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BRITISH CAPTURE
RUMAUCOURT, ON
BANK OF DU NORD
Cross Canal Near the Somme,
Short Distance North
of Peronne
Ijonrion. Sept. —The British
have secured a nold on the west
hank of the Canal du Nord by tak
ing Rumaucourt, to the north of
Balns-leß-Mar<iuion. according to ad
vices from the battle front to-day.
Farther south along the canal
they are reported to have captured
Inchv-en-Artois, Demicourt, to the
east of Doignies. and liermies, three
miles notheast of Rertincourt.
Near the Somme the British, the
advices state, have crossed the canal
at Haut Allaines. slightly more than
two miles north of Veronne.
From liermies southward, the
British line is indicated as running
to the west of Kuyaulcourt. a mile
anil a half east of Rertincourt.
Midwav between N'ieppe and
Satlley. in the Lys salient, the Rrit
ish have captured the village of i
Croix-du-Rac.
British troops wore reported
this morning to have taken the
town of Moeuvres. three-attd
o ne-luilf miles southeast of
Qiieant. but the capture of the
place was not confirmed.
The Germans are in ftdl flight
in the region of the Canal du
N'oril and appear to he more
than ever disorganized. A thou
sand more prisoners were ivip
tureil last night by l'ielil Mar
sha! llaig's forces.
British Bound t p '2,tUit)
Prisoners and 2? Field Guns
British Headquarters in France, j
Sept. 4.—Enemy rear guards yester
day succeeded in engaging the Brit- j
isli advancing troops here and there
and in fighting delaying actions
which were usually of short dura-1
tion. But they did not check the gal- •
loping up of our batteries which fre- j
quently tired at point blank range i
into the struggling columns retreat-!
" ing to the eastward. j
In the rapidity of his withdrawal j
the enemy did not have time to de
stroy the crossings over the north |
Canal du Nord and last night our j
patrols wore reported by airmen to,
he holding two bridges well in line]
with the British advance.
British troops appear to have;
reached the outskirts of Moeuvres;
where stiff lighting is probable, as]
at that point the front and support j
trenches of the llindenburg line are
linked up by a redoubt which covers .
about a square mile. Rut as Ruiss.v |
and Inchv are held by the British it!
should not he difficult to turn the po- i
sition by coming down the rear of ■
• the enemy. I
During the day the British third j
army rounded up 1.946 prisoners and
22 field guns. Farther north the 1
Canadians and English collected an- j
other 7 20 prisoners.
Retires After Fifty-six
Years' School Work
]
Chicago.—After tifty-six years of
service, Mrs. Clara 11. Mahony s;;d
thinks schootteaching is a well-paid
and interesting profession. She re
tired a few days ago at the age of
seventy-six.
"Not because 1 didn't want to
teach anv more." she explained yes
terday, "hut because 1 have always
had a horror of staying too long, and
having others feel they wanted to get
rid of mo. 1 wanted to quit while
they wanted me to stay."
She smiled happily because she
has done t his.
"Teaching as a profession Is wall
paid, now that the salaries are raised,
but an alderman came to my school
the other day—you know 1 ha* e
been principal of the Komcnsky
School thirty-two years—and said he
thought we teachers had a snap with
five hours work a day, and three
months vacation.
"1 told him we would nil be in
asylums or hospitals if we did not
have the vacation, and that is why it
'was given to us. When men who
just peep into a school say it is a
snap, it shows what little concep
tion they have of our work.
"Since 1 began teaching interest
in school has increased on the part
of the children, because they are
taught physical culture, domestic
science, art and manual training.
* They arc more animated throughout
the day's work and their interest is
doubled. It's the biggest improve
ment made in fifty years.
"Another thing that is being dis
couraged constantly is the overdress
ing of schoolgirls. My district is Bo
hemian. and most families are
friendly, but even so there are some
heartaches because of clothes.
"To a schoolteacher there is but j
one aristocracy, and that is of j
brains. Teachers always favor the I
brightest pupils."
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, RVSISSBtmo tSKfe TELEGRAMS SEPTEMBER 4, 1918.
BRITISH PRESS HARD ON
HEELS OF BEATEN FOE
[Continued From I'ago One.]
of Cambrai, along both the Bapaumc-Cambrai and Arras-Cambrai
roads, and in the terrain lying between these highways. In this
area they are reported to-day to have captured the towns of
Inchv-en-Artois and Moeuvres. This represents an advance of
between three and one-half and tout miles since yesterday be
yond the southern section of the famous "switch" line at Queant.
Canal Crossed North of Peronne
Farther south the British likewise have reached the line of
the canal well down to Peronne, on the Somme, making their
front along this artiticial waterway cover an extent of more than
twenty miles. As a matter of facf they are repored to have even
crossed the canal along its southern length, just to the north of
Peronne.
British Are Near Cambrai
l ite menace to both Cambrai and Douai may be indicated by
the fact that the British are within five and a half miles of the
outskirts of the former city and not more than six miles distant
from Douai. At Inchv-en-Artois they arc a little more than two
miles from the Bourlon wood position where General Bvng tem
porarily was anchored in his drive at Cambrai last fall, marking
what was virtually his nearest approach to the city.
In Byng's drive, however, the British approached Cambrai on
only a narrow front, whence a German counterattack on the flank
ousted them disastrously, whereas at present the advance is on a
far wider front and is offering no apparent opportunity for an
effective counter blow, especially in the present repored state of
German disorganization from the constant pounding'the enemy
armies have received all along the front from Rheims to Arras
since mid-Ju'ly.
To the north the Germans still are retreating and the British
have occupied additional towns in the Lys salient. The enemy's
reported retirement in the sector south of la Rassee has not been
confirmed, however, and the Germans apparently still are holding
the greate part of the coal mining city of Lens, in this area,
although the British are understood to be in the western section of
the towns
French Make Important Advance
On the French front General Mangin's army has made im
portant progress in the direction of the forest of St. Gobain, which
defends Laon. His forces have reached the edge of the important
town of Coucy-le-Chateau and have pushed further eastward in
their flanking movement to the north of Soissons.
While the western front battle is in full swing, with the Ger
mans hardpressed, news comes of an attack by forces of the Cen
tral Powers on the center of the allied line along the Yardar river
in Macedonia. This move may be an attempted diversion on the
part of the central empires as its development would threaten the
Allied base at Saloniki and the territory of Greece. The attack
does not appear to have had important results, however, as the
British War Office announces that the enemy was driven back
bv a counter blow.
AT no place along the battle|
line extending from Sois-j
sons to Flanders lias the:
enemy been able to resist the!
allied armies in sufficient!
strength to cause a halt in the
offensive movement. The Ger
mans after repeated defeats at
various points have given ground'
apparently content to cover their;
retreat with rear guard actions, j
Where, if at all. the Germans'
plan to make a determined stand
is problematical. The failure to
counter attack for the possession
of the Queant-Drocourt line
gives added credence to unoffi
cial reports that still another line
has been prepared—a switch line
from Brebieres to Moeuvres —
and that here a valiant effort will
be made to stent the tide of the
battle. The British already
have reached Rumancourt, a
short distance from this new
line, and both from the north
and the south they are approach
ing it.
Mangin Pushes On
While the greatest progress
continues to be made southeast
and east of Arras momentous
events apparently are impending
north of Soissons. Here General
Mangin has for several days
>een pushing forward in a slow
but steady advance until he now
holds the key position to the
Vesle front from which, if their
movements are an indication of t
Hat Helps to Identify
Man Killed by Train
Kenosha, Wis.—The mangled body •
of a man found along the tracks of
the Chicago, North Shore and Mil-1
waultee Electric Railway on June l-' 1
was identified as that of William I
Johnson, formerly of Winthrop Har-j
hor.
Johnson formerly was widely
known in Kenosha. He had been'
missing from his home more than |
three weeks atid his wife established ;
the identiiii ation from a hat found |
near the body.
Deserter, Pardoned,
Runs Away Again
Detroit, Mich. —Gerald Drouillard.
of Windsor, who recently was ar-j
rested in Detroit on a charge of de-1
sertion from the One Hundred For'y
lifth Canadian battalion and also for
forging a passport, has again desert
ed from London, Ont.
Drouillard was pardoned on the
charge of forging has passport on
rendition that he rejoin his bat
talion.
YANKEES TURN CAPTURED GUNS
ON GERMANS AT JUVIGNY
By Associated Press
Willi tlie American Army in I
France, Sept. 4.—During the east-J
ward advance from Juvigny two I'O.i '
millimeter guns captured by the
Americans were returned by the
American artillerists upon the on-1
emy. The big guns were in perfect
working order, and all the Americans j
had to do was to switch their muz- j
zles in the opposite direction to;
which they had been pointing. A;
great supply of ammunition for the j
guns also was taken, and soon after
their capture the 105s were 'oar- ;
ing against their former owners.
Many German machine guns also
are being turned upon the enemy, the |
Americans operating them, having;
j their plan of maneuver the Ger
mans plan to retreat bad* of the
Aisne or to the Chemin des
Dames.
Hindenburg Line Endangered
The Germans have been forced
out of the Ailette river sector and
the main defenses of the Hin
denburg line are endangered. A
thrust by the Franco-American
forces at this place would be a
serious menace to the German
lines south and east of Soissons.
Furious Battle Near Lens
The British continue to make
progress in the Lys salient where
Richebourg and St. Vaas have
been captured. In the vicinity
of Lens a furious battle Is in
! progress for the possession of
( that city. Lens is one of the
strongest points of the German
defenses in the north.
Baralle Soon Under Fire
South of Queant, east of which
I the British have advanced to
Baralle the enemy's position at
] Cambrai is endangered. Baralle
is eight miles west of Cambrai
| and at the rate of the British
ii advance soon will be under ar
tillery tire. The British line
! west of Cambrai is almost where
it was last March when the Ger
i man offensive began. South of
| Queant to Peronne the British
jhave advanced while farther
i south from Peronne to Noyon
| the French have crossed the
Canal du Nord and occupied
j Salency.
Municipal Coalyards
Is a State-wide Plan
Topeka. Kan. — Establishment of
: municipal coal and wood yards
i throughout the cities of Kansas doi
ng the coming winter to take care
I of those who cannot lay in their fuel
, supplies is planned by nearly all of,
j he larger cities.
The yards are already in operation
; in Leavenworth and Lawrence, and
I the plan will be extended to every I
! ity which may find a need of this '
i lature.
1,000-a-Year Federal
Position Is Spurned
Wliitinsvillc. —There is a Govern-'
, ment job hogging in Whltinsville|
\ which nobody seems to want. The
position, paying SI,OOO a year, with
prospects of increases to $1,500, is
clerk-carrier at the post office. For
the third time the candidates were
minus when examinations for the
position were announced. The lure
of war wages is said to be attracting
the men of the town elsewhere.
been given a special course of train
ing pridr to the battle, practicing]
with guns and ammunition captured
north of the Marne. Just beyond,
Juvigny during their advance the]
Americans captured a German dress
ing station and several wotfnded
Germans and rescued two wounded
Americans.
The rescued Americans had had
little food for two days and virtually,
no attention. The Americans did not
complain, however, as the German
wounded were not given much atten
tion either. This was due to the
confusion of the retreat and the great
numbers of wounded Germans who
poured Into the station as the Amer
icans advanced.
COUNTY USERS OF
SUGAR HEW CLOSE
TO REGULATIONS
Grocers and Bakers Fall Into
Line, Too, Reports
Indicate
Dauphin county householders and
retailers are conforming strictly with
] the sugar regulations of the Food
! Administrator, a report compiled at
the offices showed this morning.
The reports for August show that
319,445 pounds of sugar have been
used by the householders for can
ning purposes. This is in line with
the desire of the Federal Food Ad
] ministrntor, who has urged that
I housewives can and preserve as
] much as possible, to insure an ade
i quate domestic food supply next
; winter.
Fsc Less Than Allowed
I On the other hand, the household
! ers have held themselves stringent
j ly to the'regulations allowing only
I two pounds monthly per person.
} With an estimated 210,00 persons in
the county, 140,845 pounds of sugar
were sold other than that which was
j sold for canning.
The 4 40,845 pounds, besides repre
senting the domestic requirements,
I also includes the amount issued to
1 bakers, public eating places, small
manufacturers and other large
users. It means that the amount
sold to retail grocers for distribu
tion among domestic consumers was
much less than 4 00,000 pounds, or in
| other words less than the two
pounds per person monthly allow
ance of the government.
Householders who limit their fam
ilies. including the sugar used for
baking and cooking, to less than two
pounds monthly, are not the only
patriotic sugar users, it was said at
the food administration office. Gro
cers are insisting on selling to their
customers only as much as is ac
tually needed, even though that is
sometimes less than the two-pound
allotment. They also limit customers
to their actual needs when buying
sugar for canning. Many of the can
ning certificates redeemed at the
; food administration offices are for
1 five pounds or even less.
Bakers have also fallen in line. A
; Derry street baker was reported
whose allotment was V,600 pounds
! tor each of the months of July, Au
gust and September. This baker re
ceived his July aJlotmcnt of 1,600
pounds and by careful economy
made it last two months, thereby
j saving the food administration 1,600
pounds.
The total amount of sugar taken
from wholesale stocks during August
and used domestically for canning
and household uses, and commer
cially, was 766,290 pounds.
ORGANIZING FOR
FOURTH LIBERTY
LOAN CAMPAIGN
Headquarters to Re Opened
Tomorrow at 210 Market
Street; Plans Readv
The organization work for the
Fourth Liberty Loan drive will be
gin to-morrow. The headquarters
for the drive will he opened in the
morning in the store of Henry Gil
bert and Son, 219 Market street. The
entire first floor will he occupied by
the Liberty Loan committee.
J. Clyde Myton, organizing secre
tary, will have charge of headquar
ters. as during former drives. Don
ald McCormlck. secretary of the Har
risburg district, will also make the
room his headquarters during most
of the time the campaign is being
conducted.
The organization work beginning
to-morrow will include the prepara
tion of lists for the- home drive. (
Frank C. Sites will retain the post of
chairman of the home committee.
Every home will he vlsiied as dur
ing the Third loan, and every resi
dent of the city and county will be
tabulated, whether he buys a bond
or not.
The drive will open with the in
dustrial canvass. George S. Rein
oehl is chairman of In industrial
committee, and will scrape all the
loose dollars from every industrial
extahlishnient in the eitv.
Henderson Gilbert is chairman of
the stunts committee. Some stunt is
planned whereby in a graphic man
ner each day's subscriptions can bo
tabulated in public view- It is hoped
to arrange to have the district, city
and county totals each day.
Committee members ara being -se
cured rapidly to cover every part of
Harrisburg and the three counties
comprising the district. The com
mittee chairmen report that most of
the members are on the committee
because they consider it a privilege
to serve, and not because they are
asked. A dozen requests to serve as
solicitors were received in one day.
The committee luncheons will be
held as formerly at the end of the
drive when the reports are coming
in. Arrangements have been made
to finance the luncheons. A corp* of
clerks vyi" !, e on hand to aid in the
work of preparation, so that when
the dfive opens officially on Septem
ber 2R. all will be in readiness to
raise the quota with a rush.
SHEI,IIXG HHKTMS CATHEDBAIi
Some additional lisht is shed on
the German destruction of the masr
nifieent edifice that has been de
scribed as "frozen music," in an in
terview that Cardinal Eucon, Arch
bishop of RhPims, in-anted the editor
of Everybody's. Howard Wheeler,
who reports it in the September
number. "As you know." the Arch
bishop told Mr. Wheeler, "the Ger
mans have stated that the French
army had been usins the towers of
the cathedral for observation pur
poses and that irons had been con
cealed there. The fact is that the
French leaders. fearinK that harm
would come to the cathedral, re
frained ;t all times from usine it
for any military purposes whatever.
When the bombardments were com
menced. I immediately wrote a let
ter to the Pope, in which I solemnly
swore, on my honor as a man and as
a prelate of the church, that never
had I abandoned my cathedral since
the hesrlnninK of the war, and that
never at any time had it been used
for military purposes. All to n°
avail. The bombardment still con
tinues and at recular intervals my
old cathedral is battered piecemeal
,—and it breaks my heart."
BUSINESSMEN OF
CITY TO UTILIZE
SHIPS OF NATION
Chairman Hurley Asks Cham
ber of Commerce to Act
in Movement
j Harrisburg merchants and manu
| facturers shortly will take the first
i step to utilize the great merchant
I marine of the United States being
I built by the Emergency Fleet Cor
' poration Steps are to be taken to
j use the ships of the Merchant Marine
to increase local prosperity after the
war.
| Tlie Chamber of Commerce has been
j requested by Edward N. Hurley,
I chairman of the Emergency Fleet
j Corporation, to appoint a Merchant
! Marine committee to begin at once
j studying methods to utilize the thou
] sands of ocean transports and rttrgo
I carriers. A Merchant Marine com
j inittee will he appointed from the
I personnel of the chamber within a
very short time, it was announced
to-day.
Committee Mill Boost
The committee will drive home to
local merchants and manufacturers
the unexcelled chance offered by the
new Merchant Marine to increase
! their markets to embrace every coun-
I try in the world. .Chairman Hurley
i promised the businessmen in his let-
I ter to the chamber that American
i cargoes will he carried by the new
' ships at rates corresponding to Amcr-
I lean railroad rates, the cheapest in
I the world. Fast American passenger
! and cargo carrying liners will run
j regularly to every port in Latin
' America, the Orient. Africa and Aus-
I tralia.
I According to plans announced to
the local chamber by Mr. Hurley,
I local products can be delivered to
I customers in foreign countries on
! terms cheap enough to win lasting
! trade. Raw materials can be Im-
I ported cheaply enough to extend lo
| cat products and trade, he added.
Flans to He Clear
The work of the local Merchant
| Marine committee is to study the
j plans and lay them before business
men so clearly that they will regard
the new merchant ships, of which
i there will be 3,000, as a continuation
jof the railroad systems. The farmer,
| it will be pointed out, must Visualize
! ships carrying his wheat, cotton,
I breeding animals, dairy products and
j fruit to new world markets. The
i manufacturing men must think of
customers in Latin America as being
as accessible as those j in the next
state. The boys, it is added, must
think of ships and foreign countries
when they choose a calling.
President A. S. Patterson will se
lect a committee from representative
manufacturers and shippers.
Jesse R. Grant Takes
Widow as His Bride
i*
r :-i
L • .... m
*li;s:sT% J?. a QSANT a
Jesse Hoot Grant, son of ex-Presi
dent Ulysses S. Grant, has been mar
ried to Mrs. Lillian Burns Wilkins.
a widow, of Inwood, N. V. The wed
ding took place in New York recent
ly. the couple leaving immediately for
their honeymoon. Mr. Grant, who is
60 years old. and his former wife
were divorced in Heno a few days be
fore his second marriage.
BOSSES TO FACE
JUDGE BONNIWELL
[Continued front First Page.]
rected by the state committee to re
port later.
\ ance C. McCormick, Democratic
National Chairman, was selected to
temporarily preside at the opening
of the State Committee meeting in
the absence of Major George R. Mc-
Lean, the state chairman, who was
detained at Washington. Major Mc-
Lean recently entered the Army and
will retire.
"Passing Tlu-otigli Crisis"
Mr. McCormick said in opening
that the party is "passing through
a crisis" and that he wanted to de
liberate with the Democrats. Mr.
McCormick said there should be a
Congress that believes 100 per cent,
in the President. "The people of
this country have got one thing to
do, forgetting politics and everything
else, and that is make every effort
to win the war," said the chairman.
"I am not of those who be
lieve that Republicans are not as pa
triotic as Democrats. To win we
must unite in every effort."
The chairman made a strong plea
for a Congress that would be "with
the President." and said he felt that
the nation should and would do as
it did in the Civil War —refuse to
"swap horses" while crossing the
stream. The election of a Congress
not in sympathy with the President,
he held, would be hailed by every
German newspaper. "What would
the Allies thing of it?" asked Chair
man McCormick, who then said that
when the war is over the party must
have the credit for an elficient ad
ministration. His whole effort was
to make a Democratic claim speech.
Referring to Chairman Hays' re
mark that the Republicans wanted
to put nuils in the Kaiser's coffin and
stones on his tomb, Mr. McCormick
said "the Democrats will not be sat
isfied until they kill the Kaiser."
A. Mitchell Palmer, Joseph F. Guf
fey, William J. Brennen and other
prominent Democrats submitted
proxies. J
ENTENTE NAVIES
RIDE OCEAN ON
MIGHTY ERRAND
American Destroyers Have a
Big Part in Moving Sol
diers Overseas
I
By Associated Press
London, Sept. 4.—Some idea of the
work of the ICentente Allied navies in
Kuropean waters is shown by inter
esting figures on the part taken by
American destroyers from one base
in April, Muy and June of this year,
which The Associated Press is now
permitted to disclose.
These destroyer, m which form only
a part of America's fleet in kuropean
waters, escorted 121 troop ship con
voys, consisting of 77J shipps, in that
period. At the same time they es
corted 171 merchant convoys, consist
ing <\f 1,763 ships.
When it is considered that the
navy in that period did only 27 percent
of the convoying and that th* figures
represent only the work of destroy
ers at one base, it may he seen what
a tremendous tusk the Allied navies
are performing.
There are at present 155 ships fly
ing tlie British flag carrying Ameri
can troops exclusively.
In August more than 250,000 Amer
ican troops arrived In Kurope. Of
this number the American navy con
voyed 34 per cent., the British 05 per
cent, and the French one per cent.
An average of 2,000 personal let
ters daily now are arriving at the
1 nitod States naval headquarters in
London. Ninety per cent, of these
letters have to he re-addressed.
It is understood American naval
aviators have begun seaplane opera
tions from bases on the Irish coast.
GERMAN KMfItKSS WORSE
By Associated Press
Zurich. Switzerland. Sept. 4.—The
health of the German Empres.x, who
luast week heeame ill with heart
trouble, is slightly worse to-day, ac
cording to the Munich newspapers.
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KIWANIS CLUB
HEARS LT. LONG
Soldier Home From the Front
Tells How Pennsylvania
Lads Defeated Huns
How the 112 th Regiment pushed
ahead in the Chateau Thierry light
ing was told to members of the Ki
wanis Club at their weekly luncheon
at noon to-day by Lieutenant James
T. Long, a member of the organiza
tion, who comes fresh from the front.
In his address, Lieutenant Long gave
many vivid stories of the lighting
with the Boche.
"An hour before the German ar
tillery barrage opened the Allies be
gan their barrage, and the slaughter
was tremendous."
In telling of one of the combats
his regiment was engaged in, Lieu
tenant Long said: "If I ever prayed,
1 prayed thdt night! I prayed for
daylight!" After this terrible light
ing the regiment entered Chateau
Thierry six hours after the Boche left
it. The lieutenant related that by
some odd freak of fortune a piano
was left on the outside of a French
house in the town. As the regiment
marched through the dreary, ruined
town they heard an American soldier
playing ragtime. It straightened the
soldiers out like an arrow and they
were good for another fifty niilcs, he
related. A certain French town was
captured and recaptured three times.
Finally the Hun took it and the next
day the Americans waded in. "We
took seven German prisoners and
buried the rest of the two German
companies the next day," he said.
Finally the regiment went behind
the lines for a rest. "I hadn't a bath
for two months," the lieutenant said.
On August 11 he went back to regi
mental headquarters and finally
came to America.
J. Harry Messersmith won the at
tendance prize at this week's Kiwan
is luncheon, the prize being $lO
worth of repairs at T. C. Black's
garage. It was announced that next
week's prize will be two Baby Bonds
given by J. Q. A. Rutherford. Ser
geant Blake, of the local recruiting
staton made an address in which he
sounded a note of optimism and pre
dicted victory for the allied troops.
AMERICAN RIFLE
FIRE DRIVES OFF
GERMAN RAIDERS
In Vosgcs Region Enefy Uses i
Tear and Sneeze Gas
Shells
By Associated Press * r '
With the American Army In<
France, Sept. 3.--There was consid
erable patrol activity on the Ameri
can'front in the VosgeS region last|
night. An enemy raiding party of!
fifty approached the American?!
trenches at one point. The raidersi
were driven off by rifle tire. The ar-i
tillery was active on both sides in;
this sector, the enemy using tear and
sneeze gas shells.
In the Woevre district an Ameri
can patrol penetrated the enemy
lines after cutting seven strands of
barbed wire, other patrols met small
German groups an ddrove them off *"
without difficulty.
The enemy artillery and machine
gun activity in the Woevre increased
slightly.
London, Sept. 4.—The clearing of'
machine gun nests around Terny-
Sorny is being continued by
Americans despite the stubborn op-;
position of German patrols, says tliei
Daily Mail's correspondent in a dis-|
patch from the headquarters of thei
American army in France. Contlnu-i
ing the dispatch says:
"The Americans finally gained thet
ascendency and consolidated their!
positions near Terny-Sorny. General' *
Mangin two days ago visited thai
American general commanding this 1
unit and expressed complete satis
faction over its achievement pointing!
out how important the sector north
ward from Soissons is and how thm
Germans had brought fresh troop*
forward to hold the • positions. The
Americans were pleased with praise
from such a source and on their
part they say that the l'"rench cav
alry and tanks greatly aided their
success."