CAP* WAY COOUTY TIKES, SEA ISLE CITY. ». i

Vafe Two

m oei THE MS BACH

Capture Thousand Prisoners Including Brigade Staff.

OKEAS TBflOPS EXCEED 1,1,008

America's First Field Army Put in France.

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FOUGHT TO THE DEATH THREE CORPS ARE FORMED

Whll* Th* French Pocitionc Were Penetrated To Some Extent. Th* Ameiicant In A Smathing CounterAttack Clea'td Their Section Of The Invader*. ▲tserlcas Amy on the Marne.—Th* Gerau prteonere captured in th* etmater-attack b.- the American? at the bend on the Marnt number l*etween J.UOO and I.SOO. They includt a complete brlrade staff. The fightinc continue* with fierce Intensity In thle district, while the battle rages with equal ferocity on th. right, where the French are reported to have delivered a smashing blow against the enemy. From this section of the battlefront It appears that the German offensive, at least for th< time being, has been badly shattered The Americans now command th* river front at the bend. At the left of the bend, the famous German Tenth Division has made repeated attempt: all day to cross, but all assaults have been smashed by the splendidly direcied fire or tne American stunner*. Gives Credit To The Americrne. Paris.—In the desperate fighting which Is reported in the official communication fro* the War Office-, the American troops are giver, the credit for driving back the Germans who lixd aocoeedt-d In crossing the- Marne southwest of Fossoy. In the long sector between Dormans and Rhcriras Franco-Ilallan troops ate reported to be resisting the- German aaaanlt valiantly and east of Rheim* the enemy attack has uet vtae is characti tiled as "an Irreducible defense." The statement says: "The German attack launched at 4A0 o'clock A. M. continued throachout the elay on both aides of Rhelniwith equal violence ■West of Rhelms desperate enc»ge*menls were fought in the region »*. RecMy. Courthl*ry and Vasry. sout" of the Marne, which the cnecy suececdvd in crossing at several points between Fossoy and Dormans. “A spirited center attack carried out by the American troops drove bacon the right bank of the river enemy eontlnceuis who had reached the bank aoathwi st of For soy •■Between Dormans and Rh'-lrar the Pranco-ltalian lioops resisted with tenacity along the Uce of CanUllon Rur Marne. Cuchery. Marfaux and Bouflly'. "Jrfiit at Rhi-lm* the enemy attack, which extended from Sillery to the Main de Miss ices. Mt up aralnst an ' Jrreducilil. defens*. The enemy multiplied hts i Corts on Pro nay and Marquia*- atii in th. regtor.s north «> Pro>n*s and Rouam. but was not able deopite repeeited attaeks. to cut Into our combat positions “ Launched At*Daylight. American Anr> on the Main* .—The Germans at daylight launched a vio lent attack against th* American po Ultions west of Chateau Thierry. e*p. (dally near Vau\. The attack came after a most rloien* boitbardment ol high explosives and gas sbella tnrough out the night. The American troop* sought shelter wherev* r it wa* avall«ble. When the enemy infantry ap peared the Americans swarmed out and met the attackers with a rain ofmarhire bullets The Americans more tbelr gas masks as they fought tbt attacking Germans An enemy bombardm* nt of towns in the rear of the lines Lagan shortly •tier 6AM Report* from American advance positions said that the American troops were hsr.dl.ng th* enemy well" in the desperate fighting which Is continuing. Heavy shells from German naval guns are falling in regions fat behind the actual battle area, many of these projectiles having fallen in the city of Mraux. 2i miles from Chateau Thierry In many of -e towns the German shell fir* la constant the projectiles bong from 10 and U-iarh naral gun* The Amerrc <n forces on this front deliver.d a counter-attack upon the German* In the Vaux region and drove off the enemy. It Is clear that the German atta*k down under fhe American count. attack Further sharp fighting is iiL*

Major-General Hunter Liggett Head* < Fir*L With Rainbow Division, Including Marylandera. In Hit Charge. Washington—Reduction by htlf of . the time it was originally estimated It i would take to put America s first field | army In France waa disclosed with j the formal announcement by G*ni ral March that three full army corps had been organized by General !'*r»blng. and that the number of loldier* sent lets now numbend more than 1.100.000. The 16 divisions comprising tht corps, consisting cf lour Regular, nine National Guard and five National Army divisional units, probably will compose the first army, which, with supplemental army troops such as heavy artillery, will total a mllllcn

men

Instead of one field army on January 1. 1016. a* originally planned. It now appears probable that two such armies will be operating in France by that date, backed by full American built and maintained supply lines. The great project of establishing tt» American Army aa the right flank of the battle line will then be within •ight. General March said organization of the first field army had not yet been completed. The formation of the three corps, however, and his announcement thst troop movements to France were proceeding at the same astonishing that has been the rule for the last three months, made the American military program clear. Major General Hunter Liggett temporarily commands the first corps The two other commanders have not been selected, but when the corps commanders anally are rhusen they Win have the rank bf lieutenant generals. Besides this, the Chief of Staff dl*closed Important facts about the exact troops which go to make up the corps. Never before bns tills Information b* en given to the people at borne. The rate ol transportation o: trocp* for July General March said, was keeping up with previous month?. More than 80.0W« troop* were transported last week alone. The most imjortact d*v.-ior.mert* of the week, the Chief of Staff pointed out. had been In the Albanian theatre of wrar. There is no Indication at the War Ivpartme nt of when th* next : ennan thrust will come en tbe West- 1 rq front, but ail the Allied commandrs are confident of their ability to Ithstand It. In Albania, aided by British and Italian monitors operating from the e. gen* ral advance ever a ren’-shaped sector of 60 mile* in length has been made, the advance being II miles r.t it# de* pest point TSi. former crescent into the Allied line there has be«r wiped out and a straight front subMltuted Tbe advance was carried r.ct large'.* b> Italian troops. Genera! March said. Lot th. > were- assisted on the right flank b> French. General March said no official reyor:? attempting to •xplain the dela* in the German offtnslve had r*ached the War Department He indicat*-! Lis own opinion. bowev*r. that th* time that ba# now claps* d since the last German drive 1* not greater than would hare been necessary to p. spare ad*qua'elv for an assault of the scop* of that which th* Germans are b* Nrvcd to be contemplating The fact that American forces are being rapidly shipped lo France Is regain d as*po*.|bly lh* reason for even mere ext<t-iv. G*rm.-.n prepara-

tions

IS HINDENBURG DEAD? Another Report To That Effect Comet From Amsterdam. Amsterdam —Field Mar-hal von fllnd.-nburg It dead, according to th* newspaper I#* Nouveliee Hit death Is said to have occurred alter a sforn.y interview with the Geimar. Emperor at great hrndquart* rs at Rp.* TL» j Emperor and the Flrld Marshal a:* declared to have had rrri.a;- <; r. ?

Food WljlJVm the War

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WIRE CONTROL BILL ABORTED

President Granted Authority to Take Over Lines. VOTES STANDS 46 TO 16

WILSON VETOES $2.40 WHEAT BILL

Would Add $2 a Barrel to the Price of Flour.

SAMMIES' HI BIG M PATH Enemy Leaves Dead. Enabling Identification of Units. I KEEPS UP FIRE 0NU.S. LINES

Senate Rejacta All Amendment*— Telegraph. Telephone, Radio And Cable Syatesne Induced In flaaolution. Washington. — Congrest granted President Wllsob'. request to: authority to take over and opera’.* t* irgrapt, telephone, cable and radio line*. By a vote of 46 to 16. the Senst* adopted, wlfbou; amendment, the Houm tea©luslon granting such powets for the period of the war. All attempt* to amend or modify ibe Administration measure, which parsed the House July l by a vote of 221 to 4. were defeated at a teetlon lasting until 9 o'clock J*. M. Amendment# by Senator Walton, of Indiana, to except telephone and press wires from the resolution, were drfeated. respectively. 11 to 20 and 39 to

21.

An amendment by Resatot Core, of Oklahoma (Isemocra:). to limit action regarding telephone* to ionr distance [ wires, was voted down, while an | amendment by S-naior Re«-d. of M.s-s-oarl. designed to Insuee unrestricted public u#e of facilities, waa tw.ee roJeetwh Gives Full Authority. Following Ir the resolution: "Resolved. Thst the President during the continuance of the r-rescr: war i* authorized and emi<>w*r*d. wbea- * v*r he shall deem it necessary for the national security or defense, to supervise or to take poa?e?»lou and ;j-?ume control of any telegraph, telephone. marine cable or tadio system or systema. or any part thereof, and to op* rate the same In such mane* r a# may be needful or di-sirahl* ter th*- duration ol the war which supervision. possession, control, or oj-era-t ..n shall nut extend beyond the cate o' the proclamation ol th* I’res.dent o! the exchange of rutificat^m o! the - treaty of pence: provide-*], that Just x-mpensation shsll b* n.sde for such ?up* fvlsion. posfesMca. tontrol or ep- , • ration, to be determined by the President; end If 'he amount thereof, so C*:»nnlned by the President, h uni satisfactory to the t-erson * ntiti*-d to receive the same, such per eon shall so detennimd by the President and shall be entitled to sue the United : Ktates to recover surh further sum as. j add* ti to said 76 percectum. Will iflakc > up sucb amount as will h* just eon.* I i-ensatlon therefer. In tbe manner pro tided for by Section 24. I’aiagraph j 2b. and Section 145 ot the Judicial • 'ode: provkb-d. further, that netting in this art shal! be- ••rstrued to amend, repeal, impair tr affrrt exiting laws or power# of the State# .n lelatlon to taxation ot the lawful po1 Hr* regulations of the »«vi tal States. ■ * xce-pt wherein such laws, powerk or regula'ions may aff«-et th* iransmlsl ►Ion of Government communication?, or t*-e use of stork- and U-nds b*

r.c* Prcviaions Ar* Insusceptible Of Bung Adminle-tered In A Way

Advantageous Either To Producer Or Coraumer.

Washington.—In vetoing the |26.Vbb.OOO annual agricultural appropriation hi!! because of its amendment filing tbe Government guaranteed ituum wheat price at 62.40 a bushel, the President Informed Conthat he did not believe tbe farmers of America "depend upon a sim ulation of price to do tbelr ultr.os: to serve the nation and the

world at this time of crisis."

President said the patriotic spin: ol the farmers has beer, 'worthy of all praise and has shown

FIGHT IS NOT YET ENDED

Gas Used In Shelling Msrott* And Belleau Woods—Active Patroillnf By Beth Sidas In Tht Lorraine Sector. American Forors on the Manse—A large German patrol which attempted lo raid the American trenches on the Marne front was broken up and routed in confusion The German* left s* v ' era! dead, which aided the Americana In establishing tbe identification* of new German unlta. In recognition of tbe valiant services of the American troop* when they stopped the German rush on Paris In the second tattle of the Marne, cap turlnk Bols de Bellean. rooting the German machine gun nests and establishing themselves In comrokodlng po sitlons on the Marne sector, the French authorities have officially changed the name of Boia de Belleau to Bois dt la Brlgtde de Marine, and have ordered ali map* changed accordingly.

Enemy Keeps On Shooting. Washington. — General Pershing's communique on operations In the sectors of tbe Western front he! ‘ byAmerican troops, made public by the War Department, follows: Section A. The day again passed quietly at points occupied by our

lioops.

Section B —For our troops in the Chateau Thierry region th«- day of July 7 to 8 was uneventful. The enemy continued to direct much rifle and machine gun lire on onr new line In the vicinity of Vaux ant; north of Vaux and also on Boureeche*. The activity of the German artillery was not abnormal for so active a sector and consisted mainly of harassing fire on oui front line*. Gas was. as usual, employed In the shelling of the Mare'tc. the Belleau and other wood*. The number of German air-

them playing a most admirable and : planes In operation again decreased, gratifying part in the full mobllita- ) In the German rear areas the movelion of tbe resources of the country ." ' ment observed were mainly there of He added that the bumper crops they men In group* of small or modera'e have raised this year have relieved ; size. Our own troops were active In •the anxiety of the nations arrayed | patrolling and in artillery fire. iga:nst Germany with regard to their ; In tbe Marne sector, from July 7 to fooU supplies." ' 8. the day passed almost without InThe House la expected to pats the , cident. The enemy's artillery fire II with the price-fixing amendment ' was lighter than on the pi reeding day eliminated, leaving the guaranteed i and only a few plmes weft seen. H;s price at 62 20 a bushel. Some senator# trench mortars were active for a time from »heat-crowing Stales were dls- during the evening. Then- wa# little posed to urge the Senate to pass the activity on our »lde. Our batteries bill over th* President's veto, while «xploded one of tbe enemy'? ammunlotbers sugge sted that the wheat price Mon dumps. umenlmrn? might be added to the In the Woevie there ware no not611.000.900 Emergency Agricultural able events between July 3 and July Bill to Which ir attached the probi- ( 6. except the attempt# of panic# «>f b:»Jon amendment. ! the enemy to penetrate our Una*. "Hie Pr**ldent's veto of the agrieul- especially in the r-gion of Xivray. tural bill wa* his third lo two weeks : On the night of July 3 a German Th# firs: disapproval wa# of the Post- j patrol wa# driven back in the region office Appropriation BUI because of a , by one of our patrol* after an ex r.dor for Govennnent purchase of mail change of fire tube* In eight cities, and the second , On the night of July 4 one of our was the resolution authorixin* the outpo»u in thi« region wa* fired on • xtr-nslon of time in which the Gov- : by a German patrol bnt sustarned no ernment may relinquish abort line , casualties. On the night of July 6 *

WITHIN A MONTtjl

By ETHEL V. HALL

railroads.

DRV VOTE POSTFCNCD - ■* Agree* To Take No Ac.io Until August k< - Ingtcin.-N Uotal proMb * j.

SO YEARS FOR DISLOYALTY. Band Sergeant Refused To Play -The Star-Spangled Banner.” San Antonio. Texas.—Band Sergeant Oscar Biermann. convicted at Lamp Travis of disloyalty, wa* sentenced to life imprisonment. The reviewing officer reduced the term to SO year#, it was announced at tbe camp. B!< rmann wa* a band sergeant lor more than 20 years and was well known fa the army. It was picved that be had once refused iu play "The Star-Spangled Ilanner” at a concert and bad played a German air. "Kalaer Frederick " at guard mount at Fort Ram Houston. HUNS SMOKE CHERRY LEAVES. Beech Also So'd As Substitute For

Amsterdam —I'nder the stand'r.g caption. "The tobacco Market." . ae finds nowadays in the commercial sections of German newspaper* aanouccements like this: ’Cherry leave* in great demand

Market firm.

Beech leaves irregular. Ijirge #u{- I lasting 2<

j pile* Offered from the Harz Moun | Citations For It

usllty.

Strong Gagman patrol attacked a weak outpoat at Xivray with the intention of taking prisoners. Our outpost exchanged grenade fire with the assaulters. The German-, having failed In tbelr purpose, withdrew from the out port, which was then reoccupled. On the same night there «a* an exchange of grenade fire between another of our outposts and a German patrol and at another point a patrol encounter During all thr.. days the enemy's artillery maintained a rat* of fire which 1* normal for a quiet sector, distributing his »heUs over our front and re*r arras and cir lines of com munlcatlon. Only a small amount of gas wa* user HI* airplane* and bal loons did little wort betwten July 3 and 4. but w»re moderately active between July 4 and I. Our forces wero main;, '■ artillery work The German line* were heavily shelled with

gat on tbe morning of July 6. In the Ixnain* scctoi the outstand

Ing incidents Jul) 6 and 7 wera •he activities or the enemy patrolling parties and of our own During the night three G*rman patrols ap proached our line,. j«o coming under our fire. One of them used light ms ihltu- guns but wa- thrown back by

nfle and grenade fire after a flgh!

Violet Mt oq flic top tall J fence, smiling to * ' ' thin kin; of tba i with her mother a n YUlefs health t and the doctor bai o country for the summer. She out loud as she thought c werts: "Now. mother. I won’t stay ^ lonely old country, and no ob, 3 make tne. either. Ton know r Q ^ to a crowd, and dandag and n«_ thing! Goodness, FIl die there. ] J you X wont go." But nererthelea*. Violet wen: t* J Cade Henry's farm, and n«v J though! thst nothing could IndgctM tc go back to tbe dirty, ctoae d Rhe loved TJnrte Henry's » way*, and no one could be any a than dear Aunt Ellen. "Coroe. Sport, old dog. Let s ttb J run." raid Violet. Jronplnc f.ua % fence and starting down tbe field r\ Sport, a large collie dog. dene r. y, “Now. Sport. Pm going to this hill, and don't you laugh at either." Mid Violet, giving his n twitch. Bnt Sport enjoyed berkict her as much as she enjoy^-d the ml She reached tbe bottom of tbe aat up straight and found that only companion Tied deserted her. She called hi* name and wu swered by a bark. Tbe sound from the woods, so she scrambled t her feet and ran In that <11 rectico. When she came to tbe tall fir mi Sport came running out boldly piece of paper In his mouth. “What's this?" questioned Vide, reading the note and tooktec r» piciously Into tbe woods. The note ran: “It was gres: f watching you roll down that MB. would like to see you de It stale !► morrow at the same time. Tm phe talk with yax too.” Violet skipped back to the help Aunt Ellen pr. pare supper. was unusuaUy silent, and wai exted to taenr Uncle Henry say: “Ellen, thnt young Billy Morrlictai home yesterday." “Is that so7" replied Aunt Ellen “I suppose the young glri* win M their prettiest, but I bet VI win onRhine them all." said Uncle Henry dscfaUvocsly. “VL that younr felloe would make you a good husband' “Now. uncle, you're always tellai me that someone would make m* « good husband. How do you know fa looking for a husband?" said Vloiff. bobbing her curls. “WeR. I never saw a glri of Mae teen thnt wasn't looking for a hnhtad. PU bet if you met him you wocM M engaged to him within a month * "Now. Henry." protested his wife, bnt Henry got up and kissed the rtfi of tbe sentence away. Tbe next afternoon, a little bd 1 ** the appointed time Violet went “thinking sent" She had been seated there only 1 few minutes when Sport came stood before her with another nrte ** his month. This read: “Sport came too *«*• bnt I nm waiting." Til do it Ju»t to aee what hspp***-’ and she ran to the top of thr hill. V down, closed her eyes and let berwS go full speed. When almost to the bottom Mopped with a Jerk. Sbs bad bampd Into something, and whatever it ws» had fallen with a thud. Rbe aat up and opened her bit N* eyem to took Into the face of a yocM man. alttina on the grass in frwit « her. smiling and ah owing two row d perfect white teeth. She put her bsef over her mouth to keep from KrtS®-

Ing.

"Now don't run off. young lady* ** said. “I tried to stop you easy. ^ you came so swift you knocked

prz.ee MOVE I

DENIED. Telegram Sent

Well matured Lops. So to 6<* ma :

icr cwt.

WASHINGTON FLIER KILLED. ! Baughan. Ol Lafayette. Succumbs Tc I

over thr Cm ■ quadnia and '

. in i

Offizi*

s ot gallantry.

on-m unique for

EDISON'S £CN IN TANKS.

i U. S. Army And Goes Tc Fort Slocum.

“Are you the —V she naked, bnt P* no further, for be said: "Tea. Tm the mysterious writer p - the note. My name U BUly Morris What's yours?" “Mine's Violet Know." After talking some Urae. Violet r®** to go. "Don't forget tomorrow at the time," said Billy, as be watched bee lithe body run up the hllh For a month they met every day. bB J no one knew It besides Bport » cC Daisy. At last Unde Henry wM: “It’a a funny thing I can't f" 1 of that young Morris to come here. R I told him there waa a pretty *1rl b*»* I bet be would come. In double-qolf* time, too P “Now. uncle," cautioned Violet. *b»*' lor her curia. "Well. 1*11 keep my word: I br< « you met him you would be engas"" within-a month." “I bet I would, too," aang Violet ' *hc skipped out of the houae. aol 1 ', He Henry looked In wo«»dennru> 1 his wife. That night, before dark. Violet vet? slyly kept pm-klng out of the wlo«*' and at last her lyart aeenml to 1 . harder than ever before, when * saw him comlnjb "Well." saM Unde Henry. come# that Hilly Morris now." be- ^ got no furtbor, for b? wa* no®* prtaed to see Violet run down gate to meet BUly. When Violet ni In again abe aald: “Uncii- Heo^y.*u've won your bet. imdCBUlrJ a motitb ago today." and ahe trio -e her hand for Inspection of » hzve-J J* aoUlnlr* «o ber fourth Sagsr.