Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 16, 1918, Page 1

ALLIES RETAIN IRON DEFENSE AGAINST FURIOUS ATTACKS RENEWED BY BOCHES Che Casper Dailsy BIG TEST OF DRIV wooee.] 1 BELIEVED PAST WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Wed- nesday, not much change ) ming carrying both Associated in temperature and United Press dispatches - ee : Great Offensive Branded as Flat Failure by the Allies on Strength CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY. = 16 ais daeen 232 of First Day’s Fighting; Three-Mile Gain Near Rodemat —— : ————EEEE Woods Maximum Penetration in Vast Trust Resumed To- YAN K Fi re E. R EAPS TERRI FIC | day; Germans Pay in Life and Bloo dfor Meagre Advance TO LL ] Ni T | E T EUTO N RAN KS Furiously launching new attacks from Chateau. Thierry “te Rhakns, the Germans are continuing their efforts to break thru the French-American defense. ‘ They progressed during the night, but decidcdly slow in comparison with the sweep of Teutonic BOCHES LEAVE FIELD CARPETED WITH DEAD WHEN YANK HOSPITAL sevttz-totcatarcachar. cas hr ere ae VOLUME TWO | the outskirts of the three towns. TORNADO OF STEEL ISLOOSED BY MACHINE GUNS BOMBED BY HUN, v.+.<stexscsmresect. tei, tae in ‘ied vices state that they have taken Fossoy and Cresancy, south of the Marne. 1 ; | It is evident that between Dormans and Rheims the Germans are driving toward the Marne at Five German Battalions Cut to Pieces by Single American Mor-| aon and along the line to the northeast. Only at one point, Rodemat wood, did they advance last ° 4 | ight. tar; Strategical Retreat of Yanks on Marne Is Turned Into - The deepest penetration along this line approximately is three and three-quarter miles, southeast [By Associated Prens.] | : ° ag ia: | i i i H t any point alon Rout of Germans Who Crossed River ; | PARIS RN oe re eres ee eens ne ereeien atenaes ot thy. Cormgeas at ony P ‘ poms ae Soe Seea Die sad | East of Rheims the situation is reassuring. The French battle positions are declared intact, and ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, July 18'( Night)ic=te was-e teimlece operation| "22 killed. |the Germans have been unable to advance southwa-d further than the outskirts of the woods that run in which American troops ejected the enemy from positions he had gained temporarily on the| were Saga Was dane ‘Jemtery, an Parallel on the north to ee Cheassce-Romaine main highway from Rheims. They are being held all along southern side of the Marne. Americans counter-attacked vigorously this evening with re-|American Red Cross nurse, is among |this line to the easterly limits of the great battle. oar aitigs markable dash, throwing the Germans back across the river near Fossoy. Earlier in the day those receiving wounds which are! The Germans are more thon 24 hours behind their schedule and there is little to indicate that the ets eee of the most desperate fighting, when the Germans started | not classed as serious. jthey still have striking power as great as they possessed when their attacks began. The Allies, there- A few German elements at first succeeded in getting over in boats and chasing allied |‘ THE WARRIOR’ jfore, seem to have reason to believe that the supreme test of their defense has been met successfully. troops away from the bands, while German engineers began to lay the bridges. French air- : | planes played great havoc in German ranks while the bridges were under construction. One| BI G C A R D AT Fa pie cronped L pa) om eo or seer bridges oe enemy troops were crossing. The ; ridges were broken an e soldiers thrown into the river. Aviators’) constant! bombed} - . othe= bridges” atid ‘ai great execution: aiiong’ the Gernians oa the bridges: a well = teue os IRIS THEATE R " |= few minor the banks, where the enemy concentrated in gr-at masses. R — - plete failure. F When the Germans crossed the river, fighting became terrific: French and Americans! If the reception accorded this Se ‘ holding the Feuriegtle side ra to their principal combat positions, They fought all the way and | opderfal feature sar sie de can be j LONDON, July 16.—The Germans continued their attacks against counter-attacked occasionally, creating confusion in the ranks of the ad ing foe. |taken as a criterion, “The Warrior,” | ook male, 5 . ; if in the evening Americans started dashing couater blows, which resulted int thet igi ee gees j Which plays at the Iris for the last | LIVES BULLE the Freeg) : pale ee ee eee t) | By Associated Press.1 | . WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ON THE MARNE, July 16.—Re- | ports from one end of the battle line to the other say that except for f inor localities the German: offensive.so far has been a com- tiring pell mell to the river. time this evening, will pack the house | ing having been nearly everywhere repulsed with heavy losses. ‘ \e! Mersey Res alae * nee Americons recaptured Fossoy and Creizancy, towns on the south sistible and entertaining, in addition | ery : |to furnishing spectacular features of | bank taken by the Germans when they crossed the Marne. | ; Be ‘ i ing six bridges WITH THE AMERICANS IN CHAMPAGNE, July 16:—Americans holding the line east 27°! ™™t: Une. Aotemetee ere] Net 4 igre the: Gece. ecestene eens 2 es : : Satie Se we i uilly and Dormans, but were unable to of Rheims have not given an inch of ground before the German drive. Forming the right! Mrs. George Brown of Topeka, | ROR: duly As the oe across the Marne between Re am 83 flank of the allied lines, the Americans stood like stone against the enemy Tach: inflicting | Kans, arrived this morning for an| ‘snete battleship Kawachi with a | penetrate more than a few yards into French positions. huge losses and taking a large number of prisoners. extended visit with her daughter, lacement of 21,420 tons, Great numbers of German corpses are hanging on the tangled d sank in Tok A P a oe ey es ey ae barbed wire nifront of the French positions and all reports state the | ka July 12. Five hundred _ losses of the Germans must have been exceedingly heavy. American machine gunners and riflemen did not fire until they saw the whites of the | Miss Helen Brown of the county! enemy’s-.eyes. Then they loosed a tornado of steel. | treasurer's office, and her sister, Mrs. | : E J. E. Hi d family of 556 ‘ The Germans left the field carpeted with dead. They attacked repeatedly, but the long | South Park sebsiie: es fos a a of the crew lost their lives. The main attack east of Rheims continued up to 7 o'clock last grey lines melted before the American defense. 7 SqrTy 8 eg American mortar gun: outfit, operating with gas| night. Fighting was extremely heavy in the vicinity of Souain and Geeta at Storrs a el a eats RR heh eh dl masks for six hours, outwhipped five German battalions, which| C Re Ti C & BEL! EVE Ria El M Ss at Prunay, where the Germans captured a wood south of the village. were literally cut to pieces and annihilated.. Artillery duels This, however, was an exception, the German attack elsewhere raged during the night. Th back the M by brill | W being repulsed with heavy losses. The French line of resistance re- renewed their infantry attacks in the ier pigeon, carrying a message from | SS SERRE aie ee eo EU big Soapeeppaltteertatte | PRELUDE TO BIG SMASH ...™ i say pcre ag Mga ar Psa It is raining intermittantly, and the artillery duel continues to rage. |Chateau-Thierry and the Germans saw| - is not only still holding the Germans, but appears to have broken the An American. counter-attack took|no chance of making further pro- (By United Prens.] drive on Paris. | present achievement is relatively €hemy $ spirit. upward Be aonD Belsoners, includ-}gress in that locality. The new drive of the Germans The Germans planned an ad- | inconsiderable, says the London Americans organized a small counter attack yesterday on the flank ing an entire brigade staff. on the western front was checked vance of 12 miles the first day. News today. i gah 4 t i The original American: retirement [By Associated Prenn.] within a few hours. The first rush | Compared with the initial success The French command character- | Salient established by the Germans and drove them out. Americans from the river salient was for strate-| WASHINGTON, July 16.—Yhe! carried the Germans to a depth of of previous drives the Germans’ gic reasons. When the Americans general situation this morning is re-| tW° to six miles at different points | ————————_-——_ reached the bank of thg salient, they| garded as satisfactory,” said the war| but Franco-American counters N EW CALL FOR countered ferociously and drove! department, following the receipt of | Pushed the enemy back most every- many of the Germans into the river.}dispatches from General Pershing| Where- Others were shot down until the/and Bliss, confirming press accounts) Upwards of 2,000 Germans stream was dotted with dead Ger-|of the fighting yesterday. Warning| ‘ken prisoner. German ized the situation as distinctly |im this section occupied intermediate positions in the rear of the first good. Some critics contend that | lines. the main drive is coming on the | British front. A majority, how- | SELECTIVES TO | ever ever, declare that the offens- PARIS, July 16.—The battle continues violently south of the | | | a supr, ffort to break | Marne in the region of Chatillon. Except for one sector south of the thru and defeat ° : : ge ® Pportion@ Marne there is no change in the situation mans, ‘ i Wi were appalling, particularly among of the Franco-Americans as possi- S ae i a One American artillery. unit /6-| still to be ony ae Ten A t| thoee engaged’a t the Ameri- ENTER SCHOOL ble. American and French are counter attacking and taking many pris- hausted its ammunition and volun- ——— — cans. The Ger: till retain \ The war department at Wash- | gners, teers went three miles for more.| Miss Susie Suits, formerly with the| most of their four-; along ington warns that the first day of - When hordie Were killed) ten ‘culled |CakverCOll. exchahge, Hib whe has | the Marne to the American right, [By Associated Press.} ‘ such a battle is merely the ad: pal South of the Marne the Germans were unable to advance their the heavy caissons thru the mud. been ill for the past few months,| as far as St. Agnan and LaChap- WASHINGTON, July 16.—Fif-| guard action of a great pi \line beyond St. Agnon, Lachapelle, Monthodon, Lisires and south of left recently for Seattle, Wash. pelle and Monthodon. They were | teen States are called upon by Pro-| of reserves, still looked for. the forest of Bouquigny. [By Associated Preas.] > | also successful in their nutcracker | vost Marshal. General Crowder for) believed that General Ludendorff The French took a th ani Ee f Rhei WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE| Mrs. E. M. Seaton of Nelson addi-| methods against Rheims, which is | 7,000 draft registrants, fit for gen-| has 650,000 soldiers ready for his je French took a thousand prisoners. st o eims the enemy MARNE, July 16.—German prison-| tion, has returned from St. Paul and| situated critically. The London | eral military service, to be sent to! last fl ers taken today say they are con-|other Middle Eastern cities where she| Times believes, however, that | school fo special training. | thousand Americans are ss in prisoners durin 7 vinced: Uae Samm bnatra ee treabeus(Lawrissantayisititg ccelatives Lom the] Rheims. will bata oat aa" cays Gh “Me corte eda omer erik talker plosd:be-| om the Musmon'ecact: it ora cance: {Oe ae PEEO ¢ the first day of the battle was extremely heavy. i American troops shot down a cour- past three weeks. drive is merely preparatory to a |tween August Ist and 15th. | authoritatively in London today. I (Continued on page 8) a ec ta era RRP LAST OF MILITARY SELECTIVES IN FIRST CLASS WILL REPORT TO BOARD FOR ENTRAINMENT HERE DURING COMING WEEK was unable to penetrate the French zone of defense. The German Natrona county’s military man| Charles 1. Hawkins, 780 Midwest! John P. Dewald, care Patton & Mil-] Benard B, Winters, Buckman, Wyo. |Sammons, William Allen Young, Isa-, William Henry Perinin, Arthur Cleve -;Henry Hurshman, William Leeman power will be reduced by approxi-| avenue, Casper. lon, Casper, Wyo. Geo. D, Hong, Producers & Refiners,|dore Kwaternik, Cyril Otis Hammil,| land Bradey, Peter Paul Hin 1] Barnard, Robert. W. ‘Irving, Gektev mtely 125 during the coming week) James H. Phillips, Alcova, Wyo, Arthur L. Horsch, 745 East Second,| Casper, Wyo. Frank Garcia, Lee Henson, Mart Hag-| Briggs Bird, Tom Arundel BE eae ices eae aa incidental to the departure of two| Louls F. McKenna, 401 (Kimball) Casper. Clarence C. Lusby, 823 Anderson) ner, Michae) O'Leary, Charley Kremer,| Tomlinson, Farquhar Mc RASH es aa pepe nes yr lay were lack draft increments, one on July 19 and| street, Casper. Clarence Leybeyer, Houston, Mo. street, Warrensburg, Mo. Walter A. 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