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Evening star., 1918-08-04
Germany's Disaster.

Retreating precipitately, German
troops have crossed the River Vesle
and arc hurrying to reach safe po-
, sition on the Aisne. The German
right flank, resting on the Aisne near
Scissors, is in danger of being turned.
Immense fires are Illuminating the sky,
! as the enemy fees. The great 3peace
: offensive" started three weeks ago
from the Marine salient is ending in
disaster.
It is not safe to expect such VIC
tory as will break the offensive power
Of the Germans in the west from these
operations, so brilliantly executed by
Gen. Foch. The foe has wonderful
staying power. He has been hard hit
before and has rallied. He still has
reserves, though he has been drawing
heavily upon them. He may have
enough to strike once more at some
point of the allied lines which he
thinks to be thinly held.
But even as it stands, without fur
ther developments, the blow admins
tered tc the German army during the
past seventeen days, since Foch began
his counter offensive on the Soissons-
Chateau Thierry line, is the severest
he has received since the great retreat
of the Marne, nearly four years ago.
1t has completely checked the offensive
toward Paris. It has caused serious
depletion of the German reserves. It
has demonstrated that the balance of
man-power is at last on the side of the
allies.
Apart from the terrible losses in
, men the Germans have suffered, they
have been hard hit in the loss Of ma
! terials. Thousands of tons Of ammu-
nition and supplies have been aban-
doned or destroyed in their retreat.
They had accumulated immense stores
In the salient, anticipating material
advance Of their lines. The loss of
these muniticns alone constitutes a
heavy blow to the enemy, who is des-
pcrately short of metals and other ma
terials. The human losses have un-
questionably been much heavier than
those Of the allies, perhaps totaling
100000 in the three weeks of fighting.
IF Gen. Foch has sufficient reserve
afte- his hard fighting of the past
seventeen days he can possibly inflict
q fatal stroke by advancing north Of
the Aisne and turning the enemy's
flank. The liaison between the Sec
tions of the enemy army is very
tenuous. 1t can be maintained only by
dint of the most energetic movements
and tho most capable generalship. If
it Is broken, with nothing behind in
reserve, the position Of the German
forces is indeed desperate. A general
retreat back of the Aisne and through
out Picardy may be necessary to pre-
vent an utter collapse.
Tho coming week may witness great
I events in France.
Evening star., 1918-08-04
Our CasualGea

Our people must be prepared to face
with courage and undiminished spirit
i the casualty list that results from the
! Marne-Aisne fighting. That it will be
a heavy list, when compiled, is sadly
certain Our men have gone against a
desperately resisting foe, fighting with
machine guns and heavy artillery, gas
and shells, grenades and rifles. Our
eight divisions have naturally suffered
1osses.' They could not have gained
the victory that has been theirs with
out such losses. We cannot win this
: var without sa1ifeea But there il
every reason to believe that our sol
diers have inflicted heavier losses on
tho enemy than they themselves have
suffered No estimate can be made Of
tho foes casualties, but there is posi-
tive evidence that they. have been
. ENORMOUS.
Gen. March said tho other day, in
commenting upon the fight in the Sois-
Sons Rheims salient; that it had be-
como simply busineas Of each side
trying 10 hin = greater number Of
| tho o<hsr. In this war, particularly
above an other conflicts, the wearing
dO~A of the enemy man power is the
szhed objective. Net until Germany's
fonoes have been reduced to the lowest
paint Win Germany's will to fight be
conquered And to gain that end we
| must sacrifice our men, even as the
! British and French and the Italians
,AsSe been sacrificing their men during
Z ths past four ysaxA
Uh6R estimates of the Max4e,Afme
4 II ~ m lnfne5iGypu9 a1Ai
Evening star., 1918-08-04
The Soldier VOTE.
This is from Trenton

Iu1S Ii 1IUm IIGuLOus
nGov. Edge preGded over a confer
ence here at which steps were taken
to collect tho ballots of New Jersey
sailors and soldiers now in the serv-
ice, here and abroad. It il likely a
commission will visit the European
naval stations, camps and battle
grounds to get the ballots for the gen
eral election. No attempt will be made
to have the men in the service vote in
the primaries, as the time is too short "
Casting and collecting these ballots
will not be IN easy matter abroad.
Just now it would be all but impossi-
BILE. Tho soldiers are on tho firing
lines, and the firing is continuous A
protraeted battle is in progress.
What the itustion may be as cleo
ton day approaches nobody may say
It may be even moro difficult for vot-
ing than now. The weather, it is tue,
may somewhat slacken tho fighting,
but not % as to produce . marked
calm Winter campaigning has b.
come . feature Of modern warfare.
And If tho var goes on the difa-
Guilty tvo years hence wiz be great,
indeed The number Of soldiers
abroad win be materially increased.
By that time American forces may be
in Russia ss veil Is in France snd
Italy, and even In Asia. Millions OF
men arc included in tho wsr program
based upon long-dravn-out hostiGties
These men win be voters, and wiz
want to vote. So largo . number Of
electors absent from homo on wal
duties would count heavily in the equa
ton if for any reason they were barred
from participating in the election
For these reasons every effort should
be made to soave the difficulty. What
is Of interest to New Jersey is Of in
terest to other states Indeed, the sol
disr votsr from al ths. .states should be
taken and counted.
Citizens IN eantonmeuts hero d
home snd in trenches abroad have moi
host interest In civil affais. They All
a desirous Of good government as be
fore they put on the khaki. They ART
mono the less dtisens because soldiers
Probably they appreciate more thar
ever in their exposed position the I'M
portanee Of having thoroughly eompe
I tent msn IN civil commissions.
In time-and everybody hopes ct nj
distant ttme-the great majority o,
tho mea now serving n soldiers wa
return 10 civil Hfe and resume it,
duties. They vin szpeet and should
Ind. sverything IN good shape-no4 oi
seurse. precisely in tho shape held b
fore tho war began, because tho va,
ID forcing msny changes, but in shapt
guaranteeing progress and ample re
turns fee an individual efforts ak
pended
Evening star., 1918-08-04
rhs Ns4douaI Game

Tha Naf1onal Gama.
Although ths gladfators bold
Who play tho base ban sams
May march sway from haautD ofsSad
In quest Of Mghsr fsne,
A homo Of sport IN sin recall
A memory-haliowed spot.
I know they'll sti1 be playing ban
On Uncle Jimb back lot.
I know that Uncle JIM win be
An umpire as Of yore
And that q throng win wsts to SOC
The totals Of the score.
And star perfoxmsrs WIN some day
Dcvslsps Hin assnok,
Etsn thxs cd game thy always plsy
,ap1Ensaa JiekboGklA
Evening star., 1918-08-04
The Devastating Hun.

Germans have been burning villages.
Late reports tell Of columns of smoke
ascending as the foe withdraws his
forces to the north and the allies,
pressing on their heels, pass through
the wreckage Of towns. The destruc-
ton Of these places is not required by
considerations Of security. The foe is
deliberately devastating the country
through which he passes in retreat.
It was the same in the course Of the
so called Hindenburg retreat of months
ago, when the Germans secretly with
drew from the battlefield Of the Somme
and took up a new position some miles
to the east. In their retreat they burn
ed villages, destroyed trees, com
mitted every conceivable outrage upon
the country, not to hamper the pursuit,
but to scarify the land to inflict sor-
row and distress upon the people of
France.
For the ordinary wastage Of war
there can be no full compensation.
The land that is 80 unfortunate as to
be the scene of great battles must suf-
fer necessarily, and especially so in
such a war as the present. But the
Germans have gone beyond the iiAaits
of their necessities in ravaging the
scenes of their fighting. They have
sought to crush out all life, to render
the battlefelds of France incapable in
the years to come of sustaining the
people. For this they should pay in
full score when the penalties of the
war are laid upon the loser.
1t should in some way be made plain
to Germany that the devastation she
deliberately inficts upon the land, out
side of the scope of legitimate military
operations, will add to the cost which
she will eventually have to pay. Her
war bill win be heavy enough if she
is made to reimburse the countries she
has injured through her unprovoked
and wanton assaults. But to this
should be added the penalties for the
deliberate destruction, the wanton
wreckage, she causes.
No compensation in money terms
can make good the horrible losses suf-
fered by the French people. Tens of
thousands of homes have been laid in
ruins. Public structures by the hun
dreds have been reduced to powder.
Irreplaceable edifces Of historic sig
nifcance and rare beauty have been
destroyed. All this in the natural
course of the fighting. But there
is . record of wastage beyond that
stands as one of the blackest Of Ger
many's crimes, in the wanton destruc-
ton Of towns to no practical end.
These should be reekoned in the in
IDENTITIES that in all Justice Germany
must pay when the war cost is eom-
puted
Perhaps If the allied powers mako
plain now that this will be ono Of the
fundamentals Of peace terms the Ger
man government, always commercial,
viii change its policy. At all events
the strongest possible protest, in the
plainest terms, should be made to Ber-
Lin against wanton wastage in the
course Of the battles that are to come,
which can have only one result, Ger
man defeat.
Evening star., 1918-08-04

The King Of Italys compliments on
the appearance Of American troops
constitute . happy assurance that the
early difficulties - to equipment have
been handsomely disposed Of
Evening star., 1918-08-04

Japan Is too energetic and far-sight-
cd to have neglected the abundant
time for preparation for efficient serv-
ice when her turn comes
Evening star., 1918-08-04

It must be hard for Hindenbmg to
persuade even the most credulous and
M-informed Of his troops that they are
still On tho wy to PxriA
Evening star., 1918-08-04

Prussia VIII have to do some wonder
fully fast work on peace lines IL future
generations arc ever to become recon-
eiled to the "made in Germany mark
on merchandise.
Evening star., 1918-08-04

Germany's position in the family Of
, nations has been woefully complicated
by the disposition of the kaiser and
his six sons to regard themselves as
J tho entire family.
Evening star., 1918-08-04

Sending Prussian money to Amsrfes
to influence sentiment in times Kke
this is an insult to national pride and
patriotism which cannot easily be con
doned.
Evening star., 1918-08-04
Other Prohteers.

From ne Philadelphia Inquirer.
Baltimore Ia now beginning to COM
plain about rent profiteera, which
proves once again that the Develop
ment of the hog ts not subject to con-
ditions of climate nor restricted by
the limits Of any particular geo.
graphical location.
Evening star., 1918-08-04

As custodian Of alien enemy prop
erty Mr.. Palmer is entitled to regard
his Office a. something entirely new in
the way of an old curiosity shop.
Evening star., 1918-08-04

The manner in which New York
newspapers are gibing at Mr.. Shonts'
subway publication indicate that even
the molders Of public opinion arc not
exempt from professional jealousies.
Evening star., 1918-08-04

Tho fact that . congressman Is not
required to be in Washington just now
does not imply that he b enjoying a
leisurely vacation.
Evening star., 1918-08-04

Berlin newspapers may as we'll pre-
pare to advertise any halt of the allied
srmies this side of Berlin as great
triumph for Crown Prince Willie.
Evening star., 1918-08-04
Germans Learning.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Tho kaiser II still trying to convince
his army that Germany IL going to
win. He will have to try that on
somsthing else; the army is beginning
to know better. -
Evening star., 1918-08-04
A Puyerb Diseredited.

A Proverb Discredited
<Poverty Is NO disEfsee;S remarked
tho man who had just borrowed q
sigarstte and q match.
Sim not % sure Of fhz4S replied
tho ungenid person. sR . man isut
getting any money these dxyA lbs .
pretty sure aen he doesn't want to
work.
Evening star., 1918-08-04
HEARD AND SEEN.

, clerks and others Of the feminine per
suasion holding down war jobs here
to win six wars. 1t sometimes seems
to casual observers-that ID. II clerks
would win wars-which they Won't
OF course, they do their Bit
Rut some people have an MA that
there are just a few too many clerks
and stenographers gathered mere
from the four corners Of the n1don-
.eWhy, they get in each others vay,
a man said to me the other DAY: IN
deed. some of the newly created var
offices look for all the world like high
schools.
AS a sample of just what 30 many
clerks and stenographers may lead
to, the man told me the following:
ern state was appointed AZ Ming
clerk in one Of the various wartime
bureaus She answered the summons
and came to Washington, and fnnrne-
diately went to work. She was . col
lege-trained girl, and fitted Tor .
great deal more than Ming elerE ou.
of that nothing need be said II you
can get more money in war time do
ing elementary filing than you czn
teaching the children Of tho land how
to grow up into wise. moral young
sters, you should worry.
This young woman had bean WIKI
ing for several weeks, when her par
ents out in the middle west rece3ved
a telegram from Washington ad-
dressed to their daughter. Naturally.
they opened it and read something
Since YOU failed to come on the
summons issued for position in "
office, you are hereby notified that
the position is no longer open to you.
But If you will come to washington
at once we win give You a position In
- Office. at . lower sa1ary
Msmbers Of Red Cross saxxsas
may be able 10 explain what b b fol-
low, but It II too much for ma 1hoes
who knit, crochet tat cross-statch
! and otherwise manipulate the san-
sive needle may be abls to tan what
it all meant, but all I do is relate the
facts.
Twas . large cofored woman.
| walking down the street Around her
| ample form she wore an apron OF
| black and white checkered material.
| On it, done in what I am told was
| cross-stitch, were three large roost-
| ers. Perhaps the design was taken
| from some nursery patterns.
And as IL to make sure that tno1e
was no mistake, in letters four inches
high, above the birds, was the follow
ing legend. also done In eroo-sahdhs
CHARLES h TRAmUW
Evening star., 1918-08-04

eolden ars sending home German
helmets - sUuveuirs. The prisoners
arc only too glad to gat nd Of therA
Evening star., 1918-08-04

When a German widow applied for a
pension the kaiser sent her his photo
graph. Megalomania could 60 no fur
tAer.
Evening star., 1918-08-04
The Rifle!
No. Xe-k W..ad

yroa d8 Now York World.
Events have proved that Gen. Persh-
Ing WAS right In insistfiig that the
1nrncttci. - llaia -.
Evening star., 1918-08-04
| Relief fm


caused such devasta-
Relief for ton that It was re-
p.,. garded n . disaster
baltimore. calling for nxtional
aid Tne Star Of July q. 1868. sets
forth the extent Of the visitation and
says:
1rhe suffering In Baltimore and Its
vicinity In consequence of the loss Of
life and property calls loudly for re-
lief. Not only lives have been lost
on which others were dependent for
support, but the only and whole ef-
fects Of many arc swept away. Re
lief will have to be afforded to the
necessitous there as well as at Eli
colt city and other points of damage
along the Patapsco; and the condi-
ton Of tho sufferers Is promptly en-
gasins tho attention Of those abroad
with . view to affording relief In
New York the subject is engaging
attention and IN Philadelphia a SUBJ
scription list has been started and is
headed by Mr.. Childs Of the Ledger
newspaper. with gift Of $1,000. The
dead. the drowned mothers and help
less children, the narrowing story
of whose fearful deaths We have re-
corded, will have many mourners.
And every household where the
touching recital of their sad fate
shall come, tears of truest pity and
sympathy will be shed. All this is
right and befitting, but mere sympa-
thetfc feeling Is Of little worth unless
a. fal h,ya 80 l1xy
aqua edoU 6TlssuIes eM -GlIIeqo pur
in this instance the citizens of Wash
ington will not come short of the full
measure Of their wonted liberality
and that all who have the means will
do something to relieve the sufferings
and want of those who stand in inn
mediate need of aid"
-
nxure IN Washington nifty years ago
rs he occupied 9
Walt Whitman position in ono oi
tho government de-
Recognized. partments here. i,
was therefore. with moro than usua.
interest that Tho Star Of July Is
1858, noted that his literary work.
were receiving serious attention IL
Germany, quoting q criticism b.
Ferdinand Freiligrath in the Augs
burg Allgemein Zeitung. The Ger
man critic said that it was fitting
that German poets and thinker
should have q closer look at thil
strange new comrade. who threaten
to overturn our entire Ars Poetic;
and all our theories and canons oil
the subject of esthetics-" The Sta
said:
Meanwhile that the critics of th'
old world are puzzling themselve'
over the scope and tendency of 'thi
new energy as they term Whitman
he Is in person to be seen in tn
streets Of Washington any day. walk
ing the pave with that peculia
lefsurely tread that would single hin
out amongst a thousand Americans
with their nervous, hurry-scurry o
movement. Or II whitman rides he i
pretty sure to be found on the from
platform of a street car, cultivatlnl
talk with the driver and making tn
most of the sunlight and fresh air I
be found at that end Of the vehicle
Here, as in Europe, the people don
know exactly where to place him.. bu
his magnihcent presence is pretty sur
to attract attention to him in almos
any crowd, and curiosity is piqued t
guess whether his poetical mark
meteoric merely, or whether he Is Z
rrvolutiontxe all the received canon
Of poetry and head q new school"
= Il
Evening star., 1918-08-04
A Rfxht to tie Nsnne.

s9ou can that patch . va gsrdea4s
@Hamt # tho sppeuuesf 6inos "a
Drought hit q, e looD ineSssstion of
no nsna hnds
Evening star., 1918-08-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY YPH1ANpHR yoHsssoak.
Construefion.

Construction.
us BGggin constructive crfticr
xHe might be called ono. 4 lot Of
his complaints he makes up az he goes
along"
Evening star., 1918-08-04
Ski1upsd.

Economy her mood doth touch
In present hours Of stess.
Her walking clothes are not so much
And her bathing suit b lesA
Evening star., 1918-08-04
R.rJee~k ofxbA Ysk

Hardese of the GSk.
sYou have lot Of different kinds ID
tares on your automobile.s
SYes," replied Mr.. Chuggina. sand
the worst Of 'ezn Is the tar ON strength
and patiencer
Evening star., 1918-08-04
FIFTY YEARS AGO In THE STAR

'city was q. the time of its eonserao-
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The Franklin school building in this
Evening star., 1918-08-04

II stenographers would win the war.
tho world conflict is already settled
ris1G here In Washington. There are
enough CLERKS, stsnoErsphers. ming
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

minute AZ fvemIs",e intervals. At
the conclusion OF the heating, pour
the curd and whey into n small
cIeesccloth bag "a clean salt bag will
do) and hang the bag on fruit
strainor rack TO drain.
After > or 10 minutes, work the
curi toward the center Of a spoon
Raising and lowering the ends Of the
bag helps 20 make the whey drain fas-
ter. To complete the draining, tie the
ends of the bag together and hang it
up. Since there is some danger that
the Curd will become too dry, draining
should stop wncn the whey ceases to
How in n steady stream. The curd Is
then emptied from to bag and work.
ed with spoon or butter paddle until
it Vcomes f"a in grain, smooth, and
Of the consistency Of mashed potatoes.
Sour or sweet cream may be addrd
also, to increase the smOothness, pala-
liability and flavor. Then it is sailed
according TO taste, about one-quarter
ounce TO 4 pound Of curd.
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WANTED TO TAKE HIS
CAT into MARINES
When Marines Declined Nc
DOnOugh Went Back
Home.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., June 2i.-Be-
cause Sergeant S. Fearlin. Of the local
U. S. Marine Corps recruiting station.
woul not allow him TO take a huge
black cat to the Paris Island training
camp with him, NJ. j. McDonough, 4
husky lad from Fall River, refused 20
enlist in the Marine Corps and has
returned 20 Fall River, black cat and
all.
When McDonough walked into the
recruiting station he was hugging the
big animal under his arm.
why the rat.killer?" asked Pearl.
in.
"You said It," answered MrDon-
ough. 81 have read about the rats in
the trenches and I'm more afraid OF
rats than anything in the world. I've
taught Tommy here to watch over ME
while sleep and keep the rats off.
I'm going to take him to camp with
me-"
Nothing doing" said Pearlin.
mo cat, No Devil Dog" answered
McDonough, as he walked out OF the
recruiting station.
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Those gardeners in warm cDua,,s, for
.aa sweet potato doesn't do well in
short summer attitudes.
If tomato plants are backward with
growth after being transp!anted to the
garden, sprinkle fertilizer or chicken
manure between the rows and work
f. in with rake or hoe The roots OF
the plants viii soon reach out TO the
fortified part.
Don't tie up tomato Tor any other
plant needing support with string. as
that may cut through the skin Of the
stem and iniurc the plant. Use wide
pieces Of old rags.
Tomatoes pruned to one main stem
gives larger and better fruit
Commercial fertilizers are very
strongly c00dcHC ed and should never
be pvt on too heavy. nor too near a
plants stem. Place il several inches
from q small plant and a foot or two
avav from larger plants. Roots will
grow out to it for their plant food
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
MAINE SHOEMAKER
Tired Al Time. Did Not Want to

Tired All Time. Did Not Want to
Work, How He Reqainsd Strength.
Sanford, Maine.-'I ALTERED so much
from rundown, nervous condition
and stomach trouble that l never felt
like working and had tried almost ev.
erything without relief. The first bot
tie OF Vinol however helped me and It
has built me up so I feel better now
than have for a long time. chester
d. Haines.
There is no secret about Vinol. It
owes its success to beef and cod liver
poptones, iron and manganese pe9ton-
ates, and glycerophosphates, the old.
est and most famous body building
and strength creating tonics.
Cranes Drug Store, Fairmont, Pre-
scrlption Pharmacy, Warrington and
druggists everywhere.
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little milk diluted with vichy water
may be allowed every three hours.
Later a little broth and very grad
ually, E'aen Ire fever is reduced, other
light and easily digested articles may
be allowed in small quantities at regu'
lar intervals.
II the fever is high and the patient
restless 10 grains OF aspirin may az
ford relief, and II necessary, a second
dose may be given after ~ interval
OF three hours.
Vichy or other alkaline mineral wa.
ter should be given in small quantities
frequently repeated. = is often diff
fcult to tell yellow fever from malar-
ial fever. The yellow fever chill
usually occurs in the night or early
morning while the chill OF malaridl
fever may take place at any time dur.
ing the 60.
Mrs. Z. X. asks: Should a baby's
mouth be washed as a part Of its daily
toilet"
no, it will do no good and may do
harm.