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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-26

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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
German Counter-Attacks Against
New Allied Positions Have Been
Taken BY American Counter-Attacks

PARIS July 31.-(By United Press. )-The German
ter attacks against the allied positions along the line east
ward from Cuchy lie Chateau have been taken by American
counter attacks statement said today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Rainbow Division Now Helping Hold
Battle Line---Six New Divisions
Are To Be Formed AT Once

WASHINGTON July 81.-(By United Press. 1.-THE Rain
bow Division helping to hold the line Fereen-Tor
denos General March announced today This division which
the early days of the German drive Rheims helped
to withstand the enemy attacks arrived the post within
the last two days reinforce the other Americans there
The Third division March said now at Cierges another
point of violent fighting.
The formation of six divisions to be numbered from
fifteen to twenty is under way The transfer of fifteen
regiments of National army cavalry to field artillery
ordered and these will be used at once abroad He de-
card that many generals would required for the new
units
Both sides having changed their original objective the
allies and Germans battling at the bloody Sossons Rheims
salient now bent solely trying to destroy each other in
his regular conferenc ewh correspondents today Chief of staff
March declared That the lone objective remaining now to
kill possible He held out slight hope of bag
gg the German owing to its resistance in the Sosons
Rheims section and the two ends Of the allied pincers
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
New Crisis
Seems Near
Fierceness of Fighting Carries Sig.
ni6cance-Enemy Seems Deter
mined to Hold Present Line.

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-The
second battle of the Marne has en-
tered new phase. Both French and
German official statements reflected
the increased fury Of the fighting for
several days past, indicating to Off
cials here that new crisis is Ap-
preaching. The decision cannot long
be delayed, although relatively small
changes in the battle line were noted
tonight.
It was not clear whether the enc
my had reached line on which ne
proposed to halt his withdrawal. The
general trend of his present front
along the irregular line that now
forms at the bottom of the Aisne-
Marne salient was regarded by most
observers, however, as now repre-
senting positions of such nature as
would lend themselves to deter
mined effort to bring the Anglo
French-American forces to halt.
The intensity of the struggle and
the vigor with which picked German
troops have been hurled forward 4
local counter-attacks showed conclu-
sively the Importance the German
high command attaches to holding
fast TO rthe moment, at least. The
reaction appeared to center on the
American spearhead, striking at the
very center of the enemy position.
1t was quite evident that the Ger
mans regarded this thrust as menac-
ing.
Official dispatches did little to clear
up the situation.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
GREAT BATTLE CONSTANTLY BECOMING MORE FIERCE
German Retreat Still In Progress Americans Hold S and Nearby
Orderly German Retreat Toward Aisne
Is Still In Progress--Fierce Hand-to-
Hand Fighting All Day Yesterday

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, July 81
B United Press 1.-THE orderly German retreat toward Asnes
still in progress screened by heavy rearuard actions along
the line from Vile Montor through Farcy Tngy Grand
Rozoy and Fere Tordeno eastward beyond Senges Seg
and to Ronchere The Americans hold Sergy and Hill 2l2
nearby They also stormed and hold Meurcy and Fair
The battle constantly becoming fierce In bitter hand
tohand conflicts the American infantry at grip with the
enemy all day yesterday.
The German artillery is working with the enemy for the
first time since the retreat started The American artillery is
superby backing up our infantry
Ambulances being driven straight the front lines SO
that the wounded may be cared for with speed The
signal corps working under she'll fire. has maintained uniner
uped telephone connections since the battle started In fact
every unit in the army is distinguishing itself
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
A Real Disaster
May Be Facing
Won Hindenburg

NEW YORK, July 30.-Von Hin
denburg's counter attacks started
this morning north of the Ourcq river
give evidence of being primarily mag
nifed rear guard actions to try to
prevent the allies from breaking
through the German front.
Between Scissors and the Ourcq is
Won Hindenburg's most dangerous
sector.
If General Foch were to succeed
in penetrating the German line near
Scissors, a real disaster would over
take Won Hindenburg's forces. That
yon Hindenburg has suddenly tried to
seize the initiative in this quarter in
dicates a haunting fear on his part
of the perilous situation in which his
forces continue. Since the retreat
from the Marne began, Won linden
burg has concentrated his heaviest
reinforcements around the Scissors
corner of the Aisne-Marne salient.
He unquestionably has very strong
force at present in that area. He
might believe that LAWS hslaughter
Of German troops at this moment
would perhaps result in bending the
allied front southwestward from
Scissors in the general direction of
Paris.
A serious offensive of this .charac-
ter, however, would run into the
strongest positions the French have
prepared for defending the roads to
Paris. The Villers-C -Cotterets forest
is five to seven miles away and east
of the forest, General Foch sensibly
improved his position by local attacks
before he began his Marine drive.
Should Won Hindenburg, therefore,
have been suddenly overcome once
more by his periodic mania to reach
Paris, he will undoubtedly be quickly
involved in serious difficulties.
Won Hindenburg has got to do
something to try to stem Gen. Foch's
relentless pressure. The Berlin war
office has been finally forced to tell
the German people the German-Marne
army is in retreat. Won Hindenburg's
attacks today followed hard on this
admission. It may well be due in
part to an intense depression among
the kaiser's subjects. The kaiser per-
haps is despairingly counting on a
few yards advance between Scissors
and the Ourcq to relieve the failing
morale at home.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Our Airnen Get
80 Enemy Planes

ON THE BRITISH FRONT, July
30.-American airmen with the Brit
ish air squadrons destroyed approx
mately thirty German machines re-
Gently, many of them being of the
new type of Fokker fighting plane
They have accounted, too, for num-
ber of enemy balloons. For the num-
be rof Americans engaged and for
the shor thine during which they were
fitting against the enemy in com
pany with crack British airmen their
record is a splendid one, and no one
is more enthusiastic about the work
of these airme nthan the British COM
manders of these squadrons, as well
as the heads Of the air service.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
German Opinion
OfU. S. Soldiers


AMSTERDAM, July 3O.-The Ber-
lin Vorwaerts correspondent at the
front telegraphs the following under
date of July 27:
"In the battle between the Aisne
and the Marne, the entente for the
first time threw American forces into
the fire. AS result of personal in
quiry among the divisions Of Generals
Won Etezl and Won Waiter in the CEN
ter of the German front, | am able
to state the following;
'The Americans fought partly in
serried divisions partly incorporated
in the French forces. OF the regi-
ments now in battle most have been
over a year in France; the others
were only specifically trained in
America and on the continent. Their
equipment is excellent throughout.
"The new American army, like the
French, has a number of negro di-
visions, but these have not been vet
thrown into the battle.
Among the American prisoners a
surprisingly large percentage bear
German names. They say men of
German descent are prominent among
the American army leaders.
"The consensus of opinion among
our front troops is that the fighting
value of the American soldiers should
in no wise be underrated. Boastful
of their American superiority and in
high spirits, owing to the fulsome fat
terry of the French public, they run
into the fire with naive recklessness,
but as yet they have not learned to
fight in extended order and how to
protect themselves skillwully from
artillery fire, their losses are i'm
mensely heavier than the others.
"The piles of American dead, for
instance, fronting Monthiers hill is
only comparable with the Russian
corpse-strewn fields at the time Of
Brussiloff's offensive.
"Keen as the Americans are in at
tack, they are clumsy enough in de-
tense. All the German counter
thrusts even by the smallest detach-
ments, have so far been successful
when directed against the Americans.
From July 21, when the German
counter-action set in, the Americans
1ufFered casualties which officers who
participated place at between SO and
| Is percent. The result was that sew
eral American divisions had TO be
relieved after they had seen no more
than five days fighting"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Warns Germany Of
Americas Power

AMSTERDAM, July 31.-Return-
ing here from visit to France, a
correspondent of the Handelsblad
writes long article of enthusiastic
admiration for American achieve
ments and concludes:
"From America issues a force
against which no European nation
can stand. 1t is a gigantic force,
which is developing calmly and sci
entifcally.
'The German people are told that
the U-boats win be able to conjure
the American danger, but the Ger
man people have not seen what /
have seen"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Undaunted Nerve
Of The American
Fighting Force
By FRANK J. FAYLoR

United Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, July 3O.-Two ever
moving streams of traffic over the
roads between the Ourcq and the
Mame testify to the intensity of the
struggle north of the former river.
Fresh troops, guns, ammunition and
supplies are advancing, while the
backwash Of this stream consists
mainly of ambulances carrying the
wounded.
At hastily established dressing sta
tions in villages, in woods, and at
crossings, the wounded are laid on
the ground, quickly attended to and
"sorted out" then sent on to the rear
in larger ambulances. Doctors and
attendants who have not slept for
48 hours remain at their work. Most
of the wounded are reaching hospitals
so miles behind the lines within four
hours of the time they are hurt. Am
erican girls composing committee
for the relief of civilian war victims
who were near the front, hastily
manned Fords and speeding to the
front, carried wounde dfrom dress
ing stations to hospitals over roads
that were constantly under lombard
ment.
German airmen attempted to ham
per the Americans by pouring ma
chine gun fire into the roads tonight.
A number of doughboys, in charge
of a sergeant, turned their automatic
rifles upward and literally got "two
birds with one stone" They wound
ed the pilot Of one machine, who
lost control, and drove his plane into
another Both machines dropped
near the Americans.
The courage Of the Americans is
almost incredible. In the face of a
rain of bullets from machine guns,
one lieutenant led a group against
a boche machine gun nest, but was
trapped in a position surrounded by
a score of guns.
The Americans were mwoed down
until only the lieutenant and cor
poral remained unhurt. The two re-
turned to the American lines, each
carrying a wounded man. They went
back three times and brought IN all
the remaining wounded. The lieu
tenant, WHO was hit six times while
rescuing his men, fell exhausted at
the dressing station when he returned
this last trip.
Another group, charging ma
chine gun, dropped one by one, until
only corporal was left. He cap
tured the gun and killed the remain
ing Germans with his pistol. One
doughboy, speaking about "going
over the top" said: "There wasn't
any top to go over. We just got up
off the ground and rushed 'em.'
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Captain Morris,
Medical Corps,
German Prisoner

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Capt,
John Walter Morris, medical corps
physician Of Summerville, Tenn, is
a German prisoner at Ratstatt, the
war department announced. Notice
of the capture of Captain Morris has
been sent to Senator Shields as the
person named to be notified in case
of disaster.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Morristown Boy
In Casualty List
Five Tennessee Boys in the List Re-
ported BY Pershing Today.

WASHINGTON, July 91.-(By
United Press. General Pershing's
casualty list Of 1914 today included
S6 killed in action.
Lieut.. c. e. Smith, Rockford,
Tenn, was killed in action.
]. B. Norris, Crab Orchard, Tenn,
died Of wounds.
Lieut.. T. S. Lyons, Franklin, Tenn,
Sergeant Ralph c. Williams, Morris
town, Tenn, and Sergeant E. c. Rus
sell, Of Nashville, were severely
wounded.
Eighteen marine casualties were re-
ported today, including four killed in
action.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
German General Staff Has Officially
Admitted Their Paris Drive A Failure

WASHINGTON, July 31.-(By United Press. )-The Ger
man general staff has officially admitted that their drive upon
Paris failure but they have promised the people back
home decisive blow to be delivered Immediately against the
AngloFrench front.
In the communque printed in nearly every German
paper yesterday mention made Of the American parc
patton in the battles
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Germans Still
Deceiving People

PARIS, July 3O.-Ynformation
reaching Paris from Swiss sources
tends to show the Germans still are
trying to keep from the German peo-
pie the fact that the American troops
are now engaged in battle with he
Germans on the Scissors Rheims
sector.
These advices say that the Germans
recently stripped the uniforms off a
number Of Americans they had made
prisoners and gave them other cloth
ing to wear.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Congressman To
Hasten Back To
Washington

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Con.
gressmen may hasten back to Wash
ington before the end of the recess
to begin work on legislation that will
provide an enlarged army. Minority
leaders in the senate favor such ac-
ton and it is proposed that cali be
issued to senators to return here.
Regular business may be resumed
should the quorum be given unani-
nous consent.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Political Storm
Clouds Gathering

AMSTERDAM, July Shy the
United Press. Political storm
clouds are gathering around the
Ukrainian government, according to
dispatch from Hamburg to the
Nieuw Rotterdamsche Courier today.
The message said that wholesale ar
rests were being made, one of those
seized being Gyzick, the first state
secretary Of the Hetman government.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Field Marshal
Won Eichhorn
Is Assassinated

AMSTERDAM, July 31.-(By the
United Press. Field Marshal Won
Eichhorn, dictator in Ukrania, has
been assassinated, according to Off
cial word from Kieff received here
today. Adjutant Captain Won Dress
ler was also killed.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31
Pershing Reports German Counter
Attacks Repulsed BY American Forces

WASHINGTON July 31.-The repulse Of the German
counerack by the American forces the line of the Ourcq
and the improvement of the American position reported by
General Pershing today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-31

Optimistic Thought.
False rumors are sparks which e
famed die out Of themselves.
Evening journal., 1918-08-29
FIX UP HOME FOR
SAILORS AT LEWES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES. Aug. 29.--Women OF Lewes
with the financial help OF the Colonial
Danes, have secured the Gingham
House, across the street from the Hotel
Rodney, which contains sixteen rooms,
and when the necessary repairs are
made It viii furnish the boys from the
Naval Base and the Coast Artillery a
real home while they are in town.
John L. Morris. who has seen one
years service in the navy on the other
side, arrived home last evening, on flf-
teen days furlough. Mr.. Morris was
chief Of the steamer "RehobOth," "
which was formerly owned by the
Lewes Fisheries Company and later
purchased by the Federal Government.
She sailed from here for France just a
year ago and Mr.. Morris was in charge
OF the engine room. He was on the Re
hoboth when she foundered in a gale
some months ago and since then has
been in charge Of the y. s. : Courtney,
which was formerly a fishing vessel,
now being used as a mine sweeper. Mr..
Morris has a wife and three children
here.
Miss Marjorie Virden gave a launch
party on Tuesday afternoon. Those
in the party were Mrs Thomas J. Nir-
den. Mrs. II. Mccullough, Mrs. F. Nc
Farren. Miss Anne Milliken, Miss Elsie
Louderman. the Misses Marie and DorO-
thy Hickman. Thomas j. Nirden and
Clifton Dorm.
Evening journal., 1918-08-29
ELIJAH LYNCH NAMED
AS SUSSEX CHAIRMAN

GEORGETOWN, Aug. pat a meet
ing Of the recently-elected members OF
the Republican County Committee. or.
ganiZation was effected by choosing
Elijah C. Lynch, Of Selbyville, as chair.
man and II. c. Stewart of this town
as secretary. The committeeman are:
First Representative district-Joseph
G. Davis of Milford. David II. Hood OF
Glendale.
Second-William II. Carlisle, Green
wood; State Treasurer, William J.
Swain.
Bridgeville-William S. Todd, Bridge
vile. r. D.
Third-George T. Adams. LAUREL
Charles Isaacs, Seaford, r. d.
Robert B. Elliott Seaford
Fourth-Charles w. Messick, Lau-
rel, r. n.
Fifth-Receiver Of Taxes David o.
Moore. Laurel; Horace E. Ellis, Lau-
rel; r. r. Collins, Delmar
SiXth-William l.. McIlvaine. Stock
ley; Asa Bennett, Omar; Thomas Short,
Georgetown. r. D.
Seventh-W. r. Ringler. Selbyville, r.
D.; Elijah G.. Lynch, Sellbyville.
Eighth-Clifford f. Burton, Angola.
Ninth-Dr James H. Chipman, George
town.
Tenth-B. Frank Walls, Milton: Ma
poleon B. Register, Lewes; William J.
WescOat, Lewes, r. ID.
Evening journal., 1918-08-29
FIND ABSC0NDER
In ARMY SERVICE

EASTON, Md, Aug. 29.-Word was re-
ceived here yesterday that Z. w. Amos,
for a number Of years agent Of the
Adams Express Company, and who alb
seconded with $1,000 intrusted for ship
ment 10 a bank in Philadelphia on hu-
gust 2i, 1914 had been caught at Fort
Leavenworth. Kansas, having enlisted
In the army. For four years he had
been hunted, lodging the officers Of
the law by fleeing from place TO place
Amos disappearance caused a sensa-
tion. He was married and lived on
August street. A few days before his
ins agent for the company. came to ex-
anime the office accounts. There was
a report that Amos was short. In fact.
the examination. revealed that he was
short s77i. and Mr.. Toadvine decided
Immediately to place him under arrest
on the charge Of embezzzlement.
II is alleged that Amos broke down
and confessed He pleaded that he be
given an opportunity TO make good by
calling upon his sister al Swarthmore.
Pa. This request was granted. His sis
ter was telegraphed for and while
awaiting her arrival Mr.. Toadvine made
his headquarters at the express office.
II was during this interval that a pack
age containing 5000 was delivered to the |
office by a messenger from the Easton
National Bank for shipment to the
Franklin National Bank, PHILADELPHIA.
Amos drove the wagon containing this
package to the railroad station. return
ed to the office and reported that the
package had been delivered, which af-
proved TO be false That night
Amos disappeared.
Evening journal., 1918-08-29
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new CASTLE
Delegates Favorable to
Salisbury Named at Meet
ing Last Night
TRY TO GET HOMES
FOR NEW WORKERS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del. Aug. pa meet
ing Of Democrats was held last even
ing in the town hall, to elect five
delegates to attend the State Conven-
tlon. Theodore w. Cavender was elect
ed chairman Of the meeting, and Chas
kllngmeyer. secretary. The following
delegates and alternates were chosen
First district. delegate, Richard S Rod
ney: alternate, John Doris; Second
district, delegate, William Weggen-
men; alternate, Charles J. Dougherty ;
Third district, delegate. Frank Alfree f;
alternate. George McGrory; Fourth dis
trict. delegate. H. J. Rothrock; alternate,
D. B, Maloney; Fifth district, delegate.
Walter Thompson; alternate. Alfred !.
Davidson. Following this. speeches
were made by several prominent Demo
Gratis.
The delegation is said to be favor
able to Senator Saulsbury's renomina-
tion.
The Benson Show. here In the inter
est Of the Goodwill Fire Company. is
being well patronized. The proceeds
are to be invested in supplies Of which
the company is much In need.
Mayor Cavender and the police are
asking the people Of New Castle to
cooperate with them In finding accom-
modatlons for the strangers who come
to this city to be employed at the diff
ferent industrial plants People hav-
NnN -
to notify Mayor Cavender or Chief OF
Police Lewis
Harry V. Lyman, an employe Of the |
American Manganese Steel Company. |
met with a painful accident yesterday |
while at work He was endeavoring /
10 cross q pit at the plant when the |
plank on which he was crossing gave |
way. causing him to fall and strain
the ligaments IN bis leg. Or. Jones Is
the attending physician.
Mrs. Mildred Lorenz OF Milwaukee.
Wis, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs John Stoops
Kiss jeanette Bickle of Hagerstown.
Md, is spending a few days with Miss
Elizabeth Seward
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Smith and Mr..
md Mrs. Robert Newlove have return
ID from a VISIT to Wildwood
Mrs. James Lupton and niece. Miss
Brown, OF Wilmington. are visiting Mr.
md Mrs John Jester.
Mrs. Glassford and Richard MOler.
10th Of West Virginia. are the guests Of
'irs. Bennett Lancaster.
Mrs Margaret Crawford Of Newport
$ visiting her daughter. Mrs. Frank "
.ynam.
Fred Gsrreau is spenGing a week In
he State Of Vermont.
Mrs. Jesse Mckay and daughter Eliz- F:
lbeth. and Mr.. and Mrs. James Lancas-
Ter. Sr.. motored to Camp Dix yestcr-
lay 10 visit Captain Jesse Mckay.
Misses Elizabeth and Margaret To-
nan and Rosa Lenoir have returned
rom a ten-day visit 10 Atlantic City.