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FOE DIGGING IN
OPPOSITE THE
AMERICAN LINE
U, S. Artillery Shells Cave
Where German Regiments
Take Refuge
WITH TIE AsrER1cAN ARMY ON

WITH TIE hEiERICAN ARMY ON
THE vESLE FRONT. Aug. 1l.-ts
p. m.)-{By the Associated Press')-
Tho Germans made two artillery at
tacks against the Franco-Amer1ean
troops on the veslc front, but the Al
lied troops counter attacked so VtSor-
ously that the Germans did not launch
an infantry attack.
The struggle for the retention OF
Ftsmett, on the northern bank OF the
yeale. near Fismes, has developed
v,,4uallv Into = continuous hght. The
Americans, however, arc holding the
MINER hand. Notwithstanding the Ger
man attempts to dislodge them
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE IESLE. August II q u. r.'-'>''
lieG aviators have reported thai tnr Yer
mans are digging uppNsit" IN" Franco
American limo along Ihr NcSl-. The OBJ
srr,crs also have reported thai IN" cnc-
my is srringing harhrd wirr along inc
hills northw st Of flslneS.
Allied officer. cypress tho he'ici thA'
tho Germans will not civ" ground Mere
unless they arc deliberately pushed OH
the rlHt"aus.
Tho Americans on Saturday learned
from German prisoners that the "nctA!
WAS using IN old rock quarry cav" IN inc
region Of I.ongucvnl. largo enough lo
conceal two regiments. He employed II
os II refuge fer troops ~ rest. inc
Franco American heavy artillery shcI!rt
: he cave all day Saturday and thr Ger
mans were finally compelled t" abandon
IT 90 hiding place.
'Th, guns of tn" l'rancn- Americans
81, th, range Of The entrance to th" cave
and kept up continuous fire all DAY
Observers reported that tn" cav" mac
hrru damacrd and was rendered vIrtu
ally uni enable.
The Germans ar" digging 'r"nchcs
<1nrr ihc> lin. west and east Of. Tongue
val and also in IN" valley mf Pcrles.
Allied avininrs on Saturday did not Oh
serve tn" Germans building any biz
gun cmriar"H1"nis. but here and there
,hcv were installing batteries. Most OF
these wrr" light calihrr. which the Ger
mans Will hr able /" move 10 other po'
si,nns wen The French and Americans
discover their locations
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nine. NE.F:|sHAlG.:.|'| |
BOATS SENT TO
BOTTOM BY SUD
Enemy U-Boat Make. Da1k
Among American Fishing
Fleet sss

. NANTUCKET. Mass. Aug. 11.-Nint!
fishing scbooncrs were sunk OF GeorEst1,
Bank today by German submarine,SA 3
naval scout boat which put in hefeS to-
might reported 1S-eessts-EE-
The scout boat picked up word OF TN.
raid from the auxiliary fishing schoonhlS
Helen Murlcy which had rescued four
survivors and was taking them to Forts
Georges Banks. about sixty miles of
this island. :,sssssssl
The first reports Of the attack on th1i
fishing fleet did not mention what maanSi.
the submarine took to sink the defencSst
less craft .s.ssssssl s.sssl
The raid is the first in these wlteSGs
since the tug Perth Amboy and foN1s
hargcs were shclled by submarine Ell,
Nauset beach, Cape Cod. July 21.zoAs
tho next day the fishing schooner Rob
crt and Richard was destroyed By IN.
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By FRANK a. SrMoNps

(copyrighted b. the y. Y. Tribun"l
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE German
defeat between tho Somrc and thc ois"
has already attained th- proportions of
a military disaster. Within thr"" days
Marshal FochS second blow has disio-
Gated more than a hundred miles "f Cor
man front. The entire line from Arras
to Rheims is endangered. and there is
every reason. to believe tho German
withdrawal will at the best. reach the
old Hindenburg line. from which Hutirc
made his successful attack nf March 25.
AS a consequence Of british and
French advances already reported the
Germans are bound to lose most. II not
all, Of the ground gained in their March
offensive Amiens has been relieved
and the Paris-calais railroad reopened.
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the British wedge. still going rapidly
forward toward ;hc Sommc.
The thing to watch now is tile aiI-
proachcs OF tn" lines Ia the S"mmc and
tn front marked by the line OF Pc
ronnc-fIIm- -Chaulny. Last March
Coughs British army was so badly
t.at"n il could not rally at the Sornme.
If lIuticr'S troops are in equally bad
shape. and everything points Ia this.
they will be unable to stand until they
reach tho cd Hindcnburg line. west Of
C:lmhrai. ST. Quentin and La Fcre.
Meantime 1Gaig has had his revenge
for the defeat OF March. as Pctain took
his for the Aisnc rcvorse. History is
repeating itself. too. for after the first
battle of the Marne the scene Of opera
tions shifted to the Santerre country.
where the present lighting has taken
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Rut the chances Of a louE stand arc
field the Germans occupied the pocket
between Noynn and Albert. about equal
in size. in all dimensions. aS tn" m"rr
familiar Marnc salient.
The purrns" Of F"ch in tho present
strike was simple. I; WIS not designed.
like his Marine blow. 10 stop Il German
attack. II vas an offensive. not I
counter offensive, but otherwise tho pnr-
POSE was the same. Ii 81 rlkr nj tn" neck
Of the salient if they could. but ii pos
sihlc IT, heat through and close Tn" neck
between them. thus producing that
ring Of fire" so much discussed in the
MHrnc offensive.
In the first three days the Snmme
operation has far surpassed that Of the
Marine. not merely in prisoners and guns
captured but also in progress toward
closing the neck of the salient. The dis
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Great Battle Aas the Proportions of German Disaster

nlncr. At ChaHlnes' the allies hays
crossed tho old line on which the dsS,ss
man stood when the first battle os>th6;
Summe opened on July ]. 1918. ...hclsS
drntally il is worth noting THAI. tA4'
British have gained more ground in Chr64i
days Than they did in five months In
tn" earlier hattie. -.
In sum Il great victory has been WNAl
the consequences OF which may not yok,
be measured. since the enemy Is still tn.
rapid retreat. but the consequences Will
certainly be greater. at last in boctysl
taken and ground gained. than Wars;
those of the recent victory at the NARA;
1t Is too early to say that tho PrVSeioAsl
have suffered another Jena. but IL 10 nNks5
too soon TO say that the third hattle:A DE
the Somre will not Be for ths kAHe;
what Leipsic was for NApoleoo, = zaass1
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1000 CANUCKS TO
JOIN AMERICANS IN
SIBERIAN FORCES

OTTAWA. Aug. l1.--''hnhda Will u"
represented by n military uui' nj APP
uruXimalrly 4.unu men III III" cNp"dltlnn-
arv fore" which tn" allied governments
will send 1" Sinrrrt.
This was announced her" to-nish' u!
Ihc Dominion government. whlch prom
iSrd Il more detailed statement within
- short time.
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BERLIN. Via London. Aug. ll.-Tht
official communication issued by inc
war office today follows:
"Ertwccn tho User and tho AncrH. IN"
fighting activity decreased during the
day. hut was revived at many points III
the evening. strong enemy thruStS on
both sides of the l.ys wer" rcpulScd.
ON the battlefront the enemy has
rxt.ndrd his attacks as far as the Disc.
"Hr,wccn thr Amer: and the Sommc.
ihcy cola nscd before our lines. Direct
lv south Of the Sommc. tn" enemy in
fnntrv remained in action after their
failures on Aug. .. Strong partial at
lacks Of tho enemy neMr Rainecourt and
against l.ihonS failed as III" result OF
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slight. given tho increased British pres
sure north Of the Snmmc.
The main fact tn bear III mind no" Is
that for the first time in the war our
allies have actually broken through ail
the German system of defense and on
the third day are still advancing al
rapid pace. This is what Won Huticr
did in March. and Won Bnchm in May.
on tho Snmme and the A!sne. respective
~. In each case the result was Il sweep
forward or more than 80 miles before
the allies could recover their balance.
What has happened is much like the
consequences Of a successful break
through by back running with the ball
in q football game Until he is checked
all is in suspense, and where he stops
will be the new line up. The hack. In
this case. is represented by the point Of
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PARIS, Aug 1.-THE Germans tonight are holding the
Chaunes line but allies making progress
south Noyon The eneys reserves are coming INTO the
action and the defense stienng all along the battlefront
from Noyon to Chaulnes.
Desperate fighting going between the British army OF
General Rawinson the German army of Won der Mar1tz
The enemy couner-attacng avagely west OF Noyon ana
seems determined to hold the town at all COSTS
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DECLARES HEARST FREQUENTLY
MET B0[0AND VON bERNSTORFE

York in the spring Of 1915. when Boi6
obtained s1.6S3.0nn from Won Berh.
storff. with which To carry on the same
German peace propaganda in France
that Hearst was then conducting IN
America" ~
Mr.. Lewis claimed that 1T had besa
shown "by the testimony Of HearBea
Paris correspondent. Bcrtelli. given In
the trial of Bolo for treason, that ins.
stead of Hearst meeting Bolo only oncs.
h" met him three times" These meet:
ings." according TO Mn Lewis. occur.
rcd when Hearst entertained BoIo aGx
luncheon: Bolo entertained Hearst at -
Continued on Page TwSlvs.) ais
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French Statement.

PARIS. Aug. l1.-N"twllhstanoii'
.bc resistance of the Germans the
I-rrnch troops Sunday gained further
r-ro,nd he, wccn tho .tvrc and tho DIS"
rivers, taking several villages from tn"
west and south OF Royc tn the Disc a'-
cording To the official communication
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(Bv the Associated Press }

The Germans materially sened their defense against the
British and French the Fcary BATTLEFRONT ou
they have been the tide Of advance against hcm
forward push OF the allies has been slowed down
somewhat have made further important progress
from the north of Somn where the Americans and British are
fighting together the northern bank Of the Oe RIVER where the
French troops engaging the enemy.
Germans Make Stand.
Across the river heavily engaged the British at
hons .d it's vicinity point pierced the British line ana
Gained the outskirts Lhon counteratak however entirely
restored the British and the retired to positions cast ana
north the village Unofficial reports from London have rcu
the British ChauncS and the British cavalry with
penetration enemy territory almost to NeseS These reports
however have received official rerifcaton, -
R far the greater has been made French from
reoo immediately and south OF Rnye the Oe r1E
Have th have driven well the Rov ompegne road
md mhronn reached the road leading from tomCnc TO
Eovon Since the Montdcr the French have penetrated
eastward Tinov distance of abon miles, and 70 amy
c,rNatz more than and half miles and through the hE
,econ souhward Disc have averaged gains cScen9 SIX
,,ilos ovcr,a front of twelve miles
Retreat Not Ended.
The fepnr of the defense does not IN the mndS OF
observers on battlefront indicate that the retreat OF the enemy
has ended Rather assumed that these maneureT are similar
those carried the Marine front when strong rear
covered of the prince armies nor1hWa
snole f large fires continues be far behind the enemy ~
and the movement oug columns eastward
that i the intention Of the ultimately 10 retea
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THE WEATHER.
WASH1f

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-Forscast:
w.st. Pennsylvania and oho-Partly
cloudy Monday and Tuesday, not much
change III temperature.
west vrginia-Fair Monday and
Tuesday.
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GERMAN DEFENSE AGAINST THE
ALLIED 0NRU5H ST|FFENED, BUT
THE HUN RETREAT NOT STOPPED

Rear Guard Actions Intended Cover Further Retirement
of the Enemy-Roye Being Encirced, and Its Capture
Believed to Be lmminent-Crown Princes Army En-
heched on the Vesle Front
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AAuacS nC
nauID IT "
>pNTfD nIAfu
OCvrllUrT
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british CAPTURE CHAULNES
Salient


LONDON, Aug. ll--Chaulnes, the important ra1I'
CAPTURE was effected by Australian and Canadian troops
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
WHEAT PLENTIFUL
BUT Ships SCARCE
Former Australian Premier
Says Great Quantities
Wait on Ships.

Washing ton, Feb. 2.-Millions OF
bushels of wheat are available in
Australia to feed the armies of the
allies if only ships can be obtained,
Crawford Vaughn, former premier of
South Australia, today told twenty
eight state directors OF the public
service reserve, who are aiding the
campaign to enroll workers for ship
building.
THE prime need of the allies is
ships" Mr.. Vaughn said. There are
today 100000 bushels Of wheat
in my country waiting for tonnage.
The w'orkmen in the yards of Amer
lea must realize that every time they
slacken up or take time off, the eff
feet is just the same as If their ar
tillery in France stopped the barrage
fire during a charge"
Louis F. Frost, assistant secreta-
ry of labor. sent a reassuring message
to the states represented by the di-
rectors that the voluntary recruits
for industrial war service will be
withdrawn from their present posi-
lions in such way as to disturb
manufacturing conditions as little as
possible.
I'VE do not want these men to
rush off TO the shipyards," he said.
The yards are not ready for them.
We will enroll all who are willing
to serve, then they will be met by
examiners, who will determine their
fitness for positions, and not until
then will they be offered jobs.
Tell your people that the war de-
ponds on ships and the ships depend
on men. The. part America will play
in this war will depend on the re-
Spouse to this call for shipbuild-
ers."
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
FISCAL FOLLY.

At a meeting of the Fiscal Court
here Friday the patriotic justices very
generously donated the sum of SO
a month for rent of rooms for the
local exemption board. The spirit
displayed was commendable, but with
the county $4,000 in debt we doubt
the wisdom of the act as a business
proposition. 1t was something like
taking up a collection for the poor
from the inmates of the almshouse.
Uncle Sam is in fairly good shape
financially, and could without SER
ious embarrassment scrape together
the money to pay the rent for the
quarters of the exemption board. 1t
is true that many counties are pro-
viding quarters for their exemption
boards in unused rooms OF county
buildings, but so far as we are ad-
vised this is the first Fiscal Court to
provide cash allowance for such a
purpose. The amount involved is
small, but with the present condition
of the county's finances it were good
business to conserve small sums.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
VICTIM OF U-BOAT.

The steamer Tuscania, transport
carrying 2,179 Americans was tor
pedoed and sunk off the Irish coast
late Wednesday afternoon. The
steamer was transporting American
soldiers 10 France. 1,912 lives are
so far accounted for, and il is be-
lieved 267 were lost. The soldiers
on board were chiefly from Michi-
gan and Wisconsin. The Tuscania
was under convoy OF British war
ships at the time of the attack, and
was the first ship carrying Ameri
can soldiers to Europe to fall vic
tim TO the German monsters OF the
sea The survivors were landed on
the north coast Of Ireland.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
EXPENSIVE LAWSUIT.

w. l.. Jackson was awarded a
judgment against Leonard Randall
for $50 in Judge Cooks court Tues
day, for injury to a mule, alleged to
have been caused from fright of the
animal at a machine driven by Ran
dali. Both parties to the suit live
near Equality, where the alleged
damage occurred sometime last June.
The proof showed that Jackson s
mule became frightened at an auto
mobile driven by Randall, and cut
its leg on harrow to which it was
attached at the time of the accident.
The case had been formerly tried in
Justices court, and Jackson award
ed damages amounting to sos. Ran
dali appealed the case to the quar-
terly court with the result mention
ed. Randall has filed motion for
another trial, and in the meantime
the cost in the case is accommodating,
and may soon exceed the value of
both mule and machine. John Rome
was attorney for the plaintiff and A.
d. Kirk represented the defendant.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
PATRIOTIC MEETING.

The patriotic meeting at the Meth
Sdist church Monday afternoon was
well attended. and resulted in slim
alating public interest in the great
war tasks confronting the country.
The meeting was opened with devo-
tional exercises by Rev. Russell Wal
ker. The school was present and
Joined heartily in singing some pa
tri0tic airs. Interesting and inspir-
ing addresses were delivered by Rev.
Litchfeld, c. o. Hunter and otheIS.
The exercises were closed with a
quartet by Hartford's most charm
ing female song birds. The meeting
was useful and instructive, and 1t
was profitable and pleasant hour
so the large audience present
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
ITALIANS SHOOT
DOWN "a AIRPLANES
Heavy Artillery Fighting In
Progress Along The Pr
ave River.

Rome, Feb. 3.-FourteeR enemy
airplanes and a captive balloon were
brought down yesterday on the Ital-
ian front. Heavy artillery fighting is
in progress along the lower Pave
River. Following is the official &C
count of these operations:
There was moderate artillery ac-
tivity from Stelvio to the Piave
River and more severe artillery fight
ing along the lower reaches of the
River. The enemy exploded mines
without success in the Pasublo area
Patrol encounters took place on the
hills northeast Of Monte Grapha.
Favored by fine weather, our
aerial forces, with the effective CO.
operation of our naval planes, en-
gagged in considerable activity against
enemy military detectives. Our avia-
tors yesterday bombarded concentra-
tion points and crossings of highways
along the enemy lines of communi-
cation on the Asiago plateau. Our
bombing machines last night dam
aged the plant operating the aerial
cable line between Caldonazzo and
Monte Revere.
Eight hostile machines were
brought down yesterday. Six others
were shot down by British avaiators.
who also set fire to captive balloon
along the Pave"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
CAN WE WIN THE WAR NOW.

1t is always unpleasant to have to
knock on home folks, but we are
MORALLY afraid that a bunch of Hart
ford citizens, by setting a bad exam
pie Tuesday night, may have made the
have been to'1 by those in high au-
thof.t. a. &c . way to whip the
Ccrma / = ~ ting ourselves on
s,Aat 81 L AZ conserving food.
MN Iii q rCH of us were saw
& 4 -ilm l6 J ere goes a jolly
II -. O. fcllC 8 out to Berry Rails
fan house tuesday night and sit
down to a banquet ft for Lord
George in times of peace and plenty
Two geese. number of chickens and
the dickens only knows what else
had been cooked for the occasion,
and a feast of feasts was served.
Here are the names of the renegades
whose bad example may lose us the
war; S. o. Keown, w. w. Browder,
j. II. Matthews. Rowan Holbrook,
Lon Smith, Goodel Wooten, Frank
Black, w. p. Midkiff, II. Weller. Oar
rel Sullenger, Harve Sheffield, Gross
Shroader, Joe Tate. Babe Collins
C.. o. Hunter and a few more whose
names we We're unable to secure.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
TEUTON Peace
Lure SCORNED
Hun Powers Must Change
Attitude To Attract
Allies.
COMPLETE UNANIMITY
No Approximation in Enemy
Terms, War Council Makes
Announcement.

London. Feb. 3.-The Supreme
War Council, which met at Versailles.
fnd no approximation in the Ger
man Chancellor's and the Austro-
Hungarian Foreign Minister'S speech
es to the terms of the Entente Allies
and has decided to continue the Wig
orous prosecution of the war until
peace can be obtained biased on
the principles of freedom, Justice
and respect for international law"
This official announcement was
made here tonight. A summary of
the official report of the Versailles
War Council says:
Unanimity OF Policy.
THE council was unable to find
in Won Hertling's and Czernin's re-
cent utterances any real approxima-
ton to the moderate conditions laid
down by the Allies Governments.
Under the circumstances the coucil
decided that the only task before
them was the vigorous and effective
prosecution of the war until the pres
sure produced change in the tenn
per of the enemy Governments
justifying the hope of the conclusion
of peace based on the principles of
freedom, justice and respect for in
ternational law.
THE council arrived at COM
plete unanimity of policy on measures
for the prosecution of the war
Bliss Represented U. s.
The text of the official statement
on the Versailles conference follows:
Meeting of the third session of the
Supreme War Council held at Yer
sailles January 80 and 81, Februa-
ry and 2:
I'm addition to the members of the
Supreme War Council itself, namely
Monseurs Clemenceau and Pichon,
for France; Mr.. Lloyd George and
Lord Miner, for Great Britain; Prof.
Orlando and Baron Sonnino, for Italy,
and the military representatives of
the Supreme War Council, Gems.
Weygand, Wilson, Cadorna and Bliss,
there were also present for the great
er part of the purely military dis
cussions the French and British
Chiefs of General STAFF. Gems. Foch
and Robertson; the Italian Minister
of War, Gen. Alfieri, and the Com
manders-in-Chief ON the western
front, Petain, Haig and Pershing.
Mr.. A. II. Frazier, first secretary of
the United States Embassy at Paris,
was present during the political dis
cussions.
The decisions taken by the Su-
preme War Council in pursuance of
this contingent embrace not only a
general military policy to be carried
out by the Allies in all the principal
theaters of the war, but, more par
ticularly, closer and more effective
coordination under the council of
all the efforts OF the Powers engag-
ed in the struggle against the Cen
trail Empires.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
MEETING AT COLLEGE.

The Parent Teachers Association
will meet at the college at two O'Clock
this afternoon, and II you are inter
ested in the welfare of the children
of the town and county you should
be there. Those in charge of the
organization here are pushing the
movement with untiring energy, and
deserve the support of the public,
end especially of the parents. Sub
jects of interest will be discussed
and pleasing music rendered. DO
not depend upon your neighbor do
ing il all: go out and help, your
SELF
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-08
FORD, OHIO COUNTY, KY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1915

had been i'm school recently not more
than one day out of the month. The
effect of the arraignment was to put
the boy in charge of the Judge of
the Juvenile court, with power to
commit him to the State reform
school If in the judgment of the court
It was necessary to do so, but upon
a promise that he would attend
school and make weekly reports to
the court the judge allowed him to
go under the care of his mother.
Mrs Moore was present at the in
quiry and, we are advised, caused
the inquiry to be made.