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Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
routes, including five transcontinent-

routes, including five transcontinent-
al lines.
The first record aerial Thanks
giving celebration took place 1880
feet in the air on United States mail
plane, which left Elizabeth, N. j.,
for Philadelphia on November 28th.
Nine persons partook of this remark
able turkey dinner.
The biggest seaplane in the world,
officially designated as NC-1, at
Rockaway Point, N. Y, on Satur-
day, November 30th, demonstrated
it's enormous lifting capacity by max
ing test fight with a pilot and fifty
passengers. The plane was propelled
by three liberty motors with an ag-
gregate of 1900 horsepower. The
machine has wing spread of 126
feet, weighs $4,000 pounds. While
the trip mentioned breaks the worlds
record as to number of passengers
carried, it is evident that this record
will soon be surpassed as it is report
ed that planes with a capacity of 100
passengers are now being built in
Europe.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27

on appropriate eligible registers for
reappointment, eligibility thereon to
continue for one year from the date
of separation. The unemployment
registers thus established will be
used so far as is practicable for fill
ing positions in the Government SER
vice.
1t is expected, however, that there
will be surplus Of eligibles on these
unemployment registers, and in order
that those who cannot be replaced in
the Government service may find
positions in private employ, the Civil
Service Commission has asked the
cooperation Of the Department Of
Labor in the work Of finding suit
able employment in private estab-
lishments for dismissed war workers
who can not be further employed by
the Government.
It is the view Of the Civil Service
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27

Commission that the machinery OF
the Government should be used TO"
the fullest extent in finding employ
ment for the war workers for 1t is
realized that a considerable number
of them entered the Government SER
vice at some personal sacrifice to help
with the war program.
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27
His Eishina Trips.

"Pa, where do you go fishing"
"My son, I never go fishing now
adays."
"Well. Mr.. Smarter said last n1gnU
YOU were always throwing a sprat 10
catch a mackerel."
Morris tribune., 1918-12-27

Five libraries in the world contain
more than 100000 volumes each.
The Coffee River railroad, Alaska,
runs over a glacier for seven miles
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
WOODLAWN.

The Woodlawn will meet in the
hall, Friday evening.
Mrs. ]. B. Tyson and Mrs. j. ID.
SINNERS are visiting Rev. and Mrs.
E. c. Gisriel, Baltimore.
Mrs. G. w. Poist is recuperating
at the home of her sister, Mrs. W.
B. Claggett, from an operation
which she underwent a month ago at
the Maryland General Hospital, Bal
timore.
Mrs. Walter Strepper and daugh-
ter, of Philadelphia, spent last week
with her father, who is very ill at
the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Clinton Thompson.
Miss Beck, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with Miss Elizabeth Tyson.
The Embroidery Club met with Mrs.
Samuel Gather, Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. John Abrahams, of
Topeka, Kansas, Howard of New
York, and Charles of Baltimore,
spent from Friday to Sunday with
their father. G. S. Ahrahams.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
LIBERTY LOAN MEETINGS.
Campaign Opens In Cecil At ElktOn-
Meeting At Rising Sun and
OctOrarO Church.

The campaign for the Fourth
Liberty Loan will be opened fol
Cecil County at Elkton on Saturday
evening, September %, in Mechanics
Hall at o'clock. The speakers
will be Hon. Geo. c. Thomas, Hon.
Frank P. Lyon, and soldier from
France.
A meeting will be held in Rising
Sun on Friday evening, October A.
Speakers for the meeting will be
announced.
A meetiig in the interest OF the
Fourth Liberty Loan will be held at
the Peoples Church, Octoraro, on
Friday evening, October 4th, at s
o'clock. Albert D. Mackey, Esq, OF
Elkton, and DR.. Edmund Burk, Of
Chesapeake City, will address the
meeting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Trap Tournament.

The nineteenth annual Cecil
county trap shooting tournament
was held on the grounds of Rising
Sun Gun Club, near town, on Tues
day, Gath inst. The weather was
ideal and brought out a good string
of shooters. Twelve prizes were
awarded, eight being presented by
the Club and four by merchants of
the town: Eli T. Reynolds, VIM. M.
Fogue, Brown & Fisher and Rising
Sun Garage. The following were
the winners:
1st, Palmer Williams; End, H. M.
Duyckinck; 3rd, Ford Seely; 4th, w.
]. Elliott; 5th, G.. Leedom; 9Th, w.
G. Roblem; 7th, J. A. Hartenstine;
Sth, A. A. Armour; 9th, H. Krout;
10th, r. B. Bay; 18th, W. c. Krout;
18th, H. G. Jordan.
Duyckinck and Seely tied for
second place and the former won ON
the shoot off at SO birds.
The scores made out of a possible
$50 targets were:
Palmer Williams 144, H. M. Duy-
ckinck 141, Ford Seely 141, w.
Cochran 140, w. j. Elliott 1877, G.
Leedom 131, w. G. Roblem 129, M.
F. Morris 1877, c. C. Ulary 1877, J. A.
Hartenstine 1876, A. A. Armour 1875,
j. H. Kirk 1876, H. c. Krout 1875, DR..
r. P. Bay 121, w. N. Krout 116, H.
c. Jordon 110, j. T. Richards 108,
H. S. White 67-out of rs.
PROFESSIONALS. S. German 145,
A. A. Somers 143, c. T. Martin 143,
H. L. Worthington 141, Ed. Banks
1873, E. S. Richards 1913, L. G.
Porter 88.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Fatal Auto Accident.

James L. Brown, OF Havre de
Grace, was thrown from an automo-
bile truck on Tuesday of last week
and so badly injured that he died
within few hours at the Havre de
Grace Hospital, without regaining
consciousness. He was 40 years old
Besides his widow. Mrs. Amelia
Harmault Brown, the deceased is
survived by two children, Miss
Eleanor Brown, who is instructor in
languages at the Jacob Tome lnsti-
tute, and Julian Brown.
Mr.. Brown was proprietor of a
dry goods store, and was one OF
Havre de Grace's substantial bust
ness men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Mrs. Carrie 7. Morrison.

Mrs. Carrie Trumpler Morrison,
wife of DR.. Winfred T. Morrison,
died Thursday morning, Sept. 10, at
the University of Maryland Hospital,
where she had been taken for treat
ment about 10 days ago. She had
been in i'll health for a long time,
yet her death was unexpected. She
was a highly respected and accom-
plished lady, and an artist of rare
talent, being a graduate of Philadel-
phia School of Industrial Art and
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
She came to Elkton bride IL years
ago, and had since made her home
in that town.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN.
Election District Committees For
Cecil County.

Election District Committees For
Cecil County.
The following are the Liberty
Loan committees in the various
Election Districts of Cecil county:
First District.
Griffith Elridge, Chairman, Cecil
ton; Rev. Edmund Burk, Vice Chair
man, Cecilton; DR.. j. H. Black,
Cecilton; Fred Hoover, Cecilton; w.
H. Anderson, Cecilton; w. B. Davis,
Cecilton.
Second District.
James S. Hopper, Chairman, Ches-
apeake City; George N. Bennett,
Chesapeake City; William Price,
Middeltown, Del; w. w. Schaefer,
Chesapeake City; VIM. E. Briscoe
Chesapeake City; Clarence Thorn.
ton, Chesapeake City.
Third District.
De Lancey Scott, Chairman, Elk
ton; John H. Terrell, Elkton; w. D.
Bratton, Elkton; R. D. Brown, Elk
ton, w. ]. Davis, Elkton.
Fourth District.
R. John Kay, Chairman, Elk
Mills; David Wherry, Elkton; Geo.
R. Ewing, Elkton; Henry c. Hess,
Fair Hill; William D. Loffland,
Newark, Del.
Fifth District.
c. A. Benjamin, Chairman, North
East; Edward c. Wilson, North
East; James M. Rittenhouse, North
East; R. c. Reeder, North East; E.
j. Campbell, North East.
Sixth District.
Elmer Mayberry, Chairman, Ris-
ing Sun; Clarence T. Dare, Rising
Sun; John w. Montgomery, Liberty
Grove; VIM. M. Reynolds, Colora;
Arthur T. Reynolds, Sylmar.
Seventh District.
Rev. Joseph Brown Turner, Chair
man, Port Deposit; R. r. Atkinson,
Port Deposit; George G. Logan, Port
Deposit; John A. Hartenstine, Prin-
cipio Furnace; James Touchstone,
Port Deposit; George H. Cobourn,
Perryville. a. .,m
Eighth District.
H. B. Logan, Chairman, Rowland
Vile; R. ]. S. Bullock, Rowlandville;
E. P. Bostick, Conowingo; w. e.
Citing, Conowingo; T. H. Cum
mings, Conowingo.
Ninth District.
John B. Fassitt, Chairman, Rising
Sun; M. ]. Ewing, Rising Sun; Chas.
M. Morris, North East; Samuel d.
Wilson, Nottingham, Pa; Hugh M.
Cameron, Nottingham, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Mrs. Mary Ann White.

Mrs. Mary Ann White, widow OF
the late Robert White, died on Sun
day September Is, at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Rawlings A. Ty-
son, Bay View. Mrs. White was in
the one hundredth year of her age,
having been born May %, 1919.
Until month ago she enjoyed very
good health. She was said to be the
oldest person in the county. The
deceased is survived by one son,
Addison F. White, of North East
and a daughter, Mrs. Tyson, al
whose home she died.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Struck By Train.

Floyd Rogers, of Eder Station,
track foreman on the B. & o. Rail-
road, was struck by a troop train
and killed Wednesday afternoon,
Sept. 1S. He was 81 years Of age,
and is survived by family. Coro-
ner NJ F. Magraw, of Elkton, held
an inquest, and a verdict of acci-
dental death rendered by the jury
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

Octoraro Conference Meeting un-
der care of Friends, will be held
Sabbath afternoon, 9th Mo. 29th, at
$3.50 o'clock. One or more speak
ers from another meeting expected
to attend.
The hope for the future depends
upon the revival of the religious
spirit, substituting love for hate, at
this critical period of the worlds
history.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
John w. Taylor.

John w. Taylor died Thursday,
September 10, at his home near
Porter's Bridge, from pneumonia.
The deceased was Is years Of age.
He was a carpenter by trade, and a
skilled mechanic. Three daughters
and five sons survive. The funeral
was held on Sunday, with interment
in West Nottingham Friends bury
ing ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Dry Zone Resolution May Affect
Wilmington.

The "dry" zone resolution recent
ly adopted by the United States Sen
ate, if enforced to the fullest extent,
would make Wilmington virtually
dry. The resolution gives President
Wilson power to establish dry zones
about mines, shipyards munition
plants, and other war industrial
centres. There are numerous plants
located through the central and
other sections Of the city which
would be included in the term war
plants, within the provisions of the
law, because they are working exclu-
sively on government contracts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Heroes Day.

Governor Harrington has issued
his proclamation setting forth Sun
day, Sept. 20, as Heroes Day, and
calling upon all people of Mary
land to observe it with appropriate
services and ceremonies as tribute
of honor and appreciation of the
heroic men Of our land who have
given their lives in the present great
war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Called To ColOrs Sends Good BY To
Friends.

ANS--NASs
Rossville, Balto., Co., Md.
Sept. 20, 1918.
Editor Midland Journal:
I wish to say in a few lines a
good by" to the many friends that
was unable to see personally before
left.
Rising Sun is surely the garden
spot of the world to me and is
certainly fine place to live in.
want to say that the few years
I spent in your town will ever be
remembered by me, If I am so un-
fortunate as to never be able to re-
turn. But, I do hope to come back
when this Worlds War is over and
my country no longer needs my
services.
I wish to extend my thanks TO the
many persons who made my stay
with you not only a successful one
but very pleasant one as we'll.
Making only the request that you
will keep the home fires burning
until we all come back, will say
Good bye to all. Yours,
r. c. DODSON.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Elkton To Have Public Play Ground

ElktOn To Have Public Play Ground.
Elkton Improvement Association
has taken steps looking to the con-
version of Elder Park, in that town,
into a public play ground. A COM
mittee has also been appointed to
wait upon army officials with view
Of securing a detour route for the
heavily loaded trucks. The trucks
are tearing up the streets badly and
destroying the bridges at the out
skirts of town.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Bailey-Weller,

Miss Carrie M. Weller of Newark,
Del, and Charles e. Bailey Of North
East, were married at Annapolis.
September 9, at the Methodist PAL
sonage by Rev. H. Wilson Burgan.
The bride was attired in blue coat
suit with hat to match, and Wore a
corsage bouquet of roses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement elsewhere in our columns
of Teele's Farm Agency. Those
having properties to sell would do
well to get in touch with this
hustling agency,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
DEATHS.
William Todd.

Stricken with paralysis at his
pool room in Port Deposit on Sept.
8, William Todd was taken to his
home where he died Sept. IL with
out regaining consciousness. He is
survived by his wife, two sons and
one daughter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
Receivers Appointed For ElktOn
Water Co.

Receivers AppOinOeu rOF EAAlOh
Water Co.
The Circuit Court for Cecil Coun-
ty has appointed Frank E. Welsh.
Jr., of Baltimore, and Omar d.
Crothers, Esq, of Elkton, Receivers
for The Maryland Water Company
OF Cecil County and the Eikton
Water Works, Incorporated, and the
property and affairs Of the local
water company will be managed by
the Receivers, who have made appli-
cation and an order has been passed
for them to repair the mains that
have been out of service since last
winter. This work will be done as
soon as the material can be obtained.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

Wear your old clothes and buy
Liberty Bonds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

"come across" or tAe Kaiser VIVA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

Liberty Bonds or German taxes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

Liberty bonds or German bondage
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
DRAFT REGISTRATION IN CECIL
COUNTY.

Nearly 5000 Men In Cecil Enroll for
Service at Uncle Sans Call.
Following is the summary of the
registration in Cecil County on Sept.
IL, under the manpower act recently
passed by the Congress of the
United States.
Citizenship TabulatiOn.
Native-born Citizens 2691
Naturalized Citizens 26
Citizens by Fathers Natural
ization before Registrant's
Majority z
Total of above 2724
Declarant Aliens (1st Papers) 38
Nondeclarant Aliens 81
Total 1853
Race TabulatiOn.
White Men 24S9
Negroes 369|
Orientals /
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

Buy over here to win over there
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27

The soldier gives; you must lend
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23
CONCENT RATION Of
MEXICAN FO RICE 6
is GERMAN PLOT?
Intcrnational News Service

International News Service:
WASHINGTON April 12. - Con-
centration of Mexican federal forces
along the border. but especially in
the Ojinaga -Jaurez section, is be-
lieved by officials here 10 he the re-
suit of agitation by German agents
in Mexico. However. war depart
ment advices do not indicate that
immediate trouble may be feared.
The entire situation. war depart
ment chiefs say. is i'm the hands of
the commanding officer Of that
district and there have been no re-
ports received here which indicated
any danger OF an outbreak. There
has been more or less sniping for
several months all along the border.
and there have been several out
breaks in the Tampico oil district,
but they have not been of an or
ganized. character. officials say. They
have been due chiefly 10 the dis
turbed economic situation confront
ing Mexico and the failure Of Pres't
Carranza TO reach an agreement with
the United States which would allow
the lifting Of the embargo that pre-
vents goods being sent from this
country into Mexico.
It is known that the Mexican
forces south of the border have
been greatly strengthened during the
last few weeks At many points
they are entrenched. but there is
doubt here i'm Washington as TO why
these men have dug themselves in
The official Mexican reason is that
they expected an attack by Villa and
his bandits but the information
availa BILE here is that Pancho Is now
i'm far southern Chihuahua and a
negligible quantity in Mexican poll
itics
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23
R|T|SH NAVY RAIDS TWO GERMAN SUBMARINE BASE
Girl Disappears;
Pontiac Family is
Held on Suspicion
lnternational News Service

international News Service:
PONTIAC, Mich. April 23.-
Workmen today are digging over
every inch of the yard about the
home Of Helmut schmidt, in Royal
oak. Mich. in an attempt TO clear
;he mystery Of the disappearance Of
Miss Augusta Steinbach, who has
been missing from her New York
home for more than a year.
Schmidt. his wife and 1S-year-old
daughter are under arrest. following
a report that Miss Steinbach was
last seen al their home.
Police announce they have es-
tablished that Miss Steinbach was
lured TO Detroit by a matrimonial
advertisement and was met there by
man representing his name TO be
Neugebauer and home TO be in
Royal Oak Later her friends in
New York heard that she was 20 be
married and after that nothing fur
ther was heard from her.
She is understood TO have had
cOnsidera ble money and jewels
when she left New York.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23

rade. After using all Of those he
took up a rifle and began firing.
Soon We began 10 feel weak from
loss Of blood and a corporal told US
We had better report 10 the dress
ing station.
Red, Shorty and a fellow called
the Big Swede, had all been nipped
with shrapnel. We crawled through
trench over the bodies Of dead
Germans Shorty had a hole in his
back. Red had his shoulder broken
and we other fellows had game legs.
Reach Dressing Station
The shells and machine gun bull
lets were whistling all around US as
we crawled through the barrage Il
reminded me OF an inferno There
was too much racket 10 think We
reached the dressing station four
hours after We had been ordered
20 report there too weak TO pun the
trigger Of a TOY pistol
81 would sooner be back with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23
Corporal Tells How Samies Stood Up Against Hun Barbaes

the gang than lying in this bed. but
I will be on the job again in few
weeks.
THE Germans were onto their
old tricks again A. they came az
us through the woods one Fritz
yelled Americans We saw the
wide helmets and knew they We're
Huns and began pumping steel our
fellows We're on the JOB and GER
tainly pumped in the cold steel al
though the Germans had as nearly
surrounded"
one private. who had manned "a
machine gun al Dead Mans curve '
said
IT tried 70 keep the road clear
and make il safe for our couriers.
but ] finally got mine and here I
am Just Jet me get one more
whack at them for killing two fell
lows 0f our squad and ] viii De- wiI'-
ing 20 be planted on the hillside
where the little white flowers STOW.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23

oar skipper Cthe captain) told
us TO support q machine gun COM
pany as he suspected trouble
The skipper comes from Con-
nectiCut and gamer man YOU never
saw. Tie fought alongside Of his
men throwing grenades.
When the thing began 7 was in
dugout with Sergt Hanson. I
heard the reports and knew that
the barrage was on We hustled
out and found thick fog. The bar
rage curtain was coming thick and
We could her the gas bombs burst
ing all around.
Those shells hiss like biz snakes
as they go through the air and I
thought 20 myself that some OF the
fellows in the machine gun platoons
had 20 dsht with their gas masks
on
Feels Gas Coming.
u began TO feel my nost1is tickle
and knew that the gas was coming
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23
BY Bert Ford.

and that it was time TO take pre-
cautions
Was / afraid To tell the truth
was too bttsy TO think about fear
There wereftWo timid youngsters
near me and I had 10 set the pace
10 put them at ease. After they saw
me pumping n machine gun they
forgot themselves and fought like
old timers.
The men working one gun were
laid out and I took the gun They
We're lying in the mud with only
thier heads and stomach showing
heard one OF the fellows called
Red sing out The wood is fun OF
boches. I could see them coming
from every direction through the fog
and adnist the trees.
There was one big yellow hea ded
stiff followed by seven others Just
then a shell burst and nay gun was
buried 10 stunned me 1ut ! could
see the big German laughing and
the Huns behind him began 10 take
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23
To Get Holland

International News Service
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. April 22.-CS p. M
Although the Germans in the
battle Of Seicheprey. northwest Of
Toul on Saturday. used every dia-
bolical device known 10 Tegtonic
war genius. the Americans stood up
like seasoned veterans and gave
blow for blow
one OF the weapons employed by
the Germans was an automatic pis-
tot that can fire IS shots without
refeednE
Stories OF individual bravery are
still being told. That OF Infantry
Cpl. George Houlison. OF Ware.
Mass. indicates that our men passed
through in defense OF American tra-
d.tiors and the democracy OF the
world
Cpl. Houli~On's story.
Houlson who is WINS in the hos
pltH suffering from two shrapnel
~ourds (neither ser.0usI said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23
TWIN BATTLE IL
NOW BREWING.

LONDON. April Increasing
rRiding and artillery activity along
the Somme and Ancre rivers and at
various points north and south of
the Lys river indicated today that A
twin battle was brewing and that it
would break out in all its fury. per-
haps simultaneously ON both the Pi-
cardy and Flanders fronts.
The Germans carried out raids on
Monday i'm the sector Of Hamci.
south OF the Somme. and imu,e-
diately south OF la Bassee canal.
but gained no advantage
Northwest Of Festuhert Ger
man raid was carried out i'm such
force as 10 amount 10 virtually a
local attack The Germans succeed
ed in penetrating a British advanced
post. but the operation was without
significance as the same post has
changed hands a number of times i'm
the recent fighting.
The French war office. iu its Off
cial report on Monday night told
Of the growing violence OF the ar
tnery firing in the Montdidier sec
tor. but said there had been no in
fantry actions
Both Sides Improve Lines.
Both sides have been massing
troops and improving their lines by
local operations while the big guns
have been carrying out intense
duels
The big question is. Whore viii
the Germans deliver their main
stroke? Il may fan fin the district
cf the KENNEL ridge. in Belgium
position OF the highest strategic
importance; or IL may come IN the
sector Of La Bassee canal, where the
Germans tried several times before
20 break through in the direction o.
the British rail- head position at
Bethune. There has been an In
crease Of activity south of the
Scarpe river. opposite Arras tUt the
last German thrust there received a
check so decisive that their hope
OF preaching the British front in
chat district probably was shatter-
Cd
a renewal Of tho drive on the Pi-
cardy fr0u- probably viii see stimuli
taneous blows struck against both
the British and French. The ~ -ategv
OF this would be- 90 widen the Somme
salient in front OF Amien~ These
attacks doubtless would fan against
the French between Noutdidier and
%ovon. against the uive1 Anglo
French force south OF the Somme.
and against the British in the dis
trict around Albert.
that Cen Foch has split up the all
lied reserve army and rhat the
forces are being held 90 strategic
points from which ther can De
quickly rushed tu the points most
seriously threatened '~ che Ger
mans