Houston County Times (Crockett, Tex.), Vol. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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1050 NAMES ADDEDTO
WEEK'S CASUALTY LIET
Washington, July 28.—Heavy
fighting along the Aisne and
Marne in which American troops
have participated begun to show
in the casualty lists issued by
the war department. Sunday's
list of 225 names is the longest
to be given out since American
units made their appearance on
the battle front. The list, how-
ever, it was believed, gives cas-
ualties resulting from the recent
German offensive operations,
rather than from the allied coun-
ter stroke now in progress.
Total casualties in the army
and marine corps overseas in-
creased 1050 during the week,
compared with 983 the previous
week, and aggregating 13,766,
with the inclusion of Sunday's
army list of 225 and the marine
corps list of two. The week's
increase also was the biggest yet
released.
In the 13,766 casualties total
deaths, including 291 men lost at
sea, men killed in action, dead of
wounds, disease, accident and
other causes numbered 5493—
army men 4783, marines 710.
The wounded aggregate 7532—
army men 6340, marines 1192.
Those missing, including prison-
ers, total 741—army men 657,
marines 84.
Of the week's increase 94Q
were army men and 101 marines.
Killed in action and other deaths
Numbered 393, compared with
427 the previous week; the
wounded numbered 591, compar-
ed with 465 the previous week,
and the missing and prisoners
66, compared with 91 the pre-
vious week.
The army casualty summary
as officially announced follows:
Killed in action, including 291
at sea, 2009; died of wounds,
749; died of disease, 1456; died
of accident and other causes,
570; wounded in action, 6340;
missing in action, 657; total to
date, 11,780.
The official summary of ma-
rine corps casualties follows:
Deaths, 710; wounded, 1192;
in hands of the enemy, 5; miss-
ing, 79; total to date, 1986.
Officers included in the ma-
rine corps summary totaled 58.
The army summary does not dis-
tinguish the officers from the
enlisted men."
GERMANS CONTINUE TO
RETREAT FROM MARNE
To the Voters of Houston
County
To those whom I am unable to
see personally, I take this oppor=.
tunity to most earnestly thank
you for the fine vote you gave
me in the primary election. I
fully realize that my election to
the office of county attorney
was due to the efforts of true
and loyal friends in all parts of
Houston county, who never for-
got to say a good word in my be-
half, and who voted for me on
election day.
It Earle Porter Adams.
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Associated Press Report in
Galveston News.—Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the Germans
have powerfully strengthened
their battle line running across
the Soissons-Rheims salient with
additional fresh reserves, and
have stubbornly disputed fur-
ther passage northward to the
entente allied troops, the enemy
has been compelled to bend back
appreciably on all sides of the
salient, except at the anchor
points resting immediately on
Soissons and Rheims.
.South of Soissons further
wedges have been driven east-
ward into the enemy front down
to the Ourcq Riv^r. Eastward
along the Ourcq French and
American troops have crossed
the stream at various points and
advanced their line well to the
northward, while southwest of
Rheims the allies have debouch-
ed from the wooded sectors and
gained the plains notwithstand-
ing the violence of the enemy's
counter maneuvers. At some
points the Germans succeeded
somewhat in checking the for-
ward movement, but nowhere
were they able to bring it to a
standstill.
The retirement of the Ger-
mans still remains orderly, but
everywhere the allied troops, and
especially the Americans near
Fere-en-Tardénois, are pressing
them hard. Particularly bitter
fighting has taken place around
Fere-en-Tardenois and at Sergy,
both of which towns are now well
in the hands of the French and
Americans. At Sergy the Ger-
mans paid the Americans the
compliment of reinforcing their
battle line with two divisions of
well tried Bavarian troops, men
whose courage previously has
been tested when the tide of bat-
tle was going against the Ger-
mans. It was an effort either to
•destroy the Americans of to herd
them back across the Ourcq.
The effort resulted in favor.
The battle line shifted back
and forth and Sergy changed
hands four times, but the Amer-
icans proved to be the masters
of the picked enemy troops and
finally drove them out and re-
tained the village. Heavy cas-
ualties were inflicted on the Ger-
mans.
Fighting in Fere-en-Tardenois
was also of a sanguinary char-
acter, opposing forces fighting in
close contact through the streets
of the town, but with the Ger-
mans being gradually driven
back under the machine gun and
rifle fire of the French and
Americans or left weltering in
the^ir blood from contact with
th^, steel of the alliéd bayonets.
Immediately south of Soissons
oh the western edge of the sal-
ient the Germans strove heroic-
ally to hold back their enemies,
in order to prevent the further
flanking of Soissons and the pos-
sible cutting off of large forces
of their men fighting along the
Ourcq south of Oulchy-le-Chat-
eau. Scottish troops, however,
captured positions in the out-
skirts of Buzancy just to the
west of the Soissons-Chatea'u
Thierry road, while further
south the French overcame the
resistance imposed against them,
crossed the high road and took
Grand Rozoy and Cuighny and
the Butte Chalmont.
Southwest of Soissons, well in-
side the salient and at present
far outside the immediate battle
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Like the regular Ford cars the Ford Model T One-Ton
Truck is a real farm necessity, just as it is the necessity of
manufacturer, contractor and merchant. There is no ques-
tion about it proving a money-saver right from the start. It
is flexible, turning in a 46-foot circle; has 1 24 inch wheel
base; the regular Ford motor with worm drive—and has
proven as economical in operation and maintenance as
the Ford Touring Car. The price of the truck chassis is
$600 f. o. b. Detroit. We urge placing orders without de-
lay in order to get reasonably fair delivery. The demand
is big—come in and let us talk it over.
Towery Motor Company
Dealer for Houston County
zone, various towns and villages
along the Soissons-Fismes rail-
road are said to be in flames.
This seemingly would indicate
that the retirement of the Ger-
mans from the big pocket is to
proceed still further northward
before they intend to halt it, face
about and give battle to the al-
lied troops along a chosen line.
If the retreat on the west is to
carried beyond the Soissons-Fis-
mes line, it seems highly prob-
able that it is the intention of
the Germans to make their stand
from Soissons eastward along
the Aisne to the Velse River and
thence southeastward to Rheims.
British troops on various sec-
tors in France and Flanders con-
tinue their harassing tactics
against the German front. Near
Morlancourt in the Amiens sec-
tor, the Australians have taken
several lines of trenches, cap-
tured a fairly large number of
prisoners, and inflicted heavy
losses "on the enemy during coun-
ter attacks near Gavrelle, which
lies northwest of Arras. Canad-
ian contingents likewise have
carried out a successful enter-
prise and taken prisoners.
COTTON PRICES SHOW
LOSSES FOR LAST WEEK
New Orleans, La., July 28.—
After scoring advances of about
$3 a bale in the early sessions
of last week on favorable war
news and drouthy conditions in
the western belt, the cotton mar-
ket felt heavy selling, encourag-
ed by the weakness of Texas
spot markets and favorable crop
accounts from the eastern belt.
Last prices for the week showed
net losses of 5 to 40 points. Spot
prices showed net losses of 175
points.
On the week end session the
market was steadied by private
condition figures from various
sources, one bureau making the
average condition for the belt
only 75 per cent of the normal.
A feature of the week end was
the receipt here of the first bale
of Louisiana's new crop, the ear-
liest in many years.
This week the main feature
promises to be the government
report on condition to July 25
and the crop estimate that will
accompany it Thursday at 10
o'clock.
Wednesday ends the old crop
year and the trade is awaiting
with more than usual interest
the figures on the commercial
crop, mill takings, consumption
and exports. A part of these
statistics will be available before
the week is out.
Read the ads in this issue.
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All children troubled with worms have an un-
healthy color, which Indicates poor blood, and as a
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three woeks wili enrich the blood, im
prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength-
ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will bo
is perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle.
Have just received a fresh car
of Liberty Pearl Corn Meal in
17 and 35 pound bags, price
right; also one solid car Pea
Green Alfalfa Hay, new crop.
Arnold Bros. 13-tf
666 contains no alcohol,arsenic
nor other poisonous drugs. lOt
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak
Old people who are feeble and younger people
who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to
go through the depressing heat of sum mar by tak-
ing GROVE';; TASTELESSchlllTONIC. It purifies
and enriches the blood and builds up the whole sys-
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Our grade of lumber will compare favor-
ably with the big mills, and we would like for
any one interested to visit our mill and examine
the quality of timber used.
Mill located 6 miles from town on Stockton
plantation.
R. L. TOLLIVER
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