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FRENCH GAIN GROUND
suited from unification of the Allied
command under Foch has delighted
French public opinion and Risen rise to
still higher hopes for the future develop
ment of the war
, Considered expert opinion I' Inclined
to be well satisfied It the Allies merely
continue to hold the heights west and
southwest of Solssons It Is pointed
out that the capture of the city and n
i subsequent ndnnce of the Allies east
ward would piobably expose our left to
I a strong Oermin counter-attacks, a sit
uation which It would be prudent to
precnt arising In Men of the situation
on the rest of the h-ittlcfront
I"ne I)efene I.lnp IVell Clicnen
A question of Interest l to know
whether Von Hoehm will be able to
53$2mwmtttc f 17.. ..1, ntiA Wic.lnin block our road nnrtheatward from
!4?f? NMSdOlll n,.ltenl,.Thlcrrj. TIl(? Ilnp of ,,---
tJZr'At TTViitorl Prinii'iiiil mni.-M chosen b the Ofrman lommander for
' M& umtecl -,omniaml Shown hls ,nim;llalf. -,-,.,,.- ,. n Nrr MronR
in Victory
m
one,, tunning from uezu a village nnout
'flve miles due north of Chateau-Thierry
Vf " i to Mont St Pere, opposite Mez on the
ft r. i f - n Li- i i north hank of the Marne The line has
aSpeeial Cable to bicnwg Public Ledger . Wn chnc(?n .n consi(i-rab!(, cer-
' BSfc-.v topwnani, jam, oy .cn i nrn. i mm i u. ncs: It runs along a loaa live miles
rjwt Paris, Julj 24. .long which connects the two Milages
.Reports were received here .cater-,'?" "!,, r"!, ' t.
L flay afternoon to the effect th.it tho I .lltacMrig Allies under full exposure to
C4K&' Qrmans launched a lolent counter- the enem's nre It Is well supported
te?VSttttack niralnst tho Allied armies light-1 on lis right bv woods and on Its left
Si 2 --. -.i . ..ti.i 111,1 , In the Marne at a nolnt where steen
jL t ... innkR renrlei the river nenrlv unprnss.
M!$NeU,UySl- Frnt- The tr0"3 , " ' '' Th lln- eMdentlv will prove hard
Bfjf' v,,'mro1 Qe uoueue aii.' n;sia"iih i"""" i to lorct nut in nn cae it can nrtoru
KgSi ily and have driven tho enemy uacw at tne enemy only a temporary respite, as
CSftWVBeveral points and even gained ircsu u.e nio u ms imm ire-n mnn
pjifel,..,. j I right amund tn Khelms Is. strongly
la ME? - threatened at everv point and must be
t&xPAjt (This counter-attack is interpreted as , . deonerateiv everv where.
B-TW-kv., "Afresh nvidenre of thn encms's defeat I
& as it can only hac been undertaken
IWi '(rtth a vlew to Rl e tlmo tor tlle co1" '
; -.umns wmen are Deing eirii-.-iiru hum, 1
Wi Mthe northern banks of the .Marne to
l&f get away towaid tne esie tusinci
j-v.
Uf .l!
1 ? Meanwhile Kranco-Atntiican forces
jgin ever-increaFinp numlieia are pour-
PARISIANS LAUD
YANKEE SAVIORS
KisA Iner northward acioss the Marne in T T . .
lspursult of the retreating encm The JNo LoiipCl' 1 CCl DailgPl Of
Loss of Capital Americans
Protect
PRAISE FROM A GERMAN
Si Marne was crossed at several fresh
Splices Tuesday morning. Be Oouette's
nn. vtlin nro enmlnf- on fmm the
l westward in spite of Herman counter-
.thousand prisoners In the night.
' Allies Cominp; in Tlircr Directions '
5& The great German offensive that
,-was to have brought the boche to Laptured Lolonrl Ranks Them
UParis last Thursdnj has now resolved Tyjnplepn in Srale of Twenty.
'itself into a series of desperate rear- J
guard actions in the hope at giving Disregard Danger
''tho bulk of the cnemv forces time to
1 escape from the clutches of the Al- . ,-t. . ..
i.lies advancins on them from thiee '" (,H HLLii 11. (,RASri
-points of the compass simultaneously. 1 SprcinI Cable In Licninc Public Ledger
il -er.1l' ,0tSl.!"..tlieiLfL-re"r; ! rwrtoht. M. h AV YorK Tims Co.
gualu uv:L!Ulia, till (tLtuuiiis ajiiti:, til u
"enormous, while the Allied casualties,
thanks to the splendid support of our (
gunsfl are relatively light. Our a ia-,
f . umns of the enemy every yard of the '
$ Journey, and are able to inflict enor ,
!(?-atnftiie Hnmaw with romnnrntlv lm.
l -ifl- 11.. mi 1.. j n.. i
k.5 ' Btinirv. Thn nn v nnncrnr tho n rnipn , i, n-. -r
Kf-Ar, TlfcS " . 1 Z, ' I l '" Hi I liil !!
ai'.-. t vs. iiBfirt rn noaT id irnm ruin iipo no
Wi-M-S,AiV'3 LW "ltcl ." "u"' mio uir,
-i nearly all of tne cierman Run that
FM'can be saved have been withdrawn
tfe v. radj
J. .-, sVTn tho imtren rf 41iaft rrtirl nrtvnnon
lt!Orth of the Ourcq yesterday Trench
W'i infantrymen recaptured a bnTteiy of an
top-ft va"- .-,... .... ...n. ,-,..., -iv.it ,. 1111r.ru 1. 1 1 lll I";i 11 1(1 UINUCIS, lll'lll
m ?lresnaUTh"CVr?nVf gifnr;1 ' "''"" 1-h ""- A ' hp
London, Ju;v 24
Amerlcanr returning from France say
'hat there has been a revolution of fcel-tnj-
there the last fortnight The fall
t destruction of Paris !, now thought
to be as far removed as it was after
battle General en
thusiasm for America Is manifested
An American olPclil who has spent
weeks In Paris said:
' French Cabinet Minister gave me
account of a visit to the battle. He
Iked with all norts of officers, from
LONDON CRITICS
WARY OF BATTLE
Military "Experts" Still Re-
serve Judgment on Sois-
sons-Rheims Fighting
TOO EVENLY BALANCED
Consider "Pocket" Is Yet Ten
able Though Very Uncom
fortable for Encmv
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
ropMrfph). n;, by .Wi,. Ynrk Time To.
T.ont1nn, July 24
The military critics are tlll reserv
ing their Judgment a to the probable
outcome of the contest on the Marne
front The newspaper "experts" treat
the retreat of the Hermans as almost a
foregone conclusion, but It Is too early
yet to prophesy The Franco-American
gains In the last twenty-four hours,
though very helpful, are not decisive,
and the German rounter-attacks can
have two Interpretations- They may
be meant to tnve off the France-American
advance until thn heavy guhs and
stores are moved out of the salient or
they may be ,1 serious attempt to re
cover the lost ground So far, unmis
takable slgn of the German retreat are
lacking
Correspondents at th front have
made much of the hurnlng villages and
big (Ires behind the enemy lines, but
thee conflagrations may merely be the
result of flcrre Allied boASbardment and
the eplolon of dumps
Of course the experts do not for a
moment deny a general German retreat
tn the line of the Vesle or of the Alsne
may be In actual progress, but they ay
th fighting at present Is far too evenly
balanced to make It certain, and It Is
quite possible the German high com
mand has not yet made up its own
mind The salient, though uncomfort
able and very badly oft for communica
tions, Is still tenable, and the boches
may decide It Is worth while holding
quite as much to avoid the depressing
effect Its los would have at home as
for its absolute military value
So far fifty-four German divisions
have been Identified In the fighting lines,
but it is thought that sixty Is a low
estimate of thn number actually em
ployed. Accounts of the American dash
and determination In tho advance re
ceived In London are wonderful,
MARES WILSON SPEECH
PLEA TO FREE IRELAND
AMERICANS CAMOUFLAGE A ROAD
gosmKimssaKm;ig
x 1 - w;x A
K j
(el Committee on Public Information.
All the trick of the war trarle are being mastered by the Yankee soldiers.
The squad in the photograph are covering wires stretched across a road
with foliage in order to deceive the Teuton obseners
ib-t lii -8 n.,11,1.. lt-.twl nnr Unnfn 'r-nlnB. it.n SlOIV
kt-f T MHUIIJ tuiiivi ui.w lliutl fttlllL 1111 "
.-t. rTArmnnft.
a ficvi-: -; , ,
s X. " revreaiinij encmv nas now some
WLrrVHwentVffour miles of rountrv tn cross
'i&jw lrfore he reaches comparative safety
3?S" norm nam: or the Aisiio. unless
ifffiflls Is able to receive help before Inner
Cf "ivtrorn oilier pans or tnis line. Tills
C71 Iwanlvfliin mil-.. ..... f ,. .
K'3i3r't',e crossing of three more rivers
SV-rt Kthcr Ourcq, the Vesle and the Alsne 1
titJVr.xKHEr .
&y
Alllp rrlve lit 1'ere
of the American unlt in that
fight T e Minister remarked that they
fought as well ns the French did in the
first l months of the war, when they
ware fresh, and higher praise could not
be beenwed
"A (iernan cnlonel w ho was captured
a avked what estimate he placed on
the American troop now in the fighting
He an'jwered that In a scale of twenty
m
i , The point which the Allies, advancing he marked them nineteen Our divisions
eC lX7HTl:rXh" lh- "f --yln, the line
retreating enemy will doubtless be Fere I nearest Pari", and they feel the re
en Tardenois, which lies on the Ourcq, sponsibility as defenders of the capital
fh.nT.0Hl1,Hefrt'trt k,1? f rnart '" ' Tnfl rprp"' ilctl"n brought together the
the, "whole district It is this town which . ,
Von Boehm's army now Is dearly de- greatest body of troops that ever fought
fending by Its coun'er attack between I under the Stars and .Stripes."
fhnteati-Thlerrv nnrl Vwtiillt. . T7-
. - "ill, r?-- -i f . , .
i.rnriiii nr Muuiir ..ll.ll n linn
John Dillon Quotes President
as Basis for Motion in
Commons
gSfe '''for the roads which pass thiough Feio
flri.. A Virt ;a.t-nlrc, nnli iinnilnI.l.i. ..
StWj:-
mb
?W."u. . form the Germans' onlj practicable way
The next most Important center fur- '
i ther north Is Fismes on the Vesle. which !
SXi was the scene of terrific fightine while
iSk J'f''. krf?rfiiitni nn-n ,11, t .1 .. I
tA'S """"h "" 11 1 1 "tu
>
Ji.
m
tne themln-des-n.unes to the .Marne
Both Fere and Fismes are threatened
trom several directions by the Allies,
g-ttfV if but the Germans may be relied upon
SSL In' view of their vital importance, to rie.
Kr" fend both, cost w hat It may
Military critics here are unstinting In
uA.V ineir praise 01 rocn s nr iant han.uinn-
? of the Allied armies which res.nteri in 1 ca'"
-. . . . . " TV.
cringing me uermans into their present
n otficer who arrived yesterday from
the f 1 out told me of a visit to General
de Goutte at his headquarters. He raid
that the best word to apply tn the
French general was "dependable" He
made an lmprei-slon similar tn that made
bv the best tjpe ot American man ot
affairs He talked quietly and con
fidently Nothing could be "overlooked
bv General de Goutte He was the
kind of man Americans would like to see
In command of a large body of Amerl-
V-jA.vt " B B utunans mio ineir presem
'&.&" .difficult situation The genius of Foch
t.'SBH. ws shown in successfully passing from
fV -the defensive to the offensive, whieh
annlMin rieserlhert na rn e v. -
y$ V.J vl iiium
MV(., ueucaie uperaiiuns in warrare, and that
t'Sf, In'the height of the great battle stamps
Jhe same officer gave a striking de
scription of the Allied troops on the
way to tho Foch offensive My In
formant, who knows horses expertly,
sajs he never saw finer mounts than
those of the French cavalry. Th whole
picture of those beautifully trained and
to the great battle,
rform great feats,
.v jtw" Rt.. unci 1 uifeij' . 'mi tnp tier- " tin.- nt-.i-i m if luiKUiitrn.
'sKfe" p woum ne, tor nothing is lm- A fPW minutes later my Informants
.,;, ,ruTIB:" l F ". wnen men involved car puima up ai tne tine 01 me roan to
allow a regiment of American marine
7&wn modern battle are numbered bv thn
.. .- 'y. iiiim ..I. i.nn... ... f. ' ft., 1.- , , ..
4T?iv ul iwic. ulp Germans would t Pas- iney swung ny ningmK, i-roni
-VHTCT direct their attack against the nhi 1 the Halls nf Montezuma." Thev were
BlfliJlAi -.' - :. .. . V --..vini-a ;-- - - .
liV- ' peiu. Doin ironi tne east and the west I ln toP condition, (lesjiite recent expert
v!', v .tvt.t u"uiiam, in me i nam- ntcs
l.t "hltn beyond all doubt the greatest sol- i equipped men riding tr
tJiEW,"W the war has produced 'where they were to pe
fcFlAV Foch saw unerringly what the Ger- "as nw never to be (
m
,, cosf, while he waited quietly for the the ho
!&& enemy to plunge into the big blunder Paling
MTS rWftch his genius for war and deep courag
It is not to be supposed that
pagne, and Berthelot to hold at any . the Americans are doing -shock duty in
notiest Dames 01 tne worm wunoui
ng the price of their aggressive
acre. You know the extent of their
4 IrnnwledCTe Of the German (nn. Mi., I Inc. hAtta. In Amfirl. tVian vr An
rei. revealed the Germans sooner or later , here If there Is any criticism a all
i- . W.A..1.4 Via Vinllnrl tn .nnm. T.l.l i... .. Ul I. 1 ......... n il..l.
VJ.V ""fl11 'v".1- l" .-"UlllUl. XOIS OlUn- u uul BUIUICIB L l Ull ilLtUUlll Ul 11IC11
rfew f der was to hold Foch army so cheap-' contempt for danger.
rI Jy that they were ready to run the1 c , . . ,. .,
&$& riik. of leaving their flank exposed I P"l He8t at M .Month
Li.Ev.U'f .n- .V.. n.nn An, I. n . 1 . T nEl.a nn n. Inn. ..l.r. 1 n t Kail. I.flln.
fffjj" ' iiivnictifc umi. ne iian I0re- ".,nr "n "i .. in. ,iau tn nam-
.jris"'0 came, Foch struck like lightning lnB Americans at home and he gave
London, July 24 .
John Dillon, Irish nationalist leader,
gave notice in the House of Commons
that he would ask the Government to
day for a day for the dlscuslon of the
following motion:
"The policy pursued toward Irclrftid
by the Government Is Inconsistent with
the great principles for the vindication
of which the Allied Towers are carrying
on tho war This policy has greatly
alienated and exasperated the Irish
people, and If persevered in will further
alienate and exasperate them, and will
steadily increase the difficulty of reach
ing a settlement of the Irish question on
the basis of friendship between the
British and Irish nations
"That this House entirely Indorses the
principles laid down by President Wilson
In his great speech at the grave of
George Washington when, speaking of
the objects for which America and her
allies are fighting, he said: "These great
objects can be put Into a single sen
tence. What we seek Is the reign of
law, based upon the consent of tile gov
erned and sustained by the organized
oplnlin nf mankind. These great ends
cannot be achieved by debating and
seeking to reconcile and accommodate
what statesmen may wlph, witfi their
projects for balances "of power and of
national opportunity They can bo real
ized only by the determination of what
the thinking peoples tf the world de
sire, with their longing hope for jus
tice and for social freedom and oppor
tunity." "And that this house Is of the opinion
that the true solution of the Irish ques
tion is to put Into operation without
delay with regard to Ireland the prin
ciples laid down by President Wilson In
his historic utterance"
the war. That seems a fantastic thine
to say, yet we up here who know the
effect of weather on the chances of vic
tory we learned the lesson horribly last
year believe now that these and recent
storms add very much to the discomfort
of the enemy at a time when all his
plans have gone awry.
While the Allied armies are fighting
v Ictoriously between the Alsne and the
Marne so that tho mainspring of the
German campaign on the western front
already has been smashed, Prince Rup
precht of Bavaria must be hoping, ln
SDlte of tho disaster to the Crovyn
Prince, that he may bo left with hls're
serves to strike us In a vital part. His
anxiety' must grow apace, for the armies
of the Crown Prince are becoming ex
hausted by great losses, so that he may
send any moment urgent demands for
Hupprecht's men.
Itlipprerht Now Isolated t
Kven if that cry for help does not
come, thn Bavarian Prince and his group
of armies are now isolated from tho gen
eral scheme of things and cannot lely
for some time upon the co-operation of
the general headquarters staff, which is
otherwise engaged by the menace ot
Koch's attack. If he launches a big of
fensive against tho British front now,
it will be divorced from the main part
of the German program of this year,
which was to be an advance on Paris
at the same time as a drive to the chan
nel port, keeping both the Krench and
British nrmies engaged.
KEEP UP YOUR NERVE,
GERMAN PAPER'S PLEA
"jgpow n souin or tne Ourcq i mem me usual nne sena-on
5:&Mthe'i blow that has brought Germany's "There is much misconception on the
rf$4oem appreciably nearer subject of training." he said "A soldier
."Vi'Jn&i.'t .... . . with the right stuff in him Is best at six
Fayolle Carried Ont Dan
"'Kr Bolaler "no "as I"ea nis va.ue i keen a;
t iUTlnK the war He was Koch's lieu- On I
t -V;3tennt during the great battle of the Arthur
, ', 4'oiwne, and afterward was sent by Foch who ci
'.RIMWn to Italy, w here he did magnificent,
p-Vtweful work ln reorganizing Victor Em-
. - l . ' .,.. Am,. n ... , f. Jl.
IfllfUGl B Dliav.CC A.llljr alter 13 Ulo
ttrous retreat.
I'WJth two such commanders the Al-
r may well have confidence ln the fu-
Wfeaei
lSf'J' ! "'"' ni nan i m0nths After three or four vears he
(MPK 'It Is announced that Foch pintrusted seems stale Theje is Just as much
K.i'Ti.'tl.A. nam'lnn. niif nf Vila nlnn n r. n ! ..v.i- ... ii .-
,.,?MBder whom Mangin and De Goutte ' traininc. You are nuttlne in some of
. -.re wer a in actual command of tha ,... tv,A Ka, tmnna vi ...piri hnC A.,c- go..
J.'.. .1 An trn rrorl Tln olli. In .. n.. . .. .
i tiKj VirB"" b '")"" io iuioiaer.Aney are Dig, strapping xeiiows ana
f S.JKLrtsoldler 'ho has proved his va.ue keen as hunters"
L. .VIT.a In Ua n.n n Un n.nn CI I. . m. I .. ... . .
mis point. I talked today witn
ur Page, editor of Worlds Work,
a.? w"s, t'" ........ .. bwil u? - ucn w no came over on a iroop transport.
'l J JIIMII tn T.nll VlArA V0 ntA mnrynlnn-n mt.- 1 . M -TC. I. t -
. -'.wwit a.w , ......... ,. . ,,,c,iMiit.T;iii, i ne men auuaiu were -ruin aoiuiiKLun
and Oregon.
"How do you like them?" I asked.
"That would depend on whether they
were with me or against me," Page
replied.
Hard to Make Tliem .Setter
"They'd hae been an ugly lot to eo
up against It would be hard to make
to order a better soldier to be sent
against the boche. ot many of them
were looking back over the shoulder, but
all were Intent on the job ahead or
them " t
The story Is the same from every
quarter. Those of us waiting behind
have been expecting an Isolated Instance
of a barrage going wrong: or communica
tion breaking down or bad Intelligence
work with unfortunate results.
That sort of thing Is Inevitable among
new troops, but there has been 'no word
of It so far
The main Impression created was
bluntly expressed by an American ot
ficer thus, "Americans are not only
here In treat number and comlnar over
in treat Lumber, but they, can and will
CZAREVITCH REPORTED DEAD
Former Heir to Russian Throne
Victim of Exposure
By ie Associated Press
m.t-rdnm, July "i. Alexis tloma
noff, the former heir apparent to the
Russian throne, died from exposure a
few days after his father, the former
Kmperor was executed, says a dispatch
from Moscow to the Berlin Lokal An
zeiger This Is the second time within a short
period that Alexis Romanoff has been re
ported dead
''i1,4-;
'krls found Its hopes of continued
ry substantially confirmed yester-
by the newe of further progress In
f-rork of reducing- the great salient
which the Germans drove Into the
,d front by their offensive.
hopes grow from knowledge that
antlal numbers of British troops
.'now appeared in support of the
tns and French on the line be-
the Marne and Rhelms, and that
erday these recovered two villages
bit sharply Into the salient in tne
ion toward the northwest.
cry yard trained In this direction
to render more critical the tltua-
1M of Von Boehm's troops, who ar
'jkglktlnf desperately to overcome the
iywprssure of tne Allies on tne
ana westward races oi in
v evidence.,, prea! solid
i A- '' SaT il
i MUS:.. rzzzzxsM 3
Bma-xgsxg3a'a'Xfe
'Alexia Romanoff, former heir appi
ret to Ksueiae ..throne, ,rf orted the north of Tn
FOCH'S GREAT SUCCESS
AIDS BRITISH ARMIES
Teuton Plans for Double Drive Against Paris and Calais
Spoiled English Aiding French
at Marfaux
By PHILIP GIBBS
Special Cable to Eicning Public Ledger
Cor-irtgM, 191. by Sew York TUnfS Co
War Corresponileffls' Headquarters on
the. Western front, July .4.
Between the Marne and the Alsne
the enemy Is fighting desperately, and
the French and American troops aro
forcing; In the sides of the salient and
crushing him Into Its nan owing space.
British troops slipped quietly away
from their own front just before Foch
was ready to deliver his counter-blow.
They are men who have fought in
many great battles and won the
highest honors of war. It Is too soon
yet to name the,m, for the enemy fle
shes to know whom he has against
him, hut these English and Scottish
battalions have already shattered
some of his best divisions and made
many pilsoners.
I saw some of them Jiint heforo
they left this front I saw them mulch
ing and maneuvering like fine and
gallant men. I saw Scottish boyH ln
their camps and billets and tramping
down along toads between bronzing
wheat fields with pipers leasing them,
as I passed their brothers the other
day near Meteien, and their officers
told me thnt the lads would make
good soldiers In attack. There was no
need to he told, because they had the
look of It.
Three days ago they went Into bat
tle nn ground unknown to them in
that rugged country below Uhelms,
and these hoys have beaten back the
strongest German troops.
Hard Task for Britons
They had a hard task. English and
Scottish battalions were ordered to
attack on the eastern side of the
salient below Rhelms, where the
enemy had massed a strong concen
tration of men and guns for a bieak
through to Epernay, and where at
the time he was expecting French
counter-attacks. The Germans there
were oh high ground on each side pf
the valley of the Ardre, very rugged
and wild, so that they were in strong
defensive positions ln dense woods ln
full foliage
Rhelms AVood, north of the river,
and Coulton Wood and King's Wood,
south of the river, screened their move
ments and their guns to the south
west of Rheims. They had strong gar
risons well forward in the towns of
Marfaux, Bouilly, and St. Euphrasie
and other villages, behind.
After several hours of bombard
ment of the German positions, the
English battalions advanced on the
enemy. They were handicapped by
complete Ignorance of the ground, ex
cept by a hurried study of the maps,
hut the officers led them toward their
objects, and they went forward with
short, sharp rushes, with good disci
pline and high courage.
South of the River Ardre, the Scot
tish troops were rapid in their ad
vance and swept around Courlton
Wood and made a number of prison
ers. North of the river, the English
battalions advanced along the Rhelms
Wood to the small town of Marfaux,
where they found themselves faced by
heavy forces of Germans. They storm
ed the place with repeated efforts to
capture It, ln spite of a very murder
ous gunfire, which was flung over by
German batteries of field guns and
heavies'.
Recover Frenrh Guns
They were unable to take the town
that day the 20th though they In
flicted an immense number of casualties
upon the defending troops and took
prisoners from three German divisions.
The German staff moved up reserves
with orders to hold Marfaux at all costs,
and one division was from the fresh re
serves of the Crown Prince, Neverthe
less, on the following day the British
gradually broke the resistance of the
enemy and took the villages of La
Nappe and Bouilly, with conslderible
booty In machine guns. They also re
covered twelve 75s which the enemy had
captured In May last,
That day the British reached KlngJs
Wood, and since then they have pushed
forward slowly but steadily against
strong and stubborn defenders and under
severe fire. The"1 prisoners they took on
the first days of their fighting were en
tirely Ignorant of the French counter
offensive on the weet of their salient,
forty mllea or eo away,
There waa heavy, rain yesterday tn
GERMAN CRITICS ADMIT
SUCCESS OF ALLIES
Hindenburg's Plans Gone Wrong, Says Karl Rosner.
War in Decisive Phase, Writes
Dr. Weiher
Amsterdam, July 24.
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
ropurloht, ."!, bu .Veil) York Times Co.
German military critics and corre
spondents endeavor In the latest papers
to hand to take a cheerler'vlew of the
situation brought about by Foch's of
fensive, but they cannot get nway from
the fact of the seriousness of the posi
tion, and the admissions they are forced
tn make discount heavily all their stereo-
Oped reassuring talk
Karl Rosner. of the Lokal Anzleger.
who Is generally engaged In sycophantic
descriptions of tho Kaiser's doings at
the front, leaves His Majesty alone to
describe the situation at the week's end.
ne iranKiy aamits tnat Hlnnennurg's
plan have gone wrong, and that noth
ing has been achieved to Justify the
latest German offensive being placed ln
the category of the previous victorious
puihes.
The Vosslsche Zeltung's critic aereea
that even If the French advance does
not go any fjirther. It has held up the
German scheme.
The Krnnkfurter Zeltung has to ad-
mlt that Foch's reserve strengtn, wnlch
tne uermaiiB on paper had wined out.
really exists intact, and that, therefore.
tne noasteti primary aim of the German
high command, the effective, reduction
of the enemy reserves, to enable a de
ciding blow to be given, has not been
achieved
It challenges the assertion that the
German planes were betrayed to the
enemy by de-erters and Insists that the
German commanders took extraordinary
precautions to conceal their designs. The
French success appears almoet remark
able to that paper because It was khown
long ago that General Foch had assem
bled "his reserves to the southeast of
Paris and It gives Its readers further
cold comfort by assuring them that the
German army Is face to face with only
part of those reserves
Doctor Welner, of the Cologne Ga
zette, writing from headquarters Friday
night, saya that the world-war appears
to have entered Its most vast and de
cisive phase and he laments that Ger
many has to fight alone against the
weight of England and France, re-enforced
by the American and Italian
troops. He adds:
"Those who live out hero feel their
nerves strained to the utmost while
those two great forces, two of the great
est which the world has over gathered
together, are placed ln a face-to-face
struggle with the most frightful energy
of brain and heart and muscle. Now
there Is no more time for talk of moral
Impression. Here with vital things, our
last, our all, are at stake That we
have to do with opponents whose
strength demands our highest from us
If we are to be their masters Is clear
from their latest achievements."
He refers to the great tank, airplane
and artillery strength of the Entente
armies and to the unequaled bitterness
of the fighting. He admits the superior
ity of the. Allied air service.
AIR OBSERVER KILLED
Death of Lieutenant F. K. Hirlh in
Battle Announced
By the Associated Prest
With the American Army In France,
July 24 The death wag announced to
day of Lieutenant F. K. Hlrth, who was
killed In an aerial -battle on July 16.
Lieutenant Hlrth as an observer, was
flying with a pilot who waB wounded
while fighting two German machines.
ALBANIA DRIVE STOPS
. AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE
Preparations of Vienna Staff
Shattered by Franco-Italian
Gains
Rome, July 24.
Austrian military and political cir
cles are Insisting upon a double of
fensive against the Allies in Italy
and In Albania (Balkan front) in
co-operation with a naval drive, ac
cording to dispatches from a Swiss
source today.
It was rumored that German aid'
had been promised.
By the Associated Prcs
rrl. July 24 (Havas Agency).
Austrian preparations for an offensive
In Albania have been shattered by the
drive of the French and Italian troops
during the last foTtnlght, according to
the correspondent of the Petit Parlslen
on the Albanian front.
Enemy munitions depots, stores of food
and war materials have been destroyed
dr paptured. The Franco-Italians have
straightened out at certain points over
a front of twenty mile-, and their light
columns continue to advance along the
banks of the Dcvoli River, the corre
spondent adds.
Rome, July 24. The Italians are con
tinuing their advance In Albania. The
War Office announced that Italian
troops pushing along the crest of Malt
slloves captured Hill 900.
raids, July 24. -The French War
Office has Issued the following:
"In Albania our troops have con
tinued their attacks, and after
heavy hand-to-hand fighting drove the
Austrians from all their positions
Fouth of the River Holta. In the
course of two days we captured 600
prisoners, Including six officers, and
twelve machine guns.
Largest American
Producers of
Cologne Volks Zeitung Urges
Faith in Military Ability
to Escape
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
The Hague, July 24.
Today's Cologne Volks Zeitung Eays
that Sunday's military report fully ex
plains the situation, and there is nothing
to add. "It is only a question of the
critical phase which win occur on both
sides In every big war. But we do not
doubt that the military strategy of head
quarters will succeed ln mastering the
situation "
However, says the paper, owing to the
people's infinite trust in tli military
leaders, there are factors at work to sow
distrust in the mind of the people, and
that there have been rumors spread that
an attempt was made on Hindenburg's
and on the Kaiser's life. The paper con
tinues that Sunday's and Monday's re
ports show that a new form of warfare
Is being carried on ln the Marne and
Champagne districts, and that the sol
diers no longpr lie for weeks In trenches.
Instead, the paper says, there are hun
dreds of examples to show that move
ments backward or forward are un
avoidable, and that an apparent retreat
often has the most valuable results.
The paper quotes as examples the winter
of 1314 and 191E. when Hlndenburg al
lowed the Russians to take half of Po
land. Nevertheless, the paper adds. It Is nec
essary to warn the people not to lose
their nerve, pointing out that nerve Is
necessary behind the front as much as
at the front.
Dyes for
Army and Navy Uniforms
4
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Blues, for Navy Cloth
GREAT HONOR FOR AMERICANS
Reception to Congressmen by
Italian Chamber Uusual
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Cowrloht, .38, By Xtw York Tinyts Co.
Rome, July 24. No honor has ever
been paid here 4o any representative of
a foreign power such as members of the
Chamber paid by giving a reception to
the American congressional party
Although the Chamber was not ln
session, ex-Mlnlster Rava, vice president
of the Chamber, together with all th
deputies now In Rome, Including mem
bers of the Government received the
party with the most .appropriate expres
sions of gratification at their visit direct
from America to Rome. Congressman
Tillman and other members of the party
said that the remembrance of their re
ception ln Rome would remain Ira
nerlshable. It aurnaeied" alt .---
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