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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Germans Flee
Headlong for
Son1177e Line

ties the defence is more costly in men
than the offence, while even more i'm
portant is the moral damage to a de-
Tending army.
Public opinion in all the Allied coun-
tries favors a concerted effort to finish
the war as soon as possible, although
many observers believe the end cannot
be until next year, when the Americans
arrive in overwhelming numbers and
the Eastern front is reconstructed.
Against these suggestions, it is argued
that events in Russia, as shown in the
recent past, cannot be accurately
gauged.
1t also is argued that by next year
the Germans may have developed a
system Of strategic retreats on the
lines Of their last Somme retirement
and take refuge on the old Hindenburg
front. thus avoiding battle and delay
ing the Allied advance many months.
Judging by events. Foch appears to
favor an effort to finish the war by a
continuation of the present offensive.
1t would seem that he is supported
by other high authorities among che
Allies, and this plan is likely to pre-
vail.
Writing on the present offensive, in
his weekly dispatch, General Gourko,
former chief of the Russian staff, says:
'For the present the name Of the
real initiator of the Allied counter Of
fensive will not be known. But pos
terity will know it, and future his
torians will acclaim him as being
definitely associated and largely re-
sponsible for that series Of we'll
with the turning point in this great
wpr"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Yale Unit | eroes Fear Kiss That
Goes With French I onor Medal
Gee! III Have to Wash Up New Yorker Day Be-
fore Fourteen Were Decorated, but Presenter
Merely Shook heir Hands

calls for our cars. Three cars went
Then my call came, and also the
miracle. l had started my engine and
was backing up to take a stretcher
case. A captain and four stretcher
bearers were standing around the
stretcher. ! was right beside them sit
ting in my car. Then a terrific ex-
plosion. l was thrown over in the
seat; my car, almost full of blesses,
was lifted into a ditch A shell had
landed directly on the captain and the
stretcher bearers, killing them in
stantly.
Il saw the terrible mess through
cloud of dust and smoke, and there
was not piece to be found of the man
who was on the stretcher. l did not
have scratch. We got the car out of
the ditch and took the blesses into
the nearest hospital; then went over
into the next town to get doctor to
replace the captain. | finally reached
headquarters, where we are at present"
In this same letter there was a brief
pen portrait of the old colonel who
later pinned the Croix de Guerre on
the young Yale men. 1t said:
"And our Medecin Divisionaire is
the big man'-that is to say, he has
charge of all the medical service in the
divisional colonel. He is rather old,
with iron-bound severity; afraid of alb :
solutely nothing. We were all in awc
OF him; but up here since we have
come across Tor him he seems to think
q great deal of US. and every time he
comes around he beams all over and
says. How are you, old man?' and
asks US if everything is going all right
for US. You can bet it means an awful
lot to US"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Starving Russians,
Asking Bread, Told to
Kill Czecho-Slovaks
(By The Associated Press)

MOSCOW, Saturday, July 81
"Crush the Czecho- Slovaks," is the
slogan appearing in all the official
newspapers 1t is the keynote of ad-
dresses from War Minister Trotzky to
the soldiers and sailors.
With the failure of the land forces
to make Roadway against the Czecho-
organize hotiila on the Volga to
eject them from Samara, Simbirsk and
other strongholds on that river which
they occupied. In his appeal to the
sailors Trotzky urged them to rally
again to the red flag and force out the
troops which were, cutting off Central
Russia from its Siberian bread supply.
you say, no bread and Soviet Rus
STA says destroy the CzechoS lovaks,'"
is declaration that appears in black
type in the "Pravda," the official organ
of the government
Food Crisis Faced
1t also contains, likewise in black
type, the following:
who is your enemy? Famine, which
is growing worse than before the up
risings of the Czecho-Slovaks, the Men
sheviki, White Guards and Social Revo-
lutionists."
The Soviet republic is now facing a
food crisis which is far more disturb
ing to the Bolshevik leaders than even
the constant uprsings which are oc-
curing with more and more frequency
IN various parts of the country Even
the pltiful allowance of a quarter Of
pound of mixture of straw, oat husks
and black -four, which goes by the name
of bread in Moscow, sometimes cannot
be had in that city for several days,
ana very few are fortunate enough to
be able to buy from youthful specu-
iators several pounds of bread at from
seven to twelve rubles pound
Many Foods UnobtainabIe
Applicants for bread often receive.
alter long wait, a quarter of a pound
CT grlts, peas or some such edible.
Eggs, butter, sugar, meat and potatoes
are unobtainable by the average fam
lily, which cannot afford the prices
asked by the spectators.
In Petrograd, where the bread allow
ance is graded by classes. the leisure
elements receive one-eighth of a pound
and the laborers more than this, &C
cordng to the nature of their employ
ment. But even the factory workmen
have to content themselves with great
ly reduced portions, and the bour-
geolsie is entirely forgotten.
White flour is not to be had in Mos
COW at any price, and such heavy penal
ties are inflicted upon dealers that rye
flour is seldom obtainablc. even at the
rate of 81 to SIPS a pound
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
American Outfghts
5 Austrian PLANES
(Gy The Associated Press

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTHERN ITALY, Aug. l1.-Lieu-
tenant Willis Fitch, an American avi-
ator, is being congratulated by the
Italian air experts for his excellent
handling of bombing plane when
five Austrian scout planes attacked
him. Lieutenant Fitch's machine was
one of a bombing squadron that was
intercepted before it reached its OBJ
jective inside the enemy lines.
When Lieutenant Fitch observed
enemy planes rising to the attack he
dropped his bombs on two of their
aviation camps and then started back
for the Italian lines. While still about
thirteen miles inside the enemy terri
tory the five Austrian scout planes
overlook him from the rear He was
without support, as the other bomb
ers in his formation had preceded him
toward the home hangar.
Lieutenant Fitch, who was acting as
pilot, dived in order to obtain the max
imum speed, and then pursued a zig
gag course in the race for the Italian
lines. Meanwhile, his machine gunner
maintained bursts of fire at the pur-
suers.
One enemy plane came down in a
dashing attempt to destroy the bomb
ing plane and passed within twenty
five feet The enemy's fire was mac
curate, but that of the lieutenant's ma
chine gunner was true, and the scout
plane went into a swirling nose dive
to the earth.
The four other Austrian airmen at
tackled in turn from varying distances.
but the fire from the bombing plane
each time frustrated their attempts.
Finally Lieutenant Fitch's escort saw
his predicament and returned, driving
away the Austrian scouts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
British Destroy 1873
Enemy Airplanes in
Three Days Fighting

LONDON, Aug. 11.-Sixty-one enemy
airplanes were accounted for by the
British on Friday and an equal number
on Saturday, it is officially announced
Adding in sixty-fve destroyed Thurs
day, the total brought down in three
days is 1877.
An unprecedented amount of small
arm ammunition was fired from the
air on retreating enemy troops and
transport. A German night bombing
plano equipped with five engines has
been brought down.
The statement dealing with Fridays
operations reads:
"1n the air fighting on August 8
we destroyed tnirty-nine enemy ma
chimes and drove down twenty two out
of control. Twcnty-three Of our ma
chimes are missing. One of those re-
ported missing on the 9Th instant has
since returned safely. Thirty-eignt
and one-half tons of bombs were
dropped by us during the day on diff
ferent targets, and eighteen and one
half tons in the course of the follow
ing night.
con August 10 the work of our air
men in the battle area continued with
out intermission, and many combats
with German airplanes took place. Our
balloons followed up close behind the
line and carried out valuable observa-
tions throughout the day"
The official communication issued
this evening follows:
con August 10 there was intense
fighting in the air, mainly over the
battle area.
Forty one enemy machines were de-
were driven down out of control.
Twelve of our machines are missing.
"Twenty-three and one-half tons of
bombs were dropped by our airmen in
the course of the day and thirty-one
tons, principally upon bridges and sta
tions in the Somme Valley, during the
following night.
"The work of reconnaissance and OBJ
servation for artillery FIRE was actively
carried on along the whole front, while
cooperation with the other arms in the
battle has been actively continued.
"The amount of small arm ammuni-
ton fred from the air upon retreating
enemy troops and transports has
broken all recent records.
"On the night of August 1O-11 two
hostile night bombing machines
were brought down by us. The first
was a giant German machine with five
engines and heavy load of bombs.
"Ant-aircraft fire has also shot
down two other enemy machines dur
ing the last two days"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Germans Force 100000 More
Refugees on Allies Charity

A cable message received yesterday
by John Moffat, vice-chairman of the
French Heroes Lafayette Memorial
Fund, stated that as result of the
Germans recent advance and present
retreat about 100000 refugees have
been added to those from other battle
zones and for whom the organization
is helping to care
The message was from Walter Berry,
chairman of the American Chamber of
Commerce in Paris. He obtained the
information from the French Minister
of the Interior.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
French and Chinese
Military Continge1,ts
Reach Vladiuostok
lBy The Associated Prcss)

VLAD1vosToK, Friday, Aug. o.
Four companies of French soldiers and
one of Annamites from China and
IndoChina arrived here to-day headed
by Commandant Mallet A company of
Gee ho-Slovak soldiers, with a band,
greeted them.
Courtesy calls were exchanged BY
General Paris. of the French military
commission; M. Andre, French consul;
General Diedrichs, commander of the
Czecho-Slovak forces in Siberia, and
representatives of the local Russian
government and Zemstvos The newly
arrived troops were reviewed at the
pier and then paraded to their bar
racks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12

The citation of the Yale Ambulance
Section and the award Of the Croix de
Guerre to fourteen individuals in the
unit is described by Kirby F. Green in
letter to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James C. Green, of 800 West End Ave
nue.. Young Green was one of three
who received the cross with silver
star; the others won the cross with
bronze star
The Yale unit is said to be the first
section to receive the citation with so
many individual ones. Hencefortn the
ambulances of the section will have the
medal painted on both sides of the
cars-an honor sufficient to excuse all
the pride that is swelling the brave
breasts of the intrepid drivers.
The unit is assigned to a French
division that is noted for its great
valor. 1t was in the thick of the fight
ing on the Lorraine border, particl-
pated in the attack at Luneville early
in March and then took valiant part
in repelling the powerful German
thrusts in June.
Feared They'd Be Kissed
The citation was the result of the
work done by the Yale men while the
division of which they are a part was
blocking the Germans from Paris. In
the letter to his family informing them
the section had been cited, Kirby
Green, who is twenty-one years old,
said:
81 am curious as to what will take
place at the presentation-as to
whether the officer will try to kiss US.
Gee whiz! I'll have to wash up"
Then, in a later letter, he said: I've
were presented with our citation. All
lined up and then the colonel read off
the names and what the persons had
accomplished, and then he pinned on
the decorations. Thank the Lord, he
shook hands instead of kissing u.s."
Green's citation was reward for his
work in aiding in the evacuation of
poste de secours under a heavy bonn
bardment on June 4. In letter of that
date and before he knew he was to be
cited the young man wrote:
Miracle HIS Is Living
81 can only thank God that am liv.
ing to-day, for it seems miracle that
| have been spared A great battle is
going on now; it will go down in his
tory as one of the great ones. 1t is all
open fighting. Other divisions have
been unable to hold the 'Boches.' Ours
went in and not only held them, but
pushed them back.
Our post was in small town right
near a famous wood; we had several
acres there. Our artillery was active
all night, so early in the morning the
enemy opened up with steel rain. We
dropped beside wall, the shrapnel all
about US, butting the wall above our
heads, while the H. Els were tearing
down buildings all about US.
1--WE decided it was bad place, and
few of us ran to the 'poste de secours'
and a Frenchman showed US a small
cellar. We all crowded into this cellar
and waited. If the Boche broke
through we would be caught, but it was
suicide to go out. The batteries had
all moved in and about the town and
were firing as fast as they could load;
aeroplanes were fighting up above; our
division (French) was fighting in the
forest with their bayonets against ma
chine guns, as they had run out of am
munition.
Barely Escapes Shell
thanks passed by, firing steadily;
also armored cars. Then came the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12

to r. But there were great tactical
difficulties in holding this front, as a
glance at the map will show. 1t was in
the form Of blunt corner and invited
development by the enemy Its line
zie2agged through great forests and
country which could not be overlooked
It remained just IS the period Of open
lighting had left it. To hold it would
have cost many troops, and made it
necessary tc use reserves which the
broGsghS up had this been in Keeping
with their future plans.
*'On q shorter and more carefully
prepared front it will be easier to
achiev. what it was difficult to do with
more troops on the abandoned front
Besides, there is the consideration that
German blood must be spared as long
az the attainment Of detectives PERM ts-
There is an aim in the gradual weaken
ing and destIu ctiom OF tho euemy's
forces, while at the same time ones
o~'a forces arc not used up, The at
tacz., therefore, has been called off since
March p whenever it appeared probable
that ii it were continued our losses
would be higher than those OF the en-
envy
Calls Americans Unframed
This has proved worth while, and
even in tine present lighting the enemy's
casualties are proportionately high
Many Of the Entente units lost as much
rs 90 per cent of their numbers Six
American divisions also suffered heav-
ily- These losses will be all the morc
effective because they were suffered by
small standing army whose men
We're to train the great American army
now being formed This latter is being
doma very slowly
Besides the above six, only seven
other American divisions are at the
front, mostly in Eastern Champagne, as
far as the Swiss frontier. They do not
form independent formations, but are
brigadea in battalions and regiments
with the French divisions Any one ac-
quaimtea with the demands of modern
warfare knows, however, that a regu-
LARRY trained and experienced body is
OF TEN times moro value than an IN
equal number Of unframed recruits"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Million Americans in
France, Vienna Is old

ROME, Aug. II. - Among the mes
sages dropped into Vienna by Gabrielle
d'Annunzio. the author, in his recent
flight with an Italian air squadron over
the Austrian capital was one in which
the American effort in the war was
emphasized.
"The whole world" read this mes
sage, "is against you, while your gov
eminent, after its defeat of last June,
rs hopeless of victory. To-day more
than one million Americans are fight
ing in France, and America is building
twice as many ships as the submarines
are sinking"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Pope Asks Russians
To Free Ex-Empress

ROME. Aug. 1.-THE Pope has taken
steps to assist out of Russia the for
mer Empress Alexandra Alix and her
four daughters. Olga, Tatiana, Marie
and Anastasie, who have made pressing
appeals for their liberation, according
to the "Osservatore Romano" the
Vatican official organ.
The Pope in asking the Russian gov
eminent to permit the widow of the
recently executed former Gar. Nicho-
las Romanotf, and her daughters to
leave Russia pledged himself that if
their liberation were granted he would
provide for their suitable support
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12

and began to amuse himself by seeing
how high he could blow the smoke
toward the hayloft while lying fiat on
his back. That is the spirit in which
the American wounded come out Of a
battle.
The British commanding general, who
saw the Americans in action, said this
evening his only wish was that he had
moro Of them under his command all
the time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Canada Will Have
1000 Men in Allied
Forces in Siberia

OTTAWA, Aug. 11.-Canada will be
represented by military unit OF APP
proximately 1000 men in the expedl-
tionary force which the Allied gov
ernments will send to Siberia.
This was announced here tonight by
the Dominion government, which prom
ised a more detailed statement within
short time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Wounded in England
Cheer Victory News

SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. II. - Tidings
of the Allied victory in the battles
now in progress were received with
JOY by several boatloads of wounded
who arrived to-day. The majority par
ticipated in recent battles, and al
though many had lost limbs, they
cheered the news that their sacrifices
were not in vain.
A wounded American remarked, "At
this rate our boys will soon be in
Perrin"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
French and British Envoys
Released by Bolsheviki

PARIS, Aug 11.--A dispatch received
here from Stockholm says that as
result of the efforts of Sweden's repre-
sentatives in Moscow the British and
French consuls, who were recently ar
rested by order of the Bolsheviki, have
been released
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Madrid Standardizes Bread

MADRID, Aug. IA decree issued
to-day establishes uniform recipe for
making bread. No fancy breads may
be made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-12
Americans on
VesZe Skater
Kaiser's Guard

Continued from page I
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-16

,ext week when Misses Opal Bush,
Metrys Pickens and Bessie Rice and
Mays rerdan will return to their stud
les at this school.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-16
MEXICO TOODsERVE
INDEPENDENCE DAY

City of Mexico, Sept. 16.-Thruogn-
out the republic the Mexican nationai
independence day is being observed To-
day with historical ceremonies. me
celebration began at midnight last
night with the ringing OF liberty beils
and the pronouncement of the sTito.
which was first given by the martyred
Hidalgo, on the might
Of Sept. 10, 1910.
The day is the most important OF
the national holidays in Mexico, for IL
commentaries the first revolution
against Spanish domination of the Am
ericas, and which. although it lasted
eleven years. was the forerunner OF
those movements which later freed
Central and South America from the
foreign yoke.
The bell on the little chapel at Dol
ores which Padre Hidalgo used on the
night his revolution was proclaimed
now hangs in front of rhe National
Palace in this city and is guarded as
sacred relic. For many years it has
been the custom of the President of the
Republic to ring the bell at midnight
on September Is.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-16
HONOR MEMORY OF.
MARsT0N IN QUE I
CEREMONY SUNDAY

Impressive in their quiet dignity and
beauty, the funeral services of the late
Frank Marston were conducted at 4:30
O'Clock Sunday afternoon from the fam
lily residence on North Twelfth Avenue.
the Rev. DIR. A. S. Moffet officiating.
Speaking simply but earnestly of Mr..
Marston's life. DIR. Moffett said he had
made a fine impression upon the COM
munity life. He had been in business
on Palafox street longer than any 9TH
er merchant in the city.
Hymns that Mr.. Marston had loved.
Some Day Well Meet again, abide
With Me-, and Nearer My God To
Thee" were sung by those who had
gathered at the home to pay their last
mark of respect. Hundreds of beauti-
full flowers spoke the affectionate re-
membranee of friends.
1t. Oliver Marston, who has been
stationed at Corpus Christi, arrived
on the early morning train Sunday.
Acting as pall-bearers were: Hon
orary-P. K. Yonge. E. d. .Beggs, l..
Hilton Green, C. w. Lamar and Thorn
as Freeman. Active: Arthur W.
Davis, Frank Mellor, F. A. Brazile,
Thomas Wentworth, C. NJ. Kelly, Sam
S. Pinney, c. T. Brooks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-16

United War Workers Conference Of the
societies receiving governmental rec
ognition as aids in the war program.
The conference, which convenes to-
day and tomorrow, covers the work of
the Y NJ. c. A, War Camp Commun-
ity Service, Y. w. G.. A, and other ali
lied activities.
Lee MacDonell. Chairman of the
Civilian Relief Committee of the Pen
sacola Chapter American Red Cross,
has returned from a business trip,
which included Atlanta, Philadelphia,
and Washington, d. c.
J. w. Caro-, who has been the guest
of his parents, Captain and Mrs. John
S. Caro-, at their home on North Fiji
teenth Avenue. has returned to his
duties at Camp WHEELER, where he is
attached to the medical corps.
DR.. Grace Whitford, of Ozone, Fla
who addressed the women of Pensacola
Saturday afternoon at the San Carlos
hotel, was entertained yesterday as the
guest of MIR. and Mrs. w, E. Taylor,
at their home on East Hill. DR.. Whit
| ford is a relative of Mrs. Taylor.
| News has been received of the safe
arrival of Miss Vivian Levy in New
Pork city, where she will spend a few
| days as the guest of Miss Bertha Gold
| smith, going on to Troy, New York.
where she enters the Russell Sage col
| lege the latter part of the week.
Go to Palmer College.
| Palmer college will be the receipient
| of four of Crestview's young people