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Evening star., 1918-08-21
NJ N. As,ociated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS August 21.-French troops
continued their advance along the
whole front between the Disc and the
Aisne this morning. Carlepont and
Cuts have been captured by the
French, according to the official state
ment issued at the war once today.
After sharp fighting ground has
been taken west of Lassigny by the
French, the statement says:
Noyon Is Threatened.
The new French attack by Gen.
Mangin on a twenty-five kilometer
front threatens, according to the latest
reports, the fall of Noyon. which slow
ly is being outfanked.
The attack, while lacking the ele-
ment of surprise, has overcome the
carefully prepared positions OF the
enemy. On his advanced lines the enc
my had a formidable array of machine
guns, forming d shield for his real
line Of defense. Thus he had two zones
of combat. The new German defen-
sive plan has been completely undone
and the enemy has been forced to seek
nav positions for defense.
he German army has lost its lib
erty of action" says Lieut.. Col. Fabry.
military critic Of the Paris Oui and
assistant to Marshal Joffre when the
latter visited America last year, "and
this plainly has been brought about
by the entente high command"
The new offensive, it is believed
here, will give the French complete
control of the valleys of the Oise. ALL
ette and Aisne in the quadrilateral OF
Evening star., 1918-08-21
MR.. ROOSEVELT GIVES
VIEWS OF WAR STATUS
Assistant Secretary Of Navy Thinks
Summit Of Mountain" Has
Been Passed.

PARIS. August five have passed
the summit OF the mountain as re-
CARDS the war" said Franklin D.
Roosevelt. assistant secretary of the
United States Navy, at a reception
given by the French press this morn
ing.
"As to the submarines of. the coast" /"
he continued. 'the danger points can
now be said to have been made safe" 80
Mr.. Roosevelt, in the course of his
address. insisted upon the absolute
necessity Of all government ministers
and heads Of departments seeing the
war with their own eyes in order to
understand its greatness. He dwelt
on the fact that all the improvements
made at French ports to receive the
Aremican Army had been made with
a view to the future. He said that
France would benefit from this work,
and that in this there was q silver
lining to the clouds Of war"
Mr. Roosevelt, who has not slept
two successive nights at the same
place since he arrived in Europe, said
that he hoped to return. adding per
haps In uniform" He will visit Field
Marshal Haig, the King Of Belgium
and government officials In England
before he returns to the United States.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
REPORT PRICES unfair
Alleged by Housekeepers That Ger
tain Market Dealers Are Ignoring
Guide Quotations.

Violations Of the daily market
guide price quotations were report
ed today to the District food admin
istration. One housekeeper protested
that she was required to pay ex-
cessive prices for peppers. sweet corr
and cycumbers which she purchased
yesterday from q merchant in the
Center Market
It also was charged that some Of
the dealers who have stands outside
the market declared, in answer to q
question about high prices. that they
did not como under the food admin.
istration and that the latter could moi
do anything to them
Ono protesting heusekeepef re-
ported that she was charged cents
apiece for peppers at the Center mar.
ket which were quoted in the omcaal
housekeepers' guide yesterday at n
q cent to 4 Of . can't each; also thai
she Was required to pay 10 cent?
apiece for cucumbers, which werG
quoted at from S to cents.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
Canepont and Cuts Seized
On Oise to- Aisne Front

Ribecourt, Noyon. Bichancourt, and
Scissors. Much territory dlled with
strong positions, however, Is yet to be
won. The strategy Of Gen. Mangin In
first clearing the enemy's shield Of
machine guns before the big attack
picked divisions.
The plan of Marshal Foch. the crit
ics believe, Ia aimed At consolidating
the front of the armies OF Mangtn and
Humbert and forcing the enemy to
withdraw probably on q large scale.
The Germans are striving to prevent
this at all costs.
More Than 5000 Prisoners.
In addition to the more than 5000
prisoners captured Tuesday. Gen
Mangin took numerous guns and q
large amount Of material
In answer to an assertion in the
German official statement the news
papers declare unanimously that the
operation was not an attempt to
break through the German line. but
only q part of the strategic plan
which had It's inception July Is. The
Echo de Paris adds that the plan II
not yet completed.
Yesterdays Results.
PARIS, August 20.-The French
forces fiRhting east Of the Disc on a
front of about fifteen and one-hal1
miles have advanced to an average
depth of about two and one-half
miles and captured numerous villages
according to the French official COM
than 5000 prisoners have been taken
South of Roye the town Of Bouv-
raignes has been occupied by the
French after bitter fighting.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
$4,000 IN ESTATES
DISPOSED Of IN Wills
Properties of Late Karl Xander,
Annie E. Jackson, NJ. 3. Hitch
cock and Mrs. II. L. Hawkins.

Estates valued at more than $50, 1000
were disposed of in four wills fled
yesterday for probate.
The will of Karl Xander, made
August 8, 1914. more than three years
before the Sheppard prohibition law
went into effect stipulates that the
wholesale liquor business. then sit
uated at 1530-32 eth street northwest.
with all goods and machinery be
given to his son, Karl L. Xander. The
residue of the property was willed
to his five children and grandson.
They are Amelia H xander. Carrie
F. Luckett. Bertha l. S. Winans.
Aimee K. Baker and Karl Frederick
Xander, grandson. Mr.. Xander died
June 10 last
The real estate formerly owned by
Annie E Jackson. who died here Au-
gust 6. comprising land situated Id
Garfield, D. c., is left in trust to
Philip Broome Brooks. who is au-
thorized to sell it. One-third of the
Of the deceased. Dennis Jackson, and
the other two-thirds will be divided
between Mary Smiler of Washington
and Martha Butler of Pittsburgh. PaA
and her seven children.
Martha R. Hitchcock, who oied mere
recentIy. left three wills. Each gave
So 1000 to Joanna R. Kyle. a niece;
5000 to William P. Nichols. a
nenhew: $500 to Mary H Trimb bic, a
sister. and the remainder of the es-
tate to a niece, Bessie B. croffut, who
Tnciuded in the bequests to Miss
Croffut is a plantation in Hancock
county. Ga; a half interest in the
house at 142 B street northeast and
a lot in Fairview Heights. this city;
Mrs. Mary Louise Hawkins, VINO
d;ed here April IA last, makes her
hnShand. Charles Hawkins. sole leg
atee Of her estate. Her will is dated
August 81, 1918.
Evening star., 1918-08-21

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 20.-Every day now
some new document or incident comes
to light showing either a weakening
of the morale in the German army or
the anxiety of its leaders.
The latest Is q step to make the
soldiers cease whining when writing
letters to friends and relatives at
home. as it is considered by the Ger
man commanders to be bad for home
morale. 1t is a secret captured order
issued by the commander of the I'd
German Army. He states that spe-
cial examination of horhe-going mails
discloses a disregard for the army
postal regulations. Aside from dis
closing the exact local of units many
Evening star., 1918-08-21
Must Use Alsace-LOrrai,1ers,
But Huns DisruSf Them
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. .
PARIS, August 21.-The German
command is faced by q more or less
serious difficulty as result Of the
presence on the western front Of di-
visions containing tens Of Thousands
Of soldiers from Alsace and Lor-
raine, who up to this time never
have been employed in active fighting
against the French. A captured Ger
man order declares that the Germans
were unable any longer to keep the
Alsatians and Lorrafners away from
the western front
Other documents reiterating an or
der issued by the German crown
prince instruct the commanders Of the
various units to keep the men from
Alsace-Lorraine under the closest sur
veillance and not to utilize them at
critical points in the line. as many
desertions had been reported.
"Alsatians and Lorrainers must
never be left alone in the fighting
Evening star., 1918-08-21
Similar Retreat in North.

The same thing is happening to the
NJ rth. in the Flanders sail mt. with less
apparent pressure The Germans are
retiring in ,Picardy and north of the
Aisne as q consequence of defeats in
two recent battles. They seem to be
retiring from the Flanders salient to
avoid third battle which would have
to be fought under circumstances
more disadvantageous than. the cir
cumstances which led to their two
previous defeats.
In sum, what we are seeing is the
slow but sure retirement of the Ger
man out Of all the country occupied
by him as the result of his earlier
victories and occupied with the inten-
tion Of advancing upon Paris by the
Disc and the Marne routes after hav-
ing separated the French and the
British armies and contained the Brit
ish north OF the Somme. His offensive
campaign Is in the discard. Therefore
there is no reason why he should now
pay a high price for keeping that
portion Of his conquests which Il
without value since the purpose Of his
campaign Is no longer realtxable. The
German is accepting the defensive
from Arras to Rheims and also from,
La Bassee to Ypres. He may still at
tack between La Bassee and Arras
or east of Rheims. But his retire.
ment over the rest Of the front pre-
cludes any renewal Of an offensive
directed at Paris
(CopyriGht lol6 the THINE Ass>eiatio.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
AUSTR|AT0vERR|DEN
IN POLISH SETTLEMENT
Germany Beaches Agreement With
Provisional Government Of
Eastern Province.
NJ tbe A,scciated Preea

Dy ths Associated Prsea
LONDON. August 21evisnna dis
patchers deny that the conferencs
>between Emperor william ana Em-
peror Charles resulted in an agree
nent between Austria and Germany,
according to advices to the Daily
Mali from The Hague. Il 10 said
-thst Germany appears to have reach
ed an agreement with the pro.
visional government Of Poland owe.
the head Of Austria.
It 10 reported that the; Germans
have rejected Austria.s plan for In
tcrsasing thss Serossaon the westsrn
front, while Austria rejected pro-
yistonaily the German solution Of
the. Polish question. This. however
does net mean, it 10 added, th6t thu
plan 70 send q l2rgs Austrian ferca
10 the western front has been sban.
doned.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
German Losses Are Severe
as French Smash OnlUdrd
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ON THE FRENCH FRONT. August
20. Havas Agency.-rhe battle Is pro-
ceeding, with fierce resistance by the
enemy. but with quick and steady
progress by the French. The objec-
tives set by the French command
appear to have been attained. The
enemy is suffering severe losses. al
though his receding line is fighting
with marked determination.
The French attack between Sois-
sons and Ribecourt was against a line
which the enemy desired to hold 1t
is strongly fortified and is defended
by picked Bavarian and Alpine units.
the enemy expected an attack. Or
ders were given that the positions be
defended to the last man.
Despite .he German stubbornness.
the French made rapid strides during
the day.
Deemed Splendid Success.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 20, evening-The
operation begun this morning by Gen.
Mangin's troops between the Aisne
northwest of Scissors, looks this
evening to be a splendid success Gen.
Mangin has taken from the Germans
at Cuts and Mont de Choisy the last
heights remaining south of the Disc
in that region.
Gen. Mangin, with his right solidly
on the heights north Of the Aisne
around Fontenoy. is sweeping the Ger
mans of the high ground south of the
Disc, obliging them to retreat across
the river or retire eastward. In either
event the success of the movement
will expose the region about Noyon to
artillery attacks from the south, the
southeast and the southwest.
The Germans are fighting hard
against this danger, relying princd-
Evening star., 1918-08-21
DELEGATION OF URUGUAYANS.
NOW ATKEY WEST, COMING HERE

! Besides DR. Brum. the party included
DR.. Marianbo. first vice president Of
the Uruguayan house Of represent-
atives: DR.. Javier Nendevil, senator;
DR.. A. Delcado. financial delegate; DR..
Juston Menedosa, secretary to Min
lister Brum, and Lieut.. Juan Canosa
Of the Uruguayan navy. Adjutant to
the minister.
Tho following American ofiicials
met the party at Key West: Jordan
H. Stabler. chief of the division Of
Latin American affairs Of the Depart
mont Of State: Col. VILLAIN Kelly,
u. s. A., and Lieut.. Commauder
Augustin T. Beauregard, U. 8. n.
Hugh v. de Pena, Uruguayan charge
d'a6aires, also greeted the visitora
DR.. Brttm II candidate for pfest-
dent in the approaching Uruguayan
el0CtionR p
Evening star., 1918-08-21

zone. but must always be accom-
panied by German soldiers in whom
absolute confidence can be placed" ;"
one order says. It is added that any
soldier from Alsace-I.orraine that
comes under suspicion must be
treated with an iron hand.
Live Stock Prices.
The United States bureau of mar
kets today reports on live stock and
meat market conditions. as follows:
Hogs = Receipts, 1900 head:
strong. Top. 1000: butchers. 1s.20a
1925: light hogs. 1s.25a2o.0o: packing.
17.s0a19.10; roughs. 17.40a11s5; bulk.
1s.2Sa1S.7o; pigs. good and choice,
Cattle Receipts. 1000 head: ma
tives and western steers. strong:
calves. higher.
sheep-Receipts. 1900 head; sheep
slow. Lambs. choice and prime. 17.e6a
1925; medium and good, 1e.25a17. IS;
culls, 10.00a14.0o; feeders, 1s.50a17. .s5;
medium and good. 13.75a15.o0; ewes.
medium to prime, 11.25a13.25; breed
ing, 12.50a18.o0.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
PLANS RESERVE RATION i,
FOR USE IN TRENCHES
Subsistence Division Of Quarter
master Corps Makes Special /,
Provision. .

For use in the trenches ana unG@
ftrst line conditions in France. special
reserve ration has been worked by the
subsistence division Of the ouartermaster
corps, the War Department today an
nounced. The ration Is packed ip
camoufaged galvanized iron tins. each
container holding twenty-five rations
and Weighing 1o7 pounds. The ration
consists Of hard beef. corn beef. corn
beef hash, roast beef. salmon. sardines,
soluble coffee, sugar. salt and the neces-
sary can openers. The package is her.
metriczlly sealed to protect the food
against poisoning in gas attacks
The reserve radon fs to be used only
IN emergencies, as under normal condt-
tions the men are served with hot. fresh-
" cooked food
Evening star., 1918-08-21

Lieut.. Amos Lawrence HopGinR son
of Col. and Mrs Archibald Hopkins of
Washington. was wounded while in
his airplane over the German Inca
according to word received by his par
ents, who arc sunnnering at Ramapo.
N. Y. The meager news from France
states that Lieut.. Hopkins was wound
ed by an enemy bullet. which broke
his knee, during a light with German
planes over their lines. and that his
machine was riddled with bulletA
but got safely back. After being
operated on he was sent back to .
base hospital and from there to q con-
valescent hospital in the south Of
France.
The letter stated that following his
complete recovery he will act as an
aviation instructor.
Lieut.. Hopkins is we'll known here.
Mrs. Hopkins IL chairman Of the wom-
ems committee Of the District Council
Of Defense. &
Evening star., 1918-08-21

KEY WEST. Fla, August z1.-Dr.
Baltaslar Brun. minister of foreign
affairs of Uruguay, accompanied by a
party Of distinguished officials Of the
South American republic, has arrived
here aboard the Urusuayan cruiser
Montevideo. The party will leave
some time today on a special train
for Washington.
On their arrival here the Uruguay
ans were met by Jordan Il. Stabler.
personal representative ef Secretary
Of State Lansing. and representatives
Of the Army and Navy. Hugo v. de
Pena, Uruguayan charge at Washing
ton, Also was here to extend q greet
ing to his fellow countrymen.
Evening star., 1918-08-21

ago. without fighting. We Withdrew
forward as far as west Of Merville. to
q line east thereof. Aerviile was oc-
curied last night by enemy detach-
ments.
Near Lens and on the scarpe British
thrusts were repulsed. North of
front line of British posts, captured
the defenders and warded off several
enemy counter attacks. Southwest
Of Chaulnes we beat back an enemy
attack. launched in the evening after
a short outburst OF firing. Northwest
of Roye the French renewed their
attack with tanks. They were re-
pulsed.
Between Beuvraignes and the Disc
there was bitter fighting throughout
the day. Here. on a broad front, the
French Ere. advanced repeatedly IN strong strong
had been freshly brought up. South
Of Crapeau Mesnil their attacks col
lapsed before our lines. On both sides
Of Fresnieres they broke down under
our counter attack. -.
In violent hand-to-hand fighting the
enemy was repulsed between Las
signy and Thiescourt, and parts Of
our front lines, into which he had
penetrated. were cleared again. In
the saxhe way we held our adjacent
lines. to the Oise against stubborn az.
tacks of the enemy. kept UP. until
evening. The enemy was thrown
back into his positions of departure.
6etween the Disc and the Aisne the
artillery duels again increased in the
afternoon to great strength.
Toward evening the enemy con-
Carlepont and Nouvron. On botn
wings Of the attack he WAS repuised
in hand-to-hand fighting. In the CEN
ter of our front our artillery fre held
down the enemy's infantry before our
positions.
Between the Meuse and the Moselle
our reconnoitering detachments pene-
trated several times into the enemy's
trenches.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
Hun Commanders Worried;
Tell Men TO Cease Whining

Of the soldiers have told of "auccesses
of the enemy"
The destruction of trains by entente
aircraft especially has been mention
ed.
The order then recites with other
things that the German soldiers have
been writing homo Exaggerated re-
ports of casualties and false state
ments as to inadequate supplies of
clothing and food" The men must be
made to realize. 1t Is declared that
the "mborale at homo is sensibly In
fiuenced from the front and 1t is an
offense to send. homAa pessirnistic let
ters and arouse an3Aties for which
there is no ground In reality.
It appears to be certain that the
German commanders are now worried
more than ever, regarding the situa-
tion In which they find themselves.
They apparently realize that Ger
many's position. strategicaily and
otherwise, Is most precarious, par
ticularly on the western front.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
q. s. NAvY's WORK PRAISED.
Chief Of French Naval Staff Sends
Letter to Admiral Sims,

LONDON. August 30.-Admiral Sims,
commander of the American naval
forces in the war zone, has received
from Admiral Le Bon, chief Of the
French naval stan, q letter praising
the work Of the American Navy and
|its cooperation, comradeship and per-
feet harmony with the French. The
French admiral said he recently had
the pleasure Of visiting Chateau Thu
cry and Belleau wood. adding:
by the visit to the places where your
brigade Of marines had written one
|of the most glorious pages Of his
tory"
Evening star., 1918-08-21

pally upon machine guns as In the
Thiescourt region. thus indicating
that some of their artillery already Ia
across, or is on the way across the
an inventory of the booty taken still
are incomplete. One corps in this
operation had counted 1900 prisoners
up to noon and had immense Quanti-
ties Of captured war materials of all
sorts.
The artillery preparation. which
was most violent, began yesterday
morning and the enemy. anticipating
an attack. FASTENED to reinforce his
lines, sending up two of his best d.
visions which were held in reserve.
These divisions arrived during the
right in motor lorries.
An hour and a half after the order
was given to attack, tnfantrymen were
passing Audignicourt and Vassens and
were followed Immediately by bat
teries of three-inch guns. The drSt
line Of defense was then breaking.
Mustard Gas in Ravine.
The Germans on retiring filled the
ravine with mustard gas. This, how
ever, proved only a temporary trouble.
short time and the French troops
sprogressing toward BlierancourdeIie,
eight miles southeast Of Noyon.
Farther to the right Tartiers, two
and a half miles southeast of. Nor
sain, was entered at O'Clock. and col
urnns OF prisoners began to appear
upon the plateau to the rear.
French aviators. flying away down
under the low-lytng clouds. kept the
progress Of the attack and harassed
the enemy with machine gun IRE. No
German fiers tried to fnterfene with
their work. Few were seen in the air
during the morning.
The Germans made q desperate de-
fense In the hilly and wooded region
south Of the Disc, around Carlepont,
Caisne and Eombray where they held
strong positions. which were profuseiy
dotted with quick drers. The Four-a-
Verre and Croisette farms were taken
by the French after . violent struggle
which proved very costly to the enemy.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
HUN RETREAT ON WIDE FRONT
SEEMS QUESTION OF HOURS
Germans Now Moving Back Slowly Out
of All Territory Obtained as Result
of Earlier Victories. -.

the Disc to their old line of June. fol-
lowing the high ground north OF the
Disc from Noyon to the mouth OF the
Aflette river and thence eastward to
tion.,
It would seem that such q retreat is
now inevitable. There is no profit Tor
the German In further resistance on
the line of Roye. There is an enormous
immediate cost g 4 result OF s,a,i the al. .
eventful peril due to the fact that he
has behind him the Somme river. and
one Of the most elementary OF mill
tary rules is that 1t is unwise to fight
with an unfordAble river at your rear.
The retreat of the German to the
ultimate consequence Of his defeat
on August and the succeeding days.
just as . retirement from the Vesie
to the Aisne will bo q hnal conse-
auence Of his defeat Of July Is and -
In the Aarne Salient Atogether these
render of considerable territory. but
Of territory which lost its real value
as a result Of the recent defeats. II
the German could expect to take the
offensive on this front In any imme-
date future he would necessarily
fight to retain what are naturally
good jumping-o6 places. He would
long before the French reached the
summit of the Lassigny ridge and also
passed tho crest Of the equally i'm
portant ridge between the Aisne and
the Disc, where the latest fighting
has taken place. On the contrary, he
tion looking to the delaying of the
advance of his foe rather than to
pinning down that advance imme-
diately.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
HOLDS RECORD FOR PATROL

LONDON. August 21.-Ensisn 2. J.
Barnes Of the United states Navy now
holds the record Of patrolltng for
thirty hours in . certain typs OF dir
izible OF the English coast This
beats the previous flight record held
By him Of rs hours and ~ secondA