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Vg porty-sixth Year No. 161. PrIer Plu 7 " 1 ' , j

" Cnt OGDEN CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1916. Entered as Second Clas, Matter at tho Portofflce. Oflden, Utah.

Russians Capture Over 10,000 Teutons I

in Great Engagement on Eastern Front I

FINCH FORCES SIHG AHEAD

, IN. GREAT BATTLE OF THE SOMME

Whole German Second Line Cleared and Troops Steadily Ad

vancing Evidence Accumulating of Deadly Execution

r of Heavy Artillery in German Trenches Eighty

j Per Cent of Defenders Killed by Terrific Shell-

t ing -Tremendous Fighting Continues

t at Verdun.

ITALIAN FORCES STEADILY ADVANCING

Russians Place General Von Bothmer in Dangerous Position

Must Withdraw or Suffer Severe Defeat Offensive

in Vilna Region to Be Opened by Gen-

eral Kuropatkin.

f

Petrograd, July 6, via London, 7:26 p. m. The war of

fice announced toda' the capture of more than 1 0,000

Teutons, of whom 5,000 were taken on the Dniester front.

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London, July 6, 12:35 p in. Having

captured the whole German second

line south of the Somme from the

river Belloy, the French have resumed

operations north of the river and have

cleared the bank almost ,to Clery

The French who have established

themselves at .Sormont farm also

threaten Cleary

r British Heavily Engaged.

f The British still are heavily engaged

i all along their front from Ilardecourt

to Gommecourt, Notwithstanding

j heavy German counter attacks, they

have been able to maintain all the

! ground gained and extend it at some

points.

j As the German trenches are occu-

i pied, evidence accumulates of the

deadly execution of artillery. In some

cases 80 per cent of the defenders

l were killed by the terrific shelling to

1 which they were subjected. British

losses vary. Certain formations be-

I Ing called on to attack defenses where

machine guns remained undamaged

suffered heavily. Others captured the

positions which had been set as their

Objective with very slight losses.

Instead of compelling the Germans

to lesen their efforts at Verdun, the

Anglo-French offensive seems to have

Increased their determination, possib

ly in the hope of preventing the

fi French from sending reinforcements

to the Somme. British observers ex

press satisfaction with the progress

which has been made. With the

heavy casualties caused by the bom

bardment and the taking of 1G.000

prisoners and a great quantity of war

material, together with the subsequent

losses inflicted in counter attacks, it

is believed here that the German pow

er of resistance must have been weak

ened. Russians Still Gaining.

The Russians continue to record

successes, some of which are of great

Importance, along their whole front

from Riga to the Carpathians The

have crossed the Tallway between

Delaytn, west of Kolomea, and Koros

mezo, one of the main linos between

Galicia and Hungary upon which toe

Austrlans depend largely to supply

their armies at Stanislau and before

Tarnopol. This places the array

General von Bothmer in a still more

dangerous position and it Is thought

ho may decide to withdraw toward

Lemberg. ,,t,i

In the Lutsk salient, at Baranovichi,

and along the Riga front the Russians

f also claim to be making progress and

' to have repulsed counter attacks.

German correspondents express the

' ovinion that General Kuropatkln .Is

preparing an offensive In the Vilna

H region.

I' Paris, July G, 2:10 a. mJ-Last night

was generally quiet north and south

of the river Somme, says today sol

ficial statement o the war office.

There were a few local engage.

ments north of the Somme during the

night in which the Germans captured

two small woods a ometer north

of Hem. The French also captured a

I South of the Somme the night

passed in quiet. A German counter

attack on Belloy was repulsed easily

The French have ojpture d JO cm

non and several huuureu

I "There was no infantry righting ;on

the Verdun front. The war office says

the Germans are attempt! g to bom

bard the cathedral at Verdun

H Official War Statement.

I The S the statement says:

"North of the Sgage-

last night a n,ber oMoca 1 en B 8

H wonts. A counter attacKoy

B mans took from us two little w

H north of Hem. Our troop

89 v another wood on the J0"

m boundary of the same j mage.

H "South of the Somme the night pa

H od quietly along the "& by

M front. A counter attogkdlrec

f the Germans upon Belloy

AMI reputed captured.

Mlt "Th, number or cannon a .gun dW

mi fronrti iroops which It .lua i

H' stble to enumerate reaches 1i.

also have taken machine guns to the

number of several hundred.

"There have been no Infantry en

gagements on either bank of the

Meuse. The Germans have bombard

ed our second lines In the region of

Chattancourt.

Germans Bombard Cathedral.

"The Germans have delivered a fer

ocious attack upon the cathedral of

Verdun; last night they endeavored

systematically to reach this building

with large caliber shells.

"One of our long range pieces of ar

tillery dispersed a convoy of the ene

my in the direction of Ileudicourt

northeast of St. Mlhiel.

"In Alsace in the vicinity of Burn

haupt one'ttf' our detachments pene

trated a German trench which was

-found to be full of dead "

London, July 6, 2:05 p. m. "Near

Thiepval, (On the Somme front), we

made a further slight advance and cap

tured a number of prisoners" the war

office announced' today.

"South of La Bassee canal, after

the discharge of gas and smoke, we

made some successful raids Into the

enemy's first line. In one of these

the Royal Welsh Fuslleers especially

distinguished themselves, capturing

forty prisoners, a trench mortar and a

machine gun.

"In another raid the Highland Light

infantry successfully entered the ene

my's trenches west of Hulluch. A

machine gun emplacement was de

stroyed, many Germans were killed

and some prisoners were taken.

"There was no change of import

ance on the rest of our front."

Submarines Meet In North Sea.

Berlin, July 5, via London, July G,

12:15 p. m. The admiralty today gave

out the following report:

"One of our submarines sank an en

emy submarine destroyer in the North

sea" on Tuesday. , ,

"Our submarine TJ-35 which carried

to Cartagena, Spain an autograph let

ter of Emperor William to the Km?

of Spain and returned after carrying

out its task successfully, on its journ

i'iey it sank the French armored steam

ship Herault, capturing its gun.

Heavy Attack Repulsed.

Petrograd, via London, July 6, 11:05

ap m. An official communication is

sued last night says:

"On the western front In the region

of Vulka-Galouziskai, a massive enemy

formation delivered counter attacks

! b"?ingePaUlnodsUle counter attack

n-iinst the village of Kostiukkovka.

we ?ook two officers and 257 men

nrisoner. . . .

Germans Put to Higni

"According to a report just received

the enemy operating in the region of

tht right bank of the Dnelster was

overwhelmed and put to f ight. In

thiS rKos west of e lK

If ZoVmTaot made some

hU3? Wntto railway line from

DeSK Ksmezo we captured the

Vll!Tage,overll cS s"of the left wing

attacks were reputed. nuefc

..NortrandF-tBarrnov,eh,

ijritoBoUOO2n7lraotncer9,ad1.000

ped bombs on MinsK chjidrcn.

men. seven women and wo all.

X'orrSl'artrcs and

bombs and tents

WeSTtTvn 6WaviaThLondon.-At

Berlin, July t6.' Vench yesterday

tempts made , by the rren

to advance soutlioj no the

Verdun sector werercp, Ger.

official statement issue" toda

i SSiSJoSrech to recaps

Damloup hill battery the statement

adds were unsuccessful.

French troops yesterday made an

attack along a narrow front in the

Aisne district to the south of Ville-aux-Bois,

northwest of Rheims, the

official statement says. The attack

was not successful and cost t.he

French serious losses.

Between the Ancre brook and the

river Somme and in the region south

of the river, says today's German offi

cial statement, fighting continues.

Minor progress made by British troops

near Thiepval, it is added, was balanc

ed by counter attacks. Further to the

south the British succeeded in obtain

ing a firm foothold In an advanced

trench salient.

The headquarters staff announced

that the small village of Hem in the

Somme valley has been evacuated by

the Germans. Belloy-en-Santerrc,

west of Peronne. has been captured

by the French The fighting around

Estrcs, It Is added, has come, to a

standstill.

Berlin, July 6, via London. 4:44 p.

m. The army headquarters announce

ment dealing with the western front

says:

"From the coast to the Ancre brook

artillery activity increased in strength

from time to tfme.

English Make Progress.

"Between the Ancre brook and the

Somme and south of the Somme fight

ing continues. Minor progress made

by the English near Thiepval was bal

anced by counter attacks.

"In an advanced trench salient fur

ther south they succeeded in obtain

ing a firm foothold.

Fight to Standstill.

"The small village of Hem iu the

Somme valley was evacuated by us.

"The French captured Belloy-en-

Santerre Around Estres the fighting

has come to a standstill.

"French gas attacks blew over with

out result.

"In the Aisne district the enemy at

tempted a vain attack on a narrow

front south of Vllle-aux-Bois him seri

ous losses.

"On the left bank of the Meuse

there were minor infantry engage

ments favorable for us.

-- "French Advances Repulsed. "

"On the right bank enemy advances

In the wood southwest of Vaux fort

were repulsed. Similarly attempts

were undertaken yesterday in the

early hours of the morning to recap

ture the Damloup bin battery.

"In the fighting in the region of

Thlaumont work we took on Tuesday

274 prisoners.

"At Chazolles, east of Luneville, a

German reconnoitering party return

ed with thirty-one prisoners and much

booty.

"Southwest of Cambrai an enemy

aviator in the morning atacked a sta

tionary hospital train from a low alti

tude by dropping bombs. Six wound

ed soldiers were killed "

Eastern War Theater.

Berlin, July G, via London, 4.45 p. m.

After repeated attacks by Russians

against the trenches held by General

Count von Bothmer along one section

of the front in Galicia had been re

pulsed, the Teutonic lines were par

tially transferred to a neighboring

sector, the war office announced to

day. Todav's army headquarters state

ment dealing with the eastern trout

says'

"Army group of Field Marshal von

Hlndenburg: Southeast of Riga and

at many points on the -front between

Postavy and Wischnlew further par

tial attacks by the Russians were re

pulsed. Southeast of Riga fifty men

were taken prisoner during a counter

attack-

Extre-mely Fierce Fighting.

"Army group of Prince Leopold:

Extremely fierce fighting, especially

east of Worodische and south of Dar

ovo was everywhere in our -favor. The

losses of the Russians were consider

able. Kolkl Battles Continue.

"Army group of General von Llnsin-gen-

The battles at Kosczeiuchnowka

and 'in the neighborhood of Kolkl have

not yet been concluded.

"Army group of General Count von

Bothmer: On the front of Barysz sec

tor the defense after the repulse of

repeated enemy attacks was partially

transferred to the Koroplec sector.

Russian assaults frequently broke

down before the German lines on both

sides of Choclmlrz, southeast of Tlu-

mach."

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SENATOR SMOOT ON

PARTY COMMITTEE

Washintgon, July G. Senators

Weeks, Smoot, Curtis, Sterling and

Wadsworth wore appointed today as a

special committee to supervise the

Republican senatorial campaign. It

will be conducted in co-operation with

the Republican national committee.

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NEWSPAPERS INCREASE PRICE.

London, July G. Penny (two cents)

newspapers have been advanced a

half-penny (one cent) and half-penny

naners to one penny in a large num

ber of towns outside of London. This

was found neceslhry because of the

increased price of printpaper and ma

terials. A number of these provincial

dailies have been forced to suspend

publication for the same reason.

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HERE'S MAN WHO SHUTS OFF THE NEWS

4

Major John L. Hines in Mexico.

Major John L. Hines, censor with Pershing's forces in. Moxico,;;has t

drawn the- stringsfeniorship Hig'htjy around any Bits of news that

might prove advantageous to the enemy. The major is a busy man, but

he finds time to get a little exercise. - He has a very good mount and

daily is seen taking a ride around the camp.

FRENCH MAKE

u 1 1 All 1 1 nuUKtuu

All Counter Attacks Repulsed

and Large Area of New

Territory Occupied.

LOSSES ARE LIGHT

German Officers Saving Men

for War Germany Is to

Wage Four Years

Hence.

Paris, July 6, 12:23 p. m. The

French offensive has made steady

progress. In the last 24 hours. All

counter attacks have been repulsed,

a large area of new territory has

been occupied and extensive captures

of guns and munitions have been

made.

In the first five days of their bat

tle against the Germans the French

have advanced with remarkable unl

lormlty. The ground gained varied

each day in depth at different points,

but the gains have averaged about the

same along the entire front, and the

French are now firmly installed be

tween the second and third lines of

defense over a front In excess of seven

miles.

French Losses Light.

That the French losses have been

comparatively insignificant is indicat

ed by the maintenance on the front

line of attack at their own request at

the same time of army corps that

made the first assault on German

positions last Saturday morning. One

of these corps distinguished itself bo

fore Verdun in February after having

won laurels in the battle of the Marne

and at all parts of the front whore

there have been heavy fighting. The

other corps comprises chiefly colonial

troops. The generals commanding

each corps were again congratulated

yesterday by General Forach.

Not all the divisions of these two

corps have been actually in action, but

basing the calculations upon 9,000 men

made prisoners by these troops, the

French clearly appear to have suf

fered only slightly in comparison with

the forces with which they were en

gaged. Efficiency of Heavy Artillery .

This result is attributed by German

prisoners to the efficiency of the

French heavy artillery.

"The officers uuanimously decided

to surrender to avoid useless sacrifico

of life," said an officer taken prisoner

yesterdny. "What we have to do now

is to save men for the coming vic

torious war which Germnny will wage

four years hence."

French in Front of Peronne.

The new French trenches at the

most advanced point are now in front

c

of Peronne and the village of Mount

St. Quentin, situated on an elevation

300 feet from the point from which,

in 1S70 the Germans bombarded Pe

ronne. The Germans' second positions had

been so demolished by artillery that

they were unable to make a strong

resistance except at the village of

Hem, which had been strongly forti

fied. Hero the attacking troops met

desperate opposition. By dint of hard

lighting the village was won as well

as Monacou farm to the southwest.

Hard Fight Expected.

The Germans are beginning to react

more vigorously as reserves arrive,

particularly south of the Somme and

the French advance there Is hotly con

tested. French critics expect that the

Germans will concentrate all their en.

ergles In defense of the villages of

Barleaux and Vlllers Carbonuel

which bar the way to Peronne.

M FIGHT AT

SANTA DOMINGO

Revolutionists and U. S. Ma

rines in Fierce Engagement

on July First.

ONE MARINE KILLED

Eight Americans Wounded

Twenty-seven Dominicans

Killed and Five Captured.

Washington, July'c. Another en

gagemont between 250 revolutionists

in Santo Domingo and American mar

ines In which twenty-seven Domini

cans were killed and five captured and

one marine killed and eight wounded,

was reported to the navy department

today by Rear Adriilral Gapcrton. The

fight occurred July 1 before the ten

tative agreement was made -for tho dis

armament of the rebels.

Tho American killed was Corporal

George Fravee. Only one of the

wounded marines was injured ser

iously. The revolutionists were routed, Ad

miral Caperton reported, carrying off

a number of wounded during their 're

treat. The engagement occurred in the In

terior at Guayacanes.

Following is the. list of the Amer

icans wounded:

Seriously: Private J. 153. Daley,

Twenty-eighth company next of kin,

John Daley, Brooksville, Ky.

Slightly; Captain R. B. Putnam, Cor

poral Oscar J. Johnson, Corporal

J. A. Glowln, Drummer G. E. Merri

wether; Private W. F. Johnsock; Pri

vate C. Oatcs; Private F. R. Paine.

UNITED STATES WILL ACCEPT ' I

PROPOSAL TO SEME TROUBLE I

Direct Exchanges Between Mexico and American Government H

Will Be Opened Soon Officials Unable to Predict Final M

Outcome of Negotiations Which Are Forshadowed M

Immediate Withdrawal of Pershing Not Ac- M

ceptable Basis Demonstration of Car- H

ranza's Ability to Carry Out H

Promises Still Lacking. H

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DE FACTOS ARE FACING SEVERE TEST I

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Francisco Villa Leads Force Northward and Preparing to Make M

Vigorous Fight With Carranza Forces President's Ef- H

ficiency and Measures Must Struggle M

to Make Good. H

Washington, July 6. Formal ac

ceptance of General Carranza's pro

posal that differences between the

United States and the de facto govern

ment of Mexico be settled by direct

negotiations will bo dispatched soon

to Mexico. This was decided by Presi

dent Wilson today at a conference

with Secretary Lansing

The Mexican note delivered yester

day said the defacto government had

accepted in principle Latin-American

offers of mediation but was awaiting

information as to whether the United

States believed the desired results

could be accomplished by direct ex

changes between the two govern

ments Secretary Lansing will leave tomor

row for a month's vacation. It was

not stated today whether he would

prepare the reply to Mexico beforo

his departure but indications are th.it

it will go forward within a day or two

at most

Officers Unable to Predict.

While General Carranza's amicable

rejoinder to the last two American

notes haB greatly eased tension no

official was willing today to predict

the 'final outcome of the negotiations

which are foreshadowed.

It was made plain that immediate

withdrawal of General Pershing's

force from Mexico will not be an ac

ceptable basis for whatever plan of

co-operative action along the border

is worked out.

Must Demonstrate Ability.

Washington officials take the posi

tion that onlv tho preliminary step

has been taken by Goneral Carrauza

toward the friendly adjustment, ho

now appears to desire. Demonstration

of his ability to carry out the vromises

expressed and implied in his note is

still lacking.

The efficiency of Mexican police i

measures may be put soon to a severe

test according to rumors transmitted

from the border today to the state de

partment. These state that Francisco

Villa has recovered from his wounds

and is personally leading a force

northward from the region just south

of Parral.

Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador-designate,

made an engage

ment for a conference with Secretary

Lansing late today It was intimated

at the stale department that the re

sponse to Carranza's note probably

would be sent tomorrow

A cablegram from Mexico City, re

ceived at the Mexican embassy today,

said that General Pablo Gonzales had

reported that Morelos has been clear

ed of Zapata followers and that the

rebels formerly in arms against Car

ranza received amnesty by the thous

ands. Mexicans Avoiding Clash.

Efforts of Mexican authorities on

tho west coast to prevent incidents

which might strain relations with t he

UnitPd States were reported to the

navv department by Admiral Wlnslow,

commander of tho Pacitic fleet.

As an example the admiral describ

ed an incident at Guaymas. where . dif

ficulty with the Mexican port officials

threatened because a boat from the

destroyer Hopkins stopped a Mexican

schooner to ascertain whether she

carried supplies expected by Ameri

cans living in Guaymas men the

commander of the cruiser Cleveland,

ranking American naval officer in

port explained that the boat crow had

misunderstood its orders, the Mexican

commander sent a friendly note ex

pressing his satisfaction at the action.

Army department commanders were

Instructed bv tho war department to

day to use their discrimination In wav

ing minor physical defects in officers

and enlisted men of tho natlonnl

guard. This step was taken to ex

pedite recruiting.

Washington, July 5.' After a con

ference with President Wilson at the

White House today, Secietary Lan

sing said that he thought a reply soon

would be made to General Carranza s

note. It was understood that all nego

tiations between this government and

General Carranza will be conducted

through regular diplomatic channels

and directly between two govern

ments. Women Lead Bread Riots.

Guaymas, Mexico, July 5. (De-

layed). By Radio to San Diego, Calif., :H

July 6 Women are leading bread H

riots in interior towns of the west H

coast Mexican states, according to re H

ports leceived here today. The food H

situation has reached a more acuto , H

stage there with practically no harv- I H

est of crops owing to the depredations H

of roving bands of Indians and ban- H

dits. M

I H

Leave For Eagle Pass. ,, H

Fort Riley, Kansas, July 6. Troop ' H

A, battery of field artillery and a com- ' H

pany of. signal corps of the national H

guard of California departed this j H

morning for Eagle Pass. H

Lieutenant Adair's Father Dies. i M

Portland. Ore.. July G. Without H

knowiug his son had met death on tho H

Carrizal battlefield, Samuel .dalr, fa- H

Uier of Lieutenant Henry Rodney .H

Adair is dead today after a lingering ' H

illness. His last words were for his H

H

"Henry Is now a captain," he said. ,) H

"Henry has received his promotion." H

Lioutenant Adair was to have been H

made a captain July 1. H

Morris Adair, another son, tele- jH

graphed to El Paso today asking that vM

his brother's body be sent here. Fa- H

ther aDd son probably will be buried iH

at the same time iH

Samuel Adair was in his sixty-ninth H

year. He came with bis father to H

Oregon in 1S48 from Louisville, Ky. ( H

Canadian Demands Family. IH

Douglas. Ariz., July 6. M. P. Le- H

favre, a Canadian, whose Mexican H

wife and five children have been de- H

tained at Magdalena since Saturday H

todav notified General Calles, gover- H

nor "of Sonora, that if his family was TM

not across the border before night he ' .H

would place the matter in the hands . iH

of the British embassy in Washington. ' IH

The notification was sent through tho JM

Mexica nconsul at Douglas by tele- ( M

graph. ' H

' H

Iowa Guards Ready. ' :H

Camp Dodge, la., July C With the 'H

excopton of the cavalry outfit which 'H

is not sworn for federal service, the I H

Iowa National Guard is ready to start H

for the border at a moment's notice. f jM

An inspection conducted today by , ;H

Colonel George K. Hunter, inspector- , m

general of the central department, U. H

S. A., completed the formalities. H

Nebraskans Await Cars. (H

Lincoln, Nebr., July C The Fourth M

Nebraska regiment, ordered to the , H

border last night is still here await- M

ing railroad cars. Unsatisfactory hiH

equipment, especially shoes and blan- l H

kets is also admitted to be delaying I H

final preparations to entrain. It Is H

not expected that the regiment will jM

entrain before tomorrow noon, the H

time limit set by the war department H

for departure from the mobilization H

camp. A few rallrood coaches havo H

arrived as have also some refrigtiator ,H

and flat cars. However, but a frac- , H

tlon of the number needed is on hand. H

STARVING WOMEN I

STORMPALACE I

Field Headquarters. Mexico, July G. H

Via Columbus, N. M July G. Starv- JM

ing Mexican women havo stormed the H

governor's palace at San Luis Potosi, H

according to reports received by Gen- H

oral J. J. Pershing and have shouted H

"Viva Gringoes! Viva Grlngoes!" H

Food riots, the reports to the Amer- !H

lean conimauder said, are occurring In H

all the larger Mexican cities. At San 9 H

Luis Potosi the government's supply H

of ground corn for distribution has H

been exhausted and the demands of 1

women and children for more have to M

bo refused. M

The. gold paid to the natives l)y Gen- H

eral Pershing's men for supplies and H

labor is said to have increased the fl

discontent of many Mexicans. M

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