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The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
AMERICANS Drive on.
TAKE 1000 cAPTVES,
20 TOWNS, 80 BIG GUNS
High Lights of AdUance
By San1n1ies and French

Three hundred thousand fighting Yanks in battle.
thousand prisoners and thirty big guns captured.
Twenty towns taken by combined American French
forces.
Advance allied troops five miles a thirty
hve-mile front.
Fall of Scissors important ra CENTER captured by the
Germans in their May drive imminent
Absolute aerial supremacy of allies established in brilliant
air fights.
Berlin office admits throwing troops into line
in effort to stop the allied advance
First offensive by the allies since the Russian de-
bacle of late last year. 49,.
Tanks play big part in drive
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
ALLIES CLOSE TO SOLSSONS;
STILL SMASHING ON; ENEMY
ADIHTS USE OF RESER YES

With the American Army the Mane July 1S-Soers of and
America rushing petuouy forward all along the 25me their
smashing offensive between the Asne and Marne Berlin ad
officially tonight that German have had be thrown the
battle.
The French battling
forward down the slopes hills dominating the At point they
but mile away.
Twenty villages captured Four thou
sand prisoners and thirty guns taken.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
S. S. WESTOVER
TORPEDOED:
TEN MISSING
U. S. Supply Ship, East.
bound, Sunk; D. c. Man
Among Missing.

The United States supplyship West
over was torpedoed and sunk in
European waters on July IL Eighty
two Of the crew were saved and ten
have been reported missing
The westover was eastbound when
sunk.
Among those reported missing on
the supplyship westover is one man
well known in the District. Frank
Willard Hallows, of 3H Fourteenth
street southeast.
Worked In Navy Yard.
Hallows was a first-class ma chinist
and had only been in the service
three months, though he had been a
civilian employe in the Navy Yard
Haiiows was born In Mount Holly.
N. J., thirty years ago. He moved.
when a child, with his parents to
Congress Heights, here, and grew up
and attended the public schools of
Washington.
He leaves a wife and three children:
Frances. years old; Hazel. aged 8.
and Edward, who is 4. His parents
still live at Congress Heights.
The Navy Department report on the
sinking follows:
The Navy Department Is informed
that the U. 8. S. Westover was tor
pedoed and sunk in European
waters on July IL. Eighty-two of
the crew were saved.
The Missing.
Ten have been reported missing,
as follows:
Assistant Paymaster Robert Her
of kin, Mrs. Myrta J. Halstead, 227
N. Sycamore street, Lansing. Mich.
Ensign Ralph Dillingham; Cald-
Mrs. Lena S. Caldwell, 20 Runnels
street, woodsford. Me.
John Cole, mess attendant, third
class: father. Louis Jorden Cole,
Brentwood. Nd.
Bryan Deal, fireman, second class;
mother, Mrs. Ollie Leal, London.
Ind.
James Brown Estes, seaman. sec
ond class; mother. Mrs. Drucie B.
Estes, Hartwell. Ga.
Edward Lewis Griffin. fireman. third
class; mother. Mrs. Almira +. Griffin.
2OS2 Ellsworth street, Baltimore, Md
Harvey Harrison. fireman, second
class; mother, Mrs Dora Harrison,
Noblesville. Ind.
Frank Willard Hollows, chief ma
chinist's mate; wife, Mrs. Lucille HoI-
lows, 34 Fourteenth street southeast.
Washington, D. c.
Wilfred Joseph Serey. water ten
der; father. Jack Serey, Winchester
avenue. Ashmland. KY.
Austin Clyde Wilson, seaman;
father. George C. Wilson, 81 East
Twelfth street, Muncie, Ind.
The Westover was a supply ship of
about 5000 tons, 40 feet long, and
4-foot beam. She was eastbound
when torpedoed. $50.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19

U. 8. Troops Sweep Onward.
The news the President had received
and which so powerful affected him,
said that American troops, cooper
ating with the French, were last night
sweeping all before them in the great
est allied drive launched on the West
ern front since the British attack at
Cambria in the autumn Of 1917.
Latest reports to the War Depart
ment from Gen. Pershing declared
that the counter offensive, having at
tanned all objectives originally laid
down, was still in progress.
Secretary Baker issued the follow
ing statementf
THE War Department has received
from Gen. Pershing an official con-
firmation of tho opening of the coun-
ter offensive along the lines carried In
the newspaper dispatches. American
troops are participating, both as COM
plete divisions and as units In asso-
citation with the French.
81 Objeetives Attained.
'The first objectives seem every
where to have been attained. and
while no accurate count has been
made, II is clear that many prisoners
have been, taken and guns and other
war material captured.
Our Official reports also confirm
the fact that the American soldiers
advanced with the greatest dash and
gallantry, and were still advancing
when last heard from"
Approximately 100000 Americans are
understood to be engaged in the OPP
Grafton. both as shock troops and
as reserves and supply units.
Up to the time when gershing last
reported. thousands Of Germans had
been made prisoners. and more than
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
MORE LIGHTLESS NIGHTS.
Coal Shortage Next Winter to Make
White WAYS Dark.

It became known yesterday that de-
spite the great efforts being put forth
by the American coal miners. the
scarcity Of coal next winter will force
the Fuel Administration to again en-
force lightless nights. It Is understood
usat the regulations now being formu-
lated win be even more drastic than
those which early TIT wear cast
blight upon the j. gay white ways Of
Ansricais larger citiez
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
DR.. ACHESON BROWNS
In OLD c. & O. CANAL
Had Been Under Observation After
Breakdown Last Year.

DR.. Harry w. Acheson, of 2532 y
street northwest. was drowned yes
terday in the c. & o. canal. DIR.
Acheson had been under observation
at the Georgetown University Hospi-
tai for some time, having had q conn
plete nervous breakdown last year.
Wednesday morning he wandered
away from the hospital, and later in
the day a boatman on the canal
found his body floating in the water.
An inquest will be held today.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19

Enemy Grows suspicious.
Not until two minutes before the
infantry attack did the gunfire set in.
By this time the enemy was plainly
suspicious. He acled on all his bat
teries for q barrage, but the allied
counter batteries now awoke and
within another minute the artillery
leaped suddenly into action and s1fled
the Krupps-
French and American storm troops
advanced 100 yards every minute un-
der a creeping barrage. When the
rain ceased. low-flying airplanes took
a hand in the battle, doing mnifold
sesvice both to the attacking infantry
and artillery.
American units, sandwiched with
the French at the northern end OF the
attack just south of the Aisne, Kept
pace with the crack French DIVISIONS
in reaching the successive sobtectfves-
French Marines There.
As soon as the forefield positions
had been stormed. insuring that field
gun and machine gun nests were no
longer a menace, the supebr French
marines swept into action. Lancers
and draeeons outstripped the tanks
and caught up with the French and
British arrnored automobiles. armed
with machine guns and one-opunders
and thrusting deeply into the enemy
lines.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
AMERICAN AND FRENCH TROOPS
NEARING CHATEAU THIERRY

With the. Americans on the Marine, July
IS-The Americans are nearing Chateau
Thierry high road. French cavalry already
has passed it. -
The French have stormed the heights
dominating Scissors and have crossed to the
north bank of the Aisne west of Scissors
American units have reached Ploisey and
Vierzey.
One of the American units captured 1900
prisoners. Another took 1000 prisoners.
The entire German front between the Aisne
and Marne is in danger of caving in.
The depth of the Franco-American advance
exceeded five miles early tonight.
The position of Rheims has been rendered
more precarous by new German progress
southwest of the Cathedral City. However
the Franco-American smash against the Ger
man right flank is so powerful and continuous
that prompt relief of the hard-pressed allied
Rheims front seems inevitable.
MOST COSTLY SURPRISE YET
The FrancOAmercan smash into the German SOissOnsarne
flank today the biggest and powerful and costly surprise that
has been dealt the Germans any time in this
The customary preliminary bombardment dispensed with
surprise Throughout the night American patrols busy
all along this 'front.' making raids Never have been
off the slightest German No Mans Land that baages
and raids could prevent enemy learning of preparations
All night long troops shifted and fro and the mufd
noise of the preparations for the big show keyed the Yankee spirit
to greater battle fever.
Tanks played of the winning roles in the great attack
certain number of mechanics assigned sh division
Especially cutting the enemys baIbed belt did the tank,
nJ.r and tell
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19

be Judged from the fact that in
Vulnerable prisoners were sleeping In
their dugouts when they were cap
tured.
Foch's offensive 10 similar to the
counter-attack on the Marns I'm Ina
The allied generalissimo struck al
moment when the enemy was ex-
hausted by his effort
Pivoting upon Chateau ThierTy, the
Franco-American troops struck be-
tween the Marine and the Aisne.
threatening all Of the enemy's recent
gains, as success IN this aiied drive
would necessitste the relinouishment
by the Germans Of AL the territory
between south Of the Marne and
Rheims. =
shoot Down Balloons.
French and American sviators shot
down the German sausage balloon.
whenever these observing machines
were hoisted. With daylight the
bombing machines made their appear
ance, dropping tons upon tons. OF pro
jectiles. disorganizing the enem-1
transport and hampering the =
riedly rpshed-Ip reinforoements,
The French artillery cut tn i'm
portant Fere-en-Tardenois 2 lway.
Armored automobiles dashed lies In
side the enemy lines. hurting murder
'ous volleys Of machine gun Ire into
the fleld crap ranks. while cavalry
oosrrlNuEp on PACE Two
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19
GERMAN FOOD
FOR AUSTRIA
NOW CUT OFF
Dispatch Says Austria Will
Now Be Expected to
Sustain Himself.
UNREST STILL GROWS
Mass Meeting Of Protesting
Workers So Large 1t Is
Split in Two.

London. July JS.-Germany's supply
of food to AuEtria ended on Mon
day. according to the Stuttgart Neues-
Tagblatt. says Central News dis
patch. Bad weather and other diff
fcuIties are ssid to be the cause.
Austria will be expected to support
hsrself hereafter. All her hopes Of
food aid from Germany are blasted.
/ Food prices I'm the dual kingdom
are now at the highest they have
reached during the war. Dispatches
indicate that hr ndreds and thousands
Of the Austro Huns srian lower classes
are in imminent danger of starva-
ton. Only tire immensely rich can
afford to pay the extortionate prices
aaked for even the necessities Of life.
with the Gs-r5an supply Of food
for Austria gone. conditions. 1t IL
realized In tie central empire, viii
Eew unbearaoIc
Conditions Getting Worse.
London, July ls-(By British wire,
lsss seFriee,-Th condition OF unrest
among the, people Of the dual mon
archy Is becoming steadily wore. One
indication OF the state OF popular feel
lAh ATucllCE zIcituu6.
"At q mass meeting Of railway
workers on Friday last the attendance
was so large that an overflow meet
ing had to be held. Ten deputies
weer present (the report is censored
here). Deputy Heine warned the gov
ernment against the militarizing Of
railway workers. Another deputy said
the government promises were mad
quate.
Two engine drivers declared that
engine drivers almost fell off their
engines from starvation. The woman
chairman of the Austrian railway
workers committee on kitchens de-
scribed the distress Of railway work.
ers' families and asserted that chill
dren were dying Of consumption in in
creasing numbers.
"A resolution was adopted stating
that the railway workers rejected re-
sponsibility for consequences IL the
government did not decide to give ef-
fectual help"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19

CONTINUED ON PAGE NM
The Washington herald., 1918-07-19

CoNTlNuED on PAGE rwo.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-04
ENEMY 2-SEATED
PLANE BAGGED BY
j. s. LIEUTENANT
'uv MORNING ,ooss.l SPECIAL eAsso w,ss,

'sy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIRsl
With the American Army in France,
June Thy the Associated Press -
Lieut. sumner Sewall of Bath, Me-, to-
day shot down an enemy two-seated
airplane inside the American lines
northwest of Toul after a thrilling
fight in which six German and three
American planes participated.
Ono of the American patrol flights
was intercepted and attacked. After
fifteen minutes the machine guns
ratified and many soldiers on the
ground stood and watched the maneu-
vers of the aircraft. They saw one
enemy leave the formation and an
American chaser pounce upon 1t. Both
aviators were firing. The American
machine was hit twice, but was not
damaged. The American pilot is GER
tain he hit the German, which then
started to retreat.
1t was here that Lieutenant Sewall
dashed into the fray. He fought
down the German from 5000 meters
to 200 meters and finally brought it
down in a field.
What remained of the enemy plane
was taken to Toul and set up in the
square of the town on exhibition.
In three other flights today Ger
man machines were driven off. In
this fighting the American pilots be-
lieve they got at least one enemy BIZ
plane.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-04
FRENCH

Paris, June 3.-The battle In
France was resumed with great in
tensity during the night and in the
course of the day, according to the
war office announcement this evening
The Germans, with fresh troops, at
tackled between the Oise and the
Ourcq with redoublcd violence.
The Germans have been checked
west Of Soissons," continues the state
ment. I'VE recaptured Faverolles. In
the region south of Ville- En- -Tarde
nois the Franco British troops main
tanned all their gains north OF
Champla.
"For the fifth time we have recap
tured Mount Choisy. All the enemys
attempts between the Disc and the
Aisne. notably north of Moulin-Souh-
Touvent and Vingre failed.
Between the Aisne and the OurcG
the Germans made desperate efforts
to penetrate the Villers- Cotterets
front from the north and east. our
troops heroically sustained the shock
of the enemy attacks and broke their
advance, infllcting sanguinary losses
on them
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-04
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
GERMAN


Berlin June 3 (via London) To
days German official statement reads:
Tor the relief of French and Eng
lish army corps. which have been cut
up by our attacks, and for the sup
port of divisions which up to the pres
ent have been sent into the battle
field as quickly as possible from
neighboring armies and which thus
have been strongly thinned out, fresh
French units from far distant fronts
have entered into the battle.
ITO the north of the Aisne they
have tried in vain to hold the posi-
tons which had been assigned to
them. In hard trench fighting we
drove them back toward Moulin Sous
Touvent St. Christopher and Ningre.
"Chadun, southwest of Scissors, has
been captured. In an attack we
pushed forward across the Savierres
territory as far as the eastern border
OF the woods around Villers-C Cotterets.
South of the Ourcq the enemy de-
livered violent counters attacks. They
were repulsed with sanguinary losses.
We captured Belin, beyond Cour-
chapms and Monthiers. and took the
heights to the west of Chateau
Thierry.
"On the Marnc, between the Marne
and Rheims, the situation Is un-
changed
Enemy roads leading toward the
battle fields which were strongly
congested by movements of troops,
were successfully attacked by bomb
ing squadron We shot down thirty
one airplanes"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-04
ALLIES BELIEVE.
HUN HAS REACHED
END OF HIS RUSH
-~ So-r,ns ,ourn. . SPECIAL LEASED ms.l

With tho French Army in France,
June S.--The allied troops feel that
the enemy has reached the virtual
end of his rush. Ground is now given
up only when the allied commanders
consider it useless to hold it and when
combats occur they are fought on a
much more equal basis than hereto
fore
The troops have never lost conf
dence, even in the most serious NOM
snts of their retirement, in their abil-
ity to prevent breach in the line and
now with British and French rein
forcements arriving rapidly. the NOR
ale Of the allied armies is higher than
ever.
Throughout Sunday series Of at
tacks and counter attacks brought into
action large bodies of troops all
about the villages forming sort of
line along the borders of the forest of
Villers-Cotterets The possession of
these villages is of the utmost import
ance for future developments.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-04

New York, June 3.-ScoreS of
United States warships were ranging
the waters off the north Atlantic coast
tonight in search of the German sub
marines which made their long ex-
pected attack on American shipping
in home waters late yesterday after
noon.
While the details of naval opera
ations were withheld il is known that
destroyers, fleets OF submarine chasers
and other vessels are flashing their
searchlights tonight over the waters
along the coast and far out at sea
from Maine to Florida.
Hydro-airplanes and airplanes arose
like flocks of huge birds from every
naval station along the Atlantic coast
when the warning was flashed to
them and soon were scouting over the
waters where ii was believed subma-
rines would be most likely 70 be lurk-
ing. Foreign aviators and American
students as well as the regular Ameri-
can flyers eagerly volunteered for
service.
More than a hundred airplanes and
dirigihle balloons left Hazeihurst avi-
alton field alone on scout duty. Nearly
all the aircraft were manned by regu-
lar army aviators. They circled over
Long Island sound and off the At
lantic from Sandy Hook to the east
ern extremity of Long Island.
In their flights today the aircraft
were not armed but In a short time
they will be equipped with bomb
dropping mechanism and machine
guns. The machines pressed into
natrol service today had been used
for training purposes.
The only way of hearing from the
vessels in peril was by the flash of
their wireless Even If S. o. s. calls
were received nothing could be done
by their sister ships except to wait,
for, following tho stern and heart
breaking rule of the men in the Ger
man submarine campaign, no mer-
chant vessel could aid through fear of
their own destruction. But it was
known that the alert wireless opera
tors of the American navy would pick
the calls and that destroyers or other
war craft would steam full speed to
tho rescue.
The Clyde line officials were wor-
ried tonight about the safety of the
steamship Mohawk of that line, which
left Charleston yesterday afternoon
with approximately $50 passengers.
No word has been received from her
to-day and it was considered possible
she might have been in the path of
enemy submarines.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-04
New York Porto Rico Steamer
Destroyed on Sunday About
1925 Miles Southeast of
Sandy Hook By German Sub
NO LIVES HAVE BEEN
LOST FAR AS KNOWN
Total Number of Vessels Lost
Now Known to Be Nine, But
There Have Been no Casual
ties According to Reports.


new york. June 9.-Nlne American
NcSseis were known tonlsnt 10 nave
peen sunk by German submarines off
the horth Aoahuc coast since May 20.
Inc lafBest TO fall prey to the RAD
ers, Whlch are seeking to prevent the
sdiiins OF transports with troops Tor
me pattle tlelds OF France was the
New YORK ana Porto Rico liner Car
oilna OF s,eoo tons which was attacked
sunday nlsnt ABOUT 10 miles south
east OF SANDY HOOK. me fate OF her
2ZO passengers ana crew OF l3o VINO
TOOK to the boats when shells began
10 fall ABOUT the vessel was unknown
iate tonight put there was nope they
had peeh picked up py some passing
snip or would reach shore sately IN
the small poats. MOI NE was loSt
IN the slnklngs OF the othef shlps, ac-
cordlns 70 the iate reports tohisht'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-04
ENGLISH

London, June 9.-"Tonights crort
is the most hopful since the becin-
ming of the battle; for the first time
since last Monday it can ba said that
tho enenv gained no ground during
the Gav. says Reuters correspondent
"tih the | rench headquarters IN
France.
'On his westward-facing front in
the direction of Paris where attack
and counter-attaek followed with
quick succession until late in the af-
ternoon the Germans gains were at
least counter-balanced by French
gains.
in the center the enemy has ex-
tended his front along the north bank
Of the Marine which is still bounded
by the town of Chateau Thierry,
which was evuated some days ago.
and yerneuil."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-04
EXTRA SESSION
IN ARIZONA TO
END THIS WEEK

PhoeniXn Ariz., June 3..-The legis-
lature made rapid progress today with
essential measures SO that prediction
was warranted that the special ses-
sion might end with the week. The
senate passed the Ctaypool council of
defense bin so amended as to curtail
the governors power of appointment
of the members He may make ap-
ponitments of one member from each
county but il cannot be effective
without the advice and consent of the
board of the supervisors of the coun-
ty in which the appoietee lives
The house made headway with the
bill extending the franchise to citi-
zens of Arizona in the military SER
vice outside the state. II will prob
ably be passed tomorrow.
1t was for these two purposes that
the special session was called. Various
other so-caled war measures are
pending, but among them, bills
guarding the civil rights of soldiers
One of them is not ready for final
action.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-04
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
WILL BE CURTAlLED

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIRsl
Washington, June 3.-Petrolueum
asphalt or tar products wanted for the
construction, maintainance or recon-
structon of roads will be delivered
only after approval Of the application
by a special committee representing
the fuel administration of the public
roads section of the department of
agriculture.
State highway departm ents first
will pass on the applications, which
then will be submitted to the federal
agency for determination.