The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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ALLIES BLAST
WAY TO NOYON
Germans Feeding Division' After Division Into
Battle With Feverish Haste to Give Time To
Move Supplies From Rear Where Foch's
Army Slowed Eown Absorbas Desperate Foe
Attacks And Fight on Relentlessly And Un-
falteringly And With Intense Ferocity.
HOW FOCH IS DRIVING THE HUN AWAY FROM PARIS
BULLETIN.
Parii Aug 15 French troops after terrific bombardment and
infantry tank and cavalry attacks have taken the important town
and fortifications of Noyon. The French made a clean gain of aix
miles in the drive that began early List night and ended at Noyon
today.
HUHS. I'iHO FOUR WEEKS JI60 WERE BOASTING THAT
THEY WOULO ENTER PflRjSJNViEEK. NOW RETREATING
Paris Aug li Just tour meek troop.4 have Im.u jved thlr fOition
today th resident of Pari were between Hray anj Ktiwhcm. niching
awakened by th sound of such a the uMiern outskirts of Itray one of
cannonade as they never hit. I tvardjthe main mastlons of the lint aouth
before. It was General Mantftn's
counter preparation against the great
German attack which tbe enemy bf
I'eved wai to brine htm to the ttates
cf Paris.
la phraaea tendered with joy th
morning newspapers outline tbe great
change that one short month ha
brought. Tlve enemy who was at the
gatea of Aralena Hhlema and Com-
riff ne baa beeu wrung from bim by
the military genius of Marshal Forh.
The German command. It J aaid has
trinaferrej the direction ullghily north
ct ttoye aouth of LasslRiiy and along
the Ols. Enemy troops have shown
ro disposition to counter-atiak elae-
wbere and have confined their re-
taliatory effort t. artillery bombard-
Cientf. Ctrman Withdrawal Complete.
The exteut of the German with-
drawal north of Albert is not yet
clearly defined and Its effect Uion
the situation aa a whole la problem-
atical. Field Mar.bl llaig announces
the enemy has left his forward poal-
t'ons at BeauPiont-Hamel Herre.
Pullui-au-Mon: and ituequoy. These
are In the Hebiterna ector where
the Germans were stopped In thlr
Offensive of Marc'j 21. Many vain ef-
forts were made by the Germans o
reach the fcsiighu around Hebuterne
as their position in this sector were
dominated by the Rntiob puns. Should
the German lines be moved ba k any
great depth the line south to Albert
and thence to the Somme would be
affected. Likewise the line north-
rwrd to th Scar- might have to be
readjusted. It 4a not unlikely tbst
th movement here is similar In pur-
pose to the receet withdrawals In the
l.y salient and 's part of a German
p'an to get Into as strong a position
is possible on the en' Ire front. Vpres
to Rhetors.
Auetraliae) Troop Advance.
North of the Somme Australian
from Albert. Kast of Farvlllers.
licrthweat of Hove th Hrltlsh have
n.ade progress toward tlv Chnulnes-
Itoye railroad.
Ijusigtiy still bold out. The French
however conilnuc their preure and
are now a tlnl more than mile
south of the tonn. German resist-
ance Is strong the enemy couwer-at.
tucking repeatedly on the hills and
on the wood .if the plateau region
there
French Drive Forward.
On the weMttru bank of the Disc
silt; tit ly more than aix miles south ol
Nofon the French have occupied
Itibecourt. The town Itself la on the
lowlands but the French also hold the
t.etghti to the west and northwent.
which were pert of the defensive ays-
tern for Ourncamp forest cant of the
t);e and TWescourt wood sou:h of
Lansigny. While the Frcm h have not
bioken the ftoa -asslRnjv Noyon line.
It la still far from being aavnd to the
Germans and a French advance of
even less than a mile would throw It
out of balance.
Americana Are Good Fighters.
Allied troop among whom the An-e-loans
have borne a creditable part
have ratured T'.'KW prisoners and
n.ore than 1.71 guns. This Is
g. eater number 'ian the allies have
taken In four we at since the hsttln-
ning of the war.
UNVIVORS OF U BOAT TORP.
Bbaton Aog IS Four survlvcta of
the fehing wchoortef Prieress stink by
a German soMnr;ne Saturday were
hrovht herv today after twine; adrift
la a dorr 71 ara without a ps
and with Utle water and torl. trth-
en of the crew were Jatwled earlier la
the week.
TKC COLONCfS REPLY.
Paea Awf 1 Colonel Recseve't's
axaiwer te candrtence extended by
Fre Sleet a(ncjr an tw death ef
Llewt OaavtiN ftaeaeveft a SMihiiaKed
by the law spear's:
ax.1 regrrf" the c4nl wro4e.
-m that I am ieabe ta fjM betide
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DATE OF ENTRJIIf.r.TEfJT
OF REGISTRANTS CiOEO
Selects From Logan Will Leave
Oothrie On Morning Of Aug
28 Will Co To Camp
Pike Arkimas
tovicr rnonp eat it -
Amsterdam Awa 1S teri
havt tffua ta rvacuate Meat aw. The
yetd raaara wmmc Had already keaa
ta tfce awawmiwt af ta KesvMisi. wave
la an ssksaws tdaca.
The local board aaoounced this
morning tbst the date of eatralnment
lor the i;i reglsirsnts for Cams Pike
Arkansas had hn (hanged from
Monday. Aug 2 to Wedneeday Aug
This r!l will practically take
every maa ia Cm I. Not only In
Lrgaa tounty ba- the state at Urgt
CALL TO LIMlTCO
kCMVICC UtH
Provost Martial General Crowder
today called npjn tbirty-foar state
tj famish a to si of II.'Vjo whit
draft reentrants ial.f:e4 for limited
military mtvI. e for entrainmeat Aag
y asMi Cl. The m a called wUl '
snt to taree cairps Zfitm to fo to
raai I plot) Tsp;ahank. N T Ij&o
t- Csisji Idre. De Moines. Iowa
aad i.csa tn Cm? Green Charlotte.
N r. The quo-as of the rloB utats
iaclade:
Arkaesaa 1M Cam tiodge.
IxaisUaa . Casap Greene.
MJeslssipr . Cam? Greeae.
Vl.soari 4 "A Camp Podr.
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ANOTHER GREAT
BATTLE BREWING
Both Allies and Teuton nre Gathering Strength
For Another Titanic Struggle. General Hum-
bert's Men Bar Road Towards Noyon Shut-
ting Huns Out From Forest of Ourscamp and
Closing Up Important Gap Between French
and English; Thiescoup Is Certain To Fall.
BULLETIN.
Psirla Aug 15 Both side ar gathering itrtngth for a mump
tion of ticavy fighting Ttut h mtver. dwa not prtvant tha rttnch
from hanuuertng away at lh Laaaigny Noyon lint and dJfdiy
struggling onward through gn rhokt woods.
General Humbert's men hava carried Rlberourt hkh brrtdi
the roiwl running from Nojon let ween TtiUicotirt rttlge and the
Oiie and protected th Octniana in Quracimp forest taat of the
rtvrr. It u a usful succeat th.it scrtouaW titidangeri both. Th
Thieacoutt position already severely shaken ty th attacks of
General lliunlicrt'a left t reported to be showing ttgna of
giving way
VIOLENT ARTILLERY BATTLE RAGING
Paii Aug 15 T.ie violent artillery duel between th Avre and
the Otse continued during the Ust night according to th iUtcran
from the war office o.ty A Germ nrat.l In Champagn failed.
Tli statement reads:
"Tli night wa marked by th rather intenat activity of the
artillery between th Avre and the 0i
"The enemy raid in Chtunptgn agt)nt jtii ftdrqnta aector ws
without sucteas." i .
SUCCESS OF SHIES IN PICARDY HAS TKU EEflL'JU
LIEUT
AD? O fKjy. APCA eCGASffD y AlllCr SC AAHk cots C&QfftMVVfr
la a few day General Foch ha
recovered a large portion of the
ground the Gerirans took from the
HCIL OF DEFENSE
TO HOLD MEETING
Important Matters Will Be Dis-
cussed; City HalL Friday 3
O'clock; County Locals
Should Be Represented
Chairman Hierer has Issued the fol-
wwlng call for a big mm meeting of
war workers and lotals of he coun-
cil of defnse to meet at city ball In
Guthrie oa the afternoon of Friday.
August l:
I hereby ca'l a meeting of the
Tounty Council rf iMens to meet
at the city hall GiMhrl. Ohla. at J
oclotk p m. Fridsy August 1. 1.
Thia meetirg U rallej for th follow-
ing purpotes:
First; To nslder what aid Logan
couaty will requ.re of the rftjosed
advanrement by the government of a
million and a half dollars to aid the
fanners of thia ate la putting out a
no of wheat this fall.
Second: To determine whether we
stoald ask a redaction from the prob-
able allotment cf the foanh Liberty
loaa bonds la thia county oa account
ol th ei reroe drouth f this year.
Third: To take step to aid the war
department la making a general
rmna Bp m ABjit zz of a:i snea
wttkiB regltrati' are.
Ftoarth: To take up any and all
other mattera that may com ap be-
fore th council.
I win ask you t jWt rAoo or
otherwise notify all the achool dis
trict eouaclla ta yoar vlclalty and
part of the reaatv to as re a re pre -
rTenrn an.i itrit.sh In their drive
s.nce Marc h The shaded KHlons of
th map slow where the Germans
base gone ba k. The line of d is irons I
dot iihowa the battle front from
which they beg a a In Marh Th
Fienh and Hrltiih believe the Huns
Mil fall bak to the old line if not
Thia meeting la very Imimrtant and
we ahould hsve a representative from
every arhool diit.irt. picas give
this all publicity feasible
The firt matter hre to be ron-
e'dered will be ;ut tefore th. bard
on tbe order of the governor of Ok-
lahoma so yn see the Imi'nrUnre of
this meeting "
(AIDANT 'M SUPPLY
ISCRYOCEEOtiO;
Commissioners Urged To Submit
Proposition; People Will Vott
Yes On Any Reasonable
Issne Cays Citizen
beyond It In today1 diaplrbs it I
tated thst Fxh has lasan Noyon.
v.hkh extends the 1'n
mi STORE CHORUS IIT-
TRACTS tW ATTEHTIOH
Big Guthrie Store Opens Business
For Day By Singing Patriotic
and Religious Hymns; Is
Popular With All
treaeajt at j thia meet lag. (h propoaltloa.
Paid a prominent cltiten this morn
lag: "The city commissioners la con
Junction with others are trying to
so!v th qiestU.a of an abundant
water aappl for the city aad a bond
l sue for that purpose Is la th In
cubator. Befor any more bonds are
voted for wafer Its commi!oaers
sLoald submit plana that wilt Insure
aa abundant si.Jy. and th imde
alii not avail aa the votr rmem- r gladsome band cf patriots
her the $rt eient by fhe Hall ad-
minUtrstk.n In asking wells at Min-
eral Wells psiV. which had to be
filled up. and not demand a run for
thefr money. But the peoi t are will.
Ins to vote bonda la any reaaonabl
aasownt ap to UAXM if need be If
tie aesurance o( swocesr Is irt of
Following tbe "jtom now in vou
lj th larti stores of the et sol
we and nut to be outdone In any-
thing patriotic ta big Im i tpart
ment store has adopted tbe ln.p.tr.
song rvl fea are. The ;u!i!c i
It vlte to join in th ervle Fart
morning befor tU pU-e is formal-
ly opened for bulne tb doors are
thrown on anJ every clerk In th
s-veral depanme s lia up and sing
jwtrlortc songs for thirty minutes
Th services hela at S o'clock if you
ha !; by at that hour a'r.p ta ahd
add your voire :o th rhotu. Al-
rady many havi taken advsntaa of
tMs p.ortsnlty of starting the dsy
right
rt'glnnlag aett Woaday moratng
Mine Anna Newell Msa Llbbie Ka-
aeday cornet player of th Lm'1
orrhtra will assist with th mie
with Mia Pifera aa a-rom;snlt on
th piaao Mak It a aoat to com
down towa la th asorn'ag and Jia
Allied iu-et in rtcardv appitrently has compelled th Ger-
mans to ri!i?n their Hiittn between Albert and Arraa. Enemy
troops have begun a retirement on a five mile front b'tt comptat
deUtlK of li e troM-iaet t ate lacking
Between the Ancre and th On th fighting ia still confined
to local action at various points The British and French have
Itrptoved their positions.
riunilcn or an area between the Oisj and Solssons are believrl
to be vb most likely fields of action
Along the Veile the Americans and French are being subjec ted
to b-jnib irdinent fnmi Ocniun airmen s well as from enmy gyns
There ha been no Infantry action In Lrrmti.e American patrols
have brought tatk prisoners from the enemy trenches Allid air-
men Tuliy put out of action 43 German traJiln 21 of which
were dertnyed Attacks on railway stations airdromes amrounl-
fion drrs and other military tarircti rontiatie without a 11 up.
American aviators also have bombed railway stations in the area
LctAeen Verdun and Mcti.
Ol III 1' M IV ! &it not Suesoir or all
Mitni: i ct ""o
N-w Vork Aa . r. Sfgnt t vl 1 j wa-te. A. !-.....
Hoi...ton. a .l t.. be to g i-ii " t0' w"
length of .rvl.-e the uMe.t man In ! ' ' "''4 ''"-"
the rnlf.. M f- army. tu ..t Mh ; ' .'' ta
at Governed .Und M . - l'u- ""'" lM ' Mu"
yr.r old and had Wn rh th- .r;f"" U'
fr .;; y-r !
Th- sl. sld .'t is "t in !!.
Und snd re l t hit i"-lnat n t th-'
t'nlversl'y of Ft'nbiirth
I'lllXIM M Ull ViN AMI
Wll i: MI !. IKil K
PHOPOSED HEW DRAFT LAW
WOULO RAISE 3 f!llllO!
I Minhtr N M. Ai !.V-drt.
j dt-nt in'l Mfs tUn 'Ti. ht
i " r tu tit midtf h ma
o' ( -h-nrl K M t'ij Tkm i.nriul
jm i.a 1 Iks t t frtn Wa.h ti"
ir aj-i cnim'o 11 h 'iri. a'fi'ing
h.rr a! J' li S 'h aiurntag
r- a ing by a Ire b wrs . Of "h
General March Says President
Backs Proposed Law Of Draft
Ing Men Of 18 to 45; All To ' i shelly ro.4 a4 c ;r
Be In France By Jane
! In.'tt 'kr C ih" aiir. the
i r li-"t f.'tft l the ai-rth hre e.
MANY TON Of tOMalS
DtOaCO ON GERMAN OIL
Lawoew Aitf 14 A rwcoed number
o air raids ea enasJ let Ctrmss
tTHry tforietf Jwtjr. Th total la
aid evtHarlUtlvwfy vt at N. Th
t tl toeas.
WaaStington Akfl IS AH f th
fv.n calle: foe eis rv nf
IN pepod e drat a ' I t
)V-Cnral Mr.h d t ra'
tornmitt today would ie franc
by east Jre wvxr4f te pe-
rm.
If t drft agt a fsd t from
II t 4 Cnf al MartH sa.d. the
System of lnser listmt lo tn
Usxtsd Stales areey atitonat cally da-
aptxara. Th rpoH alsa eevealed tHat tH
ow America war arograe alle fc
gMy alMs. r aowtothiftf ver
the wollieit en let fraoc by J
M wmt ye wrrttt otej we ati-
vlaiaa In fwiatof at eiom twew.
WO I Mi lt Wll KK.AV Mill
m k iiv m kuhim:
' Wii'i Atff. IS TK Amse.
I kae atheoe'' DaralK y Saervtt wa
nttret rkeday esar ( May N.
J toag-ta and aSmri Hoe
J t tn n4 rpp4 deetM
brmo o t SOvt In auh-vtar.
to vt a s aivd t awh moeaodu
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Niblack, Leslie G. The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1918, newspaper, August 15, 1918; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc713924/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.