Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-07
Attempt TO Dislod odge Ameri-
cans and French at
Bfidg geheads Fails.
BAD WEATHER NOW
HAMPERING ALLIES.
German Losses During Allied Often
siss Amount 10 5000 Prisoners and
7o'l Guns Z Observers Disaars.s as to
prebeblsT Move by osrmans-May
st-iks pritieh Line. and British
Eliot simulta sously.
rBy he Associated Press. /

y & 10y Hol ASeOCldIeu fTeSS.t ~ s
Artillery dueis end patrol actions
eontlnqs on the vssls froat while
The alilss and Germans make
ready for further operations. In
i oieations point TO the rssumption
ef fighting on this line within q few
hsiuro., &, ss
Whether thc crown prince will
3 attempt q. definite stand between
tie Vssle and the Aisns il not vet
eielrS buk Il seams apparent he 10
pl.eparinu for farther efforts TO
clseek the allied advance. HE
a sdium caIibsr guns ars bernhard 3
if9 the aaliisd positions southwsst
ois the Vesls and he 10 makinu
s'srpna efforts 70 disIodge American
and French troops holding bridge
shsAds on the north bank. All hia
attemptA however; have failed.
Is Nsae expsctsd that several days
would elapoo ksfors the allies oeuld
prooSed with their advan aneA aere.e
So vesie. Dad weSther has haynp.
81 - akiena lajh II rsperted "a
SeAYs Altsn auain on ,tke battIe
1Htent Tuesday afternoon. "a &,
Whom ipfantry MI ~. !. 1la.a -.
EsNsn tn teree i prohabiy Will maks
4 new phaes In ths years nm.
l,aian. The Marns poekSt NJ. heen
':lsArsd Of the sssmy and the crown
prince defeated.
Premier cIsmsnceau announces.
Sshe 0srsnan- lossss included aY.0O0
prlsoners and 100 guns. rs
Interesting reports are received
from Paris concerning the future
plans OF the German hiuh conn
mand. Some observers there ae-.
sert ths G6rmans Will strike the
British front simultaneously win
an attack, by the German fleet on
British fleet. Another report /, that
the Germans will shorten ti.s1r line
on the western front Is aain man
power, the loss Of which they ara
Ersportsd to bs suffering ,eriou.iv
f6Ittsrnsss marks what f;nhfinn
there has been between soi.aon.
and Rheims.
ne Americans in Fisme. b.v.
pesn subjected TO heavy lombard.
msnt from cannon and maehin.
guns. West OF Fismss Tuesd.v .
German Battalion prepared "a -.
tack American bridge buiISsr, alonn
the vssls. The entire force : x..s
wiped out by American m.eh;rs
gunners. = 5, s "s :,
y Picardy the German. b.v.
struck back at the British. who
have been slowly improving their
lpositions astride tlie Somme. south.
OF Morlancourt the Germ an. recov.
cred the British advanced trench
lines along the Braye- i corbie. ro.d
Berlin says 100, prisoners were cap
tured, but the fighting CONTINUES.
and London reports the British re.
took the positions.
British troops at the apsx os th.
German salient in FIander. h.v.
pushed forward their outpost. sin
farther on front Of 1000 yards IA
the Paeut- wood. Prisonsrs were
CAPTURED by the British.
American troops in the Woevre
have repulsed two German raids.
On the remainder Of the western
front there has been no activity.
Heavy artillery duels are in bro
gress on the Italian mountain front
and in Macedonia.
Francs has honored tho allied
commander and victor in the pre..
.ent sSsnsivs by making him .
riarshaI OF France. 6snar.l En.L
is the second to gain this distinc-
tion in this war, Marshal Joffre
having reesived 1it for his victory
u the battle Of the Mnrne. General
Petain. the French c6mmandsr-in-
chief, has been given the military
medal by his government.