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machine gunners who have
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l overcoming, but experienced skill.
iLTlWday'a fighting put the French
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?i'.Hos to Attlche and Carmoy farms,
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m ''Jhettt the Lys salient in Flanders, says
Lki'S'A.thB official statement from Field Mar-
f'l?',Jl TTnlo- tndnv. Runt nt Mfilrmn
ji'the line was advanwd slightly, while
?y'-Bt of Vleux-Herquln, south of Me-
,vteren, patrols esiamisneu a new line.
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CJtne i'learay Daineironi, says tne state-
JMnt. xne uerman aruiiery was ac
tive.
XaTt Tuesday the British threw back Ger
it"Jss,'lnan local attacks on the northern side
of the Lys salient. Last night the
.German, artillery was very active In
j this region.
By the Associated Press
With Ihe British Army in France.
Aug. 14. There was no change in the i tho 8th in6tant exceeds 28,000. Among
Situation on the new Sommo battle thcm are 800 omcersi-including eight
front this morning except for the fact regimental commanders. In the samo
that a considerably increased artillery I 0rlod these armies have taken about
fire indicates that the enemy1 has final, j 600 German guns. Including many guns
iy decided to brlnit up more of his of heavy caliber, and also several thou
guns. Allied guns havo replied vigor. sand machine guns, and also numerous
'OU-Oy. trench mortars, w hlch have not yet been
Various small artillery conccntra counted.
tlons have sprung up during the last "The material captured Includes three
few hours and are now active In firing
on some points within the Biltlsh lines
mtch as Vnuvlllers, Framervllle. Proy
art, Llhons, Dernancourt and the for
ward areas south of the Vlllers-Bret-onneux-Chaulnes
railway.
The Germann havo also subjected
the valley north of Morlancourt to
heavy gas shelling and have similarly
treated Harbonnleres and the Gres
salre wood region.
American troops are In the Gressalre
Wood area.
By the United Press
raris, Aug. 14.
While the Germans havo regained
their equilibrium in PIcardy, at least
temporarily, and apparently are de
termined! to make a stand on the Bray-Roye-Lasslgny-Noyon
line, they are
showing unusual Jumplness on tho
Whole front. A gun duel has been
raging between the Avre and the Olse.
The Germans have used 135,000 re
serves In the Plcardy battle,
FRENCH MARKING TIME
BRINGING UP SUPPORTS
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copvriobt. 10JS, by AVw Vorfc Timta Co.
With the Frenrli Armies, Aug. 14.
A Indicated by the communique, the
battle has entered a new phase, a phase
of German resistance, and the French,
to some extent, are marking time to en
able supplies and supports to be brought
up.
In the first army the situation hai re
mained to all Intents and purposes sta
tionary, but work Is being carried on ac
tively on the roads by Italian laborers
land French engineers, who are busy re
pairing bridges and generally facilitating
the advance.
Montdldier Is lltle more than a heap
of ruins, even the .cellars having been
.destroyed by gunflre.
A significant note throughout tho
.array Is the absolute French predoml-
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fi jportlon of the front the German artillery
irS.ia silent. On the French front generally
lit can te staten mat enemy aviation has
Ishown little activity..
3 The enemy Is showing slgnsrf rfcov-
Jerlng to some extent from his disorder
and has brought up freeh reserves, which
are trying to re-establish the broken
morale of the German troops In tho sec
tor and hold to the old" positions of the
'ISIS line.
f Tnere is one wen marxeu and very
'encouraging feature In which for the
I most part Is a stabilized situation. In
the Thlescourt sector the lino runs to the
f west of the St. Claude farm and around
I. tm TIaIIa AbqIbqa fnrm At tHa 3r rlot.A
Mff 'tarm the Thlescourt position Is seriously
ffV - compromised on the west, for the farm is
, h BVUU .11.11) ncav ui diuicuu, wiuitj near
viiene assiso zurni me r rencn nave suc
Tceeded In obtaining a considerable foot
ling on the southern portion of the moun-
tainous mass of Thlescourt.
'AMERICANS FOIL
. RAIDS ON THE VESLE
By the Associated Press
Paris, Aug. 14. Alongi the Vesle,
where French and American troops are
stationed, the Germans have made vain
raids, the War Office today reports. The
French took prisoners In a raid In Cham
pagne. . With the American Army on the
Alsne-Veale Front, Aug. 14 (By I. N.
, S.) German artillery has been extreme
' ly active against the American brldge-
head position north of the Vesle River.
iu. ? xne .Prussian uuara division lacing the
Srfy "Americans has not been transferred from
tlrt flu VamIa f-ftht dnartftai th. in!. .11....
tfT n the ilontdtdler region.
Aviim uuatncia iciwn uiuci zne en-
my Is establishing barbed-wire entan
glements and organizing strong and
elaborate defensive positions, German
batteries emplaced north of the Alsne
River are now registering tho new Amer
ican! positions.
Iftsplte violent fire from German
, high-angle guns, American airmen have
succeeded In making numerous photo
3 graphs of tho enemy positions. German
fighting planes tried unsuccessfully to
r, i but wjr me AinvriKixn ooservcrs.
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Hal RKSERJFS IN TiATTTV.
By the United Press
' With the IlritUh Armies In France,
Aug. 14 Crown Prince Ilupprecht's
hold on the west side of the Somme and
J he Nesle-Noyon Canal remains extreme.
y uncomfortable.
The British Fourth nnfl h Cfa1,
- First and Third Armies maintain their
Aeavy pressure rrom Albert to Rlbecoun;
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wvi-a .-.., .cvm. tun uuiicr aio uiuiiLinr in
Ev the fulleat nr.wtfhlM rtnt fm. v. nA
" Somme lines, along which narts of the
VH .. . kAtflftfrant nnw win th.l opml. ..,.
fejAjL1 dally smhten by the 'Allies' heavy artlt-.
.MSX3F r.
S.;Mrt"K Almost a. third of tha thirty norm or,
:u&'r?'4ivUlona Identified on this front am
ft, "S A . A-Jvi fw.m t2nttzt 1 vrin T iiifcnHnnWa -ik&.- I .-.
13551. ruarded reservea (Thirty divisions
, r-i caw or ise ta.wuu men. Tn rPfurvAH
Lucrerore. number 115.000.) DesDlte the
ffAgih commanil'9 recent order to conserve
jMnPOwer to the limit, no alternative
I oDen but to thrcw everv available
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r5?''?tfc Allies advance or perleh.
1 51N But for the desperate measures ap-
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"Met far greater disaster would have
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Jkifkg west of the Somme and the Noyon
OM.ai
1 would have fallen.
Long Range Bombardment
' of Paris Believed Ended
vfk
H, By the United Press ,
tPjJra, Aug. 14. Tho American
JU4 Cross has been notified from
tm authoritative source thai, fear
Wt "leac-raage bombardment of
fiuia need no longer be felt, ac;
tmrHug to the. Parte Journal, to-
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Official War Reports
IIHITISIt
London, Aug. 14.
The hostile artillery was active dur
ing the night on the battle front.
There was no Infantry action.
At midday yesterday local hostile
attacks In the Dlckebusch sector were
repulsed. During the night the enemy
artillery has shown considerable ac
tivity in this neighborhood, and also
against our positions northwest of
Kemmel.
Wo secured prisoners last night In
a successful raid In the neighborhood
of Ayette.
In the Vleux-Berquln sector our pa
trols have continued to push forward,
and have succeeded In establishing a
line east of the lllage. A number of
prisoners and machine guns were cap
tured In the course of this operation.
Our line has been advanced slightly
can of Meteren.
Tho olllclal communication Issued last
night reads:
"On the battlefront, except for some
what Increased hostile artillery actlv
lty, the day has passed comparatively
quiet. We hao captured a few pris
oners at different points.
"On the remainder of tho British front
some raiding and patrol activity Is re
ported south of tho Scarpe, northeast
of Itobecq. and In the neighborhood of
VIcux-Borquln
"The number of prisoners captured
by tho French First Army and the Brit-
t 1JV It A i otnAn n a vi n"l fri n
mmplete trains and Mist stocks of en-
:i .ring and other stores.
"Work in the ill was actively carried
on In all its blanches August 12. On
the battlefionts our balloons were pushed
forward close behind tno line ana sent
drawn much useful Information. Our ar
tillery and reconnaissance machines
were busily occupied all day.
"Enemy airplanes were active And
there was much air fighting. Thirty
hostile machines were brought down and
seven driven out of control. Ono Ger
man balloon was phot down In flames.
"Forty-five tons of bombs were
dropped by us during tho twenty-four
hours, tho I'cronne and Cambral stations
being heavily assailed.
"Twelve of our airplane", Including
one nlght-bomblng plane, are mlsslpg."
TRENCH
Turin, Aug. 14.
Between the Avre and the Olso there
Is great activity by both artilleries,
especially In tho Roye-sur-Matz and
Conchy-les-Pots sectors.
On the Vcslo enemy raids were un
successful. Prisoners were taken In a
French raid In the Mesnll-les-IIurlc3
region (Champagne front).
OKItMAN
Iterlln, Aug. 13 (delayed).
South of Yprcs early In tho morn
ing there was v lolent artillery fighting.
Under our fire enemy attacks were un
able to develop, fouth of Mcrrls fre
quently repeated English partial at
tacks were repulsed. There was fore
field fighting on both sides of La
Basso Canal and between the Scarpe
and Ancre Rivers.
On the battlefield between tho Ancro
and the Avre the morning was quieter.
South of the Sommo, the enemy at
tacked In the afternoon on both sides
of the Roman road running from
Foucancourt to Vlllers-Bretonneaux.
He was repulsed.
North of the Amlens-Roye road we
'.drove back strong enemy attacks In the
evening. Between the Avre and the
Olse there was violent fighting during
.the day with partially fresh brougnt
up French divisions. Strong forces at
tacked In tho morning south of the
Avro, as well as between Tllloloy and
north of Ellncourt. They collapsed be
' fore 'our line. -At Isolated points we
repulsed them by counter-thrusts.
Between Tllloloy and Canny and
west and southwest of Lasslgny, the
enemy continued his attacks until late
in the evening. South of Tllloloy on,
five occasions weak forces were thrust
forward from the region of the Matz.
We drove the enemy back and very
frequently his attacks were held up by
our concentrated artillery fire.
Yesterday twenty-nine enemy air
planes were shot down.
Kaiser Orders Finns
to Fight Allies
ronttnneil from Tore One
authority over this Alllee. and belligerent
army."
DECLARES BOLSHEVIKI
DECEIVED RUSSIANS
By the United Press
AVahlnton, Aug. 14. Husslan peas
ants are ranldlv awalcenlnir to th
danger of German aggression and will
euuii icucn iiic i in nit ucnei or lean
ing Russians here, Including Alexis F.
Staal. prominent In the Kerensky gov
ernment, who has Just escaped to Amer
ica after months In hiding from the
Bolshevlkl In Russia.
"The Russian people are being unde
ceived as to the purposes of the Ger
mans In making the Brest-Lltovsk
treaty," Staal said today. "They were
misinformed by the Bolshevik! at the
time the treaty was signed and did not
realize that It was against their Inter
est. "When they are fuly awakened, as
they probably will be by the new Gov
ernment, they will be glad to renew the
fight against Germany If It seems tech
nically practicable from a military point
of view."
Mystery surrounding the new pro
visional government Tn the northern
provinces was cleared by Staal. x v.
Tchaikovsky, a Liberal leader nationally
known in Russia, lb presiaent. Other
members of the government are former
delegates to the constituent assembly,
who were elected laat November under
universal suffrage and, therefore, ac
cording to Staal represent virtually all
classes of the Russian people.
Tchalkocsky, who Is nearly seventy,
has been a lifelong leader In movements
of the Russian people and was one of the
fathers of the revolution. He is a friend
of Kropotkln, the famous Russian radi
cal, and also of Kerensky, who Is soon
to go to Archangel to help establish the
new government.
Russians here expect Tchaikovsky's
government to spread throughout Rus
sia. Kerensky is expected to lend his
support.
Staal was chief attorney of the Court
of Appeals In the Moscow district under
the Kerensky regime.
CALLS THRONE CRAZE,
A POLICY OF CRIME
By the Associated Press
machinations going on In Finland amyl
w.o u.,,11. fiuiuio ,u iiuiue uironcs
for German princes, the Socialist news
paper. Vorwaerts. of Berlin, glvea out a
note of warning.
'The new thrones to be erected In the
east are not only threatened from with
in, but from without," the newspaper
says. 'The world war Is not yet ended.
The new monarchies are based on the
quicksands of the Brest-Lltovsk peace
and he who desires to make the Russian
border provinces a branch establish
ment of the German dynasties must con.
senuently acknowledge as their aim the
military domination 'of the world by
Germany.
"This craze for thrones In the east
shuts the door upon a peace by under
standing and stakes everything on a
military decision. The question Inevitably
arises whether the situation In the west
Justifies such a policy."
Blaewhere hi this lira Tsrwsarts
m ainnwsa yji bi
OFFICERS HONOR WOUNDED AMERICAN NURSE
.
K&Sma&MS
Copyright. International Film Service.
Sister Chaules, an American nurje, who has been at the front for three years, being showered with garlands of
roses by wounded British officers at the Royal Free Hospital in London
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MEXICO REJECTS
BRITISH PROTEST
Denies Right of That Gov
ernment to Object to
Oil Decree
ASSERTS SOVEREIGNTY
By the Associated Press
Mexico City, Mex., Aug. 14.
Replying to a protest from Great Brit
ain against the provisions of the oil
decree of February 22, which was de
clared to be confiscatory and In viola
tlon of the rights of English companies
holding oil claims, the Mexican Govern
ment has declared that It does not recog
nize the right of any foreign govern
ment to protest against decrees of this
nature. It holdi that by virtue of Its
sovereign rights the Mexican Govern
ment Is free to adopt such fiscal legisla
tion as Is'necessary. It.suggests that re
course to the courts would be the proper
method of determining whether the oil
land decree Is unjust and confiscatory.
The Mexican reply follows. J
"Without Judging the exactness or in
exactness of the qualifications of estab
lished taxes, the Mexican Government
can only express the surprise caused by
the note and the protest of his Britannic
Majty-for In the capscltyof an In
dependent natlbajn the -legitimate exer
cise of her sovereignty, Mexico Issued a
decree against which the only recourse
that Mexican laws concede Is when they
Judge onerous and confiscatory taves
decreed by public power.
"The surprise of the Mexican Govern
ment is legitimate, as would be that of
any other Government of a free country,
Including that of his Britannic Majestv,
If It found that acts of Interior legisla
tion such as the right of Imposing con
tributions were called Into question by
the diplomatic protests of the countries
of subjects affected by the Imposition.
The Mexican Government is sure that
the Government of His Majesty would
not permit diplomatic protests against
tne high contributions that the war has
caused him to decree In all his domin
ions, and which should weigh equally,
not only upon British subjects and sub
jects of conquered nations, or tnose sub
jected In any form to his dominion, but
upon foreigners alike.
Denies night of Protest
"In virtue of Its freedom of fiscal
legislation. It Is opportune to declare
that the Mexican Government does not
recognize the right of any foreign coun
try to protest against acts of this nature
coming from the rlgnt to exercise In
terior sovereignty, and. In consequence,
cannot accept the responsibility which
It Is pretended will be charged to her
account as supposed damages as a con
sequence of this legislation. 4i
"Such a decision Is founded uponnnTe
equally which the Mexican Governrc.fnt
desires should exist between Mexicans
and foreigners regarding contributions
decreed In Its territory, because It Is
deemed that, conceding the preferences
to which all diplomatic Intervention
tends, such a decision Is fair to Mexico
In Its strictest terms.
Courts the Proper llerourse
'The course to be taken by foreigners
and nationals alike to free themselves
from impositions which are deemed con
fiscatory consists in submitting the case
before tribunals, which are always found
ready to administer Justice, applying the
law, which Justly guarantees Individuals
against confiscation of property. Furth
ermore, It Is generally admitted that
diplomatic representation should be the
last recourse taken and only when the
last resources have been exhausted.
"If the provisions of the decree are
openly against the laws and In viola
tion of contracts previously made, ac
rordlnc to the concept of his Britannic
Majesty, such could not rationally con
stitute an ODstacie lo ine iree ueveiuii
ment of Mexican property, and this de
velopment can demand, as has happened,
certain changes of legislation beneficial
to the country. This is eviaeni wnen
Is considered that the modern concept of
property is that It Is a social function
bound closely to the property of the
State.
"The Mexican Government has a firm
purpose In respect to foreign Interests.
It gives them guarantees facilitating
their development and believes that Its
program can only be realized through
the laws and Institutions of the republic
by applying dispositions equally,
"Esteeming that it Is. the best guar
antee it can impart, the Mexican Gov
ernment cannot see a way to accept
the diplomatic protests from his Brit
annic Majesty, which would have the
effect of diving English citizens un
equal preference over Mexican nation
als." The reply Is signed by General .Can
dido Agullar. Minister of Foreign Af
fairs. Founder of French Theatre Dead
By the Associated, Press
New York, Aug. 14 Luclen L. Boh
heur. founder of the French Theatre In
New York, died today at his home at
Great Neck, L. I. He waa fifty-four
years old. Coming to this country thlr
iv vn niu Mr. Bonhsur waa a leader
mane Frwetua..g. "0'nJJ1ly ha
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AMERICAN WOUNDED NEGLECTED
BY GERMANSWHO LACK SUPPLIES
Britisher, Who Escaped From Bochc Prison Camp, Gives
Vivid Description of Treatment by Foe Now Safe
in American Lines
By EDWIN
Special Cablclto Eveninp Public Ledger
Copurlohl, lilt, bv New York Times Co.
With the American Army in 1'ranee,
Aug. 14.
Whllo the German Imperial propa
gandists are spreading lies alleging mis
treatment of captured German wounded
by the Americans, I got some first-hand
Information today about how the Ger
mans treat American wounded.
My Information comes from Corporal
M. P. Purvis, of the British army, who
was captured at Craonne on May 27 and
who, escaping, entered the American
lines near Flsmes Monday. The prison
camp In which he was held Is at Ram
court, thirty-five kilometers northwest
of Flsmes and near the main railroad
which ran from the German Solssons
Rheim3 salient. The work he did took
Purvis onto this railroad. He said he
saw American wounded men on flat cars.
They told Purvis they had been wounded
seven days before. Purvla Bald (150
words deleted here). '
The Germans were very short of
medical supplies, and all they had were
used for their own soldiers. There were
no anesthetics for the wounded prison
ers. They hays almost no cloth bandages,
but paper ones ' are usedl Instead, even
for their own wounded, ,
--V wounded-American prisoners also
are treated terribly, as are the English.
Around the prison camps he had seen a
number of signs "Gott Strafe England "
After the Americans helped to drive
back the Germans from the Marne, some
of these were changed to "Gott Strafe
America."
Ituislan Captives Not Freed
Corporal Purvis was a bank clerk be
fore the war and Is an Intelligent man.
I believe the utmost rellanco can be
placed In his story. All he said was cor
roborated by Private Isaac While, of the
British army, who escaped with Purvis.
Purvis also revealed that while Ger
mans who were captured by the Rus
sians are fighting for Germany In Rus
sia, the Russians who were captured by
the Germans were kept in prison camps
and used as laborers by the German
army.
Purvis said that the elaborate rail
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
IN ALPS IMMINENT
Artillery Fire Opened in
Mountainous Zone Along
25-Mile Front
By the United Press
t Washington, Aug 14. An Italian of
fensive In the Alps appears Imminent,
according to a dispatch to General
Emiilo Gugllelmottl, military attache of
the Italian embassy from the hea'dquar
ters of the Italian supreme command
today.
The Italians are reported to have
opened an Intense artillery Are In the
mountainous zone near the Swiss border
along a front of approximately twenty-
five miles. The sector Is the highest of
the entire battlellne and has been vir
tually free from fighting since the be
ginning of the war.
The Italian attacks center against
.us enemy positions in the zone ol vai
telllna, on the Tonale. and at the head
waters of the Val dl Genova, Alpine
storm troops have taken Mount Man
tello and were reported as belmr ad-
vaitelng up Mount Alblolo and In the
regions oi me neaawaters of the Val dl
Genova.
Home, .Aur. ,14. Loral operation1
and artillery activity In various sectors
all along the Italian front were reported
by the War Office today,
"In the Montello region we occupied
Punta dl Matteo SDUr. southeast of Clna-
zlgolon, taking more than a hundred pris.
oners, in audition to machine guna and
other material," the statement said.
"In the upper Zbru Valley the enemy
last night attacked advanced posts at
Payerloch and Konlgspltze, but was re
pulsed. "In the Tonale region, between the
head of Noce Torrent and the head of
the Genova, Valley our artillery was ef
fective, inflicting heavy losses on the
enemy.
"On the left bank of the Plave supply
depots were set afire by our Intense
aerial bombardment. At Fuoino and
Val dl Sole we effectively bombed hut
ments, magazines an railway estab
lishments." Austrian forces on Tuesday evacuated
all occupied points south of the Semenl
River, In Albania, it was announced here
today
Italian and French troobs cleared
virtually the entire region south of the
Semenl In their recent offensive.
Standard Oil Magnate Dies
Aorora; m. Aug. "J 4. W. B. Cowan.
president of the Standard OH Company
of Indiana, died at his home at Wheaton,
111., last night, according, to wrd re
ceived here today. He was sixty years
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road system built by the Germans In the
Solssons-Rhelms salient was constructed
by 2000 Russians and a number of Eng
lish prisoners of war. He said the Eng
lish also were used for harvesting the
wheat back of the German lines.
I asked Purvis to tell me exactly what
the Germans red him. He Bald that at 4
o'clock In the morning, when they started
to work, they received one pint of "cof
fee" made from hawthorne berries. At
2 o'clock that got one pint of soup made
from dried vegetables, and at 6 o'clock
"coffee" again. Each day they re
ceived three-fourths of a pound of black
bread, which smeled like swill and felt
like rubber.
"The boche Is In a terrible predica
ment," he said. .'They use substitutes
for all foods and for everything except
three things men, guns nnd ammuni
tion. Thank God, they can't get a sub
stitute for these."
Purvis said that the morale of most of
tho German troops was deteriorating.
Ho also said that the success of tho
Americans was worrying them.
. Exciting Time tn Escaping
Purvis and his partner had an exciting
time escaping. On August 7. when they
started out to 'work, if was nof yet
light. He nnd White slipped Into some
bushes and hid In a dugout all day.
Tiiat night they walked toward the
south. They kept this up until Monday
morning, when they got In front of tho
American lines.
Dressed In dirty German prison garb,
they looked In the early morning light
like German Infantrymen. An American
doughboy rushed nt Purvis with a
bayonet. Purvis grasped the rifle and
got it away from the American, who
leaped upon him with his fists. With
White looking on, they rolled 'about In
the mud until their profanity caused
each to recognize that the other was not
a German, for Purvis thought that after
his sevep days' night he had run into a
German patrol, while the doughboy
thought he was trying to repel a Ger
man attack. When they'recognlzed one
another the American escorted the two
Tommies back to his mess and fed them.
TIOGA BUSINESS MEN
HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC
Tub Race of JCouncilmen
Among Features Girl Run
ner Breaks Arm
A tub race between three Common
Councllmen of the Forty-third Ward
was one of the features of the patriotic
field day outing of the Tioga Business
Men's Association this afternoon at
Hunting Park.
The contestants wcro Thomas Bluett,
Henry Wolfe and William Scargle.
There were many other exciting events
for all. No one seemed to mind the
heat, and many good records were made
In the sack, potato, egg and spoon and
other novel events.
jjuring a seventy-dve-yard dash for
girls Margaret Donnelly, fourteen years
old, 1322 Kerbaugh street, stumbled and
fell and broke her arm. She was taken
to St. Luke's Hospital.
Several thousand residents of North
Philadelphia attended the big picnic, and
eacn received a souvenir.
The souvenirs, contributed by the
business men, included everything use
ful and ornamental.
The proceeds will be used to provide
comfort kits for the Boldlers of the
ward and also to give them a good
send-off when they leave for camp.
Tiio committee In charge la composed
of Michael Walker. Edgar R. Hobson
and John Shuster.
Tonight there will be a big Liberty
Bins as a concluding ceremony.
ARMY DEATH RATE VERY LOW
Health Conditions at Home and
Uverseoa Better Than Ever
Washington, Aug. 14 (By I. N. S.).
Combined health reports from overseas
,iorees and from companies and canton,
ments In this country show that the
health records of American troops have
never before been surnassed. so lnw in
the death rate, Surgeon General Oorgas
announced this afternoon.
The combined hospital death rate of
forces heie and overseas Is 1.9 per 1000
men. The death rate of men of the
same age In civil life Is 6.7. These
ngures are based on a total of 2,000,000
The death rate for the
Mexican War
iuu per, l(w
Wi
GERMAN GAME IS UP,
CAPTIVE
"Can't Win Now," Shows Depression Caused by
Defeat Transport Is Foe's
Big Problem
By WALTER
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
CopvHpfit, ltIS, tu -Veto l'orfc Times Co.
With the French Armies, Aug, 14.
"Thp situation Is extremely satis
factory," said a high French officer to
your correspondent today. "Although
the advance is less rapid, that does not
mean that tho Allied pressure is re
laxing." Thero are several features which
warrant high hopes for the future.
Perhaps the most'important Is the un
exampled depression In the enemy
ranks caused by the dramatic change
from success to disaster.
For tho first time slnco the war
began German officers say freely: "We
can't win now," or "the German game
Is up," or "the best thing We can do
Is to make peace na soon as possible."
Here or there one Is found who cher
ishes the dream that Hlndenburg may
yet rescue tho situation by a stroke
of genius, but the tone In which the
suggestion Is proffered shows that it
Is hope against hope, like a condemned
man praying for an impossible re
prieve. Secondly, the Germans are suffer
ing terribly, not only from appalling
losses In men, but the vast quantities
of guns and material abandoned in tho
last month. The life of their cannon
Is already greatly shortened by tho
shortage of certain elements, such as
manganese In the composition of
steel. The Allied capture of not far
short of 1200 pieces slnco the whole
counter-offenslvo began must Increase
this difficulty enormously.
Germans Lack Transport
Doubtless munitions, machine guns
and artillery can bo replaced,' and to
a less extent, men also, but the need
to do ho multinlles ten-fold what per-
haps is the most serious German em
barrassment at tne present juncture.
I mean the question of transport. The
Germans are already faced by a short
age of rolling stock, horses and grease
for trucks and wagons, and hampered,
by the impaired quality of their rail
road beds and material.
The enemy is now compelled to put
an entirely disproportionate burden on
his communication service, long ago
strained to the utmost. Even far
behind the front, tho problem is a
very grave one, but as the firing line
Is approached it is veritably agonlz-
lng
Even in favorable conditions tie-ups
KING PINS MEDALS
ON OUR FIGHTERS
British Sovereign Decorates
Generals Pershing and
Bliss and 19 Others
IJNPRECEDENTED EVENT
With the British Army on the Ticnrdy
Battlefront, Aug. IS (delayed).
For the first time In history United
States soldiers were personally decor
ated hy the King of England today.
Honors were conferred upon General
John J. Pershing, the American commander-in-chief;
General Tasker H.
Bliss, four lieutenants and fifteen sol
diers, amid Impressive ceremonies.
The decorations were In recognition of
bravery shown by the Americans when
they helped the British capture Ilamel
(on the Plcardy front) from the Ger
mans on July 4.
A rousing reception was given to King
George by the doughboys. There were
flags, music and cheers and an Impos
ing detachment of American Boldlers and
British officers stood by while the cere
monies were In progress.
The Americans stood In line while the
King fastened the medals upon the la
pels of their coats, afterwards' shaking
them heartily by the hand and con
gratulating them upon their bravery and
natrlotism.
Nine of the honored Americans were
In, the hospital where they received their
Insignia.
Afterward a number of Australians
were decorated.
The nineteen Americans of the rank
of lieutenant and downward who were
honored were:
Lieutenant Frank Schraw, Lieutenant
Albert G, Jefferson, Second Lieutenant
Harry Yagle, Second Lieutenant Michael
Komorovvskl, Sergeant James E. Krum,
Private Christopher Keane, Corporal
Thomas A. Pope, Corporal Andrew C.
Shablnger, Corporal Lester C. Whltson,
Corporal Raymond II. Powell, Private
William F. LinsKy, rnvaie narry nnei
ly Corporal Albert C. Palnslpp, Private
Fred E. Wllklns. Sergeant Frank A.
Kosjane, CoTPoral John DeSmldt, Ser
geant A. Erhard, Corporal" H. Zyburt
and Corporal J. Sweredo.
All were from the Middle West, chief
ly In the region of Chicago.
DECLARES GERMANS RULE AIR
Congressman, Back From France,
Says Supremacy Is Disastrous
Wohlnton, Aug. 14 (By L N. S.).
Germany has met the American promise
s year,
iuprem-
and In consequence today holds suprem
acy ot tne air
on all American sectors
of the front.
rr-v.1.. ..- thA ntntement this afternoon
of Representative Reavis, of Nebraska,
who has Just returned from a months
tour of the American sectors in France.
The effect of the German air supremacy
13 QlSilB.. uu. no -'-"
The only thing the American troops
fear Is a German bombing plane," he as-
serted.
They are frankly critical of.the fail
ure to give them better aerial protec
tion The commander oi ono Bector wm
me ne nas oniy ura u"j . w.-.--French
machines with which to protect
his men."
GIRL FALLS TO HER DEATH
Crashes Through Skylight and
Head Hits Anvil
Reba Nathanson. twenty yars old.
2524 South Ninth street, waa killed this
Annnn whan hIia fpll from a second-
story window In the National Label
Cortpany plant, 3S43 North Carlisle
street. .... .. i,n ,
The girl crasnea inrousv oj"B"i
over the first floor and , landed nn a
workbench. Her head struck an anvil.
FALL FATAL TO WORKMAN
Gub Angle Dies When Skull Is
fractured
Qus Angle, sevnty-two years did. 1606
Chestnut, street, died this afternoon fov
the Pennsylvania Hospital from a trac
Mil, rejeivea uns
OFFICERS SAY
DURANTY
are Inevitable when any extensive
transport operation is in progress. Al
lied airmen aro ever on the watch and
tho moment a tie-up occurs it is sig
naled td tho airdrome nnd bombing
squadrons assail the point Immedi
ately. No discipline can face a mass
attack from the air and the resultant
confusion often blocks important
junctions of railroads or highways for
several hours.
It is essential unless tho morale of
an army is to crack completely that
the wounded be evacuated from the
danger zone without delay. Nothing
depresses soldiers so much aa the
sight of injured comrades uncared for
or In pitiable circumstances, for each
man thinks that may be his fate be
fore long. Imaglno tho task of re
moving 10,000 wounded along a bom
barded transport system!
Now Forces Are Needed
Meanwhile, new forces of resistance
must be grouped in the rear to meet
tho unremitting pressure on the bat
tlefront. That sums up the tactical
position at this moment. The enemy
is clinging desperately to ground with
every available man, gun and machine
gun to give himself time to offer moro
solid resistance later, probably fur
ther back.
Tho Allies in return aro occupied
In reducing the front-line positions as
rapidly and Inexpensively as possible.
Tho battle for Thlescourt Wood Mos
sif, called little Switzerland, which
Is now In progress is a most
salient example. This Massif defends
the Roye and Lasslgny lino in the cen
ter. The first move of the French was
to advance along tho Matz Valley,
north of the Massif to Canny-Sur-Matz,
which is dominated by the Logos
AVood. Hero tho Germans launched a
furious counter-attack Monday after
noon, accompanied by a very heavy
bombardment. In which gas predomi
nated. The French managed to retain
their hold on tho greater part of the
wood, but further progress was slowed
up for the time being by the enemy's
superiority In numbers and weight of
artillery. " .
Further south the French took Gury
Und held It against strong attacks.
Its occupation gave a flank protection
for the next move, nn attack on the
Saint Claudo Farm, on the edge of
the western crest of the Massif, to
which it is the key.
U.S. TROOPS HOLD
LINES ON VESLE
Beat Off Foe in Six-Hour
FightWhen Two Attacks
Meet
ONCE FORCED TO RETIRE
By EDWIN L. JAMES, .
Special Cable' to Evening Public Ledger
CopvrtoM. 101$, bv'Xew York Times Co.
With tho American Army in France,
Aug. 14.
With the evident desiro to maintain
their front along the Vesle, perhaps
more for propaganda purposes than
strategical reasons, the Germans Mon
day launched two violent attacks
against tho Americans north of
Flsmes. One of these attacks met an
attack which was being made by tho
Americans and bloody flshtlng fol
lowed. The net results of six hours
of fighting leaves the lino Just where
It was before. One hundred and ninety-two
dead Germans were counted' in
a small region where temporarily they
forced their way into our front line.
We launched an attack of a local
nature Just before dawn. Our force
had moved forward about a kilometer
when at 6 o'clock they met a German
attack In force which, as tho artillery
work gave evidence, had been prepared
before. The two forces met and before
superior numbers we retired to where
we started from. The Germans kept
up their artillery work on a large
scale until 10 O'clock, when they
launched an attack of a violent nature
against the line between the Bols du
Dlable and FIsmette, using much gas
and flame projectors. Tho Americans
had gotten up re-enforcements. The
German onslaught carried them a few
yards insldo our line, but they were
repulsed with considerable losses and
we maintained our linos Intact.
The Germans had been ordered to
retake Fismes, orders which of course,
were not carried out. Some of their
snipers, under cover of darkness, got
across the Vesle into the outskirts of
the town, but they were exterminated
by our men.
The enemy kept up a harassing ar
tillery flro all day, which continued
Monday night. Considerable gas was
sent over.
German aerial activity continues
marked. With an apparently limitless
supply of planes they for the time have
air superiority over the Americans on
the Vesle front.
Matt for Dead Hero
Solemn requiem high mass was 'cele
brated this morning at the Church of
the Transfiguration, Fifty-fifth street
and Cedar avenue, for Private Stephen
Ryan, 624 South Fifty-seventh street.
Whose death In Prance was reported a
few days ago. Father McGettlgan, rec
tor of the church, was the celebrant.
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FIERCE STRUGGLE
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Germans Make " Obstinate fj
Stand in Woods" With J
Machine Guns - M
BRIDGES ARE DESTROYED
J.
Foe's
Resistance Stiffening,
but Allies Are Gradually
Improving Positions
By HENRY W. NEVINSON
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copvrioht. ills, bv Jteto York Times Co.
With tho British. Armies, Aug. 14.
I again made a'long Journey through'
Amiens, down tho straight road that
leads- to Roye, though ono still has to
stop Eomo miles short of the town
becauso tho enemv holds the rldra
and the wood commanding it. ,'j
It appears to me that for dlgtln,o
tlon tho recent push of four days " "
should bo called the battle of Boy '
Road, for, although the southern .
boundary of tho Fourth Army's action
had been in tho neighborhood of that
road, yet tho co-operation of tha
French beyond, and s far as Mont
dldier, makes the road a kind of' cen
tral radius to tho great arc from Der- ,
nancourt, on tho Ancre, southward.
When I passed over It the road wa'
quieter, and for the last few miles,
from about Quesnel onward, it was
almost ominously deserted. Tho -solitude
warned ono that the enemy's re
sistance was hardening and that his
artillery or machine guns commanded
tho main approach. This warning
was soon Justified.
A series of overgrown trenches
crosses tho road, marking the Allied
lines after the battle of the Sommi,
Standing in old No Man's Land,
some distance in front of last year's
trenches and about four miles from
Rovet, ono could understand tho situ,
atlon fairly well. Close at hand upon
the eft or north of tho road were
some small woods that conceal tha
villages of Parvillers and Damery;
and that the enemy still occupied both
was evident from an occasional sput
ter of machine-gun flro in. our djreje
tlon. almost omnlously deserted. ,Tho soil
tack fiom Parvillers toward Lesquo
noy, which lies barely a mllo west of
it, but, as a soldier coming out from
the line remarked to me, "Ho wasn't
no good against our barrage." '
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COCKIIOFT. AUB. in. MAIITHA, widow
of William t'ockroft. formerly of 38H0 Mana
vunk nve. Relatives and friends Invited to
funeral services Frl., 10 o'clock: a. m.. 1630
Falrmount ave. Remains may be viewed
Thura eve., 7:80 to 0:30. Int. private,
SMYTH At renldence. 216 S. 20th t..
Ave. 13. WILLIAM J. SMYTH. Notice of
funeral later.
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