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wounded), in addition to the dead
and wounded they had carried
back with them on their retreat.
On the other hand, the enemy had
lost in far higher proportion, per-
haps not quite thrice, but certain
ly far more than twice, the num-
Der that had ben lost by the de-
fensive forces.
The main Allied reserves were
intact. But the greater part of
the enemy's forces available had
appeared on the battlefront and
had suffered the great strain and
losses inevitable in such an action.
But most important of all, since
the line of battle had reached this
unexpected conformation of a right
angle, there had appeared on the
southern face of the line a sector
no longer protected by the marshy
valley of the Disc, but exposed
after so long an interval to the con-
centration of French forces still
held in reserve and stretching over
more than twenty miles of open
country. If the French pressure
here against the German shall
be increased beyond the enemy's
power to contain it he will be in
grave peril. If the enemy him
self can extend his front here and
get elbow room, especially if in
doing so he could still break
through the main front between
Montdidier and Arras, victory
would be his.
Not the mere reaching of that
chief railway line which runs
through Amiens, still less the Ger
man occupation of the city Of
Amiens, would decide the war. But
the destruction of the force oppos-
ing the German armies would do
so, and this destruction could only
be accomplished, on the one hand,
by warding off the peril from the
French which had unexpectedly
developed upon his left flank, and
on the other hand by breaking
through on the main front still op-
posed to him.
Main Factors in
Great Contest
At the moment of writing the
great issue hangs fire, and the fac
tors, taking them at the moment of
launching the second German at
tack, were as follows:
Upon the main front-that is,
between Montdidier and Arras-
the French carry the line up along
the valley of the Avre, and it's little
tributary, the Doms, to the ruined
village of Demuin, upon a little
stream, the Luce. Just to the west
of this village the British take up
the line, and they hold the front
from north of it throughout the
sector which has been attacked.
The enemy in the course of
thirty-six hours hard fighting
north Of the little Luce pushed for
ward a thousand to fifteen hun
dred yards, but then apparently
was held, as he was everywhere to
the north. The heights to the west
of Albert the last dispatches show.
as being still firmly held.
The enemy is not more than
eleven miles from Amiens, but
Amiens, though the objective of
his present drive, is not decisive
point. The rupture of the British
lines is the matter that the Ger
man army has on hand. It was
with the object of accomplishing
this that the Germans, in the mid
die of last week, pushed with all
their strength just south of the
Somme, along the main road, origi-
nally built by the Romans, which
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Two Attempts at
Enormous Cost

Two days were specially marked
in this attempt. On last Saturday
be attacked with greater force for
the front chosen than even he has
ever done before, and he lost more
heavily than on any other day.
This tremendous and bloody effort
gave him territory only to a depth
Of about 1,500 yards over a front
Of about three miles. There was
then of necessity a lull of four days
to permit him to reorganize be-
cause of the heavy losses in his at
lacking infantry. These were at
least DO per cent of the numbers
launched, since they were not
properly supported by the guns.
More artillery had come up by
wednesday evening, but the Sec
ond great attack made on Thurs
Jay, April q, was still at a dispro-
portloned expense in the losses of
me infantry. It achieved less than
me flrst-at any rate in it's first
Phase, for it is still continuing.
Inc centre was at Moreuil, and
ms held, while the line gave both
70 the north and south of that
eown about half a mile the first
Jay. But it must be remembered
a'at at the moment this dispatch
Is sent the action is still con-
tinuing.
We should do we'll to appreciate
NE contrast between the present
situations of the opposing armies
~ This matter of reserves. 1t is
Aae the contrast between boxer
VINO has hitherto husbanded his
strength, awaiting his opponents
@naustion, and another who, after
exceptionally heavy expenditure
!, ! MS energy, unexpectedly pro-
yAged, nevertheless has a re-
@ainder still unused.
French Prepared
To This Emergency
Inc French had prepared for lust
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WillCome to Side That
Can Find Men for Final
Struggle
Copyright, 191s-The Tribune Association

runs from St. Quentin to Amiens.
They reached by Saturday night
the points of Hamel, Marcelcave
and Demuin.
And it was with this same object
that at the same time they deliv-
cred a very violent blow, which
happily failed, against Arras, the
hinge upon which pivots the whole
British retiring movement. 1t was
limited by correspondents at the
front that this blow against the
hinge or pivot at Arras might be
renewed, for it was a certainty
that if it could be made successful
it would again disorganize the
whole British defensive line. At
any rate, in this first dash, which
may or may not prove the only
effort made there, the German blow
failed. 1t was delivered with very
strong forces; more than an eighth
of all the German army were en-
ployed here, although the front
covered only seven miles. 1t broke
down against the slope of Vimy
Ridge, north of the Scarpe, and
about three miles from the town of
Arras to the south.
French Strike Hard
On Enemy Flank
Upon the flank where for the.
present the enemy is centring his
chief anxiety-that is, upon the
long bit of open country between
the sharp corner near Montdidier
and the river Disc near .Noyon,
little over twenty miles in length
the end Of last week was taken up
with furious struggle between
the continually arriving French re-
serve units and the forces which
the Germans were compelled to
send down here upon their left
flank, diverting them from what
should have been the principal at
tack further north.
To this struggle the German dis
patches give very little space. In
fact, they purposely withhold in
formation about it. From the
French dispatches we learn more,
and from both together we dis
cover that the front along this
twenty-odd miles was, for the mo-
ment at least, brought to a stand
still about Saturday night. The
proof of this is the perpetual pass
ing from hand to hand-the capt
ure and recapture by French and
Germans of the villages mentioned
in the communicates.
L'Eveque, just south of Noyon
on the Disc, lost by the French
three days before, was retaken on
Saturday. Plessis, just outside
Lassigny, was similarly lost and
retaken. Onvillers, about half
way between Lassigny and Mont
didier, changed nds twice in the
course of Saturday. The struggle
was marked by exactly the same
features all the way along this crit
ical front, from the hill crowned
by Mesnil st. Georges, a couple of
miles west of Montdidier, and over
looking that town, clear to the
Disc south of Noyon. 1t was
the same story at Biermont, half
way between Onvillers and Plessis.
and through all the open fields,
which are quite bare of woods, be-
tween Onvillers and Mesnil, where
the line turns northward. It is
here more than on any other part
Of the vast field (for the whole
front is engaged in bitter fighting
from Vimy to Noyon, and amounts
to something like eighty miles)
that the issue depends upon the
power of the opposing armies to
throw in reserves.
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french Prepared
for This Emergency

80 Inc French had prepared for just
~ s'' an occasion as this a large,
a1 and fresh strategic reserve,
n''' Which it was known the it,
d 81 the great battle must ulti-
'e'y depend. This reserve has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

Germans Sacrifice Divisions in
Desperate Haste to
Break Through
By HILAIRE BELLOC

Author Elements of the Great Bran Most
Military Critic
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Throughout Americas
the while the hppld ud Allied ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
LOOK FOR REB|RTH
OF POLISH MUSIC
Maznrka and PoIoBaise Precious
Heritage OF People.

The rehabilitation OF Poland as q
free and united country. which is one
af the happy results TO los anticipated
from the war, VIII undoubtedly lead
TO n spontaneous revival OF her two
leading national music forms, the
stately Polonaise and the gay Ma
zurka Already the Polish Societies
ter known in this country by playing
il at recruiting meetings for the Pol
ish Legion and upon all occasions
where they represented their native
land in assemblages of The allied
people.
Despite centuries OF domination by
other powers, the Poles have retained
their native tongue. Even the par
tition of their land has been unable
to destroy their love OF country and
pride or race. These characteristics
color the Polish music which the peo-
pie have cherished as their common
heritage and as one of the ties that
has bound them together across arbi-
trarly iixed frontiers.
The Polonaise is written In the
OF tho court, and of
while the Mazurka is
usually associated with the domestic
and tollity OF the rural
population
The Polonaise is supposed to have
originated over three hundred years
ago. About 1874. the new ruler of
Poland held a great reception In Cra-
cow. In that royal drawing room
the stately mobiles and their gorgeous
iy dressed wives marched past the
royal seat to the imposing music
which received the name OF polonaise.
After that whenever new ruler
came 10 the throne similar ceremony
was held and finally the Polonaise be-
came recognized as the opening dance
ar court festivities. The modern
Polonaise is inclined to be more Sc
rious music, more of promenade
than a dance. consl\ing OF a process
sion for both young and old in dig
nifled order
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
WONDERFUL ERA OF
MUSIC IS COMING
Critics and Composers Expecs New
Inspiration as Result OF
Dawn of Peace.

With the coming OF peace art will
raise her head once more. During
the war creative music has been al
most at standstiil, but with the heal
ing Of the scars of battle, genius will
receive d loftier inspiration than ever
before" This is the opinion of Wal
ter Danrosch, who speaks from first
hand knowledge of conditions among
American and European competitors.
He deplores the inactivity during the
war Of the European composers,
most OF whom were either in the
trenches or so overwhelmed by the
horrors Of war. that their desire to
create was almost destroyed Yet he
looks with great hope to the future.
owing TO the imrninenee OF peace,
the whole question Of after-the-war
music has become a live topic in the
artistic world. just as in other circles
the question Of political and economic
reconstruction occupies the center of
thought. Most Of the prominent ar
lists, composers and critics are opt-
nistic. although a few are not so
sanguine.
David Bispham prophesies great
spread of community singing in
America and cites the words OF Walt
Whitman. II see America go singing
to her destiny" He points out the
growing popularity OF Cnufal singing
among the soldiers here and in
France and believes that this VIII he
come a permanent characteristic Of
this country. and so will inevitably
influence the music composed by
Americans.
Harold Randolph. Of the Peabody
Institute of Music, Is of n similar
opinion. IF any general tendency in
art is to prevail ms result Of the
war he says. there is good reason
to hope that it may be in the direction
Of purer beauty and away from ma
terialsm.''
Madame Yvette Cuilbert. the IA
nous French diseuse. maintains on
the other hand, that great music de
rives no inspiration from war; but Is
rather the product OF neaceful-ein
She is upheld in that opinion by Hen
ry I, Finck. the weli-known music
critic, who believes that the crea-
tive powers of composers are not AZ
All stimulated by war. Ia support OF
his theory, he points Dub that the fn-
neral marches Of iambel. Beethoven,
Chopin and Wagner were not the out
come of grief caused by the horrors
of war, but were rather the result of
purely artistic inspiration. The IA
nous masters, he asserts. produced
great music simply because It Was in
them,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
NEMEa. MAY BE DEVELOPED
AS LITHUNIAN SEAPORT

In the German song Deutschland
Uebef Allies" which Ia probably not
being shouted as vociferously today
rs 4 was four years ago. IL is declar ed
that Germany stretches from the
Mas to the Memel" As a matter of
fact, the German population stops con-
Siderably short OF the River Mernei
The Mernel valley is Inhabited chiefly
by lAthuanians and the seaport city of
Mcneil, located at its mouth. is almost
wholly Lithuanian city.
In the middle ages the Lithuanian
race In this region extended up to the
Vistula.- But in the thirteenth GEN.
tury the Teutonic knights Conquered
the territory and started to Cypress
the people, Notwithstanding persecu-
tions, attempts at GermanizinE the
population through school and church,
and the iron rule OF the German police
and officials and northern part OF East
Prussia still remained Lithuanian
Menel fcalicd kiaipeda by the
is the natural Lithuanian
outlet to the Baltic Sea. The Germans
could not develop il as "A port because
there was no mainland behind 1t which
was under German control, and only a
narrow strip OF the territory was
under GERMAN sway so-tire- paf-ic
trade went elsewhere. II conditions
change and German control of Lithua-
MIA is removed. Memel should become
d prosperous and lively Lithuanian
port.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24

when ham, I was on my back and
where tho major had stood was a hole.
and around the edges of that hole.
sort of scattered likev-well. we wont
talk about that any more.
Let rae Wi Id up by telling you how
at O'Clock that nlorning two hat
tstlions, or what was left of them,
pushed into tho streets OF lie Catelct
They'd covered five miles. fighting
every foot. Just those two battalions
But they fought their way into line
of stone houses and there they stuck
1T out until "A bunch of Australians
fought in to reli ave them near 3
O'Clock. Then the surviving New
Workers and Australians were cut off
again for twelve hours; nothing to
eat and nothing to drink. and just
pumping bullets at The Heinies across
the street ali the time.
After it was ali over one of these
big Australian trench hoppers-and
our boys are stuck on these South Sea
boys~~came up ana shot out a bloody
hand for a shake.
Lad ne said through his nose in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
OR|)S OF MILLION
OIeE sing PRAISES
on THANKSGIVING DAY
|1ns3OsAal Council OF Women T,horts
u EvcFy Man, Woman and Child In
4 Unatel1 States to Sing Peace Peans
[ Next Thursday,

| Nezs Thursday.
THANKSGIVING day will witness the
81 Tremendous burst Of song ever
I'D n this or any other country IL
kSSn weird With the coming of
|3oac0, seven million women members
NGe the National Council Of Women
1--we sent a call ~ the nation to join
81 the Ayicsory Sing" 70 be observed
Il anultaneously at r. NJ, eastern
SSanae. On Thanksgiving day in every
s1kock Aad corner OF the Tinted States,
2x,M war vessels n. sea and even IN the
$mcrican lines in France.
x Every church, every school every
amp. every club. every institution,
EayGry hospital and every home Is
asked to join in the song service.
|4kus giving. simply and sincerely. ex-
s1faesion to the nations feeling OF
on this memorable hoi~
Hay. In Issuing their call for the
f3ghtiest chorus Of rejoicing eVet
Sknard." the women stated their be-
EN1k AZ follows: when great events
{1k4r the soul OF a nation, the human
#lnnpulse Is 70 turn to music for ex-
#Eonmion-''
- Liberty Sing" says Mrs. David
fAUnn Campbell, chairman in charge
sMf arrangements for the National
Ix3omncil of Women. rs "a movement IN
#MA1ch every man. woman and chlid
oA participate. Given so simple
{n task, or rather "a pleasure. TO per
oEm, there Ia every reason to antici-
nnte the COORDINATION Of all these
=0mne forces into singing army Tor
E5Snktonal constructive patriotic ana
Mutual Thanksgiving. expression
Ea sOne of the outstanding facts
Enr0yed by the war is the value of MAJ
[@5a especially community singing. in
tanning the morale of both the men
~ the field and the people at home.
foW for the first time in history the
ntire nation, with one voice ana At
E<Ho same moment eev'ill express IN
nr the ideals that animate every
E3Unl citizeh in this happy yet sober
1ement NJ victory,
@ The movement has the cooperation
EESSe government officials and military
E2SnAers, awl1p hog that music is one
k5kk the be&t means al uplifting the
morale and maintaining
orale. u It, is planned that a similar
@oGra6 shall be followed in every
sSommuAity.8 list of patriotic songs.
Bnded khy the national anthem, and
M6svided & into groups OF songs OF
z4nanksK5Sfng, songs OF home and
SsonKs q victory, has been prepared
Snnd seft out to hundreds Of local
kNnnmittecs.
Army song leaders have already
EaSewun work for this event in the can :
Exo0mentx- A group OF Red Cross
|Enssftes about to sail for France, are
ENean9 trained in song here. SO as TO
@&e able to lead the convalescent sol
Ha4fers overseas In song at the appoint
- hour.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw Is honor
n
SS3IIrenmiftee in charge p, such proni-
e511af people Al f4.stienerl j.
f4fAnklin Bell, Charles Y. Hughes,
eE4dlander Claxton. Mrs. Carrie Chap
I III Gait ,,Tnhn SN~anarna kef s,fif
sAny Others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24

in. carrying messages between the
rear and the front lines through the
smoke and through German machine
gun nests were not mopped up
l interrupted here to ask for nay
friends personal narrative az Il runs
ner through this zone Of smoke and
IRE. He merely shrugged his shout
ders and laughed & hit self-con-
sciously.
LET il so that L was worse than "A
bridge crush" he said. nor could
draw anotha.' word from him beyond
the admission that his present mis-
sion to attend officers training school
was "a kind of reward" Consider
ing that the man from lie Catelet
hadn't a stripe on his arm and was to
be made an officer, / should say that
his merit must have been great
Saw Major Slain
o.. big shell can tear things pretty
had he resumed with lift of the
shoulders which might have been the
end of a shudder For instance; +
was waiting for a major to read what
I'd brought him from headquarters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
MONUMENT TO AMERICA
PLANNED By ITALIANS

4 pro1ect has been outlined and a
subscription started by the Italian
newspaper, II Progresso ltaln- Ameri-
cano,' among the italians In this coun
try, for the erection Of monument {"
America. This monument. which VIII
be placed either in New York or Wash
ington. will be a mark Of the graft
tude which the Italians feel toward
America for her participation in the
war for the cause Of freedom and de-
mocracy, and especially for the help
we have given Italy in the realization
of her national aspirations. plan IL
also being discussed to build similar
monument i'll Rome. Both monuments
are to he the work OF one Of the great
est Italian sculptors and viii be OF
such size and artistic Importance ms To
ne worthy OF the sentiment they are
intended to express.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
FORMS Of
music IMPORTANT
aiano Studcnts Arc Urged 10 Give
Them More Attention.

The girl music student, however
x1ously she NAV be disposed to take
1eScif and her work. should always
|1lo1nennber that "A little OF the lighter
|HGe of music is not NY any ineanb 10
SNA ocorned, The bt'st teachers are
- pretty we'll agreed on this point.
R4nn rive the whole Of the attention to
1&&o strictly classic and severer models
~ apt 10 send the pupil into a rut,
E0md nothing tends 10 diminish inter
S10k and cause a feeling Of dullness
sMmacker than moving in rut-
Besides. there are often others 10
~ cqnsidered. 1t is by no means eX-
H9pttonai to see parents who are
ouding a good deal OF money on a
IaM9hters musical education, often
a&t . sacrifice 10 themselvs soreiy dis
aMppointed because their child. when
|noked 10 play in company. refuses on
|xM1 score OF having no suitable music
beca use she il giving all her at
s&omtion to the study of difficult ana
9ATicate classical music which she
S1Gola instinctively would not be APP
by those present
u There is plenty OF what might be
Ga30d drawing room music To be had.
8SAtch will in no way detract from
5So 2&andard OF taste which the stu
onf has set up for herself. and which
e the same time will give pleasure in
- hearing TO those who have not
No4 educated to an appreciation of
~ eeverer forms. Take for instance
- delightful and melodious COM
n1ttOns OF Rubenstein, GODDARD
mDelt and a host Of others.
#SEAe young and earnest student
said always remember that the
n[oQn of music lis to bear a message
&n and that though there are those
D understand IL when conveyed in
Dlex and classic form, there are
many TO whom ii only speaks
IN clothed In simpler and more di-
languages.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
RAIN Of DEATH DIDN'T HALT
NEW YORK DIVISION AS It
ST0RMED FOE POSITION

struck a projecting trigger One
after another those tanks Just blew
up and busted. / was told only a very
few got through
when the Australians began TO
telescope through our shock lines the
Germans dropped smoke barrage
between the front lines and the re-
serve SO the command in the rear
couldn't see what was happening in
front. Also the field telescope wires
were put out of business There's
where the headquarters runners came
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24

that Australian whine, 'tyke II from
your Uncle Grace, your Amyeftean
Johnnies could bloody well lick hany
soldiers IN the worth. barrin' the AUS
trylians "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Music for Thanksgiving and Chr

NEVER WAS HERE A TIME when there has been such
just for thanks giving-never before Christmas
when Peace on Earth" has meant SO much
Get IN tune with the season, through sweet Music
GIVE the home Piano Player-Piano now for Christ
mas and enjoy it Thanksgiving
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
by RoRERT WILIEs RIrCHIE

Paris, Nov. 23.---His name unfortu-
natefy l cannot reveal because to do
so would violate the censorship as
well as insure future trouble for the
fine chan I wish to write about. He
Is New Yorker born and bred: one
OF those men like a Smith, who once
rustied papers and ran errands down
IN the old Irish quarters beneath the
shadow of Brooklyn Bridge; pushed
himself into politics in his ward and
finally went TO the legislature for
three successive terms from the dis
trict now known az Abe Grubers Yet
not in his whole life did this friend
OF mine do so big thing as that
which l am going to tell you about.
met him the other day inFront OF
the Cafe de la Paix. his heavy march
ing Kit on his back. with the ''tin
hat dangling from strap behind it
ana a look of great WEAKNESS in his
eyes. We sat down over glass of
coffee and he talked simply easily
like man who had so heavy a bur
den OF facts on his mind that he well
coined an outlet. AS nearly as the
pretty complete notes ! too during
the conversation win assist, will set
down the story of the Man from lie
Catelet as he told il:
Il hoped I'd see !. newspaper man.
because l once worked in the news
paper ess--~dlstrihutng. you
know~~and / know good story when
see one. I have good story. ] just
blew in this morning from lie Cateiet
UP yonde", where the boys of the~-th
Division. all New York volunteers.
have been wading through hot hell
for five daYs.and are still going strong.
| was detached from Headquarters
cOmnunF TO down here m
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Player-Piano Rolls

make aGceptahle Efs for The piASTs Hens.
choose from the largest most cprnpltt, stock
or popular ana standard selections III al 35c
and