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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
US. ARMY POUNDS
AT FOES CENTER
NORTH OF VESLE
Advances Toward Plateau and
Heights-Enemy Prepares
Retreat to Aisne
BY the United Press

with the american Armies in France.
American troops continued their in
cessant pounding at the German center
north of the Vesle River.
Although our wings on each side of
flsmes are comparatively quiet as re-
CARDS infantry fighting, the Americans
are slowly advancing up the ravines
running northward from the Vesle to-
ward the plateau and heights where the
Germans are strongly intrenched
The little town of Fimette, about a
mile north of Fismes, has been cap
tured, greatly improving our bridgehead
on the north bank Of the Vesle
Our artillery Is blasting away at the
boche defenses all along the line, but
the firing is particularly heavy just
north of Fismes, where the gunners are
seeking to open UP. a way for the in
fantry.
The German artillery fire is lessening
noticeably. Its barrages. mostly are
created by heaVy-caliber pieces. accord
ing to prisoners. This indicates that
the enemy is withdrawing its artillery
farther northward and removing mate
rial, possibly in preparation for a retire.
ment across the Aisne.
Captured officers frankly admit the
aim of the Germans Is now to hold off
the Allies until they are ready to fall
back again. They say they are hard
pressed for fresh divisions to withstand
the Allied pushes. The German Crown
Prince already has used third Of the
Germans entire west front strength in
attempting to repulse the Marne drive
The American attack yesterday was
made after deadly artillery preparation,
the doughboys then rushing the village
(Fismette) and catching the boches be-
fore they could get away. In hand-to-
hand street fighting virtually all the
Prussian troops who opposed them were
either killed or captured. At that, the
percentage of prisoners was small.
In the rear areas the Americans are
assisting refugees to re-establish them
selves in villages recently captured.
American trucks rolling northward usu-
ally carry women and children on top
of the piles of ammunition and sup
plies.
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u. s. Troops Smash
Foe in Picardy
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much difficulty to the enemy, should he
intended crossing the river
AT II o'clock this morning a road east
OF Framervllle was blocked with motor
lorries unable to proceed. This conges-
ton is not confined solely to the enemy's
transport service. At about noon a large
number of the enemy were seen by AL
lied airmen near Chipilly Bluffs. They
mad been apparently cut Off from the
rest of the Germans in that vicinity.
The prisoners taken vary in quality.
out usually are of fine physique. The
gas masks used by the Germans were
poor, and many of the prisoners threw
them away on arriving at the cages
"nere they are temporarily detained.
The most profound secrecy character
lzed the preparation for the battle. Even
at the last moment only tho barest rumors
were current of the coming fight. The
precautions taken to prevent informa-
ton leaking out were amply justified, as
the attack was a complete surprise to
the Germans. The Allied casualties are
light, 1t Is reported.
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Picardy Smash
Pockets Enenu

Continued from Page One
position, was pointed out. Pressure
against this point is placing the Ger
mans in a difficult situation.
The temporary stabilization Of the
fighting on the Vesle front had been
promptly met by General Foch, he
added. bv the blow in Picardy. where
events of the Marne battle seem likely
to be duplicated.
Laying emphasis on the necessity of
pressing on vigorously and giving the
enemy no chance to rest or readjust
himself General March said this was
the object of the War Department in
seeking to raise the age limits Of the
draft and to hurry to France ever
increasing American forces.
In answer to questions, General March
said the Forty-second (Rainbow) Div-
sion, after receiving its combat training
In Lorraine, had Joined the French east
of Rheims on July IS. and helped to
break the enemy drive at that place.
Reading from record of the divisions
movements, he said that in eight days
of battle. It had forced passage OF the
Ourcq. met six different enemy divisions
and had advanced sixteen kilometers
and taken prisoners from each Of the
opposing enemy divisions. (The Rain
bow Division contains National Guard
troops from many states In the union.
The I49th Machine Gun Battalion Of
Pennsylvania Is included.)
The Twenty-ninth Division Is still In
Alsace, southeast of Epinal; the Seven
ty-ninth Is still in the American training
areas and the Eighty-fifth is now arriv-
ing in France, its infantry having landed
and it's artillery being about to land.
The Twenty-seventh Division. under
Major General O'Ryan. and composed Of
New York National Guard, was last re-
ported with the British In Flanders.
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DOUBTS THAT LEAGUE OF NATIONS
CAN WORK BY MAJORITY VOTE
Lord Robert Cecil Believes World Not Yet Far Enough Ad
vanced-Decsons Must Be Unanimous War
Until After Public Discussion

the league and threshed out in public.
II the decision reached is unanimous,
then 1t ought to become operative. If II
Is not unanimous, then we must rely on
public opinion to bring about a solution,
only there must be no war until public
discussion has been settled That is the
only real advance l believe to be now
possible"
Lord Robert asserted that If such an
agreement had been in force the present
war may not have occurred, and that the
British Government strove hard in 1914
Tor an international conference
Asked IL this was not similar to
Bryan's peace treaties based on the prin-
ciple of years delay after the issue
had been Joined in before a declaration
OF war, Lord Robert replied:
That Is quite a good idea, but the
delay need not perhaps be as long as a
year. i am not sure three of four
months would not be enough"
Speaking of the difficulties of estab-
fishing such league, Lord Robert said !;
There may be a great deal of doubt
as to it's practicability among what are
termed practical men. but practical men
have never done anything. I am sure
the people will insist on something being
tried at least. ! sincerely hope So"
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POPULACE GRATEFUL
FOR AMERICAN AID

Washington. Aug 1O.-The Russian
people are awakening to the rich op-
portunity afforded them by the Allied
project of aid, now under way at Vladi-
Vostok and Archangel.
THE good news appears that the
United States has determined to help
Russia with food supplies" says the
influential Russian Vechernaya Gazeta,
extracts from which have just reached
this country. I'VE can entertain only
feelings of the deepest gratitude toward
the liberty-loving people of the great
transatlantic republic for this demon
stration of human love and vital energy -
The thought here is that Lenines at
titude of opposition can interfere no
more than his previous attitude toward
the allies of the Russian people-and
Red Cross officials are rushing sun
plies to the population of the northern
peninsula and providing food. clothing,
medical assistance and financial aid
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EXPECT GERMANS
TO STRIKE BACK
London Newspapers Be.
lieve Foe Soon Will Make
Desperate Struggle
OUTLOOK is BRIGHT
BY the Associated Press
London. Aug. 10

London, Aug. 10.
surprise is notably mingled with graf
incation In the commen, of the morn
ing newspaper on the continued advance
OF. the Anglo-French forces in the Somme
region.
Nowhere is any attempt made to dis
guise the fact that a great German ef-
tort TO retrieve the losses Is inevitable.
The enemys difficulty is desperate, !"
says the Daily Telegraph, land will be
desperately met. 1t must be assumed
that struggle of the deadliest char
acter VIII ensue as soon as the neces-
sary troops can be brought to meet Duh
advance"
Meanwhile the commentators hold that
there Is every reason for satisfaction,
and regard the outlook as never more
promising for the Allies since the war
began.
No offensive in which the British army
has participated, it is remarked, eyer
made so much progress on the OPEN
ing day as in the new Picardy drive.
The military correspondent of the
Times, referring to the remarkable speed
developed by the whipDets in keeping
pace with the cavalry, forsees a future
when every heavy infantryman will have
small, light, tank, while swarms of air.
men will take the place of the cavalry
and light infantry.
The employment of large number of
light, fast tanks-the whippets-with
strong forces of cavalry, is regarded as
giving entry TO new feature of battle.
The extraordinary employment of air.
craft in pursuit of the enemy is also
remarked. The services they rendered
obviously were of the utmost military
value, which it is hoped Is not out of
proportion to the losses.
A further success for the Allies is re-
garded as depending to a large. extent
upon the fate of the important railway
town of Chaulnes. Should Chaulnes
fall, says the Times, very large results
NAV follow
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Police Dig in Cellar
For Lost Children
Continued from Page One

gal street, Gloucester City and is being
held for a further hearing Monday
One of the six children found in the
house Is an eighteen-m n-month-old baby
named William, believed to be the son
OF Mrs Welsh Mills or Mills Welsh,
who lives in the northwestern section of
the city Another is a twenty-month-
old infant named Edward, said to be the
son of Mrs. Florence Moran, 537 North
Creighton street. 1t is declared she
paid $3.50 week to Mrs. Blackstone
for the care of the child. She had to
work for her living and could not look
after the baby herself
Three of the other four are claimed
by Mrs Blackstone as her own. by a
former husband, named Charles Worth
ington. They are Opal Worthington, five
years old and Violet and Margaret,
twins, ten years old. The last of the
six is William Thompson, three years
old, son of Mrs. Georgette Thompson.
Claims Other Children
In addition to the three mentioned
above, Mrs. Blackstone claims to have
several ether children. Cavaliero Worth
ington, fifteen years old; Floyd Worth
ington. seventeen years old; Pauline
Worthington, sixteen years old; Cres-
well Worthington, twenty years old, now
under arrest and held for a further
hearing on Monday, and Howard Worth
ington, twenty-six years old, who was
drafted and is now fighting In France.
Mrs. Blackstone also says that Mrs.
Schaeffer, of Gloucester Is her daughter.
but the latter has SO far denied this,
All six of the younger children lived
in the same room, dark closet only
about 10 by 9 feet in size and looking
as though it had not been cleaned for
months
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ALLIED ATTACK
ONCE MORE BIG
SURPRISE TO FOE
British and French Went to As.
sault Without Preliminary
3 Bombardment
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918, bv NetU York Times Co.
Paris Aug 10

=
Paris, Aug. 10.
Once more the Allies have the ad-
vantage of taking the enemy com.
pletely by surprise. BY adopting tho
method which has proved so success.
full since Byng's smashing victory be-
fore Cambria the British and French
went to the assault without any pre-.
paratory bombardment. The battlefield
covers roughly the distance between
Montdidier and Albert, and extends
along both banks of the Somme.
{ In view of the nervousness which
has affected the enemy on. this part
of the front for some three weeks
past-ever since the launching of
Foch's victorious offensive southeast
of Scissors, in fact-hopes are enter
tained here that another smashing
blow is in operation. II is recognized
here that the present attack forms a
part of the great central strategic
plan which Foch is putting into eff.
feet, now that he undoubtedly holds
the initiative.
Many people are regarding at least
two other parts Of the front which
may also, it is believed, become inter-
eeting in the very near future. Spe-
1{iai attention continues to be focused
ON the two Allied bridgeheads north of
the Aisne, at Pommers and scissors,
respectively.
The fact that the Germans continue
to resist energetically on the heights
north of me Vesle is an important
factor In the problem. These heights
are now strongly organized as a new
line Of defense and are supported with
n large humber of guns, while a sub
Btantial number of re-enforcements
have been brought up. Among the
latter are two divisions Of the guard
The Fourth Division. which is north
1oet 0f Brafsne, and the Seventeenth,
which h fgeing the Anegicans.
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the Hindenburg line, eastward of Nesle
and Ham. are old trench systems run.
ming from Noyon westward through
Lassigny and thence northward to
Roye. These trenches are now some-
what dilapidated.
Farther eastward, before the, Hin
denburg line is reached, are several
streams and the northern canal, where
delaying actions might be fought. For
the Germans will be compelled to retire
from the whole territory which they
gained at such a great cost in their
March offensive.
Advance of Thirteen Miles
When the French captured Beau
fort Friday they had made an adj
vance of thirteen miles eastward from
Castel. This Is the maximum in
fantry advance OF the present offensive
thus far reported.
Won Hutier's retreat means a change
in the German position between the
Somme and the Disc. A large part of
the position Of the Eighteenth Amy
which he commands, has been in great
danger. 1t Is deployed from Mont.
didier to the Disc. The country behind
it is hilly and wooded, lacking in roads
and altogether unfavorable., for the
withdrawal of masses of men and ma
terial.
Roye Center of Retreat
In his reported retreat Won Hutier
will be obliged to use three high roads
and two railroads which converge on
ROye like the spokes of wheel. BE.
yond that town retreat would be de-
pendent on the two roads toward Ham
and the Somme, one direee and the
other by waye Of Nesle.
From these geographical details it
will be seen that Won Hutier in his
retreat will be forced to squeeze his
heavy artillery and convoys through
Roye. 1t would be like putting them
through rolling mill, for the French
advance troops are now six miles
northwest Of Roye, while the center
Of the German front is eleven miles
south Of that town.
Thirty Mile Front
The German line from Montdidier
to Noyon, on the Disc, Is between
twenty-five and thirty miles in length
and forms semicircle, swinging
southeast from Montdidier to the south
of Noyon. A retirement on this line
probably means that the Germans are
going to give up the Montdidier
salient, which would be the first
marked consequence of the Franco
British offensive in Picardy.
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DEATHS

DIXoN.noAt his residence 1880 s. goth
ST.. Aug TO- ROBERT C., husband Of Rose
BoEd },d,i PiSS9, nSM Notice q fpneral later.
William Gordon Relatives and friends In
yited to services. Mon; 2:ao p. m. at NJ, y.
Viewed Sun. from to p m. at i7Is Il.
:, JACoBI;-Aug; O. J.. JACOB JAcoBf
tion and the Managers of the odd Fellows.
invited tS, tS fYns,ral Fs,aws seTTySss Tnm Tgss
McKiNEEY.-Aug ., WILLIAM F. NJ.
MCKINLEY, aged 6s, Relatives and friends
invited to services at 1919 Green ST.. Mon.
p. m. Int; .nriyate. Il
IL. BRADY ". husband OF Nellie Smith
tnes Mcintyre), 1906 S. 2ith st. Relatives
for the repose OF his soul. Tues. Aug. is.
a. M, at st. Edmond's Church. Esd and
Mifflin SITS "
JOHN c.. husband of Alice q. Simpson.
Relatives and friends invited to services.
nixyiies Pa. Int. wood'ands Gem. Phiis.
Broad st.. Aug, 10. RERECCA A.. widow OF
John S, serrill. aged II, Notice Of funeral
later,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
HAYWOOD ALLEGES US.
TIED UP DEFENSE FUND
Charges Federal Agents Hold
Money Intended for l. w. W..
Trial Expenses

Chicago. Aug. 10.
William D. Haywood, general secre-
tary-lreasurer of the Industrial Workers
of the World, charged on the witness
stand at the conspiracy trial today that
Federal operatives, through unfair and
illegal tactics, have so tied up the or
ganization defense funds that there is
scarcely money enough available to go
through with the trial.
You understand, gentlemen" point
ing to the jury and raising his voice,
1--WE receive no German gold. The de-
fense money Is obtained through as
sessments and donations.
Five hundred members of our de-
Seattle alone $4,000 of our defense
money is being held from US. In the
Northwest. where our contributions are
largest, our committee members have
been thrown into prisons"
Haywood said that German socialists
were more responsible for the war than
anybody" because they refused to vote
for a general strike against war In Au-
gust 1914. He said that on his Eu-
ropean trip he visited Denmark. Nor
way, Sweden, England, Wales and Scot
land.
Haywood said he could not recall a
word or a letter of his In opposition
to the war or conscription, and 'tpe,
added:
II do not wish this jury or any one
TO think that ] am in favor of war"
Haywood concluded his direct tes'
tlmony this morning. Cross-examina
tion had Just started when court ad-
journed until Monday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
mrs. SKEFFINCTON DEPORTED
Not to Return to Ireland.
Husband Killed in Revolt
Ry the 4ssociafed Press

London, Aug. l0-Mrs. F. Sheehy
Skeffington, was deported from, Kings
town. Ireland. Friday night. She was
in charge of two prison wardresses
Mrs. Skeffington. who lately visited
permitted to return TO England on con-
dition that she would not go to Ireland.
She arrived in Dublin. however, on Au-
gust 8. having eluded the authorities
and she was arrested there Thursday.
Her husband, formerly editor of the
Irish Citizen. was shot and killed by q
British Officer during the revolt In
Dublin early In 1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR WEEK
Killed, Wounded and Missing To.
tai 83O8-Lowest in Months
By the United Press

London, Aug. 10.-British casualties
published in official lists this week total
ed S30S. the lowest in months. They
were divided as follows:
Killed-Officers, 1T; men, 1925; to-
tai, 1902. Wounded-Offlcers 439 men,
$500 total, 5S39. Missing-Officers, 40 !;
men, 81s; total, s67.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
FIND ALLEGED SPY IN MEXICO
Austrian Is Arrested on Statement
of Woman He Accused
SpeciaI Cable to Evening Public Ledger

Copyright. 1918. by Ne,c York Times Co.
Mexico city. Aug. 10.-An Austrian,
Arthur Gasser. has been accused here
of being a spy for Germany.
Gasser had Guadaloupe Sanchez ar
rested on a charge Of theft when she
made counter-charge that he obliged
her to make trips TO the United States
where packages were given to her for
delivery to Gasser. who In turn deliv-
cred them to the German embassy. Gas
ser has been arrested. and will be tried
on the charge Of violating Mexican neu-
trality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918, bv Ne,o York Times Co.


Lord Robert Cecil, discussing with
your correspondent the proposal for a
league of nations. expressed as his per-
sonal view the opinion that an inter-
national council for deciding questions
by majority vote, as suggested in draft
of a convention lately set forth in the
Times, was altogether too elaborate a
plan.
II am personally doubtful" he said,
whether a league can work by majority
votes. For instance, doubt whether
YOU in the United States would accept a
European view of the Mexican question,
or whether we would be willing to alter
the government of Ireland to suit a
league of nations.
I'VE may grow, of course, but think
at present we must follow the ordinary
rule of all international proceedings. and
must require the decisions OF the league
to be unanimous
course, be settled by arbitration, but
the larger questions which affect the life
II a country ought TO be submitted 10
"Justinable questions should. I
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Man Hangs Himself to Rafter

Lancaster, Pa, Aug 10.-Phares
Hemling, an extensive lumber dealer OF
Durlach, this county, was found by his
wife this morn'Eg hanging from rope
that had been attached to a small rafter
in his summer kitchen. He was thirty
nine years old. 1t Is believed that he
was affected by the extreme heat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
BRITISH RAID AUSTRIANs
Successful Operation on Italian
Front-Capture 3l5 Prisoners
Rv tho 4ssociofed Dress

London, Aug. 1O.-An official state
ment on British operations on the Italian
front issued today said:
Thursday night our divisions carried
out eight Simultaneous raids into the
Austrian defense system between Asiago
and Canove. The operation was sue
cessful, despite vigorous enemy opposi-
ton. The enemy suffered heavy
casualties and ais prisoners, six ma
chine guns three trench mortars.
searchlight and five pack mules were
captured. Our casualties were light.
"Airmen brought down eleven hostile
machines and one balloon"
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Grating close to Chaulnes, report
that the enemy is fighting rearguard
actions, in order to enable the stores
of ammunition and guns to be re-
moved from that town.
To the north, the important juno
ton of Chaulnes is now quite unten-
able for the Germans, as it is well
within the fire of the British field
guns.
The New Allied Front
1t is not easy to delineate the line
as it stands this afternoon, for
along the whole length of the active
fighting front the Allied forces have
thrown screens of tanks, cavalry and
infantry pickets in scattered locali-
ties long distance in advance, pre-
pairing the way for further penetra-
ton. The actual line now solidly
held may be conservatively de-
scribed, however, as running as fol-
lows:
From Albert to Meracourt- Sur
Somme, to Proyart, west of Chaul-
nes and on to Rouvroy; thence east
of Bouchoir, east of Faverolles and
Piennes, east of Mortemer and
thence to Ricquebourg and Marquee
glse.
On this battlefront the French are
on the line from the Roye road
southwark, while the British line
runs northward from this road. The
Americans are on the narrow front
north of the Somme.
Another German divisional head
quarters was reported captured to-
day at Lihons.
The Picardy battle is spreading
to the south of Arras, the Pail
Mall Gazette says this afternoon.
Heavy fighting occurred this morn
ing in the battle area, with the
Allies making satisfactory progress
and taking large numbers of pris-
oners.
The opinion in London today was
that the enemy could not now pos
sibly hold any sort of line until
he reached the Somme and the canal
from Nesle to Noyon. That would
make a maximum retreat of twenty
miles.
One important result has already
followed the Allied plunge in the
Somme region, east of Amiens. The
important Paris-Amiens railway,
by way of st. Just, use of which
had been blocked by the proximity
of the German line, was working
again last night.
British Statement
The War Office statement reads:
yesterday afternoon and even
ing the advance of the Allied arm
les continued on the whole front
from south of Montdidier to the
Ancre.
"French troops, attacking south of
Montdidier during the afternoon
captured lie Tronquoy, lie Fretoy
and Assainvillers, threatening Mont.
didier from the southeast. More
than 1000 prisoners were captured
by our allies in this sector.
Canadian and Australian divisions
have taken, Bouchoir, Meharicourt
and Lihons and have entered Raine.
court and Proyart.
"In the evening, English anG
American troops attacked in the
angle between the Somme and the
Ancre and met with immediate suo.
cess. By nightfall all the objectives
had been taken, including the village
of Morlancourt and the high GROUND
southeast of it. Counter-attaeks
launched by the enemy in this sec,