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New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
1t. w. v. Booth, Jr.,
Succa11nbs to Wound
After Fight i'm Air

Infection from bullet wound re-
ceived in an air battle over the French
lines resulted in the death of Lieuten-
ant W. Vernon Booth, jr., according to
cablegram which yesterday reached
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs William YER
non Booth, of Ia East Sixtieth Street
Lieutenant Booth wore both the
French War Cross and the Military
Medal, and had been a battle pilot for
more than year. Last April he was
married in Paris to Miss Ethel Forgan,
daughter of prominent Chicago
banker. She is engaged in Y. M. C. A.
work among the soldiers.
Samuel Higgins, OF 81 East Eighty
second Street, former general manager
Of the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad, received word yesterday
of the death of his son, Harold Hig
gins, lieutenant in the ROYAL Flying
Corps. Higgins, VINO was twenty-onc
years old, was killed in the perform
ance of duty in England. He left this
country last June.
Gassed, Then Wounded
The parents of Harry Gould, of 1862
Prospect Avenue, Brook lyn, learned
yesterday that he had been severely
wounded in action after returning to
the trenches as a convalescent gas vic
TIM. Il was only back from the hos
plta month when we had furious
battle and wiped out the Germans" he
wrote. "a she'll fell twenty feet away
from me and my right leg was injured.
That's about all can say, except we'll
beat them yet" He is nineteen wears
old and member of the Signal Corps.
Private Charles Cottone, 23d Infan-
try, who was killed in action on June 6.
tried to enlist at the outbreak of the
war and was rejected for physical disa-
billty. Both he and his brother were
later taken in the draft
Four Brothers in Service
George Barrett, of 319 Third Avenue.
College Point, Long Island. reported Sc
verely wounded, is one of four brothers
in the service. "The Germans can't
stand it much longer" he recentlv
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Main German Thrust
Aims at a Crossing of
Marr,e Near Dorrnans
(By The associated Press)

ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN
FRANCE, July 15.-Some of the sever
est fighting of the war was taking
place to-day on the line between
Chateau Thierry and the Main-de-
Massiges along front of about fifty
miles. The most violent engagements
Dormans, on the Marne, where the Ger
mans were attempting to cross the
river.
The latest information shows the
enemy demonstration on the eastern
limits of the Champagne is being held
by the French army under the COM
mand of one Of the most brilliant of
Frances soldiers, who made his repu-
tation in the colonies and at the Darda-
nelles
The German infantry men launched
their attack about dawn. They were
accompanied to the east Of Rheims by
large number of tanks. These, how
ever. were met by the admirable de-
fenses Of the French.
The gigantic battle started a. MD
night with one of the heaviest prepara-
tions of artillery ever experienced from
the German side. The IRE och, seeing
indications Of the attack coming, how
ever, had begun their count ,r prepara-
ton an hour earlier. This greatly dis
turbeG the enemy.
On the north side of the River
Marine, in the woods and ravines, the
Germans had been enabled to con-
centrate pontoons and lattice work
bridges for a passage of the stream.
When they approached, however, they
found that their temporary crossing
places were being enfiladed and their
efforts must have cost them the
heaviest losses.
How many German divisions were
thrown into the battle is not known
yet, but 1T is evident that their reserves,
which had been training far behind the
lines, were brought forward in large
bodies.
The indications for the present are
that the principal enemy effort is be-
ing made toward Chateau Thierry, but
the development of the operation will,
as usual, depend on the measure of
success at any section of the line.
The Allied staffs are absolutely con
tident of their ability to hold their
line, and, although the Germans may
advance at some points, their prcgraSs,
1T is declared, will be stayed JUS SO
soon as their intentions become clear.
The German foot men seemed shy
nDouC attacking IN the vicinity of
Rheims. The positions were strongly
held by the French troops along the
Champagne zone, perhaps because the
enemy was making a big demonstra-
tion
Toward Chateau Thierry between
that place and Dormans. where a large
valley divides the countryside, they
made an immense effort to cross the
Marne in order to break through the
Allied defences.
The reason the German infantry did
not attack in the vicinity of Rheims
probably was because the German
Grown Prince, whose armies are bear
ing the krrnt of the offensive, hoped
by attacking each flank to turn the
strong, position surrounding the ca
thedral city
The extension of the enemy's line
OF attack to the eastern limits of
the Champagne seems possibly an en-
deavor to secure his right flank and
to attract Entente Allied reserves from
other parts Of the front to that battle
ground
The French opposed firm barrier
TO any advance in that direction, al
though the ground in many places was
we'll suited to the use OF tanks.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Germans Failed to
Surprise French u,
BlolU After Holiday

PARIS, July 15.-"After pause of
somewhat unusual length" writes Lieu
tenant Colonel Rousset in "Liberte y
the enemy has resumed action. He
mas chosen the night following the
french national fete, hoping to catch
u, us mapping Such calculation was gross.
put IN true Boche manner. The enemy
lclther surprised us nor caught us un-
aWares. The attack was begun where
we had reason to anticipate it.
our army in the Champagne. COM
manded by General C, is sustain
ing the attack with the valor it already
mas shown so often in the same region
ne champagne attack was accom-
panied by diversion on the Ourco
front, which our artillery in reply
stined by IT'S violence and rapidty.
At o'clock this morning the com
oat was still in progress along the
RaraIleiS OF the, points of departure.
Hence the overwhelming success which
characterized Ludendorff's prev;ons 81
fensives on the first day is entirely
lacking now. Surprise PLAYED onlv
minor part in this offensive, our ayia-
.lon forces having reported marked
troop movements, notably in Cham
pagne, during the last two days.
~ was our cannon from Villers-
Cotterets to the Marne that Parisians
heard last night. The German attack
IN that direction met sucn a formidable
Darrage that the attackers could not
leave their lines.
1T was between Dormans and Rheims
mat the enemy threw the greatest mass
OF his forces this morning, seeking to
cross the Marne.
-, hhelms appears so far to be outside
the enemy's attack. Upon the rest of
the front OF battle we are holding in
the zone of our advance guards"
Writing of the offensive begun to-
oay' the military critic Of the Temps
says;
The Grown Princes forces attacked
nt o'clock this morning after BON
oardment of four hours, which was
heard IN Paris and in the entire Paris
district. AS was generally foreseen -
is on the plains of the Champapne and
en- the Marne that the battle will he
fought" '-e VIII DC
The writer suggests the possib;l;tv
OF an immediate Austrian attack on
tne Italian front, according to indica-
tlons of such a happening in the latest
Henri Bidou, military critic Of The
y journal des Debats," discussing The
objective of the Germans, saws.
There can be no doubt the enemy
seeks to man9uvre by his left on
Shalons. 1t is evident that if he held
Chateau-Thierry and Chalons he would
make the Rheims district difficult to
de1end and would form on the Marne
base for further operations.
Hence the open movement NAV he
considering one of those wing msnpu-
vres which are necessary as a preface
20 oehnite operations against Paris"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson

4 T LAST-the fifth German Of
"A. fensive! 1t was launched
yesterday morning on a fifty to fifty
five mile front from Chateau
Thierry eastward to Massiges. In
scope it must be ranked with the
first offensive of March Fl, based on
st. Quentin. That was the most
successful of all the German efforts
this year in France. The present
offensive approaches it in preten-
tiousness, and no doubt in scrupu-
lous preparation. But it does not
carry the strategic threat which the
other carried And it seems so far
to have fallen far short of the others
standards in tactical efficiency and
driving power.
According to all reports received
from Allied sources, it has shown
moro meagre first day results than
any Of the grand assaults which pre-
ceded it. Can the Austrian failure
in Italy have affected German en-
ergy and morale in France?
AS was said in this column yes
terday, Ludendorff had to choose
between two courses. He could
attack again on one of the critical
sectors of the Allied defence cover
ing Paris and the Channel ports.
Anything like serious penetration
of the Allied positions there would
spell grave embarrassment for the
enemy-even disaster. But or that
part of the front the Allied masses
are densest. A German offensive
would be costly and it might be
broken up by Allied counter attacks
before it got fairly started. That
is what happened to the fourth Of
fensive-that Of June 9, based on
Lassigny.
On the other hand, Ludendorff
could shift his attack to a new sec
tor further east He tried this sort
of man9uvre in May, when he
struck from the Chemin des Danes,
overwhelmed an inadequate Allied
defence and easily pushed on south
as far as the Marne. But to the east
Foch was better prepared to yield
ground. The mere loss of territory
would not dislocate or crumple up
his line. Foch's policy is to contain
German attacks until the present
campaign ends. When that time
comes it will make no vital differ
ence just where the Allied line cuts
east from Paris to the Meuse, SO
long as the armies defending it are
intact.
Ludendorff chose the easier and
Shower alternative. He compro-
missed little by extending the right
of the German attack as far west as
Chateau Thierry, thus renewing in
sense the fighting on the south and
east fronts of the Aisnc- Marine
salient. But the brunt of the assault.
according to the German method,
would still fall to the east of Rheims,
on a sector long inactive and there
fore presumed to be less prepared to
withstand the shock of the Won HUI
tier mass concentration.
If this theory is correct the i'm
mediate objective of the fifth often
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Violent Fighting on
Brentu as Italians
Anticipate Surprise
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)

Especial Dtspdtch to The Irtbnne)
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Fighting
on the Brenta has suddenly assumed a
violent character, according to dis
patch to the Italian Embassy to-day
The Austrans planned a surprise at
tack upon the Italian advanced lines,
which overlook Valstagna, but the ele-
ment of surprise failed, as the Italian
troops moved to the attack before their
lines were reached by the Austrians
The first wave Of the enemv was broken
and driven back in disorder, the Ital-
ians carrying the struggle into the
Austrian trenches.
The aispatch states that the Albanian
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
defended the road to Paris in the
second Battle of the Marne.

defended the road to Paris in the
second Battle of the Marne.
Reports received here soon after
I l a. m. on the fighting to the east
of Rheims said that the enemy, up
to about an hour previously, had
made no progress whatever there.
In the Conde region, however, be-
fore the American counter attack,
the German advance appeared to
have eliminated the river salient.
An enemy bombardment Of towns
in the rear of the lines began soon
after o'clock a. m.
Heavy shells from German naval
guns are falling in regions far be-
hind the actual battle area Many
of these projectiles have fallen in
the city of Meaux, twenty-five miles
from Chateau Thierry. In many Of
these towns the German shell fire
is constant, the projectiles being
from ten and twelve inch naval
guns.
At 11:20 o'clock this morning the
coming more intense. The day
opened sunny, but low clouds at
midday were scurrying over the bat
tlefield, threatening rain.
The correspondent talked with
some American soldiers now in hos
pital who were in the thick of the
fighting this morning.
They were in complete agreement
that the German infantry was no
match for the American. This is
evidenced by the reports from all the
American hospitals, there being only
few cases of wounds from rife and
machine gun fire, while most of the
men are suffering from shrapncl
wounds. Some of these cases are
serious.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

sive was Chalons-sur-Marne a for
mer French fortified camp and still
an important railroad and strategic
centre in Champagne. A penetra-
ton in force to Chalons would nee
essarily take the east leg of the
Aisne- Marine salient in reverse and
force the Allies to abandon Rheims,
with the strong position Of the For
est of the Mountain of Rheims, just
below the city, and to establish a
new alignment east from Chateau
Thierry on or below the line of the
Marne.
Such success would perhaps en-
danger the French positions in the
Argonne and about Verdun. But it
could not break Allied resistance.
In itself it could not 60 very far
toward deciding the war.
However, up to the present mo-
ment the German attack does not
seem to have yielded any results of
consequence. Just northwest Of
Chateau Thierry, where American
troops were stationed, the drive
broke down in a few hours. In the
Marne region, near Jaulgcnne, Ger
man forces got across to the south
bank and drove American troops
back about three miles. But coun-
attack carried the Americans
back again to the river. Every
where on this front the American
forces greatly distinguished them
selves.
All the way up the last leg of the
Aisne-Marne salient to Rheims the
French bulletins show no break in
the Allied lines. The Germans had
tried out these positions several
times in the last four weeks and had
failed each time to make an i'm
preston on them Rheims itself
stood firm and on the line southeast
and east of Rheims, to the north of
Chalons-sur- Marne, the Allies have
hardly been budged even from their
advanced defences.
The usual accompaniment of
first-day German plunge are missing.
Evidently there was no element of
surprise-no irresistible wave press
ure creating gap like that west of
st. Quentin, at Armentieres, on the
Chemin des-Dames, or even south of
Eassigny.
1t is too early to be overconfident
Yet the bulletins from the West
front yesterday struck note which
was missing in the first days sum-
maries of the progress made by all
the other German offensives.
Has Ludendorf now staged
fiasco like Boroevics in Northern
Italy? That would be an ironic
sequel to his demand for the replace
ment of Boroevic At all events.
we can await the development of the
fifth German offensive calmly. Ger
man superiority on the attack is not
what it was four months ago. Nor
will Germany's driving power ever
be again what it was when the Rus
sian collapse enabled her to turn
West and make her final bid for
victory in Picardy, Artois and
Flanders.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

march in the general direction y.
Paris.
But such plan will require ou;ck
and successful action on the mart -
the Germans, for there is every in.
dication that he is burning up bis
man power with the same reckleS,
desperation which has characterized
his previous offens;ves. He is usino
elite troops which cannot be replaced
from the drafts of the nineteen
year-olds now training.
1t is permissible to say that the
Allies awaited this offensive w;,h
some impatience and took measure,
to deal with it.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

lish monitors and other souadrons
which bombarded Semeni, destroying
the enemy's defensive works and dis.
persing the Austrian troops With heavy
losses. nv
Two Italian corporals who escaped
from the enemy on the night of july 3
are are quoted as describing as inhumane
prisoners. One having higb fa,,ar
asking for physician, was beaten and
forced to work. Their rations con-
sisted OF beeA roots, three grains Of
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

population in the territories recon
quered from the Austrians are mani
Testing their sympathy with the ltal-
ians, the notabilities of the country de-
claring that the treatment they re-
ceved from the Austrians was intoler-
able. the Austrians having requisi-
toned everything portable.
The telegram says the Italian navy
has done excellent work in cooperation
with the land forces operating in AL
bania, torpedo boats especially giving
valuable assistance, supported bv Eng
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Wounded Severely
REY Z EnMard / lieutanant E..o


BUCKLEY. Ray, sergeant, Brookline,
Mass.
sANDERsoN, David E., sergeant. Lohr-
MILES, William D., sergeant Hinton,
w. Va.
G1BNEY, Lawrence W.. corporal, Cen
trial. N. M
PETE, George, Cincinnati
., SHERMAN. Roy W., chief mechanic.
BRAcIA. John Toledo Ohio.
BRAUN, Clarence f.. Detroit.
BURNS. Burton f.. Madison, Wis.
COWARD. Harold. Jacksonville, Fla.
DAVIDSON, George, Bay City. Mich.
DE PIERRO. Anthony. III Oak Street,
Yonkers, N. Y.
DILBECK Arthur Clarified. Tenn.
FORBES. James L., Linn Creek, Mo.
GIECK, George. 1890 Catalpa Avenue,
- GOULD, Harry. 1862 Prospect Place.
Brooklyn.
LESNIOWSKY. Marry, Youngstown. Ohio.
LISSMAN. Leonard R., Syracuse N. Y
MGRAW, Reginald r., Syracuse, N. Y.
MATERNA, Walter. Chicago
NAGLE. William j.. Wellsville, N. Y.
PERRY, John H., address.
sANKIAHo. Henry w, Princeton, Mich.
SNYDER, Charlie F., Continental Ohio
TOUWSMA, Walter f., Hempstead N Y.
VACCARO. Gaetano, Providence. r. l.
WlLDlAMSON, Charles w., Salladas burg,
Penn.
Missing in Action
CAHILL, Joseph j., Lansing Mich
LAWRENCE Harold G., Independence,
Kan.
MANHART. George w. Sacramento, Cal
Previously Reported Missing; Now Re-
ported to Have Been Slightly Gassed
BARDiNELLA. Tony. Portland Street.
Middletown. Conn.
Army Casualties Summary
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Delano, Former Federal Reserve
Board Member, Made a Major

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Appoint-
rnent of Frederic A. Delano, Of Chi.
cago. former member of the Federal
Reserve Board, to be major in the
Army Engineer Corps Reserve, wassn.
nounced to-day by the War Depart
ment.
Mr.. Delano recently resigned from
the Reserve Board with President
Wilson's approval to join the army for
railroad work in France.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

wrote his mother Mrs. Joseph Barrett.
The parents of George Gieck, whose
name was in yesterdays casualty list,
have died since he left for France, a
few months ago. He was drafted in
February. His mothers death occurred
in March, and his father died month
later: Gieck formerly lived at 1890
Catalpa Avenue, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Huge Long-Range Guns Used

This is evidence that long-rangc
guns of the most powerful and far
reaching variety must have been
used in numbers greater than ever
before.
The bombardment lasted until 4:30
o'clock Then came the German at
tack, launched at dawn under the cover
OF the morning mists, which are par
ticularly heavy in the Marne Valley
lhe French communications, however,
were we'll maintained throughout the
morning, and news of German penetra-
tions here and there came through
promptly to the General Staff, enabling
proper dispositions of the reserves to
be made rapidly and accurately.
Lost Their Punch
The general view of the men who
watched the progress Of the battle from
afar was that the Germans have lost
some Of their punch since their last
big attempt, for nowhere did the pres
ent attack gain the sweeping success
which their previous efforts yielded
them
By mid-afternoon the Entente mill
tary experts were actually feeling op-
timistic, although the danger was not
yet over. But It was evident that the
first big rush had failed to yield the
Germans anything like the results
which might have been expected. One
reason probably is that the attack this
time had no element of surprise, for
General Foch knew of the German in
tention days in advance, and the
French made their plans for it last
week
Even in the main region, where the
Germans made their most important
gain, they have not reached the high
ground south of the Marne, which is
strategically very important.
In their previous attacks the Ger
mans used one division to each mile
OF front. hence it is estimated that
they are using at least sixty divisions
in the present operations, which would
mean between 700, 900 and 100000 men.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
The Casualty List

WASHINGTON, July 15.-The army
casualty list to-day shows sixty names,
divided as follows: Killed in action.
Id; died of wounds, Z; died of disease,
Z; died of accident and other causes,
l; wounded severely. %; missing, 3.
Names ,oithout rank given are those of
privdtes.
The list follows:
ARMY
Killed in Action
BONONNI, Anacheto. Ovndoli. Italy.
BURCH. Charles. Kieseling Wash
BuRTNER. Henry X. Greensborough,
coTToNE. Charles s., 1884 pitkin Ave
pESInpd pESR9SIER Louis A.. B,ergand. Mich.
KOPCEWICz, Anthony, Detroit.
LESCH. Charles j., 174 Freeman Street,
LORENSON. Victor j.. East Greenwich,
MAYO, William E.. oriskany, N. Y.
POPELKA, John, Chicago
ST. CLAIR. Harry. Roanoke Va
STEPHENSON, Harry, ST Francis, Kan.
WILSON. William. Havre. Mont.
Dl6O rom w Dumas
FALLER. William, corporal, Middle VIII
lage, N. Y.
BAGWELL. Robert L., Sacramento, Cal
JARMAN. Edgar O.. Ashland. Neb
PICKOCS, Joseph Lublin. Russia.
SLOAN Bonnie M. Georgetown, Ind
THOMAS. Morris H., Edgar Springs. Mo
WRIGHT. Reuben O., Philadelphia
Died of Disease
MILLER Leo M. corporal. Hortonvie,
Wis.
MORROW. Thomas. 290S Evergreen Ter
Nelson, Carl E.. Fall Creek, Wis.
RICH, Francis R., Richford, N. Y.
SIMPSON. Robert M. 1888 Pendleton
Street, Kansas City Mo.
SPRATT Grover X. Belmont. NJ c,
WILLIAMS. Joe, Cataula. Ga.
Died of Accident and Other Causes
RAYMOND. Edwin F.. 70 De Witt Street.
Buffalo. N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

corn and a small quantity of horse
flesh. They were forbidden to drink
wine or watar before 5 p. m.
The Austrians have put ammunition
in the buildings in the occupied regions
to prevent their positions from being
BON barded
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
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New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
The Great War-1442d Day
Big Gun Shells Paris
AS New Drive Opens
(Bu Tho United Press)

PARIS, July 15.-The long
range bombardment Of Paris was
resumed this afternoon, after a
cessation Of several weeks.
The gunfire on the battle front
has been audible since early this
morning.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

ly broke down under the American
counter attack. Further sharp
fighting is likely to develop in this
area at any time, however.
The operation at Vaux appeared
to be feint, for soon after it be-
gan the Germans attacked all along
the Marne, where they were gal
lently opposed by more of the
American troops and the French.
Counter Attack at Conde
The first crossing was made at
the peak of the big river bend
The American machine gunners and
infantrymen fought and died where
they stood here Others of the
American troops withdrew strate-
gically as the enemy attacked from
east of Chateau Thierry along the
Marne, to east of Dormans, making
additional crossings.
Along one extended sector of the
Marne front the Americans were in
the open ground, making use as best
they might Of whatever shelter
offered; the Germans were on hills
on the opposite side of the river,
showering high explosives and gas
shells upon them. But the boys from
the United States went forward,
nevertheless, with gas masks ad-
justed, and crawling at times for
considerable distance on all fours.
Heroic Deeds Repeated
In this way they advanced bit by
lit, and when they came within
range close enough to come to grips
with the Germans they drove the
enemy back in quick order.
In measure they repeated to-
day the heroic deeds of those who