American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-09
WAR GOING OUR WAY
ON ALL BATTLEFR0NTS
Only Local Engagements Reported,
But Everywhere Gains Have Been
Made Against the kaiser's Hosts
and Vantage Points Captured.


The sinking Of the U. S transport,
Covington. while in the war zone re-
turning from landing soldiers in
France. was reported Saturday. No
army men were aboard Six of the
crew are missing. The U-boat was
not seen. The Covington was 5000
ton ship, one of the largest vessels
engaged in the transport service.
Artillery and airplane combats in
the Toul sector Friday, resulted in
favor of the Americans. In the Cha
teau Thierry region General Pershing
reported the capture of prisoners in
a raid and the loss of two of our avia-
tors, Lieutenant William Dudley Rob
bens and Second Lieutenant John Will
ford whose machine fell in flames. AT
Cantigny a raiding party brought in
prisoners and machine guns.
East of Hamel the Australians and
Americans on the SOmme July 1 cap
tured 1900 prisoners, 100 machine guns
and number of trench mortars Ger
man counter attacks were beaten off.
Further gains were made Saturday
by the Italians near Mount Grappa
and on the lower Piave
The assassination of the German
ambassador to Russia, Count Won
Mirbach, was reported Sunday. Two
unknown men entered his apartments
at Moscow, shooting him with revol-
vers and exploding a bomb. The as
sailants fled and have not been appre-
hended Emperor William was highly
enraged when the report was brought
to him and retaliatory measures
against the Bolshevike government are
threatened.
In Picardy and in the Vosges the
Americans carried the battle to the
enemy, Sunday, in number of raids,
resulting in small advances and the
capture of prisoners. In Lorraine a
German raiding party was beaten off
by the Americans, and French enter
ed the German lines and returned with
prisoners.
The French, west of Chateau Thierry
brought down eighteen enemy planes
and captured thirty prisoners in a
raid near Hill 204
Monday the Americans renewed
their raids in the Vosges, capturing
prisoners and destroying enemy works
Lieutenant Ashengen, an American
flier, was forced to land in Switzer-
land and was interned
French troops near Longpout ad-
vanced twothirds of a mile along a
front of TWO miles, occupying vantage
points and capturing 347 prisoners.
American airmen in Italy are max
ing good according to Italian advices
and have won decorations The ex-
ploits which brought five of the Am
erican airmen decorations cannot vet
be published but the value of their
services may be judged from the fact
that King Victor Emmanuel Travelled
to the section held by the Americans
personally to make the presentation
All the Americans are doing splendid
work, more than justifying the con
fidence placed in them when theil
- presence on the battle front was re.
Quested by the Italian supreme com.
mand and they were selected by Cap.
tain Fiorello la Guardia, the congress.
man from New York. who is now at.
tached to the United States aviation
corps.
Lieutenant Harry L. Holtz of Burley
Idaho, showed he could combine cool
ness in danger with a thorough under.
standing of Italian habits and customs
On his way back over the Austrian
lines, after deep raid into enemy ter
ritory, his plane was struck by burs
of shrapnel from anti-aircraft guns
One fragment lodged in the body O.
HOltz's machine, and another tore
hole in the right wing. while a thirC
splintered one of the left wing spars
at the same time cutting one of tn,
control cables to such an extent tha
a single strand of steel wire was left
Lieutenant Holtz pointed out tn,
break to the Italian mechanic accom-
panying him, to show the imminen
danger they were in. The mechanic
without a moments hesitation, climb
ed out and fought his way to the wing
against a tremendous wind pressure
Then, lying flat on his face and brac
ing his feet against the strut. h
grasped the damaged cables with on
hand on each side of the break.