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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
OBITUARY
Susan ID. wait


Susan D.. Wait, wife of Ellis w.
Wait. formerly of this city. died Sat
urday morning at 1880 O'Clock at
her home in Columbus venue Pts
catawaytown, after a lingering Ill
ness. Mrs. Wait was seventy years
old and had been i'll for the past sew
eral years.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by two SONS and three daugh-
tiers, Leonard Wait and Mrs. Henry
C. Elfers. of Tottenville: Mrs. Charles
Richards, of Metuchen; Mrs. Arthur
w. Latham. of Piscatawaytown. and
Clarence Wait. with the American
Expeditionary Forces in France. and
a sister. Mrs. William McMurtry of
New Brunswick. =
Funeral services which will be
private will be held from her late
residence tomorrow afternoon.
Sabina Ryan
Sabina Ryan, one year and five
months Did, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Ryan, of 346 Market street,
died Thursday. Funeral Saturday af-
ternoon with interment in st. Mary's
cemetery.
George Mantz
George Mantz, forty-four years
old, of Cortlandt street. died October
26. Funeral was held October 80
with interment in the Holy Trinity
Slavish cemetery.
Mrs. Alberta fl. Bedell
Mrs. Alberta II. Bedell, thirty-two
years old, wife of DIR. Elmont w.
Bedell. dentist. died last night at 1880
o'clock at her home. 95 Market
street, following an attack of nfiu-
enza and pneumonia. Mrs. Bedell
had been Ill two weeks. Besides her
husband she Is survived by three chill
dren, Janet and Benjamin and an In
fant daughter that arrived yesterday
morning and which probably hasten
ed her end. Ffve sisters. Mrs. b. +.
Walters, Mrs. William Lindsay. Mrs.
Thomas Singletary and Miss Matte
Walker. of Townsville. Ca, and
Mrs. Clifford Duncan, of Alabama,
also survive her.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
her late residence. Rev. w. Northey
Jones, rector of st. Peters Episcopal
church, will oficiate. Interment will
be In the Moravian cemetery, New
Dorp, s.. I.
James H. McCabe.
James H. McCabe. thirty-eight
years ole, died Saturday at the home
of his father-in-law. Charles Land
beck, 1873 Market street, Of pneumo-
MIA, following an attack Of influenza.
Mr. McCabe returned from King
ston, Canada, recently, where he has
superintendent of the Fontanack Tile
Company for the past five years. He
was taken i'll shortly after his arrival
home and fingered about ten days.
He was a volunteer fireman and
captain of Protection Hook and Lad
der Company at one time, to which
company he still belonged. He was
an Elk and a member of the Exempt
Ffremen's Association of this city.
Besides his widow he is survived BY
three children, his father and mother,
Mr.. n Mrs. Andrew McCabe; two
sisters and a brother. The funeral
will be held from the home of his
parents at Elm and Fayette streets
Wednesday morning followed by a
solemn requiem mass at st. Mary's
church at 10 o'clock. Interment will
be in the family plot at st. Mary's
cemetery, Railway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
Big Sale Of War Saving Stamps
Expected In City This Week

The slogan. u. & A., meang Uncon-
ditionaI Surrender Accepted. Is to be
backed up his week in Perth AmbOy
by a big sale of war saving and thrift
stamps.
There will be booths i'm all the polls
tomorrow and others win be maintain
ed throughout the week in parts of the
city where people congrcgate In large
numbers ia
Mr.. A. Axelrod. acting for the COM
mittee. stated hat the public will be
expected to meet their pledges. as the
n of the year is rapidly approach
ing. -faHlt2
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gardner 81
Manhattan visited at Little Farms
yesterday.
Miss Lucy Fochs OF aByonne spenl
Saturday and yesterday with Mrs
Claire Walters n Miss Olive Hitch
cock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Grant visited
in New Jersey over the weekend.
U. s. Grant Council. Jr. O. U. A. NJ,
is scheduled to meet tonight at Amici-
tia hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Wendell of
Linden. N. j., were the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abijah Forman
OF Prince Bav. over h weekend.
Leland Taylor, OF Compton avenue.
was a New Brunswick visitor Satur-
day.
Miss Agnes Smith. of Carson ave
nue.. has returned to her duties at the
Lehigh Valley station after a serious
illness.
Miss Sarah shumsky, of First
street, was in New Brunswick. Sun
day.
Miss Margaret Weiss. of Smith
street. visited friends In New Bruins
wick yesterday.
Olaf Hansen, Nels Fonskov and
daughter Olga visited Thorvald Fon-
skov at Camp Humphreys last week.
Private and Mrs. Joseph Matthews.
OF Camp Vail. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence MacLoud in Hanson
avenue.
Mrs. Earl Mullins and children. of
Amboy avenue. spent the weekend
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
ius Pedersen. in Matawan.
Boatswain William CARTS, OF Ma
rine Basin in Brooklyn. spent the
weekend with his parents in High
street.
Miss Anna Merillo. OF State street.
and Miss Theresa Shultz. of Charles
street. were South River Visitors yes
terday.
Miss Marjory O'Hagan and Miss
Helen VanMiddlesworth, of Asbury
Park, visited Mrs. A. s. Gildersleeve
over the weekend.
Miss Ellen Hanson, of Rector
street. and Miss Sally Michaels. of
State street. spent Saturday afternoon
In Newark.
Miss Sarah Frankel, of Mechanic
street, was a New Brunswick visitor
yesterday.
Miss Lillian Polkowltz. OF State
street. was in New Brunswick yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcy Michaels, of
State street. spent yesterday in New
York.
A. Petroni. of War Camp COMMIT
nifty Service, spent Sunday In East
Orange.
Mrs. George Hall, of East avenue,
visited friends in Woodbridge yester-
day.
Mr. Sfrfe Hnderson,N of Ridgley
street. has returned to her duties in
the Red Cross after an extensive ILL
ness.
Mrs. Edward Spofford, OF Gordon
street. has her work in the
Home Service Of the Red Cross after
an attack of influenza.
Mrs. William Rankin and daughter
Martha. OF High street, leave today
for Platka, Florida.
Private Francis II. L. Mccormick
left yesterday for a southern camp
after spending a short furlough at
his home in High street.
Ensign Lewis Compton. of Pelham
Bay training station. spent the week
end at his home In Water street.
Morris Margaretten. of Columbia
College 8. A. II. c., spent the week.
end with his parents in Park avenue
Miss Helen Whittemore. of Kearny
avenue, spent the weekend with
friends in East Orange.
Elwood Johnson. of Columbia s. A.
T. c.. spent the weekend at his home
in Tnvet street
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04

diagnotician ard clinician mentioned.
THE funds provided for the MAIN
tenance of the isolation hospital were
insufficient. This plan Increases this
amount, $500.
THE items under the head OF gen
cral expenses are conservative esti-
mates of the funds needed to maintain
this organization and are self explain
atory.
In conclusion. let me state one
more fact This additional appropria-
ton of $4,000 viii mean an In
in your tax rate of less than
one cen per thousand"
l.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04
uFFTlNG OF GOODWILL ASSN.

ton will be held tonight at the rooms
OF the association in jefferson street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04

LOYAL Council No. II, Daughters OF
America. will meet this evening for a
short business session.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04

The Philathea Society Of he First
Baptist church will meet Tuesday
evening ct s o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. harvey Wilson. as Center street.
Members are requested to bring nee
die anG thimble.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-04

MEETING OF MISSIONARY
EnEWNwTX

The Baptist women's Missionary
Society viii meet tomorrow at the
home OF Mrs. J. b. Smith in smith
street. A very interesting program
has been arranged and some important
business will be discussed.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
WOULD-BE ECONOMY FolLED
Saving Wifey Recalls That She Gave
Away Garment Which She Plan
ned on Remodelng.

Herbert" said Mrs. Fudge, when
the tea things were cleared away, Il
was thinking about that costume
wore the winter before last"
Yes. DEAR" replied Fudge, appre-
hensiyely.
Il decided that I could turn it and
make a really nice dress of it. The
one I've been wearing is dreadfully
shabby, you know"
Turn. OF course, it would turn,
dear" agreed Fudge, with some en-
thusiasm. You're such a clever little
needlewoman. No, am not fiattering.
And, as you say, your other dress is Il
trifle on the down grade. Why, We'll
be able to save money at least by that
notion"
Mrs. Fudge shook her head sadly
and guilefully.
There" she remarked, "your men,
DRY is just as bad as mine. I'd quite
forgotten that l gave the dress to Cou-
sin Lizzie this spring; so I'm afraid
that saving scheme must wait. Isn't
it a nuisance, HerbertT'
And Herbert gave the ottoman a
savage kick and told the clever little
woman to stop her chattering.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
City DweiIer and the Tin Can.

''Here is an astonishing fact" writes
Harry S. Stabler in Everybody's,
(which the proper authorities will veri-
fly for you:
Thirty per cent of the business of
the wholesale grocers of the entire
country is in canned goods. In the
Wholesale houses of New York, Chi
cago, Philadelphia and other large Cit
les, foods make up 40 per cent of the
business.
The fact is that, If you were to
take the tin cans out of any city Of
the first or second class, the inhabi-
tants would begin to starve almost at
once. That means, of course, that
those cities could not have grown so
Rrge without food conserved in tins"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
HUNS GIVE WAY
All Efforts of Enemy to Advance
AGAINST Americans Are Checked.

AGAINST Americans Are Checked.
With the American Army on the
Afsne-Marne Front, Aug. Efforts
made by the Germans to advance their
lines against the Americans on this
front were fruitless.
The Americans, for their part, were
content TO hold their positions along
their slightly advanced line for the
time. The German line, however, is
reported gradually giving way both
to the right and left.
There was hard fighting throughout
the night. but no concentrated attack
in force by either side.
During the night the Americans
made a pretense of retiring from a
part of the town Of SeringeS. The
Germans advanced into the town, on
observing the supposed evacuation.
Two companies of Americans then
closed in and enveIoped the German
force. killing or capturing every man
IF 1t.
Both high explosives and gas shells
were sprayed by the Germans over
wide area.
The air forces on both sides were
busy. One Of the American observers
v.as a''H"l-cd by eight enemy ma
ch'r.s~ 'rr escaped and returned to
his base. 81 izHH
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
NAVY RESERVISTS
TO MAN TRANSPORTS
Thousands Will Relieve Civil
ianS After Training.

Washington, Aug. LIN accord
he navy TO take over control of ali
4hippinS engaged in transporting
roops and war supplies, orders have
Hcen issued by the navy department
calling several thousand reservists
40 active duty.
Af;yc undergoing Il few weeks in
,nsite training. the men Will be or
<: niZv,i mo- crews which will be util-
I'D to replace the civilian sailors now
.-ann.n.. ii" troop and supply ships,
and fGE e vessels that are constant
ly being -,.rned over 10 the navy under
IL; own construction program.
To has ell the process of transfer
ring tn" military tonnage, heads of
the various departmental bureaus
have inaugurated a strict canvas Of
the men on shore duty In their organ
izatiOns TO determine how many can
be spared for service with ships, or
troops.
A. r.arine corps headquarters, or
ders have been issued TO dctach every
man whose place can be filled by a
woman The men will be sent to one
Of the corps stations for duty with
Il INT
Similarly, Rear Admiral MCGOWAN,
paym&&"er general OF the navy, has
started :. ;.s.rd IN for Ia reduction
IN the ,::,,..' r. of petty o.,icers, yeo-
men and enlisted men who are filing
clerical pn. lions IN the bureau of
supplies aud accounts.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
CAR FEARED DEATH
Nicholas Was Executed Propped Up
AGAINST Pest

Against Fest.
Amsterdam. Aug. 1-;;iveE tw,
hours in which To prepare for the en- >.
Nicholas. former Russian emper :.
was taken OUT ny his cXecutiOnarS =.
a state Of such eclipse il WIS nee.
sary 10 prop him against a post. Tn
LOkal Anzeiger. Of Berlin. asserts l.
has received from high Russian PEI
sonage this account of the emperor's
last hours.
Nicholas was awakened at fl
o'clock on the mor 'ng ny a p"tr"'
of non-commissionC 'fficer and : :
men He was told to t.. ass, and her
was taken to a room where the de
eision of the Soviet was communicat
cution would he carried out in two
hours.
The emperor received the announce
ment Of the sentence of death will
calmness. He returned to his bed
room and collapsed in a chair. Aft3'
few minutes he recovered and as4e'l
for priest, with whom he was ALLOW
ed TO remain unattended. Subseqrerr.
Iy he wrote several letters.
When the escort arrived TO take hiDt
to the place of execution. Nicholas al
tempted to rise from his chair, bu.
was not able. The priest and Il sol
der were obliged to help him to get
to his feet. He descended the stairs
with difficulty, and once he fell down
AS he was unable to stand withouf
support when the place of execution
was reached, he was propped against
a post He raised his hands and
seemed to he trying to speak. but the
rifles spoke. and he fell dead.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
One-Man PontoonS.

Building bridges under fire, the
greatest ordeal that the army engi-
neers of other campaigns were SUBJ
,ected to, bids fair to go out of fash
ion. In future regiment going across
a stream will, if recent invention
meets with approval, merely wade into
the stream and drift across, meantime
utilizing both hands to manipulate his
rifle.
The new invention is a sort of glori-
fed "water wings" arrangement and
is adapted to the fording of deep
streams without the necessity of
bridge building. The encircling buoy
is blown up by the soldier. 1t holds
him upright in the water with his
shoulders and arms clear of the sur
face. In experiments recently con-
Quoted a man made several bulls
eyes on a target 800 yards away while
floating across the stream.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01

There is more Catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years it
was supposed to be incurable. Doc
tors prescribed local demedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incur
able. Catarrh is local disease
greatly Influenced by constitutional
conditions and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine, manufactured by F.
J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is a
constitutional remedy, is taken inter
nally and acts thru the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the System. One
Hundred Dollars reward is offered
for any case that Halls Catarrh
Medicine fails to cure. Send for cir
culars and testimonials
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipa-
tion.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
NIGHT AND DAY IN LONDON
ToiIers Work Along Just the Same
Through All Hours, Making Mu-
nitions of War.

The war seems to have done away
with the difference between night and
day. The period of rest and the Pc
Rod of exertion seem to have merged
themselves into one long period. I
look out on the river at two or three
in the morning and it is as busy as the
river at midday, writes Grace Boyn-
ton Monks in the Outlook. Barges are
being towed up and down and goods
being shipped from the wharves. Huge
vans rattle along the road beneath my
window and the streets are as full Of
people at night as they are in the day
time.
At Woolwich arsenal there are two
12-hour shifts and as much work Is
done by night as by day. The other
evening motored from the Manorway
gate of the arsenal to the entrance Of
the danger buildings and returned just
as the night shift was going in to
work. The chauffeur had to go at
snails pace. blowing his horn continu-
ally. The broad roads which run be-
tween the buildings were crowded
from side to side, swarming with work
ers, principally women. They had to
crowd together at the side of the road
to make room for the car to pass.
These women were going in on r.
hour night shift-some whose work
would be purely mechanical, others
who would have difficult operations to
perform and many who worked in act
ual danger.
Those who were going to the build
ings from which had just come know
that unless they took the utmost care
there was danger of an explosion, and
had night and a succession of nights
and days 10 look forward to when they
would be breathing in yellow powder
in spite of wells and all the precau-
tons the government can provide. l
knew them by their yellow hair and
faces. Occasionally a head in the
vast mob of faces nodded to me or
hand waved, for 1 have many friends
among them.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01

SUITS" Mr.. Woodpecker said, "as we
were practicing all the morning to pla.
the drums on the trees around"
1--WE didn't change our suits, as we
were practicing our songs" said the
orioles, who weEe so brilliantly dressed
anyway that they really need not
have said anything.
''Then, too" added the robin, 1--WE
couldn't have changed our suits If we
wanted to-"
And all the other birds burst into
songs, singing:
The dear little robins so truthful and dear
We're SO very glad that you have com'
here,
You add with your voices. you add with
your charm,
And well take good care that you ne'ei
come to harm.
The robins were much pleased witt
the song, but they didn't want to have
all the attention, so they sang this
song:
When Fairy Queen gives a ball,
It's for all. s>for all.
Every one has the chance
To sing and to dance.
So a cheer went up for the fair!
queen and then the music began, an(
everyone danced all that wonderful
summer afternoon in the sunlight anG
smong the afternoon shadows.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
skeptieaI of German Starvation.

The latest ''well-infOrmed" and
anonymous correspondents who oblig-
ingly give US a picture of food con-
ditions in Germany do not add any
thing material to previous stories of
the kind. We are not greatly i'm
pressed by the reported offer of a ham
for ELL "well-inf0rmed neutrals" have
provided us with much higher quota
tons in the past. Judging by the way
in whi1h Berlin has consistently been
reported to be starving siuee the au-
tumn of 1914, the Boche must by now
have acquired the art of living entire
y on ui--or Substitutes. london
Globe.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
Truth ALWAYS Best.

Il is a temptation 20 indulge in 81
Eant lying when we know that an up
and-down Eyes" or no" however
needful, may give offense. Yet moth.
ing is more necessary in human deaf.
:ngs than to know exactly what to
expect of the other man, and sensible
people would far rather have fiat
rsfusel than an insincere assent. The
>ervile desire to please breeds an in
sincerity which studies our faces
S<ith view to telling US anything
yhich is likely to please us at given
snou,er4 Truth loving :,aonia can lie
tect this kind Of falsehood in an In
slant; but people who prefer mental
comfort to mental labor can be thus
imposed upon {" the he sht Of
tnave's ability.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
.2I2 U. S. CASUALTIES:
ARMY 1874; MARINE IS
40 Killed in Action; Other
Causes Claim 81.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The army
casualty list shows:
Killed in action, SO, died of wounds.
10; died of disease, 6; died of airplane
accident, /; died Of accident and other
causes, 5; wounded severely, 81,
wounded, degree undetermined, Is;
missing in action, "a. Total. 1914.
The marine corps casualty list fol-
lows: Killed in action, 4; died Of
wounds received in action, 2. and
wounded in action, severely, u. To-
tai. Is.
Killed in Action.
Lieut.. Thurston E Wood. Philadel-
phia.
Frank p. Kommon. Huntingdon. Pa.
William A, Platt, Towanda. Pa.
Philip J. Pricer, Pittsburgh.
Died From Wounds. 4
Harry ]. Rickart, Altoona. Pa. =
Ralph Hudson, Wilkes-Barre. Pa,
John = Marx. Wilkes-Rarre Pa.
Enm B. Palm. Enhrata. Pa.
John Wilson. kearney. \. J.
Wounded Severely,
Lieut.. John f Wright. Mount Pleas
ant. Pa.
Donald s. Johnston. McCnnnellstown,
Pa
Foster Kemmerer, Steelton. Pa.
Daniel A. Bradley. Philadelphia.
Ralph W. Campbell. Philadelphia. =
Glen FIGARO, Saxton, Pa.
Henry Gibson. Philadelphia.
Joseph P. Seller, West Hoboken, " J.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined.
Walter GrowbowSki, Dickson Pa.
Missing in Action.
George CheSOlosky. Mcdonald. Pa. i.
larry Nj. Struble. Gardenville, Pa.
Carl Wertz. PO!tstown, Pa,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
CAPTURES HIS BROTHER
U. S. So!''ior Comes Face to Face
With Relative in RattIa

U. S. Soldier Comes Face to Face
with Relative in Battle.
ken0S.:n Wis, Aug. Private
Frank ii2rrlac. an American soldier
in France and former resident Of Ke-
nosha, WEI, over the top" recently
in an attack on German unit and
was dTmicunded 10 find himself face
TO face with a younger brother, an
Austrian solder, whom he was about
to bayonei.
He to0:5 ne brother captive. De
tails of the experience were given by
Hormac IN q letter received by Ke-
nOsha = &, .ves.
We w.. ever" wrote Hormac,
and We. >.@,ring o.; The trenches.
l had j., I'D G r:2i2 OF Austrian
soldiers: an" her luu@6d toward me,
he butts e ii ) gan !;f,ed. was about
o give IsG the steel, When he cast
aside l's Weapon and cried Brother,
brother, !. was my younger brother
he surrendered TO me-"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
In Advance of His Ace.

The name OF Bacon has been sur
rounded in England by legendary tales
of black magic and witchcraft. There
are songs about him, and he has al
ways been a figure of mystery, even
to his modern Interpreters. "Friar
Wizard" as he was called, knew too
much for his age. He wrote extensive
studies On the construction of tele-
scopes. The first mention of gunpow-
der is found in his books, and it was
be who suggested it's use for purposes
IT warfare.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-01
FEW CHANGES
IN BATTLE Line
Germans Are on the Last
Resistance Point.
RETREAT TO VESLE LOOMS
Americans Block Stiff Hun Counter
Attacks and Kill Many in Seringes
Battle.

Rattle
Paris, Aug. 1.-The battle which
began Tuesday between the Franco
American forces and the Germans on
The latter's last line of resistance De
fore they are expected to tall BACK
of the Nesle was still raging at tut
blast as the fourteenth day OF foch :
counter-drive was drawing t" close.
There have been few changes IN the
battle line. North of the Ourcq the
Americans have definitely won the vii
Iage of Seringes-et-NeSle. Il mile ana
d half northeast of Fere-en-fardei-
dis. The hamlet had changed hands
many times in the last thiF.E-Sl\
hours
The Germans are using gas ana h'gll
explosives laViShly.
There were unofficial hii's ii d
weakening Of the German wings anu
experts began I" HOOK Tor 'hV iaH
phase of the crown princes WithdfaW'
al, the retirement To the N"Sie. ana
possibly /" the Aisne,
There was only artillery acil'ltS Oh
the battlefront euil'S''a!' a''oi "'h
TO the official communication isSuei.
Strong German reaction laeSua!
shows IN the opinion of French mill
tary experts. that the enemy Is detef-
mined to postpone = retreat I" me
Vesle as long as poSS HE. "Ht"-'h
STANDING the WaSlaS' III "'"hl'""'
that policy involves.
The Germans. according 70 Marce!
Hutin in the Echo de Paris. threw III
five of their best reserve divisions in
n counter attack between Ferre-en
Tardenais and Roncheres without mp
preCiahie effect against e''ileF III"
French nr The Americans.
The German crown prince hes gn"d
reasons for holding up his rctire'"eA
TO the VeSie. First. he may desire t"
prevent tie French from using the
Soiss0ns-La FerteAIilion railway
second. he may want 10 keep the man
Paris-Nancy railroad, which parallels
the Marine. within range of his heavieS
and. third. he may want to remove his
material without too much damage
to the Vesle line
Furthermore. the Germans would be
unable to use the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
road il they retired to the Nesle. Also
they would have their backs against
the AfSne. which would not simplify