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SOLDIERS

YANKS STAND FIRE BAPTISM

LIKE VETERANS

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The bottom of the rapidly growing pocket is now over 30 miles long and is lengthening hourly.

The Canadians and Australians have captured Bouchoir, only six miles from .Roy", and also have taken Fuiies,

Beaufort, "Warvillers, Vrely, Rosieres, Meharicourt. Rouvroy and Lihons. The fatter is only two miles west of Chaulnes.

They pushed their patrols into Froy8rt and Rair.rourt, advancing their lines more,than three miles ia. brilliant fighting.

Among their pn'sonera waa a complete divisional staff. 400 Heavy Guns Taken.

The total of German prisoners taken In the drive has reached 30,000. The German losses in killed, wounded and prisoners must be at least 50 per cent of the total of men they hav» engaged.

Possibly 400 guns, including several of heavy caliber, together with a vast quantity of materials, have been captured. Allied airmen continue to harass the disorganized enemy, whose confusion bt'hin! the lines as they retreat Is almost indescribable, while our artillery Is pounding them everywhere.

PRESSURE FORCES RETIREMENT

German# Throw Odds and Ends of Troops Into Rear Guard Actions. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug. 10.-—Under pressure from English. Canadian, Australian, French and American troops, the German retirement continued today all aiong the Picardy line.

Roth General Von Der Marwitz and General Von Hutter are throwing into rearguard actions odds and ends of

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i U. S. BATTLE FRONT

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE. Aug. 10.—(8:20 p. m.) The Germans are counter attacking fiercely in an attempt to hold back the American advance north of the Vesle. 'iose range fighting of a terrific nature is under way along the railroad on the north bank of the Vesle, through Bazoches and Fisrr.es, where the American infantry is withstanding the German attacks. The Americans, attempting to advance ap the slopes, to the ridge positions held by the Boches earlier in the day cofteentrated the mosj, intense barrage possible upon tliis areli, partially destroying German dugouts, entrenchments and strong points. The remaining defenses were too strong for frontal assaults, how^ever. They will have .to be blasted away still more.

The entire American front is now a

continual irferno. Both artilleries are concentrating on the river valley between the highlands to the north and

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Four Hundred German Guns, Includ- .. ling Many of Heavy Calibre, Have Fallen Into Hands of American* and Allies.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug. 10.—The Americans got into the great Picardy battle today, after waiting in reserve since the fight begar^ a

They fairly tugged at the leash of discipline, until they got the word to go.

Then how they went. They sprang to the attack side by sMe with the Britons, taking their baptism of tire like veterans.

Storming the desperately defended 'positions north of tho Somme, the Americans and British secured the whole series of important objectives within fifty minutes afte* th® commencement of the attack.

After taking Morlancourt and the tt«igh,s to the south, tho Anglo-Ameri-cans stormed Ch'i'Uly Spur and were advancing eastward along the ridge between the Ancre and Um Somme as this was written,

Allies Nearing So mm®.

The allies are nearing the Somme crossing south of Peronne, which may furnish only a brief respite for the fleeing (Jormans. The enemy is retreating everywhere, from near Albert to the region of Montdidier, whici seems doomed.

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TEfttt* HAUTE—Partly cloTKty Sunday local showers not much change In temperature.

INDIANA—Cloudy Sunday rain Sunday night. ILLINIOS—Shower# today In north portion not much change in temperature.

OTTfER LOCAL REPORTS. River stage, 0.0 feet.

George Coftman, 63 years old, living at 1601 North Ninth street, while riding a bicycle at Seventh and Eagle streets about 6 o'clock Saturday evening, was struck and seriously injured by an automobile driven byN Abraham Railsback, a jitney driver. Witnesses to the accident say that the jitney, which was coming south on Seventh street at a high rate of speed, struck the bicycle and threw it several feet.

After the bicycle had been thrown forward, both the front and read wheels of the machine passed' over Coffman's chest and body. He was picked up unconscious and taken to St. Anthony's hospital In the Hunter ambulance, whore it was reported at midnight that he was in a serious condition. a

Railsbaclc was arrested and after being examined by Captain Jones was sent to jail charged with assault and battery. He was Later released upon bond to appear in City Court Monday morning. In the event of CofTman's death prior to that time he will be rearrested on a charge of manslaughter.

DROWNS IN LOST CREEK

Raymond Stewart, 21 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stewart, of Lost Creek township, was drowned at 7 o'clock Saturday evening, while swimming in Lost Creek, three miles northeast of Terre Haute.

The body was recovered by companions with Stewart, but who were unable to rescue the drowning lad, and removed^to Hickman's undertaking establishment. It will be taken today to the home of the parents where the funeral will be held Monday.

Henry Gilbert, a citizen of Clinton, who came to Terre Haute Saturday to spend a little money and have a good time, was touched for his bank roll consisting of 65 perfectly good dollars while waiting at the traction station for a car to carry him homeward Saturday evening. He was unable to give a good description of any suspicious characters who were standing near him, and has asked the police to recover his roll.

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LOCAL RAIN

TEMPEIHTIRE RECORD. AUG 10b 6 a. ...77 Noon 83 a. m. 75 3 p. m........90 6 p. 90 7 p. 89

LOCAL CONDITIONS AT 8 P. M.. AUG. 10. 1018. Station Pressure. 29.2«: tenTDfeTafBre. 88 highest temperature Saturday. 92: precipitation, .05 direction of wind, south velocity of wind. 7 miles Der hour state of weather, partly cloudy relative humidity, 62 per cent.

Sunrise, 6:59 sunset. 7:51.

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WHERE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS KILLED THURSDAY.

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GEN. MARCH DECLARES U.S. ST SPEEDUP

Now Up To America To Throw Into War Force Enough To Bring Speedy End.

MARSHAL FOCH CONFIDENT YANK SOLDIERS CAN WIN WAR

Work of Rainbow Division Consisting of Untrained Men Has Demonstrated the Fighting Ability of

American Lads.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.—Chief of Staff March's declaration today £hat America must speed up, instead of let up, in its war effort as a result of allied successes in Prance, is counted on ii? official circles to spur congress to quick action on the man-power bill, broadening the draft agea.

March's statement was construed aa a warning that nobody, least of all congress, should indulge in any idle hopes or waste time in arguing over details of war plans. The thing to do now, March forcefully declared, is to put the maximum punch into American effort.

Officials regarded his statement aa indicating plainly that the allies war chiefs, from Marshal Foch down, have put it up to the United States to throw such a force into the field as will complete the disillusionment of the Germans already well begun by the achievement of American fighters who have gone against the kaiser's crack legions.

Watch For Kaftsr'a Bestk.,.,.* March's statement. of the magnificent work of the Rainbow division also was construed as evidencing the fact that Marshal Foch knows now that American troops, be they "green", or seasoned, are a match for the best the kaiser has. Military officials say that the result 6f the test of the Rainbow division, made up of green men from twentj'-sfx states, undoubtedly helped convince Foch that the right kind of help had arrived to enable him to keep the initiative.

Experts here said it is not numerical superiority alone, but the fighting qualities of the available forces that counts strongly in the success of a sustained*offensive movement.

March told how the Rainbow division. in eight days, had forced the passage of the Ourcq river, taken prisoners from six enemy divisions, defeated and routed a crack division of the Prussian guards, a Bavarian division and one other division and smashed back the foes* line 16 kilometers.

To Crush Allied Morale. This division was in the center of the American-French counter offensive. The Germans knew it had gone in, and put fieir best troops against it, hoping to smash America's unseasoned men and so prove to the German people Hindenburg's boast, that the United States military aid counted for little. Had the plan succeeded, the effect on the allied morale and on Foch's plans might have been disastrous.

March expects word shortly of "the part Americans are playing in the Picardy-Flanders operations. The Twenty-seventh division. New York troops, under command of Major Gen-

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Be Careful Auto Drivers—Little Care Would Have Prevented This

This is a picture of the accident I Mrs. Bud Taylor, was killed when their Thursday evening at the interurban!

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VOL. XLVU.—No. 72. TERRE HAUTE, IND., SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1918. TWO SECTIONS—24 PAGES.

SLEEPING BEAUTY ATVfi

"Sleeping Beauty** netted IS.55 for the local Red Cross chapter recently. It was like this Ten little girls in the east part of the city decided that their patriotic natures must manifest themselves in the form of some material aid to war work. They got together and talked it over and decided that they'd "put on" "Sleeping Beauty." After sufficient rehearsals, they announced that they would give a play as a Red Cross benefit at the home of

KAISER HOPED INDIANS WOULD REVOLT, MAYBE

Wilhelm Didnt Believe It, But He Fed His People Up on That Kind of Stuff.

CLOSELY OBSERVED WILSON'S VARIOUS ECONOMIC MEASURES

When American Battleships Called at Kiel He Went Over Them From Top Mast To

Stoke Hole.

Br DR. ARTHUR V. DAVIS, Dentist to Kilter Wilhelm of Ger* many tor fourteen years ui bat lately returned from Berlin. Tfcla story vrill appear in the Tribane each day until completed,

CHAPTER XVI.

.Ttane KAISER THINGS AMERICAN. Among the Germans generally there is a surprising degree of ignorance regarding conditions in America. The untraveled German has but the vaguest ideas concerning our people and our institutions. I have had patients of intelligence and education ask me how we were able to cope with the Indians. In view of the extent of German emigration to America and the vast volume of commercial transactions between the two countries, it is almost unbelievable that such erroneous notions should prevail in these enlightened days, but they do.

This fact practically serves to encplafn how easy it was for the kaiser and his inspired press to pull the wool over the people's eyes regarding the unimportance of America's entry into the war. It doesn't explain at all, however, haw completely the kaiser himself underestimated us and our power, for I doubt whether there is any foreigner living, who has never visited America who knows more about our country than the German emperor. Indeed, he was more familiar with many of our problems than many of our countrymen. and he frequently revealed to me in the course of our conversations now

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Sleeping Beauty and Her Little Friends Earn Money for Soldiers '''Over There

HEH LITTLE F.IUEMJS. Mr. and Mrs. M, K. Imhofff, S2T Sooth Thirteenth street. Aa admission of 5 cents was charged for adults and 1 cent for fchildren. After the play candy and peanuts were sold, and the tittle folks realized $2.55 for their efforts.

Those in the picture are Elsie and Dorothy Imhoff, Mary Morris, Zolla, Mary and Sybil MrOracken, Gladys and Mary Frances N'eff, Geneva and Leona Ward. "Sleeping Beauty" is asleep in the doll bed shown at the feet of the little girls in the front row.

SOME THOUGHT NOW AND THEN

Leaders Realize That Registration Is About As Important a Matter As Anything.

CHALLENGE OF PATRIOTISM OF RALPH MOSS CAUSES SMILE

Republicans Hope To Get Farmers, They Say, Because Wilson Vetoed $2.40 War Time

Wheal.

(By a Staff Correspondent.) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Aug. 10.— Ninety days ahead of the election the substance of the predictions .from the party headquarters here regarding the outcome in Indiana follows:

Chairman Edmund Wasmuth, Republican—"The situation could not be better from a republican standpoint. We cetrtainly will win^f

Chairman Fred Van Nuys, Democrat—"The drift is entirely with the democrats. The people are standing behind the president. We will win a decisive victory."

It cannot be said of either Wasmuth or Van Nuys that they are not capable and -well-meaning gentlemen. And, furthermore, they have confidence in their own vision. Wasmuth is making a very good impression among his party leaders, He is working along quietly and is certain in his own mind that the republicans are going to win.

Take the case of Van Nuys. The democrats have not had a better chairman in recent years. He plays the game square. There are no tactions, as far as he is concerned. He is a hard and untiring worker. He Is full of "pep" and, fortunately, lie is a firstrate campaigner, in fact one of the very best in Indiana. He can take care of himself on the stump and he is arousing enthusiasm and fighting spirit among the democrats by his aggressiveness.

Drift Towards Democrats. Van Nuys is receiving communications from many republican# that

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Fleeing Hutis Pack Roads lirEvery Direcy tion From Montdidier—Those Who Ran Were Killed, Those Resisting Were Ground into Earth

MANY STAFF OFFICERS DEAD

BULLETIN.

XOKDdfrf, Aug. 10.—The new allied offensive has grown Into the largest battle front in history. The German wax offioe indicated Saturday that the fighting now extends over a front of practically 150 miles, from the Yser river to the Oise.

The main battle front is between the Oise and the An ere, a distance of fifty miles. From the Ancre northward to the Yser, Berlin announced that the allies have launched "thrusts and partial attacks* at many points.

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WITH THE AMEBICAJT ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug.-10.—American troops advanced in force from Fismes today and after i capturing Fi»mette began pressing northward up the steep south slop| of the Aisne* Vesle plateau.

The American assault on flsmette surprised the enemy fiffld ft hundred prisoners, including officers, fell into the hands of the Americans.

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great battle was surging onward in full tilt tonight. The eastern horizon glowed dull red where the Second and Eighteenth German.varmies were burning their stores to prevent them from falling into the hands of the pursuers.

Occasionally a great flash lighted the clouds where an amtrmnM tion dump was going up. Von Der Marwitz and Von Hutier were too hard pressed to destrov everything. On the battlefield there were evidences of treImendous hurry everywhere. Huge stores of supplies and amnuni-^ tion were taken intact. The Germans turned their own howitzers or abandoned dumps not well behind the British lines in the hope, of setting them off.

Roads were found mined ready to be blown up, but the Germans had no time. Advanced hospitals were discovered with lint, bandages and medicine strewn everywhere, showing the astounding confusion that must have existed when someone cried,"The British are coming."

Guns, howitzers and field pieces tip to eight inches and larger: were taken intact, either still in position or overturned in the roadside gullies, with their gun timbers nearby in the ditches, because I the allied cavalry, supported by whippets, tanks and armored cars, were at the Germans' heels. lorries loaded with artillery maps and other headquarters documents and material were left in the road, their drivers being killed or captured by the cavalry.

One car penetrated a town and set fire to a train. Another headed off and killed an aviation officer trying to escape in his Automobile. The automobile was captured.

Fleeing Huns Pack Roads. Airmen reported the roads in the region of Roye and Nesle packed with troops retiring eastward. It was learned from prisoners that German officers made desperate efforts to rally their men wherever they assembled, even in a handful, to make whatever resistance was possible, principally by fighting from machine gun nests.

Th^se were easy picking for ihe whippets, which bore down rapidly, firing their machine guns as they went. The men .who ran were killed, and those who resisted were ground into the earth, staining the sides of the whippets with blood. Surrender was the only alternative.

In places the Germans fought stubbornly. One battery of field guns, firing point "blank and somewhat damaging th» tanks, was charged by cavalry with drawn sabers. The gun crews were killed or captured.

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News"—Premier

LONDON, Aug. 10.—Between 50,000 and 60,000 prisoners, and between 500 and 600 cannon, have been cdptured so far In the Marne and Somme operations, Premier Lloyd George announced in speaking at a luncheon in Newport today, "The news continues distinctly good." said the premier. "Altogether in the Marat and Somme operations, the allies have captured between 50,000 and 60.000 prisoners, and between 500 and 600 cannon. "The latest advance makes Amiens safe, 'except for stray shells from long ranee guns, thanks to the brilliant qualities of our troops, the Fr&nch and also the Americans. "The greatest factor of tho successes has been the combined command. But it is n^t yet over—we must continue our steady blows.-

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Their advance was made ill the face of enemy counter attacks of the most savage character and was accompanied by ierce close aange fighting.

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countered a German officer frantically waving his hands and shouting: "Don't enter the village. It's brisrade headquarters." The officer was taken prisoner and the cavalry dashed into the village and killed some and captured others of the brigade staff officers, including the brigadier general.

Many Officers Killed.

Farther north armored cars penetrated huts which were serving as corps headquarter# Many staff officers mere killed.

Vaat quantities of ammunition on the ground—greater than tho number of German guns warranted—indicated that somo of the artillery was being used elsewhere, perhaps supporting the sorely pressed crown prince.

Ruppreeht's reply to Hnig's artillery was rather feeble. The stiffest resistance was on the extreme flanks. Tho British ha 1 some difficulty north of tha Somme. The French met stubborn opposition eastward of Moreuil. ar.tl crossing of the river proved difficult. The Germans held Grenonville wood, at top of the ridge, on the eastern bank between Moreuil and Plessier, and they made the valley sizzle with machine gun bullets.

The French attacked once and were

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STREET STRIKES AT

Louie Calbert, coal miner, Ninth street and Margaret avenue, waa severely injured late Saturday afternoon when an automobile in which he riding was struck by a street car at. Seventh and Minshall streets. The automobile was demolished. C»ncrt was cut and bruised but no bones were broken.

The car was in charge of Motorman, William Ridge, who claims that Calbert was at fault and that he dro\e directly in front of the street car. Calbert, on the other hand, says he was driving slowlv arnl that the motorman did not sound ins gong or girve any warning of the approach of tho caR -i- .. I v