"' m, V&' vr rjtf tJ'?1-.?:: -',MW H-'''1?i?i'l''yl--'," ""' TpfcjFrench are said to bo on the wUtclrts ot Juvigny, n mllo and a fur nortneast or Chavigny. French y-oops have reoccupled , Pnunt KepaucV two miles southwest . ftCVNoyon. nceordlnir to the Temns. i,. A. . - . . : " . t' ,wnicn Bays that the French arc np iPfttuchlnir Novon. which brobnblv la Kv?fLnel' Possession. Kiln aiangms troops uegan ffrB8lnB the Allette Illver today, It v Jim nnnounceu nere mis uitcrnoon. lilt Uy the United I'rcM K$fr Paris, Aug, 28. Enormous booty Is ISir ' feeing taken by the French. One army Fi! Sycorps has captured elchtv nihlitlonal guns. . By the Associated Press ' Lonilon, Aug. 28. 1 f tl.lll.t, .-... nI..I . ... . fci-jj ji,oii luiLt-a ufjiiiiii eiini ui rras phi reacneu me outsairts or iiau- ru north of the Arras-Cambrn! road, ne ws, cording to the offlcial statement Issued ? bvthn War Offiee tnrl.iv if- XHoucourt Is eight miles southeast of Arras.) The British line In the Flanders bat tle area has been advanced on a front of four miles astrldo the Neuf Derquln Estalres road. South of thq Somme the British have taken Foucaucourt, while north of the Somme they have attacked, and taken the greater part of Trones Wood. A dispatch from the front says Ca nadian troops In their adwince yester day southeast of Arras were supported t,.. !.. ... I ...- . .lnahlnc- ,, , a.,u " " ' """ """"" performance. The town of Cnerls, east of Hentnel, was entered In the the German high comm.inrt fears an face of fierce fighting, effort In this dliectlon and doubts its Latest advices give the following line .iblllty to maintain the present posi along the front from the region of. lions, with the Americans and French Arras to below the Somme: Arleux, I constantly harassing the enemy on Gaurelles, Itoeux, Uols du Sart, Ilolry the south, Is qhovrn by leports ro Notre Dame, Ramy, Haueourt, Crol-, eclved yesterday that guns and sup selles, Beugnatre, west of Uapaume, plies were being taken across th Thllloy, Flers, west of Delcllle wood, Aline In large quantities. Trorieswood, east of M-uioourt. west. Our guns in Increasing volume nre of Domplerre. Fay. Soyecourt, Ablain- shelling the cross-roads and a strategic court and Morehelpot. positions behind the Vesle ami occom n , . ' ,. Polling great damage For Instance. y ic issociocfi Prcs l ,0 suspicion having been aroused Ttn.i ,i ., ,. , .. t?!,t "'crtl' woods north of the Vesle With Uio nritish lorees In France, sheltered a German ammnnltlnn Aug. 2S.-Brltish troops today com- dump the Amedcan bnttSlw were pleted tho capture of Troncs Wood, north of the River Somme. Canadian troops, In their advance astride tho Scarpe yesterday, captuicd more than 2000 Germans. lies virtually even-whero along the British front, the battle begins to' show signs of slowing up. The Germans have delivered many . counter-attacks along the line, but' none of them really has gained any- , thincr. In lrtiiAllv pvppv rnsp the . . counter-attacks have finally had dls- o,..uuo inun-i iui uic ,..-. 1111111, iui when tho British did retire -at two or' three places It was only for a brief period. AVhen re-attaeked, the Ger- "S'SSSSS- activity has been .n! the region of tho River Scarpe, where , the British have gained a little more ground. Some of It had not been In possession of the Entente Allied" troops since 1914. Heavy rainstorms have been sep. Ing over the battle zohe since rly viu aimui 411 ,, iiin uitav, nt icabL iui the moment, have had the effect of re tardlng operations. German resistance this morning seems to have stiffened considerably. - London, Aug. 23. The British on the Arras front In tho region of the Scarpo River have broken through the HIndenburg lino on a ten-mlle front 'and are presslns B . on after a gain of three miles. They' (;.hy arrived at Vjs-en-Artols, to Tho ft1 rear of tho HIndenburg line, and have tp-H- -rushed through or almost reached the 'V, thlrt' machine guns In good con R&& -reserve lino, .which Is known as the "l",0" nni1 destroyed twenty more fy-r" Queant-Drocdurt switch. I which the Germans had damaged. General Halg's troons are uushlmr eastward on the principal roads to Doual, north of the Scarpe, and Cambral. WgNEW GERMAN TROOPS RUSHED INTO ACTION By tho Associated Press TCftli tit Itrlttl. A.. I v.. v AUg. 28. Driven from the high ground protecting Peronne on tho west and forced beyond the HIndenburg line In the region of Arras, the Germans are nratlng desperately, but apparently with much confusion, to stay the British at tacks In the region of Bnpaume Early this morning an enemy moe ment of considerable proportions was discovered southeast of Slory. The fire of the British guns was concentrated on """ regiun, aomg tremendous damage. ft The shells burst amid the transports and 4 the concentrations of men. '$5t. . .'y "-enforcements have been put tft r- i" "" ''"" "He in ine uapaume re RS Bl?2 a,ndTh'? "slstanco there has iV-t. M.M. uaiiuDiiieu anu iransport serv-MftfM- let men have heen fliintr intn t.d haftu tt .-........" -----r. ....w ...... ..,t. .ijuiciiiiy me use pi tnese re-enforcements Is for the purpose of giving the fuiuy lime i uig in on a line parallel ing the Canal Du Nord on the west. He lf.8lteady "Ported to be digging In Whether he will be able to hold this line Is very doubtful. His next defense line east would be behind the Canal Du 2ord, about six miles east of Bapaume. The "Canal du Xord runs In a north easterly direction from Peronne to the west of Cambral. The Germans hale made preparations for a strong resist ance on the east bank of this canal. On the center of the front the battle Is raging with increased violence On the north the British withdrew to the west of Trones Wood The Brit ish also gave up their foothold on MalU horn Farm, near Gulllemont, east of Al bert. South of the Scarpe tho British at last reports had gained possession of Fontalne-les-Croiselles. r Along me homine. in spite of stubborn eslstance, the Blrtlsh have pushed the xermans Oflf the httrh irrruinri hativaun Jlarleourt and the river. South ,,f ih. j river they have reached Domplerre, six mueswesi or 1'eronne. North of Jlarl court the Germans made vicious counter "attacks last evening, and 'the British had to give up some of 1he ground they had gained during the day. The greatest British .advance of yes terday was made south of the Scarpe FIRST TACONY SOLDIER KILLED rtWord Received of Deatli of Pri vate William Oxlqy in France ...Private IVllllntn Otlcv iui t-,.,i. Illfc ,!,, urcu Kiiieu in action, is I'tfl.t ivhn 1. n .. V.An 1.,,.-.. . . . .tct to give his life for his country. ?&. UXleV. Whn UXI nnk' cafantaa.. ..An.a W.'vS'1 ti i16 eilli!tetl lat September, Sv I y"" i wainjj ituncocK ana as- k ;,f"cu V '-o'npany 31, uuth Infantry. ( His regiment went to France in May, it',ln al! u" of enthusiasm. j-a telegram to his sister, Mrs John Small.' with whom he had iivri .., my .'received last night, announcing young &. Oiley's death while "lighting bravely jSJ against the Germans." August 2. feiMa was a machinist at the Dlsston Saw npy" - If COP HELD AS BRIBE TAKER ';AecueiI of Taking $10 to Protect f. -! Draft Kvn.lpr ;v.7 . ; patrolman William Ojldberg Seventh 4 Caroenter streets siatlon. ua heiri Bdr 1600 ball tof a further hearing Wday before United .States Commls- Sner iong. at me ireuerul Building, I afternoon, charted with nrr.-ntir,,- hrih in h(,lti u mnn .oa .. ... ,.rr According to Mallet, an agent of the u,,...vr. ...,.-.. .v ,4iruf TtaTllave offerefl Uoldberjf 1Q if he im&s&mm' t r ., -.. .i'vMjaBT.i ""T". .. . WiV' --' ! 'V EXPECTACTION ON U.S. FRONT Enemy Observed With drawing Guns Across Aisne GERMAN RETREAT SEEN Mangin's Advance Threatens Enemy Positions Crack Divi sions Face Onr Troops lly EDWIN L. JA.MKS Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Coevriobt. ton, by Xcu: York Times Co. Willi the American .Vrmy in France. Aim "8 ' There are signs that the situation on the American front along the Vesle mai'.not ,MUeh longer remain of a stabilized nature. The advance of General Mangln's army north of SoWsoim has threatened Herman positions between the Vesle and the AUne to such an extent th.it a further AIH..H ,,i, .,,. , ...... .. ... .... .". , ""- ". i- '" """ "' "uum torce a h.istv German ie-i llrcment behind tim Ain ti.... vu. i If,' .!?. "i" on " Ten minutes after ovU midlives cut loose In that direc tion, tour big explosions were ob served, followed bv nres. We are also using a considerable quantity of gas Americans Fce Crack Troops Of the five divisions of Germans In front of the Americans three are crack dlWstons. showing that the German command Is taking no chances .wit our troops ami leaving no weak snot fn) tl.A. ... ,..... .. . "stiu r.pui I .,,, .,,-,,, (l, i,,e,iK xnrougli Shoiiln the Germans retire In overv nrnhnhil Ml lllBV Will Continue to follow the Ulntlenhurg policy of making nn ad vance as custly as possible for the Americans. e frlS WX" , Pot Gcnm Vv h,as not ,Ten JJ " Sfd ir?-.,tan ' "H' V'T. the Crown ? Prln - "" Hxlrprie lf n,.nS " " ,?", was, s.oon forcp1 t0 announce a strategic victory of retreat J f?'? Ves' J1""- The "re "lit about X S m'Sht bo The small brushes nf a lnml mmr. that have been constantly going on between tho Americans and tho Ger mans have occurred without material change on the line, and each side sends out a score or more of patrols each night, which has led to considerable close hand lighting In Xo Man's Land. Kach sldo has Inflicted casualties on me otner, ana each side has lost s L,V,""ners; ""l n,ot?In,c; m,uch nas r- Tva .TV' "" "' ,'".? '" "v , their line along the railroad north of the river near FIsmes. v mn. Allied Aviators Supremo Seven prisoners who were brought In yesterday from guard divisions j hhowed something of tho change in morale that crack German units have 1 undergone. The men said they no longer ion mat uermany could win the war, hut were very confident the Allies could not get a decision. Here tofore, members df the guard divisions always have expressed confidence in Germany's completo success. . German aerial activity has died down In the last few days. Indicating with drawal of chnsse machines from the Vesle sector. Allied aviators .once more have air supremacy In this sec tor. Frequent German raids on American sectors east of Verdun Indicate it de hire on the part of the artillery of tho bocho command to keep Informed of what we aio doing there. German newspapers have announced the ex pectation of an allied atttauk In the Lorraine region. Official War Reports FKIIXC-II I'arln, Aug. 28. During tho night our troops, main taining contact with the German rear guards, continued to advance north and south of the Avrc. We occupied Chaulnes, Omlecourt (two miles cast of Chaulnes), Balatre (three miles east of Royej, Holgllsc (two miles southeast of Iloye) and Verpelllers (a mile south of Jlolgllse). Further south we penetrated Crapeau mesnll Wood (three miles north of Lasslgny) and took D!es (two miles east of Lasslgny). This morning we progressed toward the Somme Xorth of tho Avre we reached the general line of Licourt (four miles east of Chaulnes), Potte (a mile south of Lk-ourt), Mcsnlel-le-Petit (a mile north and slightly east of Xesle), and Xesle. Sims yesterday about thirty villages hae been retaken. We also ndvanred tuehe kilometres (seen and one-half miles) at certain points. IlltlTISII London, Aug 28. Our troops took Foucaucourt, south of the Somme, yesterday The town had been strongly held by the enemy with machine guns. North of the Somme we nttacked and captured the greater part of Trones Wood, taking a number of prisoners from u Prussian guard di vision. South of the Scarpe troops of the First Army have Improved their posi tions astride the Arras-Cambral road, and have reached the outskirts of Haueourt, Ilemy and Bolry Xotre Dame. North of tho Scarpe strong hostile counter-attacks were launched en terday afternoon along the line of the Arras-Doual railway, forcing our troops back a few hundred yards to the old German trenches on Greenland "Hill, where the enemy attack broke down under our fire. British troops rarrlfd out a suc cessful local operation yesterday astride the Neuf Berriuin-Fstalres road (Flanders front), advancing our line 'on a front of about four miles and taking a number of pris oners. HERMAN llrrlln, Aug. 27. (Delayed.) ' The main po'nti of the attempt' to break through by the English and Canadian troops thrust was stemmed In our positions on both sides of the Arraa-Carobral road. ,fr On both sides of Bapaume and north of the Somme the strength, of. enemy attacks wea lew than 'on the previous ? ir "sits n -... EVENING PUBLIC SCENE i rnw!! i . jVb4 jo h Lr npleanA a yym J' vijh craonne "ew wrw.it-'-' '--' ' ..,.- -- rwvz n in pn SCN-Ev o-F' MILES The Frrnrh todjy arc prcinp Iieoiul Cliaulncs and arc within l.n miles of the Somme. The fall of N'esle teems a matter of hours. East of Arras the Uritish hae ruptured is-cn-Artois, on the powerful Wolan line of the Germans AMERICANS KEEP IN GOOD SPIRITS Troops Cheerful Despite Discomforts, hut Long for Newspapers BRAVE AND OPTIMISTIC By CHARLES H. GRASTY Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger CovurloM, ISIS, In Hno York Tlmrs Co. I'nrls, Aug. 28 It would be hard to Imagine a greater contrast than that between Paris and tho Vesle front A few hours' ride brings one bark to tho capital, which Is no longer under menace from guns and where the current of life now runs smoothly. Getting back to Paris on "hot-water morning" and to the luxury of first-class hotels makes the American front, with Its dangers and lnconenlences, seem like a faraway world. A friend whom I saw near the Vesle and who was back In a Taris hotel this morning said: "No man could go into tnat nattic zone and not feel that It was a great priv II. ge to share for a few hours a -.mall part of the dangers and Inconveniences with -our soldiers, who endure them day In and day out. And no man can come back to this luxury afterward without a sense of unworthlness. V'o matter what we or those at home are doing to help on the war, our sacrifices are Email compared to those of the otllceis and men who are giving their lies s,o gal lantly." And yet among tho soldiers one finds only cheerfulness and optimism About the only complaint they have Is a lack of newspapers and Information about what Is going on in the outside world Be yond the Bmall sectorp In w hlch they live and die they know ut little of what Is passing. Two nights ago at battalion headquar ters we sat on the lee side of a small stone house In the harvest moonlight, with boche shells singing overhead and bursting beyond us. Junior otllcers gath ered around eagerly to talk of London. Paris. New York and the progress of the war generally. f'lirerful. Modent Aiiierli-an A more delightful experience than this Intlmatu personal contact with these cheerful, brae, modest young Americans It-would be dllticult to conceive We dis cussed tho familiar topics of Broadway and Times Square, the details of the American effort, civilian conditions In London and Paris, the state of German morale, Foch's strategy, and so forth. The battalion commander and one of his captains had been moving In and out, and finally disappeared around the house. At bedtime I asked where they were, In order to say good-night, anil learned that they had gone to a party which was booked for duyllght the next morning on tho river Vesle. After 11 o'clock the following day I went to battalion headquarters and at the door heard a olce raised In song In a back room. It sounded like familiar music on the lower Mississippi Itlver, and I was sure that a darkey was some whero about. Upon investigation, how ever, I found that It was the battalion commander, who was just getting up after two or three hours' sleep and giving vent to his feelings In song. Presently the junior officers, just back from the show, came In and I had the treat of listening to first-hand reports of their successful little performance, which hsd driven the Germans back across the Veslo at one point. In the wood where I slept was a trans port section, where there was only one olhcer, a second lieutenant, who was a sort of gipsy king over his thirty men and fifty hordes. The men nearly all slept on the ground, naked aoove the wain, as It was night There are no mosquitoes, but millions of flies. Our ar tillery was barking all night behind us, but for one night the experience was Interesting and not uncomfortable. In the morning we had a breakfast of fresh fried doughnuts with sorghum syrup poured over them and a pint of Ztt A fine breakfast It was, and cooked by an Italian-American, who owns u wine store in urooniyu. We never let our, gas masks get more than twelve Inches away from us. When walking or riding they must be worn alert, whicn means uy uuuer me vnm. with the cases open, bo that they can ba put on, in a in a lew seconds if a shell bursts near, ir. Hid In Ha'lon Cart My means of locomotion.' otfierjthar ikinv.-wh.lGli'ie always the sifeL-wa4 i a ratloaiprt?- Hrjrivtr,, trtw v? .,""' LEDGER - PHIUADEEPHIA; WEDNESDAY, rAU0IJST 2S,A19I8 OF NEW ALLIED VICTORIES Souther ,,,-s inoiiAl xK-en;V' J eburernaMral- jC-f&MXi" ao 40 a private soldier, Is the son of a New York shipbuilder. He could have stayed at home to help In the shipyard, but preferred coming to France as a private He and others of his unit take rations and ammunition to the front trenches under cover of night, the lieutenant com manding being on hori-cback. It is a ery impoitant job, and , tho men hae to be ery careful to avoid the shells ot the alert boche gunners, who keep a thorough watch on the transport service ,The enemy artillery in tills sector has the advantage of temporarily better air service. Bodies In planes nre (lying ubout all the time, observing and taking pnotographs. This condition will be lemedled shortly by augmentation of the American supply of planes. Our men are quicker and more en thusiastic about tackling French than other English-speaking soldiers. I heard many of them making a stagger at con versation with natives, and some of them gave a French pronunciation to Vesle. FIsmes and Nesle (like Vale. Feem and Nale). The British would never accom modate themselves to the Fremih pro nunciation. Ypres Is still "Wypers," and will so remain while the British hold that sector. Food Is abundant and good. At of cers' mess we had excellent roast beef and vegetables and 'the ever-present molasses to paur over bread or cake. The impression prevailed that the Ger mans kept up an Incessant gunfire either to cover their retreat or demoralize the Americans In the back area. If the lat ter was the purpose, It failed completely, ns the Americans soon became accus tomed to It and paid little attention. Though men and horses were occasion ally hit. It seemed to me, on the whole, that the soldiers rather enjoyed the ex citement. Certainly the expenditure of ammunition was not justified by the damage done. With all their shelling, we give them back three or four to one. A party of sixteen German prisoners brought In while I was at battalion headquarters looked well fed and seem ed to be good soldiers Several were youngish They were a sullen lot, refus ing to reply to questions and shaking their heads when asked If any of them spoke l'ngllsh. They had white bread and a well-known brand of American tobacco, which they had taken from the bodies of dead Americans. It Is sel dom, lately, that they have had a chance to do this, but last week they got a lit tle American teirltory, which was promptly recovered by a counter-stroke. DROP 26 TONS OF BOMBS British Aviators Destroy Four Planes and Lose Nine By the Associated Press London, Aug. 28 -The ollllclal com munication dealing with aviation on the battle front on August 2C, says In part: "During the twenty-four hours. twenty six and one-half tons of bombs were dropped by us. Four hostile machines were destroyed and one other was driven down out of control. Three German balloons were shot down In flames. Nine of our machines are missing" GERMAN SEA LOSS HINTED Authorities in Jutland Find the Bodies of 130 Murines , Copenhagen, Aug 28. It Is reported by the authorities In Jutland that dur ing the last few days ,the bodies of 130 German marines have been washed ashore on the western coast of Jutland. The authorities bay that It has been substantiated that the marines were on German destroyers, which likely were lost in an engagement or by coming In contact with mines. U-BOAT PIRATES WANTONLY SLEW VICTIMS OF TORPEDO Sinking of Steamship Lydiana Followed by Barbarous Killing of Survivors Struggling in Witter . I lly the Associated Press London, Aug. 28 Details of the sinking of the French steamer Lydiana off the north coast of Spain on July 16 show that the crew of the German submarine deliberately murdered most of the thirty-eight per sons lost There were only eight sur vivors out of the forty-six of the crew and passengers 0n board. The U-boat torpedoed the vessel with out warning, killing several of the crew While a boat was being lowered from the Lydiana a second torpedo struck the vessel. The boat was, torn from Its davits, but she kept her keel. Seeing this, the submarine rammed her 'and cut her. in twp, The enemy then turned d rammed, a second .boat which Jiad launr-hed aiiej-AAJifiillv A vnnn V' AUSTRIANS FACE AMERICAN LINES Our Troops Surprised to Learn They Were in Lorraine Sector GERMANS SENT NORTH By EDWIN L. JAMES Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Coiiuilaht. tots, liu .Vcie Yoifc TIiith Co. With the American Army in France, Aug. 28. The appearance of Austro-Hunxartan troops on the Lorraine front has a poignant Interest for tho American army. In Lorraine was established our first sector, which wo still hold. On tho line eastward from Verdun United States troops are In line at many points. Through tho Alsace Lorraine line Is the shortest road 'to Ilun-Iand, and tho world knows that America Intends to take the war to Germany. So It Is very plain tivit lf the Kaiser puts many Austro-Hun-garlans on the Lorraine sector they will face the Americans. In plain words, the announcement made In Sunday's French communique that the capture of prisoners In the Woevro and the valley of the Meuse i had Identified Austrian nnd Hung'arlan I units caused oms surprise in the American army, it nas been known that for some time Austrian artillery has been used and many places on the western front have been manned, in tome cases by Austrlans, but the fail ure of Austro-Hungarlan infantry to mako Its appearance thus far hacl pro duced the Impression that they yould stay away. Dares People's Anger It was known that Austrian politi cians had considered the question of sending troops to the western front, but It alo was known that public sentiment in the Dual Monarchy was against It. Now It appears that Em peror Charles has dared tho people's anger in order to knuckle to Kaiser William's demand for troops. Those now In the Vosgcs and Lorraine may be nine divisions for which' the Ger man Kmperor asked, the Austrian Em peror at their recent conference. With her other Allies, America Is pledged to give military aid to Italy, and has already started. If part of the Austrian army wishes to come to the Vosges to get whlnned Instead nf having It dono In northern Italy, J perimps it win an ami up tho same about the end of next ear. And may not the sending of Austrian -troops to the western front open a path ror new Italian, victories? For no one seriously believes the Kaiser Is going to send Germahs to the Austrian front to leplace the men Emperor Charles Is glvingahlm If Germany and Aus tria haye, after all, pooled their mili tary man-power, or rather, lf Austria has completely surrendered Its sover eignty and respect to Wllhelm and Is to put her fighting men In Prussian uniform, tho fact might" as well be known now as later. woman of twenty-three, one of the pas sengers, vv-bb thrown high m tile air by the Impact and killed. The captalh of crasl WaS k'"ed ln ,he Bame The Germans then endeavored to. sink a raft carrying the remaining surviv ors. At first their efforts were without success, when one of the ship's officers eft the raft to swim back to the sink ing Lydiana. the submarine turned and the officer was killed Py its propellers After finally disposing qf the Lydiana by shellflre the rj-boat made a sixth and successful atteinpt to ram the craft amid laughter from' the U-boat's cap tain and 'crew. The submarine then tur.ncd and disappeared toward the east. The eight nurvlvora were ntevt ... i nfc-V-4 . I !. U, frflm fha s'ikv.utMl.k-.i. ; v- .f .1 . - iVi.-li ' lr . '"VfK" FOCH'S TACTICS WON'T LET GERMANS RETREAT Compelling Ludendorff to Fight Every Inch of Way . Back Unable to Prepare New Lines Special Cable to Evemng Public Ledger Copyright, tin, .Vem york r(m Co. Paris, Aug. 28. Ludendorff Is undoubtedly anxious to effect a retreat on a large scale to safer positions well In tho rear, nnd all Indi cations tendto show he would have done so ag long as a week or two ago, had tho circumstances been different. Tho reasons why he has not dono so arc believed hero to be two-fold. In tho first place, Foch hns dealt Jilm four heavy blows since tho eighth of the present month. Following Man gin's staggering flank attack between Solssons and tho Marno on July 18, which smashed all the jenemy's care fully laid plans to smithereens, and wrenched the Initiative from him, Rawllnson and Debeny struck between the An'cre and Avre on August 8 and betwoen .Matz nnd Olso on August 10. Mangln again struck between the ,, . . . . . - . isue ana uiso on August i. anu Uyng between the Scarpe und Ancio on August 21, To meet these repeated blows and stave off disastrous defeat fn place utter place, the German high com mand have thrown In nil nvailable re serves to such an extent that the enemy had neither time nor men avail able to prepare new lino positions In tho rear on which to fall back. Foch Makes Germans Fight This supplies the second good reason why Ludendorff has been unablo to repeat the great coup of the famous retreat to tho IL'ndenburg line of tho spring of lest car. The tactics of Foch not only rendered Impossible u repetition of such a retreat, which was effected without the loss of a man or gun, but compelled the Germans to fight desperately on every yard of the ba'ttlefront under the sheer neces sity of avoiding being 'annihilated where they stand. . The unceasing series of defeats we are now witnessing Is thus doubly disastrous for the enemy. Lndendorff desires above everythln gto retreat, but Foch won't let him. He Is so short of men that ho can't spare any to prepare new positions In tho rear, and Foch has them In such a grip that even such few fresh tropps as he can obtain, such as the Austrlans, can't be used to re-enforce his line, but only to fill Nthe gaps caused by his enormous losses In killed, wounded and prisoners' under tho lelentless pressure of the Allies, Ah Paris sees It. the Germans today are In by far a worse sltuatIonx than nt any time since the war began. They are, In fact, In a very similar position to that from which HInden burg escaped by his masterly retreat last year, with the vital difference that, lf they are now forced to retreat, the consequences, at least to tho armies of Von Boehm, must be disas trous. These armies occupy a huge pocket enormously deeper than tlrat of Mont dldler or the Marne. Byng Is eating VON EICHHORN'S SLAYER HANGED PUBLICLYEJJDEATH BRAVELY Forty Thousand Ukrainian Peasants Fighting Near Skvira Railway Want to Oust Germans and to Be Reunited With Russia, Declares Ransome Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Covyiioht. 1028. by Xcw York Times Co. London, Aug, 28, Arthur Ransome, who records events In Russia from the Bolshevist point of view, telegraphs to the London Dally News from Stockholm under dato of Sunday: "On August 10 Boris Donskol, as sassin of the German Field Marshal von Elchhorn, was sentenced and hanged. The execution was carried out on a public gallows erected in Lukian ovskaya Square, which was guarded by German Infantry and artillery. Donskol, who was brought under strong cc-nvoy, behaved with firmness. He re fused to be bound or blindfolded. The Germans took photographs of the exe cution. I have seen picture-postcards issued by the Germans illustrating the hanging of Hungarian and Austrian prisoners captured by them after fight ing In the Soviet, nrmy. "The methods are not available to check the revolutionary movement in the Ukraine. It Is reported In the 1 Petrograd Pravda that a peasant army of nearly lu.uuu is iismins i-uiouiucu Oerman artd Ukrainian national trqops near the Skvira railway. The strike continues. "A Russian bourgeois, returned f rom ' Kiev, reports hat Bolshevism Is grow- The feeling of the people is so bitter ing The moment the German troops that many ot thb police bolted, fearing leave any district, the wotymen leave an immediate rising and not trusting the the factories, and railways are damaged J Germans to keep sufficient force to de by the peasants, who organize resist- fend them, all young soldiers having nnce He laments the unfair fate of been taken for the western front. In the Ukrainian bourgeoisie, who, he says, iLlvonla the German chief local author are between, the frying-pan and the ity. Von Zelbush, was wounded by sev flrp slpce they resent th'e assumption , eral shots at Reneburg near Wenden. He or all authority, by the Germans, and . has since died. The murderer escaped know If the Germans go" they will Im- and the Germans fined the district 50,000 mediately be replaced by the Soviets, tmarks. He says both the bourgeoisie and the "These conditions are reflected in re nohulattqn generally favor a reunion current disorders among the German sol wlth Russia, of course,-, under different dlers In the occupied provinces. Thus conditions. Separatism has virtually (recently a division of Kherzon refused dlsanneared, except among theGallclans to obey orders, and a regiment at Bol vlslting Kiev. SlV0 1llled wo of Its officers and "The Germans only. succeeded ln get-.wounded others before the mutiny was ting one-eighth of the corn promised (suppressed by fresh troops." BLOW AT RENT PROFITEERS Massachusetts to Seize Pnuierty of Grasping Landlords fly the United Press llo.ton. Aug. 28. The lands apd buildings of profiteering landlords ot Massachusetts, who have made living fpr workers fn war Industries almost Intol rable because of excessive rental charges, will be seized by the State, It was an- nTh?BiJ5rlty to take oVer the land and bulwing" "of such landlords was given In a proclamation by L eutenant Governor CalMn Coclldge, acting Gov ernof. Th'e proclamation went Into ef feet today ad Immediate relief for war workers was predicted. USE RUPPRECHT'S RESERVES German; Reckless in Attempt to Stem Haig's Onrush By tlie United Press With the BrltUh Armies In Vranre, Aug. 28.-7rThf Germans in their desper ate efforts to stay the British advance are Btrongly Increasing their front-line forces oy recKieaoi umwins rjn mp- precht'B reserves. Htvirni. utvijivii uvu,,, r, ,-e; I bthrown .1. t. - -J .. Into this pocket on the north nnd Slnngln on tho south. Mangln may expect to meet serious difficulties to his further progress when he .comes against tho enormously strong enemy positions In the forest of Saint Gobaln In front of Laon, but nothing of this sort can prevent tho British under Byng nnd Rawllnson from continuing to push Hoehm'a armies back toward Cambral and Saint Quentln. Hard Country for Retreat On tho other hand, the country over which the enemy must retreat In fall ing back from Chaulnes, Roye nnd Noyons is exceptionally unfavorable for nn nrmy to which ease and rapid ity of movement is Imperative lf It would escape from tho victorious pur suing adversary. Von Boehm'a armies have to face the awful ordeal of cross ing a broad belt of water-logged ground on each side of the Somme, where every bridge will bo under the flro of our guns and airplanes. The situation of the enemy's forces who will have to retreat from tho Noyon region Is probably even worse, ns a glance at the map vlll show. ' Tlin nnlv tfav nut' for them Is this: . ,r -',.,.'. ..- - ;"-"n-.-.in The armies have to faco In a direction which will be .through a narrow strip of country not more than ten miles wide, which lies between the Olse and the Somme. Mangln even now holds the line of the Olso and Is already across tho river at two or three points. , In any case, tho German col umns and long trnlns of convoys with ammunition and supplies will be un der an enfilading fire of Mangln's guns along tbe Oise ns they lull back toward Saint Quentln. Von noehm Skilled In Retreat These obviously abundant reasons explain why Ludendorff Is hesitating to give an order for a general re treat. Tho Germans on the Somme Olso front nre now, to put It In a nutshell, between the devil and the deep sea, which Is exactly where Foch has been maneuvering to get them. Whether they will decldo to fight on tho present positions or continue to fall back behind the Somme, tho re sult will be -tho sanies so far ns can be seen from present Indications. It must not be overlooked, how ever, that Von Boehm Is by far tho greatest German specialist In con ducting retreats from apparently hope less situations, as ho has more than unco proved. The situation at this moment Is magnificently favorable for the Allies, but the enemy's strength of resistance Is as yet by no means exhausted, nnd It Is fully realized here that there Is still much hard fighting to be done. ' The feeling Is steadily growing here, however, that the Allies must be satis fied with nothing short Of decisive defeat of and unconditional capitula tion of Germany. All probability of peace by negotiation is fading steadily away. That kind of peacp, as Paris sees It, would mean a German peace. The only peace acceptable here would be the peace of the Allies. At present, to every German suggestion to make It up and be friends, France has only one reply: "Thanks, but we prefer that as kamarades at tho rate of 100,000 per battle." by the Brest peace. On the other hand, the Germans have been unable to supply the Ukraine with the manufactures most needed, and the Ukraine has agreed to supply Russia with sugar. An ar rangement is being made whereby the Ukraine Is to give Russia 6000 to 9000 pounds of flour In exchange for textiles; "With regard to Austria, the same bourgeolse reports the situation as crit ical, the Internal chaos and the condi tion of the army reminding him very much of the state of Russia Immediately before the-revolution. Desertion from nil fronts Is turning Into a mnss move ment to the rear, which nothing can stop. This is confirmed from the more Intimate knowledge of Russian prisoners who are making their way out of Aus tria. They say soldiers are pouring back from the Italian frpnt, starving, selling their equipment and even the bayonets to peasants ln exchange for bomethlng to eat. "The sympathy of the peasants is with tbsoldlers. They themselves are exasperated by the desperate possibility 0( requisitions. They hide what they iiave and resist the police ln their efforts to uneartn supplies. In White Russia conditions are like those ln the Ukraine. The police land giraras approacnea are tne old well-hated officials under the regime of the Czars. U-BOAT SINKS CANADIAN SHIP Commander Tells Captain He Is After Eight Others By the Associated Press A Canadian Atlantic Port, Aug. 28, The Newfoundland 'three-masted schooner Blanca was captured and Bunk by a German submarine Saturday night Her crew landed today, " The schooner was bound from Brazil to a Canadian port with a cargo of tobacco. News that the crew of the'EIanca had been nicked un nt kpu wn ra.AiA i-. nSbt, but it was not definitely known! unt II the r nrrlvni tnrfnv fhnt t ...J .4 had been a submarine victim. jr The crew of the submarine told C at tain Burke, of the Blanca, that ihw had sunk an oil tanker, and thatithey Intended to sink eight more i-iAimera ,v,.t wuim iuf mis port. ARTHUR PLAYFAIfdEAD 1 . . i j. Prominent English Actor Ad Appeared on American jaftage London, AU. 18, Artlur Playfalr.the actor, dlejf today at Df ifcliton, ' Arthur Plnvfnli wra Wn ot t.-k..i. por. India! op October lo. I860, Ills first appearance on the Loi stage was In lleoembe?. 1IIT.' H && kW& many rrt t?Amr .f . .. I V' ff ,r .j -j,V FOE WITHDRAWAL MAY COME SOON ' Ludendorff Considering . Retirement to Hindenburg and Seigfried Lines REBUILDING. TRENCHES Four Factors Which May Pre-' vent Checking of Allied Ad vance on Old Front By WALTER L. DURANTY Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Comrtolit. JOIt. by A'no Vorfc Ttmea Co. With the French Armies, Aug. 2J, Mangln's progress in the region of "isneaux, tiiough valuable as using up oncmy divisions and acquiring post t ons. in view of subsequent opera- tions, can hardly yet be regarded as threatening the, Chcmlr.-des-Dames, as has been suggested in some over optimistic quarters. It is doubtful whether the French In this sector are yet able seriously to menace the Vesle lino situated considerably in advance of tha stronger Chemln-des-Dames position owing to tho fact that pressure on either German line is bound to be. endangered ty the enemy forces ln tho formidable St. Goblan massif, which for long years has been the corner bastion of tho enemy line ln Prance. What a French ofilcer told me Mon day remains true today it is on the British that tho question of the Ger man movement rearward for the mo ment depends Doubtless, Ludendorff is already seriously considering tho' necessity, which may at any hour be come Imperative, of withdrawal nni- only ln the north, but from the Vesle. or even the Chomln-des-Dames, to uio mnucnourg and Siegfried lines. as held in tho nutumn of 1917 That would explain the obstinate resistance ot Mangln's attacks-to per mit the evacuation of material and the reconstruction of the old defenses I-rom the north It is reported that UnnH1 IIIAnlt Im a.. ii tti , " '" "jessing apace on the Hindenburg und Siegfried lines Die question will arise whether the enemy can again check our advanco by a reversion to trench warfare. Last year he was able to do so, but now four new factors have Intervened to niter tho situation. Firstly, the Germans, Instead of re treating comfortably, according to a long prepared plan to positions minutely organized beforehand, will be closely pursued by the Allies "at tho sword's point" as the French say, and arc bound to suffer from tho disorganization of defeated units Secondly, German morale has been weakened by a series or disasters un prrnllelcd in this war's history. Cap tured letters grow ever more despond ent in tone, prisoners ever more de spairing, and official orders that fall Into French hands nre ever more In sistent on Incidents of Indiscipline. Now it is a reprimand to the artillery, whose flro It Is complained Is hardly less dangerous for the defenders than for the assailants. Now It Is severe censure of the Infantry for having onui uunn uiiu aciuairy nuried In secret a German aviator who seems to have nttacked them by "one of the accidents that may easily happen to German aviators." Tlie last phrase, which I cite textually, Is a sufficient avowal in Itself. Another time It Is Instructions to officers to "use weapons without' hesitation ln case soldiers refuse to follow orders given " The third factor Is the change In offensive tactics that has resulted from Hutler's maneuver. Smoke, gas, and short but vldlent bombardment have put It ln the power of a locally superior assailant to smash even the strongest land defenses by a sudden stroke. The Allies have learned the lesson, ns the events of the last month ' prove beyond question. Fourthly, thcr-aro the Americans. That our participation for the last few weeks has been comparatively un important in no-wise means that the enemy has no further cause to dread 't' Te Germans themselves know that the fourth factor Is perhaps the most dangerotfa of all. DENIES SCHWIEGER'S CAPTURE German Who Sank Lusitania Is Dead, Declares Ministry By the Associated Press i '"'"i A.uc-. 28- (Havas). The Mln-' Ibtry of Marine denies that a French patrol boat has captured Lieutenant Schwleger, who comanded the submarine which Bank the Lusitania. It N declared that this German of ficer died some time ago. A desnatch from Part Tueadav -- ported the Paris Journal as saying that Lieutenant Schwleger had been among muae itwuru num. ine crew or a uer man submarine sunk In the Mediterra nean by.a French patrol boat. The Ger man Admiralty haa admitted that Schwleger was killed in an accident in the North Sea in September, 1917, HEATHS CKMAN.Auj. JO. CHARLES, on of Clara and Abraham Cellan. .Relatives and frlcnda Invited to funeral. Thura.. 0 a. m.. residence nf his parents. R1SS Eaatwlck ava. KMAUC JUIV 10. AKTIfUK VANDER- VOOHT. lt lieutenant, Co. B. 3Uh Inf., aon nt Charles Chauncy and Anna .V&ndervoort tfavaa-r. aged i.'3. of Chestnut Hill. Killed In action ln Ftance. July lflth. Claia'lftlT. Princton University. CARROLU Auk. 2T. PATRICK, tauaband of Mary Carroll (nee Sloffot). 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