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Progress of Offensive.

Turning now to the actual progress of
the first attack, we see that the French
from Dixmude to R;Xschoote forced the
crossings of the User. took back the
ground lost in the gas attack and dug
themselves in. On the west they were
handicapped by the condition of the
country. due to the flooding Of the User
valley at the time of the first fighting
in October. 1914. But eastward the
ground was more favorable and they
made greater progress. reaching and
passing the highway from Lizerne to
Dixmude, that was more less the
string to that bow which was their old
position.
The British, on their part. pushing
north and east. reached and in parts
passed the ridge which they had held
before the gas attack of 1915. taking
possession Of Pilhem. which gives its
name to the ridge. and taking and los
ing st. Julien. the extreme northern
limit of their advance. East and south
of Ypres. along the Menin road. famous
in the first 'Wipers.'' they took Hooge
and made progress from this point
down to the environs of Warneton, on
the Lys. regaining a considerable por
ton of the ground lost in October and
November. 1914. but by no means reach
ing all the positions held when that
battle opened.
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OFFICERS LEAVE SERVICE.
Some Resign and Others Are Given
Honorable Discharges.

The President has accepted the resigna-
tons of Capt. John S. Madden, Infantry
Officers Reserve Corps: First Lieut.. AL
bert l.. futile. 74th Infantry. New York
National Guard First Lieut.. Charles c.
Moore. Medical Reserve Corps, and Sec
ond Lieut. Raymond O. Holton, 9Th Infan-
try. Georgia National Guard
Honorable discharges have been granted
First Lieut. Charles Theobald, Infantry
Officers Reserve Corps; First Lieut. L.
Grant Baldwin, Medical Reserve Corps.
and First Lieut.. Robert A. Schless, Medi-
cal Reserve Corps
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AMERICANS ARE CITED
FOR AIRPLANE SERVICES
Especial Cabie9ram TO The Star ana
Chicago Daily Newa.D
Copyright, 1917. 10y the Chicago Daily New,
Company

Copyright, 1917. 10y the Chicago Daily News
Company
PARIS. France. August l1.-Sergt.
Paul Pavelka of Madison, Conn a for
mer member of the Lafayette squad
ron. and who for the past eight months
has been flying with "A fighting French
squadron in Serbia. has been awarded
a glowing citation in an order. of the
Army OF the Orient and decorated with
the French war cross with one palm.
The citation. signed by Gen. Sarrail.
was read TO the French. British, Rus
sian. Italian and Serbian armies fight
ing on the Saloniki front. Pavelka was
praised for his activity and devotion.
Recently he has had more than a score
of air duels, and on several occa sions
has driven his opponents to the earth.
Corp. James Ralph Doolittle of New
York. a member of the Lafayette
squadron. has been cited in French
army orders and awarded the war cross
for courage in attacking and driving
away - German airplane which at
tempted to destroy a British observation
balloon. Corp. Doolittle has recovered
from injuries received in the combat
and has returned TO the front.
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CHOSEN MARINE MINISTER.
Charles Channel Enters French Cab.
met. Succeeding Admiral Lacaze.

PARIS. August 11.-Charles Chaumet.
deputy chairman of the naval COMMITTEES
of the chamber of deputies, has been
appointed minister of marine, succeed
ing Admiral Lacaze, who resigned on
August 2.
An ENTHUSIASTICALLY OF marine has
nil has been appointed to the post on
OF M. Chaumst.
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JEWS EAGER TO FIGHT,
Great Britain Plans to Send Brigade
to Palestine.

NEW YORK, August IA brigade
of Jewish soldiers is likely to be sent
by Great Britain to fight at the front
in Palestine. under command of Col.
Patterson of the famous Zion Mule
Corps, which participated in the Oar
danelles campaign. according to IA ca bic
dispatch from London to the Jewish
Morning Journal here. Hosts of volun
teers are applying at the recruiting
Office ard il may be possible to send an
entire division.
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KEEP BOYS AT FRONT
ADVISED AS TO NEWS,
POSTMASTER'S PLAN

From the postmaster at Astoria.
Ore, to the Postmaster General at
Washington comes this happy
thought:
Why not have the postmaster in
every city, town and hamlet become
the official correspondent of the
home troops and send weekly
news letter to them?
AN observant postmaster hears,
/. sees and can tell more news than
the average sewing society presi-
dent" he writes. II shall daily put
down in my notebook all the news
of importance. and as frequently as
practicable write SO the letters may
be posted at company headquar-
ters.''
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NEW ATTACHE FOR JAPAN'S
EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON

TOXIC. July IL tby Notwithstanding
fokata. who formerly was attached to
the japanese legation at The Hague
has been appointed third secretary OF
the embassy at Washington. in success
sion to kanzo Morita. who has been re-
called TO Toxic. pending appointment 10
some other post.
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BULGARIA HAS CROPS
BETTER THAN NORMAL
Especial CabieGram to The Star and
Chicago Daily News.D

Copyright, 1917. by the Chicago Daily News
Company
SOFIA. Bulgaria. August . Cvia AM
sterdam, August III. Bulgarias
greatest victory this year consists of a
crop better than the normal harvest in
years Of peace. The country sells more
than 90 per cent of its agricultural
products abroad, and consequently the
people and soldiers are greatly elated
over the fine economic outlook. Speak
ing of the situation. Premier Radosla-
Won said today:
..Bulgarias economic condition is bet
ter than that of many of the neutral
countries. The Bulgar soldier is better
fed and clad than ever. and his morale
was never better. Our fronts are ada
mainline. The future is bright, for all
We have to do is to labor and wait"
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more men at the fighting front than she
had when the war was ushered n not
withstanding the terrible losses which
| have been suffered in the meantime. This
is but an indication of the ardor with
which the French people are Offering
their all for the perpetuation of their ma =
t!onal ideals and for the assurance that
once this grim struggle is brought to an
end France may follow paths of peace and
quiet through the centuries to come with
out fear of molestation from an unscrupu-
lous neNt-door neighbor.
France is bearing her economic strug-
giles well. Louis J. Malvy. the French
minister of interior. in the past few days,
though confessing trying conditions dur
ing several periods of the war stated that
| the French people have SO organized their
affairs that the future is waited with con-
hdence- There will be no letdown in re-
strictIons tending toward the conserva-
tlon OF every factor necessary to prolonga-
ton OF the struggle. In reviewing the po-
sition of France he stated:
BY the end of three years of war
France has endured every aff1iction suf-
! fering and glory. Without violence or
shock. but not AT times without discus
SION, she has maintained within her land
| order and discipiine-accepted. not forced
| discip!inc-and she will conquer She is
| as united as she was on August g. 1914
Better Still, she is unanimous that is,
! bat
| This statement of NJ Ma!vey is not a
fnerv political diatribe. Investigators who
| have returned from France and the
French people themselves have given
! Voice to greatest praise to the courage of
| the French peoples
| Italy also. though al times possibly mis-
understanding allied motives in reference
to the Balkans. has given up the idea.
iostered and widely spread by -Germa n
D., agents. that the entente powers intend to
| double-cross King Emmanuel in final dis
| tribution of rewards in the present strug-
DPOnle
/ rnent again have voiced their confidence in
! the entente cause. Undoubtedly the en-
! tente powers have reaffirmed their fnten-
| ton to abide by Italian aspirations in the
present. struggle in one direction or an
other
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Daniel C. Roper, Jr., Gets Commission

Daniel c. Roper, jr., son of the former
now a member of the tariff commission
was the only Washington man in the
Plattsburg training camp for serve of
ficers to get a commission. He becomes
a second lieutenant of infantry in the
Odcers' Reserve Corps.
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To Spare French Towns.

Why did the British select the Ypres
sector for their offensive? 1t seems to
me that they were in part compelled
to do this by the Hindenburg retreat
Of the spring. This left desert. des-
titute of communication. from st. QUEEN
tin to the vicinity of Arras. The Vimy
ridge offensive broke down the but
tress of this new German line-the
Hindenburg line-but the switch
lines" behind remained. To continue
at this point meant the destruction of
many French cities and towns, Douai,
Cambria and. more remotely. Falen-
ciennes; it meant the ruin of the great
Industrial region of France, and it
meant fighting over a country thickly
lent themselves to defensive prepare
ton.
To strike farther north between La
Bassee and Lens meant ultimate ruin to
Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing, great in
dustrial towns, with a combined popu-
lation of more than 100000. 1t meant
destruction to a great and densely pop
ulated region of France, and 1t meant
fighting over ground highly advanta-
geous to the Germans.
To strike between the Lys and the
sea, on the other hand. meant to fight
over an agricultural region with al
most no considerable towns. 1t meant
to operate in country relatively fiat and
Offering no such obstacles as the Somme
region with its many hills and deep-cut
valleys. 1t meant also operating in the
sector nearest to Great Britain, and
therefore nearest to the sea bases. thus
reducing the problem of rail transport
tation in France-no inconsiderable
factor.
Menaces Submarine Base.
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tillery preparations. but the British
positions held firm.
The Germans realize their danger on
the Flanders front, and with the hope
OF bringing about a diversion and con-
centration of entente activities on other
sections of the western front have been
attacking at many points The ma
Jority CT these attacks, though there
has been some action east of Arras
have been directed against the forces
OF Gen Petain Immediately north of
St Quentin, along the Chemin des
DANES on the Aisne front and in the
vicinity of Verdun.
Prodigious losses have been inflicted
on the Teutonic armies in the past
week. according to London and Paris
official reports, and if these claims be
true the allied armies are accomplish
ing much in undermining Germany S
man power. which condition already is
cause of serious thought by the Ger
man staff.
There has been sharp stIfreninc on
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Sufficient Advance Would Compel Germans
to Abandon Bel ian Coast, Including
Zeebrugge U-Boat Base.
MONTHS OF HARD FIGHTING AHEAD
BEFORE SUCH RESULT is POSSIBLE
Entente Tactics Comparable With Those of Grant
In 1864 or Napoleon After His Defeat
In Saxony.
By FRANK H. SIMONDS,
Author of 1.-THE Great War;" "They Shall Not Pass"

Copyrig The Assn
YIEN the allied
M the opening offensive Flanders, there
immediate realization OF how much history has
that triangle between the [ys the
French frontier No single of the European
battlefield has continuous tremendous fighting and the
past pales before the present.
Going nearly three years the early days of October
will be Sir troops
trenches the Asne and started them north His OBJ
right flank south of Lsti held by the
French His army transported north the vicinity of St Omer
Eares wheeled the the
man flank.
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Many Died to Close Gap.

But the French rallied. the Canadians
stood and died in an unequal struggle,
reserves came and the gap was closed.
Thereafter it was necessary to draw the
British line back nearer to Ypres;
towns now mentioned in the latest bat
tie news were abandoned; the French.
driven beyond the User canal, came
back and made good this line-the Brit
ish chung to Ypres. which now disap-
peared under German Smelling. This
position was, however. always danger
Gus. for the Germans. sitting on the
hills which surrounded Ypres like the
rim of a bowl. poured their artillery
fire into the British below.
And from May l. 1915, to June l, 1917,
the British took their medicine. The
YpreS salient acquired evil fame as the
WORST position on the western front.
one school of British experts urged re-
treat because of the military weakness
of the position-a retreat to the hills
behind, to KENNEL and Scharfenberg:
another insisted that the moral effect
would be too great if the Germans at
last entered Ypres. And this view pre-
vailed.
From May. 1915. to June of this year
Ypres ceased to be a point of dispute.
although it was never quiet point. The
Germans used the sector to train their
artillery: the observation conditions
were so favorable. Day and night shells
rained down upon Ypres until little
was left of its wonderful architectural
monuments.
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French and British
Are Striking Forward,

which are reaching out for the German
submarine bases on the Belgian coast
have resumed their operations in that
section Of the western battle front be-
tween Warneton and Dixmude, more
particularly along the Ypres canal.
For the past week the allied armies
have been sending a veritable hail of
death into German positions over prac-
tically the whole of the twenty-mile
front where two weeks ago such brill
liant successes were scored. The at
tack was anticipated by experienced
war students. The expectation that
Petain and Haig's men would once
more strike forward was affirmed in
official reports of Friday. which stated
that the British had regained Wssthoek
and that the French. after several days
nibbling to the east of Bixschoote. had
taken several farms held by the Ger
mans. These offensive actions are be-
lieved but preliminary to even more
intensive actions in the INN ediate fu-
ture.
The Germans. who are extremely de-
sirous of protecting their U-boat bases
in Belgium. have delivered several Sc
we're counter attacks in recent days in
the hope of bending the allied lines
backward. Germanic attacks on Holle-
beke and Westhoek followed great ar
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Russia Advances
Further Toward Light.

week looking toward the regeneration of
the army and the complete rehabilitation
Of settled internal conditions. Premier
Kerensky ten days ago stepped down with
his cabinet. His coup Weakened Russia to
the value OF the man nothing else could
have done. The provisional government
refused to accept the resignation at
meeting at which practically all the COM
h9tive elements of the nation attended
kerensky was eulogized as Russia s savior
and result of the elaboration he was
asked to again head the government Sc
! Letting his own cabinet and debating his
own policies.
The power Of this man is realized If a
shores. that person is Kerensky The peo-
pie as whole have confidence in him.
and that they will abide by his decisions
goes almost unquestioned. though he may
expect continued opposition from the
Maximalists and certain sections of the
bourgeois elements not in thorough accord
with his agrarian policies
Kerensky has accepted the mission as
singed to him. He announced that blood
and-iron policy was in effect. Through
ton Of commander-in-chie of the Russian
armies. strenuous efforts will be made to
iron out all discord in the army and re-
habilitate its'ranks to such an extent that
the German menace will cease to exist
kornilon is executing deserters and aRfta-
tors by the wholesale. No mercy is or
will be shown. Thousands of deserters
fearing Gravest punishment, are return
Ing to the ranks. and Kerensky's policy is
already indicated by the increased resist
Bukowina. though the Russian military
system even yet is far from stable
Upon Kerensky's shoulders will fall
the readjustment of internal conditions
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Sudden Blow by British.

But in June of this year the British
suddenly struck. Between Ypres and
Armentieres the Germans in October.
1914. had driven in wedge gaining the
high ground of the Messines or
Wytscheate ridge-the white sheet"
ridge of the Tommy" From this ridge
they swept the two roads leading into
Ypres from the west. This blow abol-
ished the Ypres salient. Strengthened
the British line from Ypres to Armen-
there's and not merely put out" the Ger
man eyes but also gave the British the
observation points looking eastward at
the Lys and beyond the Lys to Lille
This quick thrust. it is now clear. was
the first step in a erander operation. 1t
was necessary to blind the Germans be-
fore the great preparations could be
made for a general offensive. and the
time from June to August measures the
period of intensive preparations for the
new offensive
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ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN FLANDERS
MAY PROVE TO BE THE DECISIVE
CAMPAIGN IN THE WORLD WAR

the artillery duel which preceded the
attack was the heaviest in all history.
ana Tor n full fortnight London heard
the guns The British and French re-
ports frankly claim complete SUI
premacy in the air. which would mean
that the Germans were Obliged to IRE
IN the dark-"into blue" as the phrase
is; that is. without the aid OF air scouts
apparently bad weather materially
handicapped the attacking force as IL
did in the battle OF Arras. 1t seems
also that there was a temporary slow.
ing down after the original attack but
whether this was due to weather or TO
new tactics remains to be seen. Strong
German counter attacks developing at
once. as contrasted with the hour
delay after the recent fight at the Mes
sines Ridge. suggest also German
counter preparation and advance in
formation. Similarly the little German
thrust which destroyed two British bat
talions north of the User near its mouth
some days ago was an obvious attempt
to forestall and break up an allied
drive in this region.
SO much for the first attack begun
and ended August !, the anniversary OF
the opening of the world war and thir-
teen months later than the attack at
the Somme. For the present the allied
objective must be Roulers. rather moro
tnah a dozen miles north OF Ypres and
Menin, to the east on the Lys rather
less than ten miles from the present
front. The fall OF Menin would gravely
imper1l the German hold on Lille. the
capture of Roulers would threaten vet
without menacing seriously. the Ger
man communications with Zeebrugge
via Client and Bruges.
Immediate Success Unlikely.
Meantime it is idle to discuss these
objectives with amy idea that they viii
be reached Immediately. Nothing of
the sort is likely to happen. But We
he tt1s or
tegic effect would be of A campaign as
successful as that of last year. 1t
would mean a German retirement from
the sea coast, precisely as a German re-
tirement from the Noyon and BapasA,sS
salient was made inevitable by fne
Somme battle.
Yet as this contest may we'll prove
the decisive battle Of the war, the Ger
man efforts to hold out and the Ger
man efforts to convince the world and
their own people that they are holding
are bound TO be desperate and me-
easily confuse the readers of bulletins
who accept the German statement that
the allies have failed because they have
not at once achieved what they could
only hope to achieve not in a day. but
in period OF months
Recall again the campaign of 1854 in
our own civil war. read what the Con-
federate press said after the Wilder
ness, Spotslyania, Cold Harbor, the
failure before Petersburg. 1t will fur.
nish many a parallel with current Ger
man bulletins. Recall also that Ma.
poleon. having been defeated in Sax
ony in 1913, fought next in the Marine
country because he had stayed too long
in Germany, sacrificing military to po-
litical and moral considerations.
We are at the beginning of q CAM
pafgn that may well have consequences
comparable with those of Leipzig or the
last Grant campaign. But we are only
at the beginning.
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What followed is history. not even now
familiar. The small British army came
almost Immediately into contact with huge
German forces. its own flank was threat
ended when Antwerp fell and the German
conquerors came pounding down along
the coast through Ostend to the User
river.
Almost at once the British offensive
became a desperate and almost despair
ing defensive. To the north the British
flank was bent around until it faced north
not east. and in the south the center was
jammed back upon Ypres and one arter
another all the vantage points were lost
until the Ypres salient assumed the shape
it was to bear for nearly three years. and
the British We're threatened with COM
plete humiliation
Road to Calais Barred.
The first days of November. 1914, saw
the end of the storm. French reserves
came up, the Prussian Guard made its
final unsuccessful effort-the road to
Calais was barred. and trench warfare
was now the order of things from Swift
zerland to the North sea. And while the
British regular army. the "Old Contempt
ibies. was dying at Ipres the French
Fusiiers MarinS made their great sacr1-
flee at Dixmude. December / saw the
first struggle in Flanders ended; an ex-
hausted British army had just managed
to hang on-regiments reduced to hand
fuls, brigadeS now at the strength OF
companies.
fields woke to new fame. In the latter
days OF April the Germans launched their
first poison gas attack to the westward
OF YpreS-between this town and Dix
nude. The blow fell upon French African
troops. and they collapsed, opening the
and for a few hours the German road to
Calais was clear.
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font.
tions fore battle o the Somm
Eains in frs
haved drawn
Of