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8 Geronimos 4 Gverlands 1 Willys Knight Sjold in Past 60 Days Robinson-Overland Co. Oklahoma: Cloudy, hIiowitn lit northeast portion; cooler Vh1ihh day, generally fair weather. Kansas: Generally full tonight ami Wednesday not much change in (ciupcralurd, .1 MEH' Maximum 81; minimum 71 'J! aNd the winfield tribune VOLUME XXVIII WINFIELD, KANSAS, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1918. NUMBER 37. if fcj Ml PI fl fm -J if III IB HI PRICE ISH lliUS ILIIIli 11 poms ims iJ 'j4w mm mi hch Ant FOOD A DM I NICTRATIOX IS SOOX liomlicd a Hospital Palis, lfi.

Gorman nir raiders hist night bombed an American Red Cross hospital at Jouy, hilling two men and injuring nine persons including Miss Jano Jeffrev. The hospital was full of wounded and operations were proceeding when the attack began. Physicians and nurses never halted their work. Three tents ere dost royed. Fast of Chalons Bed Cross workers searched all night long for wounded and many were sent back to the hospitals.

TO FIX A FAIU PIJICll OX FiiOru. Gray-Clad Enemy fIewed Down by Thousands Fira of Yank Machine Guns HL MM HE GIB PLM through f'runay, ar(d tlio southern borders or the wood north of Chausso Romaino, eastward to tho Snipper. "South nf Souain and Perthes, I.cs Purlos, the French positions remained intact. The Germans sustained the heaviest losses." Hun Infantry has Ceased Unavailing flssults Against the Allied Lines is the supreme effort Unlkn of Americans Clear Enemy hum hair Dearly Sough! Gains Military Experts Believe Minis Struck with All Tlieir Strength IB FAREWELL Ml Greatest Offensive of the War was Checked in a Few Hours by Count er Blows Aliies BY FD KEEN (United Press Staff Correspondent) London, July 10. Tho filth phase of the German offensive, which began early yesterday in an atanek on a fifty mile front, extending from Chateau Thierry eastward beyond Rheims, appears to be a supreme effort to break through and defeat as largo a porlion of the French army as possible without any definite geographical objective.

This was the majority opinion of AlllvAXSAS CITY AXD AVIXl'IFLD OFFCIALS PLAN TO SAFEGUARD THE COUNTRY AGAINST EXCESSIVE PROFITS BY MILLERS. Washington, July 10. The Food. Administration soon is to announce maximum "fair price" at which Hour mado from tho 111 IS crops may be sold throughout tho country. Officials say tin's wH safeguard tho public against excess profits and at the same time restoro competition, among larger millers.

Tho plan of allowing a profit of 25 cents a barrel net, under which tho 1917 vrop was handled is to be abandoned. It was the operation of this plan which led to charges of profiteering by tho federal trade commission. The shortago of flour provided an i.m.med'oi.t '-juirkefr for all produce and big mills, with all cost of operation had no difficulty in disposing of tlieir product for good profits. The government price will be, fixed WHAt JOIY IV (JIVING MKX SKNI) OFF. Washington, July 1G.

Success of American troops in stopping the; German drive on their sector Monday, was reported In cables to the war; department today by Generals Pershing and Bliss. recveived from General Pershing and General Bliss confirm press accounts of yesterday's fighting," said a war department statement. "American troops we-t of Surmelin counter attacked, captured prinsoners, established, and are holding their advance positions. Ger-mauy'H barrage was met by a counter barrago which in many places prevented tho advance' of the infantry. Full reports covering the entire front are not; available.

Tho genera' situation today is regarded as satisfactory. The first day in such a battle is of course, merely a general advance gura-d "rlio-giv-at: pressure oi' 'reimrves and concentrated masses is si. II lo bo looked for." I I PLANS ALREADY PER ffl expert military men today, although AUK. CITY T)1'XFGAT10X IIFP.E some authorities maintained that THIS MOUM.VG TO AUItANGU OP BIG London, July 10. (1.28 p.

in.) Tho llrst German rush in Hie, now Champagne drive in rtelinitely checked, it was learned authoritatively this afternoon. Up to noon the enemy push had not been renewed showing tho Germans received a heavy blow In yesterday's fighting. From Rheims to the Marne (a20 niilo front) there is local fighting. Eelsewhere there is only skirmishing. Uetwkeen Chezy-Su-Marne and Vauv the Americans are lighting brilliantly.

the drive was (in effort to use up the French reserves from the north, preparatory to renewal of tho atiack on Amiens. Still other critics saw in the drive an e'Tort tf widen tho base for future attacks on Paris, with reduction of the Rheims salient and capture of that city ns a part of this plan. All are agreed that General Foch A committee of Arkansas City business men, headed by Mayor C. N. Hunt, were in Winlield today at a point calculated to keep all Yanks Check Htm A dvance conl'ori'iiig with Mayor A.

L. JMoblc, mills running at capacity. For this reason tho cost of milKng is to bo based with reference to tho small The new German drive tho fifth phase, of the enemy's west front President A. Cal.on, of the Commercial club, and other members of capacity, high cost mill. offensive was checked within a few hours.

Ihe club in regard to Arkansas City's participation in Ihe big farewell to Starting at daybreak yesterday, the Germans advance was stopped In determining profits neither tho income nor excess profits taxes will at midday. From then on the allies apparently assumed the initiative on be listed, as 'it was of expense. most parts of the fifty mile front, pushing the enemy hack by counter BY FRRD S. FERGUSON. Un i led Tress Staff-Correspondent.) With the Americans on the Marne, July 1C (S a.

ni.) Thrown hack across the Marne by the brilliant American counter attack, the Germans had not renewed their infantry assaults up to the hour of cabling today. Tho sky was 'overcast and il, was raining intermittently. The artillery duel which con tinned all night, was still raging. There was considerable aerial activity despite unfavorable weather and great quantities of bombs wcro dropped on tlio roar areas of both armies. The American counter attack which cleared the river of the attacks.

Completely halted in their initial rush, tho German command called BULLETIN. Topeka, July 10. Election supplies are being forwarded to the 21 camps, cantonments and training stations in the United States off its infantry in tho evening and the attacks had not been renewed to where men of voting age have been day. Reports of yesterday's lighting shows the following: The Americans holding tho allied left wing threw tho Germans back across tho Marne, after the enemy had advanced about threo miles south be given the men of the July draft on the evening of July 25, whim the men leave for Camp Funslon. Arrangements are now being worked out for a joint celebration in which both Winfield and Arkansas City will take part.

Tentative! plans now under way are for the farewell to be held in Island Park. Arkansas City, which has not hud a chance of giving any of the drafted men a send-off all must entrain from the county sent towns, proposes to send the Arkansas City band and tho Arkansas City state guards. While plans are still tentative it is expected that 10.000 people will gather to give the 07 has his plans completely laid out for meeting any move the Germans may make. The morning papers are decidedly optimistic and express satisfaction with the result so far! They are puzzled, however, as to whether yesterday's battle was lite main attack. So far as has hen learned, no British have yet participated.

It is estimated that between 50 and 00 German divisions, (between 000,000 and 720,000 men) took part, ing the assault. The Germans, it was learned from an authoritative source advanced 3 miles on a 4 mile front between Bel-val and Pourcy. Between Fossoy and tho enemy advanced a mile beyond the Marne. (Tills where the Americans drove them back across the river. Fossoy is foiir miles dues 'east of bateau Thierry and Jaulgonnc is -the inducted info army service.

Arran gements have been by the mili of the river. Between 1,000 and 1,500 Germans were captured, includ tary authorities to allow the men a chance lo vole for the candidates ing an entire brigado staff. Mi TROOPS they would put into oliice. Blank ballots will be furnished. Farther to the left a minor German attack was met by the Ameri enemy resulted in taking between 1,000 and 1,500 prisoners, including a complete brigade staff.

Failure of the enemy to renew his attacks may be significant, as infantry action usually starts before six o'clock. i Tho German attack on the Marne began at 3 a. m. Initial attempts of the enemy to bridge tho river were 11 ill! COAST Expres Bates Hiked. Topeka, July 1.

The public util cans west of Chateau Thierry and completely repulsed. Another secondary enemy operation still farther to tho left, in the Ourck river region, was stopped by French artillery fire. Americans cleared the enemy entiro- On tho allied right wing, another from tll0 bnnk ities commission toda.v granted the men of the big July draff, a glorious farewell. ipplicalinn of the Adams, Am iiou, Southern and Wells Fargo ivsnrcis The Arkansas City delegation LONDON SAYS THOUSANDS ARE frustrated by American artillery and AIDING BRITISH IN XOKTH machine gun" fire. was enthusiastic and hope to make same distance northeast of Fossoy.) the towns of Fossoy, Mezy, Cre-zancy and Courtemont.

RUSSIA NOW. Between Bligny and Troissy, the en emy penetrated slightly more than a mile (Troissy is on the south bank companies for authority to rates lo tho level of the rate? in 1915 by the intcrshit commerce commission. The ctiinmi-sion granted the companies the right make effective their official schedule of classification on intrastate busiJ ness. 10. re sev- of the 'Marne, two miles northeast As the Roche fire was concentrated on tho American positions in the bend of the river, from three sides, our men gradually fell back in perfect order and the Germans succeeded in throwing six pontoons across.

Following the cleverest dictates of-strategy, the American retirement July n.l A of Hermans while Bligny is twelve the affair bigger and better by their participation. At the farewell given Ihe draft hundreds of Arkansas City people were present, -11 men in the quota coming from Arkansas City. The July quota also carries the names of several south Cowley mn and It ir, expected that all Cowley will gather to weve a last good bye to the men leaving for tho train American forco (probably to tho northeastward of Iturlus) broko up wave after wave of German infantry and refused to yield an inch of territory. Along the Marne to the right of the Americans, between Passy-Sur-Marne and Mareuil-Le-Port a front of about eight miles tho Germans evidently progressed as far as St. Agnan, and LeChapolIe-Monthodon (Continued on Page Six.) cia! thoiw.n-.l t.

ooiw mi the Mmmiw caal, northern Russia, it wan learned authoria- Paris, July 1(5. Infantry lighting on tho 'new Chanipaigiie battle front completely died down last night, the Germans making no effort to renew their attacks, the French official statement announced today. 'Vrhe fighting extended far into the evening, being particularly violent. oooooooooooooooooo 6 TODAY'S AVAR SUMMARY tively today. Washington, July 111.1 Tho United ing camp.

Stales force ashore villi die allies four miles south of tho river and between Chateau Thierry and still maintain large portions of their nheims, where the French and Am gains. ericans resisted magnmceniiy. ClilllE BO War Prisoners Escape Pome, July 10. Tliro' hundred Italian prisoners who escaped from a. Hungarian cencenlra.t vm camp into Rumania were given the heart iest, welcome, according to dispatches reaching here.

Among the men escaping was an army priest, who was stark naked. He clolhed himself with a which was purshased for SOD francs. KILLED IN ACriQ "The battle went on yesterday afternoon and evening with renewed violence between Chateau Thierry and Kheims," the communique said. "There- were furious attacks and the most violent fighting south of the. Maine.

The French and Americans resisted magnificently. In tho region of Chatillon Sur Marne they encountered the Germans several times." BOY FIXXEY, WHO AYAS TS THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT IS DEAD. Between the Marno and nheims, the enemy advanced an average depth of. three miles, from Chatillon-Sur-Marne northeastward to Bliny penetrating the villages of Belval and Pourcy. East of Rheims tho Germans progressed on two sectors.

Between Prunay, seven miles southeast of Rheims, they advanced to Prosnes, a penetration of four miles. Further eastward the Germans advanced to Souain and Perthes-Lee-Hurluss, a penentvation of two miles. The only phase of tho German attack that can be bragged of as having accomplished any degree of success is the progress of the nut cracker at Rheims. continued until our men reached the base of the salient created by the bend in the river. They were hailed at 10 o'clock and resisted all efforts of tho Bodies to dislodge Coolly despite the harrassing fire, the officers began preparing for a counter attack.

Shortly after noon' it began. Slowly and methodically, as though executing some training maneuver, the Americans pressed forward. Their advance wa3 irresistible. They drove the Germans back more than two kilometrs (a mile and a quarter) 'before there was any slackening of the attack. When it did halt, it was voluntary.

The counter attack was resumed after a brief pause. This time the American assault was conducted, with an almost unbelievable ferocity. The Bochcs were caught up In the cyclonic rush and great numbers of them were hurled bodily into tha river. Co-operation of the American artillerymen and machine gunners was perfect. The gunners, firing from far in the rear, dropped shells on the enemy's pontoons with thft (Continued on Page Five.) oooooooooooooooooo llllth day of the war; USth day of the big oll'cnsive) Champaign Front The German drive is halted, at leasttempoiarily.

After being worn down by their own efforts and the allied counter attacks, the enemy ceased its efforts yesterday evening and bad not renewed Us offensive up to 10 a. m. this morning. The Germans, although employing between 600,000 arid 70,000 men on the fifty mile front, advanced only four miles at the points of greatest penetration. Picardy Front The British again advanced slightly at Villeis BroUoneaux, south of the Sonime.

They also improved their positions near Hebuterne, between Albeit and Arras. Other Fronts No report. France Germans resumed their long range bombardment of Paris' today. on the Miirmuu coast is a small lauding body, it wits oilicially admitted by te stale dop-ndnli nt This is the first, actual' information from this government concerning American i icijuit ion. As far as th: Uuiled Slates is concerned this does not intervention nor doe? it prestige on our pari, it was said.

As for the allies, Ihe view was expressed that th would make an announcement of purposes if these were intended. The force on the eiast. is intended 'to 'protect' heavy supplies held there. Incidentally it becamo known that several weeks ago the Bolsh'eviki protested against tho allied landing and that a copy was furnished to Ambassador Francis at Vologda. Scant attention was paid to the protest inasmuch as the Bolsheviki apparently were compelled by the Germans to register a complaint.

Germany was anxious to have the Murman coast, neutralized. Wire Bill Signed July 10. President Wilson today signed the resolution empowering him to take over the nation's telegraph, telephone and ra ilia and cable systems. No statement was forthcoming from the white house as to when the lines will be put under government control. I.

'P. Walch of this city received word today that her cousin, Roy Finney, has been killed in action "Somewhere in France." ITe has been in tho Service since Feb "South of the Marne the Germans did not pass out of the line through St Agnan, Chapelle Monthodon and southern borders of Bounuigny forest. A thousand enemy prisoners were taken. The French still hold Mareuille Port. "North of the 'Marne the Germans were held at the line south of 'Chatillon Sur Marne and southeast of Uodemat wood.

There was no change in the rest of the line. No German attempt was made last night. East of Rheims the enemy tired and the fighting died down in the evening. He did not pass out" of the line Big Gun Continues Paris. July The longe range bombardment of Taris was resumed this morning.

ruary-as" a mechanic in an Aviation Corps. The telegram stated that his death had occurred in the latter part Epernay, aescnuea ny some authorities as the immediate geographical objectives of the German drive, Is on the south bank of the Marne fourteen miles south of Rheims, and twentyfive miles east of Chateau Thierry. In driving the Germans back across the Marne yesterday afternoon the Mr. and Mrs. L.

L. Redman of Burden, were in Winfield today transacting business. of June. Mr. Finney is the son of 'Mr.

and Mrs. A. Finney living in Cambridge. Head and Leaf Lettuce. Allea'Sj Home Gdown Tomaoes.

Allen's. Phone 6 68. Allen's. Fancy Peaches Allen's.