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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
b, the fssociarrg presS

London, Aug. 27.--Rritisf forces IN
the great battle in northern Picardy
are making progress toward tho villa go
of Beugnatre, two and a half miles
northeast of Bapaume, according to
the official statement Issued at the
War Office today. There IS hard fight.
Ing around Croisilles. farther north
the statement says.
Since last Wednesday the British
have taken $1,000 prisoners. the state.
ment says.
The British have pushed through the
town of Montauban, three miles north
of the Somme, and capturing the wood
near that place, have reached Tongue
val, the statement says.
Australian forces have made sub
etantial progress toward Dompiarre.
south of the Somme. and east Of
Suzanne, north of the river, the state
ment adds.
British forces are established in the
northern outskirts of Banaumc, the
War Office statement also announces.
North of the SCarpe River Scottish
troops renewed their attack against
the Germans last night and have ad-
vanced towards PlOuvain least of
FampouX).
The Germans are making heavy
counter.attacks at many points along
the battlefront. but have been unable
to stem the tide Of the British ad-
vance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
By the Associated Press

Paris, Aug. %.
French troops advanced this morn
ing in the region of St. Mard. south
west of Rcye, after having repulsed
q number of enemy counter-attacks
in that sector, according to the Off
cial statement issued at the War or
, flee toda.r. They captured 100 pris-
oners yesterday, including two bat.
TALON commanders, the statement
says.
East of Bagneux, north of the Aisne,
the French have advanced their line
about three-quarters of mile, the
statement says. German counter-at-
tacks were repulsed in this region.
(BagneuX is five miles north and
west of Soissons)
Heavy artillery fighting continued
last night between the Aisne- and the
Ailette.
In their advance in the region of
Monchy.le-PreuX (southeast of Arras)
Monday, British troops captured more
than 1000 prisoners, newspapers here
state.
CMonchy is on the Hindenburg line
and was captured in the new British
drive on the Scarpe)
On front of six miles south of the
Scarpe the British yesterday advanced
to a maximum depth of two and q
half miles. Important gains We're
made around Bapaume and Croisiles,
the enters of enemy resistance he.
tween between the Ancre and the
Scarpe.
No Germans remain in Bapaume
says the correspondent or lie Matin
on the British front. He adds that
Z patrols have penetrated the ruins
which mark the former enemy ad.
vanced concentration center and have
found no signs Of the enemy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
Bernhard Urges
Peace Revision

Continued from Page One
Solf. the German Minister for Colonies,
that the treaty is only a frame to be
filled out in the future, and adds:
''The originally planned community of
interests of the border States with Ger
many is of subsidiary Importance, COM
pared with the absolutely necessary re-
lationshp between Germany and Rus
sa and the Asiatic bloc attached to
Russia. Instead of creating
new kingdoms at this critical time, we
should concern ourselves with the laying
of the foundation for European alli-
ance of nations, without which the
league of nations OF the entire world,
which has been advocated by many,
would be nothing but a deceptive label
for Auglo-Saxon world domination"
Grab Plan FOrestalIed
Bernhard says the original idea of
the Brest-Litovsk treaty was that con-
cessions could be made in exchange for
| concessions from England, but that, as
is now is clear there is no outlook for
peace by agreement, these concessions
should be made to Russia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
COUNTER-REVOLTS
RAGE NEAR MOSCOW
By the United Press
Amsterdam. Aug. q

amsteTuam, aug. u.
Serious er-revolutionary disor.
ders have broken out near Moscow, ac-
cording to a dispatch from that city
dated Sunday, received via Berlin to-
day.
A decision to support the counter
revolution was reported at many labor
meetings the dispatch said. Clashes re-
suited between workmen and Bolshevik
troops. the latter setting fire to a num-
ber of villages near Moscow, where
counter-revolutionists had taken refuge.
An army of 10000 peasants Is fighting
against a combined force of Germans
and Ukrainians near Skvira, according
to the newspaper Prayda, of Stockholm
The railway strike in Ukraine contin-
Hes Russian bourgeoisie, returning from
kiev, report, as soon as German SOL
diers leave any district, the workmen
desert the factories and peasants or
ganize resistance
The Ckrainian bourgeosie are be-
tween the devil and the deep sea. They
resent German occupation, but they fear
1t will be replaced by Soviet govern
ment as soon as the Germans go,
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!. W. W. PLEAD FOR new TRIAL
Counsel Claims 40 Minutes Too
Short to Decide Guilt
D.. Al. x....-.y D.. -..fr

Chicago. Aug. 81. Federal Judge
Landis today heard argument of counsel
on a motion fer a new trial and arrest
of judgment in the case of 100 leaders
Of the |. w. w. recently found guilty of
conspiracy In violating the espionage
law
Th" prisoners. who have been in jail
FOR week, were brought into the court
room handcuffed in pairs under heavy
armed guard. ... - ,;@''f"'
Attorney George +. Nanderveer. rhI. :
counsel for the defendants. in presenting
the opening argument On the motions.
attacked the constitutionaIity OF the In.
dictment.
Attorney Nanderveer pointed to the
fuCt that the jury was out only forty
minutes. This, he said. was insufficient
time to properly deliberate en- the mass
Of evidence presented. Numerous court
decisions were cited by the attorney in
support of his contention that the de-
PENDANTS were entitled to a new trial
Judge Landis took the motions under
advisement and said he would announce
his decision Thursday. .'.." '
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27

.GERMANSCANNOT
HOLD SOMME LINE
Front on Old Battlefield at
Mercy of Events in
South
BOCHE IS VERY NERVOUS
Resistance Expected Between
Ailette and Scissors and
on Aisne Heights
BOCHE IS VERY NERVOUS
By C. II. PERRIS
Special Gable to EUening Public Ledger

Special Gable to Erening Public Ledger
Copprfoht. 1918. bv Nctr York Times Co.
With the French Armies. Aug. 81.
The German front along the old
Somme battlefield, from Rapaume and
Roye to the hills between L.assignv and
Noyon, is the enemy's OUTPOST line.
which, despite the strength of its field
works. cannot long be held. It is at
the mercy of events further north and
south. The great German retreat in
this region in the spring of last wear
to the then new Hindenburg line took
us somewhat by surprise. This time
General Debeny and General Humbert
are ready to pounce at moments
notice on the retreating foe.
The Disc front, which, as have
shown. is hardly favorable for frontal
attack, is comparatively quiet. but
found yesterday morning considerable
front Here, on the wide bare heights
and in the wooded gullies north of
Scissors, the boche is in a desperately
nervous condition. 1t Is natural, since
we threaten, on the one hand, to turn
his position along the Aisne and Vesle,
while, on the other. we are within gun
nnge Of the once famous hinge Of the
Hindenburg line between Coucy and
the Scissors road in the west" end Of
the emindes.Dames. 1t is certain
that the enemy will put up a deter.
mined resistance between the Ailette
and Scissors and along the Aisne
heights.
In the former sector he is already
going so. Two strong German counter.
attacks were broken on Saturday in
the neighborhood of Montecouvre and
at hill and farnstead east Of
Bagneux, and Sunday General Won
Eben sent in the first of the guard.
which was severely punished. The
French made 600 prisoners during the
two days combat at this point and
greatly advanced their line 7"
General Mangin's army has made
1924 prisoners in the last week in.
Guiding 255 officers, and has taken 25s
cannon. -
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MUST FIGHT ON UNTIL GERMANY
SUBMITS, SAYS LORD HUGH CECIL
Senator Lodges Program of War Aims Meets British Ap
proval-Strusgle Now Crusade Against Moral Dis
ease-Peace Intrigues CONDEMNED

"The war is now n crusade" he writes.
we fight to overthrow "A principle,
stamp out a moral disease extirpate an
abomination. The war is no longer one
between two groups of nations It Is
the civilized world fighting to cha stise
rebels against its fundamental laws
The war Crn end not in conversations
and negotiations as between EQUALS. but
in tho recognized defeat. and consequent
submission. of the rebel nation.
"1f the results of the war were 70
show that Germany could hold its own
against the world, unconditional ma
tionalism, which is the evil principle
that Germans maintain, would have been
justified in point of force. though not of
right. It is vital to tide off n superior
national supremacy, which Is implied in
league of nations to prove that there
is power in the world greater than
the strength of tho most warliI>c nation
Otherwise. Germany might become
neither loyal member nor even an
ohcd dcnt subject of the league. Its ma
tionalism might still remain undimmed,
seeking afresh to strengthen itself nv
accumulated force till 1t should be
strong enough to fight again. Other
nations would be Obliged to do likewise
and the league would fail of it's pur-
pose.
THE war must be fought till II ends
in the submission of Germany. BY SUBJ
mission [ do not in the least mean de-
struction Indeed, it is not, believe.
possible to destroy a strong and united
nation by military defeat. We don't
seek to destroy Germany. but we seek
to force the Germans to recognizes that
they have been defeated and to submit
to the authority Of world stronger
than they MoloCh must be Inundated
in sight of all his votaries If they are to
accept purer faith"
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FINNS SEE ONLY HOPE
OF FREEDOM in ENGLAND
Reds Flock to British in Murmansk SIX Escape Prussan-
izing Inf1uence-Don't Want to
Fight

, parties should take part. He complained
that they did not say how many or what
countries were to be represented, and
added that the scheme, in any case,
was wrong. because IT began by as
Stunning that the prisoner was guilty
Films Don't Want to Fight
1.-The Finnish army he said, consists
of very new men, and Is not yet in
condition TO be forced to do what It
does not want. It does not want to
fight. Food conditions in Finland also
are bad. In the north frosts have
ruined the potato crop and done much
damage to corn. The position in Fin
land is difficult enough without war
Therefore, 1t is unlikely that the Firms
will take any initiative
On the other hand. the communica-
tions are so bad that any serious at
tempt on the part of the English to
drive the Germans out of Finland is un-
likely, because they would need prep
arations on vast scale, and the at
tempt could only become serious If Pet
rograd were in Allied hands. so that the
Allies could threaten the southern Fin
nish railroad.
Trying to Prussianize Finland
Hence, perhaps, the German urgency
in trying to force on the preparation of
the Finnish army. They are even going
so far as to issue Finnish newspapers
with the object of the Prussianization of
Finland and the creation of military
spirit. ! have myself seen selections
from this propaganda, some of which
consist Of an elementary kind of essay
on the perfect soldier.
Il asked tsenius what attitude the
Reds would take in case that in spite of
all there should be war. He said that if
many Social Democrats were forced into
the Finnish army they would be neutral.
/ asked whether there was any probable
ity of a fresh Red rebellion. He said
None whatever while the Germans
are in Finland. unless there is German
revolution. Then probably the Reds
would return from Russia and find help
actually In the new Finnish army, which
contains many conscripts who are un-
sympathetic with the White. and openly
say they would be glad to learn the use
OF arms because of future possibilities
Even should there be persons in favor
or inviting help from the Germane
there can be no question about the atti-
tude of the executive committee, which
has uncomprisingly opposed any sort of
collaboration with them.
THE feeling Of the people is extremely
anti-German Steady propaganda has
been carried on by the Soviet leaders
during the las. six months, never losing
an opportunity of explaining both the
abominable and temporary character of
the Brest peace and never losing an op-
portunity of exposing all the misdecds
of the Germans in the Ukraine. which
are now bearing fruit and l am definite
~ informed that the Red army which
Trotzky has created is definitely anti
German.
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Special Cable TO Erening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918, By Nctr York Times Co.
London. Aug. 81.

Special Cable TO Erening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918. By Nctr York Times Co.
London. Aug. 81.
Senator Lodges program of war aims
contains no specification making a clear.
er appeal to the British people than his
exclusion of the pcrmssibility Of an
other treaty of Vienna. The war FOR
democracy will he ended by a democratic.
and not diplomatic. peace.
Virtually all the organs Of English
opinion are agreed that no peace which
satisfies German autocracy can satisfy
British democracy. Here and there is
some quarrel with the use of the phrase
dictated peace" on the ground that 1t
too nearly resembles the knockout
blow" policy. but on the essentials there
is virtually unanimity of view. Peace
intrigucs, whether engineered by a
discredited deposed monarch or by any
other German agency, are under the
circumstances calculated to have a sorry
career and in the light of the develop
ments which have taken place since the
words We're uttered that English states
man, AsQuith. who said it would be easy
10 reject first German peace offer, but
that Il might lie difficult to so deal with
a second. might wish to revise his
prediction. Great democrat that he Is,
the late Premier would undoubtedly
agfec that the democracy which is VIM
ming the war viii settle terms of peace.
lord Hugh Cecil. IN the course of cor.
respondence dealing with Lord Lans-
downe's proposals. has admirably de-
lineated what nay De described as the
dominant temper of the British people.
The British Government, he says, can
not as IanSdoWIe thinks, ennCaVor to
facilitate the opening of negotiations.
because much more Is now at issue than
the causes of British Intervention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918. bv Neic York Times Co.
London, Aug. 81


London, Aug. 81
Arthur Ransome, the correspondent OF
the London Daily News. who is Boil
shevik protagonist. sends the following
dispatch from Stockholm under date of
Saturday:
Il had long talk today with NJ
usenius, who was the official representa-
tive of the Red Finn Government at
Stockholm Usenius is Social Democrat
member of the Finnish Metal Workers
Union. and spent two years in America
lie, like most of the metal workers. was
opposed to the armed revolt In Finland
but bowed to the will of the majority and
did not shrk the responsibility when 1t
became Inevitable. | asked him about
the Red Finn's attitude toward the AL
lies at Murman and toward the Soviet
republic. He said the newspaper stories
here about the Finnish Leader Rahja,
who Is alleged to have taken 10000 Red
Firms to Murman, are extremely inac-
curate
Comparatively few Firms. he said.
have gone north from Petrograd, but
great numbers have retreated out OF
northern Finland and are escaping
across the frontier. After suppression
Of the revolt they have joined forces
with the English in the north. believing
Germans and White Firms. That. of
course, was before the Allies had taken
definite steps against the Soviet Republic
When It became clear that the Allies
were opposed to the Soviet. Rahja tried
to withdraw the Red Firms from Muir
mansk. The Finnish Social Democrats
at Petrograd issued a declaration that
no Firms should help the Allies. who op
posed the Socialist Russian Government.
English Their Only Hope
"I asked whether Rahja brought away
many Tsenius replied: "A good num-
her. but the majority remained. believing
that only the English can help them.
"I asked him to define the Red atti-
tude to the Soviet Government. He
said
I'VE can be convinced that no other
than Socialist parties in Russia, should
they come into power, would have given
Finland real self-government, and that
Is what we want. We are neither for
the English nor for the Germans
IT next referred to a conversation I
had with Toloi. the Finnish leader in
Moscow, when Toko emphasized the
fact that the Red Firms were for the
Bolsheviki. Usenius replied:
"'That is so, and Tokoi. an older
man, finds it more difficult to SYM
pathize with the doings of the extreme
left
He then referred to Kaselrods and
Russanoff's proposal to send an inter-
national commission of inquiry to in
vestigate the doings of the Bosheviki.
He said the Swedish Social Democrats
were agreed on condition tina. all other
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
AGAINST SURPRISING FINDINGS
Republican Senators Oppose Cen.
sorship on Aircraft Report

Washington. Aug. 27.--Army censor
snip orders barring from transmission
abroad certain features of the recent
report Of the Senate Military subcom-
mittee. which investigated aircraft pro-
duction, wwas shaply attacked today in
the Senate by Republican Senators
Senator Weeks. of Massa chusetts pro-
posed an Investigation by the Senate
Printing Committee TO determine
whether the Congressional Record in
which the aircraft report was printed,
rails under the censorship ban. Senator
Lodge said the plain purpose of the
censorship orders was to influence pub
fishers against publication of the report
IN this country.
The only people in the world" said
the aircraft situation is the American
people. 1t Is perfectly well known to
our allies and to the enemy"
Senators Poindexter. Penrose and
Brandegee Joined in the criticisms
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
Barred Fraterna nsm

slleNHu. Nv utli we utIldGtu "SF. was
"a shock to him. Since then the sur
prses have been rolling up
Barred Fraternallsm
Opening his address. Mr.. Gerard said
the German Government would not al
low fraternalism TO exist there as 1t
does in America. He said the Imperial
Government was afraid to have or
ganizations which might cause revo-
luton against the system of rulc.
THE people of Germany do not know
yet that they cannot win this war
but the officers Of the general staff
know that it is useless to believe they
car obtain a victory. And America is
recognized as the dominant factor in
deciding the struggle against Germany"
Mr.. Gerard said in concluding his talk
He was scheduled to speak tonight
at the Independence Square rally, but
was forced to return 10 New York i'm
mediatcly after his morning address
President r. IT, Gerard, cousin Of the
former ambassador. called the meeting
to order. The Rev. +. r. McFadd"u
Richmond, Va, pronounced thc !mvo-
cation The orchestra began The star
Spanglcd Banner" Miss Beatrice kcHd-
all Eaton, dressed as Columbia, walked
into view on the stage. escorted by a
marine carrying a French flag and a
sailor carrying an American flag. She
sing the national anthem. then the
"Marscllaise."
As she uttered the first words Of The
Star Spangled Banner a huge service
flag with one big blue star in 1t and the
numerals "3l6,2l2" on the star was
slowly dropped from the gallery of the
stage As the service flag unfured,
hundreds of miniature American flags
fell from its folds.
Near the end of Miss Eaton's opening
song a large American flag was dropped
behind the service flag. When she fin
iehed singing Miss Eaton threw the
small flags to the audience.
W, Freeland Kendrick. Receiver of
Taxes. welcomed the convention to Phil
adelphia on behalf of the Mayor. Le-
rov Andrus. of Buffalo, first president of
the Congress. responded and read an
address from X. G. Hill. first secretary,
who was unable to attend.
Committee and officers reports occu-
MED much of this afternoons session.
According to the report of w. f.
| Futch, secretary Of the congress, and
A. F.. King, treasurer, made this after
noon. seventy-three out of ninety-two
| organizations affiliated with the congress
/ bought s1O,953,245 worth of Liberty
| bonds, Sl7.304 worth of war saving:
| stamps and 5000 in thrift stamps. AT
approximate estimate of the total pur.
chases in Liberty bonds, thrift stamp!
and war savings stamps by individuals
belonging to organizations affiliated with
the congress is s47,951,3Sl.
The executive committee of the con
grcss suggested that each of the ninety
two different organizations affiliated
should devote from fifteen y twent!
minutes at each meeting to patriots
exercises, and to encourage member
to buy Liberty bonds and war Saving
stamp and thrift stamps
This afternoon the speakers were DR.
| c Day Clark, of Toronto, Canada. ant
DR.. Lee X. Frankel. Doctor Clark's ad
dress was on Wartime Canada"
Doctor Frankel. who Is treasurer o.
the American Public Health Associa
ton, praised the fraternal insurance
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~
Hsins d reported to be IN progress
Nefe. The British advanced lines now
4fe reported to be east of Monchy.le
! 4reux. German rear guards are
s sighting to retain their hold on Pelves.
en the south bank Of the Scarpe. the
8ritish having reached the edge of the
town.
Gain North Of Scarpe
North Of the scarpe progress Is
being made by the British on both
sides Of the road to Douai. AS Haig's
forces advanced south of the river the
Germans soon found that the ground
north Of the stream was extremely
dangerous. Here they are being forced
back. leaving their rear protected with
q large number of machine guns, and
are employing the same tactics that
they generally are using along the
rest of the battlefront.
The British advance gives evidence
of temporarily slowing up at various
places along the front, but intervals
of comparative slow movements must
be expected during the course of a bat.
tie such as this. for the British have
now been engaged in hard and contin-
uous open fighting without rest for a
week.
Many more prisoners and guns and
another German battalion commander
have been taken. The officer fell into
the hands of the British in the fight.
Ing around Beugnatre, north of Ia.
paume.
The total number of machine guns
taken from the Germans in the pres.
ent drive must now run away mp IN
the thousands. Stacks of these weap.
ons have been captured. but it is prob
able there will be no opportunity for
counting them in the immediate III.
ture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
PHILADELPHIA GIRL DROWNED
Elizabeth Wood Loses Life Swim.
ming at Westville, N. J.

The body OF Elizabeth Wood, twenty
two years old 2040 North Hope street,
was recovered today from Timber Creek
Westville, y. j., where she was drowned
while in bathing last Sunday evening
ming who also lives at 2040 North Hope
street, were swimming with William
Hess Charles Mclaughlin and Joseph
Dorman. all of Gloucester, when Miss
Wood was seized with cramps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
ITALIANS IN new POSITION
Quit Semeni and Osum Region
After Defeating Austrians
By the Associated Press

Rome. Monday, Aug. .6,--The Italian
troops in Albania in the region Of the
SeInenl ard OsUn Rivers after checking
superior enemy forces IN several days
of lighting. hav" retired undis'urbed to
prepare defenses, says an official state
ment issued today.
The Austrians .sueit. ed a sangUinary
defeat August 81 and have not renewed
their attacks since.