OFFENSIVE FOUGHT
TO A STANDSTILL.
Hm position on the Montdidier front i
la "tahllUed. That la tho information
which ha« lieen received by thia pa par
thin mnraiiiir from England, on the
bant authority, and It minu up lha ra-,
ault of tha laat (ierman offensive. Thia,
offenaive haa tieeri fouirht to a Htanil
■till. At an expemte too hideout to
contemplate, for the truth ahoul that
i» now known, von HindetiburK haaj
flattened out the anitle of a nalient in
the Noyon *e<tor. That i» the l»eifin
ninir and end of the whole mutter.
For the fourth time the Field Mar-hal
has endeavored to neon re victory liy
ahcer weight of numlieifi combined
with a hrutal dUrei ard of life, and for
the fourth time he bat been w< t iled.
Thin doe* not menu that In- will not
try again. On the contrary, it mcann'
that he U- iwltii <t forced t > 1 y >>l i n,
for ii Icnif a he ha an re I K I
hi* dale i own him If !*- :• 1 I .1
in# Uto winter l.c uod von T .idetidorff,
in r-n ultation with the Kaixer and
the ( rrr. 'i IVinee, dec;,.! -I 1 tho pi* ■
eent plan :i• a -uro or.i (ou King the
Kntentir in \ deprivtii i f 71.• ndp of
Russia, hefuie :!,<• Im"ij?1). 1.! til" .*-w
ally in Amui • j ■ »jl.l Ik .nit- avail
Ahlo, The jrrcjit offensive which. waul
to • t : ! nr.. t.i 1' lit,! ri ,-u , ..-r.efe
armie , and to opto the way vo the
X'Han i .! to la.::;; the second ',-i -,
fttth ■. w.i to 1 eypy Yprf->, to
«"»• ' t' ' .! '■ 1 the 6ii:r•! l»f',
jftnd to Siv ni by the rolfi >h* up
of U;-' I 1 ■ -it. lilo 'ritriit; the linn!
Oil\ 1 ... h v.;ij* Ul «H1 I.I.M lite
valley ,f ; .« io i'at. ; .Ute
fwut t<5|Tci jvc, with ("i>m}>n»;n< a*
it - immv -ite objective, and ibt oc
cup.-.' 11 of j'aris on the 2Ktho of,
June, for ita ultimate Intention.—all
Iheie, yin' aftc • another, ha'.e Lwa
cruihe.J before even the imme lime ob
jt-i?i'.' 1 li.i.l I . 1 iftuned, mi.<11 le.i.".
the ultimate.
r.«pn>'-"V «*- I'tt- rtTO'ctant, di-ao
t m r of
fenuiv!-. ha:'..d wi. prentSr jorcc.
prot>sl»iy, tl 'ip nny «sf th# • the!'!.. i»;
in j..< .n. Tit Ru Un fi ust,
Hi h(-« tri. ri l «f ■ "frf svtijab!®
»nn, a'lj vk< « T ioo4r>r!T r.1
'
fir*
The- ' ■«,- * *?•<? m<v i
T'r •. ifio t.irre *
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r:>r >i f f 3.»(t rt tT'.-w v.'tH «
vie • i • I.'i .-.it .• •: «
more H «•••: • ? ft it ♦!*?
vnni.-.l ifimi t; ■ " ..-r' ; in
tl> "(i •' <■' iv •iO }.i» com
jsk ' - r.v? Cc'vwral von
JiiMit lit (1> ,'T i to tbn
force at tin- I ■>,, t 1 j .ijt (>f tin
now nltaiit. Not <.h', did h«» ff«;t«i
the ap*\ ih a few htiromrf-tik"
blown, but • t! it in tbe flnnfc o
violently th: to name h!n; elf the
Crown frinro had to n.nVe n ilo^J" aU;
effort, whirh likewise ended in a com
f Jiletv fa,; . "'nk i • • •> ' .
th»r to th< left, inv! failing" tn thi«,
«u<ldenly to tall Ms drive «o a* to se
cure himself agairift disaster.
Meantime the liriti-h. in front of
Rhiemt, were rectifying the weak
«pot« In that Rector, r»»u!lir,g from
the third drive; whilst General IVr«h
ing. at Chatcaj Thierry, wns ia iyi .
out a similar operation. A succ« »
t l>y Oer-ei:>! I' ■■ ' rig « I, ! • ■ •
von Hindenburg well knew, have a po
litical effect which extremely ilan
„ g»rou«. For thU reason he suddenly
halted the fifth Guard Division etui
thaTwwty-eighth Division which were
on thair way to a rent camp, and sent
them to crush Pershing's men. In
stead of effecting this, they ware
rruahad them eel vea with a loaa of
•am* thouaand priwiwra. The da
feat, tactically, waa, of rouraa not arr
ioua. Hut what ia aerioua, and much
mora aerioua than the Kaiaar ran ron
templata with equanimity, ia tha fact
that tha anaara, onra poured out upon
tha "contemptible littla army" of Eng
land, and renewed when tha A mart
rana took tha flaid, ara finding tha
unif reply. Tha "Old Contemptl
l>lea" haa become a nama to ronjura
with it tha Rrltiah linaa, and tha
"Young Omtamptfblea" mint I* vary
rapidly becoming almont in ominnua
in tha I.eipzigerat i. e. Cat many,
taught ftritt to helievc that the l.'nitcd
K111I..m was no g-od and then that
tha United Statu wa- no good, finding
ln>th storiea not merely rldiculoii' liut
dangeroua may liegin to form rnnrlti
ion-! al ..at tli.' for.' , ht r»f the
I fiiiifer.'t. aa whirh have been al
moJt treanon bef re the war. There in
tha. important* of eflneral Per«hin(F'»
victory, and it n not one to be 1>;'Mly
diwnunteth •
It ill1 ifMU, ho* v«r, tha!. the
Koriir--l'lat!t will lie a'mo.t driven
'.ii a mora furlmi- attack timi: evee to
cover it If bef< r the -(.reic-th <>f
e tJniied Stnt i i developed fii ;
the hi.jx- of victory for the Kaiser.
BATTLE IS WAGED
ON BIG SCALE.
Ausirinnt Tryiftg to Break
Do ...n Eo»-iTiy Front by a
Pinccr Mo/oni r>5.
W<wW.'"|t<m, It* ■ U Ar «.ffl."ia!
i ntrtr," f*r tad T! :T< o'clock lu*t
i, «.<,j- - jha« ; v ,, t att'c on the
in front will nj 'Jjrae jfijrantic pr..
• <>»>' the AimtrWn* attempting to
'>>eak d"wn the Itr.'ian front by a
r»»: fl' «r »'ivf;n t. it a44< tha'
•he hattV wilt hi-t eereral dnya before
•> dcir ion i reached. The dispatch
faflowa:
•'TW' diHn'kirl by
QYii.] f*w:vie itevetep'mft &$***£
a fv' n? of V..}'rjtr: *• •-•. T«r$ &rn)U>"«
' \X f r' * - ti f. - < fi i :i f r 0" t: tli <:••
ii"wy >' C, ' nrt tUf A
• Afc«Au *m! thiit of Central Km
r • t1 :»• V ■ ■ " r* *■' ■ < * - >r
^yi.'.W;3 . . iffi ' 0?Vj''';'•'<■*• }<•>;. «•-••' T:"'S
tV, > I IV':1 ViVfu
* . - s-.d *>*»♦
«as :■ u fat m fr
!s t ♦ til
th j t'l- Italian de'f* •••*; aU'^S the
I" vi. 2 a> ii i"i ttoa-n lu Ba. -ato
1" • . i .: ' ■»
cross the Piii."' anj <'ut the routle
which are proterti x th*- Italian lines
along the ri\i,r. The enemy 1. >pe.i,
thru a irreat in :rer movement of at
tack. to bwV the " t of the
Italiai' ai" jr. '• h • :•»>• »■ w. I !:vfi
everul <imv» bc'ora a <leoi«ion i«
tea-hed on either «ule.
' Thf Italinn people ure cnlin and
perfectly confident ihwt no crui* will
develop In the rank* of ih?. arjoi'
whose raai^tanre has stopped turn
er i-my before the ft rut line of tlefen
..iid even uMitred him to retreat be
>orul hi* start intr point."
KnmcmUT that National War Sav
in a* Day i . June 28. t'ledge your
self mi or before Umt day to save to
the utmost of your ability and to buy
War Sii.n .. Stan. p. that there miy
be more m«ney, labor and material* to
itad up Uiom who light and die fer
you.
WILL RE-CLASSIFY
DOUBTFUL CASES.
To M«k« More Nearly Uniform
Clan 1 Percentage Thru-out
the Stat*.
The immediate correction of all in
equailtiea which nlit in the claaaiAca
tmn of retemtrant* in North Carolina
will be undertaken an the reault of in
■tructiona from the Prnvont Marshal
General communicated l>> Major John
W. I-urijc-ton Uj the local hoard* in the
-late. The orilem uontt-mplate a rig
oroua romliinic out proceaii by whirh
all douhtfill ca*e« will be reviewed
itnH racial ifiod to the etui that the
difference-* which wdnl lwtw«"n the
percentage of clnaa 1 men in the var
ious countie* muy lie wiped out. The
national average for rlaiia 3 in 2H.T
t>er cent hut under the report; filed
< n ''•.»! I man! up t . it. e 1, »<•.
i tute average u: >er cent a fI h the
nwagt- ewanty ratio ranirin" from V
;>«r t finl to 2t» per crnt. It in held;
th*r a vs lOtkui of r. per cent fr<«n
'.he >iatior.al ttvcrairc i ufllciaiit U.
P'.t a hoard nptm iiK, liry. T-t gnv
i-nari i.t a^fa-nl nynt i: instructed to
m i - I,;., ••■t- ,1 Monday, Jur.e
i: >ri" .. -i■ i .m
tit" ie-<"la'iilicuU'. . p: ■< i per-|
\:<:u I jiiwi the Avurk i- un'lf-i- waj
S,:.; : nla-; *'*■' -wij
He lorfl. hoards, Th-e t?l"£ am -ni
piy .rental tha wt' ity fr>r ma^ngj
ties,
"V«u w|0 nolo tfeaf under thu Ufc-j
;r -am." *»ys Major tofstan, ''it l;e
- .
iiiaijvialiUex that exiit at prewr.t in
the c.aa.Uicatiou in th..<
riml'Het will exiat on arcftmt of
■ i!:'Ti t COrditlon-i in tho differ-]
, i ■ ■ • TV" * i , V v , 11
j-.uch differ( ■ of CfihdUions fxi-tiriif
In :.H« tur^u: tit-' '.»«ns ic. this «tate
'•■y. W*»! I jitfii : r. iSortvu*
'tfiru thf: ti'vi-ailt- pf- • "• rejr.s
t I" <!:; - 1, t"h- nftiiotfti
•" '» f . r. !
!(«• r ro{«:' -'/SI- ' Wiih • n
'
.
■
■
nates, Ri> c«,u:-.ty afeaiHJ
. ; it flWvi : - 1 . 'i ,
.
•■- -■ ' • tfee <■;.! ihiit tbew
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.. .. „ ... .. . , i.,. ,. !
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in <«:i"r to 'w»v« uriftura tK>glt« in
• 1! of :.bc i-unti-'j in tlii. st.ite mtA
■ '. iiv ap;:-( »:r,a;ciy the camo jNtC*
it-' f tim» «•> v».~V J«>>
. i7 is «h 'Hi . • ( Is- - Oiuj Week,
(or the t-'kamiflaticn of all (touhtfat
or. <i ii: tfctcrrad <!n c-\ Th« w ork
iha=. is to be dam during this week
t< « Work that wiH l»e in charts of
til* K«verM>-fn{ apfwa! njront and the
memlwr* ol ttn< advisory board.*
St<-p« in Classification.
Definite .step* to be taken by the
1 Kovt-rnment appeal n^ent and mem-,
lers of tho leipil advinory boa;d to
re-examine all doubtful eases in tle
1 f«-r e.J clax'e*, Major Im^Mon rat
' line5 af follows:
j "1. The government appeal a Kent U
directed to rail a meetintr consisting
of the jrovernment nppenl nfsnt, tlic
legal advisory board. mrmlnri ot_the
local board and the rhief clerk of tho
local board, and read over carefully
the telegram her*to attached, as Wall
as thia letter of instructions.
"2. The chief dark of the local
board should than b« requested to da
I War to the government appeal agent« 1
ami member a of the legal tdv laory
board all of tha <)u«ationnsirw of rt|
intrant! Il deferred rUaaaa lay groupa,
aa follow*, towit: Tha <|uaattannalraa
In rlaaa 2, divialon "a," quaatlonnairaa
in rlaaa 2, divialon "h." <|Ue«tlonnairea
In rlaaa 3, dlviaion "a." i|ua«tl»nnairaa
in rlaaa 3, divialon "b," <|ueationnaire*
in rlaaa .1 .dvirion "r," ami ao im thru
all Ihs deferred i!a»«ea, being careful
t« keep each group -eparaMy lalwled
for the information and guidance of
the government appeal agent and tha
legal advisory board.-{The division* of
the varioua rlaaae* other than aa
above indicated may Im railed for, the
tlxiva auRKeation lieing only illuatra-1
live.)
3. The Viral nm - ry board abd the
govtrnment appeal agent should then
divide them ••Ivea into rommitttei of
two, a ih«> mav deup tvi*
able, divide up the queationnalrr^ be
, Vu t and. I"', u.rh
immitt* *<irt out fr< m the qu«wti<n
rialr ><efore it the care* that appear
d ml tfoL After the rommitteOK have
(rnrted <>ut all of the ra-tc* that ap
:ir doubtful, ti ii the committee*
hou) I meet a' n I'OWttitt of the whole
r,nd make a closer o-aminaliim a* a
Riffimitlw of the whole, in t-rdft. to
■«!(.»•{ the en *« that In the judjftmp.nl
the committer should he reclaitji
Thr -ifl r - having been MV
1 i i).! be returned to th<» local
oat-l with the rei i mnic 'iaiion of the1
T.rncnt .ippc.J agent an I the le
,'U »•-' !.<—!, o. by oitije,', that
they he r«tiwsifi«d. A lift of tiws*
a fr. jk> r<5rtimmewled hnuld be made
ut in 1 riplicate \>7 the government
nt, one copy to bo fum l.h -
i4 • 1 ! 1 ' » I • : to '•
1 Xf. the gowriimcn'. *p|< ai
Itoilt i d ouu cyjy tv Ufi XntWlUwied,
to thi< '-(Tice.
"•I. TV" lix'Jil 1»i»nl rhould then
- • nr ! re examine the CMe.-t recorn- •
W'tulcfl tcr rectos ifif-ation, nml uj* n
h_ . ; IIT, itifitt. raj.- ■ i''•ation,!
■ .'ir. ■ - I t«. liv:- -
. -it t»j till iitn-nt a T 111! at'ire a
' !(-<- . ti" 'i.
Tlw i- • rtim • ' ftppea! njrent
-'■i;! ' the"! rhRt thii list \d'h the
' r«et "flwer Ictiw. maJi' by
' ■ I'rhffrit i.pjnaii u<f-:lt ->l this
t-ya* a^ory IkmbA, iu.il It *p
(■ U», :W
.
civ t > tiii I rici bum<t
"Yf>ur i-s caHwl
' i'j. ji t«w. you tin not cocilis*':
/ ! Ki:
. / ' i* Vt" t : in ' B, ('. or
0, on &■■ - of their original phjr i
;' v rfl
■ ii i: ci% feo {>'4i te vo*y
!j, a-t'l it hofH i that the er/J
f 'Chi Om Work' will s-ce suth ma
V ••in! cha r re*. thif state will not
,-h- t impelled .to make encyst^ on nc
<v. ant f !> w tiniiilkiotion in ttooftr
•l '! i.'» t' i • ' 1
1*1 »•: t I(t in Class 1.
Hi. In Pel. in
County Q|N I. OM )
A iufiut'ico .. 6*U 2?
AUviurHicr. , l<*>a 28
Ulct-tmnv 73 1(5
\-'tm 2S
...... .371 28
iwr, .yt<n ft
ttcaufnrt 7.14 ;il(
(tonic .....4S5 S3
Hla<len. 375
Brun#wfek 273 24
I unrorobe No. 1 504 23
Rutiiomb* No. 2 741 31
tin ike. r.M> 33
. . 1 7''. 24
('•Id v. ell IS
("artnli-'i IU.' a -'^82
fartaret, 211 uf
Caswell 214 2«
( 'atawfra 4»>5" 2ft
Chatham r.<W 32
Ch.-rokee 2«2 2o
Chowan 243 26
Clay, . . 43 16
("Welnnd 439 1<>
Columbu* <5«ii , 2»
Craven XH4 3#
Cumberland H07 32
Currituck 17* 27
Pure 31 »
Davidson MR "ft .
Davie 181 IS
Duplin 830 34
Durham 1035 27
E'teernmb* ,890 31
Winiton-Salem 1M3 ■ 85
is
JrwUln ,U 1U
£•*•» 7*0 20
l:"1?"' 24i ai
'•raham 107 •»«
(•ranvtllo r,|;i
c<rM>n« :un ia
(•atifoni So. I ., ,iH
<<uilfnril Mo. 2 .. . . .;»i
(iuilfurd No. 3 .. ..
j'Uftu , ::.:ii£ g
H»rn««t mi 21
jlaywood Ml ZM
Mfnnerion .. .. i#n m
f;vfbr" • *7 «
}"k.e -'«« n
{*£}• 171 25
AM jo
Jaj-kwm 200 26
•Johncon No. 1 |<W) .»j
J'.hiwim Nn. 2. . »i|7 ^
181 M
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•• ~m s»
• mroln ■ » n.
McHowel! V .MS W
*•»' "i 1 r, 2«
■HTOII 1 ■ .1,
Mailii-on j;t3 7r?
Martin .. .. , _ fif> ..,
'Ijtlotl.- .... II.,, 1 »
"li-kl. -burk ... j,, ~,y
trhe» Ui> IB
m , itjfwnery . . . ,• , ._'i42 ;»j
Moore
?'<h v,y« iV
w ilmrnMUi.i 777
New Hanover jjo
Voi ' . mpu>o 544- •)"»
•
Orai "H px
Pnmttcn ■/.<.
H>!K(UOtMlk .'i"S ;>«<
1 n
I'orquiman > .. ... orf,
i.V." - 25
.. 5
.. ^70 ^3
■' "imi 1 <1 :. 7n- j(2
• N-«. 1 •/:.
' So 2. . ZJ
1 >. mirl»sn .. . ►)"»>
Rwan !»•
.hihhr! ford ;tl
•' 1 m r •> "117 27
< ;P
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1 ' • " ■ ... ■ ■
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T ait *.!. anifl .... 1 •»,»
1 >'*«*» 1 j• 1 : ,
1 ni >
Vinc.i
Walt* No. 1 |j
W 1 .1 No. 'z . . .. 1
W.j hjitgUm ,!,i
W ■ar.uwi :»'!i 1
10 *K « "
If
■X . •' •?» . . i . ... . . M
V../lit in ;.!'!« 17
Vut.i'uy ......... i 18 H
War on The Loafer
3ring.i Qu:ck Rcsul? .
h, Juti« 1*. War a..::
1 rti'iral • .ivr»nwy" hove h"£<i
rr.uilt• within i> Hooi » i'r&m tfe^iant
of !)«-:{$&(*.' t* s
_ ' • l . y • i1 <■ ' ru"
rtijbj *i.. -!>■' fS■ ttfcn-f. nf t<«{
' ;■■■••", •?'-* b<- ■■■' "tn.t
1 \ ' 'Jk--' >n't •• W'Vl
vVMhinjrt'r! a» tHe l«*«
•>iB ff4llt IJp. Tfc« 1*4 : ■ v r'
its • ... ■' air tht» .• •
ft >. ' ' ft - ' ■ fV !1 ><!. •
ate, ' - WffU )>*t fftp wftl *
if feMlfrt . Tf.• - 1 frtf.l
■ tfef ' *+'1 attAfett-if
'.h;. pU«!it \riwjiy i - '&», ip*r, Ht
•■"i.s.-fmit r..'.c«»siil<:fat>W
u#tiu whkli <'rrs!.! 'l-s worked.
• "
r«jwpir? V:(h, H" and it i* fMpmcn talk
in tialei-.rh '.Hut ww» Wyood (3rH.fi »|«
are (n('!'iv- . Ms iv.'.tiw (liwrs as
t" crini': jl- rh ft'.
«'< m ' v that <■!« > th ■ ■> a|>rat«t.t
!y but run I " I' "h ar.ii a
biockiiflr stiU, fsvpreaats
*
ifttifK the nt • v lie-, .!!>• to k"tp
rh-' government (joirR ami tho-ur ma
chin* director* merely watch the r«v
r rjarft. The ilepa»tm*r« ha* the n»rae«
of n wti who to have no otb< r
vivrk. Ami the numt>er is. amazing
Hartley Withers, the editor of the
E-'-nomist, of I-one on, says: "Money
.-pent in Uf time (>n thing* not
needed >' money given to the enemy."
National War Saving* Day in only
one (lay; our men in the Army and
Navy havo their day every ilay. (
Help your Govirnment and yourself
at the i-ame time—buy War Saving
Stamp*.
Labor and Material are eiMiitial to
vict.iry; u»e both *parintfly.
National Wor Paving Day ia the
stay-at-home's day.
An American Soldier
On Hi* Wmy to B«rlm.
Reatleaely tha (older paced the rail
way platform.
A GrMiiiborn ritinn noted wall til*
•nMltr't impatience, and mcanwhita
illKoviind a purpose in hia and
manner.
"You are on your way to France ?"
be atked, approfe-hing Kim.
"No, I'm on my way to Berlin," tha
»oldier replied. A moment of ailenea
panned.
"What will he your fair to Berlin?"
"I don't know." he aid. "I don't
know how Ion;' I will be making the
• in All tbnt I know in that I'm tjo
init to Berlin before I raturn."
"I am ifoing to help pay your fare"
•id the citizen. "Of rooriw I know
U'trle Pam look.. nftjrr that now, but
K Yii-'iody mi: t pay him and I'm the
v Y •• aount on me. td balp
pay ■ ir <«■[•• i.«m every utep of '.ha
r ! I -hr!I *xm" 'hi to jjD woll
;...1 and lack f r nothing. I
!' f-« , in mc-tinc X '"" expeB»M by
■ u; war avinv >tampa—all that
•he- law will allow mo to own then
' " .-•••! *'■■* il'i-l 1 ill
t !'■ -I d
• I h'i»f»j<ir«#*»
!'• f try " id. Go-1 bit • y«/u all
the way."
Tlii i on t.nrpurt of the Ameri
can aotilier and ritlxen will win the
mosl't- . mjhanflv, Whet, *n-ry
:it «v.m* t« - s\a -■■ ■■■ :i> i-a-y
h« ay of a Staler «.o Her !i/r atul re.
.. ,'1
- -o!])': ijwa u 0M Glory
•V-.p j ' a-it'jfe a "h.- .. !rn-ic« over
b .u . la,rU :.:id barrier -,n the
to Ep|iSfi|& ' • '/■;/ ' -
The iprit that wouM not send che
away and aowtly mp
nwMpnp
t- handicaps, is the tr io Am^ri
• on. spirit. So regular rml-Mnoded
k of Air.i '-'ca crn:!d hout v.hen
he >,/ rtl.iri ■*v,, ht. l not helped
, far,.- Brriin, nod
n to Watt., tho trip
i'l p. : 1 le.
r>av
G rant Fa.i to L)riv«
» 'ill / .in, u-.»a» With Ca»
v:(f •; ' A»w.'ri'"»n forces ci; (ho
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V!'*"'' «f ft • Am-'rwv -e
>«« i tr ■ rjv»r 1 y neii!« of
\ h-.. -y tain Iw.-an falling late
he h'i '«en *»ti bKTlreasa in the
• j atrial activlt.i «] nir tha
Marne front, hut th« infantry ha* not
Ki i-nfrajred inth* m*t 2-4 hours, t
Thf .-my artillery :ir» in the *ec
pont of Chatean Thiurry has b«>en
n<» tnr -"mo time, acid th«
A .Tt - in fire has incrcn°ed propor
ti.>n«sely. The German* laat nijrht
started to ronittwt u foot-bridee
H the M»trt»e at this point,, hot
r ili ovcml, and abandoned the
at'cim-t even before the American
machine jrtinners on the hank could
Ket into action.
To the wei-t the O' mans have taken
to drem-hing certain localities with
mixttrd frao. On* of these plare< ii
tieHcau w -od, the eCrmana appar
ently thinking that this wan the only
way to <lriv<> the American trop« out.
Rut it was not, for they are still hold
inir all their poiitinhi and at the »ama
time are riv^n* the enemy clouds of *
American pas to worry about.
Germa* airplanes todsy and laW
last evening were very active. Thera
was hardly a moment when hollow
(•ark of the Archie* was not heard.
The enemy has l«en especially actif*
against the sautafw Walloons. Ilia
downpour of rain lata today caaaad %
temporary lall in the artiUary dael. ^