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New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Enthusiasm Of Americans Brings
New Spirit to European Allies
Crisis Passed, Foe Has Failed;
y. S. Evens Score, Says Haig

LONDON Aug 3Fied Marshal Haig, chief of h
British forces France has issued special Of the dap to IT,
no the The
conclusion of the fourth Of the passing
OF the period of We
ward to the future.
Inc revolution IN Russia set free large hostile
Eastern 'front.' which transferred
enemys intention to the
decisive victory before the arrival
superiority to the Allies
lhe made his decision on the Western
front and faed The steady
france mas restored the balance The
1uI blows fell the British The
ree 60 one Although he succeeded
fronts attacked the British line remained
After days of heroic fighting
lor al time IN the history Of
emo " Tour years of war the magnificent fighting
OF our troops remain of the highest
oeVd bravery and unsaken resolution with which
TO my appeal at the height Of the
ike seeadfastne and
called perform"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

tne new conditions Of the modern
world, the Allied blockade is working
toward the same paralysis.
ne so-cailed peace made with Rus
sla at Breat-Litovsk and the treatment
OF the Ukraine and of Rumania reveal
Germany wholly impenitent and still
III lull pursuit OF a policy Of terri
g0rlal and economic aggrandizement.
The utterances of her press and of her
spokesmen since the opening Of ths
offensive In March are permeated with
the same spirit. With that policy and
the spirit which animates it We can
make no terms.
Tribute to America
The Allies are fighting, as have
SAID before. for clean peace. In the
forces at their disposal the manhood
or America, which has so galantlv
helped to hold the fort during the
critical hours, supplies a constantly
growing and what promises to become
a predominating factor. The Allied
nations of Western Europe owe to the
great republic a double debt of Arati-
tude.
First, because to the fullest extent
OF her resources with money, ships.
1000 and men she has ranged herself
by their side in the cause of right a.
~'A'S SAASAo AL tiic ~ AZ 5 O6S-
tiny.
Next, and not least, for the moral
weight of her wholehearted and un-
selfish cooperation.
From her detached position she has
surveyed the struggle in its broadest
lines. She cannot be suspected of hav-
ing any, interest in secondary or ul-
terror aims. Her single object is seen
to be that the sinister and perverted
ideals Of which German policy and
German teaching had become the po-
tent and aggressive vehicles should be
rooted out Of the world. Above ali,
she has emphasized and brought into
the foreground the one method for the
full attainment of the Allied purpose.
"The great mass Of thoughtful opin-
ion in Europe, as in America, is now
convinced that we shall have fought
in vain unless, before we lay down
our arms, we have achieved at least
the beginnings Of great international
partnership to be built upon the lines
of a practical policy for establishing
and enforcing the worldwide reign Of
justice and for making wars to cease
to the end of the earth"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
tpy The A,aoctn.ed pre.s)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, Aug. 8
Morning Before evacuating Sapor
nay the Germans desperately endeav-
ored to remove several locomotives and
railway cars, which finally they were
compelled to leave behind. The French
and American heavy guns previously
had severed the railway running north
from Saponay, and the Germans were
unable to make repairs, owing to the
continued Smelling.
Saponay and the district extending
to Fere-en Tardenois form an imoor-
tant railway centre, of which the Ger
mans made use until the Allied guns
cut the line When the French en-
tered Saponay on Friday they found
two locomotives which the Germans
had attempted to destroy when they
discovered the railroad had been sew
cred, and the railroad yards had also
been damaged by German explosives.
Friday was the first day Fere-en-
Tardenois was not under the German
artillery since the Germans evacuated
the village. The French and Americans
already have started to restore the
shell-swept village. A group of Amer
lean engineers under a lieutenant from
North Carolina to-day worked side by
side with French engineers repairing
the roads and streets, and other de-
tachments were busy burying the Ger
man dead.
Every House a Target
Before evacuating Fere-en-Tardenois
the Germans destroyed virtually every
thing which could be made use Of
mirrors, beds and furniture. There
was not a single house which had not
been shelled or dynamited. Most of
the stone houses are mere shells, with
gaping holes in the roofs and walls.
Some houses were totally demolished.
The church stands with many large
holes in the roof and sides. Virtually
the only things in Fere-enTardenois
that are really intact are the weather
cock on the church steeple and the
cobblestones on the streets.
The trees in the village square were
twisted rs if by a cyclone by the fare
well shells OF the Germans.
large sign in German at the en-
trance of the church reads; Remove
hats upon entering" Down the
street German sign, stretched across
the roadway, reads captured arms
and loot must be stored here" The
sign bears hand pointing to where a
house once stood. This building is now
. mass of ruins, the resuk Of dynamite
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Britain's Gift to War

Great Britain's contribution to the
success of the Allies was made public
here to-day by the British Bureau of
Information Of the British War Mis-
sion.
Staggering figures that tell en- elo-
quent story OF sacrifices, heroic deter
mination and accomplishment are re-
vealed by the bureau, which enumer-
ates, among other things, for instance,
the fact that Great Britain and her
colonies have raised 1900 900 soldiers.
Of whom 100000 have been slain and
100000 are wounded or missing.
England herself, it is said, has fur
nished so per cent Of the fighters and
suffered 76 per cent of the casualties
1t has been estimated, the bureau
says, that Britain has fought on seven
teen fronts during the last four years,
including Belgium. France, Italy, Ser
bia, Greece, Russia, Palestine, Mcsopo-
tamia, China and North, East and West
Africa
To give one an idea OF the great
strides made by Grea. Britain in pro-
ducing implements Of war it is stated
that the expenditure of rife ammuni-
tion per week is now sixty-fve times
greater than the average weekly ex-
penditure during the frst ten months
of the struggle. Machine gun output
is thirty-nine times greater. The Min
istry Of Munitions now handles 50,-
100000 articles week, and in addition
to more than ninety arsenals, Great
Britain now has 5046 government con-
trolled factories, all working night and
day on munitions and supplies.
The British navy has trebled its per-
sonnel and doubled it's fighting arma-
ment since entering the conflict. It
and the merchant marine have trans
ported overseas 100000 men, 2,0OO,-
900 horses and mules, 500 900 cannon.
gun carriages and other vehicles, 25,-
100000 tons Of explosives, $1,000 900
tons of oil and fuel and 10000, 900
+ona Of food and o%her stores
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
British Navy Has
Grown 160 Per Cent
Despite Submarines
Official Figures Show Use
of Convoy System Is
Beating U-Boats
Losses Falling Behind
New Tonnage Is Exceeding
Destruction by 100000
Tons Monthly

LONDON, Aug. 3.-Upon the fourth
anniversary Of Great Britan's entry
INTO The war the Secretary of the Ad-
mlralty makes public figures and facts
which throw an encouraging light upon
the naval situation of the Allies.
The British navy, apart from The
American forces which now form an
integral part Of its fighting strength,
consists at the present time of war
SHIPS and auxiliary craft whose total
displacement reaches 100000 tons,
against . 100000 in August. 1914. Dur
ing that period about three-Qu4rters Of
q million tons have been lost but At
the present day the growth of the feet
SHOWS an increase OF $50 per cent.
Similarly with the personnel. The
original 146.000 officers and men have
grown to $4,000
U-Boats Losing Power
Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord OF the
Admiralty, speaking in the House Of
Commons on March 5, 1918, was able to
express the opinion that the British
and American naval forces in the
North Sea the North Atlantic and the
English Channel were sinking subma-
rlnes as fast as they were built, and
on July 80, says the statement, he
made the welcome announcement that
during the last three months of the
first half of 1918 the world output of
tonnage exceeded the worlds losses
from all causes By no less than 100 600
tons a month.
AS 10 the means of defence against
submarines, figures are now availa BILE
which show that the convoy system has
played large part in overcoming the
submarine menace TO the ocean COM
munications of the Allies Whereas in
the period from April TO June of last
year, before the convoy system was
established, British steamers sailing to
and from the United Kingdom in the
main oversee trades suffered losses
through enemy action of Sal per cent
of their total number. The figures
since then have steadily diminished,
until in the period from March to June
of this year, during which 1913 per
cent of the ships were conveyed, the
losses have dropped to 1.23 per cent of
the total number of sailings in these
trades.
American troops who reached Europe
by July 27 Of this year totaled we'll
over 100000. Nearly half OF these
We're carried by American sh ps, and
the United States furnished for them
forty ocean escorts and 335 escorts of
destroyers.
The total tonnage Of ships of all na-
tionalities conveyed in all trades since
the Introduction of the convoy system
is 61,691 900 of which 373, 900, or ap-
proximately 81 per cent, has been lost
while IN convoy.
Since August 4, 1914, the British
navy has transported nearly 20 900 900
men to different destinations. 1000 900
animals and 11O0OO,O0O tons of naval
and military stores.
The men lost through enemy action
during the Transportation bear the
proportion of to every 5000 carried.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

Board. No foreign vessel can be char
tered TO an American citizen without
the Shipping Boards approval. After
charter has been approved no devia-
tions from the terms of charter are
permitted without the approval Of the
board. Severe penalties are provided
for any violation.
The Shipping Board already has a
chartering committee, with Offices in
New York This committee has been at
work for nearly year, but. in cnforc-
ing it's orders. it has had TO rely on
pressure asserted through the control
Of bunker licenses. However, it is now
given direct authority. backed up by
effective criminal penalties.
The chartering regulations issued to-
day do not cover vessels on the Great
Lakes. or inland canals or rivers, or
vessels engaged in the coastwise trade.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
By Wilbur Forres.

Copyright 1915 by The Tribune isso.iat,or,N
WITH FRENCH ARMIES, July 1t
Herolsm which has made the French
polIu an everlasting figure and the
very name Synonymous of bravery
cannot be entirely credited to the gal
liant poilu.
hat has inspired the valor OF SOL
dlers who have stirred the world with
their deeds throughout the European
war and who have, during the last few
months, tougnt against numerical su-
perlority with a morale of Crusaders
4, me pest answer TO this question is
the pollu's leaders. And no better
illustration of the leadership Of French
pollus during this war can be given
today than by quoting brief. terse
citations awarded 20 French general,
tor most conspicuous gallantrv-a ]ist
OF citations available only now-bries
est keynotes on which volumes could
nave. been and probably will be writ
ten later-tabloid stories, MANY never
before Known, which, despite their of
nclal wording, tell the full story of the
French poilu.
1t has. been the inspiration Of his
oflcers from generals down that has
keyed the pollu to set the example for
american doughboys, who have begun
nneraly TO follow it on French battle
nelds The bravery of both poilus and
doughboys fighting side by side to
stem the German march on Paris NAV
Undoubtedly be traced back TO the su-
preme example set by French generals
for their officers and men
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
orltain's 4th Year Closes

,,.. fourth Anniversary Of England's
% s"ee into the war. to-day, will
r!esr" "'',yed ,y IN St. paul's Chapel. The
Dssses :, h'lan Montague Geer, will
~ tne morning sermon.
sanlys WI! be The fifth Observance Of
can,eJIt ItSaIaeT this year at St. Paul's
iap.1r5 The other four were Wash
Bat. Birthday. Independence Day,
.tez,s. .t,.'s pay and Belg Urn Day. Ali
s.snzii.. f'N@s #efe celebrated iaterna-
ssd,s "a, d Engineers w.l) carry Eng
sill fs@"a1st. The American eAr
II ,e,affied p5 the Aviation Corps
!. zse ~ 49, snited States army. this being
'''SSl modern branch oI the service.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Was Moving Forward
Under a Violent Fire

General Charles Sibille's death is
told as follows:
"Contributed to the success Of the
Battle OF Rozelieures in usefully di-
recting operations of his brigade
and giving all the example Of cour-
age and sangfroid; killed before
Seicheprey at the moment he was
der violent FIRE, to examine the po-
sition of St. Baysant, which he had
received orders to attack"
General ]. B. Albert Moussy, com
mander Of an infantry brigade, is
cited:
Gave the best example in going
forward bravely at the critical mo-
ment of an action, with an officer
and his staff. in front Of the artil-
lery and infantry lines, gathering
his men to the attack. throwing the
enemy back and regaining. at the
head of his forces, some. trenches
momentarily lost"
General des Valliercs, commander
OF division recently engaged. is
cited:
enlarged in August, 1917, with his
division TO execute hcult attack.
He executed it we'll and conquered
his objectives. In the course of re-
cent hghttng, attacked by very su-
perior forces and surrounded on one
of his fianks, ne held well and re-
pulsed all attacks, going to the scene
in full battle, coordinating the ac-
ton Of troops engaged and exalt-
ing the courage Of all and their con-
fdence by his presence and his per-
sonal action
Much space might be filed with sim
liar citations OF rot only generals, but
those of the lesser poilu leaders. Blu.
the foregoing serve to amply illustrate
why the word "poilu" stands also for
bravery.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
General Exposed Life a
Hundred Times

Brigadier General Caudrelier, Colon
ial Infantry:
Fell gloriously in examining
enemy works from the most advanced
trench Of his brigade after having
during the campaign exposed his life
hundred times with the utmost con-
tempt for danger; wounded previous
~, he had never interrupted his SER
vice single day"
Brigadier General Grand dTsnon
was killed leading one of his battalions
in action:
"Having received the order to hold
in Vigneul les Hattonchatel, he exc
cuted this order until the moment
he was killed. struck through the
heart by bullet, at the head Of q
battaIion.'
The following, longest of all gen
erals citations, but no more lengthy
than thousands of poilus have received
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Many French Generals
Have Fallen in Battle

!, me death Of general on the bat
tIetield is not emphasized when it oc-
ours tor obvious reasons MANY French
generals have fallen. That which fol-
lows viii show that the example thew
gave IN death has been the force al
lowing French arms TO pit pure valor
against numbers until the weight Of
america could be thrown into the bal
ance.
General Brdoux, commander of q
cavalry corps, wounded while leading
reconnaissance, whispered to those
about hin before he died:
i die with great JOY for my coun-
try; say to the cavalry corps that the
sacritce Of my life must serve them
The simple citation adds:
He mas given proof of immovable
energy in the command of his corps"
Here is the story of General biou.
con commander Of an infantry brigade:
"Ot courage entirely proved. he was
mortally wounded IN STRUGGLING
against Ii numerically superior ENEMY
with his brigade, to whom he gave the
best example OF bravery, struck in
their midst with rifle in his hand"
ne following tribute is paid to Gem
eraI Georges +. J. Riberpray, divi-
slonal commander:
"Officer generally Of the highest
moral value and beautiful character.
never having Known other cares than
those Of the wellbeing of the army
and the accomplishments Of his mill
tary duties; adored by his officers
and men, he preached contempt Of
danger to them, in each day giving
greatest examples of courage. He
fell gloriously September Ii, 1917.
present among his regiments of the
first line during the height of COM
bat under artillery and machine gun
ra -
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
New Workers ON Canadian List

OTTAWA, Aug. 9.--The following
American names appear III to-day s
overseas casualty lists:
Killed in action-E. c. McEvers,
Redmond, Wash.
Died-V. Seazma. Chicago.
Wounded-A L. Jiles. Newark, n J.
Gassed-J. Carson, New York City;
n Mach, Milford, Mass; f Crisp,
Long Island N. Y; P May, Providence,
r. L.; A. J. Tew, address given as San
Francisco
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
u. s. Takes Control
Of Ship Chartering
(speeDd D,spatoA to Tho Tribune

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Complete
control over the chartering of Amer
lean vessels. and of foreign vessels
chartered by American citizens. was
vested in the Shipping Board to-day by
Presidential proclamation. The proc
Iamation provides that no American
gailinR vessel over 500 tons and no
American steamer over $50 tons can
be chartered unless the terms of the
charter are approved by ths Shipping
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Soldier Without Fear
and Without Reproach

Brigadier General Lucien Rousseau
is cited as follows:
An officer to whom bravery and
admirable calm were commonplace,
best shown during combats on the
Sambre, during the retreat and on
the Aisne. Killed at his post Of
command during operations which
permitted a regiment of his brigade
to recapture Berry-au- -Bac."
General Barbot, commander OF d.
vision, fell leading his troops. he is
cited as follows:
Soldier without fear and without
reproach; an experienced chief who
took most ective and brilliant part
IN all combats for q period of seven
months around Rheims. found
glorious death at the head of di-
vision"
General Stirn, named to command
the same division at the head OF which
General Barbot feli, was in turn killed
the day after he had taken command
He is cited:
Officer OF great merit and of re-
markabIe intelligence and vigor;
killed at his post Of command the
day after he had been named leader
of the Division"
General Louis Delarue, divisional
commander who had served long
enough to De passed in the reserve,
is cited:
Commanded with greatest
vigor a brigade, then s. division in
the first line, notably in the battles
of the Ourcq. the Aisne and Cham
pagne; knew how to instil in his
men the patriotic ardor which hamed
within him; fell glorously after he
had gone to the trenches of the first
line to assure the possession of con-
Quered terrain and 20 prepare fur
ther oJerations.v
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Austrians Gain on the Devoli,
In Albania, Vienna Reports

LONDON. Aug. 3.-The Austrian ad
vance in Albania is progressing, accord
ing to the Vienna War Offices report
to-day. 1t reads:
an Albanin we gained ground on
both sidea OF the Upper Devoli."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Facing the Boche in France
Inspiration for the Valor of the .'oilu Comes in
Large Part From His Leaders-Manv Gen.
erals Are Cited for Heroic Deeds in Battle

curing the war, IS that Of General
Learning that our positions were
violently hombarded by enemy artil-
ieTy OF heavy calibre, he considered
II ms most sacred duty to investi.
gate the situation and encourage the
defenders by his presence il neces-
Sary It was a the moment he was
giving instruction TO the chasseurs
OF the 2Sth and 30th battalions with
sangfroid and contempt for danger,
whlcn 10 him were habitu8l, that he
vas mortally struck by fragments of
an enemy shell. He thus gave, to
MS last hour, the example of bravery
and greatest of military qualities"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

ploit off the Massachusetts coast, that
he had long had summer home in
Maine
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-03
OFFICER MAHEU'S
BUSY DAY

Officer Gideon Maheu had a very busy
forenoon at the Maine Central station
Wednesday. His first experience was
with two men who arrived on one train
and were to change to another in Wa
tervilie. They were TO all appearances
Intoxicated and so unable We're they to
help. themselves that the officer was
obliged to almost carry them from one
train to another. They had their tickets
in their hats and went on their way re-
ioicing after they had been helped aboa I'd
their train.
The next experience that Officer Maheu
had was when the train from Boston
pulled into the station and a middle aged
woman Of rather heavy stature stepped
down from the train and ran to him ask
ing him to protect her sac said that
there had been trouble on the train, that
five people had been killed and more
thrown out Of the window. The woman
was plainly suffering from some sort Of
mental alteration and it was with diff
vulty that ;he was put aboard the train
again to resume her journey. 1t was
learned later that she attempted TO leave
the train again al Pittsfield but was pre-
vented by the brakeman and when she
reached Bangor and had been induced to
eat something and drink a cup of ter she
became more rational. The woman and
her husband, who was with her, bu.
whom she turned against in her troubled
mental state, had been to one Of the cam
tonments to see their son. who is a soldier.
and the mothers grief at parting from
him had undermined her reason for tba
time being.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-03
| CHURCH URGED TO
ACT AS UNIT FOR
CHAPLAIN APPOINTMENTS

New Haven. CT, Jan. "A New Year
appeal to the churches of the United
States irrespective of denomination;
to act as a unit in the appointment OF
chaplains of the army and navy, was
issued here today.
To-day the government of the Uni; :
ed States is apportioning chaplains
among the different denominations
the statement says. These thing
ought not so to be. The crisis of Christ
ianity requires the subordinatiOn of AL
things divisive.
Bis hops, ciergymen. laymen-shall
shall we loiter in the way of disputing
about many things, when in the suffer
ing of the world Our Lord is crucified
afresh for the sin of modern civiliza-
tion? The hour commands unity. BY
some decisive act our faith in /: should
be made fact"
The appeal is signed by clergymen Of
many denominations, including presi-
dents of several colleges and theologi-
cal schools.