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New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
British Fliers Bomb
Five I owns ON Rhine

LONDON, July 3O.-The following of.
fetal communication was issued this
evening by the Air Ministry:
ION the night of July 1920 our ma.
chimes attacked the railway stations al
Offenburg. Rastatt and Baden. Stutt.
gart and Sollingen also we're attacked
Three hostile airdromes and numerous
ground targets were bombed and sub
Jected to machine gun fire. All our ma.
chimes returned.
On the morning of the 3Oth inst
our squadrons successfully bombarde d
the railway station at Offenburg. Coco
results were obtained In the course
OF combats, three enemy machines were
shot down and one other was driven
down out of control One of our ma
chimes is missing"
lon July 29 ground mist and low visi.
bllity interfercd with artillery obser-
vation, but our bombing and fighting
machines carried out their usual work
Eleven tons of bombs were dropped on
enemy dumps and bille.s and fourteen
hostile airplancs were destroyed, With
the loss Of two of our machines.
During the night, in spite of un-
favorable weather conditions, bombs
were dropped by US on Bray and Ba-
paumc. All our machines returned"
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the common cause, which depends in
such large measure on the success of
the American aircraft programme. i'm
peratively requires the establishment mt
Of an independent air department in
our government. 1t was made deliber-
ately and for purpose.
The generals remarks about the
bombing of Berlin and the grand
aerial invasion of Germany being sub
ject to delay because the Allies can't
Get Llbcrtv motors fast enough were
put forth in the nature of little dis
Greet publicity backing to his strenu-
Gus efforts to persuade our authorities
to give the British larger proportion
of Liberty motors of the first runs
than has been allotted to them The
difficulty in giving General Brancker
all the motors he requires is due part
ly to the fact that the De Haviland
as. equipped with Liberties, have so
deeply impressed General Pershing
that he is clamoring for early ship
ments in such numbers that it will
swamp the shipping facilities to COM
ply with his demands.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
Hackensack Man
Hit Five Times
By Machine Gun

Although suffering from five bullet
wounds, Lieutenant John A. Crome
lin, of the 18th Field Artillery, for
merly a resident of Hackensack, n. j.,
is congratulating himself in the hos
pital at Vichy, France, that his plight
is no worse. Lieutenant Cromelin was
exposed to the fire of battery Of
German machine guns at range of
ten yards. He does not yet understand
how he escaped being blown to pieces.
In letter to his mother, written
from the hospital, Lieutenant Crome-
lin says he was following up the ad-
vance of the marines when wounded.
The sea soldiers had gone ahead so
rapidly that German machine gunners
had been able to sneak into their rear
"Thev opened fire at ten feet
Cromelin's letter relates. 81 was hit
in the arm and leg. Luckily. a corporal
who was with me was not hit. 1t was
a very dark night and they did not
see u.s."
Lieutenant Charles T. Walton, of the
Royal Flying Corps, has been injured
in an accident in France, according to
information received yesterday by his
father, Edward V. Walker, super
vising principal of the Springfield,
n. j., public schools. He is twenty
three years old and enlisted on July
5 of last year. He has brought down
two German machines.
First Lieutenant Donald Mcclure,
mentioned on the casualty list as Sc
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verely wounded. halls from Danbury
Penn. A few days before he sailed he
married Miss Rosanna Van Malta, well
known in the society of the Oranges.
Sergeant Howard Duryea Spring
stein, severely wounded, is member
of the 107tn Infantry-the old 7th
New York He is a resident of Forest
Hills, Long Island, and before the war
was employed by the American Agri'
cultural Chemical Company.
Private Marino Panza, severely
wounded, voluntarily joined the 327th
Infantry at Camp Upton last August
His mother lives at $40 East Thirty.
ninth Street.
Another Manhattan man on the list is
Private Louis Gueriskie, severely
wounded. He lived with his mother at
229 East Forty-ffth Street until he en-
listed in the 102d Engineers last Sep
ten1ber.
Private Charles Gueterman was
drafted last September and was as.
signed to the 1O2d Machine Gun Bat
TALON. His parents live at 180 Jeffer-
son Street, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
[ ardieu Ranks
Americans With
Frances Best
He Says Every One at Front
Knows What u. S.
Army Is Worth

PARIS. July 3o.-American soldiers
in the fighting on the Marine salient
showed themselves equal to the best
French troops, declared Andre Tardeu,
French High Commissioner to the
United States, at dinner in his honor
last night at the American University
Union. Professor George Nettleton of
Yale University, presided and represent
atives of many American universities
and colleges we're present Captain
1ardicu said:
"The first great battle in which your
own troops have participated extern
slvely has been great victory The
part taken by your soldiers is we'll
known in Franco. The soldiers of the
American divisions, which on the morn
ing of July IS gained six kilometres,
have shown themselves to be the equal
OF the best French troops. Your rank
and fle, officers and staffs, are deserv-
ing of the same praise.
every one at the front, including
the enemy, knows we'll what the Ameri-
can army is worth and what new power
Will be let loose in the course of the
next few weeks under the folds of the
rSpanglcd Banner.
Inc war is not over vet. Hard
months are ahead of US, but we have
already taken the initiative. AS far
as numbers so the critical times are
over with us. Under the strong leader
ship Of a chief who is worthy of
france-Premier Clemcnccau-we have
held our ground. To-day, after some
time on the defensive, the time for a
VICTORIOUS attack has come and the
dark days are over.
""hlle greeting the completion of
IN Ine nrst million American troops in
france, we have greeted the first sue
cess. In common with YOU Americans
we and our gallant allies are standing
ready for the supreme effort. The
taltcr NV
IN our crusade for the democracies IS
of the world we are prooress;no
steadily toward our goal. Through The
"onderful unity and force of the minds
and hearts of your country, we can ey-
pect to reap the reward-the liberation
3a an peoples-which We anticipate
from our sacrifices''
William G. Sharp. the American AM
bassador: in response, said:
american soldiers could not help be
ing brave after such examples of mag
n1lhcent courage as displayed by tho
French troops. The first million is
here. Another million will follow and
as many millions as are necessary to
prlng the cause of democracy to victori
Major Perkins, European commissions
9r D ior the American Red Cross, and
ton. spoke of the determination Of The
United States to carry on the war until
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ARMY

Character of casualties is indicated as
follows: tk) killed in action died OF
cident cr other causes: D d. died OF
ARKANSAS:
r. pEApoM IAd6SJ; Frank. Clarendon (K).
M'KEA, clyde 4. west"ood two; oSS'S;' K5; NsEp
GuILpER; Frank, Sacramento (Wj-
,m; eARE0WS E0SZI,, Giayt9n A.. sgt. Hatt(oro
ford lW) HERRING. Clifford H., CORP
HockvHe (Wl MKEMz!E. Harry. corp.
CORP. Hartford lW); PATEE, George f..
Waterbury (Wl GAINES. Joseph W, New
inston tWl ; KANTACK, Albert c., Meri
den iW) SHEA. James p Hartford (W)
FLORIDA:
BERGMAN. George ". lieut.. Ta,npa
,N +; EPPS. James. Eustis ID d. ; SIM
GEORGIA: '''''~
PlEksoN, Creston. Mill Haven ID d..
RoTHRE. John L., Yale (w)-
5STRH }SHNS0N RsbsEs as2 s. GsssBsm g5ssPsss * *
TRoUTH, Theodore l.. Dixon % D.; OLD
STRoM, Arthur T., Chicago % Al IN
CERT, Robert j., Chicago lW); CROSS
John A.. Chicago (W) LELLI, Albert, St
lin Grove tW).
INDIANA:
WILSON. Charles, Marion (K): CRAB
ROM. Raymond, Indianapolis (W) COOK
Merley A., Anderson (W).
WINsELL, Merritt, Dexter ID d..
KANSAS:
Johnson: Carl p. Newton 81
BLACK. Warren, Ottawa (Wl.
KENTUCKY:
AARON. Bertram, corp. PadueaA (K>
GILMoRE. Russell O., Brent NW)
DUPLANTIs. Harry NJ. Montegut lw)
MAINE:
ALBERT, wilfred, Augusta CK) CAL
LAHAM: Francis, X lieut.. Portland tW)
MARQUAND, Arthur. Hamilton (K)
WHITE. Edward. Baltimore (W).
MASSACHUSETTS,
% WATSON. Fred, Rosbury (ND
sWEETsER. Joseph NJ, Hayerhill % D.
GRIFFIN, John r., sgt, South Boston w
MKENZiE: Ceorge j., sgt, Salem 'W)
(W) MARTIN, Edwin, corp. chelsea
W. SMITH S7Tt Hag M;,9.d L. 'orp ecp Best9' Sst3,
bury (W): FEELEY. George R.. Naticl
(W); FEELEY, Joseph M, Natick (Wl
GOULD. George H., Dorchester (W) lR
WIN. Robert M, Newtonville lK) KEEL
LEY William s., Haverhill lW) KEN
NEDY. Thomas E. Boston (Wl; LUND
GREN, Osborn r., somcrville lW)
MGLORY, William T., Wakefield (W)
MAHER, George E.. Maiden (W) MUL
QUEENAY, Augustine f.. South Bostor
(W) PRESTON. Arthur D., Maiden (W)
MICHIGAN:
COMPTON, Goodvim, major, Fort Wayne
Detroit (W).
MINNESOTA:
HJELIN, Bror Olaf, Cambridge (W)
SCHMITT. Ben. Winona Cd D..
MISSOURI:
ARNOLD. John H.. Doniphan Cd D.
WILSON. John. Hannibal % D.; CUM
N1FONG, Shirley c.. Freder;cktown tW)
STUART. Fred, Brookheld (W) YOUNG
Gus, French Mills (W).
NEBRASKA:
SULLIVAN David B., Erik (W).
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
BOOMA. Frank, lieut. Portsmouth (K)
NEW YORK:
Wos. Stephen. Buffalo CK) L.4NyZ
Carl d.. sgt, Buffalo Cd D. : WORLOCK
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
War Costs Britain
S25,000 a Minute
AS 4th Year Ends
Current Taxes Pay Charges
on National Debt of
39,9OO,OOO,O0O

LONDON, July 80 (via Ottawa).-
The war is costing the people of Great
Britain S34920, 900 day, or 81 ,455.0o0
every hour-nearly $4,000 a minute
according to a statement prepared by
the imperial authorities, which says:
after four years of exhausting war
Great Britain's credit is still unim-
paired. Her silver bullets are being
turned out by the hundred million, and
every one is finding its billet. Her
people are cheerfully bearing the ever
increasing strain which has been placed
upon their shoulders, and will spare no
effort in blood or treasure till victory
is assured.
"Britain's national debt has increased
during the war from 1925, ,ooo,0 900 to
s39 900. 100000. or in excess Of twelve
times over, and yet she is paying all
and much more than all-her debt
charges out of current taxation. while
the new taxation raised by Germany is
not enough to paw the interest accumu-
lated upon her war debt
before the war the people of Brit
ain paid taxes amounting 10 approx
mately S1,000.000,000 year; to-day
they are paying taxes of So, 900 900
annually IN spite of this Great Britain
raised her third war loan Of $4,000, ,00o.-
oO0-a sum equal to nearly half her en-
tire national income in 1914.
Great Britain is now spending So
3o5 100000 year on her army. her
navy, her air services and her mum
tons factories and supplies, but de.
spite this colossal financial burden she
has advanced loans to her allies
amounting in the aggregate to $3.50
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31

NF course you saw them on
the stage and in the
movies-and when the
play was over you didn't want to
go home. You wanted more.
Now you can have more. For
here are Abe and Mawruss in a
book-a branel-new book-which
you can keep and laugh over
whenever you feel like being
amused.
In this book these two genial
cronles are wittier and cleverer
than ever. In their own mimi
table garment trade jargon they
discuss the present war, includ
ing such timely topics as Putting
the Squirt in Expert. Bernstorf's
Expense Account, Soap Boxers
and Peace Feelers, How it Feels
to be a King, and many other
subjects as interesting. 1t is a
humorous. book, but underneath
the fun there is a vein of sane
and sensible philosophical Of
sound comment and big-hearted
patriotism.
Get your copy to-day-and, by
the way. it's a great book for
soldiers and sailors. Se~ \ a COPY
right away to that bo- Of yours
in camp. $150 at all bookstores
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
by The Assoc,ated Prcssl

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
ON THE A1SNE-MARNE 'FRONT.'
July 80 II p. m.).-Under fire
from the enemy only slightly less
than that of yesterday, the Ameri-
cans on the front north of the
Ourcq held on to their positions this
forenoon, and even advanced a little
toward the road from Seringes to
Sergy
Repeated efforts by the enemy to
dislodge the Americans were futile
On the Americans left the
French are moving forward. To
the right the lines are holding
steadily.
The Guards that were brought in
by the Germans to attack the Amer.
leans yesterday appeared to-day to
have been withdrawn by the Ger
man command.
The fighting is the heaviest the
Americans have experienced. Their
conduct is winning the praise of the
French observers.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
Italians in Albania
Establish Firm Lines

LONDON. July 3o.-The Italian
forces in Albania have firmly estab-
lished their lines along the lower
Semeni and have halted their drive
against the Austrian line. the War Of
flee in Rome announced tonight The
statement reads:
"In Albania the systematization of
our lines of resistance has been COM
pleted and our troops on the Semeni
and west of the Osum and Devoli have
lessened their pressure against the
enemy"
The French report says:
"EASTERN THEATRE, July %
Two successful raids were carried out
against the Bulgarian positions, one
by the British troops west of the Var
oar, the other by Serbian troops"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
7 More u. S. Soldiers
In Hun Prison CAMPS

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-Names of
two officers and five enlisted men OF
the American eXpeditionary forces
held as prisoners in Germany were an
nounced tonight by the War Depart
ment. The death in a German hos
pital of Private Jerry A. Brown, SIS
Mitthof Street, Columbus, Ohio, listed
as missing in action, was announced.
The names of those held prisoner
and the prison camps where they are
held follow:
Captain John w. Morris, Washing
ton, D. c., at Rastett
Captain Elmer ]. Prosper, 23o7
Frankfort Avenue, Philadelphia, At
Cassen.
Corporal John E. Smith, Lyons,
Iowa, and Private Harold G. Lawrence,
independence, Kan, at Darmstadt.
Private George +. Williams, Hen
dernon. Ky, at Limburg.
Private John Walter Jones, Oxford,
Ala, at Rembahn.
Private Charles E, Locke, -3O6 West
Seventh Street, Cincinnati at Giessen.
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Pershing Requests
De Haviland Planes
Baker Says New Type Adopt
ed by u. S. Will Be Sent
Without DELAY


WASHINGTON, July So.-Secretary
Baker announced tonight that General
Pershing had requested Immediate shin
ment of large number of De Haviland
bombing planes for use of the Ameli-
can forces and that the order has been
placed on the departments priority
list, lnsuring prompt transportation.
The Secretary's announcement fol-
lowed publication of the fact that Gen
eral Pershing had criticised the De
Haviland plane and suggested many
modlflcatlons and improvements.
:, mere are no perfect airplanes." said
Mr.. Baker. Improvement in the hes.
Of them has come rapidly, both as TO
types and as to succeeding numbers OF
the same type. This is true of the De
Havlland as of all others The latest
machine of that type is better than the
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
Officers in Charge
OF Airplane Tests
Examined ~, Secret
BIZ The ASSOCIATED Prcse)

WASHINGTON, July 80. Widely
published reports that General PERISH
ing had sharply criticised the Ameri-
can design of the De Haviland bomb
ing airpane and requested that no
more Of them be sent to France led
Secretary Baker to-day to make public
the fact that the general had just asked
for immediate shipment Of large
number of the machines.
Mr.. Baker said the order had been
given priority by the department., in
suring quick transportation. More
than 400 Of this type had been sent to
France before the new requisition was
received.
There are no perfect airplanes," )"
said the War Secretary in discussing
reports of criticisms of the De Havi-
land type. Improvements in the best
OF them come rapidly, both as to types
and as to succeeding numbers of the
same type. This is true of the De
Haviland. as of all others. The latest
machine of this type is better than the
earlier ones"
Investigation of the criticisms of the
De naVlland pldneS was begun to-day
by the Senate Military sub committee.
Major II. c. A. Muehlenburg and Cap
tains R. W. Schroeder and j. NJ. Foote
aviation officers in charge of testing
this type of plane at Wright Field,
Dayton, Ohio, were examined for sew
cral hours behind closed doors. Infor-
nation regarding their testimony was
withheld.
The committee plans to call several
other officers before closing the hear
ings, which were reopened after mem
bers Of the committee had discussed
with Secretary Baker and General
March, Chief of Staff, last Saturday
criticisms of the De Havland type
made by General Pershng and other
officers. 1t was understood that the
American commander in chief had sug-
gcsted notifications and improvements
in the 'plane
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r tSy The Associated prcss)

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, July
3O.-Six war-tircd American Congress-
men are on their way back to Paris
to-day, after having witnessed from a
hillside on Monday the tussle for pos
session of the town of Sergy, two
and half miles southeast of the for.
mer German base at Fere -en-Tarde-
mons, in the Soissons- Rheims pocket.
The congressman saw American in
1antrymen in action, witnessed the
hrlng of Entente big guns and
heard the rattle of German machine
guns and the crashing Of the heavy
cannon of the German Crown Prince
The Congressman probably would have
remained on the eminence longer had
not the German heavy shells begun
exploding overhead.
Congrcssmer Soon Satisfied
That ended the sightseeing trip in
that vicinity, one Congressman re-
marking that the Germans could quit
that sort of business right then. so
lar as he was concerned.
The Congressman who had visited
the Austroltalian front said their
observations on Monday showed to
them the first actual fighting worth
talking about. The party was con-
Quoted by Lieutenant Freeman Light.
OF South NorYalk, Conn, and it con
sisted of Representatives Thomas A.
Chandler. of Oklahoma; NJ. Clyde
Kelly, of Pennsylvania; Louis G..
Cramton, of Michigan; Thaddeus H.
Caraway, of Arkansas; John A. Elston,
OF California, and Joseph Thompson,
of Oklahoma.
The Congressman had luncheon on
the hillside of Chateau Thierry, midst
the ruins of numerous fine homes, the
Ia1y Marine creeping along through a
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
congressman, Under Fire,
See Americans Take Sergy
Six u S. Junkeces From Hillside Watch Struggle and Only
Admit They've Had Enough" When German
Shells Begin Bursting Overhead

great gap in what was Chateau
Thierry's finest bridge. now destroyed
by the Germans.
Americans Dig Up Treasure
While the congressman were sit
ting down to a basket luncheon a
fashionably attired woman from Paris
came to the ruins of her old home,
where she found group of American
soldiers in possession. The woman
explained her mission in broken Eng
lish. She went to the basement, re-
quested the aid of the American SOL
diers and had private dig hole in
the basement at a point indicated by
her.
The soldier soon uncovered bas-
ketful of bonds, securities and other
valuables. Among them were lot of
per cent gold $100 bonds of the de-
funct Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Rail
road. The woman gave the soldier
three bonds for his trouble.
The Congressman visited the shat
tered houses in Chateau Thierry, and
also the hillside dugouts formerly oc-
cupied by the Germans. gathering nu-
merous souvenirs. They then proceed
ed toward the battlefield, eventually
reaching the hill southeast of Fere-
eE-Tardcnois.
Gather Many Souvenirs
When the Germans began replying
to the Allies fire in earnest the Con
gressmen decided that it. was about
time to adjourn, and did so, leaving
behind the souvenirs they had gath
cred at Chateau Thierry. On their
way to the rear, however, they passed
through the Forest of Fere, visiting
additional former German dugouts and
camps, and gathered up another as.
sortment of rifles, helmets and various
articles, which they took back.
The Congressman also visited field
hospital, having seen stretcher bear
ers bringing in wounded men from the
field. They were satisfied that every
thing possible was being done for the
men on the front lines and for those
who fell in the fighting.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
Sir Eric Geddes Tells How
Submarine Problem Has
Been Solved
Sinkings Reduced,
Building Speeded
First Lord of British Ad.
miralty Reviews Naval Sit
uation Before Commons

LONDON, July 30.-Sir Eric Geddes.
First Lord of the British Admiralty. to-
day gave the House of Commons a re-
view of the naval situation, and par
t'cularly defended the policy of start
ing national shipbuilding yards, in dis
cussing the shipbuilding programme in
connection with the navy estimates.
The first lord compared the situa-
ton to-day regarding tonnage with that
OF year ago. Then the net loss in
tonnage, he said, was $4,000 gross tons
monthly. Submarines then were not
beng destroyed as fast as the Ger
mans were building them, and the mer-
chant shipyards were short of men and
material. Four hundred thousand tons
net loss monthly was the British def
cit Every yard that could take naval
work had been put on naval building.
Gradually during the last year, Sir
Eric continued, the position had
changed in many directions. Instead
OF losing tonnage, the worlds net re-
suit IN the last quarter rad been a
gam, roughly, Of 100000 tons month.
The Allied and neutral world was as
well or on June 80 as on january l..
1918: This result, he said, had been
OBTAINED by reduced sinkings and in
creased buildings.
What Reduced Sinkings
The reduced sinkings had been ar
rIvcd at, Sir Eric said, by a greater
productive effort devoted to worships
ana small craft of an anti-submarine
character. Nothing was included of
commaHdeered or acquired tonnage in
this result.
',Ihe problem of year ago was con-
sldered by many almost inconceiyabIe
and lnsolublc," the first lord continued.
Mercantlle carrying power was being
sunk a. rate which soon would have
meant an inability TO continue the war.
and there were no tried, -ccognized d
means Of combating the campaign. It
was necessary to provide a building
programme Of submarine craft,
mines, other appliances and merchant
snlpS on greatly increased scale.
ne total increase in labor last wear
IN shipbuilding yards and marine engi.
neerlng works was $4,000. The orig
maj demand of a year ago was for
so,ooo additional, part of them skilled.
o"'hs TO events on the Western front
and the great demands for technical
men for the air force and the armv =
was impossible to obtain the proper
quota of skilled men by their WITH
drawal from the army Unskilled men
we're offered freely, but they could not
be absorbed because of the lack of
skilled men," 'A
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
Uniforms Stripped From
u. S. Men to Hide Identity

PARIS, July 30.-Information reach
ing Paris from Swiss sources tends to
show that the Germans still are trying
to keep from the German people the
fact that American troops are now en-
gagged in battle with the Germans on
the Soissons Rheims sector.
These advices say that the Germans
recently stripped the uniforms from A
number of Americans they had made
prisoner and gave them other clothing
to wear
New-York tribune., 1918-07-31
u. s. Airmen Down
Foe i'm Toul Sector
By The Associated Pycss)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July so. Lieutenant A. R.
Brooks, of birmingham, Mass. and
Lieutenant David E. Putnam, of New
ton, Mass, Of the American aerial
forces. report that they probably
brought down an enemy airplane last
night behind the German lines at
Montsec. the same mountain which OBJ
scurcd Putnam's recent victory from
observation and consequent official
credit.
The aviators saw their opponent
plunge earthward, but the fog and
clouds prevented them from observing
the crash.
The fight was the first in the Toul
sector for several days, owing to the
unfavorablc weather, which is now i'm
proving, giving promise of renewed
aerial activity.