Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 12, 1918, Page 1

EEE ERIE RST ht Peer Ramee teneieemrerwenit meriduh UNS RETARD BUT FAIL TO STOP ALLIED ADVANCE ON BIG PICARDY STRONGHOLDS She Gaer Bale ee ee LU Bee See BPs se Buhle ee Associated Press)—An unconfirmed repor }this afternoon says |that Roye, which the Germans have been defending desperately, has been evacuated. British tanks are operating a considerabla WEATHER FOR WEEK Fair, with moderate tem- peratute in northern Rocky PRISONERS TAKEN IN GREAT DRIVE NUMBER NEAR 40,000 CLAIM Mountain and plateau region VOLUME TWO CASPER, WYO., MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1918 British Drive Slowed Down by Stern Resist- ‘Thirty Survivors of Swedish Ship Are Land- ance of Foe; French Threaten Roye in Fierce Thrust Today [By Assoctated Press} Standing before the Peronne-Chaulnes-Roye-Noyon line re- inforced, the advance. Germans are fighting bitterly to sto The French are gaining ground around Noyon. The Germans are counter-attacking the British from Mor- lancourt to Lihones, in the vicinity west of Chaulnes. parently has made little progress in the last 24 hours. The French advanced two miles on| a fifteen-mile front, threating Roye, Lassigny and Noyon. Resistance is stiffening. Retirement on the south-| ern front continues, Since the German offensive began in the Marne region four weeks ago, the Germans have lost nearly 75,000 prisoners and over 1,200 guns. Berlin reports fighting growing better and says all Allied efforts have failed. Haig ap- ed Today; Nine Fishing Ships Sent Down in Nantucket Raid [By Axsnoct: WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The destruction of the British ° p_ the Allied | steamer Penistone and the Swedish steamér Sydland by a Ger- American troops have taken the ELVE VESSELS 75,000 TEUTONS SUNK BY U-BOAT IN FOUR WEEKS OFF EAST COAST THE Lape TRIBUNE Is the only in Wy- oming carryin: ated-and Unii both Associ- Press dis- YANKS AID BRITISH IN BIG GAINS Teuton Losses Near 100,000 in Dead and Wounded; Progress Is Made {By United Prean} LONDON, Aug. 12. — Anglo- NUMBER 254 ated Press] man submarine off the New England coast has been reported western edge of Bray, the most im- to the Navy Department. ‘day: The fate of tne crews has LATE NEWS FLASHES LONDON, Aug. 12.—Commen- | tators regard the entrance of a | third British army under General Humbert into the battle south of amples of a tendency in some quar- ters to imagine progress faster than it is im the face of stiffening enemy resistance. Those places are | portant town on the Somme river The Penistone was sunk Sunday and the Sydland Thars- west of Peronne. not been reported, | . . \ The Ameri¢an steamer Herman | German casualties in Picardy Winter is reported sunk in the same | are over 100,000. Ipcality. There is no record of this! * The Allies are advancing slowly vessel. steadily i guns mm: Later reports to the navy revealed but Z their = and- that the Winter message was garbled img mot only Roye, Chaulnes, Nesle in transmission. The steamer Her- and Peronne, but every Somme ae Winter reported an unnamed| ing. German resistance is ishing schooner as submarined. | ffeut o alt Genel countering pay Prone} before Roye. ANATLANTIC PORT, Aug, 12.— The steam trawler Spray code land-| -lhe French captured Lechelle, distance east of Roye. Steady Advance of French on Right May Turn Flank of Defenders, Now Fighting Desperately to Hold On; Savage Fight- ing Anticipated This Week [By Axsoctated Press} The Germans are making mighty efforts to check the Allied ad- vance toward Peronne, Roye and Noyon. On the North the British were unable to advance rapidly. In the center strong German counters are apparently holding up the advance. Om the right the French are gaining steadily, reaching the crest of the hills west of the Oise and virtually clearing the Matz valley. Interest in the Picardy battle now centers upon German efforts to stabalize the front from Aibert south to Chaulnes and check French efforts to envelope the Lassigny vosition. The next two day probably will be marked by savage fighting, especially on the south where con- tinued French progress would weaken whole German positions if not turn the flank of the Noyon-Nesles line, which may be the first de- fensive front the enemy will select. The front now runs generally in a straight line from. the Somme LONDON, Aug. 12:In the ‘region cabs ariviesl front ake piel te a eben rp im (gone hands, |ed- 30 survivors. from the Swedistr three miles: west of Reoye,- ee x abe Acommgce eastward. Oise. tack and the strengthening of Ger- | altho their fall seems possibly near. | steamship Syland, sunk b: bma- ith ile i i between the Roye road and the| [er ane te ce ceithe cunstendine | feyreéhmaberery 25 Theses nk by a subma- reported within a mile and a half igh ground on the north is proving to Somme river positions have been sta- bilized. Germans have massed heavy artillery on this front. The enemy still holds Chaulnes and Roye. The French advanced nearer Roye by capturing the villages of Arma- court and Tilloloy. South of the Somme the British captured 200 prisoners. JAPANESE JOIN CZECHO-SLOVAK FORCE, REPORT [By Associnted Press.) THE HAGUE, Aug. 12.—Japanese advanced troops are in touch with} Czecho-Slovaks, says a Moscow dis-| patch to the Bremen Weser Zeitung. WESTERN UNIOU GRANTS 10 PER CENT INCREASE a [By United Press.) NEW YORK, Aug. Albert, 12.—The} features of the Franco-British of- fensive today. The French third army's brilliant and rapid stroke is recognized. Important results are expected and German reaction is foreseen. Commentators, however, see no cause for anxiety. They warn against over-confidence and oxag- gerated anticipation. Sanguine reports of the capture of Chaulnes and Roye seem ex- | 2-CENT TAX ON SODA FOUNTAIN DISHES ORDERED (By United Press} /{ WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.—The ways and means committee of~ the House today voted for a 2-cent tax on each soda fountain drink costing 10 cents or a fraction thereof. ‘This includes ice cream sodas and soi daes. They also favor a 10 per cent manufacturers’ tax on botiled soft drinks. RECRUITS FLOCK TO STANDARD OF CZECHO-SLOV AK [By Associated Prews.} The whole situation is regarded as TWO WYOMING ~ BOYS IN TOLL [By United Press.) | WASHINGTON, Aug, 12.—Cas- | ualties announced by the war depart- |ment today totaled 305, including 57 killed in action and 225 wounded. | Among those listed are: Sergeant L. C. Hurkey, Greybull, ied of wounds. e C. O. Sillamaki, Elk Moun- tain, Wyo., died of wounds. Private William F. Dargen, Sioux Falls, S. D., severely wounded. ag 30 HUN FLYERS | ARE DOWNED BY | ALLIED AIRMEN | [By United Press} | LONDON, Aug. 12.—The British |downed 80 German battleplanes and \drove probably 42 others out of con- 13 jtrol during Friday and Saturday. | Thirty-five British machines OF BIG DRIVE are) It is feared that another unknown Of Roye. The French made a ship has been sunk off Nantucket further adyance on an 18-mile Island. A fishing vessel which es- front between the Avre and the caped a U-boat which sank rine fish- | gs < but th tmati b ing schooners there yesterdey re- rivers e situation 4 e- ported that an unknown steamer was tween Roye and the Somme river |fieading directly toward the scene of is more stabalized, owing to in- e@ raid, apparently n se = e | .. warning of the schooner, creased er resistance. German reserves of infantry and « \artillery and reorganization of de- GLOUCESTER, Mass., Aug. 12 — . . Fishermen claim to have ideutifved moralized elements are slowing up the commander of the Germac sub-| but not stopping the Allied ad- marine which sunk fishing boais off vance. gress toward Ribecourt the Atlantic coast as a skilled naviga- . A tor formerly in the United States is threatening the German hold on Fisherie service. Noyon. Two men from different schooners | Against strong resistance, the claim to have recognized their former x bs acquaintance. French captured Montigny wood, 5 IPT oy |Elincourt and Antheval. The British, continuing their advance, are within four miles of Roye and ‘HUN GENERA DEFEATED BY Tino the war ofc tay — | nounced. ALLIES FIRE Additional progress was made astride the Somme when the British | lines were joined east of Meri- |\ AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12.—A re-|court and Tinehem. New count- port from Belgium says that three ers south of Lihons were re- German generals, commanding near ulsed Montdidier have an dismissed and |P' epee ae a large number of soldiers have been | court martialed at St. Quentin for! FIERCE BA TTLE | high treason. Germans in Belgium are showing [By Assccigted Presn.} capture. Heavy German reserves are reported entering action on the sol [By United Press) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY AFIELD, Aug. 12.—The Picardy battle has gradually slowed down in the past 24 hours. German re- serves have been massed before key positions and attemipted counters unsuccessfully. The Allies are maintining their gains thruowt the entire line. Whatever the future may bring the first phase of the fighting is over. . The Germans at the nearest point are now 17 miles from Amiens and 16 miles from the Amiens-Paris railway. Allies Prepare for Further Advance in Face of Bitter Defense By Assvciated Vreas PARIS, Aug. 12.—Reliable information says that the Allies have captured nearly 40,000 prisoners and 700 big guns in Picardy.. Extremely bitter resistance was encountered from the Germans along the Chaulnes-Roye-Noyon line, where the enemy moved strong reinforcements, The Allies are preparing for a further advance. Dy Associated Preas LONDON, Aug. 12.—The French today are continuing their advance between the Avre and the Oise rivers, and cap- tured positions three miles west of Roye. The British captured the western edge of Braye, on the Somme river. PARIS, are pushing Au 12.—The French | rd from Gury ing forces. t In the Bray sector Anglo-Amer- Western Union Telegraph Company AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12.—The missing. signs of great uneasiness, The kaiser RAGING NORTH sen tingeeh of igny in an effort icans are striving to pash eastward today an! | : Rn aac etl EA GRE has gone to Brussels. to turn the German positions on | toward Peronne along the north ot'ip ganeunced, a oneral neratte imunsan Soviet situation is becoming! Mra.-Maude Bllott daughter of M# fone Y0 Brumgls OF THEVESLE| ‘ona ence | asd, Peceeee employes belonging to the Empioyes’ | 8¢tious, says the Moscow correspond-|the late Julia Ward Howe, has been ing there is geing. well for the AstiRanyy taldien iissemsesbial. tal Association, reeently organized, The | et of the Berlin Tageblatt. Czecho- selected to deliver the memorial ad- : To Allies. lateusite). that comenmbeatioat 4? increas ve of July 1, and Slovaks have increased in number | dress at the meeting to be held in} (By Unites. Press) |, Heavy fighting in aanak Wekeal thes aentade: air hke affects 45,000 from 7,500 to 300,000, and are being | Boston by the Massachusetts Woman | WITH THE AMERICANS ON) “aut along the lines, espec bs ——— |reinforced by Serbians, Cossacks and | Suffrage association in ¢elebration of | TR TZKY FLEE THE VESLE, Aug. 12.—Franco-| the Cheulnes and Rere Bee “ieee Seca Nearly 10,000 women.are now em-| counter revolutionists. !the centenary of Lucy Stone Blaek- Americans, opposing the Ger S$ on 3 thus: fair. threes. in. elebt: teak ployed in the offices of the War De-| Petrograd conditions are almost as|well, the pioneer American suftra- the heights north of the river, divisions, The French are within partment at Washington. bad as those in Moscow. | gist. encountered frésh Prussian divisions. BOCHE MORALE GETS Fighting yesterday marked an in- crease in machine gunning, artillery - {bombardments and rifle fire. The [By Associated Preas.] Americans are preparing to renew | LONDON, Aug. 12,—A semi-offi-|their attacks in this region. {eial Wolff Bureau Berlin dispatch | ol DEMO FIGHTS | TOKRONSTADT |printed in Zurich newspapers says {that Premier Lenine and Foreign tadt, the great naval base near Petro- grad, EXTENSION OF DRAFT LIMITS 6 . | | Minister Trotzky have fled to Krons- PARIS, Aug. 12.—-Berlin reports | | today said that the Bolshevik Premier | ig jLenine and War Minister Trotzky had | . fled two miles of L y NN, FIRST FIELD ARMY FORMED ee ed led from Moscow to Kronstadt Is-/| UBy Associated Press.) ies tee ? Hand near Petrograd. | WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Sena- THE HAGUE, Aug. 12.—Ger- The Berlin Deutches Zeitung de- | constitute the first serious defeat | Owing to the situation in Moscow, tor Wm. L. Kirby’s effort to amend [BS Ansociated Press} » man newspapers are asking point- | clares: ‘‘Events between the of the war for Germany, says the | where the Social-Revolutionarit’s are! the administration man-power bill to WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 12.— ed questions concerning reverses | Somme and the Avre rivers con- | Deitsche Zeitung. |very strong, the German embassy 4 on the west front. _A Berlin Dispatch to the Mu- sick Post complain? of certain : erman official circles attempting ° conceal the truth, and says this = done incaleylable harm, being responsible for public bit- terness. stitute the first serious defeat of the war.” [By United Press) AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12.—The German morale has suffered se- | verely from recent defeats. Events between the Somme and the Avre | An official note in the Stutt- garter Neustadblatt prepared the German public for the evacuation of considerable territory between the Avre and Somme rivers. ‘Three German generals have been removed from their command for neglect of duty. | | extend the draft ages to 21 and 45 years, inclusive, instead of 18 vo 45, faiivd in the military committee by an overwhelming vote. Senator Kir- by, who is a Democrat, anpoanced that he would renew his «fforts on the floor when the bill is reported. | has been ordered removed to Psokoff, much nearer to the German lines \than Moscow. |. The Soviets were overthrown and revolutionary councils established in |Kasan and Olstehinsky. The Bolshe- vik were defeated heavily in the Novogorod and Rjesan districts. CAPE TIT Ss Re gg he organization of the first American field army of five army corps has been completed, with General Pershing in com- mand. It will operate in the area north of the Marne, from which the Germans were recently driven. General Pershing, who retains the post as commander-in- chief of the expeditionary force, may relinquish command of the first field army later, and will meanwhile have headquarters with the army at general headquarters.