The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-18
Germans Attempt to Recapture
Ground Gained by French
in Drive Near
Verdun.
NO PROGRESS IN YEAR
Crown Prince ls Back Where He
Started Twelve Months Ago
When He Attacked
verdun.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS. July 1S.-Repeated and vio-
lent attacks by the enemy in fruitless
attempts to recapture ground gained
in yesterday's French drive around
Verdun. was reported in today's offi-
cial statement. The Germans bonn
barded verdun positions violelt ltly
and throughout the night sent their
attacking waves against the new line
held by General Petain's men. The
enemy lost heavily and gained moth
ing.
Around Cerny. the war ofice report
ed a violent artillery battle. In the
Argonne, German raids were repuls-
ed.
The German crown prince is back
where he started more than year
ago trying to take Verdun. Dis
patches from the front today, describ-
ing the full extent of the, victory
achieved In the French drive on the
left bank of the Mouse. showed that
the French had retaken all the ground
gained around Hill 304 In the German
attacks Of June 1928.
Violent Fighting Reported.
PETROGRAD. July 18.-Violent
fighting on the Galician front was
reported in today's war Office state
metn, with the enemy forcing re-
tirement of the Russian line south OF
Novica.
South Of Novica the enemy occu-
pied a height" the statement said.
1--WE retired our line toward Beres-
MICA. The enemy renewed his attack
toward Novica, but our counter at
tacks threw him back. The enemy
captured a height which we re-
occupied"
Submarine Driven or.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. July 1s.-
Passengers on a big British liner ar
irving here today believe they were
saved from submarines OF the Irish
coast by one of their conveying de-
stroyers which Ave miles to the star
board, fired six shots when the liner
was one day out, presumably repuls
ing a submarine attack.
Americans Now In Camp.
PERMANENT CAMP OF THE
AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE.
July 1s.-American sammies are well
under way in their intensive train
ing for the trenches, working hard,
vet in leisure moments finding time
to frisk about like colts.
Joint division headquarters have
been established for the French and
American STATS here in the same
building.
Today the camp. was hard at work
constructing wooden shacks to aa
commodate the overflow of men who
cannot be accommodated under bill
lets.
This French system Of "billeting"
soldiers-living in private houses, Is
a joyful treat for the sammies. The
housewives are reaping a harvest
catering to the officers and men.
Hundreds of the sammies use sew
eral small streams here at the camp
a. "swimmnig holes" The surround
tnxs Of the camp are picturesque.
The town in which field headquar-
ters is established is crammed with
Americans. It's streets are alive from
early morning to night with marching
troops, automobiles, motorcycles.
army mules, horses and messengers.
Tradesmen are doing land office
business.
The Y. M. C. A. headquarters is
busy spot, the sammies being very
grateful for its comforts and facili-
ties for writing and reading.
The army is preparing to draw
practically all its supplies from
America and not to touch any of
frances stores. The amounts already
arrived and enroute are colossal.
Transportation on both land and sea
has been eminently satisfactory to