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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-28
WORK Is STARTED

Workmen have been busy for over
a week excavating for the foundation
walls for the pumping station which
is being erected opposite the Wash
ington school on East Superior street
On Tuesday Of this week the work Of
laying the concrete foundation was
started. and il is the intention OF the
city engineer to rush the work TO
completion just as quickly as possi-
bic. and the pumps installed, so that
the pure water from the wells may
be IN use at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-28
GETS EQUIPMENT

The Student Army Training Corps
at Alma college has received its
equipment. and the members are now
wearing their uniform, and drilling
with their own guns. The guns are
some that were at one time intended
for the Russian government.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-28
No Cause for Panic

Spanish influenza, it is agreed by
authorities, is La Grippe. the same
disease that has been epidemic for
centuries. The mortality from this
disease alone is very low. about one
death out Of four hundred cases, the
danger lies in complications, the
patients lowered resistance making
him easy prey for pneumonia and
bronchitis, which he is unable TO
throw Oft.
DR.. T. ]. Carney. Hcnlth ORcer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-28
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

The engagement of Miss Margaret
G.. Tubbs, daughter of Mrs. Seth
Tubbs Of Lansing, to Sergeant Fran
els NJ Shaefer of that city has been
announced. Miss Tubbs will be re-
membered as a former Alma young
lady.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-28
S10,40O.O(

Il has been stated that the cam
paign will be continued in the county
until the quota assigned to Cratic.
has been made, and solicitors are pre-
pairing 70 continue their work IN
some portions Of the county, and II
others the residents are being asked
10 volunteer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-28
TAKE OFF RESTRICTIONS

1t was announced by the Michigan
War Preparedness board the latter
part Of last week that the Federal
War Industries board had removed
all building restrictions, this action
coming within a few days after the
board had partially lifted the build
ing ban, by allowing the construction
of buildings up to $4,000 without n
permit.
1t is now possible to construct any
building without making application
for permission to build.
Victory Bread best by taste.-69-4c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-28

Victory Bread best by taste.-69-4c
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
WheatF FieldIsG
For u. S. Officers,
Victims of Germans
Col. Hamilton Smith Killed
by Machine Gun Fire
After Heroic Foray
lRu The Associated PrssaN


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AISNE- MARINE FRONT. Wednes-
day, July 24.-Colonel Hamilton Smith,
of the United States Army, died July
% within few hours after receiving
a machine gun wound below the heart
Colonel Smith was making observa-
tions after morning attack in an
ticlpation of improving the American
positions south of Scissors, near
MissyaT- -Bois.
Lieutenant Colonel Clark Elliott was
killed by machine gunfire in the same
sector while inspecting the American
front lines.
Major J. NJ McLoud was wounded
leans crossed the SoissonS Arras road
during the offensive. He was wound
ed in the left arm and in the left side
by machine gun bullets. but after re-
ceiving first aid he continued fighting.
He was killed soon afterward by
high explosive shell.
Soon after Majo McI.oud died Lieu
tenant James c. Lodar was killed by
machine gun fire near where McLoud
fell.
On different days the following cap
tains were killed by machine guns and
shells, all of them leading their men
when they fell: James A. Edgerton,
Julius A. Mood, Alfred R. Hamel. James
n. c. Richard and James H. Holmes.
Lieutenant Lodar. Captain Holmes
and Major McLoud were buried at
crossroads in a wheattield, two kilo-
metres southeast of Missy-au- Bois.
Colonel Smith was buried at Orry-la-
Vile. near Luzarches. and the other
officers were inferred on the spot
whore they died.
Colonel Smith was looking over the
edge of a mill, endeavoring to locate
the Germans. when he was struck. The
Americans already held their objective,
but Colonel Smith desired to improve
the position. He was in an outpost.
accom- panied byPrivate Charles Aug, of
Sacramento, Cal, who administered
first aid and called for assistance.
Becoming impatient, Aug suggested
dragging Colonel Smith back. but the
colonel said: THAT would be too much
Of chance for you, Aug, there is no
use of you exposing yourself. The
wound is not serious"
They finally reached farmhouse,
where American soldiers were shell
tered. The farmhouse was more than
200 yards from the spot where Colonel
Smith was wounded. The injury was
dressed at the farmhouse. but Colonel
Smith died on the way to a field hos-
pital
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Foch's Success Laid
To u. S. Troops by
Critics in Germany

AMSTERDAM, July 26.-It is no.
tceable that all German newspapers
speak of the recent operations as a
defensive BATTLE" and General Won
Ardenne credits General Foch with a
plan to extend his line northward, with
the object of attacking the Crown
Princes army in the rear as we'll as on
the flank. This, coupled with the diff
cult zigzag formation of the German
in the wooded wilderness to the south
west of Rheims, he says, makes a con-
centration of the German forces ad-
vlsable. The commentator goes on at
great length to explain to his German
readers that this means nothing seri-
Gus, and if any ground is yielded, it is,
CT course, enemy ground.
In "Vorwaerts'' Colonel Richard
Gaedke pays handsome tribute to
General Foch for profiting by past ex-
perience and gaining his end by
ed" Colonel Gaedke says, and he adds
what for a German is an astounding
admission, "mainly because the armed
assistance of the Americans proved ef-
fective
Tonnage and measures of safety at
sea seem to have been provided in suf-
fcient measure for the bringing of
hundreds of thousands of Americans
across the ocean," continues this
writer. "They have rapidly assimilated
the art of war. for war is a quick and
thorough trainer"
1t is incorrect to regard Fochs un-
dertaking only as measure for reliev-
ing his front under the German
pressure, Colonel GaedAe adds. 1t was,
rather, he declares, we'll prepared bid
for repaininp his freadOm Of oc+;on
The writer, however, maintains that
after the initial success the course of
Fochs onslaught was spent on the
third day, and that since that time he
has made no further progress in his
dash for Scissors. Thus he considers
that General Foch's counter offensive
has brought about no radical change in
the situation and remains a mere in
terlude in the great drama.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Crown Prince, Completely
on Defensive, Thought
Awaiting New Men
British Ready for
Dash by Rupprecht
Stormy Weather Interferes
With Allies in Pursuit
of Retreating Foe
By Arthur S. Draper

Especial Gable to The Trtbune}
Copyright. 1918. bu Ths Tribune Association
LONDON, July 26.-By steady
pressure, with occasional local con-
centrations, the Allies are squeezing
the Grown Prince, and his position
within the Marne salient has grown
more precarious. The chief progress
has been made south of the Ourcu,
where the Franco-American forces
have captured Oulchy-le-C Chateau
and drawn closer to Fere-en- -Tarde-
nols, the important crossroads depot.
Apparently Ludendorff considers
the situation more favorable than he
did a week ago when he made prep
arations to fall back on the Ardre
or the Vesle line. Though in the
present week the Franco American
forces have advanced approximately
six miles between scissors and Cha
teau Thierry, their progress has not
been SO rapid as to throw the Ger
man army into rout and force a
precipitate withdrawal from the
whole salient.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Germans Deceived
BY Allied Prisoners
Especial Gable to The Tribune)

Copyright, 1918, oy The Tribune Association,
LONDON, July 26-While German
deserters gave away the secret of the
LudendorfF offensive of July Is. the
Cologne Gazette" complains, Allied
soldiers taken prisoner convinced the
enemy that no counter offensive was
planned. This, with the great employ
ment of tanks, it says, produced Foch's
surprise of July 1S.
The work of the supreme army COM
mand must not be made more difficult
or even rendered vain by babbling at
home and at the front, as happened in
the case of the offensive which began
on July 49," says the newspaper "Sol-
diers Of the most varied grades com
peted with the civil population in the
streets and in railway carriages in an
nounclng quite loudly what each had
heard, and expert spies only needed to
keep their ears open to CLEAN important
hints.
"In addition came the statements of
perjuring deserters. The consequence
was that the enemy east of Rheims
avoided our blow, which could not be
fully carried out. On the other hand,
General Foch's great offensive was in
many respects a surprise, owing to the
view which statements of prisoners en-
gendered among many troop contin-
gents that no Entente attack was
planned on this front, and owing to the
mass employment Of tanks, which were
able to approach under cover afforded
by gralnfields.
Whether Foch thinks of continuing
his attacks on a still broader front,
perhaps as far as the Disc and Cham
pagne, time must show"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
360 Enemy Planes
Downed in z Weeks

WASffTNGTON, July 26.-An account
of the activities of the French air SER
vice obtained from authentic sources
to-day shows the suffering being in
ficted on the German army crowde d
into the Aisne- Marine salient. Tons of
bombs are being rained from the air
night ard day
During the period of the fist two
weeks OF June french ai,mea alone
dropped 600 tons of high explosives on
me GermaAs in inc trenches. on rest
hlllets. railway stations nif1 on muri-
ton works far back of the fighting
lines A total of 27,673 flights were
made for military purposes during tina t
time and more than 1000 combats oc
Cured in the air.
In this fighting 1919 German planes
were destroyed o. forced to lard in
French territory, and 161 others were
damaged and probably destroyed. max
ing a total of $50 enemy machines
brought down. against loss of 70 ma
chimes by the French. Twelve of the
French planes brought down were only
damaged.
In direct aid Of the army, the French
pilots and observers made 1,l59 pho
tographic scouting trips and took 49,
as snapshots of the enemy forces and
positions. They also took sos long
range flights. covering enemy territory
for hundreds of miles
Coupled with this French effort in
the Aisne salient to-day is the con-
corted work Of iritish and American
euna6rOnc
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Camp Upton Draft
Men Among Wounded

Private pietro Sattilc. Of t4l Union
street hrooklyn, wounded in action on
July IL. was drafted in February. and
AFTER n courec Of training at Camp
pton left for France with tho 30sth
infantry. Sattilc, who is TWENTY-FIVE
years old, is native of italy and has
neeh eitizen OF this country for three
wears. lie has three brothers serving
IN inc Italian army, and before he was
o'a'tcd wns employed rs n longshorc-
man by the French Steamship Line.
Private John G.. Amory. listed as
missing IN notion. lived with his par
snts at l3b East Sixty-nfth Street
INC family is said TO have closed up
NE mouse for the summer, leaving for
"Ipole, Mass, the latter part of June
.onspicuous in window on the first
moor is service flag bearing four
stars
Private Loyal A. Osborne. reported
hi'ied IN action, was twenty seven years
old. and was drafted last September.
oshornc lived with his aunt at 80 Union
Avenue, irvington. n. j. His great
great grandfather was bayonetted to
a'a'h py hessian during the Revolu-
uon uon at what is now Newtown Road and
Nhnton Avenue, lrvington. The young
mans father. Harry A. Osborne, lives
IN Piattsburgh, N. Y.
tAfONNE. N. j., July 26. Joseph
i'efant, contractor. l3 West Nine
.eenth street, has received word that
MS son, Michael, twenty-five years old,
was killed in action July 2. in France.
iefant's name so far has not appeared
on the casualty lists. He enlisted in
the 4Sth Infantry in June, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Paris Now Safe

But the Crown Prince is now CON-
pletely on the defensive. He no
longer threatens Paris. His whole
body of reserves is practically ex-
hausted. There is no military nour-
ishment in the bow-shaped salient
for the Germans, but if they with
draw they run the risk of damaging
themselves still further in the eyes
of the German people.
All the roads and railways within
the salient are under Allied artillery
fire, but not under their direct OBJ
servation. Had the French made
progress west of scissors disaster
would have overtaken the Grown
Prince, but here the Germans offered
their stiffest resistance, and from
their positions north of the Aisne
they are able to direct an enfilading
fire on the French, who have been
satisfied to shell scissors and the
enemy's bridge across the Aisne at
Missy, connecting the main rail
roads.
The question is still whether Lu-
dentlorff is resisting to gain time so
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
kaiser Kayl's Pets
Fail to Advance
I'm Flanders Rush
(By The Associated Press)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 26.-The German attack
this morning near Metercn had even
more disastrous results for the enemy
than was first believed. 1t proved a
complete failure.
1t appears that the Germans intended
to reach the GAIA Road, to the south
of Meteren, from which position they
could menace the town. Accordingly
they sent over two companies from each
regiment of the Twelfth division, which
has just replaced other troops who had
PEE been badly manled during the month.
Italy. One regiment wears special
"Kaiser Karl" shoulder straps, won
for its services in the Italian theatre
This regiment, however, will get no
decorations for the deeds it performed
to-day. Scotch troops met it and in
ficted heavy losses and prevented the
Germans from getting anywhere near
their objective. The Germans managed
to get one small outpost; that was all.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Washington Experts Look
for Decisive Battle From
Rheims to Sea
Expect Allies to Show
Hand in 2 or 3 Days
Entente Leader Possibly
Has Men Now to Risk
Battle of War"

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Behind the
apparent lull in the struggle around
the AisneMarne salient to-day, the
high command of the Allied and Ger
man armies may be setting the stage
for the decisive battle of the war In
that event, it seems more than likely
to observers here that the fourth an
niversary of the beginning Of the world
conflict will see flame of fighting
raging from cast Of Rheims to the
North Sea, but with the crucial con-
f1ict in progress somewhere just north
of the historic Marne, where the Ger
mans have twice tasted the bitterness
of defeat.
There is nothing as yet in unofficial
reports, however, nor in official ad-
vices so far as known, to show the
plan of General Foch. T'lckers of
fighting have occurred to the north
that may have more than local sig
nifcance behind them.
Situation Greatly Changed
There is some evidence of affecting
here that the time has not yet come
when a sufficie American army has
been assembled in France to warrant
passing definitely to offensive tactics.
1t was recalled to-day that General
March recently indicated to members
Of Congress that this was not to be
expected until later in the year.
The situation has changed greatly
at the front since then, however, and
only developments there will show
what decision has been made.
Officers here have watched the bat
tie of the last eight days closely for
it's wider signifcanc. At first it ap
peared that the fierce counter attack
launched by General Foch on the
western side Of the Aisne- Marnc sal
lent was intended only to offset the
German effort to encircle Rheims and
further exploit the menace toward
Paris.
Germans Not Yet Trapped
As success followed success for the
Franco-Amcrican troops, however, and
as first the Italians and then the Brit
ish joined in the struggle, the nature
Of the operation changed. 1t was clear
that the tables had been turned on the
enemy and that the nut-cracker tactics
ne had intended to apply on Rheims
were in turn applied TO his armies
within the salient.
The pocket is not as yet sufficiently
narrowed at the top to prevent with
drawal of the German armies falling
back from the Marne, many officers
believe.
Some officers draw the conclusion
that within another day or two at
most events would show clearly the
purpose Of General Foch. If he is
confident that lie now has the men
and the resources at hand to warrant
challenging the enemy to fight it out
to finish, they expect to see new
and tremendous battles break out on
botK sides of the salient, south of
SoisGons and Rheims.
That the enemy has it in his power
to refuse a decisive struggle and to
continue his withdrawal until his line
has been Strengthened out, and mis-
hanks protected, most officers who dis
cussed the situation to-day believed.
They were equally confident that ne
could bring on a pitched battle by
hating on a selected line.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27

cent return to the ranks eventually.
Germany's net losses in 1918 therefore
arc 100000. The strength Of the nor
NAL division is 10000 men, whereof
about half are fighting men. Figuring
on this basis, the German strength in
bayonets at the beginning of 1918 was
100000. However, added to these
were another 1,135,000 held in depots
for filling gaps in divisions caused by
casualties.
The enemy's casualties during the
last six months were chiefly suffered
by the elite shock divisions who were
the flower of the German armies, hav-
ing. been called from all ranks, highly
trained for open warfare, and then are
used for attacking only.
Deducting 100000 casualties, which
meant the loss of the best men in the
German armies from the totally in
ferlor depot reserves, who were called
upon to fill their gaps, the number of
troops remaining in the depots to-day
is 735,0O0, Of which about 450,000 are
youths OF the youngest class called to
the colors. The rest are "recupera-
depot reserve to the German forces
afield, the fighting strength of the Ger
man army is 2,760000.
A,UUO,UUO German Dead
More than year ago Socialist mem
Der of the Reichstag succeeded in in
scrting in the records of that body
that more than 100000 German dead
Uttered Enropes battlefelds. With
every man, woman and, literally, cat
and dog in the empire modified at
the end of 1917. taking the places of
the fallen, his figure was presumably
correct, and with present estimates of
the losses gives a startling insight into
what the German people have been
dragged by the militarists and the
Hohenzollern dynasty.
What remains of the German army
to-day is far inferior in quality COM
pared to the millions who flowed to
mobilization in August, 1914, flooded
across Belgium into France, and event
uaily were thrown back into Northern
france by Joffre in the struggle which
probably will go down in history as
the first battle of the Marne. Such
nlghly efficient bodies of men do not
exist in Gcrmany's two million-odd
oday.
Outnumbered by Allies
Hlndenb,urg's, greed for a speedy
victory killed them off, and / have seen
many CHASTITY corpses of these elite
shock troops littcring the battlefield
on the banks of the famous Marne. |
also have seen smaller and much in
terlor bodies with life still in them
because they readily surrendered when
the Allies took the offensive on the
sector where the flower of the Ger.
man armies was not present.
Germany's remaining forces can and
viii! perhaps fight on for months, but
today they are not only outnumbered
by the Allies, but mil;tarily are domi-
mated almost everywhere. If they elect
to fight to the finish, figures show thew
inevitably will be overwhelmed.
This is why have attempted ia
show in recent cablcgrams that the
next German offensive is most likely
to be peaceful peace offensive.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
French i'm Albania
Hold Banks of Devoli

LONDON, July 26.-The French in
Albania are organizing their positions
on both sides of the Devoli won in the
fighting of the last four days, accord
ing 10 the announcement from the
French War Office tonight. The total
of prisoners is now ESQ. The COM
munique reads:
"ARMY OF THE EAST, July 25.-The
enemy has attempted several local at
tacks to the west of Lake Doiran and
between Lakes Pressa and Ochrida.
They were repulsed with serious losses
and without the enemy having been
able to reach our lines.
"ln Albania we are organizing our
conquered positions. The number of
prisoners captured in this region
since July 2l is $50, including twenty
officers.
allied aviators have carried out
numerous bombardments. One enemy
machine has been brought down."
New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Not a Single Brick Pile Left
When Americans Rout
Foe for Good
Germans Had Taken
Village Three Times
Shellhre So Strong Not
Even Enemy Dead Are
Left to Bury

LONDON, July 26.-Amcrican troops
mendous combat III the region OF
Epieds and Trugny, says Reuters sor-
respondent with the American troops in
France German infantry which had
been pushed back from the Marine was
hurried forward to check the Franco
American th,ust toward Fere enTar-
,dcnois from the southwest
The Germans fought we'll and
checked the advance for thirty six
hours and three times wrested the viii
lsge of EpiedS from their determined
American opponents. In the mean time
the village grew constantly smaller
under the ceaseiess mhardment from
both sides and finally disappeared, not
even large pile OF bricks being left
behind.
Pounded Into Dust
When the village disappeared the
Germans were in possession. The
Americans. tired of the ceaseless ebb
and flow of the fighting there. had
taken the slope on either fank and
forced the Germans to make their final
massed attack into the ruins of the
village.
Meanwhile the Allied guns had been
brought up beyond the crest of the
hill, and as soon as the Germans took
possession OF the village they concen-
trated terrific fire upon it until the
place smoked with its own red dust
as though atre. When the guns ceased
firing there were no Germans left to
capture or even to bury.
At the edge of the wood beyond
Trugny. the CORES spondent adds, the
German machine guns, stationed ten
yards apart, held up the advance q
little longer
Sc Indian Methods
Making "A feint frontal attack. how
ever. tho Americans crept Indian fash
ION around the TANKS and captured all
the guns. Aftcrward the pace Of the
advance qujckened. All the high
ground north OF Epleds was taken and
the line carried beyond Courpoil
Comparing the work of the French
and American troops in the battle now
going on. Reuters CORE spondent at
American headquarters writes:
IT he French have had four wears of
hard study and the lesson most laid TO
heart * the value to France Of live
freuchmen and dead Germans. When
sacrifices are required. they are quite
ready to make them but their pride is
10 Kill and pay little for killing They
admire the reckless valor Of the Ameri-
cans. but their own methods arc some
what slower and more subtle: Each
gets to his objective. but the French
leave fewer men behind