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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
HOBBY ELECTED
 TEXAS GOVERNOR
Woman Leading Opponents in Race for Superintendent
 of Public Instruction

Dallas. Tex, July 2s.--With Gov. w. P Hobby assured of the democratic nomination for governor by record majority, interest in yesterdays pii- mary election today passed to the SIN sided race for the nomination for lieu tenant governor. the contests in of inc 1s congressional districts in the state and the size of the majority Miss Annie Webb Blanton, the sole woman candidate on the state tickee, would run up against her two men op- ponents, w. F. Doughty. incumbent and Brandon Trussell, for the nomina- tion for superintendent of public in- struction.
 Tonight's returns from 272S rre- cincts out of 1899 gave Governor Hoc- bv so5. S30 votes against James E. Fer guson's 145.s12. For lieutenant gov ernor. 1547 precincts gave J. II. Molre 4o.ss1. s. B. Cowell 35,394, l.. H. Bailey 19.3s2. J. NJ. Henderson 32,419, T. w.. Davidson 4S.3s9 and w.. A. Johnson 49.725. Thomas B. Greenwood. now serving as associate justice of the su- preme court by appointment. had re- ceiyed 125,795 votes from 1867 pre- ctncts against s7.So6 for his opponent, J. D. Harvey. of Houston.
 Tn the race for superintendent of public information Miss Blanton had received 135,444 votes from 1908 pre- cincts, Doughty 7s,37S and Trussell 25.024. Congressman Sam Rayburn was ahead of H. E. Lovelace in the Fourth district In the Seventh dis trict C. s. Briggs was nearly 400o in the lead of w. L. Hill. with Congress- man Jeff McLemore several thousand under the latter.
 slight lead, over J c. Box of Jackson- vile in the Second district. Georgc c. O'Brien and stephen King were abou. 2000 under the leaders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
MUN|T|ON STRIKE
 IS NEARING END Believed Majority of Strik- CTS Will Resume Work
 This Morning

London, July 2s.-The ministry uf munitions announced tonight that re- ports received today from all parts of the country indicate the strike sit uation in the munitions industry '.has distinctly improved and that ma jority of the strikers In all probability will return to work tomorrow"
 As result of mass meetings in Bir- mingham and West Bromwich toda;, it was decided by the district commit tees of the strikers organizations that the men should return to work Monday morning. A majority of the men ut the Birmingham meeting favored a continuation of the strike, but as two-thirds vote was necessary and this was not obtainable, the committee ad- vised a resumption of work.
 Likewise at the West Bromwich meeting, there was majority vote in favor of the men remaining out, but a decision was reached that the strilS, CTS should abide by the decision of the Birmingham meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

On both wings, however, the greatest activity prevails. The enemy has massed many heavy guns to the north of Sots- sons on the heights around Juvigny and Chavigny, whence they Lombard with an enfilading fire the western wing as far south as Oulchy-Le- Chateau. Notwitn- standing this bombardment the allies in the Oulchy-Le-Chateau region are mae- ing some progress, although they are faced by the Germans best divisions and the concentrated fire of numerous ma- chine guns.
 On the eastern wing the allies grad ually are obtaining command of the whole road leading from Dormans to Rheims. On this side also the Germans have assembled great force of arti!- lery In the neighborhood of St. Thierry, northwest of Rheims. These guns cover the German left flank and consequently make the progress slower for the allies.
 RETREAT WITH A RUSH
 The retreat of the German crown princes forces along the whole Marne front has reached more precipisa.e phase. At some places the Germans have fallen back for a distance of several miles. French and American troops are marrying the retiring forces on the cen- ter, while French and British troops are hammerng at both Hanks.
 Cavalry and tanks in considerable numbers have succeeded in getting in among the retiring Germans while air planes are bombarding their columns on the march.
 The incessnnt smashing blows
 night and day of the entente aI-
 lies left the enemy nothing else to
 do but to retreat or die in his po-
 sitions. Even their sudden retire.
 ment has not relieved the Germans
 from constant marrying.
 In addition to the slashing of the cav airy and the pounding of the tanks. the lives of the German rear guards are being made precarious by entente h. fantry patrols. Meanwhile, allied ayIa- tors darinEly fly a few hundred feet overhead, bcmbarding and machine gum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
 ONE DEAD, 60 HURT IN RACE RIOTING

Philadelphia. July S.-One policeman was shot and killed, another so badly wounded that he will probably die. and 60 other persons were injured, a score of them seriously, today in street fights between whites and negroes in the south err section of the city. More than 50 persons were placed under arrest
 The trouble started owe rthe killing of white man by a negro shortly after midnight and the wounding of two others. It continued intermittentiy from g o'clock in the morning until o'clock tonight and with the fighting going on in half dozen parts of the district. the police found it hard to cope with the situation. Hundreds of shots were fired and there were but few houses in the district whose windows had not been shattered by bullets.
 In addition to the police more than 100 members of the home guard pa- trolled the streets tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

ming the German batteries and columns on the march.
 TANKS TAKE PART The tank crews have been heroes in this chase and ever since the commence ment of the German retreat they have done remarkable work After breaking up the enemy front line and preparing the way for an advance of infantry, the tanks have throughout continued to ex- rloit the success gained.
 Some tanks have even attacked
 the enemy artillery batteries and
 killed aIl the gunncrs, thus per
 hitting the infantry to capture
 many of these weapons.
 There is not tank in the section of tanks which has taken part in tho fighting that has not from IS to 20 machine guns to it's credit. Most of the prisoners declare that the losses caused by the tanks have been terrible.
 The line where the German with drawal has attained it's greatest depth is northeast of Chateau Thierry. The depth from that point gradually be- comes narrower until it Is quite small on nearing the eastern pivot on the front southwest of Rheims. Both here and around Soissons, the pivot. the ground is admirably suited for defense. In the defense of these two points the Germans have concentrated most of
 
 fantry knowing that if a breach be made at either place by the allies ? great majority of the German troops occupying the remainder of the pock- ct must be sacrificed.
 NOT A LIVE HUN LEFT
 On the banks of the Mnrne south
 of the center of the salient not
 single live German remains. Their
 sudden retreat here was brought
 about by the constant pressure of
 the French, Americans md British.
 Allied troops have kept constantly
 on the heels of the enemy and
 some patrols have advanced con
 sidcrabIy further than the line in-
 dicated.
 The method of retirement adopted by the enemy consists of first retiring one company of every two companies. then two sections from the remaining company. Then the last section with draws. leaving only a few men with machine guns to cover the retreat. These men often are sacrificed, but sometimes they manage to rejoin their comrades and the maneuver is repeated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

the Secretary of the Navy. These nnin- isters have many other affairs to att tend to in addition to aviation. They cannot devote themselves exclusively to 1t They have subordinates in charge. and there is an aircraft production board. but it is obvious that certain gen eral problems must come before the sec retaries for decision which they would he much better able to pass upon if avia- ton was the exclusive function of their office
 COUNCIL OF SEVEN
 Tn Great Britain we have Lord Weir. tho air minister. as head of a council of seven-a vice president of the council corresponding to your assistant Secretary Of War or the Navy; chief of air staff, equivalent to the first sea lord or the chief of the imperial general staff a master general of personnel equivalent to your adjutant general: a director gen cral of equipment. the same as the quar- termaster general. and master general of ordnance, or the third and fourth sea lords; a director general of aircraft pro- duction and an administrator of works and buildings.
 This council controls everything per taining to aviation both for land and sea combat. It supplies the army and fleet with airpanes and pilots, and in addition, maintains an independent force This independent air force really has the same status as the expeditionary force or the grand fleet. For instance, if the army contemplates an operation OF the Belgian coast. the chief of the general staff consults with the first sea lord as to the extent to which the navy can cooperate. and the same procedure will now be followed regarding the CO., operation of the independent air force with the army in the field for any par ticular operation. The navy might say 10 the army that it did not have enough ships to spare for the enterprise; so the air force might say to the army that it did not have enough planes for the enterprise beyond those already al lotted permanently for army reQuire- ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
20 More Nutrition
 Specialists Called

Washington, July 2s.--At the re- quest of General Pershine, 20 addi- tional nutrition specialists have been ordered to France to supervise the rationing of the American expedition ary forces. according to announcement hy Surgeon General Gorgas today. They will introduce methods that will further protect the army subsistence stores from waste, spoilation and con- tamination
 The first six nutrition specialists de- tailed for foreign duty sailed in March. Their work was considered so satis- factory that call for others was at once made and three additional of- ficers were sent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

Major General Brancker, in a state ment tonight to the Associated Press on this subject, laid strong emphasis on the necessity for the organization of the air forces on basis quite independent of the land and sea forces. This was forced upon the British government, cul- an air ministry, which now has Lord Weir at it's head.
 General Brancker believes that even. tually the United States will be obliged by the pressure of military necessity to create secretary of air forces, or the equivalent. under whom air fighting. air plane production, equipment and per sonnel will function as a separate branch of combat just as the army and navy. For the success of the allied cause he feels strongly that the quicker air in dependence is established in this country. the better.
 ALLIED COOPERATION
 Another vital step to be accomplished. he believes is the coordination of the operations of all the allied air forces bey ond those required for the respective armies and navies as an independent of fensive force under the supreme war council, just as the allies armies and navies are co-ordinated now.
 We simply had. to come to an air ministry in England.' said General Brancker. The Zeppelin and the Go- thas. coupled with the experience gained when aviation was controlled by she army and navy, forced 1t upon us. Pub lie sentiment demanded 1t. You have had no Hun aNr raids in this country to arouse you but 1t Is my hope that, lacking this stimulus. you will profit by our experience and begin at once on an even basis with us in this matter in stead of waiting for public sentiment to push up from the bottom as in our case.
 Are not the advantages of indepen- dent control obvious? Here you have one branch of aviation under the adminis- tration of the Secre+r--- or War. under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Murders Whole Family
 With a Pocket Knife

Knoxville. Tenn. July 2s-With a pocket knife, the edge of which is said to have been sharpened to raxor-like sharpness. Jerry B. shipley, prosper ous farmer of Gray Station. l3 miles north of Johnson City. says dispatch. on Saturday night cut the throats Of his wife, his 9-year-old son, and g. month infant daughter. after which he cut his own jugular vein, dying within few minutes.
 The mother and son were hurried to the hospital at Johnson City, where it Is said they will recover. The baby died within IS minutes after arrival at the hospital, Shipley's act was entirely without warning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
BERLIN REPORTS
 ALLIED ATTACK0 0N
 NEW POSITIONS"
German Official Statement Fails to Mention Any Ma terial Allied Advance or
 German Retreat

Berlin. July 2S.-(Vin LOndon.) The official communication from general Headquarters dealing with events of Saturday reports . quiet dny on the crown princess battle front. It makes mention, however, of tour new positions. while not admitting any material allied ad- vance.
 Tkc statement says:
 "On the front of Crown Prince Rupprecht there was lively recon noitcring activity and strong ene- my thursts north of the Lys, on both sides of the Somme and
 northwest of Montdidier, which were repulscd. The artillery was active in some sectors.
 "On the German crown princess battlefront the day passed quietly. There were small infantry engage ments before our new positions.
 "In Champagne the enemy made . local attack and penetrated our foremost line south of Fichtel mountain. He was for the greater part repulsed by our counter thrust"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Quartermaster Corps Saves $40O,000 on
 Potatoes Since February

Washington, July 2S.-Central pur- chasing control in the subsistence di- vision of the quartermaster corps has resulted in the saving of $400.0o0 in the buying of potatoes and onions alone since February, the war depart ment today announced. Contracts for these vegetables to. cover August re- quirements at camps and cantonments have just been let at "a saving of over II per cent of the total purchase price,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Air Supremacy Is
 Necessary 10 Win,
 Says Gen. Bruncker
By Associated Press

New York; July 28.Although the allies have the ascend of the air. the possibilities of aerial warfare from realization and aerial offensive grand scale red to cities of Germany remote from the battle lines Berlin in the realm of certainty the future provided the allies and coordinate their This the conviction of Maj Gen. w. Brancker general of equipment of the British ministry has been in this country for several weeks in consultation with govern ment officials in charge of aviation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Banana Importation
 Will Be Regulated

Washington. July 2s.-A new ruling of the war trade board announced to- day. prohibits the importation of ba- nanas or plantains except under the condition that c4rgoes are brought on yessels approved for that purpose by the shipping control committee of tho United States shipping board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Summary of the News

1-French have reached River Our~a. Germans forced to retreat or die. Berlin reports allied attack on
 thew p0sitions.1 2-HOtels released from nO-wheat
 pledge August l. 3-American casualties. 4-Editorial and comment. 1British subjects residing here to
 be drafted into United States
 service. c-Hum of industry In the south. Red Croas news. 7-Market review. s-Sports-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

Meantime, on the center of the al- lied right wing. southwest of Rheims, violent attacks by the French have forced the enemy to give further ground and enabled the French to cap- ture several towns of strategic value and to draw their front appreciably nearer the highroad which runs north eastward from Dormans to Rheims.
 On the exteme wings of the gradual ly decreasing pocket-near Soissons and Rheims-the enemy, heavily rein forced. is holding tenaciously to his ground. realizing that successes there would result in general crumbling of his plans of defense against tho the big bag. In addition to the large number of troops for reinforcement that have been thrown on these two sectors the German long-range guns from the region north of Sossons and north and northeast of Rheims are keeping both wings of the salient ul.- der heavy enfilading fire.
 DRIVEN TWELVE MILES
 Under the battering tactics of the Americans and Frenchmen the Ger man line on the south has now been driven back more than 12 miles from the point south of Chateau Thierry, where the allied troops locked the door to Paris against the enemy July IS and themselves became the ag- gressors inSwhat has turned out tos ps one of the greatest battles of the war.
 The crossing of the Ourcq, even if only by advanced clements of the a,- lied forces, presages a general crossing later on. The French official com rnunications thus far during the battle have been remarkably conservative Tn their estimates of the gains that daily have been made and 1t is indicated in unofficial dispatches that allied troops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
FRENCH CAVALRY ACTIVE

With the trench Armies on the Marne, July 2S.-t tHavas Agency) French cavalry. supported by some in fantry clements, advancing in the Sois- sons Rheims salient has reached the district south of Villers- -Sur-Fere. a lit- tie more than a mile to the southeast of Fere- En- Ia denois and Sergy, one and three-quarter miles east of villers-' Sur-Fere.
 Southeast of Rheims the French cav airy is Advancing swiftly on the Vile En-Tardenois road. The allied success has been complete along the whole front Half of the pocket in which the Germans had been cornered has been retaken-
 Fere- -En- Tardenois. the town on the Ourcq river in the middle of the Marne pocket which had been used by the Germans as a great supply base, is seriously threatened. The losses Of
 lCentinued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Germans Forced 70 Retreat Or Die M Positions They Held
Even Their Sudden Retirement Has Not Relieved the En- emy From Constant Marrying at the Hands of
 the Allied Forces

With French Army the AisneMarne Front July 28 (By the Associated Press Entente allied patrols pushing reached the southern bank of the River Ourcq This morning extremely quiet along the center of the salient where the Germans not offering great position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Enemy Has Fallen Back for Distance of Several Miles at Some Points, With French, Americans and Brit
 ish in Hot Pursuit
ALLIED TANKS TAKE DEADLY TOLL
 AS THEY CHARGE ENEMY POSITIONS
Allied Success Has Been Complete Along the Whole Front
 French Cavalry Takes Leading Part in the a Capture of Fere- En- Tardenois
GREAT SUPPLY BASE CAPTURED

Paris July 2SFrench advance guards have reached the north bank of the Ocq and allied have entered FereEn Tardeno the great German supply base which lies in the middle line of the AisneMarne sector.
 The of the office tonight adds that the villages of Anhenay and Olizy the flank lying to the southwest of Rheims, have been occupied.
 he texto he statement reads:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
French Go Foruuard
 And Capture Tou1ns OF Strategic Value
Enemy Heavily Reinforced, Holds Tenaciously Each Wing of Gradually Decreasing Pocket, Realizing That
 Failure Will Result in Crumblng of Defense
By Associated Press

The FrancoAmerican troops continuing their the Germans retreat from the Mane have reached and crossed the Ourcq and penetrated the town of Fere Tardeno of the German supply bases for the troops inside the Soissons- Rheims salient
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
HUNS RESORT ID
 TRICKS IN ORDER
 TOESCAPE ALLIES
Transport Machine Guns on Stretchers and Wear Amer ican and French Uniforms
 to Escape Capture

With the American Army on the Aisne- Marne Front, July 2S.-(By the Asso- ciated Press 1.-The battle of the woods has ended and the Germans have been swept from the forests of Fer and Ris. Towards the last of this four-day struggle the F'ranco-American advance became so rapid that the retreat of the Germans was greatly disorganized.
 The edge of the German salient to tne south and southeast of Fere-En- Tarde- nos was ground down by the whirl of the allied troops and dulled to an ex- tent that German weakness was inli- cated at many points. The first indica- tion of this was seen Saturday when the enemy retreated so rapidly that the Franco-American troops entirely lost con- tact with him.
 STIFF RESISTANCE
 In the battle of the woods, however, the stiffest resistance the Americans ever experienced in this kind of warfare was encountered. Here the Franco-American an troops were compelled to contend constant
 
 principally of machine gunners, most Of whom. dressed in green clothing, het nests In trees. Day after day during the fighting the allied troops bueked the German machine gun nests. using ai : tillery and machine guns and some gas against them.
 In the rear guard fighting, which was carried on to permit. of the withdrawal of the heavier German guns, the enemy resor cd to numerous tricks, such as car rying machine guns in stretchers when endeayoring to reach some points under the allied fire. When they realized taat their stretcher trick had been discovered the Germans resorted to other means 10 deceive
 WEAR ALLIED UNIFORMS
 The F'ranco-American infantrymen and machine gunners were notified by their commanding officers to be on the alert tor Germans wearing American or French uniforms, several instances having been reported where the Germans did this. On one occasion the soldiers were noti- fed by field orders that Germans had appeared 'in the tunics of French and American soldiers. Rushing across an open plans ir the forest when the Ger- man nests had been discovered, one Ger man, acting as a leader and speaking Terfect English, yelled to the American machine gunners. Don't shoot; there are Americans in that thicket.'
 The Americans were at the edge of tn } forest. peppering wood opposite. They ceased wheE the detachment appeared. The detachment entered a forest to the right of the Americans and in few m'n- utes a hail of machine gun bullets can,e from that direction.
 The Americans quickly realized that they had been duped and turned their machine guns upon the imposters. wiping them out in short order. F
 Intelligence officers in the American army say numerous cases have been re ported by soldiers of being encountered by individual Germans wearing American uniforms and of some cases of Germans wearing merely an American or Frencf tunic, presumably having them on sorc other front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
ENEMY RESISTANCE BROK EN

the enemy between the Marne and the Ourcq has been broken down and Amer ican troops with those of the allies are in pursuit. General Pershing an- nounced in his communique for yester- day received tonight by the war de- partment
 The text of the statement follows:
 Section A: Between the Ourcq and the Marne the enemy's resistance has broken down. Our troops with those of the allies in pursuit.
 "Section B: There is nothing to re- port in this section.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

"NOrth of the Marne we have continued our onward march in the region of the ourcq. Notwith- standing the resistance of the ene- my, who employed every effort to check our passage of the river, we succeeded in throwing advanced clements on the north bank. We have penetrated into Fere-En- Tardenois.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

sNOrtheast of the forest of Ris we reached Champyoisy.
 "On the right our troops have occupied Anthenay and Olixy-Et- VfOlaine and have approached ap- preciably the line of the road from Rheims to Dormans.
 "In Champagne two enemy att tempts in the region south of the MOnts were repulsed.y