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70 kpv1sr DRAFTED MEN.

70 help raiiroad employees in filling
out their draft ausstionnairss, federal
manaEers have besn instructed to ar
raiSEe with subordinate officers for
establishment Of local organizations
composed Of labor leaders ana execu-
tfvse.
These will advise men how to an
swer queries relating to industrial
claims for deferred classification.
which II to be asked for more than
two.thirds Of the 2,00e, 900 railway
employees by orders OF the railroad
administration.
conductin9 . census OF railway en-.
ployes to ascsrtaiA the draft status
or prospective status OF each man.
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kelley or HOUSE WINS
DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT
First Republican Representative Of
=, Michigan to Be 10
Indofsed.

Members Of the House are consratu.
1ating Representative Patrick H Ke1-
ley Of the sixth Michigan district on
being the only republican in Michigan
having Endorsement OF the democratic
party In q congressional race. This is
the fifst time In Michigan politics that
the democratic party publicly indorsed
q republican candidate.
Mr.. Kelley is now serving his third
term ana has won previous elections
by big margins. James II. Lynch, for
merlt member Of the democratic
state central committee. introduced
convention in one Of the counties
which Mr.. Kelley represents, stating:
II have never voted for q republican
congressman in my life. but Mf. Kel-
ley has stood by the President ana
think We ought to support him."
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PERsH1Na CAKE NETS 81, 800.
0mahs Cuts Birthday Baking and
Public Buys Quickly.

OMAHA, Neb., September IA
feature Of the celebration here Of the
birthday Of Gen. John J. PershinG
was the sale Of monster cake.
Weighing 1000 pounds.
It was cut into small piecss ana
sola for the benefit Of the salvation
Army war fund. tt.30o being realised,
the committee reported today.
Iowa Joined IN in the uS ceiebration. -"
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:British Now Are hopping Up
lin Region of HavrincOurt

La Bassee sector. where the British
occupied the hamlet of Les BrtQues.
which lies just southwest of La
Ba1see.
Villages Are Important.
In the case Of both the attack at
Havrincourt and that at Moeuvres the
enemy counter blows thus failed to
shake the British from their hold on
these villages. which are Of great
military Importance. because they lie
on high ground that dominates much of
the surrounding territory. This MORN
ing the victorious troops were firmly
installed on a line swung out well
about Havrincourt into the German
zone, thereby giving the British a
grip on the forward defenses Of the
Hindenburg line here.
Germans Driven Back.
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS,
September IL Canadian Pfess).-The
Germans are being steadily driven
from all ground where rear guards
might prolong resistance in old de-
fenstve works. Tho LIST Guards Reserve
Division, much depleted, has been
identified In the Moeuvres sector, and
astrids the Havrinoourt. F1ejquiers
road.
Three batta1ions of one regiment
Of the S7th Division now consist Of
one company each with an average of
barely q hundred men.
Prisoners admit disaffeetion and
lack of discipline are growing at an
alarming rate in the German army,
and desertions are on the increase. A
battalion of the 46th Infantry Regi-
ment. which has gained the name
Lions Of Cambrai." broke during our
advance recently across Santerre and
fed to Nesle. where they INDUCED in
1ooting. after which the remnants
struggled away A captured map
shows that an attack against our
first army front was being organized
when Marshal Foch's stroke upset
the enemy's scheme. 1t is dated the
10th of July.
On the Cambria front. we are main.
tanning all gains. Further north we
captured Fosse Eight, which figured
In the early fighting around La Bas-
see. We are pushing through Auchy.
en-la- Bassee. near which we took the
railway triangle three days ago.
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Foch's War Doctrine.

On tbs contrary. T'oeh IL the expo-
nsnt and has always been the teacher
Of the doctrine Of absolute war; that
ia Of war directed against the armies
Of the enemy for the purpose OF bring
ing them to battle, fnfiicting upon
them decisive defeat which shall
win the war. . defeat like Jena,
sedan, Waterloo, from which no or
eanised enemy force shall escape.
And It 10 in this light that We must
look at recent victories. the local sue
cesses Of Mang1n, RAw1ihson, Horne
and now OF Psrshing; they are details
in the larger strategy which can only
30 realised when the main German
forces have suffered complete defeat.
In this strategy French, British snd
American armies have now played
their assigned roles. Our Array is
now q unit in the byotem Of armies.
our first separate victory 10 in an en-
Ea9Smsnt bigger than Gettysburg or
the Wilderness Hsn0eforth our Army
10 to count In . new sense: We aze
NO LONGER the reserve Of our A1liAo;
We are one Of the three great ma.
chimes in France whose combined "a.
er1Y, directed BY single bsaln. - -
bring victory.
(oobstisnt. 1s1s. Ss1 York TfiEuae. Incl
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ALLIED FLiers Bomb Railways
:NeQr Metz in Yankee Attack

American 1st Army the railways at
Mets-sablon and Coufceliss Gin the
heavily bombed by us with good re-
suits.
"The Nets station, seArchlishts and
transports were attacked with ma
chine gun fire.
"On the 18th instant. in favorable
weather, operations were continued
against the Metz-Sab1on and other
railway functions and enemy troops
on the hattie front. Nearly eight and
a half tons of bombs were dropped,
and good results were observed
''One hostile machine was destroyed.
Two of our machines are missing"
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BY the Associated Press.

n,By the Associated Press.
.. LONDON. September 13.-While the
"aAmerican 1st Army was pressing for
ward through the St Mihiel salient
li.allied aviators were intensively bomb
iiiing the German railroads around Metz
..<~.d.u. nnrn
fi,dnu CourceileS' AccoTuiHB ~ Com>
a"munication issued by the air ministry
."tonight. The aviators also attacked
1.-THE Metz station and transports with
,,ygood results. The text of the air min
,nistry's statement follows:
w w 'On the night of September 1918. in
with the attack of the
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U. S. OFFERS BIG LOAN
FOR SWISS RAILWAY

GENEVA. September 1.-THE Lau-
same Revue states that the United
States has offered to make a loan of
75o, 900. 900 francs to Switzerland In
order to electrify the railways.
switserland thus would become In
dependent of German coal.
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in9 the most active possible part in
the prsssnt fighting and. notwitE.
standing the bad weather. have been
fying over German territory without
opposition.
There seemingly can be no more ta1k
Of German mastery in the air. It is
asserted that German balloons have
been shot down near (name deleted).
One daring fiier swooped low to attack
Q retreAting battery and shot one OF
the officers dead from his horse.
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EMPLOYEES outline
AFTER-WAR POLICY
Federation of Federal Work.
ers Suggests Legislation
on Labor Problems.

Civilians ~ well as soldiers and
sailors should be guaranteed by
the government An opportunity
to make living after the war.
Women should not be forced ott
OF their positions or compelled to
undefbid men In order to retain
employment.
Aged women and children should
be withdrawn from industry, both
in their own interest and to make
room for other workers.
Provision should Be made for de-
mobilization. SO that the civil serv-
ice should not be utilized to pro-
vide positions for soldiers and
sailors, except upon ehaciency
tests.
These declarations constitute the
after-war policy Of the National Fed
Grafton Of Federal Employees, adopted
yesterday at its second annual con
vention in Chicago.
Measures Advocated.
Special committees were appointed
to promote the program. Some Of the
measures advocated to meet these
GTODlemS were.
Extensive and wisely regulated plans
kinds, in order to employ more per-
sons independently Of capitalistic
competition.
In addition to the reclamation OF
hand for soldiers homesteads. As pro-
posed by Secretary Lane, taxation OF
productivity.
Old age, health and unemployment
insurance, accompanied by minimum
wage legislation.
Prohibition Of child labor.
Taxes on incomes, inheritance and
excess profits and control of prices Of
staples in the interest Of worker and
consumer.
Suggests Organization.
Concerning especially the 100000
civil service employees. the convent,on !,
campaign, feindorsed the Johnson
Nolan minimum wage bill for gov
ernmsnt employees. urged civil serv-
ice retirement bill and called Tor 4
REORGANIZATION Of the civil service
sion upon which the workers shall
have representation equal to that Of
the administrative oncers.
kilograms were sent to President
Wilson assuring him OF the fedora
tion's support OF his war policies, and
its fullest support OF the fourth lib
erty loan.
Officers Chosen.
Before adjournine the convention
e-elected Luther C. Steward, direc.
tor Of the control division Of the
United States employment service
president OF the federation. Seven
vice presidents and other officers were
New York (rs-elsoted); M. J. Leonard
Of Boston, Miss Florence Etheridge
formerly Of Washington. d. c., now OF
vinita, Oklahoma (re-elected); w. +
Griffith Of FL Paso. Tex. (re-eleoted)
ed; s. Tyson Kinsell Of Philadelphia
Charles II. Wiegand Of Baltimore, e
J. Newmyer Of Washington was re.
elected eoretary.treAsurer.
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into action the sergeant crawled to
the top Of the turret and directed the
= operations from there. Another tank
. unaided took thirty prisoners.
- The losses to the tanks have been
very small. Only two Of the machines
shave been destroyed entirely, and in
the tank corps the Americans have
suffered only four casualties. Not .
s,snan has been killed in connection with
...the operation Of the tanks.
.. American aviators have been TAX
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ened German morale on the front and
behind It and forced the German TO
sccept . defensive hght-the end OF
which Is inevitable defeat.
we are bound to avoid the familiar
mistake of fixing upon geographical
obtectives a. the aim Of our oom.
mands in -chief. These geographical
obiectives, frequently discussed, are
to take Nets the Briey iron mines,
CsmDrai, Douai or Lille. He is not
even lareely concerned with turning
the Germans out Of Franco And Bel
efum.
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ARnEsr PRICE xRopoTKIr
Russian Scientist and Gsosraphsr
Has Been Hostile 70 Bolshevfki.

LONDON. September 1S4-Prinos
Peter A. Kfopotkin has been arrest.
Cd at pstrogrAd, charged with partici-
rating In IN English conspiracy
asainst the bolshsvik government. ae-
cordtne to An Amsterdam dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company.
rrinos Pstsr Ale1isvitoh Kfop0tkin,
fefNof,a a 3 SOfeAtiat ANA 9AoefAphof,
was arrested in 1874. for his .revolu-
fionsfy activities, and confined IN the
fortfess Of 81. Peter and st. Paul,
from which he made his escape in
1876. After living in many countries,
ne was permitted to return to Rus
sic In 1905.
The prince has been outspoken in
his GfitAgonism to the bolsheviki.
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1nls for British Subjects.

Subjects Of Great Britain, including
Canadians. between the ages Of
tered Thursday, win be given until
October II, 1915, to join military
forces Of Great Britain. under the
terms Of the reciprocal treaties be-
tween the United States and Great
Hrit.in e,d ns Csnsda, ps0vosf 1aasn Mss,hsi
Draft ofloia1s have been notified
not to send these resistrants ques-
tionnaires or to order their fnvo1un-
tary induction into the service Until
after this date. ResistrAnts eighteen,
once, providing they have taken out
their Afst papers in this country.
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women who are patd less tl1an the
minimum wete bet niAy recover the dh~
In. rSxafd 10 the NAses of the minors,
the board 1T any tins may inquire into
them. and may determine what suitable
V1aGes ars. Orders by the board setting
minimum wages for minors beoonae ef-
fsctivA sixty days after they are pro-
mulgatAd. =.
me hfi paSesd the Senate 5ust - Il
came from the House By o. vote Of aS
10 II. with three senators present and
6Sifed, making the. nscessAry, Quofnrn.
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70 Recruit Girls for Work Abroad.

PARIS, September 14.-Miss Elsie
dunthAr. chief Of the female labor bu.
reau Of the American expsditiouary
force. has gone TO the United States to
recruit 5000 American giri clerks 70 rs-
lease men for military service. Mla1
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Fifty xesxioans from ''Tolsdo, De-
tfolt ana Clevslan6. ia ishafSe Of i'm.
nieratien oAlciais. left Toledo, Ohio.
Thufsday afternoon for the intefna-
tional line, whefs tAey>1Ml- - dS.
ported.
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OFFICERS SLAIN
BY BANDIT GANG
Four of Pursuing Party and
One Fugitive Wounded.
Three Captures Made.

DENVER, Col, September 1A-An
automobile containing two men ana
two women, with whom the police ex-
changed shots last night, and who are
believed to have been concerned in q
train robbery in Kansas last July. was
driven to Capitol Hill. fashionable
residence district, early this morning
and the occupants engaged in a re.
volver fight with two police officers,
one of whom was wounded.
Two Officers Dead, Four Wounded.
The killing of Patrolman Luther
McMahill here early today brought
the casualties inflicted by the ban.
dts, who began terrorizing Colorado
Springs and Denver. yesterday, to two
fatally wounded, ana three slightly
wounded A:detective was killed IN
Colorado Springs by them yesterday.
McMahf1l was killed at am today
when he stopped to investigate q
closed automobile standing at curb.
His slayer esc.ped. -
Detective Chief John Rowan Of COL
orado Springs was Killed and Detec-
tive J. D. Riley dangerously wounded
ct Colorado Springs yesterday in 8
nent with the bandits. Three Denver
policemen were slightly wounded in
two skirmishes here last night.
seven men are sought in connection
with the robbery of Missouri, Kan.
sas and Texas train at Koch, kan.,
uly 10. Roy Sheriff. and Frank Lewis
are in custody, charged with bein8
implicated in the robbery.
seriously Wounded. He HHe'p,sal was nsre. shot
hen he and Miss Eva de Morris, Sis
ter OF Lewis, were arrested at Palmer
Lake early today.
Lewis. captured at Palmer Lake,
was taken to Pueblo.
Bandits Commander Auto.
Shortly after the hight with the 20.
lice in this city, w. b. Otter Of Chi.
ca6o reported that while driving in
an automobile last night with q
young woman his car was stopped by
the bandits, cofhmandeersd and driven
tWShty miles into the country, where
he raHd his companion N6fe robbed
and SGT down on fhS prairie. Mr,
Otter said that after transferring sew.
eral Shotg1inS to his machine the mer,
and their woman eofipanions: entered
It., compelled him ana his young won.
an friend to- crouch on the floor.
threatening to kill them If they made
an cutlery. Before being releAted he
said they .wers robbed OF their money
ana 5ewefry. They were picked ~up
by passing automobile.
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BRITISH.
FRENCH.MACED0NIAN.

September 12.-Near East, September
II, there was artillery activity on the
whole front Enemy reconnoitering par
ties in the regions Of the Struma and
Cefna rivers were driven on.
Ayia.ton-French and British air
plan@. dropped more than 400 Kilograms
of explosives in the region Of Demirk-
spu, Gradsko and Seren.
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GERMAN.

Septes1ber 13-In the neighborheed
sf the asast ana northeast OF Blk
schoote ne carried out successfully
minor enterprises. Between Ypres
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AMERICAN.

- September 13-Section A: In the st.
Nfihiel sector we have achieved further
successes. The junction of our troops
advancing from the south of the sector
with those advancing from the west
has given US possession OF the whole
salient to points twelve miles northeast
of St Mihiel and has resulted in the
capture of many prisoners.
Forced back by our steady advance,
! the enemy is retiring ard Is destroying
,, Rrge quantities of material as he goes.
.. The number of prisoners counted has
. Bisen to 1890. Our line now includes
. Herbeuville- -Thillet. Nationwide. st. Be-
!. 1ot. Xammes, Jaulny, Thiaucourt and
! Melville.
.,
>. BRITISH.
, September 13-In the vermand and
d. Jeancourt sector. northwest of st. Quen-
: Tin. our troops have gained ground in
contact with the enemy advanced de-
. tachments and have taken prisoners.
. Southwest Of La Bassee our progress
/. has continued in spite Of the opposition
from hostile machine guns. Our troops
. have gained possession Of Fosse de Be-
. thune and of the Stag heap adjoining 1t.
. This Stag heap. known as ''the dump"
: forms an important local feature. Civ
. Ing wide observation over the surround
ing country.
. German trench lines Immediately west
: df Auchy-lez-La Bassee and are press
! Ing forward into the village. We cap
tured q few prisoners curing the night
> n, fhA nAiehlIorh0od Of Zillebeke lake
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:. By the Associated Press.
= WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. September 13-Fighting
along the new British line in the
: Havrincourt- rt-Gouzeaucourt sector to-
day was confined mainly to mopping-
up operations which were being con-
Quoted at various points by the ag-
gressors. Havrincourt village was
being bombarded fiercely by the Ger
. man artillery. however. and there
were some indications that the enemy
might make another thrust any time
in an attempt to regain positions
about Havrincourt. which they had
been ordered to hold at all costs.
More than 1900 prisoners we're cap
tured yesterday. and the German
casualties were severe. The fighting
yesterday was bitter, especially in
its final stages as the British reached
high ground.
Captured German officers state that
they had been ordered to fight to the
last ditch, and that they carried out
their instructions to the letter at
many points. Some officers taken
yesterday appear to be very gloomy
over the situation from their stand
point. They state that the German
high command staked everything on
the battle of the Marine, which failed
so completely.
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Suggests Change Desired


r. J. Hamilton, secretary Of the
American Radiator Company. urged q
modification Of the proposed 80 per
he said, conducts extensive business In
England ana France. where al 80
per cent tax is now being imposed. II
this provision L. adopted It will mean,
he said, that his concern will practi-
caIly have to pay 5 double tax. Mr..
Hamilton urged that reserve funds
held by business concerns for emer-
gency purposes after the war be left
tar free.
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PRESIDENT GETS
WAGE BOARD BILL
Measure Will Become Law
When 1t Is Signed by
Executive.
PROVIDES FOR MINIMUM
PROVIDES FOR MINIMUM

Only the Presidents signature is
now needed for the Keating-Tran-
NEIL bill establishing q minimum
wage board for women and minors
employed in the District Of Columbia
to become law. =,
The provisions Of the bill are:
The proposed law applies to wom-
en-, meaning women Of eighteen
years or over, and to minors, per-
sons of either sex under eighteen
years.
It oovsra all businesses, industries
and trades for women and minors,
but does not include domestic serv-
ice.
70 Have Three Members.
The minimum wage board created
By the law is to be composed Of three
members, appointed by the District
Commissioners. AS far as practicable
they shall be chosen so that one will
be representative Of employees, one OF
en- ployers and one Of the public.
The board is to serve without CONF
pensation. It will have q secretary
at q salary Of not more than $4,000
a year. The bill provides 5000 to
nay this salary and other expenses
which the board may have this fiscal
vsar. This money is appropriated en-
tirely out Of the revenues Of the Dis
trict.
vestiaate and ascertain the wages OF
women and minors in the different
occupations in which they are en-
pioysd to examine all books pay
The board is authorized to ascertain
faS standards Of minimum wages
FOR women in any occupation WITHIN
the District Of Columbia, ana what
wages are INADEQUATE to supply the
NECESSARY. cost Of living to any such
woman workers to maintain them N
rood health sS h1d s.ssadpaSs 70 proseeif ef misi. %
I'm, wages for minors in any occu-
nation within the District Of Coluffi-
Sia- And what wages are unreAson.
Ally low for any such minor workerh'
May Call Conference.
IF the board is convinced. after in:
vestieation, that any substantial
number of woman workers in any &C
cmnation are receiving wages inade.
o.Iate to supply them with the nee
essary cost Of living, it may. call
Conferences, consisting Of not more
thar three representatives OF the en-.
rloyers and three Of the employees and
81 not more than thfee disihtefested
persons representing the public. All
Of these cohferses shall be named by
the board. ..
Of its findings and recomfnendations 70
the board. with regard to minimum
patAa for piece a. well ~ time work.
me board may approve OF disappfove
fhe findings, or it may fesuemit the
questions involved to the same or TO
q new conference.
After the board has sst q fninimum
wage scale all employers in that busi-
hess or trade must comply With u. 81
thsy will be subject to Z hne of not
less than SIS nor more than 400. OF
TO Imprisonment for not less than ten
days nor more than thfee months. OF
both. The orders become enective
aixty days after they have Deem tnade
Any employer Who. disoFimnates
on q conferences As provided In this Bill.
Or Kixes testimony, shall also D6 pun-
ished In the same manner.
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PHOTOS
FICTION
FEATURES
The Sunday Star

.erHr aAnstER WRITES OF DAVID
story Of ne family. ef one Of the
} pioneers Of the District.
: "AMERIcA's TREATMENT OF HUE
fnIsoHEhs,tS,his s,,s,,..;sa sus,sSs .,nas nas
the United States entered the vas.
Gtseline Nsihe, Ths Stare special
oorregpondent, investigated condi-
Siens In France, and his article tails
what hs feand.
"YrAHNERy swI1fS TIE nAnNH
xIO WINe AIS KEDAi."-Ths
TIRE story Of eesrsstsvn yniysr.
sity boy who, By unusu4 eAllanffy,
has won the praise Of ffaass saa
sr1pfA'S swIE1Me nEfo11fS A
ND VA CANA timely
tspio tfsatsd % By Charles Z. Pep.
pr.
: "swArrx STORES AHb oTHEAs."
-DY Ella Parker Butler.
g ..rouoxua Oh the x1rHExs...-
0ns q those chssfins sna ypu:SAlly
~ raSlsrs S SssaSss niiHsas.
.Ur HousEDoAr or TIE sTrx."
TIE pLAHoolAvuns syfft1-
uSIT \ eaes1HsnAt IN yfiatias. aaA
saS3sst matter. Ths nswsst waf lhetes
fronn ths front; ssaAtsfs en rsste -
Tranes, IN battle aad in thAr leisure
msmsnts. fistufss q local intsrest-
Wa1hinetsn bsys In tie war, tfaAaing
3eote n tAs osws.
n s
5 The Sunday Star
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Foe Suffers at Mouevres.

A counter attack against Mouevres.
which was begun at 8 o'clock in the
evening, was disastrous for the Ger
mans. Enemy troops had been brought
up for the charge and were about to
advance when they were detected by
British artillerymen, who cut loose
with terrific barrage, inficting very
heavy casualties. The attack was
completely repulsed. Some few of the
harder Germans fought their way
into the village, but they were negli-
gible in number and easily dealt with
On the southern battlefront the Brit
fish yesterday occupied Ho1non and st.
Quentin woods with slight opposition.
The Australians also advanced their
line in the vicinity of Jeancourt, north
of Vermund. and have their trenches
now east of Jeancourt.
Fighting continued yesterday in the
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F0CH FOLLOWS GEN.
GRANTS LARGER
STRATEGY OF 1864

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