HUNS HURL
VAST FORCE
INTO FRAY
German War Council Over-
rules Crown Prince and Von
. Boehm, Who Favored Im
; mediate Evaluation.
: ' Bj; WILBUR FORREST.
- J J. I 1. I 1111 V V. Vllkn.. luAAUtlAH
With the French Armies, July 27.
. .Special Cablegram to New York
Tribune and the Omaha Bee.)
There are three possible reasons for
such an unmilitary sacrifice of enemy
' man power as is involved in the de
t cisfbn of the German higher com
. 1 mand to try to hold the Marne sa
lient? .. . -".
The German general staff is too
5 clever to believe it can hold the
ground- From the first day of the
"allied counter offensive all the argu
j ments of military tactics dictated a
withdrawal. Therefore possibly, first,'
"" the Hohenzollern dynasty's face must
; be spared as much as possible be
cause the imperial crown prince com--mands
the armies placed in their pres-
?nt predicament by a defeat; second,
the Joss of great amounts of material
- !ind many guns along with much of
UIC I1.9 V glVUIIU V. 111. iipui omi-
prise offensive across the Aisne
. which created the salient cannot be
' ramouflafired awav from the eves of
r ' the war-weary German people jf giv-
. en up simultaneously and therefore
as much material as possible must be
. A M ll .Uaa a-.a....af 1 A " 1 .
third, the general staff hopes by hold
Vving large allied forces around the sa-
tieitt to strike with some degree of
t- local success elsewhere.
Von. Boehtn'a Forces Doubled.
There .are 30 divisions utjder Gen-
crafvon Boehm, commanding one of
- inc. armies in uie crown pnncc
group, and these occupied territory
generally locatea in tne salient De-
- fore the allied counter stroke was
launched. . .. ;
The voluntary retreat of those di
. ' visions not only has been stopped,
' but their number has been almost
' doubled to hold back the allied forces.
According ta positive information
today, the German war council held
', . .on the night of( July 21 overruled both
. the crown 'prince and von Boehm,
. who" were for immediate evacuation.
The idea that the moral effect on
Germany jfiajf have prompted the de
cision is upheld by prisoners, wlio al-
most unanimously declare the interior
... of ' the empire is suffering ! terrible
1 ' privations.; - ;. A-
That the Germans have not retreat-
11 - rd far from the the north bank of
the Marne in this district is most evi-
., dent ten miles south of the river. A
long range shell exploded in a field
200 yards .from our ear. We were
, " not molested, however, again until
we reached the village of Crezancy
and there only visually.
; , t-verytmng juaia in Kuins. .
The utter .destruction which lay
before us spoke volumes for the cour
- age of the men who first withstood
- ' the almost crushing weight of metal
gedly 1 fought, the advancing enemy
wave u'-- ; , ; ;
Amid the' ruins on the roads the
) hustle and bustle'of war continued
I trucks, automobiles, side-cars, horses
and men each performing his part
in continuing the battle behind the
- ' Hills on the north bank of the Marne.
..Leaving the car at. Crezancy we
; walked a distance of two miles. The
. sausages hanging lazily in the -air
behind us, airplanes hovering above,
many : atmospheric strata pounding
and rumbling from the allied guns in
- our tear and' Jhe enemy's in front
.... 'gave a proper war setting.
, TJhe enemy's shells were breaking
, across tne river . at hrst, but as we
. enteted the viUage, two immediately
greeted us there, and the crackle of
. . - the machine' guns across the river be-
" 'i Aature'i Power Outstripped.
' . Before he war I saw a plastic
reproduction of Messina after the
earthquake. This scene, -however.
- -,ivs beyond the fondest dreams of
reproduction in the plastic irt As the
badly destroyed villages are mqstly
- " alike, it is useless to give a detailed
description, uut the outstanding fact
was that nature's power of destruction
, lia now been far outstripped by the
scieace, of .man. , Between the vil
'lagesiran a narrow river, creeping
. ' f romiew around a great curve. The
ruins of the village stood out in bold
; ' relief against the hillside' itrern hack.
N .ground and the small town on our
.tide simply nestled almost at the
' - water's edse.
A pontoon bridge, one of the sev-
uica jrnc crossings, now, now-
' ever, was what caused excitement.
On the villa ge road en route to the
. bridge we were suddenly assailed
wi machine gun bullets "putting"
around us and we rapidly took to
'.cover- It was one of an advance
t guard fleet of enemy airplanes come
to bomb the bridtre which olavfullv
had turned 4ts machine gun on us.
, The whirr of the shell was the next
:.ai . t r
uiiiuiviiuii, us cxpiusion ana irag
mjnts coming all too close. In the
. meantime the machine gun fire on the
opposite side was beginning a hurry
job of riveters tn a New York sky
scraper, only they were outdoing, any
'' hurry , job of the riveters' union in
y"f noise by about twentyfold.
- Air Fighting Grows Intense.
ers, fighting machines of a convoy
. now Jinked in combat with a11iit
itnet which hurried from every di
.. rcction.' While the battle was going
btr i he bombers forged ahead," dropp-
' ing heavy missiles. It is difficult to
. recall how wany, but the main facts
' now are ' that none hit the bridge.
' One German fighting plane broke
off , combat suddenly' and dove on
one f the several rapidly descending
sausages. v Ve saw the observer
jump, hisparachute open safely, and
- i a moment later the balloon was en
' wlooed in flames. It fell in a rmrV
i , , ' b!y, brief Hime, leaving a black trail
, . Uownward,,
1 " The fieht twaved down the rivr
' and when it was a mile tway we sat
another fall irom the skv with a sus
-picio of smoke trail behind him.
! 5 AH thi is one of the little acts seen
many times in a day. according to
,. the doughboys and poilus there. What
. i most tigmhcant is that they were
c.iurtiy oicenui ana nappy '
Germans' Line of Retreat From .the Marne
and Lines They-. May Choose to' Defend
The solid black areas represent al
lied gains up till Frfday. Saturday
the Germans were in lull retreat
along the entire front north of the
Marne. Prisoners have said they plan
to fall back to a new lincof defense
before Fere-en-Tardenois, on line
GERMANS SEEKING
ESCAPE FROM TRAP
FOCH MAY SPRING
(Continued From Pf oil.)
deepest penetration. The Germans
have held their ground On the north
side of the Marne along most oftthe
line frm Dormans east oftReuil and
only here and there have yielded
ground between the Marne and
Rheims.
The line, as at present, starts from
Fontenoy, oothe Aisne, and runs
southeastwardly through Pernant to
Montagne De Paris, on the hills ov
erlooking Soissons. At that point it
turns south and passes through Cour
melles, Berzy, Villemontoire, liar
tenes Et Taux, Le Tlessier Heleu and
Oulchy-Le Ville. There it turns, to
the southeast of Oulchy-Le-Cbateau
and Armentieres and passes through
northern edges of Tornelles, La, Fere
and Ris forests and. reaches the
Marne near Dormans. From Dor
mans it follows the north bank of the
river to near Reuil and then turns to
the northeast and passes through the
Roi and Courton woods, continues
through the line of Bouilly. St Eu-
phraise and Vrigny and-joins the old
battle line near Coulommes La Mon
tagne. " . .
Hunt Give Ground Slowly.
.The principal fighting of the pastj
few days has taken place along the
Oulchy-Le-Chateau, Villemontoire
and Bouilly sectors. At Villemon
toire the allies succeeded in pushing
ahead slightly and near Bouilly -the
British on Thursday began an attack
that promised well but it was stop
ped and the British are driven back
slightly from their advanced posi
tions. 1 I
The fighting at Oulchy-Le-Chateau
and to the southeast through the
wood country has been steady and
the Germans have been compelled to
give ground, but it has been a slow
process that the allies have carried
on in turning the enemy out of this
section and forcing them to withdraw
toward Fere-En-Tardenois.
Guns Sweep Salient
The situation in the' Interior of the
German salient must be uncomfort
able for the enemy. Long range guns
in the hands of the allies are sweep
ing nearly every partof the salient
and, this fire is doubly severe over
that portion of the German position
which is within range of the medium
calibered cannon. There is, however,
little to justify the belief that the
Germans are in serious straits, or that
their retreat is being unduly hurried.
There have been, moreover, . indica
tions that the Germans may decide
not to retreat from the salient, but
will try to hold it indefinitely.
A new German offensive against
some other, section of the line for
the purpose of relieving the pressure
on the crown prince's armies north
of the Marne is expected by some
military experts, but it has not devel
oped as yet. It appears to be the con
sensus of opinion that the German
attack when it comes, will be launched
against the British fronts in Picardy
or Flanders. . "
In Albania the' French and Italian
offensive has slowed down consider
ably, " but still is making ground
around the right wing of the Teutonic
armies in Macedonia, They have not
as yet reached a point where they
can menace the Austrian a 'd Bulgar
ian positions further cast.
Mooney Is Reprieved
- Until Next December
Los Angeles, Cal, ' July 27. Gov.
William D. Stephens- announced to
day he had decided ' to grant a re
prieve to Thomas J. Mooney, which
will operate as a stay of execution
until December 13, 1918. ,
The governor announced that he
took, this action that all persons
might be assured the fullest consid:
eration will be given the case by the
executive and judicial branches of
California. - ,
San Francisco, Cal., July 27. 'The
action of Governor Stephens should
meet with the approval ot every right
thinking person," said Maxwell Mc
Nutt, Mooney's counsel, upon being
informed that his client had been
granted a reprieve.
Government Takes Supervision
; of Markets for Live Stock
Washington. July 27. Regulations
providing against extortionate or ex
cessive charges for the maintenance
of adequate facilities for handling
live stock and prohibiting unfair
dealing and deceptive practices were
issued today by the Department of
Agriculture.. '
Market supervisors will '. be sta
tioned at the principal markets and
in regional offices.
(1), evacuating the criss-cross area.
In case of further retreat the enemy
will probably fall back on the Vesle
river, line (2), giving up the horizon
tically shaded territory. The Aisne
river, on the north, line (3), would
probably constitute his third line of
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Mrs. William A. Redick 5.00
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Total $403.00
! Austria Makes War Loan.
Amsterdam,- July 27. The lower
house. of the Austrian Parliament has
passed the provisional budget for the
ensuing six months by a vote of 215
to 196, as well as authorizing a war
credit of $1.200.000.000.
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1324 Farnam Street.
. .. ... .
Corner Fourteenth and Farnam.
defense. The dash line indicates the
battle front at the beginning of tWT
allied counter drive. The names in
rectangles are those of French gen
erals commanding sectors of the
front. The front the Germans have
evacuated is 20 miles across.
BALLOON DUTY .
OVER THE HUN
FIRING LINES
(Continued From Fag One.)
the message from the sausage tell
ing of what the two observers can
see behind the German lines. Finally
the cable stops paying out and the
sausage stands still. There it is, the
favorite target of German airmen and
a prize for enemy artillery. Around
the waist of each of the observers is
sound of those bursting shells was
tied a rope which is fastened to a
parachute which they will use if a
boche's airman's incendiary bullet
hits their big bag. Then we hear the
telephone man talking and see him
busily writing, and we turn away, as
it seems that the observers have set
tled down to their allotted five hours'
stunt.
"Suddenly the sharp whistle of the
M. P. guard sounds. It means 'un
der cover.' The general and I move
quickly under the bough of a low
hanging tree and, just then there were
many muffled explosions. We knew
which way to look, and far up in the
air could be seen myriad puffs of
white smoke, looking for all the world
like so many cotton balls as the
shrapnel burst in a line which played
tag with a grayish white buglike
thing which was a boche avion on its
way to shoot down our balloon. The
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mixed with the whirr of the motor of
the windlass as it hauled the balloon
downward.
"The shrapnel burst and burst, trac
ing a white line around the German
flyer. For a moment he was lost
behind a cloud and then there went
up a shout from a hundred or more
officers watching. I looked anl strain
ed my eyes, and shooting down along
the under edge of the cloud was a
mass of smoke and flame. Our gun
ners had bagged their game. The
smoking avion traced a line down
ward toward the German lines. We
walked to the general's office as a
lieutenant was taking down a mes
sage from an outpost to the effect
that the German machine had fallen
in flames three kilometers behind our
lines and the aviator had been burned
to death before he reached the earth.
"And then the windlass creaked and
I saw the balloon come up from be
hind the trees again, its rudders flap
ping in the breeze like elephant's ears,
going again on its dangerous but val
uable mission. Perhaps the next time,
which would come within an hour or
so, the boche flyer would get close
before our gunners saw him and
then perhaps he wouldn't. It was all
just one little sideplay in the great
game of nations."
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present their identity will not be dis
closed. Summarizing what has already been
accomplished in the hard driven coun
ter attack on the Aisne-Marne salient,
General March pointed out that the
German lines are today 11 miles far
ther away from Paris than they were
when the assault was launched.
American troops have advanced from
Chateau Thierry that distance and
the chief of staff said they were still
advancing.
The general also brought out the
fact that the line surrounding the sa
lient has been shortened by 10 miles
through American and allied advances,
being now '64 miles long. Fnch
advances today on the Marne angle
will further shorten the battle front
and restrict the enemy's field of
maneuver.
Divisions in Action.
In announcing the formationof two
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more army corps, General March tx
plained that the divisions comprising
them and other corps are assigned
before leaving this country to be
mobilized as corps when their training
has been completed. With this under
standing, he said, the 83d national
army (Maj.-Gen. E. F. Glenn), 89tb
national army (Brig.-Gen. John S.
Winn); 37th national guard (Ma.
Gen. William S. Farnsworth); 29th
national guard (Maj-Gen. Charles G.
Morton); 90th national army (Maj.
Gen. Henry B. Allen); 92d (negro)
national army (Maj.-Gen. C C. Bal
lou), have been assigned to the
Fourth corps.
General March has announced the
composition of the first four regular
armv Hivisions. amonc the first to ht
sent to France, as follows:
First division. 16th. 18th, 26th and
ioth intantry; tilth, bixth and seventh
field artillery.
Second division, Fifth and Sixth
marine regiments. Ninth and 23d in
fantry, 12th and lt7h field artillery.
Third division, Fourth, Seventh,
30th and 38th infantry; 10th, 18th,
26th field artillery.
Fourth division, 39th, 47th, 58th
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ana syin lnianiry ana loin, iota ana
77th field artillery.
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