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GREAT BLOW
TO BE DEALT
NEXT SPRIG
General March Tells of Foch's
r -r a 'u.. i
reparations to nun enure
Miiea airengin Against
Hun
FIVE MILLION TROOPS
NEEDED FROM AMERICA
Short, Decisive Fight Looked
- for as Continuation of
Present Battle
WASHIXGTON-, Aug. 7. Hacked
by a reservoir of 5,000.000 Ameri
can troops, Field Marshal Foch is
preparing to hurl against the Ger
mans : the entIrV united military
strength of the allies in order to
bring the war to a victorious con
clusion In the shortest possible time.
Spring will see the terrific conflict,
already in progress on the A.snt
Vesje line, in full swing with Foch's
armies striking with all their power.
Xhis was the impression gained by
members of the military senate com
mittee who heard General March ex
plain In executive session the war de
partment's reason for asking exten
sion of draft age limits. They
learned that the definite decision to
enlarge the- American military pro
gram to an army of 5.000.000 men
was reached about July 30 and is in
accordance with an agreement reach
ed in Paris shortly before that time.
JHow In Telling One.
The date when the United States
decided to more than double the
great effort it already was making
and to bring its whole man power
to "bear immediately may be signifi
cant. General Foch's smashing blow
which has flattened out the Aisne
MarneVsalient "and has thrown the
whole German front from Rheims to
L the sea Into Jeopardy, yas struck
V July 15' 'wHh American troops bear
ing their full share.
It appeared possible that tin snc-
, cess of that blow had Influenced the
American officlalswho continuously
have pressed fof"avi;?orous. aggress
ive campaign al the earliest possible
moment and with attention eoncen-
iraica on me western iront, to re
Iiemthat enough could be done this
year- to prepare the way for a smash
ing military triumphs next year when
the fall American army becomes
available. The period of time cov
ered .by estimates for eanjpment and
transportation of troops under the
enlarged army plan Is understood to
carry it up to next spring.
" To Rend 3,000,000 Across.
As the project is understood, it Is
contemplated to place on ormy of
substantially 3,000,000 American
troops In France before the spring
campaign opens, backed by 2,000.000
more at home, moving forward as
needed. In this connection intima
tions that the British have made ex-
Vtraordinary efforts ..to concentrate
troops on the western front in the
last few months become increasingly
Coupled with the- French and
American efforts this gives promise
of such overwhelming forces in the
battle next year that a camparative
1 short and bitter fight may see the
issue decided and the German army
driven beyond the Rhine if it is not
destroyed in the field.
In bis mid-week conference with
newspapermen later n the day, Gen
erad March dealt with the battle slt
Djlon In general term3 and refer
red to his appearance before the
senate committee only to deny a re
Port that he had fixed the military
Program of landing 84 American di
Tislons in France by next May. He
declared he made no such statement.
BRITISH TOLL
OF SUBS IS 150
;
Premier Lloyd George Re
views War Situation in
, House of Commons ;
Te xrl A f lwl
yeorge, the British prime minister,
tCday in a enperh hefnro iha hni!
I commons reviewed extensively-the
"r situation. He referred partku
a in hat had been " accomplish
es -In the recent drive by the allied
wees on the Soissons-Rheims Bal
nt, to the destruction of German
ubmarines. of which 150 had been
. accounted for since the war began
ore than half of these in the last
7ear-and the part the Americans
now were playing and would play
' ter in the fight for the cause of
lemocracy.
..',Ie wauld be a sanguine man on
German general staff who would
"ow nredirt that nmi. ,.ni,i
bUln a military decision this year"
' v -Be premier declared, as he charac
j wrized Marshal Foch's eounter-or-tensive
as the "most brilliant in the
. annals of the war."
Mistake Made in Sending
Printers Order to Work
VATKnLOO.Ja7 Aug. 7. The
Waterloo, exemption board notified a
Waterloo newspaper that notices to.
Us employes to the effect that thcy
would hate to secure other position
to comply with the "work or fight"
order to tcplaced in class one. were
rent to the employes of the mechani
cal departments by mistake.
Ueporters who received notices
havo not been exempted, however,
but will appeal from the decision of
the bard. Twelve employes on one.
paper received notices, but practically
all of these will be rescinded by the
board. '
KNIFE IN BACK
EVIDENTLY PLAN
OF SUBMARINES
:
Sinking of Helpless Lightship
Confirms Belief in
Policy
kS .
U-BOATS PLAYING SAFE
Thought Under Orders to
Handicap Commerce on
American Coast
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Destruc
tion by; a submarine ,of Diamond
Shoals lightship No. 71, a helpless
craft anchored off Cape Hatteras to
warn shipping from the treacherous
shoals forming the "grave yard of
the Atlantic, coast," confirms the be
lief of naval officials that German
submarine commanders sent to this
side of the Atlantic are under orders
to handicap commerce in all way3
possible without exposing to naval or
other formidable opponents.
News of the shelling and sinking
of the lightship came to the navy de
partment today clearing up the mys
tery of ; earlier reports from coast
guard stations on the North Caro
lina coast that heavy shelljng was
heard at sea yesterday afternoon.
The crew of 16 men on the light
vessel escaped in the small boat and
rowed the ten or twelve miles to
shore. ,
Subsequently, the submarine ap
peared wjithln half a mile of the land
which projects far out from the main
coast ofNorth Carolina. There were
no reports of attacks on villages,
coast guard stations or lighthouses
and the purpose of the submarine
commander in showing himself so
near the beach was not clear.
TWO COUPLES
IRE INJURED
R. J. Ruby and Jack Howey
in Hospital Schafer Girls
"sSent Home
Four Silverton young people were
severely injured and barely escaped
with their lives when an automobile
In which; they were driving from Sa
lem turned turtle oh the Silverton
road opposite the Harvey Walker
place late last night. Two men. 1.
J. Ruby.; owner of the automobile,
and . Jack Howey, are in the Salem
hospital, and two girls, Schafer by
name, were sent to Silverton.
The two couples had been to Sa
lem to attend a moving picture show.
It Is believed they were driving at
high speed when the automobile
skidded and plunged into a telephone
post. The two 1 girls were thrown
over a barbed wire fence, but
strangely were not injured as severe
ly as the men. Howey was wedded
between the automobile and the tel
ephone post and is badly jammed
about the shoulders. Ruby was In
jured in the back. While the in
iuries are severe it was announced
by the physician last night that Ruby
and Howey are probably not in a ser
ious condition.
The automobile appeared to be a
complete wreck.
General Fruit Crop May
Be Better Than Expected
Specimens of pears, prunes ana
plums are coming in to the offices
of the Salrm Krr.it union and other
dealers in the city.anl ?long with
them come reports that contradict to
a large extent the accounts of wide
vnresd damage by disease, and the
'shortage or 1rop. The managers
who have made careful observations
as to the pni"es insist that tnre is
vrrvlittle evidence of disease in the
prune otchards where the trees aro
perfectly normal in their growth.
Where CHltivatlon has b on neglect
ed or where growth has txeifrctard
ed by other causes, the drain of the
heavy crop has ben too much for
the tops and shriveling has resulted.
. Another f" pointed cut ny tne
dealers is that the prunes and nars
this season are carrying an unusual
percentage of sugar as the result cf
the dry season.1 This promises a
very fine, heavy grada of fruit from
the evaporators.
Indications now are that both
prunes and .pears will be ready for
harvesting a week earlier than us
ual. Some growers expect (to start
the picking of pears about August 25.
SEARCH FOR
EVIDENCE OF
PROPAGANDA
Federal Agents Raid Offices
of Pro-Hun Weekly to Ob
tain Record of German Ex
penditures PRIVATE HOMES ALSO
COMBED THOROUGHLY
Career of Paper Stormy
Started Twice and Barred
From Mails
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Offices of
Issues and Events, a weekly publica
tion recently barred from the mails,
a manufacturing plant aud the bus
iness places of three wealthy German-Americans,
were raided by fed
eral agents today in en effort to
trace alleged expenditures of Ger
man pitipaganda funds.
The object of the officers In this
city and also In ChWirn. Reading
and Lancaster, Pa., according to the
government authorities, was to ob
tain possession of . alleged records
of collections and expenditures for
propaganda activities, together with
reported anti-American literature.
The- individuals and corporations
whose offices were entered are al
leged to have been associated with a
group of German-Americans In the
Pennsylvania cities In assembling
money for propaganda. One of the
establishments searched was the New
York office of the Berkshire Knit
ting Mills. This concern, the Textile
Machine works and the Narrow Fa
brie company, all controlled by Fer
dinand Thun 'and Harry K. Janssen
have plants at Reading, which also
were raided by federal officials.
Circulation Limited Karlr.
. Seach warrants also were executed
at the residences and offices of Ru
dolph Pagenstecher, described as an
advertising agent; William Kanw,
associated with a stlk importlns
house, and Charles II. I'nversagt.
said to be a "dealer In investments."
xi Issues and Events, according to
Charles E. Dewoody, ch'ef of the
federal Investigation bureau, has had
a stormy career. Operated as a pro-
German weekly before the United
States became a belligerent, some of
its editions were barjed from the
malls earlv In 1017. and Its editor,
Franz R. Dort, was interned.
A few week ago the publication
was resumed under the name of the
Liberal Aiueroiian. but after one or
two Issues, was again denied trans
portation as mail mattoi. Officers
who searched the office found only
a few copies of recent issues, they
said, and no preparations for future
publication.
The offices of Issues jnH Events.
Inc., which has published the. Liberal
American, are Frederick F. Shrader,
Dresident: Fred C. Shnmons. secre
tary and treasurer, and Robert Otto
Veller. assistant treasurer and gen
eial manager.
OFFICIALS SEIZH SMTCASK.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7. The oflices
of Der Zeitgeist, published by I.
Michael Singer, forme editor of the
Illinois Starts Zeltur.c. were raided
by federal officials today, who seized
a suitcase of correspondence and
documents.
The documents sought in the
search warrant on which the raid
was made are said to constitute a
violation of the espionaee act and
Include alleged correspondence be
tween Dr. Singer and Tollowlng per
sons and firms. William F. Remnls,
H. C. Schiedt. Wilhelm Kaupe. Ru
dolph Pagenstecher, rharies H. Cn
versact, Jeremiah J. O'Leary, George
S. Viereck. T. W. Veller, Francis
Drol, Will R. MacDonald, Carl E.
Schmidt. "Hull." "Fatherland." "Vle
reck's Weekly." "Issues and Events."
the American Ttnth Society and the
Non-Partisan league.
Dr. Singer, who was not arrested,
said last nijrht that be bad corre
spondence with only two of the per
sons or firms named.
AL JONES IS
SERIOUSLY ILL
Only Members of Family Per
mitted to See Candidate
for Senator '
W. Al Jones, one of the-Republican
nominees for state senator from
Mrinn rmniv and who led the field
of four candidates at the primary el
ection In May, is seriously ill at tb
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
II. Jones, of Salem. Mr. Jones' Ill
ness is a relapse of a severe Illness
of several weeks with malarial fever.
Considerable concern Is felt relative
to his present Illness and only mem
bers of his family are permitted to
see him.
Fifteenth White House
I
Wedding Is Celebrate
WASHINGTON', Aug. 7. Miss
Alice Wilson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph It. Wilson of Baltimore.
End niece of President Wilson, and
the Kev. I. S. MeKlroy Jr.. of Colum
bus. Ga.. were married this evening
at the White House. It was the fif
teenth wedding to take place at the
executive mansion and the third dur
ing the present administration.
GENERAL GRAVES
WILL COMMAND
SIBERIAN FORCE
To Head Two Regiments from
Philippines Forming Nu
cleus of U. S. Army
MARCH INTERVIEWED
Uyehara Considered for Su
preme Leader of Japs and
Americans
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. First de
tails of American military aid to be
sent to Siberia for the protection of
the rear of the Czecho-Slovak forces
were given today by General March.
The chief of staff announced that
Major General Graves will command
the American force, the nucleus of
which will be two regiments of reg
ulars from the Philippines.
General Graves is now in command
of the eigth division at Camp Fre
mont. Cal. The regiments to form
the vanguard of the American con
tingent will be the 27th and 31st.
neither of which is recruited to war
strength. This force will be supple
mented bv the troops from the ITnited
States. The chief of staff said the
American force would not be a large
one.
General March said so far as he
knew no commander-in-chief had yet
been designated. He recalled that
this could be done only by Interna
tional agreement, such as would be
found necessary to concentrate the
supreme command of all the entente
and American troops ,ln Europe In
the hands or General t ocn.
From other sources It was learned
that negotiations arc now under way
to this end and that the chief of staff
-f the Japan-;e army. General Itaron
UyeharX, has been suggested and hi
name is now under consideration as
commander-in-chief.
General March said that the sail
ing of the expedition of General
Graves would not be announced but
that upon arrival of the forces the
news will l made public. It was
not stated whetiier an announce
ment of the sir.e of the American con
tingent may be expected. The Jap
anese force, in conjunction with the
Chinese, who will act under Japan
ese direction, probably will be more
numerous: in fact Japan is preparing
to send into Siberia any number of
troops necessary to carry out the de
clared purpose to pive effective aid
to the Czecho-Slovaks.
LEWIS FAVORED
BY WffHYCOMBE
Governor Willing to Reap
point Him Regardless of
Past Differences
Governor Withyrombe yesterday
made the surprising announcement
that if John H. Lewis does not re
sign his position, he will reappoint
Mr. Lewis when the latter's term of
offlee expires in January.
It became known nearly two
weeks ago that Iewls intends to re
sign to accept a position w'th a larse
reclamation project. While Mr.
Lewis has rot sld as much It Is
generally known that be expects ta
take a position with the Warm
Springs lirication district, but that
the availability of the position de
pends upon approval of a $7ru.of
bond issued ly the capital issues
eommittee.
The governor's announcement that
he would re-apioint Mr. Iwls If th
engineer doe not resign is surpris
ing for" the reason that the two men
have not been in cor.iphte har
mony in the past. The main dHfer
ence letwcn the governor and the
engineer grew out of legislation
which made Iewis both Mate engin
eer and state highway engineer. The
governor declares that as far as he
is concerned these, differences are
forgotten.
"I recognize Mr. TwJs' abilitv."
- ; said the governor "alth.gh he and
I have not always been able to apreo.
He Is efficient and without question
Is qualified for the pocttion be
holds."
TIIK WKATIU'R.
Fair; moderate westerly wlnd3.
fi at t a v nr
TLiil 1HA Uf
80 PER CENT
SANCTIONED
Secretary McAdoo Declares
Himself Unreservedly in
Favor of Levy on War
Profits
OTHER CHANGES WOULD
BECOME UNNECESSARY
Telegram Containing Sugges
tions Sent to Representa
tive Kitchin
CHICAGO. Aug 7. William G.
McAdoo. serrctrry of the treasury,
tonight declared himself unreserved
ly In favor of a flat war profits tax
of SO per cent.
"The adoption of an p per cent
war profits tax should render un
necessary and I believe rndeslrable.
any Increase in the existing excess
profits tax rate," he declared.
In presenting his views on tax
measures now before con tress. Sec
retary McAdoo addtesse.I the follow
ing telegram to Claud Kltrhin, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee of the house:
"Roper has advised Pie of his talk
with yon Wednesday last. I greatly
appreciate assurance you gave him
of your dMiire to meet us as far as
possible the views of tb treasury.
I should be very sorry to have pro
gress on the revenue bill delayed for
conference concerning war profits
tax as I understand you sujcgesL
This Is a matter which has engaged
my earnest thought and In order that
you may know my views without de
lay, I take the liberty cf telegraph
ing to confirm and reindors th pro
gram outlined in my letter to you of
June r and to express the conviction
that that program is sound and rea
sonable.
Tax ndimihl. "
"I earnestly hope that it may com
mend itself to yon and the commit
tee. I regard the wsr profits tax
as an integral and Indispensable part
of that program. As a result of the
further consideration of the subject
which has horn given inco write
you. I am confirmed in my opinion
that a flat war piofits tax of SO per
cent should bo Imposed. Of course,
ample safeguards shouM Ik- provided
against hardships in extraordinary
case In the application of such a
rate. The adoption of an so per
coot war profits tr.x should render
unnecessary and I iwlirve undesira
ble any Inereaso in th xisting prof
its tax rate.
"It la my strong eontletlon that
the taxation of genuine war profits
is the only way to reach Teal war
profiteering and that It Is at the
same time a thoroughly justifiable
measure uKn economic grounds as
well as a certain and Independable
producer of a large part of the re
quired revenue.
"The patriotic puwlocers of Amer
ica should be content If one fifth of
their war profits are r.eeured to them
especially whn we it fleet that the
men who are fighting and dying In
France to save the libert'es of those
who stay at home and make It pos
sible for them to continue In busi
ness are limited by act to congress to
$39 per year for their services and
have to give their blood In the bar
gain. Selfish Motive IecHel.
"Should we be nioro partial and
tender to those who are protected
in safety at home than we are to
those who have made the supreme
sacrifices for us on th fitld of bat
tle? I sincerely tnut alo that the
amendments which experience has
shown to be desirable, if not essen
tial, to the provisions a'fecting th
determination of excess rrofit taxes,
may be adopted."
Sectetary McAdoo, who spent the
dav Insisting Chicago railway fa
cilities also announced that the next
liberty loan and any others that may
follow, will be on a l' per cent
basis.
"The public should realize." be
. .
the rat were raised
said, "that If
they would simply bo 'hareing them
selves by their own boot straps. The
situation must be kept sound by sta
bilizing the rate at 4'i r cent ln-
terest. It is to the interest of the
people bank and busiuesj' men. be
cause if the government raises Its i
bid for money, then all Industry will;
have to pay proportionally more for,
"Xmurr MCA.I.H, departed late f
. tt.. m j i .i , i. l !
I'Miimii ir lunnmu im-ii "line u
-m u ..i.:
will niuiu i'i r aniiu,,ivi,
Logging Engine Turns
Turtle, Killing Crew
SEATTLE. Auk. 7. Turnlnr tur
tle of a lossinc mgin near Nagram
caused when the engine's airbrakes
refused .to operate. It is said, result
ed In the instant death of Its crew
today. George F. Garttf engineer,
and Edward Cox. fireman, were
pinned undcrneatth the engine and
killed.
Coast Shipyard Labor
. Situation Discussed
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 7. Tb
labor situation In the coait shipyard
was diwusji'-il at conference here to
day brtwern representatives of ttao
union, heads of the shipyards and
official of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration. Nineteen disputed futat
wore under consideration, but of
these definite artion was taken on
eight. Coi.imlttee were ap
pointed to take D anrf report to th
conference no t he 5- questions. .
Means of obtaining adherence to
the Macy M-ale of wage and other
rulings or t he board; whether over
time should be irmitted and uader
what condition; clauirtratioa of tn
various trades; nicht bonaaes; al
lowance systems; contract system:
piece rates and working conditions.
NO SUCCESSOR
FOR CHINNOCK
TO BE NAMED
Shortage of Funds Is Reason
Superintendent Resigns
His Office
ENGINEER TAKES WORK
Situation Exactly as Sugget
ed by Capper in Event
Lewis Quits
James T. Chlnnock. superintend
ent of water division Nx 1. yester
day submitted his resignation to
Governor Withyrombe, effective Im
mediacy. This action is in accord
ance with an announcement mad by
Mr. Chlnnock several months ago.
and b had exepvtod to resign at an
earlier date, but deferred the action
so that be might finish certain work
conmrted with the department.
because of shortage of funds In
the department Governor Withy-
combe Is nnable to appoint a suc-
coMor to Chlnnock. and will allow
the duties of division No. 1 to de
volve uon the state engineer and
Superintendent Cochran of water dl
vision No. 2. Percy A. Cupper, as
sistant state engineer. Is Republican 1
nominee to succeed Chlnnock. and
when Chlnnock made the announce
ment of his Intention to resign the
governor said that he would appoint
Cui'per t fill out the unexpired
term. The condition of the fund
makes this impossible. The last leg
islature appropriated fnr the two di
visions $30,(100 for the blcnnlum. for
payment of salaries, expense of field
work and all other expenses. When
It was found that the fund was run
ning short the engineering depart
ment planned to eliminate one field
rian In the second division on July
1. but because of the extreme short
age ot water this was found impos
sible, and this contributed to the
necessity of the governor's decision
not to appoint an official In Chla
nock's place.
The present condition of the de-
( Continued on page 3).
CASUALTY LIST
GROWING FAST
Yesterday's Total Greatest
Since Aisne-Marne Toll
. Began to Arrive
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Casual
ties In the army and marine corps
overseas to the number of 1014 were
made public today by tbe war and
navy departments. This was the
largest day's total slnre the toll of
the Marne-Alsne victory began to
arrive last Monday, comparing with
953 yesterday and 1 the day be
fore. Of the total today 722 were "sol
dieds and 292 marine. The num
ber or killed in action again was
compartlvely small, aggregating li
army 93 and marine corps si. The
wounded severely numWred 437
i army 0 and marine corps 33.
i ... . , . . , . ' , , ,
all soldiers.'
A recapitulation of the seven army
liM Issued during the day and the
one marine corps list t hows:
Army Marine
corps.
; wounds"::.';.':::
of arrMrnU
' -"'denj. and ctt.r
causes ..........
99
ft
1
22
... . - , , -
''d of diaease 2
11 1 im
! Missin
Wounded, severely 401 S3
Wounded, degree undeter
mined 73 2C
Totals 722 292
The list today ln-lide Mechanic
Wayne H. Westcott. lmay. Mont.,
and Privates Edward lu'.imaa. Chi
nook. Mont.: Georx r Iean. Ill"
East Eleventh ave Spokane; Peter
Fladness, Missoula. Mo.it.. died of
accident and other ea;;? Private
James H. Bocgs. Lovella, Or., killed
in action.
ISLE IS
CROSSED
Brans
Advance Effected Through
Rain of Shrapnel and Mi
dline Gun Fire and Clonds
of Poison Gis '
LINE STRAIGHTENED
BY JOINT MOVEMENT
French Assist, on. Americin.
Left Prisoners Say Re
treat Will Be. Continued as
Far as Anne River
WITH THE AMERICAN AR
MY ON THE VESLE, Anjr. 7.
10 p. m. (11 The Assoc a ted Prtw)
More American infantry unit
crossed the Veale east and west
of Fismea late today. The Ger
mans are counter-attacking the
Americans west of Fismes, tmt the
Americans are shattering the en
emy effort and holding their
ground.
WITH THE AMERICAN AR
MY ON Tire AISNE-MARNE
FRONT. Auk. 7. (By The Aaao-
cated Press) Under an infern
of shrapnel and machine pun fire
and wares of pas the Americana
forced their way orer the Vesla
river last nijrht and early this
inominjr, while rain Tarries; -at
tmes from a drizzle to a down
pour, drenched the battlefield.
French troops already bare-
pained positions on the Amcrran
left ami the jont movement has
straightened out the line from a
point west of nazoches to Fismes.
The Germans !ot considerably
in casualties. Prisoners' stories
temled to corroborate the opinion
of those previously taken that the
Germans expect to continue their
retreat until the Aisne is reaehed.
The attack lpan between 4!and
5 o clock Tuesday afternoon. By
midnight those on right had
reached their objectirea, the main
highway cast and west extending
along the foothills that rise north
of the river and become a aeries
of terrace to the Aisne.
The left wing was delayed bat tt
also reached the 11a shortly befora
t o'clock, this mom lag.
The artillery oa both aides ara
still fighting duU and tbe Germans
continue small arm resistance. Bat
every hoar the positions of the
French and Americana ara mora se
cure. '
Uader cover of a baraga tha ea
glneers threw light bridge over tha .
stream while the officers placed the-'
men in positron, working them down
ward toward tha bridges. The cbai
leages were accepted br tha German
artillery and In a few mlnutea tha
Intermittent reports ot racs which
had been beard all day were merged
Into one great roar.
The clouds,, which had lifted
slightly, reappered just be Tore tha at
tack was launched and tha action was
conducted without moch adraatafa '
In observation by aircraft.
When tbe order ror tha adraaea
was givea tha mea. for the most,
part, swept forward la opea forma
tion. The Germans launched a
counter-attack without success.
Many Wade In lUrer.
The men . on the American right
fought their wsy along tha chosen
routes. Some of them floundered
across through water, while others
used the bridges then still stand lag.
One detachment of Germans, some
what more than a company, moved
forward lato the open. ' Hera the
American machine guns caught them
and. sweeping them with ballets, de
stroyed them almost totally.
The Germans attempted to strike
the Americans a disconcerting cona-
ter-blnw with a considerable fore by
plunging down a r a viae leadlag ta
tha river. Their path, bad been clear
ed by their artillery and they might
have succeeded la reaching tha Am
ericans, but the movement waa re
ported to the artillery stations south
of the Vesle and from them, there
swept Into the advancing col a ma
such a ruasa of shells that tha forma
tion was quickly broken.
Conflict IIsAd-to-Haa!.
At another point a detachment ot
Cermaas taood aattl tha Americas
were upon them. Then It became a
hand-to-hand conflict, tha paly oaa
(Continued on ? )