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French northwest Of Sotssons 0e
operation which has tr view tho blowing
ont Of the Noyon sector and the out
nanking of the Aisue and the old cnera-
tu.des-Dames positions. o1nc,o!
-. hav. the Americans and French
6ahtius violently with the enemy
around Juvigny and Chaviguy, where
they have gained some ground. fns
Americans have successfully 'sussaaneo
several heavy enemy counter-attaeKs In
this region.
The Americans and the Germans also
are engaged In bitter battles around
Bazoches and Fismette on the Vesle'
The Germans endeavored to ford the
vesle south Of Bazoches but were nela
BY the Americans. Likewise an enemy
assault against Fismette was stopped
The German official communication
asserts that the Americans have suner-
ed severe losses and lost more than $50
prisoners in the battle along the Vesle
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BY T. P. o'CoNNoR.
Special Cable Dispatch.

Copyright. 1919. BY Public Ledger TO.
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-Thc game "l
bridge has bccom" almost i factor IN
al! tho human affairs OF Europe. even
IN wartime. Even cabinet ministers
fe.-xct their political Worries Tor Il
rcw hours daily III playing a f"w rub
brrS in their clubs. others Of III"
German high command w"r" r"un. by
Herbert c. Hoover. when hc was saving
thc EnIsianS from starvation. whilinE
away long n"urS AZ bridge. r"ntldcrD
OF tho automatic. working without
thor pushing Of their perfect military
machine.
Thr-" X ii" such weakness ~ IN"
CAS-. "! Lloyd George. All" romans
=cornful!r lcnnr;tnr even "f III. names
of the cards and taScs his pleasures IN
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r,e first rap in which the enemy
e,1s nt,nse;x il this triangle FORMED oS
tho sharp curve CT the Sotnme E1Vef
,-,ta percn1e its apex and with CuIt"
-, +po sonrae md Tresnes re5pecttve-5
~. ncrtnern and southern bases. tins
tr,,,r,e &c a little more than three niles
s.o,, and SIX miles vide, and In II 1he
esru.ns ere hehting with their backs
.o--,r6 4he Somne and both the noRen
and the cast. ,-,o-a,
-, +hc enemy in order that his men may
have time to reach havsp OK soie'S
ac-oss the stream b7s the British are
n,rl after their quarry and Win 1he
rro,.b.a = little to the south almost up
e. 49, river to aid them by an outtank-
irr M byenert it wouc seem tnal tne
odds .sre heavily against the SeRn"ns'
~ WIS the French troops who sprans
the bther trap. with tne t'os
cba1lnss the French forces routed the
cnenty over front OF aoo"' n1n''>
,r;,as and penetrated the region TO
depth at some points Of nearly seven
mics. From the north OF Chau4nes "
resle the penetration OF the ffencn
reached the heights on the left bank OF
rho so1urae; sourh~ard the advance 4e1H
+be French a1oas the Canal du Nora 1T
variouS rotuts between Nesle and the
outskirts Of Eoyon; south and southeast
OF Noyon gains also Were made ana
Noyoa and the entire region oet"eea
Mesle and Soissons now arc In a great
-,ocket with the French pincers working
hartl TO close upon 1t.
The Americans are fighting with the
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fBv the Associated Press.)

The Germans facing allied forces from Arra to s0'sS0nS
everywhere in dire peril . - ,: o,+;r,ec
afore the allied attack Notwithstanding the Violence
;o.,o g. nation of the counter offensive tactlcs,
2Ic. a-ras old Hndenburg line no" IS wei y: fi
~ care 70 the Somme hostile line gradually IS 1a1ng
c y:lc frc1 south of the Sonne to soSsons inc eH
hy3 ;c..lv been smashed and the German nostS PSt
~ o distinct traps escape from which without heaVy
losses in men made prisoner and guns ano nS'ef
almost impossible of achievement .-z h tho British
Fcnb .nd american troops the Americans having t9e
with the French northwest Of soissons Wne all OF w w &
s a15 lines now have flattened out anu tne ales
sE-e - La.ze- MT the enemy terrain
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AL about politics. He has three oN-
jscts at the moment. Tho first is 10
win tn" war: til. second is that Lioyo
George shall win it and that he shail
be premier for several years after the
WAT and control the whole work OF
social and political reconstruction thhl
must follow. Only Two problems Eoh-
front this program when 1t snail get
tn election. which. II occurring h>'
would certainly give him the premier
shin; secondly. on what program Will
he ask the confidence of Tho country
Both questions arc worrying all poll
cal parties. and both ar" trying 10
forr.e his hand.
Saving Lloyd Georges Soul
This is called. as I HAY" "ahled last
wrek "lhc saving Of his soul. IN"
same words have different meanings
in different parties.
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'sFNATF AND HOUSE CONFEREE5
ClIT OUT WORK DR. FIGHT CLAUSE

WASHINGTON. August 2S.~S-:nate
ard hous., ronfcrees on the man power
bill reached a com plete agreement late
today. eliminating the senate work or
fight amendment.
Tho report viii be submitted to both
houses tomorrow. and the hill Urohcrbly
Will go tn tn" President for his SiGns.
turc before night.
Etrnrina ZION Of the work or fight
amendment. on which the Senate con-
forces Ii.lded. paved the way for tho
virtual agree ncnt on the measure.
Tho work or fight" proposal was re-
-arded rs tho only dispute likely I"
,auSe d.'iar and III" S'.naf"s managers
consented - its dclr;ion from rho bill
largely - .Hrrditr its enactment. Some
compliant - 'x3"ct"d from m. senate
majority :avorinS the work fight
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light harmoniznG with the SnnEuinc
feeling that tn" tide OF war has
definitely turned.
All Think Of Definite Victory.
Through tho papers come daily re-
ports of IL new victory and Snm"umcS
moving and thrilling tales uf the heroic
csienation Of the French population.
OH une hand. when f!,-ine from
AmienS and on unc other when r"-
turning t" thrir once NOR" r"s"ur"h
homes. TIL" general temper is 1" lG-
nor" the details und To just watch IN"
gigantic arrivals If American soldiers
and t. think only "f tn" now definite
If not carly victory.
In Il limited sense. war is loss an
uhsrsSirr than similarly domestic pol
. tirs. Judging from tn" papers. YOU
might think the cXuliHll"n over 81"
success at the front had reduced all
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BRITISH FORGE
AHEAD ALONG
ENTIRE FRONT
CROISILLES TAKEN
AFTER HARD FIGHTING
Hordes of Huns Cut Down By
Whitening Fire of English
Artillery

LONDON, AlG. 29~The AuStrAlAnS
have reached the line Of fre1nes- -ncr-
beoourt, according to Xield MHHhrl
HAis's report. from British hsadquaT-
tsrs tonight, but have met with much
oppoEtion In their efforts TO reach the
crossings of tho Sonrus river at Bro
and Pcro1ns.. The statement ssyS;
.souEh OF the Somms tho AustrahaAs,
pressing tho enemy vtgoroupy, nave
reached tho gs1sral line of fres1ss-A1-
bscourt. The ensmy u Offering stub
born resistance In front Of the pas
ka1es Of ths river ut Brio Hnd Fcroanss
"on the north bank Of tho SoIums
our troops captured CuIln and Harue-
oourt after hard lighting and Arc Sd
vancing In the direction Of Maurepns.
~RetWeSu Bapaums and the SeArps
our attacks have been Continued todAy
Ana prorre1s has been made At al
points. The village Of crodsfles, where
the eneuy maintained obstinate res1s-
lance, vas gradually ontflAnked ~
London troops, and Il now In our hands.
English troops fought thstr way Tor
ward toward vrAuoourt AID southeast OF
Fontaine-les-C CrotSilles.
AFTER severe hghting lasting through.
ont the day tho CANADIANS have sue
cessfully driven ths enemy from several
strous1y defended localities and tmpor-
tnnt trench syItems, and hAve eaptured
the village Of Boiry-Notre Dame and
Pslvs1. A. number Of prisoners. were
taken in the eouTse Of these operations.
trwe ADVANCED our Line during tco
Ssy north OF LOGON" (Tpros sscso1).
HEHIn, VIA london, Aug. SS;--1ne
German ofnodAl communication, issued
TITS evsat1S clAtIus thA rspulss OF aAied
stf.ok1 On. various .ssotors Of fhe hghf-
in1 front, The communicative 1onoWS'
.SouthsAst Of ArTas removed eASn1
attempts to :brsak through failed.
|. aNorth Of Dapaums and north :of tns
sonaine Englbh attacks broke down
with heavy losses.
"Retveen the Sonne and tho otSs
there have bten fore held engagements
bsfor our now positions.
"Prench attacks north Of the AisIe
were sanRuinArtly repulsed."
BR1rBn HEADQUARTERS N
FRANCE, Aug. 3s.-Hard fighting cor
ttuued today Canadian troops delivered
another attack In tho course OF tne
morning on 1An-ltke front OF about
ave miles, evenly f1ank1ng tho ArrAs-
Cambria road. This fighting Ii carry.
,nr them right into the main artery OF
tho Hindenbur line.
Tn. British have carried CroiSdues,
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clause which organized labor rcprrsen-
-tat,ves have vigorously opposed and the
house voted down. but adoption tomor-
row OF the complete conference report
hy both senate and house was regarded
as :, foreSonr conclusion
The amendments left Tor tho final con
f.rrncr. planned carly tomorrow. w"re
those "s Senators Pcnrosc. of Pcnnsyl-
vania and France OF Marylard respect
ivrly. providing that reEistrantS need
NOT claim exemption or deferred classi-
iiciLiInu and for badges or insignia for
mon deferred for industrial or other
services. Provost Marshal General
C'rowdcr. who opposes the Penrose
ancndmen; because it would compel re-
vision of millions of printed question
raireS and thus delay tn" new draft
Will meet tornot row with the confcrceA
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English political lhr to absolute stag
nation. Most MI the unnthcial P"'''-
clans have left London for the sol
courses or the seaside. and officials
who are too busy with war work u"
leave remain Mt their desks and ne
come daily mUrr thinner and morr ycl-
low "f conpl"HiGn; but undrrncat..
all tins there gncs along steadily anu
silently preparations for the coming
noli,irol struggle Of tn" general cleo
ton.
1loyd George - a man of intense
concentration. which usually is"lnicS
HIM from all subjects except one. ana
that tn. battle front with It's fluctua-
tinns every second. is sufficient /" pro-
d,rn that isolation. Rut his restless
mind always is Intensely interested IN
politics. and tn" master "f all us
strategy is never TOO isolated to forget
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follow:
"He dquarters American Expedition
ary. Forces, August 27."-"section a:
Aside from renewed local eombats along
the vesle between Bazoches and Pismes
there Is nothing to report"
WASHINGTON, August. 2s.-Aner1-
cans cited by General Persnng Tor dis
tinguished service In his communique
for Monday were announced To-Day ny
the War Depa ltnent, included;
Captain Edward j. MeehAn, 1885
Ridge avenue, philadelphia, and william
C. williams, 1853 North Stxteenth
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a Liberal like G. p. Scott. the oniy
Liberal journalist. who still hangs on
to Lloyd George By skin and teeth. and
other Liberals Interpreting the saving
Of Lloyd Georges sour as keeping MIN
to some Shreds. at least. Of the oio
Liberal doctrines. SUCH as home rule
and free trade which the Tori"s mean
to force him into the abandonment Oh
bath. Protection long discredftcd ana
overwhelmingly defeated AT all last
three general elections has gained an
enormous now strength since the war
began especially through IN" now
universal conviction that with Ter
many trading is a part Of her warfare
against tho world with military IN
stead Of trade methods.
Within the last week new 1orcc
in favor nf driving Lloyd George INTO
protection has come with the arrival
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Germans Claim ESQ
Americans Captured

BERLIN. VIA LONDON. August Is
In tho operations in the FeSlc sector
the Germans claim TO have lnfllctrd Sc
yoro losses IN the Americans and taken
moro Than 25n prisoners. This claim Is
SGT forth in tho statement from general
headquarters today.
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MANY PROTESTS AGAINST THE J.
PROPOSED BONE DRY MEASURE

against the legislation, even as proposed
by the compromise was made oefoIcV
the senate agriculture committee at]
hearings on the prohibition provision,
REPRESENTATIVE Of the wine industry.
distilling interests. hotel keepers an4S
others offered strong opposition TO the:
bill, which they said would eau =, great
financial losses and hardships. -. (:
The WINE interests especially are :ex-t
pected to make = fight in the senatn Tor
exclusion of the wine industry from
operation Of. the law or longer exten-
sion Of time for prohibition to becorne
effective.
WASHINGTON. Aug. >7s-1n aErse-)
ing to file July l. next, as the date when
national prohibition would become effcc-
tive and that no efforts will be made TO
delay the, bilrs passage. II was leArpS1
today that supporters and opponents OK,
the measure in the senate also agreed
upon a number OF other amendments.
One provides that national prohibition
shall remain in effect until the end OF
the period OF Decentralization after tho
war. Another would empower the
president as soon az the bill has been
passed and before II goes into effect, TO
establish dry zones in which the sale.
manufacture and distribution Of In
toxicatinG liquors will be prohibited,
around coal mines. munition factoEed.
shpbuilding plants and other war
plants.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, August at, Tuesday~(ny
the Associated Press. .)-Second Liauten-
ant Franklin Pox, attached to headquAf-
ters staff, was .dued Friday afternoon,
when an arplane IN which he WAS r4d-
ing caught fire. Tho pilot, IN expsr1ene-
ed aviator, jumped and WAS killed. Lieu
tenant Fox WAS a newspapernAn until
tho United States entered tho war. He
was employed on the Boston Herald and
thu Philadelphta Public Ledger.
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unable to bring up relntorcements.
While the American troops gained
ground In the vicinity Of Bazoches,
aerman forces, nfter fighting which
lasted all night, gained hold upon
Kismette. There were numerous hand
to hand encounters IN the town
German machine gunners who had
dug into the hills In line with the
streets Of Hsmette endeavored to SHOOT
down the Americans when they were
driven from the houses by German ar
tflery and the bombs Of enemy avsotofs.
American patrols are now fighting
Tor possession Of Fisrnette-
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Wars Effect On England Pictured By T. P. OConnor

here Of large delegation Of Colonial
journalists who come from countries
where protection is the creed OF AL
political parties and preferential
treatment by the mother country -
the clAmorouS demand William Norris
Hughes tho Australian premier ahea4S
has set the Colnnials pace by speech
which have aroused the Liberals to
lent anger by dcnouncing all free trok
as anti-British and in effect Dro-<
mans.
At a banquet given to the C>fo
journalists r heard the New 1oa2A1
shout amid cheers that free trade
dead The Manchester Guardian. -
chirf organ OF the great city
free trad" was born treats Ar- Hu
as a tub ,hurnfcr with no reAl r
(cout11u&d o4- o4-3aee1uAA
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PARIS Aug 2S-Accordng to alvices received from the
Asne battlefront this afternoon French troops IN
with American forces continue to make progress northwest ol
Soissons in the direction of Chavigny.
The German have been thrown Into order Dy Ine
advance of the troops towards the river Some I
retreat the enemy in the direction OF the east ana ne
east on the whole held by the French troops oeen
Chaunes and Noyon being accelerated by the aes OF 1
erals Debeney and Hrunbert.
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 93.-F

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Forecast:
West virEinia-Fatr In west, showers
In east portion Thursday; Friday fair,
cooler.
western Pennsylvania-Showe on
Thursday; Friday partly cloudy and
cooler.
ohio-Pair Thursday, cooler In south
west portion, Friday, fair couler.
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the
from the
enantI
achon .l1n
sIeInet prsOn
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MBy Associated
cineing
MB the Associated
American
of
northern edge @
sand the eWansof
mableto tobrngup
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GERMAN DEFEAT A DISASTER
ENEMY LINE CRUMBLES UNDER THE FRANCO-BR1lSH BLOWS
Americans and Germans Again
In Deadly Grapple On the Vesle

ALI NIGHT BATTLE THE REGION BAZOCHS RESULTS IN THE YKS Sc
CURING FOOTHOLDBOCES IN STIFF ATTACK AT FSETTE WITH THE
FIGHTING STILL RAGING
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Louis Bennett, Wheeling Air
Fighter, Missing In Action

NEWS Of THE TRAGIC ON THE FRENCH Fighting fKpN SOME IN
CABLEGRAM TO JOHNSON MKNEY BROIHERNLAW oF lhE ave-
TORHOPE EXPRESSED THAT YOUNG BENNETT WAS MI DSHED ~
heath AND IS PRISONER IN THE HANDS OF THE GERMANS
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AMERICANS ENTER THE FRAY WITH
FRENCH NORTHWEST Of SO|S5QNS;
TEUTON ARMIES MAY Be TRAPPED

Hindenburg Line Outanked By the Brtsh-South OF the
Somme the Enemy Literally Smashed-Enormous Ger
man Losses Declared to Be nevitableScores of Towns
Captured By French and British 4 g
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THE WEATHER

Fair In West, Showers in; East Portion
Thursday; Friday, Fair, Cooler.
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HWSS.

NWDl,S m0D
tsDDr I"
~UHIID GIAf0
oWu1ASn
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wASHNqToN, August 2a--9ene1
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street, Philadelphia, and George
Shive1y, Brookville, Pa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-15
FAMOUS BRITISH
A|RMAN KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
tsr noar'ao ,ousp.l srse,.. ,y.sso ~,ss,

n
Cincinnati, O., Aug 14.--Capt.
James Fitz Morris. of the British royal
flying corps, was killed Just west of
this city today when his engine died
Just after he rose from the grounds
of the Western Hills Jockey club to
make the last lap of a journey from
Indianapolis to Cincinnati, Captain
Fitz Morris was killed instantly, when
his plane crashed to earth.
American and British aviators
planned a gala day. A number of
Americans from the Dayton field, led
by Mai Claude r. Rhinehardt, who
had flown from Mineola, were to meet
the British flyers here. who were COM
ing from Indianapolis dnder the lead
ership of Brig Gen Charles II. Lee.
Two of the American machines We're
forced to land near Middlctown ear
lier in the day. Both turned over and
Lieut.. Earl Carol was slightly injured.
He continued to Cincinnati in another
machine.
Brigadier General Lee announced
that Captain Fitzmorris had total of
twenty-ni nine German aeroplanes to
his credit During the three years of
service on the front, Captain Fltz-
morris was decorated with the cross
of the Belgian Legion of Honor and
the military cross with one bar added
in honor of additional heroic SER
vices performed after receiving the
cross.
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THE OIL INDUSTRY TO
REGULATE OWN AFFAIRS

- 'foNN'Fe sf'fi n - FNfcfhA tEhANp WfNt
New York, Aug. 1f-The oil indus
try, through the national petroleum
war service committee, has undertak-
en- voluntarily to regulate its own af-
fairs, particularly the prices, prem
iums and movement of crude oil and
thus avoid direct government super
vision, under a plan announced. here
tonight by A. c. Bedford, president
of the Standard Oil company New Jer-
sey and chairman of the committee
The plan has the sanction of NJ. L.
Requa, director general Of the oil di-
vision of the national fuel administra-
tion, who, however, has sounded a
warning that If prices are not stabil-
lied and ii becomes necessary for the
government to step in, premiums NAV
be entirely wiped out "as present post
ed prices are ample to stimulate ana
encourage production"
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Slowing Up Of Picardy Drive
is But the Forerunner Of
Another Offensive Against
Foes Lines Soon,
ENEMY IS NOT WITHIN
FIFTY MILES OF PARIS
Initiative Now Rests With
Marshal FoCh Which, Critics
Point Out is an Advantage
to Allied Leader,
~ So,~Aa Iourr.l srso,.l ,..sso wlss

'SN So7NIAa JouENAL srsc,AL LHAsEp wIsul
Washington, Aug. IA new drive
against the German positions either
in Flanders or between the Disc and
scissors is expected by many army Of
ficers here as result of the slowing
up OF the advance in the Picardy
theater
Outlining the situation at his mid
week conference today General
March, chief of staff. confined his
statements to pointing out that the
Germans have been pushed back until
they are not within fifty miles Of
Paris at any point The head of the
army has previously laid stress on the
fact however. that the greatest ad-
vantage won by Marshal Foch in a
military way is in having wrested the
initiative from the enemy. The opin-
ion prevailing among other officers
that the present struggle around Roye
and Lassigny would soon terminate in
lowed by the taking of Noyon.
Pershing Has 100000 Men.
General March said that Genera!
Pershing now has 1,250,0 American
troops organized into the First arm;
corps. Presumably the Americans on
the British left flank in Picardy iden
titled by the chief of staff as the
131st infantry of the Thirty-third III
linois) national guard division, are
among those still brigaded for train
ing.
1t appeared possible to some off.
lcers that the organization of the
First American army might be follow
ed by an all-American attack at some
point on the line which 1t holds be-
yond Verdun, where there has been
no recent fighting,
The primary purpose of the two
blows Marshal Foch has struck has
been realized. Both in the Aisne-
Marne battle and again in Picardy
the attacks were defensive measure
TO free Paris from the menace of the
two wedges the enemy had driven in
that direction. The value of the
drives in this respect was pointed out
by General March today.
Complete Change in Fighting.
Officers here. therefore. anticipate
a complete change in the character
of the fighting in the next phase of
the battle with Foch's army assum
ing the offensive in the fullest sense o.
the word and striking to force the
enemy back in such manner that he
can not avail himself of his old Hin
denburg line defenses.
1t appears very probable to some
observers that the Flanders front
might see the next blaze kindled with
a double drive by British forces to
pinch out the salient there as it has
been pinched out at the Marne and
again in Picardy.