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Show ALLIES HOLD FASI I THEIR POSITIONS I Persistent and Fin-inns Ccrman I Licks I'iiil to Bring the H Expected Results. H AMERICANS THROW H('K H FOE WITH K loss H Sammies I'niio More Than a Match H for Huns in Hcimcst UTagagaBWl I Th.) Save Net Participated In. H 2.1 1ncri1 .ins are reported killed in M action in General Pershing's last ofiir- H lal statement casualties. M The complete condensed report, being a compilation of two reports Issue by the War Department yester- H day, -hows as follows: Killed action, J Died of wounds, BEEj Weeing in action, H Died from accidents, 0. tU Died from disease, 17. M Wounded severely, 60, M Wounded slightly, 98. H Eighteen officers were mentioned in M the above M Allies lliildum Tight, M Daring the past week Sftttng at various points along a line of more M than 100 miles has been severe, al- M though SOCaWhal intermittent and of a shifting nature. Germany has brought up her heavy artillery now H and cannonading of much magnitude is in operation practically at all points of contact. The enemy is using laiv quantifies of gas shells, and is follow- H big up his barrage preparation with H infantry attacks, but except 111 a few M unimportant engagements the invad- gH ers have been beaten back with heavy loss. The British have withdrawn jH the town of Armentieres on tho north- '"LLl em battle front, and violent fighting E continues along the La Hasse and BH Ypres-Comines cnnals fl Some three or four towns have been M lost temporarily to the enemy by the H Rritish, but have been recaptured in H counter attacks. pEI On the whole there is but little var- H lation in the battle front since last H week at this time, with a few small H gains by the Germans, who, however, fl continue to pay a frightful toll in H lives for the small gains made. BEE Americans Getting Info Right in the biggaat engagement In which Eflfl the American troops have vet taken flEg pait, our soldiers beat oil' an attack Hj launched by more than 600 German I shock troops againat their positions BJ northwest of Toul. The Germans pre- Bfl faced their attack by an artillery bom- BBJ bardment lasting 7i! hours, to which BBJ the American guns replied vigorously. EBJ The engagement lasted for two hours BBJ and the enemy was completely routed, BBJ with heavy loss. The (,'ermaiis were BBJ everywhere outfought. BBJ A terrific fire against the advancing I enemy was kept up by the American BBJ batteries, and despite the fact that the BBJ atmosphere was murkv and vision BBJ lioor, 0111 gunners poured such a hail BJ of iron and lead into the rankl of the BJ advancing squads that but few lived H to reach the wire entanglements, and H what, did were accounted for by tlm BBJ machine gun and rifle fire. BBJ The in unt of the German offensive BBJ continues to he in the vicinity of the BBJ juncture of the English and French H lilies, and the objective Is evidently BBJ Amiens 01 Paris, or both apparently EM the lent 1 i powers ate throw inu' every BBJ bit of lor, e they can into this supreme Bfll off 01 1. and if it fails, as the 1 ommand Ml ers ot ih, allied armies feel sure it Bfl will, it cannot fail to have a very de- BBJ cisive effect upon the following events BBJ of the war, for it seem impossible thai German) and Austria can ku- flfl tain tins tremendous loss of flighting I nan and still maintain all their lines B as well a.s produce food and munitions of wai with which to Indefinitely con BBJ BBJ Japanese Police Valadivostok. B The situation in the fai east ap- H pear more reassuring, The comman- H der of tie- Japanese troops landed a jBfl short time since at the Russian porC Bl of ValadiVOStok, has issued a stuto- BBJ ment lo tie- Russians that the .l.ipan- frjjB SS6 troops Will withdraw as soon SI flB ordei 1 restored, 300 Japanese sol- SH dien are employed to police the lap BE 1 ' until iii-d on last page.) A '-mm '.A.V j . iSgsBmal.. ALLIES HOLD FAST THEIR POSITIONS (Continued from first page.) anese quarter of the city and prevent i recurrence of the trouble which resulted re-sulted in the killing of Japanese subjects sub-jects and which was the occasion fo-lapan's fo-lapan's interference. America now has a number of sub- marines in the war zone and is "fighting "fight-ing fire with fire." Some good work is expected from this branch of the navy, which has as a whole exhibited great efficiency. IRON COUNTY RECORD: After reading the article in last week's issue of the Record entitled "Apparently No Cause for Suspicion as Spy" I feel that it is only doing justice to myself to state positively that I have not at any time nor place written to Miss Claire McCoy neither have I given any agreement nor pa per of any nature to her with my signature. MRS. E. CRANE WATSON. A |