela, a former clerk In the office,
is under arrest here, having con
fessed the theft. . It -waa through.
McDaniels' confession that the money
waa recovered .
He directed the inspectors to dig be
neath a ohlcken. ooop in his yard at Palo
Alto, Cal. They found about $12,000 burled
in a tin can.' In addition, 1 McDaniels
turned over $MN, and hla wife 1000 more.
McDaniels was working as a clerk tn
the. Palo Alto postofflce at the time of
his arrest, having been transferred
shortly after the robbery at Wallace.
Mrs. McDaniels was arrested with her
husband, but was released last night.
They have two children, a boy of 8 and
girl, 17, '
The confession of McDaniels and the
recovery of moat of the money clears up
what tha inspectors declared today was
one of tha most puszllng postal rooberlct
In recent years. The Wallace postmaster
and his assistant were both removed be
cause of the disappearance of the money.
Susptolon only recently attached to Mc
Daniels. He will be taken to Wallace to
await action of the federal grand jury.
Watertown Band
Wins First Prize
at Elks' Reunion
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July J6.-Long
Beach and Ban Diego entertainments
wound up today the annual reunion of
the Elks, who have been the guests of
this city during the week. A late an
nouncement last night awarded the band
contest to Watertown, 8. D., with Denver
second and the Banta Fe trail aggrega
tion from Pueblo, Colo., third.
Los Angeles lodge was awarded first
prlxe for appearance In the annual
parade yesterday, with Santa Barbara
second and Denver third. The Queen City
of the Plains, Denver, raptured three
prizes in all, taking the drill team con
test on Wednesday.
Many of the Elks will vIbII the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco.
Lid Put on Trenches
of Camp of Paris
PARIS, July 16.-General Galllenl, the
military governor of Paris, today Issued
an order forbidding the purchase by or
sale to soldiers or officers of whatever
grade In the entrenched camp of Paris
of any alcoholic liquors whatsoever.
Offenders will be cited to appear be
fore the' police courts and military tri
bunals. Nebraska is being1 adver
tised as The State of Ready
Money and Omaha is the
metropolis of Nebraska.
The wide-awake business
getter will stop off here and
put a line out for this terri
tory which is the most prof
itable on the map.
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State Gives Notioe of Appeal and
Court Fixes Bond of Prisoner at
' Thirty-Five Thousand.
ACTS OF ALIENISTS CRITICIZED
NEW YORK, July 16. Harry K.
Thaw, adjudged sane last Wednesday
by a Jury, was given his freedom to
day by Supreme Court Justice Peter
A. Hendrick, who announced that he
had adopted the Jury' verdict
Tbe , state immediately served
notice of an appeal and Justice Hen
drjckjjxejjrhawy baUU.OOO to
insure bis presence at future pro
ceedlnRs. A surety Company was
prepared to give the bond and Thaw
was taken from the court house to
the Julge's chambers bo that details
might be arranged.
; A crowd of several hundred lined the
sidewalks and around the court house,
cheered Thaw and applauded wildly when
he appeared on the court house steps,
In announcing his decision Justice Hen-
(Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
The Day's War News
GERMAN CAM PA ICiN In the Rns
slan Baltic provinces seems to be
raining; force, Berlin today an
noanclng that the German troops
have crossed the Wliulan, north
of Koltlayanl, In their eastward
march.
LONDON ANNOUNCED officially the
occupation by Anglo-French toseaa
of Ngaondere, an Important tow
In Kamernna, German, colony la
western Eajaltorlal Africa.
SOUTH WALES COAL STRIKE eon'
tlaaes to caws eeseera la Great
Britain, tbe miners showing
alga of yielding. London sio vices,
however, Indicate that hopes a
held of a solution of tha problem
within a few days.
FIUHTING IN ARftOKNK region In
France baa turned In favor of tbe
French, according to tbe Parla war
office, which claims tbe reeaptnro
of If 111 No. aHJV from tbe army of
the German crown prince.
GERMANS ARE HAMMERING heav
ily on tbe galea of Warsaw from
the north and claim considerable
success In their movement. Lat
est Hnaslaa reports carry aceoaats
of the flghtlag la this region ap to
Wednesday and make no direct
mention of Frsasnyes ,the capture
of which was claimed la Than,
day's official communication from
Rerlln. Repulae of German at
tacks between Oraye and Wykra
fronts "south of Prsasnyss" are
mentioned In tho Petrograd state
ment. ACTIVE OPERATIONS have been
resumed by the Germans la Coar
land, while near the aoutbora oad
of the long battle line la the east
the Auatrlana ha succeeded la
forcing the paasage of the Daleater
at several places.
ON Al'BTRO-ITALIAN RONT Rome
reports sueoess la forcing tbe A aa-
trlana out of positions la the
Is la progress.
FURTHER ADVANCES by tho ra.
teute allies oa tbe Galllpoll peala
aula are reported by way of Ath
ena. GERMAN SUBMARINE U-61, BOted
for He long voyage front German
watera to Constantinople, la re.
ported sunk In tbe Black Sea bi
Reaalan warabtps.
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for further Information about
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Ad Meotloa of today's Bee.
R0UMAN1A WON'T
LET AMMUNITIONS
FOR TURKEY PASS
Balkan State Reported to Have Em
phatically Refused German De
mand to Allow War Supplies
to Go Through.
STORY FROM THE DAJTE CAPITAL
Paris Papers Say Austria Comes to
Rescue of Accomplice in
Arms Matter.
NOTE IS CALLID LAUGHABLE
LONDON, July 16. The corre
spondent at Copenhagen of the Ex
change Telegraph company quotes
the Vorwaerts as announcing:
"Roumanla has emphatically re
fused to comply with Germany's de
mands to allow weapons and munlr
tlons to traverse Roumanla for
Turkey."
"Accomplice" to Reseae.
PARIS, July I. "Germany Is too
deeply Involved and too thoroughly un
masked, so her accomplice comes to the
rescue." says the Temps In a column
editorial on the Austro-Hungarian note
to the United States.
The afternoon newspapers aenerally
comment on the note, considering It a
uhtl itlMnnt In ahlft the busts between
Austria-Germany and the Tnlted States 'nuueme w,,n me men in previous ots
from Oermany's "art of piracy to quea- very effective. In the
the shipment of arms to the entente and
the naval blockade," as the Temps puts It.
The Temps points out, nevertheless,
that In the Austro-German request that
Roumanla permit the shipment of arms
to their ally, Turkey, through Its neutral
territory, the same obligations of neu
trality are "Interpreted In their opposite
senses, according to the Immediate In
terest of those who consider themselves
above right and law."
Calls II Lausrhable.
La Llberte asks editorially: "Will
Americana let themselves be terrorised T"
The newspaper considers the note "par
ticularly laughable, Austria's ports being
blocked not only by the Anglo-Krenoh,
but also by Italy," and adds: "The note
either Is a Muff or a warning that the
Austro-Germana are going still farther In
their criminal course of attacks on the
persons and the properly of the United
States."
La Presse seys: "The export of muni
tions to Europe Is a century-old tradition
of American commerce, which neither tha
representations of the Austro-Oemans
nor dynamite altaoks on factories and
vessels are able to bring the cHlsons of
the United States to renounce."
Counterfeit Bonds
and Money Found; .
Four Men Arrested
CHICAGO, July 1.-What were pur
ported to be false Minnesota state bonds
and counterfeit currency to tha amount
of SXO.OOO wers found today by policemen
who entered a West Side rooming house
to quell a disturbance between boarders
and the landlady. Though the boarders
had a trunk so full or spurious noney
that two detectives could hardly lift it,
they had refused ta pay their rent, and
the argument became so noisy that pass
ing officers entered tha house.
Four men were arrested. Supplies and
machinery for making the bill sal so were
found. The. find waa made at 1502 West
Thirteenth street, where the detectives
went when It waa reported that men and
women wero fighting there. Th fighting
was over when they arrived, but in
searching the house they ran across the
counterfeiting plant. .
Bank at North
Liberty, la., Robbed
NORTH UBBRTT, la., July 16.-Twt
men held up and robbed tbe farmers
Sewings bank here of practically all of
the cash It had on hand shortly before
tho closing hour this afternoon. Tbe ex
act amount of money stole n had not been
learned at a late hour. The robbers
mado their escape) in an automobile.
Practically all of the men In the town
have joined in the hunt for them. The
cashier of th bank was held up at the
point of a pistol.
Ths amount stolen from th hank was
later learned to be about 12,090. Cashier
James tt. Clppera, who was alone at the
time, waa bound and gagged, while the
robbers collected th money and made
their escape, leaving In the direction of
Tiffin, la., before news of the robbery
became public Th automobile was stolen
at Iowa City, It was said..
WILSON WILL RETURN TO
WHITE HOUSE NEXT WEEK
CORNISH, N. II., July !. Arrange
ments were completed today for Presi
dent Wilson's return to Washington early
next week. Members of bis family will
remain here and the president hopes to
join them again later if publlo business
permits. Before his next trip here, how
ever, he probably will visit his daughter,
Mrs. W. C. McAdoo, at her summer home
in Mains.
After an early round of golf the pres!
dent returned to his study at Harlakan-
den House, prepared to spend several
hours working on official business from
Washington. lis expects to communicate
later with Secretary Lanstng regarding
tha German situation.
STREET CAR STRIKE IN
RHODE ISLAND SETTLED
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. July 1.-Th rough
a proposition that Mayor Joseph IL
Gainer act as an arbitrator In ths street
car strike which hss paralysed th
Rhode Island company's system for ths
last two days waa settled late today.
WELSH MINERS
STANDING PAT
District that Voted to Resume Work
Revenei Decision and Not a
Pick ii Moving.
RUNCIMAN WILL SEE LEADERS
LONDON, July 16. The 8outh
Wales miners today are showing an
unbroken front in conformity with
the resolution passed at the meeting
of delegates at Cardiff yesterday,
when U was decided to reject the
recommendation of the executive
committee that the men return to
work. Even the men In one district,
who last night decided to resume
work, reversed their decision, and
not a pick is moving.
An improvement in the situation, how
aver. Is expected as a result of mass
meetings in the various districts today,
and tho conferences of Walter Riinci
man, the president ot rhe Board of Trade,
with representatives of the miners and
the pit owners.
The men's leaders, who throughout
have opposed the strike, are Inclined to
tha view that a resumption of work may
be expected Monday, and the govern
ment's prompt action in setting up a
reivers I munltgtne tribunal for Wales
and Monmouthshire la thought likely to
help bring about a settlement.
Should the Runcrlman oonferanewa today
not turn out favorably, David Lloyd
George, the minister of munitions, possi
bly will visit tha perturbed dlktrlot. Ills
! fields.
Reserve Banks to ;
Discount Trade'
Aooeptanoes
WASHINGTON, July ls-ResnnaUons
issued today by tha federal reserve board
prescribe conditions under which "trade
acceptances" msy be rodlsnounted at re
gional banks. Rules already have been
made for "bankers' aooeptanoes." In pro
mulgating today's order the board
pressed tho belief that it will conslder-
sbly en 1 arm the scope of servioa of fed
erat reserve banks and assist also In
developing a class of "double name"
paper, which It aaya In many countries
Is a desirable form of investment and
an Important faotor in modern commer
cial banking systems.
The regulation defines a trade accept
ance aa a bill of exohanga having a defl
nit maturity and payable in dollars In
the United mates, having the obligation
to pay accepted by an acknowledgment
across its face by the person or corpora
tion on whom it Is drawn. To he eligible
for rediscount at a reserve bank such
trade acceptances must be endorsed by
member bank; must hava a maturity
at tha time of discount af not mora than
ninety days, and must d aooepted by
the purchaser of goods sold by th drawer
of the bill.
Tha bill must be drawn against Indebt
edness expressly incurred by th ac
ceptor tn the purchases of such goods.
Evidence must be presented with tha ao
oeptanca that It arises out of suoh a
transaction.
Page Visits English
Foreign Office on
U.S. Contraband Note
DONDON, July 16. -The American am
uwador, Walter Htnos Pag, visited th
foreign office this afternoon, presumably
for th purpose of acquainting tha Brit
ish government with the summary of the
draft of tho new American contraband
note.
Recent 4lapatcbe from Washington
have indicated that another American
protest against Great Britain's treatment
of eommaro was about to be mad. The
new pro teat. It was understood, would
Insist more emphatically on th cessation
of what the American government con
sidered to be an infringement of Ameri
can rights. Th question at Issue was
said to be whether there was any war
rant in international law for th powers
that Great Britain and its allies had as
sumed to exercise In respect to American
commerce.
WASHINGTON. July W.-The British
embassy today began tha practice of
making payments to Washington for de
tained American cotton cargoes, the Iden
tity of ownership of which had been sat
isfactorily cstabltahed. Th first pay
ment, a partial one, for a cargo at th
rate or 10 oents a pound, was about liO.
OOP. The Payment was for the urm tit
the Greek steamer, Bpyro VaJlianoa.
from Savannah, which was takon to a
mcuth and Cardiff. Th cargo la owned.
oy inman, a sera at Inman.
T -
Kentucky rowaer
Plant is Destroyed
LOUISVILLE, Ky July ll-Bellevlng
tn explosion which wrecked th plant
of th United Safety Powder company
near Louisville last Monday afternoon.
and which caused the loss of four Uvea,
including that of Robert 8. Waddeil. th
superintendent, to have been caused by
outslae agonoles, an exhaastiv Investi
gation into th olrcumatanoes surround'
ing in blast haa been ordered by th
board of directors of that concern.
Until about a month ago and sine th
beginning of th war la Europe, th plant
nas bean under lease to a Canadian com
pany manufacturing high explosives.
YOUNG TURKS PLOT
DEATH OF VENIZEL0S
PARIS. July 11-A dispatch to th
Haraa News agency from Athens says
that a privets letter received frem Con
stantlnople states that tha Toung Turk
committee Is plotting the assassination
of former Premier Venlxetas of Greece.
The police, the Athena advices state.
have taken the necessary measure to
protect the life of the former premier.
VON IIINDEI1BURG
MAKING A FIERCE
STAB AVWARSAVV
East Prussian Army is Apain Men
acing the Capital of Poland
from Both the North and
the West.
FRENCH CAPTURE HILL NO. 285
Position Taken by German Crown
Prince by Storm July 13 Again
Changes Hands.
FIERCE FIGHTING IN CAUCASUS
BULLETIN.
BERLIN. July !. (Via Lon
don.) Dispatches received here
from AuRtrian headquarters nay
that after a heavy bombardment of
the Russian positions, the Austrian
have crossed the Dnelstcr river at
UclehlsKuple, on the Russian border,
where the Austrian crownlanda of
Galicla and Bukowlna and the Rus
slan province of Bessarabia meet.
LONDON. July 16. Field Mar
shal Von Hlndenburg has again come
into the limelight, which brings the
Germans within the tone which they
reached last winter, whon the Polish
capital waa saved by a Russian coun
ter offensive.
Petrograd appears not to be
greatly disturbed over the latest Ger
man drive, claiming that much severe
frontal fighting must be done before
Warsaw can be surrounded by the
forces of Field Marshals Von Hlnden
burg and Von Mackensen.
In southeastern Galicla tha Austro-Gor- .
man armies are making their way across
th Dniester river under a heavy Rus
sian artillery firs, which haa prevented
tin troop orosslng tn several places.
Fighting again Is becoming lively In
ths most distant portion of th Russian
front in th Cau'aiM-where both th
Turks and th Russians ntatm suooeeases.
Fweaoh Gaining la Argoan.
Th battle tn th Argonne, which had
proceeded for several days with violent
Irregularity, oulmlnated today in th re
capture by tha French of Hill No, US,
which th troops of Crown Prince Fred
erick William had captured by storm
on July IS, and th first Impetus of th
German attack In this region seems ti
be lost.
Bomb and grenade flghUng now la tak
ing th pi me of artillery fighting ta
France, Indicating that th . linos are
closely gripped In a struggl which so
often has led to a virtual draw along
th western front.
Tha men of th Welsh nellierie are
still on atrika and there la no indication
tnat an early settlement will be reached.
French Official Report.
PARIS, July M.-HI11 No. 2R5. In tha
forest of the Argonne, which was stormed
by the Germans early this week, has
been recaptured l-y tha French forces.
coordlng to the official utatemcnt given
out this sftcrnoon by tns I'ir.ch war
department.
The following offlrlnl statement was
issued by the war office U'diy:
In the rcKlon to the riorth of Arras
the enemv sttempted to snllv from his
trench snd to the so itii .of Ihn Chateau
De Carleul and waa Immediately checked
by our Infantry and artillery fire.
In the Arvonne our curtains of fire
prevented vrv tentative attack of the
enemy.
'Between the Meuse and th Moselle
th night witnessed activity, but without
action on th part of th Infantry. There
was a bombardment at tha ravine of
oonvaux, bomb throwing in th forest of
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