s THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1918.
BERLIN CLAIMS
13,000 CAPTIVES
SO FAR IN DRIVE
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Report Crossing of Marne by
. Army of Gen. Von Boehm
and Capture of Strong
ly Defended Positions
Berlin, via London, July 16. The
Germans claim the capture of 13,000
prisoners, in the official communica
tion from headquarters issued today.
The army of General Von Boehm,
it is added, crossed the Marne be
tween Jaulgonne and east of Dor
nians. .
The statement saV '
"In some sectors strong activity
has revived. East of the Aiette an
t-neniy night advance was repulsed,
as was also a strong enemy attack
east of Hebutrne. Between Aisne
md the Marne and cast of Chateau
Thierry there were lively artillery
juris.
"In minor enterprise and during
in advance across the Marne to the
'ftnuihwcst of Jaulgonne, we broke the
uicmy"s lines and brought back some
irioners.
Yesterday to the southwest and
Ht of Rhrims we penetrated into
fart of the. trench positions.
"By their devastating effect, the ar
tillery, mine throwers and gas throw
trs. toeether with our tanks and in
i.-.ntrv flame throwers, opened the
way into the enemy s positions. The
&rniy of General Von Boehm has
trossed the Marne between Jaul
gonne and east of Dorman.
- "At daybreak, pioneers transported
Morming troops across the river and
thereby created the foundation for
tht success of the day. The infantry
stormed the steep slopes on the
southern bank of the Marne and un
der their cover the construction of
1 ridges was carried out.
Admits Strong Defenses.
"In steady fighting we thrust
through the stubbornly defended,
wooded country of the first positions
and drove the enemy back towards
liia rear lines at Conde-La-Chapelle-Monthodon.
. "North of the Marne we also
wrested from the French and Italians
their first positions between the Arde
and the Marne. In the evening we
were fighting to the east of the
Chatillon-Cucherv line.
"The armies of Generals Vcm Mud
ra and Von Rinon attacked the enemy
in Champagne from Prunay, east of
Rheims. as far as Tahure, and in an
encounter with the enemy who was
avoiding our attack, we captured the
first French positions.
"To the south of Mauroy and Mor
onvilliers, we pushed forward across
th Cornillct - Hochbere - Keilberg
ridge of heights to the crater field of
last year's battle as tar as the Koman
road to the northwest of Prosnes
zni into the wooded country south
of Fichtelberg.
"To the east of Suippes. we wrest
ed from the enemy the field of the
Champagne battle between Aubcrive
trM southeast of Tahure.
' J'On our front of attack east of
Rheims the enemy is holding his sec
ond position to the north of Trosnes,
Souain and Perthes. ,
"In spite of low clouds and a high
wind our aerial fighting force was
active. , From a low altitude our
aviators with bombs and machine
guns attacked in the battle on the
ground. . Yesterady they brought
down over the battle field 31 enemy
tirplanes and four captive balloons.
"The number of prisoners brought
in tip to the present amounts to
more than 13,000."
Yale University Gets
Nearly $20,000,000 by
Will of J. W. Sterling
New York, July 16. Yale university
is bequeathed nearly $20,000,000 by
the will of the late John VV. Sterling,
a New York lawyer, who graduated
from the institution in 1864, and died
a bachelor on July 5.
.The value of the estate, while not
named in the will filed today, was
made public by a representative of
the executors placing it in excess of
?20,000,000.
Yale gets the residue after bequests
to relatives, friends, employes and
benevolent institutions, which total
not much in excess of $1,000,000.
The Skull and Bones society of
Yale, of which Mr. Sterling was a
member, is left $10,000.
Cutters Making Army Shoes
Declare to Go on Strike
Brockton, Mass., July 16. Two
hundred and seventy-five shoe cutters
employed at the Bridgewatcr fac
tory of the L. Q. White Shoe com
pany which has a contract for mak
ing 1,000,000 pairs of army shoes to
night voted to join striking cutters
in many factories in this district.
Union .leaders claim that more than
2,500 cutters have left their work.
Food Prices Advanced
Washington. July 16. Retail food
prices in the United States increased
3 per cent from April 15 to May 15
i of this year, according to the bureau
of labor statistics.
The Weather
' ComprlTe Local Becord.
1918. 11T. ltl. 115.
Hlfhmt today Si It U 4
. Ut today l '
VIesn trmperatur ..7 tS SI 67
Temperature and precipitation departure,
'mm th normal:
Normal temperature 77
CWlclency for tba day 1
rot a I excesa sine March 1 63S
S'ormal precipitation 13 Inch
'pelncy for the day 13 Inch
Total precipitation alnr Mar. 1..7.S5 Inchea
rrflclncy ulnca March 1 S.40 inrhei
- Oeflolency for cor. per.. 117.. men
1 Vrftct110? 'or cor Per- 116--.73 Inchea
' Beportf from Stations at 7 p. m.
Station Stat or Temp. High-Rain
Weather 7 p.
Cheyenne, part cloudy..
Davenport, cloudy 7
Denver, clear 79
Oea liolnea, cloudy !
- odge City, part cloudy. 8J
t-ander, clear It
North Piatt, rain 71
'tmaha. cloudy tt
m. eau fall.
6 16
78 .14
7! .12
St .00
84
S3 .00
74 .28
a .oo
S3 .04
70 .13
88 .00
SO . V.0J
71 ,.01
78 .00
73v T
Pueblo, part cloudy 7S
' rapid City, cloudy. ...... 4
Kali Lake, cloudy 7S
itf re, part cloudy ...14
s:-" 4nn. clear
f'.a Mty. cloudy 7f
a tnilTu, cloudy 68
lodiirtra trare of precipitation,
y la. A. WELSH, Metoorolof laL
Poincare Lauds Troops
Under Gen. Pershing '
In Message to Wilson
Washington, July 16. In a re
sponse today to President Wilson's
Bastile day message to the French,
President Poincare said:
"The message you were pleased to
send me in honor of the Fourteenth
of July has reached the heart of
France. Once more Paris has ac
claimed General Pershing's mag
nificent troops which are already
giving on the battlefield such strik
ing evidence of their grand mili
tary quality. The great memories
that united our two countries are
drawing from the war we are wag
ing together a strength of vividness
that nothing can impair. Right and
liberty have obliterated space and
the ocean to bring even nearer to
gether our two beloved nations in
the splendor of the same ideal."
QUARTER MILLION
AMERICANS BAR
WAY TO PARIS
(C onttniMd From Pane One.)
and widen the dent, General Foch
might swing a flank assault from the
American positions to the west in an
effort to trap the army of General
Boehm which Berlin claims crossed
the river here.
The official report from Paris to
night showed the Franco-American
forces had recaptured St. Agnan and
the heights dominating the Marne val
ley behind the German advanced po
sitions. J Ins led to tne nope among
officers that a wide flanking move
ment would be possible which would
clear the south bank ot the river ot
the enemy and probably result in im
portant captures of prisoners. The
fact of the defenders hitting back hard
appears to make it certain that the
Germans have been able to make only
limited improvement of their position.
First Big Battle for Yanks.
This is the first great battle in
which Americans have engaged.
If any confusion developed, the
swiftness and certainty with which
counter attacks were sent home shows
that it was quickly overcome.
Many officers believe the real object
of the drive was to widen the German
line along the Marne so a later blow
could be delivered with Chateau
Thierry and the line northwest of
there as the center of attack and re
duction of their Compicgne salient as
its objective.
In that event a coincident attack
south of Amiens aimed directly at
Compiegne, it was thought would have
been delivered and if Compiegne fell,
the German advance could either be
directed against Paris or the scene
be shifted for a fresh blow at the
channel ports through the British
lines to the north.
So far as the present drive goes,
much satisfaction is taken here in
the fact that the German right ran
into an abrupt check against the
Americans, who still held what will
be the very center of assault if a
new thrust at Paris is to follow the
present effort.
The War department tonight re
ceived information from the American
military attache at Paris of heavy
losses sustained by the German as
saulting armies to the-west and east
of Rheims and of the failure of the
enemy to make substantial progress
against the allied resistance during
the past 24 hours. No late cable dis
patches had been received from either
General Pershing or General Bliss.
KAISER BRINGS DP
PICKED ARMIES IN
DESPERATE EFFORT
(Continued Vtom Paie One.)
east of Rheims, "the situation is un
changed." The only claim made to
any success by the Germans is that
there were "some local successes to
the southwest of Rheims."
The successes of the Americans and
the French gave back to them points
of strategic value on the heights dom
inating the Marne valley. The Amer
icans alone captured Fossoy and Cre
rancy, east o( Chateau Thierry, and
at one point near Fossoy drove back
the enemy across the river and took
a number of prisoners. Aided by
the French there, capture of St. Ag
nan, Hill IIS and La Lhapelle Mont
hodon, south of Dormans, was ac
complished. Throughout the region lying to the
west of Rheims. especially south of
the Marne, the Germans made des
perate attempts on various sectors
to increase their penetration of the
allied front, but where they were
able to gain any advantage it was only
a foot at a time, the French meeting
their onslaughts with the greatest
bravery and making the enemy pay
dearly for every inch of ground he
took.
Fighting East of Rheims.
Eastward from Rheims hard ficht
ing is still going on almost to the
western fringes of the Argonne for
est, but apparently the enemy is
meeting with ill success. Attacks at
tempted near Frunay and Suippes
came to naught under the French
fire, while further east, near Crosnes
and Tahure, efforts to break the
French line were repulsed with heavy
losses.
The German official communication.
in dealing with the fighting of Mon
day, says the Germans took 13,000
prisoners. I he French on their part
are reported to have taken thousands
of captives and it is known that the
Americans have made prisoner of be
tween 1,000 and 1,500 Germans. In
addition, the Americans, French and
Italians have inflicted terrible losses
on the enemy by the accuracy of their
cannon, machine gun and, rifle fire.
Although the allied troops seem
ingly have the situation well in hand,
it is not improbabe that the Germans
soon will throw large numbers of re
serves into the fray. They are known
to have thousands of these men be
hind the battle line,, especially north
east of Rheims.
$150,000 Fire in Lumber
Mill Supplying Camps
St. Louis, Mo., July 16. A fire of
unknown origin late this afternoon
broke out in the lumber yards of the
Lothman Cypress company, which is
supplying lumber for the construc
tion of cantonments. Officials of the
company estimated the damaee at
$150,000. .
NEW PEACE TALK
FROM AUSTRIAN
FOREIGN LEADER
Territorial Demands of Allies
Only Stumbling Block Burian
Declares in Answer to
Wilson Speech.
Amsterdam, July 16. Baron von
Burian, the Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister, in a note to the Austrian
and Hungarian premiers, is quoted in
a Vienna dispatch:
"There is hardly any difference be
tween the general principles enunciat
ed by the statesmen of both belliger
ents. President Wilson's four new
points of July 4 shall not, apart from
certain exaggerations, arouse our op
position." Continuing, the Austrian-Hungarian
minister said:
"The enemy's obstinacy regarding
his territorial demands concerning
Alsace-Lorraine, Triest, Trcntino
and the German colonics appear to be
insurmountable."
In his reference to President Wil
son's four new points in his July 4
speech, Baron Burian said he was able
to approve of them heartily anrt that to
a great extent "nobody would refuse
homage to this genius and nobody
would refuse his co-operation."
Haron Burian said none of the
belligerent states need ever come into
the position reached by Russia and
Kouniania as "we ever are ready to
enter into peace negotiations with all
our opponents.
Continuing, the foreign minister
sai,:. ,
"It our enemies continuously de
mand atonement for wrong done and
restitution, then is a claim which we
could urge with more justification
against them, because we have been
altacked and the wrong done to us
must be redressed."
HUNS BUY PAPER
HERE INTHE WEST
(Continued I'rom Pace One.)
ing peace propaganda at the close of
the war.
It is known that Alfred L. Becker,
deputy attorney general of the state,
who is conducting the investigation
of the purchase of the Mail for the
government, is in possession of in
formation that shows tie German
government had acquired ;he owner
ship or control of at least 13 news
papers in the country.
Mr. Becker admitted that these
newspapers were controlled from Am
bassador von Bcrnstorff's office in
Washington, but he refused to state
whether they were all controlled
through the fund which purchased Dr.
Rumcly's newspaper.
Government officials are in pos
session of secret correspondence be
tween German officials in Berlin and
in this country which goes to show
that as far back as in 1915 the kaiser's
diplomatists were figuring on the
amount of advantage they could ob
tain in the peace conference at the
close of the war, and it is now known
that the strong weapons Potsdam ex
pected to use in this country were
newspapers whicn his representa
tives here were expected to control.
Kansas City Star Man
Cited for Bravery by Italy
Italian Headquarters, July 16.
Ernest M. Hemingway of Chicago,
formerly on the staff of the Kansas
City Star and lately an ambulance
driver for the American Red Cross
in Italy, has been recommended for
the Italian cross.
While serving at a canteen he re
ceived 200 separate wounds by the
explosion of a trench mortar. None
were dangerous. Despite his wounds
he brought into a dressing station
several Italian soldiers who had been
wounded more seriously.
Arthur Guy Empey
Is Commissioned Captain
Washington, July 16. Arthur Guy
Empey, who, while serving with the
Canadian overseas forces, took part in
several important battles in the first
years of the war, was today com
missioned a captain in the national
army. He will be assigned to the
adjutant general's department.
Captain Empey was promoted to
the rank of sergeant in the Canadian
army before he was invalided home
on account of wounds.
Wire Strike Averted
Toronto, Ont., July 16. C. E. Hill,
vice president of the Commercial
Telegraphers' union, today stated that
the controversy with Great North-
western Telegraph company had been
settled and the strike called otf.
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AMERICAN TROOPS
REGAIN MUCH GROUND
(Continued 1 roni Page One.)
From prisoners taken by the Amcr- j
nans it is established that the ijer
mans have used up a large portion
of their reserves since yesterday.
The morale of the last prisoners
taken is extremely low, in fact, lower
than any captured in ecent months.
The fighting following the counter
attack which drove the Germans back
a long distance yesterday, has con
tinued fiercely. Some of the ground
lias been fought over several times.
Germans Low in Spirit. j
By Associated Press. j
On the French Front, July 16.
Prisoners taken in counter-attacks by
the French have been very low-spirited
on account of their losses. A bat
talion commander captured inveighed
against the regular officers of the
German army. He declared that thqy
sent reserve officers like hinvself for
ward while they remained in the
rear. If any of the officers com
plained, he added, the regular offic
cers formed courts martial and meted
out stern punishment.
Having met defeat in every effort
to advance today east of Rheims,
the Germans turned their atention
toward pushing the advantage they
had gained west of that city. Strong
columns which crossed the Marne
tried throughout the day to ascend
the river. Their powerful dashes were
met steadily by the French, who con
tested every foot of ground.
Cross at Various Places.
The Germans have crossed the
Marne at various places, giving them
control over 12 miles of the southern
bank of the stream between Gland
and Marcui-Ic-Port.
This operation cost them dearly,
five bridges being destroyed as the
troops were passing over, while hun
dreds of their men are believed to
have met death from the machine
guns and bombs of aviators.
The town of Gland lies about two
and one-half miles east of Chateau
Thierry and Mareuil-I.e-Port about
nine miles northwest of Kpernay.
About 20 enemy divisions were en
gaged in the fighting between Rheims
and Chateau Thierry and the same
number between Rheims and Mas
sigics. Other divisions were in re
serve and ready to enter the battle.
All the divisions have been identi
fied as representing the elite of the
German army, showing that Germany
on -Monday delivered an extremely
powerful effort. All suffered heav
ily. Promised "Easy Victory."
Prisoners say their officers assured
them they would have an easy vic
tory, asserting they would be op
posed by troops in no great num
bers and who were completely de
moralized. Never before were the enemy loss
es so high. Piles of bodies cover the
ground. The fighting of the Ameri
cans and Italians was extremely bril
liant. .
In the region of Prunay, 4he heavy
attacks of the enemy were repulsed
outright. The German losses at that
point are estimated as 65 per cent
of the effectives engaged.
Mareuil-Le-Port on the Marne, was
the scene this morning ofterrific fight
ing in wnicn rrencu and American
troops were resisting most valiantly
against heavy odds.
Other fierce struggles were in prog
ress north of the Marne, in Rodemat
wood and around Marfaux, where
Italian troops are participating.
Captives stated that the number of
men thrown into the line on this oc
casion was fully equal to the total
forces utilized in any attack hereto
fore made.
Battle Lulls at Night.
The battle lulled throughout the
night after extremely lively actions
to the south of the Marne. French
and American troops came back in
the most vigorous manner against the
Germans who crossed the river. In
the course of numerous counter at
tacks they made large captures of
prisoners in the neighborhood of Dor-
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Endorse Waterman and
Phipps for Senatorships
Colorado Springs, Colo.. July 16
Lawrence C. Phipps and Charles W.
Waterman, both of Denver, were des
ignated by the republican state
assembly meeting here today, as
candidates for the republican nomi
nation at the September primaries for
H. S. senator to succeed Senator John
F. Shafroth, democrat.
Resolutions adopted by the assem
bly declared in favor of winning the
war on the battle field, asserted that
there can be no enduring peace with
out victory and which does not guar
antee to each of the nations con
cerned rights and privileges guaran
teed to the American people by the
federal constitution.
The resolutions demanded the ex
pulsion of Senator Robert M. La
Follette from the U. S. senate.
mans, the Americans outdoing their
French comrades in this respect.
The maximum German effort
seems to have been thrown against
the western portion of the battle field.
where the army made immense en
deavors to advance as far as possible
south of the Marne towards Mont
mirail, which it was his intention to
reach in the course of the first day's
fighting.
The Franco-American resistance,
however, prevented the Germans from
executing this plan. The strength of
their effort is shown by the fact that
they engaged 14 divisions approxi
mately 170,000 men in the first line
in this part of the battle field.
Behind these were probably 14
additional divisions, some of which
owing to the losses sustained by the
men in the front line were compelled
to take part in the fighting.
On the eastern side of Rheims
where the Germans met such a sevete
check yesterday, they also had about
14 divisions in the front line, with a
similar number in reserve. In con
sequence of the nature of the fight
ing there the Germans suffered terri
bly and their troops were obliged to
halt for the purpose of reorganization.
East of Rheims.
The enemy activity to the east of
Rheims was quite pronounced this
morning, the heavy artillery being
very busy. It appeared as though
the Germans were preparing to renew
the battle for Chalons, which accord
ing to prisoners, it was their intention
to capture today. Some of the finest
divisions of the German army have
been engaged in the battle, those
identified including the Prussian and
Bavarian guard, Saxons, Silesians
and Wurttembergers.
Guards are Used.
Among the units which attacked
the allied lines on the front south
west. of Rheims were several of lie
famous guards divisions and these ad
vanced in such overwhelming num
bers that the allies, although fighriim
with the utmost tenacity and courage
were forced back slightly in the vicin
ity of Marfaux, Cuchery and Bouilly
The Italians fought shoulder-to-shoul-der
with the French on thi3 front, 'ihe
line bent a little here but it did not
break.
German tanks, which attacked north
cf Souain, suffered heavily from the
allied artillery. Many were destroyed.
In a section of Champagne lying
cast of Rheims the enemy attack was
broken in its first stage. The point
where the farthest advance was made
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You who in the past have attended one of these great Drexel sales know what
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Remember Wednesday Morning,
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was Prunay, where a small pocket
2,000 yards in depth was punched out
by the enemy.
Facing this point is a hilly region,
including Moronvilliers, Cormllet
and other well known heights. On
these were advanced positions of the
French army lightly held. The
enemy preparations had been ob
served, and minute precautions were
taken by the allies to hold their main
positions. When the attack began the
French fell back on these, and the
Germans were unable even with their
Lest divisions to make any impression
on the defenders, except about Pru
nay. This small result, considering the
nature of the attack is regarded very
favorably by the allied staffs, while
the French army holding this por
tion of the battle front displays the
fullest confidence that any further
effort by the Germans here will meet
a similar fate.
Aviators flying over the German
hues declare the German losses in
this sector are tremendous.
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July Apparel Sales
A clearance of summer
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The best sale of the year.
SUITS, DRESSES,
SKIRTS, BLOUSES
Plan to come tomorrow
Julv Footwear Sale
Pumps and Oxfords
$2.05 to $6.95
This sale offers unusual
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modes of the best grades
for less than ordinary.
Three hundred pairs of
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k i d. Hereto
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Pumps and Oxfords in all colors, also White High Shoes in Kid
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Included are Patent leather, Tan Calf, Black Calf,
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$12.00 per pair. We have reduced them for this sale to
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are truly great.
Japanese Warship
of the Largest Size
Blows Up in Harbor
Tokio. July 16. The Japanese bat
tleship Kawachi, of 21,420 tons dis
placement, blew up and sank in
Tokoyama bay, 150 miles northeast
of Nagasaki, on July 12. Five hun
dred members of the crew lost their
lives.
President Will Permit
Stenographer to Enlist
Washington, Jul 16. President
Wilson has agreed to the enlistment
of his personal stenographer,
Charles Swem, and the young man will
join the army aviation service t Au
gust 1. Until now the president
would not approve of his enlistment
Secretary Tumulty's stenographer,
Warren Johnson, also is about to
join the army.
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corset with an additional
brassiere. The brassiere
gives correct support to
the bust and back, besides
smoothing out all lines at
the top of the corset.
Select both your corset
and brassiere carefully.
Corsets, $2 and more.
Brassieres, 50c upwards.
Linen Specials
Imitation Filet lace scarfs
with all linen centers, sold
for $1.50 regularly,
Wednesday, only $1.
Extra heavy bleached Tur
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