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EVE&liNG MDER-PHILA1LPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2i), 1917
AMERICANS RON
FRENCH TRAINS;
USE GAS MASKS
ten Philadelphians Among
Those Henri Bazin En
j&" counters in Tour
JOHN V. NEWLIN'S GRAVE
WHERE CADORNA WILL MAKE HIS FIRST DETERMINED STAND
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. . By HENRI BAZIN
HUB CorrBomlmt of tie Ertni'o Lrxtgcr icllh
thtt American Mmu in Franca
AWBlilCAN FIELD HEADQUAIlTEnS,
"f'SfVL 23.
,' . Tfis engineers are the only operating .-ali-"jot
men in France 'wearing American
khaki. They run their French trains
with helmets upon head and cas mask
hanging from hip. Tliclr equipment nnd
"methods are American, but their !lfo Is
that of the French soldier, oven to their
grub, since, en bloc, they are temporarily
16a,tied to tho French army. They use tho
French front system of a man walking
ahead on bombed portions of the railed line,
wV.-h, of course, limits the speed of trains,
but has obviously greater advantages. Their
regiment was one ot tho several recently
reviewed In London by tho' King of Kng
land. I found seven among those to whom I
talked who hall from Philadelphia. I wish
the rules applying to correspondent's work
would permit mo to mention their names.
thRt the Kvenino Ledger might thus give
their greeting to 'their people. At least, I
can say they are well and hearty and very
much on the lob.
AT PHILADELPHIAX'S GRAVE
Upon a Journoy from jolnt to point to
day I passed a hospital. Our car stopped
foj water and I wandered off a short
distance, where I saw tho hospital ceme
tery. I always look In every military ceme
tery I can. with the vague Idea of some time
finding my brother's grave. Perhaps some
day I shall ere this war la over. In this
one 1 could And no trace.
But upon ono cross, decorated with the
cockade of France, I found the last resting
place of a Philadelphia boy, John V. Ncw
lln. who as a volunteer In the American am
bulance 10H his life under fire on August
B, 1917. The grave was evered with a
great bronze palm, surrounded by growing
panties, t'pon tho palm wcro the carven
words, "American Field Service Mort
Pour la France." I had a tiny American
flag-In my pocket, ono I had bought In April
When we entered the war. and I took It out
and entwined it' about a bronze prong of the
wreath. ,1 also took a photograph of the
grave with the intent of requesting the
Evening Lbdoeh to send It to Mr. New
nil's people. But under a new ruling I am
denied; sending It I hope this ruling may
bo amended a little later tha may forward
both the print and the film.
The grave Is ono of a long row. nil alike,
all with the Cross, tho tricolor cockade, the
aluminum Identification plaque upon which 1
are stamped name, service ana aaie ot upaia
It Is, as all "the others, beautifully cared fot
In a tenderness of gratitude by the peopll
of France.
JLENIE.VCY TO PRISONERS
The difference between French and Boche.
methods as to treatment of prisoners wa;
forcibly brought to my attention c-"ay. Ve
had .stopped -In a village where presently
another American division will have 11.
headquarters- At present it is entirely
French, and' our uniforms were the wonder
of the inhabitants. "Volla des Amerlcalns I"
they had said as we entered, and In a
" "twinkling our car was surrounded by French
klddjea.
Nearby was a French caserne" or bar
racks. In Its courtyard I saw a young
Bocho. prisoner walking around an Imagi
nary square" with a knapsack upon his
back. He had, It seemed, attempted to es
cape, and being far from Boche lines had
taken a last chance. When recaptured, In
stead of being brutally punished after the
Boche method with French prisoners, he
had been merely given the simple task of a
four-Siour. walk dally, two In the forenoon
and twp- In the afternoon, with thlrty-flve
pounds of sand upon his back.
It js. not too much to say that tho Sam
mee, or the Pollu, or the Tommy on leave,
on fiirlough, en permlsslon'(as the three are
tho name)., form and wll", form an Important
element In the victory to come, for absences
from the fighting llpe aid much In maintain
ing morale In the armies to which the light
ing man returns and much in maintaining
the morale, too, of thoso behind the lines.
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ITALIAN LINE.
LINE BEFORE AUSTRO-GERMAN ATTACK
INDICATE CAQORNR'S NEW LINE.
MOUNTAINOUS TERRITORY SHADED!, WITH
CATTLE AREA EMPHASIZED.
PLAINS OF.VENETIA. WHITE.
The Italian commander-in-chief is making n tremendous effort to save his third army, stationed at the Gulf
of Trieste by falling back approximately sixty miles to the Tagliamcnto River, as shown by the map. Among
the large cities included in the territory which will be given up nre Udinc, Tareento and Cividale.
CIltCULATORS OF FALSE
WAR NEWS ARRESTED
Seven to Be Interned for Disseminating
" Stories of Disasters to
U. S Forces
NEW YORK. Oct. 29. Seven men are
tinder arrest hero today who, nccordlng
to agents' ot tho Department of Justice,
have been circulating false stories concern
ing disasters to our military and naval
.forces.
Ono of the men was arrested while he
was loudly proclaiming In a public resort
"what, the Kaiser's military machine would
do to tho American troops" and was in
timating ho was In possession of informa
tion that reflected on tho patriotism of
American soldiers. Tho seven will bo in
terned for tho duration of the war.
Cadorna Will Make
Stand on Tagliamento
Continued from Vnsn One
units forming nur Kerond Army which In
cowardice retired without fighting or sur
rendered to the enemy allowed the Auxtro
Germany forces to break Into our left wing
on the Julian front. The vnllant efforts of
other troops did not enable them to prevent
tho enemy from advancing into the sacred
soil of our Fatherland. Wo nro withdraw
ing our lines according to the pljns pre
pared. All stores and depots In tho evac
uated places were destroyed.
"Tho record" of many memorable battles
fought with success by our brave toldlcrs
during two and one-half years of war Is
sufficient to assure the commander-in-chief
that the army to which tho honor and safety
of tho country aro confided will know how
to fulfill Its duty."
If Italy's morale holds up it was regarded
as certain that Cadorna would he able to
make a stand on tho plains. Before that
time It was expected that Allied aid would
bo reaching Italy.
The political effect of the German drive
was more feared here than tho military
results The Italians aro said to bo out
numbered In men more than four to one
along virtually the wholo ot tho attacking
front.
The Germans massed their men behind
the lines and smuggled guns Into position
at night. Their bombardment opened with
a terrific fire from guns whose positions
had not oven previously been suspected
by tho Italians. No such artillc-y fire has
been attained by the Germns alnco Verdun
as that which was poured over the Italian
positions.
Outnumbered In guns and men, Cadorna's
troops from that tlmo on were victims of
a great war machine pursuing the same
tactics which the Germans so successfully
adopted In Rumania and a war machine
led bv tho master who conducted that Ru
manian campaign General von Mackenen.
How tremendous Is the driving power of
this great machine Is Indicated In the fact
that several hundred square miles, won
Inch "by inch in Cadorna'H great offensives
of last summer and during a general cam
paign that lasted three months, Is now In
the enemy's hands after a bare week's push.
By enormous massing of men and guns the
Germans simply smothered the Italians.
They swarmed through mountain passes;
their sheer weight toppled over Italian
defenses.
Tho Teutonic armies are now less than
ten miles from Udlne, the Italian railroad
center. What Rome frankly declared was
tho "cowardice" of certain of Its units in
tho second army permitted a Teutonic
flanking move which swept the enemy wedge
through tho Italian lines. Gorlzla was
retaken. Tho Invaders crashed through to
tho Italian plains. Cividale, an Italian
clti, was taken.
It Is expected that Cadorna will make
every effort to form a new defensive line
on the Tagliamento River, approximately
thirty miles back from the lino on which
the fighting was In progress today. This
river Is. the first natural defense barrier
In tho plains section. With a comparatively
flat terrain clear to this river there was
faint hope here today that tho Italians
would be able to stop the German advance
much before that line.
France was relied upon to make the first
contribution to Italy's needs. The French
Cabinet met last night for consideration
of tho problem.
tonco of seven miles, struck squarely on
their target of a German blockhouse at
Papegocd wood and permitted French pollus,
fighting like mad for glimpses of their
own homes slightly behind the German
lines, to cut their way to a victory In the
latest Franco-British advance In Flanders.
It was this marvelously accurate shoot
ing last Friday which opened the way for
the French smash. A great eight-chambered
concrete blockhouse in the center of
Papegoed Wood had long held up further
French ndvancc. Finally French aviators
"ranged" It. Huge French guns llred Just
thr'-o of their enormous Bhells at this
range. The first missile was close to It ;
the second shattered the solid concreto
and the third passed Inside. Virtually all
of the garrison In this formldablo defense
wan killed.
The few forlorn-crazed men who did sur
vive of the sixty German soldiers of tho
181st Infantry, staggered Into tho French
lines deaf and dumb from shell shock. Their
clothes had been stripped from them : somo
were fearfully mangled. Tho stamp of an
Inexpressible horror was on their drawn
faces.
Reduction ot the blockhouse enabled the
French engineers, working neck deep In
St. Janasbeek and Coverheek Rover, to
throw up bridges and trestles, along which
French Infantry charged to a brilliant vic
tory. These charging troops were borne along
with the Irresistible fort'e of men lighting
like fiends to throw bark an enemy and see
their own homes Just beyond. Most of tho
Frcnih regiments now on this line are from
Lille and other cities close to the present
fighting lines. Many left their loved ones
behind to answer mobilization calls and
have not heard from them since.
Theso men performed superhuman fight
ing feats. Hand-to-hand, In bloody fight
ing, they beat hack the Germans, half
swam through morasses and held tenaci
ously to their gains despite every effort
German counter-attackers made. On Sat
urday Just such an Incident as this oc
curred. The French had cut their way for
deep gain. The whole Eighth Bavarian
reserve division was thrown Into the fray
to check them. It failed. The victorious
pollus literally tut It Into silvers.
As a result of the last week's steady ad
vance along the Dlxmude road the French
today are encircling both the west and
south sections of Houthulst forest. That
bit of what used to be woodland Is the
renter of the German resistance still hold
ing to Flanders. On the southeast the
Germans In the wood face a British en
circling movement.
The fact that comparatively few prison
ers nw being taken by the French Is due,
according to German ofllcers, to the fact
that the enemy Is -carrying out orders to
move before yielding.
lines Saturday night and Sunday by British
seaplanes, nn Admiralty statement an
nounced today.
"Wo bombed Kngel nnd St. Denis Wes
trem aerodromes with many tons ot bombs
which fell close to tho sheds," the state
ment said. Tho railway line and railway
Junctions of Cortemnrck and Llckerveldo
wcro attacked with two tons of bombs. Ono
of our machines has not returned.
"Yesterday afternoon Varssenacre aero
drome was bombed with direct hits nt the
sheds, also Stnlhlllbrugge station near
Bruges. During numerous patrols an
enemy machine was shot down crashing to
earth."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.
Belgian aviators have bombarded the
stations of Essen. Vladeloo, Elnsdyck and
Roggcveld In reprisal for German bombard
ments of communications and cantonments
In tho Ramscapclle region, official cables to
the Belgian legation announced today.
FRENCH CUT THEIR WAY
TO FLANDERS VICTORY
By HENRY WOOD
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
FLANDERS, Oct. 29.
Two flfteen-lnch shells, fired from a dls-
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LONDON'. Oct. 29.
Many tons of bombs were dropped on
German military points back of the enemy
ALL BERLIN REJOICES;
HOLIDAY PROCLAIMED
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 29.
Berlin gave today over to rejoicing at
success of German urms In the drive against
Italy. Dispatches from tho German capital
told ot special holidays granted the schools,
a display of flags throughout the nation
nnd various celebrations. The general pub
lic feeling there was that tho victorious
advance of tho Austro-German arnile
would hasten peaco moro than any other
event.
The Berlin press not only rejoiced that
the Italians aro being punished, but their
editorial comments carried the hint that
tho Austrlans had been taught a needed
lesson on what could be accomplished with
German help and, conversely, what might
happen It Austria attempted a separate
peace.
Kaiser Wllhelm Is expected to Join Em
peror Karl on the Isouzo front shortly
ASKS LOWERING OF AGE LIMIT
Loyal Legion Reveals Action of Phila
delphia MeetinR on War Service
WASHINGTON'. Oct. 29 Registration
for war service of all men between nineteen
and thirty-one years of age Is demanded
by the military Order ot the Loyal Legion.
The adoption of a resolution advocating
such an nmenrtmtnt to the draft law, at the
recent convention of tho order In Philadel
phia, was revealed this nfternoon by Lieu-tenant-General
S. M. B. Young, retired, head
of tho order.
Airplane Causes Private's Death
CAMP DONIPHAN, Okli,, Oct. 29. In
n unusual smash-up, Joseph Hayes, of New
York, a private In the Third Aero Squadron,
was Instantly killed when he was knocked
from a motorcycle by the running gear of
an ascending airplane on tho aviation field
here.
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Every man can be well dressed it is a question of taste,
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LUTHERANS' WAR
FUND $2,500,000
Council of Church to Spend
Sum for Soldiers' Spir
itual Welfare
COMMEND SERVICE BOOK
Two and a half millions of dollars are to
be spent In caring for tho spiritual welfare
of the United States army and navy forces
In the next two years, If the war continues
that long, according to the plans of the war
commission of the Lutheran Church In
America, announced at the Thirty-sixth con
ventlon of the General Council, In session
today at tho Wltherspoon Building.
The council approved the report of the
commission recommending Joint action with
the Catholic Church In petitioning Congress
for the appointment of one chaplain for
every 1200 ofllcers and enlisted men In the
army and navy, and appropriation of $500,
000 for work In tho soldier camps this
year.
SEHVICK HOOK APPROVED
The "Lutheran Service Hook of the Army
nnd Navy," prepared at the request of the
Mlnlsterlum of Pennsylvania, the Pitts
burgh Synod and tho Synod of New York
and New England, of which 380 copies have
already been distributed at the League
Island Navy Yard, waB commended and tho
distribution of the book placed In the hands
of the Church Book and Literature Society
of Philadelphia, the treasurer, K. Clarence
Miller, being approved as the distributing
agent.
The "Communion Service Book of the
Lutheran Church, with Hymnal," which has
been In course of preparation for the last
twenty years and has been tho chief foun
dation of the merger of all three main
bodies ot tho Lutherans In this country,
unanimously approved at this session of
the deneral Council, was accepted by tho
council today. This book establishes uni
form forms of communion nnd other parts
ot the church service for the Lutheran
Church all over this country, and the coun
cil passed a resolution that there shall be
no Issue of any edition of tho new church
book that shall In any particular depart
from the original edition without tho con
sent of all three Lutheran bodies In tho
merger.
Appointed to Berth in Docks Dept.
Director Webster, of tho Department of
Wharves, Docks and Ferries, today named
as an Inspector, John T. Cloney, 1710 South
Fifth street. The position carries a salary
of J1B00.
New Jersey "Apple Day" November 1
TB.ENTON, Oct. 2t. "Apple Day wilt be
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loo ot the Bureau of mh,... !l .W!
AlexH L. Clark I. the cMef, tod.v Vhlc,
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