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Foes Men, Seeking Vars End,
GadBigU. S. Ar11yLs Coming

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE E-AISNE-MARNE FRONT. Friday.
August Herman soldiers general
ly welcome the news that more
American soldiers are arriving in
France. believing that the faster the
Americans arrive the sooner there
will be a decisive battle or a definite
peace move. according to sergeant
of the 4th Prussian Guards Division,
who was captured by the Americans
near Sergy.
The prisoner told the correspondent
of the war and also that the poorer
classes in Germany had had sufficient
war and they believe now that Ger
many is bound to lose. The capital
lists. however, insist on continuing
the war at all costs.
German officers" the prisoner said,
Americans were taking few prisoners
and that those taken were treated In
humanely. They kept warning US
constantly that death was preferable
to being captured by the Americans,
but not all the Garnan soldiers be-
Sh1t oSoPAeC Inc A4A6h 1SS0A u Al
which officers ara, supposed to be
held.
Would Seek Capture.
Among the German soldiers it was
common talk that II any one of them
had good chance to be taken pris-
oner in the hands of the Americans
sonably certain that he could pretend
he was not altogether to blame. SO,
generally among the Germans who
have been in the war four years, as
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NATURAL CAUSES,
CORONER STATES
Body Of Capt. Marston Ex-
humed, Upon Daughters
Request, for Autopsy.
WILL ATTACKED IN COURT

Health department chemists have
made an examination Of the organs
and stomach Of the late Capt. Hiram
Perry Marston, a government printing
office employe. who died suddenly
February IL last, and whose death
was attributed to ap attack Of asthma.
Mrs. Nellie o. Southwick, u Henry
avenue, Mslross Highlands, Mass,
daughter of Capt. Marston, requested
the examination. 1t was determined
that death was from natural causes.
1t is stated that Mrs. Southwick. who
was a daughter Of Capt Marston by
his first wife, was left only IS OF his
estate that Is valued at several thou
sand dollars. a similar sum having
been bequeathed to a grandchild. The
will has been attacked in the courts
Letter Referred to Inspector Grant
Health Officer Woodward referred
the letter of Mrs. Southwtck to In
spector Grant, chief of detectives, and
Detective Stringfellow is making the
investigation. Mrs. Marston's first
husband, Willis w. Warren, died at
Soldiers Home February 20, 1881,
when his wife resided at 1898 New
York avenue.
Capt. Marston's body was exhumed
in Arlington national cemetery and
taken to the morgue where DIR. Will
liam B. Carr, deputy coroner, PERFORM
ed an autopsy and turned over the
specimens to the health department
for q chemical analysis. The result
of the analysis probably will not be
reported for week or two. Coroner
hewitt swore jury. over the body
and will hold an inquest should 1t de-
yelop that death resulted from other
than natural causes. The coroner said
this morning he believed the cap
tain's death was due to natural causes.
Report Of Coroner.
Coroner hewitt said the autopsy
showed no evidence Of poison. The
undertaken who had charge of the
funeral said there was no arsenic
used in the embalming duid.
The body was inferred in an ex-
pensiye casket. over which was a
box lined with metal. showing, he
said, that no expense had been spared
in the matter Of burial.
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Extra for overhead Expenses.
Is FIGHT FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
Gen. Botha Regards War hot Alone
Between England and Germany.

LONDON. via Ottawa. August a.
Gen. Botha. premier Of South Africa,
addressing his constituents at Var
conignins. declared that there had
never bean and never would be . rra-
mier Of South Africa who would have
to 20 through deeper watsr or whose
motives would be 80 misunderstood
as himself The war was not alone
between Great Britain and Germany.
It waa . war in which the liberty Of
South Africa also was involved.
The premier expressed qualification
at the part America 10 playing In the
war. He said he preferred to stand
under his own nag. but II ha could not
he far preferred tho Rritish nag to
the German or any other. Briton and
Hosr were buried together under the
sod Of France. having given their
lives for the liberty Of the world. and
the premier was EratiHed that 1t
should be so.
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mander than prepared for an attack
upon the far more important region
along the western Hank south of
Soiseona
The Frankfort Zsitung.. he adds,
going to hold their lines opposite the
Americans and that the Germans
had reached strong positions suit
able to capitalization Of the de-
fense. We shall sss. Doubtless the
enemy made himself secure in the
two great woods north Of Fer, but
thare are other ways Of clearing
them out than by driving our beads
against his barbed wire. Yesterday
Thursday he may have heard the
Cramaille with no little forsboding.
1.-The intense heat and cloudless sky
yesterday have given place to rain
and clouds which no aircraft can
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British Air Fighters Take
Heavy Toll the Past Week

'ton August 1 We dropped over
twenty-four tons Of bombs during the
day. A large number OF these were
directed on hostile airdrome from a
very low height In the course of. a
raid by two OF our squadrons. Great
damage was done to tho hangers
and living quarters at the airdrome.
Six hangers and sixteen machines
were set on dYe and one machine was
blown to piecoB on the ground.
~Eleven hostile machines were
brought down during the days light
ing and three were driven down out
Of control. Ono hostile machine was
shot down Within our lines by anti
aircraft dre and . German balloon
was brought down in flames by our
airmen. Two Of the enemy night
bombing machines were shot down
over their own airdrome by our night
fighting pilots Two of our machines
are missing,
During the night, in spite of unfa-
vorable weather conditions. ten tons
Of bombs were dropped by US on rail-
way lines and stations and airdromes,
Tho same airdrome which had been
attacked by day again was bombed
heavily. All our night bombing ma
chimes returned
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DRAFT u|M|TSPUT
AT 18-45 YEARS
Secretary Bakers Decision
on Ages Announced by Mr..
Chamberlain.
ARMY BILL COMPLETED

Secretary Baker will recommend that
the draft ages be made eighteen to
forty-fve years. This was announced
today by Senator Chamberlain. chair
man of the Senate military committee.
following a conference with the Sec
retary.
Secretary Baker later publicly an
nounced that he would recommend to
Congress extension of the draft ages
to minimum of eighteen years and
a maximum of forty-fve years.
Senator Chamberlain said the new
Army bill embodying these ages has
been completed by Secretary Baker,
and will be introduced simultaneously
in both houses of Congress Monday.
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penstrate, 10 that his beaten troops
may obtain a respite. But crys-
tallisation which can crumble to the
extent Of two miles in q day does not
look stable. Meanwhile the Amsri-
cans continue to advance, which is
wsy they have when they once get
started.
Georges and all it's gas is In their
possession and they have hold on
the hills on the north and northeast
OF 1t. The. Germans had had their
the advance SO difficult. A little far
ther progress In tho same directions
made the enemy and his occur alton
Of Heuniere wood becoming hope
Americans on his right flank, but
must have been becoming seriously
concerned regarding the progress OF
another force which was approach
ing from the southeast"
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OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

pushed forward in tho Albert sector
and have occupied portions of the
enemy's front line.
tive at different pnints ssn betwssn sS
Rethune and Railleul"
LONDON. Aussst a.-rAe efaeiai COM
nunicatien from Field Marshal Haig's
headQuarters in France tonight saws:
OQf patrols brought in q few pris-
Today further prisoners were cap
tufed - result Of = successful raid
carried out east Of Dickebusch lake.
The hostile artillery has shown some
activity north Of Bethune-"
GERMAN.
RERLIN. August ?, via London
"on the battle front there has been
desulteFy {ishtinE." says the of1icial
statement from general headquarters
this evening.
Tho text Of the oommunieation fol-
lows;
"Retween solssons and Fere-en-
tinged his useless attacks. Strong
artillery duels preceded these attacks.
which were directod tn the morning
against our front on both sides Of
Viitemontotre and In the afternoon
extended as far south al Hartennes.
They were repulsed before our lines.
somettmes In hand-to-hand fighting.
Here the enemy once again suffered
territory. 49, ~
bringing the strongest forces into
action. British and French dfvisicns
attacked in the early morrinK from
the line north Of Grand Roxoy and
Fere-on.Tardenoia. On both sides Of
Heugneux their tanks, crossing our
'front.' lines. were able to reach the
height north Of this place. Here our
srsiiiery snet them to pieceA
after bitter lighting the enemy.s
infantry attacks on the northern
slopes Of the height were frustrated.
Enemy attacks renewed here in the
aftafnoon wore sanguiparily repuIsed,
"HAeween CfamAille and Fere-en.
Tardsnots attacks by the enemyss IN.
fAntry In strong force and tanks
oroke down before our ltne. Strong
enemy nring between Fere.en-Tarde-
nola ana the Bots Meuniere was fol-
loved ey infantry attacks only north
"ouiet reignsd on the rest Of the
battle front IN Champagne we have
haen sueessful in forefeid engage
ments south of Mount F1shtel and
east OF eufppss. Northwest Of Perthes
In local thrusts We pressed the enemy
back ont Of his front lines, and north
Of Mesnil repuased partial attacks by
sYsstsrdsy ws sAe. down fourteen
chimes were very active during the
night and destroyed, among other
thingss . big French ammunition
depot north Of ChalonAs
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By De Associated Press.

b tAe Assoeiated Prcss.
LONDON. August 2.-Proof Of the
continuance of Britiah airplans su-
premacy is afforded in a weekly re-
view Of the air fighting. which shows
that during that period seventy en-
amy machines were destroyed on the
western front and eleven driven down
out Of control while only twenty
seven Britiah machines were reported
a. missing. On tho other fronts
eighteen enemy machines were de-
stroyed at . cost OF two British
planes.
In the course Of the week there
were seventeen raids into Germany In
which oHenburs was. bombed three
times and Stuttgart. Saarbruecken
and Baden twice each. There also
were eighteen raids on German naval
and military bases In Belgium. In
which Ostend was bombed four times,
the Hruges docks thrice and Zee
hrug1O twice.
the aerial statement issued today
follows
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RED CROSS JAM ORDER
FOR FIGHTERS 500 TONS

Rive hundred tons Of Jam for the
American boys "over there- 10 one
Of the items that will bs requiyed
by the American Red Cross ersspi-
zation In France, The war councti
has appropriated t66a.7so fur the
purchase of chocolate, COCOA.
1.5Oo 900 packages Of chewing gum
and other supplies to be dis
tributed to the troops In the
American Army zone. 2
The war council has approprt-
ated $49.ss9 to provide base balls
and ball equipment for members OF
the American e1peditonary force in
rance, and &s7,7S5 to equip base
ball and foot ball teams among the
American boys In England
Evening star., 1918-08-03

American ayiatcrs Thursday night suo-
eessfulfy bombed the railroad station
and yards at Contains. numerous hits
being made. the eommunique says.
American troops occupied cerges and
advanced beyond the village in Thurs
days fighting. Gen. Pershins reported in
his communique for Thursday" received
last night by the War Department. Wig
orous local actions along the Ourcq were
carried out by American forces.
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Ship Fliss Finlaad's Flag.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. August a.
A new nag made its appearance here
today and took It's place among the
eolors fiown from vessels Of Amsri-
can, allied and neutral nations. The
nag Is that Of the republic Of Fin
land, and II was Tying from . sailing
ship formerly under the emblem OF
ana sysIioW. " tn the " former n NOR predomi. MI
mating. The vessel arrived from a
So2th American port.
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FILES SUIT By her MOTHER.
Julia E. Clubh Seeks Divorce From
Wallace A. Clubb.

Julia E. Club. sixteen years. old.
by her mother. Emna v. Kinney. to-
day filed suit in the District Supreme
Court for an absolute divorce from
wallace A. Club. They were married
August II. 1917, but the wife says
they have not lived together. Mis-
conduct is alleged and a correspondent
Eamaa
Evening star., 1918-08-03

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT. August
2 e p.m.)-Another jump forward was
made today by the French and Ameri-
cans on the Asne- -Marne front.
Plans had been made to strike hard
blows against the resisting German
rear, but the German war council evi-
IDENTIFY had decided that the time was
inopportune to fight, for when the allies
moved forward 1t was only to follow
upon the trail of the retreating enemy
At few places there were sharp en-
counters. but they were nothing as COM
pared with the terrible engagements
that previously had been fought or what
was expected.
The French cavalry operated near
Dravegny, about two and half miles
north of Coulonges, with the American
infantry close behind, while another de-
tachment of mounted French troops
opened the way short distance to the
west. with French infantry and Ameri-
can foot troops close up.
The penetration by the French and
Americans to the region OF Dravegny
would place them only scant eight
mlleS SOutneaSl Oh FlSfue6,. ull tue fdii-
road line midway between scissors and
Rheims.
Bursts of Machine Gunhre.
Occasional bursts of machine gun
FIRE challenged the advancing line, but
1t was apparent early In the move
ment that the Germans had gone.
The stiffest fighting encountered by
the Americans was in little piece
of ground east of Chamery, where.
according to the German newspaper,
the body of Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt
was buried after his airplane had been
brought down early in the present
operations.
Through wheatields and over wood
ed trails soaked with the rain that
fell almost all day. the Americans
moved slowly and cautiously but al
most continuously over farms and
past villages, among them Coulonges
and Cohan. To the westward another
force of Americans also was moving
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Would Seek Capture.
Americans Score Advance
: OfFive Miles, Says Persl1ing

American troops puEsuins the enemy,
whose forces on the Soissons-R Rheims
front began to fall back Friday morn
ing, have penetrated to . depth Of hvs
miles and their progress is continuing,
Gen. Pershing reported in yesterdays
communique. received late last night by
the War Department.
In Thursdays lighting American
troops captured Hill $50. south of Cou-
lenges, and the wood east Of the hill.
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.IAPAN'S FORMAL REPLY
TOU.S. IS DELIVERED

The formal reply Of the Japaness
government to the American proposal
for joint action by Japan. the entsnts
powers and the United States In
Siberia was delivered to Acting Sec
retary Polk today by visconnt Iahii
the Japanese ambassador.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
Foe Retires Over Ancre on
Front of Three to FOurMiLeS

The German hold on the west bank Of
the Ancre in this region has been pre-
carious, and it seemed to be tenable
only IL 1t were intended to be made use
Of in the starting of an offensive.
The retirement appears to indicate
the abandonment Of any attempt at an
offensivs in that quaTtsx at present
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Dr.. Mary Walker seriously Ill

SYRACUSE, N. Y, August a.-Dr.
Mary E. Walker, pioneer in dresa re-
form and prominent suttrasist, is sari-
ousry i'll at her home in Oswego, She
was injured by = fall a year ago in
Washington and her health since has
been impaired. DR., Walker is eighty
years old.
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7 have been. many are eagerly watch
tured,"
The sergeant said the officers never
to be a German offensive. The ofticers
got the soldiers neFyed for a fiaht by
informing them the allies were about
70 launch an attack and then at the
proper time they would order their
own men forward.
There Is no danger of revolution
among the German soldiers, he centin-
ued. SO long as they are well fed. He
said the German soldiers had meat,
mostly in the form of a stew, every
day, but the poorer classes at home
had only three-quarters of a peund
per week. Generally speaking. the
soldiers had enough to eat, but no
luxuries.
Foe War WEAKNESS Grows.
War WEAKNESS in Germany, the SER
geaht declared, was increasing as the
war continued. He added that il the
Americans had had four years of war
they would be war weary, too, Among
the troops there was not much gos-
sip heard about the emperor, most of
the talk concerning Field Marshal
Won Hinsenhurg. whe is looked upon
as the worlds greatest warrior
The sergeant is thirty years old and
has wife and four children in Berlin.
He said he had been engaged in the
Marine fighting three days when he
was wounded In the leg by an Ameri-
can bullet. He dropped to the ground,
when he saw two Americans rushing
toward him. Soon afterwafd he was
carried to the rear on a streteher.
The seFgeant's cot is among fifty con-
tanning American wounded.
One big wounded American made
such q fuss In attempts to continue
the fighting with the German that he
had to be moved to another ward
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CAUGHT |NAHEMPT
TO BOMB TRANSPORT
~ tie Associated Pres.

~ tie Associated prssl.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. August g.
An anarchist plot to destroy an Amer
lean troop transport is believed by
the authorities to have been frus-
trated today with the arrest Of . man
who said he was Frederick Rouchat.
The prisoner. caught climbing q rope
ladder up the side of the steamship,
. former German liner. said he had
been selected BY lot to blow up the
vessel.
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NO WIRE DECISION !
|SExPEcTED TODAY
Action on Western Unior's
Anti-Union Policy Awaits
Mr.. BurIesons Return.
22 MEN ARE DISCHARGED

With Postmaster General Burleson
still out Of the city and not expected
back until Monday. no decision was
expected today in regard to the poll
cy of the Western Union Of discharg-
ing employees who become afiiIiatsd
with the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union. First Assistant Postmaster
General Koons, a member Of the wire
control committee. said today that
this question. along with other impor-
tant matters. would be carefully con-
sidered before any announcement was
made.
The wire control committee. which
consists Of Mr.. Koons, Mr.. Lamar.
the solicitor for the Post ONCE De-
partment. and David J. Lewis OF the
tariff commission, continued its work
today.
with representatives Of the union
reported on the way to Washington to
lay the case of the employees dis
charged in st. Louis and Atlanta be-
fore the Postmaster General. an early
decision in the matter is expected.
Five More Employees Discharged.
It was reported in dispatches from
St Louis that five more employees
were discharged by the Western
Union when they went to work there
yesterday wearing union buttons. A
total of twenty-five men have been
discharged in st. Louis for this rea-
son. II was reported. The men in St.
Louis, when the government took over
the lines, decided the Western Union's
policy of discharging men joining the
union would not continue, and they
started wearing buttons. The com.
them instantly.
The issue with the company officials
has been squarely Joined by the appeal
Of the union men to the Postmaster
General
From New York came the report that
Newcemb Carlton, president Of the
Western Union. would continue the old
policy Of the company regarding its EN-
ployes becoming affiliated with the
union until orders from the Post Once
Department took the matter out Of his
hands.
Attitude Of Western Union.
The attitude Of the company has been
that it could not guarantee the public
uninterrupted service If its employees be-
longed to an organization which used
the strike as q weapon. Tho company
does not want the record to show that
the surrender to the Commercial Teieg-
raphers' Union was voluntarily made by
the Western Union, It was reported.
1t is believed that nothing will be
done in the matter of calling . strike
of the operators until the Postmaster
General and the wire control commit
tee have had an opportunity to pass
upon the entire question. Oflcials Of
the union have urged local officials
in various cities to discourage talk
of strike.
A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, was to
the effect. however. that resolution
had been adopted by the Atlanta dis
trict council calling upon s. J. Konen-
kamp. president of the union. to call
strike effective August s. unless
union men are reinstated. According
to F. Joyner, president of the local
union. copies Of the resolution were
sent to Mr.. Konenkamp, Secretary Of
Labor Wilson and Samuel Gompers,
president Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 3.-The Germans
are executing a local retirement to the
east bank of the Ancre, in the region of
Albert, on front of three or four miles,
according to news received in London
today. 80
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Germans Show Little Fight
In SUiH Moves to North

steadily through and around the
Nesles woods and the rolling country
east of the woods. To both the east
and west of that part Of the line held
by the Americans the French were
meeting with similar SUCCESS.
Fortify Vssle Line.
Few prisoners were taken during the
day, but one of them. a captain. ad-
mitted that the German artillery had
been withdrawn. His story tended to
tursd, that the Germans we're de-
termined to make their next big stand
on the Vesle and not the Ardre; and
that their movements underway in
dicated the fortifying OF Fismes as the
center of the next fixed line of battle.
1t 10 not anticipated that the Ger
mans will withdraw to the Vesle' line
without renewing their rear guard
resistance and it is expected that the
present virtually unopposed advance
will end quickly, perhaps with stin
fighting on the higher ground just
south Of the Ardre in order to give
the Germans more time for getting
their artillery and stores across the
river.
With only a slight advance in ad-
ditian to that of today the heavy guns
of the allies easily will be in position
to shell Fismes' and any part of the
line the Germans may determine to
stand on could Immediately be made
uncomfortable.
Move Fastsf Than They Desire.
Although the enemy's retreat on the
whole has been successful and he has
succeeded thus far in extricating the
greater portions Of his armies from
the salient, observers have witnessed
conditions which they believe indi-
cate that the Germans are moving
more hastily than they desire. Huge
clouds of smoke and dull explosions
have come from st. Gille, on the Ardre
q short distance south of Fismes, and
other places nearer the allied front.
These told of the destruction OF big
ammunition dumps. Fires also are
visible at eight or ten places, even
as far as Fismes. That they had been
started by the Germans seems OBJ
vious, since no allied shells had reach
ed these places during the day.