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BRITISH WEDGE IS DRIVEN 1 1 MILES TOWARD SUPPLY RAILROAD OF MONTDIDIER Germans Blow up Ammunition Dumps and Abandon Supplies in Retreat Guns "Too Numerous to Mention" Taken by British Result of Attack Loosed by Foch Upon Germans on Amiens Front Eclipses Those Obtained by Enemy in Most Terrific Offenses of Past Spring and Summer Losses of Allies Are Very Small. 17,000 GERMAN SOLDIERS TAKEN PRISONERS (By Associated Press) Seventeen thousand prisoners and guns too numerous to mention have been taken in the British drive on the front south of the Somme, says today's war office report. The cavalry is still pursuinp the enemy. The Germans are blowing up their ammunition dumps in the battle area. This is considered an indication that they are preparing to retreat. London announces that 17,000 prisoners and more than 200 guns have been taken up to noon. It is reported that a German divisional general has been captured. Cavalry patrols accompanied by swift "whippet" tanks are reported by airmen far ahead of the infantry advance. The infantry at many places was apparently checked only by sheer physical inability to push any farther. This afternoon the enemy's transport lorries have been rolling along the few good roads left in the Somme valley. They afforded excellent targets for airmen, who played havoc with the escaping convoys and speedily littered the road so that they were impassable. The British casualties since the beginning of the present drive are but 3-5 of the number of prisoners counted up to three o'clock this afternoon. Allied airmen have blown up many of the bridges over the Somme and the enemy's retreat is seriously embarrassed. The British cavalry has rounded up many prisoners but the largest part of the 17,000 so far taken were captured by Australians and Canadians. An enormous quantity of stores and ammunition has been abandoned in their hasty retreat. German Lines Badly Broken. German lines on the Picardy front south of the Somme have been badly broken by the savage thrust of the British and French army. A wedge has been driven into the enemy territory to a depth of 11 miles along the Amiens-Chaulnes-La Sere railway and early today the British were only a mile away from the ChaulnesRoye railway, which runs southward from Chaulnes and forms the chief artery of supplies for the German troops fighting in the Montdidier sector of the front. The result of this attack appears to have eclipsed those obtained by the Germans on the first day of any of their terrific offensives of the past spring and summer. So far as reports show, in the fighting south of the Somme the allies are going forward almost without serious opposition. On the north bank of the stream the Germans have held their line strongly but have lost Morlancourt, their stronghold there after hard fighting. The French farther to the south have had their advance retarded at numerous points, but the towns officially reported to have been reached are evidences that the momentum of the allied drive has not nearly spent itself. Armored Tanks Work Great Havoc. From dispatches from the battlefield it now appears that the allies attacked the Germans with artillery preparation, the methods pursued resembling in a grand scale that adopted by General Byng. before Cambrai last November. Armored tanks in great numbers tore through the Germans' first line position, infantry masses followed and then through the gaps in the enemy line the cavalry and armored motor cars swept into the back areas, surprising German detachments and throwing the whole defensive organization of the enemy into chaos. Hardly had the German reverses along the Somme been reported than despatches began to tell of a German retirement in the Flanders sector. Locon, Quentin, and three little villages on the extreme western tip of the Lys salient have been abandoned by the Germans and are now held by the British. This is looked upon as the carrying out of the German withdrawal from the Lys salient which has been forecast in recent dispatches. The ground held by the Germans in Flanders is very low and is dominated by the allied artillery and a retirement there has been expected. In its larger aspects, the. successes of the allies south of the Somme constitute a very serious threat to the German lines, especially to the southward. The advance has not so far weakened the German position northward toward Arras, but the enemy finds himself in an embarrassing position around Montdidier, and from that town southeastward at least as far as the Oise river. A farther advance of the allies in Picardy would outflank the whole German line as far as the Oise and probably cause an immediate retreat to positions which can be linked up with the Aisne line.

PARIS, Aug. 9. The French war ministry at 12:30 o'clock today issued the following statement: The brilliant operation which we in concert with British troops executed yesterday has been a surprise for the enemy. As occurred In the offensive of July 18, the soldiers of General Debeney have captured many soldiers rngaged In the peaceful pursuit of harvesting the fields behind the German lines. French troops on a front of 6 miles northwest of Montdidier have advanced to a depth cf four miles and captured nearly 3,000 prisoners. Important material also was captured. The advance was carried out with extremely light losses.

The tanks did very well today. Under cover of night a number of them were brought across the Luce brook where they rendered invaluable assistance in what might have proved an awkward situation owing to the nature of the ground. They drove the enemy from many trench positions and machine gun nests. The German machine gun fire was less heavy than expected, possibly owing to the mist, but the tanks seem to have dealt with the machine gun posts with ruthless thoroughness. WAR SUMMARY. Pressing the advantage already gained in Picardy, the British and Continued on Page Eight

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Wstern front from North sea to Rheims. Inset shows southeastern end of line from Rhelms to Swiss border. . The maps show the entire western front. The main drawing gives in clear form the important changes in the line and the amount of territory taken from the Germans since they reached their furtherest point in 1914 as well as the country regained by the allies in the recent drive. 'Figure 1 indicates where British straightened out the line and regained more ground at La Basse. Figures 2 and S Indicate German withdrawals on the line east of Amiens which drove the Huns farther from that . city. - Figure 4 indicates where

French and Americans are still forcing Huns back after driving them out of ! Soissons-Rheims salient. The Germans are being forced across the Vesle to the Alsne river. The inset map shows the eastern position of the line and the part where the allied forces, mostly American troops, are on German soil.

People Continuously Deceived by Leaders, Protests Enemy Press

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. The continued attempts to deceive the German people regarding the progress of the war and America's participation are meeting with protests in a part of the German press, according to an official dispatch today from Switzerland. The Muenchner Post, according to the dispatch, protests against a recent speech delivered at Hamburg by Prince Henry of Prussia in which the last battles were represented as German victories. "It is scandalous." says the newspaper, "to see a person like Prince Henry of Prussia giving the German people a picture of the situation,, which in no way corresponds to. the reality. Germans are not going to let themselves be exhorted like children. It is ridiculous to think that people are saying that we shall support a fifth war year like the four preceding years. R would be doing wrong to the German people. Enough personages like Prince Henry would do better not to speak about the sufferings and miseries of the war. We were told for a long time that America's entry into the war was a mere bluff and we see today that one part of the press and the greater part of the official organs, are continuing to deceive the German public. They would do tetter to say openly that Germany finds herself today in an extremely serious situation." It is observed that a singular silence on everything which bears upon the military situation is noticeable in the German newspapers and news agencies. The Swiss dispatch says Liberty Bonds Sell at $100.02 on Market (By Associated Prcs.i NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Liberty 3 per cent, bonds sold at $100.02 on the Stock Exchange today, the rise above par probably being Influenced by the favorable war news. This is the highest price paid this year for this issue, the lowest having been 97.20. In 1917 the 3 Ms brought 100.30 just before their actual issue, when temporary certificates were traded. The lowest selling price last year was 98.08. The Liberty 3s have shown unusual strength throughout the last few weeks, several times touching par. It is assumed these bonds are being accumulated by wealthy individuals and institutions because of their tax exempt character. DR. HELM DIES. WILLIAMSBURG, Ind., Aug. 9. Word has been received here of the death of Dr. Helm, formerly of this place. He died at Columbus, Ohio. Burial will be in Earlham cemetery Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.

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I turn Min tunc that particularly severe orders have been give nto the press. Once in a while, however, matter Is allowed to appear in certain influential newspapers, which would almost .seem to be violation of the censorship rules. No explanation has been made of the apparent immunity of certain journals. PROMPT ENACTMENT OF MAN POWER BILL IS URGED BY BAKER (By Associated Prss.J WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Necessity for passing this month by congress of the war department man power bill extending the draft to all men between 18 and 45 years of age, was presented by Secretary Baker today , to the senate military committee in its hearings of ( 1 3 measure. The secretary, returning from a trip to Kansas City, where he conferred with Major General Wm. S. Graves, leader of the American contingent to Siberia, was invited yesterday to appear before the committee. Members of the comimttee have stated that information was desired as to the request of the war department for speedy passage of the bill in view of the fact that congress shortly before its recess in July infromed that no need existed for such action. Prompt enactment of the draft extension bill so that September 5 may be fixed as registration day as suggested by Provost Marshal . General Crowder was urged by Mr. Baker. Without the extension he told the comimttee, it would be necessary to invade the deferred classes. WAR EXISTS WITH ALLIES, LENINE SAYS 'By Assnciated Pressi WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. American Consul Toole at Moscow has informed the state department that .Lenine, the Bolsheviki premier recently declared before a gathering of Soviets that a state of .war existed between the Russian government and the entente all.ies . . . - In response to questions from the allied consuls, Tchitcherin, commissioner of foreign affairs, said the premier's statement need not be considered a declaration of war, but that it rather was a declaration of a state of defense on the part of Russia, familiar to the situation that existed at one time with Germany.

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SPAIN PROTESTS TORPEDOING OF SHIPS BY SUBS

New Note Addressed to Germany by Spanish Cabinet Concerning U-boat Action. (By Associated Press. MADRID, Thursday, Aug. 8 Spain has addressed a new note to Germany concerning the torpedoing of Spanish ships. Foreign Minister Dato made this announcement late today after the cabinet had held an extraordinary session. Despite the repeated Spanish pro tests, Spanish vessels have continued to fall victims to German submarines. A disratch received in Paris on July 30 said that Spanish newspapers asserted that the torpedoing of the Spanish steamship Ramon de Larrinaga was the gravest incident that had yet occurred between Germany and Spain. Eight Spaniards perished In the disaster and the oil which the ship carried was almost half the supply assured to Spain under the Spanish-American agreement. It was reported from Athens, on July 17, that a Spanish steamship carrying the Spanish minister to Greece, had been torpedoed by a German submarine. The ship flew the minister's flag. The diplomat and his family were rescued. . Division of opinion in Spain over the attitude toward Germany caused a serious cabinet crisis in March, which was settled after several days by the formation of a coalition cabinet. DUTCH VESSEL SUNK. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9. The Dutch shipping council announces that after an Investigation, it has been found that the Dutch cross channel mail steamboat, Koningen Regentes, was struck by a torpedo early in June. No parts of the torpedo were found, it is added, and evidence of the nationality of. the submarine therefore is lacking. koningen Regentes was sunk In the North Sea, off. the English coast on June 6. The captain insisted that. the ship has been torpedoed and much feeling was aroused in Holland against Germany. Berlin denied the sinking and-' German ""newspapers sought to blame Great Britain for the loss of the cesseL This charge, however, was denied fully by the British admiralty. OTANI TO LEAD JAPS IN SIBERIA (By Associated Prrss) WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. General Kikuzo Otani, one of Japan'? most distinguished soldiers, has been chosen to command the Japanese section and will be the ranking officer of the American and allied expeditions in Siberia. Confidential instructions were handed to Maj. Gen. William S. Graves at Kansas City Tuesday by Secretary Baker covering the American military expedition to Siberia which General Graves will command. ' Mr. Baker on his return to Washington Thursday disclosed that the object of his trip west was to confer with General Graves, who had been summoned from Camp Fremont, Cal., to meet him at Kansas City. Health Rate in Camps . Continues Satisfactory (Bv Asso.'lau'd Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Continued satisfactory health conditions among troops in the United States was shown in the report for the week ending Aug. 2. Hospital admission and non-effective rates were lower than for the previous week and the death rate for disease continues unusually low. Camp Grant which had the health record for ths week showed no deaths among 50,000 men. The Weather I For Indiana by United States i Weather Bureau Partly cloudy to night and Saturday. Today's Temperature. Noon .88 Yesterday. . Maximum 93 Minimum 70 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and probably showers and thunderstorms Saturday or Saturday night. General Conditions The storm over the lakes has caused heavy thundershowers over the north and west portions of Wayne county last evening and rain was light over remaining portion of county. Heavy local thunderstorms - occurred over Indiana and Ohio. Temperatures have fallen somewhat but there will be no decided change during the next thirty-six hours except temporary relief from possible local thundershowers. A storm of great energy with a diameter of over 1,000 miles is moving southeastward from British Columbia and is already, causing rain over the drought stricken district of the west. Extreme warm weather continues over the . far east and temperatures range from 100 to 106 along the Atlantic coast from Norfolk to New York.

Navies of U. S. and Great Britain Work in Complete Harmony fBy Associated Press LONDON, Thursday, Aug. 8. Lemuel P. Padgett, of Tennessee, chairman of the naval committee of the United States congress. Issued a statement today upon the committee's returnrom the naval base In Ireland, praising the work of the British navy and adding that the committee was especially gratified and pleased to see that everywhere the British and American navies are working together In the most complete harmony. There Is a perfect understanding between them, Mr. Padgett says, and an entire absence of friction prevails. "Instead of two services of two countries, we have one service" he continues. "We are Impressed with the firm belief that the British and American navies, co-operating so cordially and with such marked efficiency, will render complete satisfaction to our peoples If they have the opportunity."

468 AMERICANS ARE NAMED IN CASUALTY LIST 303 U. S. Soldiers Listed as Missing 94 Killed in Action. 'By Associated Press.1 WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 Names of 303 officers and men missing in action were contained in five army l!6ts aggregating 468 made public today by the war department. A marine corps casualty list brougnt the total to 520. Nearly one-half of the army men naaa4 vere from Pennsylvania. There were 222 from that state, with some 74 from Philadelphia alone. Others were from Scranton, Allentown. York,, Somerset, Berlin, Pittsburgh and other Pennsylvania cities. There was nothing to indicate to what branch of the service they belonged. The number of missing in action was the largest announced in any single day since the casualties from the fighting on the Marne-Alsne front began arriving last Monday. There were four officers, a captain and three lieutenants and a large number of noncommissioned officers on the list. A recapitulation of the six lists shows: Army Killed in action, 90; died of ounds, 9; died of disease, 2;. missing in action, 303; wounded severely, 21; wounded, degree undetermined, 41; wounded slightly, 2; total 468. Marine Corps Killed in action, 4; died of wounds, 5; wounded severely, 30; total, 52. Gold Coins Smuggled Into Germany Bring Premium of 70 Percent (Bv Associated PresM ARNHEM, Holland, July 29. Smugglers have done a big trade for some time past in sending into Germany gold coins of all nations. The coins are eagerly bought up by dealers of indeterminate nationality, mostly at Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, a premium being "paid, which has reached 70 per cent, of the face value. In Germany, they fetch double that sum. Thousands of smugglers have ben dealt with in the courts in the past four years, 7,000 cases are still awaiting trial. One smuggler was caught recently attempting to take gold coins out of the country. He wore a suit, every button of which was a cloth covered ten florin or five florin piece. There are also reports of sandwiches with gold coins instead of slices of sausage between the bread and butter. JAPAN AIDS RED C.ROSS (By Associated Prss) TOKIO, Aug. 9. From the town of Tsuruga forty trained medical workers, mostly Japanese and including six physicians and eighteen nurses have been sent by Japan as a chapter of the American Red Cross at Vladivostok. There were no sailing accommodations on the steamer that carried them and they &lept on deck so as to avoid delay in their mission.'

PocKs Hew Blow Against Enemy to Have Important Consequences

(By Associated Press.' PARIS, Aug. 9. Marshal Foch has btruck the Germans on a new front, and French opinion, lay and professional, is lost in admiration in the manner in which the blow has been carried out. Military observers agree that the new stroke may have Important consequences. The present manoeuvre Is similar to the counter offensive north of the Mafne, in that it is directed toward squeezing two sides of a salient Ahead of the front which the allies already have reached lies the PeronneRoye highway and they are gaining rapidly toward it. This read has the same importance to the present battle as the Soissons-Chateau-Thlerry road in the battle for Fere-En-Tardenois. If the allies reach it, all the German troops south of a line through Montdidier, Lassignyand Noyon would be placed in as serious a predicament as those on the Marne on July 18. That would be the first and immediate conseauence.

ALLIES TAKE 1,500 SQUARE KILOMETRES NEAR VESLE

Over 200 Towns Taken in Offensive Since July 18 17 German Divisions Used in Retreat. ENEMY LOSSES HEAVY (By Associated Press.! WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE VESLE, Aug. 9. In their offensive since July 18, the allies have regained approximately 1,500 square kilometres. More than 200 villages and towns including Soissons, ChateauThierry and Fismes, are again in the hands of the allies. The front has been shortened by 53 kilometres, about 33 miles. According to information contained in documents in possession of the French and Americans,! the Germans in the rear guard fighting during the retreat used four more divisions than they had contemplated using to break the French line when the German offensive began. The enemy plans called for 13 divisions to shatter the French and to cross the Marne between Dormans and Chateau-Thierry. Information gathered by the allies Is to the effect that in falling back, the Germans brought into action at least 17 divisions before reaching the Vesle. Additional reinforcements have been brought up since the Vesle was crossed. A division which was resting in Flanders is known to have reached the region north of Fismes Tuesday. Units Reduced by Half An idea of the heavy losses suffered by the Germans in the fighting in the Marne pocket, is given by German documents in possession of French and American officers having been taken from German officers and men and Obtained in various other ways since the allied offensive began on July 18. One regiment lost one-third of its effectiveness in one day. Other units were reduced by one-half In the fighting up to July 29. The Fiftieth division, a crack unit, was ordered into the battle to stop the pressure of the French in the valley of the Ardre. It was a regiment of this division which lost one third of its number on July 22. The next day, the commander of the 10th company declared he had been reduced to 35 men. The commander of the 12th company declared no one was left in the 7th company. In other battalions of the regiment, similar conditions were reported. Prisoners say the 39th regiment lost from 60 to 75 per cent of its effectiveness in three days. Young Boys Fought. On July 24, the 82nd regiment was compelled to form three companies of its three battalions put back Into the line. Before engaging In battle, the companies of another division consisted of eighty men each, many being 19-year-old boys. As a result of losses the division was reduced by one-half to July 29. In the region of Fere-En-Tardenois, one regiment of the 22nd division was reduced to three companies. The number of effectives in the average German company is now about 90 men, exclusive of officers and supplementary non-commissioned officers. Information that the German soldiers had been ordered to destroy all property possible, particularly chateaus and houses of good appearance, during the retreat from the Marne 13 in possession of the French and Americans. It came from several sources a detailed account being furnished by a deserter from the Fourth Prussian Guard division. The deserter said that sappers had been ordered by General Flnck Von Finckenstein to destroy everything within their power. Similar orders Continued on Page Ten Amiens Is Relieved. Quite apart from the ultimate effects, the first day's fighting relieved Amiens from the German menace. Montdidier has been surrounded and it will be possible to re-establish the great northern railroad through Amiens, the lack of which has seriously handicapped the allies during the past four months, ,, , . t - As to. the more. remote effect! without seeming to be premature, it Is held here that the new offensive is likely to paralyze the armies of Crown Prince Rupprecbt, which would be obliged to bolster up Von Hutler. Consequently Rupprecht may have to .abandon-the operation he apparently prepared In Flanders. In addition the mere announcement that the new battle is due to the iniative to the allies, will be a sad blow to both the German army and the Qerman public. , .