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,HE expected renewal of the German offensive in France has begun. Fierce battles are in progress on both'sides of the famous Cathedral city ofr Rheims, which since the last offensive
along tne Marne nas siooa me apex oi asuarp mu.uuihu wie uerman line, west ox xuieims me uermans, wun ine tne pressure oi large numbers of troops, the unleashing of which
was preceded by a veritable hail of high explosive and gas shells, have been enabled to cross the Marne at several places. East of the city, however, they have been held for. the
smuilpst. nf o-nins hv the tenacious resistance of the "defenders of the line Altogether the two battle fronts no-trrpcratp nhnnt. mi loo. in lonn-fh imo-ir twna fit;- -aKonf i-r
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on the sectors .they have been holding, and at two points have met with notable success. At Vaux they not alone broke down a violent attack by the enemy, but drove him back several hundred
yards, and only, returned to their former positions when the advance of the Germans southeast of Chateau Thierry across the Marne made the reoccupation of their trenches of strategic value.
Along the Marne, between the town of Fossoy and the river Surmelin, where the Germans crossed the Marne, the Americans in a strong counter attack forced back the; enemy 'to the
right bank of the stream. At other points along the river they used to the greatest advantaga-their machine guns against enemy elements which were crossing.the river on pontoon bridges,
killing or wounding many of them. In the counter attack near Fossoy, between 1,000 and 1,500 Germans were made prisoners by the Americans. L ' ' '
; The captured contingents included a complete brigade stall, lfte J?rencft general in command on this sector sent a congratulatory message to the general in command of the American
troops. The Germans, in addition to their tremendous expenditure of explosive and gas shells, used numerous tanks against the lines of the defenders, and also opened with numerous naval
gun bombardments of towns and cities far behind the battle line, dropping upon them shells from 10 and 12-inch pieces. '
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both sides of Rheims, enveloping that city. The gaining of the southern bank of the Marne and the straightening out of their battle line toward Verdun also may be in the program of the
German hitrh command. Success in these movements would be of great strategic value to the Germans for an attempt on Paris. ,
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U. S. BOYS MEET
GREAT TEST UKE
VETERAN TROOPS
Air of Elation Pervades Government Circles in Washing
ton as Press Dispatches Unfold Story of Valiant
Stand .of tthe American Troops and
v Check' Given Enemy's Rush.
I, By Associated Press.
. Washington, July 15. An air of elation was apparent in
government circles tonight as Associated Press dispatches from
France unfolded the story of the valiant stand of American
troops against the renewed German offensive.
Official advices were slow and no. formal report on the
German effort to drive the jaws of a great pincer movement
about Jtheima'on a sixtyrfive-imle front was available at a late
-itonri'f Frew ruyui'ts mader it clear the enemy had been hurled
back fey ? American counter attacks along the Marne, where
- tley hold the left flank of the great battle front, while the
"l -French army,' aided near Rheims by Italian divisions, stood fast
over the greater extent of the line they defended against
fierce assaults by the enemy.
At the White House the president read the account with in
terest that did not wane. At the War department Secretary Ba
kerGeneral March, chief of staff, and other high officers at
the department received eagerly the brief glimpses of the bat
tle flashed across the country in press bulletins from the battle
iront. v . '
Renort Studied With Delight. O
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i
Etery line of the Associated Press
report, which was promptly relayed to
them as t,he wires brought it in, was
studied with' growing delight as it
became evident that the enemy had
met with a decided check in the first
rush of his, greatest effort thus far.
The fact that credit for stopping
the heaviest parts of the assault thus
far belongs to the men" of the first
American army corps added to the
elation.
After reading tonight's reports,
Secretary Baker made the following
statement to the Associated Press:
"The attack made by the Germans
is evidently the result of careful pre
parations. It covers a wide front
and is made in force. We are at the
end of the first day of a great battle.
The reports so far are encouraging
and seem to indicate both heavy
fighting and effective resistance along
the entire front."
: i Machine Guns Effective.
The prompt and hard-driven coun
ter attacks of the American troops
at two points sent a glow of enthu
siasm through the whole War depart
ment when the word first came. Be
fore the results were known, the fact
fact that the counter attack had been
launched was cheering. It showed
the Americans were meeting their
first great test like veterans and that
the German attempt, to overrun them
had failed to disorganize or demof
ilize their fighting power.
-Then came word that at Vaux not
only, had the enemy been stopped,
but his advancing infantry had col
lided with Americans who first de-1
luged their, opponents with machine
giln fire," then leaped forward to dis
rupt completely the blow at this sec
tion that had been in careful prepara
tion for more than 30 days.
Enemy Force Trapped.
Meanwhile meager reports from
Lpndon said the Marne had been
crossed, by the enemy at several
points. Details were awaited with
some aprehension. Hour by hour
the story filtered in, hut the bulletin
that told of the hurling back of he
fpe in the Conde : sector where his
first rush had pushed back the Amer
icans out of the salient they had op
posite Jaulgonne, did not come until
. tonight.. . v
Its message set all doubts at rest.
Again the enemy had been out
matched by the Americans. ' He was
rJ7cn back to the river rim and many
.(CoBtlaned on Pt Two, Column Three.)
Berlin Has Little to Say
- About Battb cf- Rheims
Berlin, Via London, July IS. The
-eports from general headquarters
this evening on ,the offensive in
France says:
v'To ! the southwest and east of
Kneims we penetrated into parts of
the French positions,"
Allies Keep Pecking
Away at German Line
In North and South
By Associated Press.
While the Germans are making
their drive in the south, the British
around Ypres are pecking away at
the German lines with success as
regards the gaining of ground and
the taking of prisoners. The French
and Italians iii Albania are keeping
up their spectacular drive against the
Austrians and the French and Italians
in the mountain region of the Italian
theater daily are harassing the enemy
with patrol attacks of considerable
violence and bombardments.
In the few instances where the Aus
trians in this region lately have tried
to take strategic positions, they have
met with almost instant repulse. In
Palestine, Turkish and German troops
penetrated British positions north of
Jericho, but almost immediately were
ejected with the loss of more than
500 men made prisoners, 'including
260 Germans..
Chancellor AndrewBonarLaw Announces
In House of Commons Defeat of Germans
ByAmericans in BrilliantCounter Attack
i London, July 15. Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor
g of the exchequer, announced in the house of commons
I tonight that the Americans captured a thousand or
more prisoners south of the Marne after having driven
1 back the enemy. i
Mr. Bonar Law read the following communication
to the house.
I The enemy attacked early this morning on a front
of 90 kilometers, pretty evenly divided east and west
of Rheims.. The city itself was not attacked.
I "West of Rheims the Germans penetrated on a
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TRACE MILLIONS
SPENT TO KEEP
U.S,0yT0FlR
William 8. Hale and George S.
Vierick Examined l.i Regard
to the Expenditure of
Propaganda Funds.
By Associated Press.
New .York, July 15. William
Bayard Hale, salaried head of the
German information service in this
country in 1917, and George Sylvester
Viereck, editor of Viereck's Weekly,
known as the Fatherland until the
United States entered the war, were
questioned today by Deputy Attorney
General Becker in his investigation of
German propaganda in America.
Mr. Becker declined to comment on
the interviews, except to say that he
had questioned both men regarding
their knowledge of German expendi
tures to influence American senti
ment before this country declared
war. He said the interviews, like
that yesterday with George T. Odell,
formerly a correspondent of the New
York Evening Mail in Germany, were
part of a federal inquiry intended to
reveal who were the recipients of
some of Germany's "untold- millions"
spend here with the hope of keeping
the United States out of war.
He declined to say whether the
conferences had any direct connec
tion with the prosecution of Dr. Ed
ward A. Rumely, alleged to have
bought the Evening Mail in 1915 for
the German government.
Scotch Painter Dies
Edinburgh, 'Scotland, July 15.
Hugh Cameron, a Scotch painter of
figure subjects and portraits, died
here today. He was born in 1835.
Hun Raider Sighted,
Pursued and Sunk,
All in 40 Minutes
s London, July 15. Within 40 min
utes recently a British submarine
accounted for a German U-boat.
iThe story in brief, is:
; . 10:30 a.m. Sighted ' enemy sub-
I.ULJJfluine, a dived an4 altered tourie.
10:37 a.m. 1-nemy picked up in
periscope. 7 ' . .
10:50 a. m. Again altered course.
10:52 a.m. Stern tube torpedo
fired. ,
1053 a.m. Sharp explosion is
heard.
11:10 a. m. Came to surface and
sighted oil right ahead with three
men swimming in it. Two were
picked up, but the third sank be
fore we could reach him. Dived.
Survivors stated that submarine
U was hit just before the con
ning tower.
Edward A. Rumely
SUPERMAN
ThrJ detailed story of the life and career jof
the American who bought the New York
Evening Mail for the Kaiser will be published
by The Omaha Bee in conjunction with
the New York Herald, commencing in The
Daily Bee, Tomorrow
INSIDE EXACTS
about the methods and purposes of German
propaganda in America.
TOLD BY
FRANK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE
former Managing Editor of the Evening Mail."
A story of absorbing interest and vital import-,
ance that every American ought to read.
It Will Appear in All Editions of The Bee
WEATHER FAVORS
ALLIES IN FIRST
STAGEOF BATTLE
Direction of Wind Prevents
Germans Using Gas Exten
sively; Attack Expected
Where Delivered.
(By Associated Pre'ssO
Paris, July 15. The allies will con
tinue to hold their own, according to
the latest advices received here to
night, along the battle front in France
and that is the most and best that
can be expected in so early a stage
of the offensive, before the German
effort has reached its full development.
For once the Germans are not fa
vored by the eTements. The sky is
overcast, the weather is unsettled.
and, most important, the wind is
southwesi. This is a vital gain for
the defense, for it makes it difficult,
if not impossible, for the Germans
to make extensive use of gas. When
troops arc muzzled for long hours
with masks, officers cannot communi
cate with soldiers and each man is
thrown on his own resources. As a
result, weight of numbers which are
always on the side of the attacking
army at the begining, becomes the
deciding factor.
Another advantage the allies have
had is the attack was expected just
when it was delivered. It was con
sidered logical even unavoidable, that
Von Gallwitz's army, the only one
not yet used in this year's offensive,
should be chosen to carry out these
operations.
The German offensive was held up
several days because meteorological
experts advised the German high
command that had, weather soon
would end. lhis statement was made
today by an American army officer
whbse rank accords him the right
to speak with authfcrity. The officer
said tne oermans had 60 weather ex
perts at the front.
Bombardment of Par: With
Long-Range Guns Resumed
London, July IS. The bombard
ment of Paris with -the German long
range gun negan again this after
noon, according to an Exchange Tel
egraph dispatch from the French cap
ital.
front of 36 kilometers (27.37 miles) to an average 1
depth of from four to five kilometer..
"South of the Marne by a brilliant counter attack I
the American troops drove the enemy back and took a
a thousand or more prisoners. I
"East of Rheimt the enemy hat been heavily re- 1
pulied and has suffered a complete check.'V
Sir Walter Runciman said the kouie would with 1
to offer congratulations not only to the French but
to the American troops, Who had justified themselves, . f
not for the first time, on a critical occasion. I
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FRENCH ALERT
AS HUNS LAUNCH
'SURPRISE' ATTACK
Enemy Chose Night Following
National Fete in Hope to
Catch Defenders of
, Paris Napping,
Paris, July 15. "After a pause of
somewhat unusual length," writes
Lieutenant Colonel Rousset in Li
berte, "the enemy has resumed action.
He has chosen the night following
the French national fete, hoping to
catch us napping. Such calculation
was gross, but in the true Boche man
ner. The enemy neither surprised us
nor caught us unawares. The attack
was begun where wa had reason to
anticipate it.
"Our army in the Champagne is
sustaining the attack with the valor
it already has shown so often in the
same region.
"The Champagne attack was Ac
companied by a diversion on the
Ourcq front, which our artillery
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auiieu uy us violence ana rapiany.
"At 8 o'clock this morning the com
bat was still in progress along the
parallels of the points of departure.
Hence the overwhelming success
which characterized LudendorH's
previous offensives on .the first day
is entirely lacking now. Surprise
played only a minor part in this of
fensive, our aviation forces having re
ported marked troop movements,
notably in Champagne, during the last
two days.
"It was our cannon from Villers
Cotterets to the Marne that Parisians
heard last night. The German attack
in that direction met such a formida
ble barrage that the attackers could
not leave their lines.
It was between Dormans and
Rheims that the enemy threw the
greatest mass of his forces this morn
ing, seeking to cross the Marne.
"Rheims appears so far to be out
side the enemy's attack, Upon the
rest of the front of battle we are hold
ing in the zone of our advance
guards."
Chalons First Objective.
Henry Bidou. military critic of the
Journal Des Debats, discussing the
oDjeciive ot tne uermans, says:
"There can be no doubt the enemy
seeks to maneuver by his left on Cha
lons. It is evident that if he held
Chateau Thierry and Chalons he
would make the Rheims district dif
ficult to defend, and would form on
the Marne a. base for further opera
tions. '
"Hence the ODen movement mav
be considered one of those maneu
vers which are necessary as a pre
face to definite operations against
rans.
Number of Jews Executed in
Ukraine For Hiding Grain
Washington, July 15. A number of
Jewes have been condemned to death
and executed at Kherson, Ukraine, for
hiding grain,according to the report
which the State department character
izes as more or less circumstantial.
A priest, who endeavored to aid the
condemned men, has since died of in
juries. Jewish merchants at Kherson have
been executed also for refusing to
give the names of peasants with whom
they dealt and who were charged with
concealing grain.
A report from Finland; says mem
bers of the red guards are being ex
ecuted daily by German firing squads.
MORE THAU 1,000
GERMANS CAPTURED
AT BEND ON MARNE
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Complete .Brigade Staff Among Prisoners Taken by
Americans in 'Counter Attack on Enemy Who
Crossed the Marne and Were Trapped by
Destruction of Bridges in Their Rear.
BULLETINS.
London, July 15. The American troops yielded slightly
to the Germans between the town of Fossoy and the river Sur
melin, which empties into the Marne just east of Mezy, but re
stored their positions by . counter attacks, according tova dis
patch to the Central News ' SY!
Paris, July 15. In the desperate fighting which is re
ported in the official communication from the -war office to :
niffht. the American troops are given the credit for driving back
the Germans who had succeeded in crossing the Marne south ,
west of Fossoy. ; ' - K
In the long sector between Dormans and Rheims, Franco
Italian troops are reported to be resisting the German assault
valiantly and east of Rheims the enemy attack has met what is
characterized as an irreducible defense. '
By Associated Press.
With trip Amprirftti Armv nn trip Mnrne. Jnlv 1 K. -South
f Jaulgonne the enemy crossed the Marne this morning: on six
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pomoon Dnages nurneaiy inrown over ine siream ana ?nasses
nf in-fnntr'v giv.rmirl fni-wnivl TVio nrtillorw frmnf nnflv linrl -
the bridges under the heaviest fire and at least two direct hits
were made, two of the bridges being blown up.. '
Alter sharp artillery work, uermao troops advanced be
hind a great smoke cloud, which completely obscured them for
a time from view. The low visibility also aided the enemv
in his operations. '.' ; ' l
The correspondent talked with some American soldiers
now in hospital who were in the thick of the fighting this morn
ine. Thev were in complete agreement that the German in
fantry was no match for the American. ,
llus is evidenced by the reports from all the American .
hospitals, there being only a few cases of wounds from rifle and
machine srun fire, while most of the men are mifferino- fmm
shrapnel'wounds. Some of these cases are serious.
Between 1,000 and 1,500 Germans
Captured at Bend on the Marne
The German prisoners caDtured in the mnnler aiiaoVr h'v
the Americans at the bend on the Marne number between 1,000
anj-i i kiwi 'I'Hai- i-A iia . - i 1 z i i - r a .
The fighting continues with fierce intensity in this dis
trict while the battle rages with equal ferocity on the right,
where the French are reported to have delivered a smashing
blow against the enemy. From this section of the battle front
it appears that the German offensive, at at least for the time
being, has been badly shattered.
The Americans now command the river front at the bend.'
At the left of the bend the' famous German tenth division has
made repeated attempts all day to cross, but all assaults have
been smashed by the splendidly directed fire of the American
gunners, and not a single German hTs succeeded in getting over
at this point up to 9 o'clock tonight. ,
Huns Shell American Hospitals;
Balloon Fired by Disguised Plane
The Germans apparently deliberately attempted to shell
several of the American hospitals near the Marne front today.
A number of shells fell intermittently a short distance from
them. They did no damage, beyond disturbing the patients.
yD u-imaii a.rp.anes, moaelea alter the machines the
American aviators are using and carrying American insignia
on the wings, attacked one of the American sausages south of
Chateau Thierry this evening'and managed to get so close un
der the disguise that they were able to fire incendiary bullets
...w waiiuuu, Ym;i.i uurst lino names, ine occupants of the
sausage,, however, made their escape by means of parachutes.
Seventeen American pursuits planes immediately left the"
ground and when last seen all were ficrhrincr wn ? w
enemy lines. 1
Al?"th,e front as far as the eyes can see, the big guns
were still flashing and roaring tonight and the battle gave no
sign o diminishing.
American staff officers expect the position will be even
more improved by morning. . ,
Americans Show Superiority When
They Come to Grips with Enemy.
Along an extended sector of the Marne front, the Ameri
cans were in the open ground. The Germans were on hiiu ca
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