St. John's Daily Star, 1918-07-22

              NEAR NEWS  ■ Newfoundland VOLUME IV. ' ($3.00 per Annum) MONDAY, JULY 22, 1918. (PROBS: S. Winds, Fair and Warmer.) No. 168 FORCES OF ALLIES MAKE TEN-niLE ADVANCE IN OFFENSIVE ALONG FRONT OF SIXTY MIILES HUGE GERMAN FORCES IN PERIL OF CAPTURE SUB SHELLS COAST OFU.S. German ( Submarine Ventures Close in On Massachusetts Coast in Cape Cod Neighorbhood. SINKS TOW BOAT AND THREE BARGES ORLEANS, Mass.. July 21.—An enemy submarine attacked a tow boat oft the easternmost point of Cape Cod today, sank three barges, set a fourth and their tug aiire. and cropped four sheils orj the mainland, "tion lasted an hour, and was lenged. except for two hydroplanes from the Chatham aviatjon steamer which circled over the u-boat, g her k> submerge for a short n!y to reappear and resume - ' The crews of the tow. numbering >ne, including three-women and five children, escaped amid the shell lifeboats. Several were wounc_only one seriously. This napto be John B. Tovitch, an Austrian, one of the crew of the tug. his right arm near the shoulder was torn by a fragment of a shell. The ■1 juries of the others were from iheJl splinters. one sided fight took, place mile; south of the Orleans ~aard steamer, which is located . hetween Chatham at the elnd Highland light at the extip of the cape. The firing was heard for miles, and brought thousto the beach from which the Hashes of the guns and the outline of the u-boat were plainly visible. Possible danger to the onlookers wasn't thought of until a shell whizzed over their heads and splashed in a pond a mile inland. GER IANS MEET SECOND DEFEAT ON RIVER MARNE OUR map shows-the present storm centre of military operations on the western front. In their recent advance toward Paris the Germans drove a wedsre into the allied lines, its tip resting on Chateau Thierry. Then the allies launched their counter-offensive which has resulted in the recapture of Chateau Thierry and in the hasty retreat of the enemy across the Marne from all his positions on the southern Dank. The allies are now actively pressing their offensive on the front from Soissons to Rheims.. a distance of sixty miles. They have penetrated theGerman lines in places to a depth of ten miles and are still advancing. This map, should be studied in connection with the review of the war situation given on thi*s page to-day.  ALLIES' ADVANCE IS NOW 10 MILES Germans Still Withdraw Troops Before Attacks of French And American Forces. ** . !  WASHINGTON, July 20.—Official reports to the war department, General March, chief of staff, told newspaper meg today, showed a maximum penetration I>y the I ranco-American counter-attack of ten miles and an average penetration of seven miles on a nventy-two mile front. Germans in Full Retreat. With the American Army on the Marne, July 21.— .' By the A. P.)-—An attack from Chateau-Thierry to Rheims began on Saturday. American forces captured Hill 193 no»*ih ot Yaux and advanced more than two [kilometres. At Inst accounts they were more than holding their own against German resistance. The German retreat on the Marne began on Friday •under cover of y great smoke screen; at last accounts great hordes of Germans were continuing northward. Organized resistance has been met with so far only cit a few pla:fs. The district south of the Marne and east of Chateau-Thierry is entirely cleared of Germans. Two badly cnt tip German regiments were left south of the Marne. 7n the German retreat allied aviators bombed the bridges across the river, and their escape was impossible. All Saturday night the allies hammered away at the widening wedge between the Germans and Paris as the Germans withdrew north of the Marne. Americans are continuing taking prisoners and guns. Allied reinforcements are pouring in to overcome any determined resistance the Germans may attempt. The heavy artillery of the allies continues today the clearing of the district of the Marne. Indian scouts who were with Pershing in Mexico, played a prominent part in the scout work on the river. THE WAR SITUATION (By J. T. M.) I ;'MO GERMANS south of the Marne except prisoners and dead." This; statement conveys the announcement cf one of the most severe reverses the German armies have suffered for many months. At great cost of men and material ihe enemy forced his advance down I the Marne Valley, as far as the I south bank of the Marne River, andj occupied the most- strategical positions between Chateau Thierry and Epernay, but did not succeed in '• reaching the latter point. As stated in these notes Saturday, the Germans have been putting up i desperate defence to hold on to the , /antage points they occupied, and, their hold on the south bank of the] Marne was such as to call for tremendous effort on the part of the allies to break it. The mention of British reserves being in action on Saturday on that sector shows that it required extremely heavy forces to accomplish the allies' object, and to maintain their offensive on both sides of the salient. This they have succeeded in doing and the evacuation of Chateau Thierry, and the withdrawal of the enemy across the Marne constitutes a notable victory for the allied forces. The situation as reported up to Saturday night by fhe despatches which reached us last night and early this morning is one which gives the allies commanding positions be! tween Soissons and Chateau Thierry, from which they will in all probability, be able to break through the centre of the German defence between Verzy and Rocourt, and throw them back across the railway running south from Soissons upon which the Germans depend for communication with that city. As stated in the despatches this morning this railway, and the main roads along the same route, are under the allies' gun fire and they are interrupting traffic in the rear of the German line. BURST THRU HUNS' ONES Allies, Pushing Offensive, Pierce German Positions and Carry Advance N. of Chateau Thierry. ALLIED FORCES GET CHATEAU THIERRY U7ITH THE FRENCH-AMERICANS "IN FRANCE, July 21.—Chateau Thierry, the corner stone of the line of the farthest German advance, {ell early this morning when the French occupied the city, driving the Germans before them. The enemy has begun his retreat north, under heavy pressure from all sides, French, Americans, and British, all participating in the thrust which is pushing the Germans back. Where the retreat will end can't be conjectured, as everything now depends on the will of the allied- chief. The German position in the vicinj iiy of Chateau Thierry was doomed from the moment their divisions recrossed the Marne. Franco-American troops carried out an encircling move ment from the northwest, at the same t:me which made it absolutely necessary for the enemy to withdraw. Tn the course of the night reconnaissance was effected by the French to test the strength of the enemy still in the city and shortly after the dawn the allied occupation became an accjmplished fact. The French and Americans have broken through the German line north west of Chateau Thierry. The French and Americans, driving the spearhead toward the northeast, have already advanced five kilometres, (3 1-10 miles). At many places the allied troops have taken prisoners, including three officers, who said they were tired of the war. American infantry captured two German 77's. Previous to the break of the German lines the allies battled with the desperate machine gunners, who were mowed down as the allied reinforcements arrived. The German losses were terrible. VICTORIOUS PROGRESS OF ALLIES CONTINUES French, British and American Forces Continue to Score Successes In Offensive Along 60-Mile Front From Soissons to Rheims— Chateau Thierry Falls to French and Whole South Bank of Marne River Is Cleared of Enemy Troops ALLIED FORCES MAKE BIG CAPTURES OF PRISONERS, GUNS AND STORES LONDON, July 22.—(8y the A. P.)— Victories iot the allied armies in France continue to multiply, over the whole sixty-mile front running from Soissons to Rheims. The allied troops are fighting with a determination that brooks no denial of their efforts and the Germans are steaddy giving ground, though making stubborn resistance on some sectors. Further goodly-sized indentations have been made in the German line between Soissons and Chateaufhierry' by the Americans and French troops and almost all the gains made by the Germans in their recent drive south of the Marne and toward the vicinity of Rheims have been blotted out under the count er-attacki of the Americans, French, British and the Italians, Chateau-Thierry Is Recaptured. Chateau-Thierry, which represents the point in the battle line where the Germans had driven their wedge nearest Paris, has been recaptured by the French troops and almost the virlage of. Brasses, two miles east, and the heights to the'nbffh of the village, fell into their hand.-. Acting in aaymony with the movement on Chateau- Thierry, Ames ican and French troops northwest of the city struck the Germans another blow, broke through the German lines and drove through at some points more than three miles;, large numbers of were taken, and the machine guns of the allied troops literally mowed down the enemy who endeavored to stay their progress. The operations south and southeast of Soissons are keeping time with'these along the other parts of the front, the entire southern bank of the Marne having been cleared of the enemy. Allied troops are now. harrassing the foe forces southwest of Rheims, and they have been forced to retire in the Courton Wood, the Ardre Valley and near St. Euphraise, notwithstanding their desperaie resistance. number of British troops operating with" the allied-French iorces in this region is not known. The first announcement that they were in the action was made Saturday and doubtless tbey represent,a part of the great reserves that everywhere are being- broagiit up along the batile Hne in an endeavor to make secure the victories already won and enlarge them. Plight of the Germans Hazardous. With the capture of Chateau-Thierry and the fast progress of the .French and Americans east from the northern sectors the plight of the Germans in the southwest portion of the Soissons-Rheims salient becomes increasirgly hazardous, and it is iiot improbable that when stock i 3 finally taken large numbers of prisoners and quantities of guns and war stores' will be found to have been taken by alhed troops. Aviators continue to lend assistance to the troops of General Foch, scouting back areas and harrassfng the retreating Germans with their machine guns. Notable work has been done by American Indians for General Pershing's men, the aborigines taking a prominent part in characteristic western fashion in scouting in the Marne region. In none, dr the other theatres, except the Soissons- Rheims salient is there any fighting of great moment in progress. The B> itish in Northern France and Flanders are continuing their daily patrol encounters and taking prisoners, while the guns of both the Germans and the Bntish_are keeping up their reciprocal bombardments "SAMMIES" TAKE 17,000 PRISONERS General Pershing Also Reports Capture of 560 Guns—Americans Beat Down Most Desperate Resistance of Germans. Washington, July 22.—- Prisoners captured by American troops in the offensive on the Aisne-Marne front up to an early hour Saturday tallied by actual count. 17,000. General Pershing reported in his communique of. yesterday, received tonight by the war department. The capture of 560 guns also is announced. Despite counter-attacks and rear-guard actions of a desperate nature, the Americans advanced early Sat•wriay-,-says. -the. statement. The towns of Courmeik<. Reset Stalbin and Maubry had been entered by the American troops before 1 a. m. Saturday. •—*c*-*  The population of London in 1631 was only 131,000. FOE FAILS TO HOLD UP THE ALLIES Enemy, Well-Reinforced, Hard to Check Entente Advance, But Is Forced to Give More Ground— Hun Position Very Hazardous. I ONDON. July 22.—The enemy 'is still fighting very Tiard, bringing up fresh men and delivering local attacks, but doesn't seem to be able o hold the French advance. Along ihe line north of Chateau Thierry, according to advices from the front, German traffic at Fere-en-Tardenois is being vigorously and continually bombed by French airmen. The situation is considered as being distinctly promising. The Germans apparently have to do one of two things: clear the French off the railway west of the Fere-en-Tardenois, or bring back their troops from north of the Marne to flatten out the salient. Further north the French have reached the high road from Soissons to Chateau Thierry near the village of Harbennes-et-Taux. The high road and the railway from' Soissons to Chateau Thierry is well within lange of the French guns along its whole length and is being subjected to artilery fire. The same applies to the junction of this road with the cnly possible alternative line which comes from Fismes and joins it at Nanteuil Notre Dame. The latter place is also within gun range. The supply situation of the enemy rwi the Marne is thus becoming more difficult each hour. The latest gain in this region brings the depth of the French advance over the 27-mile front between the two rivers up to between six and eight and one-half miles. Couirter-Attacks Fail Paris, July 22.—Strong counterattacks delivered last night by the Germans the front between the Ourcq and the Marne were broken by the allies, the war office announced today. The allied positions have been maintained. • «i ■ The National Anthem was first sung in public in 1740. Nicholas Shot 1 London, July 20—Former Emperor Nicholas of Russia has been shot. A Russian wireless statement to-day announces the former emperor's cor respondence, including letters from the monk Rasputin who was killed shortly before the revolution, written to the emperor and his family will be published in the near future. Property Confiscated Amsterdam, July 22.—The entire property of the former emperor and his wife, as well as that of all other members of the imperial house, has been forfeited to the Russian republic, according to a Moscow message received here. This will include deposits in foreign banks to the credit of the members of the imperial family.PARIS BELIEVES NICHOLAS DEAD London Also Hear* Further Reports Of His Execution Paris, July 22—Mews of the death of the former Russian Emperor is asccepted as more than probable here, especially-' as it appears to be believed in Germany. The Temps says the ex-emperor's death must pro duce unforseen consequences in Rus sia, hence it is necessary more than ever that the allies adopt a farseeing policy in Russia, the principles of which should certainly be in conform ity to those formulated in Washington.(Continued on Page a) ' NEW FOOTWEAR. | g 3ENTS 1 I Laced and Buttoned--VICE BOX  I CALF & GUN METAL BOOTS. Prices from $3.20 to $ 10.75 pair. =| I LADIES' I LACED & BUTTONED. VICE ij BOX CALF & GUN METAL from jj' *$4.00 up to $9.00 pair. 1 SEE OUR SPECIAL i HIGH LACED $6.00 pair. | | LATEST STYL S & SHAPES IN | | LACED &b i tiAP SHOES I & PUMPS froms2.4o to $4.75 pair. 1 | White Boots and Shoes § | for Misses & Children. | t Prices Within the Reach of All. see Our Special Line of | Children's Play Shoes. | Made of Brown Leather With Elk §j Soles. Guaranteed to Wear Well, §§ Sizes from 9 to 2. | Prices: $1.20 to $1.70 pair. f Bowring Bros., Ltd. 1 iiiillliiiiMtiiHHlHHtttH