Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19

America is In this war to the fin
ish Of victory. 1t has made its choice.
We shall have many days Of anguish.
we may lose millions Of dollars, but
as long as we save our souls America
Is saved" Secretary of the Navy Jose
plus Daniels made this fervent declar-
alton before 1900 persons at the In
ternational amphitheater at the stock
yards In Chicago at a great meeting
pot" Liberty loan mass meeting.
The Germans have made their first
capture Of an American aviator, a un-
official Berlin dispatch reports. He is
said to have been shot down on the
western front on Sunday.
Four hundred and forty-seven names
appear on casualty lists for April 2 to
8, inclusive. made public by the war
department following orders from Sec
rotary Baker. The combined lists
show: Killed in action, 10; died Of
wounds, IL captured, II died Of acci-
dent. A; died Of disease. 46; died,
cause unknown" 3; severely wound
cd. 1903; slightly wounded, 241.
The American railway engineers
who helped stem the tide of the on
rushing Germans during the opening
days of the battle now in progress
fought shoulder to shoulder with Cana
dian engineers in carrying out their
task. They inflicted heavy losses ON
the Germans.
From the American fighting front in
France there comes an appeal to throw
behind the third Liberty loan the full
power of the nation. The message is
from General P~ershing. 1t follows
Every dollar subscribed to the Liberty
loan Is a dollar invested in American
manhood. Every dollar subscribed as
the result Of self-denial means part
nership In the hardships and risks Of
our men in the trenches. Every dollar
subscribed win confirm the determine
ton Of olir people at home to stant
by Its army to a victorious end"
A great fleet of American warships
numbering more than $50 vessels, 4
operating In the war zone. Manning
this fleet are $4,000 officers and men
These hitherto carefully guarded fact
were disclosed at Cleveland, O., b,
Secretary Daniels In an address at
celebration marking the opening of tn
third Liberty loan campaign.
A German spy named Schnlltz Is be
lleved TO have been one Of the me
connected with attack on a driver o
nm American military postal automC
bile in Paris on January 20.
Two German raids on different sc,
tors Of the American position nortl
west Of Toul were repulsed during tn
morning with enemy casualties. tn
Germans were driven on before reacl
ing the American trenches by aecu,
ate machine gun and automatic fire.
Transportation of American trooI
to France already is proceeding at II
accelerated rate contemplated by II
speeding up measures taken after II
battle Of Picardy began. Acting Sc
rotary Crowel made this statemen
but would give no details.
The navy department announced TIL
American submarines have crosse
the Atlantic to engage in the comma
fight against German U-boats. TIL,
are now aiding allied naval forces,
are American d%estroyers and Amel
cnn naval airmen. and they have be,
In the war zone for some months.
When the American oil steamsh
Atlantic Sun. Of 1888 tons gross, W
torpedoed and sunk by a German su
marine in the war son a few wee
ago the first officer was taken pr
oner by The crew OF the U-boat.