Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 20, 1918, Page 1

ALLIED ADVANCE CONTINUES AGAINST FIERCE RESISTANCE: MARNE CROSSED x ee, Che Caszgrer Darilry AVERACE CAIN oF 7h" 8s WETHER FORECAST Partly cloudy, with possible showers tonight and Sunday ; cooler in east portion Crihune | THE DAILY’S TRIBUNE'S Actual paid circulation yester- day was 3,652, twice that of any other in this field VOLUME TWO CASPER, WYOMING, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918 NUMBER 235 FORMER CZAR IS EXECUTED LONDON, July 20.-Former Emperor Nicholas of Russia has been shot and killed, according to a Russian wireless statement received in London today. Advices from other sources fail to confirm the report. The former czar was executed on July 16, following the discovery of a revolutionary plot, says the dis- patch. The former express and young Alexis, former heir to the throne, have been sent to a place of security. The central executive body of the Bolsheviki announces that it has at its disposal important documents con- cerning the former emperor’s affairs, including his own diaries. CRUISER CAPTAIN SAYS SHIP WAS DESTROYED BY TORPEDO. CASUALTYLIST A.GFRIED DIES «mine Theory denied HUN AIRPLANE GROWS AS YANK INJURY FROM AID INCREASES TRAIN ACCIDENT Wyoming Fighter Is Victim of Accident; Quentin Roosevelt Listed as ‘Missing;’ Death Confirmed [By United Preas.] PARIS, July 20.—Confirmation of Quentin Roosevelt’s death in an air battle last Sunday near Chateau-Thierry is contained in a note dropped by a German avia- tor in Roosevelt’s aviation camp, it was announced here today. HINGTON, July 20.—The asualty list today totals one ed and twenty names, includ- and six missing in action. Cook William Guilfoyle of Cam- bria, Wyo., died of accident. the Marine casualties totaled 78 gy five killed, 45 wounded severe n action In General Pers 3’s casualty re port, Quentin Roosevelt is among those listed as ‘‘missing.”* 16 killed in action, 15 died of nés, 11 died of disease, 13 died cident, 57 wounded severely Burlington Brakeman Hurled to Death from ‘Lookout’ of Caboose; Funeral Arrange- ments Not Made With wounds which perforated the right eyeball and fractured the skull at the base of the head, A. C. Fried, a brakeman on the Burl- inton, was brot in to the Casper Private Hospital last evening to be operated on, but died before the operation was started. His face and head were severely lacerated, and he was almost entirely out of his mind when he reached Cas- per. The sudden stopping of the train in which he was riding pre- cipitated Mr. Fried out of the ca- boose window, and he fell some fourteen feet to the ground. No relatives of the man have been located yet, and the body will remain at the Chamberlain mortuary until directions are re- ceived. —_ It is estimated that more women are employed in clerical positions in Washington than in any other city of the world, 200,000 YANKS IN THE BATTLE [By Aswoclated Press.) WASHINGTON, July 20.—Six of Pershing’s divisions, or about 200,000 American troops, are fighting with the French fe in the Present offensive, General March said today. nsive will continue as long as possible to hold the Germans The of- ack. An unattached regiment of negro troops from the 93d National army division is in each sector. The War Department has no advices that Soissons has fallen, but it is knwon to be under heavy fire from American artillery, and its fall seems imminent. General March said the objective of the Franco-American counter was the Soissons- Chateau-Thierry railroad, which the Allied command had reason to believe is the principal artery of supply for the enemy in the Chateau-Thierry region, and also one of the principal Sources of supply for the sector south of the Marne. rench and Americans are either on this road or have it well under direct shell fire of their artillery. said that with this railroad in Allied control, German with- General March drawal from the sector south of the Marne would be rendered fufficult, and their main railway line to the rear would be The latest German drive was intended as a ‘“‘nut-cracker ©peration” against Rheims, March said. nitely stopped when General Foch struck on the right flank of the German effort. The drive was defi- in Report to the Navy; Survivors Are Being Landed NEW YORK, July 20—Com- plete casualties in the sinking of the United States cruiser San Diego yesterday off New York harbor are probably 47, Rear Admiral Gleaves said this afternoon. [By United Press} (UNITED PRESS BULLETIN) WASHINGTON, July 20.— American naval vessels last night found and destroyed five or six mines in the same vicinity in which the San Diego was sunk, the Navy Department announced late today. This apparently refutes the claim that the vessel was the victim of a German submarine. [By Associated Press. ] WASHINGTON, July 20.—Belief that the cruiser San Diego was sunk by a torpedo is expressed in a dis- patch from the chief of staff of the cruiser forces to the navy depart- ment follows: “The captain of the San Diego re- ports he is inclined to the belief that his ship was sunk by a torpedo. There are no conclusive facts on which to base a definite opinion in view of the following circumstances: | ““No torpedo wake was seen. No convincing evidence that a periscope was seen. No submarine appeared, | despite the fact that three unarmed | rescue ships were in the vicinity for two hours.” “The ship was struck on its port side abaft of beam which discour- | ages the mine theory. Weather was| fine with a smooth sea.”” WASHINGTON, July 20.—The navy department is striving to clear| up the mystery of the destruction of the United States cruiser San Diego at the entrance to New York! harbor. According to latest announce- ment 1,156 officers and men have been landed in addition to 30 prev- iously reported. As against the submarine theory were the theories either of a mine If sunk by a U-boat it is significant as Fire Is- land the scene of the disaster is at New York's gateway. SCHNEIDER HOME SADDENED BY DEATH BABY DAUGHTER or internal explosion. Lilly, the seven-months-old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schneider died this m at their home fol- lowing an illr of pneumonia, The funeral rvices will be con ducted t yw afternoon at the house, the Rev. Father John H. Mull in, officiating Interment will be made in the Casper cemetery. sd Women section hands with pick and shove e employed in the Cin- cinnati railroad yards. inti! ft ft f fff oo pee aa IS DRIVEN OFF LONDON, lane, July 20 A German a K by anti-aircraft guns. ITALIANS GAIN NEW SUCCESSES The Italians the Austriz cupied Cotr nello region completely re-o abento in the the mountain front. which crossed the coast of it this morning, was driven back Anda- ON 22-MILE FRONT, DEEPEST PENETRATION IS 10 MILES Battle Develops into Mammoth Struggle as Great Armies Are Locked in Mortal Combat; German Reserves Lend Fierce Re- sistance to Advance, Now Extended to Include Sectors At- tacked by Huns in Opening Days of Drive South of Marne LONDON, July 20.—The Germans south ofthe Marne suffered a repulse by the French and are retreating north across the river, Reuter’s correspondent wires. LONDON, July 20.—Further advances by the French north and south of the Marne are reported. North of the Marne the French have captured Marfoux and moved forward to west of Pourcy. The French have bitten off several square miles of territory in the vicinity of the River Ourcq, about midway between Chateau-Thierry and Soissons, and this afternoon reported holding Mont Chezillon. The French line in this district is thus seven miles in front of that held before the offensive began. PARIS, July 20.—Despite furious fighting, the French are clinging to the suburbs of Sois- sons, less than a mile and a quarter from the city proper. LONDON, July 20.—American troops, after repulsing the most violent counters on the whole Soissons-Chateau-Thierry front, rushed forward again and are still progressing, it was learned authorita- tively this afternoon. Prisoners now total over eighteen thousand. German counter attacks were executed with great force, indicating new and heavy reinforcements. Franco-Americans advanced a thousand yards beyond their original line late yesterday between Souain and Auberive, a seven-mile front east of Rheims. Northwest of Main de Massiges the Allies have reestablished their old line. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, July 18.—The Allied troops are today driving back the Germans on the south bank of the Marne, and are now approaching the river embankments. LONDON, July 20.--The Soissons front has been extended in its advance to Mont de Paris, south- west of Belleau. The number of prisoners has now reached 18,800. The French advanced one thousand yards between Souin and Auberive on the Rheims front and progressed near Pourcy. The French advanced onan average of one mile on a twenty-mile front be- St. Abel from | tween noon yesterday and nine o'clock last night. e WASHINGTON, July 20.—Reports of the War Department, Gen. Maries told newspapers men to- GAME POA CHERS |day showed a maximum penetration by Franco-American counter attacks of ten miles and an average ARE FINED FOR INFRINGEMENTS Infringements of the game laws are coming to light with great fre- quency, Charles Knauless of Eckhol n his possession, He changed hands two or three times. was found guilty of shooting prairie} chickens, and fined $50 and costs in Lincoln county end a taxidermsit named Budner was fined $20 for hav ing beaver hide was able to show where ke got the sins and as a result the county made another catch and fined a fellow named Bender $100 for catching and killing « peaver. > Corner Lew M. Gay of the Shaf. \fer-Gay company, is in Cheyenne to- day attending a meeting of the State Board of Embalmers. He will go on to Denver and will return with Mrs. Gay who was called to Denver some time ago by her sister's illness. penetration of seven miles on a twenty-two-mile front. The attack is still being pressed against heavy German reserves. American troops engaged are the First, Second, Third and Fourth regular divisions and the Twenty-Sixth (New England), Twenty-eighth (Pennsylvania) National Guard. The Rainbow Division is stationed in Champagne The embarkation of troops has passed the milion two hundred thousand mark. WITH THE AMERICANS BETWEEN THE AISNE AND MARNE, July 20.—(2 p. m.)~—Bitter fighting is under way on the entire offensive front. German resistance is stiffening. Some towns have The fiercest fighting is on the line south of Soissons. French and Americans advanced three kilometers south of the Marne, throwing the Boches back toward the river. Americans are nearing the highway from ChateauThierry to Rheims in actions between Fossoy and Oeuilly. Apparently they will soon render Chatillon untenable and force the Germans to re-cross the Marne. LONDON, July 20.—The French line now passes thru Fontenoy, Pernant, Berhry le Suc, Villemon- Pore, north of Le Plesiere-Huleu Chouy, Neuilly St. Front and Sonnelans. (Continued on page 8) TEUTON DEAD PILED HIGH IN WAKE OF SWEEPING ADVANCE [By Anneciat WITH THE AMERICANS BETWEEN THE AISNE AND MARNE, July 20.—From the hill southwest of Sois- sons our correspondent Friday saw the Americans going The advance was well organized under a bar into action. rage from 75s and 55s. American infantry and machine gunners advanced and reached their objectives according to schedule, despite the fire of German machine guns. German guns was feeble. The Americans started just west of the Paris-Soissons road, near the shell-shattered village of Missy-aux-Bois, advancing nearly a kilometer before the Germans began n barrage. na valley and the Americans were New tanks here and there pre- As the Americans progressed, the to reply to the Ameri Missy-aux-Bois lie. advancing up the grade. ceded the infantry. enemy barrage increased. This entire region was well within the German lines until after the offensive Thursday. jeod Prenn.] ly filled with Gerinan bodies. They w ners who were caught by the terrific artillery. In many places German dead were heaped in piles, while the trench at the crest of the than a hundred bodies. After an intense barrage fire from Soissons to Chateau- Thierry, the Allies advanced. As far as the eye could reach, could be seen observation balloons, while the sky was packed with Allied airplanes darting in many directions, many returning from the German lines to report the result of the big guns. Behind the advancing troops came American trucks, loaded with chocolate, tobacco and These traveled back and forth steadily. Twenty-five minutes after the American-Franco ad- vance began the rattle of German machine guns could be heard in the distance, but did not affect the Americans, who were more than eager to progress. Officers had to caution them not to proceed beyond the barrage. machine gun- of the Allied fire hill contained more The bombardment of big various foodstuffs. One trench was quick- LlT TT err eweesees 1° VV OVE VPRECHEGOSHCGHEts se... Hi!