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FINE, FAIR SUNDAY
Continued from Page One,

tCopClnuen from rage oHeb
nothing but clear weather was report
ed. And there is no rain in sight &C
cording to the prediction.
The official forecast promises gen.
orally fair weather tonight and Sun
day with not much change in temper
ature. The mercury fell to 81 Friday
night and was on the climb early this
morning. At 2 o'clock this afternoon
it registered So.
The temperature will probably reach
80 this afternoon. Tonight will be
about the same in temperature as Fri
day night but tomorrow the tempera-
ture will probably climb to 50.
The highest temperature on record
for this date was SO in 1913, and the
lowest, 81, in 1890.
The river registered a rise of lie
feet during the last twenty-four hours
and stood at 81 this morning. The
rise was due to the draining of the
Smoky Hill district where the Smoky
Hill river has been out of it's banks
for the last three days.
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ANXIOUS FOR BALKANS
Criticize Allies Inactivity - Balfour
Says No Campaign Pending There.

London, Aug. 17.-Rep1ying to a
criticism of military inactivity in the
Balkans in the house of commons to-
day, Foreign Minister Balfour agreed
to the Importance of preventing Ger
man schemes for expansion of the war
in the east from coming to a success
full issue but he could give no in
formation on the subject because it
depended on the result not of diplo-
matte counsel, but on the fortunes of
the belligerents over the worldwide
front.
Referring to the great difficulties
attending operations on this front,
which clearly indicates it is not a
front suitable for attacks on the west
ern scale, he said it seemed to him
that it was very unlikely that an ex-
tensive operation could be expected
in the immediate future.
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LABOR AGAINST 1T
Samuel Gompers Fights Wilson's Com
puIsory Arbitration Plan.

washington, Aug. 1s.-The govern
ment's plan for compulsory arbitra-
ton of labor troubles on war contracts
was threatened with failure today be-
cause of American federation of labor
opposition.
Samuel Gompers carried his protest
to President Wilson today. Gompers
has refused to designate the three
labor members of the proposed COM
mission. The council of national de-
Tense has already selected three en-
ployers and three government repre-
sentatives but announcement of their
names awaits final adjustment IF
organized labor's stand on the plan
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BRYAN WAKES UP!
Turns on Pacifist Agitators and Anti.
Drafts-Must Fight 1t Thru

Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 1s.-No SYM
pathy should be wasted on those ar
rested for unpatriotic utterances, W.
J. Bryan declared in a signed editorial
in todays issue of his paper. The Com
rnoner Resistance to the draft law
was branded as anarchy also by Bryan.
Before our nation enters a war it
is perfectly proper to discuss the wis
dom of going to war. but the discus
sion is closed when congress acts" the
editorial said. I'VE must stand to-
gether and fight it thru. There are
only two sides to war-every Ameri-
can must be on the side of the United
States
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CONTROL COAL LIKE WHEAT.
President Confers With Hoover and
Coal Investigators.


Washington, Aug 1s-President
Wilson went to the food administra-
ton today for personal conference
with Herbert Hoover and later went
to the federal trade commission. The
president discussed the coal situat ton
and the extent to which he would as
sumo the powers to control distribu-
ton vested in him by the food bill
Under the law the president may
fix the price of coal, operate the mines
or commander stocks and sell to the
public. Some decision of which course
he will pursue is expected as the re-
suit of today's conferences which were
based on the federal trade commits
sion's now completed report on the
coal situation.
At the federal trade commission the
president went over the figures gath
cred on costs of producing coal. The
trend of the commissions report on
the subject was to urge the president
to take over the supply and its dis
i tribution.
Announce Decision Monday.
The president will take some ac-
ton in the coal situation early next
week. He carried back to the White
| House from the trade commission a
mass of statistics on coal production
costs and will go over them tomorrow.
His decision probably will be an
nounced Monday.
The presidents intention, it was
learned authoritatively, is to reduce
/ the present prices not only at the
mines, but of jobbers and retailers.
The trade commissions report indi-
Gates that operators can sell their
bituminous at a price far below the
maximum of So fixed at a recent con-
ference between mine managers and
government officials and still make q
handsome profit.
Evidence was given the president
that operators have failed to abide by
| the SO a ton agreement and that they
have been selling their product for
any amount they could get. Shortages
in some parts of the country have
made it possible, it is said, for them
to obtain extortionate prices.
Control Coal Like Wheat
1 The trade commission gave to the
| president specific recommendations as
/ to its ideas for handling the situation.
1t was suggested, it is understood, that
/ the president Immediately put into
operation provisions of the food con-
troll bill which give the government
authority to take over and resell to
the public all coal mined
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FRENCH GAIN GROUND TODAY
Pursue Course East of Steenbeck-
Retake Mouse Positions.

Paris, Aug. 1S.-French troops con-
tinued to advance in Flanders today,
capturing strong position east of the
Steenbeck. Progress was made north
of Bixschoote along the road to LANCE
marck.
A brilliant counter attack on the
right bank of the Mouse also threw
the Germans out of all positions they
took from the French on August 16
and II in Caurieres wood, the war Of
flee announced.
North of the Aisne German raids
were repuised and in the Champagne,
near Massiges, a German attack was
broken up by artillery fire.
In Alsace lively artillery exchanges
were reported with a German attack
near Steinbach repulsed.
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AIRPLANES COLLIDE

Toronto, Aug. 18.-Two airplares
flying at high speed collided 500 feet
in the air at the Armour Heights avi-
alton camp today, one of the machines
bursting into flames and plunging to
earth, killing the aviator, Cadet S. H.
J. Dorr The victims neck was brok-
en- and his body badly burned. The
other aviator, whose name is with
held by the Royal Flying corps, was
better able to manage his machine
and was not injured.
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SHOOT UP DESTROYER
British Patrol Scouts in Running Bat
tie Defeat Germans.

London, Aug. 18.-An engagement
between British and German scouting
ships in which one German destroyer
and several mine sweepers were dam
aged was reported by the admiralty
today.
The biggest type of British vessels
engaged in scout work took part in
the fight, when they came upon the
enemy The British opened fire on
the German destroyer. damaging her,
but she escaped, as did the mine
sweepers the destroyer was convoy
ing. Several of the latter were dam
aged.
The engagement occurred in the
German Blight
Submarine Joined Fray.
German submarines were also en-
gagged in the fight the admiralty state
ment said. The fight took place
Thursday morning.
Telling of the engagement, the ad-
miralty added:
During the scouting operation
Thursday morning we were unable to
follow the destroyer and mine sweep
ers owing to a mine field.
During the engagement submarines
attacked our light forces also After
this second action we were undam-
aged"
The Germans for some time past
have been sending mine sweepers into
the North sea for Heligoland, under
escort of destroyers. They have been
sighted several times by British patrol
war vessels, but this is the first clash
reported. This diligence of the Ger
mans in their mine sweeping work has
as to whether the enemy fleet intends
to come ont again
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POPE NOTIFIED


the future relations of this country
with France and England, and the
general tenor of the expressions Is
that ~Alsace cannot be surrendered.
The German papers declare the allies
may as well realize that the central
powers position precludes military
victory, and that thousands of lives
would be saved if these powers would
accept a peace of exchange and con-
citation.
The Catholic press today came to
the defense of the pope with strong
denial that his proposals. were in any
way inspired by Austria. The Cor
riere d'Italia declares the conditions
are favorable to the allies, pointing
out the references to disarmament,
and negotiations as to Alsace, Trent
and Trieste, as distinctly unfayorable
to the central powers.
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Wall St., New York, Aug. 1S.-STOCKS-
On the Nghtest weekend trading of the
present season, today's stock market con-
tinued its uncertain course, price changes.
however, being mainly downward. Railf
experienced further moderate reversals,
Delaware and Hudson making a new mini
mum at 1929 with subsequent recovery
War shares were reactionary and coppers
yielded with oils, motor accessories and
utilities, but shippings gained for the most
part U: S. steel moved within 1point
radius but ended virtually unchanged.
The closing was irregular. Sales approx
mately 125,00o shares. Liberty bonds wav-
cred between 80 and 99.S6
Early transactions in today's stock market
were characterized by considerable irreg-
ularity. Delaware and Hudson declined a
small fraction to the new low record of
1929 but Immediately rallied 2 points.
United fruit lost points but marines made
fractional gains. st. Paul rose a point
while Reading and New York Central were
inclined to recede. Equipments moved
variab1y and specialties showed no def
mite trend, Industrial alcohol gain IA
points soon being forfeited.
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JOPLIN MAN OVERHEARD
Lost Off American Steamer-Was
Gunner in U. S. Navy.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 1S.-J. L.
Squibb, a navy gunner detailed to an
American steamship that arrived here
today from Genoa, was reported by
ship officers to have fallen or jumped
overheard on August IA. He was last
seen by members of the crew at D.
m. on that date. Squibbs' home was
in Joplin, Mo.
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s1.75; No. 3. sl7s@175; No. yellow. STA
No. 3,s$174.
OATS-Market lie to &c lower. No.
white. 5I@3c; No. mixed, 5505Sc-
RYE@S1.90.
kAFIR AND MILO MAIZE .3004. 80.
HAY-Market irregular. Choice timothy,
l9oo@19;50; choice prairie. $1s5o@2o.o0
choice alfalfa, $500.
SHORTS-$2. 00G2.10
BRAN-$1 49,
Receipts wheat, 10S cars.
CLOSE WHEAT-Sept, $2.0s.
CORN-Sept, Si.62; Dec, $10G5s; May,
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New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.
New York Aup 10
Kansas City Live stock Market.

kansas City, Aug. 1S.-HOGS-Receipts
500. Market Csc to 36c higher. Bulk $500
d1S.so; heavy. $1S.506I1S.S5; packers and
butchers, SIS. GOALS so; light. $17.75@1s.65;
pigs, $13. Boa 1850.
CATTLE-Receipts 200. Market steady.
Prime fed steers. $14 O0d14.60; dressed beef
steers, $11.00@13.75; western steers, 50 Oo@
1850; southern steers. s7.Oo@11.50; cows,
and feeders, 81 OO@l2. 90; bulls. ss.5oGs.5o;
calves, $7O0M12.75
sHEEP-Receipts 100 Market steady.
1900; wethers, se.0OG1i 90; ewes. Iss 500
1000; stockers and feeders, S7.0061650.
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RIPLEY PARK CONCERT
Santa Fe Apprentice Band VIII Play
Tomorrow Afternoon.
The following program will

The following program will com
prise the concert to be given Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock in Ripley park
by the Santa Fe apprentice band:
Star Spangled Banner. Wheeler
March-Clearland Exposition. st. Clair
observation-disclosures ..-. Buhalts
Observation-Disclosures Moonbeams Bartholme
Medley Oyerture-Superba .Dalbey
Intermission.
Walton the Mississippi .DaIbey
Observation-Disclosures -....... Dalbey
Medley-Sweet Cider Time. .Wenrich
Medley of War Songs-In Camp .Dalbey
March-ElcapitaD Observation-Disclosures. Sousa
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FAIR WEATHER NEXT WEEK.
Generally Fair and Warm Is Predic-
ton for Midwest.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-W t h r
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday issued today by the weather
bureau are:
Mississippi vail Y Generally fair
and warm.
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New York, Aug. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
paper 4s4Q5. Sterling 60 day bills. AZ
commercial 60 day bills on banks, 4.11l2
475 9-16: cables 476 ZIG Francs, demand
SIS: cables, ST.. Guilders, demand, Az
cables. Al 1916. Lires, demand. IA
cables, 40 Bar silver, S6A. Mexican
dollars. 67&. Government bonds steady
Railroad bonds easy.
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AMERICANS AT FRONT
Army Surgeons at Work Close to
Trenches.

British Front in France and Bel
GUM, Aug. 1S.--In a clearing station
during yesterdays battle on the Bel
gian front the Associated Press found
four American surgeons in the oper-
ating rooms hard to work. They were
assisted by businesslike American
American nurses.
A large number of American sur
geons are now working close up to
the front in this region and others are
being brought up continually. They
are reported to be doing yeoman work
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Kansas city Grain Market.

Kansas City, Aug. 1S.-WHEAT--Cash
wheat: Market unchanged to Sc lower.
No 2 hard. s.. 3OQ2.46; No. 3, s2.35G2 .43
No. . red, s2.21; No. ;. s2.15@2.19.
CORN-Market &c to 1Oc lower No. 2
mixed. s1.70: No 3. s1esQ1e9; No. white,
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To Sleep Well

TAKE HORSFORD'S ACID PHOS
PLATE Half a teaspoonfuI in a glass
of water, taken before retiring, in
sures restful sleep. Buy / bottle
Adv.
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chicago.Grai and Pork Market.

Chicago, Aug. 1S-WHEAT-Close wheat
CoRN-Dec., s1.0sAd az; May. s106@%.
oATS-Sept, 515s@511sc; Dec, 53A a 12c
May, 56Ss q &c.
PORh-Sept-, $43-35.
LARD-sept.. $3.50; Oct. ses.o2; JAM.
Short RIBs-sept.. $3.50; Oct, s2s.e7.
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Chicago, Aug 1S.-HOGS-Receipts 1000.
Market strong, Csc above, yesterdays aver
Bulk, s1s.10@1S.so: light, $174OdIs90;
mixed, ST; 5o@190o; heavy: 81 :3o@1s 500 I;
rough, s17.3Od17.55; pigs, s12 25d15.75
Native beef cattle, $S.15d14.9O; western
steers, s7.O0G12.45; stockers and feeders,
s6106925; cows and heifers, $4.50012 GO /;
calves S1O.50@15.0O,
sHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market weak.
Wethers, S7.75@1110 lambs, $40. 25sd18.5o
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Shorn lambs and sheep &c under above
prices Positively cannot use sheep or
lambs unless fat
Topeka Hay Market.
PRAIRIE HAY-sisO0.
AJFALFA-S1S.00
Topeka Grain Market
FURNISHED by J. b. BILLIARD, corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. IS
CORN-S215
OATS-7Sc
Retail Hay.
FURNISHED By w. A. tiilchrist 626 Quincy
Street.l
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 1s
PRAIRIE HAY-sl5o0.
ALFALFA-$20.00
Poultry and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.i
Topeka, Kan, Aug. IS
HENS-3h lbs. anc over 15c: under 81
lbs, 12c; springs over lbs, 1sc; roosters.
lie; shaggy young ROSTERS. 15c; broiiers.
lbs and under. zoe.
EGGS-29c.
Eggs are retailing In Topeka s4Gsse
BUTTER-39G43c.
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Chicago Produce Market
Chicago, Aug 1s.-BUTTER-Marke
higher. Creamery, 3664O1ae.
EGGS-Receipts 1857. Market unchanged.
POTATOES--Market lower Receipts IS
cars. Virginia barrels, $4.40@4.50: Jer-
sey bulk, S1.40@l.45; Minnesota bulk, $3.50
G1.35
POULTRY--Aliver lower Fowls, $50
221ac; springs, 22@2412c.
New York Produce Market,
New York. Aug. 1S--BUTTER-Marke
firm. Creamery higher than extras. 41% a
42Ac.
EGGs-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
tras, 43644c.
CHEESE-Market irregular. State fresh
specials, 2334 @l24c.
POULTRY-AliTe steady. Chickens and
broilers, 1926; fowls, 1s@25c; turkeys,
1S@32c.
New Orleans Gotten Market.
New Orleans, Aug. 1s-COTTON-Spot
cotton quiet and unchanged. Middling.
S26.25.
ElgiR Butter Market.
Elgin. ILL.,, Aug. 1s.-BUTTER-50 tubs
sold at 40c.
New York Cotton Market.
New York, Aug. 1S.-COTTON-Spot cot
ton easy. Middling, $25.65.
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Aug. 1S.-BUTTER, EGGS
AND POULTRY-Market unchanged.
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.)
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
125 600 bushels this week
Exports from the United States and Can
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Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Aug. 1S.-BUTTER, EGGS
AND POULTRY-Market unchanged.
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The range of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by the Topeka Board of Trade.b
Chicago, Aug. is.
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New York Cotton Market.
New York, Aug. 1S.-COTTON-Spot col
ton easy. Middling, $25.65.
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WEATHER TABLE,

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty four hours
ending at Z a. IN. Saturday.
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tContInued from Page ones
Alabama coal miners to postpone the
strike of, rs, 900 men called for today.
Secretary of Labor Wilson will meet
the Mine Workers representative in
Rirrnin CHAM. Thursday.
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Kansas City Grain Futures.

Open High Low To
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Elgip Butter Market.
Elgin. H., Aug. 1s.-BUTTER-50 tubs
| sold at 4Oc.
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New Orleans Gotten Market.
New Orleans, Aug. 1s@COTTON-Spot
cotton quiet and unchanged. Middling,
S26 o.
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PRAIRIE HAY-si5O0 40
ALFAIFA-S20.O CO.
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Retail Hay.
FURNISHED By w. A. tiilchrist 628 Quincy
Street.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-28

Howell. insructor>of the class. ana Ms
Alice Clayton, superintendent Of The senior
department OF the Emmanuel Bapk1se
Church. Prayer and Scripture readings
were given by Rev. DR.. l. D. Clark
Three certificates for the entire suss
vey Of the Bible. which is divided ineo
three classes. including THE Survey Of
All Books of History" Tho Survey Of
Remaining Books of Old Testament
and The Survey Of Remaining Books
of the New Testament" were presented
by DR.. L. A Sadler. secretary Of the
District Of Columbia Sunday School
Union.
The recipients OF the certificates were
Miss Carrie Searle. Miss Evelyn Spsi-
den. Mrs. Areli Eiseman. Miss Ruth
Wilson, Miss B. Ramsaur. Miss Mae
Simpson, Mrs. Mary c. Kentfield, Miss
B. Braxton Howell. Miss Ruth Evelyn
Giles. Miss Marion Burns, Miss Rachel
Elizabeth Ives, Miss Maude Quinter,
Miss Jeanette Speiden and James s.
Eiseman.
Music was furnished by an orchestra
composed of Miss Ruth Bronson, Mrs.
]. B. Bronson. J. b. Bronson and w. H
Budd Leitch. The closing prayer was
given by Miss Anna Elizabeth Brown.
returned missionary from Jerusalem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-28
OLYMPIC CREW SAFE.

NEW ORLEANS. october 27-A1l per-
sons aboard the American steamship
Olympic. which foundered during a gale
last Tuesday, ninety miles off Puerto
Mexico, in the Gulf of Campeche, were
accounted for tonight when the Next
can Fruit Steamship Company. owners
of the vessel. received a cablegram
from Vera Cruz stating that eight
members OF the crew who had previous
ly been unaccounted for had landed
safely at that port.
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AIRSHIP FALLS INTO BAY,
TWO OFFICERS UNINJURED

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. October 81
Lieut.. Lamatrie. q French flyer at Lang
ley field. and an American Army officer.
whose name was not disclosed. had a
narrow escape from death late this aft
krnoon when the big French land ma
chine in which they were making trial
flights, fell headlong into Chesapeake
bay.
While both escaped without serious
Hnjury. being rescued from the water
by boats nearby. the big plane Is said
TO have been greatly damaged by the
accident The machine had circled the
field several times before its nose was
turned out over the bay. Oniookers
declared the car turned almost entirely
over in its downward descent The
cause of the accident is unknown out
side Of langley Field official circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-28
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.
CableRram to The Sunday Star ana
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. Octo-
Der &c delayed After conversations
with the commander and chief of STAFF.
I am now authorized to make certain
general statements throwing light on
the Importance of the French victory
In the battle of the Aisne caverns.
The Germans knew that the attack
was coming. The vossische Zeitung of
October 20 said: THE French have de-
cided to undertake a great diversion in
the charmed house of the Hindenburs
line. northeast of scissors. This at
tack has no chance of success. 1t will
be a continuation of the terrible French
defeat on the Aisne last April More
over. the French. like ourselves, are
now in winter positions Thus, the
western front will soon enter that pc
riod of staguation which came last
year after the middle of November
German Positions Formidable.
The Germans knew the attack was
coming and confidently prepared for 1t
by putting seven divisions of their best
troops on the nine kilometer GA miles)
front involved. The French them selves
had no illusions regarding the difficulty
of their task. The German positions
were absolutely formidable. More
over the Germans gave every evil
dence of resolutely accepting battle.
They were ordered to resist to the last.
After long and careful artillery
preparation, in which the French had
amassed a slightly greater density of
guns than In any previous battle. the
attack took place. Inside the German
lines the advancing infantry found
chaos. Everything was smashed. The
whole German front had turned within
few days from green hillsides to
wild sea of overlapping shell holes
The famous quarries, which the Ger
mans expected to make the center of
their resistance, were crushed by the
French fourteen and sixteen inch shells.
On the Esd the French took all their
detectives. on the cath they reorgan-
ICED their artillery and continued to
advance.
Germans Demoralized.
The German crack divisions. includ-
ing the Prussian guard and the Ba-
varians, were completely demoralized.
The French took new detectives on the