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MANY GEDRGIA MEN ON
GASUALTY LISTS OF 41
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Five
army and one marine corps casualty
lists were issued today. The army
lists ccntained 516 names, divided as
follows: s
Sixty-four killed in action, 102
wounded severely, 102 wounded (de
gree undetermined), 28 died from
wounds, 3 from disease, 2 died from
aeroplane accident, 4 died from acci
dent and other causes, 211 missing in
action,
The marine list contained 36 names,
aivided as follows:
Killed in action, 11; died from
wounds received in action, 5; wounded
severely in action, 9.
Among the Georgia men on the
army casualiy lists were:
Corporal John T. Ellington, Thom
aston, killed in action.
Issued Aally and entered as sevond-class matter s°
the postoffice at Atlants under act of Riarch 3, 1879,
Private Charlie C. Hough, Culloden,
severely wounded. ’
Private Wiley L. Aides, Bainbridge,
wounded, degree undetermined.
Phivate James T. Whittlesy, Co
lumbus, wounded, degree undeter
mined. '
Bugler William M. Cleveland, Ma
con, “wounded, degree undetermined.
Bugler Samuel M. Hemmingway,
Bon Air, wounded, degree undeter
mined.
Mechanic Walter L. Davis, Newber
ry, wounded, degree undetermined.
Mechanic Jacob B. Levy, Sylvester,
wounded, degree undetermined.
Private Fred Wright, Byronville,
wounded, degree undetermined.
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Harvard Athletels
Slain Leading Men
(By International News Service.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AISNE-VESLE FRONT, Ausg.
9 (night).—Major James McKenna,
former Harvard athlete, was Kkilled
July 28 while leading his men in
crossing the Marne near Villes-Fere,
it was learned today.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—Major James
A. McKenna, Jr., reported killed in
France July 28, was attached to the
old “Fighting Sixty-ninth,” a New
York National Guard regiment, now
the 165th Infantry. He was one of
the best known officers in the regi
ment. He was a noted Harvard oars
man and baseball plaver. He was a
captain when his regiment went to
France, receiving his promotion after
being in action-there.
First Lieutenant
Waldo Slaton, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Siaton, of Atlanta, has
been promoted from second to first
lieutenant.
Lieutenant Slaton is in Washing
ton, in the engineering department.
He expects to be sent overseas soon.
ATLANTA, GA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918
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(3y International News Service.)
LONDON, Aug. 10.—One hundred
and fifteen German and British air
planes were downed in one day's
fighting in the air and five German
observation balloons were shot down
in ‘flames, according to an official
communiqie on. aviation issued here
tocCuy,
Forty-eight German machines were
destroyed and soventeen others were
<riven down out of control.
Fifty British machines were report
ed missing,
British airmen rendered splendid
co-operation with the infantry at the
opening of the big counter offensive
on the Picardy front on Thursday.
Planes were used for supplying the
advanced troops with ammunition
during the fighting. The airmen as
sisted the tanks also.
The text of the official statement
reads:
“On August 8 our airplane squad
rons co-operated with other arms on
the battle front throughout the day.
“The line reached by our attacking
infantry was reported by our contact
airplanes.
} Keep Artillery Informed.
‘“The positions of the hostile artil
lery in action and columns of Ger
man infantry and transport on the
march were signalled to our guns by
our artillery machines.
“Other machines supplied out ad
vanced troops with ammunition from
the air,
“Co-operation with the tanks was
’(‘arried out systematically,
| “Our machines assisted the tank
crews with information, attacked Ger
man strong points and other enemy
opposition with bombs and machine
gunfire.
' “Smoke bombs were dropped along
the line of their advance, which help
led to conceal the approach of the
tanks from the enemy.
“Our contact machines, working
with the cavalry, rendered valuable
service. Flying low in front of our
advancing line, our fighting squad
rens shot at and bombed the enemy
during his retreat, causing havoc
among the masses of hostile troops
and transports on the roads con
gested with traffic.
! “Our bombing squadrong, flying 2
few hundred feet above the ground,
attacked trains, railway junctions
and bridges.
48 Huns Destroyed.
“Forty-eight hostile machines are
recorded as destroyed by our air
planes and seventeen others were
driven down out of control. Five
hostile balloons were shot down in
flames, Fifty of our machines aro
missing._
“Most of these casualties were due
to fire from the ground.
“One of our night flving machincs
failed to return.
“On August 9 our airmen continued
their work of co-operation 'with
British infantry, artillery, cavalry
and tanks on the battle front.
“Germmn troops and transporty
again were attacked with bombs and
machine gun fire from a low alti
tude whenever a suitable target of
fered itself.
“The bridges over the Somme River
were heavily bombed both by day and
by night.
“Klsewhere along the British front
activity in the air has been slight
but the ordinary work of the photog
raphy, reconnaissance and observa
tion squadrons has been carried on.”
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Roper to Go After
Income Tax Slackers
(By International News Service.)
AWASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Internal
Revenue Commissioner Roper is about
to start a taX slacker campaign
among Americans residing along tha
Canadian border, he announked. Many
thousands of dollars will be gathered
from delinquents in this way, he stat
ed, and added that most of them
would be from farmers ignorant of
the income tax laws.
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‘Woman Dies From
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Shock by War List
Mrs, Ida M. Cascn, 60, who lived at
No. 63 Lindsey stieet, was greatly
worried by fsars for her stepson, Ed
ward M. Cason, in service abroad. So
wher. she read a few days ago the
neme of Edward M, Calson in a cas
uvalty list, she was convinced her step
son was meant, and the shock brought
on a stroke of apoplexy.
Mrs. Cason lived only a few hours.
She was buried in Oakland Cemetery
WednesGay afternoon. |
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LONDON, Aug. 10.—The Allies have entered Montdidier.
| (By International News Service.) ;
~ LONDON, Aug. 10.—More than 24,000 German prisoners have been captured
since the Anglo-French counter-offensive was opened in Picardy on Thursday morning,
the War Office announced today.
The presence of American troops int the drive was made known for the first time
today when the War Office announced that Americans and English achieved a success
between the Somme and Ancre rivers on the northern part of the fighting front.
37,000 Huns
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[aken Since
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Aug. 10.—Today's of
ficial announcement that German
prisoners to exceed 24,000 had
been taken since August 8 brings
the total number of Germans cap
tured since July 18 to more than
57,000.
Yankees Cross Vesle
. . .
And Seize Fismette
By HENRY G. WALES,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AISNE-VESLE FRONT, Aug. 9,
8 p. m.—The Americans extended their
line north of the Vesle River today,
the northern suburbs of Fismes be
ing captured along wtih 100 German
prisoners.
(The capture, of Fizmette, a north
ern suburb of Fismes, on the upper
bank of the Veste, wds announced by
the French. War Office on Friday
night.)
This ~morning German artillery
opened up against the French posi
tions west of Rheims, following up the
bombardment with attacks, all of
which were repulsed.
The German . ‘“heavies” were active
against various crossroads and vil
lages in the rear of the allied lines,
between Breisnes and Rheims, the
chief canngnades Dbeing directed
against the French in the Braisnes.
A strong ‘cannonade by American
and French. batteries preceded the
successful attack which resulted in the
capture of Fismes’' northern suburbs.
The Americans encounted little re
sistance, althoygh some Germans were
killed in hand-to-hand fighting and a
number of wounded Germans were
taken prisoners.
Late Thursday night 23 Germans,
under a lieutenant, tried to ascertain
what the Americans were doing in the
Bazoches region. The raiding party
was permitted to approach the Amer
ican lines, then was dttacked. Twenty
of the Germans were killed, some with
the bayonet, and the three survivors,
including the lieutenant, were cap
tured.
Two German airplanes were shot
down by the Amerigans cn Thursday.
While the weather was cloudy to
day, most of the clouds were high in
the sky, and the aviators on both
sides were busier than they had been
for several days.
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" The allied advance has continued along the whole front
from Montdidier to the Ancre.
French successes on the southern end of the offensive
zone now threaten the German hold on Montdidier.
The villages of Le Trenquey, Le Fretoy and Assainvillers,
all in the Montdidier sector, have been captured by the
French. :
Australian and Canadian troops on the center drove for
ward, capturing five more villages. They are Bouchoir,
Meharicourt, Lihons, Rainecourt and Proyart.
The text of the official statement follows:
“The allied advance continues along the whole front from
Montdidier to the Ancre.
“The number of prisoners in our hands now exceeds
24,000.
“The French have captured Le Tronquey, La Fertey and
Assainvillers and no wthreaten Montdidier.
“Canadian and Australian troops have taken Bouchoir,
Meharicourt, Lihons, Rainecourt and Proyart.
“American and English troops achieved a success be
tween the Somme and Ancre.” :
German Retreat Continues
Over Whole Picardy Front
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Aug. 10, (11:32 a. m.).—The German re
treat continues over the whole Picardy front.
Ham is being bombarded with a heavy German cannon,
which was taken from the enemy. It is a 380 millimeter
piece.
So far 250 guns have been captured from the Germans.
(Ham is approximately 184 miles from the present
fighting kine.)
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Aug. 10, (10:30 a. m.).—More than 21,000
Germans have been captured in the Anglo-French offen
sive, dispatches to the French newspapers stated today.
(The British War Office officially announced the capture -
of oyer 24,000 Germans today.)
The British and French attack is progressing in the most
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