By GEORGE DRU. International News Service, Paris.—Details given me by British poldiers enable me to give the follow- Ing account of the participation of the British in the great battle of the Marne: fortable farm houses. As the had been driven back from recently held broken, homes gaunt walls, relics of happy even a church on the edge stones trampled under foot. As the march was renewed the tem: per of the men exhibited a distinct change. There wa no more light banter. FE: was set drew near the audible in t galloper ich man's face AS rumbl f guns ! and determined he distance. nn Came a on a foam-spattered horse patch ter deliver ed a fresh the darkness Still the khaki on, heavy firi: a squad of cavalry came the right, and a were in what they was to be the firing line Trenches Dug at Night. but hard blankets were in store ing the dis horse and disappeared into wave the sound eve Toward midnigh i m later s00Nn discovered y army came to a halt, from nowhere dispatched into the darkn wait of no l« duration t threw up breastworks to be ready the coming fray Daylight most level trenches showed open backed up growing tin ber, where up their the foe w alive with armed men, and positi as visil woods lay artille tected troops guns in the waited, rear shooting in followed by a long wail as a shell passed their heads ing roar trench. duel Ove y with a deaf A Guns Begin 12 guns o to answer once little able rising woods to Answer, The f tl were but still fire, One of ou his anxiety the to the enem 4 dead renches weeived 1 hey then h ory fry t} wor ny the riflemen i: h voods and attentio: protection of silenced soldiers had our +h inf $ pou 1s the infantry it BB shown more cos and steadin i Enemy Quits Thicket. t of th i Me ness ogg After vening space at a mq to .the double vicinity of thicket. Finding guns had located them, the enemy retreated : coverin mos inter. and soon were in the the ir our had the Infantry ter of the ti far side they and charged mber. On reaching the foe, and what glass, let alone a tumbler. ing but terrible picture. torn In thé earth were eloquent nery. At another stage of the great battle British lay well away from them on one side, the French under General Pau on the other Some desultory firing took place and the Germans tried to hide their real strength un- der cover of the forest, but the allied commanders had been well supplied once were broken off and the fighting recommenced, Death Trap Falls. An airman had seen an Immense number of guns enter the woods the foe evidently having planned put up a sham fight and retreat so a8 to draw the British to the hidden guns It was a well planned death trap, but the allies by this time were Aware The motive be hind the request for an armistice was lull the of curity and Germap forces to arrive A terrific ened to of the tactics. to allies into a sense a0 #0 enable fresh from Conpliegne cannonade at the wood, w Once of upon hich fir was blow il forest rushed British hip brisk wind the flames goon turned an in great di re, and as a the inferno 16 Germans sorder and t) were waiting thigh The men, remem has been done by them t antry, The trated guns, but this was just the thing the allied had cided to frustrate flerce fighting ng commanders Much d the distr took place Bi cavalry dash down upon the Ge artillery, the itself by sweeping amen try aroun a hing its 1IEUIsnhi and determination, ing to escort safety Jy an aval Worth Shown der nstrated me of Cavalry's pos RIVERS CHOKED WITH BODIES OF AUSTRIANS tro-Ger ! Moming + ens Sireams £111 is ii ith ; W iden the hes ng fligh till the waters were dammed and overflowing the awaiting burial or burning. Hundreds of acres are sown with bodies and littered with weapons and and ¢ of i banks Piles dead are battle debris, while wounded riderless horses are careering the abandoned country The trophies captured com- much German equipment An ammunition train captured at Janow (11 miles northwest of Lemberg) was German, while the guns taken include 46 heavy caliber bearing Emperor William's initials and belonging to the German Sixth army corps “The line of retreat of the Austro German forces was blocked with debris of every kind-— valuable mil tary supplies, telephone and telegraph installations, light railway and oth er stores, bridging material-—in fact, everything needed by a modern army was flung away in flight. Over one thousand wagons with commissariat madly over prise M THE WORLD No Message Can Be Received From or Sent to Republic. ALL TELEGRAPH LINES CUT No Matter What Eventuated He Would Afford All Protection To Americans and Foreigners, Washington, D. C throes of a by Villa ment, 15 Mexico, in new Carranza’s against govern now incommunicado messages can be recelved from or to any of Mexico from this try or of the telegraph trunk lines part the rest world der were cut the tele graph conne Mexico City and Vera wise evered the United St working Ly order been Lie and me Vera andthe SAKES can far as ruz, but there stop State Departm able to communicate with Mexico RON representatives in Secretary gr COInt the Garr nand border % have been Laredo, Eagle GAITison trranza JERI iC 10 days the new us ing »f General the date of $500,000 Fi TO DEMONSTRATE PARCEL POST How T¢ e Will Be Farm Produ Postmasters : con t Mars iand PDalaw nple 1 ts of parcel pared unde« i tor be placed on vie The exhibit postmaster r the 841 { Otto P to the should se they are not will also reveal which Deca shipments prop Al erly packed The Postoffice Depart ment has mapped out a program for the Maryviand and other postmasters, which be a model for all other gatherings this year of postal offi clals will WILSON SIGNS SLUMS BILL. Final Action Realizes Dying Wish Of Mrs. Wilson, Washington, D. C.-—Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's dying wish that the worst slums In Washington be abolished was finally realized when the President signed the bill clearing alleys of dwell ing places 310,000,000 Meet Foreign Obligations. Restore Confidence and Strengthen Country's Credit—All Banks Called Upor HOUsSe Associal 1 nt : Albert ward Hine Vanderli Wood L and F A board , * yo is strong, Ji committee the association Each clea NEg-douse asked to appoint a committee of its own to secure the pledges of the quota be raised from the national and State banks In {its territory. In ac the bankers’ recommenda- tions only $25,000,000 of the total is to be paid down at present, but the whole amount is to be pledged. To facili tate the transfer of gold or gold cer fo cord with VILLA BREAKS WITH CARRANZA Disavows Latter as First Chief of the Constitutionalists. NOT TO ATTEND CONVENTION He Bends. Aid the Central To Government Rebels Against g in Bonora —— Arrests Obregon El Paso don ernment | on Foreign Policy. EN Stands By Statements and Asks “Leave.” Von Schoen Makes rmenia by would perhaps measures if it discovered a conspiracy the negroes in this «¢ between the Japanese to of the Ar ountry and bring about the overthrow ment 3 nerican Govern $50,000 PENDANT RECOVERED. Missing Jewels Restored To Mrs. Flagler At Asheville. Asheville, N. C.-—-Mre. Henry F banks they are to be permitted to de posit their contributions with the The New York committee will have authority to call for installments of tho total after the is paid BETROTHED IN SUICIDE PACT. $50,000 pear! and diamond pendant for which police and private detectives have been searching. The officers re. fused to say where the pendant was found. No arrests were made COL. W. H. D. CHAPIN DEAD. 'FRISCO FAIR TO GO AHEAD Py stponement Bec Says Bryan War ause Of the Orient tralasia ¥ » given notice of , and many of them are buildings Forty-six States o n have particips in the ex The other : 'R Are at work on plans for taking part in the fair.™ ui arranged for position PRISONER KILLS CONSTABLE. Youth At Doylestown, Pa, Shoots Officer On Way To Jail. Doylestown, Pa--Henry A. Kolbe, high constable of Doylestown, was shot through the heart and instantly killed by William Miller, an 18-year. old youth, az he was taking the young man to jail. Kolbe had arrested Mil ler on a charge of baving forged a They were walking along the street when, without warning, Miller whipped a revolver from his pocket ‘and shot the constable. Miller tried to escape, but several persons who were close by captured him and turned him over to the police. Young Miller Wilson expressed the hope that i bill would be passed and both houses | of Congress acted. Although it dir. fered in some particulars from the measure Mrs. Wilson originally cham. pioned, the President decided it ac , complished the principal purpose the | ——— with information and were on the alert. The Germans’ right asked for an armistice for the purpose of attending to their wounded and burying their dead, but while this request was un- supplies alone were captured, “Newspaper dispatches assert that the German troops have been inten spersed with Austrian troops in the intrenchments in order to raise the morale of the Austrians. One corre Chicago Music Teacher and Fiancee | Found Dead. | Parkersburg, W. Va.—Col ‘Chapin, prominent retired oil mag nate, a direct descendant of Deacon Samuel Chapin, who arrived in New W. HD Chicago. Clasped in each other's arms, a big bridal rose pinned to the breast of each, Arthur Rech, a promi der consideration a British aeroplane discovered the Germans were setting a trap for the allies, Negotiations at A APPA AAP NP APN PAPAS GERMAN STAFF MANIFESTS CONFIDENCE IN OUTCOME Berlin~—~Members of the general staff here in private conversation have manifested absolute confidence in the outcome of the battle in France, as their own army is steadily growing stronger and the lines of communica: tion have been adjusted to permit a more efficient supply of provisions and ammunition, it having rather outrun its supply arrangements in the rapid spondent declares that while the Aus ready to the last man to perish.” advance on Paris. according to the staff, is showing signs of having shot its bolt and has fought itself to a standstill, being unable to fill its depleted ranks lke the Cer mans. . The headquarters announcements still give no definite information re garding the position of the battle line, contenting themselves with speaking of it generally as located between the Oise and Meuse rivers, but not men: tioning what part of this large region the Germans occupy. sought MAY RESUME LOBBY PROBE. insidious Influences Again Reported At Work In Washington, Washington, D. C. ~~ Frequent charges and insinuations that insidious influences have been at work in Wash. fngton in connection with anti-trust and river and harbor legislation have prompted Senator Overman, chairman of the special lobby investigating com. mittee, to consider calling his commit. tee to dbmplete its inquiry begun more than a year ago. nent young music teacher, fiancee, Miss Katherine Seymour, were found asphyxiated in a closet Rech’s room here. They left letters asking that they be buried together. Rech in Lis letter #0 poor that her life would be merely a living death. Rech was prosperous and healthy, but friends of the young woman sald that her illness seemed chronie, and that at times both were de- spondent about it. They felt that mar. riage with this handicap offered little “Yappiness, but they did not care to face the future separately. England on the Mayflower, died sud: denly at his home here Colonel | Chapin was 87 years of age and death | was due to hardening of the arteries, STIMPSON NOMINATED. Fletcher Promoted. {| Washington, D. C.President Wil tions of Frederic Jesup Stimpson, of Harvard University, is well known, Because of Wild West proclivities he had been nicknamed Broncho Bill a A NA CUTTER TOTAL LOSS, By Senator. Seattle, Wash The revenue cutter Tahoma is a total loss on a reef 50 miles west of Kiska lsland, in the advices received here. Her crew of nine officers and 63 men were taken off by the steamer Senator, bound
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