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puriant northern line from Paris 10
AmicnS. restoring to the allies. means
Of communication which Civ" them
enormously srcutcr case IN 1uturc
movements Of troops.
These Sucrrssrs render impossible
any rupture Of the line which would
separnt" tho French armies Of the
center from those Ia the east or a rup-
turc Of the junction between the
French and British. The most dis
astrouS consequences to the Germans.
aside from the heavy losses they suS-
taincd in men AMI material is the cul-
lapse of their plan I" drive wedges
into tn" alIird lines aud the Subsc-
uucnt widening and joining of which
would have threatened general dis
location.
Marshal Fnch's strategy in reduc-
ing the salient wedges wrrstd th" in
iriativc in operations from th" Ger
mans ut once ohliging them either ia
, order "A general rctr"a; In strong
line such as tho Surnmc. ar Ia en-
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UNITED STATES MAY =;
ALSO RECOGNIZE s,
THE CZECHO- O-SLOVAKS

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-RecoE-
milton by the British government OF the
Czecho- -Slcvaks as an Independent allied
nation arrayed against the Central Pow
ers follows similar action by Italy and
France.
This question still Is Under consider
alton by the American government but
there has been no indication as to what
course will be followed. It Is recalled.
however. that only recently Secretary
Lansing in q formal statement express.
I'd the decr sympathy with which this
government views the aational ,asp}r.
atoms, of the Czecho-Slovaks and other
oppressed peoples Of the Austro-Hun.
garian empire =.
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WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Aug. l3.-tRy The ASSocl-
ated Press S)--.Aflcr the mttl" OF the
.Svrc the situation Of the h"lllErr-
cnls presents Il change when LOT
erapidity and extent has rarely been
approached in military history. Mar
shal Foch'S strategy and tho master
~ tactics OF thr Generals command
ing the armies and groups Of armies
under him have in three weeks wrcSt-
I'd from the Germans what required
four months for them I" obtain AT n
cost variouSiy estimated ut from
Ton, ,u00 to | moo. GOA men.
The immediate results of th" count
er-ofrcnSiveS which will have the
greatest bearing on subsequent opcr-
ations arc the clearing of the Cha
teau Thierry pocket, ending tho men
ace TO Epcrnuy and Paris, the libcr-
alton Of Montdidier. ending the
menace TO Amicns. the freeing of til"
important eastern railroad line from
Paris 10 Chalons and the equally i'm
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442. MISSING
IN IORPEDO|NC
Of FRENCH SHIP
TERRIBLE DISASTER
!. IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
The Djemnah Loaded With
French Troops-Hundreds
Are Drowned

PARIS. Aug. l3.-t'our hundred ana
f,ttv-twu men arc missing rs result
Of the iurpcdoing Of the French steahle.
pjcmnah in the Mediterranean the n'6n1
nf July l4-l5. while bound from. ID.
znrla to Alexandria with troops on ooaru
according To IN official announcement
Tonight Four days later the fFehch
steamer Australian also was torpcooeu
in the Mediterranean.
Still another steamer was torpedoeo'
bui remained aflont. The text OF lne
communication follows:
The steamer Djcmnaf. Belonging "
The Mcssageries Maritirlc-. Procceu'hs
from Bizarta tu alexandria with mir
tary passengers. was torpedoed anu
sunk the night OF July l4-l5. -FOUR
houndrcd and forty-two men are MISS
ing.
ON July 10. the Mediterranean StcH'-
er Australian, belonging TO the same
,onpahy, WAS torpedocd and sunk. Sc''
cntrcn men were killed. Passengers 10
the number of 94S were saved. Ihree
arr missing
I'm the sume convoy another stcalhH'
which was torpcdoed. was kept a1ioat
Numerous bombs were thrown at tht
submerged submarines"
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R|G N0RNE CLAN STEAMSHIP IS
STINT T0B0TTOM OFF THE US.
COAST BY GERMAN SUBMARINE
CAPTAIN Hansen and Crew Of Thirty Men Sae Lanoso oy
NavalPatrol Boat-Submanne 0as Attach on '0'u
C.ro;ns Coast Received With Reservation

non will describe circle. Ehis mas
b.rn don. time and again during torpcoo
nroct;ce in the American navy, so as 10
return tho weapon TO the ship dlschaFR-
ing il. high officials said. and II mas not
been nm uncommon thing for torPedoes
fired by German submarines to lake SIM
liar, courses.
With the torpedoes stearing gear SET
so the weapon will run in circle IL De,
comes almost douhly effective. naval
officials explained. for II 1t misses inc
object when speeding on IT'S outward
cousc. The possibility remains that II
will strk. after it turns about pos
sibi,i,y that is Increased II the snip
attacked goes full speed ahead. as the
Summcrstad did.
Not Fully Credited.
No additional reports on the depth
bomb attack by an American destroyer
IN Il submarine off the Virginia coast
have reached the navy department. but
i, nnw seems fairly we'll established
that it, occurred Sunday after gas from
oil supposed IN have been discharged
from a submarine overcame siN mon in
the coast guard station and light house
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NOW
|SCALL|NCFOR
AUSTRIAN AID

pARlS. Aug. 1&.-Gcrmany has been
romprllrG, tu call upon Austrn-l Hungary
for help on the western front ana
Austro- HunEn rian troops are arriving
there, The Petit parisicn says today.
These troops, il adds are being sent ~
bolster up the front.
4 despatch from London last night
stated il had been aSccrtnncd that there
was ono Austrian division on the wcSi
crn front, but that ii had not yet been
brought into action.
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10000. Prisoners.

pARIS. Aug. lS.-Sincc tho beginning
OF the allied counter offensive on Juiy
Is the allies have taken more than ~
900 prisoners and moro than 1000 guns
the Echo dc l'aris states today. in nTt-
ditIon il StimatrS more than. lh."pp
machine guns have been captured from
the enemy.
LONDON. Aug. l%.--Thr number Of
guns captured by III" allies in the Pic
ardy battle has now reached 6!h. or
these fn6 were taken by the British in
their drive along the northern sector OF
the front.
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CONGRESS.
White For state Senate.

Wn1I6 XVI otdkc 0SunIC
For the state senate nomination IN the
2nth-22d district the denomination "f
Senator Charles y. White is Indicated
by a majority of about 1850 over John
D. HAYS. Of Belmont county. White is
reported 10 have carried CoumhianA
county by 1000. while Hays "s imat"d
majority in Belmont is but 600 Har-
rison has probably given Hays a ina
jority Of $50. but jefferson will give
White about 200 The figures for IN"
district follow:
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BERLIN Aug 1s-(via -T1e German oll'ea tbs
nn;caon today follows: South of Ypres early IN the
ina there was violent artillery fighting Under our nre
~ atacks were unable develop South OF Merr1S ire
quenty English partial were sns and
~ e sarne and Ancre rivers On the battlefield between
tte Ancre and the Avre the morning was quieter
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WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-Porecast:
west v1rstnia--Gcperally fair We'd
ucsaay and Thursday.
western Pennsylvania-LocA rains
and thunder showers and not SO warm
Wednesday; Thursday fRis.
Ohio-Tair in south, local rains and
cooler in north portions Wednesday,
Thursday gartly cloudy.
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LONDON Aug. 13-After stubborn tghtlng tne frencn @
~ oorsed heavy German counterattack Lasagny Mas
f according to the latest received from the 1on
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LONDON Aug 13snce the allied offensive oegan Oh .he
Aniens sector August total captures by the
French first army the British fourth army nave
% 900 men and 600 guns says Field Marshal Hag
ton from headquarters tonight Iae 4e hnte front
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FRENCH CAIN STRATEGIC POINTS
IN THE HILL REGION Of O|SE AND
NATz; THREATEN GERMAN FLANK

German Attack on Lassigny Massf Repused by French
-2S,OOO Prisoners and 600 Guns For the Allies
Chaulnes and Roye Baptized by Artillery Cross Fire
and May Be Evacuated
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PARIS Aug 13The French resumed the offensive ooay
between the Matt and the ose rivers making progress to the
north and east Curry and thereby increasing the menace TO ne
Germans at Lassgny according to the war office statement 10
night Strong enemy resistance was unavang TO stop Inc a
tackers.
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Drsr1Hau1mEp n1Au1

Of distinction have been secured BY Sec.
retary Joseph Fl. Hill to address the
twcnty-fifth annual convention OF the
West Virginia Bankers Association g
be held in Huntington on September Il
and 90. These speakers include william
r.. Taft, former president Of the United
States: Frank A. Tandcrlip. president OF
the National City. Bank Of Now YORK,
and Lieutenant Paul Perigord' Of the
French high commission 10 the untte1
States.
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comes to drive back at him and It Is ~.
garded by officers here that 1t would
=, over the American lines that the real
thrust at. Germany will be driven home.
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Harrison County.
CAp1Z. O.. Aug. l%.-Thirtccn out Of
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Hh Jr-
kT TACK ON THE ].
VESLE 'FRONT.'
ENEMY REPULSED
BY THE SAMhlES
Germans Believed to Be Pre-,
pairing For Withdrawal :.
to the Aisne

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON.
THE vESLE FRONT. Aug. 1S.-(By;
The Associated Press)-The exchange OF
high explosive shells. shrspnel and gas
projectilcS on the front held BY tho
Americans between Soissons and Rhelma
is taking place. Another ineffectual at.
tack has been made at Fismctte by tho
Germans. This occurred last night
Today haa been comparatively qutet.:
The front arM back areas Of both sidea
along the Eesle arc being reached By
shell fire but there has been no altes--
alton in the line. -.
The Germans are digging in, but not
in such n manner as to indicate an In.
tention permanently to stay where they
are The reports Of observers continue
to show there is a probability that 1t 10,
only their intention TO fight off the
until they can con-
solidatc more completely their scattered
organizations and make n withdrawal
over the Aisne i'll orderly fashion. -.
LONDON, AuC. l3.-Heavy local hHht-y
ing is reported in progress at FismcttSsr
on the north bank of the Ncslc. where
the Franco-Amcrican forces are hold
ing the line. The French were attacked
by the enemy and forced to retire to-
the south bank OF the river.
An immediate counter attack was
launched and according to the latest
reports the Ole positions OF the allics
on the north bank Of the river have been
restored. -
WITH THE AMERICAN ARXXeS
FRANCE. Sunday. Aug. 11.-(By the
Associated Press.)-Gernran airplanes
droppcd bombs on the American posi-
tions on the Wocvre last night without
inflictinE damage.
| The enemy has sent over balloons.
carrying propaganda for both American
! and French troops. -
, WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
/ THE VESLE. Monday. Aug. 12.-(By
the Associated Press.)-The Germans,
directed counter actions against me
Franco American line between SoissonA
and Rheims today. but without bringing
about any change in the situation. MOP
did the enemy reveal any intention OF
Ian immediate attempt 70 recover any:
t.portion Of the territory lost north Of
the Marne:~ =
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Run Service Every Office All the War New.

Generally Fair "Wednesday and Thurs-
day.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26
CASEY JONES AWAITING
 HIS CHANCE AT A BOCHF

"For a while we were in the danger zone and at one time I made myself look like lizard while the big ones were going over," writes Casey Jones to Newt Hart, "but we are well back of the lines now, and the only excite ment we get now is an occasional air raid, or an automobile wreck, how ever we all have hopes of getting back where things are stirring once more before the big Dutchman rolls over on his back.
 I was made Sergeant the first of the month, and at the time I wonder ed if you got what you were after about that time, it has been SO long since l have heard from anybody that l don't know whether Arizona is Re publican or Democratic. I sincerely hope that you carried the county big and that you ran ahead of the ticket in every precinct.
 We are all hoping that our good luck in changing the position of the front will continue, you know one of the favorite sayings over here is Heaven, He'll or Hoboken before Christmas, and one of my greatest
 Continued on Page 10)
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26
MRS. GEORGE MORGAN
 A IRREGULAR S0LD|ER''

Mrs. George Morgan, nee Miss Het- tie Klein, of Kingman writes from San Francisco, where she is in the naval service:
 Had three letters from George in France last Thursday. He had fine trip over and the only real disaster for him was that he broke his pipe the first day out. After they landed in France the first camp they stopped in happened to be the one in which his brother is stationed. They were together for a week and then George had to go farther on. How near the front he is I don't know, as they are not allowed to tell much, and he says we get the war news long before they do. Said it was getting a little bit cold but that he was feeling better than he ever did in an office. He is a sergeant and I am real proud of him. He got over quick,-not quite six weeks after he left Kingman he was on his way. He says their grub is fine and says the rench people treat treat them grand. The women come around and offer to do their washing for almost nothing. He also says that the French people he has come in con- tact with speak more American than the Americans do French.
 As for myself, am getting along fine. We have been ordered to wear our uniforms all the time now, the
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26
"C|LA MONSTER" NAME
 SELECTED BY CHA co,

Gila county, which is in the habit )f going over the top so many times Tn each Liberty Loan, now expects to name one of the big tanks and has sell ected the name Gila Monster for theirs. It is appropriate, as the Gila Monster is dangerous and ugly beast and that is the kind of thing to go against the Hun with.
 The only thing that will stop the people of Gila naming a tank is Mo- have first, Yavapai second, and Gila a good third. But nevertheless Gila deserves all credit. She has done big things in the matter of the Loan and we know she will keep up the good work.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26
WRITES FROM FRANCE

Howard Smith, now a sergeant writes a letter dated September 29 stating that "all is lovely".
 "I am staying at hotel here," he writes land as my bedmate says let the war continue".
 "Lt. Adams has been transferred from the company and the last we heard from him he was in German dugout writing with German pen and ink. Never was an officer better lik- ed than this little man and we all sure hope he will come back alright"
 "Try to get Jim's address from the St. Charles and maybe I can find him. I have never been sorry I join ed but 1 sure hate to see some people always telling why they can't enlist. ''
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26
HELMET FROM FRANCE

A German steel helmet sent Judge Shea by Jake Neal, is on display at Watkins Drug Store. Jake told Mir. Shea before he left that he would send him helmet from France remarking that it would not be one bought in Paris but one from the battlefield. It is we'll known fact that Jake Neal is a crack shot, and though no word of explanation came with the souvenir, we know that nothing but hard luck would be in store for the Boche that he got bead on.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26

WITH OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
"RED" SANBORN REPORTED
 MISSING ON ONT|ANTO

Al. Green, who will be remembered as one of the engineers on the Chlo- ride run in early days of that road, reports that "Red" Sanborn, a brake man on the main line of the Santa Fe, and who was one of the Needles ball players, is among the missing of the Otianto, that was sunk in collision off the Irish coast few weeks ago. San born was we'll known all along the coast and was we'll liked by all the boys. He enlisted in the railroad con- tingent and was on his way to the front when he met his death.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26
FEW. MATTO0N NOW IN
 OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP

q am here in the Infantry Off, cer's Training School at Camp Cor don", writes E. w. Mattoon, Heading pretty strenuous life. Our course leading to an officers commission GOV CTS period of four months and dur ing that time they are trying to cram into us a little of everything that they took four years to teach at West Point before the war, so you may imagine we are kept pretty busy. The following will give you an idea of few of the subjects covered: Infan- try drill, bayonet training British system), care of equipment, signall-
 ing, musketry, military topography, sketching and may work, company ad- ministration, first aid and hygenie,
 ministration, first aid and hygenie, discipline and courtesies, field work, work with a Browning machine gun and light Browning automatic rifle, throwing of live hand grenades and pistol practice, field engineering and Qualifications, tactics and combat-of- fensive and defensive, rigid physical training, and trench warfare, includ- ing gas, trench mortars etc. All our training is under simulated campaign conditions and they started out right from the jump by trying to break the ones who haven't the "nerve" to go the pace and come thru as fit material for officers to lead men. We started with 2S0 men in the company and so far over 80 have departed from our midst, some by voluntary resignation and others by request. Our daily schedule reads from 5:2O a. m. until 10 a. m. with just about every minute taken up by duty. am writing this between the hours of 6 and 7 after mess, in the evening.
 As you know had a hard time landing this, for over at Hancock they had me side-tracked for sure in nice soft job with the Interviewing staff of the Personal Division. All I did was to sit at a table and interview men concerning their past education and business training and experience. It was very interesting and important work but it didn't have enough action in it for men and I saw from the first I never would be satisfied there. So l put in an application for transfer to the Infantry Officers Training School and it was over three weeks before I could get through. They evidently thought that an attorney should be satisfied to remain at the old stand, cross-examining, for the duration of the war.
 I certainly like the game here and am impatiently awaiting the time when we will finish and be shipped over the pond. Things begin to look like peace the past few days but I surely am not in favor of stopping un- til we have cleaned up all around and Uncle Sam can say what has to be done in the future to insure a decent world for men, women and children to live in. I certainly will be dissa- pointed if l don't get across gefore the war is over and get taste of the Hun blood.
 Twas very much impressed with the fine spirit of cooperation and conser- vation manifested in the consolidation of the Mohave County Miner and Our Mineral Wealth. There seems no question but that it will mean a great spirit in Kingman and Mohave coun- ty.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26
BROKE RECORD

A recent issue of the HIGH FLY FER, published at the Army Aviation Field, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, says the time record between the Post, Field and Oklahoma City was broken by Lieut.. M. J. Aubineau, when he cover ed the distance of approximately 90 miles in 55 minutes. Lieut.. Aubineau formerly owned the Chloride Drug Co.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26
w. P. GEARY NOW
 MAJOR U. s. ARMY

w. P. Geary, lately a member of the Arizona corporation commission and at one time practicing attorney at Oatman, is now a major in the U. s. Army, being an assistant to the judge advocate general. He will sit as assistant judge advocate at the court martial to be held at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26
KILLED IN ACTION

Mrs. M. P. Chapman of Buena Vista Ranch, Yucca, Ariz., received a telegram forwarded from Denver, Colo. last week stating that M. J. Garrett (Wagon Sgt.) was officially reported killed in action Sept. 18th.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-26

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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-05
First HOnOrs Go To
Wiidersyiile District.

with a quote of $17,9625O
Wildersville and its district (the
old 9th) in the War Savings Stamp
campaign, up to Tuesday had done
to wi 900 and was still climbing.
Other districts are coming all right
and several at that time, notably
the old 5th, the old End and old
18th were nearing their quotas.
The old 10th, the Lexington dis.
trict, is tagging and needs a sharp
stick behind it. Much of the sue
cess at Wildersvill is due to Chair.
man Mack Rosser, Vice Chairman
Mrs. John Britt, Mrs. Lila Parker
and others. H. E. draper will
speak at Wildersville Sunday at 2
p m.
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LEN LAWS DIES IN OKLAHOMA.

Mrs. B. F. Page received a wire
message Tuesday announcing the
sudden death of her uncle, Mr.. Len
Laws, which occurred at his home
in Broken Arrow, Okla, on the
morning of that day. He was about
go years old and is survived by his
wife, five children, one brother.
WASH of Broken Arrow, and two
sisters, Mrs. A. B. Allison, of Brok-
en- Arrow, and Mrs. D. C. Patton, of
this county. Len Laws was a good
man, a very likable gentleman and
an excellent citizen, who made and
held many friends wherever he
lived. He had become strong fac
tor in the business and social life of
Broken Arrow and will there be sad
ly missed.
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80 men of the Canadian Medical
Corps and IA female nurses. All
lights on the ship were ablaze and
in its destruction without warning
the Germans violated every posi-
BILE obligation and promise. The
lying commander of the submarine
declared that he sank the ship with
out warning because she was carry
ing American aviation officers and
later added that the ship was also
carrying munition stores-a another
German lie. Among the 234 lost
were twelve nursing sisters who
were drowned by the capsizing OF
the boat in which they tried to eS-
cape death. For this one act alone
the German Kaiser ought to burn in
Hades a million years-and with
him every man who sanctions the
act