The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-06

ltrpous are encountertng dense ma
chine gun barrages. The French ar
Awaiting the bringing up OF NOR
artillery before attempting furthel
advances in force
Reckon on Ultimate Deefat.
THE HAGUE, aug. 6.-The BerliI
Vossische Zeitung, In pesAmlsu'
article hints at the possibility OF
y German retreat TO the line CT thf
Meuse, according to advices here.
A neutral traveller, returning froH
Berlin declared today that the mar
on the street" there is nervous ahe
Is beginning to reckon on the uIu
mate defeat of Germany.
IS,lch a retirement as h1nted at IL
The Vossiche Zeitung would mean tns
REIMBURSEMENT OF practically all occu
pied territory in France and two-thlrds
Of Belgium The Meuse river, risihe
twenty-five miles south OF Neu1Eha'
teau, flows northward through yer
dun, crossing the Belgian border soutn
Of Dinant. 1t turns sharply norheas5S
ward at Namur. flowing through Llege
and crossing the border into Holland
uear Maastrich.]
Austrian Frightfulness.
ROME, Aug. 6.-Austrian airplahes
bombed a camp of Italian prisoners
killing thousand. according 10 an
Italian girl, who escaped with group
Of refugees from territory occupied ny
The AuStrians.
According to the refugees the Aus
TRANS are pillaging houses ana steai'
ing crops.
Austrian soldiers attacked an
italian home at Oderzo. with tneir
bayonets, killing the men and Kid
mapping the women. The girl fetu-
gee. who was among the latter, at
tenpted to escape by jumping
through a window, but broke her leg.
She was outraged by one OF the sol
diers. She later was rescued by clu-
Eens of the town who escaped to the
italian lines.
Lona Range Bombardment.
PARIS. Aug. 6.-The long range
bombardment of Paris was resumed
today.
There were some victims and ma
serial damage.
ndsStHS SPSi ostSstos
LONDON, Aug. Grading opera
lions In Flanders and enemy artillery
activity on both the Flanders and
Picardy fronts were reported by Field
Marshal Haig today.
IAN attempt by the enemy yester-
day to capture one of our posts north
east of Merris was repulsed by our
counter attack" the statement said.
nj, and
machine e ms last night in the Nieppe
forest sector.
Hostile artillery has been active
with gas shells north of Villers-Bre-
tonneux and has shown activity also
about Bucquoy and north of Be
thune."
Thousand Guns Captured.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-Since the Ger
mans began their retreat from the
Marine, the allies have captured g.
thousand guns, thousands of machine
guns and millions of rounds of artil-
lery ammunition, Agency dispatches
received here from the front report
Positions arc Maintained.
PARIS, Aug. 6.-(Noon)-AIlied
troops are maintaining their positions
on the north bank of the Vesle, de-
spite German efforts to eject them.
the war office announced today.
French troops again advanced north
of Montdidier, occupying the west
bank of the Avre on the three mile
front between Morisel and Breaches.
North of Montdidier, the French
progressed to the Avre, which they
now border between Breaches and
(Braches is six miles north
and west of Montdidier. Morisel is
three miles north and west of Breaches
and across the river from the impor-
tant town of Moreuil)
"a German raid southeast Of Mont
didier failed and we took prisoners,
"On the vesle front, the french
maintained elements at several points
on the north bank in spite Of German
attempts to eject them"
One Airehip Brought Down.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-Of three Ger
man airships which attempted raid
on the east coast of England last
night, one was brought down in flames
In the sea and another was badly
damaged, but probably reached Its
base, the admiralty announced today
The aircraft did not, penetrate far In
land.
Hospital Ship Torpedoed.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-Included in the
missing or drowned on the torpedoec
British hospital ship Warflda are
several wounded members of the
woman's auxiliary corps, 1t was learn
ed today. Their commandant Is be
lieyed to be among them. Latest ad
vices placed the number OF missing
at 1913, including an American soldier
and seven members of the crew. The