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TWO SONS OF CITY DEAD
IN FRANCE; 100 WOUNDED
OR MISSING IN STRUGGLE
Many From This City Are
Reported Among Latest
Casualties '
200 PENNSYLVANIANS
CAPTURED, IS BELIEF
State Troops Taken Prisoners
in Desperate Battling
Along Marne !
FAIRMOUNT AVE. LAD
v DIED "LIKE A MAN"
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Leaves Bride, Who Was Noti
fied Week Ago of 'Hus
band's Disappearance
Philadelphia Soldiers
on Todays Death List
Corporal Joseph J. Keenan, 1729
North Thlril street.
Corporal Thomas F. Cook, 4821
Kalrmount avenue.
C August D, 1918.
The full list of today's casualties
will be fount! on page 5.
Two more Phlladelphians have been
killed In battle and 100 or riiore have
been wounded or are missing In actio
x' The fact that almost 200 men from
Pennsylvania appear In the casualty
list today as missing seems to Indicate
a .M...ti.i l-nr thit normflns nlnner the
..)("" -j
Mnrne.
i Phlladelp'ulans on the casualty list
follow:
wou.vnKD
Private William C. Vnlghtsberger,
3008 North Twenty-third street.
Private Harry K. Arhun", 188 West
Price street. Germantown.
rrlvate Ralph II. Albright, 1727 Mon
ument avenue.
, . Private Edwin O. Anderson, 3336
North Horter street
5 Frlvate Edward F. llassett, 963 North
Sixty-sixth street.
Private Marion MeK. Ilrulil, 1152
' Meetinghouse lane, f
Private Antonio De Rtefano, 4364 West
Thompson street.
'Private Victor II. fllbson, 847 North
Twenty-ninth street.
Private Albert T. Crimen, 1920 Mount
-Vernon street.
Private Norman I. Harris, 1121 Opal
street.
'Private William Henry Hourk, 2322
Aramlngo avenue.
Private Edward Ilnber, 118 East In
diana avenue.
Private Charles J. United, 980 North
Sixty-sixth street.
Private Joseph McKeown, 1620 North
Hutchinson street.
'Private Anthony Mattla, 263 North
Bimpson street.
Private Bernard J. Morris, 41 Norfolk
Street.
Private Joseph Xelm, 5021 Pentrldge
afreet.
j. Private John Novak, 1130 South Ever
ett avenue.
', Private Thomas L. O'Neill, 917 South
Fiftieth street
Private Charles Safronsky, 1725
Cherry street.
Private Daniel Stein, 215 Christian
street- ......
Private Frank Ushler, 4468 Almond
Private Frede O. Wadle, 2639 Kensing
ton avenue.
PrUate Kdward T. White, 209 North
Second street. Darby.
Private Howard I.. Matthews, 40
Cherry street, Darby.
Wounded from nearby points:
rrltate Orvlle' Henry, Paoll, Pa.
Private Blnter Purum. 2111 South
Ninth street, Camden, N. J.
C pergeant Blchard K. .Mount, 169
Merkle street.
j Ferarant William N. Thompson, 166
TCorth Thirty-seventh street.
Private Robert Barr, 834 Pine street.
Private Paul R. Hlsblng,- 104 North
SW'v-fourth street.
Private Thomas II. Lewis, 2930 Poplar
street.- ..,
Private Oeorge W. Linker, 1745 Ve-
rango street.
t PrUate James .1. McCaffrey,
Vnrth Second street.
214 4
Prhate I. J. Walker. 550 North
Eleventh street.
Herseant Mitchell A. Barrett, 441
Parrlsh street.
" Nerceant Irvln Sidney Clair, 3230
Berks street.
Corporal Clifford Armstrong Darby,
Pp.
Corporal Harry C. Hoyle, 3443 Craw
ford street.
Corporal Ralph F. Shortall, 2810 West
Clementine street. j
Private Charles A. Farrell, 1805 Hoff
man street.
Private Prank C. Ganti, 2332 Sergeant
etreet.
Continued on rare Three, Column Tno
DOG-DAYS
Here's -of pretty how-de-dot
Hot a hint of ioy in tight.
How ci partly cioudy do?
Moderately warm tonight. '
Same old yam on Baturday.
f Gentle tcett winds have the call.
'if the rain but pattered, chf ,
'That, J think, would please us all.
MALONEY STORY
HITBYVARESAS
DEFENSE RESTS
Congressman Testifies He
Didn't Know of Fifth
: Ward Fight
CORROBORATES FINLEY.
Senator Says He Considered
Stern a Joke Support
Frame-up Charge
II i n Vtafr Cor I clpomlcn t
West Chester, !.. Aug 9
I The defense In the trial or former
ommon Councilman Isaac neutseh, Po.
lice' Lieutenant Bennett and the the
patrolmen under Indictment In the Fifth
Ward conspiracy cases rested its case
shortly before nnon
I Before the defense rested Senator
I.dvvln II. Vare and his brother. Con
gressman William s Vare. took the wit
ness stand to aid the contention of the
uripnanms mat they were ictlms of a
"frame-up "
They with Francis Sullivan, a former
telephone operator In the Val O'Farrell
detective agency, who was brought here
under a bench warrant, weie the final
witnesses for the defense
Both Senator Vaie and Congressman
Vare denied absolutely the portions of
the testimony of Samuel O.-Maloney
which Imohed them In the Fifth Ward
affair.
Cross examination of Congressman
Vare was brief and applied ohlv to the
visit of Maloney to the Vare omce on
September 18, 1917. the day before the
primary election, when Policeman Eppley
was killed.
The Commonwealth attempted to
dehe more Tullv Into h's knowledge of
the case, but Judge Hano ruled that
the questions should be confined to the
visit of Maloney to the Vare onice
Senator Vare Calm
Senator Vare appeared calm on the
witness stand and expressed a willing
ness to answer all questions. He denied
helping Deutsch In his campaign He
admitted he "got Deutsch several places"
for his followers, but that was all.
The Senator testified that following
the murder of Policeman Eppley he
called Mayor Smith and Director Wilson
on the telephone and asked them to do
everything In their power to apprehend
"the guilty ones."
The Mayor la,ter. Senator Vare said,
conferred with District Attorney Itotan.
The only testimony given by Sullivan,
the telephone operator, was that Maloney
was In telephone communication with
James S. Benn. city editor of a Phila
delphia newspaper, several times prior
to the primary.
Congressman Vare did not know there
was a contest In the Fifth Ward, and
supposed neither Deutsch nor Carey, he
testified.
He corroborated the testimony given
by William E Flnley and denied he as
sured Maloney the day before the pri
mary that he would be paid for bringing. . . . , .. . ,,
"detectives" In to the Fifth Ward 'HceUed as head of the Police Bureau.
Anmiii jiaioney inuru
The Congressman admitted that Ma
loney did call on him the day before
the primary and talked to him and
Continued on Pace Two, Column Seven
BALFOUR SKILLS PEACE TALK
LABORITE STARTS IN COMMONS
Points to Conduct of Germany in Conquered Lands, Declaring
Roots of Militarism Extend Into All
Teuton Classes
By the Associated Press
London, Aug. 9.
On a motion for adjournment of the
House of Commons until October 15,
William Crawford Anderson, Labor
member, who belongs to the small pacl-,
fist group In the House, last night again
raised the question of peace, declaring
that while the Government strove for
unity of command regarding military
operations, there had not been anything
like unity of statesmanship between the
Allied countries regarding the alms and
purposes which they had set out to
achieve.
Mr. Anderson also urged the Govern
ment not to plunge into protection or
preference, which he said would en
danger the prospects of the formation of
a league of nations.
Arthur J. Balfour, British Foreign Sec
retary, In replying to Mr, Anderson, said
that all talk alout bringing Ideals home
to -the democracy of Germany and ob
taining peace by Inducing the German
majority Socialists to change meir opin
ions, really brushed aside the true obsta
cle of legitimate neace. namely, that Ger
man militarism was based not upon the
ambition of a few holdlcrs nor on the
strictly military caste, but on the tact
that'German writers, proiessors, men ot
theory and men of action, those engaged
In commerce and In hlstotlcal specula
tion, were all united in the theory that
the true policy of ny nation that wished
ROBINSON, POWER KAISER NOW FORMING
SHORN BY U. S., WIS XASTJTAND' ARMY
QUITS POLICE J0Blprcwnnq Spedal Force of 500i000
Superintendent in Name Care fully . Selected Men to
Only Since Vice Expose.
Enters Army
HAS INDEFINITE LEAVE
Can Return After War and
Qualify for Pension Mills
Probable Successor
SUPERINTENDENT ROBINSON
He lias quit temporarily a head
of the Police Department lo be-
tome a captain in the United Slates
army
James Robinson, Superintendent of
Police, has temporarily severed his I
connection with the Philadelphia '
Police Bureau, n.nd Is now a captain
In the United States army. William
B. Ellis, Assistant Supeiintendent of
.aMaBHBBalBBBas
aT aaaaaaaaaa.
1 mmr( rmm
Police, is scheduled to succeed Super
intendent Robinson.
Captain Robinson has been assigned Widen
to the Quarterms-ster's Department In
this city, and in a few days will become j
tho acting head of the guaid and file
company. This force, numbering 230 ,
men, guards the docks and buildings
used by the Quartermaster's Depart-
ment here.
Robinsons' appointment to the com
missioned ranks of the army has been
confirmed, and as soon as he can ad
just his personal affairs Captain Rob
inson will assume his new duties.
Has Not Resigned
Robinson was not compelled to ie
sign from the bureau In order to
enter the army, but meiely procured
from Mayor Smith an "indefinite leave
of absence." The city will pay him
the difference between the salaiy of
an army captain and that which he re-
An army captain receies ?L'4UU
a
year plus a certain amount allowed
him for quarters. As head of tho
Police Buteau Robinson received
$4500. The dlffeience In salaries will
Continued on Pase Two, Column Four
to be great was the policy of universal
domination.
Grips Moaf Kdnrated Clam
That gross ImmoTal heresy had spread
Its roots right through the most edu
cated classes of Germany, and, until these
roots were eradicated there was very
little hope that Germany would become
a member of the peaceful society of na
tions.
The evil originally cams from the
facile successes of Germany In tho war,
and the way to eradicate It was to show
Germany that war did not always lead to
facile successes or to successes at all,
"We are fortunate In that Germany
practices what she preaches," said Mr.
Balfour, and he added that nexer could
a German statesman bring himself to
say plainly, clearly and definitely; "We
took Belgium without excuse. We nean
to give It back, and. In so far as lies
In us; we mean to glte It back with all
that we have taken' from It."
The Germans had hovered about the
subject. Inverted history, spread cal
umnies aout the Belgian policy, had
made mendacious statements about the
British policy In Relgluir and endeavor
ed to dlvWe" Belgian opinion, Mr, Bal
four declared, but they never had stated
the only policy which even the more ex
treme pacifists In the House of Com
mons were determined the Germans
should carry out before the war !
brought to an end.
Afi Ttnlfntir nlsn refprreri tn ll, ra-
man policies that were being carried out
Ipr Russia, ana noaen; "jo Finland
Continued on race Six, Column One
Defend the Rhine
BEST OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS
WILL BE
Foch's Reserves Still Intact. While Hindenbttrii's Have Been
Reduced to About Twenty Fresh Divisions No
Chance for Nctv German Offensive
B; KDWIN
Special fcable to Ei enini Public Ledger
t oviiiuht 198 ?i Vrm Vor Tftius Cn.
With tho American Army in Frame,
Aug. 9
I'rom sections nf the Goiman nimv
theie are being dinwn a certain prn
poition of otTlccrs and the stutdlest
soldlets for the formation of a foice
of half a million men which is to le
eehe special training and have spe
rial orgnnlzitlon. There are to be
no Poles or Alsatians In this ntmy
hut only fighters that the Kalsei be
llees he can tiust to the last.
This Goiman force Is not to be used
as a hammer In any new dilve for
Paris; It is not to be used for am
blow against the Btltlsh: It is not
to he used to "punish" the Amei leans,
but, according 'o Information reaching
Allied commanders, Is being formed
for no other purpose than to stand
hack of the Rhine against an Invasion
of Geiman soil.
It so happe-s that anv Allied np
pioach to the Kicne cioum no inrnusii ."-hum hi uming wie initiative which,
the Alsace-Loiralne line, on .t large 1 with the help of American troops and
part of which Amcilcans foices stand.) the French and Hrltlsh, he will main
It is this force that the Americans tain.
will face when, with the French, we
get ready to "take the war to Ger
man "
Come what may between now and
AMERICANS FOIL
5 VESLE ATTACKS
the Bridgehead at
Fismes and Clear Ger
mans From City
1
I PUSH
LINES FORWARD
?) 7ie United Press
Ultli the American Armies In
Aug 9
Pranee,
The Franco-British attack in Plcardy
Is likely to have a big Influence on the
'situation along the Alsne-Vesle line.
where there has been no great change
In the last twenty-four hours
The Americans Improved their posi
tions slightly b heavy attacks, but for
the most part were busy repulsing Ger
man counter-attacks Fle of these en
emy assaults were broken up yesterday
Our artillery stopped the first two. The
thlid reached our lines, but the Infantry
threw them back In a hand-to-hand
struggle, The next two were repulsed
by rifle and machine-gun fire.
Thebridgehead at Fismes was widened
during the ay. The city Is now- entiriv
wMiw oi oocnes wno
nave hAAn
hnnfcl . e .!!... ., -I.. .7. "7
. . , ,,,,,, iiufiuum una
captured or exterminated.
Furious Artillery Duel
Heavy artillerv exchanges continued
throughout tho daj The rains have
passed and the roads have dried out,
simplifying transportation However',
the Germans are stronnlv pntt-enha
the heights north of the Vpu i .
--- -- v .,, i.a,cs
and deep dugouts Our artillery will i
literally have to blast the sides oftathese
hills before we advance
News of the Amiens attack is being
received with great enthusiasm by the
Americans. One doughboy expressed the
sentiments of his companions as follows
"Tho boche is getting like a horse
Now he Is beginning to kick. The Brit
ish ought to put a twisi on his nose and
shut his wind off Then we'll start go
ing here again "
The body of 'an American aviator,
missing since July 15, was found un
burled near Dormans (on the Marne)
It had been stripped by the Huns, and
the Identification tags were missing. His
cap, concealed beneath his machine, en
abled the Americans to identify him.
Vte Red Cross aa Disguise
The writer spent an hour tonight with
some boys from Michigan and Wiscon
sin who took part In the fight that drove
the boches across the Vesle. They ran
Into many machine guns belne flrerl hv
fmen with the Red Cross on their arms,
they said. One lieutenant came In with
the knees clean out of his pants vh,ere
machine-gun fire had nipped him There
was scarcely a man but had a bullet
hole through his clothes somewhere.
Many had lost puttees and coats and
fought virtually bare-armed and bare
legged. Father Dunnlgan, of Pa Peer, Mich.,
said he burled one boy he found with
three dead boches about him. The boy's
rifle, was covered with blood. Appar
ently he had fouglK a bayonet battle
against many Germans and ha,d ac
counted for three of them befoie he
had fallen' himself.
Whin you thlnU of writing-,
(think o( WIUTINO. ildu.
'
CALLED "OLD GUARD"
L. J VMES
tli.it time.
the KaUei wants
to be
which
v'"o to have the foi with
l" make the stand fot the Fatherland
md himself
Than the formation for such an ai m
101 such n purpose at such a time,
when the Knlser needs all his nallahle
foices on the wc-tpin front what
lould better show tint the German
high command tcalies that the tide
of wni Is about to turn. If. indeed, it
lias not nlicndv donp so? On" ma
not say that the wir Is almost won
hut one maj s.u that the sun now
shines on our side of the fence Up
to
three weeks ago, for months the
Allies waited to sPP W,at the Geimans
were doing and wondeted where they
would strike net, now It Is the Gei
mans wliri wonder where the Allies
will stilke next. The war will continue
to be thus
1 Fni more In value than the terialn
1 won hack fiom the Germans In the
last three weeks Is Geneial Foch's
Certalnlv, the sun shines on our
side of the fence. For the first time
j since Russia bioke down the Allies
I Continued on I'me Four, Column Twn
TIDE HAS TURNED,
PREMIER AVERS
Allies Will "Fight It
Through to End," Says
Lloyd G
rcorge
KEEP STEADY, HE WRGES
I nndnn, Af 9 (By f S )
' We propose lo fight it through to
the rnd," declared Premier l.lnd
George in a speech at Veath today ,u
n Welsh celebration Hinging
greelcd the Piemier ,
cheers
The world Is full sttam ahead.' lie
continued, 'until the god's decree that
the sun shine again In a land of real
peace and there Is no apprehension of
sinister plottings by forces alwa9 ready
to start the slaughter again
"We have a right tn feel rnnflrtYnt.
for theie is gieat news
' The Franco-British attack Is on ray
of light in the tunnel through which the
Allies are traveling.
"It means we hae traveled so many
miles nearer the end. We ma have
dark das ahead, nevertheless let us
, .. ...... !-.
t:r,i up uu, epulis.
it is the spirit of the people that
counts for vktory. And In that victory
there will be no tearing up nor greed,
ea, no vengeance.
"Keep steady and all will be well '
"The tide of the battle has turned."
he declared In .i speech on his wa to
i Neath,
'TIir pneim has dono hla , na u.
continued lie could not do more'than ' tne nlsheikl evacuated the town be
he has done If we hold together we fore the Allied Hoops matched in The
will win the greatest triumph for liberty ) nrltlsh. Fiench and I'mted States con
the world has ever seen." , ,
suls vve.c nuested on August .1 bv a
TDIiri Dl IlKirTC APT nnmrr detachment of Caucasian cavalry "for
' mUlIV I LU11ULO urr DIMUUE. i
Two Negroes Seriously Hurt, I
Another Swims Ashore
Two negroes were seriously injured
ano two others narrowly escaped death
today when a motortruck went through
a railing on the Gliard avenue bildge,
Falrmount Park, falling Into the Schuyl
kill River
Klmoie Hapschell Twenty-second and
Turner streets, and James Fisher were
caught by protrudini. pieces of the
smashed Iron rail and held by It They
were taken to the l.ankenau Hospital,
where thev are In a serlous.eondition.
Robert Brlggs. the drlvn 2H5 Noith
Taslor street, fell Into the river with
tho truck, but swam to shore.
George A. Horsej, 1811 North Ring
gold street, Jumped when the truck hit
the rail and landed on the bridge.
,923 U.S. SICK CASES FATAL
Low Death Rate Among 131,075
Patients for Year
By the United Press
Paris, Aug 9. In the last year 131,
075 cases of sickness were reported In
the American, forces, of which only 923
died, accoidfng to figures published by
the Stars and Stripes.
The expeditionary force lost 2.37 per
tent of its aggregate working tlma
thiough Illness About one-third of the
sickness was, due tn communicable dis
eases, of which mumps was Ihe- prln
jclpal ailment, Nineteen per cent of the
cases were pneumonia.
SOVIETS DECLARE
'DEFENSIVE WAR'
AGAINST ENTENTE
America Officially In
formed of Lcnine's State
ment of New Attitude
RELIEF WORK GOES ON
Consul Tolt
Offensive
I Red Intend No
Tactics Against
Alii
ics
Japanese Name Gen. Otani
to Command Allied Force
IU the Associated I'ress
Washington, Aug !! -General
likuii otnni one of .Inpin's most
distinguished soldieis. has been
chosen to 1 uninind the Japanese
section .1 ml ,UII be the tanking ofll
cer of the Ann ic.m and Allied ex
pedition in SIhciln
As senioi oliicei Geneial Otnni in
elfect will he 1 ominaiidei -in chief of
thecombined foices, with the con
sent of the ailous governments
participating Major Geneial WI1
llsm S Giaes In command of the
Amei lean contingent, will sit Iji the
council of Allied ciunmandeis per
foiminc the duties of a staff
Otiini who 1, si.xt thiee ears
old has liceti a soldier all his life.
He u.is n si tfi nlllcp dining the
Chi'f -I .,) nu w.ti and com
maiul 1 .111 im'niitn btlg.tde In the
Russo Iripaiiese w.n When Japan
enteied the woild war he was as
signed to the foices which cap
tuieri the Geim.in colom of Tslng
tau aid, until lecenth, he torn
manded th InpinR'c ganlson
pliued there
f?v 'ir is'nclatcil Press
W:sllInsioi Aug 'I
A " f,("t id Poole nt Moscow-
has inhumed the State Department
that l.enlne. the Bolshevik Piemier,
lecently declared before a gathering
of sov lets In Moscow that a state of
1 war existed between the Russian Gov
ernment and the Entente Allies.
In response lo questions from the
Allied consuls, Tchltcherln, eommis-
Isaij of foielgn nffalis. said the
I Premier'- statement need not be con-
sldeied a declaiatlon of war, but that
It lather was a declaiatlon of a state
of defense on the pai t of Russia.
slmllai to the situation that existed
at one tlnn with Germanv
I Kiptlillnii " i of War"
The (onsul's lepoit letelved todas,
gave the State Dtpntment its flist
I official Infoi motion continuing reports
, that the Bolshevik! weie foimally
characteilsins as an act of war the
operations of Allied foices on the
Murmansk coist. The attitude of
' Lenlne mav tend to claiifv the situa
I tlon and stiengtlien the uiulei stand
ing between the Allies and tile new
Russian Government of the noi th
Tchitt h"i Ill's i plamtlon vvus-mide
puhllclj, the consul said at the request
I of the Allied consuls Mi Poole also
, leported that, in spite of denials of the
I authoiltles, tile Bolshevlkl weie thiovv
ing obstacles In the wav of the de
1 parturo from Russia of British and
Fiench mllltmv representatives
Fiom Aichangel toda.v, the Slate Do-1
pirtment iccelved vroid that the 13ol
' hhevikl. upon healing of the landing of j
Allied tioops nt Onega, had asked lor
I an cplan ition
Weil (Hue from Populate
Allieil 'nv i.itois diopped piop.igandi
in the it of Aichangel vvheieupon
their piotectlon," hut
their piotectlon," hut. as pteviouslv re
poited vm ie leletsed upon the appiar
ance of the Allied soldieis
The leception to the Allied tioops hv
the native population, todav's message
said, was- so cot dial that i evolution
ists fled the cltv and have caused no
ftirthei tumble A new "i evolution,"
pioclilii'd In the r lutnslan soldieis
Continued on Pace Tvn, nllliun Two
NAVAL CONSULTING BOARD VISITS DETROIT PLANTS
DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 0. Membeis of the naval consulting
board, headed by W. L Saundeis, chanman, ariived here this
forenoon for an Inspection of locali factories and plants engaged
in the production of war material. An inspection of the Fold
eagle plant Is to he macle duiing 'the two days the board members
will spend here.
CORPORAL MAURER, READING, KILLED
LAKE CHARLES, La., Aug. 0. The total death list of the
hurricane which struck southwest Louisiana Tuesday was in
creased today to twenty-seven. It was announced that the
soldier who died nt Gerstner aviation field yesterday from in
juries received during the storm was Corporal William R. Mnurer
PICARD Y OFFENSIVE
PROGRESSES RAPIDL Y
Big Teuton Retreat May Be Forced.
Enormous Number of Guns
Won on Somme
POWERFUL CAVALRY FORCES IN ACTION;
ENEMY BLOWS UP AMMUNITION DUMPS
Danger to Amiens Removed by British and French
Dash Kaiser's Transports Flee in
Confusion
- 1
s
li) the Associated Press
1 London, Aug. 9.
I More than 17,000 prisoners had been captured by
I the Allies in the Somme drive up to nobn today, ac-
cording to advices this afternoon.
i More than 200 guns also have been taken.
I -lis the 4ssociatcd Press
London, Aug. 9.
i Fourteen thousand prisoners and guns too numerous to
I mention have been taken in the British- drive on the front south
I of the Somme, says today's War Office report.
i
i Rapid progress is being made in the Somme offensive.
Resistance developed at several points, but this seems to have
I been generally overcome except at the left, where during the
night sharp fighting developed and the Allied troops were unable
I to maintain their footing on the Chipilly spur, principally be
I cause of the nature of the ground.
, The French, at the south began their push forward at the
same time as did the British this morning, and it is reported,
but nol officially confirmed, that they have captured Le Quentin
(Le Quesnei?).
The cavalry is still pursuing
The Liiitisn casualties since tne neginning 01 tne present
drive are but three-fifths of the number of prisoners counted up
to .'! o'clock this afternoon.
The French have taken Fresnoy-en-Chaussee, while the
British have reached a point east of Le Quesnei and Caix.
The British have captured Morlancourt on the northern
end of the Somme battlefront, and the infantry line now runs
from that point southward to t point southeast of Moreuil.
An enormous quantity of stores and ammunition has been
abandoned by the Germans in their hasty retreat. The Germans
are blowing up their ammunition dumps in the battle area. This
is considered an indication that they are preparing for a general
retreat.
Allied airmen have blown up many of the' bridges over the
Somme River and the enemy's withdrawal is seriously embar
rassed. Th Franco-British advance on the battlefront south of the
Somme has reached a maximum depth of eleven miles, accord
ing to news received here shortly after noon today. Advices
from the battlefront report British cavalry, armored cars and
tanks, in advance of the infantry, to have reached within a mile
of the Chaulnes railway junction.
Average Advance Six Miles
Along the whole front the average advance of the infantry
is from five to six miles.
The cavalry, tanks and armored cars, it is indicated, have
gone ahead to the line l'unning from Framerville to Lihons.
From Lihons the line runs southward to Meharicourt,
southeast of Rosieres. This represents a total maximum ad
vance of eleven miles.
It will be impossible for the Germans to hold their Mont
didier positions, it is believed here. It is also believed that
the advance on the Picardy front makes Amiens secure against
an enemy attack and has removed the threat against Paris. s
By the United Press
London, Aug. 9.
British troops have renewed activity in Flandeis. Already they have
occupied several villages in their new advance, the British War Office
announced today.
Locon, Lecornet Malo, Quentin, Le Petit, Pecaut and Le Sart have
been occupied. (These villages are in the Lys valley. The enemy for some
time has been retiring from fiont line trenches and battel ed villages on
this front before British pressure, patticularly of the Anzacs.)
On the front north of Kemmel, the British conducted a successful
local operation last night in which their line was advanced somewhat on
a fiont of more than 1000 yards. .
the enemy. J$s
By the Associated Press
Paris. Aug. 9 The battle on the1
front south of the Somme was resumed3
eaily this morning and the Franco- SJ3I
jJlluail luiuea uiauc uiiuinuio iuico. rUiim
from the start, reaching various ae-
lected objectives. Powerful
foices aie tn action.
cavalry '.1H1
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are that the fighting continues fiercely
along tne enure .ansKJ-r rencn uiiiic...
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Ofllce received here today reads; .,V ,
"Our progress on the battlefront s
continues, int) riencii nave lanen
Frespoy-en-Chaussee. British troop
are east of Le Quesnei and Calx, , ,
"North of the Somme the enemy-
making vigorous resistance lo
advance. Heavy nghtlj'itaa;!
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