Evening star., 1918-07-27
THE WEI Elk
Epitone Of Events Fading July
n, 1918
ON THE WAR FRONTS.

Allied successes reported. Ameri-
cans crossed the Marne and captured
BarbilIon. The French captured Mezy
and Courcelles. Between the Ourcq
and the Marine, the French took 400
prisoners and gained lost ground in
the region of Grisolles, seven miles
northwest of Chateau Thierry. Aneri-
cans captured Buzancy on the front
south of Soissons. The Franco-Ameri-
cans drove the enemy out Of the
north OF Chateau Thierry and the
Americans gained the town OF Epieds
and went beyond IL. The allies con-
tinued to press on the front south Of
Scissors and near Rheims. Franco
American forces in a counter attack
of ten miles made an average pene-
tration on twenty-two-mile front
of seven miles. A report stated that
French corps. with which operated
prisoners and a quantity of guns and
materials. The French held the en-
tire south bank of the Marne- Between
the Aisne and the Marne the Franco
and reached Pluisy, Parcy-Tigny and
Rozet-St. Albin. The allies drew their
lines near Fere-Tardenoise, menacing
the enemy's communication center
The British gained below Rheims. The
French smashed the enemy above
allies captured Villemontoire. Oulchy
LIE Chateau and the Americans reach
ed a point below Fere-Tardenoise.
INTERNATIONAL.
One hundred Thousand munition
workers were on strike in the Bir-
mingham district in England. Ant
werp has been fined one million
marks by Germany because of recent
happenings in that city. Two hundred
Russians were shot by the Bolsheviki
for participation in the assassination
of Ambassador Won Mirbach. An army
of $4,000 peasants is reported TO have
revoited against the Germans in the
Ukraine Honduras declared war on
Germany Announcement was made at
London that Japan had accapted
Americas proposal to assist the Gee
cho-Slovak armies in Siberia The
food administration has been inform
ed that more than 800. 900 900 bushels
of wheat are stored in Australia The
| francs to assist in fighting the epi-
| demic of Spanish influenza in Switz-
erland. King George of England made
| Rear Admiral Rodman knight OF
| the Order of the Bath and Rear Ad-
| miral Strauss knight commander
of the order of St. Michael and st.
George. Both men are Americans II
| was reported that serious outbreak
| of typhoid fever occurred in Berlin
NATIONAL
/ President Wilson assumed control
of the Cape Cod canal Allen Prop
erty Custodian A Mitchell Palmer
took over two of the largest metal
concerns in the country, thereby
smashing control of the industry IN
the United States. Employees Of the
| International Paper Company went
on strike. President Wilson in a per-
sonal statement denounced lynch law
and mob violence. New York demo-
Gratis named Alfred E. Smith. presi-
dent of the New York city board OF
alderman, as their choice for guber-
material honors. The Western Union
Telesraph Company was indicted by
a federal grand jury for Transmitting
messages by mail A German U-boat
was active near Cape Cod. sinking
four barges and burning a tugboat-
Secretary Houston of the Depart
ment of Agriculture asked farmers
to cultivate 47.500,oo0 acres OF wheat
| in 1919. Twenty-one persons were IN
dicted by the federal grand jury IN
New York city on q charge of being
implicated in the theft of beef CON
signed to the United States Army A
scandal was unearthed in the con-
tracts awarded for raincoats for the
1 Mi fat