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SLUR ON BELGIUM
FOCH DRIVE CATCHES
GERMANS NAPPING
Capture of Prisoners and 400 Guns Reveals Hoiv Utterly
Crown Prince Was Unprepared for Allied
Counter-Blow
WOUNDED BUDDIES SORRY TO HAVE MISSfcD "BIG SHOW"
AMERICAN COLONY
.PLACE DEAD
WANTS PUBLICITY AROUSES BALFOUR
fYdars of War Begin-
Community in London
Asks Names of Heroes on
French Front
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Hertlihg's Reference as
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Crowning Insult
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MjI Ceoc o Ercning Public Ledger
Fbttofrtght. 1318, by .Vcmj Vorfc rimrJ Co.
Ir rV.rr,minclrllls' Henrfminrterit Oil
-. .4 att. i I." ..a T.... no
PHy'- first account of the capture of
tren by Scots nnd South Africins
! .'Mrestimated the number of prison-
.iK. -rWir I nrnto nnlv l-tv nr fo
't'lBwLtoeen broucht down "under escort.
i' Et'Mator In the day more than 200
jf.sethers were collected from cellars and
ft' 'Auarouta In and aoout the ruins of the
B ,'VtlIaee and added to the bnc Mean-
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By MAJ. GEN. MAURICE
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, IMP, bu Sew York Ttmri Co.
London, July 22.
The most strlkinc features of the
news which has come In during the
last twenty-four hours are the larce
number of guns captured and the ip
treat of the Germans over the Marnn,
If my memory ferves ine. 4no cum
ls the larsest number taken hv the
Alllei In any one offensive. The ne.t
highest totil was over 237 at Arms In
April, 1917 white wt and the Trench
together at Arras nnd In the Cham
racne took AM In that month
When we remember the months of
preparation expended upon those two
attacks and tho very larse fotces
employed, we get roras sort of stand-
1 ard bv which tn Jnrtce of the extent
tWBIM Australians to ine soum nroiiR-m , . pucCPS!S ot r0ch's surprise blow.
r'i.1Belr numoer UI) 10 iuu. -ney -ncie ,,,, , . .. ,.,... .i .1,,,
K!222? "SS1 .&.E Un 'nt oure. -re pro'pd foV STc CroSS
?Vr "r : IZ. " " ... i.u u- Prince's ftttnrlt inrt tnat hi was un-
Li.ax.ieet ivo or uuee, nn .--.-.... . m ..., ., ai ,
fitting fibres, and one or two at i preparen in . , ,. , ? o.
SiC, British soldiers who were theli we and the Germans hae loin: a.-
S!Si'iaards. Their blc shrapnel helmets 1 reptert the fact tnat. in the rice or
K'Srt-medieval look which strikes one! which hernlcW a modern hnttln, some
rfietr everv time ono fops a n.iicn ui , n m crounn i imvii.iiup
fh6 men. But the others wete thin. . Therefore, when It Is known that the
EyWv iinrlerstzprl larls With (r.llint ' A,imv 1 nrpnnrinir fin ntt.nrk. fm.
WfMAAfhirnn rtfin PVSOCketR Rnd fial . ...n'tt-nnpliAv nvn hlrl llfflltlv lit nt.
fcrfM. 'Xlrtvtt. if-rt Hrt f hov c0mtrl tinnPi a ...i.iau !t UmL- lrm-,, 1.1.
KSTiMtel etfpl hplmpts. which cnmP down Knu tnltlnno In tlm t-n,,. o,l
Eif to their shoulders, like human carl, j nrp withdrawn behind those.
of snuffed candies. . M,. .,,1, -. ..u
ISTMt Is a ma-vel that so many looked, 1" v,t"""?"B "-"- ' juV.
S !ILI11 liui iiik iiic i ,i;,-iicii!mfic
-htv-flrst Reserve Dl- h.ittles ot lasi vear ana aiier ine nrsi
' lnr hellishly since attack we captur.cd few Runs.
when they were ,.- ,.,,,,, for xrKoft
Mcteren. It Is a , . ,
'he", made up of i Koch adopted this sv.stem to mpet
which thev had to the Crown Prince's attack, for which
dlccinc themselves he was fully prepared, ami ne lias
fSsftfctures ot snuffed
ga'Jl Is a ma-vel th
K5wL'we" ' nrnnt
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ferine i
K,iH In'
Snne win
C.AkAll nits
Ks$-tkr1 nt rlrrht
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1 taeeoer into mese noies ami nurrowniB iosi no buiw hi iiu. imi- m.- n,ii
m- r . .,- nui.L n ! I .. t-..i ..Anlnnn.4 1, .. I
Whdn ! Tiflnpfl tinvlnt? neirlprtod the nnssi
!$lt,,ralned they sat and slept in water , liillty of an assault, upon his richt
tnd mud. 'flank, hid not withdrawn hii Runs
m Mnrlo Tellars I'lifmalile from their forwaid pos-itlons. and lie
!5o!. -i
Mt2& ' The village of Meteren enve them
fc-Eo comfort ns shelter, because the
7.U. . . . .. 11 ,a
has paid for that neslect by the loss
of crent numbol's
fetish Wm pounded it' to ruin above As another and final proof of the
Mite cellars and, hnvlns laid It low ev ' completeness of the surprise, we ow
g,pt for the stump of an old red brick , 'earn tnai ine enc uj '"""' "
?aiurch tower, wnicn stiu stanns, i i'""-'- " . ...... ...... ."'..
ttlAi.A ppp.it rrntprs of brirk.slrpu'n the front
which Mancln attacked
B&sSrduml. so that It was better to be i when the blow fell, .and this pi ob-
&lat0f the cellars than in the
M?BB.d their line of defense
rwf . . . . . ... . . . .
'.-4rutsklrts ot tne viuatre,
!iem They
on the
lilrllnrr Ililr
fcti'dlHrelHnB places In shell pits behind
fwea!tes ann in ihii K'ss anu iiowenng
JlrMlserably they tried to orKanine
iwne trench system which would
Kfffcake life more tolerable, and they did
ktMluauy aiB a iew mis 01 irencn ann
jBKe some oukouis ami maunine-sun
Kfplacements on the north ot the vil-
AWLK9i ueninu onu ui nif iiKiitfw. jiul
ahlv accounts for
hae not been successful In orpanlzinff
counter-attacks to save the vital rail
wa lines throueh Soissons.
That the Germans would be forced
to withdraw over the Marne had been
rPR.irded ns a very probable contiiv
pency ever since the news came In
that the French were firmly estab
lished on the heights to the Miuth or
the river, and could shell them at
will. The claim that the withdrawal
was made without attracting tne no-
of unparflllelrd difficulty is the evacua
tion of the P.irdnnctlf?
Xo soldier before the war would nave ,
thoucht It possible tn retire unobrcred'
and without moleslntlon from the .
enemy In nn Intrenched position a couple
of hundred yards away, but the fact Is
that at nlnht the only Indication of the I
enemy's presence Is an occasional rifle
shut, a burst of inachlne-RUn lire j
These retirements by nlKht require j
ciy careful -tart work, but all stnffs
h.ip now bad experience of what Is
needed, nnd provided adequate arrance- ,
ments are made, there Is no great diffi
culty In carrying such nn operation j
throueh
On the western battlcfrnnt between
the Alsne nnd the Mnrn the Allies con-
t'nnn tn m.-ikp most satisfactory proc-
res The Hermans have been driven
back from the ground w hlch they had
won between Vterzy and Chotty. nnd the
front now runs almost due north and
south from the outskirts of Solssons to
Chnteau-Thlerry
This advance, combined with the re
tirement of the Geimano across the
Marne. left the enpmv In a ery awk
ward salient at Chateau-Thierry, and It
Is not surprising to learn thnt the Krench
hne entered the town It would he ab
surd to rcpard thp retreat of the Ger
mans across the Marne ns a disaster, for.
as I have said, lights and a few picked
men with some machine guns can keip
up the illusion that the trenches opposite
arp fully manned, and quite sufficient re
sistance can he put up to preeht an In
vestigation bv patrols until It comes
their turn to fall back
The enemy Is now left with only a
giin of some four miles of ground be
tween the Mnrne nnd Ilhelms and the
village or Prunay, to the east, to show
nn a return for his efforts, while he
has lost more than double as much on
the western battlefrnnt.
Untile Not Vet Oier
The imulilf of his troops on the north
bank of Hie Mnrne are by no means
over, and the -"tpaily progress of the
rrancn-Amerlrnn enunter-nffenslvo past
ward must make it more nnd more dif
ficult to keep them supplied, so that It
would not lie surprising to find our allies
continuing lo make progress east of
Chateau-Thierry along the north bank
of the Marne
Fighting along the whole front, from
r.heims dnu'n to the Marne, and up to
-ol"-niis. Is still reported to he very
heavy, nnd the battle Is by no means
oer, but It is still going very well for
us.
The appearance of British troops on
the front nldc of rtheims Is n surprise,
for we were onl. lecently told that the
Franco-Itrltlsh foices had been sorted'
out after their intermixture In the June
battles.
This Interweaving of the Allied forces
Is often Inevitable In battle, but It com
plicates supply and administration very
conslderablv. It Is not
make gnotl tactical
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Believe Revelation of Actual
Number Engaged Would
Startle Germany
German Chancellor Once Sub
scriber With Wilson That No
Nation Should Be Chattel
(c) Kndel . Herh-rt.
The one reprcl of there, American soldier, recovering from wounds nl the American hoipital at Ncuilly, France,
it not to have been with the American forces when Ihey routed the Germans
expense of human material, have been
disengaged and the foe diiven back by
sheer superior fighting And further,
certainly one. and pinbably two, self
styled Invincible Herman armies have
been Jockeyed by the despised French
and Americans Into positions In which
ENEMY PRESS BLAMES
TRAITORS FOR DEFEAT
it,',r ThIII r T U'. to Mt Papers Relegate News of Entente Offensive to Sec-
ondary Places Others Attempt to Hint
at Serious Situation
two may prove It
By their sudden and brilliantly suc
cessful thrust Into the Herman right
flank, left scornfully exposed by the
arrogant but utterlv mistaken Herman f
high command, the French now not only rrn.rr oriwirrir'V
dominate Solssons, n vital buttress oti Hy UtUHUh HLflWILK
the enemy's light, but hold under their Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
guns all Hid vitally Important railways copvrtoht. torn, bv Xtu York Tlmta Co.
upon which the Hennins have been re
iving to sunnlv their troon' operating in ' AmMerdnm, July 2
the sectors north and south of the ! "Treason l'" shoutB the Cologne Volks
'ey had not gone far with this work ' tlce of their enemies was pi'obabl
?.-, a,.. r-. 1 c-..U i
r';wnen vne -uuvs anu ouuui auii:.u3
titritunde It useless. i
sisSiProbablv they Could not get on with '
because of the weakness of their
hoanles. Influenza crept from shell-
Ole to shellhole and caught hold of
hese poor w-refches, The Incessant
Ittsn cunnre, smasning into .vieieren
,nd .burstlns among their burrows
caused them manv casualties and an-
l.AArnt1v new drnfl.s to All thp trans did
BfMnot' arrive. They became so weak
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jVtlCLUlCUlj itlli.ci i-ci-, iiiii..o ,,,L,i
sxne tsi'itisn guns stiaien tnem ai any ,
Ei.KOUr of day and night, put on gas
fcaKB when we soaked their ground
""(WaUl poison luinvM uim nut'vv vwmi l
JBeant to live In a hell on earth.
!&, OM StnfT. Tlmiirlit Itorhe
if
All that normal kind of experience
e to thm on Friday morning, so
.v rnniiirlit It wno int thf n.imp old
lrlfclMa, Thai. .,.. n. tri a mcla It'lia-
K,,, illJ 1'UL ,MI f.,,."- Illll.-ni ..It' ..
Clouds of smoke rolled toward them.
crouched low- and listened to the
rtsh of hlg shells and the Fcream of
i4ncnu rur n inunin ill's nun I't-t-n un'
iifFally routine, and. although they seemed
;p;ot guees mac one ciay iney wouiu ne
j'MMI-mCu, lutri e i? nn it-asuii injr iv
taiilinilM hann-n thnt Anv
-- - '-- -
feWIn that way they were surprised, and
jifjwiny of them knew nothing of the nt-
itacK until tney lounn cnmn somiers
SiBenina inem. .viany oi mem surrenneren
3li"i'setkly. The only trouble to the Scots
&'tme from a number of machine guns
IUQQn Dcnino a nt'iii;- on in norm or
J&FJkCteren, and they were held up there
uvSnd aufered there most of thp casualties
fcC 'n.0 ,l(n nn- ,1'hlnh alca,.. nni-n nn l.r.n
yrt VV KUV ua , n itilt ttt ll V7 liau UI.C11
Miry ngni
iS The Camerons and Itoyal Scots and
South Africans, enclrcl'ne the village.
.ja-ttalned their objectives rapidly, nnd
H me soutneast oi .vieteren went ne-
id them. There has b-en no cnunter-
3;'ttck, nor is it easy to make one. In
true, for there is nothing new in such
occurrence.
We withdrew unobserved by the
Germans from a very awkward situa
tion at the close of the second battle
of Vpres. and again last year, after
the German counter-attack on Cam
brai. The Germans played the same
game ver.v effectively against us when
the.v fell back to the Hlndenhurg line
at the beginning of 1917.
One Chi-.lc Kxaniple
The classic example in this war of
successful retirement In circumstances ' of thp Marne
tvveen comparatively small hodles nt dlf
ferent armies, each with Its character
istic method of lighting On the front
on either side of r.heims we now know
there nro British, Krench American and
Marne
This means that they have been com
pelled at a critical period in the great
battle to sacrifice th" railroads and
bring up a vast proportion of their
enormous food supplies and ammunition
by motor transport over roads which In
manv places have been torn to pieces by
shellflre
The German rnllroads are now over
thirty miles hehind the greater part of
the sorely depresspd (.ermans, fighting a
defensive and still losing battle on the
front of npernay-fhateau-Thlerry This
factor also already Is considerably
hampering the bringing up of the enemy
re-enforcements, and there is no need
to emphasize how much the German
chances of escaping from the French nd
.innne n ri rinf-rp.iKpd bv the fact that
t .1. ..nnnn, nn Ofn nn ,,, I 1 1 ET 111V Oil fOOt and
iot very easy to exposed to destruction
r:m"":i !'' flVAHW lr,.l.n.. than If they
could nulckly be rushed through re
train
Half of Foe Reserves L'sed Up
. tioif tv,o nvnllable German reserve
Italian, and a combination of this kind , rHvcions according to Information re
does not make for great strength. But ., ed rr nave already been used up.
al the moment It is probably unav old-1 No ieveT than eight reserve divisions, or
able. 'between 80,000 nnd P0.O00 men, had to be
It Is historically Interesting to remem-.be thrown In on Friday to try to stop the
ber that the places which the Franco- ,rlvance of Mangln's and De Gouttes
American advance Is now reaching nimles. but without avail, as the French
I'aicy. Tigny, St Hecuj, Oulchv, Neullly continued to progress.
and fouichamps were passed by our ( nnf of ,1P m0st serious factors the,
leltung in a remarkable article, in which
lit endeavors to explain away the irrcat
German defeat.
"Now we know it definitely," It de
clares In wrath. "We have no reason to
conceal that there were renegades In
the rnnks of the German army. These
deserters made use of their knowledgo
of German plans to commit despicable
treachery to their fatherland and their
comrades In arms. They informed the
enemy of German Intentions, and the
French, therefore, obtained a great ad
vantage." Other papets alsohlnt in a vague
way some such reason for the German
retreat Most of the papers, however,
prefer to relegate nil news of the Kn
tente offensive lo a secondary place.
German Journals of yesterday, inded,
provide a curious study of th Herman
ait of dissimulation.
For example, the Weser Zeltung and
Germanla regard retrospective mean
deilngs regarding the Heichstag peace
resolution of a year ago as infinitely
intue Important than Foch's big counter
blow Vorvvaerts gives the pride of
place to an article on the. Reichstag and
Imperial finance, while "the Berliner
Local Anzclger is so busy in contempla
tion of the "Bolshevist army" that It
AMERICA MONTHS AHEAD
OF HER WAR SCHEDULE
Rejoices Over Situation Fraught With
Tremendous Possibilities
troops In 1911 In their pursuit of Von f.mi)ns nav- had to meet has hecn the
Wluik on the Alsne after the first battle ,', ,..,, ,!,.. have been compelled while
l.,.-.1n..nn .Mil UllU HI' . ,..
I suffering under tne tiemnraii-niK i.i.iu-
.eiices of finding their offensive checked
I suddenly to change their front n the
! height of battle to meet the totally uo-
1 expected and splendidly executed at-
I tack on their right flank. Napoleon had
to accomplish this dilllcult move at 1-eip-
slc and again at Waterloo, but the Ger-
imans. as the whole hl'tory of this war
has shown have no Napoleon, in spite ot
their claims to ne ine sui-ii,.in m ...
i i ir i tt l i ti ni rot of the whole world in actual war-
Paris Acknowledges lankce Hustle and Progress as She fare For therrovvn rrince this undoum-
l eil chock is a i-fium ..-...-.. - ----
I not be overlooked In the effect it will
-,ve nn the future of the Hnhcnznllern
dvna-tv when the German people come
I to settle accounts with their rulers after
the war, or perhaps earlier.
Data coming to hand from every sie
indicate that the lies with which the
German commanders have fed their sol-
'"l" " .. 1. nn n n a-n ntm.
The Vosslsche Zeltung thinks "Malvy,
the second Dreyfus, a much more Inter
esting study than Hlndenburg's retreat
and consigns lis tearful critic to an out-of-the-way
corner. The Berliner Tage
blatt Is mightily concerned with "What
Is happening In South Africa" and the
Deutsche Tages Zeltung can find nothing
more appropriate as the first news of
the. day than the usual dally report of
the Admiralty on the U-boat bag.
But some of the papers do make nn
attempt to face the serious situation
with some approach to reality. The
Frankfurter Zeltung sweeps roughly
aside all of the constantly reiterated
noncnse about the hopelessness of the'
Entente's waiting for American help and
about Foch's wholly exhausted reserves,
by referring to the use of "American
troops In great masses," nnd by admit
ting (hat the French commander has
"an important army of attack" at his
disposal.
Foch's attack, It declares ,1s not mere
ly a reply to the German offensive qn
both sides of Rhelms. It Is nn answer
to the whole Hlndenhurg offensive cam
paign. "Foch wishes to queer that plaii by
wrenching from Hlndenburg those
trumps which the German commander
has In his hands the leserves for n con
tinuance of the offensive." And having
said so. It goes on to admit Foch's suc
cess by admitting that "to meet Foch's
offensive has undoubtedly cost us some
of our reserves, and the fighting at
rtheims apparently has not Involved so
By CHARLES H. GRASTY
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Corurtoht, JSJ, bu .Vete Verfc Time Co.
London, July 22. In the American
official community grouped around the
embassy In Gresvenor Gardens the bat
tle In France Is watched from hour to
hour. Telegraph communication helne
more lees Interrupted elves rise to con
siderable rumor mongering. One de
lightful rumor knocking about this
mornlpg was that six German divisions
has been cut off by the Franco-Americans
and would be either captured or
kilted.
In talk over the war mans and news
bulletins, I heard longing expressed for
the Americans' casualty lists When
Secretary Baker first adopted the pol
icy of announcing the number of troops
In Europe sentiment In military circles
was extremely dubious, Now that this
policy has apparently done much good
and no harm many military men are
favorable to prompt publication of casu
altles In our army. There Is a general
desjre also to know what troops fig
ured In the various actions In France.
In England a popular demand for sim
ilar information has partly overridden
the military disinclination to mention
units. This demand 1b probably even
greater In America, Intelligence sec
tions simply bemuse themselves when
they hold the Germans Ignorant of such
commonplace matters as the composition
of opposing troops. Jloro circumstantial
details might prove convincing to civil
ian Germany.
Special Cable to Eiening Public Ledger
CopvrlaM, Hits, bu Sew York Time) Co.
London, July 22. Arthur Balfour,,
speaking at a meeting Saturday to com- -memorate
the Belgian National Feto
Day, said in part:
"Gemian'3 tell us, and I hope In this
respect that they tell us truly, that
the war is not going to b a prolonged
one and that peace negotiations ara
visible now above the horizon. I do
not associate myself with prophecies one
way or the other.
"All I say Is that, when the time
jcomes that Europe na3 to conmuer
arounri a council lamo aiow iu inwci.,.
Itself against a repetition of the horrors
and abominations Tor which Germany
has been responsible, it will be Impossi
ble for European statesmen to forget
that a German promise Is not a binding
contract
"The peace of the world rests upon
frail foundations indeed If it rests on
nothing more solid than a German com
pact. That, again I agree, Is a most
Important fact which wo cannot and
ought not to attempt to lorget.
"Surely the crowning Insult has been
leveled against Belgium by the German
Chancellor In his last speech. He then ,
told the world the German world In
the first place and the listening nations.
pays scant attention to me trenrn ana i many enemy u.v .... a BHitmnj
American armlesj believed."
ALLIED GUNS PLAY HAVOC
AMONG RETREATING GERMANS
Field Artillery Sprays Death Among Routed Foe Above
MarntJ Teutons Retreat at Soissons, Fearing
Sweep to Aisne
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger the moment of ical participation by
covvrmht. 1018. bu .Vru- Vork Times ro. jhe Tnited States. Whatever propor-
Paris July 2'i. tlon nf "edit, gieat or small, for the
I-, ".ii , i, i.iij iii-milH'i III II1P .AniCl'1
can Hoops, u is taken for urnntpd th.it
the Flench commanders would not iVmh'w especially bitter In regard to the
havodoiipwh.it thev have done 1 1 ",' "Vrnnn"
would not even have thought of a r,lK American troops
counter-attnek-if the Americans had I Here I- an Ins " A boche officer
Paris, having had a taste of vic
tory nfter many months of fear and
anxiety. Is now crying eagerly for
more. Paris Is rejoicing twofold.
First, because of what tho success
means to the entire world. That feel
ing is supplemented naturally enough
bv tho local sense of relief fiom tho
iriiin of many weeks' bombardment.1
of the capital
The difference in the mental effect
between waiting and losing and ar-
. . ....,., ,... viiu. .. slurp tne war ih-k"ii h ......
present victory belongs to the Anieii o's since i nthors with
can tioops it is take, for granted that Sl-sious effect The awakening to the
tho Flench romm.niirloi. ,i-n,,i,i , HIS.T-U ous mn i ...,, ,1, .
underlying tho patriotic demonstra-
ivna of the recent fete days. July
4 nnd H. Then the cheering was for
-i... n ti'lnnhif- 1 tho chief nsv-
jfcWw or the low spirit of this Prulan , '" '" h ,' , ,, ,, ,H ". pr, ,,,....
TKilvlslon. A large numner of machine etiological fact noted In Paris todaj.
rM?nm were cantured. aether worn sumn I There was soncrness anu i.v.it-iuu
'tsjiahlnd one hedge and something like one
SKfto every twenty yards elsewhere
fTS" There were six ofilcers taken with
Alflffc men, and one of them complained
;ttteny tnat a daylight attack was not
playing me Kmne. ana saia in nan
t(jrr?ncn; ,e ecossais oeaucoup luneux
,;une or me fcoum Arricans met a
n wnom ne nan Known well on tne
t, and one of the German prisoners
san uncle fighting in the British
..... 1 n.. .,. C .J , . " . . lonnn- n 1l Jj W'.l S .ISKEU
IIIIL linn ,,H Ull' IIIIIU lO IIOIP. Sfl it llKt'II Pll H,- - nn!.l n
is tine now at this moment, rather vhethor the Germans were not afraid of
than two or three months hence, that an attack on the right "" ph " n
the I'nlted States forces are a gi eat ' were risking by their effort to cross tne
military factor, not mt-rely on a small. ilMarne so far south.
local bit nf line hut In the great, gen- "Whv should we be afraid?" was his
oral vva tf are of the Allies against aU, scornful reply "You haven't any troops
tho Gei man armies. to attack with Everybody knpws Foch
Tables ., TlirnPlI IU -,-XIherVa .W2f
I'pon all these things Is based the them In the whole country, and they're
hope that the present victory Is not a ' only tialning." He flatly refused to be
temporarv affair, but the h-glnning of 'lleve that there are more than 1,000,000
thp real offensive The range of expec-! American soldiers in France,
tatlon Is between stabilizing the lines' .., ))V Thurday, roe Program
a.,' ,r,''V;"u:,-1 .1 of orders and .memoranda
cnmpthlntr honed for Today has no drive .-mri nn the -n,.. , ... I found on prisoners on various parts oi
distinctive mark on the calendar, hut now wn ,,h,t ls ,, in either eie 'the front n? JX;"vuh the
JV today is an easy.na.ura. thing ,here ,. , fld h ,. f Germans st 11 "-ff'roVram'Ss
rne exprehiun i i. ,,"., ..
entirely Individual affair. There is ah-
solutely no public demonstration, no
meetings tor manKsgiviiiK """i
fiac is to be seen on the boulevnrds
- r,.-vvherp in Paris. Save for her
They seem to have but little knowledge ' old national holidays. France has al-
Vwhat Is happenlns on other fronts lowed nersen 10 .uspiny u.iu i"hini
A utterly refuse to believe that there celebrate vvun nasi in nura anu iuij
'''a. million American soldiers in I on only two occasions in four years
nee. though, as one of the British ' once when Italy entered the war In
leers says, they are beginning to sit ' May 1915 and again when America
i nd take notice of the new menac. 1 "me in April 101, Pai is and the
?Apart from the capture of. Meteren. . f. ''hKl vld 'before'
cit was a useful nuie gam to the'""'' ; "
Uh. the most interesting thing In ; snouiinE
action seems to me to be the proof , Possibilities nv .Are Tremendous
atned that the division holding the . Tust about now everybody Is on edee
has been allowwi to fall so far i hecause the possibilities of the sltua-
tlon are tremendous. Encouragement
ls found In the very conservatlveness
of the official communiques on tne rial
h:r?J"rTJ:": -y? "t - ea i;y ,he book of one ma;
'waiting to fall Ih 'other hnd'ds of "M"a'' fi,rH Tnnl iala'tV -tZ
thousands of Americans arrive, the aSl ! tre f ,Am" Cea Vaucher and CoJloml
vantage is with the Allies. day. I-J '"'"S nH,,"J;
i i . vvonnpsnav. aic ua iiiutkuuj.
w strength and that no adequate
ts had cpme to It
that becomes a general necessity
German divisions, even among a
of them. th doom of the Oer-
iarmy is certain, for If the boches
Hetrepiacs tneir losses noining can
i tnem. It is too soon io expect mat.
rally. Germany lias stiu large num-
'of men In her depots, but we know
they are nt't enough to replace the
nt. rate ot loss.
lATour years drain on uermanys
l-power ls beginning to tell at last.
gn in tne actual nm tne nuj, aim
rmlss, the British have a healthy
mot for division which have been
itong In the lines against them.
rallana, espenaiiy in certain pans
'Hue. treat them with rough dls-
The other day they were asked to
: tmatl attaCK at a csriaw nuur
. a -,- aanlnnnwa. Tlllft tlflttrH
UPaCX OOTO JJlffWIll". "W -,..
at tlm. impatient or waning
M, thev were seen sironing
their line with slouch hate
'Omntiu M n,
France now Is also giving generotis J?'!.,:-
praise to the Italians, ps well as the I , result certainly not more than the
Americans, partly on account of the '', st'age of this ambitious plan was
splendid work of the Italian troops on , iicd nor Is It now likely to be. At
the western front, hut chiefly for their ,h same time It must not be overlooked
present effort and the benefit which all , ,n,, the battle Is by no means over. The
the Allied troops derived from their re- Merman position at many points is tuch
cent victory on the Plave. . V tne '.nerny l3 hound to react vigor-
Only one note of regret is heard con-' ously for some days to come, for the
cemlng the general situation That ls enemy cannot allow himself to remain in
that an actual beginning has not yet the dangerously narrow salient bet-vie:.
been made of the rehabilitation of the Alsne and the Marne
Russia to start the great work that i '
must be done In the east before victory!
can be complete.
WUli the American Army on the
Mnrne, July 22. (By I. X. S.) Anti
aircraft guns vnere called Into use pur
suing the Germans in their flight from
the Marne.
As tho Germans rcrreated. French
field guns, mounted on automobiles,
dashed up nnd down the roads, sprin
kling the retiring enemy with shrapnel.
I-.vrry available piece of artillery was
used The high-angle guns were em
ployed chlelly. because of their great
mobility.
The enemr abandoned quantities of
supplies and ammunition in his retire
ment. He left nenind seven ugni ma
chine guns, automatic Bftes and other
equipment. All had been discarded by
the lleelng soldiers. With mnivelqus
rapidity, the French nnd American bat
teries were pulled from their emplace
ments and rushed forward, shelling the
fugitives, according to directions wire
lessed from airplanes
Mounted troops were sent daEhlng
northward, while long-range guns began
to lumble, throwing a steady stream of
shells agalnBt Fere-en-Tardennols and
VIUe-en-Tardennols.
(Important German lines of communi
cation pass through both ot those
towns.)
Few German prisoners were reported
In the initial stage of the German re
treat from the Marne, Hovveier, many
vvjnded Germans were found aban
doned In the Chateau-Thierry hospital.
Most of them had been gassed, A few
wounded French from the June battle
and also a couple of wounded Americans
from the Bouresches fighting were
found.
With the American Army on the Alune
Irnnt. July 22. (By I. X. S.) While
the Germans continue to pour In re-en
forcements, wnicn necessarily slow up
south of Solssons, at the same time they
are prudentlyWlthdrawIng supplies nnd
heavy nrtlller.v from tne southern part
of the Aisnc-Marne salient northward to
a point clear past Solssons.
The bodies evidently fear an Allied
ndvnncc to the Alsne,
The Americans participated to a large
extent In the capture of German guns,
our men taking the eight-Inch pieces
mentioned In dispatches from French
headquarters.
Allied ail men report that the disorder
attending the German retirement noith
of tho Aisne becomes more acute a.-, the
Franco-American advance continues.
?y the Associated Vcss
Amsterdam, July 22. "The withdrawal
of our troops to the northern bank of
Demand for Mere News
American opinion here Is In fnvor of
telling our people- what divisions, brig
ades, regiments, battalions, and Indi
viduals have distinguished themselves
In 'the historic battles of the Marne.
If Washington took action In this mat
ter military authority probably would
be less opposed than ls usually believed,
for there is already a difference of opin
ion auong exnerts. and only the sense of
the Intelligence organizations with their
narrow viewpoint stands In the way of
a policy of publicity.
There have been literally numerous
Gettysburgs with Americans engaged,
and the veil ought to be lifted so that
the. spectacle can be disclosed In all Its
romantic and stirring details People
who are three and rour thousand miles
away sustaining a war for high Ideals
are entitled to the comfort and uplift
of these deeds of heroism on European
battlefields.
Estimates of the German losses since
March 21 run high as a million. If this
figure is correct the entire German ac
cretion from all tho eastern fronts ls
already exhausted I have the best
authority for stating that that was
roundly the number of troops Germany
was able to bring to the west after the
Russian collapse. These figures mako
clear the position of tho enemy as a
result of the unsuccessful offensives.
While reinforcements from America
have dealt telling blows In actual fight
ing, the effect of hrlnglng to the Eu
ropean armies a fresh spirit counts for
almost as much as numbers.
Reports nf Xlvelle's Return
There have been reports from time to
time of Xlvelle's return from Africa,
and It would not be surprising If the
Generalissimo put him .In some position
where I1I3 fine offensive qualifications
under proper supervision and restraints
could be utilized.
American military circles here still
credit the Germans with plans not yet
disclosed, of which the Rhelms thrust
was merely the opening chapter. Many
think that I.udendorff hoped to tempt
Foch Into some ill-advised adventure.
The big battle is more and more a trial
of wits between the two high commands.
Foch Is offensive by temperament, Just
ns Petaln Is defensive, and Ludendorft
might be playing the game right en
form to try to draw the French general
Into some stroke greater than his forces
, warrant.
In tho second place that Germany did
not propose to keep Belgium forever,
hut that Germany did Intend to use Bel
glum as a pawn. The word pawn ought
not to be unfamiliar to the German
Chancellor, for It has been used In con
nection with future perce arrangements
both by President Wilson and by the
German Chancellor himself on a pre
vious memorable occasion.
S -
stroyed. the British Air Ministry stated
today In Its communique.
the American advance to some extent him to the ground.
BRITISH WING 17 PLANES
Seven English .Machines Missing
After Day's Engagements
London, July 22. Fourteen enemy
airplanes were shot down Frldav by
British aviators and In addition three
others were driven down out of rontrol
the Marne camo as no surprise to well- ana tnree oDservation nations were de
Informed circles, becsuse the supreme
command had confidentially communi
cated Its Intention beforehand," says the.
Cologne. Gazette, and adds:
"The object which the forcing of the
Marne had In view was attained There
fore, it did not appear dangerous to re
treat locally In order to save unneces
sary losses." '
AMERICANS DOWN TWO PLANES'
. i
U. S. Fliers in France Win Victo
ries Over German Air.mcn
By the Associated Preps
With the American Array In France,
jHly 22. Two more German airplanes
are reported to have been brought down
Saturday bv American aviators. Xelther
report has been confirmed officially.
One of the enemy machines was
brought down by Lieutenant David E,
Putnam, of Massachusetts. Lieutenant
Baker Brody Freem'an engaged In a fight
with a German mpiane ana tumoiea
One Shoe a
Mile High
Even if they used only the
average amount of shoes, the
number of pairs purchased -daily,
by Delineator families .
would equal a shoe more .
than a mile high. These
million Delineator families"
spend fifteen million dollars
a year for shoes. This very
hour they are spending
$5000.
Do you make shoes, or
some other thing bought by
the women "purchasing
agents" for a million fam
ilies? They buy what is
advertised in
Delineator
The Maqazne tn,
' One Million iomes
DANGER IN TAKING SOISSONS
Xohody but a fool or a madman
Vie Nothing is T overstated 6n the "uMvh:ne "n'uf predict last Mo.(parig Malin Critic Says Prudence
contrary there Is a general sense of d; e" ""h.?.eaJ nffpnslv?l p,..a r. U Allies
(tKiiit urn, "luiiu iiiitp cinir aays not i n,i.o vu...--.-' -. .....
only would that offensive be brought to ' pnri, July 22. The reason that
a complete standstill, hut that the)F rench'ann American troops have not
vance many miles on a front nearly! de Clvlreux. military critic of the Mat hv
thirty miles wide and capture perhaps There have tieen apparently huukuui
certainty that th Allies have none
much more in the last four days than ,
has been stated, and that the victory I
movement now In progress Is only In
Its beginning.
Americans In Paris, both civil nnd
military, are a'o reMclnc on a dou
hie account. First, the entire world
Is 'so tremndously advanced Second
because America has flnallv plaved
-tiieh a -1 na't In It Therp are still
lacking from two to three months be
fore thp time flyd a which Frapee
really exnectPd the effective military
o-oneratlon of the Americans on the
front. Rut the United States Is way
ahead of her schedule.
This performance has beaten the
nromtse. ?o It seems that even now
has arrived th moment longed for
hv the French and British, and which
reports since Thursday that Solssons had
been taken. The mllltarfc expert says
that the chief Interest atthe present
moment is with the troops advancing
along the Ourcq east of Xeullly-St, Front
toward Oulchy-le-Chateau and Fere-en-Tardenols
He writes:
"The striking capture of Solssons
might seem at first sight to be more
Important, but to hold the city and rail
way stations under our artillery fire
from the heights to the east Is sufficient,
and it is the wisest policy, as an xag
...vait.ri mAi-pment. eastward alonaUhe
ALn. would txwM eur left, to a flank
.Mack like that (rUn which U OerMM
more than 20,ooo and too guns. Vet
this ls only a part of the favorable side
of the situation Xot nnlv has the Ger
man offensive, which had Paris as Its
ultlmatA nbleet. been smashed, hut a
substantial proportion of the German'
preserves which were intended to force
home the attack against Paris, have had
to be used up purely for defensive pur
poses. May Be Disastrous Defeat
Compeigne and the Forest of Vlllcrs-
Cottereta, the two outpost defenses ot
nv tne rrencn ana oniisn, ana wnicn i . :. i . n . ' . '
Germany ha foutht so desperately Par1- which the German, had broiurht
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