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BY the Associated Press.


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE
NEsLE, Aug. Under an inferno of
shrapnel and machine gun fire and
waves Of gas the Americans forced their
way over the Vesle River last night and
early this morning, while rain varying at
times from a drizzle to a downpour
drenched the battlefield.
French troops already have gained
positions on the American left, and the
joint movement has Strengthened out the
line from n point west OF Bazoches to
Fismes.
The Germans lost considerably in
casualties and also a few prisoners
whose stories tended to corroborate the
expressed opinion of those previously
taken that the Germans expect to con-
tinue their retreat until the bank Of
the Aisne is reached
Main Highway Reached.
The attack began between 4 and 5
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. BY mid
night those men on the right had
reached their objectives, the main high
way east and west, extending along the
foothills that rise north OF the river and
become series of terraces to the Aisne
Tho left wing was delayed. but it
also reached the line shortly before s
o'clock this morning.
The artillery on both sides are still
fighting duels over the captured posi-
tions and the Germans also have con-
tinued small arms resistance. But with
every hour the positions of both the
French and Americans have been rem
dered more secure.
The attack by the infantry was pre-
ceded by artillery preparation. Under
cover of barrage the engineers COM
pleted the work of throwing light
GERS chosen to lead the dash across the
river placed their men in position. work.
ing them downward toward the points
where the bridges were known to be-
The challenges were accepted imme-
dately by the German artillery, and in
few minutes the intermittent reports
OF the guns which had been heard all
day were merged into one great roar.
Enemy Counter Attack Fails.
The clouds. which had lifted slightly.
reappeared Just before the attack was
launched. and therefore the action was
conducted without much advantage in
observation by aircraft.
When the order for their advance was
given. the men, for the most part, swept
forward in open formation, but the Ger
mans were ready with defence and
even more. They had prepared, al
though apparently hastily. a counter at
tack which they launched without sue
cess later in the engagement.
The men on the American right fought
their way along the chosen routes. Some
OF them fioundered across through the
water. while others used the bridges that
still were standing.
One detachment OF Germans. some-
what more than a company moved for
ward into the open, Here the American
machine guns caught them, and sweep
ing them with bullets. destroyed them.
The Germans also attempted to strike
the Americans disconcerting counter
blow with n considerable force bv
plunging down ravine leading TO the
river Their path had been cleared by
their artillery, and they might have
succeeded in reaching the American ms.
but the movement had been reported to
the artillery stations south OF the Vesle
and from them there swept into the ad-
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FINAL VICTORY
FAR OFF; FOES
MORALE FIRM
Germany's Faith i'm Defen-
sive Power as High as Ever.
Says SidebOtham.
MUST BE BROKEN FIRST
Points Out LudcndOrff's Tao
tics Are Simply Byng's on
a Greater Scale.
MUST BE BROKEN FIRST
BY Gen. II. sIDEBOTHAM.

BY Gen. II. sIDEBOTHAM.
Zone Of the foremost military critics
Of Europe)
Special Gable Despatch TO The sry from the
London Times.
Copyright 1918; all rights reserved
LONDON. Aug. I've must not let
the high spirits engendered by the
good news from the battlefront run
away with our judgment. The second
battle Of the Marine has shown that
without Russia we are as strong in
the west. relatively to Germany, as
we were after the first battle OF the
Marine with Russia still in.
That is very encouraging, especially
II we cast back in our minds to March
and April Of this year, but it does not
solve the problem Of victory. BY
victory 1t is not meant possession OF
this or that position or the infiction
OF greater losses than we suffer: but
convincing the enemy that by con-
tinuing the war his net losses will
continue and his morale be broken.
1t Is the loss Of morale. not the loss
Of men or ground. that makes victory.
and to defeat the enemy we must
make him cease to believe in himself
or his leaders.
Defended Self with Inferior Force.
So long as that happens i, does not
matter where It happens. We are slowly
breaking the enemy's offensive spirit In
the west, but there is no sign that he
mas lost faith In his power of defence
II must be remembered that before the
breakdown OF Russia he maintained his
deience in the west. despite a marked
ihferiority of numbers. He believes that
what he did once he can do again.
lhere is a division Of opinion in Ger
many concerning these costly offensiyes,
out about the successful defence Of his
positions In France there as yet is only
one opinion in Germany. When there
are two opinions the breakdown OF the
enemy's morale will be in sight. After
that breakdown begins We shall sd-
vance ffty miles as easily as We now
advance FIVE.
Inc German military mind is not bril-
hantiy creative. but It has two great
virtues 1t is intellectually honest with
itself (out not with the German public)
and 1t recognizes good thing when It
sees it, After Verdun the Germans
abandoned hope Of breaking through in
the west. but the initial British victory
at Cambrai gave him a new idea and the
breakdown Of Russia gave him a chance
to test 1t.
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RELAY FIGHTING
REACHES VESLE
"Let's Go In Smilingw Battle
Cry Of American
Troops.
GERMANS MEET OWN KIN
Milwaukee Boy "Cusses" Huge
Prisoner in Native Tongue
I for Helping the Kaiser.
BY RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

BY RAYMOND G. CARROLL.
Special Cable Dtspdtch TO The SuS and the
Pubic Ledger.
Copyright, 1875: oil rigAn vss<Spsd.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
Aug. After the fashion Of mails car
ried BY the Pony Express. victory has
been won in relays north OF Chateau
Ttierry until the Franco-American lines
now press closely upon the Vesle River,
our patrols having crossed that stream
on footbridges built at various points
The Vesle cannot be crossed like the
ourcq, having an average width OF from
nifty 10 seventy-fve feet and being deep
most Of the way. When I reached the
edge Cf the ancient town OF Fismes It
had been levelled by artillery fire. was
with tho same hardy lumberjacks who
had taken their first bite OF triumph
over tfe enemy at C!erges. their subse-
quent chain OF progress including the
capture of Bellevue Farm, Hill $50.
Ruddy Farm and the towns OF vahunery
Coulorges. Cohen and Dravegny, Their
particular path in the drive had a width
Of one and half kilometers and a depth
OF twenty k!lometers. In continuous
fighting lasting four days and nights
With one forty-e!ght hour period without
food. they swept ever northward.
Ruddy Farm has particular interest
having teen the American field head
quarters cnly a week after Prince Eitel
Frederick. son OF the Kaiser, stopped
there 1t was taken by the Americans.
Dravegny fell under a group OF heroes
led by Capt. Roland B. Lindbaum OF
White Water. Wis.
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Byng's Tactics Elaborated.

The tactics of Ludendorfr in this years
western offensive have been those of
Gen. Byng in the battle of CambraL. He
simply raised the power, and to the sim
pie ideas OF speed and surprise which
Byng was first to apply the Germans
added nothing but elaboration.
II Is no use hammering until VOL
split the board. Battles are going to be
decided more quickly. and II you are 60
ing to do anything worth while you will
soon know. But when the prime cond!-
tons Of surprise are not present or are
forfeited. 1t is best to cut your losses
and try somewhere else.
on the whole. Ludendorfr acted oor
sistently with these principles. They ex-
plain his shifting the point OF attack
from the Disc to Amiens, to the Lys Val
ley, to Chemin des Danes. He is to be
blamed for leaving his right flank SO in
secure in his last offensive, but II is
clear he counted on victory in the east
He persisted in the centre. where city,
ward progress increased his danger. The
result was that instead of the foe break
ing our right flank Foch broke his. and
the moment his right began to 20 IL was
certain that II We could keep up the pres
sure he was doomed to fall back to the
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The sun., 1918-08-08

Special Cdble Despatch TO TIE SuN ana the
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1918; oil rights rcserred.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE.
Aug New murder traps have been
Sc. by the Germans to catch unwary
Americans. In towns and cities from
which the enemy has been driven glass
bulbs and bladders filled with phosgene
gas have been found on the floors in
houses. the Germans evidently thinking
our boys would either step on or kick
these receptacles.
Other deposits of the same gas have
been LETT In containers under helmets,
so arranged that the gas would be
freed when the Americans picked up
the helmets, thus attempting to PROFIT
from the souvenir passion OF the boys
from the States.
Capt. Walter NJ. Magner. Chicago,
who led an advance party Of thirty-one
soldiers into the dining room of a small
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NEW YORK'S HOTTEST
DAY, MERCURYATlO2;
RELLEFLS ON THE WAY
Official Thermometer
Shows Heats Progress

THE progress Of the tempera-
ture of the hottest day in the
annals of the local Weather
Bureau, which cover forty-seven
years, was registered hourly by
the official mercurial thermo-
meter, Ala feet above the street
level, on top of the whitehall
Building, as follows:
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CHANCE TO WIN
LOST BY KAISER.
GEORGE SAYS
British Premier Asserts
Germany Is Calling on
Austria for Aid.
BACKS NATIONS LEAGUE
L. S. Arms Praised; English
Thwarted Defeat on Land;
Sunk $50 U-Boats.
BACKS NATIONS LEAGUE

what had been accomplished in the re-
cent drive by the allied forces on the
Soissons Rheims salient, to the destruc-
ton Of German submarines, Of which
$50 had been accounted for since the
war began-more than half OF these in
the last year--and the part the Ameri-
cans now are playing and would play
later in the nsht for the cause of de-
mocracy.
He would be a sanguine man on the
German General Stan who would now
predict that Germany could obtain a
military decision this year." the Premier
declared. as ,he characterized Marshal
Foch's counter offensive az the most
brilliant in the annals of the war
Praise for Navy.
Reverting to peace. Mr.. Lloyd George
said the people who had made the war
still were in evidence and that they
could have no peace SO long as they
were predominant in the councils Of the
enemy.
Mr.. Lloyd George referred to the
par: the British navy had played In
the war. and said that until all the
Allies were defeated at sea Germany
could never triumph.
When Great Rri,a,p dec,dad IN throw
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can troons that have 50 yaliantIv ac.
quilted themselves in recent combats
"I wonder how many people under
stand the number of men required to
man and maintain the British navy and
Nercant,,e Marine There arc AZ ,eas,
!, soo 400 roh.h,, ono ooo 900 600
I.'Ve,Oso' po' vuo'oV' 'UU,oOo
Vi ""o"' e u '"'.''ais "se'
was an attempt 10 comp out some OF
these men, but 1t was found impossible.
for TO do so would be letting down the
British fleet and to let down the British
feet is to let down the Allies.
Needs of Fleet shown,
Il wish to point the necessity OF not
impairing in the slightest degree the
British navy and Mercantile Marine.
During the past two years Germany
has made two distinct attempts to force
a decision-one on the land and one
on the sea.
"The land offensive might have been
The sun., 1918-08-08

New York awoke yesterday morning
70 find the thermometer even higher than
Tuesday morning, although the humid
!ty was not quite so bad. But climbing
heat made up for any humidity shortage
as the day progressed. The mercury
stood at Sc at I o'clock. as against 81 at
the corresponding hour Tuesday. At
A. NJ yesterday tine thermometer was
Two degrees higher than at the same
time the day before. Then. between 8
and 10 yesterday forenoon. the thermom-
eter started some practice leaps in the
high jump event and vaulted from 80 at
o'clock all the way to SO an hour later.
"Coney!" was the thought that came
nrst to the minds OF all the bedragsled
tenement dwellers who didn't think OF
Brighton Beach. Arverns. the Rocka-
ways and points east. Instantly the
jolly old b. r. II, sensing what was
coming, started In TO make the worst of
worse
Take the case. for instance, of Police
Magistrate Gelsmer. who for other folks
SINS and his own salary had to trek from
his fairly comfortable home at Dyker
Heights to Coney Island to preside at
the police court.
Normally the Magistrate makes the
snort run from his home to the Coney
Island police court In about twelve min
utes. but yesterday when everybody
except the jolly old B. r. T.. Of course
tried to rush toward the waves the
crowd was SO enormous and the train
and trolley service 80 infinitesimal that
I took MAGISTRATE GeIsna- ftist two
hours to make his twelve minute trip.
And everybody--again excepting the
D. Il. Twill admit that train service
winch uses up two hours to carry a
magistrate about three miles is so bad
that almost any one might be pardoned
Gnntl.auLd a.a aa.e.lL Ia..
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FRENCH AND AMERICANS CROSS THE VESLE GREAT FORCE;
BRITISH ADVANCE HALF MILE ON5 MILE FRONT IN FLANDERS
ALLIES ALSO CONTINUE THEIR GAINS IN PICARDY SECTO
British Ship Losses
Drop Again in July

7 ,ONDON, Aug. THE losses
of British merchant shipping
in July were lower than during
June, Sir Leo G. Chiozza Money,
Parliamentary Secretary to the
Ministry of Shipping, announced
in the House Of Commons to-day.
The sun., 1918-08-08

Advice to those who want to sell their
LIBERTY BONDS-Don't
Advice to those who must sell--Go to
John Muir 4 Co.. si Bway.-4dv.
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Two officers who greatly distinguished
themselves at Hill 230 were Capts. c. S.
Sheridan and Orville l.. Anderson, both
from Montana. Anderson. waving his
hand back to his men, shouted, Come
on. boys. Let's so in smiling"
During the fighting at close quarters
Sergeant Henry =. Dexheimer. 1903 Sec
ond avenue, Milwaukee, with a rifle in
one hand and trench knife in the other,
stood like Roman gladiator over huge
German he had beaten to his knees.
Lieut.. Otto Riszenthaler of Baraboo,
Wis. said: When I reached Dexheimer
II looked for a moment as though the
German was done for. He was begging
for mercy. and Dexheimer was cursing
MIN in his own language for being n
follower OF the Kaiser We have many
German Americans in our ranks. all
splendid men. with only one defect--they
lose their tempers too easily.
Lieut.. Edmund Czaskos OF Milwaukee
after Hill $50 was taken received orders
to dig in and hold on. Instead he took
his machine guns further waving his
arms. shouting and screaming like a
maniac. One sergeant from Wisconsin
reached a trench in which there were
seven German dead and hanging over
the edge OF the trench was a lone Amer
lean conqueror. who proved to be the
sergeant's younger brother.
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Upon the highway near CHEEKY Char
treuve came across three youngsters
busy under terrific shell fire burying two
fallen comrades There was no chap
lain around. SO one of the trio, Sergeant
Charles F. Evans OF Brookville. Pa, said
a few words from the burial service
HIS comrades. standing uncovered beside
him. were Privates Charles Marcavage
Of Pottsville. Pa. and French Brown of
Brookville. Pa. They made an impress
sive. unforgettable picture.
I noticed that number OF motor cars
abandoned by the Germans in their
flight had fabric tires. indicating that
the Germans are out OF rubber
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YANKEES PUSH
ACROSS VESLE
Attack Made in Night and
Early Morning on a Rain
Drenched Field.
ENEMY RESISTED HARD
Hand to Hand Fighting Fol-
lows, but Americans Hold
the Ground Won.
By tie Associated Press

pV 1"e H"6OcW1eu ITto6'
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE vEsLE. Aug. 2 t2i1O p. MI
More Americas infantry units crossed
the vesie east and west OF Fismes late
to-day. The Germans are counter ut.
tsekfns the Americans west Of Fismes,
but the Americans are shatterinE the
enemy efforts and holding their ground.
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5 MILLION MEN
TO WIN VICTORY
Gen. March Says Army Plan Is
for Great U. s. Force
Next Summer.
ALLIED OFFENSIVE THEN
Will Take OverTrans-
port Service as Ships Are
Completed.
ALLIED OFFENSIVE THEN
Sn.cinl DespntcA 10 The Sun.

WASHINGTON. Aug. -Four million
American soldiers on the battle front
will mean complete victory to the Allies
This is what Gen. Peyton C. March
Chief of Staff. told the Senate Commit
tee on Military Affairs to-day in expla-
nation of the War Departments new
man power plan which is designed to
bring about this result.
With the proposed increase in the size
of Americas fighting force through
changes In the ages OF draft registrants
the army will be increased to 5.ooo.oo0
men. This means that in accordance
with the fundamental plan of the Gen.
eral Stafr, which provides that the mill
tary force In the United States shall not
exceed 10000 men, America may have
100000 troops on foreign soil by next
summer. when the allied offensive will
be under way.
An analysis Of the plans previously
outlined for the shipment of troops
abroad and the assurance conveyed to
the Senate committee to-day show that
arrangements have been perfected be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain for the continuance of the pres
ent transport system by which American
troops will be sent overseas in an un-
ending and consistently continuous
stream at the rate of approximately
100000 a month.
100000 by January 1.
The American troops In France at the
close OF 1918 will be nearly II not quite
q hat ha
rate cannot be maintained at full food
during the winter months owing to con-
ditions OF ocean transport, It was ac-
cepted by the Senators as a fair assump-
tion that the goal OF 100000 fighters
in contact with the enemy on French,
Flemish and italian soil would be
reached before the middle Of 1919.
The Senators learned to-day that in
the belief Of the high command OF the
Allies, following important conferences
which eliminated toward the close of
last month. with 100000 Americans
added to the combined forces OF the
Allies on the front In France 1t would be
possible to drive through the Teutonic
ranks when and where the Allies pleased
The dominance of the situation by this
means would be assured and the end of
the war with victory complete and con-
vincing and with every aspect Of per-
manency would apparently be at hand.
It was the last allied conference which
caused the sudden change OF front on the
part Of the Administration with regard
to the pending proposed changes in the
draft limit ages. 1t was out of that con-
ference that tie plan was evolved which
included in the general war strategy of
the Entente Alliance and the United
States the need for 100000 American
soldiers. It meant the ending of the
war In 1919, instead Of In 1920 or later,
and 1t meant victory. 1t was with this
as the basis Of its action that the Ad-
ministration determined to move now
and to move with expedition for the
creation of an army of 100000 men
instead of force Of 3,s75.000 men on
January I, 1919. as had been the pre-
vious plan.
In the organization OF the force now
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Gisantic Task Performed.

THE American naval mission which
came over recently saw a great deal of
the effort Of the British navy and was
Immensely struck with the vastness Of
the work which Is being done. 1t was
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Highest Record of AZ Years
But Thunder Storms
Are Promised.
FACTORIES SHUT DOWN
Thousands Try to Reach the
Ocean, but B. r. 7. Is
Deliberate.
PARKS FOR DORMITORIES
Low Humidity Alone Is the
Reason Suffering Is Not
Greater.
PARKS FOR DORMITORIES

Deaths from heat, drownings, suicides.
almost countless prostrations. near riots
on stalled cars. the shutting down OF
business houses and factories and a
wild scramble to try to get to the
shore"-these were put some of the re-
suits OF the broiling heat OF yesterday.
which was the hottest day ever recorded
by the local Weather Bureau during
the forty-seven years of its existence.
BY the time the mercury had climbed
in three figures around mid afternoon,
and then Skinned UP TO the appalling
height Of lo2 degrees In the shade at
I o'clock, the city administration de-
- cded that something should be done
about it. Wherefore Mayer Hylan sent
a note to William w. Greel. president
OF the Park Board. directing that the
city parks be turned into al fresco bed
rooms last night, 50 that anybody and
everybody might sleep on the grass.
Almost thirty-three years have passed
since Manhattan saw the thermometer
climb to the 100 mark. the nearest to
Yesterdays record breaker being 100 de-
grees back in 1885. a mark which was
set, oddly enough, SO late as September
Of that far away.year. But yesterday
made the high marx OF the early days
Of the FIRST Cleveland Administration
look like a piker.
Promise of Relief.
Thunder showers and not so warm
to-day" is the reassuring promise the
Weather Bureau sharks issued as a
nj fnr
Friday there are to be fair skies famed
by light west winds, which should assist
materially At 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, when the mercury had reached lo2,
there was a seventeen mile breeze up in
the aerie where Forecaster Scarr has
his nest OF instruments; but the breeze
vas coming out OF the west. Inasmuch
as all the tall timber regions back OF
the thunderstorm factories in the Jer-
sey clouds were panting in heat as bad
as Manhattan's. the western breeze
was pessimistic.
Maybe a thunderstorm would come
along Unexpectedly and put somewhat OF
a danper on the general state of extreme
tnaw--that was the best Jim Scarr had
20 offer for the moment. With tempera-
lures around 103 and higher for two days
In Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia
and even out In the lake cities Of Toledo
and Detroit there was little to hope for
in the way of immediate relief, said the
forecasters. before tomorrow.
BY 5 p. NJ. the mercury had gone
to the extreme of dropping to an even
100 degrees, with the humidity behaving
Itself fairly we'll around 80. Also bit
Of breeze came up then which helped
slightly
Then things began to look up, and the
revised idea was promulgated. assuring
Gotham that the worse was over.
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