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.WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING) APRIL 28, 1918.
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Comparative Dearth of Infan
try Operations Following
Tempestuous Three Days
RENEWED FIGHTING
EXPECTED ANY TIME
Jroops Brought from Verdun j
Front to Aid Hindenburg !
Enemy Still Strong Despite,
His Heavy Losses.
With the British Armies, April 27.
French troops have re-captured the
village of Tvocre at the foot of Mont
Rouge a; well as the. hospice east of
Loere.
L?cr? has also been taken by the
French.
Late Friday, British ' forces pene
trated the center of Kemmel village,
hat enemy fire from the ridge near
by necessitated their withdrawal.
It is declared that the British di
vision -which counter-attacked Kem
rcel village killed four Germans for
every Allied casualty.
According to prisoners, the enemy
bsjps in the hill fighting were heavy.
One paid only 18 remained Jjn his
company which started out 10O
rvrons:. Another admitted 60 casiC
a'ries in his company of 96. These
T'-s" be taken as exceptional in-
The Germans are still in force.
Tie American need not fear the en
eay ill all be dead before they can
?t a whack at them.
The enemy maintain their pressure
rcrt&Tresterly against the Ypres sal
;t. v Local fighting in the Bethune
region (along the La Basse canal)
"erted the Germans a small post j
near Festubert which the British1
otured a few days ago. (
it is tearnea thaY-a French division 1
fighting south of Villers-Brentonne,
'vas attacked seven timei without!
giving a foot of ground. The Allies
over Friday night gained'1 some!
ground in that region. Over a thou-1
sand prisoners have been taken here
in the last three days.
German guns are thunderine ceafi-
i"$ly in Flanders. " i
There is a comparative dearth nf I
infcntry fighting, following a teni-!
pestuous three days, but this nhase of ;
me Darue may be resumed at arv i
moment.
General Sieger has been brought
from the Verdun region by Hinden
burg to aid in the operations around
ivemmei. bleger has five divisions
"iO.000 men) under him. On his left
!' Von Ebprharrlt tH1i j,
visions. Together thjey hammered
n-ay Friday, but made only slleeht
away, Friday, but made onlv sliehtlv
mei.
Sieger tried to advanr tvnrnri
Tpres, on both . sides of the Ypres-
'-omines canal Fridav. hnt tho Brit
ish countered -brilliantlv. r-tVtntr
'"at ground and establishing stron
Positions.
Von Eberhardt's army which Is es
pecially trained in hill fighting, was
nuned out of Dranoutre four times,
pn its fifth charge it occupied the vil-
a?e, hut was unable to debouch from
-Place.
The Germans likewise were too ex
austed to succeed in turning Scher
ernberg mill, after takine Kemmel
T'HO-o wiT J X A. ,1
"-. j. uiiie una a quarter 10 me
5"ithea?t.
n the remainder of the British
'at local shelling keens up. The
father continues threatening but
J ground is unusually dry.
r
EMIER VON SEYDER
HAS AGAIN RESIGNED
zrich. April 27. Austrian Premier
n Seydler has resigned again. It is
ported here. He recently resigned
Emperor Karl is said to have
p,1J?er to accept his resignation.
NATION LAGGING IN
ITS SUBSCRIPTIONS
ashington, April 27 With the
vjerty Loan campaign more than
on
its subscriptions. Ap
per cent, of the min-
"'Ximau-lv
I li
0 5S.000.000.000 or $2,178,877,
' been officially subscribed,
'-oprty Loan officials here made
or to conceal dissatisfaction.
!;!!'" el tier, have not come .up
App.-iarjons. Subscriptions must
hou rndf? next week if
Cv t :
( inirr campaien r-eaLs'the healthy
'op oi tho KrJser which Secre-
McAdo-, dGSire
1 nn great rMvp f
or sales. yes-
11 r ( Af 1(ivt,M -aiiver.
Althou; . r wr,, . fr,w av-
section 0f the country . brought ;
.
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"III : ' r ll
Third. Phase of German Offen 1 e Failcs
The third phase of German of
fensive on the West front within
five weeks has been stopped by
the sickening slaughter meted but
by the combined British, French,
Belgian and American force.
The newest attempt of Hinden
burg to force a decision had come
to a full halt Saturday. The end
of the third phase came as abrupt
ly as it began.
The enemy began its initial drive
In Picardy on March 21. This last
ed little hiore than a week. Then
oh April 9 Hindenburg struck in
Flanders. ' This thrust was even
more short lived. On April 24 the
Germans struck again this time
on both fronts simultaneously.
The Picardy attack was limited
to a small front South of the
Somme and was an effort to take
Amiens. It was smothered almost
before it got under way. The op
posing armies surged back and
forth over practically the same
ground. The force of the drive
was expended in trying to hoia the
small gains von under the initial
impetus.
..American troops figured in this
fighting, being brigaded with the
French between Hangard-En-San-terre
and Hailles.
The Flanders engagement devel
oped into some of the most san
guinary battling of the war and
the British, re-inforcec? by the
NEW REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA.
Stockholm, April 27. The Hel
singfdrB correspondent of the Aft
onbladet declares it is persistent
ly xumorvt 4ha:Gxnd JDuXeAtH
exander Nikolarltch, has pro
claimed himself emperor of Rus
sia, and that Grand Duke Mich
ael Alexandrovitch is the, provis
ional head of his government.
No Telegrams In Several Days.
Copenhagen, April 27. No tele
grams have been received' from
Petrograd In the last few days
and there are rumors via Finland
of serious riots and a possible
counter revolution there.
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MARINE CORPS
CASUALTY LIST
Washington, April 27. Two killed In
action, one died of wounds, nine se
verely wounded, and one slightly
wounded, were listed on the Marine
Corps casualty list tonight.
Killed in action: Corporal Allen W.
Stone, Private Perry L. Fischer.
Died of wounds: Private Stanis J.
Cullerot.
Severely wounded: Corporal Thom
as Regan.
Slightly wounded: Privates Walter
Klemm, Raymond J. Hess, Ross J. Tur
ner, Elden L. Freel. James P. Scroggs,
Corporals Ernest E. Smithson, Alfred
J. Schneggenburger, Claude A. Miller.
MUCH WHISKEY GOES
TO TRAINING CAMPS
Washigton, D. C. April 27. Jesse
D, Kennedy, a Wilmington, N. C,
citizen, who is in the employ of tho
Department of Justice, came to Wash
Ington today from Jacksonville, Fla.
He told a newspaper representative
that the Department of Justice is ex
periencing difficulty in suppressing
the liquor traffic in the vvicinity of
training .camps. Whiskey from Jack
sonville is toeing hauled tp camps
Wheeler, Jackson and Sheridan de
spite the activities of the officers of
the officers to curtail the boot-legger.
repbrts of rallies celebrations and
.demonstrations of patriotism never
before equalled, they did not carry
subscription figures' , giving .-reason
ioT jubilation among loan leaders.
Four hundreds thousand Boy
Scouts, the Liberty Loan reserves,
took the field today in a house to
house canvass for subscriptions. Uni
formed and disciplined,- the Scouts
are expected to return hundreds of
.thousands of subscriptions. Loan
officials also are planning other meth
ods of driving , home the campaign
as it starts . into its last week,
vprpsirienti Wilson will send an hon-
nr flr ia the troop of Scouts In each
Htaf -btanlnfe"the vhighest "number
of . sutrcvcriptioni.
French, were i:. X i out of ex
tremely import; positions in
the heights Sot- ' st of Ypres.
But the terrible - Ities suffered
by the Germans ncmi'ly had their
effect and Hindenburg's mad at
tacks ceased suddenly Friday eve
ning, after they had forced the
Allies on to the lowlands and had
worked to' wiihin less than three
miles of Ypres on the South.
Not a single major infantry oper
ation was detailed Saturday in any
of the official statements. Haig
reported two minor actions in Flan
ders the capture of a rritish post
near Festubert, on the Southern
front, and the repulse of " a local
German attack West of Meryille
on th Western front.
In Picardy, only cannonading
along the Avre was reported by
the French- War Office.
The German statement describes
the actions on Friday which al
ready had been reported by the
British and French.
That an early resumption of the
German offensive Is expected was
Indicated in Saturday's cables. It
was generally be lieved that the Ger
man high command would strike
again as soon as It could re-inforce
this shattered division and bring;
up field artillery. It was pointed
out that the German strategy de
manded the continuance of the
drive, no matter what it cost or its
attainment.
BELIEVED TROUBLE
IS
TO. BE ADJUSTED
Differences Between Dutch
v and Americans Will be
Amicably Settled
HOLLAND BETWEEN
TWO DANGERS
Favoritism Shown to Germany
Will Arouse Allies, and
Friendliness to Allies
Will Stir Up Germans
Washington, April 27. Difficulties
and misunderstandings between the
United States and Holland relative to
the supply situation "will be straight
ened out," according to official pre
diction here tonight.
As indicated by the United States
in the past few days, negotiations be
tween the two governments are tak
ing a turn in which it is safe to es
timate that they will get togeher
amicably, and that Holland probably
will get more supplies than this gov
ernment originally planned to give.
Meantime, the Dutch legation de
clared that Germany has sent no ulti
matum to Holland and that while she
has made strong demands, the danger
of war is not immediately present.
On the other hand, American govern
ment officials see in the Dutch-German
situation the possibility of seri
ous trouble wherein Holland would
see to it that her national honor was
not smirched by Germany.
The Teuton demands on the neu
tral neighbor are by far the most se
rious the German war lords have
sought to impose. Mainly, they hinge
on questions on transporting sand
and gravel war -supplies via Hol
land, i
Holland's position was described as
pro-Dutch. She has suffered at the
hands of both belligerents, it was of
ficially admitted, but is aroused by
Germsjiy's attempts to make her com
mit an unneutral act In supplying the
war materials. And Holland, while
anxious to keep aloof from the strug
gle, is viewing the wnoie situation
frnm tiii ctonrtnnint of her own best
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WH
HOLLAND
good. With a German victory she.iars iun ana wwwuwb upsa
would be forced to see Amsterdam 'masses to bid their laCf Officials
in Teuton control, for Germany would report. r "ifiIir
demand- the .rights' o the Rhine Workmen in the Rfieiash-West-TYinnh
rn tho othflr hand, she has nhalian Industrial dlstHcfe:re. . 'seeth?
feared that with an Allied victory
the British would seek added rights
on the Scheldt.
But as officially described, her po
sition now is that Germany is going
further to transgress than has ever
been done before. Holland, it was
admitted, can undoubtedly make some
concessions to Germany without brins
ing Upon" herself the 'wrath of - the "Al
lies. . .
AMONG PEOPLES OF
CENTRAL EMPIRES
While Soldiers Are
living
Their Lives, Germans at
Home Suffering
STORIES OF COURAGE
ON LINE OF FIRE
"Service of Death" by the Gal
lant Body of French Troops
Who Held Mount Kem
mel Until Killed
Washington, April 27. Out of the
smoke and roar of the great Western
battle came official stories tonight of
courage and darlttg on the line of
fire and suffering and growing dis
content among the Teuton peoples
behind it.
While the German soldiers, spurr
ed by promises of peace after the
giant drive now under way are yield
ing their blood to the lashings of
Von Hindenburg, the people - back
home are becoming increasingly res
tive, diplomatic cables show.
The Allied battlers convinced that
they must carry the bitterest fight
ing burden of the war until the great
reserves of America reach their side,
are battling desperately. The "ser
vice of death" performed by the gal
lant French troops who blazed awa7
from atop Mount Kemmel until wip
ed out by the German hordes is only
one of many tales told in the cables
tonight.
Dispatches from Rome to Italian
Ambassador Cellere told how two
auxiliary Italian companies suddenly
attacked and surrounded by Germans
while engaged in construction work
In France fought with picks and shov;
els their only weapjons until they
escaped to the British lines. ;
Belgian cables announced the spec
tacular feat of three aviators who en
gaged -tl ,of theenemy, downed 'onei J
scattered vtii " ntheis arid Teturned
safely. Daring isolated raids by
French, British, Belgians and Ameri
cans are recounted as indication of
the bitter fighting now going ; on.
But while the German drive in
Picardy and Flanders haa had Its re
wards at terrible cost, conditions
"back home" are not so good. Av
tro-Hunsarr. Germany. Bulgaria a
Turkey are quarreling about expect-,
ed spoils, Allied cables say.
Zurich dispatches announcing the
resignation "again" of Austrian
Premier von Seydler, emphasizes the
"grave crisis" confronting Austria
over the union of the Christian and
Socialists and the German parties
with the forces opposed to Von Sey
dler and his cabinet because of the
manner in which the food situation
has been handled.
It Is considered certain that the
Slav parties will remain with the op
posing forces and this will leave the
government without a partisan In
Parliament.
"The question now involved,"
French dispatches tonight conclude,
"is whether the cabinet will resign
in a body or whether the dissolution
will be ordered by the monarch."
Food conditions in the Central
Powers will grow more acute at least
until the Hungarian harvest, due late
in May, begins to relieve the terrific
strain.
Austria is worse off than Gertna&y
for food. Potato shortage is robbing
Teutons of one of their main articles
of diet. Prague, among many Aus
trian cities, is on the verge of bread
famine. The poorest classes get half
to one pound of bread a week, other
classes get none. Vienna is totally
without butter two ounces of mar
garine a week being the dole in
stead. Berliners are chewing indigestible
bread, official advices say.
Depletion of cattle continues, and
meat rations are camouflaged by in
clusion of more bone than formerly.
"Hollar!, blessed x iwith large herds
of cattle. Is looked to more than ev
er to relieve the German populations.
Milk and fish are scarce. Brain
workers complain of inadequate
food.
Ukraine grain stocks, It is learned
here, are sufficient only to feed the
German armies of occupation.
Potato famine is also causing un
rest tjhrou.gb.out JGermany. Depend
ing on potatoes for the basis of their
diet, German masses have been de
prived of thousands, 'of. bushels
through illicit hoarding. Hotel and
restaurant keepers piled' their eel-
-
iing unrest because of f.fi Shortage;
and high prices. ;; ;
All leather Is being taken for. war
purposes. Only 10 per cent, of the
shoes worn In Germany are now of
leather, , So. acute -i lifts iJi.eV shortage
become' that workmen have in many
cases;, stolen r belts, from., .machinery.
This i off ens is mow punishable as
trooisn" if'thft' phi tier from which
the ; belt iss-fctoleir? is on war " work .
DRIVE ON
HALTED AT
CITY'S THRESHOLD
Hindenburg's Picked Troops
. Got Within Scant Two
Miles of Ypres
ALLIED LINE REFUSED
TO GIVE MORE GROUND
Attack After Attack by Enemy
Failed to Break Through
the Desperate Resistance
of the Anglo-French
London, -April 27. Exhausted by
the dogged resistance and lightning
like thrusts of the Franco-British de
fenders, the German drive toward
Ypres from the South has been halt
ed at the very threshold of the city.
Hindenburg's picked troops pene
trated to the outskirts of Voorme-
zeele yesterday barely two miles
from Ypres only to be hurled back
with staggering losses in a fierce
struggle that lasted for hours.
Rallying once more, the enemy
again drove forward against the
Britisli troops which had taken up
positions on a ridge and In a wood
southwest of Vrmezeele. And
again they were forced back, losing
hundreds of prisoners.
This was but a phase of the fight
ing on the whole front from the Lys
river to the Ypres-Comines canal, a
distance of more than 17 miles in an
air line whichr continued throughout
yesterday and resulted only in heavy
enemy casualties.
.Between Juocre ana Laciytte, a
front of about a mile and a quarter.
northwest of Kemmel, the French
beat off three desperate assaults. On
the foiirth attempt, the Germans car
nea uocre jjui a comoinea -ranco-Britlsh
counter-attack, drove them
out. The French tow hold the rli
age. On the southern portion of the
Flanders front, there was consider
aMe focal liglltter'TiW""
The British took 40 prisoners.
The Allies again held the initiative
In Picardy gresterisaj. The British
advanced their lines in several points
on . the Hangard-Villers sector in
fighting during the afternoon and
vening, taking more than 900 pris
oners. . .
with tanks were broken up before
they could reach the British lines.
The Germans bombarded the Alli
ed positions east of Amiens during
the night and early today they at
tacked the railway west of Thennes,
but failed. (This attack must have
taken place in the region of Hailles,
on the Avre, where American troops
are reported brigaded with the
French).
The British air ministry announc
ed today ffiat during March, British
air craft in France dropped 86,179
bombs, compared with 2,465 bombs
dropped by the enemy.
British naval forces were again ac
tive this week, this time in the Adri
atic, where they chased an Austrian
squadron into Durazso, on the Alban
ian coast Monday night.
Two British destroyers encounter
ed five Austrian craft and gave chase
and the Austrians fled. Five other
British destroyers and two French
destroyers Joined i& the chase. Sev
en British seamen were killed and
IS 'i-oinded by shell fire.
'The next day British airmen raid
ed Duraszo and dropped bombs on
the seaplane base. Attack, Record
ing to the admiralty, "apparently was
successful."
In Palestine, Arab forces, co-operating
with General AHenby, seized 53
miles of the important Hedjuaz rail
way at a point south of Mann, on the
edge of the Arabian desert.
NEGROES OF SOUTH
DECLARE LOYALTY
(Special to The Dispatch).
Washington, D. C, April 27. Sec
retary William G. McAdoo today re
oeived the following telegram from
C. C. Spauldlng, general manager of
the North Carolina Mutual and Prov
ident Association, of Durham, N. C:
"The North Carolina Mutual and
Provident Association, the largest
negro life Insurance company in the
world, has purchased through the
Liberty Loan committee of Durham,
$65,000 worth of bonds. The com
pany purchased ?35,000 of the two
other issues, making in total holdings
$100,000. We are doing out bit to
help our country win the fight for
democracy, and you can depend on
th$ loyalty, patriotism and sacrifice
Of Mfxiegroes of the South."
v;-;''V . .
Harness r'fs being made of paper in
many lnstajioes $owv
Requisition for stocks of human
hair has been made, the only excep
tion being a woman's own hair or
combings as long as It remains in
her possessdfcnj. Dealers mjust re
port the amount of hair on hand and
be prepared to handrit 'threr to the
government . agents ori deinandv
G
ERMAN
YPRES
VON
WDENBURG'S
LAUGHTER OF HIS
MEN GAINS
VOTEONIERP
mmm
DELAYE
Threat of a Filibuster Forced!
the Bill to Go Over Until
Monday
ALL AMENDMENTS
WERE VOTED DOWN
t
AGAIN
Strongest Opponents Have Nobut the capture of Mount Kemmel In
Hope of Materially Chang
ing Bill Fight Will Be
Continued
Washington, April 27. With vic
tory apparently within their grasp,
but facing a filibuster threat, admin
istration forces in the Senate were
compelled today to delay the . final
vote on the Overman empowering bill
until Monday.
So many Senators demanded a hear
ing for their amendments that Sena
tor Overman's efforts to reach the
final roll call tonight were futile. He
gave way only under the greatest
pressure.
Beaten all the way the advocates
of limitation of the President's power
to reorganize government bureaus
and departments tonight declared
they will continue their fight Monday.
Their efforts, however, will be but a
flare up, and not even the most op
timistic of them entertains hope of
victory. The numerous amendments
to ,be i.offer,edojfte.43. thenx'.vitally
affecting the. bill, will be fought out
by Senator Overman, who Is deter
mined to send the measure to the
House with no limitation upon the
things the President may do in con
solidating, transferring and reorganiz
ing in the interest of a speedier, more'
effective administration.
Two weeks ago it appeared certain
the Interstate Commerce Commission
at least would be excluded from the
general reorganization powers. But
this afternoon advocates of this exclu
sion lost 42 to 35, and were also beat
en, 41 to 37, when they attempted to
keep the Federal Reserve Board free
from Presidential change.
The ' eleventh hour switches which
made possible the administration
victory were explained by Senator Mo
Cumber, of North Dakota, who told
the Senate he "is not willing that
Congress or any member of it should
be criticized for failing to give the
President everything he asks for."
Senator Hoke Smith, leader of the
opposition, admitted that caused the
changes.
"They are afraid of being plllorled,,
he said.
A vigorous effort was made to swing
wavering ones into line for tle oppo
sition amendments, when Senator Un
derwood declared that Congress
should "voice its own opinion, use its
own judgment," and asked "who has
the right to tell this august body to
pass legislation without amendment,
or not to pass It at all."
"I draw a marked di sanction," said
Senator Underwood, "between being
loyal to my country and obeying the
directions and every behest of the ex
ecutive. I am loyal -to my country;
not to the President." Senator Under
wood urged the adoption of the Smith
amendment. Senator Lewis, of Illi
nois, declared Congress should pass
the bill without delay, so that the
President might make whatever
changes are necessary to meet war
conditions.
Incidentally, Senator Lewis resent
ed criticism of United States from
Allied sources because more soldiers
are not in France. He claimed Allied
representatives demanded at the start
that we need not send troqps' for a
year. Others disagreed with his
statements.
AMERICANS STOPPED
A GERMAN ASSAULT
With the American Armies in
France, April 27. A terrific barrage
by the American batteries behind
the front line trenches northwest of
Toul early today stopped a German
assault on the American positions
before it could get under way.
At 3 o'clock this morning the Ger
mans opened a heavy bombardment
which continued for an hour and then
ceased suddenly. After an hour of
quiet the- enemy resumed the bom
bardment with greater violence than
ever.' foreshadowing an assault in
$ome force. ;
Net Results Week's Oper
ations Do NorjustifyLoss
rof' Man Power,
FOCH DEMONSTRATES
ABILITY AS LEADERS
His Defensive Tactics Seek to , N
Punish Enemy and Save Re-
serves Until the Moment i"oi
Striking Back.
New York, April 27. Von Hinden
burg continues his ceaseless slaugh
ter of German man power this week
by developing a double offensive to
ward Amiens and Ypres.
No successes of tactical importance
resulted from thp Amiens nnprntinns
I me iNorcnern area or operations nas
emphasized the German thrust against
Ypres. The net result of the week's
operations, however, has not given to
the Germans sufficient territory to
Justify their losses. The capture of
Amiens is as far off as ever and the
fall of Ypres would not have Import
ant strategic consequences for the
Germans as long as the British lines
hold immediately to the West.
The small sectors of territory oc
casionally yielded by the Allies aa
far more worrying to the nerves-than
their importance Justifies. It is un
comfortable to read of the German
advances, but if these little victories
were not won there would be no
temptation to von Hindenburg to
continue the merciless slaughter of
his own troops.
There are two possible ways by
which Von Hindenburg can win the
war in the West first by separating
he French and British armies and an
hfhilating one or the other then; sec
ond, ,by wearing down the morale of
the Allies. The first method has been
made practically impossible with the
appointment of General Foch to the
supreme command of the Allied
forces. To win by the-second -method "
Is Von Hindenburg's purpose in incest
santly hammering at the Western
lines for petty gains. If attacks of
this character continue long enough
it sometimes happens that demorali
zation sets in among armies of the
defensive.
No indication of such a condition
has been shown on the West front,
and by continuing to guard against
it, the Allies can eventually bring
the game back into their own hands.
The more the Germans are induced
to attack, the socflaer will German;
man power begin to approach Its in
evitable end in military exhaustion
The territorial gains Germany is win- ';
ning are in no sense menacing, there '
fore, as long as General Foch is able '
to continue maintaining the morale of
the Allied armies at a higher level
during the present series of defen-1
sive combats.
Foch is demonstrating more and
more his abilities as a defensive lead
er. In this week's battles, the re
newals of spirited resistance by th
Allies after the disheartening loss of
Mount Kemmel has been very encour:
aging. Foch can recover this - sector
of ground by the employment of a
sufficient number of reserves, but It
Is questionable whether he thinks the
tactical gain would compensate font
the future lessening of his reserv.
power.
Foch is conducting his defensive
operations with the help of very few
reserves, as he must if German man
power Is to be depleted first. It
would but equalize casualties if each
area won by the Germans at enon
mous cost were to be re-taken by the.
Allies with the same casualties.'
When, therefore, a position like Mount
Kemmel is lost, Foch must decide
whether its recovery Is worth dupli
cating what the Germans have spent
upon it. In almost every . instance
since the first localized assaults bev
gan, Foch has decided in the nega-'
tive. Foch's Judgment must be trust-!
ed. That he has f highly developed
plan is certain. It may require a,
number of months, for this plan to"
work out in detail, but as long as
the morale of the Allies wavers nelth-'
er at home nor in the field, the plan
will eventually meet with its proper
realization.
The American batteries responded
promptly to a call for a barrage and
kept the Boches In their trenches,
probably turning back the enemy
movement.
In Lorraine patrol activity con
tinues. "American patrols are ex
ploding bombs in the enemy trench
es every night and there are occv
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