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New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Allied Drive
Nets $4,000
In Prisoners
Americans Still in Thick of
Battle ON Both Sides of
Chateau Thierry
By Arthur S. Draper

Especial Gable to The Tribune)
copyright. 1918. The Tribune Association)
LONDON, July 22.-The fierce Ger
man counter thrusts between SCISSORS
and Jaulgonne, and along the tip of the
salient, may be merely for the purpose
OF delaying the action to help the
Grown Prince save his army, or may be
intended to recover ground which Foch
has snatched so skilfully.
Everywhere the Allies have main
tanned their positions against the
heaviest enemy onslaughts, while in
some places, notably north and north
east of Chateau Thierry, considerable
progress has been made.
Prisoners taken are now stated un-
officially as close to $4,000, of which
the Americans have taken over 5000.
The enemy's losses, including prisoners,
will exceed 175,000, and he has had to
abandon great quantities of stores.
The Americans are still in the thick
of the fighting. and are continuing their
advance from success to success. Sun
day they crossed the Marine southeast
OF Chateau Thierry and rapidly cleared
the Barbillon wood. simultaneously,
other American troops were advancing
with the French north of Chateau
Thierry, which is bound to become ia
nous in American history as the scene
of gallant fighting and high general
ship
The German salient now resembles
a wash basin bottom. Within this
salient the enemy has performed pro-
diglous tasks in the last twenty-four
hours, and has finally collected enough
men and material, not only to offer
stubborn resistance, but to launch
heavy blows
Great quantities of gas shells have
been thrown at the French. who were
attempting to cross the Marne
Heights on the north bank of the
river, giving the enemy marked ad-
of position. Despite this op-
position, the French threw over bridges
and tackled the Germans on the north
ern bank at Mezy and Courcelles,
few miles east Of Chateau Thierry.
Meanwhile, the Crown Prince hurled
his troops against the Franco -Ameri-
cans south Of the Ourco, chiefly around
Grisolles and BezuSaint Germain.
Strong forces were employed, but Foch
yielded no ground.
North of the OurcC the battle began
with an artillery duel, while both sides
consolidated their positions and did
lot Of reconnoitring. Southwest of
Rheims the fighting also was heavy,
but little change in position was re-
ported
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Your Country Is Proud of You"
Pershing Tells Wounded Heroes
(Sv The Associated Prcss)

(Sv The Associated Press
PARS July 22"Your country proud of you and am more
than proud such you You have fought nen
didly" o Np
General Pershing addressed wounded American sod n
inc American Red Cross hospitals to-day He talked to the
men IN each ward OF every hospital He inquired they being
well cared for how and where wounded what
e eongeo 70 and expressed his sympathy patients
General Pershng also talked the physicians and
nurses and thanked them doing in cano for
the wounded. 7 ~
mo enc can ask of fighting than that thew shoud
90 as well have don he troops The genera,
added that he wished he could personally with each and
the hospital but this impossible asked Major James
ferkns TO repeat his message and man. The
American people proud of you"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23

present mastery of the general stu
alton, appears to give hint that
German desperation is trying to pre-
vent debacle.
There is every reason to be-
lieve that the Germans will try
every means within their power to
retreat on the natural defence bas-
tions composed of the high plateau
southeast of Scissors and the ridge
timbered heights west of Rheims.
This deduction is simple because the
Allied pressure of the last two days
found the firmest resistance on two
sides of the constantly narrowing
triangular salient marked two days
ago by the three points, Chateau
Thierry, scissors and Rheims.
Southwest Of Rheims the French.
British and Italian forces yesterday
and to-day were able to advance
some, though opposed by fresh enemy
divisions hurried into line. On the
other side of the salient the Franco
American troops found the heaviest
resistance in approaching the pla-
teau southwest of scissors.
During the last two days the
Tribune's correspondent has been
travelling constantly in the vicinity
of the rapidly shifting lines and has
seen the French, British, Americans
and Italians who have been at grips
with the Germans. All are unani
mously agreed that the spirit of the
German soldiers is at low ebb.
Though they fight doggedly at va
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Americans Occupy Three Villages and Cut
Chateau Thierry Railroad French Regain
Entire Original Champagne Line
British Advance West of Rheims
Enemy Reserves Fight Bitterly
To Retain Hold on Scissors
Crown Prince Sets Fire to Villages in Salient
as His Beaten Army Falls Bacl-British
Divisions Offset Aid Sent by
Prince Rupprecht

The French and Americans yesterday threw their full
weight against the south end of the battle between the
Asne and the Mane and in beres fighting hurled the Ger
mans back another three miles northeast of Chateau Therry
North of the Marne the Germans making preparatons
tor further retreat correspondent French Headquarters
cabed last night.
Heavy congestion of his traffic lines aviators
and the destroying of towns supplies his flight are in
dicatve of the Germans decision withdraw to new lines
Prisoners report Ludndor has armies to fall back
to Fere-en-Tardenos ten miles north of the Marine
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Foe Fights Hard to Saue Soissors;
Americans Take Three More Towns
{ 81 The Associated Press)

Prs)
WITH AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AJSNE- MARINE
FRONT July % cngng eperatelv the
line south Of Scissors to their flank
The Americans fighting completed the cutting
of the railway o
The pounding
allies this keeping from moment
regarding the Allied
Prisoners
the Allies continues the Germans will withdraw
will artillery ham
mering military objectives the scissors
In connection the which heen
encountered by the Americans gunners from
the
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Fourteen Firms Involved in
Fee Scandals for Army
Contracts
Offers to Use "Pull"
At Capitol Alleged
Bribery Said to Have Been
Tried to Have Inferior
Goods Accepted

The Federal investigation of econ
tingent fee operators" came to a eli
max last night, when agents of the
Department of Justice took in custody
seventeen officers and employees of
fourteen concerns on charges Of fraud,
bribery and conspiracy in connection
with war contracts to supply raincoats
for Pershing's men.
The raid was directed by Charles F.
De Woody Of the Department of Jus
tice, and Huston Thompson, assistant
to Attorney General Gregory. with the
cooperation of the army and navy of
ficials.
Firm officials Held
Those arrested in the raid last night
who will be arraigned before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock this
morning are
Joseph Wood, Joseph Sydemen and
William Sydemen, of the Sydemen Rub
Der Company, of 225 Fourth Avenue;
Charles Pottell and Ben Pottell, of
the Pottell Raincoat Company, of 1853
West Twentysevcnth Street; Ralph
Roscnthal, Of Hanoucr & Rosenthal,
of 245 Seventh Avenue; Arthur Zittel,
of the Automobile Raincoat Company.
Inc, Of II Washington Place; Louis
Fried, of the firm of Louis Fried, of
As East Twelfth Street; S. Halporn, of
the Interborough Raincoat Company, of
6S1-683 Broadway: Polly Clamon, of the
Manchester Waterproof Coat Company,
of 71S Broadway; l. M. Halporn, of
the Cement Company, Of 81 West Thir-
teenth Street; Simon Harris, of the
Harris Raincoat House, of Ills Broad
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Throw Last Ounce of Their
Strength Into Rear
Guard Actions
Allies Continue to
Make Steady Gains
Literally Burn Up Foes Re-
serves North of Great
Marne Salient
By Wilbur Forrest
Especial Gable to The Tr;bunc)


Copyright 1918. by Tho Tribune Association,
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
July 22 (Afternoon) With addi-
tional artillery brought up during
the night, the Germans to-day have
continued to concentrate their re-
sistance north of the Ourcq, where
the majority of the Americans have
taken part in the battle since Thurs
day with General Mangin's poilus.
South of the Ourcq the enemy is
fighting what appears to be heavy
rear-guard action, occasionally
launching counter attacks against
the steady advance of De Goutte's
army. In the vicinity of Grisolles
and Bezu-St. Germain there has
been stiff fighting in the cornfields.
the poilus maintaining their line of
advance during the enemy reactions
and then continuing.
Also this afternoon between the
region north of the Marne and
Rheims there has been the heaviest
counter action against the Anglo
Franco-Italian line.
In Courton and the Roi Woods
especially we'll organized machine
guns and fresh reserve troops are
putting up an obstinate resistance,
burning up the enemy's precious re-
serves, which, in view of Foch's
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23

The French have thrown pontoons the Marne mid
way OF the stretch OF river held by the foe and despite the
OF his have gained footing the northern bank
British forces southwest of Rheims swung around from
Picardy to aid the French time Crown Prince Run
precht OF Bavaria sent renforcemens from the
and IN the numbers attacked the German lines north of
Courton Wood, advancing their line taking additional
prisoners
On the ffeenmie front from Suippe River to Mas
ges east of Rheims the French sharp attacks threw the
back his old defence and eganed the ground
that he had won in his thrust of July 15
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23

Continued on page foe
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Allies Smash Ahead 3 Miles More:
foes z1rusts Fail; Retreat Resun1et
U-Boat Off Cape Cod
"Sandbagged" by z
Aviation Students
Especial Dispatch to The T,ibune)

Especial Dispatch to The Trfbune)
ORLEANS, Mass, July 22.-Two
student aviators earning to fly at
the Chatham training grounds went
out and dropped sandbags on the Ger
man submarine that destroyed tug
and sank three barges off this town
yesterday afternoon.
They had nothing else to drop. They
made this aerial sortic on their own
responsibility.
This was definitely established to-
night. following a day of conflicting
reports, in which naval hiers were said
to have routed the sub-sea raider.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
$4,000 Prisoners; Casualties Total us. 900

Twenty-Five thousand Germans have been taken prisoner
and total casualties exceeding 75OOO inflicted on
the enemy according to unofficial from the battlefront
The toll of prisoners exceeds the total Allied losses
On all three sides of the Aisne-Marne salient the Allies
have pursued their terrific attacks Heavy German counter
thrusts have failed to the advancing columns In both
night and day attacks against the Americans between
the Ourcq and the Marne and defence of their flank
south OF Sossons the Germans blows but everv
where failed to drive the Allies from new-won gains
On the west wing the Americans captured three more
villages while the French have taken The railroad run
ming south from scissors has been cut
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
W EAT H E r

Fair and continued warmer; local
showers at night on Wednesday;
gentle TO moderate winds,
mostly southeast.
Full Report On PA9e s
New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
Germans Continue Retreat to North

LIS MThe continued this morning
and to The Ceroans 49,
ground slowly ovment to the north
& Chateau Thierry.
Two additional have been taken
north of the Marne since daylight this morning
In the town WAS canturaa b ~.
Americans. -
In the Sossons sector still another the han q.
the French the Allied covering the ens,
lines of ''
The enemy is increasing his resistance south from
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23

GAS MASKS On

Many people say: why doesh inc
government do the work OF the keo
Grass" There is no better reply 10
this question than Ia cite some OF me
activities of the American Red cross
Last August the American Red Cross
issued an ORDER for al, automobile 10
he given 10 IA French hospital for emil
dren of Toul. near Nancy. A lot OF
chintzes for the bedrooms were Sent
down to brighten them up, a lot ~ toys
for rho children-French children
brought in from The war zone, 100
Young to keep on their gas masks. To-
day ten Red Cross automobiles are
hauling to Red Cross hospitals III
France French children whose parents.
held in slavery in Germany. are now
being dumped every day al Evian, on
he Franco-SwiSS border.
Fancy our government doing that for
rrench children. Yet it must he done
= the French morale behind the lines
IS to be kept up. These deeds o. tbs
American Red Cross are just as much
a mart of our military policy in France
ard Italy as though they were done uu-
Ter articles of war.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23
YOUR RED CROSS
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Of the Vqiantes
An Army Without a 6

THE Red Cross is the greatest instrument OF
mercy the world has ever seen. Noble as the
service Of mercy and hepfuness in Civil War
days. the Red Cross surpasses it mmeasurably not
only in the range and variety Of its effort, but in
efficiency and effectiveness.
The Red Cross is, we may say the arms of the
mothers of the world reached out to their sons to
bind up their wounds and comfort them. The Red
Cross is an army a0ifhont a gun that wages war
only upon suffering and heartache. Where the
flag Of the stars goes there the banner of the Red
Cross must fly beside it. We watch our boys go
forth to with spirit of hopefulness because
know that this great agency Of humanity presses
close behind them; that it's work is not incidental,
but the intelligent directed effort Of one Of the
most marvellous organizations ever contrived by
American genius.
We have all contributed to the Red Cross: we
shall be called upon again to contribute to its
funds,-again and perhaps again. And we will
respond again and yet again For this is war for
the defense of civilization and we of great. free.
splendid, glorious America, have every intention
that it shall be fought with the army of the Red
Cross solidly supporting our soldiers.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23
Safety in Industries.

Industrial accidents cost this coun-
try $4,000 human lives and many mill
lions of dollars annually, according to
the Arizona State Safety News. "In
addition, acknowledgements and other
serious injuries total about 100000
yearly, while the annual number Of
minor accidents, causing loss of time,
exceeds 100000. The putting forward
of Safety is effected by well-known
methods: First, you must have an Or
ganiZation that will handle the propo-
sition; second, you have to put your
plant and equipment into proper and
safe condition; third, you have to edu-
cate people as to the Importance Of
their own responsibility to the safety
cause. To keep the ball rolling Is the
problem which confronts all Safety or.
ganizations."
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23
Vets Win Montgomery.

Norristown, Pa, May 23.-Tabula-
ton of the primary vote shows that
the wet" forces back of the leader
ship of Charles Johnson, routed the
dry" Likewise in the Democratic
party. the "wetS' won.
For governor, Sproul has nearly
5000 plurality with 11,66S votes to
5000 for O'Neil Beidleman has nearly
as great a lead over Scott, as has
Woodward over Eouck.
For congress. Watson has 1928 ma
iority over Sites in Montgomery, and
2222 in Bucks, or total of more than
1000.
For state senator, James s. Boyd, of
NorriStown, who ran unpledged, has
5000 ma iority over Charles \. Amber,
of Abingdon.
BonniwelI has 500 mapOrity over
Guffey for D"mocratiC nomination for
governor Grim. for congress, has
81 maiority over DifenderfS'.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23
STRETCHING PARIS TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF FRANCE
THE RED CROSS HAS HELPED WHERE Gov
ERNMENTS WERE HELPLESS

The avalanche of refugees that
swept into Paris from the north of
France had been the despair of the
civil authorities. These homeless,
stunned people were new RESPONSE
bility to be added to the thousands of
wounded men that came steadily from
the shambles of the west front
Paris is an old city. 1t was not
ready to take in its neighbors' chill
dren. Its population was already a
tight fit. So it made the best of its
poor hospitality by offering up its gar
rets. New building construction SEEM
ed impossible. Men were scarce. The
mechanic was either manning the
trenches or fighting the fight in the
war factories. Paris was distracted.
It is wonderful indeed how nohly
Paris tried to meet this condition.
And it is remarkable how Paris met it
with the aid Of our own Red Cross.
Unhampered by red tape or precedent.
our Red Cross put on overalls and
jumper, carried the hod, became archi-
tect, engineer and contractor and went
into the building of homes. Here was
q church lot that lay vacant; here an
unfinished hospital; there worn out
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23
SAYS LEGISLATURE is DRY
Rev. DR.. Tope Sure Prohibition Will
Be Ratified at Harrisburu

Rev. Dr.. Tope Sure Prohibition Will
Be Ratified at Harrisburg.
Philadelphia, May 23.-'1 am sure
that the next Legislature will ratify
the prohibition amendment" said Rev.
Homer TOpe, Philadelphia Superinten-
dent of the Anti-SalOon league.
I'VE have majority in both the
house and senate. Pennsylvania will
he one of the thirty-siX states to rati-
fy.
Ten of the men nominated in Phil
adelphia for the assembly are pledged
20 the ratification of the prohibition
amendment. In the last legislature
there were but two pledged to local
option. There are several candidates
n Philadelplil who have requested us
not TO publish their names. but we
feel sure that they wifi vote for the
amendment Three of the newly elect
ed senators are pledged for ratifica-
ton.
Il think the temperance forces
should get back of Mr. Sproul for
governor in the event of Mr.. BOnni-
we'll has been nominated by the Dem
0crats. Mr. Bonniwell is wet can
didate and should be defeated
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23

Philadelphia, May 23.-State Senat-
or William C. Sproul, of Chester, was
nominated for governor on the Repub-
lican ticket by an overwhelming ma
pority, which may reach 100000 in the
state.
He carried Philadelphia by 14O,934
his total vote being 15S,4S6 to 1852
for his Brumbaugh-supported oppon-
ent, Highway Commissioner J. Denny
O'Neil, McKeesport, or more than nine
to one.
John r. X. Scott, the Ware candidate
for lieutenant governor, upon whom
the principal battle was waged, has
been defeated in the state by State
Senator Edward f. Beidleman. Pen
rose candidate, probably by 10000 or
more.
Scott carried Philadelphia, where
the full Ware strength was at his COM
mand, by only 1886 the vote being
1854 to $1,000 Beidleman carried
twenty of the fOrty-eight wards in
the city, despite the strong Ware or
ganiZatiOn.
Former Judge w. D. Porter was
nominated on the non-partisan ballot
for judge of the superior court.
Municipal Court Judge Eugene q.
Bonniweli, Democratic candidate for
governor on a free lance "wet" plat
form, provided one of the big sur
priSes of the election. Opposed by
both wings of the Democratic organ
ization, which supported Joseph F.
Guffey, of Pittsburgh, Bonnwell,
nevertheless, apparently has carried
the state.
Bonniwell's plurality increased
steadily. Returns from 1899 districts
out of 1899 in the state gave Bonni-
well, 55,S42; Guffey, 36,57S. These fig
ures included Philadelphia complete
and 600 out of 500 districts in Allie
gheny county.
Figures from 1898 districts, includ-
ing Philadelphia complete and Allie
gheny nearly so, show the following
for Republican governor-Sproul, &c.,
O21; O'Neil, 112,003.
Very few of the counties have any
thing like complete figures as yet.
Allegheny is still open and the same
is true of a majority of the more
populOuS centerS.
Victory by Bonniwell puts the state
Democratic leaders, A. Mitchell Pal
mer and Vance C. Mccormick, in Il
peculiar position. Both of them, close
to the national administration and vir
,NlaInn1 RI yrnhihitinn will no
faced with the alternative of support
ing an avowed anti-prohibitionist or
boiling the ticket.
According to the latest returns, the
following were nominated for con-
gress-atlarge
Republican = Joseph Mclaughlin,
Thomas S. Crago, Mahlon NJ. Garland,
Anderson II. Walters.
Democrat-Joseph F. German, Sam
uel R. farmer, fred keller, J. Calvin
Strayer
The big majority for Beidleman in
Delaware county, the home of Senat-
or Sproul, was a distinct shock to the
Wares. AS late as Sunday, Senator
Ware publicly announced that Con-
gresham Scott would carry Delaware
county, and 1t was not until Tuesday
morning that word was received in
the Lincoln building that electors
there were supporting Sproul and
Beidleman
The Wares are said TO be indignant
over the Beidleman majority and re-
prisals are threatened when the legis-
L
to have told Il Delaware county lead
er last week that he would expect a
majority for Scott in the county.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23
HUGHES DFPLORFS
SEf.ATE AIR PROBE
Says Task Set Him Should
Not b3 Embarrassed.

Washington, May %. - Attorney
General Gregory sent TO the senate
military committee Il letter frnm
Charles l.. Hughes. who. nj Pres dent
Wilson's request. is directing the de-
partment of iuSticc investigation of
aircraft production. saving the le-
partment's task should proceed unem.
harrassed by Il parallel inquiry.
This development came after The
senate had passed a compromise r"So.
luton, accepted by adminiStra on
leaders. authorizing war inquiries by
military SubcommitteeS. The commit
tee proceeded with The appointment of
its aviation subcommittee after read
ing the Hughes letter.
The subcommittee consists of SEN
ator Thomas. of Colorado, chairman,
and Senators Reed, of Missouri and
Smith of Georgia. DemeJAS. and
New. of Indiana. and Frelnghuysen,
of New Jersey, Republicans.
In view of Mr.. Hughes attitude,
senate leaders said it virtually was
certain that the aviation subcommit-
tees activities would y confined who'll
~ TO visiting plants and looking over
the present situation, and that inquiry
into the past would be left entirely to
the department of justice.
Mr. Hughes, outlining to the attor-
ney general his idea of the form the
investigation should take, said the en-.
tire history of aircraft production
since the war began should be gone
into and should be followed by COM
plete statement of facts discovered,
regardless of whGther basis was found
for criminal or civil proceedings.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23
First Appendicitis Operation.

There was time when appendi-
citis was quite fashionable disease.
In some parts of Europe is was known
as the american disease" The first
operation for appendicitis was per-
formed at st. Luke'S hospital, Denver,
Colo. in January, 1885. A young wom-
an residing in Davenport, Ia, had the
distinction of being the first person to
have the troublesome yermiform ap-
pendix removed. The operation, neces-
sarily, was in the nature of an eX-
pertinent, and the patient was so in
formed, but she pluckily declared her
willingness to submit to the knife as
last resort. 1t was not until about two
years later that another operation Of
this kind was performed. Since then
thousands of such operations have
been performed in every hospital in
the world.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-23
General Education.

It takes a master mind to live en-
tirely on its own thoughts, notably II
one would not grow morbid, and a
good book will do wonders to remake
health by resting and awakening
thoughts.
The habit of the day seems to be to
eliminate poetry from chosen lines of
reading. This is an error. Those who
are to a reasonable proportion familiar
with best verse will find that they have
a smooth and easy grace in general ex-
preston that is worth while.
No one can afford to live without
7oftening their thoughts and keeping
art before themselves in whatever form
it may be available, and poetry is one
af ;tS most available forms.