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'ei!Ch ttore was Bcnoral rejolclns to
' ' .rgtho success tf tho Allies' push, ox-
' m-b Inclined to uiscoum uiu ju.iiui-,ffl-
fnr unduo optimism.
tloB tinted out that tho German retreat
TMr pointed ou methodical,
t"01,?' turnlnB hack from untenable
Mtton" i to others doubtless Ions, and care-
StMrpr,ertreat has undoubtedly been ac
The "lie- .in,,-! unexnected nunerl-
l"r ,,nnccted to tho Germans. They
Je'pXed tho enemy with tho vigor
fV thwack 'of reports of any consld-
' BM os of men and materials by the
,rM i- ., to tno withdrawal was far
ff disorderly retreat.
,,. was much Buesslnp hero today ns
X. new line to which tho Germans are
".' ..inff Tho ono most favored by mil.
" IxnerUi was from Douar to Cambral.
S. n,ntin, Lafero and Solssons. Observ-
BtQhrfl do not think tho Germans will
CLVt iha Allies to gain tho approaches to
i IVlleys of the Sambre, Scheldt nnd
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! n-Mav the Allies were systematically con
Jtoitlrur their lines and still pressing
S At v flgal.ist tho Germans. On tho whole
nt of seenty miles, atons which tho
Eft PUBh developed the Gains tho British
'vifrench forces have taken about seventy
iS?,: towns and villages. At some places
M(ocrd has carried tho Allied
C,M ten miles Into territory formerly oc
Fi.a bv tho Germans.
Hh. great Importance attached to tho
,n retreat Is their posslblo evacuation
wni north of Arras. Kens Is not only
WWM. n"" - R,rntpcifi value, but Is
V. center of tho coal and Iron deposits
' ; Wthern France. Tho capture of theso
V.Zu .would add materially to tho mu-
itlon output of France.
BEItLTN; March 19.
f Trench trenches on tho Verdun front
Jr a width of DOS yards were captured
f, the Germans In storm attachs yestAr
L afternoon, tho War onico announced
fj.v KlKht French officers and 485 men
r. taVcn. Counter-attacks by the French
J"le the nlBht wcro repulsed. There, was
Violent fighting on both sides of the Mouse
Stir Near the north seacoast and In
as 'there has" been lively fighting ac-
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B The War Ofllcc again admitted a general
.. . intunnn ArrnH and the Alsne
B front), saying that tho British
tude no strong- attacks and followed In a
hesitating" manner.
The ofllclal statement, detailing tho Gcr
pin retreat, said In part:
, Our actions In protecting our troops
by perspicacious, energetic conduct of
the evacutlon cast n, veil over tho aban
i donment of our positions and tho de
t parture of our troops.
' la the abandoned district means of
v communication useful for tho enemy
have been destroyed.
1 j Tart of the population, provided with
food for fKo days, was left.
Yesterday near tho coast and on tho
Artols front, alho on both, banks of "the
Sleuse, thero was lively flchtlng ac
tivity. BERLIN ADMITS BIG
RETIREMENT IN WEST
BERLIN, March 19. Systematic retlrc
tnt of the German troops between Arras
Ind the Olse, on the front In France, Is an
iounced by tho War Office. Peronno,
Ji'oyon, Bapaume, Roye and several other I
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towns have been abandoned by tho Ger
mans. The statement follows:
Between Arras and tho Olso tho Brit
ish and French, In a strip of land sys
tematically abandoned by us, occupied
our former positions ana several towns,
among which aro Bapaumc, Tcronno,
Boyo and Noyon. Our protcctlnB troops
Inflicted considerable losses on tho cnomy
and then gave way, as had been ordered.
On tho right bank of tho Mouse two
French companies mado an attack at
dawn on a trench sector captured by us
on March 1C north of Chambrcttes farm.
Tho attack failed. On Combres height
and near Malsey, north of St. Mlhlcl,
storming detachments entered tho French
positions and returned with prisoners.
Tonight's ofllclal report says that, "In the
strip of land between Arras and the Alsne,
voluntarily evacuated by us, only In some
places aro our protcctlnB groups In fighting
touch with, tho hostile cavalry and in
fantry." "On both sides of tho Meuse," tho
statement adds, "fighting activity Is
marked.
BRITISH ARMY PURSUES
FOE WITHOUT DELAY
WITH THn BRITISH ABMIES AFIELD,
March in.
Never was an army happier than that of
England today as Its men pressed forward,
unceasingly boring In to mako the bains
tho greatest any army has achieved In two
wholo years of fighting on tho western
front.
Tho speed of tho British "push" Is best
Illustrated by tho fact that at several points
British cavalry have had their lonB-soUBht-for
opportunity of boIiib Into action and
they went In against the fleeing Germans
nt a trot.
Tho German retreat beyond tho battle
fields of tho Sommo began slowly. Today
It had de eloped Into pursuit at full cry,
over a trail marked by ruthless uso of the
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strongly entrenched today.
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The dotted line indicates the British front before the present Rencral
retirement of tho Germans from Amis to Soissons began. Tho
solid biuck line shows tho present British front. Tho Germans prob
ably will halt their retreat on a line runninR parallel with the rail
way lines connecting Douai, Cambrai, St. Qucntin, Lafero and the
territory opposite Soissons. These railroads connect important
brnnches or tho railway system of which Lille and Lens arc the
chief centers, and which constitute the llfo lines of the Germans
in northern Franco. Should the French seize tho Douai-Cambrai-St.
Quentin-Lafcrc line, or make it untenable for their enemies, the
Germans would most likely be forced to retreat clear to tho Belgian
frontier. In their present retirement tho Germans have added ten
mlles.to tho distance between their nearest point and Paris. They
are now about sixty miles from Paris at Lafero and nbout fifty miles
from the Belgian frontier at their farthest point of invasion.
torch by tho retroatliiB Germans and at
least one Instance of poisoning of welli,
This ono Instanco was at Barlcux. There
British army surgeons discovered quanti
ties of poUon In the well.
Wlthjho fall of Bapaumc predicted In
theso dispatches last Thursday tho German
retreat widened and received a new back
ward Impetus. Tho fined rylng weather
of tho last three days also proved a boon
to tho pursuers.
Every moment of tho tlmo since the
movement began the British havo harrasscd
tho enemy. They havo not given the enemy
a chanco to rest. Tho pressure has been
continuous.
Tho wholo Ancre and Sommo area was
today tho sceno of the most Intense ac
tivity. The whole army Is ablazo with en
thusiasm.
I sa wone battalion due to be relieved,
just before Bapaume Cell.
They declined to leave the battlefield and
stuck around like cabdrlver.i on a holiday.
Prior to tho fall of Bapaumc I saw British
cavalry moving toward tho lino at a fnt
trot, but It was not then thought they
would Bet a chanco so soon.
At that time Bapaume, once tho sreat
goal of tho British push, was strangely si
lent, except for tho occasional shriek of
an on?comlnB German shell.
Now tho khaki-clad troops have already
progressed far beyond Its ruin's
NAVAL CORPS AT PRINCETON
Undergraduates to Aid in Protection of
Atlantic Coast
PRINCETON, N. J., March 19. A naval
corps, for the protection of tho Atlantic
coast, Is being established at Princeton,
under the direction of Lieutenant Com
mander Marlon Eppley, U. S. N a grad
uate of tho university, nnd -Lieutenant Aus
tin Munn, U. S. X. Opportunities will be
given the undergraduates to train threo
months In tho course of four years. They
Will bo held under no obligation and may
resign In' time of peace.
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tlcal prisoners at Bhku and exhorted his
soldiers to continue to obey their lawful
chiefs. Ho urged them "to defend their
country and support Russia's allies In this
unprecedented struggle "
Tho message which Foreign Minister M.
Mlllukoff sent to all diplomatic representa
tives of Russia In foielgn lands Is looked
upon hero as a cornerstone of tho new Gov
ernment's structure.
"Tho Gocrnment cannot forget for a
single lnstajit tho grave external circum
stances In which It assumes power," tho
message said. "Russia did not will the
war which has been drenching Europo In
blood for nearly three years. She will
fiBht by their (tho Allies) sldo against the
common enemy until the end, without ces
sation and without faltering."
M. Mlllnkoff's communication to the diplo
mats also cleared up materially the exact
status of tho present Government, and the
Grand Duke Michael's connection with it.
The new Government will exist only until
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tive citizens can bo elected. These will de
cide Russia's future course whether tho
great nation Is to bo a republic, fashioned
after tho United Slates of America or avail
Itself of the Grand Duke's offer to accept
tho throne, subservient always to the will
of tho people.
CHURCH WITH REVOLUTION
All trnces of the old nnd hated autocracy
are fast disappearing. The churches havo
been stripped of their rcBal Insignia nnd the
names ,of the Czar and his family ellml
natcd from the orthodox prayers. "Great
Hussla and her rulers" havo been substl
tutcd In their stead. Tlio royal coat of arms
has been taken from all buildings and
prlvato homes. Pictures of the former royal
family aro being destroyed.
Next to tho overthrow of the Czar tho ro
moal of tho Emperor's chair frnm ilin
synod's first session Is tho most dramatic
event that could happen In Ituesla, for It
means a revolution In tho chief bulwark
of czarlsm, tho Orthodox Church of Hussla.
mo synou is me highest authority In that
Church. Tho Influence of the Church on tho
Kusslan peasant masses Is enormous, for
tho moujlk Is still deeply religious. Ills
nttltudo to tho Czar was largely a religious
attitude. The 'new Bovcrnment's control of
the synod Is, therefore, of vital Import to
Its success.
As a matter of fact one of tho most
powerful elements of the overthrown Ger
manophllo Bovernment was Pltlrlm, the
Petrosrad metropolitan. Next to Rasputin
he was the most Influential member of the
ciaru ioiccs in tno court of Nicholas II.
Together with Sturmcr and Protopopoff ho
plotted 'gainst tho Allies.
It Is consequently of Brcat significance
that the chief dignitaries of the Church
should sldo with tho popular cause. The
first session of tho synod under the new
regime took place under tho presidency of
the Kiev metropolitan. Tho latter has been
ono of tho most .enlightened nnd broad
minded members of the Orthodox Church
He would undoubtedly know how to fulfill
tho wishes of tho new government In such
a manner as to strengthen the new political
order with the superstitious peasantry.
BERLIN SEES FAILURE
OF RUSSIAN REVOLT
BERLIN, March 19 (by wireless)
Germany Is not' sure the Russian revolu
tion will bo ablo to survive In the face of
tho Russian people's demand for bread.
High circles today were frank In stating
their opinion that the revolution was dls
tlncUy an aid to EnBland and the Entente.
The old Government has been suspected of
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the nw Foreign Minister, Mlllukoff, Is
known hero as England's friend. He and
all other members of the Cabinet are known
to favor continuation of the war.
These German officials suggested today
that, In view of the fact that the Russian
Socialists favor nn Immediate peace, there
Is likely to be another revolution against
tho revolutionists started by tho workmen.
Unrest of this class of the peoplo Is pre
dicted by close students of Russian affairs
here, doubt being, expressed that the new
regime will bo able to give tho people
bread, It was precisely thlslptnch of hun
ger which, In tho main, caused tho first
revolution.
Berlin newspaper comment today ex
pressed disbelief that n. country rent .with
Internal fights can successfully advanco In
mllltnry fashion against Its foes. Most of
Russia's strength, It was stated, probably
will be consumed In the battlo for control
of the governing power.
Cops Oppose Pension Bill Changes
WILMINGTON, Del., March 19. Mem
bers of tho Wilmington police forco will
send a strong delegation to fight the pro
posed amendments to tho police pension
bill which uro before tho Legislature. At
present any member who has served twenty-five
years may go upon the pension list.
Under tho proposed plan no man could go
on tho list until he was fifty-five years
old and no one could draw a. pension
until the fund amounts to 1200,000.
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Fellows' Hall), on Broad street near Arch.g" a
will besln tonlsht with nn Illustrated lec-jJ-Vi. vl
ture In which Doctor Wilkinson will de"'fft a
scribe tne cominB war uctwecn me captjav
talist ana workingmnn as rreaiciea Dy uivrcn
ancient prophet. He will show that tho'tf'fS'
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would happen In the last days. That Z.!- '
have reached tne period or cartn s niswryKp, r.
in wn en tne sirire in me luausiriai wrona usxfv
to reach Its climax will be proed from thefi
KorintuiMs. "Omens of the cominB stonti."
said Mr. Wilkinson when interviewed, "ar!
.eon nil nbout us. and indicate that tills lS-.'i
one of the sreatest signs of the soon return'
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