| Show u.s. i-u.s. j 17 S. S Warship Sunk Off New New York j I r U U. U S S. S armored cruiser can nu Diego DIcKo DOt and ii M 2 t- t j scene of or sinking d k j r. r 1 1 armored cruiser F States Slates The United Sa q Cormer formerly the tho California a n San Diego x s w was as sunk Jul Jui July 19 ten miles southeast b t H- H 1 Fire rire Light Island This Is off oft the theLong tJ lr t. t o of J Lon Long Island shore about lift flet fifty miles v kh k- k east of or t the tho h 0 entrance to New ew York lork J. J or k 1 bar har S I I i 1 44 f. f bor Two To steamships picked up hoG 1 t t Ie officers and men o of the ship which i f l. l 1 f fr carried a 1 war time complement of or J l K 1114 1 officers and men This would in indicate In- In r W lt sm small ll Joss of or life lire if ir an any Government Gov Gov- I officials said that a a. torpedo WA k tr W from a n German submarine a defensive rj r- r i ff-i j 4 t x lN J mine which had broken loose and qS- qS t ei t 44 y t drifted or an Internal explosion could t ry J wO t t hs h's have sunk the craft This Is the first V i it e b t 0 0 r A United States major warship to bo be de destroyed de- de J rn X 10 y since war was declared The Theother J W fr dl other othet ships sunk by U boats U-boats boats were nere merchant merchant merchant mer mer- yx chant ships and transports I of oC the Germans south of or the Marne and while I was talking the Germans wel actually withdrawing from rom that salient across tho Our official ac acCounts accounts accounts ac- ac counts Indicate that he retreated from Crom this position p protected by smoke clouds and continued his passage at night across the stream as soon as the line of ot railroad which furnished him with supplies g food etc was apparently d destined des des- s- s tined lined to fall into our hands Along the salient here between the tho Marne and Rheims on tho the east cast flunk hule of or the salient the enemy has been pushed back over a ten mile front for foran foran an average distance of or one ono and a half halt to two miles This has been done b by British French and Italian troops through h a c. avery very ery wooded country an over ground roun reaching up something like perhaps feet above the tIO streams Along long the Marne itself the Americans Ame Ameri cans and French have ha cross crossed 1 the river I at a number of or points and now no hold i villages to the north of or the Marne him Him Huu Seeks Seek to o Parry Parr Tho response of oC the Germans to the counteroffensive of ot Foch och was to throw in hi at Soissons and south of ot It a a. large number of ot reserve divisions which ho he had not us used d In its Ls advance across the theIarn Marno Our belief is that he threw thra In fifteen divisions but the tho advance of or 1 the tho allies at that point has been practically practically steady stead for the last two da days sas as our official Information goes Looking at the lar large e railroad scale t th h railroad from t- t to Chateau l- l lC Tl Thierry i r I is eitl either cither cr Iri In iq our ur I hands or under r o fire Ire Tho only way In which the enem enemy can get Set out now no or get got or railroad Is shown b by the remaining line running from Nanteuil on the to on the river Vesle He lie ma may r have havo constructed constructed constructed con con- in addition to that In lii and andalon alon along the valleys alleys small temporary field CleM railroads military roads which would be of ot advantage in handling supplies but his main line tin tinor of or retreat mu must t be bo along that main railroad That is the only way ho can get out largo large ma ma- It will bo be observed that I it was as necessary for him If 11 ho he did not intend to be caught absolutely in a pocket to keep troops from advancing and cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting off oU this road which would put pUl him entirely at al the mercy of or the alli allied d forces Jord J IK SM rl Tired Fired It l Is 5 cr very interesting Interesting- to note in connection with this entire movement mo the tho similarity between the Austrian advance advance ad ad- vance across the llave The rhe enemy having once gotten committed to It it I the floods came rendering further bringing up of or supplies difficult and his retreat still more moro difficult and andIn andin andin In the Instance of or the counteroffensive the tho storm of or which you ou have read re concealed the tho movement of or our tanks I and made tho the enemy practically un unaware unaware unaware un- un aware of what was going on It seems I that tho the Lord has gotten tired o of the tha alleged partnership of or orIe Me Mc and Gott The total area aroa in the Manic Marno salient lost 11 by the hc enemy during the past week is about equal Jual to the lie area gained 1 tr Ly y him In the Itt drive in Flanders last April Ki cp cJ Germans The Tho small attack by the French al alluded alluded alluded al- al I I to In their as a local affair north of or Is 18 not of essential Importance with reference I I to tho lie entire game ame but It keeps leeps tho the Germans guessing Just the same I During this entire counteroffensive the American divisions which I have I told you ou about havo been beci con constantly engaged and wore wore- still engaged eng at our last official accounts With Ith reference to the American program I have directed to bo be organIzed organized organized organ organ- In the Unite l States six new di divisions divisions divisions di- di visions in the month o of Jul July These six divisions will be or organized at Camps Devens Meade eade Sheridan Custer Custer Cus- Cus ter Funston and Lewis and will be i numerically designated from nine up to fourteen Iii In the org organization o of these divisions we Intend to use as ns a nucleus in each one the regiments of oC infantry which have been taken from the tho regular regiments still loft lort in tho the United States Slates guarding g utilities quietly quiet quiet- ly replacing them during tho the last month or oi 1 two b by home guards These regiments are now moving Into the designated camps a a nl tho the national army moves out ut and the divisions will be bean bean bean an Increase to the American forces The Tile remaining elements of ot these di divisions divisions dl di- visions will be formed by national arm army drafted men One of tho the correspondents has asked If Ir I can tell what ahat the lie Twenty eighth division Is doing I will state that the present location of ot that division is unknown un un- un- un known out nut of oC course coulse fin ii an offensive like this where er e everybody tody Is fighting f the commanding general uses the American troops troops with the l' l French rench wherever where he lie needs n cds to I |
