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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-12

odhodlal, ze sam sc slecnou
Fairliovou promluvim. Odebral
jsem sc k nj hned, nebot meho
casu bylo jiz ma male. Chtel
jsem totiz pristiho dne odjeti.
Sotva jsem vkrocil k nj do
pokoje, jiz vysla mi vstric u
ctivym pozdravem.
Uvedl jsem il k pohovce a
posadil jsem Sc naproti nj.
"Rad bych vami promluvil,
ma draha," pocal jsem, "a bu-
du mluviti tax uprimne, jak
druhdy jsem to cinival, dokud
jste byla jeste malym devca-
tkem."
Sedela prede mnou s hlavou
sklopenou a We tvari jeji zracil
Sc hluboky smutek.
Rad bych co nejdrive od-
tud odjel," pokracoval jsem,
"a proto prichazim, abych upa
matoval vas ma pricinu, pro kite
rou vlastne prijel jsem do to-
hOto domu."
Tvar jeji nyni jeste vice zble
dla rty chvely Sc jako by o.
Cekavala neco hrozneho.
"Jsem vasim pravnim zastup
Gem a vasim dobrym pritelem
nam tedy "a svoji povinnost,
rpamatovati vas ma nastavajici
vas snatek baronem Perciva-
lem"
"Je skutecne treba abychom
0 tom mluvili?" zeptala sc sko
re Septmo.
"Je toho treba," prisvedcil
jsem a pocal j vykladati ucel
svatebni smoluvy. Poslouchala
mne ma pohled lhostejne.
"a nynl," pravil Jsem ku
konci, "reknete mi, zdaz byste
81 prala, abych ucinil We smlou
We n6ktere zvlastni podminky,
lltere bych ovsem musil vase
lmu stryci predloziti ku schva-
leni, ponevadz nejste posud pl.
noletou."
POhledela mi vazne We tvai
a promluvila chvejicim Sc hla-
sem: "Kdyby Sc stale re bych
Sc
"Kdybyste Sc provdala," do.
plnil jsem ieji slova.
6 = tedy nedopustte, A.
bych musila Sc rozlouciti Sc svo
il sestrou Marii Halkombo.
vou,' dopovedela.
"Nerozumela jste dobre me
otazce, ma draha! Zadosti va.
81, pokud sestry Sc tyce, muze
byti vyhoveno soukromym do
hodnutim Sc. V prvni rade mu.
site ale pamatovati an sve jmf
nj. Define tomu, re byste cht6
la uciniti posledni vuli, az sta
} nete Sc svepravnou, komu by
, ste chtela odkazati sve jme
ni?"
I'M arie byla mi sestrou a ms
tkou," pravila Laura Fairliova
"a proto by zasluhovala, abycl
il sve jmeni odkazala."
: "Zajiste, mile dite," odpov,
del jsem, "avsak musite uvazi
(. t., re vase jmeni jest velmi IN;
: enc. Chcete il cele sve jmer
e odkazati?"
: Vahala ponekud odpov6
a di; barva jeji tvare Sc menila.
Gee nikoli," pravila, mar
e krone Marie Halkombove je
ste nekOho -"
= Zamlcela Sc, pri cemz tvar
: jeil Sc zapalily.
"Pomyslite patrne jeste n
nejakeho jineho elena rodiny
e krone slecny Halkombove?
g zeptal jsem Sc, chteje il pomc
: ci rozpakd.
e "Je tn jeste nekdo," pokrac
= vala nedbajic mych poslednic
i, s,ov, "jenz by snad rad prij:
d ode mne neco ma pamatku :
st - vzdyt by nebylo v tom nj
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-12

PRODA Sc LEVINE zelezarsky
cbchod V dobrem miste a v do
brem chodu. Pricina prodeje
cGchod ma voJnu. Zaslete ma
bidku pod znackou "Dobry OBJ
chod" do adm. t. listu. 7-12
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-12

kCUPl Sc jednorodinny men,
81 domek "a hotove ma Karline.
Nabidky zaslete pod znackou
'Domek" do adm. t. |. agenti
Sc vylucuji. 7-l2
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-12

VYMENl Sc pekny lot "a au-
tomobil. Zaslete nabidku pod
znackou "Automobil" do ad.
t. listu. 7-12
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
German Order Lauds
French Ingenuity
Special Dispatch to ThN Tr1bnne


WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The follow
ing is the text of German army order
taken from a prisoner captured on the
Western front, who belonged to the
army of the Crown Prince, received in
diplomatic kilograms here to-day:
Fourteenth Division of Reserves.
June 12, 1918. No. 43/6. Secret. Infor
nation given by the 14th during the
period OF attack from the 9th of Nav
to the 9Th of June. 1918. Enemy par
ticularities. The French infantry
fought in a remarkable way, the clever
utilization of machine gun posts being
notable above all else. The ground par
ticularly favored their plans, and the
we'll known ingenuity Of the French en-
abled them to derive the greatest adj
vantages from it by drenching it with
machine gun fire. Although our troops
sometimes advanced quite a long way
into the enemy line, it happened that
isolated machine gun posts continued
to defend themselves for hours. Ac
companying batteries of light minen-
werfer and even rifle grenades were
the best means Of breaking their re-
sistance"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
The Official Statements
BRITISH

LONDON (NIGHT) AT dawn this
morning the enemy launched strong
local attack against our new positions
south Of Morlancourt, astride the
Bray-Corbie road. The assault, de-
livered by a division from the re-
serve, succeeded in carrying our ad
vanced trench lines on portion Of
the ground captured by us on the
night of July 1929. Local fighting is
still taking place in this area and
few prisoners have been taken by our
troops.
Southeast Of Robecq our posts in
the Pacaut Wood sector have been
further advanced on q front of about
200 yards. A few prisoners also were
captured by us in this area.
LONDON (DAY). II An attempt
made by the enemy yesterday to
capture one of our posts northeast of
Merris was rcpulsed by our counter
attack. We captured few prison
ers and machine guns last night in
the Nieppe Forest sector (Flanders
'front.'.
The hostile artillery has been &C
tive with gas shells north Of Villers-
Bretonneux, and has shown activity
also about Bucquoy and north of
Bethune.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
British at Marne
Praised by Mangin
For Part in Victory

PARIS, Aug. 6.-General Mangin, of
the French forces, in an order Of the
day, addressed to the British divisions
under his command on the Rheims -Sois-
sons front, says:
"You reached the battle at its fiercest
moment, when the enemy, defeated for
the first time, brought up his best di-
visions, which were numerically su-
perior to ours.
"You continued to advance, foot by
foot. despite bitter resistance; you
held the conquered ground. notwith-
standing the violence Of his counter at
tacks. Then, on August 1, with your
French comrades, you carried the
height which the defenders had been
ordered to hold at all costs. Failing to
retakc it, the enemy was compelled to
retreat, pursued and harassed. for
twelve kilometres.
"All YOU English and Scottish troops.
both Young and veterans, have shown
the magnificent Qualities Of your race
indomitable courage and tcnacitv. You
have won the admiration Of your broth
era in arms. and your country will be
proud Of you, for to you and your COM
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
I'LL Feeling Betaueen
Tuo Cro.ur1 Princes
Ouer Battle Honors

Correspondence Of The Associated Press)
PARIS, July 2s.-Il. feeling between
the German Crown Prince and Crown
the German High Command in begin
ming the present offensive between
Soissons and Rheims, which already
has turned into a defeat
The German Crown Prince. according
TO reports. strongly desired that his
armies should have the honor of strk-
ing the first blow in the offensive of
1918. The Emperor is believed to have
lent a favorable ear.
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria,
whose command is on the northern
end of the battle line, however. laid
his case directly before the High Com
AS military proposition. it was the
view of General Ludendorf and his
associates that the blow should be
struck in the north.
Decision having been made. the big
offensive opened in the north in March
and was given q double check. This
failure gave the German Crown Prince
strong support for his plea that the
drive should be made against the
French lines.
On May 27 the German Grown
Prince struck against the Chemin- des-
Danes and was not halted until the
Marne was reached. His next effort
was stopped short His latest effort,
begun on July Is, was stopped after
three days
1t has been reported that Rupprecht
had been compelled to send divisions
70 the aid of the German Grown Prince.
thus probably adding to the bitterness
of the latter's pill of defeat.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
British Fliers
Bag Zeppelin,
Raid a Fiiasco
One Airship Shot Down in
Flames, Another Dam
aged OFF England

LONDON, Aug. 6.-The attempted
raid by German Zeppelins on the East
Anglican coast last night proved to be a
complete tiasco, according to reports
thus far received.
British hiers, who are ever on the
alert along the coast, we're ready for
the visitors and met them well out at
sea, bringing down one in flames, dam
aging second and driving third
away. What happened to the other
two airshps in the squadron is not
disclosed in the official statement The
fact, however, that the report said
"Zeppelins crossed the coast" is ground
for the presumption that these did
reach land.
There is no evidence as yet that they
dropped any bombs and it is probable
that their crews were kept busy pro-
tecting their ships against pursuing
British airmen.
The text of the official statement
relative to the air raid follows:
Give enemy airships attempted to
cross the coast last night, but while
still at sea were attacked by Royal Air
Force contingents cooperating with
naval units.
Three were engaged in action and
one was shot down in flames forty
miles from the coast. Another was
damaged, but probably succeeded in
reaching its base"
novel feature of the raid was the
early arrival of the airships. Two of
them were actually seen approaching
promenade Of widely known seaside
resort 1t is considered possible that
the Germans miscalculated the visbil-
ity and by arriving before dark invited
an easy defeat.
Airpanes Immediately went in pur-
suit and the zeppelins, throwing out
smoke clouds, turned northward and
endeavored to escape They were over
taken some forty miles from the shore
Just before midnight
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Prussiar Guard
Decinoated by u. S.
In Fisr,7es Fight

Special Dispatch to The Tribune,
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ga Paris dis
patch to the French Mission to-day
quotes the "Liberte' on the storming
OF Fismes, in which American troops
distinguished themselves, as follows:
THE most striking fact is the taking
of Fismes by the Americans. For the
Allies have beaten the Prussian
Guards. 1t is to one of those regi-
ments that filed past us at Paris on the
Fourth of July that the honor of this
brilliant exploit belongs. Fismes was
on the evening before outfanked on
the east, and American detachments
had even been able to penetrate into
the southern suburbs.
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock the
Americans launched an assault against
the town itself, which was being de-
Tended by the Prussian Guards They
gave proof of that superior and ire
slstlble class which characterizes them.
The Americans followed closely the
Fismette, which is situated north of
the Vesle. Soldiers of the Guard, in
spite of their tenacity. had to fall back
and their pursuers again engaged them
in battle
"There were furious hand TO hand
struggles. AS at Sergy and Seringes,
our Allies eXcelled in combat with the
sword and bayonet, making g real mas
sacre of the enemy.
"At a O'Clock they were masters of
the town and its suburbs, the greater
part of which is in ruins. Three days
ago, as a matter of fact, the Germans
set fire to the immense depots installed
in the town. which was the base of the
principal rear guard services of Won
Boehn's army and which was at the
beginning of the offensive of the 25th
of July the seat of the general head
quarters of an army"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Austria Plunged in
Gloom by Grouth
OF Allied Numbers

WASHINGTON, Aug. g. That man
power will be the determining factor
in the war and that it is incontestable
that the numerical superiority of the
fnterte is Increasing daily are two ad-
missions publicly made in Austria
which have caused great despondency
throughout the empire, according to
advices reaching Washington to- day
through official channels. The adnis-
slona are made in the "Arbcitcr lei
tung" Of Vienna. The paper states:
The assaults Of the Allies against
our new front have in no way dimin-
ished IN intensity That is fact
n ch gives one cause 10 think Do
not lc' us forget that the French and
ne AnVio Saxons are. side by side with
sF'a G.s'3e!!s, the most civilized pco-
e ac Wcrid and that they are in
= 11 70 tufn all modern tech
t-s-J! lIV~a,isna % their own profit
o. IRE o,ner hand, let us take into
oon3idefatlon the inyincible spirit
which aniiaates The French soldier the
tradition Of victory and glory which
only thczr last fen years, German his
tory haz eomcvhat tarnished
This spirit Of. the French army,
united with the powerful organizing
ability Of America, gives a value to
tho armies Of the Entente, at the very
1esEtx, equal 10 that Of Germany. 1t il.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Peasants in Cave
During T1uo Battles
Saued by Americans
(Ry Tic Associated Press J

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AIsNE- MARINE FRONT, Aug. 6.
Ninety French peasants, who had
been living in large cave near Ville-
Savoye, southwest of Fismes, were
rescued by the Americans after hav-
ing passed through two battles and re-
naming prisoners to the Germans for
five weeks. When discovered by the
starved, their scant supplies of food
having been almost exhausted before
the last battle of the Vesle began
The cave formerly was a quarry, and
when the Germans arrived in the
ncighborhood in the latter part of
May the peasants roundabout Vile
Savoye assembled in the cave rather
than leave the vicinity of their homes.
The entrance to the cave was at the
foot of the Hill. great layers of rock
and earth acting as covering.
Many shells had struck close to the
roof, several exploding directly over
taken refuge, but the thick rock and
earth roof was not damaged.
The peasants took all The supplies
possible from their farms, but finally
were compelled to appeal to the Ger
mans for additional food. They were
given an allowance so scanty that
they were compelled to forage for
sustenance, but this procedure was
difficult owing to the fact that the in
~aders allowed them to seek food only
within a prescribed area.
The refugees mainly we're elderly
men and women, with a few children.
When the Americans arrived many of
the peasants knelt in prayer at their
deliYerancc
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
GERMAN

BERLIN ).-There has been
lively recommending activity, espe-
cially in the Ancre and Avre sec
tlons and south of Montdidier.
Early to-day north of the Somme
Wuremnergers stormed the fore
most English line along the Bray
Corbie road and brought back about
hundred prisoners.
After partial thrusts without sue
cess, the enemy yesterday advanced
with strong forces to the attack
against the Vesle section, on both
sides of Eraisnes and north of
Jonchery. We drove them back in
counter thrust out of small sections
of woods OH the north bank of the
river, in which they had temporarily
located themselves. Several hundred
prisoners remained in our hands.
The rest of the enemy's attack had
already collapsed under our artillery
and machine gun fire before reach
ing the Nesle.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
FRENCH

PARIS (NIGHT Aside from ar
tillery activity east of scissors and
on the Vesle River, there is nothing
to report from the whole of the
front.
PARIS DAY. North of Mont
didier our troops have made progress
toward the Avre, which they have
reached between Breaches and Mori-
sci. A German surprise attack south
of Montdidier was checked COM
pletely Prisoners remained in our
hands.
On the Vesle front the French
maintained their positions at many
points north of the river, despite re-
peated attempts by the Germans to
drive them out.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
"Satans" Is Enemy's
Name for Americans

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 6.-"Satans' is
the pct name for American soldiers
among the men in the German army,
according to letter written by Lieu
tenant Ranke, who, as "oficerwar
correspondent" writes for German
papers stories of individual deeds Of
bravery by Germans.
In etter to the Dusseldorf
"Nachrichten he tells of skirmlsh
between a patrol of men from that city
with an American patrol who, by their
"impudent audacty," had been giving
the Germans much trouble. Both
parties were hidden in she'll craters,
be says, and stalked each other for
nineteen hours, with the result, ac-
cording to the story. that three
wounded American ''Satans" we're
brought in. For their work their
captors received Iron Crosses
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Military Comment
By William L. Mcpherson

,soctation (The New York Tribune)
from Lassigny toward Compiegne.
He yielded some ground and then
counter attacked on the German
right flank On July 16 and II Gen
eral Gouraud was applying this
counter attacking stopper on the line
east of Rheims. General Berthelot
was applying it on the line between
Rheims and the Marne. General de
Mitry was applying it in the region
below the Marine.
That is why the fifth German Of
fensive collapsed before it got fairly
started. The mechanism broke
down. French military intelligence
threw a wrench into the complicated
Won Hutier machinery, and, while
the wave formations were tangling
themselves up in the southern and
southeastern sectors of the Soissons-
Rheims salient, Foch delivered his
coup de grdce from the west.
When Ludendorff confesses that
the Allies have found a way to evade
the German blow and to counter
with another even more powerful
blow he writes 'Finis" on the great
German Western offensive. There
may be other tapering down efforts
to break through somewhere in
France. The vainglorious Crown
Prince of Bavaria may want to try
again after the Crown Prince of
Prussia has SO pitifully failed. But
the prestige of the German method
is gone. Its power is gone, too. The
puzzling Won Hutier shock system
was the chief asset behind Ger
many's bid for a decision this year.
If it no longer works the offensive
becomes only an empty privilege in
Germany's hands.
Foch is only an "evader" in Lu-
dendorff's eyes. He couldn't get a
Pour la Merite" from the Kaiser.
But, in just recognition of his re-
markable accomplishment in the
Marne salient, he has just been
made marshal of France.
The battle north of the Vesle still
stagnates. The Allies have out
travelled their heavy guns. They
need snatch of rest, just as the
Germans do. They are taking it..
But the results of the victory are
secure. The hands on the German
time clock for 1918 have been turned
away back. Ludendorff has lost the
offensive. He can regain it only on
conditions which must make him
pause and think. For a German of
fensive on any other sector of the
line might easily prove, under the
changed aspect of things, another
CHASTITY boomerang. 1t might repeat
the fatal misadventure which Ger
mans now associate with that most
odious of all military "catchwords"
1.-THE Marne."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07

"a T. HAVE much TO learn from
NV the unconscious admissions
of the enemy. In his anx-
iety to explain away the failure Of
the fifth German offensive General
Ludendorf blurted out a great truth.
He began by saying: "The enemy
evaded us on July Is, and we there
upon, as early as the evening of
July 16, broke off operations"
1t is not necessary to concede that
Ludendorff broke off operations on
the evening of July i6. He con-
tinued on July II to push his drive
for Epernay and Chalons and his at
tempts to envelop the Forest of the
Mountain of Rheims The high
water mark of his advance toward
Epernay was touched on July IT,
He broke off operations on July Is,
after he got the first news of Foch's S
counter offensive against his right
flank.
Yet he had doubtless recognized
by the 17th or 18th that his offensive
had failed. Why had it failed? He
says, with a naIvete which is almost
pathetic, that "the enemy evaded
u.s. The enemy certainly didn't
evade the German attack by taking
to flight. The Allied lines remained
firm-entirely too firm to suit the
German High Command. The
armies east Of Rheims retired a little
from their front lines to prepared
positions, against which all the Ger
man shock waves broke in vain.
The armies southwest of Rheims
yielded mile or two Of ground and
then stood fast. Below the Marine
the French and Americans retired
four miles at points before they be-
gan to counter attack. But in the
neighborhood of Rheims the French
defenders had no ground which they
could yield They were back on the
last lines, very close to the ruined
city. They did not "evade" the
enemy. On the contrary, the gallant
French colonials-the Moroccans,
Algerians and Tunisians-(t the
French call them affectionately "les
Joyeux") fought where they stood.
They could not and would not re-
treat. And though they suffered
heavily, they repulsed every German
attack.
Where was the "evasion'? What
Ludendorff was thinking of was
this: The Allies had finally found a
solution for the Won Hutier method
of assault. He couldn't afford to ad-
nit that to the German public. He
used camoufaging phrase. But
he deceived nobody outside Germany.
General Mangin had already prac-
tically found way to stop the Won
Hutier offensive when he smashed
the fourth German drive--that south
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Americans Repulse
Two Woevre Raids
lSy The Associated Prcssl

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 6.-Two enemy raids
in the Woevre sector were beaten off
yesterday evening by the Americans.
The following officers and men have
been commended in orders for gallant
conduct during the raid July 20 in the
Vosges: Captain Roy n. Perkins, First
Lleutenants Will Rolf, Paul w. Mas
ters, Louis f. Scott and Walter S. Kirk
patrick, Second Lieutenant Arthur L.
Theles, Sergeant Judson Walker Cor
poral Carl w. Turner and Privates Earl
D. Sullivan and Earl P Bjuser.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Brazilian Troops Reported
To Have Arrived in France

WASHINGTON, Aug. GA telegram
from Rome to-day says: "The Brazil
ian Minister in Rome has left for
France to greet Brazilian troops, who
recently arrived on the Western front. "
At the Brazilian Embassy TODAY
confirmation of the report could not be
obtained 1t was believed there to be
an erroneous report, as the embassy
has not been informed Of the transpor-
tation of Brazilian soldiers to France.
In some quarters it was believed the
dispatch might refer to Brazilian sail
ors. as some Brazilian war vessels are
known to be cooperating with the AL
lied and American navies.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
German Women Fear
Prisoners Here Nav
Be Scalped or Eaten

LONDON, Aug. 6.-Letters from
relatives and friends in Germany of
U-boat crews interned in the United
States arc beginning to arrive in
London. They throw little light on
internal conditions in Germany, but
some are very amusing as showing
the appalling ignorance of the mass
of Germans regarding the United
States.
One letter from the wife of a prs
oner, apparently written in all seri-
BUSINESS, says:
eve hope you will soon return.
You are. certainly to be sympathzed
with. We are always praying with
our deepest feeling that you may not
be eaten up by Indians or hanged by
cowboys with lasso ropes
"lf they should wish to scalp you
you should first make appeal to the
King Of America. Is he also an Ind
ian ?"