GERMANS FAIL TO MAKE HEADWAY IN RENEWAL OF DRIVE;
FIERCE BATTLES RAGING AROUND CATHEDRAL CITY OF RHEIMS
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MORE THAN 1,000
GERMANS CAPTURED
AT BENDON MARNE
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.
(ConUniwd
the opposite bank showering
upon them. But the boys from the united btates went forward
with gas masks, crawling at times on all fours. When they
came close enough to come to grips they drove the enemy back.
quickly.
In a measure they repeated today the heroic deeds of those
wno defended the road to Paris in the second battle of the
Marne.
Southwest of Jaulgonne this
the river with a rush and started
Americans and French held up
after the time set by the enemy
' miles away, ho was still far away.
While fighting in the open continued, the American coun
ter attack was organized, light artillery was hurried into posi
lion. It concentrated a heavy
" fire had ceased the American
met the oncoming Boche. ,
Machine runners moved
' Doured a stream of bullets into
the fire brought the Germans up short.
They would not face the steel, and, hesitatingly at first,
Anally broke and fell back. Within three hours the Ameri
cans had driven them two and a half miles to the Marne.
German Attack Made Following.
Violent Bombardment of High Explosive.
The attack came after a most violent bombardment of high
explosives and gas shells throughout the night. The American
troops sought shelter wherever it was available. When the
enemy infantry appeared the Americans swarmed out and met
Ine attackers with a rain of machine gun bullets.
Thft-Americans wore their gas masks as they fought the
attacking Germans. -
An enemy bombardment of towns in the rear of the lines
began shortly after 6 o'clock a. m. ,' , .
The latest reports say the Americans are holding their own
in the fighting, maintaining their positions.
Heavy Shells from Naval Gum
Fall in Regions Behind Lines.
Heavy shells from German naval guns are falling in re
gions far behind the actual battle area, many of these projec
tiles having fallen in the city of'Meaux, 25 miles from Chateau
Thierry; In many of these towns the German shell fire is con
stant, the projectiles being from 10 and JL2-inch naval gups.
Reports from American: advance positions said thatTthe
American troops were "handling the enemy well'.' in the desper
ate fighting which is continuing. '
Upe is Dense with Smoke and j
.Cas Fumes Following Gun Fire.
At this hour it had not been determined how the battle in
vicinity of. .Vaux was progressing. The whole line in both di
rections from-that town was dense with smoke and gas fumes.
The roar of the cannonade was punctuated in the few interims
r.ions with a terrific din of machine gun and rifle fire, which
teemed of the hottest character in Vaux itself.
Word received here shows that the enemy also launched
an attack east of Rheims, but on the sectors on that front on
which French and Americans are fighting side by side the posi .
lions are reported intact. .
The American machine gunners here let the enemy come
in close to their positions and then opened a deadly fire into the
advancing close formations of Germans. . . . s '
Huns Pass Under Artillery Fire
In Crossing Bridges Over Marne.
In their attack on the Marrie front the Germans threw
many bridges across the river. ' Over these the Germans are
passing under withering fire from, the artillery.. German
j rogress is being stayed by the machines gunners. ,
The Americans and their French comrades have resisted
the enemy to the utmost and are continuing this "character of
resistance. ' .
Shortly after 11 o'clock one of the American infantry reg
iments launched a counter attack in the region of Conde. ,
Reports received here shortly after 11 a. m. on the fighting
to the east of Rheims said that the enemy up to about an hour
,, previously had made no progress whatever there.
Enemy Advance is Cleared from v ,
Salient by United States Counter Attack.
In the Conde region, however, before the American coun
ter attack the German advance appeared to have eliminated
the river salient. i
At 11:20 o'clock this morning the long-range bombard
ment was becoming more intense. .
; The day opened sunny, but low clouds are now scurrying
over the battlefield, threatening rain. 7
i With the American Army on the Marne, July 15. The
American forces on this front delivered a counter attack upon
the Germans in the Vaux region this morning and drove off the
: . fnemy. . . . ; - ' . ;. .
It is reported that the Americans have advanced their own
, lines a distance of several hundred yards, but this has not been
confirmd. .
Attack at Vaux Breaks Down ' '
Under Yankee Counter Charge. v ,
' It is clear that the German attack in the Vaux region com
pletely broke down under the American counter attack.
Further sharp fighting is likely to develop in this area at any
lime, however. ;
The operation at Vaux appeared to be a feint, for soon
after it began the Germans attacked all along the Marne,
where they were gallantly opposed by more of the American
troops and the French.
The first crossing was made at the peak of the big river
bend. ' The American machine gunners and infantrymen
fought and died -where they stood here.
Others of the American troops withdrew strategically as
the enemy attacked from east of Chateau Thierry to along the
Marne, east of Dormans, making additional crossings. .
Strong Counter Attack Upsets
Germans, Who Break in Retreat."
A strong American counter attack south of the river bend
completely upset the Germans,, who broke in retreat. The
American troops drove the enemy back all the way to the rail
way skirting the Marne in the region southwest of Jaulgonne.
This position now is being held. ,
In the counter attack many prisoners were taken. Thev
Included a major, two captains
From Pag On.)
high explosives and gas shells
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morningthe Germans crossed
to fight their way south. The
this advance so that two hours
for reaching his objective nine
fire at short range and. when this
infantry dashed from cover and
forward and lying on the ground
the enemy. The fierceness of
and 400 men, so far counted.'
OYER A1H0USAND
GERMANS CAPTURED
AT BEND ON MARNE
(Cot) tinned From Pas One.)
prisoners, trapped probably by the de
struction of their bridges behind
them, were taken.
Tonight Secretary Baker, General
March and other officials were late at
the department, studying the maps
upon which this first great trial of
the American army was taking shape-
as more details came.
Held Fast at All Points.
The French official statement con-
firmed the unofficial reports, which
shows that the Germans had been
held fast along the whole great
'extent of the fighting line they had
selected. At the close of the first day
of the battle the enemy was no
nearer his objective than when he
poured his masses forward at day
light. The outstanding fact is that
for the first time since the German
thunderbolt was launched against the
British in March, the enemy has failed
to make any appreciable advance in
12 hours of fighting, although it al
ways has been held that no major of
fensive, properly sheltered under ar
tillery preparation, could be stopped
short.
No detailed statement of conditions
along the great battle front has come
in. There is a firm conviction the
enemy's measure has been taken and
the line will hold.
Territory may be surrendered, but
decisive military victory is believed
to be farther away for the Germans
tonight than at. any time since the
high command sent its forces for
ward in March.
Naval Guns Used by Huns.
The care with which preparations
for this assault were made is brought
out by the intensive bombardment
of the positions in the rear of the
Franco-American-Italian lines with
great German naval guns which
hurled' shells into towns more than
20 miles back of the defending lines.
rrobablby much of the 30-day period
the uermans have taken to make
ready was devoted to moving these
weapons into position and setting:
them in place for high angle fire. The
work had to be done at night to
avoid the ceaseless watchfulness of
American and French airmen.
ihe guns probably come from re
serve stock and are handled by de
tachments of sailors from the fleet.
There is no warrant, officials believe,
in any suggestion the German fleet
has been stripped.
The stubborn resistance shows that
General Foch was fullv forewarned
of the general territory in which the
ttacic wouls develop. It appears
certain that he had his reserves clcose
up and out-generaled the enemy in
this vital factor. t ,
i Assault to North Anticipated, t '
Officials were inclined tn believe
the present German effort was in
tended only as a forerunner for a
later assault to the north toward the
channel ports. If it proves success
ful in dislodging the Franco-Italian
defenders of Rheims by later direct
assault or by pressing the pincer
movement, it is argued the Franco-
British reserves back of Amiens
might be drawn into the defense of
ram. weakening the lin in frn Al
bert region, which is regarded as the
certain prime objective of the whole
uerman plan of campaign.
The German official statement to
night added to the impression that
a striking defensive victory had been
won on the first day of the battle.
its meager claim that "parts of the
French positions" had been oene-
trated was in vivid sontrast with the
extent of the effort made. It was
read as an admission of initial fail
ure, the extent of which is not to be
revealed to the German people.
Postoffice Head Plans
. To Manage Wire Lines
for taking over of telegraph lines im-
lucuiaieiy were unaer way today at
the Postnffirp rlfnartm.nt tVim.rrk .U-
probable action of President Wilson
was nor. omciaiiy discussed.
The resolution DMthnriTtnrr ti ...
trol Was signed today by presiding of
ficers oi me nouse ana senate and
transmitted at once to the White
House.' The belief in official circles
".that Postmaster General Burleson
will be assigned to execute such pow
ers as the president uses under the
measure and that the taking over cf
telegraph trunk lines will come in the
very pear future.
Senator Gore Attacks Veto
, Of Bill Raising Wheat Price
Washington, July lS.-Senator
Ojre of Oklahoma, chairman of the
senate agriculture committee, in a
speech today, attacked the president's
J'et0 of the agricultural appropriation
bill because of the rider increasing
the minimum price for wheat. He
said "if the next house is republican,
I shall believe it due to this veto."
Wisdom and justice prompted con
gress to raise the price of wheat, de
clared the" Oklahoma senator.
.w "Insofar as fine phrases or charm
ing rhetoric can compensate the farm
er for losses of $700,000,000 in 1918,
that compensation is the farmers," he
added.
German Rulers Scored in
Article Written by Harden
London, July IS. A sharp indict
ment of the rulers of Germany by
Maximilhan Harden is contained in
a current number of Die Zukunft The
holders of high offices, he is qiioted
as saying, when useful to themselves,
profess to favor a new world order of
democracy and national peace, but
they really are only carrying on the
tradition of the power of the sword.
"No high personage in the German
empire," he says, "wishes to see set tip
a league of nations.- The continuance
of endeavors to conceal this fact has
become unnecessary since Brest-Li-tovsk
and Bucharest." ';.'-v".v.
MORE THAN A THIRST QUENCHER
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YThere Yanks
rIONTDl,
This map shows where the first
American army corps, under the com
mand of Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett,
is resisting the effort of the Hun to
break through in a renewal of the
great offensive on the Marne.
The Americans are at Chateau
Traffic Concentration
On Lines With Easiest
Grades Being Planned
San Francisco, July IS. A pro
posed concentration of freight traffic
on railroad lines having the easiest
grades was one of the principal items
of discussion at a conference between
William G. McAdoo, federal director
of railroads, and railroad chiefs from
all parts of the country here today.
"This conference is to be the di
agnosis;" the prescription will fol
low," Mr. McAdoo said.
Among those in conference were
C. R. Gray and Edward Chambers,
directors of the divisions of opera
tion and traffic, respectively, of tlie
federal railroad administration; Hale
Holden and Richard H. Aishton, re
gional directors for the central west
and northwest, respectively, and Wil
liam Sproult, district director under
Holden.
"The railroads are handling today
a greater amount of traffic than ever
before in the history of the United
States," said Mr. McAdoo. "We have
made great progress since February
11, when there were 162,000 cars side
tracked and waiting to be moved."
Israelites in Austria Declare
Their Sympathy tor Entente
Washington, July IS. The Israe
lites of Austria, according to an offi
cial dispatch from Amsterdam today,
are showing their sympathy for the
entente. The follwing passage is
quoted from the Lembourger Tage
blatt: "We Austrian Isralites find our
selves drawn toward the attempt to
abandon our neutrality and renounc
ing our rights as citizens, to declare
ourselves on the side which upholds
the interests of the Israelites.
General Davis Buried
Washington, July IS. Maj. Gen.
George Whiteficld Davis, retired, was
buried in Arlington cemetery today
with "full military honors. Six gen
eral staff officers were pallbearers.
The Weather
Comparative total Record.
Official record of temperature and pre
cipitation compared with the corresponding
period of the past three years:
1918. 1917. 11. 1915.
Highest yesterday .,88 89 97 92
Lowest yesterday ....14 63 76 ST
Mean temperature ..80 1i 86 80
Precipitation .00 .01 .00 .64
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal: v v
Normal temperature 77
Excess for the day
Total excess since March 1, 1918 S.S9
Normal precipitation'. 13 Inch
Deficiency for the day 13 Inch
Precipitation since March 1, 1918 7.86 inches
Deficiency sinoe March 1, 1918.. 8.27 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1917.. .42 inch
Deficiency for cor. period 19K.. 8.60 Inches
Reports From (Stations at 7 1'. M.
Stations and State of Temp. High- Rain
Weather. 7 p. m. est. fall.
Cheyenne, rain ........ 69 79 .1
Davenport, cloudy .... 76 78 .10
Denver, rain 64 80 .02
Des Moines, part cloudy 84 88 .20
Dodge City, clear 99 ' 94 1.02
Lander, part oloudy .... 84 84 .00
North Platte, rain .... 80 88 T.
Omaha, clear 84 86 .00
Pueblo, cloudy 70 80 .04
Rapid City, cloudy .... 74 76 .18
.Santa Pe, rain 68 72 .ij
Sheridan, cloudy 70 74 .04
Sioux City, part cloudy 83 84 .00
Valentine, cloudy ...... 78 80 .00
"T" Indicates trace of precipitation.
I A. WELSH, Meteorologist,
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Fight Huns
S7JNTJH
" U TRCCHiS
Thierry, indicated on the map' by the
figure 3. The, arrow at figue No. 3
points to Vaux where the very center
of the attack is located. From Vaux
to the end of the line running east
ward to the end of the map the Amer
icans are holding the line.
Vienna Admits Gain
By Forces of Italians
On Front In Albania
Vienna, Sunday, July 14. (via Lou
don.) Allied troops in Albania con
tinue to advance, says an official
statement from Austro-Hungarian
headquarters. The statement reads:
"Between Lake Garda and the
Adige artillery fire was very active.
Italian battalions fruitlessly attacked
southwest of Asiago and north of
Monte di Valbella. An engagement
on the western slopes of the Brenta
valley also ended in our favor.
"In Albania the enemy is gradually
pressing forward against our new
line of resistance. In the Devoli val
ley a French squadron has been re
pulsed." Demand of Canadian Rail
Men for More Wayes Denied
Montreal, July IS. Declaring that
Canadian railroad men "have no mor
al right to countenance or order a
strike" at this time, the Canadian rail
way war board, after an emergency
meeting here today, sent a letter to
the railway federated trades denying
the demand of the shop men for a
scale of wages higher than that to be
paid in the United States by the na
tional railway administration. -While
only the shop men were directly af
fected, it was said they would be
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30,000 if they carried out their an
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Tuesday.
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Footwear
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FRENCH TROOPS
HOLD ENEMY IN
FIERCEATTACK
Some of Severest Fighting of
War Taking Place Along
Front of About Fifty
Miles.
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By Associated Press.
On the French Front in France,
July IS. Some of the severest fight
ing of the war is taking place today
on the front between Chateau Thier
ry and the Main de Massiges, along a
front of about 50 miles. The most
violent engagements are occurring in
the neighborhood of Dormans, on the
Marne, where the Germans are at
tempting to cross the river.
The latest information shows the
enemy demonstration on the eastern
limits cf the Champagne is being
held by the French army under the
command of one of the most bril
liant of France's soldiers, who made
his reputation in the colonies and at
the Dardanelles.
The German infantrymen launched
their attack about dawn. They were
accompanied to the east of Rheims
by a large number of tanks. These,
however, were met by the admirable
defenses of the.French.
One More Country
Fights Germany As
Haiti Goes Into War
Port AuPrinqc, Haiti, July 15. The
council of state, acting in accordance
with the legislative powers given it
under the new Haitien constitution,
has unanimously voted the declara
tion of war upon Germany demanded
by the president of the republic.
Haiti's is the 22d nation to declare
war on Germany. Seven other coun
tries have broken diplomatic relations.
Germany severed diplomatic relations
with Haiti in June, 1917. after the
West Indian republic had protested
against Germany's unrestricted sub
marine warfare and demanded com
pensation for losses to Haitien com
merce and life. ' ' v
President d'Artiguenave, in .a mes
sage to the Haitien congress, has
recommended a declaration of war
against Germany in consequence of
the deaths of eight Haitiens on the
French steamer Montreal when that
vessel was torpedoed by a German
submarine.
450 Battle Planes Sent Over;
Delives 2,514 Liberty Motors
Washington, July 15. Foirr hun
dred, and fifty American-built battle
planes had been sent abroad or de
livered at ports for 'shipment on
July 5, the date of the latest complete
official report reaching the War . de
partment. In announcing this figure
today, Secretary Baker disclosed also
that deliveries of Liberty motors of
all classes on the same date had
reached 2,514.
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CHEMICAL STOCK
TRANSFERRED AS
WAR MEASURE
Head of Companies Denies
Purchasers of German Hold
ings Are "Dummies":
Interest of Enemy." ;
By Associated Press.
New York, July 15. Almost simuV
taneously with the United States' sev
erance of diplomatic relations with
Germany, control of three large
chemical companies of this city, Ni-
aeara Falls. N. Y.. and Perth Amboy,
N, J., was transferred from German
ownership to American ownership.
t M-,rn h rnni-rrni Tallin? into
the hands of the government. 1
W. A. Hamann, directing head of
the companies,' and Oscar B. Seitr,
who went to Germany to negotiate
the sale of the stock, today admit-
icu uiai mis was me uujcti v mv
transfer. They testified at, an in
quiry conducted here by Deputy At
torney General Becker of New York
at the request of A. Mitchell Palmer,
alien prpperty custodian. .
Seitz Confidential Agent.
While denying that he and other
American purchasers of the control
ling stock were "dummies" serving for
German interests until after the war,
w tt r t r l. iL..
ur, namann conicsscu ireciy mat
fear of government seizure of the
property he "had worked so hard Xo
build up," prompted the sending of
Seitz as a confidential messenger to
Germany early in 1917 to buy out
the German shareholders. Mr. Seitz
who completed the purchase in
Frankfort, February 6, three "days
after President Wilson sent Ambas
sador von Bernstorff his ' passports,
said that the "break' was the final
factor in inducing the Germans ' ta
sell their stock. -' -:
The companies concerned are' the
Roessler and Hasslacher company,
the Niagara' Electro-Chemical com
pany, and the Perth Amboy Chemi
cal company. They were established
"by the Schneide-Anstaldt company
of Frankfort, which, until the date
mentioned, held 55 per cent of the
stock. Control was given to Ameri-'
can citizens by sale- of 7 per cent of
the holdings at prices which the alien
property custodian alleges were-far
below their value. . , ' i ,,
To contradict the claim of .Hamann
and Seitz that the German sharehold
ers were willing to sell at a sacrifice
to insure retention of the properties ;
by the Americans who had repre
sented them, the government offered
iii: evidence a letter from Dr. Fritz
Roessler, a principal in the Schtedo
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our rights in free America."
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only two months before the sale of
control, which involved almost $1,000
000. .
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