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■ M 0 bit urns mil* nro mv n !• om hsastii GEN. MUCH OPTIMISIC ♦ - - »| |*rr«*u*v H»»M* Hun I rgion iin<l l»i»nKr>n»N«i. r<if N4»K<*oii« aikI 4 liAtntii TIiIimt) Unilanjfrr Army of Hun?*. i MaH»eil (ieiinan rns^rvos ar»* hold ing open t!i** juws of the trip (iener- a 1 Foch l a.- sprung .in the. Aisne- Marne region In a desperate effort to stabilize their lines without crush ing the forces withdrawing from the Chateau Thierry ami Marne salienta. Official reports to the war depart ment, however, show that the enemy has hut a single railway line remain ing in his hands over which fo get his heavy material out of the pocket into which he has been forced by allied and American advances. The tfltuutinn vra» graphically ex plained b> (leuearl Mar-ti. chief of -♦tiff. In a midweek conference with newapaper correspondent*. For the laat two do*, (ieueral March aald. ihe em, h)» ni**nt of probably 14 dir-* isiona < f fre«U (ieruuin reserve* on me Holton* jaw of the trap ha* come In the It*! *e• da** On the •>a«tern taw f * * ol Ho*e»er. (be «*neaiy baa rru«l ei *>«< k •*.»*# (ban a mile aad ball on • ea mile f.oat. farlber iMpeflUaf •» • • b*»‘* ►**« !.oe la l »*! «•• tr-*m • a-'b b« t* »w4*wto*taf aatrtrai* b • t»<**«*** TW r» * *4 *••••*# t ** ••• •41b • - «• ••' ba*4« «e *w4«« •«* fk • ••••a »* J TV» rnmif • •* %• §0* mm m 00 •••• • »•*»e »« %« • V* • 4 i * W «►•»♦«%*• * •a** 1 m ■ rnrnm % • m * •0 a a* 4aa a#4 «aaM9 m*m tSbS 4w%# a» Ik44 Ml yeilll mi *fwam iMwmMI 41 tvvf witAi (»• «M atae b «b flfwta4 Ut* •oawetbtb* lib* pwfMpa &#¥ iM • e tbe •fream blotit Ibe Mari'* |t*a’f lilt A A* •Heap* and French haxa < r<i«at4 lilt rlier at a number of fo'fiin, and now hold riilage* to the tioith tf * tfc* Marne “The response of the G*rmana to the counteroffensive of Foch waa to throw in at Solaaons and aouth of It. a large number of reserve divi sions which he had not used in hla advuncf* across the Marne. Our bt- liei is that he threw in there 15 div isions but the advance of the allle* at that point has been .practically steady for the last two days as far as our official information goes. “Looking at the larger scale map. the railroad running from Sofssona to Chateau-Thierry is now either in our hands or under our fire. The only way in w hich the enemy can get out or get supplies over railroad. Is shown by the remaining line run ning for Xanteuf! on the Ourct to Kaxoches on the River Veale. “He may have constructed In ad dition to that in and along the Val leys, small temporary field rhllroadi military roads, which would be of advantage in handtlag supplfea. hat hi* mam line of retreat mart 'long that mata roalroad. That la 'b* only way b* ran get oat large material It will be observed that ft was war aweary for him If ha dM V n'wtid to be roaght abaofately la a to beep tf«0|«* ma a%4 rottiog off this rood vhlr% owi4 aw* him *oi»raty at tho mt t%m slU*4 I* is ••*» toiavamiag t o it b Ibla iba samilartif btoeao the Mm a4*ao*a askaas t stop mm t »cvoa>ag rtwot* *o4 has swa»oat #*rfxsoo ao4 sa tha imamaao gf c of o aH af Tbit tha pu truth of tho matter formation •• to the whereabout* of sons is published W. S. Manning Is If years old. He enlisted as a private when the cal 1 was made for soldiers to .go to th' border. He went to the border aerv ed as private until the troops >wer( ordered home. • * f I'pon the declaration of war with Germany he again enlisted as a pri vate. Suhseqnently he went to a training cymp and won a captain's commission. He is now in active service on the front in France. Vivian Manning !• 32 years old. He w'as a successful business man in Greenville. He closed up his busi ness and volunteered as a private Ha is still a private and is at Camp Ta?lor, Louisville. Kentucky. Bernard Manning it 2t years old. He enlisted na a private nod subse quently went through tbe trnlniag school at Oglettrope where he won a captain's rommlaafou. If he la not BOW OB the sees or In France It not h* long before he wflf he on the «e*v*ni front In erflve *etrite. Wyadbam SI. Manning Is SI He I»I3. He served in Afcmfcg. in the herder na Chlnll gf g _ ftg * x g mm a < . ’ - was sal The situation can not ranged until further information is of General Hetlrvunent. . received as to the Franco-Brltlsh op- i %♦ .U nnr'h r.f eratio»s west of Rheims. If the at- the.Mara* midway be^een Chateau- XT^can 7m Thierry aud Rh.Im.. the Preneh ~ 9 ' tes louU* ofTe AHne The have extended their I r.e nofthward 9 , tuition on bolh 9l(le9 of , he 0u ,B .t h L77 h 0 S^J^.i h th.1. thi >» dually obscure, but the dear pur- e.-t and north of L J hp port of all reports coming in is that caste n ,a« o e P ' the-Germans have been, unable to r> h7 U n£ 2 . 7rrhw7 stem the tide of the attack and now ably moved forward in a uorthwesj muj( eIther faI] back , wl(Uy upon terly direction for about a mile and half over a three mile front to and Gneux. the last which la the stands about of supply lines that are under constant Shell fire or hurl the whole weight .. fthmimm on.i of •▼«H*ble reserves into the » M r rom tli **** ,n * a eleventh hour at- t mile ad e tem p t to ggj| Fochs armies in n \ ^' ^ ^ pftPhH battl0 Secretary Raker has thos far re- • ^ rfalB eelved no word of the American losa- rmnntmm bmtmmmn ** J ® tht P r —^ t fighting. There l» on too rgmvgf rgguag oocweeg gate- ao d oabt that he eggatmes General Pershing's alienee on this point ns that tho cost has not been ■Id jnrtlfy gf ton r»r Pw»* •eg eegflg i0f p*» 4tn b**p trwofM rrem odtrgge m fits as* unt* m ^ m pfgeo reports gf leg gf thgge- Perth Amboy, and were boon4 fvwm mg a%4 <*«friBf off ibi* f **4 which vwot i« ig# bnrd> aa poac^w W m mimk m uf and* of Am*rfceaa good before their gienreater for Sew Tech Oee was .—Id -Mrtm —tirefy at ihe merry rggjpsgg rt^mtalfy rUapfU rtL SB X Iht ^ EZJTuZ CmOSi* |W ^Aed^glth gjhmn ■* '*‘^~**‘^**5MirA,S.5.«S*iStpSTUr S5 J55Iw?iJSNl.?SMlS.*ti.£ JtSEIIStSy^iS.CJ^Ss *— **— 0^^^^iSSmSS^®** BBs 0mmm mm III An memy - - a tow «kff the eastermimt i>oiiit of Oa|»e Cod Sunday, wink three barge**, net a fourth and their tug on fire aud dropped four shells on the mainland. The action laeted an hour and waa unchallenged ex cept for two hydroplanes, which circled over the u-boikt, oauaing her to submerge for only a morn ing. The crew of the two, 41 and Including three wo five children, escaped amid fire In life boat*. Severs! wounded, but only John Botovich. and Austrian, of lb* crew of the tag. had his right arm noar the shoulder tom away by a fragment of shell Tho minor In juries of the others were from shell The barges were In lee ef the tag ere hennd frwt far Ne« Verb On« wa.* ith stupe be* *b# others their retem c—I to Kew Fan The atiarh wae the German gNM*^jM£tB4 the treea TW ggoa^srt MM kmh , giaoa th«— mrtoa aggflh gf the cs* — 4 me*-an •brth Is mngr*4 •« nr*anmFlui«hem a* the m a«4 M,an»ea4 tgha —4 *%* *s tm rm the «gge mm* m s «e *Bw 0mrn m» <a>«— e'ts —w «W* • I wh— -gw aem—i ^ «h tmmmm •* • *♦40 • i %mmm «'«w< ef age as si »• *«——* I ^ newgpwmeno * hw*w m—we an 10 »ii 11—4 m *40 t #•—w gngnaa e J p ^ 11 mu— m * aw aoaoag ei *\m. e — • w s»< — a %• * •♦• mm • 0*4 % m m • m0m 0»4 w4 •4 V* • *•**!•• S'wVftStf U urgelr 4a# tw SI* Sr*#^a t« •?*•# off Vraa* ro-4merwaa an««a* Irwm tfc# M>ath al leaa* wat‘l »S# a*g •#«p*»a* Sa«a Ueea draegrU —ri lu %ml0lj Th* Aiu#rIran adiaar* r*p«»rtrd Thraatb I Satelet lure*l and to tbr tborfhaaai *f Kpi.-d* u r>*cinning to me—< # aeriaual) *nrmv position* f'irther eastward on th»- Marne which at ecoverln* hi* withdrawal within the salient It ha* been rutimuted that the Ger man* now have a* many ax half a million men in the limited salient they still hold. About 40 divisions are understood to have been identi fied there. The IrreRiilarly shaped pocket is about I’.O miles broad at its base between Soissons and Rheims, w r hlle its greatest depth Is around 20 miles. Obviously, it is aaid. the ene my is badly cramped for space in which to handle this huge army. Should the final rail connection northward come under direct gun- tire, it is regarded as possible by many officers that a veritable rout would result as the massed forces of the enemy could not all be gotten away. Appraised at its lowiest probable value officials say. the counterstroke already has drawn in th** enemy** moat vital necessity, hit reserves His whole plan of campaign ha* been overturned In lea* than a w*#k and U la regarded *% more than probable (hat tbe laitist re *elfwd hr Geaeral Foch wltl rema's ie bu head* pwr maaeeily to W amplified lata bWat at **a*f part* «f tS« Law Gw—x*i *•# a • i aw** awds N *** * * *m — w.#»«e - 0m ■«»#>»» —» «M» 00 •gW— 4h ► ♦ 11 'iii*w«4 *» e— ga a ggugsma i— 40 * awm * ww •agggge sagp * «a4wee#t wgmA hw*Na Swwm * •«* i*tw awgmiaf eugpgmmae •%>* I aw—4 aagd— ^ 0.m> m •—aeeaag m—i 0044 —*g we i— hi wmw *gw rtmagMaa# PM *hw gmawmaw iMgl hm am ftBiBgi iw %aa**«*wa fwewaw Tl iae Hi*m»a'» wf the— AMMama grW iw i000000 a* Maimggl Army drgflad mw% «»— wf thw earr—guMblgglrt 1 Mi •*%*4 if I raa tell what tha fttb dl- «i*i«a u dwtag I wltl atgia that the I p***ea! Inratioa of that JlHalgg la know a. hat nf ewgrea lg aa wffawtlf# like that where everybody la light ing the romaunding ft n era I usee tha American troops with t‘e wherever be needs to** e*# a 0 040 feggarwgsgd few as ea—w 00 thw •am Mdh •M gp« ‘«apea ami g» g BS twmd am The ft *4* hang Sma»» M» *d*| tagf hart aff igw igM «4basw a* II w« mg Whip * gw 4M ggaitsd hmgrh wf atm W -*1 hwgy * • • ' * vmmmmm gy it ftom ahwi was ga If T? It SIRS SINK FEWER SHIPS Month of June Prove* Favorable la Fight Again*! -Boat. The losses to British and allied shipping due to enemy action or ma rine risk'for the month of June to- toled 275,829 gross tons, this being the lowest record for a month since September. 1916. The British losses totalled 161,062 tons and allied and neutral losses, 1 14,567.' ' The total losses for the quarter ending June 30 aounted to 946.STS' tons, which was th© lowest record for any quarter since the third quar ter of 191 6. failings continue at the high level o! recent months. The tonnage of steamships of 500 groks tons and over entering or clearing from the Ftilled Kingdom porta other than coastwise and cross channel vessels, totals 7.43B.3M tons. The total •ailing* for the quarter ending June 30 • a* ron.iderably higher than the t«H»a4 wf the i •rr* 1b* *b»*e •4 bv * hi wb* w* M #ggg g drag hi M wgmgo wf •( Odd mm go l«f wmh Mi ft Tgd mm m I wauk ggrtt and if. ft• »*a t< riently the rapture of two or A sen sat it icter might waited too long before final retreat to the southern and central salient. But. Gen. Foch strated this week that he Intend to purchase live German pris oners with dead allied soldiers. In the tho hottl ns the! of the wnr. if | for Ihe Rrttleh of the eipeditu.n hoa thorltlea ol Kola to ggfga that an tho local go ad trwhps |g • then nl that STATES AUSTRIA’S POLICY Premier Stresses Xece*»Hy of CToo- er Teutonic I’nlon. Baron von Hussarek, the new Aus tro-Hungarian premier. In unfolding his policy in the House of Parlia- meat, ha* *atd. according to advices from Vienna: In firm union with Germany with which we are united In unshakeabte friendship and loyalty and with which we are about to be more clone ly united. It la now Imperative to en force m mom sgerggsfnl em M niggle. AMr n ygftr gf irtol H In now time I Of the prisoners 14 per cont. be- to the Ifti class showing that all these boys already have been incorporated in fighting units. If all of them have been utilized they would form 17 to 18 per cent, of the German strength. Information received proved that the 1920 class, which it was intend ed to incorporate in the army of Oc tober. has been ordered into the units in September. Most of those of this class are not 18 years old. Washington reports of the gains recorded the Franco-British drive probdbly has the greatest possibili ties for it means that the eastern jaw of General Foch's gigantic trap is closing in. Other reports show the German high command had massed and concentrated artillery to grrtwnt movement at this point or at It* counterpart, near Solssont. jaw had already la a waTe tu The local Kola authorities notified I .eon Trottky. minister of war. of the request of the British coi and received his approval of the course taken. Two weeks later Tro tsky. at the Insistent behest of the Germans, denied having given his approval to the landing of troops and • made official protest. * - M I b» a tala al shells that dropped gg all wheat the Perth Amhap god her (MM MmmMp. hit* aa the tag had set hat af|r». hat She steed by her barges te the finish The third barge Hi the Uee. the uaalleet gf all. peered a hard math and the German gunners occupied half aa hour la disputing of bar By this tlam the Bring had alarm- ad tha whole cape and cries for ae- t broadcast. Be SUPER-GUN FOUNDATIONS Recently I Uncovered North of Cha- teau-Thierry by American*. American troops have discovered at Brecy, north of Chateau-Thierry emplacements of German super-can on which bombarded towns behind !the front and perhaps Paris. ' Brecy.—where—American—treei % anam 1 have /ound emplacements of German i super-cannon, is a little more than ! seven miles directly north of Cha teau-Thierry, which If forty-five miles east-northeast of Parts. It would be p<>H*ib!* to bombard Paris I from Brecy aa tha Germans Bred Ishalla about seventy-fire miles fram • fatart af ir If and flying low ward tho enemy aw though to tack. It could not be seen that they dropped any bombs but the Ger mans evidently anticipated an at tack from the air for they stopped Bring and elevated their guns against the hydro-airplanes. They did not fire, however, and a mom ent later submerged. The plane* circled about where the enemy was last seen and then turned noses toward their station. the u-tx Both the tug and this barge were in flames aad were held where they were by the taahen barge one of which with a load of sioni* m.«i# am x> aff active U bea the fk last go* Uma Hi BUb gf tht I began tha