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Among fhe Bleacherites air Hits and Foul Chatter Garnered From the National
 Pastime

short all his life, has been stationed at second base.
 Phil Douglas again beat the Giants yesterday afternoon and as result the Cubs frightened their hold on first place by full game. Gro yer Alex ander is not 50 badly missed after all
 As we predicted several days ago the Western league has seen the handwrt- ing on the wall and voted yesterday to disband These moguls. profiting by the experience of those in the Baugh circuit didn't make public their intentions until after the final game, thus retaining in- terest until the last
 Willie Hoppe, seeing that the billiard profession is about to be put in the non- essentials. has made application to navy officials to be enrolled as g. seaman.
 Jack Dempsey took just pair of min- utes to put Porhy Flynn to sleep Satur- day night, but he took enough Atlanta kale away with him to last during the summer months.
 
 CT, let Washington down with three hits while his teammates piled up eight with three runs off Walter Johnson yesterday. It looks like Griff is working his big righthander to death these days Bob Fisher. playing second base for the Cardinals, won Wednesdays game for his team by pulling the hidden ball' on Dode Paskert. Fisher later on singled stole second and came in on Grimm's hit to right. The Cleveland Indians were defeated in an exhibition game yesterday by Walter Rehg who clouted homer with one man on base. Rehg, together with the other two members of the Braves outfield, re- gently enlisted in the navy and was playing with the Second district team The Texas league after vain attempt to get the New Orleans and Little Rock clubs in, was forced to shut It's gates after Sundays games.
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Dodgers Win and Lose

St. Louis, July 7.-Brooklyn and St. Louis divided todays double header. St. Louis taking the first game, 5 to 2. and Brooklyn the second. in 10 innings, ? to l.
 First Game R. Fl. E. Brooklyn ........ 100 100 000-2 g , St. Louis .,. 900 020 01s-3 o
 Batteries: Marquard and O'Miller; Packard and Gonzales.
 Second Game R. H. E. Brooklyn ...... 001 900 900 1-2 10 o St. Louis .... 900 100 900 0--1 ' l
 Batteries: Robertson and OMiller May and Gonzales.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds Split With Phillies

Cincinnati. July 7.-Philadelphia and Cincinanti broke even in a double head CT today, the locals winning the first, 5 to 2. and the visitors the second. to 8.
 In the sixth inning of the first game, Roush and Pearce collided at first base. Roush's knee was hurt and Pearce suf- fered bruised shoulder, both being forced to leave the game. Scores:
 First Game R. H. E.. Philadelphia .... 900 101 000--2 4 Cincinnati ....... 010 0O3 01s-5 6 Q
 Batteries; Hogg and Burns; Ring and Wingo.
 Second Came R. H. F. Philadelphia ..... 900 001 021--4 II 0 Cincinnati ....... 020 900 010-3 g 0
 Batteries: Prendergast, Watson Oeschger and Adams; Toney, Regan Ring and Wingo.
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CASUAL COMPANIES MOVING

Anniston. July 7.-(Special)-The two casual companies formed at Camp Mo Clellan of the domestic service men left over from organizations of the Blue and Gray division, will be moved from their present quarters at the division stockade to the areas formerly occupied by the Hath and Hath infantry regi- ments on the cantonment
 The regimental stockades formerly used by these infantry organizations Will be used to confine the 70 or more 'prisoners now at the camp and tho
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
AMERICAN I.EAGI1E
Browns Beat Johnson

Washington, July 7.--St Louis punched hits on Johnson today for second straight win over Washington, to O.. Sothoron yielded only three singles and was never i'll danger In the ninth in- ming Austin tripled and then stole home
 Score: R. H. E. St. Louis OH 900 001-3 8 Washington . 900 O0O coo 0 1
 Batteries: Sothoron and Nunamaker; Johnson and Picnich.
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Douglas Again Holds Giants

Chicago. July 7.--Chicago scored five runs in the third inning today on New York and won their second straight game, 6 to |. Chicago got hits, which included three doubles, in this inning Douglas pitched In fine form. An over flow crowd made ground rules neces- sary. Score: R. H. E. New York ... 00l 900 O0O-I 1 Chicago ........ 005 900 01*-6 II 1
 Batteries: Perritt. Anderson and Rari- den; Douglas and killifer.
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International League

At Syracuse Syracuse 1. Toronto 0. At Jersey City: Jersey City 3-3, Bing- hamton S-9
 At Newark; Newark 2-7, Baltimore 6-l. No others scheduled
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Cincinnati 5-3, Philadelphia 2-4. Chicago G., New York l. Brooklyn 2-2, St. Louis 3-1.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results St. Louis 3, Washington q
 Games Today Detroit at Philadelphia Chicago at New York St. Louis at Washington. Cleveland at Boston.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Fort Worth: Fort Worth S-l. Shreveport 1-4
 At Houston: Houston 6-2, San An tonic 4-G.
 At Dallas, Dallas 2-s. Waco s-5.
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SPORTS EDITED BY H. P. M'DAvID. JR.
Texas and Western Leagues Disband
"Cinder- r-Couered" Champs
 Clash in Big Struggle Saturday
U. C. Ts and T. P. As Stage Scrappiest Ball Game of the Year at Redwood on July 13-Entire Gross
 Proceeds Goes to Red Cross

the T. As Redwood afternoon settle will be treated of the served orrnIlnu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

Games Today Boston at Pittsburg. Brooklyn at St Louis. New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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Texas League Blows
 Fort Worth, Tex, July 7.-President J. Walter Morris of the Texas league offi- cially announced this afternoon that to- days games concluded the 1918 season.
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TALLEsT SOLDIER ARRIVES


 Anniston, July 7.-(Special.) l.)-A six foot 9-inch soldier belonging to one of the artillery regiments at Camp Me- Clellan attracted a great deal of at tention in the city Saturday and Sum day.
 While Frank B. Camp, the soldier poet. known far and wide as The Hu- man Toothpick," was in the city, he was considered to be the tallest man in these parts, but the young fellow who wears the red hat cord has him beat several inches An average sized soldier strikes the tall lad just above the elbow, and many Anniston people turned and looked at the tall soldier whose head is just about as high in the air as the average electric fan is usually hung.
 ARTILLERYMEN GOOD FIGHTERS
 Anniston, July 7.-(Special 1.-The holiday fights at the Knights of Co., lumbus building showed that the arr tillerymen now in training on the can tonment are hard fighters and blood flowed freely during the bouts.
 The first bout was between Private O'Nen, aBttery k, Eightieth field ar tillery, and Private A. Matusia of the same battery. The first round opened up tame and friendly like, but the last part or the lnTee-rOunu uTaW was Iuli of lively doings.
 Privates Nelson and Maddox, of the headquarters supply companies, respect lively of the Eighth field artillery, were scheduled to fight the second bout but Maddox failed to appear and Private Chabut, Battery D, Eighth field artillery, took his place in the roped arena It was fast bout, full of in- terest and the honors were about even at the end of the third round. The final bout between Sergeant O'Neil and Lew Faffafor, Battery D I and F, Eightieth, respectively, went for five rounds at furious rate and at the end it. was hard to decide. So ! it was called d draw. Their exhibition was the best thing seen in the camp | in long time.
 l comedy bout between the tallest and the shortest soldiers in the camp I furnished side de-splitting fun for the large number of men.
 i Private David Callas acted as an nouncer and timekeeper and Private Ewen refereed the bouts staged. Thursday evening hos been set aside | as amateur night at this building and some splendid exhibitions are to be pu, on during the remainder of the sum- mer.
 1 Anniston, July 7.--(Special.)- Michae 1 Chupak. native Russian, and before tho departure of the Blue and Gray troop; ! for overseas duty a member of Com pany G, 1l4th infantry Is nightly dis l appointed at being left on this side o1 the pond, and in trying to accompany hi. I organization came near getting in bad with the army.
 A few days before the expected de parture of the 114th infantry Corpora
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As consequence. it is charged, of will full misstatement of ages, the number ot women in the British census groups are ately high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

Willie Hoppe, seeing that the billiard profession is about to be put in the non- essentials. has made application to navy officials to be enrolled as a seaman.
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Jack Dempsey took just pair of min- utes to put Porky Flynn to sleep Satur- day night, but he took enough Atlanta summer months
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
Prepare for Withdrawal

With the American Army on the
Marine front, August Moon by As
ISOLATED Press)-The Germans used
less artillery late yesterday against
the attacking forces at this front, de-
pending more upon their machine gun
ners for defending their lines. This
fact coupled with the stories of pri-
soners and deserters tends to streng-
then the belief that the Germans are
planning withdrawal to new posi-
lions along the Vesle river
Deserters who came into the lines
last night declared orders were issued
for a series of retrograde movements
until Fismes on the Vesle was reach
ed.
Except for minor engagements, there
was only artillery fire along the line
up to noon today, and that was COM
paratively light.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
SAULS GOT fine
FOR FORGERY ACT
WORKED CHECK AT TWO LOCAL
BANKS AND TRAPPED BECAUSE
MAN ABSENCE

A resident of Turner county who
signed himself as "Bill Henderson"
but who isreally A. F. Sauls was fined
a hundred dollars in superior court
at the close of the session last night
by Judge D. A r. Crum when he en-
tered a plea of guilty to a cahrge of
forgery.
He had tried both the American and
the Exchange banks with check
That which he presented at the Elk
change had an endorsement pretend
ing to be that of c. NJ. Mckenzie The
bank employee knew that C. NJ Nc
Kenzie was out of town and could not
endorse a paper as this seemed to have
been. An investigation soon caused
the arrest of The man.
Mentally the man appeared hard
ly responsible.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
GREAT SHORTAGE
UNSKILLED
LABOR
RECRUITING OF WAR LABOR is
TAKEN OVER FOR RELIEF

Washington, Aug. IA shortage of
five hunderd thousand unskilled work
ers in war industries was shown in in
complete reports to the Department Of
Labor for the federal employment SER
vice which today took over the re-
cruiting of this class of labor for the
war industries employing maximum
fore eof hunderd persons or more.
Final reports, it is announced, were
expected to show a shortage of a mil
yion workers.
War industry in defined in an an
nouncement by the employment SER
vice as the manufacture of products
or the erection of structures directly
or indirectly applied to some depart
ment of the government for use in
connection with the war.
Coal mining is classified as wholly
war work. While they will be pro-
tectedsfrom recruiting by other indus
tries the railroads and farms must OBJ
tain their unskilled labor by other
means that federal employment ser,
vice
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01

American and French troops have
begun turning movement that, II
successful will compel German retire
ment over a wide sector east of Fere-
En-Tardenoise at the center of the
Scissors Rheims salient.
They have attacked over a front OF
three miles on each side of the village
of Nesles at the apex of the Allied
wedge north of the Ourcq. The great
est advance is toward the east where
the Aemricans have pushed on osme
distance from the town of Sergy and
approached Chamery. The enemy is
sill holding strong portions at Rem
cheres and St Gemme where his line
is still less than five miles from the
Marine and the continued advance be-
tween Nesles andCierges would force
him to fall back to escape being cut
off from the rear.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
PENNSYLVANIA HAS BIG
BIG NATURAL RESOURCES

Harrisburg, July 31.-Pennsylvania'
output for unnatural resources during
1917 is calculated by Col Henry c.
Demming, of this city, to have been
worth at wholesale $1,959, 735,069 In
compilaitno prepared for the State
Handbook for 1918 he says 697 min.
erals are found in Pennsylvania near
ly all of which are proftably mined
Col. Demming notes that much of the
culm, formerly discarded as mine
waste, is now utilized.
Bitur1 nous coal l2ads the value
with 1881 ,O4G,155, anthracite being
net with $587,1O4 $40 while the coke
was valued at s316,582,95O. Petroleum
is valued at $24,166,3O9 and natural
gas at $17,361 ,406.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
Is MILLION BALE
COTTON
CROP
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE SHOWS
GENERAL CONDITION OF 1876

Washington, Aug IA cotton crop
of 13,619,0O0 bales was forecasted by
the Department of Agriculture today.
basing the estimate on conditions July
25, which were 1876 per cent normal
The condition by states includes
South Carolina, so; Georgia, II; Flori
da TO-
The loss Of a million seven hundred
and six thousand bales in the pTOspec-
tive crop was due principally to doru
gthy conditions in the western part OF
he belt, especially Texas as shown
by the report The statement also
cnowad there is heavy decresae in
acreage in older Sea Island cotton Sec
tons of Georgia and Florida where
the boil weevil was very actice and
a corresponding decrease in Egyptian
acreage in Arizona and California.
The Sea Island acreage production
gives Georgia a hundred and twenty
nine thousand acres with thirty-four
thousand bales; Florida, hundred
and twenty-five thousand acres, with
twenty-three thousand bales; South
Carolina, twenty-five thousand acres.
with eight thousand bales
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
Three CEORCIANS
ON LISTS FOR TODAY
CASUALTIES ARE LIGHTER IN RE-
PORTS FOR TIME

Washington, Aug. Army casual
les show hundred and twenty. Kill
d in action y; died of wounds 90;
lied of disease IL; died of accidents
7; wounded severely 81; wounded 2;
Missing 3; prisoners l..
Lieut. William L. LecOnte CT Allan
ia died Of wounds. Private Leo Bird
Of Mattern Ga died ofdisease. Lieut.
Frank B. Sanders of Chesterfield, S. c.,
lied of accident or other causes. Lieut.
Albert C. Kennedy, of Jonesville, s.
q, and Sergeant John H. Theus, Of
Reynolds, Ga, were wounded severe
ly. Lieut. Edward O. Merritt of North
augusta S. c. was wounded.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
SAYS NOT
FRIGHTENED
ATU.S.
SUPERIOR NUMBERS AND COM
ING OF AMERICANS DO NOT
BOTHER

Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-The coming of
The American armies to France and
the numerical superiority of the AL
lies do not brighten Germany, declares
Emperor William in proclamation
issued to the German army and navy.
THE vital forces which are stream
ing across the sea to the enemy said
the Emperor, are being attacked by
submarines which are certain of sue
cess"
The Emperor alluded to the sue
cess which German forces had won,
the bringing of peace to the eastern
front and the heavy blows dealt the
Allies during this summer
He assured the forces, although they
are in the midst of the hardest strug
gle of the war; that they will be vic
torious
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
CRAZY TYRANNY
DOWNFALL OF
RUSSIA
BUSINESS MEN OF MOSCOW OUT
SPOKEN AGAINST BOLSHEVIK

Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-That feeling
in Russia everywhere is very bitter
against Germany is the surprisingly
frank statement by Hans Vorit, Spec
ial Commissioner of the Tageblatt of
Berlin, who reached Moscow after a
long and tedious journey recently.
In reporting conditions as he found
them, he says business men are strong
ly anti-Bolsheviki blaming the "crazy
tyranny" fthe Bolsheviki for Rus
sia's downfall and economic ruin They
believe another war against Germany
is coming but it is not clear under
whose direction.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
LOCAL BANKS DECLARING
SEMI ANNUAL DIVIDENDS

The American National and the
American Savings Banks are today
ending their semi-annual dividends
TO the stock holders of the institutions.
The first half of the year has been
encouraging in many ways to officers
N charge and the earnings reveal the
banks advancing in volume of business
and in business strength.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
Franco. Americans Attack

With the Americans on the Aisne-
Marine Front, Aug. Joe cmfwyp
Marine Front, Wednesday, The
American and French troops launched
an attack Wednesday afternoon from
Seringes to Cierges on this center Of
the Marine front for the purpose of
Strengthening the line and demolishing
the barbed wire entanglements, which
the Germans had placed through the
hills and forests and open places.
The Germans Wednesday used a
new gas having a white fame and
smoke. The Allied heavy guns soon
found the range of the entanglements.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
REGISTRANTS ARE NOW
UNDERGOING EXAMINATION

Forty registrants were ordered IUr
examination before the local regis
tration beard today. Tomorrow forty
more will be examined and the work
of making ready for the August calls
will be completed as fast as possible
The local board will have all of those
of the 1918 registration ready for their
proper classification and in place when
the calls come. Glass one now has
larger number of men and it will re-
quire heavy calls to get all of them.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
GERMANS FALLING BACK
TO LINES OF RIVER vESLE
HOPE TO
FORCE HUNS
TORETIRE
If THE MOVE is SUCCESSFUL THE
GERMANS MUST FALL BACK

London, August 1.-(By AS
sociated Press, 1924 P. M)-
The Allies today delivered a
new stroke over a ten mile front
between Buzancy and Seringes.
The result was a considerable
advance and the wiping out of
the elbow in the line at Oulchy-
Le-Chateau, according to advic-
es to the Evening Standard this
afternoon.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
CZEC HO-SLOVAK:
FORCES MAKE
PROGRESS
YEkATERiNBURG FALLS INTO
THEIR HANDS-BoLsHEViK
Q ALARMED

Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-The town of
Yekaterinburg in the province of
Perm, near the Siberian border, has
been taken by the Czecho- Slovaks, ac-
cording to the Moscow newspaper Is
y
vestia
With this new development the Boil
shevik press is raising cry Of alarm
declaring The counter revolutionary
movement is spreading.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01

Marine Front, Aug 1-(S:0O a. ny
The Franco-American forces, on the
main battle front continued yesterday
their progress of Strengthening the
line. They scored advances, the
Americans pushing beyond Berry, to
within two kilometres of Chamery,
where Lieut. Quinten Roosevelt fell
Ito his death recently in fight with
enemy airplanes.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
ALREADY EATING
UP FOURTH LOAN
BLOC kcERTIFICATES WERE FAR
OVEsUBsCRIRED

Washington Aug. 1.-The five hun
bred million block certificates of in
debtedness, subscriptions to which
were closed ten days ago, was over
subscribed by eightyfour million, sew
en- hundred and fifty thousand, making
a total CT certificates outstanding in
anticipation of the Fourth Liberty
millions.
Loan nearly two billions two hundred
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
FNGI Ann AcKFn EnR
LARGE VOTE OF CREDIT

London Aug. 1-Chancellor Bopar
Law asked the House of Commons for
= vote of credit of seven hundred mil
lion rounds TODAY. saving the large
amount was not dine to increased ex-
neuditures. hut because Parliament
5 about to adjourn.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
TENNESSEE IS NOMINATING
DEMOCRATS FOR OFFICE

Nashville, August 1.-The Democrat
ic candidates for United States Sen
ate and the governor are being chos-
en- in statewide primary today,
while the Republican and Democratic
congressional primaries are being held
in four districts and legislative nomi-
nations are being made.
Senator Shields is being opposed
for denomination by Gov. Tom C. Rye.
There are three candidates for govern
or.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
Germans RepuIsed

Paris Aug. 1.-The Germans this
morning attack the French positions
in the region of Bligny, southwest of
Rheims, but the attack was repulsed,
it is officially announced
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
WAVE OF BUYING
ON COTTON MARKET
rose FOUR DOLLARS PER BALE
AND REMAINED STEADY

New York, Aug IA wave of buy
ng took place on the cotton market
1ere a few minutes after publication
Of the government report
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
Enemy Guns Active

London, Aug. German guns were
active last night in the Somme region
and in the vicinity Of Villers-Bretton-
eau, also farther north, near Bucquoy
and in Flanders, it is officially stated
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01
ONE REGISTRANT OFF
FOR SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

The local registration board has
call for one man for special service.
This man will be sent forward August
9Th. His name is R. D. Mcqueen.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01

Marine Casualties
Washington, Aug 1.-The marine
oorps casualties show 5. Died Of
wounds 3 wounded severely 2.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-01

Americans Advance
With the Americans on the Aisne-
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
Republican A. p. Leased Wlrel

PARIS, March 23.-According to the latest reports the long distance cannon which bombarded Paris this afternoon was firing from a distance of 120 kilo- meters approximately 741a miles, and was located about twelve kilometers behind the French front.
 WASHINGTON, March 23-The long range bombardment of Paris by a Ger man gun presumably 62 miles away announced as a fact today in the French capital, dumbfound American ordnance officers. The 22 mile bonn bardment of Dunkirk by the Germans more than year ago had set a rec ord and ordnance officers of the Amer ican, British and French corps freely conceded they never had dreamed of a monster gun with a range of more than 90 miles.
 Facts are Questioned
 Some officers frankly questioned that shells from rifled cannon actually had fallen in Paris. Others sought ex- planation in new devices or secret gun emplacements in the vicinity of Paris. None wanted to believe that any gun had been invented by the Germans or any one else which could throw a 91b inch projectile SO miles.
 If the German experts have evolved a wholly new type of gun not depend
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
Attacks Go On
 But Line Holds;
 Marshal Haig
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

lnCPdbttNdu "A 1CdoC6 w IT
 LONDON, March 23.-"The bat tie is continuing with the greatest intensity on the whole front south of the Scarpe river, Field Marshal Haig's report tonight announces.
 South and west of St. Quentin our troops have taken up their new positions and we are heavily en- gagged with the enemy"
 During the night strong hostile attacks in the neighborhood of Jussy, South of St. Quentin) were repuIsed with great loss to the
 REGARDLESS OF LOSSES
 "On the northern portion of the battle front, the enemy's attacks have been pressed with the utmost determination and regardless of losses. Our troops have maintained their positions on the greater part of this front after fierce and pro- onged struggle"
 Great qaIlantry has been shown by the troops engaged in the fight ing in this area and south thereof. The 18th and 9th divisions distin- guished themselves by the valor of their defence. In one sector alone, six hostile attacks, in two of which German cavalry took part, were beaten off by one of our infantry brigades.
 "The enemy's attacks continue with great violence"