The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-22

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, withdrawn through Epiedes to Beau
yardes. La Liberte declared today.
IEpiedes is four miles northeast OF
Chateau Thierry, while Beauvardes Is
seven miles northeast OF Chateau
Thierry and six miles north of Fossoy.
This indicates a withdrawal from
Chateau-Thierry Of nearly three miles
more than previously reported
Fourteen Enemy Airpianes.
/ LONDON, July 22.-Fourteen enc
lny airplanes were shot down Friday
by British aviators and in addition
three others were driven out of con-
troll and three observation balloons
were destroyed, the British air minis
try stated today in its communique.
Seven British machines are missing.
The statement said: Eighteen tons
of bombs were dropped by us on diff
lferent targets. including Vourtrai and
Lille railways, the Bruges docks,
three large ammunition dumps and
hostile billets ON various parts OF the
front.
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on the previous day and fourteen enc
my machines were brought down.
Three other hostile machines were
driven down out of control and three
German observation balloons were de-
stroyed. Seven Of our airplanes are
missing.
"As a result of photograph recon
naissance carried out on the twenu-
eth instant, extensive damage is re-
vealed at the hostile aerdrome at Nor
hange, attacked On the night of the
! 18th. One large shed and three han
CARS were destroyed"
Further Ground Is Gained.
ROME, July 22.-Italian forces in
Albania gained further ground in the
Devoli river bend, taking hundred
prisoners and seven machine guns,
4, the war office reported today.
Submarine Sighted.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, July PA
British steamer arriving here today
reported having sighted submarine
fifty miles off Fire Island during the
night.
Heavy Counter Attacks.
LONDON, July % CESS p. my
The Germans are heavily counter at
lacking along the Marine front. but
their assaults are unsuccessful 1t was
learned authoritatively today.
French and American forces are ex-
periencing great difficulty In crossing
the Marine in the Dormans region. as
the Germans are Smelling the bridges
and using Immense quantities Of gas.
American troops have completely
cleared Barbillon wood Of the enemy
and have driven the Germans five
miles north of Chateau-Thierrv. (Bar-
billion wood extends from Chateau
Thierry eastward along the north
bank of the Marine and extends about
five miles northward.l
Progressing Everywhere.
by John DeGandt. United Press Stan
Correspondent
PARIS, July % (4:10 p. m.).-A1lied
forces are progressing everywhere on
the Soissons-Rheims salient, except
on a small front north of Chateau
Thierry, where the Germans have
slowed down the F'ranco-Anerican ad-
vance by a heavy rear guard actf'a.
This desperate enemy resistance,
which is taking place on front OF
Chateau, is desiened to cover the re-
tirement OF heavy German forces
northeastward toward Ferre-en-Tarde-
nois.
The Marne has been crossed at sew
eral places In the region OF Varneuil
The number of enemy prisoners is in
creasing rapidly. The German artil-
lery fire is becoming feebler hourly.
A German reconnoiternig plane
crossed the front lines today and
started toward Paris. but was driven
back by an anti-aircraft barrage at
the outskirts. It dropped no bombs.
Austrians Make Boast.
ROME July 22.-The Austrian
army Is preparing for monster Of
fensive against the Italians. dis
matches published here in the Idea
Nazionale declared today. The drive,
it was stated, will be under German
leadership, with an Austrian in nomi-
nal command.
Trouble in Roumania.
WASHINGTON, July 22-Germany
has rushed three hundred thousand
troops into Roumania to put down
uprisings in the conquered Balkan
country, according to official Rome
cables today.
Clashes between the Roumanian
people and the German troops have
become SO widespread and violent
that the Austro-Germans have been
compelled to draw upon their re-
serves in the west to send aid.
Execute 800 czechs.
BERNE, July 22.-Three hundred
Czechs captured by the Austrians in
the recent fighting with the Italians
were executed by shooting, advices
received here state.