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New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
Why Madge Did Her Best to Hunor
 Harry Underwood.
MT Underwood. Please,"

l slipped my arm as adroitly as possible from Harry Underwood's de- ta1nlng hand and swung around fac ing him. l was frankly in doubt as to whether or not l should be able to keep him from attracting attention to us when l should tell him. as I must, that l couldn't possibly go to the little midnight supper he had pro- posed Always whimsically unreason- able at best, he had been drinking far too much before ] encountered him, and I dreaded immeasurablv the wordy controversy l saw before me-
 He swept mo a low exaggerated bow, so low that l feared for his bal ance. As he raised his head and body again his eyes were gleaming with mOcking mischief.
 Its no use, lady fair,'' he said, a masterful note underneath the gayety of his manner. q know what you're going to hand me-the usual bunk of how immeasurably grateful you are to me, and that you'll remember me in your little prayers, but that your Puritan conscience wouldn't allow you to take a snack of something to eat with me at this WitChing hour, even if you were starving to death, which upon my word I believe you
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07

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New Britain herald., 1918-08-07

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New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
CT up all dust and leave nice polish on the furniture and floors.

HardWod floors should first be swept with soft brush, then wiped with Iong-handled dust mop. If there are any spots on the floor, rub with flannel cloth with a little tur pentine on it. If water is spilled on the floor, it should be wiped up at oncc. If any liquid spilled on a wax floor is allowed to dry, it will produce a stain which can only be removed by hard scrubbing.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07

See May Allison in "A Success ul Adventure"
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
"DOn't Fret YourscIf-"

"Nonsense!" I interrupted as crisp 1y as I could enunciate the word. "On the contrary, I am not in the least hungry. And you're perfectly right in your assumption that I am not go- ing to take supper with you. You ought to have known better than to ask me. Instead, I am going to the nearest telephone to find out what has become of Lillian. l am afraid some- thing has happened to her"
 Don't fret yourself about old Lil," he returned confidently. "There nev- CT was a tight corner yet that she couldn't wrigg1e out of. Just save all your worry for me. I'm the boy that's in bad. Here I've been dreaming and thinking about you every hour of the 24 for days and days, and when l do run across you, and am able to save you unpleasantness you call me down for trying to take care of you and get you something to eat! And the Lord only knows what I've let myself in for!'
 His tone was rueful, and for 8 mo- ment I felt a twinge of compunct1on because the truth of his words was undeniable; he had saved me unpleas- antness-and more--at a decided risk to himself But a quick glance at him banished all thought of com- junction. He had almost reached the
New Britain herald., 1918-08-07
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
By ADELE GARRISON

stage of intoxication dubbed maud lin"-this self pity was evidently preliminary mptom-and must get rid of him at the earliest possible moment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
BERTHELOTHAD
NO RESERVES AT
START OF DRIVE
Gallant Men Held Line Against
German Attack - Countered
When Re.enforcements Came
By WALTER DURANTY
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledger


with the French Army, Aug. 9.
At the headquarters of General
Berthelot's army I have been made
acquainted with the steps by which
the attack on the German left was
pressed vigorously in the recent Aisne-
Marne drive by the Allies.
on July Is this army was holding the
front from the region of D'ormans to
Prunay. where it was Joined by General
Gcurauds forces. The Germans did not
cross the river opposite Berthelot' S
troops but they were engaged south of
the river on the first day in consequence
Of other enemy progress.
From aerial observation and other
Indications they were aware that an
attack was imminent, and a defensive
organization had been prepared, on the
same lines as Gourauds. with the out
put zone thinly held save for three
strong points on the right, left and
center. At one of these points the
right maintained Its position on the ex-
treme limit Of attack toward Rheims
and the two others held out until even.
ing. greatly hampering the enemy. The
zone of combat was backed by the posi-
ton Of final resistance, which the enemy
penetrated.
Berthelot had no prior Information re-
garding a counter-offensive and his Off
GERS had, indeed, felt that they were
placed in rather difficult position, with
no extra reserves at their disposal to re.
sist such violet attacks. An officer paic
a high tribute to the courage and de.
cision of the high command, which re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
Adventurous E lie m ents
Plentiful in American First
Waves" Writer Says
"VICTOR HAS RETIRED"
Won Ardenne Gives Ludicrous
Explanation Of Retreat
..-F
on Marne
By the Associated Press
Amsterdam, Aug. 8

Eugene Kalckschmidt the war corrs-
spondent of ,he Frankfort Gazette, in
commenting on the Americans large
share in the Aisne-Marne fighting, says:
THE Americans stood their baptism
of fire not badly. They went through
1t pluckily enough, but quickly learned
respect for our machine-guns. Charges
are made that they fired on the wounded
and at times tried to mislead our men
by calling to them In German. Adven-
turous elements are plentiful in the
American first waves. They are better
in attack than in defense"
Reviews Of other German critics on
the military situation in the west dis
close curious Emergencies in opinion as
to who bore the brunt of the attack on
the Allied side The Cologne Gazette's
writer declares the white Frenchmen did
all the fighting. while the Frankfort Ga
zette states that, on the contrary, the
white Frenchmen were spared for polit-
ical reasons" and that On the Americans
fell the full weight of the fighting. The
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger asserts that the
Italians were the ones who 'bled," while
others declare that the Senegalese and
the Moroccans took the main part in the
fighting.
The Nachrichten, of Berlin, devotes
some space to explaining why the Ger
mans evacuated Soissons. The evacu-
alton, it says, was due to the fact that
after the new defensive line was reached
both the city and the heights around
1t lost their tactical value and became
a projecting bridgehead which was ex-
posed to encircling attacks and concen-
trio artillery fire. Its retention, the
writer declares. would have meant the
tying up of strong forces under unfa-
vorable conditions.
Amid the chorus of praise for the
brilliantly executed strategic rearward
movement the Cologne Gazette eau
tiously expresses the opinion that 1t IL
too early to say which side wins on the
balance. s..a
History offers no precedent" says
General Won Ardenne in the Dusseldorf
Nachrichten. "for the fact that the VIC
tor, after three victorious battles. re-
tires from the field embarrassed by the
enemy to take up positions farther In
the rear" He proceeds to explain how.
by a marvellous exhibition OF self-control,
the Germans refrained from pushing
their attacks home when to do SO would
have cost too much precious German
blood He is bound, however, to admit
that the maneuver of carrying the
enemy's first lines with a rush and fol-
lowing it up by a deep thrust into the
ground behind, which had succeeded four
times, failed on July 15."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
London, Aug. Q.


After three months of patient wait.
Ing and reorganization, Haig's turn
has come. Our men have taken a
noble part In the second battle of the
Marne, and we have all rejoiced that
we have been honorably represented in
Mrshaal Foch's great success. But
human nature being what it is, victory
won on fields without our zone cannot
have the same encouraging effect upon
our army as the success upon our own
front.
Just as on September 6. 1914, the
erect upon our men was electrical
when they turned about after a long
retreat and marched northward, driv.
ing the enemy before them, so now 1t
means much that. after enduring the
hardships and buffetings Of spring and
summer Of enforced defense, varied
only by local enterprises, we have at
length been able to attack and, as 1t
appears, to attack with great success
on a wide front.
The first reports received are very
encouraging and warrant high hope.
1t Is evident that the enemy has been
completely surprised south Of the
Somme, and that our newest tanks,
which some little time ago had a dress
rehearsal on this front. have played a
great part.
Between Albert and the Somme and
on the French front about Moreuil the
enemy seems to have been on the elert,
probably because of the recent fighting
which has taken place in this district.
Consequently progress has not been so
good as in the center, and it is in the
center that progress Is mort impor-
tant.
The enemy at Montdidier was al
ready in a very pronounced salient.
and any considerable advance to the
east Of Villers-Brettonneux will make
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
AMERICANS BEAT
ENEMY WITH HIS
FAVORITE TOOLS
Quickly Learn Value of Machine
Gun and Show German Some
New Tricks
By EDWIN L. JAMES
Special Gable to Epening Public Ledger

Copyright, 1918. by Nctc York Times Co.
With the American Army. Aug. 9.
The Americans learn to make war,
not only from their proper tutors, the
French, but from the enemy as well.
During the last three weeks while the
Americans have been fighting the Ger
mans, the latter seemed to have aban.
doned the rifle in favor of machine
guns. That fighting has taught our
soldiers caution and other things, and
in the last twenty-four hours they
have given the Germans as fierce an
exhibition of machine-gun work as the
war has seen.
1t happened north OF the Vesle. For
three days there has been a fierce
artillery duel. with the Germans try
ing to push back to the river detach.
ments of our troops on the north
bank. On Tuesday night, behind a
heavy barrage we put a considerable
force across the stream between
Braisne and Fismes, and in the face
of the usual German machine-gun fire
pushed up until our line was in posi-
ton along the highway running west
from F'iSmeS.
We had been there two hours when
the Germans launched a savage coun
ter-attack, coming down a wide
wooded ravine. But among the Amer
leans who crossed was a strong ma
chine.gun unit, which had quickly
placed the deadly little guns in eX
pectation of the counter-attack which
comes by rule of thumb in German
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
GAME HIGH IN AIR
ENDS in A DRAW
Rickenbacker Finds Ger
man Aviator He Regards
as Sport
WANTS TO MEET HIM
Ready to Treat to Ice Cream
Soda or Be Treated to Beer
After War
rCopuioht. 1918. BY the United Prcss)

(c;n. ,o,s H.. ., r-,;,, p.,,,
VIII, tha o,,oan a;-n,.n IN Er.n..
Julv IN INV n,aiiI = .rThero,s certain
Ceru.n ,irn,an Id lilo 20 ,noot ,ftor ~ >
,.ar 70 ho liz ava do" s,id Tio,,-
ten,rt E-dd;a picLe,h, c,,er American
oca a,d fnr,,,or a,,.o 49,
"If we ,,,eet IN tho states TIL buv hin,
an ice cream soda and r. it's in Ger
MANY Ill evnect hin, to b,,v lie both
beers. He flies No 1G in n certain Ger
man squadron His machine is an oh
serving and fighting tvpe combined. For
a German he is an exceptional snort. We
had four DAYS successive rendezvous to-
gether without result, and it was real
fighting all the time.
THE first morning I hoped into the
can and went up to a pink tea. looking
for anything in general and nothing in
particular. I soon spotted No. 16 and
he spotted me. We iockeyed for posi-
ton both of us trying to get the blind
spot in front Of the sun.
Gun Sams, Zooms for Home
FINALLY l got on his tail after half
an hour OF maneuvering this way
and that and let him have it. The gun
fired two shots and jammcd. There was
nothing to do but zoom off home, which
dld.
Next morning went up at the same
hour and over the same spot There
was lie'nle NO TO- escorted by two Ger
man nsh'hg p!ahes' ne was h'gher
thah l. put was nigher 'han they so
JockeSea ior position AGAIN the gun
Ja'i,'ileu ana ieii itito Nrllle 70 get out
Vi ms n.S range.
"heh Eooi'leu away got the gun
"oIh'ns dsa'l, ana again Jockeyed for
posi',on WIN Heiliie' whose Two hshters
hao peeh dri'eh OH py otner Americans
oy now. lie pesai' snooting out OF ms
oeii at me, anu Ziszagged 10 dodge MS
'uine.s' Whlcn were whiZzlns py me.
iheh we pesah paying around ana
bonr each irving to oct y beaS on the
cher Eyraiiy eo+ IN ,ha hi;,d sno,
and started down on hin, Ayain nv ON
i,n,r,ad and 90 cours. Re haS ~.
cdye nm me
e,Inste,d Of rrrri,, ,,,hio, r,o,,,d
b.va haen dan,aroms siroa ~ h,d tbs
aIt,tude aftar di,,ad rast b;ro aeoir
iocrayea for nositio, tho,ah Inau
nv enn wouIdn', shoot wanted "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09

fused to be distracted by the German
move. and kept its reserves for its own
counter-stroke, intrusting the defense to
the armies on the spot, with laconic or
ders to resist "jusquaubout."
ON July 1S they learned of Mangin's
and De Gouttes's victory, and on the
same day received couple of British
divisions. who took the place of their
italian units, and n French division Of
dismounted cavalry, which entered the
left part of their line. The arrival Of
the fresh army of De Mitry on their left
further facilitated the task of pressing
back the enemy across the Marne, and
allowed them to concentrate on what
henceforth was the principal operation
of attacking the enemy toward the Ardre
Valley in order to exercise the same
pressure on the right-hand top Of the
salient as Mangin on the left.
The Germans no whit slower to grasp
the situation, spared no effort of men
and guns to avert the danger and, IA
vored here by good communications,
flung in fresh division after division
with utter disregard Of the cost. What
ever happened, the enemy dared not
allow the ALLIES to advance on this sec
tor, but there can be nc doubt that the
fnrious attacks of the French and Brit
ish. despite all losses-Berthelot COM
memorated the gallantry of the latter
in an order of the day. which was one
of the most enthusiastic ever issued by
French general-contributed enor-
mously to the success of the operations
elsewhere by forcing the enemy to divert
very large forces against them.
Twenty eight divisions, more than
quarter of million men. were engaged
against Berthelots army, and. when one
realizes that in such circumstances the
enemy did not retire a division until 1t
had lost fully 40 per cent, the loss in
1icted on the enemy can be imagined
Finally. as before Mangin the Ger
mans abandoned the struggle on August
., and the army advanced rapidly to the
Veslc. throwing forward cavalry out
posts en- the north bank at various
points. During the advance they got
abundant evidence of the determination
of the German resistance. Not only was
the ground covered with dead. but pro-
digiouS stores of material fell into the
hands of the Allies For instance, in
one small wood more than 100000 un-
used heavy shells were captured, and the
quantity of lighter munitions taken was
incalculable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
NO RESPITE FOR ENEMY
ENCOURAGES ALLIES
General Maurice Points British attack as Showing
Allies Are Wrestling Initiative
From Germans
By MAJOR GENERAL SIR FREDERICK MAURICE
Former Director of Operation. Of the British Army
Special Cable to Euening Public Ledger

his position in this salient very un.
comrortaple' while already Amlens mas
longest e,,ns VI ' Vi
More important still is the fact that
Ihe enemy Is being given no respite.
mere must almost certainly be some
oeiay upon the vesie whiie the Alnes
are gettlng up their heavy arulery,
ene'etore. IL is most SATISFACTORY 10
,ilio ,,l .nat we nave peeh apie 10 transler
..e pressure eise~nete ana Keep the
e'us .,,, OH .ne aeienslve.
.,, ,,i.i. WI, .', U. az aIt.L i t,Iore s ~ ~ "'
,, .ne i','auVe aruose'ner lroih .,'e enc.
my nanus. mere Is 10 uoupt tnat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
200 TOWNS RECAPTURED
1900 Square Kilometers Regained
on Aisne-Marne Front
By the AssncintPd Press

With the American Army on the Vesle,
Aug. 9.-In their offensive since July
IS, the Allies have regained approxi-
mately 1900 square klometers, More
than 200 villages and towns. including
Soissons Chateau-Thierry and Fismes.
are again in the hands of the Allies. The
front has been shortened by fifty-three
kilometers (about thirty-three milesl.
According to information contained in
documents in possession of the French
and Americans, the Germans in the rear
guard fighting during the retreat, used
four more divisions than they had con-
templated using to break the French
line when the German offensive began
The enemy plans called for thirteen
divisions to shatter the French and to
cross the Marne between Dormans and
Chateau-Thierry.
Informa ton gathered by. the Allies is
to the effect that in falling back the
Germans brought into action at leas,
seventeen divisions before reaching the
Nesle. Additional re-enforcements have
been brought up since the Vesle was
crossed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
GERMAN WAR WRITER
PAYS TRIBUTE TO FOCH
Tactical Novelties in Allied Attack Caused Surprise.
Work of Tanks New and
Effective
By GEORGE RENWICK

my's artillery of troublesome prepara-
tion for battle and enabled the foe
to carry on his offensive for days with
out pause. A great number of tank at
tacks without artillery preparation en-
abled the enemy batteries to devote
their whole attention to the ground
over which our reserves were being
brought up and to the knocking out
of our batteries. The enemy guns
could be regrouped without endanger.
ing the continuation and repetition of
attacks.
while at Verdun. the Somme and
other places pauses were necessary
between the great days of battle, the
enemy command, succeeded this time
in carrying on the struggle with un.
diminished strength for seven days
The correspondent then refers to the
enormous strength which the French
command threw into the offensive.
'At the beginning of the struggle ,
the Germans message concludes, "and
up to the end of the month the fifty.
six divisions he employed were in nc
way exhausted"
From this and other German de
scriptions from which recently
quoted. 1t is sufficiently clear that the
German command was found badl,
wanting. l.-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
LOSSES OF GERMANS
ON MARINE TERRIBLE
Some Units Reduced to Half.
Entire Company Wiped
Out
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
with tho American Army on the veslc
Aug. Q.
An idea of the heavy losses suffered
by the Germans in the fighting in the
Marne pocket Is given by German doc
uments in possession Of French and
American officers, having been taken
from German officers and men and OBJ.
| tained in various other ways since the
Allied offensive began on July IS.
One regiment lost one-third Of Its
| electives in one day. Other units were
reduced by one-half in the fighting VI
TO July 20.
The Fiftieth Division. a crack unit
was ordered into battle to stop the
pressure of the French in the valley
of the Ardre. 1t was a regiment OF
this division which lost one-third of its
number on July %. The next day the
commander of the Tenth Company re-
ported he had been reduced to thirty
five men. The commander: of the Twelfth
Company declared no one was left in the
Seventh Company. In other battalions
of the regiment similar conditions were
reported. Prisoners say the Thirty-ninth
Regiment lost from 60 to IS per cent
of its effectives in three days.
On July "a the Eighty-second Regi-
ment was compelled to form three COM
panies of it's three battalions put back
into the line. Before engaging in the
battle the companies of another division
consisted of eighty men each, many be.
ing nneteen-year old boys. AS result
of losses the division was reduced by
one-half to July 90 In the region OF
Fere-en-Tardenois one regiment of the
Twenty-second division was reduced to
three companies.
The number of electives in the
average German company is now about
ninety men, exclusive Of officers and
supplementary noncommissioned officers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
HAIG'S MOVE PLEASES
FRENCH AND BRITISH
London Surprised at Attack.
Paris Satisfied That Poilus
Fight With Britons

Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918. by Ne,o York Times Co.
London, Aug. Q.
General Haigs communique came as a
complete surprise to London. Hitherto
the secrecy with which the Allied plans
were supposed to be surrounded had
sometimes been more honored in the
breach than in the observance, but in
this instance absolute secrecy was main
tained.
Coming as it does at time when the
prevailing opinion was that, however
successful the Allied counter-offensives
might prove the power of striking at
tack still remained with the Germans
and must so remain till American troops
could insure a superiority of numbers.
yesterdays blow was the more significant
as indicating that the Allied command
was confident that the initiative was
now In his hands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
U. S. GENERALS PRAISED
Spirit Shown in Throwing Troops
Into Battle Is Appreciated
cn.c;nJ CobIo I'm Epeuiug PubI;c JeJger
SueciaI Cable {!

Copyright, 1918, bv NetU York Times Co.
London. Aug. 9:-Iour correspondent
learns that there is the heartiest recog-
milton of the splendid spirit shown by
the American generals in throwing with
out hesitation their troops into the bat
tle of the Marne, despite in some in
sfances their lack of complete training.
This action is reckoned as ranking with
the patient foresight and determination
81 Marshal Foch and the courage of the
French and British armies in Withstand
Ing earlier in the year the overwhelm-
Ing odds and leading to the complete
failure of the German offensive.
A number of American units We're only
partly trained and only recently off the
tedious ocean voyage. They had had no
time TO shake down or TO learn their new
surroundings before they were hurled
into the furnace. Yet they fought mag
nincentiy The great credit they earned
thereby must be shared by the army
Z them to this ordeal at the call for help
from their allies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledger

Special Cable to Evening Pu6Hc LedgeT
Copyright. 1918. bv Nev York Times Co.
Amsterdam, Aug. Q.
The Frankfurter Zeitung prints
long article from its special cor
respondent at the front, in which he
makes some interesting statements.
most of which, incidentally, pay trib-
ute to Foch's generalship.
1--WE knew" he says, that the enc
mv,s counter move must come, but
Cermany's attack came first. 1t was
Conceived on sufficiently big lines to
frustrate the enemy's initiative, but
the blow was so parried by Foch that
he was able to set his offensive in mo-
ton forthwith.
"The battle is distinguished by tao
tical novelties to which the surprise
which it caused at first must be
ascribed. The German offensives OF
this year were founded on new and
surprising use of artillery. Foch, how
ever. supported his offensive by the
use Of great numbers of tanks. besides
which the work Of artillery fell into
the background.
.Rapid tanks. which n1hde the pace
,for - afoER trpQpe. xel4 I'D ~ Anol