The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 19, 1918, Page 1

JOIN THE VICTORY PARADE TOMORROW? It's some job to arrange a parade in one day. But The Star thought it could be done. Other cities were celebrating the great victory in France. Why not Seattlery So we putitup to Bert Swezea, Hazen Titus, Phil Norton, Ralph Hi all and o Victory Girls’ carnival committee, and others familiar with such, to arrange a demonstration for 4 p. nt. tomorrow, The Victory parade is now on its way. Come on and join the crowds. Fall in line of march. Blow horns. Toot whistles. Ring bells. We're on the way to Berlin! Let the bands play! THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Entered as Second Ciass Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffics at Meattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March 9, 1879, MORE THAN 70,000 PAID COPIES DAILY {FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS * COMPLETE SERVICE OF THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION 3 ONE CENT *S25%.°haee UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918. PRICE Ty Beattie FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICB __ VOL ME 20, NO. to te CAPTURE 30,000 FOE Fall of Soissons Confirmed; Allies Gain 8 Mile FRENCHMEN ___ Where the Allies Are Semetina Hun | ATT ACK ON 10,000 MEN //-:; aie, OF MARN ‘tt aca July 19.—Thirty The allies have taken the initi thousand Germans have been cap- and the Germans are on the defen tured in the Franco-American drive, os everywhere, an official statement : eon bode. to official announcement ss alieenalll a by the re high commas $ | leclared his is the biggest single bag of mpg » ip ‘o'clock. prisoners taken by aSted troops on the weteangen ONO The allies are assailing the _ west front during the war. oe a ee ge 2 from one sides uly 19.—The French fighting along je Americans reach a pyrene Thierry ting frog fost a driving forward on the 25-mile more than 10,000 prisoners, the Gaulois declared between the Aisne and the Marne, th f ni PRS Snaar overste Uarewey q Ne WASHINGTON, July 19.—Soissons has fallen to the Wa CnarEay * ; 15-mile front east of Chateau tidings that 30,000 Germans have been captured. showed the fall of the city to be imminent. The map shows the wide range of allied operations now being pushed and increased on the front between Fontenoy thru Chateau Thierry on The Franco-American drive was the advance. It is still going speedily, offensive WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY) which lies from three to 10 miles east The French and Italians have taken Waay. French and Italians are attacking ¢ A Americans and French. This fact reached here officially late today along with from the Marne eastward to While no details of the fall of Soissons were made, Sec- Rheims. retary of War Baker indicated previously that his messages ‘up to Rheims. Everywhere along this line the Germans are on the defensi f i i The sweeping sdvance asd geins of the FrascoAmtrican éfiensiva, which began yesterday morning, are chown in the arte betwotn Choisen sumed at 4 o'clock. this morning. | CRUSH FOE COUNTER Thierry and Fontenoy. The towns marked with circles are a few of the places taken in the great stash. The arrows point to the direction ot progress was made and additional p are Chateau fuer sautvers, ‘along the course of the arrews, French and Italians are attacking on a 15-mile front. To the west of Rheims, |taken. The Ger mans are reported to. iy arrows, rene! iy. i : It can be seen easily from the course of the general advance and attacks on this front that » huge force of Germans in the “Dormans pocket” destroying their base in Soissons, prep are in danger of being cut off and captured. They reached this area in their small gaine during their fifth drive, which was halted by the allied to evacuate the city. IN THE CHAMPAGNE, July 19—/ of the original line fawns and te woods, and inchs a] oo Sa. ees = ALL SEATTLE WILL CELEBRATE BIG VICTORY sz a” isiosity jot ce Wheele’ Sant trom | ers of reserves. made 0 heavy cot prisoners by 400. the Aisne to the Marne as this is c@/ of goissons. It was bloodily re | ——————————— —— bled pulsed. All Seattle will join in a great 4 French a § ina field. Last night thousands of peo The ee. pon Porcine ye Améticane and French in that victory demonstration, com- ple stayed up till midnight to hear @riving forw: . the main highway |fesion are continuing to hold the memorating the onward sweep = the latest returns from the battle vance toward “ ablished yesterday eve of American fighting men, at 4 front line they ning, or are from Soissons to Chateau Thierry Ivancing eastward. Dp. m. Saturday Pveryone will have a chance Sat dy has pushed acrons The Star put the proposition urday to march in the greatest in ( Thierry over the phone before several — fort rlotic parade ever formed Cavalry 2 the < u road and the nitantry is driving forwar citizens for a © y rejolc. in Seattle United Press roy Tc er i lala ie rT page gn fo on rygers hr _ oa ae WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY) Airmen report huge. explo > Uncounted prisoners, guns and ma Bells will ring, whistles blow, which is being held next w t the Y IN THE CHAMPAGNE wy 19. : por wa a bie 4 terial still accumulating and shipyard workers, bands, ave aining camp to symt > thé i“ a. m.)—American and French ruction of ammunitio1 1 Summary of The remarkable transport system | #—— % sailors and a great line of civil. victory that is certain t ne tol a “i after organizing yesterday's and. supplies by the enemy, PFs) i: of the is enabling them to Dispatch From Fred ian Americans from all walks of | American arms, had arranged a pa Dispatch From Frank « during the night, resumed paratory to evacuation of the city. ae maintain a constant flow of men and| | S. Fer, n life will parade. rade tomorrow afternoon for ship | their offensive between the Aisne oe ra ar vet ae fore ar vents supplies to the front. As the line _. Eerguso' 4 Wire |_Rarade King Hert Swezea will take yard workers J. Taylor | and the Marne at 4 o'clock this|ward so rapidly: yes erday afters — advances, solid miles of motor trucks|| By United Press Lease fre || charge of the parade When the Americans began their|| By United Press Leased Wire |, morning. noon, it was learned today, carrying ammunition and other ma-| | Direct to The Star a A proclamation calling upon all| victorious march thru the German Direct to The Star || ‘The allies pushed forward behind overtook a party of AISNE-MARNE FRONT—The | terial rumble forward. They return * citizens to partienpate is expected | lines. «weeping all before them, and % 4 a rolling barrage on the whole front | Frenchmen who were working] : Acnericans and French, after to the rear with slightly wounded WITH THE AMER N within the next few hours. The Star suggested a victory demon WITH THE AMERICANS from Soissons to Chateau Thierry, the Toads under German u fe. consolidating their newly won j|men. Men and guns, rushed up on ARMY IN THE CHAMPAGNE, Four-minute men will probably | stration, it was decided immediately NEAR SOISSONS, July 19.—The — driving the Germans before them They captured the boches and jouttivne resumed the offensive |trucks, are dumped off and are in| July 1945 a m)—American take stations along Second ave, and to convert the parade Into, the pa) Germans retreated 0 rapidly At the hour of cabling, no re-/leased the French, who’ seized) tig at 4 o'clock this morning on the the thick of the fighting a few min troops, co-operating with the drive home the spirit of the occa. | triotic celebration yesterday that the Americans ports had been received of the ex-| arms of their former captors whole 25-mile front from Sols utes later. French in the drive between the | sion to sidewalk crowds. 2 and French were able to move tent of the new gains pressed forward with their rescuers forward at the rate of more than : vons to Chateau Thierry. New | Marne and the Aisne already are | At 4 p. m. Saturday the shipyard “progress was reported, despite weer, ~— so within sight of asons. workers coming off shift, headed by U-BOAT SINK a kilometer an hour, reaching \Eaces teaerve foress fang into, |) | Patest reports received at head: | the shipyard and the naval training their 12th hour objectives in sev ° : by the Germans } Submarines Sunk quarters indicate that the Franco-| camp bands, will assemble at Skin en hours, ‘ counter at . American attack is progressing sat-|ner & Eddy plant No, 2, on Ratlroad Officers had great difficulty in Faster Than Built poe colt y along the whole front nd the big procession, gather S § CARPATHIA holding back the victorious PARIS, July 19.—"We are sink. {| French cavalry in said to have Ing momentum as it proceeds, will ous joughboys in order to keep the ing submarines faster passed the main highway from Sois-| Move along the waterfront Yealer LONDON, July 19.—The British line straight. The Ameri 5 1 Ger A atrong G tack southwest of Soissons was repulsed. The enemy is reported to be destroying supplies in Sols: sons, preparatory to evacuating many can build them,” Georges (| sons to Chateau Thierry way, east to Second ave. and north| #teamer Carpathia, of 13.000 tons,| wanted to go to Germany. the city. United Press dispatches Leygues, French minister of ma The number of German prisoners | on ond ave. to Virginia street, has been torpedoed and sunk, it was yn to Bertin” | MASON forming a line of about 60 miles, this afternoon reported that the rine, ed in an interview }|is not ‘yet known. One American where it will disband. | officially announced today, Her pas Regimental commanders had to 1 ‘ar EXxpert The Franco Americans are now tive battle was increasing in fury. } published here today. “During }| unit alone has taken 3,300 prisoners.| Citizens of Seattle are called upon| sengers and crew were landed. send couriérs forward to call back! yyw YORK. July 19.—Renewal of ing the western side of this pocket CHAMPAGNE FRONT — } some months we destroyed three } Many more h not been counted, | to fall into line, Bring all the flags) — some units, while one company f0t | the French and American offensive | inward, while the southern and east Htaneously with the Franco- |{ times the output.” {| More than 50 enemy cannon have | You can muster. Join the parade be-| ‘The Carpathia was a steel screw so far ahead that an airplane was joqay means the Germans have been ern sides are being firmly held _p spaigetce peeing t }| been captured. fore it reachen Second ave., so that! steamship of 13,603 gross tons, She used to carry the restraining mes-|(fvown into. disorganization inside locally attacked by the Ameri rican drive to the westward, A | ‘a few Am ple kyla tp waren | “rhe advance. has been ao rapid) monster triumphant procession | was built in 1908 at Newcastle, reg- sage, throw visne Marne salient, and Von French and Italians.’ If the driviige ng on a 15-mile front: from — ae -— — that srious regimental h ay move up the main thorofare of | istered at Liverpool, and, was owned fe Germans every ‘where SJONE iindenburg is in danger of suffer: | process continues a little longer the f Otters have been moved forward as | the city by the Cunard line the line were panicky, They Ief€ jig the most serious disaster since pocket may be squeezed flat. Marne, between their artillery, machine guns, rifles many as three times, and couriers) The buildings all over Seattle will) The Carpathia was the vessel ree oniad Of atatt Gh tha Wa Aim to ‘rap Gelman he bee ‘Thierry and Epernay, have had great difficulty in keeping | be decorated with flags which picked up the survivors of th d supplies and sprinted eastward. "* ‘ The only way of escapeuaaaa ward, toward Rhetcns. S t di > in touch with the commanders’ mi Iivery whistle and bell in Seattle, giant steamship Titanic when she The area captured by the Americans pin aad ee M. » wedge forms for Germans caught within the pocket made some progress, and their atur ay Ss grations should join in the acclaim |atruck an iceberg and sank on her! between the Aisne and the Ourcq eeekot, within which | then will be northward along teil advance is continuing, thus in 2 Menace Foe Flank ‘The boys in France are going thru n voyage weveral years ago, | had more than 150 artillery pieces of |‘ ens’ “placed prob-| mile opening between Solssons iam creasing the danger to the great St ‘The drive already is seriously|the German lines like an old time he has been in British admira various caltbers in it. The enemy | 44), 000 ag Thin pocket Rheims. : * eer 6 Garsaane witht: sme ar threatening the German right flank, | Washington football team on Denny! service since the war began. | saved practically none of them, as iuines Uthward trom Soissons to| If the Germans wait too long ier Marne salient, which {9 being nett Tenet ess : tt Me 4 poe ; : in the Marno. salient, and holds pos-| the American infantry followed | the Marne and then north to Rheims, | fore effecting their escape the large assaulted both from the east and Will contain the sibilities of forcing @ great. enemy closely the rolling barrage, which est single capture of prisoners yet gat best buys the Se withdrawdl, ) completef silenced the German made by the allies may fall to the ™ FRONT — rxtensive J spt sod Success of the present operations guns Hun Paper “Admits Americans and French raids on front and in attle Market has has been the means of averting any an S--- O ess I | ) We were eo busy: chasing Ger ia foevre ' immediate danger to Paris, The at mans we haven't had time to pay| Sle Oe SONGS Menace »~~~~~~ er « Woevre district netted more to offer in homes past sui cart | 50,000 Bottles | 100 prisoners. vt tack ia rapidl exposing a great An American general, informed a shell scratched me and the doc any attention to the stuff they seft AMS’ and automobiles. concentration of enemy reserves at he could not Made me come back. Damn the behind,” said one officer Salamann, writing in the Vossisehe Pa SR, 4 Ady. , by hin superior that he could not slightly Saga an dint R . : \ Champa ne Sent PIC —German Inte fare artillery, which were held in readi luck Slig wounded doughboys, hap- | Zeitung, draws serious attention to n ti S$ is- ossibly reac objective he raids were repulsed in the Vil Watch for thi 1 ness. to be thrown into the battle to possibly reach the objective bh eee py, grinning and dirty, lay about in| American participation, referrin Rhei 5 sien oe emer’ in thee. sue. It will help the nouthwestward. It inn queation || selected, replied another. wounded’ American || sroupe Attar the advance waa volun-|it ae an "0 a thunderstorm, |} eims Defenders wectors. Vv. « ve 7 whether the Germans will be able to The hell we can't Any place told his companions tarily halted, swapping experi+n oes whose black clouds are menacing LONDON, July 19. — Fi 4 you solve your — Bs “i P organize these, or will have to with I ask my boys to go, they'll go." “We'll be fixed up all right and displaying souvenirs thousand bottles of champagne AUSTRIA " HUNGARY — A rent and transpor- draw them. eee and ready. to mix with ‘em in a “We were just rushed into the| WASHINGTON, July 19 \w sent to pollus defending squadron of 54 Italian airplanes tation roblems | The element of surprise was the A wounded doughboy delivered couple of weeks, but the darned trenches last night,” said one young:| Italian mountain troops have con)) Rheims by the grateful inhabk raided Pola Wednesday, drop- P . brent factor in the. Franco-Amerioan himuelf.of thie war will be over by then the way ster, “We were only there half an| tributed heavily in the defense of |\ tants of that city, dispatehes from “I got a bunch of Heinies, but the boys are going after ‘em. hour when the captain said: ‘Boys, Rheims, according to an official dis-|) the French front today said, (Continued on Page 18) | patch from Rome it * |success. Ability of the French and| (Continued on Page 12) ping five tons of bombs on mill. | tary object, |