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Evening star., 1918-08-22
British Make Steady Progress;
Tanks Playing In1p0rtant Role

at various points. where isolated
posts alled with machine gums and
gunners put up a stfn battle AT the
little shell-rufned village of Cour-
itlefrent, the German garrison made
a desperate fight. and for time. the
advance Of the infantry was held up
at this place. :;
Then the tanks arrived on the scene
and charged into the mXsposttto ttons'
strongholds to shambles. The tanks
repeated this performance at other
places in the line where the stubborn
boches held out courageousiy. But
their courage ayaifed them nothing IN
the face of the great tanks, dipping
in and out of shell holes and across
old trenches that have seen some of
the wars fiercest nghting, and the
smaller whippet tanks and armored
cars which sped over the ground at a
great rate on their mission. OF clear
ing the way for the infantry sweep
ing in at the rear of the positions
from which the enemy was working
his guns.
In comparison with the harder nght-
ing it is worthy of mention that at
some places no resistance of any
practical importance developed.
Aeros Harass Enemy.
In the early forenooa thefog cleared
away completely and the sun ap-
peared. AS the fog disappeared the
roar of airplane motors increased, the
British machines pursuing the same
tactics as at the Somne. harassins
the enemy at the rear and strafing the
German trooR generally. upsetting
them completely at many places.
The fast little whippet tanks had,
as one tank officer said, gone out
into the wide world" and there is no
doubt that they are exaeting as great
a toll here as they did south Of the
Somme. The armored cars had gone
into action also, operating far forward.
chasing the boche from his many
lairs and making quick work of those
who would not run.
In this battle the advancing troops
did not stop a moment at their early
objectives. Several formations Joined
forces and pressed on together. Sue
cessive eche1ons were merged at a
place where the going was heavy.
The battle continues with unabated
fury and there is no sign that it's CON
clusion is near.
Evening star., 1918-08-22

their own shipments and those OF
their competitors en- route, and that
the carriers will proceed promptly to
equip themselves with proper icing
stations to perform the service en-
Joined upon them by law"
The decision continues:
1T is further assumed that proper
tarfh rules will be promptly pab-
lished with respect to distribution of
tank ears owned by carriers.
"A rule should also be incorporated
IN tert6s Of carriers at an early date
to the effect that private cars when
unloaded at destinations. unless 9TH
erwtse ordered by owner or lessee,
must he promptly transported. loaded
or empty. In the direction Of the
plant Of the owner or Lessee"
Evening star., 1918-08-22
BY the Associated Prr.s.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. August 81 $3.50 p.m.)-
Having smashed into Gen. Won Bellows
nth Army during a. heavy fog at dawn
today on a front of more than ten miles,
extending from the Ancre river to
Moyenneville. the British have
throughout the day made steady prog
ress forward. capturing villages. TAX
ing prisoners and guns and inflicting
heavy casualties on the surprised
enemy. Coming directly on the heels
of the battle south of the Somme. the
scene Of which virtually adjoins the
field of the new operations, this blow
exploits to the limit the confusion
their recent defeats.
Heavy fighting has occurred along
the embankment of the Albert-Arras
railroad, which. although well within
the German lines last night. seems to
have been easily reached by the storm
ing British infantrymen. who were as
sisted in this task by tanks.
Move in Thick Fog.
The battle opened with a sudden
crash of guns of all calibers Just as
day was breaking. Great bilows of
thick fog such as are seen only on
this side of the Atlantic hung over
the scene. The infantrymen and tank
crews could scarcely see hundred
feet ahead of them. and the fare of
countless blazing cannon was snioth-
cred. while explosions from their
mouths rolled up into a continuous
deadened roar.
The fog was most favorable to the
attacking formations, for it effec-
lively shielded them from the ewes of
the enemy, and at the same time
caused the Germans opposite to be-
lteve that the attack was not direct
iy against them AS tanks and men
followed behind the sweeping bar
rage, the atmosphere became even
more thick. for mixed with the fog
were great banks of smoke. from in
Vulnerable shells fred for just this
purpose. of increasing the protect
ing screen.
Hun Guns Retaliate Feebly.
The German guns retaliated only
feebly, but there was sharp fighting
Evening star., 1918-08-22
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK
WITH LOSS OF EiHE-LiyEs

The American steamer Montanan. Of
S.s5s tons gross. was. -tofpedosd ana
sunk in foreign waters August: 1s,
with the probable loss Of three of the
civilian crew and two of the, navel,
armed guard, the Navy Department
announces. Eishty-onsT sufvfv6rs
were landed. al ;.sS:r ,ser.
The Montanan was in the service OF
the quartermastef's department nf
the Army and was used as q supply
ship.
The members of the naval guard
reported missing are: David W.
johnson. coxwain. and Chester c. Eld-
ridge seaman THIS AAlne9-0fs fAS -
counted for have not been ascertained.
Evening star., 1918-08-22
FEWER DEATHS LAST WEEK.

One hundred and four deaths oc-
Cured in the District during the
week ended August II. This is de-
crease of 68 in the number recorded
during the previous week, the health
department reported today.
There were 81 deaths of white per-
sons. representing an annual death
rate of 1913. Deaths of colored per-
sons numbered 43. rate of 21.s per
thousand.
Evening star., 1918-08-22
PRESIDENT PICKS ELEVEN
TO BE MAJOR GENERAL S

Eleven brigadier generals of the
Army were nominated by President
Wilson today for >promotion to the
grade Of major general They are:
William H. Johnston. Beaumont B.
Buck. William Wiegel. Robert L.
Howze. Robert Alexander. John l.
Hines, Grnte Hutcheson, Walter H.
Gordon. Iii A. Helmick. William Las
sitter and William s. McNair.
Evening star., 1918-08-22
500 FOE TANKS PUT OUT,
SAYS GERMAN STATEMENT

BERLIN. Wednesday. August II, via
London.-Announcem was made in
the official statement from German
headquarters today that since Au-
gust 8. more than 500 allied tanks had
been taken or destroyed on the bat
tlefeld between Ancre and the Avre.
Evening star., 1918-08-22
BRITISH CASUALTIES GIVEN.

LONDON, August 21.-British cas-
ualties reported in the week ending
today totaled S.411. compared with an
aggregate Of $3.50 reported in the
previous week. These are divided as
follows:
Killed or died Of wounds-Ohicers
210; men. 1907.
Wounded or missing-Oficers. SIS;
men. 6,209.
Evening star., 1918-08-22
OFFICIAL \ WAR IFl REPORTS

tsidges were fred on the same objee-
tfvea. sra.s -: = 49,
Last night twsnty-three tons OF
pEojectiles were dropped .oa the sta :
ttons at Mezieres, Amagne- -Lucquy
Chatelet-sur-R Retourne, Confians and
Armanvilliers. -Four tons, Of explo-
stpss, eferdfopped on the station q
Thfonvilte. Tires and heavy expIo-
sions. were obssrvsd. particularly. Ia
the Meziefes and Armanvilliers sta
tions. A total Of sixty-fovr tons Of
protectiles were utilized with excel
lont Eeallts. ~. U
Evening star., 1918-08-22

las the French progressed. The Ger
mans also would have to abandon
the Vesle-Aisne line and go back to
the Chemin des DANES.
Military observers that are OF an
optimistic turn of mind are convinced
that the Germans will end their de-
fense by falling back to the old Hin
'denburg line all along the front at
no very distant date. While that may
be so, the enemy shows no signs at
present of doing so voluntarily and
lis fighting stubbornly and skillfully.
yielding only when outmaneuvered
and outfought.
Capture of Noyon Forecast.
The occupation of Lassigny by the
army of Gen. Humbert, newspaper
commentators believe, will facilitate
the capture of Noyon. toward which
the armies of Gems. Mangin and Hum
bert are pressing steadily. Lassigny
was one of the pivots of the German
defense system between the Disc and
the Sonme and was defended most stub
bornly.
Gen. Mangin ON Wednesday con-
tinued to move toward the oise. If
the German front there has not been
pierced. as the Germans claim the
French are trying to do. it has been
bent back o considerable distance,
and. it is believed, may have to with
araw to the .Ailette.
Observers here see a new danger
for the enemy in the British attack
north of the Ancre, in the direction
OF Bapaume. The British already are
on the battle ground of 1916.
German Situation Serious.
Never has the situation Of the Ger
mans been SO serious as at present.
which augurs well for the future, SAYS
L'Homme Lfbre. in discussing the re-
suits of Wednesdays lighting. The
Germans have been deprived of all
hopes of making a lasting stand on
their present front and the allied Of
fensive is costing them dearly, the
Figaro says.
The battle is no longer a German
battle. declares Le Matin. but the bat
tie OF Marshal Foch, to whose will all
events appear to be subject.
Evening star., 1918-08-22
SANE FREIGHT RATE
|NPRIvATE CARS,
!. C. C. Decides Against Add
ed Charges Being Assessed
Against Shipper,
ROADS MUST DO RE-IcING.

After six years of investigation.
hearings and litigation. the Inter
state Commerce Commission today
handed down "a decision in the So
called private car case, holding that
no additional charge shall be made
for. freight carried in refrigerator.
tank. stock. heater. coal and other
such privately owned cars except
where the ordinary rate is based on
transportation in another type of car
cheaper to operate.
Specifically an increase from Y to
cent miio was allowed in the
additional rate for tank. poultry and
heater cars. to become effective oc-
tober Is next. This increase does not
apply to stock. coke. coal. rack. fiat.
box or pocket cars. the additional
rate on which. remains at Y cents q
mile.
Evening star., 1918-08-22
ITALIAN.

August I'll Yesterday morning
enemy troops attacked from the west
and north OF our lines on Cofnone.
Our garrison arrested the enemy. We
;counter-attacked and repulsed the
enemy with heavy losses. Prisoners
were captured during enemy attempts
against our advanced lines north of
;Ledrq lake, A surprise attack by pa
trois north of Col de Rosso was hin
deFed. by our fire. British reconnoi-
tering parties captured prisoners on
the AsiAgo plateau.
unusual enemy artillery activity on
the SAsolone, area provoked effective
concentration OF nre from our bat
teries. .r
Evening star., 1918-08-22
FRENCH.


course Of the night French troops
shaye maintained contact with the.
enemy. who is retreating between
the Matz and the Disc and east Of
the Disc.
|. We have occupied lie Plemont,
Thiescourt, Cannectancourt and yitfe
and have reached the Divette river.
We have reached the Disc to the
east Of Noyon from sempigny. TO
Bretigny.
Further to the east we have taken
Bourguignon and ST. Paul-aux-Bois.
Passing to the north of this village
we have reached the Aiiette at La
Quincy -Basse.
Between the Auette and the Aisne
there is no change in the situation
except In the region Of Pommiers.
outskirts Of the village.
August 21.-Between the Matz and
the Disc the enemy. despite his resist
ance, gave way under the energetic
thrust Of our troops, and .Lassigny Yell
into our hands.
. Farther east we CROSSED the road
on Plemont and occupied Orval wood
we carried our lines to the outskirts
of Chiry- -Ourscamps. ~"
East of the Disc our troops con-
tinued their success during the course
of the day. The left Carlepont wood
fell into our power and we reached
the Disc to the east of Noyon between
Sempigny and Pontoise.
Farther south we gained a footing
between Noyon and Coucy-le-C
We took melin-et-LeEFresne and
Blerancourt end advanced our lines
to the outskirts of St. Aubin.
Since yesterday we have liberated
about twenty villages and advanced
eight kilometers at certain points.
Aerial-On August 20 nine enemy
airplanes were put out of action and
three captive balloons were burned.
eForty-one tons Of projectiles were
dropped on enemy concentrations and
conveys in the region of $Gupy. St
PAUL aux-Bois, Juvigny. ChAvigny.
Crecy-au-Mont and crossings on the
Ailette. Tens of Thousands Of car
Evening star., 1918-08-22
Carriers Must Do Re-Icing.

Re-icing of ears mast be done by
the carriers. and the charges for this
service must be based on actual cost
with reasonable percentage Of
profit.
Comp7ete rules and regulations were
issued goverBing the operation of
private cars. source of controversy
between carriers. shippers and
private car owners since years be-
fore the commission on its own mo-
tion began the investigation which
resulted in today's action. The deci-
sion prevents railroads from obtain
ing additionaI rates on freight to
cover the cost Of private car leases.
regardless of whether such cars
actually are more expensive to haul.
More than 100000 cars are affect
ed. 2,3o1,711 cars owned by railroads
and 137,179 by. private interests.
Every important railroad is affected.
as also are about 1000 private cor
porations or individuals.
AS to re-icing, the commission says:
ut is assumed that carriers will not
longer permit the packers or others
by themselves. or through corpora
Evening star., 1918-08-22
Six German Armies Damaged;
NOyOnS Fall Believed Certain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 22.-The allies have
damaged six German armies since
July Is and the British are now eat
ing into the seventh with the spread
Of the battle northward and over a
front of seventy miles. Whether the
enemy is prepared or unprepared, al
lied efforts have had the same results
and the Germans have been outgen-
eraled and outfought. The armies
attacked and damaged in the past six
weeks have been those of Gems.
Won Eben, Won Hutier and Won der
Marwitz.
Foeh's Possible Purpose.
The full designs of Marshal Foch
are known only to himself and per-
haps one OF two others, but it is be-
lieyed generally that his aim is not.
as the Germans claim, to pierce their
line. but to strike succession of
blows to cause the enemy fireplace
able losses in men and material and
to force him to make more or less
disastrous retreats. II that be the
marshafs plan, he is pursuing It with
skill and unvarying success. Cen.
Ludendorf is being forced to expend
his electives out of all proportion to
his resources on q given sector Of the
front after which another blow is
struck home on another sector At
no place have the Germans apparent
ly been strong enough to check the
attack entirely.
Salient Would Be Untenable.
Wednesday the German resistance
was most desperate on the right of
Cen Mangin's army in the neighbor-
hood of Bieuxy. If the French are
able to reach the neighboring village
of Juvigny the salient marked by
the villages of -Juvigny. Osly and
Pasly would become untenable for
Gen. Won Eben, who would be obliged
to retreat beyond the Soissons-Coucy-
le-Chateau road. The German situa :.
tion there is unenviable enough at
present, but would become still worse
Evening star., 1918-08-22
Conditions Are Serious.

Conditions in Sweden, the envoy
stated, were very serious--in fact, no
foodstuffs of any nature were being
shipped out Of the country because
of domestic scarcity. Prior to the
depletion of Sweden's storehouse. he
said. Germany had been her biggest
customer, For twenty-five years Ger
many had purchased virtually the en-
tire output of the swedish iron ore
mines Germany would still contfrue
70 receive some Iron ore from his
Evening star., 1918-08-22
Has Given Guarantees.

The Stockholm government. accord
ing to Mr.. Nordvall, has given satisfac-
tary guarantees that no goods imported
T. sweden from allied countries, or any
nntions whose shipping the allies con-
tIol. viii be exported to any OF the GEN.
trai powers
IN exchange for these commodities,
facilities and guarantees the allies have
greed to ship to Sweden bread cereals,
coal and coke, mineral and edible oils.
sugar, rubber and rubber goods, cotton
and cotton goods, hides, leather and
tanning material, coffee, cocoa, tobacco,
copper. ferro alloys, tin, tinplate, nitrate
of soda. raw phosphates, sulphur "and
ether goods and materials necessary for
Sweden's economic life"
Signing Of the pact between the
allies and Sweden, Mr.. Nordvall ad-
mitted, was a virtual acceptance by
the latter government OF the allied
blockade Negotiations, he said, had
been carried on by representatives OF
the signatorfes since May. 1917. soon
after the United States entere6 the
war and continued for a years The
treaty was signed by. France, Eng
land and the United States May %
last
Evening star., 1918-08-22
SWEDE-ALLYPACT
GNESGOODS, SHIPS
Terms of Treaty, Enacted to
! Diminish Supplies to Ger
Z many, Made Public.
By ythe<Assoeiated Press.

NEW YORK, August 22.-Terms of
the commercial treaty, recently
signed by the entente allies and Swe-
den, and which is expected to dimin-
ish the sending Of supplies to Ger
many, were made public here today
by Axel r. Eordvall, head of the spe-
cial commission of the Swedish gov
ernment to the United States. 1t
gives to the allies 100000 tons Of
dead-weight shipping and 100000
tons of Swedish iron ore.
Sweden also agrees to license the
export to the allied governments Of
wood pulp, paper. iron. steel. etc, and
to grant to the allies suitable credit
in Sweden for the purchase Of Swed-
ish goods during the continuance Of
the present unfavorab1e monetary
exchange.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-10
UCzMY DzlECl NASzE CZYTAC, PlSAC
M0WIC PO POLSKU.
Jak Polacy Wvkurzyli Mem
COW Pozna1skiego.
Komunikat Urzedu Prasowo In.
formacyjnego Wydziafu N. P

Telegramy donosily niedawno o
zajeciu przez Wojska Polskie Cor
nego Slaska i objeciu rzad6w W
Poznaniu. Byly to ale telegramy
kr6tkie, niewiele m6wiace. Obec-
ME nadchodza blizsze szczeg6}y,
kt6re uwazamy "a obowiazek po-
dac do publicznej wiadomosci.
Otoz podczas wybuchu rewolu-
cyl W Niemczech i pc ucieczce
ex-kajzera do Holandyi, by}y dyk
tator zywnosciowy W Niemczech
Won Batocki zorganizowa1 pod
wplywem os%lawionej polakozer-
czej organizacyi II. K. T. Soviet
Observation-Disclosures W Poznaniu
i stana} sam ma jego czele, ably
tenn nadac niemiecki charakter
pradom politycznym w Ksiestwie
Poznanskiem, poddal on tez So
wiet poznahski pod rozkazy rza-
du rewolucyjnego W Berlinie.
Bezczelny krok ten atoli wzbu-
dill oburzenie wsr6d ludnosci
polskiei w cafem Poznanskiem Pc
stanowiono temu przeciwdzia1ac i
wybrano ma masowem zgromadze
niu rade, kt6ra stanela IA czele
ruchu polskiego W Poznanskiem.
Rada ia uchwalila obalic niemiec
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-10
SM33:y CO.
CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA
PRECEDENT WILSON A
SPRAWA POLSkA.
Komunikat Urzedu Prasowo In.
formacyjnego Wydziafu N. P

- 49, H.
Pc odjezdzie Prezydenta Sta
now Zjednoczonych do Europy
ma konferencye pokojowa niejed-
nj zastanawiaja sic, jake on tam
zajmie stanowisko W sprawie u.
stalenia granic Polski. Niece swia
tia IA te sprawe rzuca wiadomose
jaka nam nadsy}a Agencya Pol.
ska W Lozannie, kt6ra to Wiado--
NOSE brzmi jak nastepuje:
Czytamy w "Muenchener Neu-
ste Nachrichten" z 21go pazdzie1
nika.
Warszawa 20 pazdziernika 1916.
"Donosza nam z Waszyngtonu:
re prezydenta Wilson, przyjmujac
ma pos1uchaniu slynnego arrtyste
poIskiego Ignacego Paderewskie-
go pokazaf mu mape Polski, TAXA
jaka ona bedzie pc przylaczeniu
terytoryum polskich od1aczonych
cd Prus i Austryi. Prezydent Eau
w;azyl PREY tel sp%osobnosci, re
trzymac sic bedzie danych history
cznych. Rad niemiecki, dodal OH
uczynif wszystko, co m6g}, by
zgermanizowac ziemie polskie: WY
dial miliardy ia komisye koloni-
zacyjna, wyw1aszczy1 wlascicieli
ziemskich polskich i zaludni} ad.
ministracye Niemcami czystej
krwi, wy}aczajac. Polak6w.
"Statystyka sporzadzona pod
tymi warunkami ME moze bye
pod zadnym wzgledem miarodaj-
ma. Da sic wiare stosunkom, ist--
niejacym co do zaludnienia pred
sztuczna germanizacya KRAKOW
czysto polskich. TO samo znajdzie
zastosowanie co do Alzacyi i Lo-
taryngii."
"Muenchnerl Neuste Nachrich--
ten dodaje re swej strony:
"Jeszczesmy tax daleko ME "a
szli, by mapa sporzadzona we
Waszyngtonie byla decydujaca
ola przyszlego porzadku rzeczy W
Europie."
A jednak tax bedzie!!!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-10
List Zolnierza Polskiego.
do p. Zborowskiej z New Yorku

do p. Zborowskiej z New Yorku.
Zacna PAM!
Me moge zamilczac by ME Cd
~powiedziec i wdziecznosci swej
ME. wyrazic "a szczeroSc i prace
poswiecenia sic ola mas. Prawda,
re wszyscy dis pracujemy ola
Ojezyzny. My poswiecamy zycie,
zdrowie, DO my IA to jestesmy.
Panic truly, prace ponosza, by
nam by}o lzej i przyjemniej zno-
sic truly ia polu WALK. By wspo-
mnac sobie, re ME jestesmy zapo-
mniani przez pozosta}ych w Anne
ryce. [ rzeczywiscie jest to dowo-
dem, ten ma}y prezent PREY kt6-
rym znalaz1em adres PAM. Jest
to przyjemnoscia. Jest to chwila
uroczysta W kt6rej otrzumuje sic
jakiS dar od swoich rodaczek,
gdyz W tel chwili czlowiek odda-
je sic mysla mifym wspomnieniom
przesz}osci. | wlasnic ten pierw--
sly dar otrzymujac cd PAM W
dniu 13tym Wrzesnia b. r. sprawl
taxa przyjemnosc, ME chcac pre-
sadzac tax powiem, zadziwiajac
mnie samego. Zaznaczyc chce je-
szcze, re prezent ten jest pierw-
Sym.
Otrzymalismy owe prezenty IA
drugi tydzien pc powrocie z from
tn ma odpoczynek. Polecam sic
laskawej pamieci i przychylnosci.
Porucznik Zygmunt Rowinski.
lime Sgnis inner Rnt.
Armee Polonaise
s. P. % France.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-12-10
zbiorach produkt6w spozywczych

zbiorach produkt6w spozywczych
z Poznanskiego. Prus zachodnich
i czesci Slaska. Z}ozone zw}asz--
cza by1y olbrzymie zapasy ziem-
niak6w, kt6re podczas zimy mia
ly bye stopniowo dostawiane do
miast niemieckich. Nowy Rad ME
miecki grozac wyslaniem armii
niemieckiej do Poznania i godzac
sic IA utrate wszystkich zapas6w
broni i amunicyi, wraz ogrom-
nych SHADOW mundur6w wojsko-
wych = zazada1 jednak zwrotu
przynajmniej po}owy zapas6w zy-
wnosci, zabranych przez Polakow.
Polacy atoli pogr6zek sic ME u
lekli i ma note nowego kapclerza
niemieckiego Eberta odpowiedzie-
Ii, IL wszystkie zmagazynowane
W Poznanu produkty rolne = po-
chodza z ziem polskich i Niemcy
si1a wymuszili IA Polakach wy
DAME krwawo zdobytych przez
mich plon6w. Skoro zas dzisiaj
wladza znajduje. sic W rekach pol
skich, Niemcy ME dostana ami je-
dnego ziemniaka. Odpowiedz ia
wywolala W Berlinie ogromne O.
burzenie i rozgoryczenie z uwagi
jednak ia gromadzenie sic mad
Niemcami noWych chmur rewolu
cyjnych. Szwaby ME mogli odpo-
wiedziec ma odmowe polska ~ 81
Ia. Zreszta milicye niemiecka
wraz z takiemze pospolitem ru--
szeniem. Polacy przepedzili Wzbu
rzona prasa niemiecka nieustan--
ME nawoluje nowy rad " Berli-
ME, do rozprawienia sic 2 tymi
"yerfluchte Polaken''.