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1 . 4 . "V1 The.Weather; Complete Service of the' Associated Press Partly cloudy Thursday,' shower east portion; -warmer Central portion; yn-' Ml, MK g - if.-a r day fair, warmer interior. vol. ci-NOiiMl WVLMJ&QTtQN, K. O, THXJBSDAY MbRNING.-AXTGIJST 1, 1918 TVHOIiE NUKBEB 3990 AHEMCM HEROISM PROWE AISNEiMARNE UVi IN PRESENT WINSHIGH ON USE OF ALL HASMCOME A , . - .. II . . ' I I . . I 1667 GRADUATED CONTROL OF WIRES BATTLE GERMmsmNOT HAS NOW PASSED TO HANDS OF BURLESON Government Assumed Supervis ion' of Telephone and Tele- -it graph Lines at Midnight. FIGHT OBJECT 7Y1 THE PiCAlSE KINDS AUTOMOBILES FOR COMPLETE DEFEm REST End of Second Week Finds Al lied Armies Resting on Sois-sons-Rheims Fronts GERMANS ARE ALSO QUIET Reciprocal Bombardment is Activity on Part of Either Of Contending Forces. - MURDER FIELD JIAfeSHAL German Dictator to Ukraine and His Adjutant Assassinated- (By Associated Press); Whether as a result of weariness af- fter two wtciis ujl iwicssaui uKuuus or because of the greatly increased strength in manpower and positions of khe enemy torces oeiore mem, tne al lied armies on the Soissons-Rheims' front have noticeably decreased their efforts to clear the salient of Ger- mans., If tho pause in the offensive is at tributed to weariness, the armies of the German crown prince also mu&t Jbe worn out by the pressure they have Keen under for the past fortnight, for liotwithstanding- the fact that huge re inforcements were sent to "them -n Itheir hour of dire peril, they have lacked the hardiness to endeavor ;v to throw back their antagonists and re capture their losses. . Fourteenth Day DrfveQnfef.'' The fourteenth day of the great - '- lied offensive which has resulted in jriving back the Germans from sthe Marne region northward -rpsa'tthe burcq river and in materially "bend ing in the eastern and western aide rf the great pocket, wlth its .mouth running cross-country 38 miles from joissons to Rheims, saw little ii actiyi- y on the part of either bfr the Con- ending forces except in th.O'naturfi of eciprocal rJwml.rdaBiUtla German Repulsed Tnes&ay Iflg-fct. -4 Tuesday night witnessed violent at empts by the Germans to expel the Americans and French from the Valn ible positions they hold north of the fcurcq in the region, of Pere-En-Tar- nenois and along the western side of the salient near Olchy - IjO Chateau, schere Scottish troops are .holding1 with the French the wedge that has jeen driven eastward into the enemy line. These efforts were, entirely Iruitless. Keep Eye On Americans. A watchful eye is being1 kept by the ermans on the Americans standing1 it the apex of the battle line near Fere En Tardenois and the enemy guns ire showering their positions with ?reat quantities of high-explosives and ?as shells. The enemy also "continues Jealously to guard with huge eff ec- ives the extreme eastern and western Ranks of the salient to ward, off pos sible surprise attacks. Berlin Claims 4 ,000 Prisoners. The latest Berlin official communica- ion asserts that more than 4,000 pris oners have been taken by the Ger mans in the past few days ana tnat nee July 15 in excess of 20,000 allied roops have been captured. Kaiser Thinks Situation Sertonn. Whether the Germans have chosen he spot where ultimately they will ace about and give battle to the al- ed forces has not yet become appar- nt. Likewise whether their retreat nally has ended is not known. Great pres behind the lines possibly might naicate the destruction of villages pich it is intended to evacuate and press on northward to a chosen bat- le line. With the antiroach of the omnencement of the fifth year of the Far the German emperor evidently realizes the seriousness of the situa- 10n in a proclamation to the army Mid navy he tells his men they are acmp the hardest strnccrlA of the war Jt that they will be able to foil "the asperate efforts of the enemy Dictator to Ukraine Killed. what mav result in aorravatlnar the l!"eady serious situation between Ger mans and the Ukrainians is the assas- mation of Field Marshal Von Eieh- Om. thf (Xar-ma-n 4onr In thtt -kraine. and his adjutant. They were Hed by the explosion of a bomb nrown by a native in Kiev. PERL1- REPORTS QUIET DAY ALL TUESDAY ON FBOAT Berlin, via TnAnn .ThIv 91, "Oiilet P'gned throughout the day along--the Fttle front" ooira tho nfflnliV aat. Pent from general headquarters this pvening. pERMWS CLAIMING CAPTURE b , OF OVER 24,000 AL-LIES roops in the fighting of ithe past few ys took more than 4,000 prisoners CI" the allied armies. Increasing 'r canhiruo a Ann .j i. A1XJX3 kAIVbU.. 1VW Lri communication iBsued' todey. Tbe ' llci nimlonAo VkA' rlAiirn 0S HheiTrl5.?!A,OflNa haa4a. rAfA r'sed. w-ith heavy losses. Admission .",dae' however, that the British 3he text of the communication " fol- There i a a v -.2 S..z ""terinfr ai,,i - . r-. Merit a renewel enemy attack, On Both yiace remained m his hands. Of Albert anA nnl dnWtmA unuea From- Pago OnewlJ- Millerand Declares Prnssian Militarism -Must be Wiped Out Washington, July 31. Prussian 1 militarism must be destroyed, de clares M. Millerand, former French minister of , war. in a published article- which" has been cabled to Washington. M. Millerand earnest ly urges? his countrymen to forget everything; to put aside everything .which is not to the advantage of the war and he declares "the new ' eWorld did not enter upon the scene; dll not cross the Atlantic; does npt accomplish the daily, miracles of whichv we are the astonished: and grateful witnesses in order to -conr tent itself with a bastard and de lusive peace fraught with all dan ger. - c . The United States "and we with them,"- will never rest until, our aim be obtained the destruction of Prussian militarism. " To' restore Alsace-Lioraine to France; reunite. Italy-. and .the lrredente; free the 'sons of Rumania and the Czecho slovaks: to restore glorious and un happy Belgium, raise Serbia and Again reconstitute : Poland divided a.s she is between Russia, Austria md Prussia what is all this If not the .destruction of Prussian mill-larism" SUPREME TEST HOW RAISES TELLS ARMY Issues ; Proclamation Declaring . Hardest Struggle of War ;- Is At Hand. HIS SWORD AND HIS GOD German'; People Know Their Caue Is Jsi nnd Bely On Their -Hard . - Swerd' ayTrst'in God's Graefov DI.n 'i,!-':v Amsterdam. July 31. Emperor Wil liam has issued a proclamation dated August 1, to the German army and navy, saying that they are facing the hardest struggle of the war and ex pressing his own and the country's confidence that they will be able to "foil the desperate efforts of the ene my," says a Berlin dispatch received here. Emperor William's proclamation reads: "Serious years of war lie behind you. The German people convinced of its just cause, resting on its hard sword and trusting in God's gracious help, has with its faithful allies confronted a world , of enemies. Your victorious fighting spirit carried the war in the first year into the enemy's country and preserved the home Tand from the horrors and devestations of war. "In the second and third years . of the war you, by your destructive blow3, broke the strength -of the enemy in the east. Meanwhile your comrades in the west offered a brave and victorious front to enormously superior forces. "As the fruit of these victories, the fourth year of the was has brought us peace in the east. tn the west 'the enemy was heavily hit by the force of your assault. The battles won in re cent months count among the highest deeds of fame in German history. "You are in the midst of the hard est struggle. The desperate efforts of the enemy will, as hitherto, be foiled by your bravery. Of that I am certain and with me the entire fatherland." KAISER WANTS DIVISIONS MOVED TO WESTERN FRONT Paris, July 81.-In well-informed Ru manian .circles in Paris it is sid the German; high command has asked, the commander of the German troops sta tioned in Rumania and in the Russian districts 'how many divisions can be re leased to be sent to the western front. , . Field Marshal , von. , Mackensen, Ger man commander in Rumania, according to a dispatch to the Havas Agency from Berne, replied it would be unsafe to re move any troops,pwing to the excited condition of tho' Rumanian people. : The dispatch adds I that Ton Mackensen has directed the Rumanian government, ow ing ;to uprisings to declare; a state of siege throughout the country. : . ONONDAIGA INDIANS WILI " ' .PECtAEB WAR ON GERMANY Syracuse, N. Y., July 31-Edward H. GohI adopted Onondaiga Indian and adviser of the tribe,. announced .tonight he bad been delegated by the Onondai gas to -draft a declaration " of war agains Germany -for the imprisonment of 17 members of the tribe at the out break of the warin 1914. " The Indians put In prison were part of -a circus. The Indians Mr. Gohl de clared, were insufted and beaten, by , the Germans and Austrians and were finally-imprisoned fo rthelr own protec tion, but later their release ,wa ob tained. ' t - v By the terms of a treaty With Gen. George Washington and 2S chiefs, of the Onondlaga ribe In 178S the Onon daiffas were declared a separate nation in ithe .United States t and ; both sides have always respected .the traty. - In his declaration of war -Mr.; Gohl statfes heialsp will call on every able-bodied man in the tribe ). to enlist -ion tho side No One Can Contemplate It " Without Profound Admira , ' tion Says Briton. FRENCH GENERAL SPEAKS Satisfied With Progress and Be- ; ' lieyesJ Successful Drive Will Go On. London,. July August 1. "No one can contemplate without profound ad miration the vigor ;-end heroism with which the Americans - have fought in every stage of thevbattle," writes tho Dally Mail's correspondent with the American army in france. "If bravery be " the only test for winning out affections, then the Amer icans merit the highest possible - es teem. But ft is hot bravery alone that has given the Americans during the last ten days their repeated successes. Fiercely as they fight, they neverthe less fight intelligently and profitably. . 'There are units which have had much more experience In battle than others, but' when the battalions which have manned quiet sectors are thrown into the 'furnace they fight as well as their more experienced comrades. There Is one unit which, since the Germa noffenslve began, has won un dying renown, ' fighting at one of the most important points along . the line. although it had previously experienced only trench raids and vgas ; attacks. Such an achievement, gives f a -vivid indication of the fighting value of the Americans." 1 GENERAL DE GOUTTE PAYS AMERICANS HIGHEST TRIBUTE With the' American Army on' the Alsne-Marne Front, July ; 31. (By The Associated Press). General De Goutte, commanding the forces on this front, today expressed to the . correspondent his satisfaction at the progress already made and that. the advance would continue- until the Germans were forced beyond their new position. It had been a keen satisfaction to him. he said, to have American co- frsHSltflria -in which the Americans were carrying out their part. Some of the officers now In the line he. had met at the time of the Boxer uprising in China when be was a captain. V- The American forces now o'coupy the hills beyond Serlngs and Sergy. One of the fiercest encounters in the present . offensive was brought about by the Americans who occupied Ser fages. During the night the Ameri cans pretended to withdraw from the village.. Some of. them did withdraw, but others remained In houses and other points of vantage. The Germans began pouring into the place and the Americans opened fire. Two enemy companies were virtually annihilated. The Americans used machine., guns, rifles, pistols and employed .both the bayonet and the rifle butt with great effectiveness. The fighting" in the? streets was savage, but of compara tively brief duration. Then the Amer icans waited the coming of other Ger mans bt they came not. French and Americans together moved together beyond the villages. When the Germans learned that the Americans in Serlnges were winning, they used their artillery and there is unquestionable evidence that numer (Continued on Page Two). RUSSIAN PROBLEM NEARING SOLUTION America's Views on Joint Ac tion Sent Japan. Harden of Military Expedition of Allies Rests on Japan and China France and England Send Small Forces. Preparations Blade. - Washington, July SI.- Negotiations between the Entente powers, .Japan, and the United States regardlnghe exten sion of aid to the Cecho-S16vaks In Si beria and Russia have advanced another step.' information sought by the Jap anese government upon certain points of - the -American proposal looking to a definition of the aims and scope of any joint action, now has been furnished by the state department. . , ' This places the whole subject again before the " Japanese foreign' office at Toklo which must determine whether the' American proposals isVnow in a sufficiently concrete form to warrant the inauguration of a' policy of "action. Difficulties -in cable . communication have retarded the exchanges and it may be j eeveralV days; before the ; decision of s the ; Japanese .government is made known.: . Meanwhile, from unofficial sources .comes news that ; In anticipa tion of a satisfactory conclusion" of the negotiations, Japan t-nd the Entente al lies are, perfecting their arrangements for the .organisation ,of .whatever mili--tary: torcemay : be necessary for- the execution of the joint agreement.' Be cause of their; proximity to-Siberia Ja pan : and China have- been-f oreihost in this work, with a f full .understanding and co-operatlon.between the military commanders, though for strategic rea- ?).tContlnue4;oa,pago aix..";; 'Z Flivver Would Pay $10 and a Fancy Vehicle $60 or More According to Cost. TAX GAS AND MOTORCYCLE Two Cents the .Gallon on Gaso line Production Is Agreed On by the Committee. Washington, July . 31. A federal graduated excise tax on the usej of automobiles, running "from $10 a year on' cars originally retailed at not ex ceeding $500 to $6ji.itax on $3,000 cars and $20 additional for each $500 above $3,000 was agreed' to today by the house ways and means committee which is framing the new $8,000,000, 000 revenue bill. , " ,s" . The tax applies directly to tke-own-ers, while the tax of 10 per cent on gross sales of automobiles and five perjeent on gross sales of auto trucks, agreed to yesterday, 't applies to the manufacturers, producers and import ers of cars. The tax on use of cars is based on the original retail listed price of the cars, regardless of the year of manufacture. The committee also agreed to a tax of two cents pergallon on the produoV tlon of gasoline and a federal excise tax of $5 a year, on the use of motor cycles. Members , of the committee stated that while-- the -manufacturers tax and the pw;ners tax are differ entiated, it is generally -believed that the owners ultimately, will have to pay all the tax, the manufacturers pass-, lng on the tax In increased prices. The automobile and motorcycle, excise -tax is expected to yield- approximately $125,000,000 and, the gasoline tax $45,- 000,000. ; x.:4. ;' -r'Z War profiteering was the . subject of a prolonged discussion, today with technical calculations as to what va rious schemes would yield Jn the way of revenue as compared .j, with other revenue. .pJans, . ,.There . was,- a dlspo- might .notrbe taxed, sufficlentlyvunder the excess profits and corporation In come tax rates. " ., MOOJfEFS ATTORNEY ASKS REVERSAL OF DEATH SENTENCE San Francisco, July 31. A petition for a rehearing of. its decision of July 22nd denying. Thomas J. Mqoney a reversal of the judgment f death against him was filed InJhe state su preme court here todayby Mooney's council. Mooney Is' awaiting -execution following his conviction for mur der in connection with the prepared ness day bomb posion here in July, 1916. - Judgment on the decision becomes final on August 22 and It will be nec essary for the court to act on today's appeal before that date. 19 American In German Prisons. Washington, July "81. Name's of 19 enlisted men of the American expedi tionary forces "held in German prison camps as prisoners vf war, were an nounced tonight by the wr depart ment. Included . In the list is Private Chester Darman, Mbundesville, W. Va.. at .Camp Hammelbiirg. JULY WAR EXPENSES WER However, Uncle Sam Spent Nearly Billion and lalf . Daring Jane and July .Government Ex .pended An Average of 48 Million Daily W. S.' S' Has Passed Half Billion Mark. ' Washington, July SI. War expenses for July were somewhat less than for June and May, amounting to about $1, 482,000,000 as compared with. $1,512,000, 000, the record for June and $1,508,000, 000 for May. the treasury department tonight announced. The "outlay .for Juiy, however," was approximately the amount estimated In. advance by the treasury and expenses for August prob ably will be higher, it was said. ? During Juhe': and "July the govern ment's dally outlay, was about $48,000, 000, an averagexif $88,000,000 dally was for ordinary ; expenses of ..the arnly, navy, shipping board and pother agen- cles and $10,000,000 dally in loans to the allies Ordinary j expenditures for the month""., were ' about $l,157,000i;0Q0, and loans to allies 82500,000. .' Receipts from the sale of war savings stamps r today passed Ithe half ; , billion dollars, of which $200,000,000 "came- in this 'month as a result of the campaign n 'hrittr,fyvtyy''--'tiy: The gbvernnient "ndwiia financihg it self . aialniy-lthrougn; the : sale of certifi-. cates of indebtedness in anticipation . of the fourth Liberty loan .which will opsn September 28."' More; than' $1,600,000,000 came,1 in. from "this sourceln: July.: In addition the. government received $491, 000,000 "fropaTbalated income and .excess ' . rxconttaued, onPage Sixl, -.i'.. corporations maxi ng . neavy proms xnat-r- r. E SLIGHTLY LESS NO CHANGE IN OFFICERS Companies Will Continue to Op erate as Previously Under Same Management. Washington, July 31. Control of telephone and telegraph lines was tak en over at midnight tonight by the postofnee department and their opera tion placed under the general super vision 'of a special committee created for the purpose by Postmaster Gen eral Burleson. Mr. Burleson announced that until further notice the companies will con tinue operation in the ordinary course through the regular channels and that all officers and employes will continue in the performance of their present du ties on. the same terms of employment. The plan is, however, to co-ordinate the facilities off the various companies to the best Interest of the public and the stockholders. Investigations into wire conditions b.Qirig conducted by the special commit , teexcomppsed of First Assistant Post master. General Koons; David J. Lewis, former member of the tariff commis sion, and Wm. H. Lamar, solicitor of the postofnee department, will be con tinued so that "all possible' information can be secured before any changes are undertaken. "Pursuant to the proclamation of the United" States," said, Mr. Burleson's statement, "I have assumed possession, control and supervision of the tele graph and telephone systems of the United States. . ' "Until further notice the telegraph and telephone companies will continue operation in the ordinary course of business through regular channels. ReUglar dividends heretofore declared and maturing interest on bonds, de bentures and other obligations may be paid in iue course and the companies may-renew or extend their maturing 'All, "officers -eperators-nd rl j Of , the telegraph and telenhone comoa nles will continue in the performance of their present duties, reporting to tji'e same officers as heretofore and oft the same terms of employment. Should any officer,, or employe, desire to leave the service he should give notice as here tofore .to the proper officer. ' ,"I. earnestly request the loyal co-operation of all officers,'' operators and employes and the public in order that the service' rendered shall be not only maintained at a high standard, but improved wherever possible. It is the purpose to co-ordinate and unify these various services iso they may be oper ated as a national system with due re gard to the Interests of the public and the owners of the properties. "No changes will be made until af ter the most careful consideration of all the facts. When deemed advisable to make changes, announcement will be made." VAIL CALLS ON EMPLOYES FOR FULL CO-OPERATION New York, July 31. Theodore N. Vail,- president of the American Bell Telephone company, today Issued a statement to all employes of the Bell rlines asking them to continue to show . . (Continued on Page Six). SHIPYARD WORKERS NOT TO BE EXEMPT Only Essential Workmen in De f erred Classes. Employes Called Upon to Repot Stat us, In ' Order to Secure Em recency Fleet Mwtins Skilled Men Favored. Washington, July 31. Only employ es whose loss' would - retard shipping production will be allowed emergency fleet.-: deferred classification in the se lective draft, it Was announced tonight by the emergency fleet corporation.' All applications of employes forvsnch de-. f erred classification must be approved by "division heads and finally passed on by, Howard Copnley, vice-president. ?. A, general - order, issued tonight, call ingcon employes to report their stat us,' says: f " ' " ;: " -'; "' x ' ? "The .U. 8. Shipping board emergen cy fleet corporation will not aid 'any drafted men 5to secure ati his owhMn-? stance7 'emergency fleet listing defer- rd.. classification in the draft or any delay of Induction into - military ser vice. . . lt''i:j0Z'''lZM'lj:b-7-----S--i ' p"When the .United States shipping boar4 emergency fleet corporation seeks -e mergency fleet ;. listing .defer red, classification In draft, or; delay In Induction, into t military; pervico for a drafted man, -It is to be iclearlyi under stood; that such request,; will be- cou fined to cases? where the-qualifications lof 4 and Services wWch ebeinir reni the -national viewpoint, more ' essential for ship production , than' for military Reports of employes as to. their stat us- under": the selective'- service - act are ;XCLoflUaue.dpn;gxTtoe.. General Diaz Welcomes American Soldiers In -Name of Italian Army Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, July 31. XBy the Associated Press.) In an order of the day, announcing to the Italian army the arrival of American forces. General Diax, commander-in-chief, says "The sea, instead , of dividing, has united our two nations. Italy for years has sent to- the United States millions of her sons, workers ex emplary for . industry, application and sobriety, who learned through personal experience the meaning of America's power and her unswerv ing faith in the rights of free men. "Many of these workers are among you, soldiers of Italy. They have replied to the call of that great country. You all know the glory the young army of the United States has won on the battlefields of France. "These fine troops come today to fight by our side and I in your name welcome them, confident in the mu tual success the future will bring to aur army of brotherly union." J GOVERNMENT WILL NOW RECRUIT LABOR Common Labor in Every State Will Be Under Supervision Of Bureau of Labor. 13 DISTRICTS ARE NAMED Country Divided Into 13 SectlOna to Fa cilitate RecrnttingAiin, tm to Eliminate' Turnover and n- wi; New York, ' July Sis The federal government' 'will tomorrow take over in every state In the union the recruit ing of common labor for.' the further ance of the war. Labor requirements for war industries have ' been appor tioned to the various states on a pop ulation basis and as men are needed they will move forward, to meet the demand, wherever this may be. The aim is to eliminate the wastful turn over of labor; stabilize wages r increase production of essentials, and gis effi cient support to the man in the trenches, who needs from six to . ten men will be - diverted, effective August every day" he is in France. Announcement of this plan was made at a luncheon given in New York to day to Secretary of Labor Wilson by Governor B. clarkson, secretary of the council of national defense; to a gath ering -of newspaper publishers. Independent recruiting pf common labor by plants employing over 100 men wil be diverted; effective August 1, )to the United States employment service and there will be. restrictions upon private advertisement for labor. At the same time the project will be conducted with the least possible In Jury to labor as a whole. Under the methods adopted the coun try has; been divided into 13 federal districts, each district in charge of a superintendent of the federal employ ment service. The states within each district are in turn in charge of a state director, who has full control of the service within his state. In each community there has been formed a. local community labor board with jurisdiction over. 'recruiting and distributing labor in its locality. These boards will, if necessary, ask employes of non-war workers to give up labor to meet the needed requirements for war purposes. While' the' restrictions against the private employment of labor apply only to common labor at present, these restrictions will be extended as- soon as . possible to include skilled labor. Meantime recruiting, of skilled labor for war production will be subject to federal 'regulations' now being prepar ed. : , .. '- ;v Farm labor will bo protected for the industrial program includes 'special ef forts to keep the "farmer supplied with labor. This federal labor, program, does not at present apply in , the following five cases: . , Labor which is not directly or indi rectly solicited labor for the railroads; farm' labor, to be recruited in accord ance with ' existing arrangement with department of . agriculture; labor for non-war work; labor ' for , estalbish xnent whose maximum . force .does not exceed ode hundred. ;... ' - . . BUILD 12vOOO TON SHIP " .; ' , , IN.,24 DAYS . AT ALAMEDA, CAL. Washington, July SLTwenty-four days after the..laylngof , the keet, the 12.000-ton fabricated ship, the Invinci- Lble, .y(lll be ready for launching, the shipping Doara . announces tonigntat the Bethlehem Steel corporation plant at Alameda, . CaL, August 5. Two-days work on the ship were lost by a strike, orty-thousand riVets-were-drtYen -and morer- .than' tlSf -.tons: of iTsteel put- in place daily- in constructing the vessel, which' is 4S7.6 feet long. 68 feet beam and SS feet depth. - The first' rivet was J&rtvsR. - Jjtix.JS. General March Says That Eacti Army Has the Other As Its New Objective. WAR NOW TO THE DEATH 4 I. All Other Objects, and Aims of the Opposing Hosts Are' ly: Swept Aside. f, Y STRANGE LULL HAS CQME What It Portends Is Not Yet Clear. t Washington, July 31.-An odd . calm, fell over the Alsne-Marne battle i area today with only the thunder : of 'the guns to tell of new and more terrible gusts of the war storm to pome. Paris' and Berlin both noted it. The Infantry had paused for breath, while the ar tillery pounded new . roads of . advance for General Foch's victorious armies. Portent of the LulL 7 Just what the lull may portend was not apparent. Possibly the enemy ' al ready Is on the move after the deci sive defeat he met in the battle which began "Saturday and centered oh .the American positions on the north banks of the Ourcq. Here the American third division and the now famous 42nd di vision (the Rainbow 'division),,' com posed of former national guardsmen of many states, have made . good their position against the enemy's best fight ing units. They have met, outfought and forced backward by their fire, thflL picked Prussian and' Bavarian divisions brought fresh to the field with orders to hold the line of the Ourcq at; all costs. '. - ,- .-'; . i k Line Hm Seen -Broken. That line bas ' , been: " ' brpkeiv The American spearhead driven forward.'' again and again, finally broke the fight ing edge;, -of ,thev enemy. . When a sup porting : column : eurged ' , across 'i;, the . "N- -.Xiiantly wstand,held( by the -first - rush. nt anefdwlndlbd. Holding" the apex of the allied- , line at, the center,: the , Americans had payed the way fSr1- the , dashing capture of Chaimont .Butte to . the westward by the Franco-British forces.- Allied guns now dominate the . enemy's lines from this height,: fore stalling new Inroads to his positions and the strong probability that he will be compelled to fall back to tho Vesle line. ' . C..'r,:' Fight to the Death. V5 ' " The victory, was given new signifl-' cance today by General March, chief of staff. Putting Aside the reserve.1 with which he hitherto has commented on the wider aspect of the battle. General. -March, to Id the newspaper men at his mid-week conference today that each . army was now bent on the destruction : of the other; all Jesser strategic, ob jectives, having been swept " away on ' both sides. The mission of each Is to kill; to destroy the fighting, power of the other. , It is the ultimate military :' objective that both are now; seeking and there can be no halting short, of the goal. - . - "Whatever the enemy's objective was at the start of the drive," he said, pick ing his words carefully, "and 'whatever our hope was in tlte counter-offensive-on the flank of this salient, it is now perfectly evident that those aims have ; been set. aside. " ' ' The New Objective, j ' "The objective of each army, is the ' other army; each one of them wants ' to kill as many of. .the ; others as pos- -sible. , -.;.;; "The holding back of the jaws (of . the salient) by the Germans at Sols sons and near "Rheims has made It : practically impossible for us, to expect a bag. They have- had. two weeks now ' to withdraw -from the dangerous points down near the Marne, and the objec tive of each army is the other "army." The chief of staff had prefaced this new- conception of , the great struggle with a .careful , outline of the ' battle positions showing that since -last Sat urday another ten' miles had been' cut -out of the length of -the battle, line ; by allied successes. . . It .is now barely 54 miles around the flattened salient in which the enemy has massed virtually a million men.-.as' against ,7.4 miles -.: when the counter-assault was 'set; In -motion.' From Chateau Thierry "the.; 'Americans 1 have -made the. maximum advance,.-covering .14 miles to reach the positions where . they rested; to- ; day preparing for new advances-' '. :il?SSl r.ix':New mvlslons. - ' ' Discussing i the army being . trained v here tossupport- the men at the front, . General March said he had ordered "six fighting elements of the two new: army corps .' or: twelve divisions which has been added to the military, establish ment in the last two weeks. . ' Again two well trained regular " regiments wllPbe' used as the center on which each division Is built, . ,??:,( ; The chief, of staff made it plain that it is a' monthly program of 'increase . upon: which x the ' war department has embarked. Ther cycle 'appears . now to V be an army corps a month to be shlpp- . ed 'abroad, 'Its' place- to be taken' at once ' by a- newn corps to becreated -here. J ,The.;. men, auarters r and "equip- ' ment are. available to Tceep . that up for . the rest of '.the year and longer if hec-, essary. 3 Present - 'cantonments ' will , house at least. 1,760,000 men; Alretdy -two score new general officers -are .be ing sought to. command the new. divis ions and brigades. General March an nounced also that.he .-had decided .upon -abandonment of every designation for the troops except that; - of ''United States- army." ji All other marks than the plain ?U. 8." o: the.?rgnlars will be abolished ForJ.vWar - department purposes,' the .national army and ther
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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