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Evening star., 1918-07-11
ENEMY DISCOUNTS
us. TROOP FIGURES
Doubt Great Forces Are in
France-E'Q Quality Counts"
SIurring Reference.
STALE ARGUMENTS USED

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, July 11.-Newspapers
IN Germany have published the fig
TRES recently given out by Secretary
OF War Baker as to the number of
Americans sent overseas. but hereto
fore they have practically refrained
from making comment on the sub
ject apart from some sarcastic cap
tion like American Bluff"
The only expert military voice heard
so far is that of Lieut.. Gen. Won Ar
denne. who, in long article, Tuesday
in the Dusseldorf Nachrichten, COM
forts his German readers with stale
arguments to the effect that he does
not believe the figures and that num-
bers do not count anyway.
He says: President Wilson recently
announced that two million men were
under arms. Secretary of War Baker
says only 100000 now are on the con-
tinent. while French army command
er figures that only one-ninth Of that
number are at the front
equality, Not Quantity, Counts"
''In fact. only two or three divisions
so far have made their presence felt
The rest has been occupied in building
railroads. factories and ammunition de-
pots. 1t is, however, no matter Of guam
tity. but of quality"
Continuing. Gen Won Ardenne says:
The formation of an American Army
operates under far less favorable con-
ditions regarding the equipment and
armament. proof of this being seen
in the drilling of recruits without
rifles and guns. The wholesale manu-
facture of flying machines has pro-
duced very small results.
american troops have been mixed
with French and English units, as
was shown by the repeated attacks
near Chateau Thierry. A million SOL
diers need, according to Secretary
Baker. four million tons.
That these are unavailable is
shown by the course of the U-boat
war, and it is also proved that they
cannot be provided by the building Of
new ships. America cannot send a
really imposing force inside of two or
three years. Whether they would be
morally valuable is doubtful"
Americas War Enthusiasm.
Gen. von Ardenne concludes his ar
ticle with some alleged statements by
American prisoners about the "artf-
hciality of American war enthusiasm ,,
The Hamburger Nachrichten refers
to the large percentage of coIored
troops In the American Army. which,
preston Of the rest Of the force. be-
cause 'race-conscious white Ameri-
cans generally refuse contact with ne
groes."
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CAN NOW ENLIST NEGROES
HERE IN BRITISH ARMY

NEW YORK, July 11.-Authority to
enlist colored soldiers in the British
army has been received by the Brit
ish and Canadian recruiting mission
In this country. it was announced to-
day.
Heretofore this has besa restricted
owing to the limited number Of col
ored battalions in the British army
and toNthe fact that number Of col
,ored men have been enlisting in Eng
land. The applicants must be British
subjects.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
FRENCH ACE WILL MAKE
DETROIT-CHICAGO FLIGHT

CHICAGO. July 11-Lieut. Georges
Flachaire. a French ace with a rec
ord of twelve German planes brought
down, announced today that he would
20 to Detroit and fly from there to
Chicago next Sunday in his Spad ma
chine, a late type of French fighting
machine. The lieutenant said he ex-
pected to make the flight from De-
troit in less than four hours,
Evening star., 1918-07-11
NEW POLICY. AIMS
At THE HAPSBURGS
Austro- Hungarian Empire
Now to Be Attacked
From the Rear.
SLAVIC LEGION A FACTOR
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1918. by the New York Evening
Post Company.
While folks generally have been
wondering what the United States
would do in military way to help
Russia and get at rGermany's back
door, another movement to harass the
central powers from hehind is slowly
being organized in this country with
the cooperation of the allies. It means
a possible revival of allied activity at
Saloniki and conceivably the use Of
former subjects of Austria Hungary
on the Italian front.
President Wilson by signing tho $12,-
000. 100000 Army Appropriation bill this
week gave official approval to what may
prove eventually an effective penetra-
tion into the Austrian empire, the col
lapse Of which so many observers have
come to believe will bring about the fall
Of the present Berlin government. too.
This proposal as embodied in law today
is self-explanatory and reads:
Provides a Slavic Legion.
"Under such regulations as the Pres
ident may prescribe force of volunteer
troops in such unit or units as he may
direct may be raised, to be composed of
mans (UkrainIans), belonging to the op-
pressed races Of the Austro- Hungarian
or German empire resident in the United
States, but not citizens thereof, nor sub
ject to the draft.
Such force shall be known as the
Slavic legion or by such other de-
scription as the President may pre-
in it until he has furnished satis-
factory evidence that he will faith
fully and loyalty serve the cause of
the United States and that he de-
sires to fight the imperial govern
ments Of Germany and Austria
Hungary.
The force so raised and duly sworn
into the service may be equipped,
maintained and trained with our own
troops or separate, as the President
may direct, and thereafter may be
transported to such field of action as
the President may direct. to be used
against the common enemy in con-
nection with our own troops or with
those of any nation associated with
the United States in the present war:
and the several items of expense in
volved in the equipment, maintenance.
training and transportation of such
force may be paid from the respective
appropriations herein made or from
any subsequent appropriations for the
same; provided that American citi-
zens OF Austrian or German birth. or
who were born in alien enemy terri
tory, who have passed the necessary
examination and whose loyalty is un-
questioned. may, in the discretion Of
the commander-in-chief of the ARMY
and Navy. be commissioned in the
Evening star., 1918-07-11
May Reach half Million.

Various estimates are heard as to
the size of the army that can be
raised, but those behind the scheme
believe that from $4,000 to a half
million men can be enlisted in the
Slavic Legion in the United States
alone. Undoubtedly many more will
be added from those resident in Eng
land, France and Italy, SO that in
effect the oppressed peoples of Aus
tro-Hungary will be modified in an
actual fight for liberty and fnde-
pendence. Their own people un-
doubtedly will surrender in great
numbers II the Slavic Legion ever is
able, in cooperation with the armies
of the entente, to get close enough to
them.
AS compared with the proposals for
military Intervention in Russia, the
plan to organize the Slav exiIes has
the merit Of being in harmony with
the wishes Of the oppressed races Of
themselves. Auaeri-
can policy itself has undergone a
radical change In this respect since
the beginning Of the war. At first
the United States indicated that IL did
not approve the dismemberment of
the Austro-Hungarian empire and
President Wilson's speeches made this
very plain.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Health at Camps Satisfactory.

The weekly Army health report
issued today says health conditions
at home camps continue very satis-
factory. Deaths this week were 112;
last week, 81.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
British Improve Positions,

LONDON. July lin a local op-
Grafton carried out last night south
CT the Somme. east of villers-Breton-
aeux, the British positions were i'm
proved. says today's war office an
6ouncement.
The Germans again last night bonn
bnrded somewhat heavily the British
positions east of Amiens on both
sides of the Somme river, the war office
announced today. The statement
reads:
I'VE improved our positions slight
ly during the night east of Villers--
$retonneux.
Yesterday afternoon and last night
successful raids, in which we cap
fured several prisoners and a ma
Chine gun. were carried out by us in
The neighborhood of Mervis and Fes-
faubert.
1.-The hostile artillery has shown
eome activity against our positions
estride the Somme."
LONDON, July 10-Field Marshal
D ;g's report from British headquar-
icrs in France tonight says:
TN the successful minor operation
c.trried out by us last night in the
! rhborhood of Merris we captured
lC0ntinusd on Second Pagel
Evening star., 1918-07-11
ATTACKS VALIDITY
OF D. C. TAX LAW
Levy on Intangible Property
Declared in Suit to
Be Void.
OPERATION HELD UNJUST

The validity of the intangible tax
assessment levied in the District of
Columbia under the act of March 3,
1917, is attacked today in suit filed
in the District Supreme Court by John
C. Heald. George E. Hamilton and
Daniel W. Baker, as committee of the
estate of Eugene Peters, adjudged in
sane.
The court is asked to require the
District of Columbia to refund tax
of $1.478.26 paid by the committee
May 20 last, under protest.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Recent Deeds Of Valor.

Lieut.. Edison Boerke Of Wausau.
wis. keeled over by q shell explosion
which dislocated his shoulder, started
to roll down the clifflike side of no
mans land. Gunner Joseph Bourdue
inmped after the falling man, picked
him up and carried him back to SAFETY
though knocked down by a second
sI IN another attempted raid Corp.
Fred Henderson Of Kansas and Pri-
vate Rexford K. walker of Illinois
rnshed out of q dugout, armed, re-
snertively. with pistol and trench
Knife. Henderson's pistol was blown
ont Of his hand, whereupon he ran
around to a traverse trench, grabbed
another pistol, returned and killed
ane wounded another and captured
the third of the trio Of Germans who
rod fired on him. Walker continued
throueh the fight armed only with his
knife.
Nav york and Sergt. Peter ]. Leblanc
~ Nova. Scotia, when the enemy put
Sawn a sudden barrage, killing three
of their comrades and wounding two,
Lad the remainder back. Leblanc,
though. stunned, carried two of the
womnfied, Then. getting support, he
and Smeallie returned and bombarded
the position, repelling subsequent
attack successfully.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
BAST|LE DAY TO Be
OBSERVED SUNDAY
Frances National Holiday to
Be Celebrated by D. c.
\
and Nation.

Washington and the nation will OBJ
of Ju,v" next Sunday.
Under orders issued by the Navy
~
Depaf tiheht' All SHIPS anu naval e'o
tions will be dressed for the occasion,
and saiutes Will De nred TO the 'ri-
color of France. In Washington, flags
will be displayed and sermons preached
IN NAVY cbrrohes on tho sn,rit of
- many |ui o
FRANCE. Aoroao II Will oe hoiiuaS
for Pershing's boys.
french rags 20 be O7sPlayeo.
~,,a,..
Soflinissioiier Dro"nio" eooaS
pressed the hope that every French
flag in the National Capital would be
displayed in celebration of the fall of
been advised by pastors Of numerous
iiNes sermons ON the sirnificance Of
the day-
M de Rilly. French high commits
sioner IN Wasbinpton. expressed an
nreciation Of the Commissioner's re-
nnast for ohsary,nca ~ RastjIa day
He said II wonid he recinrocation
.nnran;.+ad h,, oil Eranohna, ~ tha
Iopr.h - lii, naIahratinns hoid q,
po,;s III ~ - "a otha Eranot o;t;as Ao'U Al
aiAs Aiiu o'iieA eeA e''''
E,,:
Speciai oefsAees on 'ne InApse'
o,ndnctsd m the El,inse hv the war
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Mistake Of Policy Shown.

But the unwisdom Of that course
was demonstrated when 1t became
and independents in Austro-Hun-
gary was growing rapidly and that
the people themselves were in SYM
pathy with the aims Of democracy in
the present war.
Secretary Lansing's approving
lCootinued On Second PaEe.l
Evening star., 1918-07-11

There have been numerous rumors
recently Of the death of the young
Alexis Romanoff, the former heir ap-
parent, but none has been confirmed
from any authoritative source. The
most recent circunlstantial account of
his supposed whereabouts was print
ed in German newspapers late in
June. These declared he was then
in Tobolsk, Siberia, having been left
behind there because Of illness when
the other members of the Romanoff
family were removed to Yekaterin-
burg.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
SON OF FORMER CAR
REPORTED BOMB SLAIN

LONDON, July 11.-Swedish news
papers publish n statement by a
Swede just returned from Moscow
that Alexis Romanofr. son of Mich
olas Romanon, the former Russian
emperor, has been killed by a boil
shevik soldier by means of a bomb,
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen today.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Basis for Attacking Law.

Counsel claims in the papers filed
with the suit that the intangible tax
law. under which the assessment is
based, is wholly void" If valid there
is nothing in the law, it is urged,
which authorizes the taxation of in
tangible personal property represent
ed by shares of stock in corporations,
taxation only being authorized on
moneys and credits"
Four reasons are assigned why the
law is void. Counsel claims that, taken
as a whole. by no reasonable interpreta-
ton can it be determined with suffi-
cient certainty what intangible property
it is proposed to have taxed under it.
1t undertakes to authorize an assess
ment on property of any person or cor
poration doing business in the District
of Columbia, even though he may reside
elsewhere and be so taxed at his place
of residence, and it is impossible to de-
termine whether Congress intended the
section in question to be enforced with
this provision eliminated as to non
residents.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Conductors Narrow Escape.

MUSKoGEE. Okla, July 11.-R E.
Cowan. a Pullman conductor, narrowly
escaped death at the hands Of the rob-
bers when he reached up to extinguish
the lights in the sleepers Before his
fingers touched the switch, however. a
rifle was fired at him from the darkness.
shattering window. A piece of flying
glass put a cash above Cowan's right
eye. but otherwise he was uninjured.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
AMERICANS SPURN
GERMAN TENDERS
When Huns Get Friendly
United States Lads Give
a Bomb in Return.
YANKEES SHOW VAL0R
BY JUNIUs B. WOOD.

BY JCN1US b. WOOD.
CabIegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE FRENCH FRONT, July 1.-the
efforts of Germany to instill false
morale into the soldiers facing the
Americans by stories that our men kill
all prisoners are having a reaction.
Possibly Fritz's fear propaganda
may suggest to our men a way OF dis
posing Of troublesome prisoners. Any
way, he does not want our men to hesi-
tate to surrender because of fears Of
such an unpleasant fate. Thousands OF
cards we're dropped back Of our lines the
other day by enemy aeroplanes. They
were printed in English on both sides
and read:
'.Soldiers of the U. S. A. AS we hear
from your comrades seized by US your
officers say that we kill prisoners Of war
or do them some other harm. Don't be
such greenhorns. How can you smart
Americans belyieve such silley things?"
Continue Friendly overtures.
Some venturous spirits among the
Germans at night tied packages Of cards
to our barbed wire and in the morning
continued their friendly overtures. by
displaying signs bearing the words.
"Cood morning." When bullets whizZed
mast their ears the FritZs' suddenly dis
Continued their efforts.
In parts Of the Vosges the trenches
on the mountain sides in places are not
more than fifty yards apart. In one of
these spots the Germans playfully placed
two kittens on the parapet. In another
place a package Of made in Germany"
cigarettes were tossed over, but a
sputtering grenade was thrown back in
exchange. as our soldiers nave strict
orders not to respond to any overtures
of the enemy designed to break down
the fighting spirit.
Germans Repulsed.
Rv hitter experience the enemy has
discovered that the home propaganda
that the Americans are unwilling to
fight is false Several raids attempted
in this wild, mountainous country
were repulsed with severe losses to
the Germans. The terrain lends it.
self to ambushes and guerllla war
fare in which the Americans nave
shown themselves the equals OF the
German Alpine veterans.
On one of these raids German Of
ficer. confident that the Americans
Tere terrortzed, jumped on a parapet
at the head of his men with a gren-
ade in one appraised hand and a Lue-
eer automatic pistol in the other.
Serg+ William 8. Waller Of Pinckney-
Vile, III, whose mother lives in Chat,
tanooga, Tenn, seized a r1he, Jumped
sbot hayonetted the officer. The others
in the party dropped their weapons
and fed.
Recent Deeds Of Valor.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Yesterdays Advance.

PARIS, July 1o.-In the sector to the
southwest Of Scissors the French have
continued their gains, occupying La
Grille farm, advancing to the outskirts
Of Longpont and penetrating the north
war Office announcement tonight. The
statement reads:
South Of the Aisne our infantry put
an end to the enemy resistance at va
rious points north of Chavigny farm
we occupied La Grille farm and the
puarries to the east. Our patrols pushed
as far as the immediate outskirts of
t.ongpont. We penetrated the northern
section of Corey, taking fresh prisoners.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Was Krupp Candidate.

GENEVA. July 10.-Admiral Won
Hintze, the successor ef DR.. Won
Kuehlmann as foreign secretary, is
the Krupp's candidate. according to
the Gazette of Lusanne, which adds:
"Dr. Won Kuehlmann, perhaps the
most moderate and far-seeing Ger
man, has been sacrificed to the junk
ers. The choice of Won Hintze shows
the strength Of the pan-Germanist
party and justifes the strong atti-
tude of the allies and the immense
effort of America"
Evening star., 1918-07-11
WEATHER

Fair tonight and tomorrow. little
change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending at pm. today: Highest, so, at
pm. today; lowest, 81, at am. to-
day.
Full report on page 16.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Against Natural Justice"

The law is against natural justice.
it is contended, in that it undertakes
to tax certain classes of persons and
to exempt other classes from. taxation
without any legal or reasonable
ground for such discrimination. The
law is also void, it is alleged. because
it provides there shall be exempt
shares of stock of business COM
panies which by reason of or in
addition to Incorporation receive no
special franchise or privilege" This
provision is so vague, it is claimed.
that it is impossible to determine with
any reasonable degree of certainty
what classes of corporate stock are
to be taxed and what exempted and
1t is impossible to determine whether
Congress intended the section in
question to be enforced with this pro-
vision eliminate
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Salient May Be Wiped Out.
French Official Reports.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 11.-French troops last
hight captured the town of Corey, on
the front southwest of Scissors, the
war office announced today.
In addition to gaining complete pos
session of Corey, including the Corey
railway station. the French took the
phateau and the farm of st. Paul, to
the south of Corey.
The capture was effected in an
operation for the enlarging of the
French positions to the east of the
Retz forest
The French statement reads:
in the course of the night French
troops enlarged their gains in the out
skirts of the forest of RetL Our
troops took possession of the entire
village of Corey, the railroad station
of Corey and the chateau and farm of
st. Paul. Fifty prisoners, including
one officer, remained in our hands.
The raids executed by US in the
region of Maisons de Champagne and
an unnamed hill resulted in a dozen
prisoners being taken by our troops"
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Chateau st. Paul Also Taken.
Compiegne Now More
Strongly Protected.
ACTION CONTINUATION
OF IMPORTANT BLOWS
British Push Still Farther Forward
East of Villers BretonneuX on
the Amiens Front.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The French continued their
jamming tactics last night on
the westerly side OF the Marne
salient, southwest of scissors,
capturing the town and railway
station of Corey and the farm
and chateau of St. Paul, south
of the town.
The gain of ground serves
still further to protect the forest
of Nillers Cotterets otherwise
called the Retz forest), which
forms bulwark of the defense
of Compiegne, the important
French base and railway juno
tion, on the east of that town.
On the British front south of
the Somme, Field Marshal
Haig's infantry pushed still
farther forward last night and
won an additional holding
ground east of Villers Breton
neux, on the ridge which stands
as an important eastward de-
fense of the allied base at
Amiens.
Raids Conducted Elsewhere.
Raiding operations comprised the
major portion of the activities on the
remainder of the allied front.
The operation on the French front.
resulting in the capture of Corey.
gains in interest in that it repre-
sents a continuation of a series of
important local attacks on this front
between the Aisne and the Marine. be-
gun by Gen. Petain on Sunday. 1t
Is along this line that the allies ap-
parently count 1t quite probable
that the Germans will resume their
offensive.
The net result, together with an earlier
operation farther north. late in June,
when a dangerous salient east OF the
Iaveratne ravine which the Germans
created in their June offensive, was
wiped out. is that the French front now
runs in almost straight line along
series of strong positions for distance
OF approximately twelve miles from the
Aisne southwark to below Corey.
Evening star., 1918-07-11

lContinued on Second Pagel
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-14
Need More Room at W. S. S.
Booth During the Winter

More War Saving and Thrift stamps
are sold at the booth situated at the
five han at any other station
i'm the city. The booth is run under
the direction Of Miss l.. Ricci. who
obtains girls to tend il on different
days. The daily amount OF stamps
sold at this booth is about $500.
The greatest drawback at the booth
at the present time is that IT is not
large enough to accommodate the
business and from the present outlook
must be closed up during the winter
months, as there is no room for n
stove with which TO heat II.
without the booth the present sale
of stamps will no doubt fall off. ana
this will interfere greatly with the
prospects of raising the allotment. i n
other places about the country, the
various local unions have gotten to-
gether and built a stamp booth, which
can be used for either summer or
winter sale and donated II to the sale
of the stamps. This city must have
better accommodations for the wom-
en- who are selling the stamps IL the
sale is 10 continue from the booth at
the five n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-14
GEN. PERSHING INCREASES
HIS PRISONERS TO $4,000
(Continued from page ID


In general, the military commenta-
tors prefer to reserve judgment of the
full effect of the offensive until more
ample details are available and they
are ablo to see the trend these oper-
ations are likely to take.
One of the writers, Henri Buioo,
has something to say of strategic mat
tiers. however. In discussing the at
tack. The st. Mihiel salient, he
points out, was of great Importance
as a base for an enemy drive and
thinks it possible hat when the Ger
mans attacked towards Chalons OF
July Is they contemplated also
throwing a column from st. Mihiel.
II the Germans had decided TO
abandon such a position, NJ. Bueiau
argues hat 1t is a sign that the gen.
eral military situation forced them
to take the step after their with
drawal from the Somme line and
then that of the Lys. This third re-
treat is considered a serious blow
and he points out hat whether or not
the withdrawal to a shorter line was
voluntary. the operation cost the
Germans dearly.