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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
KAISER PRODS MEN
To CRUSH ALLIES
BEFORE YANKS COME
His Commanders Have Made
Greatest Effort This Year to
GAIN Decision.
LOSSES WERE ENORMOUS
" Associated Press TO Every EvenIng

by Associated Press to Every Evening
With the French Army in France, July
25-Greater efforts than ever before
have been exacted this year by German
army chiefs from the troops under their
command Compared even with last
year, when the fighting was very severe,
all their divisions have been called upon
to make at least double effort.
The correspondent is able to demon
strate the terrific nature Of the task thrown
upon the German soldiers by the desire
OF the German emperor TO crush the
Fren ch and British armies before Amerl-
can troops arrived IN sufficient number
10 turn the Balance.
During last year the Germans possessed
on their western front between 100 and
10 divisions The most Of these we're
engaged twice and some three times, dur
ing the entire twelve months, having IN
the meantime been reconstructed
Verdun used 20 divisions; the Somme 20
the Aisne and Chemin DIES Danes lighting;
50: Flanders, l30i Cambria, %, and
minor operations, 90, making altogether,
$40 divisional engagements.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
NEW U.S.SUB SHOT
BY MERCHANT SHIP,
MISTAKEN FOR HUN
Rose From Depth Close 70 Armed
Vessel When Latter Opened Fire,
Landing Shell on Deck.
SMALL DAMAGE INFLICTED
By Associated press % Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Washington. July 25.-An American
submarine Of the latest design has been
fired upon by an Allied armed ship on
the New England coast The submarine
was only slightly damaged and a naval
tug is towing It 70 port,
No one aboard the submarine was
injured.
Reports to the navy department said
the submarine, which was cruising sub
merged, suddenly appeared near the
Allied ship. and the latter opened IRE.
The Navy Department dad not make
known the identity Of either the sub
marine or the allied ship, nor was i
announced whether the latter was
cruiser or a transport
The scene was not far distant from the
waters in winch a German submarine
recently appeared and when the American
submerSIble came 10 the surface the
captain 81 the allied ship assumed that It
was an enemy vessel preparing 70 attack
him
Only one shot nit the submarine winch
quickly made known It's identity wnen
the Allied ship began TO ire. The shell
struck on he deck near the coming tower,
denting several plates. il was announced
that the vessel could be repaired IL short
time.
The Navy Department later issued TINS
formal statement,
The Navy Department IS informed
that a United States submarine was fired
on bv mistake BY an armed merchant
vessel on July %. of the American coast.
one shell penetrated the outer hull OF
the submarine. but did not explode.
No material injury was done, only
small section of shell plating being
damaged. No one aboard was injured
and the submarine proceeded TO her base
under her own power.
This IS the first instance OF its hlnd oc-
curing n American waters, but Is not the
first in the war Last October an Amerl-
can warShip patrolllng N the Medlter-
ranean fred ON an Italian submarine which
failed 20 answer recognition signals. One
officer and one seaman aboard the sub
marine were Killed.
Although no official warming has come
IRON the Water Department, i IS mat
ter Of ordinary observation that there Is
a strong likelihood of s. short water supply
directly ahead Of the city, and II Is, there
fore, the duty of every citizen 10 avoid
waste Of water in every way, until the
rains have come and renewed the sources
q supply
There was no water running over the
spll-wav from the race at Market and
sixteenth today. The level is eight inch
* under one uf the sillS. four inches
below the other. and q very small decrease
viii stop the pump only one IS running,
1T intervals, now and II the water IS
not pumped the stored water in the
reservoirs must be drawn upon as the
only supply
Wilmington cIlzenry IS So used 10
abundance Of water that most Of them
waste it without thinking II cannot be
too strongly urged on all that every
possible saving should be made Lawns
and street sprlnkllng, playing hose on
walks and roadways all lavish use OF
water should be stopped, If worse con
ditions are 10 be guarded against. 1t is
q civic as well rs a patriotic try.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
TEN DIVISIONS RUSHED
TO SAVE CROWN PRINCE
Ludendorff Making Desperate Eff
fort TO Free Troops From
Foch's 'NutQacker. :
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

London, July 25-Niue divisions Of
reserves from the army OF Crown Prince
Rupprecht OF Bavaria and Il division from
the eastern end Of the line, have been
rushed to the ana Of the German Crown
Prince between scissors and Rheims, but,
SAYS Reuters correspondent with the
American troops IN France, the Germans
may we'll hesitate 10 push more troops
into the already crowded salient, seeing the
difficulty they have Of feeding those al
ready there
German resistance on the southern
sectors OF the salient has been reduced
to mere shell il is added, and the enemy
doubtlessIy is concentrating efforts on
keeping open the northern outlets Of the
salient
The Allied drive toward Oulchy-le-
Chateau not only threatens the enemy
communications with Fere-cn-TardcnoIs,
but Is a serious threat for the German
troops around Epieds. whose line of re-
treat would pass through Fere
In authoritative circles here, the view
Is expressed that Germany has reached
what might be called the downward curve
in her man power This applies 10 Prince
Rupprechts army as well rs 70 the rest
Of the German army
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
WAR TIDE HAS TURNED,
FRENCH LEADERS SAY

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Paris. july 25.-Thc army committee
Of the Chamber Of Deputies has received
very favorable reports from members
with the armies in the fields Of operation
now going on Rene kenoult, president
Of the committee, thus sums UP the OBJ
servationS made:
The powerful German offensive, pre-
pared in secret for more than q month
and led by fifty divisions was in few
days, almost in few hours, broken up
and then VIGOROUSLY swept back. 1t IS
to the Peerless Valor Of the French sol
diers and their American, British and
Italian comrades and to the science of the
military chiefs who proved unquesuonable
mastery in the conception and execution
Of the operations that these results arc
due
This certainly marks a decisive turn
in the war. justifying the profound salts
faction and the great hopes felt by the
srmy committee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
HALLS HUN RAIDER OFF
COAST OF NANTUCKET

Gloucester. July 25.-Capt Viii
liam Price of the fishing schooner Eliza
beth King. which arrived here last
night. reported meeting last Sunday
what he believes was a German raider
about twenty miles south-southeast of
Nantucket South Shoal Hghtship. A
description of the vessel was sent the
First Naval District headquarters in
Boston.
Capt. Price said the steamer APP
preached within 100 feet Of the Eliza
beth King keeping forward and after
guns trained on the schooner. We ex-
pected he would hail us, said the cap
tain. "but he did not, SO | asked him if he
had seen any fishing vessels in that
vicinity. An officer shouted back some
thing in foreign language that none Of US
understood"
The steamer was about $500 tons
and looked as if she had been at sea
long time. She had two unusually high
wireless nasts The vessel bore no name
or home port, and few no flag She had
been camoufaged apparently, but the
paint was nearly washed off. There was
a very large crew aboard, Capt Price
thought
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
BOCHE PLAN STRIKE,
PARIS PREDICTS, To
GAIN INITIATIVE
Prolonging Present Drive While
Preparing Strong Counter Often
sive, is French View.
PUTS IN NEW RESERVES
81 Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Paris July % More reserves are
being thrown into the battle by the Ger
mans according TO the latest advices
reaching PARIS, but these were unable to
prevent the Allies from reaching appre-
clable gains Wednesday. The important
point OF Gulchy-Le-Chateau slowly but
surely is being surrounded. Il the tier-
mans lose il, it will be impossible for them
10 hang on TO Fere-En-Tardenois
Military observers here are convinced
that General LUdendorf shortly will
launch a counter offensive His objects
will be, first to clear the front between
Scissors and Rheims; second, TO lessen
the demoraIizing effect Of a projected
retreat 10 the Vesle. and third, to have
Germany regain the initiative
Consequently. It Is to his interest TO
prolong the present battle as long As pos
sible even at the expense Of his treasured
reserves. 80 as 10 keep the French occu-
pied and give him time to prepare
another blow
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
NEW SHIP IN 20 DAYS.
California Yard Has Destroyer in
Commission IN Tenth of
Usual Time.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington, July Is 4 new world $
record in destroyer construction has been
established at the Mare Island Navy
Yard, in the commissioning Of the Ward,
20 days after the keel was laid, the navy
Department announced today The Ward
was launched l712 days after the first
plate was laid.
Formerly it required "a months to CON
struct destroyer this country.
The keel of the Ward was laid May l5
and the vessel launched June |. She was
formally placed in commission yesterday
and is understood to be Of the latest and
largest design
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
Err TO RUSSIAN THRONE,
BRITISH ARMY CAPTAIN

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
London, July 25-The former Grand
Duke Dmitri Pavlovitch, cousin of the
late Russian Emperor, has just been APP
pointed an honorary captain in the British
army. Dmitri, according to the Daily
Telegraph, was present at The supper
nt the palace of Prince Youssoupof in
Petrogad which resulted in the death
of the Priest Rasputin.
He was arrested on the order of the
Russian Empress and banished by the
Emperor to the Persian front. He owes
his personal safety to the fact that he was
on the Persian front when the revolution
broke out
The Daily Express says that if the
report Of the death of the former heir
apparent Ableis is true, Dmitri is heir
To the Russian throne
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
WAR PICTURES THAT
ARE HELPING UNITED
STATES WIN

Pictures that Are Helping to
Win the War" might be the title
of the war poster book which has
been published by the Navy De
partInent. Great artists OF Europe
and America have put their power
behind the war message. The quick
and vivid appeal of pictures has
conveyed TO hurrying busy thronss
the call to arms, to work, and to
faith in their country's cause.
In order that Americans may own
and remember these great war pic
lures, the war poster book has been
made by their government. 1t is
selection of twenty-four of the most
striking of these pictures, repro
duced on coated paper and bound
into an attractive booklet.
Any American can obtain one of
these attractive booklets free. Write
today for your copy Be sure to
write plainly Ask for the war
poster book, and enclose a two
cent stamp for return postage, Adj
dress The Wilmington Every Even
ing, information bureau, Frederic ]
Haskin director Washington, ID @.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
London, July 25.-Lieutenant Com
DESTROYER Tanning received the Dis
tinguished Service Order from King
George at a private investiture At Bucking
ham Palace today
The officer has been prominent in the
anti-submanne operations.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
BOCHE RETREAT|NG
MORT H OF THE MARINE
American and French Troops
Steadily Advancing on So
Mile Line.
Rr Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
With the American Army on the Marine
Front July % a p. nj Franco,
American troops this morning advanced
their lines north of the river Aiarne more
steadiIv The Germans continued their
retreatinp movement to the northward
The French and Americans also made
gains on other parts OF the So miles Of
battle front The Germans vlciously
resisted in a majority OF cases.
The Entente Allied forces in the terri
tory TO the north Of Chateau-Thierry
are paying less attention TO running
down machine gun nests and are advane-
ing their whole line, small detachments
being left to clean up the enemy machine
gun crews.
Northwest of Jaulgonne, American
forces penetrated the enemy positions 10 a
depth of from one TO two miles
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
ARMIES OF CROWN
PRINCE TRAPPED;
SURRENDER LIKELY
impossible for Him to Extricate
His Forces, London Core
spondent Reports.


French Headquarters in France,
July 25 (4.3O p. M .-French troops
now are within three miles oil the
town of Fere- En- Tardenois. which
is the meeting point OF eight roads.
II is the center Of the German COM
munications in this region.
The town is being heavily sheiied
daily and bombed by Entente Aiied
air squadrons.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

London. July 25-Thc Pail Mall Gazet
saws rumors arc current that British troops
have made great advance IN the dlrect'o'l
of Fismes. about mid way between Rheims
and Scissors
II is also reported that French forces
have advanced on another part oil .ne
Aisne- Marine salient and that the armies
M the German Crown Prince ave been
nIaced in n position out of which cxtrica-
on seems TO be impossible.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
Fire in Vacant House.

A slight fire occurred shortly after
midnight this morning in an unoceupied
house at 700 East Sixth street, owned
by John Jablowski of 701 East Sixth
street, The district fire companies, sum
moned by an alarm from box Is, soon
extlngmshed the blaze.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
PAPER MAKERS ON STRIKE
Disregard Federal Labor Boards
Order to Stick at Work; Bonus
Cause of Contention.
BY Associated Pres. to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York. July 25.-Instructlons TO
striking employees of the international
Paper Co, TO return TO work, pending
djustment Of differences which caus q
the wal1out, were telegraphed today
from the war labor board at Washington
to President Carey of the international
Paper Makers Union, according to officials
Of the company here today. 1t was
stated that the order had not yet been
obeyed.
Franklin, n. H., July 25-The plant
of the International Paper Co. here was
closed today as the result Of strike of
200 paper makers and pulp mill workers
The strike was due to dispute over
the payment Of bonuses
Livermore Falls, Me, July 25.--
Three hundred paper makers employed
in mills of the international Paper Co,
here, who struck last night because Of
failure to receive bonus for May and
June were joined today by 400 sulphite,
pulp and repair men. The mills were
closed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
Amusements Tonight.

PlayhOuse-" Hearts OF the World
Oueen--''A Rosebush OF Thousand cars. =
Majestic shark Monroe.
Victoria. The Doctor and t1p oman
savoy Tangled Lives.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
ALLIED TROOPS SWEEPING
NEARER TO S0ISSONS: !
HUNS STILL RETREATING

General Fochs Wesk-OA Campaign Has Turned Luden-
dorff's Big Offensive Into Huge Disaster French
and Americans Are Closing in on Fere-En- Tardenois
Boche Main Base of Supplies; Hun Line West Of
Marine Also Threatened
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

By Associated Press % Evocy Evaatag
Washington. July Forecast for Della
ware.
Partly cloudy tonight and FRIDAY "ith
little change IN temperature
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

A feeling Of security goes Sith Clover
Dairy MiIk.-Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

Particular people choose Clover Dairy
milk-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

Observation-Disclosures.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
A DISASTROUS RErULsE.
LIS rHREArEN -CP3Ll EA-E-

ALLTE- ~ hhA IaN = F--I N-lTH-
From the west along the ouTcQ. sra
from the south the French and Americans
are closing IN on feie-kn- aTdeuois' ihe
German base OF supplies On the lower side
Of the pocket The town has been Under
violent shell hle for several days, and ths
Continued on page
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
RYAN-WEST BATTLE

Tommy Ryan defeated Tommy
 West in seventeen rounds at Louis
 vile, on March 4, 1901, just seventeen years ago today. The two Toms were
 Of about the same age and weigh but
 Ryan was still at the height of his powers, while West was declining rapidly. Ryan and West had fought once before, Ryan winning in fourteen rounds. From the first it was plain
 that West was outclassed but he fought gamely, and it was not until the seventeenth round that ne gave Up the losing fight. After his de- feat by the Syracuse warrior West
 was matched with Marvin Hart, the Kentucky middleweight, and the bat
 tie was staged at Louisville a few weeks later. Hart knocked West out in the sixteenth round, and Tommy
 then decided to quit the game. West
 was WelShman, cheruble, quiet lit | tie fellow who had none of the ap-
 pearance Of the scrapper, but when
 he was right he could fight like a demon. He bested Joe Warc-,~, 'the | Black Demon e.. ---- oados." West was
 about the only man of his weight thar
 Walcott was afraid u.. The squat
 black warrior seemed to have been | built to Vests order, and Joe seemed to realize it, for, although Walcott
 was always ready to tackle the big
 gest and most dangerous men, he had great respect for Tommy's prowess.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
MARSANS LOOKS GOOD TO HIS
 MANAGER

Manager Miller Higgins of. the New York Yankees, whole confessing that his outfield is not all he would desire makes it clear that he feels perfectly safe and satisfied with his outer works
 insofar as Armando Marsans is con- cerned. Higgins not only has a high regard for Marsan's ability and strong belief that he will come back and show it, but he has a warm per- sonal admiration for him. In fact, Huggins and GMarsans are a sort of little happy family between them selves. The friendship grows from the days of the war with the Feds, when Huggins tried to secure Mar sans for the Cardinals He failed, be- cause of legal entanglements and other circumstances, but he and the Cuban formed an acquaintance that led to mutual admiration society. Now Fate has thrown them together on the same ball team and both are
 happy. Hug thinks Marsans one of the greatest ever when he extends himself, and the Cuban, thinking Hug about the greatst ever also, is bound to let out a few kinks for his new manager. Such conditions have much to do with success in baseball If Armando Marsans' broken leg has not handicapped him then look for some wonderful. work from him that made him famous five or six years back.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
EASTERN OWNERS OPEN ARMS TO
 PROVIDENCE

President Dan O'Neil of the Eastern
 League is smiling broad smiles, and
 narrow smiles, and all other kinds of smiles today, just as are the club
 owners in the Eastern circuit, over the decision of the Providence club to enter the O'eNil circuit, this season. On that decision practically hinged the Eastern League question. Provi- dence was loath to give up Class A ball for the brand B, but the outlook { for play in the International was so dubious that the stockholders of the ! Providence club saw the inevitable and rather than go without their summer amusement, more gladly than was generally predicted, decided to lock horns with O'Neirs organization
 That the Rhode Island club will prove a great boon to this league is undoubted. Providence is one of the best minor league cities in the east
 And it is a Sunday playing town also
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
LARRY LAJOIe ID TAKE REINS OF
 INDIANAPOLIS

Indianapolis, March 4-Larry La joie, former major league star and manager of the Toronto International League club, will play first base and manage the Indianapolis American Association team the coming season, provided he can obtain his release from Toronto, it was announced here Saturday. Lajoie and James c. McGill, owner of the Indianapolis franchise met here and after the conference MT. McGill stated that an agreement on terms had been reached with La joie and that in all probability the veteran would pilot the Indians sue ceeding Jack Hendricks, who is now manager of the St. Louis Nationals.
 In baseball circles here it is re- garded as highly improbable that thu International League will start the season and for that reason McGill feels almost certain that Lajoie will hold down first base for the local club. Jack Leary, who played tirs- base last season for the Indians, is now in the navy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-04
HAD A TOUGH TIME
 ADVANCING

Few of the modern diamond stars have had such a hard time breaking into the game as big Jeff Tesreau, the Giant twirler Charles M., to give him the name conferred upon him by his parents, will be twenty-nine years cid tomorrow. He was born March |, 1889, at Ironton, in the Ozark re- zion of southern Missouri. Jeff says he can't remmeber a time when he was less than six feet high. Early in life he started out with the ambition to beat the altitude record of the neighboring Iron mountain. As a kid he played on a team in his home town, but when he was seventeen he was told to beat it because he was too big and clumsy. Jeff went to Perryville, Mo-, and got job in the lead mines, and was afterWard hired to twirl for a local sem1-pro team. A scout for the Austin club of the Texas League called Jeff to higher fields, but when he landed in the Lone Star State he found that Aus tin had dropped out of the circuit. Tesreau then went to Houston where he lasted only a short time. the man sger telling him that he wasn't any good, and advising him to go back to Missouri Jeff stuck around, play ing with Galveston, San Antonlo ana Shreveport. In the Louisiana city ha began to make a name Tor hlmsalf, and McGraw, after seeing the Mis- souri mammoth at work, offered him a berth with the Giants. In 1911 Me Graw sent Jeff to Toronto, but recall ed him the following year. In 1912 Tesreau won seventeen and lost sev- On games, proving conclusively thai he belonged in high class baseball so- ] cinfv