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Evening star., 1918-08-02
NHle-en- Tardenois Encircled:
More TOW1s Fall to the Allies

in attacking the woods, thickets and
villages, each OF which had been trans
formed into q fortress, with the aid
of machine guns.
F Advance Is Marked.
By 6 o'clock Hill 205 and the viii
lagos of Courdoux, SerTenay and
Cramoiselles had fallen before the
determined allied assaults and prison.
erE were coming in. BY O'Clock
the advance was SO marked that the
British and French batteries were able
to go forward to new positions, The
German guns replied feebly, but their
mttrailleuses were very numerous.
The enemy counter attacked furi-
ously from Buzancy and Eveque wood,
but their efforts were Splendidly held
up by the allied infantry.
By evening the allies had occupied
Cramaille, northwest of Fere-en-Tar-
denoise, and the hillocks to the north
Of it.
After taking the village of Grand
Rozoy, northwest of Fere-en-Tarde-
nois. the allied troops advanced to the
Plessiere wood, where the combatants
are in the closest of grips and the
combat IL extraordinarily fierce. The
heights north Of Grand Roxoy have
fallen into the hands of the allies,
and at several points the allied troops
have approached within five miles Of
the railroad leading to Bazoches,
which is the only railroad that can be
used by the Germans for maintaining
communications.
Evening star., 1918-08-02
THOMAS w. LAMONT BUYS
NEW YORK EVENING POST

NEW YORK. August 2.-The New
York Evening Post has been sold to
Thomas w. Lamont of J. p. Morgan
& Co. by Oswald Garrison Willard and
his fellow Stockholders. acting through
the four associates to whom Mr.. VIII
lard recently gave an option on the
property.
In a statement Mr.. Lamont an
nounced that he had placed the con-
troll Of the property in the hands Of
the present editors and of board of
three trustees-Theodore N. Vail,
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company: Henry S.
Pritchett. president of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching. and Ellery Sedgwick. editor
of the Atlantic Monthly.
Rollo Ogden, the present editor of
the Evening Post, is to remain in
charge of the editorial page. of which
he has had complete control since
1908.
Evening star., 1918-08-02
TO FIX STATE QUOTAS
OF UNSKILLED LABOR
Employment Service to Apportion
Requirements for 500, 600 Un-
skilled Workmen.

The United States employment serv-
ice of the Department OF Labor last
night announced the number Of men
each state will be expected to release
from non-essential industries to mako
up the shortage of 100000 unsiiIled
laborers In war factories.
This allotment OF state quotas 10
the nrst step Of the employment serv-
ice following the taking over by that
service of the task OF doing all the
recruiting Of unsktlled labor for war
industries employing more than 100
men. Before the government took .
hand in the recruiting of labor some
states were being drained of work
men, while other states were not even
being touched by private recruiting
agencies. This caused many states
to put q ban on private labor recruit
ing.
The state quotas hava been fixed by
the Department Of Labor in accord
ance with conditions in the various
sections Of the country.
The District of Columbia Is not in
cluded in the list of state quotas
Maryland Is asked to give 1885. Vsr-
ginia 1880 and West Virginia 3.s7o.
Evening star., 1918-08-02
BRITISH.
LONDON, A,

LONDON, August 2.-The ofiicial
statement reads:
"A few prisoners were captured by
our patrols yesterday in tho neighbor-
hood of Festubert.
During the. night English troops
carried out successful raid north Of
Albert. capturing sixteen prisoners
and a machine gun.
The hostile artillery has shown
somewhat Increased activity south of
the Somme and south Of Ypres and
has been active also north Of Bethune
and on our front east Of Haze
brouck."
LONDON. August The British
official communication issued this
evening says:
I'm the course Of the night several
prisoners were captured by our pa
trolls in the neighborhood Of Merris.
To-day there Is nothing to report
beyond the usual artillery activity by
both sides.
THE number Of prisoners captured
by Us during July aggregate 1903. In
cluding 50 officers"
A British communication referring
to operations on the italian front
says:
I'm the month Of July sixty-six hos
tile airplanes were destroyed and
three were brought down out Of con-
troll. Four Of our machines failed to
return
Evening star., 1918-08-02
POTATOES BOOSTED
IN FAIR PRICE LIST
Form and Arrangement
Changed to Simplify for
Housekeepers' Use.

Fair price on potatoes has been raised
by the District Food Administration.
The official list of prices for food
stuffs announced by the administration
today for the ensuing week shows the
best grade Of potatoes has been in
creased from So cents peck as maxi
mum price to 66 cents. Tho No. grade
potatoes are quoted at 40 to As cents =
peck for the next week. During the past
week this grade was quoted at So to 10
cents
Lard and Cheese Advance.
The only other changes in the quota
tions for the coming week were the add
ing Of compound lard to the list with q
quotation Of 81 to 2s cents q pound.
and quotations on cheese In one-half
pound lots at Is cents and one-quartsr
pound lots at 10 cents.
Although few changes were made in
the quotations. the entire form and
arrangement of the price list issued
today is changed. The new classih-
cation and arrangement Of the vari-
Gus articles and the quotations are
simpler and more easily read and un-
derstood. In fact, the new form Is
considered not only more attractive.
to the old form used by the admin
istration.
Computation Made Easy.
In preparing the new form for the
price list the officials of the admin
istration considered. but has not yet
acted upon the advisability Of plac-
ing an additional column of figures
to show the retailers profit on each
individual food article. Such a quota
tion, it was pointed out by officials
advocating it. would serve as a great
help to housekeepers in that they
could tell at a glance the exact profit
going to the dealer without having
to indulge in any mental figuring.
The plan will be given more con-
sideration. 1t is believed 1t will be
added to the weekly price list within
the next week or two.
Commencing tomorrow a daily mar
ket guide will be published by the bu-
reau OF markets. working in cons
junction with the local administra-
tion. This guide will give a brief and
accurate report of the market condi-
tions each day and will inform the
housekeepers just what their dealers
are paying for their vegetables,
melons and berries, and will quote
what is considered fair retail price.
Evening star., 1918-08-02
Bitter Fight Marks Advance
OF Americans Near SerQu

of nineteen said he had been a year
in service. but that this was his first
fight. He avowed with tears that he
did not like it
Other prisoners, being asked why
the Americans were beating them, re-
piled: The Americans have good
food in their stomachs, while the
Germans have only poor stun that no
one could fight upon
Fight to the Finish.
mot far from this front a some
what pathetic group was. found. There
were five Germans and an ofhcer on
one side of it and four Americans
on the other. 1t had been a fight
to the finish and the last American
to survive had thrust his bayonet
downward into the erath to sig
nifty that he was the last one to see
it through.
Meanwhile the fighting had been
proceeding between Sergy and Sc
rfnges with much Of the old bitter
ness. The artillery had slackened,
and the fashion in which the enemy
met the American infantry attack
showed he had no intention of re-
firing unless compelled by superior
forces.
prisoners from the 201st Division
declare that their orders were to hold
the line at all costs, especially at
Hill 1874 (northwest of Seringes).
They seemed to have little doubt that
there is no lack of troops behind
fheno
Evening star., 1918-08-02
Kaiser Loses Bridgework
to Aid His Army to Paris

and the army, however. are COM
pletely under German control, and
there Is every reason to suppose they
will cooperate with the Germans.
The Germans have induced the boil
shevik government to agree to the
cession of the whole of the Murman
coast to Finland. Notwithstanding the
desire of the inhabitants to remain
Russian. The Finnish army, capable
of undertaking an offensive probably
does not exceed 10000 men.
In the Ukraine. the peasant uprising
has assumed large proportions and
apparently seriously menaces the Ger
man and Austrian communications.
The peasants are destroying the rail-
roads and have blown up the bridge
southeast of Kiev. The Austrian
troops in the district have been una
BILE to control them.
In the Caucasus there Is great fric-
ton between the Germans and Turks,
The Germans are trying to prevent
the Turks from occupying Baku. on
which Turkish attack appears to be
imminent. Baku is lightly garrisoned
by Armenians and bolsheviki and
probably will fall.
There is evidence Of growing dis
couragement in Bulgaria. which is
said to be due chiefly to the exploita-
tions of the Bulgarians by the Ger
mans,
Evening star., 1918-08-02
GOV. EDGE MAKES PUBLIC
HIS CAMPAIGN PLATFORM
Candidate for Senate Would Pro
mote American Commerce and Re-
form Nations Financial System.

/ Gov. Edge of New Jersey has an
nounced the platform upon which he
will stand as q candidate for United
States senator. and accompanies it by
q statement In which he said:
Upon some subjects I have reached
no final conclusion for the reason that
I realize the necessity of maintaining
an open mind in order that the period
of wonderful experience through
which we are passing may be used as
a guide. For any man to stand up
today and arbitrarily decide the fu-
ture of such problems. for instance,
as government railroad ownership or
permanent taxation policies is to
prove that he is utterly incompetent
to assume the responsibilities of busi-
ness government in reconstruction
times.
TN addition to war support and
activity I give special prominence to
two subjects: The DEVELOPMENT by
America of a foremost place in world
commerce through the encourage
ment along profitable lines of our
new merchant marine and the refor-
nation of national finances through
the adoption Of a businesslike budget
system"
Evening star., 1918-08-02
RUMELY AND FORMER
HUN COUNSEL INDICTED

NEW YORK, August Federal
indictments were returned here today
against DR.. Edward A. Rumely. for
mer vice president and secretary of
the New York Mail and Express Com
pany, and s. Walter Kaufman, for
mer counsel for the German embassy
in the United States, as alleged par
ticipants in the purchase of the Even
ing Mail for the German government.
Three indictments were returned.
One is against DIR. Rumely, charging
peurjury: one is against Kaufman,
making the same accusation, and the
third alleges that the two defendants
conspired 10 commit perjury and to
omit from h report made to A. Mitchell
Palmer. enemy property custodian. re-
garding the ownership of the Evening
Mail, the statement that $3.50 shares
of preferred stock and 6,657 shares Of
commonstock in the newspaper were
held by the imperial German govern
ment
Evening star., 1918-08-02
AMBASSADOR FRANCIS CABLES !
HE IS ON WAY TO MURMANSK

bassador. as it indicates that he will
be safe On the Murman peninsula.
where armed forces of the United
States and allied governments are in
control.
Frequent communication with the
ambassador from Kola is now expect-
ed. For several months communica-
tion with Mr.. Francis has been slow
and greatly interrupted, and the mes
sages have been frequently EarbIed. :
1t was pointed out by officials, how
ever. that Mr.. Francis is now out Of
direct touch with affairs in Russia.
having available only such news as
leaks through into Murmansk. He il.
however. in a better position than any
other officials Of this government ex.
cept the consuls in Russia, and there
Is some doubt as to the status Of
those officials in relation to the boil
sheviki. Several days ago Consul
Poole, in Moscow. called upon repre-
sentattves OF the bolshevist govern
Iment in behalf Of the consuls Of Ali
the allied governments, and that they
be allowed to communicate as for.
merly with their respective Eoyern-
ments. The answer to this REQUEST Ia
not known here, and the authorities
are awaiting a report from MoscoW
with some anxiety.
Evening star., 1918-08-02
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS

enemy back into his lines Of departure
by q counter attack.
"On the rest Of the battie front there
was artillery fire OF varying strength
and minor forefield engagements.
Northeast Of Perthes eastern Cham
pagne) the enemy, after strong artillery
preparations. endeavored to recapture a
point of support wrested from him July
30. He was repulsed with losses.
I'VE carried out successful attacks
south Of Mont FichteI and in the Ar
gonne forest.
''The enemy lost on the front yestef-
day twenty-five airplanes in air fights
and from gunfire from the ground.
Further, q British squadron Of six
big battle planes, on Its way to raid
saarbrucken. was destroyed by six Of
our machines before 1t was able to drop
its bombs. We shot down another Brit
ish battle plane out of the second and
following squadron"
Evening star., 1918-08-02
ATTACK GIRLS ARMY STORY.
Intelligence Officers Claim False
Representation of Service.

NEW LONDON. Conn.,. August a.
Charged with falsely representing
herself to be second lieutenant in
the motor cycle squadron OF the Med
ical Corps of the United States Army
abroad, Beatrice Duke. twenty-three
years old. who says her home is in
Newark, N. j.. has been arrested here
by Army intelligence officers and is
now held for appearance before the
United States commissioner.
The young woman. who has been
wearing the full uniform Of male
officer, had admitted. according to the
federal officers. that she has visited
Army cantonments in various parts of
the country. She claimed to have
been twice overseas and exhibited q
scar on her wrist as wound re-
ceived In service. She 10 said by the
federal officers to be of Austrian de-
scent.
The young woman was arrested at
the close Of q speech at q dinner in q
local hotel. where she was an invited
guest at which several Army officers
were present
Evening star., 1918-08-02
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN
FRANCE. August 2.-The important
town of ville-en-Tardenois, on the
easterly side of the Marne salient has
been encircled by the allied forces.
The French are continuing to. ad-
vance and have taken additional
towns and villages at various parts Of
the front between Soissons and
Rheims.
The enemy is resisting desperately
and losing In prisoners.
Germans Flee Precipitately.
By the Asssoeiated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August with the fall Of
darkness tonight fighting continued
between the allies and the Germans
on the western side of the Soissons-
Rheims salient. Allied observers re-
ported that bodies of Germans were
fleeing precipitately northward along
the road leading from Launoy. which
lies about midway between Scissors
and Fere,en-Tardenois.
The attack by the allied forces
which brought them such good re-
suits during the day started at I
o'clock this morning. with the aid of
tanks.
The British Joined with the French
Evening star., 1918-08-02
By the Associated Press.

Dy tue AS8OCthlSO
LONDON. August 2.-Fighting Of
the most bitter nature marked the
American advance east and southeast
of Sergy on Thursday. says Reuters
correspondent on the American front.
Bellevue farm. north of the village
of Cierges. was the German strong
point, since from it they could COM
mand the approaches on four sides
and their gun nests about 1t were
conceded cleverly u in the ripening
wheat. which afforded excellent cover.
This kind of fighting the corre-
spondent continues, "is slow business
and bad business for the side that
tries to hurry it unless 1t has an over
whelming power OF guns, and in this
open fighting guns cannot be concen-
trated as they are for trench attacks.
Why Americans Win
Two divisions opposed to the Amer
leans were the 2o0th Jaeger division,
which seemed to be composed of stout
fellows from various German states,
and the 216th, which was brought
from KENNEL on the British front in
FLANDERS, by way of Laon, where 1t had
irested for several days. These men did
not appear to be such good material
as the other division. One youngster
Evening star., 1918-08-02
correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. July 14-American uncon-
cern in a close fght not only has sur
prised the enemy, but It has brought
a feeline Of dismay to picked detach-
ments charged with the duty Of driv-
ing the fear Of the German into the
soldiers from overseas.
It appears to be a sort Of gospel
among the Germans that when they
attack.for the purpose of spreading
terror. after careful plans and prep
arations, that the adversary should
lie low. and succumb or surrender at
the scheduled moment They are slow
TO admit that their chosen victims
may be anything but terrorized or
that they may be found anywhere else
than under cover when 1.-The fright
fulness" comes along.
Yet they do find American boys at
times coming out into the open, often
rashly and unnecessarily. to meet the
worst they have to offer. This fighting
spirit often amounts to foolhardiUess,
and that is how the Germans classify
It. although more In distress than in
anger.
Some: Of tho men from across the
Evening star., 1918-08-02

The State Department today received
smother message from Ambassadors
Francis at Kandalaksha, Russian Lap
land. through Murmansk. dated July
20. It said that the ambassador left
Archangel on the evening Of July 2s.
accompanied by the chiefs Of the Dip
lomat1c CORPS of Great Britain. France.
Italy. China, Japan, Serbia and Brazil.
The ambassador said the last cable
he had received from the State De-
partment was dated July 3. A mes
sage received from Mr.. Francis yes
terday said he and the heads of the
diplopnatic missions of Great Britain.
France and Italy had left Kandalsksha
for Murmansk, which 10 controlled by
American and entente forces sent
there to protect stores of ammunition
and supplies K.
Gratifying to oficials Here.
Ofncia1s were relieved upon tho re-
ceipt Of the messages from the am
Evening star., 1918-08-02
BRITISH AVIATION.

LONDON, August 1.-The oficial
communication on aerial operations
says:
"on July 81 heavy fighting took
place In the air. with the result that
twenty-six enemy machines were
brought down and nine others were
driven down out Of control. Four Of
our machines failed to return.
> Although observation was again
difficult, many photographs were
taken and fifteen tons OF bombs were
dropped by US with good effect. Dur
ing the night over twenty-three tons
Of bombs were dropped by US with
out the loss Of q machine.
Several railways, including those
1t Cambrai and Lille. suffered very
heavily. many direct hits being OBJ
tanned and q number Of large hres
started"
The air ministry communication to-
night says:
ION the morning of the 1st Of ku-
gust one of our bombing squadrons
started to bomb Cologne, but. finding
1t enveloped In cloud, turned and
dropped its bombs on the factories at
Duren (Rheinish Prussia), in one Of
which q fire broke out. All our ma
chimes returned.
"A second formation attacked the
railroad work shops at Treves. They
were heavily attacked by large num-
bers of hostile machines. Three Of
the enemy machines were destroyed.
One Of our planes has not returned"
Evening star., 1918-08-02
CAPT. VAUGHAN ADMITS
GUILT IN RAINC0AT PLOT
Enters Plea Of Guilty and Promises
Important Disclosures Regard
ing Alleged Fraud.

NEW YORK, August sts2.-Important
disclosures in the alleged conspiracy
of Army raincoat manufacturers to
make large profits by delivering in
ferior goods to the government were
indicated yesterday when Capt Au-
brey w. Vaughan. a Quartermaster
Corps Official. indicted in connection
with the case, pleaded guilty and
agreed to become a federal witness.
He had pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned Wednesday. -.....
Vaughan was charged with having
accepted commissions. which later
were alleged to have been divided
with other Army ofhcers. Tor pro
Gouled, a Weehawken. n. j., manu-
facturer.
His counsel asserted in court that
Vaughan was ready to make a full
admission Of the facts. His testimony
was taken later at the United States
district attorneys ONCE. and 1t was
said that the witness had exonerated
other Army officers from suspicion.
. Capt. Aubrey W.. Vaughan. Quar-
termasters corps, y: $; A.. is the
returned in Washington a few weeks
ago against John Fleming. former
water commissioner OF Boston. and
John T. Cavanaugh, Eugene Sullivan
and Joseph Kohn, also Of Boston. Tor
an alleged similar, transaction.
The Indictment does not charge
Capt. Vaughan with the alleged crime,
but asserts that the men represented
to q manufacturer Of raincoats that
they had special influence with the
officer and could obtain contracts. 1t
is also stated in the Indictment that
the manufacturer was induced to part
with $500 on the representation that
the officer was in need of money.
United States Attorney Laskey was
not prepared to state whether the plea
of the officer would bring about an in
quiry into his connection, IL any. with
the contracts sought by the four men
Indicted. Mr.. Laskey said his once
would cooperate to any extent asked
by the Department of Justice.
Evening star., 1918-08-02
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August 1.-The booty cap
tured by the French in following up
the German retreat from the Marne
included large amount of bridging
material which the Germans had COL
lected just north of the Marne.
1t is pointed out that the intention
of the Germans to effect the passage
of the river in great strength and
drive in the direction of Paris is thus
indicated.
For the 6rst time since the opening
of this years campaign March II, the
fresh reserves at the disposal of the
allies considerably outnumber the
fresh reserves at the disposal of the
enemy, Notwithstanding the fact that
the enemy still holds substantial
numerical superiority on the whole
of the front, according to the view in
military circles here.
There are indications that the situ-
alton has changed in the last three
weeks in northern Russia. The Fin
nish population now is intensely hos
tile to the Germans. There is a great
shortage of food and the people are
entirely dependent on the entente
for sustenance. Both the government
Evening star., 1918-08-02
DECISION FOR DIR. HILLS.
Plymouth Church Pastor Wins
Ruling in Suit for Accounting.

NEW YORK. August 2-The suit
brought by the Rev. DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills. pastor Of Plymouth
Church Of Brooklyn, against Frank
L Ferguson, former president Of the
Plymouth trustees, has been decided
in the clergyman's favor by a referee
appointed by the court to determine
the justice Of DR.. Hills demand for
an accounting. Mr.. Ferguson acted
as business administrator in DR.. HiI-
lis numerous business enterprises, In
cluding the purchase Of Canadian tim
ber lands.
that Mr.. Ferguson owes DR.. Hills
$4,000 and that various claims which
Mr. Ferguson put in for services and
expenses, amounting to about SIS, 900.
were not justified.
Evening star., 1918-08-02
AUSTRIAN.

VIENNA. August (via London).-|
The following Official communication
was issued by the war once today:
ION the Albanian front the Ital-
ians have been forced TO cede their
first lines northwest and northeast of
Berat and q considerable belt of ter
ritory on a front Of twenty kflome-
ters- Our troops are pursuing the
enemy"
Evening star., 1918-08-02
BEL LGIAN PRISONER WANTS
TO COLLECT P. o. STAMPS

Collectors with stamps to spare can
c6 a good deed by sending them to a
Belgian soldier. prisoner Of war
at the internment camp at Zeist, Hol-
land.
Vilers Marius has written 10 The
Star that he would like to collect
posage stamps during my long days
of leisure" but that he has no means
of procuring the stamps.
His address follows:
'sVILERS MARIUS,
"Genie. Barrack IA. Camp I.
Zeist, Holland"
Evening star., 1918-08-02
Diamond inns, Estate shrink..

NEW YORK. August 2-rhe estate
Of James Buchanan Diamond -Jim)
Brady y worth s1,57s,42s instead Of
the $5.oo0.ooo valuation placed on It
by his friends at the time of his
death. according to q report made by
the executors. His collection OF
Jewels, believed to represent an In
$500, ,60e. n