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Advance Made NJ N~iEhtfalI.

In spite @. a very solid or
cariyaiiou this attack succeeded in get
ting a fuo,.n: ln the east part OF me
Bots de Malancouit and progressed 10
the southeas, horn. known as the Bos
d'Avocour,.
A counter attack we" ordereu. II
set on: a. night with "a fine rush. but
encountered la-bed wire al around tAe
wood. Impossible - get through. Inc
command .esalvei t" Wait.
r." nest Jay ~" GERMAN afN'''TE
rcSuuie its preparatory "!lhE' rom t"'
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GIRLS FOUGHT WITH
MEN IN IRISH RISING
Were in the Firing Line From
First Day Of Rebellion
to Ahc Last.
DESPATCH RIDERS, TOO
Special Correspondence TO TIT, Sry.

Special Correspondence TO TIT SCS.
LONDON. May 22.-One OF the most
striking features Of tho Irish rebellion
was the prominent part played IN the
uprising by Irish women and girls.
Startling details OF the role OF the
women have been revealed by n Red
Cross nurse who is responsible for the
following story:
ION Easter sunday. which IVES the day
first appointed for the Irish Volunteer
manuuvres. and TO- which all the men
were mobilized, the women In the move-
ment were also modified u ordered 10
bring rations for n certain period. IL
was only az the last moment, and for
sufficiently dramatic reasons that the
mobilization of both men ~ women
was cancelled.
work with a cool and reckless courage
firing line from the first to the last day
of the rebellion. They were woinen or
all ranks. from titled aides to shop as
sistants. and they worked on terms or
easy equality. airing npthing, apparently,
bu. for the success Of the movement.
MANY OF the women were snipers. ana
both IN tho Post Ofiicc n In the I'M
perial Hotel the present writer. who was
"A Red Cross nurse, saw women on guard
with rifles relieving WORKOUT volunteers
'Cumann ma ruban' girls did practically
all the despatch carrying soiDe OF them
were killed. That was a point Of honor
with them-to succeed OF he killed.
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|98 PER CENT. OF midas
PEOPLE DECLARED LOYAL
Sirdar Daljit Singh Calls
Tales Of Sedition Told
Here Mythical.
Special Correspondence 10 Tnx srS.

S''"' V''SSoNueW'V ~ "
LONDON. May 22.--"There Is not the
slightest danger Of any revolutionary
outbreak in India" said SIrdar Daljit
singh TO the correspondent Of THE Sun
III a recent Interview. Il a v Just re-
turned from India. where l travelled
throughout tho entire northern part. and
] can assert without the slightest possi-
hility OF contradiction that over % per
cent. Of the people are whole heartediy
loyal to British rule and to the empire.
Leaving out OF consideration the sem
tirncntai factor. that OF personal loyalty
to the Kins-f:mperor. a sentiment OF far
greater potency than Occidental minds
can appreciate and putting the situation
upon purely practical grounds, India
was never "a prosperous as she In to-
day and she does not that pros
reri;y disturbed. She In daily becoming
richer. particularly her agrarian classes.
which constitute the bulk OF the popuia-
ton. The vast irrigation canals, the
mos: extensive and greatest In the
world. and the agricultural improve
lnents have brought about a prosperity
that nobody but a handful Of malcon-
tents n fanatics would care 10 upset"
Sirdar Dalj!t Sirgh's words have n Pc
cul!ar authority as far az India Is con-
cerned. Cousin of the Maharajah OF Ka-
p%urthala. his father was the younger
brother OF the ruler of the kapurthala
state az the time Of the Indian mutiny
and led "A large army Of Sikhs to aid the
British. Ills father. in addition. was the
first man 20 spread an educational prop
uganda among his countrymen and
statred a college n. Am'ri,zar. where tine
golden tempt. OF the sinks Is located.
That college now has over coo students.
Educated at the chiefs college at La
ho-e. afterwa-d SUDDEN, Of comparative
,"l gion and philosophy. Sirdar Daljit
Singh has followed his fathers example
In inter es;ing himself In the education
ard advancement OF his people.
Many schools for Sikhs.
His activities. aided by the liberality
of the British Government, have resulted
.il the establishment in the punjab alone
OF 1870 schools especially tor skis.
His experience in the government Of
Irdla has !een ext-cme,y cathol.c.
After occupying various posts from mag
.strate, vic--chairman Of municipalities.
member OF provincial councils and OF
to Imperial Legislative counc.l he Is
now one of no two Indian members %
,he council OF the Secretary OF State
for India in London.
our province. the Purjab." N con-
,!nued. "and the whole ~ india .s quite
satisfied with the present English rule.
Naturally the most advanced Indians de-
sire a fuller share N the go, ernmen Of
their own country. but We realize that
the time for complete sel.-government
has not ye, arr.ved-in a word, ma: the
general conditions OF india are nos ripe
.or Il.
The sensible Indians know ;hn; We
NIUE; learn to walk before We attempt
- iuu. and So We are ASKING fo- and
obtaining gradual Improvements II eX-
tensions Of power. There have r~s-,en:ly
been great reforms in the various gov
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r D NSTRUGGLERAGES
WITH INHABITED FURY
Official Report of the Fighting From March Is
to April 9 a Chronicle Of lncessant Activty-Many
Types of Warfare Used in Attacks.

out that the Germans discovered nothing
OF II and on April 2. after All intense
artillery preparation. their infantry ad.
vanced on a terrain where Il was sur
crlsed to find not a single Frenchman,
and as Il was installing itself in its
easy conquest. our artillery poured a
deadly fire upon II.
After fort,-eight hours of
tive calm the enemy returned. April T.,
to its decentralization objective.
Its first attack failed completely under
our fire. but the following day the Ger
mans made another rush on the two
villages at the same time A. our troops
debouched from the Avocourt redoubt,
and in a brilliant action carried a great
part OF the Care wood and 90 improved
communications with our positions north.
east of the village.
The ground In front Of Bethincourt
vas covered with dead bodies, without
tho Germans being able to advance, hut
they succeeded in entering Haucourt.
from which they tried In vain to de.
bouch.
on April : they renewed their efforts
10 penetrate. once and for all. into the
works between Hin 2s7 and Haucourt.
The moment was Judged 10 have arrived
for e~vacuat!ng Bethincourt. which st,ll
held out. but whose situation now seemed
too advanced. The operation was car
ried out methodicaily. without attack or
pressure by the enemy.
90 Days to Reduce Salient.
The reduction 81 ,.e sal,en, on the left
bank had therefore cost the Germans
,wen,y DAYS fghiirs. in which they had
lost 30 per cent. Of the troops employ ed.
When the salient was reduced only the
first part OF their self-allo,ted work was
done. The preparatory operation was
carried out. The sequel commenced and
commenced even more terribly for them.
on April . along the whole front Of the
left bank q great battle began which
resu!'ed In another checi; FOR them.
since March Is the Germans. exhausted
By their checks. had tried nothing i'm
rortant In the Naux region. where We
had given them such SIN lessons. They
resumed action on March 81 with two
very powerful engagements one north
west OF Naux pond. which was easily
reDelleG. and the other astride the road
from Naux to Souville fort. which mnde
some progress.
After a formidable bombardment
which made the terrain a ploughed field.
and after an avalanche of sufYocating
shells. waves OF German infantry began
20 beat upon our positions. The frs,
rs?idly ebhei back TO its trenches. the
second installed itself a little further TO
the front and the third. preceded by
pioneers throwing flames. succeeded In
making US recoil. At the same time n
rain of steel VAS beating down behind
our front lines. putting n curtain that
could not be passed between our troop~
for counter attacking and their comrades
forced to yield Under the violence OF the
shorf. Every road. every means Of nc
cess WIS crushed under tho heavy .he,,
W" and none could be used. We could
only let II PASS, organize ourselves and
wait.
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Naux Trenches Retaken,

: on April . AZ dawn two companies OF
IN" = foo; chasseur> In a few minutes
carried the two lines Of trench taken
from us on the ridge north OF vaux.
Hut during this time the companies
which had taken the direction OF the
village were forestalled by a German
attack so that their objective was
changed. This enemy effort had 70 be
crushed before they could do anything
else. They succeeded In this. hut could
no longer fulfil their original mission.
50 that the two companies near them
now held too risky a position and had
10 ne Drought back TO their starting
point.
After eist. hours Of th.. ,umuI. N.
attack began nlong three k.iometers
tnear'y Two milcs) OF from. II va.
led IN dense formation by more than a
DIVISION. The resistance OF our men wa 8
worthy NJ them. but there are limits 20
human strength. They had to give way
along the irs: line and on certain po,n..
on tie supporting trench. Faithful 70
ia methods the enemy artl,le7, Al
tered through the ravines. It pene-
frated into thu Bois de In CaiIiette. adj
ranced 10 our positions Of the Fausse-
Cote battery and at length reached the
N~auS-Fleu.y railroad.
"'H "illosl tWe 'feTIHhIS
being able 10 develop their temporary
gains. New troops arrived ready for
the assault. one regiment. whose d.vi-
sion had arrived the evening before In
the district. was Hnt at onoe into the
thick Ut he battle. II knew the price
az such an honor and awaited the mo-
meHt 20 prove {. II nd marched to the
tcht In the depth Of the night over an
unknown terrain. making It's way under
bamoardment amid obstacles Of every
Kind and through barrier firing. u had
thus covered eighteen kilometers eleven
and q quarter miles,, and might have
been believed to be weary. but that
would have been an error,
At 10 A. ~. this regiment, on the
signal for attack. rushed forward with
a dash that he commander OF It's divi-
sion. a hero Of our colonial wars, him
SELF declared ~ be magnificent. At
once Il was assailed by cannon, by MI
trai!,euses and Infantry Are. but forward
Il went. driving the Germans before II.
50 that they retired in haste toward
Douaumont. keeping along the Caille.te
ravine. On the right another regiment
also made some progress.
In tho Vaux sector We got back AGAIN
MO the west part Of the village. Our
,oSses we're severe. the officers and nom
commissioned officers loslng heavily.
hut the task was done. The gap was
closed ard all peril done away vita.
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A. $50 next morning 'March 2s).
after artillery fire in no way INFERIOR 10
tho GeruIai-. tNu ndi;aI!nCs Z! an IN
fantry regiment supported ~ two from
another regiment ana engineer pioneers,
rushed on IN. HO!- d Ayocourt. In "A few
seconds IA" ~r-riags OF tie barbcd wire
alor.. tie bordrr was passed ard in as
sarlt!ng waves n. men ppurcd into the
woods. II pas "a men To- man Hght, such
:s our iifHrtr" d~c,t-lts In.
The enemy gave way and reCoiled. 4
CAPTAIN and ski" ~uuwuuU'ed prisoners
remained IN GUY hands, ~ well ag eight
mitrailleusss, a great amount Of ma
tc'!al and an enormous Quantity OF am
muu,tion. Al \ ". We he'd the entire
redpubt Of Avocourt and could organize
our position
Al first tho ereMv cHid rot react
against the sudden and Irresistible VIZ
l.io. ~ this attack. TIE r"spit. Was
short Al . 80 the German infantry at
ta,kel with grenades and mad, q fierce
~orelalI- ut on the west face ur ITO posi-
ton. Each line Of grenade ihgovp's
was beaten down hv our Nre. hut AZ once
another took itg place All - o., pur-
pose. At some points the hochcs came
70 hand to hand f%gAt!ns. 70 'Eeir !nss.
Al . T.. NJ. the enemy was mastered,
Countless coiJses testified 20 his 81. IT
and the price it had cost.
ON March 80 II WAS on the s.ancuurt
district that the enemy centred is effort.
After an obstinate struggle. commenced
IT, the afternoon and lasting all the night.
he succeeded in carrying the village and
the two fankinc worries, On March ~
Hin 295. the centre Of a bomhardmcn
extending to the Bots Bourru and
Charny. resisted all assaults debouching
from the northeast or west. The Ger
mann, who for a moment reached our
FIRST lines. were at once driven out or
DIFFERENTIATED In a word. the salient
as q whole. still held.
salient IL Evacuated.
~ was certain, however. that our ad-
versary would continue his assault on a
position az easy TO attack as il was
difficult TO defend. Gen. Petain decided
that II war not worth while to continue
our resistance along this line any longer.
lie ordered the evacuation. during the
night. OF the north bank Of the FORCES
brook Except the village Of B%ethincourt)
n the removal OF all guns, &r. to the
south bank. Thus the enemy would find
before him a Difficult, obstacle. the muddy
depths of the Forces brook all bris,lIng
with wire.
This movement was 10 we'll carried
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on April 8 our progress. after a strong
artillery preparation. continued steadily
despite all commandments and attacks.
About : \. NJ. April q. the Germans
started a bombardmert which seemed
TO be "A preparation for a fresh attack,
Hugh shells fell in abundance and toward
tina end ~ the afternoon even more album
dainty still. The enemy's trenches could
DC seen to be flling with foot soldiers
with bayOnets fixed
ON April 6 We gained ground steadily.
progressing foot ny foot to the south.
vest of Douaumont fort. in nghts In
comm unication trenches. On April \ we
repealed a grenade attack north Of Vaux
fort and during the night Of April SO,
pushing our advantage In the Douau-
mont region. We occupied two trenches
I. ward the Morchee fountain.
ON Apri, 3 we had returned 20 our
PRINCIPAL positions along the whole front
OF the German attack OF March 81. The
made vain attempts on April 10
and ~ to dispute the territory We tore
from him strip by strip. On the righ,
bank, ar IN the left Of the MeuSe. his
great efforts during this period Of the
battle had only brought small results.
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'On one occasion in OConnell street l
heard n volunteer captain call for volun-
teers TO take a despatch to Commandment
James Connolly under heavy machine
gun Are. Every man and woman present
sprang forward, and he chose n young
Dublin woman, a we'll known writer.
This gtrl had taken an extraordinarily
daring part IN the Instruction. Sh"
shook hands with her commander and
stepped coolly out amid "A perfect cross
rain OF bullets from Trinity College ana
from the Rotunda side OF OConneII
street.
"She reached the Post Office In safety.
and I saw CouD. plunke'ts son. who
was the officer OIL guard and since has
been shot, co:np to the front door OF the
Pos; once and wish her good luck as h"
shook hands with her before she made
her reckless dash to take Connoly's
despatch back TO her " headquarters.
This was only one instance. hut
typical Of a hundred that | saw OF me
part played by women during The fight
ing week. They did Red Cross work
I saw them going out under the deadilest
Are to bring In wounded volunteer
They cooked. catered and brought In
supplies they took food TO men under
fire a. barbados. they visited every
volunteers home TO tell his people OF
hts progress.
~ never imagined that such an organ
iza.ion of determined fighting women
could Exist In the British Isles. These
women could throw hand ~grenades, they
understood the use OF onbs In fact.
they seemed TO understand "a much of
the business of warfare as their men.
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Rebels Gain Many Friends.

The girl ! have already referred 30
and several others who were lucky
enough 20 escape arrest. have shown.
hear, equal courage and daring in help
ing the rebels out OF the country, de
s,roy!ng papers. ~disposing OF ammunition
In churches. Many girls have been dis
owned by their families and friends.
the majority have lost their work, but
the unexpected severity OF the sentences
and the stories going around Of the gen
eral treatment OF the people by the
soldiers is so infaming public opinion
here that men and women who nevcl
before would allow even the name Of
sim Fem TO be melIloned in their pres
ence are openly avowing their sympathy
with the volunteers.
at is no thing to hear in
Dublin now OF strong tnionisis who ar.
moving heaven ard earth to get a
volunteer friend out Of prison, A least
one big employer Of labor mas saved
three at the unjoubted risk Of his Owl
life and reputation.
sixty girls We're released from XII
mailman prison "A few days ago, bu'
others are still imprisoned II arrests
are ye; taking place. Meanwhile feel
ing In growing more and more bitter
among the working women here In Dub
lin--they are hegiuning 70 make no
secret nj all of their opinions, in spite
Of threats and cautions.
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Lovemaking IL a misdemeanor. ac-
cord.ng to tho ruling OF the Industrial
Arbitration Courts at Berlin. The courts
decided against n young man who sued
his employer because he had been dis
missed for making love to the ~latter's
daughter,
"Undermining the happiness ~ his
employers family" the courts ruled,
the employee committed u misdemeanor
which fully justified his dismissal with
on, notice"
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The establishment Of a large branch
o. Krupps az Munich is explained AZ
being necessi,ated by military consid-
era,ions." /; Ia pointed out that Il has
been found advisable to decen,ralize the
manufa .,ure OF guns and munitions in
Germany more "a has been done
hitherto.
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against Americans, by conced-
ing to them all sorts of favors
and privileges withheld from
their own countrymen. En-
peror William, for instance, in
times prior to the war, was in
the habit of according to Amer
leans, such as the Vanderbilts,
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naval victory there, brought
Germany and the United
States to the very brink Of
war. AS for the French news
papers in 1898, there was some
excuse for them to champion
the cause Of Spain rather than
that of the United States. For
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were assured Of the good will
and sympathy of the Ameri-
can people; and their disap-
pointment and surprise has
been so bitter that it has
taken the form of fierce hatred.
With regard to Belgium,
while her people are deeply
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The American Tourist

1T has always been to me a source Of
regret that it is impossible to transport
some typical provincial town Of America
to the center Of Europe, for the purpose
Of enabling the people there to become
acquainted with, and in natural conse-
quence to appreciate, the finest and most
sterling side OF American life and char
acter. As it is now, most of the knowledge
that Europeans possess Of America and
Americans is limited to the result OF their
observation OF the American tourist and
Of the expatriated American. Both the
one and the other are the most unfor-
tunate types of this great nation that it
Is possible to conceive.
With few exceptions, they constitute
class unlike anything that have ever
frequently Objectionable characteristics,
which Europeans are accustomed to
ascribe to the entire nation, are respon-
sible for much Of the prejudice that has
existed abroad against Americans. Their
main fault is a deplorable lack of tact.
They err either on the side of too aggres-
sive Notwithstanding the superiority
Of everything in America, from it's political
institutions to its cookery, down the
threats of each European whom they
encounter-or else they are guilty of the
still more reprehensible fault of sneering
at everything American, of deprecating
their American nationality, and of seeking
to initiate the manners, the foibles, and
even the vices Of the Old World, in order
to assimilate themselves Herewith.
With but few exceptions, they fail
to hit upon that happy medium, half way
too obsequious lack of Americanism-a
happy medium which, when discovered,
renders citizen of the United States the
most delightful and genial companion that
it is possible to conceive to travelled and
well bred Englishman.
OF course, it is unfair for Europeans to
judge Americans, as people, by the vul-
gar rich, who, alas, constitute the most
obtrusive class of American tourists and
foreign residents But it is only natural.
The well bred American men and women
pass by unobserved. Gentilhommes and
femmes du mOnde-there are no English
words that convey the exact meaning of
these two expressions-ar the same all
the world over, no matter whether Ameri-
can or European, and their main charac-
teristics are so similar that there is little
to distinguish them from one another. 1t
is, therefore, not the well bred but the ill
bred Americans who become conspicuous,
and who attract both attention and COM
ment of disagreeable nature
Colossal fortunes exist in Europe as
we'll as in the United States. But whereas
the American enjoying an annual income
of, say, million to three million dollars
has the entire amount free to spend as
he wishes, an Englishman, German, an
Austrian, a Hungarian. or Russian, pos
sessed Of revenues of similar amount,
has at his disposal only very small frac-
ton. thereof, perhaps not more than ten
or even five per cent. All the remainder
is absorbed by yearly charges which are
in the nature of moral rather than legal
obligations.
How Royalty Treats Rich
Americans
EUROPEAN royalty has also contributed
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law, a friendship that may prove
Of even still greater value than
in the past to the United States.
when, on the restoration OF
peace, the Great Republic finds
itself confronted by increased
prejudice on the part Of all other
nations now engaged in war.