Show 2 AMMI i lAn IX I i i I I W WOUNDED Ii I i IN NATTLE j I jI I Gen Pershing Reports on Second Casualty Ii List the Engagement i Taking Place Nov 13 LONDON Nov 19 General 19 General Frederick S. S Maude who has hasI been commander of the British I i I troops i iz is Mesopotamia is dead I it was announced here today He had been ill for some time t a By Sy WASHINGTON Nov 19 v y Two American soldiers were killed and six six wounded in inan inan inan an engagement last Tuesday l night General Pershing reported today The killed are I Sergeant John F. F Czajka father Albert Czajka 1001 Twelfth avenue avenue Milwaukee Wis Private Stanley Janovicz sister Sophia East Boston Mass Severely wounded I Private Earl E. E Aur Aurand nd mother Emma Aurand 1625 Logan street Harrisburg Pa Private Francis Blevins I father Max Blevins Eckman W W. Va Private Edward F. F Cahill mother I Bridget Cahill Bakertown Pa Slightly wounded Sergeant John A. A Logan father Charles Logan East avenue Mt l Carmel Pa Private Chester Johnson father Samuel Johnson Forest Hill La Private Robert L. L Redd mother I Mrs Elizabeth Redd Burney ille Okla This is the second casualty list I f reported from actual fighting with the Germans The engagement took I place on the night of ot November 13 General Pershing's report gave no details details Whether the Americans were the aggressors or 01 were attacked by I another German shock party was not indicated in the war departments department's announcement i United Press from the front last week told of ot further casualties among the in the trenches bordering N No o Mans Man's Land and of Injuries in injuries injuries In- In juries to Americans from an exploding exploding ing shell It II Is believed today's official announcement announcement announcement an an- deals with these but no mention was made of an engagement I in which Germans were believed I killed as the press reports ports stated I By International News Service LONDON Nov 19 Tho l Tho battle battle r of the Piave in northern Ital Italy will reach its final phase this week It it was declared in competent military I circles today This opinion was was based upon the following t facts I 1 The Italian lines along the Piave river have hel held for tor seven days das under I incessant pounding from German i and Austro Hungarian armies i 2 Despite the pressure of ot the InI in invaders invaders In- In along the mile fifty-mile front from I the Adriatic to the Quero Kelter-Quero sector sector sector sec- sec I tor the Italian morale ha has been j strengthened to such an extent that I they are arc now making powerful counter counter counter coun coun- ter attacks in the Asiago plateau sector sector sector sec sec- tor south of the Trentino border 3 Heavy reinforcements of British and French troops along with with- with fresh fresh I supplies of ot guns and ammunition have strengthened the Italians Italians' fighting fighting fight fight- ing spirit It is pointed out that while the Italians have checked the advance of the u the peril remains acute By United United Press WITH TUB THE ITALIAN ARMIES Nov ov 19 The The The Piave river line still sun holds Today with what teemed seemed to be he the I most desperate pressure the enemy has yet exerted in Its drive the I Italian lines Hues held firm Intense fighting was In progress along the t whole front front front-a violent artillery duel C Continued ed- ed on e page 6 t I 2 S Continued from pa page c 1 I. interspersed with attacks and counter counter counter coun coun- I ter attacks It was reported today that at the few tew points where the German Austro I forces succeeded in forcing a crossing crossing crossing cross cross- ing a few days ago the vigor of ot Italian attacks had constricted their positions so that they were menaced with imminent annihilation I Tho two greatest centers of the tho fighting today were on tho the Asla Asiago o plateau far tar to the north and antL in the middle of ot the tho Piave line Momentary breaches s in the tho Piave front have been plugged at every point except at Fa- Fa gare The enemy suffered terrible losses from this plugging process being caught under fire which annihilated whole units closel closely packed from slowly constricting I Italian pressure I At the enemy still retained I a toehold today They were clinging Desperately to a few hundred feet teet of the river bank and under terrific fire I from massed Italian batteries At Folina where the Austrians had succeeded succeeded suc- suc I in a a. crossing Italian troops j I swept them back on the far side of ot the stream for us if It we go downstairs now Care to come along Care to to-Oh to oh gosh said the secret service man Dumbly but swiftly he ha followed Herkomer Herko Berko- mer men downstairs followed followed lI Herkomer whose heart sang a song with witha a somewhat somewhat some some- what bitter refrain abo about t as follows And a woman did it by accident by I accident by accident Still if It he Herkomer hadn't followed the Waring trail trull Mrs Sinsabaugh would never have had reason to sus suspect would never have examined the scrap of paper would never have thought anything of the engraving in the ring that engraving engraving engraving engrav engrav- ing which had justified her In reading the scrap of paper with tho the telephone number For in tn parenthesis be It re remarked remarked re- re marked marled that Mrs Willy never never could quite excuse herself for reading something something something some some- thing written in another's hand band and patently pat entry not for Mrs Willys Willy's eyes But Dut the engraving had proved Miss Claire Sorel a liar and liars must expect to have their scraps of ot paper read rel Mrs Willy often felt feit guilty about this breach of a I guests guest's right to privacy toIls ir Irs Willy was wasa I a ad dear S And the droning engines as aa Herkomer raced uptown seemed to repeat By y accident accident ac ac- ac by accident by a accident I He lie only prayed that some further accident accident accident ac ac- ac- ac might not wreck hi ht sudden hope After Alter all he wasn't after glory he lie was after results And results seemed very vry near He lIe was frat to arrive at the door I of the Clarkson private hospital I Continued tomorrow i |