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Si" JAPAN AGREES WITH AMERICA ON RUSSIA - ;fV Send Soldiers to Help Czecho slovaks. 1 JHany Japanese Leaders, However, Feel That More Kmhatte "' Military ' ' Steps Should Be Taken ' Againet Huu, Tokio, July 16. According to infor piation in Tokio the plans of the Unit ed States in Russia are two-fold: First, anilitary assistance to the Czecho-Slo-vaks, and, second, giving general eco nomic help to Russia. The United States is described as be ing of the feeling that the Czecho slovaks should not be abandoned while they are striving to reach their aim. It is said there is no desire on the part of the American government to intervene in Russian affairs, but that it favors the dispatch of sufficient forces to leave the Cxecho-Slovaks free to insure the safe arrival of their com rades from the interior. The impression here tonight is that 1 , Japan, in a spirit or co-operation with ! her allies, will follow the suggestion j and like the Americans, send troops,. Great Britain and France, it is said, also will send small contingents so as to make the movement inter-allied. I Many Japanese leaders, however, fa vor more extensive military move ments in Siberia than have .been sug gested by the United States. Their Jdeas are based on combating the east ward extension of German influence , intj the safeguarding of Japan's In teersts. It is suggested as not being unlikely that the Japanese govern ment responding to this opinion which Is growing, later may open negotia : lions with the United States and the Entente governments concerning the ! wisdom of intervening in Russia which, being chiefly directed by Ja pan, would be supported by all the al lies. The indications are that the statesmen who guide the policies ,of the empire desire to work in close harmony with the allies, including the United States. . . GREAT VICTORY THRILLS AMERICA AS TALE UNFOLDS (Continued From Page One), allies did not expect the attack where it actually took place and that the laconic army communique did not state whether the Germans were able to utilize the factor of surprise, adds: "It will only be possible to perceive the strategic intentions of the German army command from the further course of the battle." Gen. Von Ardenne also considers it probable that the German attack will not be confined to the sector near Rheims. "Victory yet is not a complete one," heconcludes, "but the Fatherland has hopes that it will become so." The military critic of the Deutsche Tages eitung says the only certainty is that Field Marshall Von Hindenburg is again taking the initiative; that the Entente allies are being weakened and that everything which happens during the course of the fighting had its good grounds. Yesterday the Cologne Gazette con siders the number of prisoners taken a high one -when it is borne in mind that there was no question of a com plete surprise and that the Entente allies did not allow themselves to be outbanked or cut off. The correspondent ofVossische Zei tung also refers to the difficulty of utilizing the factor of suprise "without which" it adds "success can hardly be expected." Foch May Deal Major Blow The most promising consideration of the counter-attack officers believe, aside from renewed proof of the fight ing qualities of the new American ar mies is the fact that Gen. Foch has now sufficient force to unloose a major counter-stroke, for the blow today is nothing less than that, however limit ed its fixed objective for today may have been. The supreme commander now has shown clearly that a defi nite turning point has been reached here his resources in men and muni tions are great enough for him to as sume at least an aggressive defense. Whether the present counter-stroke will enlargen into an allied offensive cannot be known until the events of the next few days are known. If the present Franco - American thrust should realize all the possibilities seen in it by observers abroad and force the Germans out of the whole Aisne-Marne salient it, seems highly Probable to officials here that General Foch might feel warranted in expand ing that success through offensive op erations on other fronts. Stopping the Invasion A narrower construction on today's events fixes the stopping of the Ger man drive west of Rheims as the pur Pose of the allied attack. In that case it is already certain that what has been accomplished today will go far toward ending any menace the German assault may stfll have. In some quarters here,1 doubts were expressed early today as to the wis dom of diverting forces for a counter stroke while the German advance along the Marne toward Eparnay was "V1 m motion. The extent of the I earns effected, however, was .regard ed as funy justifying General Foch's strategic dispositions and there is no floubt that th. a t in - n run harmony with them. The risk tZ . in concentrating a great wee far from the apex of the Ger tl advance- i,; was argued, was 'more p. ? et by Possibilities of a suc cessful diversion on the Aisne-Marne MAY OF , The Allies have succeeded iV checking', the . Hun In 'Ms-latest, 'desperate drjve.ln a sixty mile battle line the I setbacks. in , which thousands " of the'Teutons ' wereXlto-'-:b:Uiflercvftre'; of Ui.4UHle&'oldirit v .v. line . would havV " t" ' 7r JL , S&S?1 rear of-th enemy. ?Vo - hammering? at the French !?tt? he Marne and there Is little possibility; of any serious effort to .press forward there Awhile the Franco-American drive Is unchecked. t? ny 6ven ? reserves employed in and uppoTtJng : todays drive ? stand between the enemy and Paris on the direct road. They bold the inside lines ofc.the Compeigne salient, whlchls re garded here as the sore point of the whole German campaign. At need they can be shifted swiftly :. to the north to supportl the Montidier-Sois-sons front or employed to harass the Hank of any German thrust north of Montdidler. Signs have not been lackfng that Gen. Foch had in mind some such en terprise as that launched ' today even before the German drive of last Mon day .began. ...The front from which he struck covers that upon which French "nibbling" tactics have been steadily employed for several weeks with good local gains regularly recorded. .Similar "nibbling" is going on along the British front at several places. Successful raids and improvement of positions were reported yesterday and today, The Germans apparently are becoming aroused over the British en terprises for the dispatch'es, tell of in creased artillery fire in those sectors. It was suggested tonight "that a thrust from the British front on a far wider . scale than anything attempted there since the great German assault began last March might develop as a companion pleca to the Franco-Amer- ican effort. In that case, it was said, it would be clear that the tide of bat tle had definitely turned and the Ger man, drive of 1918, their greatest mil itary effor of the war and' the cam paign, on which they have counted to achieve victory by arms, .d been de feated. ALLIED ATTACK WAS SHOCK TO GERMANS (Continued From Page One.) barrage endea, shells from the Ameri can guns were deluging tne enemy's rear areas, playing havoc with his forces,, whether those in retreat or re serves endeavoring to come up. It was open warfare with all the at tending excitement and through the gaps made by heavy guns and infan tary, the French cavalry dashed beat ing down those In their path. Ter rific losses were inflicted at all points on the enemy. The tanks did all that was expected of them. The great, lumbering engines rolled along in fronT of hte infantry driving the Germans before them with streams of bullets and clearing away many ob structions that had escaped the artil lery. The enemy early began to bring up strong reinforcements. Fresh troops have appeared at various points and a heavy counterattack will probably have to be withstood. One the line south of Soissons the American troops carried all their ob jectives in the second attack with the same dash as the first, even proceed ing further than had been expected.. The enemy was Touted and for the most part fled before the American advance, abandoning even light guns and ammunition. Only here and there along the line was strong resistance offered and at these points the Ger mans were attacked with rifle and bayonet, before which they retreated steadily. So far has the attack progressed that tonight the enemy in the vicini ty of Chateau Thierry is considered to be in a somewhat dangerous po sition one In which he will have to act quickly. The American troops, including those returning, bandaged, are in high spirits. The Americans have receiv ed warm expressions of thanks from the French commanders. GERMANS SO SURPRISED THEY YELLED "SAMERAD" AT ONCE On the French Front in France, July 18. (By The Associated Press).; Noon. When the Entente allies' at tack began at dawn today the Ger mans were surprised and offered slight resistance in the advanced lines, many immediately throwing up .their arms and shouting "Kamerad!" The barrage fire preceded the waves of infantry," but one of the heaviest storms of this year drowned the noise of the shells. Most of the Germans had taken shelter in their dugouts from the deluge and the Entente al lied troops were among them with grenades and bayonets before they had time to turn around. Many prisoners are coming in. . The Entente troops are displaying the utmost fervor in the attack, their desire being to strike a strong blow In return for the recent German as sault. .' It. is the first time this- year that the . Entente allies . have counter-attacked on such a big front. Their op eration directly, affects the position of the German western flank and proba bly will cause the German" crown prince to hurry some of his" reserves to the Bcene of the fighting from -th ft Marne and the Champagne whe're yes terday and today everything was quiet . , ? The Germans have widely announc ed that their armies .were engaged In an offensive war movement. This op eration" gives them the other aide of such warfare, in which the allies have taken the Initiative. - ATTACK CONTINUES WELL, SAYS FRENCH CAPITAL DISPATCH Paris, July 18. The counter-attack of the French and allied forces on the battle front between the Aisne and the Marne rivers continues under fav orable conditions, according to the dis patches received here at this hour from the army headquarters""ln the field. V NEWS YESTERDAY! AFTERNOON v WAS -GOOD WORK CONTINUED Paris, July 18.-3:50 p. m. Unoffic ial news from the Bone of the French offensive -since the communication was Issued by the war office today shows SIXTY MILE BATTLE LINE, WHERE HUN DRIVE IS BEING x -the Morning star, Wilmington, n. - I 1 I i i : ' -1 . that success for -the Entente allied armies . is continuing. The official communication was written in a most conservative vein. , t AMERICANS HAVIf TAKEN OVER 4,000 GERMANS AND MANY GUNS London, July 18. French troops have gained the ravine at the river Crise running into Soissons on a five mile front down to the east of Buzancy which means a maximum advance at this point of five miles, according to news received in London tonight. The Americans operating in the reg ion west of Soissons, the dispatches add, have taken 4,000 prisoners, 30 guns and much other material which has not yet been estimated. GERMAN EMPRESS AND PRINCE VISIT WOUNDED SOLDIERS Geneva, Switzerland, July. 18. The German empress,..;, accompanied by Prince Joachim, has been visiting the hospitals in the Rhine ' towns since Sunday, says a dispatch from Strass burg by Way of Basel. The hospitals are said to be crowded with wound ed, mostly Prussian soldiers from the zone of the German offensive along the Marne. Bavarian and Saxon wounded are being sent into the in terior. The empress is reported to have broken down and wept at seeing so many wounded at Strassburg. Large new wings, the advices say, are being added to the hospitals at Cologne and Mannheim. In the mean time the Wolff Bureau, the German semi-official news agency, continues to announce that the Germaan losses have been very insignificant. JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS PLAN TO SEND SOME TROOPS Tokio, July 18. (By the Associated Press.) Japanese newspapers today publish, the terms of an American pro posal to send American troops to Si beria. The newspapers declare that the Japanese government has decided to accept the suggestion made by the American government that Japan also send troops. London, July 18. The Japanese gov ernment has reached a decision which was the outcome of proposals from the United States, says a dispatch from Tokio "to the Times under date of July 13, on the joint American-Japanese in tervention in Siberia. The American proposals, the dispatch adds, were dif ferent . from those made by the Japa nese. ARMY OFFICER DIES PROM WOUND MADE BY HOST Baltimore, Md., July 18. Major John R. King, a designing engineer at the' United States proving ground, Aber deen, "ML,-died at 8:30 o'clock tonight from a bullet wounded Inflicted '-. by Charles Halwadt JohJisonWadneadnry night, in whose home Mapor King had a room. State's Attorney McComas took, a deposition from Major King, which, is said to be in part as follows: 'Johnson shot me. He came to my room and told me to leave the house. I said I could not leave on such short notice. Johnson slammed the door to my room.' I told 'him that was a very unmanly thing to do. We had words and Johnson said I would go and go tonight. The shooting followed." Johnson, who was released on $10, 000, bail, will be re-arrested. It is un derstood he will plead self-defense.. WELL, FOR THE LAND SAKE! On Board BattIeM p Nine Month and Didn't Know It. Cumberland, Md., . July 18. Benja min' L. Martin, Jr., of the U. KS. ma rine corps, and his brother, Edward V. Martin water tender, both of the U. S.-S. Arkansas, traveled on the ocean aboard-the same ship for nine'months neither knowing that the other was aboard. The boys met recently when they were leaving the ship at the same time to go on a furlough. The brothers had not seen each oth er for nine years, prior to boarding the Arkansas one as a marine and one as a sailor. BARNEY OLDFIELD WINS WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP . Uniontown, Pa.; July 18. ;Boy Chev rolet today won the 112 1-2 mile inde pendent automobile derby on the Un iontown speedway. He finished one minute ahead of Omar Toft, who took second place. Chevrolet's time was 1:11:22.45, an average of 95 miles per hour. Eddie Hearne was third. Barney ' Oldfleld won the "interna tional world's championship over Ar thur Duray in a five-lap race. He av eraged;; 101 miles per hour, finishing the race despite the fact that Duray was forced -out of the third lap by tire trouble. COLLISION WITH TREE : CAUSES AVIATOR'S DEATH San Antonio, Tex., July 18. Flying so 'low thsit their plane collided with a tree, Secontl Lieut. Cary L. Waples, Hyde Park, Mass., and First Lieut. T. H. Highley, figured In an unusual ac cident ten-miles from Kelley field this morning. Waplea was killed instant ly, while Highley was uninjured. The airplane caught fire after the collision. 1 ENABLES YOU TO ?p V YOt?StF OF STOAfICH. WDAEYMDLVEQ TROUBLES. SOLD MD ENDORSED BY Ml GOOD PPM STOPES DISCUSSION OF SITUATION IS , i r WIDESPREAD NOW IN JAPAN London, July 18.-Discussion 0f4he question of Japanese' intervention in Siberia has become general in ""Japan and is accupying public attention to the exclusion of all .other topics, says. a Tokio dispatch daldtTuesdayJuly 16, to the Daily Express.' The limpression is growing, the mes sage says, that Japan is about to take action. Japanese business interests are cjiary regarding intervention -and the stock market in Tokio on Tuesday was depressed, and early'declsion iniavor of sending an expedition being expect ed. , ' ; Various Japanese "-political parties have . held meetings to considder tne attitude of the Kensei-Kai and Seiyu Kai groups, both these parties hav.ing hesitated to take a definite stand. They are more 'inclined, it is said, to oppose intervention than to accept it. Viscount Kato, former foreign minis ter, in an address to the Kensei-iCal while not opposing intervention and declaring that if the entente allies were in agreement and relied upon Japan's good faith, Japan must not refuse, said, nevertheless, he doubted the possibility of an expedition reaching the Ural mountains and feared that an advance only as far as Irkutsk "would not achieve the object for which in tervention was undertaken. SWAM ACROSS THE MARNE AND IS AWARDED WAR CROSS With the American Army in Lor raine, July 18. (By the Associated Press.) General Pershing has award ed the distinguished service cross to Lieut. Walter Flannery, of Pittsburgh, who swam the Marne under heavy fire on the night of June 3 and brought back wounded soldiers who had escap ed from their German captors, but who were unable to get across the river. For this rescue Lieutenant Flannery recently received the French war cross. Distinguished service crosses also have been awarded by General Persh ing to Lieut. Joseph J. Brown, Ser geant James Hyde and Corporal Hen ry Willard for gallant conduct in Belleau wood, and to Sergeant Charles Cunningham for driving off an enemy raid in Alsace after he -had been wounded. CAMP TRANSFERRED" FROM WEST POINT TO FAYETTEVILLE (By The Associated Press.) Washington, July 18. Because of difficulty encountered in getting land at West Point, Ky., the war depart ment is considering transferring to Fayettevllle, N. C, an artillery train ing camp planned for the Kentucky town. It. was said today a final decis ion had not been- reached. RPQSEVELTBADSX FOR LOfTdY IDEALS IN NATION'S HOMES (Continued; From : Page X)ne.) they shall cdme home to " the nation which we by our actions;. have made a nation they can be proud to have fought for and to have died for." Besides Colonel Roosevelt's address the convention listened-to .a patrio tic keynote speech; by former Repre senative J. Sloat Fassett, elected him temporary chairman,1 named platform and credentials committee 'and receiv ed and referred to the platform com mittee several' resolutions.- One of these demanded that United States Senator Wadsworth support the fed eral suffrage constitutional amend ment or resign. Another called for a refendum on Sunday baseball. The platform committee subsequent ly elected Miss Mary Garrett' Hay of New York, she being compromise can didate acceptable to the rival factions. The platform committee continued at work tonight. , . GERMAN COMMENTS ARE CONSERVATIVE (Continued From Page One), ed counter-attack against the whole of our front south of the Marne. "By evening the battle was decid ed in our favor. The enemy's attack broke down with the heaviest losses. Our counter-attack threw the enemy out of small places southeast of Mar euil into which he had temporarily penetrated. "On the north bank of the riverx the enemy also endeavored vainly to con test our successes. "In storming the ridge south of Pourcy we took its defenders and reg imental commander prisoners and cap tured several guns. "Twenty-three enemy , airplanes were shot down yesterday" SPEEDY AMERICANS CATCH HUN PLANES ; .(Continued From Page One.) looking Fontenoy on the extreme left and had progressed to Mont ' de Par is, within a mile of the City of Sois sons. '. -l ',''''.'; " The French are-pn the . western "out skirts of Chouy and Neuilly-St. Front and from there to Belleau wood the average depth of the advance is about' three miles. ':-:Z::M-t::-i . East' of Rheims the allies have cap tured Prunay. ..v--: CHECKED """" Kaiser's troops have suffered-se t t I f -. "'25j.t:.l 'V" ct-Friday,' Vulyci u9s. s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY At FuchsV Gash Dep't Store DRESSES Big reduction in Voile Dresses for this, week-end. $11.00 Voile Dresses reduced to ... , . . . $8.50 $9:50 Voile Dresses reduced to . ; . . -1 . . : . . .$7.48 $7.50 Voile Dresses reduced to ; ; I ; . : ... . .$6.48 SILK SWEATER GOATS SPECIALS Pretty Sweater Coats:in;a large range of colors, also purple, $l6.00 values, reduced to. . . .$7.48 MEN'S DEPARTMENT 25c Men's Sox, a pair 15c 35c Men's Sox, all colors ... 25c t. 50c Men's Fancy Silk Collars, at 35c Men's Lyon Brand Laundered Collars, each .... ... . . 20c Men's White Soft Coflars. . 20c Men's and Boys' Wash Ties, big assortment, each. . 10 and 15c Men's all Silk Ties, from , 50c to $2.50 J. W. M. Flick' Dep't Store THE STORE FOR SERVICE ALLIES IN STRONG OFFENSIVE THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE WAR (Continued From Page Oue.) '' dawn today along the western side of" the salient formed by the German ad vance in May and drove back the ene my pell-mell everywhere or made 'them! prisoners. ;r . ." ?t The depth of the advance cannot b exactly determined tonight but it cer tainly Is several miles- on the aver age. 'v ' ' The allied commander-in-chief , had' permitted the enemy to exhaust a' large portion of his forces in striking . the blows on both sides of Rheims. 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Besides gaining possession of the heights dom inating Soissons from the south a cou ple dozen villages were reconquared by the allies who tonight were engag ed in -severe fighting which disconcrt ed the enemy along the whole line from Chateau Thierry to Soissons. jEtest Remedy wth. Casos .' v.'.- rndbSai' ffooi?d os tito ; -1 - t t t sseve;:. US BAPTIST MINISTER aRSESTCO I FOR SEDITIOUS UTTERANCES Gaffney, S. C, July 18. Dr. F. Ct Hickson, Baptist minister and osteal pathic practitioner, was arrested here this morning charged with making se- ditious 'Utterances. He was commit?', ted to jail V default of bail -in the sum of $2,00u. Hickson is alleged to have said in several conversations that President Wilson should 'have been assassinated for getting the Unit ed States into the war. He . denies making the statement. The defendant .is a candidate for county superintend-1 ent of education and announces that he will conduct his campaign from the ; jail and will make no effort to give bond. ' ' qsoatODt good
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