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New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
LudendorH Admits
Plans Have Failed
He and Hindenburg, However,
Insist Germans Still Are
Masters of Situation

COPENHAGEN. Aug. 3.--Ficld Mar
shal Won Hindenburg and General Lu-
dendorf received the German CORE
spondents. according TO advices reach
ing here, and openly admitted that this
time their strategic plans had failed.
They asserted, however, thnt the Ger
mans were still masters Of the sisua-
tion and that the territories given to
tho enemy were thus disposed Of &C
cordng to plans.
II the battles wore on Germany ter
Yitory. they explained, it would be pain
full to give up villages, but the progress
Of the enemy. they declared, was with
out Importance and would not affect
the result Of the world war.
Won Hindenburg said that the Ger
man soldiers would become just as
easily accustomed to the Americans "a
they did the black soldiers.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Pershing Has
Million milne.
Says March
American Commander Has
Taken Over Entire Area
From French

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The First
Army Corps, commanded by Major
General Hunter Liggett, is still driving
at the centre Of the retreatng German
lines and has reached Fismes, the en-
emy's main base for the Aisne-M -Marne
battle theatre. according to the French
announcement tonight,
There was every indication, officers
here believed, that the enemy could not
halt his retirement short OF the Aisne
line. Within few hours to-day unofti-
cial advices showed that the whole line
had surged forward 20 the Aisne-V -Vesle
front and thrown cavalry patrols be-
yond it.
General March, chief Of staff, had
difficulty in his conference with the
newspaper men in concealing his ella
tion over the decisive defeat adminis-
tered to the enemy. He announced that
General Pershing now had more than a
million mon "under his direct command
in his own area" Presumably, he re-
ferred to the section of the front from
north Of Verdun to the Swiss border
where American troops have been rap
IuiS IdhiHS o'OA eI1S AAic AlOHi NAc
French.
The 1st Army Corps, first of The
major tactical American units to be
formed, probably represents the mobile
reserve to be contributed by General
Pershing to the pooled reserve plan, and
is counted rs part of the million men.
Eight Divisions Fighting
There are eight divisions of Amer
cans, or in the neighborhood of 100000
men, now in. the fighting zone where
the great battle is going forward, and
General March pointed out that General
Liggett had set his headquarters in
the centre of the line where his six
divisions arc assembled, together with
two additional divisions.
General Liggett is the first Ameri-
can officer to command wide section
Of tho front, and to his lot has fallen
the advance that has broken the back
of the German effort to halt his line
within the salient.
The principal portion of General
March's statement follows:
When ! spoke to you last, on We'd
nesday, the two opposing lines had
been nearly stationary and engaged in
more or less desperate fighting during
July 30 and 81. Since that time blows
On both tanks were resisted by the
Germans until, on August !, heavy at
tacks by the British and French on
tho Chsudun Plsteau, south of Sois-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

confagrations were counted during the
course Of the night.
French cavalry is preparing to cross
the Vesle.
The French army is holding several
lords across the vesle River. The
Germans evidently have given up the
idea Of making a stand there.
The Germans are retreating north
OF the Vesle with great precipitation
Great fires are raging in the territory
evacuated by the enemy. The German
right wing on the north bank of the
Alsne is in a dangerous situation and
It is expected that they will be unable
TO mold their present position.
Many prisoners were taken by the
French at Scissors. which was occu-
pied at 5 o'clock Friday evening. an
hour after the Germans had been
driven from the suburbs. Those of
the garrison not captured escaped by
fleeing northward.
1t seems the enemy did not expect
TO be chased from Scissors There
were no indications that preparations
had been made for retirement and no
fires were discovered anywhere.
On the left, Friday, French cavalry
and tanks kept in close pursuit of the
enemy and inflicted heavy losses.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Secretary Baker Prepares
Bill for Immediate Action
by Congress
No Intention to
Conscript Labor
Conboy Says Country Will
Face Man-Power Short
age in Three Months

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Draft ages
Of from eighteen to forty-five years
will be recommended to Congress in
the bill embodying the War Depart
ment's new man power programme.
which will be introduced in both houses
of Congress Monday and expedited by
committees with view to prompt con-
sideration when regular sessions Of the
Senate and House are resumed late this
month.
After formally announcing the new
draft ages to-day Secretary Baker said
all the possible combinations Of age
limits were carefully studied, and It
was found that in order to get the men
into Class l for the programme pro-
posed, eighteen to forty-nve was nee
essary. He said, however, that the
bill, as recommended to Congress, will
contain a provision authorizing the
President to call men out of Class I by
classes according to ages, so if it is
found possible the men between
eighteen and nineteen will be called
out later than older men who are found
eligible for Class l.
Not Labor Conscription
The War Department programme, the
Secretary said, is purely military one
and cannot be called a conscription Of
labor. although it naturally will have
the effect Of putting at useful labor or
in the army all ablebodied men within
the age limits as they finally will be
fixed by Congress.
In recommending this extension of
the age limits, Mr.. Baker continued
the department had in mind simply
to get for the army the number of
men which it believed necessary to de-
feat Germany. The Secretary was not
prepared to say how many that would
be, nor to give any estimate as to the
proportion Of males between the ages
OF eighteen and forty-fve, inclusive,
which would be found eligible.
In making up the list and classes the
same rules would be followed that had
governed in the first draft, with the
same exceptions from the first call Of
married men with dependents and
those engaged in essential industries.
Mr.. Baker gave it as his opinion that
so far about 100000 had been draft
ed out of Class l from the existing
lists.
Quick Action Expected
There has been considerable oppo-
sition in Congress to lowering the
minimum age. many members being
reluctant to draft youths before they
attain their majority and come into
full citizenship. Senator Cham be rlain,
chairman of the Senate Military Com
mittee, said he expected opposition on
that score. but expressed the opinion
that there would not be unusual delay
in passing the bill.
Some members of Congress believe
the man power bill will be taken up
Immediately after Congress resumes
regular sessions and disposed of be-
fore the new war revenue legislation
is considered
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Kaiser Stakes
All on End of
WarThis Year
Pours In Troops Recklessly
for Win, Lose or Draw
Decision
BY Arthur S. Draper
Especial Coble to The TriJnne)

NSpecSU C00Le TO 1fS 7tOnGe)
Copyright 1918. By The Tribune Assoctatiun)
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The second
stage of the battle of the Rheims
salient is on with General Foch at
tacking the whole German line be-
yond the Ourcq.
French feeling is highly optimistic
regarding the new attack. Il is
stated that the Germans must now
retreat to the Aisne, for Foch's new
positions command the country to
the north.
Only time will show whether the
Germans contemplated this with
drawal before the attack was
launched. If not, there is every
foundation for the French optimism.
Renewed aggressiveness by Foch
means that the initiative still re-
mains in his hands. 1t had been ex-
pected that the Germans would en-
deavor to seize it again for a final
attempt to defeat the Allies.
Seek End This Year
Indications are accumulating that
the German general staff intends the
war to end this year-win, lose or
draw. One basis for this belief lies
in the way in which the Germans are
thought to have used up their troops
since March. 1t is argued that no
general would undertake such a
manner of fighting unless he ex-
pected immediate peace. for after the
summers losses the German army
has reached such a condition that it
is doubtful whether the yearly re-
cruitment can replace the losses,
much less increase the army in num-
bers.
The German present yearly re-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Everybody Would Pay
The Tax Somewhere

The purchaser in each transaction
would pay the tax The jobber would
pay when he bought from the manu-
facturer, the retailer would pay when
he bought from the wholesaler and the
consumer you'd pay when he bought
from the retailer. The manufacturer
would pay when he bought his ma
terials. Thus, each article would ordi-
narily yield the per cont at least
four times, and some more, on an in
creasing valuation as it passed from
the raw material stage into the hands
of the consumer.
BY way of illustration, take a pair
of shoes. The packer would pay tax
on the hide on the hoof, the tanner
would pay a tax on the raw hide, the
shoe manufacturer would pay a tax
on tho leather, the shoe retailer would
pay tax on the shoes and the pur-
chaser would pay tax on his own
pair.
The basic objection to the suggested
tax is, Of course. that it is a consump-
tion taxa tax on expenditures in.
stead of tax of earnings. 1t is not
therefore, an equitable tax. 1t make,
the rich and the poor pay alike with
out regard to their ability to pay. The
minimum burden for the equally eco,
nomical would be the same, whether
1.-The income was a thousand dollars q
| day or only q dollar,
| Assuming that dollar day would
| be the minimum amount Of purchases
on which life could be sustained, the
pcnurioue mser and the struggling
workman would each havc to pay his
cent Of tax. AS all taxes ultimately
reach the consumer, he would, OF
course, in fact be paying more than
| per cent, az the successive l per cents
paid at each stage Of the progress OF
the goods from raw material to the
| household, would be added to the price
Committee Favors
1t an ''War" Tax
The argument for the tax ts that Il
would be universal, incscnpablc and
easily collected, and that it would pro.
duce revenue that would be borne
! without irritation or resentment, be
causc 1t would be paid in much email
sums. for the most part, SO far as the
ultimate burden-benrer is concerned
Continued on last page
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
tBy Tise Associated Pre.s

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, Aug. 3
90 p. m).-American troops entered
the southern part of Fismes today,
while other forces of the Allies hold
the southern banks Of the Aisne and
Vesie rivers from Scissors TO Fismes.
Eastward it is almost straight line,
through Courville, Branscourt, Cour-
celles and Champigny.
The advance of the whole srmy was
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
America and Japan
Announce Plan for
Action in Russia
Bolsheviki Driven
Out Of Archange]
(By Tho Associated Pyess)

KANDALASKA, Russian Lapland,
Aug. S.-A revolution against the Boil
sheviki and in favor of the Allies has
occurred at Archangel. The Soviet
troops have fed the city. After the
revolution had been brought about an
Allied detachment was landed at Arch
angel, occupying the railway station
and the telegraph Office with insignifa
cant resistance.
Apparently there were no losses to
the Allied forces in their movement.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Americans Push on Into Fisn1es;
Aisne and Vesle Reached by Allies

along front of almost forty-iys
miles.
To the east of Scissors the extension
Of the line northwerd along the Aisne,
a. we'll as the extension Of the general
line, makes it probsble, in the opinion
of military experts. that the Germans
will hesitate before concentrating
themselves FOR stand along the
plateau to the east between the Aisne
and the veslc. as the branch railroad
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
The Fruits
Of Victory

BERLIN, Aug. 1.-THE great
successes of the army Of General
Won Boehn in the battle of August
/ contributed to the complete sue
cess of the movements carried out
yesterday" ."-OGciaI report of the
WCr Office.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
" EAT Fl r f

air to-day land probably tomorrow,
warmer tomorrow light
variable winds
Full Report cu Page is
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
AK
Is Urged for
All Purchases
Everybody Would Pay Un.
der Proposed Clause in
Revenue Bill
By Theodore M. Knappen

WASHINGTON, Aug. a.-The WAY,
and Means Committee is considerin
the imposition Of q tax that would daily.
and many times daily, visibly and di-
rectly affect every person IN the coun-
try who is old enough or pecunious
enough to make purchase Of any sort
The suggestion is that a tax Of l per
cent be laid on tho amount of every
transaction In the commercial and do
mestic life Of the country.
This would amount to per cent Of
the whole business turnover of the
country and would be collected several
times on each article in the ordinary
course Of business. An offhand esti-
mate by committee members, based on
the statistics Of g number of the large
business groups, is that such tax
would yield two billions year Should
1t be decided upon it will be possible to
reduce some of the other taxes tenta-
lively agreed on or now in contemp mp!a-
ton.
Treasury officials say that such a tax
could be easily and simply collected
without the necessity Of complex book
keeping by putting it in the form of a
stamp tax. This would not be an indi-
rect tax lost somewhere in the com =
plexities of commerce, but would be
added to every purchase just as evi
dently, for instance. as the transporta-
tion tax is now added to the railway
ticket.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10

Mr.. Kay apologIzed for the whole body
the whole board. Philip Baker
thought he needed a special defense
and arose to acqusint people With the
fact that he had lived on this Island q
long time aud had never been before
accused of fixing up a slate-"the very
last thing he would ever think off, he
continued. No one disputed his state
ment.
The tell-tale ballots now falling pure
and white as snow, soon revealed to a
patient, anxious assemblage, the sue
cessful candidates as follows; Allen E.
Grace, R. G. Pierpont, Q. g. Eldredge,
Heber Crane, Palmer M. Way, j. A.
Harris, J. E. Whitesell, Frank Went
zell, Rev. A. @. Bailey. Glenn I. Fol-
som, E. b. Pagan, Thomas Goslin.
The personnel of this more recently
evolved board Of governors, is identical
with the first one, except In regard to
one member. Allen E. Grace, Of
Anglesea, was elected in the place of
John Beecher. Barring Mr.. Grace's
selection the special meeting resolved
itself into a ratification meeting, of the
previous regular program.
The number OF votes cast was 53, and
the result Of the balloting was as
fOilows:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10


G. III. Huppert, for many years chair
man Of the e~ntertainment committee,
after an address containing beautiful
thoughts and delightful "reminiscences,
rendered his resignation. He advanced
many cogent reasons for this action,
and felt that he should now be relieved
of these exacting cares. President Kay
refused to accede to Mr.. Huppert's re-
quest at this particular time, saying in
effect that II he did so the sudden
change would cause the president to be
put at a great disadvantage, and hoped
that MI. Huppert would continue the
work until the end of the season.
Before winding up the meeting the
baseball rooters had their inning. aud
the noblest Roman of them all moved
that this paramount subject be brought
formally before the house aud thor
oughly TANNED" Mayor Smith joined
10 the discussion and gave an estimate
of the cost to repair grounds and wood
work. About 81, 900 would, he believ-
ed, put everything to rights again. A
motion TO put the great American game
on the list of summer amusements
went through without one discordant
note in opposition. An effort by G. A.
| Norton to interest the board in q golf
course did not meet with favor, not
because golf isn't a desirable thing for
this resort, but for the reason that too
much cannot be undertaken at once.
1t Is to be regretted that many citi-
zens of Wildwood attach political sig-
~nificance to all of these recent activities.
of the board of trade. Be that as 1t
may, the Journal desires to call atten-
ton to the u OF distribution of
the various members of the governing
board: Crane and Eldredge represent
banks and banking; Folsom, journal
ism; Wentzell and Grace, mercantile
trade; Bailey, divinity; Way, law;
Harris and Whitesell, hotels; Pierpont
and Pagan, automobiles and mechani-
cal work; Goslin, lumber and manu-
featuring products. We believe this
arrangement to be very satisfactory to
the leaders concerned In the reorganiz-
alton plan, and express the hope that
only the best and purest motives
prompted this choice.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
Germans Defeated With Awful
Slaughter in an Attack on
Ypres Salient.
PREPARING FOR new SMASH

Americans Calamity RepuIse Hun As
sauIt Near Amlens - Teutonic
"Peace Offensive" Developing
Third Liberty Loan Heavily
Observation-Disclosures to
Expand Our Army.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10

DON'T MATTER If BROKEN
We pay up to is dollars per set. Also
cash for Old Gold, Silver and broken Jew
elry, check sent by return mail. Goods
held 10 days for sender's approval of our
offer. Mazer's Tooth Speciality, Dept. A,
2007 S. 5th ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10

Following their disastrous repulse
in Flanders, the enemy made two at
tacks In the Aniens region. The first
was directed especially at the Ameri-
can troops, now revealed as holding
positions In the vicinity Of Villers-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10

For a day or two last week the world
was startled by a report that there had
been a counter-revolution in Russia,
and that the former cars little son
had been proclaimed emperor, with
his uncle, Grand Duke Michael. as re-
gent. The story came from Scan
dinayia, and soon was recognized as
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10

The Overman coordination bill was
passed by the senate Monday by a
vote Of SO to 18, and when It gets
through the house there will be little
in any way connected with the war
which the president will not be en-
powered to do. The measure gives
him dictatorial powers to reorganixe
bureaus and departments Of the gov
eminent and to transfer government
functions at viii.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Chorus of 1000 Heard
At "Liberty Land"
10000 Persons Visit War Ex-
hibit in 69th Regiment
Armory

Ten thousand persons visited the
war exhibit of Liberty Land" at the
e9th Regiment Armory last night. In
terest seemed to centrearound the lat
est addition to the collection a peri
scope from captured U-boat.
The Peoples Liberty Chorus, Of 1000
voices, sang for the first time in public
at the armory last night. With Nine.
Eleanor Becisnoros it sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" andother patriotic
music. Nine. Becisnoros delighted the
crowd with ner rendition of "Come
Back to Erin" which stirred up vivid
memories of the boys in the old 69th
who are battling against the Germans
in France.
E. H. Sothern and Miss Julia Mar
lowe recited, and Martin W. Littleton
and Representative George r. Lunn ex-
planned the needo fl backing. up the
government literally in its requests for
financial assistance.
A. memorial cross, eight feet in
height, bronzed and set on three-step
pedestal, was on exhibition yesterday.
It is the gift Of the Tiffany and bears
the following inscription:
"Dedicated to the Memory Of Our
Boys Who Have Given Their Lives to
Their Country and Liberty"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
DR.. Alexander F. Liautard

DR.. Alexander Francis Liautard,
dean of the veterinary profession, died
on Saturday at his home, Bois Jerome,
france, to which he retired from this
country in 1889 in the hope of end
ing Ms days amid peaceful scenes. He
was born in Paris OH February is, 1888,
and came to the United States to prac-
tice early in the sos.
He was first president of the United
States Veterinary Association and
first editor of the first veterinary jour
nal, The Journal of the United States
Medical Association" honorary mem
Der Of the Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons, England, and honorary Eel
low of the Central Veterinary College
of France. He had the reputation of
having done more to build up veteri-
nary science in his sixty years of pro-
fessional activity than any other vet
erinarlan. He had written. translated
and revised some twelve volumes, and
was up to the day of his death a con-
slant contributor to veterinary and
medical journals.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
Earthquake Loss
I'm California Put
At Half a Million
F4emet and San Jacinto
Partly Wrecked; Irriga-
tion Systems Damaged

LOS ANGELES, April %. = Nine
earthquake shocks, severe in intensity,
which began yesterday at 1887 D. m.
and extended over period of thirty
hours. appeared tonight to have COM
pleted their work of destruction, hav-
ing caused property damage roughly
estimated at -S50O,0OO.
After thirty hours of waiting, no ad
ditional reports of heavy damage had
been received from all of Southern CAL
lfornia, which suffered most, or West
ern Arizona and Utah. which were
slightly affected.
Eemet and San Jacinto. twin towns
of the broad valley between the San
Jaclnto and Santa Ana ranges, were
half wrecked in their business section
and their 400-odd homes were severely
Jared.
Plate glass valued at thousands Of
dollars here, railroad water tanks at
several points, building fronts at Ban
ming and elsewhere, irrigation reser-
voirs and canals and countless CHM
rcvs suffered from the shocks.
August Carlson, who was i'll and who
died of nervous shock according to the
coroner. and Frank Z. Darnell, killed
by u fall from a pier, during a panic,
were the only deaths reported A score
most cases they were no. serious
Schools were closed at Hemet and
San Jacinto. Outdoor housekeeping and
front yard sleeping were popular there
last night, but to-day the work of re-
construction was undertaken.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
600 Sign Pledge
To Boycott Goods
Made in Germany
American Guardian Society
Starts Drive for 1,OOO,-
600 Members

More than SIX hundred persons have
already Joined the American Guardian
Society, B league recently organized
10 boycott German made goods for
twenty-five years after the war Loyal
Americans are lining UP in increasing
numbers to make certain that when
peace comes Germany shall no. gather
the financial economic, strength TO arm
herself for another great war
The league IS the outgrowth OF a
postcard camoalgn begun six months
ago by DR.. William 7. Hornaday. Such
lively response was received from ali
aday assisted in crystallizing the SEN
tlment into league TO boycott Ger
man goods. Davis Strong and Stanley
Whiting serve with him on the ex-
ecutive committee.
An appeal signed by Davis Strong.
secretary of the American Guardian
Society. reads:
This society has been formed for
the purpose of keeping the Huns of
Germany where they belong after the
close OF the war. 1t is composed of
men and women who are 100 per cent
Americans, and many of them have sors
OF nUSOandS now 1ac1ng German DaIo-
nets and gas. 1t pays no salaries nor
office rent; il exacts no dues from
its members. The money that is re-
quired in its work is supplied by the
voluntary contributions Of those who
wish to advance the cause it represents.
All the moral energy We possess
ought to be directed to holding on to
what America wins. when she wins this
war. The economic independence of
this country must be established.
will you be ore Of the ore million
red-blooded Americans t. s'f' - enfor"
ing our economic power? Will you aid
IN preventing future word war? IL
will cost you nothing All you require
to become a power to aid humanity is
patriotism
Our brave boys are over there. 1t
is our duty to give them all the aid and
encouragement within our power Stand
by America. All true Americans must
seriously consider what shall or shall
not be done at the conclusion of peace
otherwise we shall be no better pre-
pared to meet peace than we were to
engage in hostilities when war was de-
clared -