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OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BATTLES

oNDoN Aug 9Th. to-day of the fighting in
France follow.
BRITISH (NIcHr-During the allied armies re-
their whole battle front south of the somme ana
made all spite Of increasing hosne res
French troops extending the front of their southwark
captured the village Peepon and the wood north thereof Nor
and northeast Of this locality French troops made rapid anu
realized than four miles in the course OF d
the British Fourth Army the Canadian ana Aus
traan with admirable dash having captured the hhe "
outer dences of ns advanced beyond them to depth oil TWO
miles after fighting a number of points
Before evening the French and British troops had reached e
general line Of Arers Roseres Rainec0urt and Nor
court
Fighting still this line North of the somme
local fighting reported The number prisoners has reached
and between have including railway
of heavy calbre. .
guns been captured in large
numbers and also quantities of stores and materials OF all
descriptions Including complete railway train and other rolling ock
Our casualties yesterday were extremely light.
BRITISH (DAY)Our progress the battle front continues
The French have taken British troops are "
of lie Quesne and Cax
North the making vigorous resistance to
advance Heavy fighting has taken place between Chp and
Morancourt
estimated
has continued to evacuate forward
positions held by him Ls Valley Our line there has advanced
along whole River the Boue River north
of Merv depth of 1000 yards Our troops now
hold LOGON Mal Quentin La Petit Pacaut and Lesar
successful local operation last night north Of
KENNEL advancing line short distance over front OF ooo
yards and capturing 80 prisoners
FRENCH MISUNDERSTANDING the right the
troops to-day
the villages Of Pierrepont Cntore and
Beyond the railway of Hang have reached Arlers
possession this direction has reached
fourteen klometers in depth.
which has yet been enumerated
made 1000 Our losses and OF
our British allies are particularly light
valuable auxiliary the battle
In spite thick mist and low
Clouds difficulty their squadrons
above the lines taking
fight machine During the battle they
balloons shot
Finally bombing nearly Of
during railroad stations the neighborhood of
Ne Ham Fires and Observed
particularly Roye and Nesles.
Vese captured Fismette where they
took a hundred prisoners.
FRENCH (DAY)-Thre is change the battle front south
of the
%good deal of activity the of
artillery the Champagne The under
raids the of Prosnes the Mountain Without
Name and Souain. They repused
(NIGHT)-The continuing his attacks be-
the Somme and Avre.
GERMAN (DAY-Between and the Ancre there has
been lively nocturnal artillery activity
Southwest south of the
which repused, followed artillery firing
the yesterday
thick fog forced his
tanks into our infantry and artillery lines.
the Somme and the Ave (Ancr?)
stas sormng attacks the line
prisoners guns the prisoners
English, Australian Canadian auxiaries
We the battlefield thirty airpanes.
artillery activity revived
fights 'front.' and in
Champagne northwestward of Souain. took place
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AIRMAN SEES TANK
CHASING GENERAL
German Commander Flees,
With War Engine Gaining.
Special Gable Despatch to THE suS.
Copyright, 1918; al rights referred.


LONDON, Aug. 9.--Beach Thomas de-
scribes In the Daily Mail the confusion
behind the German lines caused by the
rapid advance of British tanks and in
fantry south Of the Somme.
las the sun conquered the mists," he
writes, "our airmen witnessed scenes of
the greatest confusion, with batteries.
strings Of vans and foot soldiers hurry
ing away. while our airmen bombed
them and raked them with machine
guns,
Among the scampers was a German
General. lie was seen in all his panoply
by one OF our low flying airmen. running
for his life from pursuing tank. The
afrman thinks the German General was
taken prisoner, az the British tank was
upon his heels when he last saw him.
IAN prisoners agree the attack was
an overwhelming surprise. The prisoners
are everywhere, although only few
were taken In the front lines owing to
the murderous effect of our barrage,
which killed the front line defenders in
great numbers. 1t SO happened. also,
that our shells began to fall just as a
relief was In progress. causing great
numbers of men to he caught In the
devastating fire"
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DUTCH SOCIALIST
LOOKS TO AMERICA
Turned Do,Dn in Paris, Troel.
sfra Goes to Switzerland.
Special Gable Despatch to TnE Sr>.
Copyright. 1915 all rights rcs,rr,d


PARIS, Aug. 9.-Failing in his attcmpt
to induce French Socialists TO second hls
initiative for all international council Of
Socialists, PETER Troslstra, the Ger.
manophile Dutch Socialist, las trans
Serred his activities to Switzerland lie
was looked upon with suspicion here.
especially after an interview In the
Lausanne Gazette, In which he appeared
to be carrying out Germany's wishes in
stating his views for the solution Of the
problems OF Belgium AMI Alsare-
Lorraine.
In this interview, which was praised
to the skies in the German press he
made statements which are regarded
here as indicating more than the mere
desire of a sincere neutral to bring abou,
peace. 1t IL reported that Troels,ra il
now attempting to get in touch with
American Socialists, notably a professor
who Is a member of the Social Demo-
cratic League and who is attached to tho
American Socialist mission now in Eu-
rope. Troelstra also has attempted 70
approach Prof. Herren. an American
now in Switzerland, who has already
made known that he will have nothing
to do with any peace talk.
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GARRETT IS WAR ENVOY.
VIII Represent u. .. at Conference
on Exchange of Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, Aug. John W. Gar
rett, American Minister at The Hague,
will represent the State Department and
head the mission of the United States
which will meet German delegates in
Berne, Switzerland, to discuss the treat
ment and exchange OF prisoners of war.
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TANKS WORK HAVOC
IN GERMAN RETREAT

apd there had been ploughed by the
shells and the bodies OF men and horses
were lying where they fell; In some
places machine gun nests were found
which had been put out OF action by the
artillery. tanks. infantry or armored
cars. In one a machine gun was lying
over on It's side, while scattered around
were the bodies OF the Germans who
operated 1t. Apparently they had tried
to escape. but were prevented by a tank.
Corrses Dot Open Places.
In the wheat fields, OF course, the
bodies of the dead could not be seen. but
In many open places the ground was
literally dotted with German corpses.
The Allies inflicted severe punishment
as they advanced. In some sections this
morning burial parties had already
passed through, but in others the dead
are yet untouched. The allied casualties,
according to the reports which have
come in, were extremely light. For in
stance, in one battalion In the thickest
OF the fighting only six men were killed
and four officers and sixty men wounded
during an advance of eleven miles.
These men were tired when they finished
the task before them, but to-day they
pushed forward aKain.
In the north the stoutest resistance
developed. the Germans firing a great
number of shellA. especially across the
Somme In the region of Chipilly. How
ever. Warfuses-Aba ncourt, Bayon-Villers
and Harbonnieres are in control of the
British.
Trenches Poorly Constructed.
The German trenches throughout the
whole length OF the front were extremely
narrow and poorly constructed. This
certainly was not caused by lack of ma
terial, all kinds OF which are being dis
covered and used by the advancing
French and British forces. Next to the
loss Of ground and men this large aban-
Comment OF material is certainly the
most serious blow 10 the enemy
The allied aircraft to-day bombed the
Germans heavily and carried out a great
number of other flights observing the
enemy's movements and keeping his ma
chimes within the German lines, This
forenoon the absence of German planes
was especially marked,
The British and French guns ham.
mered away at the enemy all day. NOV
Ing forward whenever required. But few
German shells were coming In.
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Prof. Young Aid. Housing Plan.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 9.--Prof, James T,
Young. University Of Pennsylvania, was
added to-day to the statistical invests
eating stan Of the Bureau of Industrial
Housing and Transportation.
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Part. stan BEING sheii.d.

PARIS. Aug. s.-rhe Paris region was
again under bombardment to-day from
the German long range cannon.
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Debris Blocks Flight.

Dispatches from the front report some
OF the roads which the Germans were
using blocked by the debris following
the explosions and destruction of >ie--
man supplies and trains by the alrmen
which flew over the German lines and
back areas. These same airmen on
returning to their hangers report the
German retreat is general and that lines
OF loFries could be seen behind the Ger
man lines speeding away with what ma
terials could be hastily gathered. In
other places the allied air observers saw
huge Ares indicating that the Germans,
as they did in the Marine sector when
they were unable to withstand the al-
vances of the French, British and Ame,1-
cans. are burning their supplies in pref
erence to having them fall into the
hands of the Allies
French and British military critics are
frankly Jubilant over the success
achieved in Che new Franco British drive
In Picardy. the Westminster Gazette at
tributing the achievement to the Ameri-
cans. because of >the new spirit they
nave injected into the soldiers of the
Allies.
Americans Transform Armies.
THE moral effect of the Americans
In France" the paper says "even though
comparatively few OF them have APP
peared on the fighting line. has trans
formed the British and French armies
Instead of having merely u determine
ton to resist they now are fighting with
the confidence of victory"
Tho Aatin of Paris says Gen. Won
Hutier is 'outfanked with no road Of
retreat other than through Nesle and
Ham, thirty kilometers away, and the
allied armies are marching toward his
essential lines Of communication"
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BREAK WITH SOVIET
SEEN IN ENGLAND
Arrest Of Consul General at
MoscoU Marks Crisis.

Special cable Despatch 10 The sgS.
Copw7aht 1918; al rights reserved
LONDON, Aug. 9.-That relations be-
tween Great Britain and the Soviet Gov
ernment are approaching the breaking
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French alone claim the capture Of 1000
prisoners.
Further than the Lys River In the
north the British advanced III the
neighborhood OF Mount KENNEL just
to the south of Ypres. on front OF
1000 yards. While this advance is moi
measured In miles II IL important Tor
the Germans must Keep a iorce mere
to prevent the offensive OF the British
from spreading out ana IKE tne arrives
general retirement to protect the lines
oi inc haIser a..
nc ue' 1',, va. ~, ,.,t,,,,s,, ~, W.
Iiot oea'n VIZ" une., u'ua' ~,
appear W oe aNne al e ~ n,a
me truth, perhaps 10 prepaLe we peop,e
at noi,e ~, 'he piou"ur ~,
reporting .ne orlVe III 1,e"I"y, tne d.
I'm war once au'n,'s .na' ss, ,, VIZ
maze oy 'ne Aihes' pnrasihs r"so,eu
oy NICK los inc ehenny Ioreeu ~,
way WIN 'anks INTO ou. inIanuy anu
artiilery lines. inns eVioentS uesci .oes
the nghtins OF yesterday, wnen 'ne BRIT
lsh ana french TANKS 'eu 'ne ADVANCE
ana cleared the way TOT the inlanuS.
Fufther on. the Serman Wat o"'ce
again suffered an attack OF truthiulness
ana announces: we SUFFERED losses III
time informs the Germans that impor
tant captures OF English' Australian ana
Canadian prisoners we're made by the
haisers troops.
While no estimate OF the German
losses Is made other than the report 9f
1900 prisoners taken. the Allies have
lost few men In the new offensive. This
Is attributed to the readiness of the Ger
mans to fall back and unwillingness to
give stiff battle except In few sections.
EAPect 10 IsAo MS"'"'"'er'
Military critics In the allied capitals
are momentarily expecting to hear of
the evacuation OF Montdidier. With the
drive nortb of that CITY progressing go
favorably IL Ia not unlikely that Marshal
Foch will soon begin TO exer, pressure
along the line running northwestward
from Soisaons In which event he would
have a nincers NJ work on the Germans
In the Montdidier salient. That town
certainly is In an uncomfortable posi-
zion. from the German viewpoint. and
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
ROMEO WAS CLAD IN KHAKI
Played the Popular Game, Choosing
the Dinner Table to Work on A.
lection, of Waitress.

1t is natural that we should be eager
to do whatever we can for the boys
in khaki; but sometimes. when the pa
triotic zeal is not accompanied by a
sympathetic Imagination, the benefi-
ciary may pray to be delivered from
friends. writes can American
Woman" in the Outlook.
A homesick lad is likely to want
either an atmosphere like that of his
W home or else the exotic flavor the
expectation of which has helped him
to undertake the great adventure so
cheerily.
In one family among my neighbors
the son of the house was s%candalized
when n of their guests at Sunday
dinner made the perfectly simple and
natural request that he be permitted
after the meal to repair to the kitchen
where the pretty waitress was. Per-
mission "a denied, but young Romeo
was not discouraged, and this letter
cameS""To the Girl That Waits for Mrs.
So-and-So: You are the best ever.
Are you keeping company with any
body?" He added his name and a few
personal details, and this delicious bit
Of Identification: 'If you don't know
which soldier wrote this. it is the one
that touched your hand under the dish
when you passed the potatoes"
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special operation, there ARE always
men willing to give some-a leg If
necessary to save some mangled mate
from being crippled for life. More
than one man will go through life with
another manls blood running through
his veins, or q piece of his rib or his
shinbone in his own anatomy. Some
times he never ever knows the name al !
his b~enefactor.
The spirit of sacrifice is wonderful.
For all the suffering caused this war
Is a blessing to England-it has made
new men of her sons; has welded all
classes into one glorious whole.
And l can't help saying that the doc
tors. sisters, and nurses in the English
hospitals. are angels on earth. love
them all and can nev repay the care
and kindness shown to me. For the
rest of my life the Red Cross will be
to me the symbol of Faith, Hope and
Charity.
After four months in the hospital, l
went before an examining board and
was discharged from the service of his
Britannia majesty as physically unfit
for further war service"
After my discharge 1 engaged pass
age on the American. liner New York,
and after a stormy trip across the At
lantic M momentous day, in the haze
Of early dawn, l saw the statue of lib
erty looming over the port rail. and l
wondered if ever again l would go
cover the top with the best of luck
and give them hell"
And I've then, though it may seem
strange, l vas really sorry not to be
back In the trenches with my mates.
Wal is not a pink tea, but in a worth.
while like ours, mud, rats, COO
ties, shells, wounds, or death itself, are
far outweighed by the deep sense Of
satisfaction felt by the man who does
his bit.
There is one thing which my ex-
perience taught me that might help the
boy who may have to go. 1t is this
anticipation is far worse than %realiza-
ton. In civil life q man stands in awe
of the nan above him, wonders how he
could e fill his job. When the time
comes he rises to the occasion, is up
and at it, and is surprised to find how
much more easily than he anticipated
he fills his responsibilities. It is really
so tout there"
He has nerve for the hardships; the
interest of the work grips him; he finds
relief in the fun and comradeship Of
the trenches and wins that best sort of
happiness that comes with duty we'll
done.
THE END.
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And for q week every time | passed
a patient he would call, "Well, we'll,
here's the Yank. Hope you are feel
ing well, old top"
The surgeon in our ward was an
American, a Harvard unit man, named
Frost. We nicknamed him "Jack
Frost" He was loved by oil. II a
Tommy was to be cut up he had no OBJ
lection to undergoing the operation if
sack Frost" was to WELD the knife.
Their confidence in him was pathetic.
He was the best sport l have yer met.
One Saturday morning the command
ant and some "high up" officers were
inspecting the ward, when one of the
patients who had been wounded in the
head by a bit of shrapnel. fell on the
floor in a fit. They brought him round,
and then looked for the ward orderly
to carry the patient back to his bed
at the other end of the ward. The or
derby was nowhere to be found-like
our policemen, they are when
needed. The officers were ut a loss
how to get Palmer into his bed. Doc
tor Frost was idgeting around in a
nervous manner, when suddenly with
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Don't worry; it won't last-nothing
does.
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q muffled "d-n" and a few other
qualifying adjectives, he stopped down
and took the man in his arms like a
baby-he was no feather, either-and
staggered down the ward with him, put
him in bed and undressed him. A low
murmur of approval came from the pa
tients. Doctor Frost got very red, and
as soon as he had finished undressing
Palmer, hurriedly left the ward.
The wound in my face had almost
healed and 1 was a Notwithstanding
sight-the left cheek twisted into q
knot, the eye pulled down, and my
mouth pointing in a north by north
west direction. I was very downheart-
ed and could imagine myself during
the rest of my life being stunned by
all on account of the repulsive scar
Doctor Frost arranged for me to go
to the Cambridge Military hospital at
hAldershot for a special operation to
try and make the scar presentable.
l arrived at the hospital and got an
awful shock. The food was poor and
the discipline abnormally strict. No.
patient was allowed to sit on his bed,
and smoking was permitted only at
certain designated hours. The face
specialist did nothing for me except
to look at the wound. / made appli-
cation for a transfer back to Paignton,
offering to pay my transportation.
This offer was accepted, and after two
weeks absence, once again I arrived
in Munsey ward, all hope gone.
The next day after my return Doc
tor Frost stopped at my bed and said:
"Well, Empey, If you want me to try
and see what I can do with that scar
I'll do it, but you are taking an awful
chance"
/ answered: swell, doctor, Steve
Brodie took a chance; he halls from
New York and SO do l."
Two days after the undertaken
squad carried me to the operating
room or pictures" as we called them
because of the funny films we see n
der ether, and the operation was per-
formed. 1t was a wonderful piece Of
surgery and q marvellous success.
From now on that doctor can have my
shirt.
More than once some poor soldier
has been brought into the ward in a
dying condition, resulting from loss Of
blood and exhaustion caused by his
long journey from the trenches. After
an examination the doctor announces
that the only thing that will save him
Is a TRANSMISSION of blood. Where is
the blood to colne from? He does not
have to wait long for an answer-sev-
cral TOmmies Immediately volunteer
their blood for their mate. Three or
four are accepted; a blood test is
made, and next day the TRANSMISSION
takes place and there is another pale
face In the ward.
Whenever bone Is needed for some
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
When Horses Get dipped"

When an army horse is wounded
about the face or jaw it is not sent
down to the veterinary lines, but is
kept to be tended by its driver.
Then it is that a good drivers care
comes in. for the men tend them most
carefully, feeding them by hand, boil
ing their oats. rlaking them mashes,
and spending most Of the day with
their charges until they can feed in
comfort again. 1t is this personal
care of the man for his horse that has
been the cause of the Few order that
all horses have to b. returned from
hospital to their wi units again; for a
mas care is by no means transferred
to the same extent to a new team of
horses.
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His Fathers Were LARGER.

Tommie thought that his father was
the best father, that his mother was
the best mother, and that his house
was the best house. Indeed, every
thing Of his was best.
One day on a visit to a neighbor
woman, he followed her upstairs to
watch her make the bedrooms tidy.
Are those your daddy's shoes?" he
asked, as the woman put those articles
in their proper place.
eyes," she answered smiling. "They
are pretty large, don't you think?"
ooh, yes, but my daddy's shoes are
larger" he said quickly.
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Advising the Chaplain.

A British officer decided to hand
some advice to q rather ineffective
chaplain. So he said:
"Padre, If you'll excuse my saying
so. you're a id rotten chaplain;
the men will eve follow you to
heaven"
II rather felt that, SIR" stammered
the 1ummoxed padre.
But I tell you what" continued the
officer, you'd make a fine company
officer, and the men would follow you
to hell"
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Long Loaves Are Most Economical.

A loaf weighing M pound contains
II per cent Of water If 1t is round
and only "a per cent If it is cylindrical.
Therefore. she who buys long loaves
gets 14O grammes more actual food for
her money than she who buys round
lOaves.
The reason for this is that tho
sphere is the figure that contains the
largest possible volume under the
smallest possible surface. aud. as e,ap-
grafton is q matter Of surface. this ID
greater from a cylinder than it u from
q sphere Of the same weight. 1
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PimpIy Rashy Skins
Quickly soothed and healed by CUT.
cura often when all else fails. The
Soap to cleanse and purify, the Oint-
ment to soothe and heal. For free
samples address, "Cuticura, Dept. <,
Boston," At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25. Ointment Is and 5O.-Adv.
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Though the wagon tongue is silent.
II always gets there ahead of the rest
Of the outfit.
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Honors Are Easy.

but father doesn't approve of you."
"Oh, that doesn't matter-I don't an
prove of him, either."-Sydney Bulle.
tin.
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Egotists are men who are unable to
disguise the fact that they are pleased
with themselves.
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Its Cause.

Its Cause.
WAS the new opera well scored?" I
1T was. indeed, after the critics got
through with it."
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Water, Mind You.

Water, Mind You.
Squabbs-They say that three
rourths of the earth's surface is COW
cred with water.
squibbs-Well, that's a fine record
compared with those of our bathing
beach girls.