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FAILURE
(Associated Press Report)
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES, JULY
16.—AT 11:10 O'CLOCK REPORTS FROM
ONE END OF THE LINE TO THE OTHER
SAY THAT EXCEPT FOR A FEW MINOR
LOCALITIES THE GREAT GERMAN OF-
FENSIVE SO FAR HAS BEEN A COMPLETE
FAILURE.
Additional German prisoners taken today by
the Americans are convinced that their com-
manders are beaten.
The Americans shot down a carrier pigeon
east of Chateau Thierry, carrying a note from
the German divisional headquarters saying the
situation was serious and that the Germans saw
no chance to make further progress in the lacal-
ity of that division.
GIRLS AND BOYS
READ THE COMPLIMENTS
BUSINESS MEN PASS
ON OUR GRAD-
UATES.
AMERICANS RECAP-
TURE LOST CITIES
(Associated Press Report)
London, July 16.—German attacks were re-
sumed early this morning. The Americans re-
captured the cities of Fossoy and Crezancy on the
south bank of the Marne, taken by the Germans
when they crossed yesterday.
West of Rheims the enemy attacked at two
places along the railroad and south of Hormans.
The enemy threw six bridges across the river but
at no point on the twenty five mile front did they
penetrate the French lines more than four miles.
The enemy suffered heavy losses in all attacks
this morning.
Enemy Spirit
Appears Broken
THE HUNS CANNOT STAND THE AMERI-
CAN DASH AND BRAVERY.
(Associated Press Report)
With the American Army on the Marne,
July 16.—The allied defenses are not only hold-
ing but appears to have broken the enemy spirit.
At one point late yesterday the Americans coun-
ter attacked the flank salient established by the
Germans, driving them out in short order.
The Americans in this section occupied in-
termediate sections in rear of the front lines.
The Germans were allowed to come through but
when they tried to cross the open fields up grade
the American gunners and infantry mowed them
down, the advancing lines of the enemy breaking
and retiring in many places.
London advices up to noon say little change
is effected by the offensive. Many German
corpses are hanging to wire sin front of the
French positions. The losses of the Germans
must be exceedingly heavy.
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MOB IN DALLAS
ATTEMPTED TO TAKE NE-
GRO ASSAULTER BUT
FAILED.
(Associated Press Report.)
Dallas, Texas, July 17.—A
mob today attempted to batter
down the doors of the jail to
take Will Jones, the negro who
last night assaulted and mur-
dered Mrs. J. E. Wolford in Dal-
las county. The mob was kept
away by deputies with shot
guns.
TO OUR WOMEN
(Associated Press Keport.)
South Bend, Ind., July 13.—
"Blood soaked and weary, but
brave and cheerful," is the way
Miss Kathryn Carlisle, a Red
Cross worker in France, de-
scribes Americans returning
from battle to the canteen, in
a letter to her father, C. A.
Carlisle of this city.
"Our boys, with bayonet and
shell wounds, will tell you quick-
ly and firmly, 'I'm allright, I
can wait. Look after Jim; he's
been gassed.'
"Here is a toast one of our
brave officers left with us," con-
tinues Miss Carlisle, who has
been in France a year. "It ex-
presses the attitude of our boys
toward us better than any word
of mine:
" 'To our women who sent us
forth with courage in their
hearts and tears in their eyes.
" 'To our women at home who
are sacrificing all that we may
win.
'To our women over here
who give their own lives that
we may live<
'God Bless them, and dawn
the man that does not respect
them and the coward that does
not protect them.'
Over five thousand American
trucks, all heavily laden, have
passed our front door in this
last big drive. Every man in
charge came in for rest and re-
freshments and a little chat
with one of his native tongue,
then with the smile of the sol-
dier and a wave of the hand in
farewell, 'Good Bye until we
meet again.'
A splendid General came in
the other day and he was a
sight. His clothes were white
with dust and his face black for
want of a shave. The canteen
was packed, it was one of our
busy days. The General want-
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and pinned it up reading,
" 'BEWARE—Girls stay out.
The General is shaving.'
"When our guest finished and
came out he saw the sign, and
doubtless read it with amuse-
ment, because he wrote just be-
low it.
" 'Girls, your guest has fin-
ished. Many thanks to God's
greatest gift to man, an Amer-
ican woman.'
And then he signed his
name, and that is one of our
choice souvenirs."
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Candidate for County Attorney
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Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Winkler
returned to their home in Ennis
Sunday afternoon, after a visit
to the family of W. H. Wells.
(Associated Press Report.)
Austin, July 13.—Voters will
pass on two proposed amend-
ments to the constitution on
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A FLYING J
AMBULANCE
(Associated Press Report.)
Lake Charles, La., July 13.—
An aerial ambulance assigned to
Gerstner Field near here has
made its first run in actual ser-
vice and has fulfilled the expec-
tations of officers who advocat-
ed its adoption.
A lieutenant at target prac-
tice at the aerial gunnery school
about twenty miles from the fly
ing field recently, descending at
terrific speed from a high al-
titude and firing his machine
run at a target placed on the
surface of the lake, failed to
flatten out sufficiently when he
completed his dive and crashed
into the water. He was res-
cued immediately but while not
seriously injured was badly
bruised and shaken up, necessi-
tating a few days confinement
to quarters.
The round trip by automobile
from Gerstner Field to the gun-
nery school consumes from an
hour and a half to two hours
over a rough and roundabout
roadabout road. Instead of tel-
ephoning for a car the aerial am-
bulance was ordered.
Forty-five minutes later it"
had made the forty mile flight
from Gerstner Field to the lake
and return knd the injured
aviator, was in his quarters re-
ceiving medical attention.
The flying ambulance is de-
scribed as a large biplane with
the usual seat for the pilot and
an adjustable or reclining chair
for the patient. To distinguish
it a large Red Cross is painted
on the wings.
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HEKNOWS NOW
(Associated Press Report.)
Fort Worth, July 13.—Steph-
en Magoulas, of Taliaferro field
here went to the United States
Federal Court to take out nat-
uralization papers. Upon ex-
amination by Federal Judge
Meek, he was unbale to say
whether he was a Russian,
Greek, or Italian. Being born
in Russia, Magoulas supposed
he was a Russian and had ar-
ranged to renounce all allegi-
ance to that government and
swear eternal allegiance to the
United States.
When he went before Judge
Meek, his allegiance to the Rus-
sian government was question-
ed. While he-was born in Rus-
sia his parents were both Greek.
Both parents however were
born in Italy having become
Greek citizens later. It was
finally decided Magoulas was an
Italian so he renounced all alle-
giance to the Italian govern-
ment.
Magoulas was precepibly de-
lighted when the matter was
finally cleared up and he was
made a United States citizen.
Magoulas was among about
100 other soldiers of foreign
birth who were naturalized in
Federal court. Among those
were Greeks, Italians, Russians,
Turks and Austrian subjects.
A Turkish subject renounced
his allegiance to Mohammed V.
who a few weeks ago was re-
ported dead. Several Russians
disclaimed their allegiance to
the Russian government, no
particular government being
named.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1918, newspaper, July 18, 1918; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302543/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.