JWSRWf?
fTA.-rfBJ
g--J.-, .f-fr
,!"." ,"
HS
"
'.,
53
1
BF TOWV OF WOUTS
m&LwmmMmm-m'
SCHS
' "v
,
'!.
"',
CT RETREAT
GERMANS BURN STORES
AND MUNITION DUMPS
Strong Resistance Near Oulchy Explained by Need of
Getting Supplies Moved North Allied
Victory Spreads
AMERICAN HEAVY ARTILLERY ON THE FRENCH FRONT
SUGGESTS COMMISSION
R3S5R3Sre.yVW.m.'':i !' MWUMlumt' WWlMl,jUUJUWl I . W.WW I
I
GERMAN TASK
RULE FOR AUSTRIANS
Burian's Statement Makes Encouragement of Enemy
Peace Advocates Impossible, Says Newspaper.
Change in Government Needed
MAfVW .V b-
.;;-.. vt.t
Ml
V i A
jilting Furiously on
vH
lgs to Permit With
l
l&IdrAwnl rtf CfintRr
V.l
ELVd " ' " -
E.
3Hh24jFi,
mRtmmmmE
ilr- - .S. l. . .- . -A tv . ,j, uk - . a--..-ft,.,wV ..' W -V . - ? r f . '
RfvA'-jKY1. i ' "t ; i .:,!. XI rX"n '.. s i A v t " .. .,i... ' . 'if
i
reVtsr-M
lPt M.
vbJ7ai
,w".;tt
m
&
W .X r
w$
36
rem .
2
SCtT
IT DUE TO PETAIN
e Retirement Carried Out
y&?(in Light of Blazing
't
Towns
rv
. &
'i-:, ...r, mtn I vrif
f , ',7,'R DT WALlblt UUHA11U
n'i.' lii't t r- r r riniiit P,,M.',- IcAirrr
woir,;ru,M"' " " -"-""o --- a
gy ,5g?tosrtont. 191, 61 XfW York Times CO.
r&fetiWKh-lhe French. Armies, July 23.
ijLVt.vIns Germans aro uevouns ineir
PTiSg WWle energies to the protection of the
jktwat. They nre resisting furiously
j,Jj.the banks of tne salient mm m-
!&.brUhdravval of the ccntcn Under the
SfeficKwhole position is untenable owing
ffisw trie large numoers uerueu in n'
ri.3C,.t .1 . . . ...ill. .. 1tt...1 nml
,'ennnea space wu u. uumicu n
. haurlv more confused transport.
PHi tJWhen the Crown Prince's drive was
K3.V'Kcclcei the strategy of Petain found
.vUCninK in. me uermaii uuuut aim
T. VBhoh wan svvilt to seize me uuvun-
r Stteefand by throwing in strong forces
fctff invert a successful diversion into a
Yt victorious cuuiim-uucuoi":.
. t ..pii Allies nre now reaninc the re-
fcWci'?ilts 0 the sole command, which per
BeMiu tho 'indiscriminate utilization of
BKf forces of all nations at any point, and
Pv .,-' less of fourteen months of tireless
MS Mttlence on the part of Petain, who,
ft M . K , 1, l.l .l.n. w,tnn ., n n, n
Jy'.inPPtLe ttli U1UU1SII1, icfcwocu .j .....svv:
fttH'rafullv built un a mass of reserves
&-v!,-"?ftrewarned by the collapse of Rus-
5?$ which enaoiea tne Ames to
' Uithr the anxious months since
!&& Starch 21, and has now upset the
hi Mtny s plans witn a sirone ot unex-
'MctMl -iHs-nr-
,, xw ..,..
Si? . V,,,.1 Tnutlf fnr Trlnmnli
W'r . vr-Att fr Via frltTMnli nlintlM em
. "" '"' "" ."" ".-T ".
WuaIly-to tPe pruacnce ot i'etain ana
6 tl daring strategy ot uenerai focii,
En Otiose name will be ranked In history
ta a victor beside tnat or .Marshal
jSffre.
flnpA'more the name of the Marne
&l U, written in history as a great Allied
L,r1jICluri, ijcas uuiiaiunauic as lu luu
VL li ha1A..H unnn nni4 n i A lnc?a eli'aanln.
T llfiUUnO CllfeUht"! ,, US! DttCClMllh
b .UfrcxieilL liiuil ijuum.i iiiuiuud luril
ft, - tIK the tide," Its consequences at this
Nk'Btege of the war may be even more
9t.t .Jb 1-1.
row. if'"-
W Oat was to onen the road to Paris
to a triumphant German peace
become an agonized defensive.
Khty" thousand picked boche troops,
rledv across the Mnrne with such
h popes, have recrossed the liver
eimftted and demoralized. The sec-
battle of the Marne has changed
i ttilHtiirv ftttnntlnn with n drnrnfltln
iaS.M
K-iSMdenness that warrants comparison
y&tt iho first.
riKtf linil. atrnncrfttv onntifrli tlia f-n.A
S"jivff events was strikingly similar in
x.?.: .v- " "--" o-- - "-. ... ...-...v
ttft said to your correcondent:
RrfrU'.-Tt Wnillrt Vio Vinrrl tn flnrl n nnrntll
iSjjAmore exact, especially In one partlcu
fW.2tS 'Whose Importance U of cardinal
Jue. Just comnare the two cases.
'CAn now be admitted that France
raited the recent German offensive
th pnxletv only inferior to that of
tragic days of 1314
Situation Wrr Tifrntirnl
he twb situations are so nearly
Rtlcal that the deolfve counter-nt-ks
were delivered almost In the snme
rion, "and their success Is due to the
Mme cause, namely, the overconfldence
f .the" ertemy, who Ignored the menace
nis rient.
"Tn thA first r.nttl It rno K arm, nf
jS - OWIlletii that sprang from the Intrenched
.top CAIfeln lof Parla tn hrealc th. flrmnn
jfefe Mnk between Xanteull-lc-HaudouIn and
i Ofcrcq4 Now Mangln's victorious drive
?" Prepared under the cover of the
'iX J st of Vlllers-Cotterets. The Germans
. ?fast have been made to overlook the
S- tr-stroke In the deep recesses of the
"Vfiftrltt. A In 1f1i tllav qra notrlnw 4 V.
:;,ifcpalty for their error.
fi 3tIon that the parallel holds good.
f, Tf1 manner in which the two battles
.. . -ji . .w . ,.wb u.,,., ill iiic DiiniruTi:
.Tue, there are tanks and airplanes In
l& "nber and utllizaton then undreamed
Stefr-lpyond belief of artillery and machine
mjai. But the war has reverted to tlu
wiT old-fashioned tactical movement, and the
IfiSfjiWmles are following the classic rules of
ra'i'Ji.'s laid down from Caesar to Na
poleon.'
iHCHED)EMANN HOOTED
BY SOCIALIST CROWD
'.t.'r
igjpolingen Constituents Refuse
ssnfiyss? . tt tt. .
; 19 near mm, uut JVrupp
Workers Cheer
jtV SjMttfur7 fnhln 1a .,.'.,. P..!.r.'.. T 7
j.t7r- " "" ' """l- r
te1?.u i Coiajrinht. 1818. bu .Win Vftrfc Tim ri
$&: " ' Amktenlam, July 23.
i.76ikld8 constituents nt KnllnrrAn in Qitn.lat,
jf , With a view to addressing them on
A ;?eacs and Socialism," but he had such
r?vL Ml hot reeenttnn thAt He unn linntit. in
pi?, Weak a word.
.to' -"tor to the meeting the Independent
v.- y iK;iaiiai uircuiRieo posters coucnea in
;i;'th, following terms:
MS8'fe"Scheidemann is coming. At last we
Fr!"" "av a" opportunity of getting
S3fJr ur comrades In prison. Show
SrtlWeldemann that you are hot slaves.
"He Is coming here with his usual
KlfVj.flwek to try to blind you. but he must
r.r..?flBit vai, ,,. ....- . v... i .1
ki ,t 'j1i,-M .iiufc uiujr me iiau in tune
UV.--tf Prevent him from saying a single
.-srw. i nuum uc a. otjaiiuui 11 i?Cfieiae-
mafinii were ever again allowed to ad
'iimt the workmen of Sollngen."
Ij. ' 7 gCwThJa program was faithfully carried
, wjicii ociiQiacmann appearea on
,latform he was greeted, according
k'kjis own journal, the Vorwaerts, with
or -uei out, you traitor come-
benever he tried to speak the Bo
ats" shouted:
(That about Dr, Uebknecht? What
I Dlttmann?"
ny sang the "Internationale." Fi.
' th TlOllCfl bl-Okn tin th mpaMnw
4a algniflcant that on the follow lne
r . Scheldemann delivered th rirtrca
I Had prepared, for Sollngen before the
p workmen at Essen, where he had
tthualastlc reception.
. . "
i.
.Hit Trucks; Man Badly Hurt
r. Pa.. July 23. Jacob Swart-
M prooaoiy latauy nurt at the
. croaslnr on the Davlestnurn
(.of the Reading Railway, when
IMk on which he was ridlnc was
by a train. He was taken to the
i Matltal. PhtUdelDhlav Ha la he-
to have a fractured skull and In.
;tajurle.
By G. H.
Speca Cable tn Frminr Puhtic Ledecn
(.aptrlahl, ISIS, bu Xem Yotk Times Co.
With (he French Annies. July 23.
Great fires havo been observed be
hind the German rear north of the
Marne and it is evident that quanti
ties of supplies and munitions that
cannot be removed, stores for the
intended southern advance of the
enemy, are being burned.
The obstinacy of the resistance to
our attacks near Oulchv Is explained
by the need and difficulty of getting
other material back to the north. The
direction of the retreat suggests that
Von Roehm may make a definite stand
on the Vesle.
A characteristic of sound strategi
cal conception, always supposing that
It Is well executed and fortunate In
circumstances, is to give results be
yond the proportion due to the forces
immediately engaged. Now that Gen
eral Koch's genius Is having fuller
play, with results that in less than
a week have transformed the mili
tary outlook, my mind goes back to
very different days when. In the Im
mobility of trenches, such success
seemed to ha'se become nlmost im
possible. Allied Victories Spreading
Our victories spread and spread.
On Thursday Foch loosed Mangln and
De Goutte on Von Boehm's west flank.
On Friday night the German com
mander withdrew from the south bank
of the Marne. thus closing the pro
gram of enemy offensive begun on
Monday of last week. On Saturday
he abandoned Chateau-Thierry, the
key to this part of the Marne.
Sunday he was threatened all along
his main line of communications to
the Alsne and driven by the forces
which crossed the Marne from Fossoy
to Gland, from Mezy to Charteves.
Between these points Von Boehm hur
riedly abandoned a largo angle of
which Chateau-Thierry and the hills
aiound the town were the southwest
ern buttress.
The Soissons Chateau-Thierry high
way was absolutely essential to the
maintenance of Von Boehm's army.
Even a short Allied advance from
the Retz-Savieres and Cllgnon valleys,
such as would have brought It under
nre, would have gravely compromised
the German supplies of all kinds.
The German front was held by at
least six divisions, with a seventh,
which was In course of relief. Of
these several had undergone severe
losses in the Compelgne offensive of a
month before and had been told that
they were going to rest in a quiet
sector. Others, Including the Sixtieth
division of "my faithful Brandentmrg
ers," whom the Kaiser lauded in a
famous dispatch for having taken
Fort Douamont in February, 1916,
were of better quality. How are the
mighty fallen!
Ennny Mrt Their Superlom
There were Bavarians and Saxons
also who don't exactly loe one an
other. At least, the Bavarians charge
the Saxons with weakness almost
amounting to treason The fact In that
all of them, the Brandenburg braves In
cluded, met men superior In numbers.
In spirit and In war skill.
By 11 o'clock Friday mornlnp wo had
the Solssons-Chateau-Thlerry road un
der our gunfire, and a little later the
Fere-Bazoches railway. On Saturday
the Franco-American divisions were at
Plolsy and Parcy Tlgny, hardly two
miles' from the road on the north, and
at Etrepllly, the same distance on the
south, while the French entered Chateau
Thierry and crossed the Marne further
east, the situation had become exceed
ingly critical
It was met by an accentuation of the
retreat on the south and si stiffening of
the resistance at what the enemy evi
dently regards as vital points on his
west flank, namely, the line of the bm.ill
river Crlse, Immediately south of Sols
sons, and the sector of the twin towns
of Oulchy. At both these points the
battle raged furiously yesterday.
Nevertheless, the French and Allied
troops crossed the high road between Vil
lcmontolre and Buzancy and approached
south ot the Ourcq, In the rear of Bo
court St. Martin. From this point the
front ran across the road by Kpleds to
the Marne near Jaulgonne.
British Pulsions In right
Certain British divisions strapping
fellows from the Black Watch and
other JJngllsh and Scottish contingents
have had these two last days a modest
but uscfut part In the battle on the
eastern flank near the ground where
their countrymen arrested the advance
from the Alsne a month ago. They had
only Just come up across the Marne to.
the line midway between Iteull and
Rhelms ; had. Indeed, scarcely gotten
out of their motor wagons, with a
French force and some Italian elements
at their sides
British regiments advanced Sunday
on the front extending from the Rhelms
high road near Boullly to the Ardre
Valley near Marfaux. Fortune was not
very kind to them, for It happened that
opposite the sector a relief was about
to take place, so that the Allies were
faced by two German divisions instead
of one, and nf these the Fiftieth Division
was reputedly of good quality.
Throughout Sunday and yebterday the
fighting has been most obstinate. Sun
day we took St Euphraise village, at
the extreme right of our line, which,
curiously enough, faced slightly to the
southwest after the recent reverses, and
part of Rhelms Wood at our center, but
lost part of Marfaux village on our left.
Yesterday a new assault gave us the
village of Boullly and the remainder of
the wood, which was a regular nest of
machine guns.
From these points of the hillside we
came down Into the Ardre Valley, nearly
reaching Bllgny and capturing Chamuzy.
The Germans In the further corner of
Marfaux are therefore In very pre
carious positions.
Among 400 prisoners brought to the
British rear are two battalion com
manders and nine other olficers. The
real Importance of the action, of course.
Is to have pinned down a pretty large
force which has been sent to trouble
us In a more Important field.
Germans Demoralized
There is some evidence of demorali
zation among the German soldiers, but
I do not recite details lest exaggerated
Ideas of the dimensions of the Allied
success should be encouraged. We stand
beside open graves. The way before
us is still long and bitter, Let us face It
soberly.
. One must know the country to under
stand well this precipitate retreat. The
eastern part of the German salient be
tween the Alsne and the Marne Ilea
across a very hilly country, which is
naturally defensible and In which, up
the Vesle and Ardre Valleys many good
roads were built by the French In
!--. ..
preparation for their Alsne offensive
It is otherwise with the western and
PKRRIS
tergct psrt
It had only one gret high
road, that direct from Soissons to
Chateau-Thierry, by Oulchy-le-Chateau,
with a branch that leaves It near Oulchy
and passes by Fere-en-Tardenols to the
Marne nt Jaulgonne. The only north and
south railway Is now under French Arc,
nnd the only other one runs northeast
from near Oulchy to Bazoches, In the
Vesle Valley, branching back thence to
Soissons.
The region Is thinly populated and
purely agricultural, an obscure country
side whose few rough tracks wind by
sleepy hamlets and lonely farms over
open beet fields and moors and along
small twisting dnles.
The transport of an army should be
Its first care. 1 said the other day,
before our blow fell, that Ludendorff's
plan was open to contemptuous criticism
Of course, individual commanders will
be criticized. Von Boehm will probably
buffer as Von Kluck had to do In 1914.
Ills orders to push beyond the Marne,
however, must have come from Berlin,
and If right were done, It Is the Crown
Prince, his superior, who would be
cashiered, for they showed a reckless
Indifference to an attack from the west,
which must have been serious even If
It had been less powerful than that of
Mansln's nnd Ve Geutte's armies.
Gnln nre Irregular
In the rapid advance which the Allies
made east of the Solssons-Chateau-Thlerry
line the rate of gain has been
necessarily Irregular, according to the
strength or w eakness of the resistance
encountered. Thp opposing reserves have
come in gradually here and there, ,and
fluctuations are produced in a struggle
of Increasing severity.
Thus It becomes more difficult to state
the line that has been reached at any
given moment. Is a village or wood to
be regarded as held when the advance
guardi have entered It, or a plateau
when the enemy Is still counter-attacking?
If the French official bulletin errs at
all It Is In an official sene. All of the
plateau In the corner overlooking Sois
sons Is In our hands, and virtually the
whole of the ground west of the lino run
ning due south of Mercln. two miles west
of Soissons, on the Alsne to Bouresches,
five miles northwest of Chateau-Thierry.
it is a splendid crown to the efforts of
the armies of Mangln and De Gouette.
I spent Saturday afternoon with the
latter on the western edge of the forest
of Vlllers-Cotterets and saw many signs
of the moral effect of the victory.
Frenchmen, Americans; British, Italians
and native soldiers from Africa are
working together In a spirit of comrad-
shlp which It remarkable. .The wounded
are going down to dressing stations or
hospitals; reliefs doing a hard tramn
down from the front with their backs
bent by the weight of heavy packs, rifle
and shovel, or coming up to take their
places, are full of good cheer. Haggard
faces light up with a smile of greeting
as you pass, as much as to say, "I told
you so, but you wouldnt believe me,
wretched civilian."
In the cool, safe depth of the forest,
while there Is no blinding dust of traffic
no tiring sun glare, the camps have nl
most a picnic appearance, but that
passes as one goes east. This moving
phase of war does not carry with It the
devastation characteristic of the period
of fixed French lines. The eastern side
of the forest, however, Is a great deal
waged by bhell fire. There are vil
lages and fine old country houses whose
blocks of white sandstone have been
smashed as If by a thousand Thor's
hammers.
AUSTRIANS HAD ITALIAN MONEY-
Printed and Issued Bills Antici
pating Capture of Venice
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
CovvrloM, 1018, bi.Vriu York Timrs Co.
rarln. July 23.
A member of the Italian Finance Com
mission In France showed me today a
piece of Austrian paper money, printed
In expectation of the capture of Venice.
It Is for ten centeslml and Issued by the
"Ca-ra. Veneta del I'restlti," or the
Venice Bank for Loans, an Institution
which, of course, never existed except
in the Austrian Imaglnattion prior to
the Austrian defeat last month by the
Italians at the Plave River.
One of the Interesting things about
the money li the date of issue printed
on the face of the note, January 2, 1918,
showing conclusively that all the de
tails of the Austrian offensive which
failed last month had been planned six
months in advance.
The Austrlans evidently expected to
have a good time and to spend a lot of
money In Venice, for the serial number
of this bill Is 80.156. The number of
this Individual bill is 17,196. It was
found on an Austrian prisoner.
FOOD PRODUaiQN CHIEF QUITS
Lord Lee Objects to Reversal of
Policy He Had Formulated
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, ins, bu x,u York Timrs Co.
London. July 23 Lord Lee has re
signed the post of director general ot
food production which as Sir Arthur
r a? he was until a few weeks ago.
ne held since February 2, 1317.
. a Ieiter t0 the !,resa explaining his
fa-.0lns Lor? Lee Fa's he i not suffi
clently convinced of the defeat of the
suDmarlne nerll or of the rnriiv nf tii
country's food supplies for the next few
years tp he able to acquiesce In sudden
reversal for 1919 of the policy which
ne had begun to carry out.
The dropping of the "rehet plowing"
program and the emasculation of war
emergency powers to control bad farm
ers are not In his opinion justified, and
may have grave consequence.
PURE
FRESH PAINT
aeieve Me
TT
Good Painting
reflects good judgment.
If painting is worth
doing at all it is worth
doing well.
Get our ettimattno oblifatlon
Kuehrtle
PAINTER
HS.lbthSt,
7
BACK 9
r
mvrmrrvKTTssssssss.!fi
Tliis ! one of the first photographs to arrive jn this country showiny the hip
the French front. These identical guns are probably now in action, helping
Marne salient
CONGRESSMEN IN ITALY,
FIRST STOP ON TOUR
Express Gratification for Re
ception Given Them by All
Ranks
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918, bv Xew York Times Co.
Rome, July 23.
The whole of Italy, not only the au
thorities, but the people at large, has re
ceived with most enthusiastic greetings
the American congressional party, which,
Instead of visiting France and England
first, as most commissions do, came di
rect to Italy. This very much flattered
the Italians, who are most sensitive to
any tribute of homage paid to their
country. Ambassador Page, explaining
this to the Congressmen, said"
"Both Italians and Americans love
their countries so intensely that when
they speak of them their voice changes
like that of a man speaking of his sweet
heart.". Besides, the congressional party Is the
first American commission, with the ex
ception of the Red Cross, which has vis
ited Italy since the beginning of the
war with the object of studying war at
close range.
Judge Tillman expressed deep gratifi
cation nt the warm reception accorded
to thp party everywhere, saying that on
many occasions, although he and his
companions and the Italians whom they
met could not speak each other's lan
guage, still they felt that they wero
among brothers animated by the same
Ideals, fighting for the same aspirations,
wishing the same organization of the
world on a basis of law. Justice and fra
ternity. The party has received many
felicitations both from tho civil and
military authorities.
PLAN TO DEVELOP IRELAND
England to Promote Mines and
Shipping Facilities
By the Associated Press
.u..uu, wuij ... aiic viv. ci mucin in
now considering the development of Ire-
mnos mineral resources and tne im
provement of the country's wonderful
natural facilities on the west coast for
the construction of harbors and ship
building, said Viscount French, lord
lieutenant of Ireland, sneaking at Rock
Ingham, near Boyle, today.
Viscount French remarked that the
country had, escaped the ravages of war
and was enjoying abnormal privileges
as regards trade. During his speech he
denounced the "wild and seditious
speeches made in various parts of the
nnnntrv nnrl tViA Krnnrlalnna lltarntnro
by which Ignorant people are inclined
to be sorely misled
The lord lieutenant said he would not
deny 'that the country had certain
grievances, and that means had not
yet been found to satisfy the Just aspira
tions of either the north or south of
Ireland or to harmonize conflicting
claims.
Von Hertling Again in Health
"
Amtrdam, July 23. Count von Hcrt -
ling, the German Imperial Chancellor,
wro nas ueen in tne care or physicians
at main headquarters, has recovered
from his Indisposition and has fully re
sumed his duties.
GlRARD
I America's Most If
1 3mtnous Cigar 1
gFm. .. w Mp. )t
FRENCH ANNOUNCE
MARNE 'VICTORY'
Officially Recognize Ger
man Defeat by Foch's
Great Counter-Drive
FOE RETREAT ADMITS IT
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copirloht, 1018, lv yew York Times Co.
I'arlt, July 23.
For the first time since the battle of
the Marne the word victory appeared
yesterday In the French communique:
"Our victorious counter-offensive."
The fact Is significant. It means that
France, after two full days of uninter
rupted progress before the forces of
Mangln and Desgouttes, Is now satisfied
that the Germans have not merely re
ceived a severe check, but have been
fairly and squarely defeated on ground
they had themselves chosen.
I-very hour is now Cringing fresh con
firmation that once more the fatal Marne
has proved tho grave of Prussian hopes
at the moment when the enemy. In his
arrogance and Inability to recognize his
certain doom, believed victory was
within his grasp. Tho outstanding fea
ture of the situation yesterday was that
tho enemy by his hasty decision to fall
back on the other side of the Marne
had realized that danger of the worst
kind threatened him from the direction
of Oulchy and southeast of Soissons, and
began to retreat In the hopes of escap
ing the trap which the Franco-Amer-icfins
wero slowly but surely preparing
for him. Such a retreat, however the
Germans may camouflage It in their own
reports, Is a plain and undisguised ad
mission that they have been outgener
aled, outmaneuvered, outfought and un
qualifiedly dpfeated.
The outstanding feature of Sunday aft
ernoon's official report was the recap
ture by the Franco-Americans of Chateau-Thierry,
the cornerstone of the ex
treme right of the German defensive po
sitions on the north bank of the Marne
If this means nnythlng at all. It means
that In this section of the great battle-
new at any rate the Allied v ctorv will
soon be complete, and the German re
treat northward, unless a miracle Inter
venes, may soon be transformed Into a
disastrous rout.
The Allies now hold solidly three of
tne rour cornerstones of the great quad
niateral between the A.lsne and the
Marne, which Is proving so disastrous
to the enemy. With Rhelms, Epernay
anu v-naicau-rnierry in our bandh under
such, favorable conditions, the beaten
and flying enemy will be' hard put to dis
engage his hard-prested divisions from
tne Droaa plain from which the victor!
cus Allies are advancing upon them from
the east, west and south at the same
time.
RAIDERS SINK TORPEDO BOATS
Brjtish Airmen Bomb Two Hos
tile Craft at Zeebrugge
r.n,dn,n; , ,'S 23T(Py L N' s' Two
(iprm.ln tnrnnHn Vinnto are. cnl u..
' bombs durlne the Inst Rritieh iir iS
over Zeebrugge, said a Central News
ui"iaicn irom Amsicroam toaay
British airmen have been bombing Zee
brugge at close Intervals for several
months.
?aipw j' TTTnTFi
Kadel A Herbert
American guns going into action on
to drive the Germans back in )o
TRYING TO CONSERVE
MEN, GERMANS SAY
Teuton Press Still Striving to
Explain Withdrawal From
Marne
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1018, by KVio Vork Times Co.
Copenhagen, July 23.
The Germans nre still explaining the
retreat on the Marne.
The Cologne Gnzette says that tRe
withdrawal of troops from the banks of
the river was no surprise In well-informed
circles, as the general staff had al
ready signified an Intention of doing so.
The aim of crossing the river had been
attained, so that It seemed useless to
sacrifice moro lives than was necessary,
savs the paper, nnd tho protection ot
life Is one of the basic nrlnclnles which
has always been followed, even when
thn mensiirft involved m!ht nnnefir tn
be a defeat In journalistic and official
reports.
"Unnecessary losses will be avoided,"
It continues, "In order to be as strong
as possible on the decisive part of the
front."
The paper explains that In a mobile
war the situation changes rapidly, but
that the enmy paid dearly for the nar
row strip of conquered territory. The
Americans came under fire, and a aec
ond division was added to that which
has been in possession northwest of
Chateau-Thierry for weeks, strengthened
by the French.
It is remarkable, the paper says, that
Reutcr'e makes so much of the 'Ameri
cans1 achievements, while the American
official report Is not painted In "such
glowing colors." In America the papers.
It arsumes, will portray events differ
ently. U.S. AERONAUTS RESCUED
Chatham Dirigible Adrift in Sea
Fog Oft" Halifax
By the Associated Press
Hnllfai, X. H July 23. The three
American aviators from the Chatham
Mass , station who were picked up by
a vessel ten miles off this port yester
day drifted for three days and
nights along the north Atlantic coast
n a dirigible balloon without definite
Knowledge of their course or location.
The dirigible left the Chatham sta
tion Frldav morning for patiol duty
and Immediately ran Into a fog which
completely engulfed the aviators until
they were rescued and brought here,
the men apparently were unharmed
"nd the dirigible was In good condi
tion. The aviators are W. C. Brlscow,
ih.B- ?r"?.n Bnd c- A- UPton. all
Massachusetts men.
..-T."? rourae over which their balloon
traveled, if It continued In a straight
line, was estimated at about 400 miles.
Specialists
in Rugs
Carpets
Almost a. century
lias .pasied since we
entered the Floor
Cover In buaineu.
During these yean
we have made tlia
Hrlectlnn of yarns
and d.ve and their
Itarmnnloun s a a e m-
bllng through the
loom Into fabric nf
beauty AN EXCI.U.
SIT ANT) INTEN
SIVE STUDV.
The purchase of a 9x12
French Wilton Rug during
this sale saves you exactly
$27.50
French Wilton
Fine as Silk
RUGS
negular Sal
Slzo Fries Prlci
221x36 $7.50 $5,50
27 x54 11.50 8.50
36 x63 18.25 13.50
4.6x7.6 38.25 28.25
6 x 9 68.25 80.60
8.3x10.6 104-00 77.50
9 xl2 111.00 83.50
10.6x12 151.50 114.00
11.3x15 189.00 143.00
Oakdale Wilton Rugs, size 9x12; regular
price $70.50; our sale price, $52.50
Bundhar Wilton
and
Rego Wilton Carpeting
At Very Attractive Reductions
Special CabU to Evening Public Ledger
CepirfpSt, l$tt, by Weto rorfe Timet Co,
Zurich, July 23.
The comments of the Liberal and
Democratic press of Austria upon Baron
Burian's statement on foreign policy are
to the effect that It Is not sufficient to
satisfy the enemies of the Central Pow
ers, ana especially America, It Is not
Interesting enough and too pedantic.
The Arbelter Zeltung says that In
general the statement Is less dear and
more reactionary than any speech of
Czernln. Burlan says nothing upon the
Balkans, Serbia and Albania, and there
are no signs of conciliation toward Italy.
In regard to the league of nations, says
the Zeltung, his skepticism Is almost
Ironical, although It Is the supreme ob
ject of the Allies In the war. On the
questions of eastern fcurope, It asserts,
Burlan has nothing at all precise or
rather the opposite of what Is required.
With such declarations It Is Impossible"
to encourage the friends of peace In
enemy countries.
To what extent the dissatisfaction
with the political government of Aus
tria has spread may be judged from the
fact that the Socialist party deputies
are preparing a scheme for a radical
reform of the Constitution of the mon
archy, alleging that this Is being done
because the condition of political life
((
AUTOMATIC SOLDIER," WIRELESS
CONTROL, LATEST WAR WEAPON
Danish Inventor Says Device Can Be Directed Four to Five
Miles Away and Will Stop Any Infantry
Attack
Correspondence of the Associated Press
London, July 13.
An "automatic soldier" is one of the
latest developments In weapons of war.
A Danish engineer has recently taken
cut a patent for an apparatus to which
he has given this name. It consists of
a steel cylinder normally within a larger
cylinder, the whole being sunk Into the
ground vertically. By means of a
mechanism operated by wireless, the In
ner cylinder rises to a height of eighteen
Inches from the ground and simultane
ously an automatic rifle mounted on the
Inner cylinder fires 40U snots in any
given direction.
These "automatic soldiers' can te
controlled from a central position some
four or five miles behind the line of de
fense, according to the Inventor. They
may be seen by the enemy only when
they rise from the ground.
From trials already made. It has been
shown, so It is reported, that a few hun-
7
Everybody's Favorite
A New England Shore
"Hot-Weathef Dinner
We have the reputation of serving the best
Shore Dinners in town "tastin is believinV
Veto England Short
Dinner, $t.00
OUvtt Pickled Beef
aaaisnet
Clam JlrdtH
fttrwrd Cloma
(drawn ButltrJ ,.
Half Lobiter or SoI
Shelled Cro
Fried CMeken souther
fitule)
Corn on the Cob
Trench Fried Jotalow
Combination Salad
Cantaloup
PU or co Croat
in vemuasse.
mttW aSftMvW aavt
Announcing Our
Mill Clearance Sale
OF NATIONALLY APPROVED
Rugs and Carpets
at Wholesale Prices
Bundhar Wilton
Durable as Iron
RUGS
The purchase of a 9x12
Bundhar Wilton Rug during
this sale saves you exactly
$21.00
Regutar 8ala
Slia Price Price
22'2x36 $5.75 $4.25
27 x54 8.50 6.50
36 x63 13.00 0.75
4.6x7.6 28.00 20.75
6 x 9...., 50.00 37.00
8.3x10.6.... 78.50 58.50
9 xl2 82.50 61.50
10.6x12 111.00 84.00
11.3x15 138.50 105.50
Other sizes
marked at
Particular Attention Is Called to Our
t
Ready-Made Carpets
J4 to Yi leia than actual value
Carried in .all aisea; nicely aeweilt ready to lay.
Hardwick & Magee Co.
1220 Market Street .
and culture tn Austria Is Impossible, st
she requires a large scheme of democ
racy and that la possible only when the
system of Government Is changed from
bottom to top.
Austrlti'B enemies, It Is held, wish to
destroy her because they always hear
of the sufferings of the nationalities un
der the autocratic nnd reactionary Gov
ernment. For these reasons ana to
facilitate the conclusion of peace, whle
cannot be obtained unless Austria
changes her attitude toward the na
tionality question this attitude being
one of the most direct causes of the
great war ithe Socialist party proposes
a parliamentary measure which will pro-,
vide for the election of a parliamentary
commission of fifty-two members.
This commission would have to draw
up before the end of the present year
a scheme for a general reform of the
Austrian Constitution, by whloh Austria
would be converted Into a Federal State
upon a democratic basis of completely
autonomous nationalities. The commis
sion would have the right to frame laws,
make Inquiries and statistical reports.
The authorities throughout the mon
archy would be obliged to support and
obey the commission. It wourd remain
In session even during parliamentary
holidays. During the period ot the com.
mission's labors any changes In laws
and regulations would only be affected
with Its consent.
dred of these steel soldiers can easily
defend a position against infantry at
tacks, however numerous the 'opposing
force may be. They blase away their
400 shots without flinching and never
retreat. In order to overcome the "auto
matics," they must be destroyed one by
one.
FOE PLANES USE ALLIED MARK
Two Fire Upon American Craft
nnd Then Flee
With the American on the Marne,
June 23 (by I. N. 8.). Twice Irt the last
twenty-four hours the Germans have
used airplanes bearing Allied markings
on the Alsne-Marne front In an effort
to deceive our air forces.
One observation plane joined an Allied
Hquadron and suddenly opened against
American craft with machine guns.
Then It fled.
Later a pursuit plane played the same
trick.
Wfw
S ANOV
OVER
Twelfth and Arch Sts.
CLAUDE M. MOHR, Mgr.
(Barranca on ltth St.)
The purchase of a 9x12
Hardwick Wilton Rug dur
ing this sale saves' you ex
actly $23.50
Hardwick Wilton
Perfection in Weavery
RUGS
Regular Rale
Slzo Price Price
2214x36 $6.25 $4.75
27 x54 9.50 7.25
36 x63 14.75 11.00
4.6x7.6 31.00 23.00
6 x 9 55.78 41.25
8.3x10.6.... 88.50 66.00
9 x!2 92.50- 69.00
10.6x12 124.00 94.00
11.3x15 154.50 117.50
and standard weaves are
proportionate reductions
JW
itf
:r
.i3
$'
T"
if
3
-
IN
v Vci w.
A i.'p.
Ul H"
,y wif jfejt jiMMMSi
h
t'.Vj' ."I
ftB,j
?ri.
. -,!' tAftr' i -4t . 'Liii.-v.SA
iff?. Pi:,
2BkJL ?A . .J.V xii'1.4 .
iMMmM
.w, . .iW,
..tAVS', &. ST- rf "1.: ;"B'?."." '
)4,
HalBBVaiffiftY ."",- u,..
t. yy.Ti .-. .vP y?itj?
r-v jt k-. -."v. W"-
M&mzst
: : . a. . ,v