The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-12
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assure further delay in resumption
of the German offensive.
There have been intermittent show
ers during the past two days, which
increased to steady downpour last
night and today.
Five Airpfanes Missing.
WASHINGTON, July IL. = Five
airplanes are missing as the result
of a bombing expedition, Generat
Pershing reported today in Thurs
days communique.
An enemy raid in the Vosges was
repulsed with losses, without reach
ing the American lines, he added.
Berat Has Fallen.
WASHINGTON, July 12-Berat has
fallen before the advancing Italian
troops in Albania, an official cable
to the Italian embassy reports.
Berat is a strategic center of the
road to Serbia and was the immediate
objective of the allied offensive in
Albania A great quantity of war
booty and numerous prisoners were
| taken.
Capture of the city was expected
by military authorities after dom1-
mating heights to the south and west
were taken by Alpine troops in hand
to-hand fighting.
French troops had pressed the Aus
trian defense to the east back be
yond the city. The Austrians, real
izing the importance of maintaining
their positions, fought desperately
until practically surrounded
The fall Of Berat completely unites
the allied forces operating in AL
RI - no h,,of r;o q
north of the Semeni was also an
nounced IN the Rome cables.
Over Hundred Prisoners.
LONDON, July 12.-More than 120
prisoners AID ten machine guns were
captured in a minor operation south
west Of Merris, on the Flanders front,
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
Successful raids were conducted
elsewhere on the Flanders front and
in Picardy
TN a minor enterprise southwest Of
Merits yesterday, we captured more
than 120 prisoners and ten machine
guns" the statement said. ~Yester-
day afternoon we conducted success
full raid northeast of Merris.
During the night, Welsh troops
rafded German trenches at Hamel,
capturing sixteen prisoners and a ma
chine gun and destroyed dugouts.
Other successful raids were made by
us at Meteren and prisoners were
taken in patrol encounters at Gavrille
and in the Kennel sector.
IAN attempted enemy raid yester-
day south of Bucquoy was repulsed."
Thirteen German Airpianes.
LONDON, July 12.-Thirteen Ger
man airplanes were brought down by
British machines were lost, the air
Brititsth machines were lost, the air
ministry announced today. More than
ten tons Of bombs were dropped on
enemy targets
German Raid Repuised.
| TBy Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
MARIE, July 11-(night}-A large
German patrol which attempted to
raid the American lines near Chateau
iThierry was repulsed sanguinarily
yesterday afternoon, Presence of new
enemy units in this sector was re-
yealed through Identification of the
dead
There was harassing artillery fire
| in various parts of the front, but aside
| from the raid no infantry action was
reported.
Heavy clouds. high winds and rain
prevented aerial activity.
Fired on Motor Launch.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The mo-
| tor launch No. 3429 was fired upon
and sunk by German shore batteries
while agsisttng a French destroyer
to tow an American eaplane to shore,
the navy department announced to-
day.
Three men ers of the rev were
ricked I'D. on me alli.-d shore, twc
were taken prisoner by the Germans
and the ot.er two members of the
crew are VI ."t ounted for.
Same of the crew with life belts
began swimming toward the shore
Assistant Surgeon Albert M. Stevens,
II. s. n. R. F., New York, and Philip
Goldman, quartermaster. New YORK,
were only able to make the German
shore and were seen TO nave been
taken prisoner by German soldiers.
The missing are Charles j. Iatu-
Iinski. seaman, Cleveland, and John
p. yogt, seaman, New orleans.
Garrison Mutinies.
CORFU, July 1.-THE Austrian
garrison at Kragujevatz. Serbia mu-
tinted because of bad food and killed
many of the officers, it was learned
here today.
Artillery and machine guns were
enployed to suppress the uprising.
Kragujevatz is seventy miles north
west of Nish.
BuIgarians Menaced.
! WASHINGTON, July 12-French
and Italian troops operating in AL
' 10y aro sorfcn1clU mona cling the R11l-