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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
BRITISH FLOTILLA
ON DVINA RETIRES
Soviet Reports English Be.
low Archangel Retreat
After Two.D Day Fight
VICTORIES ARE CLAIMED

Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyrtoht. 1913. By Nerp- York Times Co.
London, Aug. 81.
The London Daily News publishes the
following dispatch from Arthur Ran
some. its pro-Bolshevist correspondent,
who has left Russia and telegraphs from
Stockholm under the date of August 20:
'The Soviet reports that after two
DAYS hard fighting the English fotilla on
the Dvina, south of Archangel. has re-
tired. Moscow papers consider the do
!ngs of the Allies in the north as merely
4 preliminary econnaissance
''On. the other fronts further Soviet
advances against the Csecho-Slovass and
other counter-revolutionaries are report
ed by Trotsky, who points out that the
Allies are informed by their own agents
as to the truth Of the armed prisoners
reports from Siberia. Hungarians and
other Socialists of the Central Empires,
he says, are there fighting for the
Soviets. They are small in numbers
and all know they will be hanged II
captured by the Germans. as has beer
proved already when they fought agains,
Germans in the Ukraine.
Most interesting. however, are the
reports from the Caucasus ana CentTa
Asia. The Socialist government OF
| Georgia, under the presidency of NJ. Jor'
DANA, invited German help against this
Soviets. Recently German officers with
General Kress at their head, interviewed
Jordania on the subject of open hostility
of the population.
"Kress said Germany had nothing
against Georgia having a Socialist gov
II she wanted 1t, and generally
had no intention of interfering ir
Georgia's Internal affairs. Jordania re-
piled that In hat case the discomfort
with the Germans was merely due to q
misunderstanding.
THE courtesies, however, had no ef-
feet on the popular feeling against both
Germans and Jordania. The discon'
tent now has taken a violent form and
Georgia is disputed by three separate
armed groups. German troops are ap.
parently acting Independently of the
regular troops of the Georgian govern
ment and both these are opposed by the
Red Guards.
THE Central Asian Soviet troops, who
hold the whole Seirechensk district, have
taken Merry. near the Persian frontier"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
PERSHING'S FAITH
HURRIED DRIVE.
Generals Confidence in
Americans Caused Foch
to Take Initiative
U. S. TROOPS MADE GOOD
Now France Gives Credit,
While Our Boys Modestly
Refrain From Boosting
BY CHARLES H. CRASTY
Gable to Euening Public Ledger


Special Gable TO Evening Public Ledge,
COPYRIGHT, 1918. BY Nc,r. York Times Co.
Paris, Aug. 81.
Since returning here I have had an
opportunity to CLEAN French impress
sions regarding the events in the
Marine salient which initiated and laid
the solid foundation for the changed
order Of things. Americans are loath
to make large claims for themselves
and neither at the front nor in Paris
have I found any spirit of boastful.
ness.
One meets daily American officers
who have participated in action in
the last three months. They are in.
variably careful in what they say, and
especially deprecate inferring too
much future success from what has
happened in the past.
1 saw Major General Hartford. un.
der whose command the Second Divi.
sion was 50 active between Chateau
Thierry and Scissors. and who has
now been put in charge Of the supply
service by General Pershing. I could
get only m~onosyllabic replies to ques.
tons about the American perform.
ances.
The French. however, are more com
municative, and while all are proud of
Foch's strategy. they not only give
credit to the Americans for splendid
fidence and push of our army leader
was the big element leading to the
adoption of the offensive by the gen.
eralissimo. He put the whole force
of his personality behind his sure
knowledge of his men. His confidence
impressed headquarters, and aided in
removing the natural doubts as to
whether we were yet strong enough
to pass to the offensive.
Pershing knows his material and
with what little training by the
European standard. and provided the
training was suited to the peculiar
habits and temperament of Americans.
they could be trusted to take care of
themselves. French officers who were
in close touch with events from June
onward say they were surprised at
Pershing's insistence on the absolute
dependability Of American troops and
their special usefulness in an often
sive.
1t was something of a shock to their
conservatism that he was willing to
put them in the batteline in large
units. He backed his arguments with
uncompromising faith in his troops in
the critical days when the decision
had to be taken by the high command
whether to remain on the defensive
or take the offensive.
My French informants say that,
strong as was Pershing's guarantee
Of the American troops. they made
good with a margin. The system of
limited detectives. which the French
had wisely been using to curb losses,
was found in practice to be somewhat
binding on our soldiers. In one In.
stanc an American division. which
was assigned to an eight.mile limit
reached 1t at 10 O'Clock the samesniorn-
ing, having already taken as prison
ers 300 Germans. exclusive Of
wounded. They could have gone fur
Their. but, Of course played the game
as directed by the French army com.
mand. under whose orders they were
operating.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
PUT ALLU.S. UNITS
IN PERSHING ARMY
March Says America Is
Concentrating Army for
Decisive Action
765 SHIPPED
By the Associated Press
Il',sI,sy,r<,n k,,-

hNS o1'
American troops, brigaded with the
British and French forces, are being
withdrawn as rapidly as possible to
join the first American field army
under General Pershing, General
March said today in his weekly confer.
ence with members of the Senate Mil.
itary Committee.
The chief of staff threw no new light
on the part Americans are playing In
h present offensive, but the impress
sion was given hat the program OF
concentrating the army for action
under General Pershing was going
forward satisfactorily.
General March said the last figures
on men actually landed abroad showed
l,220,0 0 in France on August Z. Sew
eral hundr thousand have been land
ed since then, however. and last week
General March announced that the
number embarked had passed 1900, 600.
1905 DeHavilnnds Finished
Shipments of DeHaviland airplanes
which were temporarily held up on the
order of Secretary Baker so certain
changes could be made in them. General
March said, were resumed this week.
Reports received up to today by the
War Department show that 1903 De
Haviland planes nae been completed
and made ready to turn over to the
Government this week, and 765 had been
shipped or were already en- route over.
seas.
The General reiterated that the fight
ing on the western front is going salts
factorily to the Allies.
Explains Education
The Senators questioned General
March regarding reported plans of the
Wal Department to take over some 400
educational institutions throughout the
country n to educate boys between
eighteen n twenty years of age during
their call into actual service.
The chief of the General staff en-
planned the plans under which boys
drafted who show a desire to attain
technical education will be ~furloughed
after being drafted for the purpose of
attending college. He said regulations
to carry out the program have not been
promulgated, but indicated that there
was no purpose to undertake education
of all drafted youths.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
LEAVE
RUSSIAN CAPITAL

washington, Aug. 31.-Ninety- five
Americans, including all consular officers
except Consul General Poole ali the
personnel Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. W.
G. A., representatives Of the American
5ank and a humber OF private citizens
left Moscow for Petrosrad on a special
train the evening Of August 20. Ameri-
can interests previously had been tuine
over TO the Swedish consulate,
With the Americans were the Italian
military mission, a party Of seventy-one
persons, This news, transmitted today
through the Swedish Government, did
not confirm recent reports from German
sourcer that the last Of the Entente
representatives had left Moscow, and il
is thought here that the British ana
French consular officers probably still
In beiatsd dispatches received today
from Mr.. Poole himself, the last dated
August 20. the consul general reiterated
his intention Of remaining in Moscow to
give moral support to his British and
FRENCH c%olleatues, held by the Boil
The Swedish Government also advised
that passports Of the Americans and
others who had left Moscow had been
rised to leave Russia, and that per.
mission from the Finnish Government to
pass through Finland would be awaited
at Petrograd. This permission already
has been authorized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
GILLETTE RAPS PRESIDENT
Alleges Undue White House In
fuence in Shaping LEGISLATION

Washington, Aug. 81. (By l. N. So
President Wilson was accused of undue
interference with the legislative and
constitutional prerogatives of Congress-
by Representative Gillette, of Massa-
chusetts. Republican leader of, the
House. during the debate this afternoon
on the 'recapture clause and other dis
puted amendments to- the FederalAwater-
power development bill to which the
President strongly objects.
Gillette declared there have been
more entertainments by the White House
during the last six years upon the neces-
sity for Independent legislation by Con-
gress and upon the constitutional rights
of Congress than at any time since he
has been In Congress.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31

Special Cable to Evening Public Ledge
Copyright, 1918. bp Nco York Times Co.
London, Aug. 30.
matte in the war in its sudden changes
Of fortune. We have seen the enemy
o~verrunning with almost incredible
rapidity the most elaborate defenses
We have seen that great rivers have
not checked his progress. We have
seer him advancing thirty miles into
our lines in less time than we had
taken to advance five or six. We have
seer him within an ace of overwhelm
ing success.
Within little more than q month we
have seen the enemy's great scheme
of conquest shattered. We find him
yielding on a great part OF his front
and we are recovering ground at a
rate and at a price which even the
be possible. We have been accus
toned to battles on a front of thirty
or forty miles, for which months OF
elaborate preparation were necessary:
and we now see the Allies on the move
on a front of ITS miles from Flanders
to Rheims. A blow Is struck, now
here, now there, suddenly and unex
pectedly: and always with Gee
There has. in fact. been a genera
speeding up. A month ago we were
back in 1914. Today we Jumped for.
ward two years. with the excellent
prospect of finding ourselves before
long, as regards ground. where we
were at the beginning Of 1918, but
,,,tfL X1,o ,-h.t l;cfo,z sIza ..- 49,
before us a weakening Enemy. while
ne still grow in power. We are find.
ing an antidote to wire and trenches.
Surprise New Weapon
In the autumn of last year we tried
another experiment, and ut Cambria
succeeded in ~reintroducing surprise as
a weapon of the offensive. But, ex.
hausted by prolonged fighting in Elan.
ders, and weakened by the dispatch of
troops to Italy, We could not develop
u initial success. None the less,
hat battle marks the turning point
in the a Ludendorff learned from
1t and We have learned from it, and
surprise has been the feature of the
battles Of 1918.
1t would obviously be wrong to dis.
cuss the methods by which surprise
has been or can be obtained. Some
Of them are we'll known. some of them
are not. The broad fact is that sur.
prise, In n form or another. proved
to be the means of surmounting the
difficulties Of trench warfare and of
gaining rapid results.
The possibility of obtaining surprise
has made a decisive victory in the
west not only possible but certain.
We can see now hat our stupendous
efforts Of the last four years have not
been thrown away. The enemy Is
being slowly and steadily exhausted.
During the three years in which we
have been attacking him we have
been wearing him out; and he has. as
I explained in my second article. done
much this year by his methods Of at.
tack toward completing the process.
America Turns Tide
There was at one time a very real
danger that we should not be able to
stay the course; that we should ex.
haust ourselves in trying to exhaust
him. Now that America is'with us
that danger is passed. We must in
crease in power while he goes down,
and. therefore, the process that is now
going on is similar In effect to the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
SHOW SHILL
IN ART OF r
By G. H. PERKS
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger

special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918. OF Ncto YorI Times Co.
With the French Armies, Aug. 81.
Give the devil his due. The boche
= u master of the art of retreat. He
has practiced it much, and has learn
ID much in the course of his practice
rom the days following the battle Of
the Marine four years ago onward.
In his withdrawal from Roye, Las
s1gny, and Noyon to the Cambrai-St.
Quentin line in March OF last year he
completed an operation prepared dur
ing the winter months with meticulous
care. The country having been sys-
dramatically ravaged, there remained
only on the last night to blow up all
roads and bridges behind troops fly
Ing for dear life to the newly made
trench system which the army had
been persuaded to believe was i'm
pregnable.
This time, again. the r%etreating
armies seem so far to have got away
some of their material; but to achieve
this result, and indeed to save them
selves from complete disaster, they
have had to suffer heavy losses in
ttheir resistance.
The strategical skill so manifest in
2ahe strokes that produced the retreats
nom the Marine to the Vesle. from the
Afnne to the Disc. from the Matz TO
the Divette, and from the Avre to
l4hons. shows itself not less power
fuliy in the latest events. When Hum
bert and Mangin invested Noyon by
The west and south Thursday they
met with a determined opposition, with
every sign that the of wooded
helGhts north and northeast Of the
fown should be r~esolutely held. In the
6x6turbs every house had been turned
Fln<o q macine gun post, and barrages
heavy shells on the southern and
uoo<ern edges of 1t show that the
6nomy Is in no great hurry to remove
HI artillery.
D The fine turning maneuver by
sh1ch Humbert obtained possession of
= commanding height Of Porquen.
~firt northeast of the town and the
&1Sage Of the Disc by Mangin's left
the end certain. But II did not
NOD insure its coming speedily.
Uobeuey's smashing advance on the
Uotth was meanwhile changing the
H6oIo picture. I nave described the
defense OF Roye by the Ger
who knew perfectly well what
n0tura fall would mean. The
nc& army knew something
poul1 take 70 refusal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
BOY-ED MAKES DISCLOSURES
Tells of "Secret Treaty" Between.
U. S. and England
b. The dssOciafed Pres

with the American Army in France,
Aug. a1.-Captain Karl Boy-F1d. former
naval httache at Washington, who, with
Captain Franz o Papen, former mill
tary attache. was credited with engi-
neering German propaganda designed to
keep the United States out Of the war,
and who was expelled by the American
containing a fantastic account Of his
investigations" in the United States, "a.
cording to a prisoner taken north Or
scissors.
One Of the captains most striking
disclosures" IL that the United States
entered the war because OF q secrey
treaty with Great Britain. He contends
that had it not been for this alliance
America would have kept out Of the
conflict.
The prisoner was thoroughly con.
WINGED. as he said his countrymen een.
orally were. Of the truth Of these asser-
tions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
By the Associated Press

Washington, Aug. 30.-American air
planes in France, official dispatches to-
day report. made 964 flights during the
first two weeks of August, engaged in
ninety-four combats and brought down
at least twenty hostile fiers, one cap
tive balloon and probably two other
enemy airpfanes not officially account
ed for. The American bombing planes
attacked Contains, Longuyon and Dam
ourie in daylight dropping $500 kilo-
grams of projectiles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
Service Chevron Rules Changed

With the American Army in France,
Aug. 31.-General Pershing has been in
formed by the War Department that
computation of time for wearing service
chevrons by American troops will be
reckoned from the time of their arrival
in an English. French or other European
port, and not from the time of depart
ure from the United States. as has been
the case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
TUG ELUDES U-BOAT IN FOG
Coast Raider Forced to Submerge
When Big Steamship Appears

An Atlantic Port, Aug. S1.-(By I. n.
S.).-A Boston-owned tugboat was fired
Dor and chased by a German submarine
twelve miles Off the New Hampshire
coast late yesterday and made her
escape in the fog only after a large ship
Of the Emergency Fleet Corporation
doomed up into view. causing the U-boat
to partly submerge.
The tugboat was travelling north when
the submarine suddenly appeared about
ten miles off shore and fired upon her.
The tug captain ran for the open sea.
The submarine was gaining on the tug
when the large new steamer appeared.
Before the raider could resume the case
the tugboat and steamer escaped.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
Roma, 81 agos'o.

Roma, 81 agos.o.
II Ministero della Guerra, mel ponce
riggio di Teri, ha pubblicato il seguente
communicate:
"Nelralta Vale Sebru. sulla riva
destra dellAdlge, nella Vale Arsa, a
Col del Rosso G nella regione di Monte
Grappa, reparti nemIci tentnrono di
compiere incursioni ed attacchi di sor-
presa. Essi furono respinti, l~asciando
]prig!onieri nellie nos're mani.
"Un distaccamento inglese penetro'
nellie linee nemiche a sud di Asiago, IN
h!ggendo considerevoli perdite ~allavver-
sario e catturando alcuni p~rigionieri.
Due ~aeroplani nemici furono abbat-
tuti."
Dial Quarter Generate I~taliano 81 an
nunzia che, durante la passata setti-
mana, I seguenti ''assi" austriaci, che
rappresentavano i migliori aviatori che
contasse II nemico, cloe' Barone keut.
cher. Conte Sally ed | Luogotenentt
Lieuke e Hobra, ono stati uccisi durante
combattimenti aerei, Tutti avevano
bombardato citta' italiane indifese.
II Primo Ministro inglese, Lloyd
| George, In risposta al un telegramma d
| CONGRATULATIONS per | successi riportat'
dale truppe inglesi in Francia. COST hs
telegrafato al Presidente del Consiglic
| del Ministri, On. Orlando:
"Da quando II Concilio di guerra 81 e
| uul' riunito la situazione ha subtle una
gradita trasformazione. Grazie al Ma
| r~esciallo Foch, al general ed ale truppe
| Alleate. | .tedeschi sono ora In ritirata
| MOI sentiamo con sicurezza che questt
| successo segna il principle della fine
della dominszione del militarismo ger
manico."
Oggi e. stata uficialmente annunziata
la nomina di Camille Cerruti, un es'
| perto industriale. ad agente italtano pei
lie compere in Washington.
"Giacche' FAmerica combatte con mol
la guerra e. vinta," Tale @ fopinione
| del soldati italiani a riguardo Pinter'
yento americana. dice IL correspondents
di guerra del giornale romano
"L;Epoca." I soldati italiani dicono
che rentrata dellAmerica nella guerra
rappresenta la final sentenza di un i'm
parziale giudizio,
"Durante la sua n~eutralita' guadagno
lie simpatie del belligeranti Q 81 Off
quale mediatrice di pace. ma quando
flu c~onvinta dele iniquita' tedesche Z
della forza bruta e che la Germania era
determinata a jopprimere la pace de-
| popoli liberi d'Europa. venue subtle dalla
nostra parte. solidale nesli Interest," d
giustizia. .dsndoc; n ~ragioneyole ed
a~ssoluta fete pei futss0
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31

Courier to France Tells of Germany,
Harsh Treatment
By the Associated Press

stockholm, Aug. 31.-An official
Esthonian courier bound for France has
arrived here. He states hat the Ger
mans are suppressing the Esthonian
NeWspapers are censored. he said. and
schools are closed or are being German
ICED, while Esthonian music is forbid
den.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
By the Associated Press

London. Aug. 31,-An official state
ment issued by the Air Ministry on
bombing and raiding operations says:
During the course Of the last week
seventeen raids were made into German
territory n nine German cities were
bombed, of which Mannheim provided the
most striking example.
During the week. 200 tons of bombs
were dropped in the battle area alone.
In aerial combats seventy-four ma
chimes were destroyed and thirty-four
driven down out of control, while thirty
two British machines were lost.
In the northern costal region. many
aerial attacks were made at Z~eebrugge.
raided nine times"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
FIVE AUSTRIAN ACES DIE
All Killed In Air Fights During Last
Week
By the United Pres.

Rome, Aug. s1.-Durins the past week
the Austrian aces. Count saffy, Barons
Keutcher and. Ehrfold, and L~ieutenants
Lieuke and Hobra, have been killed in
air fights. All had bombed open italian
towns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
U.S.. AIR RAIDERS
BOMB COMPLAINS
Filters Score Direct Hits on
Railroad Yards - Lam
guyon Also Attacked
ALLIES RAID NINE CITIES
BY the Associated Press
With the American Army on the Lor-
raine. Aug. 81.

WIN INC american army Oh tnc Loo.
raine. Aug. 81.
American bombing machines yesterday
successfully attacked railway yards and
buildings at Contains, Several direct
bursts were observed n enemy pur-
s'lit planes followed the invading Amer
leans back to their lines. but did not at
tai'k them.
At noon American airmen dropped
bombs on the railway yards at Lon
guyon, scoring several direct hits. Late
in the afternoon Contains was again
raided. but poor visibility made 1t diff
flcult to ascertain whether the bombing
was effective. Enemy anti-aircraft guns
were active against the American raid
ers in all three of the days excursions.
All Of our machines returned.
One lone American aviator attacked
a German who was diving at a French
balloon. Despite the fact that there
were six Germans above him, the Amer
lean forced the German machine into q
nose dive. The six other Germans then
attacked the American and forced him
to descend. He landed behind the Amer
lean lines uninjured.
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Roma. Al agOsto,

Roma. 81 agosto.
I'm communicate del Ministero della
Guerra, oggi pubblicato, a%nnunzia che
lie truppe i~taliaDe son penetrate nellie
posizioni austriache di Monte Maso,
inAiggendo al nemico, gravi perdite e
catturando prigionieri e materiale de-
guerra. 0
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Anna Held Left 100000 to Daughter

New York, Aug. 31.-The will of the
ate Anna Held, the actress, filed here
today, disposes of an estate valued at
$300. 900 the bulk Of which goes to her
daughter. Lame Cerrera.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
Entente and Czech Forces
Smash Bolsheviki in
Ussuri Front
LENTNE IS
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Caring for Wounded Under
Great Difficulties

V~IhOlVOStOk, 81.
Entente Allied forces and Czecho.
slovak troops have attacked the Boil.
shevik Red Guard, on the Ussuri
River front and have driven the enemy
back for a distance Of fifteen miles.
Prisoners were taken and booty wal
captured by the Allied forces.
Thirty-eight wounded French and
Czecho.slovak soldiers arrived here
this morning from the Ussuri lighting
zone. The men were transported BY
the American army medical corps,
which overcame the greatest obstacles
to obtain a sanitary train to move
them to v~ladivostok. When the men
arrived here they were turned over
to the care Of the American Red Cross.