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u. S. Forces Lose Fisn1ette,
But Gain Near BQzOcheS

various times in local attacks and by
means of artillery and machine gun
bombardments. To gain this bridge
head the Americans crossed the
vesle in fierce fighting. For three
days and nights, after the enemy had
been driven from the village. the
Americans were without food or re-
Inducements because of the constant
enemy artillery and machine gun fire.
The Germans maintained their po-
sition on the hills commanding the
village, and only during the night
were the Americans able 10 communi-
cate with the southern bank The
Americans erected temporary bridges
across the river at night time.
The attack Of the Americans against
the Germans northwest of scissors
began shortly after q o'clock this
morning. and within an hour the first
objectiVes, aggregating something
more than a ktlometer, had been OBJ
tanned north and east of Chavigny.
The Germans counter attacked, but
with. the exception of a small part of
one wing the American line held
steady. Where it gave away-about
800 meters-the withdrawal was due
to the necessity of Strengthening the
line.
The Americans moved northward over
the brow Of the long plateau-a part OF
that plateau separating the Asne and
tte vesle farther to the east, and the
possession Of which would make dfmcult
the tenure Of the positions Of that part
Of the German army which moved
northward from ths Marina
Evening star., 1918-08-29
Foe Retreat Gets Out of Hand;
Won Hutier Faces a Disaster

a great many guns and considerable
part of his material behind the Canal
du Nord and north of Noyon.
But once this system of fighting
was mastered the strength of the Ger
man rear guard dwindled to almost
nothing. The Germans, hustled yio-
lently by the French advance guard.
were obliged to risk an engagement
with important forces or to quicken
their retreat
The Germans adopted the latter
plan, and since yesterday morning
they have been making all possible
haste on the road leading to St Quen-
tin, La Fere and the Hindenburg line.
The strong position of Quesnoy
wood just west of the Canal du Nord,
from which the Germans tried by
means of the heavy fire of all calibers
of artillery to check the French
troops advancing on both sides Of the
Roye-Noyon road, was captured this
morning
Pressure from Gen. Humberts army
from the west and from Gen. Man
gins men, who crossed the River Oise
from the south and took Morlincourt
this morning, while other French
troops were entering Noyon. adds
greatly to the difficulties Of the
enemy. The Increased danger from
those directions will oblige the Ger
mans to make further sacrifices In
order to save Gen. Won Hutier's army
from disaster,
Evening star., 1918-08-29
WILL amend MEASURE
TOAD HOUSING PLAN

Profteering. which has been hold
ing up development projects Of the
United States Housing Corporation.
is to be checked by legislative action.
The case in Southeast Washington,
where one man has been delaying ac-
tion on the housing for navy yard
workers for several weeks. presented
to the House committee on public
buildings and grounds yesterday by
officials OF the housing corporation,
has decided that COMMITTEES to amend
the present bill
At an executive meeting today be-
tween the House committee and ofd-
cials Of the housing corporation It
was voted to amend the bill giving
the corporation authority In such ex-
IRENE cases to commander occupied
dwellings where they are being held
for exorbitant prices and blocking an
The Bill, with this amendment I'M
serted, was reintfoduced today by
Chairman Clark Of the House commit
tee and was referred back to the COM
mittee. The committee expects to
make a favorable report to the House
on the. bill Saturday,
Evening star., 1918-08-29
u. S. TROOPS CONVINCE
HUNS CAUSE IS LOST
A. Tardieu, French Commissioner,
Sums Up War Events Of
Last Five Months.

Andre Tardieu, high commissioner Of
Frenco-American war cooperation, who
Is now In Paris, has given to the Asso-
ciated Press by cable comprehensive
statement summing up the military
events Of the last five months and show
ing their present bearing on the present
war situation. He says German prison.
ers declare that II the whole American
Army shows the same dash as the
Americans who have been in action so
far the German cause is lost.
NJ Tardieu relates how the events
In Russia, by giving Germany q
crushing superiority. allowed the en-
envy from March on to undertake
large Offensive operations directly
threatening Paris, putting Amfens. the
pivot OF the Franco-Brftteh troops,
under fire and cutting on railway
communications with the east and
north. This was on July Is. On August
vesle, the road to Nancy was freed and
access to Paris by the Marne was
barred thraugh operations in which
American troops played a prominent
part.
But the German army was still pow
erful and its losses were counter bal
offensive. Mr.. Tariieu says. Then the
British army assumed the offensive.
Arniens was liberated, Montdidier fell.
the armies OF Gems. Debeny and Hum
bert started . war Of position. and on
south sou Of Noyon. with Mansin's army.
TIA events up to the 23d, when ths
main British attack began. was do
0cS4I0h fs..-. :
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Ry the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoctAted Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. August 2s.-Noyon was
occupied this morning by the troops
of Gen. Humbert.
Gen. Mangin's men crossed the Disc
river and took Morlincourt.
The French first army took Quesnoy
wood just to the west Of the Canal du
Nord. The wood was a strongly for
titled position and from it the Ger
mans endeavored to check the French
pursuit.
The rapidly succeeding military
events not only confirm that the Ger
mans have lost all control of their
operations in the regions Of the
Somme, Avre and Disc rivers. but they
indicate that the enemy's own retreat
is getting out of hand.
The effort to stem the French pur-
suit by fighting rear guard actions
with machine gun sections, leaving
q section at intervals of about 400
yards, was only locally successful On
ground especially favorable for that
sort Of q resistance, such as the ter
rain around Roye, 1t gained some time
for the enemy, enabling him to move
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NOYON OCCUPIED BY FRENCH;
50 TOWNS SEIZED IN 48 HOURS;
ENEMY RETIREMENT GENERAL
GERMANY,S VIEWS
ARE CHANGING

CabIegram to The Evening Star
and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1918.
THE HAGUE, August z0-
Travelers returning from Ger
many confirm the statements
of German prisoners I'm France
that the sentiments Of the peo-
pie and the newspapers there
are changing, with n possibility
that the government fs also be-
ginning to take . new view OF
the situation.
This In inferred from nm artf-
Gle in the Berlin TaEeblatt In
which DIR. Bernhard DernburB's
comment ON DIR. Solfs speech
leads Holland to expect that the
German government will make
n declaration announcing the
liberation Of Belgium.
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LAST PHASE NOW REACHED
IN RETIREMENT OF GERMANS
LudendorH Has Hung On to 1916 Lines as
Long as Possible-Test1 Of I'M
mediate Future.

squarely up to the last circumstance
OF that Wotan line so much talked
Of In 1917, the Drocourt- -Queant
switch. running down from the never
hind Lens to the main Htndenburg
line ease Of Croisilles. This is the
ultimate barrier to British advance to
Douaf and Cambria, and Douai and
Cambria are the keys of all the re-
eesnesd the the in
reach either. then the Germans must
make tremendous retirement both
north and south. They will. indeed,
have to go back to the Belgian from
Wau be substantially accomplished.
Great Test Of the Future.
syes sas Aas ~ skhowewnssnsf the
German will Be able. at the close Of
his present retreat, to hold the Brit
ish apd French. where he plans to
hold them. That is the great test of
the future and of the immediate fu-
ture. But 1t is quite clear that the
test viii be somewhere north of Ba-
paume and on the portion of the
front astrfde the Scarpe and north
ward Of that little stream. The rea-
son is simple. South of Bapaume. or,
more exactly, east of Croisilles. the
old Hindenburg line makes a great
bend eastward. and in front of it is
thirty-mile waste. created at the time
OF the great retreat. of 1917. Now. it
Is going to be a long and difiicult task
railways from their old line to the
new front when the Germans halt.
But north Of Croisilles the old and
new British fronts are not three miles
apart Therefore Byng can begin his
assault upon the Wotan line almost
O. t,t1 I,A
athletic field. And he has all the ad-
vantage of position as well as of
proximity. remember to have seen
in Sir Douglas Haig's headquarters
in France a year ago relief model
Of this region in clay.
The effect was striking, for 1t show
ed that from Vimy Ridge, Arras and
the high ground to the south, now all
in British hands, the ground falls
Slide. Everywhere the slope is down
ward from west to east. and at that
time the Germans were clinging to
the very edge Of the high ground from
They have since been pushed over
Nonchy, Greenland Hill and the high
ground beyond the sensee they have
can be observed and pounded from
above. Moreover. there is little high
ground for them to occupy for many
Of Flanders is broad and without many
elevations. All this means that with
out delay Byng can, If he chooses. push
his attack right UP against the last
German lines covering Cambria and
Douai, with all their vital network of
roads and railways. II these lines go
then all of the Hindenburg line to the
south becomes worthless; 1t will be
retire on front all the way from
Verdun to Lille.
(Copyright, 1918, the Tribune Association-the
New York Tfibune.)
Evening star., 1918-08-29
BY FRANK H. srMoNDs.

Ludendorff's retirement in consequence
Of his defeat Of August has reached
its last phase. Having hung on to the
old lines Of 1916 as long as possible to
permit the, withdrawal of guns. muni-
tons and material and the complete
renovation Of the Hindenburg line, he Is
now executing a "hell-for- leather" fight
to the place of safety.
We had exactly the same thing in the
case Of the second battle Of the Marne.
when. following stubborn rearguard &C
tions soa ths heights abovs the oureq
for nearly week. the Germans sud-
line of tie vesle, and the sandkypAS
of August 4recited the List Of villages
reoccupied. Just as the newspapers are
now giving new list Of reoccupied
towns.
In the case Of the Marne retreat the
great question was whether the German
would decide to stand at, the vesie or
the Aisne. Today the question Is
whether he win halt at the line Bertin-
court Noyon, which Is the line
of the Tortiile and Somme rivers and
the Noyon canal, or whether he viii 90
SlIdlknI DdCk 10 Int I1luucuuutB llucs
In any event he is going back to the
line, which viii be his
next resting place.
Byng's Advance Important.
But while the spectacular advances
of the British and French from
Bapaume southwark are attracting
the attention of the public who fol-
low the war by the headlines, it Is
actually true that the comparatively
insignificant advance Of Byng to the
north along the Scarpe is of far
ture of Monchy-le-Preux. the Bois
des Sarts and Vis-en-Artois, supple
mented by further captures yester-
day, carries a real threat to Cambria
and Douai, while the fall of Bapaume.
Chaulnes and Roye are merely con-
will be- liquidated when the Hinden-
burg line is reached. In . word. they
are already discounted, while the
new push has present and a future
meaning.
the Germans out Of their hold on the
park at the east side Of the town,
and as consequence 1t had far less
value to him than 1t would otherwise
have had as an observation point. His
offensive after the early April days,
pushed only to help Nivelle,s larger
operation on the Aisne, was stopped
exactly where the British are now
making progress. From Lens right
down to the Sensee river, at Cherisy,
the British are now at or beyond the
line of 1917, and where they are
beyond it they are on high ground Of
great value.
Now. IL is quite plain that any fur
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riously the Queant-Drocourt support
line. North of the Scarpe German
counter attacks seemingly have held
up the advance astride the ATas-
Douai high road.
Huns Counter Attack.
East Of Arras the Germans have
launched heavy counter attacks,
which were repulsed. according to the
British Official report: but it is admit
ted by London that the British forces
holding positions at Oppy have been
withdrawn to the west of that village.
The situation, as it stands today.
closely resembles that in the Marne
sector after the Germans had made q
determined stand along the Ourcq. 1t
was found that their resistance there
had permitted the withdrawal of the
main German army on the Marine sa-
lient and it is probable that Gen Won
Boehn has succeeded in moving the
greater portion of his army and artil-
lery behind the Somme river and along
the Ham-Chauny line.
The development of the allied ad-
vance would seem to indicate that the
pocket on the southern end of the bat
tie line is being emptied and that there
is little hope that the allies will be
able to catch any large number of the
enemy troops there.
Evening star., 1918-08-29
81 Buys 81 Cents Worth
Of Food IN Washington.

Cemparison Of present food
prices with those OF ave years
ago shows that the purchasing
power Of u dollar bill has shrunk
to 81 cents I'm Washington and
baltimore, 81 cents I'm Philadel.
phfa, 50 cents I'm New York and
chicago and oS cents In San
Francisco, according to stnte-
ment today ~ the Deparfment
Of Labor.
Food which could b bought
for q In July, 1919, now e0Gts
01.sS In WasAinEton, e1-S4 In
fBalfaMoxe, 11.z1 IN phflaAelpAfn,
81A6 In New Vork, $1.1o fn OH
cago and S1.x8 IN san Erane1seo.
Evening star., 1918-08-29
Foch's Men Take NJ orlincourt
Wide Crossing of Oise
Is Expected.
BRITISHSTLLPUSHING ON; HUN
COUNTER ATTACKS BROKEN


PARIS, August ae, $3.50 pm-French troops are at
the gates of Ham, according dispatches from the front
The Germans lost three complete munition trains at
Bre five miles of Ham, in their precpitate retreat
Actual possession of the village of Ham probably will
be delayed, the retreatng Germans leave all ruins
saturated with poisonous gas.
The town of Breuil where the German rnunition
trains were captured is the Canal du Nord
At Champion wood, Erchou and other points In the
line south of Nese where the enemy sought to bar the
French advance eastward says Lbere the German
guards fought the last and refused to be captured
Evening star., 1918-08-29
Fight for Canal Crossings.

Fight for Canal Crossings.
French troops. after an advance Of
nearly seven miles on . front OF nine
teen miles are fighting for the Cross
'ings Of the Canal du Nord In the re-
IS1oA 1bfth Of Noyon. xtieh xTaduaily
u being encircied Immediately south
of the Somme British forces have
moved east to within three miles Of
the Somme. south of where it bends
at Peronne, and are driving the enemy
back to the river crossings at Peronne
and Brie.
From the Somme to north,-of Ba-
paume the British pressure continues
and has resulted in an advance Of
more than q mile on a front Of more
than five miles in the region of Curlu
and northward. Bapaume still holds
out, but the British are pushing we'll
east of that point on the north.
Southeast of Arras, where the Brit
ish have crossed the Hindenburg line,
they are now east OF Boiry-Notre
Dame. about three miles east Of
Monchy-le-Preux, and threatening se-
Evening star., 1918-08-29
TO CONTINUE WATER LINES.
Authority Granted New Haven
Road by &c. C. Commission.

Authority was granted to the New
York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company by the Interstate
Commerce Commission today to con-
tinue Its operation of steamsr and
barge lines through subsidiary COM
paniez. The railroads petition had
been before the commisyion since
Evening star., 1918-08-29

Press
Noyon the southern anchor point of the German
the Somme battlefield has been occupied by the French
The capture of the city by Gen. Humberts had been
expected days. With fall Roye and Chaulnes
the nohward Noyon became unenabe and the retirement
the German forces from west of the Somme apparently
spread far the south involved both Noyon and the
try adjacent that city. Moncourt the north bank of the
Disc of Noyon has been taken by the French
announced This may mark crossing Of the Ose wide
front
Evening star., 1918-08-29
FLYING OFFICER IS KILLED.

DALLAS. Tex. August 2s.-Lisut
Charles J. .Hyde was instantly killed
z tan spin at an altitude OF 800 fest
Lieut. b q. Yefmau,swho accompanied
him, w1a injured. but Il b. believed
he win recover. Both o1acsrs swere at
,tached to Love Field. 8 80
Evening star., 1918-08-29
HIGHER PAY is ASKED
FOR RAIL EMPL DYES

: Higher wages for railroad track
laborsrs and for certain classes Of
clerks were recommended 70 Director
Generzl NcAdoo today 5by the board
Of railroad. wares and Woeo1nG oen-
Evening star., 1918-08-29
BOLSHEV|NDENY
DIPLOMAT HOLDING
Amsterdam, However, Hears
Release Followed Deten-
ton at Moscow.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. August zs.-While a
Moscow dispatch to the Rhenfsh West
phalian Gazette of Essen states that
the entente diplomatic representa-
tives there have been liberated. latest
advices from the bolshevik capital.
under date of August 26. deny that the
American and British diplomats there
were ever arrested. The dispatch to
the Rhenish westphalian Gazette.
however, says that members of the al
lied military missions at Moscow are
still in custody.
De witt C. Poole. jr.. the acting
American consul general at Moscow.
the dispatch says, is at liberty and is
awaiting a safe conduct from the Ger
man government and the conclusion
of an arrangement between Russia
and the entente goyernments for Q
reciprocal return OF sdfpfeniAffc ana
consular officers before departing.
A Russian wireless message says
that War Minister Trotzky denies an
alleged report that the soviets intend
to arm German and ro-Hungarian
prisoners to fight the Czecho-Sloyaks.
Trotzky adds that in the soviet army
those who have became Russian citi-
zens.
Abolish Private Property.
The central executive committee of
J the soviets, according to the Pravda.
has decreed the abolition in towns of
more than 10000 inhabitants Of all
private and real property, the value
of which exceeds a scale to be fixed
by the local, soviets. Mortgages of
more than 10000 rubles are annulled
and the former landlords are placed
on the same level as their tenants.
Qt was reported from London on Au-
gust 10 that Robert Lockhart, acting
British consul general at Moscow, six
members of his staff and several
French diplomatic agents had been
arrested in Moscow by the bolsheviki.
There have been no reports of inter
ference with American diplomatic or
consular representatives. Ambassa-
dor Francis and his stan went from
Vologda to Archange1 last month and
were not molested by the tolshevik
authorities.
At the time that Leon Trotzky de-
clared a state of war existed between
sui General Poole was informed by
the bolshevik authoritis% that they
did not consider themselves to be at
war with America and facilities were
given him to communicate this fact
to his government Although there
of a bolshevik declaration of war
against this country, apparently the
American representatives have not
been molested-)
Evening star., 1918-08-29
ANOTHER SPANISH SHIP
REPORTED U-B0AT VICTIM

PARIS, August 20 tHavas Agency.
The Spanish steamer crusa has been
sunk by a German submarine. 1t is
reported here. Newspapers consider
that this event will bring to crisis
the relations btween Spain and Ger
many.
Available maritime records fail to
show a Spanish ship by the name Of
Crusa-
The sunken vessel may be the Birboa
steamship Carasa- This ship was built
. in 1911. was 2s4 feet in length and
measured 1853 kroak 3onA
Evening star., 1918-08-29
House Is Criticised.

Acting Minority Leader | Gillett
criticised the House for failure to
pass the appropriation bills on time.
He said that delinquency in this mat
ter was causing new projects to be
delayed during the first quarter. 1t
caused annoyance in the government
departments and expense to the gov
ernment. He emphasized particularly
that the District appropriation bill
should have been passed long ago.
Representative Good of Iowa cha1-
lenged Chairman Sisson Of the sub
committee on District appropriations
to move that the House should rescind
its previous vote to adhere. and thus
break the deadlock on the District
appropriation bill between the SEN
ate and House conferees. He said If
Mr.. Sisson would not take that action
he himself would, because he believed
business sense and spirit of justice
in the House demanded that the Dis
trict bill should be passed: Repre-
the salaries Of .. .103 District employees,
Including LOST teachers. which were
Evening star., 1918-08-29
HOUSE DEBATES
$3.50 PLAN AGAIN
Representatives Gillette and
HuddIeston Fight Delay in
District Financing.
NEEDS ARE EMPHASIZED

The half-and-hak principle Of financ-
ing the District was under discussion in
the House today with the prospect OF
House on this subject.
The question was brought up when
Representative Byrns Of Tennessee Of
fsred q resolution to continue for one
month last years appropriation for the
Agricultural Department and the DIR
trict government. because those twctapt.
preparation bills have failed 70 pass.
Continuing appropriations had previous
ly been passed for the months Of July
and August r
After spirited debate Representa-
tive Gillette of Massachusetts,. acting
minority leader. who is member OF
the appropriations committee. object
ed to unanimous consent for consid-
Grafton of this resolution. This was
done in order to force reconsideration
of the half land half question to allow
passage Of the District appropriation
bill Representative Gillette objected
only after Representative Simns OF
Tennessee insisted on the regular or
der, which was debate on the admin
,istration water power bill.
Leaders Use influence.
After several House leaders had
talked with him. Representative
Simms withdrew his demand for the
regular order. stating that he had
been advised that the members could
reach an agreement on the resolution
for continuing appropriations.
Champions of the District, however
were again frustrated by Representa-
tive Huddleston of Alabama getting
unanimous consent to--proceed for
fifteen minutes in discussion of his re-
cent campaign for denomination. He
won out in his race. although opposed
by President Wilson
During the debate several members
insistence upon insisting on putting
through legislation abolishing the
half f-and-half principle on an appro-
The needs for Immediate approprfa.
tions were emphasized. salaries paid
Washington school teachers were call
ed a national disgrace. and the streets
of the National Capital are a shame
to the nation 1t was stated on, the
floor. Attention was called to the fact
that soldiers have to be brought here
to take the place Of policemen. be-
cause the policemen are not paid an
adequate salary, and other shortcom-
ings in the District were blamed or
the refusal of the House to rescind its
action in voting to abolish the half
and-haf principle.
Evening star., 1918-08-29

Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1918-08-29
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow: gentle
southwest winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending p.l. today: Highest. 81. at
3 pm. toay; lowest, 10. at $50 am.
toay.
Fun report on page 10.