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VOLUME XX.
GREAT ADVANCE IS MADE
BY FRANCO-AMERICANS
CROWN PRINCE, IN RETREAT, CALLS FOR HELP
JAPAN AGREES TO
11. S. PROPOSAL ON
WHERE PORT
Reply of the Government Is
Expected in, Washington
During the Day, When a
Statement Will Be Issued
LONDON. July 22.—The Japanese
diplomatic council has agreed to the
American proposal for joint intervention
by Japan and the United States In
Siberia, says a Central News dispatch
from Tokio under date of July 17.
A proclamation will be issued assur
ing Russia that the entente has no Ag
gressive designs in intervening in Si
beria. the dispatch adds.
It Is probable that a relief commis
sion will accompany the joint expedi
tion, it is stated.
Red Cross Supplies
Are Sent to Russia
WASHINGTON. D. C., July XL
American Red Cross supplies are be
ing sent into Vladivostok, the state de
partment revealed today.
The allies are rapidly competing the
work of selecting a personnel for the
economic mission and arranging the
small army of soldiers to go along as
a protective force.
West front developments are expect
ed to make the task of the allies easier
when news that the Ude appears to
have turned against Germany.
Japan's stand on the Siberian project
may be announced at Tokio shortly.
The Japanese embassy was inclined to
discredit press reports from London and
Tckio that Japan already has decided
upon Intervention along the lines desir
ed by .President Wilson. However, the
admission was made that the matter is
receiving careful consideration by the
Japanese government and that there is
little doubt that a plan of policy and
action is practically formulated.
It is declared that It has not been
Japan's desire to bring about the re
establishment of the eastern battle
front but merely to protect the Orient
from German encroachment through Si
beria.
The establishment of an allied mili
tary base at Vladivostok and possibly
at Harbin to supply and support the op
erations of the Caecho-Slovaks. it is
held, is In line with the general Japa
nese defensive policy. It is also as
serted that the economic phase of the
American plan is demanding the atten
tion of Japan, as the island empire is
looking to Siberia for raw mat* rials and
to Russia as an after the war market
for her manufactured wares
It is the official Japanese view that
the Siberian movement md tae allied
protective action on th* M urman coast
are to be regarded as two distinct poli
cies.
The government continued its reserve
today on any announcement of plans
with Japan for military aid to Russia
tn Siberia. Officials sadi that until some
official communication from the Japa
nese government arrived there would be
nothing to say for publication.
Japan’s Reply Expected
In Washington Today
TOKIO, July 19.—(Friday.)—(By the
Associated Press.) —It is believed in
political circles here that the Japanese
government’s reply to the proposal made
by the United States relative to entente
Allied Intervention in Siberia will be
dispatched to Washington today. It is
understood that the Japanese govern
ment’s answer accepts the American
proposal In every particular
A session of the diet to consider the
question of intervention in Russia is
likely to be called, according to the
newspapers today.
Body of Selectman
Found Hanging From
Bridge Near Macon
CAMP Macon. Ga.. July
—Board of officers ere investigating
the death of a soldier whose body was
found yesterday hanging to one of the
bridges over the lake here. Pending
receipt of report from the investigators,
officers declined to give the name of the
soldier or any circumstances in connec
tion with his death. It ts generally be
lieved he committed suicide. Il was
learned, however, that he is a select
man and recently came here from De
troit. Mich.
Dr. Weaver Reported
As Mercer President
MACON. Ga.. July 22.—When the
board of trustees of Mercer university
meets here Tuesday Dr. Rufus W.
Weaver, of Nashville, Tenn., will be
elected president of the university, ac
cording to an unofficial report in circu
lation here. He has already let it be
known that he will accept, it is said.
Dr. Weaver will succeed Dr. W. L.
Pickard. who resigned during a wran
gle at a meeting of the trustees over
the election of his suoceaaox.
Full Associated Press Service
NUMBER OF PRISONERS INCREASED
ON OUR WAY
: . .J.
( 6
BUDGET BILL IS PISSED
81 IDLE OF THE HOUSE
Commission, Under Substitute,
Would Recommend Appro
priations, Not Order Them
The most important feature of Mon
day’s session o£ the house was the pas
sage of a budget bill providing for the
establishment of an efficiency and econ
omy commission to make recommenda
tions to the general assembly on all
appropriations.
The budget bill was originally in
troduced by Mr. Pace, of Sumter, and
provided for a commission to frame all
appropriation legislation after proper in-
■ vestigation. Under this measure it
! would have been mandatory upon the
. general assembly to consider only sqch
’ appropriation bills as were offered by
the commission.
A substitute bill, offered by Mr.
Pickett, of Terrell, providing that the
efficiency commission merely recom
mend appropriation measures to the
general assembly, was finally passed by
vote of 111 to 2.
There was also under consideration a
substitute J>y Mr. Pace, but this failed
of passage, and the budget bill, there
fore. goes to the senate by the substi
tute of Mr. Pickett.
When adjournment was taken short
ly before 1 o’clock the house had under
consideration a bill by Mr. Williams, of
Meriwether, providing for the creation
of the office of state superintendent of
printing and purchasing agent at a sal
ary of 13.600 per year.
This measure would put the control of
the state printing in the hands of the
superintendent and would provide for
i the submission of bids on all printing
• of suppiles for the various departments.
I The bill will come up again Tuesday
! morning as unfinished business.
To Bridge St. Marys
WAYCROSS. Ga.. July 22.—A bridge
‘across the St. Marys river at Wilds
I Landing looks like an assured fact, as
' the Nassau county commissioners have
■ requested the Florlida state road com
missioners to prepare plans. When
erected this bridge will be owned by
the counties of Nassau and Camden
Jointly.
FIRING IS HEARD
ON THE COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS
Sound Is Like Discharge of
Depth Bombs —Navy Patrol
Alert Since Raider’s Attack
Off Cape Cod
, PROVINCETOWN, Mass.. July 22. —
■ Heavy cannonading was heard off here
‘ today at 11:45. Naval vessels have
1 been off this port hunting German sub
marines. Provincetown harbor is closed
J to all ships. Explosions resembling
! those of depth bombs, were heard short
. i ly aften 4 a. m.
t : "
; WASHINGTON, July 22. —The navy
i ordnance bureau was asked by Secre-
• tary Daniels today to investigate the
apparent failure of bombs dropped by
Ja seaplane upon the U-boat raider at
• Orleans, Mass., to explode.
Secretary Daniels said his report
» showed seaplanes had attacked the
r raider but there was nothing to in
dicate that bombs had made a hit. He
i feared they had not exploded.
! It was admitted there had been some
- Instances here and abroad of failure of
- the intricate bombs to function prop
erly.
• Daniels desires to know whether
' there has been any tampering with the
t mechanicism or whether there has been
i carelessness in -manufacturing.
E Private concerns make the bombs, but
- , the finishing touches such as fusing is
done at Newport by the navy.
f The secretary said the majority .of
• naval opinions indicated that the Unit
r ed States cruiser San Diego was
. mined.
Troop shipments to sewll the great
r American army in France will go on,
undiminished and unafraid, despite Ger
many's second U-boat coastal raid now
under way.
July movements will aggregate at
9 least 300,000 men from this side.
3 The war department intends to keep
3 at its accelerated program, and the navy
e department is ready to afford the need-
■ ed protection.
1 This Is the answer to the new Ger
' man effort to shake American morale
1
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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1918.
fURTH ER GROUND ■
MEN THEN 8? BRITISH
General Haig Reports Ad
vances Near Hebuterne and
Near Villers-Bretonneaux
LONDON, July 22.—The British de
stroyer Marne has sunk a German sub-
I marine, says an official statement, is-
I sued today, by the British admiralty.
LONDON, July 22.—Further ground
| has been gained by the British in the
Hebuterne region, on the front between
Albert and Arras, the war office an
nounced today. The British likewise, in
conjunction with the French, carried out
, a successful enterprise to the south of
Villers-Bretonneux east of Amiens, in
which prisoners were taken.
The German trenches were entered
■ during the night by British raiding par
! ties at several points on the front,- in-
I eluding Neuville-Vitasse, and north of
Bailleul, and prisoners taken.
’Further ground was made by our
troops yesterday southeast of Hebuterne
and a hostile bombing attack in this
neighborhood was repulsed,” the state
ment said. ‘‘We captured a tew pr:s
--i oners.
’’ln conjunction with French troops,
: we carried out a successful minor en
terprise last night south of Villers
r Bretonneaux, capturing a few prisoners
and machine guns.
"Our raiding parties, entered the ene
' my’s trenches during the night at
1 Neuille, at Callonne-sur-La-Lys and
north of Bailleul, and brought back
! prisoners. A hostile raid in the last
I mentioned sector was repulsed.
i "Hostile artillery was active in the
I Locre sector.”
Italian Troops Continue
To Gain in Albania
ROME, July 22. —The Italian troops
are continuing to gain ground in the
bend of the Devoli river, in Albania, the
Italian war office announced today. The
advancing troops yesterday took a hun
dred prisoners and captured seven ma
chine guns.
AMERICANS GASSING
IK WITH FRENCH
IN CHEAT AMBERS
Crown Prince's Army Group in
Retreat Everywhere North
of Marne River,. Ferguson
Declares
BY FRED S. FTTESUSON
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES TN
FRANCE, July 22.—(1 a. m.) —The
Franco-American advance continues ev
erywhere from Soissons to east of
Chateau Thierry.
Oulchy le Chateau has been pene
trated, placing the railway and main
highway from Chateau Thierry to
Flames under allied control and thus
adding to the difficulties of the German
retirement from the Marne.
American and French infantry have
recrossed the Marne in great qumbers
and are heavily reinforced by allied ar
tillery, which effected the passage with
out opposition. French cavalry is operat
ing northeast of Chateau Thierry far
in advance of infantry.
American field guns are firing on
Soissons, while the Franco-American
line has been straightened south of that
city until practically all the main high
way from Soissons to Chateau Thierry
is in our possession.
German prisopers say their orders are
to retire northward from the Marne to
Fere-en-Tardenois, twelve miles north
east of Chateau Thierry and fifteen
miles southeast of Soissons.
The crown prince’s army group is
now on the retreat everywhere north
of the Marne. The allied line runs well
north of Chateau Thierry, and contact
has been established with our lines
northwest of that place. In addition to
crossing the Solssons-Chateau Thierry
road on a wide front south of the former
city, the Americans and French are
marching on the road northwest of the
latter. French cavalry is scouting ahead
of the infantry, seeking to keep in con
stant touch with the retreating Germans.
Franco-American troops crossed the
Marne without opposition early Sunday,
using to a large extent the boats and
foot bridges, which the Germans were
forced to abandon in their hast 3. Long
lines of infantry and artillery poured
across the river all day and Into the
night. The guns were set up quickly
and shelled the enemy's rear guards.
South of Soissons, the boches are put
ting up a desperate resistance. Ameri
cans and FYench are advancing there
across alternating plateaus and wojd
ravines. The latter are filled with ma
chine guns nests, about which German
resistance centers.
American troops, fighting tirelessly,
are cleaning up these nests. The small
streams running through some of the
ravines are no barrier to the doughboys.
' Some are so narrow the men leap
across, while others are forced to wade,
with guns and packs held high above
their heads.
Every sort of unit is begging to get
into the fight. Several hundred military
policemen, a supply company and sever
al other units normally rated as non
combatants, as a result of their con
stant pleading were put into the line.
Soissons and all the Aisne bridges
are qnder fire of the allied artillery.
Heavy movements have been observed
toward the rear, back of the German
lines, indicating possible withdrawal
from the Soissons region similar to that
of Chateau Thierry.
The allied advance Is continuing on
the whole Soissons-Rheims salient, va
rying in speed with the degree of Ger
man resistance.
The Germans apparently are concen
trating their defense south of Soissons
and north of Chateau Thierry, to protect
the west and center of their retirement
Elsewhere the enemy is depending jnost
ly upon its artillery to stem the allied
attacks—probably' employing the guns
in covering further withdrawals of men
and supplies.
Admission by’ enemy prisoners that
the retirement will continue to Fere
en-Tardenois means the Germans will
attempt to make a stand along the
Ourcq, twelve miles north of Chateau
Thierry.
Dramatic Scenes
Some of the most dramatic scenes are
enacted in this war of movement. Every
unit is working tirelessly. Trucks have
1 been running day and night for four
days, the drivers alternating in sleeping
I on the seat, while the others drive. Ar
j tillerymen lie down beside their guns
snatching winks of sleep while the
I pieces roar away almost on top of them.
It is a common to see rein
| forcements along the roads in the rear,
| the men asleep on the ground, using
their gas masks as pillows. Further for
ward. the units engaged in battle are
denied even this slight rest.
One machine gun unit got so far
; ahead that it received no food for twen
! ty-four hours. It sent word back and
I two motorcycles with side cars were
I loaded up with The drivers
1 were told to reach the machine gunners
at any cost. They rode over hills pitted
with shell holes, across fields and
dodged among Boche Aesd. but they
reached the machine gunners.
Cigarettes are now an important part
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BIG RAILWAY
AND HIGHWAY
CENTER TAKEN,
HUNS RETREAT
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, July 22. —(By the Asso
ciated Press.) —Fredrick William, the German imperial crown prince, has
been obliged to call for help from his cousin. Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria. German divisions from the army in the north have been hur
ried down to protect the western flank of the defeated army, which has
been driven back over the Marne and ejected from Chateau Thierry by
Franco-American troops.
* * *
LONDON, July 22.—American troops yesterday crossed the River
Marne between Chartoves and Gland, east of Chateau Thierry, and cap
tured the wood of Barbillon, according to an authoritative announcement
made here today.
The Germans are stubbornly resisting the French crossing of the
Marne, but the French have succeeded in getting two elements over at
Mezy and Courcelles, which are constructing foot bridges under heavy
fire. The Germans are using gas shells in large numbers.
Owing to faulty working of the telegraph line between Paris and
London news of the French advance up to 8:30 o’clock last night is not
very detailed. It is learned, however, tUat the French line now runs
from Breny along the main Chateau Thierry road to Rocourt and then
through Le Charme and Epieds to the Marne at Chartoves.
The capture of Barbillon wood by the Americans means that the
overseas men have advanced between three and four miles *from their old
position on the Marne.
Between the Ourcq and the Aisne the Germans again are making
violent counter attacks, but the French are maintaining their lines.
On every front the Germans are resiting desperately, and are mak- (
Ing violent counter attacks. Nevertheless the French troops yesterday
made progress along the River Marne to a maximum depth of eight miles.
The objective of the enemy counter attack is to expedite the extri
cation of his troops from the pocket between Soissons and Rheims.
Meanwhile, German troops on the southern end of the pocket must be
experiencing great difficulty in getting supplies.
Southwest of Rheims there has been fighting, and the French have
made progress.
Between the Ourcq and the Marne rivers the French yesterday took
400 prisoners.
FOCH PREPARES TO
MEET GERMANY’S
COUNTERATTACKS
Moderates His Drive Between
Aisne and Marne for Purpose
of Consolidating Gains —Will
Not Sacrifice Men
BT J. W. T. MASON.
NEW YORK, July 22.—General Foch
is moderating his drive between the
Aisne and the Marne for the apparent
purpose of consolidating his gains and
preparing for inevitable German counter
attacks.
Great caution is now necessary on the
part of the allied commanders, and Gen
eral Foch is splendidly demonstrating
that he cannot be run off his feet, it
wouW serve the German purpose ad
mirably if General Foch were to extend
the battle along the Aisne-Marne salient
into a major offensive.
A forward allied movement on so gi
gantic a scale before the Americans are
fully ready to participate would be to
accept the Germans’ terms on which
such a battle should be fought.
General Foch Is now declining to be
inveigled into playing Germany’s game
under such conditions.
The Aisne-Marne thrust must be con
sidered as a local offensive, which, how
ever, has already had major conse
quences through safeguarding Paris and
driving the Germans north of the
Marne. General Foch must not be ex
pected to press forward recklessly after
he had alreadj* secured such highly* im
portant results. General Foch above all
has demonstrated that he will not sac
rifice his own men on the barbarous
principle of the Hohenzollerns.
The entmy is unquestionably piling
his reserves into the northern and cen
tral areas of the Aisne-Marne salient,
especially about Soissons and Fere-en
Tardenois, which are the most impor
tant pivots of the present German re
sistance. In this respect. General Foch
has gravely interrupted the enemy’s fu
ture offensive plans. The moral effect
in Germany of a confused offensive
strategy at the kaiser’s headquarters
will be very great, coming so closely
upon the dismissal of Foreign Minister
von Kuehlmann for predicting that
peace cannot be W’on on the battlefield.
Ludendorff, therefore, will tresort to
desperate expedients in order to try to
wrest the initiative from General Foch.
German Correspondent
Admits Defeat of Huns
AMSTERDAM, July 22.—" These days
assuredly will bring to their senses
these who represented that the German
campaign in 1918 would be a graniose
promenade and would result In complete
destruction of the enemy," declared the
war correspondent of the Berlin Vor
waorta
NUMBER 86.
The region immediately south of Sols
sons forms the key to the German po
sition and here the enemy has concen
trated heavy forces for the purpose of
“ holding back the advancing tide of the
allies. The latter, however, continue
their progress, although the fighting is
becoming heavier each hour. They have
taken a large number of prisoners, the
number being more than has been an
nounced, and new batches of captives
are arriving. The number of unwound
ed prisoners alone far exceeds the total
casualties of the allied troops since the
victorious advance began.
The correspondent has seen a large
column of these prisoners coming in,
and from their appearance, they were
certainly picked men.
The number of undamaged cannon
taken b ythe allies is very large and is
constantly increasing, while at the same
time large quantities of ammunition
have been captured.
The advance of the armies command
ed by General Mangin and General
Degoutte on this flank averages ten
kilometers, while General Berthelot,
wlio is smashing at the other side of
the pocket containing the defeated Ger
mans, is also progressing appreciably.
The French, Americans and British are
working in closest co-operation and
with absolute confidence.
Allies Start New Drive to
Outflank Retreating Huns
NEW YO?.K, July 22.—(Summary of
European Cables to the Associated
Press. —Rear guard actions are being
fought by the Germans north of Chateau
Thierry. These were probably organiz
ed for the purpose of delaying the re
lentless pursuit of the fleeing enemy by
the French and Americans who on Sun
day forning passed through Chateau
Thierry ad advanced northeast of Gat
cornerstone of German conquest in
eastern France.
The reaction of the Germans is said
to have been marked between Grisopes
and Bezu-St. Germaine, two villages
north-northwest and north of Chateau
Thierry, at a distance of approximately
seven and four miles, respectively. Tho
distance between Grisolles and Bezu-St. *
Germaine is about four miles. Along
this line German attacks were broken
and the allied line was maintained
throughout.
North of the Onrcq river the reac
tion of the enemy was lim.ted to ar
tillery fire. This was also the ca« 3
between the Marne and Rheims, notably
in the region west of the Rheims moun
tain and in the Courto and Roi woods.
Sice the Germans have been usted
from Chateau Thierry uder conditions
which suggest that the withdrawal was
precipitate, the most interesting de
velopments in the battle are south of
Soissons where the Americans are re
ported to have advanced a distance of a
mile and a quarter; the Ourcq vallev,
where the allies are steadily pounding
their way toward Nanteuil-Notre Dame
and southwest of Rheims, where there
seems to be an indication that the allies
have Initiated a new drive for the pur
pose of outflanking the Germans between
Marfaux and Chatillon.
• 24-Mile Gap
If this last movement develops, the
allies’ “nut cracker" will be in full mo
tion. Between the known allied front
south of Soissons to the town of Bouil
ly, southwest of Rheims, there Is a gap
of about twenty-four miles. This gap,
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