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teaching them the simple rules and
routine of military discipline. They
learn to drill and to command COM
panies Of men. and they study the
organization of the Army and the
functions of its different parts. Dur
themselves with the special duties of
medical officers. They are taught
how a field hospital is run, how hos
pitfalls are managed behind the lines.
and the new conditions and prob
lens which confront an army on the
European battle fronts. During the
third month they concentrate upon
some special branch of medical work.
Some are specialists in X-ray pho
Biography, some in head surgery, and
others in the various other depart
ments of medicine and surgery.
Take Special Lines.
About half of the graduates of these
camps are sent away for service in
the front lines. The men picked for
this are the younger men and those
who are more robust and able to
Withstand the necessary hardships.
The rest go into the different hos
pitfalls and institutions behind the
lines. About 10 per cent go into
head surgery. 10 per cent into Roent-
genology. IS per cent Into general
surgery. another 10 per cent into
cardiovascular practice. and so on.
The proportion of men assigned to
any given branch is determined by
the need for specialists in that line.
OF course, it has not been possible
to train in this fashion all Of the
physicians in the Medical Corps. The
need was so pressing that many had
to be taken directly out Of civil life
and given a uniform. It is the pur-
pose of the surgeon generals stan
to do this as little as possible in the
future, so that the officers in the
Medical Corps may all have q knowl-
edge Of military technique.
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WHEN VITALITY Is LOWERED
T1ke Horzfoed's Acid Phosphate. 11csllnt ~
tAe El3ie1 o9 ex1nnst3sa Ans D Aunmmeg hoat,
AdUnpfdplUalmt- :.
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able piece Of ground-Meteren-th
morning. II is but trifle compared
| with the big events on the French
front. but in war tribes count. and
derestimate the loss OF position
which now gives the British an OBJ
servation ground where he might
wish to keep his doings secret.
Scottish troops. among others. made
| the assault which extended south of
Meteren and in front Of Merris. They
! formed without the Germans getting
a hint of impending trouble and
moved forward in full daylight,
1t was nearly 8 o'clock in the morn
ing and the Germans were down in
cellars, with q false sense of security
were on them SO rapidly after the bar
rage that they were unable to or
ganize a machine gun defense. and
most of them seemed to have sur
rendered easily.
The Australians. with artillery help
which opened ahead of them, pounded
upon the German outposts and in a
very short time sent In seventy pris-
oners add to the sixty taken in the ruins
Of Meteren-
German O@cial Reports.
BERLIN. via London, July 19.-Ad-
mission is made in the German official
communication issued today that the
allied troops through a surprise coun-
ter offensive on Thursday broke into
the German front infantry and artil-
the Aisne and the Marine asd forced
back the German line Later a
Strengthening of the German position
prevented the allies from breaking
through. the statement claims.
The text Of the communication fol-
lows:
-The battle has blazed up again be-
tween the Aisne and the Marne There
the French have begun their long-ex-
pected counter offensive. BY the>em-
ployment of extremely strong squad
rons Of tanks they succeeded at first
in penetrating by surprise into our
front infantry and artillery lines at
our line.
"Afterward our line divisions, to-
gether with reserves which had been
held in readiness, frustrated the
enemy from breaking through.
Claims Defeat of French.
Toward midday French attacks on
the line southwest from Scissors to
Neuilly and northwest of Chateau
Thierry were defeated. In the after
noon very strong partial attacks of
the enemy on the whole of the front
of attack broke down against our new
line. Enemy columns which were en-
deavoring to reach the battlefield
were the objectives of our successful
battle planes.
Our chasing planes shot down
thirty-twoN enemy airplanes.
ION the front south of the Marine
the French, since their failures of
July 1917. have only directed partial
attacks southeast Of Mareuil, which
were repulsed. Between the Marine
and east of Rheims the fighting ac-
tivity has been confined to local
operations. Enemy attacks in the
Bois du Roi- and on both sides of
Pourcy broke down.
I'VE have captured prisoners in sue
cessful attacks northwest of Troes-
mes. on the Suippes and on both sides
Of Perthes. The number of prisoners
brought in since the 18th exceeds
20, 600"
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May Accelerate Blow.

The effect of the Rheims failure
then, dispatches from tine battle front
say, will probably be to accelerate
blow somewhere on the front between
Montdidier and the sea- Although the
allied line has many vulnerable points
on this long front, and restricted room
for maneuvering is always a danger.
vet it remains a fact that the allies
now have used up half the fresh Sivi-
sions in the German reserve, and the
blow to come must be proportionate-
ly less severe.
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It pays to rad the want columns Of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filed through them.
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May Strike British.

Crown Prince Rupprecht's group Of
armies in the north on the front from
Montdidier to the English channel,
however, dispatches from the front
state, remains almost intact Only
few of them have been used in the
offensive of the last week, and the
most likely strategic effort by the
Germans at the present time is to
speed up a big offensive by these
troops against the British front
The Bavarian Crown Prince Rup-
precht will presumably lend only enough
troops to the German crown prince to
avert disaster in the. south, reservtng
his own fresh forces mainly for a big
counter stroke elsewhere. This Is not
only sound strategy, but is sound COM
mon sense The Germans never intend
ed to stake everything on the Rheims
blow, but expected. military officers say.
after shattering the French there to fol-
low it up with an immediate offensive
against the British in the north
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Filling the Gap.

BY o'clock on the morning of
June / the Americans were in position
across the Chateau Thierry road. Two
days rations and supplies had been
issued to them Fourteen hours after
the order Of march was received
ammunition dumps had been estab-
1ished. On this day the engineer
troops built some temporary entrench-
ments, and the artillery got into po-
sftion to support the infantry.
It was on the night of June 1 that
the French corps commander reported
the existence of gap four kilometers
Cor two and a half miles) long near
Gandelu-Montfgny,t to which reference
has been made, and urged that it be
plugged by the Americans, for "a Ger
man attack seems imminent" One
infantry unit, q machine-gun unit, and
. detachment of marines were pulled
out Of their blankets in the dead of
night and sent along to do the work.
They were in place and ready for fight
at O'Clock the next morning.
IF you don't get there on time TIL
akaoot you" said the chief Of stan to
-ehe officer commanding the ammuni-
-tfon truck train. That was perhaps q
Test, but the officer addressed saluted.
leaped into his car and started. Pilot
Nars commanded by officers ran ahead
II the trucks. Cars with mechanics
<und spare parts Accompanied them.
xnd omar cars With officers on board
nu1xk .re2xs The 1hnae1oe-
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DRIVE BOCHE BACK
OF THE RIVER MARINE
ON SOUTHERN BANK

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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Advance Foot by Foot.

"The battle began late yesterday
and continued with herceness into
the night, the Germans losing better
positions to the French. who are
fighting uphill The advance Is being
won foot by foot, owing to the huge
reserves thrown in to support the
crown prince.
ITO change the front in the middle
of the battle, such as Napoleon was
obliged to do at Waterloo and Leipzig,
is a difficult proceeding points out
Mai de Cfvrieux. Notwithstanding
the continuity of the front the con-
ditions of warfare have changed less
than has been thought, he adds, and
the situation of an army engaged in
Offensive drives which is suddenly
confronted by q flank attack as strong
as it is unexpected Is always grave.
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ENEMY may OPEN
DRIVE UPON BRITISH
Franco-American Successes
Probably May Force Ger
man Initiative.

LONDON. July 1s.-The success OF
the Franco-American counter offensive
has altered the entire situation on the
Champagne front The whole German
line from Chateau Thierry to Rheims.
the dispatches from the battle front
point out, is dependent on the railroads
which the French dominate Supplies
for the German forces round Chateau
Thierry must now be carried twenty
to thirty miles by road.
1t will be a very serious business
for the Germans to remain in this sa-
lient, according to all accounts They
will not only have to discontinue all
their plans for the offensive here, but
probably will be forced to fall back a
considerable distance to new line
where the problem Of supplies can be
handled easier.
The German offensive thus has been
turned into a repulse. the advices from
the front say. and may now be turned
definitely into a German defeat
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Initiative With French.

The initiative is now in the hands
of the French. The tables have been
completely turned by Gen Foch's bril-
liant stroke and the whole German
situation between scissors and
Rheims is endangered.
The Germans it is contended, will
have to fight hard to stave of a rout
and TO extricate themselves This
means that the entente allies definite
ly have settled with the crown prince
and have completely neutralized his
group of armies 1t is stated that
he will have all he can do to extricate
himself from his present position
In the past week the Germans h4ve
used more than thirty divisions. OF
which number twenty-three were
from the general reserve The using
up of these twenty-three general re-
serve divisions is one Of the most
satisfactory features of the weeks
work Forty have been exhausted In
a wholly abortive enterprise and have
lost very heavily.
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TT WAS THE LONGEST TAIL FOR
THE SIZE OF THE OWNER THAT
PETER HAD EVER SEEN.
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'T feel in the mood" wns tne some
what sullen reply. II work hard
enough, God knows, to have little
pleasure now and then" Danger was
making him shrewd. He turned away
from Peter Niburg, then faced him
again. "If you care to come" he sug-
gested. "Not a supper, you under
stand, but a glass Of wine, Italian
champagne" he added.
Peter Niburg was fond Of sweet
champagne.
Quietly he pushed his hat to the
back of his head, and hung his stick
over his forearm. After all. why notf
Marie was gone. Let the past die.
II Herman could make the first move.
let him. Peter, make the second. He
linked arms with his old enemy.
"A fine night" he said.
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They Were Old Enemies.

bringing out the Princess Hilda, who
was still in the school room.
But the archduchess suddenly came
to business. She was an abrupt per-
son. "And now, general" she said,
"what Is itT'
81 am In trouble, highness," replied
the chancellor simply.
eve are most Of us In that condition
at all times. suppose you mean this
absurd affair of yesterday. Why such
a turmoil about It? The boy ran
away. When he was ready he re-
turned. He is here now. and safe.'
81 am afraid he Is not as safe as
you think, madame"
"WhyT
He sat forward on the edge Of his
chair, and told her Of the students at
the university, who were being hrec
by some powerful voice; Of the dis
appearance of the two spies; Of the
evidence that the Committee OF Ter
was meeting again, and the failure to
discover their meeting place; OF dis
affection among the people, according
to the reports Of his agents. And ther
to the real purpose Of his visit. kar
Of Karnia had, unofficially, proposed
for the Princess Hedwig. He nae
himself broached the matter to thu
king, who had at least taken 1t undel
advisement. The archduchess list
ened, rather pale.
Madame, after centuries of inde
pendence we now face a crisis whici
we cannot meet alone. Believe me,
know of what l speak. United, w
could stand against the world. But
divided kingdom, disloyal and dis
contented people, spells the end
And at last he convinced her. But
because she was built Of contrar
mold, she voiced an objection, not Z
the scheme, but to Karl himself.
dislike him. He Is arrogant an
stupid"
"But powerful, madame. And
what else Is there to do?"
There was nothing else, and sh
knew 1t. But she refused to broac
the matter to Hedwig.
And 1t ended with the chancellor
looking most ferocious but inwardi
uneasy, undertaking to put, as one ma
say, a fiea into the Princess Hedwig'
small ear.
As he strobe out. the door into tn
next room closed quietly.
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CHAPTER IiI.-Continued.

The chancellor strode around the
screen, scratching two tables with his
sword as he advanced, and kissed the
hand Of the Princess Annunciata. They
were old enemies and therefore al
ways very polite to each other. The
archduchess offered him a cup Of tea,
which he took, although she always
moments they discussed things. Thus /:
the kings condition; the replanting of
the place with trees; and the date Of
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sSlnce When," He Inquired, "Have
You Frequented the Hungarla"
when spoken to, but that was all. Her
mother who had caught the countess
trick Of narrowing her eyes, inspected
her from under lowered lids.
"weli?" she said. "Are you still
sulky2'
az? Not at all, mother" Her head
went up, and she confronted her
mother squarely.
II should like to inquire, II may"
observed the archduchess. "just how
you have spent the day. This morn.
ming. for instancef"
Hedwig shrugged her shoulders, but
her color rose.
II rode"
"Where7"
"At the riding school. with Otto"
"Only with Otto?"
"Captain Larlsch was there"
"Of course! Then you have prao
tically spent the day with himw
81 have spent most Of the day with
Otto"
'This devotion to Otto-it Is new.
I think. You were eager to get out
OF the nursery. Now. It appears, you
must fly back to schoolroom teas and
other absurdities. should like to
know why"
II think Otto is lonely, mother"
The archduchess was In one Of her
sudden moods of irritation. Hedwig's
remark about Otto's loneliness. the
second that day, struck home. In her
anger she forgot her refusal to the
chancellor.
II have something to say that will
put an end to this sentimental non'
sense Of yours. Hedwig. should for.
bid your seeing this boy, this youne
Larisch. II l felt 1t necessary. dc
not. You would probably see him
anyhow, for that matter" She rosa
and threw her bolt out of clear sky,
ut Is unnecessary to remind you not
to make fool Of yourself. But II
may not be out Of place to say thai
your grandfather has certain plans foI
you that will take your mind away
ITOin tHis-tHis SHY ooy, Soou Shou6hs
Hedwig had risen, and was stand
Ing. very white. with her hands o.
the table. "What plans, mother"
: "He will tell you"
"Not-I am not to be nrarriedr
: The Archduchess Annunciata was
not all hard. She could never forgive
her children their father. But they
were her children. and Hedwig was
all that she was not, gentle and round
and young. Suddenly something al
most like regret stirred In her.
' Don't look like that, child" she
said. ut is not settled. And, after
= all, one marriage or another-whai
difference does II make? Men are
= men. If one does not care, 1t makes
: the things they do unimportant."
"But surely" Hedwig gasped
!. t"surely I shall be consulted?"
Annunclata shook her head. They
had all risen. As for Olga Loschek
!, she was very still, but her eyes
burned.
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with the lips and scowls with the eyes,
that speaks pleasantly quite awful
things, although 1t was Peter Niburg
who did most of the talking.
And Herman hated Peter. The cash.
Ter was gone, had married restaurant
keeper, and already she waxed fat.
But Herman's hatred grew with the
days. And business being bad, much
of the time he stood behind his linens
and thought about certain matter,
which was this:
How did Peter Niburg do it7
They were paid the same scant
wage. Each Monday they stood to-
gether, Peter smiling and he frowning,
and received into open palms exactly
enough to live on, without extras. And
each Monday Peter pocketed his cheer
fully, and went back to his post twirl-
ing his mustache as though all the
money Of the realm jingled In his
trousers.
To accept the inevitable, to smile
over ones poverty, that Is one thing.
But there was more to 1t. Peter made
his money go amazingly far. 1t was
Peter, for instance, who the summer
before, the American Scenic Railway
had opened to the public, with much
crossing of flags, the national emblem
and the stars and stripes, It was Peter
who had invited the lady to an eve
ming Of thrills on that same railway
at definite sum per thrill.
II was Peter, then, who made the
impossible possible, who wore good
clothes and did not have his boots
patched, who went, rumor said. to the
orara now and then, and followed the
score on his own battered copy.
How2
Herman Spier had suspected him OF
many things had secretly audited his
cash slips; had watched him for sur
reptitious parcels of silk. Once he had
thought he had him. But the package
OF Lyons silk, opened by the pro
prietor Mt Herman's suggestion, proved
to he material for fancy waistcoat
and paid for by Peter Niburg's owr
hand.
With what7 Herman stood con
fused, even confounded, but still
suspicious. And now, this very day
he had stumbled on something. A
, great lady from the court had made ,
purchase, and had left, under rol
of silk, a letter. There was no mis-
take. And Peter Niburg had pu
, away the silk, and pocketed the letter
after swift glance over the littl
shop.
, An intrigue, then, with Peter Niburl
as the go-between, or-something else
J Something vastly more important, tn
L discovery of which would bring Her
man prominence beyond his fellows u
5 n certain secret order to which he be
longed.
In a way, he was a stupid man, thi
pale-eyed clerk who sold the quain
: red and yellow cottons Of the commo
), people side by side with the heav
e linens that furnished forth the table
y of the rich. But hatred gave him witt
A Gave him speed, too. He was onl
n thirty feet behind Peter Niburg whe
d that foppish gentleman reached ii
corner.
y Herman was skilled In certain ma
ters. He knew, for instance, that
u glance into a shop window. a halt
x tie q shoe. may be ruse for pas
!, Ing paper to other hands. But Pet'
IL did not stop. He went, not mol
e. swiftly than usual. to his customaI
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COUNTESS L0scHEK PLOTS TO FRusTRATE The MAR.
RAGE OF KARL AND HEDWle

Synopsla-The prince of Lvonia Otto
ten years DID, taken the his
slips away to the park where he
Thorpe little American palace night
finds everything In
made for him. The night the chancellor
boys grandfather the old
that the kingdom of
the terrorists republic friendship neghbong
kingdom of Karnia be secured by giving the Princess
riage to King Karl of that country.
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CHAPTER v.


Dinner was over In the dull old din
ing room. The Archduchess An
nunciata lighted a cigarette, ana
glanced across the table ut Hedwig.
Hedwig had been very silent during
the meal. She had replied civiliy
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restaurant, one which faced over the
square and commanded a view Of the
palace. And there he settled himself
Ia a window and ordered his dinner.
From the outside Herman stared
in. He lurked In the shadows outside,
and watched.
Peter sat alone, and stared out.
Herman took shelter, and watched.
But Peter Niburg did not see him.
His eyes were fiIed on the gloomy
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The message Of the countess
to King Karl ls stolen and
causes a lot Of trouble for sew
eral people. Read about u In
the next Instaiiment
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CHAPTER ".
The Letter.

The Countess Loschek was alone.
Alone and storining. She had sent her
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Go sN coxTlNUEDl
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04

IN THE GUARDHOUGH A SOL.
DER HAS ABOUT As MUCH IN
FLUENCH AS A MINORITY
STOCKHOLDER.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04

e. H. S0thern. the Distinguished
Shakespearean actor. and Winthrop
Ames, widely known In theatrical
circles, are organizing trOupes Of &C
tors and concert performers from
among the divisions Of American SOL
diers in France. Thay went cover
There" with the idea Of inviting &C
tors from the United States, but they
found such wealth Of talent among
the soldiers that they found this un-
necessary.
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In making all these vowel sounds,
the breath comes out through the
mouth alone.
There are, however. four other
vowels in French, I'm making which
the breath comes ont through the
mouth and the nose ct the same time.
In making English vowele we keep
shat the passage from the back Of the
mouth to the nose; but in making
these four French vowels that pass
age is left open. To train yourself
to make these novels right, practice
breathing in deeply through the nose
and the mouth at the same time, so
that the whole back Of the mouth
feels open: and then breathe out in
the same way, keeping the open feel-
ing in the back Of tina mouth. The
process IL about the same as In
groaning.
- "NASAL VOWELg'
The four vowels made I'm this way
are called nasal vOwels." The first
Of these is like the q In sfather, %
except that the breath comes out
through both nose and mouth. The
sound will be represented. In explain
ing pronunciation, by the sign Oh. A
French example rs the word franc,
pronounced fran, which means
franc" Twenty cent8l. Notice that
the n which appears in the spelling
doesn't appear at al In the prunun-
citation.
The second nasal vowel Is q good
deal like the . I'm angry" II you
stop short with the vowel sound and
don't follow Il with the ng. This
sound will be represented by q. Ex-
ample: cling, SAX, five" Note that
the n Is silent
The third is like tho sound uh, ex-
cept that the breath comes on.
through both nose and mouth. 1t il
q sort of grunt, made with the lips
stuck out. 1t win be represented by
uh. Example: un. uh. "one," or cas-
or "an." Note that the h silent.
The fourth Is like the O IN softer, 81
except that the breath comes out
through both nose and mouth. II
will be represented by O. Example:
bon, DO. good" Note that the a Il
silent.
FRENCH NUMBERS
The French numfnrR from I To 4 O