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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
NEW EVIDENCE OF
U-IB|0AT Ri ACTIVITY
Damaged Steamer. In Tow
Of Government Tug,
Headed for Port.
Disabled Vessel Believed Belgian Re-
lief Ship an Of Smoke Stack Gone
and Bridge Damased-War Vessel,
Sent Out ip Response To Di'tress
caiI'-sis6ssd Near Scene of Sum
days Raid. u

An Atlantic Port, July ga large
steamer with part of her smoke stack
gone and her bridge damaged, in tow
of a government tug. of the southern
New England coast, was reported by
the captain OF a steamer which s.rrived
here.
The captain believed the disabled
vessel to be a Belgian relief steamer.
The tug AND her tow were in the vicin-
ity Of the Scene of the operations of
the German submarine which on Sun
day attacked tug and four barges.
The government boat and the steam
er she, had in tow were some distance
away but the captain said he was quite
sure he could make out the words BEL
gium Relief" IN large white letters on
the side Of the disabled vessel The
steamer had four masts. he said. The
tug was taking its tow westward.
Pick Up Distress Signals.
The sighting Of the disabled steamer
follows the report Of signals Of distress
heard last night. War vessels were
sent out early today and searched the
seas. Most Of themt returned this at
ternoon with the report that there were
no signs Of a craft in distress.
Aviators who first reported the sig,
nails went out again today. They re-
turned at noon but under orders i'm
mediately put out again
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23

/ stormed the heights north Of Courcelles,
at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
They are also holding the bend in the
neighborhood Of Ghason as far as Tre-
}loup (These towns are Just to the
north Of the Marne, to the east Of
Jouljonne, taken by the Americans0
Treloup at the latest advices was still
in the hands Of the enemy.
The French crossed the Marne at
Pont-A- Binzon, Just to the east of
Reuil
The enemy counter attacked heavily
from the direction OF Wanderers. but
these onslaughts were beaten or.
| The French have captured Oulchy LIE
Chateau.
British Take Petitichamp Wood.
On IT, front between the Marne and
Rheims the British have captured the
Petitichamp wood, near Marfaux, with
200 prisoners and fourteen gone.
| Well informed opinion in London re-
CARDS. the situation on the battle front
as going well for; the allies. 1t is not
expected, however. that the advance
will be SO rapid as previously. the Ger
mans have now had plenty Of time to
get their reserves into position. They
also IRE displaying disposition to
tight for all they are worth.
French Make Notable Gain.
AT II o'clock this morning the French
were reported to have advanced a mile
on a front of four miles. 1t was thought
on the basis of the advices that the
attack in the Montdidier region might
>on wider front than the one men
Tn. Germans are stiffening their re-
sistance between the Ourcq and the
Aisne rivers and are bringing up guns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
AUTOMATIC SOLDIER"
LATEST WAR DEVICE.
fBy. the, Associated Press.


London. July s-'.An antomotic SOL
dier." is one OF the latest develop
ment in Weapons of war
A Danish engineer has recently taken
Nout patent for an apparatus for which
he has given this name. This consti-
tutes a steel cylinder. nominally within
a larger cylinder, the whole being sunk
into the ground vertically. BY means
of mechanism operated by wireless
the inner cylinder rises to height Of
eighteen inches from the ground. and
simultaneously an automotic rife
mounted in the inner cylinder fires 400
shots in any given direction
THE automatic soldiersn can be con-
trolled from a central position from four
or five miles behind the line OF defense,
according to the inventer
They may be seen by the enemy only
when they rise from the ground
From trials already made it has been
shown. so 1t is reported that few hun
dred Of these steel soldiers, can easily
defend position from infantry. They
blaze away their 400 shots without
finching and never retreat. In order
to overcome the "automatics" they
must Be destroyed one by one. Ct
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
/ AUsTRiANs oPPosE,YANks.
Si4vs From Southern Austria Anon
Prisoners on West Front.

Sl4vs From Southern Austria Amona
Prisoners on West Front.
Paris. July DISCRIMINATION Of the
wounded German prisoners taken by
the allies in their counter offensive re-
sveals the presence on the western
front Of Austrian troops. Among the
German wounded in the Paris hospi-
tails are many slavs from the southern
part Of Austria They have been taken
from the Austrian army and distri-
buted thru the Germany army in
small groups, it evidently being feared
that disaffection would spread II they
were left in Austria.
Most Of the prisoners who arrived
here were taken by the Americans be-
low scissors and passed on to the
F1ench. When they arrived here they
were heavily coated with dirt from
head to foot. and their uniforms were
in shreds from the treatment they got
in battle
They said the counter offensive
came as complete surprise because it
was believed that the allies had sll
they could do to hold back the Ger
.aans south Of the Marne. They had
been told that only 100000 Americans
were in France, and they did not
amount to much as fighters.
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Gather information
For Soldiers Relatives

A new piece Of administrative ma
chinery is being organized at Wash
ington for q large task in connection
with the rapidly increasing participa-
tion OF Americans in the fighting In
Europe. 1t will collect and Distribute
TO families or relatives detailed iilfoI-
list OF killed, wounded, and missing
cabled over from France by General
sPersting.
With the cable lines heavily loaded,
the war departments communication
to the family Of soldier who has
been killed or wounded is necessarily
brief. Under wounded there are two
classifications, slightly wounded" and
Severely wounded Beyond this tho
information does not go. Naturally the
suspense of tho family where the re ~
port hast been severely wounded" or
missing" is very great; also in 1rtbe
event Of death the family cravess any
bit Of additional information, what the
last thing was the boy satd how he
bore himself The parents Of most OF
the boys who die on the battlefields OF
In the hospitals may never hope to
sec the grave in France, hut photo
graph of it would be great solace.
All this information, including photo.
graphs Of graves whenever obtainable,
will-'be supplied by the new organiza-
ton. andlis in fact now supplied, but
preparations are being made to extend
it, in order to meet the larger demands
of the future.
The organization is the bureau Of
communication of the american Red
Cross. originally formed as. the bureau
of information and casualties. 1t has
other functions but it will concentrate
its efforts more and more, in relieving
the strain on American families who
receive news that casualty has be-
fallen their soldier son. To accomplish
this large corps Of Red Cross
searchers will be used in France gath,
erang tho detailed information.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Federal o,.;if
Of We #.e.s $
E. J4!, CT

Washington. July 23.--President Will
sons proclamation 'a'.,~sS rc,~ Cor the
duration cf the wa op rata of tele-.
phone and teleg raph lires wos issued
today. 1t did not include radio sys-
TENS and ocean cable lines Government
operation and control begins at mid
night. July 81.
The presidents Proclamation pro-
vides that the postmaster general. X
he 30 elects, may administer the lines
thru the owners, maAagers. boards Of
directors or receivers. 1t provides
further that until the postmaster. gen.
eral directs otherwise the present
managernents shall continue.
Supervision, control and operation Of
the wire system is placed under the
direction of the postmaster general,
! Regular dividends previously de-
c1ared and interest -on maturing
obligations shall continue to be paid
until the postmaster general directs
otherwise; and subject to his approval
the companies may arrange renewal
and extension of maturing obligations.
The postmaster general in HIS dis
cretion may hereafter relinquish in
whole or In part to the owners sany
telegraph or telephone system over
which he has assumed control.
Postmaster General Burleson. IN a
statement explaining .his plans In
operating the wire systems. said there
would be no change effecting the press
wire service except to improve it
wherever possible
Mr. Burleson also said that opera
tion and control of farmers telephone
lines would be interfered- with only for
the purpose OF facilitating their con-
nection with longer lines. No ~aneral
policy. the postmaster general "a d has
vet been decided on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23

Z y ! ia 4 81
aiming to smash the German llre and
flank II from two sides.
This was the strategy he errpIosca
o1 the Marine in 1914 and again III
the first battle scf Yprcs. It has ben1
criticised as m action Of the nom en-,
only, without any definite plan sbe-
hind IT., but 1t saved Paris iin;Al914
and made Foch generalissimo OF the
allied forces.
This iszthe Plan the majority of the
allied critics nov believe Eoch Ii put.
ting into operation.
Next Few Days Will peside. !, 6
The battle OF the next few. daysftr;nis
decide wheta,er the attack Nas The
beg Timing Of Ircch,s Srsat pssh ~
merely a Uoutitei. attack 10 harrass
the Germans ara force them to sIac,<-
en- their thrust for Rheims.
If 1t is the former. the assaut -
the scissors front must be regard ID
as only small part of the grandest
operation of the war
The attack will bc extended over. the
whole front from the sea to the Swiss
border.
The British army, under Field
Marshal Haig will hurl itself at the
Germans from Yprcs as far south as
Montdidier. The French and Ameri-
can armies under General Petain and
Gen. Hunter Liggett will widen their
offensive between the, Aisne and the
Marne to- an attack on the whole
front between scissors and Verdun.
And on the extreme, southern end
of the line. probably under personal
command OF GeneraL Penshing, the
American forces who are holding the
line in Alsace will commence their
drive to the Rhine
This is the great plan which has
been in preparation for months.
The blow will fall with all the force
the allied commanders can muster
behind It,
r 1t will be the greatest battle the
world has ever known.
And unless the military acumen of
the worlds greatest generals: and OF
the inter-allied war council is much
at fault, it will drive the Hun in
vaders back beyond their own bor-
ders. - "a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Latest Summary
of Big Offensive
tBy the Associated Press. !

i French and Americans have
crossed the Marne over front Of
twelve miles between JauIsonne.
seven milsc east Of Chateau Thicr-
~, and Reuil, near where the Ger
man line crossed the strsam during
the days when the German often.
sive was at it's height.
- On the western flank Of tho Ger.
man salient, the allies have taken
ousehy -is- chatau, a mile north Of
the oureq, and just west Of Nam
tsuii-Notre Dame, a dominating
point in The German line OF com.
.munieatien. They have also capt
ursd ths town. Of 6uxsney, ,ssvsn
smilss. south Of Soissons.
On the front between Rheims and
the Marns the British have tatsn
Pstitehamp wood, near Marfaux,
I whore they teok the places formerly
held by the Italian forces.
News. Of these successes BY the
allies comes in unofficial London
Iadviess.. II shows the allies ars
making important progress all
areund the salisnt in which the
0srmans ware caught by the terri.
afic attack by the allies on Thurs.
day morning.. A lull along the line
might have been expected at this
time, bscause Of the stern resist
anes of the ,rsssrvss brought up BY
the enemy, and the necessity Of
bringing up heavy artillery and
I. supplies. S.
Il appears. hovvsysr. that the
momentum Of the siliss has not
been spsnt and that they are fero.
ing ahead along virtually the en-
tire front Of the battle.
Al 0:15 o'clock this morning the
Frsneh launched an attaek alons
four mile front in the Montdidisr
ssctor. In three hours they ad,
Z vanesd . mile. London hints that
\ the, attack was over . widsr front
than, that n,sntionsd In. the dis
patch. This new onslaught di-
rsctsd asainst . sroNt which has
,, hssas seesnpar1tivsly quiet since the
0prwsn offensive thers came 10
= halt early Ia June, may have an
lmpettant hsarins on the dsvslsp.
gs,snts Of the military situation
along the whole front.
Previously. in IN stack rsportsd
A. launched last night in this Sse-
ker, ths French had occupied The
yiliaOassse lesiiiys Aaiaeuvai, eau-
vilisrs and Aobvilisrs, which srs
stssA Of ths3 Asrs river and inatss-
diatssy seukss % the point v1'
rench suo.sssss sarlisr n ths,
month, when they captured vaiu.I
abis positions over. ! thrss mill,
front south o. castsI, advancing q,
Z depth Of mile and q quarter.
Prisonsrs numbering $50 we-s
taken.
TheA ars indieations that shs
German preparation for rstrsst
north of the Marine arc continuing.
Large Fires ars reported ,shurnira
at FSrs-sn Tardsnois. hear the
western flank Of the German saIi-
ont. ahd also as v;Ils -sn- Tardenois,
just behind the German Inns
southwest Of Rheims.
u a . " %
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
french rak. Three village.

Paris. July. 23.--Artiliery activity
along fhe battle front during the night
10 all that y reported in the OFFICIAL
statement issued by the war Office to-
days <,
! North Of Montdidisr. in the somme
ssectorS = loSal operation. brilliantly
sconduSted. permitted the French to
Soccupy the Villages Of MAi1ly -Raineval,
,SaAyilkars and Aubyiilera. The French
took 80 prisoners. 4
81 southwest Of Rheans there has been
heay,. fishting and the French have
made progress. .s
The French line now runs from
Breny along the main Chateau
Therry road to Rocourt and then
thru LIE Charme and Epieds Ito the
Ma1Sse at Charteves i.
Germans Burn Villages. =
Tho Germans are. reported 10 be
burning villages south Of Fere- en-
Tardenois. Military experts agree IL
Is too early 20 ray that a great Ger
man evacuation OF the ,Aisne- Marns
ara As in> progress. They point out
that this depends upon the Germans
ability to hold up and repulse the
Franco American drive between the
two rivers. ST
Indications are accommodating, how
ever, that the crown prince plans to
shorten his hne materially. His food
transport difficulties arc Increasing
hourly. ~
The most hopeful sign Of the fifth
day ofSthe great battle Il that Foch's
forces are still advancing. tho Of
fensives of this scale usually slow
down or. stop abruptly when this
stage Is reached SIS
Only one railway remains open to
the enemy .n6-th Of the Marine. This
is the line running from Jaulgonne.
at the Marne bend, to Fismees.
The crown prince is throwing In
his very best troops to cover the i'm.
portant rail base of Fere en- Tarde-
nois. the loss of which would spell
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Typhoid Epidemic in Berlin

A London, July ga serious OUT
break Of typhoid has occurred in Ber-
Slin!s the Exchange Telegraph CORES
pondent at Amsterdam reports. The
epidemic is believed to have been
caused by poisoned or unclean milk.
The number of cases is believed to
be large, especially in the labor dis
.tricts Of the northeastern section Of
the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
PREPARED ron sIa : BLOW.
United States Army Gives FoeI
Strength For Offensive.

i F.. y 3 :
London. July, 2s.-Has the great
allied push begun? 81 ..s
That's the great question Of, the war
today. The sudden surprise counter at
tack carried out 80 successfully by the
French and American. armies between
the Aisne and the Marine has given rise
to it. II
It is being answered In, two ways by
allied military observers, who are hold
ing their breath in the suspense ac-
companying the realization that grea.
events are about to tr4hspire on the
western front.
One group believes that the allies
are not yet fully prepared for the great
smash, and the offensive was merely "a
local attack at an opportune moment,
designed to datten out the Soissons-
Chateau ThieTry salient, force the Ger
mans to fall back on the Marne and
relieve the pressure against Rheims.
Preliminary to Biu Push.
The other group, which includes
many American critics. is certain that
thecounter-drive is the preliminary. at
tack Of the great push that will drive
the Germans out Of France and Bel
gium.
They point to these facts to show
that this Is the likely theory.
General Foch patiently accepted the
defensive in the first four German Of
fensives of the year. In the iifth drive
he was counter attacking on the first
day. and on the third threw the Amer
ican and French reserves in for a
counter attack at the weak
est point OF the enemy's line.
He had been waiting only until
Americas strength on the battle line
should reach a point where it swung
the pendulum Of mannower over to- the
side of the allies.
Allies Stronger Than Huns.
The allies are stronger than the
Germans.
Fooh. whom Jcffre himself declared
to be the greatest strategtst in Eu-
rope" has for his motto the word AT
tack!" His strategy consist in care
fully outstanding his men when he Is
outn,fmbered. falling back where nec-
essary. but never allowing his line to
be pierced. At the opportune moment,
when he considers his opponent weak
enough at any point OF hts line to
make a break-ihru posstbIe, he strikes
with al tho force at Ais command.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
The weath.r-

Iowa-Unsettled weather tonight and
Wednesday, probably showers Cooler
Wednesday.
Z Range of temperature at Marshall
town: Monday. 96 and 70; Sunday, 95
and "a; July %. 1917, ss and 81. At
this morning. 10; yesterday. 70. Rain
fall Monday night, .26 of an inch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
To Make Identification Po.itive

Washington. July 2S.-To further
insure their ideptification officers and
men of the. American expeditionary
forces and all civilian attaches are, re-
quired in an order by General Per-
shing, announced here today, to wear
tFo additional Identification disks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Auto Collision Near Downey.
eCial t0 Times. Ren,IhHcan

Iowa City. July 23.-J. G. Rs,hrig, an
automobile dealer OF Bennett, en- route
to lowe City. was central figure in
an auto wreck, when touring physi-
clans car and the merchants machine
clashed at a hill crest near Downey.
The hRhorig car, was smashed. No
body was hilt The garage mans auto
waS towsA to iowa CITY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23

In their hghting along the Marne the
French are reported to be experience
Ing great difficulty in making a
passage of the river at some points,
being stubbornly opposed by the Ger
man infantry. we'll supported by artil-
lery and machine guns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
/ ENEMY DESTROYS STONES.

Fires at Fsrs-sr Z ardsnojs and viisys.
en- Tardsnsis Plainly visibie. ,,s
Paris. (Havas Agency. July h.
Reports Of the nghtinE In the Soissoas-
Rheims salient. appearing in one of Tie
lFarisian papers. tell Of hrsps sbusning u
Fere-e Tardenofs and vile on Tard-
enois Some OF these were. no douhtl
caused by bombs dropped by the allied
aviAtors. sbut II Az believed ahAt tiiiA
enemy = destroying stores that cannot
be moved back of1the German defensive
line along the Vesle river
lFere-en- Tardehois IL near the west
flank OF the salient. while viile- en- !
Tardenois is farther east and near the
allied lines southwest Of Rheims. The
burning Of stores in both places may be
ansindicatton Of q general retirement
from the salient by the Germans.l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Estimate Gern,ay,
Losses S;ncs March
n at / 900. 900 Men

Paris, July 23.--According to q review
OF the military situation in L'Hom-
melibre, the newspaper owned by
Premier Clemenceau, the German
losses since March Fl are estimated at
1000, 900 men. !
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
IOWA Soy SEVERELY WOUNDED.
Henry Webrenburs. Of Newell, Named
In Casualty List.

Washington. July 2s.-The army
casualty list today shows:
Killed in action. "a; died of wounds.
3; died Of disease. 5: died of accident
and other causes ): wounded severely,
81: missing in action. 1; Total. 105.
Private Henry Wehrenbnrg. of New
ell, Iowa, severely wounded is the only
Iowan in the list.
The marine casualty list today shows:
Killed in action. 4; died of wounds.
8; wounded severely. 10: missing, &;
Total %.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
German Stand Evidently Intended to Project Retreat Large Scale Within
Rheims Soissons Salient Counter Blows Between 0ucq and
aane Fail to Impede Progress Of Franco American
Forces Americans Capture Two Towns in Mont
81 Saint Pierre Area Huns Forced Back to Y
B Old Line Held Before Opening ~
s. Of Offensive
(By the Associated Press.

Intense struggles the progress allies the
Of furious German counter attacks probably designed
retirement large scale within the Soissons salient
Enemy attacks between the Oucq the Mane have failed
to check the French and Americans who continue to advance
Between Rheims and the Ma1ne the allies maintain their of
The past several days. 9s sSa y
South Of Sossons to the Ourcq and in the Champagne very
violent artillery bomba rdlnents afe taking place.
The Germans reported burning and munitions in
north of the Ma1ne and the angle between the Mane
and the which flows into the Vesle at Fs Mes Observers
@ that the Germans probably preparing for retirement
the Vese to line based that rver which parallels the
Marne, fifteen miles to the north.
Allied Advance Unchecked
Dee heavy German attacks French and American troops
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
British seor. c.i.s.

4 London Iuly 23.-Advances in local
operation9 were scored by the Britt
ish last night, today's war office
shows. The line pushed forward
slightly south OF Hebuterne on the
front between Arras and Albert, and
south Of Merris and Metteren, on the
Flanders front. The German positions
also were entered In the Hamel sector
and south of Albert.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Monster Au.tri.n oF,n.;v,.

Monster Austrian Offensive.
Rome, July. 23-The Austrian army
Is to undertake a monster offensive
against the Italians. Germany has or
dered 1t and German officers will
be in high command with an Austrian
officer the nominal head of the army.