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Friday MomingtJfulx. 9 1 1 9 1 8 Volume 58NumDr 20,590. ailHMWBMMMHMiaiBMMMMWMBMMmMHHHaMMBMMHBiHkaMHiaiHMM I I' 'I I I I. I I II II ll I MW Ill I I I' I MM! II. I I I I French and Americans Take Over 20 Villages Boom Roosevelt forjipvernor Ms Announces He Will Withdraw If Colonel Will Become Candidate and Barnes Forces Circulate Round Robin Urging T.

R. to Enter the Primaries. Conation. Hall. Saratoga Spring.

1 1, ,8 Tne movement 10 Mil about the nomination for gov raor of New Vork, by the Republl of ThfOilore uooseveu. won BSitl form late tonight Biter tne saion of the state convention when Hwrnw General Merton E. Lewis, oaf rtvmt of (i.ivernor Whitman, le ft statement announcing ne I withdraw If the colonel would stoma a candidate ColKldenully a round room wa aralUed by the antl Whltman facta of the party, headed by William Urea, urjlnr the colonel to enter At primaries fn a short time It had nmnd severs! hundred signatures. Hie Lewis Announcement. Tas Lewis announcement which ni timed from hta sick room at Ma Mel ae preceded by a telegram to Camel Roosevelt addreaaed to Oys Bar, follows.

Unclear that It Is practically the nuimous opinion of the convention Hi. jim ihouiii enter the primary aa laodidate governor. I earnestly tbit wxi ill do ao. In which mat I will re tny petltiona. entered the race for governor natt I believed that the Republish admlnlslrulmn In thla state staid ratdeil by the highest poa retard for the public interest, ut 1 am prepared to continue my saitast tor the nomination for govern uleas ynu shouldi respond, pa WUeaJly and sncriflclally to the aflvbico wilt iif made upon you." Round Robin Statement.

The statement on the round rob In, Issued by William Barnea, follows: "I signed the call addressed to Theodore Roosevelt to enter the Republican primary aa a candidate for rovernor because I believe that Republican thourht and aotlvlttea In this state should be raised to the level of the problem confronting the United States. "Such differences Of opinion as I have had with Mr. Roosevelt are not germane, In the slightest degree, to the situation which exists at this moment. "Every man should be able to put aside subjects that re closed, act In any emergency which present itself. With an open mind and In such manner a he thinks will be for the beet interest of hi country.

"We require, above all else, In the highest offices of trust and power, not only men of Integrity and character, but primarily men who can see into the future and who will not be content with doing smly thoee things which have become obviously necessary. "Had thla nation been led by vision the war would hare been already won." Among the signers, besides Mr. Barnea were: Senators Wadsworth and Qalder. EUbu Root and Jacob Livingston. Grelner, of ErJe, and Oeorae W.

Aldrldge, of Monroe. were among those who refused sign. BAKER ELATED BY VICTORY Great Enthusiasm Here Over Franco AIer: tcan Stroke. enemyFdanger Allied Offensive With Great Meets Success SECC)ND UNITED STATES COUNTER BLOW. to COLONEL ROOSEVELT DELIVERS STIRRING PATRIOTIC ADDRESS hives Mighty Ovation at Saratoga Says Conflict Have Been Over Had We Declared War on Sinking of Lusitaaia Ho Reference to State Politics.

Coatenikii. Theodore Hooee. i patriotic ad con. "lie did not. how either i nr privately dls Uta rmllli.

.1., fc.Jl amcut mih reception no the eatlos t.i. tr fart j. taia coionei nan .,11 issues becam rTJI'Mral at.uut the haH befor I Haai 'I" X. aesnonsira with I lulrkt lfcl 7" iTeiyea warmiy as main aisle Today's Tarwkt Events. Ith i' it ia 'ire at 2 at tb 00 and iriJ.r,'iiDdr7ioo: pUlc Cel :Jiis.wi tietr 0" s'XHIey crnT VM" with band playing "The Star Spangled Banner," and crowd on foot cheering, shouting and waving hats and handkerchief.

There also were some shout of "We want Teddy." but there wa nothing in' the demonstration. that couM be remotejy construed as a serlou attempt at a stampods. The oolonel gave a vigorous talk which wa frequently punctuated by auslause. cheering, and rousing aem orurtrations. These reached their helsht when ha declared that "th sinking of the Lusltanla was the fir.

Ing on 8umter of thl war," and that If th United 8tate had declared wr. at tht tlm would hv had a couple of million men across sea month ago, Russia would never hay broken and th war would hav been over now," Ovation ai IKrXcat tlall. Immediately after hi speech. Colonel Roosevelt left' the hall amid an other enthusiastic ovation. lle went out, sfs )i had com In, on th of th camoalsn manager of th ri val candidate tor governor, Formr Representative OoekJttd Theodora Douilss Ttoblaaon.

He went Immediately, lo hi hotel her tent In seclusion for a short Urn until hi started for Albany by motor. Indeed durl; lh.eHy.,xcptfor Bl sppearanr. (tontmuoo fi Waahineton. D. C.

Jnlr 18. The heart of the American nation wa in France tonight. It marched and fought proudly with the boy who went over the top this morning and still were gallantly smashing their way ahead beside their French comrade lata In the day. It was a tale of splendid victory and daring that news reports and even the terse official statements told. Hour by hour the extent of the victory grew.

What th full effect of the blow will be cannot be estimated until details ot tb action along the whole 25 mlle front from Chateau Thierry to Soisaons, from which th surprlao attack was launched, are available. It was clear beyond mistake, however, that In the rush of the first day. the enemy had been placed In a position from which he may have great difficulty In extricating himself. Not only may the German effort west of Rhelms and south of the Marne be wholly nullified, but all they have accomplished since the battle ot the Alsne began months ago may be overturned. There was little effort here today to measure the scope of the Franco American stroke.

Officers were too vitally Interested In the swift development of the attack to devote much time to cold calculations such as form the basis for military predictions. The war department was a story of smile and hand grips as the boys oversets wrote new and glofl ous pages In American history. Secretary Baker had difficulty In holding himself to cool, unhurried expression as he dictated to the newspapermen in the day a statement summarising General Pershing's onef reports, supple mented with the news dispatches. the official account revealed the full thrilling story of th dash against the enemy delivered with such gallantry and was such a complete surprise that It swept over the first German lines apparently without wavering and rushed on to objectives deep In the territory th Germans have held for months. During the day Secretary Baker, General March and war department officials generally, spent much time over the maps and until lat.e In th nlgjit they were eagerly receiving every report that came.

In. Mr. Baker' statement paid homage to the dash and gallantry of the amerlcan forces and. hi elation, a weU a that of the omcers wno sur round him, wss clearly" written between the lines. A most promising consideration ot Iho counter attack, aside from rer newed proof of the lighting qualities of tho new American armies, Is the fact that General Foch ha now sufficient force lo unloose a major counter stroke, for the blow today is nothing less than that, however limited It ed objectives for today may have been.

Thfl supreme commander now has shown clearly that a definite turning point has been reached, where his resources In men and munitions are great enough tpr hint to assume at least an aggressive defense. Whether th present stroke HI enlars Into an allied offensive, cannot to known until the vents of th next few doy are known. If present frkneo American thrust should realize ill the possibilities seen In It by observers abroad and (ore the Oeruan out ol th whole AUneJMarn out. It eems highly probabl to of flcUlt her that Oeneral Foeh.rolght feI warranted in, expendlntrnhat sitcess through offensive operations on other fronts. It 'was stgtd tonight Jhat a thrust 'from th Brtttah front on a t.

wide seal than anything at tempted ther Inc th great Dr man assault lessn Jut March might Aftcfey aa a siieejlnHh Li ttrt.inr 1" I I VV 1 rVMCMWKsM I XffKM 5 TWt3 I rKMTitNy im In a counter thrust Just east of the seen of the'Amerlcan victory an th opening day of th fl'th German drive Frano Amricn fores retook It, Agnao, La Chappell and.Honthodon. and height to th northeast. Other American ax nibting ln th. river bend at th west; near Marenllle Port to tne east. ROOSEVELT PROBABLY A Colonel Gets Message Son Is Thought to Have Landed Unhurt BEHIND GERMAN LINES Hew York.

July 18. Lieutenant Quentln Roosevelt, reported. missing after an aerial engagement over the German lines, probably landed unhurt and la now a prisoner In the hands of th Germans, according to a cable niessage received tonight by his father. Colonel Roose. velt.

Colonel Roosevelt said on his arrival here tonirht from Saratoga, that be had. Jut: received from his sdn ln law, SUrguon Major Richard Derby, who Is now In Paris, a cablegram which read: "Companion aviator confident Quentln landed unhurt." "1 bare Just received a cablegram from my son in law, who went over with the marine and has teen Invalided to Prrls for fw day. said th colonel. After giving the text of the cable gram, the colonel coallaued: "Of course, can't be sure yi.t tbaf Quentln' companion woa correct. However, It was It means that Quentln landed behind the German lines and Is now aejrisoner." CELEBRATE VICTORY IN NEW YORK CITY New York.

July York City received newa of victory In Franc with cheering, sounitr.g of bell and blowing of whistles. An official touch wa lent to th Jubllcatlan when th bell on City Hall and Brooklyn borough hall were run for fifteen mlor ute. UKN, tllOilUfS COMMAND. Wiuhliigton. July MJor Gn.

William Croslr' former ehlrf 0' ord. nine, has aalgnd to'remruanit th Northeastern Department, with beadquarterlatllprton. Franco Arcetlcsn effort. Isv thai case. It wss said, It would ho clear that tb lds ot haul bed definitely turned and lb Cerrua UtIv of lilt, their airMtetl, aallttjryafjprt of th 'war and th.earopatgn bo which Ibey bar caucted to athleva, victory by bd bevn'tltfeotuu.

DOCTORS UNDER GOVT. C0NTR0L Will Be Enrolled in a Volunteer Service Corps. PLANINDETAIL Wellington, D. July IS. Th government I about to assume control of the entire, medical profession In the United States to obtain sufficient doctor for the fast growing army and at th same tlm to distribute those remaining to the localities or service where they are most needed for civilian work.

Thl mobilization 1 to 'accom plished either by enrolling til doctor In a vpluntocr service corps under pledge to accept whatever service, military or civilian, is assigned them by the governing body of the corps, or, if the voluntary plan la not auc cessful, by legislation providing for drafting them Into government service. Medical officer uf th government believe compulsory conscription will not be necessary. Organisation plans for th voluntr medical service corps already hav Leeii made and enrollment started In a few state under authority of th Council of National defense. Instead of enrolling In thle corps only those physicians not suitable for military service, either because of Age, physical lofjiulty. dependency, or Institutional or public need, a planned at present, tli govornmant I xpetej hortly to throw open the membership to all doctor, and to bind tjim Itn a pteag uuring in present emergency to accept service, military or civilian, wherever, whenever and tor whatever duty he may be railed by th central governing boir Under thle project, th army and nayy would take those physicians and surgeons Deaf fitted for active duty and who can spared from civilian requirement.

At th same tlm th 'government would maintain eontin. uou survey or mi country auu aa alga 'doctors to these oommuattiea In which Ihey wer too few p. acllt'onere, Tho practical operation, official bclletf, ftould cause llttl of thl relocation, howoysr, physicians who are nseaea. ib ceria.a wemmunttiss, hospital, sehoo or other essential e'vtltitr smloaVwould net he commis sioned in thearnur. Of th HI.O.o doctor If th United Btstea It I eellmaUd between Troops MaWJIiailDisliAfe WesTof Soissons to Northwest of Chateau; Thierry Americans Alone Take 4,000 Prisoners and 30 Guns Six Miles the Deepest Point of Penetration.

(By The Associated Pres.) From the region west of Soissons to the i noriliwest of teau Thierry American and French armies have begun a strong offensive against the Germans which possibly majr have' aJ marked influence on the future of the world war. In its initial ctage the movement has been rewarded withgreat success. All along the "twenty five miles i and American troops have dashed in brilliant fashion across positions held by the Germans, killing, wqunding or capturing thousands of the enemy and taking towns, villages and large quantities' of guns and other war supplies. Nowhere, according to last; accounts from.the front, has the enemy been able to. stay the progress 'of (assailant, althouirh counter altacks ware resortm to'en'mom imnortatit sectors Surprise" 6c6iifyfWim expectea attacK nad worn away.

Americans Take 4,000 Prisoners. To' the Americans alone in the region west of Soissons came 4,000 prisoners, thirty guns and much war material. Additional lnrge numbers of captives and further 'greaterstcires of guns, nmmunition and other war necessities were" taken, by the French. Before all the positions of the Americans and the. French their guns and machine guns cut to pieces 'ifleeirig hordes of the enemy or bands which to withstand," the onrush.

The'blow, probably long in its inception, is being aimed at territory vital to the GiSrmans territory the capture not alone would mean the forced retirement of the tJermans. from the entire sailent extending southeastward across the occupied region from Soissons to Rhcims with Chateau Thierry its southern apex, but possibly would result in the capture of thousands of Germans operating there, many of them comprising the best soldiers of the German emperor So fast has the advance progressed that already, French and American trops have reached or are astride several of the important roads of supply for the German, armies in the south, particularly the line running from Soissons to Chatsaii Thierry. It is not improbable by reason of this fact and the inability of the enemy instantly to remove them that further large quan lities of supplies will bo taken. 6 Miles Deepest Penetration. Six miles apparently was the deepest point of penetration made by the allied troops in the first day of the fighting.

Thia was at Buzanov. south of Soissons. which thev caarltured and i aA i ai. t.J.i passtxi turougu easiwaru, ai eeverui otasr points aistances or from four to five miles were reached from the original: starting line. At Soissons the Americans and Frenchmen came to within a mile of the city.

Altogether more than twenty villages" fell in to the nanus of the Americans and trendr all along the battle front. AH along' the fronts on both sides of Rheims the entente troops continue to hold the Germans, wherever" they have seen fit to launch attacks. East of Rheims the French have recaptur Prunay, but south of the Marne in local fighting they have lost some further ground. The German communication asserts that in this region success attended the German Southwest of Vlller Bretonneu In and il.C are in ectlvs prartlc. and 21,009, 'thou ont hMirth.

ar lalseur. Iks: armacr navy. Nearly wUI I Up 3 LCntUiKt flft rr 'l! th Amlsns sector, the Australian again hav smashed Into th German line thl time on a front exceeding a mil length, capturing guna and prisoners. East of Hebuterne tho British also Improved their poatf.on. Th 0rrnn continuing the bombardment of various sectors held by th British in Frsnc and Flanders.

Anrtc.na Take VtV. lauukui, Jly IS An. American dl vuilon co operatlnc with the rrfch troop in their countsr atucl; today bar captured the town of Vlerxy, about sx miles south ot BoUsOn and hav advanced thre mile beyond the town, the a'dvle add, Th Aoirlcnj(perting In th region west of Soissons, the aespslches add: have llktn 4.000 prisoners, thirty rvn and mucrroiher malerlafwhlej has not Pn timaie. South of VUrsy, oh tha hehu north of th Hlver Ourcoj vlley. th OirmtM hastily Counter attacked and I th ailuatlon at that point.

MIU ob. heights overlooking 7ontenoy on th extreme left, and had progressed to Mont de rarl. within a mil of th city of Bouwons. Th French ar on th western out skirts of Chouy and Neullly.St. Front and ther to Bealfeau wood tho aver rr Weather Forecast.

Ikut afternoon. troop) Resj tenure an vfine ioui. I aetnsncrwett.ta' I UC A 4V witkmt a fyr "Zimmie" Eastern Ke Tork rJt north portions partly elouCy outh portion Friday, Setcr. dayrrl; Western Kew Torlt rtlr Frtdiyj Saturday fair aaT warmer. Si" 4 11 ll rl f.

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