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New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

after the time set by the enemy for
reaching his objective he was still
far away from it.
While fighting in the open contln-
ued heroically, the American counter
attack was organized. Light artil-
lery was hurried into position. 1t
concentrated heavy fire at short
range, and when this fire had ceased
the American infantry dashed from
cover and met the oncoming Boche.
Machine gunners moved forward
and lying on the ground poured a
stream of bullets into the enemy.
The fierceness of the fire brought the
Germans up short. They would not
face the steel, and, hesitatingly at
first, finally broke and fell back.
Within three hours the Americans
had driven them two and a half
miles to the Marne.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Attack Begins at Daylight

The Germans at daylight launched
a violent attack against the Amerl-
can positions west of Chateau Thier-
~, especially near Vaux. The at
tack came after very violent bom-
hardment with high explosives and
gas shells throughout the night.
reports from Vaux at l 40 o'clock
this afternoon indicated that the
Americans had advanced their line
IN this region in the face of the de-
termined enemy attack.
The advance extended a distance
of approximately 700 yards, but the
Americans subsequently withdrew to
their original line for strategic rea-
sons.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
w E AT H e R

Fair to-day; tomorrow partly cloudy:
gentle to moderate winds,
mostly south.
Full Report on Page
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Pershing Forces Fighting
Elite IF Crown Princes
Army Near Dormans
Attack East of
Rheims a Feint
Plan There Is to Hold the
French From Aiding
Comrades
By Wilbur S. Forrest
Especial Cable to The y,1b,u.,

'opectdes CG6te to The Tr1bune)
Copyright 1918. by Tho Tribune Association)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
July l5 (Noon).-The heaviest fight.
ing along the fifty-mile battle line
where the enemy launched an attack
at dawn to-day is occurring in the
Marne Valley, roughly from Dor.
mans to Fossoy. American troops
are fighting valiantly with the
French in the great battle, side by
! side at certain points.
At IL o'clock Sunday night the
French artillery of all calibres
opened up all along the battle line.
At midnight, one hour later, the
massed German guns, silent for
days, began from Chateau Thierry
to Main de Massiges.
At 4 o'clock the infantry came on
In two main attacks eastward from
Fort Pompelle to Main de Massiges
and from Chateau Thierry to west
of Rheims. The enemy attempted
no Infantry action in the vicinity of
Rheims, hoping to sweep around it
on the south.
East End of Line Holds
The earliest reports are that the
enemy has practically been held on
the entire eastward end of the bat
tie line The Germans are concen-
trating great efforts on crossing the
Marne and filtering into the deep
wooded valleys and slopes between
Fossoy and Dormans. The map will
show the Marne here performing
two giant curves, making it the
easiest crossing point.
1t is too early in the battle to at
tempt to say whether it is the en-
emy's last great effort. This know1-
edge will come within a few days,
when it is shown how many divi-
sions the enemy had concentrated
for to-day's beginning.
He is striking hard and the Amer
lean troops will have their chance.
The Germans used great numbers
of tanks, according to early reports,
and their shoulder-to-shoulder in
fantry waves followed closely. The
Allies have met the first shock and
their fighting gives the greatest
confidence for the future.
The great battle is on and at this
hour history is again in the making.
Paris Probable Aim
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
July IS (Afternoon) There are
evidences Of the Imperial Crown
Prince in every offensive. The pos
sible objective, while the battle is
still young, appears to be the
Princes fondest dream-another
gamble for Paris.
I believe the conclusion correct
that the attack east of Rheims is
merely a diversion in an effort to
hold the French forces on that part
Of the line while the heavy masses
OF troops to the westward make the
greatest effort to cross the Marne
between Fossoy and Dormans and
advance southwark along the vicin~
ity Of the small River Dhuys in
the general direction of Conde-en~
Brle. (This sector is held by Amer
eans,)
May Strike at British
With another possible diversion
during the next two days On the
British front, with the purpose of
holding the Allies there, the enemy
may plan, if his advance makes
headway south of the Marne, to face
westward along the west side of the
Champagne salient and begin his
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Flee Before u. S. Attack

"The Germans promptly started
to fight their way to the south, hav-
ing as their objective a point about
nine miles distant. The Americans
and French held up this advance
to such an extent that two hours
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

Inc f1ghtlng continues with fierce
Intensity in this district, while the
battle RACES with equal ferocity on
the right, where the French are re-
ported to have delivered a smashing
blow against the enemy. From this
section of the battlefront it appears
that the German offensive. at least
for the time being, has been badly
shattered.
Along the front as fas as
the eye can see the big guns were
still flashing and roaring tonight,
ard the battle gave no sign of di-
minishing. American staff officers,
nevertheless, expect that the position
will be even moro improved by morn
ing.
The Americans now command the
river front at the bend. At the left
Of the bend the famous German 10th
Division has made repeated attempts
all day to cross, but all assaults have
been smashed by the splendidly di-
rected fire of the American gunners.
and not a single German had sue
ceeded in getting over at this point
up to 8 o'clock tonight.
American machine gunners along
the river assisted materially in
breaking up the early Bochc plans,
for they stuck to their posts and
poured deadly streams of bullets into
the enemy, and only withdrew wher
their guns were so hot they could not
be fired.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
SPIRIT OF AMERICA TODAY
Veterans Pathetic GIFT Showed Tha.
His Heart sti'i Beat High With
Patriotic FerVor.

! An old man, thin and bent with the
gears of hardships plainly marking his
wrrinkled face. stood on station plat
/; form at an Indiana town recently as
a train bearing party Of young men
Registrars to Camp Taylor stopped.
/ The old man wore faded blue uni
form. the badge of the Civil war. He
had message for the young men who
were to be enrolled In Uncle Sans
great army, and soon he was surround
ed by group of young fellows.
II wasn't counting on getting to talk
to so many Of you boys" he told them
TREMENDOUSLY. ~ just came down to
give something to one of Uncle Sans
new soldiers"
He drew a parcel from under his
coat and opening it displayed pair of
almost perfectly knitted socks. "They
amt much for my country" he apollo
gized, "but they will help some young
fellow to fight better. These don't look
like much for o soldier to give, but
knitted them myself and I bought the
yarn out of my pension money"
A thin fellow got the socks because
the old soldier thought he would need
them most. The train pulled out and
the little old soldier went back home
to knit another pair Of socks for an
other young soldier.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
CAN'T GET ALONG TOGETHER
Women Won't Work for Women When
They Can Help 1t, Always Pre-
ferring Men Bosses.D

A mere man." writing In Woman's
Home Companion, makes this COM
ment on women In business,
Another reason / have noted why
women don't appropriate the big Jobs
Is that most members of their own
sex-to say nothing Of the members
of ows+-would rather work for a man
than a woman. The most successful
woman | know is the head of a big
department IN very big business. She
knows that her feminine instinct Ia
worth thousands to that business. Yet
she Is glad that the president OF the
business Is a man; she wouldn't take
The presidents job If she could get II:
and no matter how much she believes
IN her own instinct, she recognizes
thai there Is an element of Judgment
u the man that, working with her in
itlnct, produces perfect combination.
Il hired sfenographer once. for in
stance, and assigned her to a woman.
At noon of the first day she went ont
to lunch and did not come back.
aeund a lacoaic note on her desk. r.
fead: / won't take 6lictation from :
Yoman. Any man or. any woman il
business can give similar testimony
Women would rather work for men
han work for vomens
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
TO RECLAIM DISABLED MEN
War is Teaching Great Lesson az 10
Possibilities In This Impor.
tant Field

The reclamation OF the energies OF
ell the disabled Of the nation may be
taught by the exigencies Of war, ac-
cording to Maj. Harry E. Mock, NJ. r.
c.. who In addressing the National
League of American Pen Women,
said:
"There are in the United States
100000 persons who have been dis
abled In ndustries-probably more
than the total number of soldiers who
will be disabled through this war
yet neither government nor industry
has hitherto made thorough effort to
reclaim their energy. That Is q great
lesson .this war has taught Us, and
when we have won 1t we shall ind
that, through deaths, cessation OF
immigration, and other causes, we
shall face great shortage In the Ia
Dor market. We shall then turn our
attention to the reclamation Of all the
disabled and thus our country will
profit by the labor Of all her sons and
daughters"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS AT MIGHT
handicaps of Fog and Darkness Have
Seen Overcome by Development
Of New Process.

Neither fog nor darkness handicaps
the supereyes of the war department
signal corps cameras, according to
Edward Hungerford, who describes
the remarkable progress Of wartime
aerial photography in Everybody's.
He gives some interesting examples:
Il have seen a photograph of wan.
ing moon over Reme-taken by the
new process. 1t is the first real pic.
ture of the moon that have ever seen,
although 1 formerly attempted the
thing myself. Most of the moonlight
pictures that one sees are fakes
made by photographing the sun in
various unusual and artistic phases.
But this was real. One could see the
tiny pools Of water standing in the
uneven places of the tagging, the
pickering street lamps at the corner. A
picture whose reality almost makes it
uncanny. And the photographer who
took the picture in the rain was ar
rested by gendarme as being mental
ly unsound. He was only released
when he took a picture of the lieuten-
ant at the police. station and proved
beyond question that he could make
good portraits by artificial light.
II have seen photographs made by
this new process from the front row of
a theater balcony during the progress
of the play; others made in church
during vespers and illumined entirely
by the candles upon the high altar.
The process Is very new and it is very
wonderful. Moreover, 1t is susceptible
Of adaptation to night observation,
both from airplanes and upon the
land"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
EDITORIAL
REAL REORGANIZATION.

~Make the ur,ted States One Ian
ruage Nation" is the watchword adopt
ed by the National Security League for
one of the great divisions of Its work,
directed by a Committee on Foreign
Language and Foreign Press. This
committee IS devoting its attention at
the present time toward obtaining the
elimination of the teaching Of German
In the public schools of the country
and the diseontinuance OF newspapers
printed In German. The thought back
of this effort of the Security League.
however, as set forth by Col. Charles
L. Lydecker,s president OF the League,
In a recent interview goes far beyond
enemy allen considerations
1T Is the duty Of every citizen to
know the English tongue" says Colo
mel Lydecker ITO refuse to learn 1t is
J to fling defiance at the nation. To neg
lect to learn 1t is voluntarily to remain
unfit for the duties of American citi-
zenship. We are justified in expecting
open and loyal conduct, and we claim
the right to. insist upon this. Ameri-
canization really means education. II
we educate our people properly we
shall make true Americans Of our citi-
gems Of whatever blood, Americans
wise in knowledge Of the principles Of
democracy and true in heart for fair
ness and generosity between men.
Great patience has been exercised In
our efforts to convince the foreigners.
In the case of those not now convinced
Justice to the cause for which we fight
demands stronger measures. They
must be compelled to convince them
selves of the value and the justice OF
American ideas, and this requires a
knowledge of the English language
All the arguments on that so fire.
quently nebulous term "Americaniza-
ton" would seem TO be summed up
here. What could be simpler or more
| common-sensible than that man TO
fully appreciate America must know
its language3
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
M lis. That OF THE "UMP"
Nan who tiolds indicator In PROBES
s1onai Sail Game Surely Has
No "Soft Snap"

re are those who VIII soon al
ne iuea that umpiring ball game IL
york. but let these, just once. stand
ons Il. the broiling sun Of July or Au-
gust and Judge a two-hour game,
while watched intently every moment
by two keen-eyed managers, thirty or
forty players, as familiar with the
rnles as the indicator holders. and
seyeruI thousand excited, restless and
s',nting spectators, every one OF
n 4 is anxious to detect some slip IN
Judgment upon the part of the man In
blu ret them labor for that length
- Una without encouragement, but
vita us of disapproval ringing In
hon .s-s at frequent intervals, or
re ssverai players step on their
@tyh their spiked shoes, while.
sing threats and referring IN
nG terms to every one connected
III hem from their renetest ances-
~ down 20 the present period. and
tfet vii. be ready not only to admit
o.. II mike affidavit that the umpire
actually works.-Leslie's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
Aaria; Tank

An aerial tank has been invented
and put into practical use by Italian
soldiers who have astounded the world
By their extraordinary feats In noun
taiH warfare. An Austrian machine
guu- placement was so situated on,
p laou,ts'n side that It poured a far-
aesins FIRE into an Italian post. The
IsrtsQ position was unassailable by
trfio means, but 1t was necessary
5aef u % wiped out. A 'sTeleferica"
Ger, nsny OF which are operated by
tne Italians across chaslns and ur
maHntain sides, was armored and
efAiEE With machine guns. VOlun-
tecrs were called for, and from the
many who responded two were chosen
&c man the guns. This improvised
aerial dreadnaught was then swung
ont ~ 9ss the valley, After one or
tvo ration trips at dizzy height,
the n the car finally located the
AJ-a@-4sss post and quickly put 1t out
of acg-5a.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
aY That glLL LAST
aaa Gratitude TO America 10
essply Engraved on the Hearts
Of Her People.

Kathleen Nerrlss writing In the
STeme Lone Companion. gives an
iiAsi,. Iy conversation with young
French girl describing the coming Of
the American soldiers to France as she
is supposed to remainder it:
"sAnd men-to stand beside our
men-from America! I remember
standing at the chateau gateway on q
bright November afternoon and seeing
them come up the road. Soldiersl We
were used to soldiersI But these were
4sss. mt. Grandmere was with me.
ha6 been here all the time.
'Gt y eame aleng, In the stream
ing Afternoon sunlight, and they smiled
and waved at me. ''They are the
Americans.!" grandmere said, and she
began to cry softly. 'sGod bless them
God bless themi" she whispered,
ever and over. And that night, as you
know, we had their officers at the
chateau, and one of them told me he
also had q daughter, not much younger
than I, and that her name was Vir-
ME
81 don't know why - for, God
knows, there were hard times, and
dark times, ahead. But from that mo-
nlent feit-hope. Child that l was,
I seemed 10 see, behind those march
lug men, the big and generous nation
that was defeating itself to their serv-
ice, the women everywhere. with their
sewing and cooking, saving and plan
ming. their letters and their prayers
all one IL their work for an ideal be.
side which the comfort and the ease OF
this generation was as nothing
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
A, LOYAL CONGRESSMAN.

President Wilson seems 70 have
rather definitely settled much moot
ed question by his opposition to the
candidacy for re election of Congress
man Slayden of Texas, which resulted
in that gentleman withdrawing from
the race. Mr. Slayden voted for both
the CONSUMPTION Bill and the Deciara-
ton of War, but had consistent anti
preparedness record and voted against
the Kahn Amendment substituting the
selective draft for the volunteer sys-
tenn in the Consumption Bill.
There has been much discussion as
to whether a Congressman's loyalty or
war record should be judged accord
ing to the way he voted on the Dec
laration of War and has voted since,
or whether his opposition to ante-war
measures looking to the military eff
cheney of the country should be count
ed against him. President Wilson ap-
pears to have answered the question.
In line with this viewpoint as to the
war fitness of a Congressman the Ma
tional Security Leagues Congressional
Champaign SOiiIlltlt Utic just iSSucu q
chart giving the record of the votes
of all the members of the House of
Representatives In the Sixty-fourth
and Slxty-fifth Congresses on the eight
principal preparedness and war meas
ures, from the McLemore Resolution
to the Kahn Amendment The Securi-
" Leagues committee analyses the
chart by individuals and by states II
shows that of the 374 men who sat in
both Congresses only AZ voted right
on all eight measures; that voted
wrong on all eight, % wrong on seven
of the measures, 80 wrong on six and
5S wrong on five a. 4..
North Dakota heads the bad record
list with a percentage of 1916 wrong
votes. Colorado is close second with
q percentage of 1872 r ---....
These figures clearly indicate that
there is decided room for Improvement
In the present constitution of Con-
gress and make an unanswerable argu-
ment for the support Of the National
Security Leagues campaign for JOG
per cent loyal Congress by all patriot
ic citizens. irrespective Of politics.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
HHERE GRAMMAR CAME FROM
Aaroarous Macedonian, Who Made
Himself Owner of All Egypt, Held
Responsible for Invention.

The world reached its highest known
stage of intelligence before grammar
was even invented, much less studied,
Ernest G. Moore writes in the Yale Re.
view. I have had some curiosity
to dnd out where and how 80 great q
blight upon young life first came into
being, and why 1t ever became q school
study. and find that the Greeks knew
It not; that their triumphant litera-
ture and their matchless oratory came
to flower before grammar was dreamed
of; that 1t was not in any sense one
Of the great arts which they wrought
out and with which they armed the
human race; that after Greece had
declined, a barbarous Macedonian made
himself owner Of all Egypt. and In on
der to surround himself with the most
spectacular form of ostentation of
which his vain mind could conceive,
he set to collecting not only an the
rare and precious objects and books
and manuscripts there were in the
world, but he capped it all by max.
Ing q collection Of the living men Of
the world who had any reputation any
where for knowing and thinking.
TAKING them from their homes where
they had some relation TO the daily
necessities of human beings, and had
really been Of some use, he shut Them
up for life IN one of his palaces at
Alexandria, which the folks were In
the habit Of calling ''the hencoop of
the muses." and out of sheer despera.
ton, since they could do nothing bet
ter to amuse themselves, they counted
the words in the books which real men
had written, and prepared tables OF
the forms and endings which the users. I
Of words employed. The lifeless dregs
Of books which their distilling left we
now call grammar, and study instead |
Of books and even speech itself. In I
their lowest depth of Indifference to |.
the moving. pulsing life Of man, not !;
even the Alexandrians sank 80 hw e
that /
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every principle of honor, Is malicious
and degrading.
If such a system were permitted to
conquer in this struggle, 1t would
wrest from the free people of the
world not alone their freedom and
their ideals of democratic justice,
which, through generations OF priva-
ton, perseverance and indomitable
will, they have wrung from the past
but it would crush all the achieve
ments of peaceful industry, of educa-
ton, and especially of spiritual aspira-
ton, which are the hard-earned fruits
of these generations Of world service.
Must Save Our Children.
We must save our children from the
debasing spirit OF mililarisln, If Amer
ican men and women are ever again
TO hope for the things they have cher
ished, and from which their ancestors
sought to escape when they defied the
tyranny of the domination of might
and gave TO the world the democratic
ideals of justice and equality in the
immortal Declaration of Independence
to which our flag and our country are
dedicated
It is not enough that Germany shall
be defeated in battle or conquered by
hunger: she must be shown the truth,
that the world will no longer permit
any people to hold over-rated power
which threatens its peace or paralyzes
the processes Of civilization.
.We Are Awake Now"
Whatever may have been our error
in the past, however blind we may
have been, we are awake now.
Whatever mistakes we have made
In the past, however we may have
underestimated Germany's desire &c
crush the democratic ideals of the
world, now that that purpose Is known,
il must be overcome If womanh0od ana
childhood are to be saved anywhere.
There can be reparation for these
deeds nowhere, either in this world
or In the world to come. The only
hope lies In such conquest over the
spirit of Germany that II may learn
the truth that 1t may understand that
today, as in time past, the only foun-
dation, security and stability for any
people, Germany included, is in right
eousness; that above the roar of bat
tie, the shrleking of shells, the groans
of the dying and the cries of little
children, the prophets of old are call
ing in tones that the whole world and
Germany must heed, "What does II
profit man? What Goes the law re-
quire of them but to do Justly. to love
mercy and to walk humbly with Godr
spirit Regenerated."
1t is not enough that the military
power of Germany be conquered, but
the German spirit must be regenerated.
Her mind must be open to learn the
truth about her false ideals of military
power, and we, too, must learn that
our fight is not alone to save our coun-
try, important as that is. We have
more than our own safety to serve;
we must win peace, peace for ourselves
and peace of the whole world-30r
without world peace there can b -
cured peace in no part of it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-13
Weapons Of War

This rs the most scientific war ever
fought. There Is less dependence on
man power and more on machinery
! than at any time In the history of the
world. says the Popular Science
Monthly. We pin our faith to high ex-
plosives, poison gases, tear shells, gas
masks. liquid fire, etc. all of which
are applied chemistry, and 10 machine
guns. heavy artillery. automobiles. sub
marinsa1 aiFpianes, and SO forth.
which are. very much refined mechhn-
les. The greatest minds In the scien-
ufic and mechanical world have pooled
their brains and obtained wonderful
results.