The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-01
POSITIONS TAKEN
YESTERDAY HELD
esEIF ADVANCE lbaDicersD ~
mosNiNe RESORTS.
FQ88 9laG RIVER UNDER FIRE
Csstr.sotson 81 6r,ases as SarrseT -
geag arS pouga6eys.-7Specap.
t,oag ers selss Fsnep - Con
Eerse 86zn So~er.
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WBth ti.e American AFHles 4
Faan0e, sply ~, $40 q. 81. 7ilhs
Aulesfoap fqFoes ass continuing thsl'
aayanee ~ tl.e Nerpp and ths noroh
east from Fsre en TOEEengis and ans
inpreving tIlalr positions S'ttiGh chs,
TOOK yss-nruRg
FiFlaiag GoRElnHes On tl4e Hspi-lAs-ff
basI 81 cas- AVHos g1vsr al.e a. sotns
pgiuss where ths GarmaH sefensss
wege not completely wiped oUA.
EHenfy aIFfkleEs IL heayEly borg
bardlng SeEribges ant SArgy |'hefs
A. alaD leayy B9eEs nlaehale gtEh fifs
froa4 NesLs f9fefa cad 70 tbs noilfA.
east "a Ffre an TsndeRqis.
Crest Advances EecertsS.
fg'he ss4gls d9ss Hot sa4ke cleaF
whether S.efeEas anS hesles haFe
beeu eaptQFes o. whether rhe Ger
pans have abandoned Eh9ss towns
aIsa ere f55Dg gBon thaal ~ pFeSeRs
FFanoo- Aaerloap occupation. fsiItasr
FepreshRss great advance slElch las
no. a. ysf basp rsDogEad}
Tbs fighting continues g. EVns7sH
ea,#ely ~ oar infantEy rushing thu
eaeasy H1aehlGs gssaRers Ahsne las
sg4a8 no CONTACTS sstWae4n tae oDfsos-
jng infaBtBzss fog the past severed
leeys
Enemy Girmea Shell 0sgaeeS.
hsag Se5gy ne liHFs aFe 50 ssose
tCgef6er thas tbe BocLes esH " $3.50
a giaAEsEA Dg3Ass qasgaGE sAsil
bsJles 81 shs otlea 1sics.
The German s&EaseE sFf a2Eass5sg
egF 1888 areas One StAAcAsa flsaa
dressing stsGpa sad sBooDeS down
BoB and Dlaysd HlaeiiRe gun Ere ~
ne BesaRds6 Is 9hey lay sD9Et -
fha gF2aHa On saEetcAeTs.
Tha German forces mad destroyed
50 n ths bridges aeEoss fhs oaHGq
bQt tbe I,aijg SAD dolg1Hbeys t9Fssa
tise sbEii9w stEeaH A seyera p.aass
10 tEs face ~ 8 storm " bssiteas.
Advances EsiHs bs9s esytiegsiI
Fhe allies also advanced DqF ltnes
% abe left aad Figlt u FeEe ~ TsF-
deRgis, tssiHE fhs villages n Rs1-
cBsres aRd yitieT AgrpH,
Tie FEeac4 RHs American f2EGes
ere proceeding cautiously, determined
Bgf ~ waste HleH IN tie macLtEs g4n
flled Hest 81 Egis &c SLegEiFs EoFEE-
east u FsEs eR TaFdsE05s
GsF eayaiIy fsit Sat German posi-
G0Hs these late yesterday afteFHsssyF
sRa Ile EoeEes zTs syBscLsG ~ lSBt
10 & strong resistance ia tEs H90ds
- iEey ere slFsady dung al Vile eH
TaFdeR0is, glt the Ffehsb ana Amer
ieaH tgFcss Hsy sdobi ibs DiRH 80
successfully sHDieyFi ia ti4s pest II
sHoFciiHg the Ws8ds ana etssTiHE g4t
tLe t8acEiAs gIB Hests afterwards.
Stssaiiy Advance ~ Uesk
Yesterdays saFaHce ii FFaHe8-
American troops Was The gTeatRst ia
Importance sinGe Sunday, Jaiy H.
when the GerHaEs had ~ get out Ut
chstesHJFbieFFY sHd back across tile
MaFRe, and compares taFgFabiy with
the sensational gains made when GsB,
fech sHfaHg his surprise ten days aga
This morning,
A striking idea III Whst 8HF troops
have done iH the len days Is shawn ~
Inc fact that from where 0Be 0f oiiF
units started around iislisaB, 10 where
our soldiers stand This morning ia
front u CGHrm0nt, is between twenty
hge aud thirty kiiomsteFs, making =
daily average advance ~ more than
IVA aud d bait kilsmsiefsr
FsFshiRg Announces successes,
Washington, jHiy 25-eADttHs ~
EeFiHgss ssFgF ana tancheFes W the
American forces was announced 10
day W General feTsHing,
wen IiiHdshEuFg is We'll"
Amsterdam, July -, - Dffieiat
statements received here tram Berlin
today declared that the health ~
Field Marshal Won HiaaeabHrg II ca
eeiibHt This 6hidai statement IN
d0ubtedlg was issued 20 fefuie the
numerous reports ~ his illness and
death WiiGh f0f same time have Bheh
circulating 10 this country
Italians Enjoying the Fight
Paris, juiy 70 italian soldiers who
have taken part ia the fighting along
The Mafne have requested that they
be allowed 20 stick 10 the task until
ihs battle has been definitely deeid'
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