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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16
BRILLIANT AMERICAN
ASSAULTDRIVES HUNS
ACROSS MANRE RIVER

from the eoncealment of the wooded
banks, their occupants polling them ae-
ross. The boches looked like gnomes
while crossing the river, being forced
TO wear gas masks, owing to the yiolen.
&C of thier own casing.
Numerous stories are told of indi.
vidual bravery of the Americans. One
artillery outfit maintained such con.
slant rapid fire that it ran short of
ammunition. Volunteers were called for
to go three miles over a road, every inch
of which was swept by shell fire. Every
man volunteered. The necessary number
was picked. They drove their horses
dragging the humping eassOns, at gal
lop through shell bursts. Several hor
ses were killed. Returning, more horse!
were killed.
The number of horses was so reduced
that the men were forced to substitute
themselves. They would leap off, cut
loose the mangled bodies of the faithful
animals, then grasp the traces and run
along beside the remaining horses. When
this strange alvacade-half men, hall
animal-arrived at the battery, the men
serving the guns paused long enough
in their deadly work to cheer their en-
rades.
Sergeant Fred Brown and Oscar Will
cox returned to the American lines late
yesterday afternoon with eight prison
ers. They had been captured themselves
and disarmed. But, watching for an op-
portunity they overpowered their guards
picking up squad of boehes on the
way back.
Documents and maps taken from other
prisoners showed that the enemy reach
cd none of his planned detectives be-
tween Chateau-Thierry and Dormans. A
full enemy division when they were
thrown across the path Of the German
advance on Paris in June, and stopped
it.
Another remarkable phase of the bat
tie was the lack Of aerial observation
in the middle of the day. While the
weather was fairly clesir early in the
day, the sky soon became heavily cloud
ed and few airplanes were up when tho
Americans counter attacked around
i noon. There were two sharp showers
late in the afternoon, after which the
sky again became clear. Airplanes
then began to swarm in great flockS
and scores Of allied bombing planes
crossed the lines and bombed bridges
and all German organizations from the
front to the rear.
Strange sights were observed behind
the allied lines. Mingling in the roads
with the rushing traffic Of war were
French women and children, who sal
atop two-wheeled wagons, fleeing from
newly shelled homes. Americans and
French flags, put in celebration of Bas
tile day, were still displayed every
where in the rearmost villages. Women
and children took the American flags
from their windows and waved then
as American ambulances passed.
In the hospitals, not far from the
front, American doctors and nurses
untiringly, despite the fact that they
were under almost constant fire from
the enemy's long range guns.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16
THE WAR IN BRIEF.

The new German drive-the firth
phase Of the enemy's west front often
sive-was checked within a few hours
Starting at daybreak yesterday, the
Germans advance was stopped at mid
day. From than on the allies apparently
assumed the initiative on most parts of
the fifty-mile front, pushing the enemy
back by counter attack.
Completely halted in their initial
rush, the German command called off its
infantry in the evening and the attacks
had not been renewed up to 10 O'Clock
this morning. A composite report OF
yesterdays fighting shows the follow
ing:
The Americans holding the allied left
wing threw the Germans back across the
Marne after the enemy had advanced
about three miles south of the river.
Between 1000 and 1900 Germans west
capturen, including an entire brigade
staff.
Farther to the left, minor German
attack was met by the Americans west
of Chateau-Thierry and completely re-
pulsed.
Another secondary enemy operation
still farther to the left, in the ourcq
river region, was stopped by French ar.
tillery fire.
On the allied right wing another Am.
erican force (probably to the northeast
ward Of Hurlus) broke up wave after
wave of German infantry and refused
to yield an inch OF territory.
Along the Marne, to the right of the
Americans, between .Passy- Sur -Marne
and Mareuil-Le-P Port-a front of about
eight miles-the Germans evidently pro.
gressed as far as st. Agnan and La Cha
pelle-Monthodon, four miles south of
the river and still maintain large Dor.
tion Of their gains.
Between the Marne and Rheims, the
enemy advanced an average depth of
three miles from Chattillon- Sur Marine
northeastward to Bligny, penetrating
the villages of Velval and Pourcy.
| East Of Rheims the Germans pro-
gressed on two sectors Between Prunay
seven miles southeast of Rheims, and
the Suippe river, 16 miles east of
Rheims, they advanced to Prosnes, a
penetration Of four miles. Further
eastward the Germans advanced to
Souain and Petreths-L Les Hurluss a pen
| ptratinn nf txrra ,1,f1ou
The only phase of the German at
tack that can be regarded as having
accomplished any degree of success is
the progress of the "nut-cracker'' at
Rheims. The advance to tht east and
west Of the city now places Rheim at
the tip of salient 12 miles across it's
base and eight miles deep.
Epernay. described by some authori-
ties as the immediate geographical OBJ
jective of the German drive is on the
south bank of the Marne fourteen miles
south of Rheims and twenty five miles
east of ChsteauThierry.
In driving the Germans back across
the Marne yesterday afternoon the AM
ericans cleared the enemy entirely from
the south bank recapturing the towns
Of Fossoy Mezy Crezancy and Courte
mont.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16
HoSPITA LBoMBARDED.

Paris, July 16.-German air raiders
last night bombed an American Red
Cross hospital at Jouy, killing two men
and injuring nine personsy including
Miss Jane Jeffrey.
The hospital was fill Of wounded
and operations were proceeding when
the attack began. Physicians and nur.
ses never halted their work. Three
tents were destroyed. y
East Cf Chalons Red Cross workers
searched all night long for wounded
any many were sent back to the hos
pita1s.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16
CASUALTY LIST
CARRIES UNUSUAL
NUMBER OF NAMES
General Pershing Reports
One Hundred and Two
Fourteen Killed IN
Actin.

Washington, July 16s-General Per
shing reported 102 casualties, divided
as follows:
Killed in action IA; died of wounds
s; died of disease, 3; died of accident
and other causes, /; wounded severely
SO; missing in action, 22; prisoners, l.
Killed in action:
Sergeants j. W. Hanley, Newark, N.
j.
J. Mannis, Centerville, N. Y.
COrporals +. H. Ceilings, Edmond, Okla.
D. A. Fuller, Geraldine, Mont.
F. H. Raidt, Wellston, Okla.
Privates Louis Bruno, Syracuse, N. Y
+. j. Pagan, Washington, D. G.
A. E. Hutchinson, Gregory, s. D.
+. S. Knowlton, Bradley, Me.
q. T. Many, Newburgh, N. Y.
A. Mensuratii, Praci, Italy.
M. Runconieh, ossdro, Austria.
G. Turcotte, Fall River, Mass.
Vernon Wymer, North Baltimore
Ohio.
Died of wounds:
Sergeant +. E. Roderick, South Bend
Ind.
Corporal W. G. Storch, New York.
Privates D. Patterson, McConnesville,
Ohio.
L. G. Rocha, Los Angeles, Cal.
T. A. Smith, Zephyr, Texas.
L. E. Smith, Pineville, La.
G. +. Snyder, Continental, Ohio.
A. e. Winslow, Rocklond, Nc.
Died Of disease:
Privates l.. Hamton. Mathews, s. G.
R. Perry, Cushing, Okla.
B. M. Sponsky, Bakerton, Pa.
Died from accident and other causes:
Private M. j. Ward, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Wounded severely included:
sergeants G. D. Grigsby, Lookeba
Okla.
L. M. Gaudren, Bushton, Kan.
l.. Huebner, Bushton, Kan.
II. II. Miller, Raymond, III.
X. V. West, Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
Privates F. R. Davidson, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
+. H. Frankebergsr, Parsons, Kans.
P. 1. Penteli, Warren, Ohio.
W. M. Thorne, Detroit, Mich.
j. A. Troy, East st. Louis, Ill.
II. W. Welch, Chelsea, Mich.
Missing inaction included;
Sergeants R. d. Studebaker, Robert,
Ore.
John Schwartz, Louisville, Ky.
COrporals M. Il. Anderson, Womels
dorf, Pa.
H. E. Chambers, Des Moines, Iowa.
A. 7. Rowley, Pleasant Hill, Ill.
j. 3. Smith, Lyons, Iowa.
Privates E. R. Beard, Rector, Ark.
v. Gaudian; Oakland, Cal.
j. W. Griffitts, Charleston, w. Va.
0, II. Jones, Lyons, Mich
G. M. Law, Rolette, N. D.
+. W. McEnany, Vancouver, Wash.
J. A. McInnis Eau Claire, Wis.
j. d. Matchett, Glenwood, Iowa.
H. G. Nieuhaus, Grand Rapids, Mich.
H. F. Fererrt, Pittsburg, Pa.
L. Sabatinno, Amber, Pa.
G. Skillicorn, Chicago.
W. Skrouski, Wheeling, w. Va.
II. Steele, Chanute, Kan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16
HUNS RECEIVE SERIOUS CHECK
By j. W. T. Mason.
UNITED Press War Expert.) J

Omitted Press War Expert
New York, July 16.-Von Hindenburg
has received the most serious check of
the year and has failed to draw General
Foch s reserves away from the defenses
of Paris and the channel ports to the
eastern side of the Aisne-Marne wedge
Some slight German gains have been
registered but the inability Of Won
Hindenburg to advance at crucial points
has been particularly noticeable in the
three sectors held by American troops.
North of Chateau-Thierry, south of the
Marine opposite the Jaulgonne bend, and
east of Rheims, are the principal sectors
where decisive checks have been admin.
istered to Won Hindenburg. In each
ease American participation in the
fighting was the decisive influence.
To the east Of the American area
south of the Marne, the Germans have
extended their front slightly, but the
effect Of this purely local success has
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16
NEW WHEAT ARRIVES.

Portland, Ore, July 16.-The first car
load of new crop wheat arrived today
It was Turkey red from Arlington, av-
eraging sixty pounds to the bushel. This
is said to indicate an unusually good
crop, and is the result Of better crop
weather during the past few days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16
ITALIAN PRISONERS ESCAPE

Rome, July 16.-Three hundred pris-
oners who escaped from Hungarian
concentration camp into Rumania, were
given the heartiest welcome accord
ing to dispatches reaching here.
Among the men escaping was an ar
my priest, who was stark naked. He
clothed himself with a bishops robe,
which was purchased for 800 froncs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16

A young girl with a natural finish
attracted attention on tn streets here
t'day. Some families need tent wors n
they need home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16
PRESIDENT TO SIGN WIRE BILL.

Washington, July 16.-President viii
son is expected 20 sign the wire control
resolution lat9 today or tomorrow and
announcement that direction of the ma
tion s lines is to be in the hands of
Postmaster General Burleson is expected
10 follow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-16

A friend suggests that if the kaiser
and his six sons are wise they will buy
a few Liberty bonds and lay them aside
against an unreighny day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03

retroactive and those who have
! paid their tax can not have it re-
mitted.
Commissioner Carter brought up
the subject of vacating b street,
northwest, to allow the Santa Fc
to build an express office on the
north side of Broadway, and this
brought on a discussion lasting
more than an hour. Opening
Broadway is an enduring PROPOSE
ton before the mayor and commits
sionerS. Some time ago an ordi-
nance was prepared vacdting a part
of b street and in this action it was
expected to have the Santa Fe rec
ognize the existence of Broadway
across its tracks, something it has
never admitted, and when the ordi-
nance was read it made no mention
OF Broadway. The ordinance wa,
placed upon its passage and failed
i I
was proposed that in case the de
sired part of b street was vacated
that the railway company would
keep a paSsageway of ten feet open
on the west side for all time. Thi,
had been agreed to- it was stated. in
a letter from Judge Hays, but the
railway company wanted tie title
to all the ground and to give the
city, as It were, an easement only.
lhe question was called up at this
time by reason OF the fact that a
case pending in the upper courts
comes on for hearing in a day or
two. City Attorney Bass asked that
other counsel be employed in the
case. The mayor said the city at
torney should be employed and that
the commissioners should select him.
This the commissioners refused to
do. City Attorney Bass said he de-
manded it, and that he would not
try the case unless some ot'or at
torney was engaged in it. There
had been, at one time, an attor-
ney employed by the property own
erS to assist the city attorney but
he, Tor some reason. withdrew from
the case. No action was taken but
the question in litigation in this
case involves, in way, the open
ing OF broadway across the tracks
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
BIDS FOR WATER
BONDS REJECTED
COMMISSION TO GIVE PROS
PECTIVE PURCHASERS AN
OTHER CHANCE.

The bonds recently voted by the
taxpayers of Ardmore. at a recent
election, have not been sold. Bids
for the entire issue were opened at
the meeting OF the mayor and the
commissioners last night. There
were only two bids and both were
rejected. The bonds are, as fol-
lows: For additional water supply,
5OO,OOO; for water main extern
sions, 100000; for sanitary sew
ers. $4,000; for incinerating plant.
$4,000, a total of $4,000.
The bids received were from R.
!. Edwards, who was represented
by c. c. Roberts, and the First Ma
tional Bank of Ardmore, signed by
D. Lacy, president.
X. Edwards offered to take the
entire issue at par and accrued in
terest and agreed within ten days
after delivery OF the bonds to give
to the city certificates Of deposit,
in a solvent bank, as follows: 500
600 due in six months; 100000 due
in II months; 100000, due in Is
months; 100000, due in "a months.
and 100000, due in 80 months, all
drawing the legal rate OF interest;
that the city may cash said certifi-
Gates OF deposit at any time by Civ
ing ten days notice and allowing
discount of 3 Is per cent.
The bid of the First National
Bank was that it would take the en-
tire issue OF bonds at par and ac-
crued interest to date Of payment;
paymen to be made in a bank to be
designated by the bidder and in
manner satisfactory to and to be
agreed to by the city. A letter ac-
companied this bid, stating that the
bid was submitted in the form of
an agreement and in duplicate and
IN case the bid was accepted the city
was requested to sign one copy and
retain the other.
In addition to Mr.. Roberts, rep
resenting X. J. Edwards, there were
representatives of three other bond
buying concerns present. These
had submitted no bids. AIayor Rob-
erts asked them if they wanted 20
bid. One OF them said he had un-
derstood that only par and accrued
interest bids would be considered.
he mayor told him that was cor
rect. He said neither of the bids
SO made was par and accrued in
terest bid and that no one could
make such bid with the condition
OF the market as it is. The bond
men were then asked to retire to
the mayors office while the mavor
and commissioners considered the
bids.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
POTATO FLOUR IS
EASILY MADE
Ezra Meeker, Pioneer Oregon Trail
Marker, Has for Years Been
Manufacturing and Selling 1t.

|
Detroit Free Press The pioneer
marker OF the old Oregon trail
Ezra Meeker, is not satisfied witt
the laurels he obtained in the earli-
er days and he is now again serv-
ing his country by pioneering ir
the manufacture of potato flour.
Potato flour is not a new prod
uct to Mr.. Meeker, for he manu-
factured this product for the Alaska
trade years ago. Mr.. Meeker re-
Gently stated that plant for hand
ling potatoes can be constructed for
few hundred dollars from ma
terial obtainable anywhere in his
section, which is in the extreme
Northwest.
"A ton of potatoes" says Mr..
Meeker, will produce 500 pounds
OF flour" The process he describes
is simple and inexpensive. First
the potatoes are washed clean and
then sliced with the peelings on and
dropped Immediately into clean wa
ter to prevent discoloration and to
rinse them; then as soon as prac-
ticable they are either par-boiled or
steamed from eight to ten minutes
long enough to cook the starch
when the slices lose their opaque
appearance and become transpar-
ent. The cooked slices are then
transferred to a drier and for the
first few hours subjected to a cur
rent OF hot air not greater than
10 degrees Fahrenheit, after which
the temperature is gradually in
creased to lI0 degrees, but no great
er. The drying process is contin-
ued until the slices are brittle,
though it is immaterial if few here
and there are not thoroughly dried.
When taken off the kiln, the dried
product is placed in a compact pile
in dryroom and handled over daily
for three or four days until the pile
'evens up" after which they are
ready for the mill to grind them
into potato meal or flour.
a revolving washer-a long box
partially submerged in a pile Of wa
ier-can be cheaply built to easily
wash ton of potatoes an hour. An
ordinary root cutter, which may be
purchased for $50 or less. will an
'wer TO slice the potatoes. but it
; likely that more desirable ma
,hine for slicing them may be found
'n the market. The average mill
will cost from $50 to SIPS and up.
'ut at present cannot be obtained
IN short notice.
Mr.. Meeker mentions one pota-
o-flour plant at Yakima. Wash.
hat is producing 25 to 80 barrels
# flour a day. In April this flour
vas selling for S2l barrel !.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
Total of 1,O|9,|I5 Fighting
Americans Haze Landed In
France Baker Tells Wilson

Washington, July 5-American
troops sent overseas numbered l.
Ol9,ll5 July /.
This was made known last night
by President Wilson, who gave the
public a letter from Secretary Bak-
er disclosing record OF achieve
ment which the president said must
cause universal satisfaction and
which will give additional zest to
our national celebration OF the
Fourth OF July"
The first unitS-non-c -combatant-
left American shores May s, 1917.
General Pershing followed twelve
days later and at the end of the
month l,7lS men had started for
France.
June saw this number increase by
l2,26l, and thereafter khaki-clad
crusaders from the western repub-
lie sent overseas steadily until ap-
proximately 100000 had departed
when the great German thrust be-
gan last March.
The March sailngs OF 1881 were
increased in April to ll7,2l2. May
saw another 244,345 men embark
and last month 276,372 were sent
away, making a total for three
months of 637, ,929. This, Secretary
Baker said later, put the troop
movement six months ahead of the
original program.
Thirty Divisions Abroad.
Substantially, thirty divisions are
now in France ready to meet what
ever move the German staff has in
preparation.
Some of these divisions already
have been formed into the first field
army under Major General Liggett,
Others are holding trench sectors at
important points along the battle
line and still others have been brok-
EN- up and brigaded with the French
and British troops.
And SO when the German thrust
comes, the Americans will be called
upon to play no small part in meet
ing it.
Secretary Baker wrote the presi-
d;"t lnat the supplies and equip
ment in France for the million men
who have gone is shown by latest
reports to be adequate and added
that the output of our war indus
tries in the country is showing
marked Improvement in virtually all
lines OF necessary equipment and
supply"
Secretary Bakers Letter.
81 have today received the follow
ing letter from the secrtary of war
which seems to me to contain in
formation that will be so satisfac-
tory to the country that its publ
cation will be welcomed and will
give additional zest to our national
celebration of the Fourth of July:
'"WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington, July, 1918.
MY dead Mr.. President:
"More than one million Amer-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
Military.

Tit-Bits An army officers wife
wrote to a X. A. NJ. c. officer, say
ing her child was suffering during
teething. She addressed the letter
Doctor Brown The recipient re-
turned it with the remark that he
should be addressed Brigade Sur
geon Lieutenant Colonel Brown. F"
Whereupon the lady wrote back:
Dear Brigade Surgeon Lieuten-
ant Colonel Brown: | am sorry
about mistake.-Yours, May Jones.
"P. S.-Please bring your sword
to lance baby'S gums.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03

can soldiers have sailed from the
ports in this country to participate
in the war in France. In reporting
this fact to you, feel you will be
interested in data showing the prog
ress OF our overseas military effort.
"'The first ship carrying military
personnel sailed May 8. 1917, having
on board base hospital No. 4 and
members OF the reserve nurses
corps.
80 General Pershing and his staff
sailed on May 20 1917. The en-
barkations in the months from Nav.
1917, to and including June, 1918,
are as follows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
BEAUTY HINTS
FOR YOUR HAIR
HOW TO PREVENT 1T FROM
GROWING GRAY.

There is no occasion for YOU to
look unattractive or prematurely old
because OF gray, streaked with gray,
white or faded hair. Don't let this
condition with its look of age rob
YOU of your youthful beauty and
the wonderful opportunities which
life offers. No matter how gray,
prematurely gray, lusterless or fad
ed your hair might be. lie Creole"
Hair Dressing will relieve the color
glands OF nature-promote a healthy
condition of the hair and scalp
and cause all OF your gray or faded
hair to become evenly dark. soft,
lustrous and beautiful. This prep
aration is not a dye, but an elc-
giant toilet requisite which is easily
applied by simply combing or brush
ing through the hair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
"LA CPEOLE" HAIR DRESSING

to prevent your hair from growing
gray anI to restore a beautiful dark
color to gray or faded hair. Sold
and guaranteed by all good drug
stores everywhere. or sent direct for
$l.2O by Van Vleet- Mansfield Drug
Co., Memphis, Tenn.-(Advt.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
Groceries and Markets
Open Until 10 A. M. Tomorrow

Paul 3. Smith, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, announces
that the groceries and markets will
remain open tomorrow morning un-
til 10 O'Clock and then close for
the remainder OF the day. He said
the employees and proprietors are
anxious to get away promptly at
that hour and request the people
to do all their shopping possible
this afternoon. All other places of
business will be closed all day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-03
Aggrepatinp


1.-The total number OF troops re-
turned from abroad, lost at sea and
casualties is S,l65, and of these, by
reason OF the superbly efficient pro-
lection the navy has given our trans
port system, only POI have been lost
at sea.
"'The supplied and equipment in
France for all troops sent is, by our
latest reports, adequate, and the out
put of our war industries in this
country is showing marked improve
ment in practically all lines of nee
essary equipment and supplies.
Respectfully yours,
NEWTON d. BAKER"
The Presidents Reply.
ITO which | replied:
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, July ?, 1918.
My dead Mr.. Secretary:
Your letter of July contains a
very significant piece of news and
an equally significant report OF the
forwarding of troops during the
past year to the other side of the
water. 1t is a record which | think
must cause universal satisfaction,
because the heart of the country is
unquestionably in this war and the
people of the United States rejoice
to see their force put faster and
faster into the great struggle which
IS destined to redeem the world.
Cordially and sincerely yours.
"WOODROW WILSON,,
Hon. Newton d. Baker,
Secretary of War