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New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
British Flyers
Shoot Down 81
Enemy Craft
Successful Raids Made on
German Towns and
Works

LONDON, March 24.-An official re-
port on the aerial operations says that
tiftyfour enemy airplancs have been
brought down.
The text Of the statement reads:
'The enemy's low-fying airplanes
were most persistent in their attacks
on our infantry in the forward areas
Many of these machines were attacked
and brought down by our pilots. A
total of twenty-nine hostile machines
were brought down and twenty five
others were driven down out of con-
destroyed. Nine of our machines are
missing.
"Our machines on Saturday carried
cut another successful raid on factories
in Mannheim. Nearly one and half
tons of bombs were dropped, and bursts
were seen on soda factory, the rail
way and docks.
"Several fires were started, one Of
which was Of great size, with flames
smoke to 5000 feet. The confagration
was visible for distance of thirty
five miles"
"The weather Saturday again favored
operations, and our airplanes we're
constantly employed in reconnoitring
positions of troops, in photography and
bombing and in reporting suitable tar
gets for our artillery. Many thousands
Of rounds were fired by our pilots
from low attitudes on hostile troops
massed in villages and in the open
continuously throughout the day.
"More than fourteen tons of bombs
were dropped on enemy billets, on his
high velocity guns and on railroad sta
tions in the battle area"
"Our bombing airplanes were at
tackled by thirty-two hostile machines,
and a fierce fight ensued. One of the
enemy's airplanes was brought down
in flames and another was doWned and
fell in the centre of Mannheim. Five
others were driven down out of con-
troll
"Despite this severe combat and the
enemy's heavy anti-aircraft gunfire all
our machines returned except two.
During the night ten heavy bombs were
dropped on an important railway bridge
and works at Konz, just south of
bombs were clearly seen to be bursting
among the railway works."
Nearly two tons of bombs were
dropped from low heights on hostile
airdrome south Of Metz. Six bombs
were seen to burst among the hangers
and to set fire to some of the huts of
the airdrome. All uor machines re-
turned
From nightfall until early morning
our night flying squadrons bombed
areas or the battlefront in which hos
tile troops were concentrated, as we'll
MS enemy ammunition dumps and large
guns. More than fourteen tons of
bombs were again dropped by our ma
chimes. two and half tons of which
were loosed on the docks Of Bruges.
All our machines returned"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Haig Falls Back Slowly as
Fight RACES on Fifty
Mile Front
10000 Prisoners
Taken, Says Berlin
Enemy's Advance One to
Two Miles OH Most
of Line

The greatest battle in the history
of the world continues to rage
along front of more than fifty
miles.
The Germans have advanced in n
day from one to two miles on
most of the front
Peronne, Ham and Chauny have
fallen. The Somme River has
been crossed at many places, ac--
cording to Berlin.
The enemy claims the capture of
10000 prisoners, 600 guns and
enormous booty.
, The maximum advance of the enemy
is about fifteen miles, directly
west of St. Quentin.
Ninety-seven enemy divisions g.
164,000 men) have been thrown
into the struggle.
The British are falling back slowly,
slaughtering vast numbers. The
enemy loss, according to one esti-
mate, is 80 to so per cent of the
divisions involved (349,2O0 to
$4,000 men).
American regiments, says Berlin,
took part in an unsuccessful
counter attack before Chauny
The Germans have recaptured about
third of the area they evacu-
ated in the great retreat to the
Hindenburg line in the spring of
1917.
The British Sd, 4th and 5th armies
seem to be engaged.
Berlin announced last night that
gigantic struggle is taking place
for Bapaume. Another battle is
being fought on the Transloy-
Combles- Maurepas line.
Field Marshal Haig announced last
night the enemy had been re-
pulsed with heavy losses on the
northern part Of the line. The
Germans had crossed the Rivers
Tortille and Somme, he said, and
were being heavily engaged to the
west of these streams.
Both the British and the Germans
state heavy losses have been
caused by airplanes firing machine
guns and dropping bombs on the
heads of massed troops. London
announced fifty-four German ma
chimes had been brought down.
The Canadians on Friday night di
rected the greatest gas lombard
ment ever made on the enemy be-
tween Lens and Hill 70, north Of
the scene of the offensive.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Berlin Announces Counter
Attack by Franco-Amer-
leans Was Repulsed
Rushed to Stem
Drive at Chaunv
Town Later Taken; Par
ticipation of Pershing's
Men Unconfirmed

LONDON, March 24.-American rcgi-
lncnts taking part with French and
British units in counter attack on
the advancing Germans before Chauny
were thrown back, Berlin announced Of
fically to-day. A later statement by
the enemy said Chauny had been capt
urcd.
The Berlin statement that United
States troops had been engaged in op-
posing the great offensive as yet has
not been confirmed from any other
source.
The German statement probably is
true, however, for an American division
of New England troops has been train
ing with the French on the Chemin-
des-Damcs, only a dozen miles in an
air line from La Fere, the southern
limit of the German offensive front.
Chauny is on the Disc River, seven
miles southwest of La Fere. To reach
1T the Germans advanced about five
miles from the positions before the Of
fensive.
The British and French lines before
the offensive are understood to have
joined at La Fere. On Saturday the
Germans officially reported forcing a
crossing of the Disc west of this city
As the British right fell back before
the German masses the French left
wing would have to withdraw simulta-
neously or the enemy would have an
opportunity to encircle it. The French
presumably would then reinforce this
point with troops taken from the line
further east or from the reserves in
the rear. This they seem to have done,
selecting certain American regiments
for this duty.
1t is going too far to say certainly,
however. that these regiments came
from the Chemin-d Danes. They
may have been fresh regiments.
Londoners eagerly discussed the par
ticipation of American troops in the
fighting to-day. The American EN-
bassy here stated it was entirely with
out confirmation of the German state
ment and could not say whether United
States troops had been engaged.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Says British
May Repeat
MarneVictory
Military Expert Declare:
Open Warfare Welcome
to Allies
ISt0f COrYespondcnccl

WASHINGTON, March "a. A milf
tary expert who has been with the
French, British and Italian armies and
also with the Germans earlier in the
war said tonight that the public must
be warned both against attaching too
much Importance to British retire
ment of ten or fifteen miles and against
jumping at conclusions as to the ulti-
mate meaning of the German advance.
He said that when he was in Paris
the idea Of the French military leaders
was that the surest way to infiict a
crushing defeat on the Germans was to
get them out Of their trenches, and
that the German offensive may there
tore be very welcome to the Allies,
who will make the Germans pay dearly
for every foot of advance and get them
into a position in the open where the
tactics of the battle of the Marne NAV
be repeated.
The British, he declared, are the
wars greatest defensive fighters. Thev
are now taking the German attack in a
superb manner. The French armv so
far has been unaffected, and the French
reserves are ready for the offensive
they, will likely be called upon to make
at the critical moment. The French
ne says, are the best of all Of the ar
MES IN an open offensive, and the
French leaders he talked with felt that
II they could ever get combat of mo-
bile forces again on anything like
equal terms they would be able to re-
peat the triumph of the Marne.
America cannot shift the burden of
played. " NC
Washington does not wish to mini
mlze what the part must be. It wishes
rather to emphasize it.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
British Fall Back
AS Planned; Shock
Troops Hold Foe
by The Associated Pressy

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 24.-The British and
French, who cooperate at the junction
of the two armies, were viewing the
trend Of the German offensive with op-
timistic eyes this morning Hard fight
ing was in progress, but the latest re-
ports Showed little or no change in the
situation in favor of the enemy since
yesterday, while on the other hand the
defenders had pushed the attacking
forces back after a bitter struggle and
were holding strongly along the whole
new front to which they had with
drawn.
Fighting of most desperate nature
has been continuous since the initial
attack, but so far the British have used
few troops other than those which
were holding the frone lines. These
shock troops have been making as gal
liant defence as was ever recorded in
the annals of the British army. and "a
result, they have enabled the main
body of the forces to fall back deliber
ately and without confusion and oc-
cupy positions which had been prepared
long before the German offensive be-
gan.
German Losses Appalling
The Germans. on the other hand on
Grating under the eyes of the Emperor
and the Crown Prince, have been hurl-
ing vast hordes into the fray with ut
ter disregard for life, and haze fol-
lowed into the abandoned positions.
getting further and further AWAY from,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
1t Is Going WE'LL" Saws
Red Cross Man at Front

PARIS, March PA message has
oeen received by courier by Homer
Folks, head of the Department of Civi,
Affairs of the American Red Cross
from Edward Eyre Hunt, who is di.
recting the Red Cross relief for civil.
1ans just behind the new battle line
IN ms message, Mr.. Hunt said:
nave seen something Of this s;tua.
ton to-day and shall see more to-mor.
row. 1T is going we'll. Do not let any
one make you think it is not"
VIZ. Hunt reports that events have
made 1t advisable for the Smith Col
1egee unit, the Quakers and the othe,
hed Gross organizations to move
1urther from the firing line. All those
engaged in this work are safe
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
German Admiral and
roops Lost With Shin

LONDON, March Finlanders ar
irving at Stockholm on the gunboat
oVensksund say the German transport
Frankland struck mine and sank at
Noorland' according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Stockholm
me transport was crowded with SOL
dlers, cannon and munitions, and, ac-
coroing TO the dispatch, the entire
crew, all OF the soldiers and Admiral
Won Meyrer were lost.
A Stockholm dispatch dated March %
said that another German transnor+
had been blown up by a mine near the
Aland Islands and that the transnort
Frankland. which came up to it's res.
cue; was damaged severely by another
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25

Fnster Train Service to Atlantic City
For complete train service To Atlantic t,ity
during Easter period. ask Ticket Agents
Pennsylvania Railroad for Special f.astei
Time Tabic.--Advt.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Million Germans Force British Armies
Beyond S0n1n1e;; Americans Join Baffl
Battle Won by Grace Of God,
Kaiser Reports to the Empress

AMSTERDAM, March 24-The Berlin
when Field Marshal Hndenburg received the
porting on the offensive he remarked to Emperor Williams
"Well majesty may we'll pleased
initial success"
The adds that the the
and began at exactly the time the hour.
Another dispatch from Berlin the German Empress has
received the following telegram from Emperor William:
Il pleased be able to tell that by the God the
battle of Monchy Cambria
The Lord has gloriously aided May He further help"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
Reported Action of
U.S.. MenUnconfrn1ed
May Be ENGINEERS

WASHINGTON, March 24.-No con.
firmation of German reports that
American troops have participated in
the fight on the British front had
reached the War Department up tos g
late hour tonight. Major General
March, acting chief Of staff, who re-
NAMED at his Office much of the day
and night, said that no advices to this
effect had been received.
1t was recalled that American rail.
way engineers, in training at the Brit
ish front, were involved in the Ger
man counter attack on the Cambrai
some months ago, but there has been
nothing to indicate that any other than
engineers or other special units have
been employed at any time with the
British forces.
Officials generally displayed the most
eager interest in every item Of news
as to the German drive. The govern
mcnt may have received some con-
iidential advices from General Pershine
on the situation, but General March
said nothing was to be given out when
he left his Office. Other officers pointed
out that any information as to British
or French operations must be made
public by the officials of those two
countries, and that whatever General
Pershing may have transmitted would
be regarded as confidential in the ex.
treme.
Wilson Eager for News
The intense interest in press reports
displayed by President Wilson himself
indicated that official information was
meagre. The Associated Press dis
patches were transmitted to him dur
ing the evening.
The official British and German re-
ports were taken here as showing that
a second phase Of the great battle had
begun and was continued throughout
the day. with no decisive results. 1t
was evident that the British second
defensive system was being severely
tested by German attacks, though no
details were transmitted which would
permit military officials to estimate
the scope Of successes claimed by the
Germans and to some extent admitted
by the British. 1t appeared, however
that the British line in general was
still intact at the close of the day.
The announcement from Berlin that
Paris had been bombarded by long
range guns seemed to settle any doubt
there has been as to what transpired
in the French capital yesterday and to-
day. The range of the new weapon
scvcnty-six milcs--excecds anything
ever dreamed of by ordnance experts
here so far as known.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
British Down Nine
Fliers on Italy Line

LONDON, March 24.-British air
craft on Saturday destroyed eight
enemy airplanes in the Italian theatre
of war, All official statement issued
here to-day said.
A ninth machine was driven down
out of control. The British squadrons
suffered no loss.
The Italian official statement, given
out in Rome to-day, said a French
patrol had taken prisoners at Monte
Tomba and there had been slight ar
tillcry and reconnoitring activity along
the whole front.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25

Tho Greenbrier. European plan. Wonderful
curative waters. N. Y. ONCE The Plaza.
u
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25

BERLIN via London), March 24.-
ave have bombarded the fortress of
Paris with long distance guns" says
the official war statement given out
here this evening.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-25
w E A T H E R

to-day. Tomorrow fair. Mod.
crate shifting winds.
Full Report on Page l3
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Alexandra Society.

After fifteen months in the DESTROYER
service in the war zone Lieut.. Chaplin
Eppes Evans is on a short furloueh
and. with his mother. Mrs. Evans, wife
of Capt. George H. Evans. U. S. A., is
visiting his grandmother. Mrs. Edward
Jones Evans at her home in South st.
Asaph street.
Mr.. Julian W. Duty, who is one of
the survivors of the L. S. S. MISSIONER,
is visiting his mother. Mrs Owen
Duty, at her home. 1131 King street.
The Rev. DR.. E. V. REGISTER and
family have returned from Virginia
Beach, where they spent month
Mr.. Oscar Carter, formerly a resi-
dent Of Alexandra, and now of Char
lottesville, Va, visited friends in this
city Friday.
Judge Louis c. Barley and Mrs.
Barley returned Friday from Clifton
Springs. N. Y, where they spent two
weeks.
The Rev. DR.. P. P. Phillips and fam
lily have returned from Spring Lake,
n. J., where they spent several weeks
Miss Lucy NJ. Robinson and her
niece. Miss Pearl Carr. of 1921 Duke
.street, have returned from a visit to
relatives at Quantico, Va.
Mr.. ]. Angus King is spending sew
eral weeks at Lindeon, Va
Mr.. Charles F. McKenna, who is
stationed at the marine training Camp
at Paris Island, S. c.. has joined Mrs
McKenna at their home in this city.
He will return to Paris Island Sep
TENDER S. Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Beach have returned to their home
after a visit to relatives at Nokes-
vile, Va Misses Ruth Bragg and
Louise Witt. daughter and niece of
Capt. E. Bragg. left Thursday to visit
rela tives in New York. DR.. j. H. Bit
ger left Thursday for two weeks
vacation at Bailey Island, off the coast
of Maine. Mr.. and Mrs. John Farncuff
and son, Master Walter, have returned
to their home after a visit to rela-
tives at Salem, N. ]. Mrs. John Coff-
man and daughters have returned
from a visit to friends at Strasburg,
Va. Misses Pauline and Laura TAYLOR
have returned after visiting at Glas-
gov and Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Raymond
Money and Miss Edna Baader have
returned from a visit to Wilmington,
Del. and Atlantic City. Mrs. T. E.
Mills and SON. Edward and Miss Edith
Padgett and Mr.. L. Mills are spend
ing two weeks at Jacksonville. Fla.
Mr.. William H. Wood, jr. and his
nephew, Mr.. Charles NJ. Jones. visited
friends in Norfolk last week.
Miss Blanche G. Miller of Washing
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on a motor trip to Atlantic City, N. J.,
where they will make a short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. Cummings
entertained at dinner at their home the
past week.
Mrs. Herbert F. Clark has taken the
Springer house for the autumn.
Lieut.. William Springer will leave next
week for Bay View, Mich, where he will
join Mrs. Springer and their daughter.
On their return they will stop in New
York city and spend week with Lieut..
Springer's brother.
DR.. and Mrs d. G. Davis have gone to
Atlantic City, N. j., for stay Of sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Arthur Copeland and her daugh-
ter, Miss Clare Copeland, who are at
Atlantic City, N. j., will return to their
home in Chevy Chase about the 18th Of
September.
Mrs. George Thomas Dunlop. who has
been spending the summer at Eagles
mere, Pa, will return to her home today
with her children.
Maj and Mrs. A. NJ. Pittman have
rented the Frailey house, on East Brad
ley lane, for the winter, and will take
possession of it tomorrow.
Mr.. Earl Groverman, who has been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Groverman, has returned to
Philadelphia. Pa.
DR.. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Mellott have
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Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Wolf have
returned from an automoDiie LIP
north and a stay at Atiantic 10y.
Their two sons, William ana Alex
camp at Schrom Lake, N. T., where
they spent the past two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kohner and
their daughters have returned from
months say at Bedford Springs "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Nordlinger and
daughter. Helen and Mrs. Isaac Ben
rend and daughter. Eleanor have re-
turned from a months stay at AT
lantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Wollberg
and daughter, Ina, have returned
from a stay of several weeks at
Ocean View, Va.
their son, Mr.. I. Wolfson, here for
two weeks have returned to their
home at Carthage, Mo.
Mr.. Irving Marks is visiting his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. Marks. OF
L. L, over Labor day.
Mr.. and Mrs Rudolph Behrend of
Chevy Chase are at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Lewis Newmyer, accompanied
by her son, Mr.. Alvin Newmyer, re-
turned Wednesday from two-month
stay at Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Brylawski
have returned to their apartment in
the Biltmore from a weeks stay in
New York.
Mrs. Albert Sigmund, who spent the
past three weeks at Atlantic City,
returned last week to her home on
9th street.
Mrs. Milton Kronheim is spending
two weeks in Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Eiseman and daugh-
ter Vera have returned to Falkstone
Courts from a weeks stay in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Addy Sigmund and Mrs. David
L. Engle returned on Thursday from
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Chevy Chase.

Dr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Poole are
spending several weeks at Buena Vista
Springs, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chandlee have
returned from New York and will spend
the autumn with the formers mother,
Mrs. Chandlee, on Northampton street.
Mai. and Mrs. William L. MacCleary.
who have been visiting relatives in
Wheeling, W. Va, have returned to their
home.
Dr.. and Mrs. Arthur Barton Crane
have bought the Phelps house. on
Northampton street. and have taken
possession Of it.
! Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bruce Bielaski. with
their children, have returned from a
visit to the latter's parents at St.
Mfchaels, Md.
Mrs. oliver Smith and daughter. who
have been visiting relatives in New
York, have returned to their home.
Capt. and Mrs. Myles Standish Slocum.
who spent the past two weeks in New
London. Conn. have returned to their
home on Newlands street.
Miss Agnes Ridgway and Miss Ninita
King have gone to Virginia Beach for a
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Colladay are
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from a trip to Norfolk. Va
Mrs. Marion v. Koonce. who spent
several weeks with her parents. ME-
and Mrs. W. A. Harding. has returned
to her home in North Carolina.
Mrs H. Noel Garner is spending
month with her parents at their home
in Winchester. Va.
Misses Edith and Mary v. Whitton
of this city are whiting their sister,
Mrs. E. C. Lyles, at her home IN Bridge
port. Conn.
Mrs. william M. King and son. Mas
ter Donald King, have gone to Linden,
Va, for visit.
MI. John H Bartlett left last night
for Bridgeport, Conn.,, where he will
visit relatives.
Mrs. Louis Bendheim and Mrs. Sam
uel Bendheim left Friday for short
stay in New York.
Mrs Robert P. Whitestone and Mrs.
Charles Bendheim and son, Master LIE
Roy Bendheim, have returned from
Culpeper, Va. where they spent sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. M. c. c. Peyton is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Lieut..
Charles NJ. Shepperson and Mrs. Shep-
person. at Camp Jesup, Fort McPher-
son, Ga.
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ton. was the guest last week Of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter S. Nicklin.
Capt. V. A. Payne and Mrs. Payne
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Mudd and
children, Gilmore and Clarence, have
returned from a motor trip to Kes-
wick, Va.
Mrs. Margaret F.. Stone and grand
daughter, Miss Mildred Stone, have
returned to Richmond after a visit
to friends in this city.
Miss Susie Anderson, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Henry Clark, has
returned to her home in Richmond.
Mrs. Justus Schneider has returned
to her home in Queen street after
visit to relatives at Glasgow, Va.
Lieut.. Harry ]. Keegan of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, now stationed at Camp
Lee, Va, was the week end guest of
his cousin, Miss Mamie j. Keegan
Mr.. Frank w. Deeton and daughter.
Miss Jennie Deeton, have returned
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Fifty-five soldiers. wounded in ac-
ton in France, have arrived at the
Fort Mcpherson hospital in Georgia.
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a four-week stay at the Pierrepont,
Atlantic City.
Mrs. S. Ehrlich left for Chicago
Friday to visit her son and daugh-
ter-in law. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ehr-
Itch.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Michaelis are
the week end guests of relatives in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Salvador Richard have
returned from weeks stay in At
lantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvan Bensinger,
with their sons Samuel and Mark,
have returned from Atlantic City,
where they Joined Mrs. Samuel Ben
singer and Mrs. Julia Luchs, who
have been there throughout the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Robert Meyer and her children,
who spent a month at the Royal Pal
ace Hotel, Atlantic City. have re-
turned to their home on Cathedral
avenue.
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left for a motor trip to Braddod
Heights. Md. ~
DR.. Samuel W. Mellott, who has beel
visiting relatives in Oklahoma, has re
turned TO Chevy Chase.
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Mrs. Lawrence Warner Clarke, wife
of Lieut.. Clarke, U. s. n. and their
little son, Charles Patrick Clarke, ID,
who will spend the winter at Green
witch, Conn.