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New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

are not yet equal in the west. But the
Americans are arriving with eXtraord;-
nary and quite unexpected rapidity, and
the tide will turn briefly. What re-
manned to be seen was whether the Allied
armies, when this superiority OF num-
bers should be theirs once more, would
be able to do what the enemy had tried
while he had the advantage and failed
to do.
He faG never quite broken the siege
vail in his great sorties, not even on
March %. Would the Allied armies in
the west prove more capable and sue
ceed in effecting the break in his works?
That was the problem of this late sum-
mel and autumn. 1t has been solved
The breach was made Tuesday, October
s, by the British armies with the Amer
lean contingents between Cambrai and
st. Quentin. and rather nearer tho
former than the latter town The effort
took two days. 1t was completely SUE
cessful By the evening OF the second
dsy. Wednesday,, and BY Thursday tho
:raenitudc Of the event appeared.
The whole German line was comrelle<!
to a general retreat which extended from
tie sector in front OF Douai right down
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

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snuck among nations, during which she has
wrought the greatest havoc the world has
cver witnessed. In that time she has desc
lated Belgium, devastated France. straneled
Serbia, wrecked Poland. and made a sham
bleS Of Russia. She has vio,ated tho most
sacred nights of the United States bv de-
s''oy'ng women and children on the high
s'as and finally fQTced US to take up arms
IN 'ne defence of the most sacred Of human
f'ghsS- In oil that this government has
since done IN prosecution of the war the
PRESIDENT has had the support of both the
great political parties and of the whole peo-
PIC 70 degree never before accorded
resident, either in peace or in war. For
iour years Germany drenched continent in
D'o"d without conscience or compassion. It
has been her policy to leave behind ho~
Hoth'ng but wreck, ruin, devastation and
~ 'e' ohe mas spared neither the property.
'''D persons nor the souls of men and women
m"o stood in her path, and wherever the
"S'"an heel has trod the ruin has bseo
1'aoe complete. AS yet no blade Of grass on
ns''han ~, sod has felt the pressure Of a hos
r.s, ''''' not field or vineyard of the
iahd mas been disturbed Every Ger
'"~h city Is intact, every German home in
order. ''''' "o"e III
AZ this stage they see the turning 81 tho
.ioe, and in order to save +b.r.s,,a. hoI.
.ney say to the President "1a+ -. .a.ss
So, "nere we are and from this time
ny. oh the war by correspondence.
49,. sssN 70 be permitted to do peacefully
"t'hies are already compelling
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
The Prussian Military Machine
Will Be Destroyed, Not
Weakened
Author Of Elements of the Great War Btain's Most
Military Critic ee
BY HILAIRE BELLOC

vt is characteristic OF all siege oper-
atoms that their course is monoto-
II nous save Cor few crises, that
they seem interminable and sud-
denly there come to issue things which
surprise the principal actors IN the
drama, let alone the spectator 1t is an
other characteristic in such operations
that the conclusion, when it does come,
il tremendous on the military side The
end of the siege nearly always brings
either triumph of the garrison, expressed
in raising the siege or in favorable
terms of compromise, or it means the
complete elimination of the garrison as
fighting force
This great war has been essentially
one long siege 1t has consisted in a
continuous defence of special works and
alternate advances by hesiegers. Above
all it has had the supreme characteris-
tic of the siege of war of attrition.
The campaign depended from the mo-
ment when it was turned into siege
during the autumn of 1914 upon the
calculation Of numbers. The enemy had
allowed himself to be contained when he
lost the Battle of the Marine, and when
subsequently he failed to get out by the
gap against the Channel Once so con-
tanned, the issue was a question of num-
bers, the number of trained men availa-
tle and the material number For two
years he was steadily worn down. al
though he had started with very great
numerical superiority. The attack or
Verdun--a vastly expensive one-failed
him. and the great Battle of the Somme
-hausted his strength relatively TO the
Allies when in December. 1916, ne asked
ter peace-
Il was not yet beaten, but the future
seemed hopeless. He was anxious in
z extreme He proposed, as the be
sed always propose at certain stage
exhaustion, to parley. His proposal
> Is rejected In this crisis his fortunes
rr.ed and he shared luck almost un-
12l]eled in the history of sieees, large
& small One-half OF the beieaguering
r-le around him collapsed from within
he Russian army. which broke up
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

@ONGRESS, which has fought
I the war inch by inch, by no
~ means inetfectively, in its halls
has not failed in concern over
&C peace. II is Congress That has best
en- the record OF America going to
ar, that has counted the cost in blood
and sold and has felt the .a4ion respond
like sail to the tueging wind when the
nsAd for action appeared Now that
tie light is beginning to come through
tie dark places the members of Cou-
g-ess are no less concerned that il shall
be pesce of absolute things, forfend-
ing, SO far as it is humanity possible to
Poffend, any future crucifiSion of hu
'4anity on the cross of any national
greed and ambition. The following OK
tracts were taken from "The Congress
SIGNAL Record of debate in the Senate
Or Monday. October IA:
Ar. NEW: Mr.. President, speaking for my
self, am against negotiated peace now as
nave been from the moment the United States
entered the war ! think | know the temper
ot the people of the state | have the honor
n part TO represent to say they share this
objection. For four years Germany has run
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
A;s&ssss=@1< e

IN the heart and clear weather rn the hrair
wherever Frenchmep or Byitons or BeieiarS
or an American heart or a Sexhisn's or su
Italians beat together in connection with
this war. From fsr-of Mesopotamia. from,
Palestine from The italian front from IN.
Serblan desert, made 80 by the BuIgar and
the Hun. from where the Americans ar~
lighting in the vosges and coopsrsfiny
with the British in Flanders, along IN. Ry;t
ish front, along the French front BY En-.
A'sne, and through the pleasant valley o.
she Champagne, there is sunshiny weath-r
IN the hearts of men, end there il cJesf
weather IN their brains
M President, God reigns. Woodrow W.
son Is President of the United States ars
the sun is shining everywhere; Senator
heed not bother themselves; they need not
pester their souls or even pretend that thew
are pesteyed with the idea that Woodrow
Wilson IS going TO make a German peace or
peace negotiated in German interest DO
not believe that anybody believes Il or
even fears i, no matter how some talk.
II was hard to get him into this usr
ne did not want to go into il If he cou,a
honoraoly help it; but, being in. IL will b.
exceedingly hard TO get him out of IL %,
cept unon those conditions which shall ,.,a
TO security for the peace and free5on 81
the world in the future. He can be TRUSTED
TO demand the proper guarantees; he can Re
trusted not TO take the word Of those ,rbc
nave hitherto regarded their pligh.ed faith
even T'hcn written and signed. p srrsa ",
paper Everybody knsvs skax
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

So Al such time a. this ! 90 not mink
the Senate ought TO gire q false note to the
country.
idens Tor worship no man; but honor the
President. and have always hoao,cd him.
respect him man and hiGdy honor
him a the Chiei Executive Of our ercat na-
tion. But hnve never been u trvcklcr aud
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
WEATHER NO BAR TO
SUCCESS OF DANCE
Last Nights Affair By Company M.
Second Regiment, Was Largely
Attended

Last nights fete and dance at
Boucher's pavilion and park held un-
der the auspices of the members of
Company NJ, Second Infantry, Mary
land State Guard, was a great sue
cess, financially and otherwise, not
withstanding the inclement weather
Auto busses chartered for the purpose
carried large crowds of Annapolitans
from town to the grounds during the
evening, and those who attended were
liberal in their patronage of the vari-
GUS amusements. The dancing floor,
where music was furnished by Profess
sor's Schreyer's orchestra, proved a
strong attachment
The canteen also was patronized ex-
tensively and before the evening was
over had practically sold out. The
committee having charge of the affair
was composed Of Lieutenant Rippere,
Sergeant Bias aud Corporal Doyle.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
A RECORD WEEK OF
SOME" WEATHER

Joseph Billy, observer temporarily in
charge of the U. s. Department of
Agriculture, Weather Bureau, has is
sued an official report of last weeks
weather, which is remarkable in many
ways.
The report shows the lowest temper
ature for the week to have been on
June %, So degrees, and the highest,
on June II. 81 degrees.
The week had but one clear day.
This day that stood out in all distinc-
tion of "clearness" was June 10.
There were four partly cloudy days,
June II, 20, % and %, and two cloudy
days, June Is and 81. Not single day
in the week had 100 per cent sunshine,
the highest per cent Of sunshine on
any one day being rs.
Rain fell June Is, q and %, and the
week was altogether one of unusual
weather conditions.
Buy War Savings stamps
Mothers Circle Picnic postponed See
Notice.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
GETTING READY FOR
T|MON|UM CAMPING
Citizen-Soldiers OF State Guard
Brushing Up For Their Ten
Day Outing
ALL ARE ENTHUSIASTIC

Following the g-looked-for an
nouncement made yesterday tha. the
first summertime encampment of the
various units of the Second Infantry,
Maryland State Guard. of which Com
pany NJ, of Annapolis, is one, will be
held at Timonium fair ground. there
has been a quickening of interest
among the citizen-soldiers of Annapo-
lis.
So the remaining days until the big
time the Home Guard may furbish up
it's equipment and conquer the ma
tives of Timonium, Lutherville, Tow
son, Cockeysville. etc, even as did the
Dandy Fifth, when it bivouaced in
the vicinity before going South.
General Warfield stated that after
looking over various sites-Laurel be-
ing a prominent one-he had accepted
the recommendation of Col. Clinton
Riggs, and decided on Timonium.
"And while there might be some
disappointment in the hearts of those
who wanted to go elsewhere, it may
be mentioned that better place would
not have been picked out. Easy
marching distance over a smooth high
way, near villages and hundreds of the
prettiest of Baltimore County's pretty
girls, railroads, steam and trolley
what more could a Home Guarder
ask?" says one of the Baltimore papers
this morning.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
QUESTIONNAIRES
BEING SENT OUT
The Local Draft Board Is Mailing
Papers To The New Army
Selects

The force at the Office of States At
torney n. II. Green, chairman of the
Anne Arundel local draft board, is
busy mailing out the questionnaires TO
young men who came of age during
the past year and were registered on
June 5th
Plans for aiding registrants in fill-
ing out their questionnaires have been
completed by the legal advisory board.
which will sit at the Court House and
another at the State House until the
last of the questionnaires have been
completed and returned
The questionnaires will be issued in
four instalments, one batch being
mailed today, the second tomorrow,
another on Thursday and the final is
sue in Friday The lottery to deter
mine the order numbers of the 100000
prospective soldiers throughout the
country will take place in Washington
some time this week, probably Thurs
day or Friday.
-Ruy War Savings SfamOS
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
TWENTY-FOUR NEW
MIDSHIPMEN TODAY
Glass OF Plebes Continues TO Grow
From Day To Day. New
Lads Names

Twenty-four additional members of
the new Fourth Glass at the Naval
Academy were sworn in before Rear
Admiral Edward w Eberle this morn
ing They were: William l.. Lancas-
ter, Alabama; Grover Macarthur,
George f. Watson and John ]. O'Don-
nell. Jr. Georgia. Warren X. Ber-
ner and Knight ID. Farwell. Illinois !;
Robert McC. Peacher, Robert f. Mich
OILS, Robert p. Hollis, John A. McCaf-
frey and Robert +. Blick, Jr., all of
Indiana: Francis j. Ball. Philip p.
Miller, William V. Saunders, Paul LEM
Dysart, Jr.. Harold r. Stevens, Don
aid r. Eldridge, Otto F. Won Schrader,
all of Iowa; Ralp W. Burleigh, Maine
Lyman G. Miller, Montana; George w.
Kinsloe, Iowa; Robert j. Flood, Will
lam c. Kinsolving. Jr.. and Rupert B.
Lowe, Texas.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
1T WAS THE GUNS
AT CAMP MEADE
Booming Heard Yesterday Was Test
OF The Heavy Artillery Unit
Pieces At CantOnment

The booming of guns which were
distinctly heard in Annapolis yester-
day morning and which caused con-
siderable speculation was the revibra-
ton of the test of heavy artillery
pieces being used in target practice at
Camp Meade in the upper part of the
county.
When the good people of Anne Arun-
del County, in the vicinity of the big
wooden city, started about their daily
tasks early yesterday morning it
seemed TO them that the Huns had
forced landing and were on their
way to Washington. They received
their first introduction about z o'clock
the guns used by the heavy artillery
to the thunderous messages of the ATS
unit at Meade for training, and dur
ing the morning 300 shells from the
guns, each weighing so pounds, were
hurled through the air at imaginary
Boches.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
is BENDING ENERGY

Just at this time the Public Health
Nurse is bending her energies to the
organization of a vocational class at
the city public school, which she hopes
TO arrange for by the opening of school
in the fall
This class is to comprise all the de-
linquent pupils of all the grades. 1t
is to specialize the work, adapting
something TO the needs of each pupil
who cannot make the grade for pro-
motion. and year after year remains
in the same grade. These children
can be taught some vocation in their
line which may be of benefit to them,
while to continue them year after year
in the same grade is of no benefit but
a drawback. They can be taught the
manual arts.
The Public Health Nurse claims the
vocational school training viii not re-
quire an additional teacher, but one
of the teachers from an academic
grade can be assigned the class. which
will be composed of a group from all
grades.
The plan is looked upon favorably
by many, and has worked most sue
cessfully in other schools elsewhere.
Buy War Savings stamps
Mothers Circle Picnic postponed. See
~ -
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
Buy War Savings stamps-
SOLDIERS WILL
VOTE THIS FALL
Those At Home And Abroad Are To
Cast Their Ballots In Camp Or
In Trench

Regulations soon will be issued by
the War and Navy Departments pro-
viding that the Americans in military
service, both abroad and at home,
from States which have enacted laws
for absentee voting of those in the
service, may cast their ballots in the
Congressional elections next fall.
Casting of ballots by the men in the
service will be permitted, the heads
of the Army and Navy stated, insofar
as it does not interfere with military
operations or training.
Thesdecision, reversing a ruling pre-
viously made by the War Department
which would have prevented men in
service overseas from voting, was an
nounced to Senator Hitchcock, of Ne
braska, chairman of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee; Governor
Neville, of that State, and Arthur Null
len, Democratic National Committee
man for Nebraska. They called TO
urge that $4,000 Nebraskans in the
service be permitted to vote under the
States absent soldier" voting law
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
MOTHERS CIRCLE
TO HOLD PICNIC
Outing Friday Afternoon In Boucher's
Grove. Public Invited

The Mothers Circle will hold a pic
mic Friday afternoon instead of to-
morrow, in Bouchers' Grove, an Spa
Creek. II is hoped weather conditions
arc favorable
The picnic was advertised for to-
morrow, but the weather being un-
favorable today, it has been postpon-
cd until Friday afternoon.
A business meeting OF the Mothers
Circle, will be held in the pavilion at
O'Clock IL the Afternoon.
it was at first contemplated TO make
ii community-supp affair, bct
plans have changed and there will be
individual lunch boxes and baskets.
If Friday is not clear the picnic
will be again postponed
The first boat will leave at two
o'clock. The members invite all
their friends to enjoy the outing with
them. Admission tickets for boat
trip are priced at fifteen cents There
is no other charge
For particulars, see advertisement
IN these columns.
-ffuy War SAVING. Sfamns
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26

WARTIME
SET BACK FOR ROADS

Chairman Zouck. of the State Roads
Commission, was greatly disturbed
yesterday by the receipt of COM
munication from Washington stating
that the government has commanders
ed all of the quarries from which he
has been purchasing stone for roa1 re-
pair and road building purposes.
He asserted that this order of the
government brings about a very seri-
Gus situation in this State. meaning
practically that road work will have
to be stopped. unless the Federal au-
thorities can be persuaded 20 modify
the order.
It is understood that the govern
ment wants the stone from the quar-
ries commandeered for use at the Gun
powder Neck proving grounds. One
of the reports is that the War Depart
nent is about two months behind in its
arrangements for testing gas shells
and is gathering in all the stone it
can get to be used in rush work for
gas-shell testing.
Mr. Zouck stated that unless the or
der is modified the oiling of the East
ern Shore roads will have to be stop
ped and that the work of repairing
the Washington Boulevard may be
seriously interfered with.
Ru,. VNar GaVfn~S Gfouua-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
TWO APPLY FOR
LITTLE JIMMY"
Baby Patient Al The Emergency Hos
pital Wanted For Adoption
When Well Enough

Little Jimmy, the infant from
Boone Station, this county, deserted
by his mother when only a few weeks
old, is still a patient at the Emer-
gency Hospital.
The story of Little Jimmy" was
told in these columns some weeks
ago He has been a patient at the
Emergency Hospital for about five
weeks, suffering from NAL nutrition,
and is not sufficiently strong and well
enough yet to be adopted. Two appli-
cations have been made for the baby.
Mrs Brown, of West Annapolis, want
ing to adopt him, and Mr. Branzell,
of Eastport Both applications, it is
will be considered, but
for the present little Jimmy will re-
main at the hospital, where he has
become quite a favorite, until he has
gained his normal strength.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
LEGAL LINEUP
ON ANNEXATION
Attorney Benjamin A. Richmond. OF
Cumberland. Added To The
List OF Lawyers

The lineup of counsel on both sides
of the annexation case, the hearing of
which will begin in the Court of APP
peals on July 8. was completed yester-
day.
Announcement was made that the
Non-partisan Greater Baltimore Ex-
tension League, which conducted the
campaign for annexation and sponsor
ed the bill passed by the late General
Assembly. had retained Benjamin A.
Richmond, of Cumberland, as one of
the counsel to present the city's case.
He and City Solicitor Field will argue
the constitutionality of the annexation
law in the Appellate Court In draw
ing their brief, they will be assisted
by former Chief Judge Henry ID. Har-
Ian, chairman of the committee which
framed the annexation measure; WI
Calvin Chestnut, secretary of the same
committee, and Henry II. Dinpeen.
Mr.. Richmond is one of the fore
most members of the bar in the State.
He has been for years chief counsel of
the Western Maryland Railway and
he is chief counsel also of the large
coal mining companies in Western
Maryland.
Opposing the city and maintaining
the validity of the decision of the low
er courts, which held the annexation
law unconstitutional, it was announc-
ed yesterday afternoon, will be former
Attorney General Isaac Lobe Straus,
Charles McHenry Howard, Ridgely p.
Melvin and Stevenson A Williams, in
addition to the regular counsel of the
Commissioners of Baltimore County.
The case, which will come before
the Court of Appeals, grew out of five
test cases, four of which were tried
in the Circuit Court of Baltimore
County and one in the Circuit Court
of Anne Arundel County.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26
A GOOD DAY
IN SALE OF
WAR STAMPS
oye- Fifteen Hundred Dollars
Worth OF War Savings
Stamps Purchased
SEVERAL LARGE SALES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED
Five Residents Of Town Sign Up
For 5000 Worth. Many
Smaller Sales
VOL LXlX---No. 80.

ts result of the speeding up of
5.. drive flr hc sale OF War Savings
stamps m Annapolis, $1,545 worth of
,re stamps we're sold yesterday, ac-
..rftne t0 announcement made today
n, Mr. Henry C.. Whiteford, in charge
of the compilation of figures on the
drive
The purchases were divided into five
classes Cor the days receipts. Five
psrsons took 5000 worth each, four
took slo0 worth; one sale for $40 was
made. three for SO and nineteen for
S.
The detailed statement of sales for
hc day follows:
E20ooo-P. C. Winchester, w. H..
NoraIand b. r. stevens, II. A. Stor-
ION. Lester N. Phoebus
10000 Mrs Lawrence Jones, J.
Frank Krics. Earl White. Frank Mum
roe
$1,000 .J G.. Rogers.
$1,000 William Perlitz, Mrs T. H
Wade. AIR. T II. Wade.
$500 Mrs. C.. j. Bright, Mrs. r. d.
Brown. Mrs W. l.. DeBaufre, Mrs. S.
r. Chids. Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. w. b.
Patterson. Mrs Edith Hanske, Miss
Dusey Hubbard Miss Elizabeth Kel-
,y. Mrs Helen Frellsen, Mrs. Royal
W.eey William Perlitz, Jr., w. r.
Patterson. William Easton, Irwin Pat
jersoU B Ghckman. Archie Glickman,
N 6 WbUeford, Royal Wigley
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-26

Amongst these men are included IA
Jews for service in the Palestine con-
tingent of the British Army.
Colonel st. George LOTUS Steele,
who has been in charge of the Depot
since July, 1917, is leaving for Eng
land to return to active service Ma
jor C. P. R. Dugmore is assuming
command in his stead.
A certain amount of information
reaches the Mission weekly from the
British Ministry of Information. Some
of the facts contained in the cables
are given below:
During the fighting around KENNEL
Hill the casualties of the 31st Ger
man Division were not less than 40
per cent of their total infantry. Prior
to the assault heavy casualties were
inflicted on their own men by the Ger
man guns II is little understood that
when the recent activity on the West
tern Front began, two British armies
were faced by 20 German Divisions,
and at one point AS German Divisions
were opposed by only IA British. OF
late the range of the German gas
shells has been heightened, gas shells
are now falling at distance of II
miles from the front, thereby endan-
gering a large number of innocent
civilians. The latter, and the French
soldiers who are reaching the base
hospitals are loud in praise of the
fighting qualities of British troops.
Ninety per cent Of the cobats in
which the Royal Air Forces are en-
gagged now take place entirely over
German lines. Enemy claims, on the
other hand. that owing to our superb
ority the combats do not reach the
British lines. 1t is exceptional now