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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Most Significant Campaign Since Water
,oo Is On-New British Armies Win
Greatest Success in Western Trench
arfare-Will Germans Halt or
Retire Out of France?
By FRANK H. SIMONDS
Author of "The Great War;" "'They Shall Not Pass

-.,sst ten days have seen the begin
~ what must he the most nromentOus
- .,;rn of the present conflict and the
:. ,;.niscant in European history since
y.Dolson started for Waterloo. After
ID ,iuter of preparation, the British ar
!. struck their first blow on Monday
l,ra ., before ArTas' and week later
!. french began between scissors and
v,.i-. On the outcome of the battle now
,.,.s depends the question of peace by
,.gs.iston or by victory
Il The present article intend to discuss
4. British offensive, which is now passing
.n.pew phase, leaving for another week
ny detailed discussion of the French OPP
,,,tOD. which is just beginning as l write,
q Tuesday, April IL.
Tbs Successful German Retreat
n. new campaign may be said to have
Aup on February 6, when the Germans
;,,v mt Of Grandcourt along the Ancre.
During the month of February there was
gradual retirement before the Somme
,0.;tiou, Of the British, and on the 18th
.fNsrch this retirement suddenly broad
,,,d into the great retreat out of the coun-
~ between scissors and Arras. By this
,srsst the Germans accomplished three
args. They escaped from positions which
IA become difficult to hold, owing to the
s,,sssful advance of the French and the
british during the Battle of the Somme.
hey Strengthened their line and short
md Il saving a certain number Of thou
unds Of troops. And they also Temporal
nly frustrated all the plans of the British
nd Of the French to attack between Sois-
Uns and Arras by putting a belt of twenty
niles Of devastated country between the
"a positions of the Allies and the new
German line.
This new German front, which has been
;hristened the Hindenburg line, extended
almost in a straight line from Arras be-
lore Cambria and lie Catelet and east of
s. Quentin to the Disc River, and thence
70 la Fere through the Forest Of st.
iobain to the suburbs of scissors. On this
me Il seemed, and still seems, that the
Germans had chosen 10 meet the attack
the Allies. Their retreat along this
tcnt was one Of the most successful OPP
GStiOnS in military history and will re-
ran model of military efficiency. The
ap,ures Of prisoners and material by the
Ahes we're infnitesimal, and the Germans
'''shed the positions they had intended to
s1rd on in exactly the manner they had
uFeesd. By Easter the retreat was prac-
staHy completed, and the Germans could
'sisr with pride to the success of their
'Pesaton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

for the next few days and weeks. We may
see the British stopped permanently on a
new German line between La Bassee and
Cambria, or we may see the British adj
vance go pounding forward through Douai,
and thus compel general German retire
ment to the line of the Mouse and thence
westward to the city Of Lille.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
The Western Front

II is too early 10 say that we are seeing
the end Of trench warfare, but the sudden
success of the British in sweeping through
four or five miles of German trenches on
a front of twelve miles must at least sug-
eest that heavy artillery has found an an
swer to the trench warfare and that we
rare seeing the approach Of open fighting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

eliminating fury on Easter, British and
Canadian troops left their trenches early
on Monday morning on twelve-mile front
from the old battlefield at the north end of
the Vimy Ridge, along the Deule River, to
Henin, on the Cojeul, twelve miles south
east of Arras.
The chief obstacle Immediately before
the British was the famous Vimy Ridge,
little less than five hundred feet high,
rising gently on the west side facing the
British and falling abruptly into the great
Plain of Northern France on the east. Up
this hill the troops of Foch had struggled
in the great battle of Artois in 1915, only
to be driven back. A hundred thousand
French casualties paid for the unsuccess-
full effort in this region in May and June,
1915. But this time the attack was in
stantly successful, and in few hours the
Canadians had reached the crest of the
Vimy Ridge at every point save Hill No.
140, at the extreme northern end. Mean
time the British centre-the Canadians
were the left-moved out along both banks
of the Scarpe River from the suburbs Of
Arras, rapidly penetrated four systems of
German intrenchments and made an adj
vance of upward of six miles in the next
four hours, forcing their way through all
the old German lines and making a greater
total advance than had yet been made in
Western trench warfare. Between the
Scarpe and the Cojeul the British right
wing made corresponding advances and
by Tuesday had cleared the west bank of
the Cojeul River.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Can British Flood Be Stopped?

The question that was now raised re-
mains unsolved as these lines are being
written. The British victory had already
nassed any victory in Western trench war
fare. There had been complete piercing
~ all the first system of German works,
and the sole problem was whether between
r. Rsssee and Cambria the Germans had
constructed a rearward line which would
servo 10 withhold the British food now
pouring through the broken dixie. This re-
mains still a problem. That such a line
does exist, extending from behind Lens to
the outskirts of Cambria and known as the
procourt-Ques line, British reports had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
German Offensive Is
Perhaps Dislocated
End of Trench
Warfare May Be
at Hand
Copyright ls17-The Tribune Association

French are now attacking, in the bloody
battle of the Aisne, which marked the be-
ginning of the trench war. Eastward OF
the Craonne Plateau is the one weak spot
in the German position, the point where
the Aisne River comes through a wide
level plain between the Craonne Plateau
on the north and the hills east of Rheims.
Through this gap a French division pene-
trated during the pursuit after the Battle
of the Marne. It actually succeeded in
separating the armies Of Kluck and Buelow,
and, had it held its ground, the German
retreat must have been to the frontier.
Unhappily, the troops were green, the Of
ficers inexperienced, and, finding them
selves momentarily out of touch with their
supporting troops, they withdrew. Could
the French now push up through this gap,
they would be in the rear of the forts Of
Rheims, held by the Germans, the fort Of
Brimont, from which the Germans have
bombarded Rheims during the last two
years, and general German retreat be-
tween the Vesle and the Argonne would
be necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
General Retreat Compelled

This was the first phase of the Battle of
Arras. In it the British took some one
hundred and fifty guns, many of them
heavy pieces, a vast amount of material
and at least ten thousand prisoners. The
single failure up to this moment had been
in the effort to get control of the northern
end of the Vimy Ridge; but to balance this
the British had reached the village of
Monchy, six miles east of Arras and domi-
mating the whole plain toward Douai.
After forty-eight hours the Germans be-
gan to react. The next two days saw a
desperate effort to regain the Vimy Ridge
on the north and to break the right flank
of the British lines southwark between
Coieul and the Sensee. Bear in mind that
at this point the British had crossed the
Hindenburg line at its point of junction
with the old trench line and had, in fact,
to use the figure of the door, cut the hinges
of the northernmost door.
By Thursday the Germans recognized
that their defeat was absolute, that Vinry
Ridge could not be retaken-they had al
ready lost Hill No. 140-and general re-
treat was ordered. Meantime, while the
army of General Allenby had been winning
the Battle of Arras, the army of General
Horne, to the north. extending from the
suburbs of Lens to La Bassee, suddenly
became active and began to move east and
south in an enveloping movement around
the city of Lens. This operation accent
uated itself on Friday, and very promptly
the Germans began to draw out of Lens
itself, and the evacuation of all the lines
between Lens and Croisilles was foreshad-
owed. BY this time the extent of the Brit
ish victory was better known, and two
hundred pieces of artillery and fifteen
thousand prisoners were the proofs Of the
success.
The herald., 1917-06-28
Ripe Bananas Not Harmful.

The unripe banana consists largely
Of starch; this starch changes into
sugar as the fruit ripeuS, and to sugar
in its most easily assimilated forms.
The composition of the banana and
the potato says report, shows an
interesting similarity both as regards
total carbohydrate and the amount of
the different mineral. constituents.
While the banana can hardly be re-
garded as a potato substitute, the fact
that ii has practically the same caloric
value as the potato is worthy Of note.
The doctors who made these expert
ments express the belief that whenever
indigestion follows eating bananas IL
is to be assumed that the fruit was
not ripe, for mo i'll effects, discomfort
or distaste were noted even after the
consumption of large quantities of ripe
fruit for several days. OF
American Medical Association.
The herald., 1917-06-28
THINGS SCOUTS CAR DO.

Organize hiking parties In the inter-
est Of food production and food cOnser-
walton. Go through the country dis
tributing literature and other infor1na-
ton to truck farmers and others who
ought 10 wake up to the alarming sit
uation confronting US.
Get your county fair board to offer
premiums and other prizes for achieve
ment. Make your fair board get busy
In encouraging food production.
Keep a lookout for poor crops and
gardens. When you see the crops of
a gardener or farmer falling, drop O
postal to the State College Of Agri-
culture telling them your observations
and ask them TO send the man litera-
ture (give name and address). Or
write TO the States Relation Service,
L. s. Department OF Agriculture,
u. G. This will be a national Good
Turn"
Secure the cooperation Of local pa
pers in your efforts. Your news will
not be censored. They welcome It
The national council will credit yor
toward your merit badge.
The herald., 1917-06-28
THE SCOUTS RELIGION.

The Boy Scouts Of America main
tain that no boy can grow into the
best kind of man without recognizing
his obligation 10 God. The first part
Of the scouts oath or pledge is, "On
my honor | will do my best to do my
duty to God and my country The
recognition Of God as the creating ana
ruling power of the universe and the
grateful acknowledgement of his gnd-
ance is held to be necessary in direct
ing the growing boy toward the best
type Of American citizenship.
The boy scout movement, however
Is non-seCtarian in its attitude toward
religion. Its policy is that the religious
organization or institution with which
the boy scout is connected shall give
the needed attention 10 his spiritual
life. If he be Il Catholic, the Catholic
church should be the agency for his
religious training. If he be Hebrew,
then the synagogue will teach him the
faith Of his fathers. If he be n Protes-
tant, the church Of which he is an adj
herent - the proper organization to
give him an understanding Of the
things that pertain 10 his allegiance to
God,
The herald., 1917-06-28
BETTER CITY AN INVESTMENT
improvements in Streets and Buildings
Pay Returns Just as in Any
Private Business.

Mr.. MacFarland. president Of the
American Colo association, takes the
practical business view when he says
that city hettermentS are nothing less
than paying investments. The streets
belong 10 the people. Their widening,
or the building Of new ones TO accom-
mOdate increasing traffic. is simply q
busiOess expansion that will pay re-
turn as does any private business up
on new capital put into 1t.
The same thing = true Of housing.
No city is rich enough TO afford nous
ing conditions that mitigate against
the welfare Of any part of IT'S popula-
ton. says the Kansas City Star. The
man of small means. as Mr.. MacFar-
land says-the man who must have a
low rentals the basis of industrial
prosperity. Low rental dwellings are
necessary. but II does not follow that
low rental dwellings should be lacking
In the sanitary COnvenienccs that are
essential to public health. The owner
Of rental dwellings who negleCtS 10
maintain them in proper condition Is
interfering with the city's busir ass and
prosperity. The city's business de-
mands laws regulating housing in con-
fOrmity with the best interests of that
business. and those laws should be rig
idly enforced
The herald., 1917-06-28
FIOrlE TOWN
Helps
CITY SHOULD KNOW ITSELF
One That Has All Necessary Infor-
nation az Fingers End Makes
Impression Upon Inquirer.

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The herald., 1917-06-28
Small Suburban Lot Best.

The ideal size for a suburban lot,
if you do not keep q man or horse,
is about one-sixth Of an acre-say, 80
by $50 feet. This is all that the owner
can keep in apple-pie order, provided
the place has plenty of vegetables and
flowers. This assumes that the family
is willing 70 spend SIS year for out
side labor. fertilizers, seeds, bulbs,
etc. II also assumes that the wife IS
willing 10 spend an hour a day In the
garden and is not ashamed 10 be seen
raking, planting and doing everything
except the hard labor.
Those who move from the city TO
the country will make a great mistake
If. under such conditions. they attempt
more than this. Gardening is an ex-
pensive business and one might as well
recognize the limitations Of the game.
The herald., 1917-06-28
Genius and Rules.

Genius may be Il law unto itself and
may violate the conditions felt 10 be
binding upon mere talent or medioCrity,
but for all that genius is not genius
because II occasionally breaks rules,
and no writer can serve as q model
for the young who does not conform
10 certain principles. The object Of
the linguistic branch Of education is
10 fiji each pupil with the ability 10
make himself ci,arly understood, and
this can bes, he'done by teaching him
10 observe such rules as will tend 10
make his speech similar TO that Of his
bearers. If after acquiring so much
he finds that he IS literary genius, he
may go forward and devise new forms
for himself all well and good. but gen
eral education is for average people,
and the only safeguard against dialects
or n confusion of tongues is the teach
lngs If such common principles as will
apply throughout the country.
The herald., 1917-06-28
Brick Porch Improves Old House.

The transformation broad porch
of nice-lOokinG face brick will bring
about on an Old-style frame house is
wonderful. One sees in various places
along the streets houses on which such
changes have been made. and he is
forced TO admit that great improve
ment has resulted. While the effec!
is 50 striking. the cost of such an adj
ditiOl is not so great.
4 combination Of rough face brick
Of reddish-brown coloring, white stone
cap and turned columns painted white,
with the steps and porch floor Of con-
crete. makes an attractive appearance
A new brick porch would be valuable
addition 10 many wooden houses Of the
old type, which now boast Of Old-style
narrow piaZZas.
The herald., 1917-06-28
Not So Funny After All.

Canon Anger was very found Of chill
dren and set out one night TO attend
a party given "by children for chill
dren."
Don't announce me-" he said TO the
servant.
Leaving his coat and hat downstairs
he quietly opened the drawing room
door. where the buzz of voices an
nounced the presence of company
Dropping on his hands Ond knees he
entered, making strange noises dis
tinctly resembling the neighing Of a
horse. Aware Of dead silence, he
looked up and found the guests as
semblcd for an eight o'clock dinner
regarding him with disgust, not I'M
mixed with alarm.
The children's party was next door.
The herald., 1917-06-28
INAUGURATION.

During the inauguration Of Cover
DOR Edge at Trenton, y. j., 100 scouts
were stationed at various points for
the purpose Of directing delegates to
the capitol. Others acted Us guides at
the railroad stations and assisted the
traffic officers. A triangle was formed
behind the reviewing stand during the
exercises to prevent the enthusiastic
crowd from closing in upon the new
governor as he walked from the capt.
toll to the stand.
The police department and many in
dividuals have complimented the work
Of the boys in the highest terms. The
governor himself was well pleased to
see so many Of the boys serving so
faithfully on such a cold day, and he
commented on their work and sturdi-
ness and general character.
The herald., 1917-06-28
DADCY'SGy[N|NG
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The herald., 1917-06-28
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The herald., 1917-06-28
GIRLS HELP IN
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
lnnoCentIy Assist Woman to
HurI Baby and Self to
Death.
CHARMED BY CHILD
Mother, Who Had Been III, EnIsts Aid
Of Youthful Bridge Promenaders
to Leap Ninety Feet to
Ground.

New Iork.-Sadie Wiuklcr and Syl.
via Klein, wise beyond their years in
the >uThiSticatiou If the East side and
q Injured IN thrills Is only the movies
can blunt the scusibil.tirs Of girls 81
fifteen and fourteen, respectively.
Naun:rrcd arm in arm across The VII
AaH>uurg bridge Yesterday. l, was
five o'clock Of a sunny afternoon
in spring. time when the bridge forms
promenade for the faShiuuuh,vs OF
the East end al the East side and the
West end Uf williamsburg.
Tint was one reason why Sadie and
Sylvia We're strolliuE On the bridge.
They found the throng euinently salts
factory and had a pleasant conscious
ness that their own bright ribbons and
noddins plumes We're not lost in IL.
Attracted by Baby.
AS they approached the brooklyn
anchorage, where the SiX-foot guard
ruil gives way to a granite structure
only three feet high, the two girls
paused as even movie patrons will AT
the sight Of toddling. Chuckling,
friendly baby. The child was not much
more than year old and was dressed
in immaculate white from dark curls
10 uncertain feet. LurChing preCari-
oUsly. il Clutched with confidence at
Sadie'S hand.
Hes q boy" said q woman in a
sleek brown suit. Of which even Sadie
approved, as she noticed Sadie halt
az the command Of the small fingers.
viii you hold him for me minutei
Ny bag dropped over the railing"
Instantly the odd feeling that had
ObScured Sadie's ordinarily clear vision
at touch of those fingers vanished. She
looked over the head of the baby and
into the eyes of the woman, and her
cool stare had a CLINT of suspicion In
II.
What do you take US for?' she de-
manded. Easy marks, that We should
be left with q baby on our handsT
She was wise in movie lore.
"Aw. take the kid" pleaded Sylvia
"She's all right. Sure, We'll take him
The herald., 1917-06-28
Do Not Eat When Tired.

The average person does not take
enough rest. He works all day, eats
his midday meal IN q hurry in between
pressing office appointments, comes
home late and seldom rests before sit
ting down to dinner. In a state OF
complete physical and mental exhaCs-
ton dinner is ,lten and as q conse-
quence Of this fatigue the digestive or
CANS are unable to do their work
properly. If the sufferer from indiges-
ton could arrange To rest half an hour
or even fifteen minutes before each
meal. with the same amount OF time
allotted 70 rest afterward, his stomach
would soon digest the food put into II
and his trouble would be at an end
New York Evening Telegram.
The herald., 1917-06-28

honor to wear the crown we sent you.
We are very grateful And the Flow
ers bodied their pretty, bright yellow
heads.
THE leaves said nothing. They saw
that the Fairy Queen was wearing a
gown made out Of spring leaves and
that their leaves were among the diff
ferent kinds. But they were annoyed
with the Yellow Flowers Of the for
! sythia bushes.
"'You don't look happy, Leaves said
the Fairy Queen. What is the trOu-
| bleT
Its very annoying said the
! Leaves. Each time anyone passes
here they speak of the glorious flowers
of the forsythia bushes and they never
speak of the leaves. Now other leaves
are appreciated in the spring. All
except us"
"'How foolish you are, Leaves said
the Fairy Queen. You are jealous Of
the Joy that these gorgeous bright
blossoms give. They only last for
little time-whereas you have a long
summer ahead Of you. And you know,
full well, that we love leaves and
green things. But the forsythia bios
SONS are here for such short time.
Aren't you ashamed?
THE Leaves hung their heads and
said, Forgive US Fairy Queen. We
never thought Of II IN just that way
81 know Won didn't said the Fairy
Queen. But l will tell you what 7
will do. Every year. from now or,
when spring comes and 1t is time for
| the forsythia blossoms to be Out-yOu
will act like many Of the other trees
and bushes that have blossoms first.
You will not come out with the bios
SONS. But you will come out after.
Then there will be no chance for
you TO be jealous and everyone can en-
Joy these lovely yellow flowers with
out dropping little leaves looking cross
and very unlike springtime.'
And so, from that day TO this, the
forsythia blossoms have come out first
Of all and when thier blooming is over
the leaves take their places. And the
Fairy Queen had this rule made for
all the trees and shrubs with bios,
SONS. Then the Leaves gave pleasure
afterward while the pretty flowers for
their little while gave happiness.
And this rule has lasted all these
years, and II was made so long age
that no one can remember just when.