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NEW LOAN TO Be
FOR $6,OOO,OO0,OO0
McAdOO Announces Interest
Will Be Four and a Quar-.
ter Per Cent.
FIRST COUPON APRIL Is
Payments i'm Five Instalmcnts,
the Last January 3O-1O
Per Cent. OH Subscribing.
FIRST COUPON APRIL Is
Spscia, Despatch 10 Inv So.

NpFCiO( DSSpOtCH q" INV -
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.--Secrctary o.
the Treasury McAdoo has completed al
plans for the fourth Liberty Loan cam.
paign and has reached X decision as 10
amount. terms and conditions Of IN.
loan. The loan will hn for 100000
600.
The new bonds are to be dated October
- and will bear interest at a. per cont
n year from that date. The first in
terest coupon will be for l1j days AMI
will be payable April H. 1919 Tie
other coupons will be payable ever"
October Is and April Is thereafter Until
maturity Of the bonds.
Must He Paid in Five Instniments.
Initial payments can be made at am
time before October 10 but they mus
be paid for In five instamentg ray
ments are to be made. 10 per cent. upon
application. 20 per cent. November g.
90 per cent. December 10, 20 pet cent
January 16 and the remaining 80 it-
cent. January 30. This means that tie
entire fourth loan issue Is TO be paid ip
within four months and few days anil
the way cleared for another bond ISSUE
I'm the late winter or early spring Fifty
per cent Of the total amount Of sub
scriptions must be paid in January fol-
lowing the Christmas holidays.
Both registered and coupon bonds viii
be issued in denominations of 500, 500,
$500. $1,000, 5000 and $4,000, Regis
tered bonds only will be issued in $4,000
and 100000 denominations.
The initial interest payments on Ito
fnr he ia N''l he
sl.ol on the $50 bonds and SO on.
Official announcement Of the amount
OF the next loan and OF the ma,urities
Of the bond will be made Wednesday by
Secretary McAdoo.
Interest Checks Mailed on Time.
Persons who have not yet received
interest checks on registered bonds Of
the Third Liberty Loan have a good
kick coming against their bank the
postal service or perhaps themselves. bur
not against the Treasury. Interest che -
on every bond OF record with the re-
serve banks or the Treasury Department
September ], were mailed out on Sep
TENDER II or 10, according t. an OF
ficial statement from the Treasury De-
partment to-day.
4 number of complaints by holders
who have not received interest checks
vet have been received by the Depq7t'
nent. In all 400, 900 checks were mailed
At the Washington city post Office So
| urday. September Il, and the balana'.
10000. on Sunday the 18th. This rep
resented the total registrations with
the Treasury, though more are expected
Interest checks on new negotiations ara
being sent as soon as they are received
Checks on every bond registered WITT
| the Treasury before the interest date
cleared from the Washington post Of.
Ace before midnight on the due date.
1t was stated that the Treasury vi
continue to meet the interest obligations
promptly. having all checks ready fo'
! mailing on the day before the Interest
| Is due.
The sun., 1918-09-24

Alterations In the lunar calendar
have been undertaken by General
ALLENBY, who has caused the crescent.
scheduled to disappear on the 26th of
the month OF September to forego
its stay three days.
The sun., 1918-09-24

FTom TIC UdntQp PIdtH Dealer,
Edward Conklin. a De Kalb farmer, lost
q 500 COW last week. Her horns nearly
met over her head, She attempted to
pick q ny on her head with her hind leg
and caught Il between the horns. This
caused her 10 fall and break her neck.
The sun., 1918-09-24
Room 0lb. Hall Of Records.

To THE EpiToR oy THE suS---sir; where
may ! 90 Ia New York city TO enlist In
the merchant marine servios7 u. c. n
NEW YoAx. September %.
The sun., 1918-09-24

The hands Of the City Hall clock
are at their post marking the hour,
In good time to be set back sixty min
utes on October ~.
The sun., 1918-09-24
Strong Again in Command.

Benjamin Strong. governor OF the Fol-
eral Reserve Bank of New York. az \
previous campaigns will be chairman 70,
the Central Committee, which keen n
close touch with the Secretary OF e..
Treasury and Lewis Il. Frankln D.-
rector OF the War Loan Organ!zdt.on -
Washington.
Every variety OF financial interest -
the Second Federal Reserve District
represented by the Central COMMITTEE
which besides Chairman Strong Cons''.-
OF George +. Baker. chairman o. ~
board of the First National Bans, A'N
Il. Forbes of Harris Forbes & Co., Wa
ter Z. Frew. president Of the Corn h.-
change Bank; Gates W. MEGA. a.,
president OF the Mechanics and M,'a'
National Bank; j. +. Morgan, head ST.. o.
+. Morgan & Co. 4; Seward Prosscr, pres
dent Of the Bankers Trust Company;
Charles II. Sabin, president of II" Qua,
anty Trust Company; jacob H. .'H @,
Kuhn, Loeb g. Co. Frank 4. Nard"H
president of the National city io..
Martin Vogel. Assistant Treasure q go
United States; James y. Wallace. pros
dent of the Central Union Trus' ,
pany; Albert II. Wigg'n, chairmJr 40
Chase National Bank. and william N'''
ward, president OF the Hanover Na' h''
Bank
The active service performed lr -
general stan is attested by the Ia
in the first three loans 1t managed
army of workers that brought 'H 'l--
scriptlons for n total OF $3.50, 800. .
the Second Federal Reserve Dis'ti.' &
war fund greater than any slnG,' '-''
raised by France, italy. Russia. Gem any
or Austria Hungary, and exceeded '.E
by the British loan of February !''.
..g,Fc
campaign with enthusiasm and up'u" '
Army OF 100000 speakers.
An army OF 100000 speak'.
boost the Fourth Liberty Loan .'t.'
Of them will be veterans who vii 49,"
the uniforms In which they foafH'
France. The message OF tho loan "
be carried into the rural d!str'.' u.
bankers, Government officials and ."'A.-
ers OF both sexes. or the 100000 .ie"h-
ers 10000 will be what are knoN0 q,
four-minute men, who have H's
through previous campaigns and "-f -
miliar with the proper methods .. ..
preaching the patriotic invcS'o.
The first big meeting VIII l., Ice.
Carnegie Hall tonight who
tary OF the Treasury Meade "'
Strong will be the principa ."'
at an organization Nect'Ys %
tended by bankers. mcmbCr
Liberty Loan Committee aud .H'.F'
guests. -
The sun., 1918-09-24

October IL would be an appropriate
day for the Kaiser to rediscover
America
The sun., 1918-09-24
LOAN WORKERS HERE
BEGIN TO MOBILIZE
McAdoo Will Speak Tonight
in Carnegie Hall.
The army of workers that will ,

The army of workers that will ..rry
on the financial drive to capture w..
can dollars for subscription to the Fou,'B
Liberty Loan began mobilization y,s."'-
day. when many bankers and broker do
serted their usual business 20 take r'
the task.
Organization OF the general STAFF to-
will conduct this record financial Offer
sive which opens Saturday has .. .
completed and will consist Of fifteen i.'-
erty Loan veterans who will uc in come
mand of the Second Federal Reserve
District. These veterans are the L n-
bers of the Central Committee who, "l'l
the exception OF two. have served ,0'-
tinuously since the outbreak Of the VA
between the United States and German,
The two exceptions Joined tho Central
Committee before the Second Liberty
Loan campaign started.
The sun., 1918-09-24
subscriptions By Mall, Postpaid.

THE EVENING SUN, Per Month. E. 0.5e
THE EVENING SUN, Per Yrar,.... $40
THE EVENING SUNjForeign) Per Mo. $50
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London office i0-43 Fleet street.
Paris ONCE, Rue de la Michodiere. OF
Rue du Qustre Septembre.
Washington ofice, Munsey Building.
Brooklyn office, Room 202. Eagle Build-
ing. 3O3 Washington street,
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~ our friends rho favor us nih mdBa-
scripts and Illustrations for publication irish
10 hare rejected articles returned they Mssf
~ all cases send stdmps for that purpose.
TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN 220O.
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All checks money orders. &C., to be
made payable to THE Sun.
Published daily, including Sunday, by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association,
$50 Nassau St. Borough OF Manhattan, N. Y.
President, Frank A. Munsey, lb0 Nassau
~. Vice President Erwin Wardman; Sec
rotary, X. II. Titherington; Treas, VIM. i,
Dewart, all of $50 Nassau street.
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David Putnam.

ALBANY. September 81.
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PER9HING'S { MEN
SING is THEY
HURRY To AID
ALLIED. ARMIES
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
ACCEPTS u. S. OFFER
Star Spangled Banner to Wave
Beside St. Georges Dragon
and Tri-Color.

The American amy in Franco IL -
fight shoulder to shoulder With tho
British s2d French troops Who no~
AFRO euxcged ir ths titanic struggle
xtth .ho Germans Il 2.ea1dy. Gen-
ezaI pershiag"s eostre fo-cs hns heen
ctrcn 20 ths hands o. General Eocli.
tho ns1r gerscaltssirao. WHO IS 70 use
tho men where he dcstreS
More than 100000 Americans, In
,susiyely tratacd And fully ACQUIRED
arc available fn- Immediate use Ia
n.dtrR &c sem the tide OF tac German
Nordss. en-. large numbers OF the11is
or rcE-oaC. :-ata5 and IN :noso:
trucks, and crea sfSot, already are on
.aetz way 70 tne battle front. eager
70 do their pc:zs u defeating rAe L.
7aHerS-
-Le miserable Weather which has
broken "rar IA: country IS proving
no d,ror-e@s 70 the Americans As
they ru5h forward from al diroc-
t!oas towsrd tho battle zone.
PARIS, March al-"Tae French
government ka:; decided to accede %
the desire oppressed ~ General Per
sh::,: - t;tc name 81 tGe United
sites governnens," says Or official
no:c !Ssusd today dealing |4Sh fho
opcsar!oa o< Asucricaa troops With
;he r-ercn AID 8-,oish. TIE A1aer-
tcsp -rocc5 7.:u tight sde oJ siuo
With the British aaa French troops,
dad tie S AZ S1angicd Banner wlu
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BRITISH CAIN GROUND IN STRONG
COUNTER STRIKE EAST Of ARRAS
Frantic Efforts OF the Enemy to Break Through French De-
fense at Moreul End III Complete Failure While
Fochs Men Recapture Villages.

of the city a victor over the French
and British troops he will be busIIy
engaged in dodeing the shot and
she'll hurled at him by them and
tndeavorinq to Withstand the heavy
thrusts Of their infantry against
his battle line.
On the other battle fronts the
fighting continues Of a minor char
actcr. although the manouVres IN
the Italian theater still seem to inoI-
cate the near approach Of hostIilties
Of ma jor character. The British
troops are now holding portions OF
the Asiago plateau sector, over
which strateqists have predicted
that the Teutonic allies would en-
deavor 10 pass in their attempt to
cain the Venetian plain,
The aerial activity in this region
continues intense, since the British
flying corps began operations there
they have accounted for eighty
three enemy planes and themselves
lost only ten.
Considerable dissatisfaction con-
tinucs to be manifested by the Duten
government over the seizure by the
United States Of Dutch mercantile
marine vessels in American ports.
An official statement says it was IN
act Of violence which Holland "WIfi
opposc with all the energy OF KS
conviction and it's wounded national
feeling"
Using aust11Ens and Bu1Sars'
PARIS. March %l.--Dttic!:t! announce
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Wars Grey Shadow
Marks Easter Sunday

NEW YORK, March 3l.-WAr1
gray shadow ghrouded the celebration
of Easter in New York. Churches
werr throngcd With worsmppers, but
there was little Of tho joyousneeG
which In other years had attended the
end OF the penitential season In
every mind there seemed TO oe ths
realization that the roar OF the runs
in Picardy had made OF the Holy
week q Calvary for half tho world.
In churches Of every faith pastorS aid
priests offered ferveut prayers for a.
carly peace with victory for dSmoc-
racy. Especial prayers wsro made
for the men even then on the march
In France under the Stars and Stripes.
Bright sunshiae and breath Of
spring brought 2 throng to Fifth ave-
nue., but tho display OF fashions wad
only n shadow Of what It has bean
In other years. Gay colors wore
cousucuously absent from the gowns
and hats Of women. There wers ~
many wearing winter suits as Eowna
OF spring. Many Of ths men wors
the uniforms Of tho United States or
its allies.
Tho fair weather took crowds to
Coucy Island and other nearby beach
resorts. The adven: Of daylight sAv.
ing gave them m added hour to enjoy
the coming spring. but there Was sv-
e-ywhere apparent realization that
tho nation Is 1t WAY.
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WASHINGTON IS
THRILLED WHEN
SAN|N||ES CD IN
At Least 100000 Men Avail
able For the Fighting,
Is Is Asserted.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Washtng-
tom was thrilled today by the news that
American soldiers actually are on thelE
way TO the fighting lines TO take places
beside their hard pressed British and
French allies
The Americans previously referred to
In the official dispatches rs being IN
rAe fighting are believed ROW to have
been caginaers CT other auxiliary troops
which probs bly, were caught at their
work As they we're few months ago
at CGnl6rnt
Major General March. acting chief OF
OF staff, said tonight tic war depart
r..nt had not been advised that Perish
tug's fighting uieu were moving TO
places liz the Sritish-Ererct line. But
tho news has been expected ever since
the creation OF unified command, IN
Continued on Page Twelve)
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From tho region OF the Somne
southwark 10 where the great oattie
line in France turns eastward. turi'
Gus fighting mas continued on VarI-
GUS sectors. but everywhere the
enemy mas been held. ard even
pushed back at some. points. NO
where has he been able. although
he continued TO throw great masses
Of men in the fray. to gain ground,
except an infinitesmal tract from
the French north Of MoreuIl British
and French machine guns and rifle
men, as in days past, again tore
holes in thc ranks Of tn" field gray
as they underworld TO press on.
So great has becn the e.loss of the
Germans in front OF the 8r!tlsh
north OF the Sonme that Sunday
saw them unwilling again to take
up the gauge Of battle. Along the
Scarpe, the British themselves went
on the offensive, and TO the east OF
Arras captured the village Of Ecu
chy. On the southern end OF the
line. where Won Hindcnburs is en-
deavorne to pierce through to the
old German positions as they stood
before his retreat in 1915, the Brit
ish and french troops, fighting to-
octher, have met the enemy in furI-
Gus combats, but everywhere defeat
ed him with sanguinary losses.
The town Of MoTeui changed
hands four times, but finally rested
st Qri+ICH lrH
French. while the woods 10 the rcrth
of the village were captured by the
French.
In the bend Of the line between
MoreuiI and Lassieny the Germans
made frantic efforts 10 break
through. but the French held them
in their tracks and in addition re-
captured several villages.
Not alone has Won HInderbur0
lost iaroe numbers CT men killed or
wounded. but both the British ana
French armies have :akcn cons'o-
crable rumber Of new prisoners. ana
also captured machine guns. Al
last accounts the Germans hac
launched a fresh attack in the re-
Arrc and fierce fighting was IN
progress. =. ,
The reports from both the British
and French war offices seemingly
indicate that the allied troops nave
reached the limits OF their retr"-
Grade movement. In any event they
nave cancelled The engagement Field
Marshal Won HindcnburG made with
himseiT TO take dinner in Saria on
Al! Fools day. Instead OF the truT-
.cs and othcr viand$ with WHICH
the German commander-In-chIef had
predicted he would regale himself IN
the FRENCH capital on April !. his
fare will be that: OF the German
army: and instead Of passing tr'.
umPnantiy through Tho oouIeFards
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CALL FQR MEN
BY UNCLE SAN
Many Trained Men Are Want
ed For the Army's Ord
nance Department.
Continued on Page TwelVe.)


CTTNTI.ESTOE. W. Va. March 81
Another ,I"tnand on N" PATRIOTISM Of
West Virginia has com" through Cover.
nor John J. rnruwrli. Ch:Grman uf N"
state council uf defense. in the form or
= cal for '""a for scrvicr IN thc ord
nan," DEPARTMENT ~ thr United States
military organization.
Governor ,ornwcll announced through
Secretary less" V. Sullivan u: IN" stat"
council that Lieutenant L. {. il1SS"'irh
nr ~. Urdnan"r depart iInrnt. would visi.
tn" state Within the next f"W days /"
recruit for thc civilian division Of the
hrpartirCn; men skilled in ihr%" !in"s:
1uSp.ctinn nf munitions. supervisor "i
iuSr"rtinn mechanical "nEinrcClNE. 'nr-
"hanr:h drafting chemistry. rl"Ti"ai
t,unk a"rpn%. statistics. clerical work
coupled With business administrator
accounting.
Lieutenant TIassrICk will vis"
Charleston. Huntington and other We;
Virginia cities and larg" towns. arc"r'i-
iu- Ia alvir..s from Ia" council "f M
tinral defense n Washington
West Njrg!nia has Il larr" number of
rnr1 skilled IN ono or nor" rf hos.
lines nf work. said Secretary Sullivan.
ani Il is expected that many vii re-
srnnd 10 the call for service.
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PARIS, March 3l.-on the southern
battle from; the Frcuch have rccnpturetl
Aycncourt and Monchcl and gained con-
siderable groand In the region Of Orvn-
lcrS. according to the official commrni-
cation from the way office tonight.
LCrTDON, March 3l.-The Gcrmans a
on Sunday not only failed to make gains
agains. the British. troops in France,
hut lost ground four miles cast Of Ar
ras and suffered heavy casualties in
frpitlcSs attacks, is announced In a
abatement issued by tho war office TO-
night The statement says:
North Of the Somme the day has
been quiet. Immediately south OF the
Scarpc Our limo has been advanced TO
the east ot Eeuchy least ot Arras). 1t
has hccr conf r1ued that the enemy's
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MAY: TAKE OVER
MEAT INDUSTRY
AND FIX PRICES
COMMISSION FORMED.
TO DECIDE POLICY
Production CT Meat !'Eust Be
Boosted and the Con-
su.ner Protected.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Dcter-
1nIna.icn Of 4 national policy govern
Ing meat production, sale and diHtrt-
button durtng the war. which may In
clude virtual price fixing and definite
control or actual federal operation o.
the big packing houses, has been on
trusted by President Wilson to . sI,e-
ctal commission OF five prominent
government officials.
This step, announced tonight, was
taken at the recommendation Of Food
Administrator Hoover, who advised
the president that he found himself
powerful to protect property, OF al
branches Of tho cattle industry, and
that the governments present course
IS almost tntolerable In criticism
from both producer and consumer
Md. Hoover asked that the president
extend to meat the policy Initiated
In steel, copper and other commodi-
ties which are sold at prices fixed on
the basis Of conferences between pro-
ducers and the, government.
The food administrator suggested
and President wilson now has ap-
proved the plan, that national policy
be determined By the following OIL
GERS, acting personally or through au-
thoHzed delegates. The secretary c1
agriculture, representing the view
point Of the producer; tho chairman
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The French artillery sometimes
found an opportunity for getting into
action. II overpowcred the much
weaker German guns. Apparently
the enemy has not been able TO
bring up his heavy cannon. the Brit
ism and French. in retiring at the
first fuSh when the. battle started ten
days ago, having destroyed the roads
and small bridges. This prevented
tho bringing 10 Of powerful German
Weapons. and also put an obstacle IN
the way of the bringing forward OF
supplies.
hioreuli was the scene Of some OF
the hardest fighting of the day. The
combatants struggled in the streets
until one or the other succumbed.
AZ one nnirt German attackino
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tween MorcuiI and Lassrgny. lt "a6
purely battle Of foot soldiers.
Heavy masses OF Germans we're
hurled against th- French time alter
time. cnIy to DC cast back again b.
"ccvx::rattackS.
This was especially 'She case
around L1sstgny the town which
formed the limit OF the German line
before their retreat in March Of last
year. The battle line fIuctuatcd seE-
erdl times in the course Of the day.
both sides displaying the greatest
obstinacy. The French and Germans
met often in hand o.hand fighting
in the villages Of OrViIIers, Plemont
and Plessrer De Roye. where bayo-
nets and hand grenades did deadly
,AsorL
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been established, was complete.
The French were able to make prog
rcss as far as the vicinity Of Canny-
Sur-Matz The division of picked
troops which. as ANNOUNCED last
night, rccaptured Piemont and held
i against all attacks, took seven
hundred prisoners.
ION the remainder Of the front
there was intermittent cannonadIng.
Three German raids on the right
bank Of the Mouse (Nerdun 'front.'
were without result"
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Saturday. March GO.-lSy
the Associated Prcss.l--A great
flood OF German infantry flowed
against the French iincs tn-da" tU'
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Honor Flag For Every
Purchaser Of a Bond

KEW YoRE, March 3l.--Each prT-
chaser OF Eard IN the third Liberty
loan cam patca. which starts April o.
-zli hare hts name inscribed on tAe hon
c. -ou OF ths community IL Ttice 70
lives a,d viii be allowed 10 display "a
honor flag accorG1s * "a announce
r.ent made here today b. the Itherty
ioac committee OF che HcT -ork teder'>i
reserve district.
The honor flag" viii &c siuahar IN
design 20 the service lag. With nro''I
red bo-der surrounding a white mold aud
On the field three vertical blue bars. So
ntfrtnS the "thtrd Li6erey l1ao.'
flo-ecver rhe idea -riil b. extr@dN 90
cltie. AID ro-vcS. 80 -ha: communities
exceeding t&c'I. Quo:ls vii be permitted
70 <y az .'ho2o- flaE." adding 20 she
bars a rluc 5rar <or cvc-J 40 psrcent
oversu described.
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french ReDel Germans i'm Battle Thai May Continue for Months

until they come within short dis
tancc.
French aviators had virtually
cleared the skies Of their German
adversares. SO that the attacking
infantry was without The valuable
assistance ge=eraIly afforded from
the air.
The opinion is general that the
battle will be long one, perhaps
keeping up for months, with series
Of pauses between the various
phases.
Whether the Germans will be able
to make demonstration in another
direction while the present struggle
is progressing remains to be seen,
but indications point to the utiIizs-
ton Of great part of their avail
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PARIS, March 3t.-The battle con-
.inued last nigh: with und'min'shed
violence, the war off'ce announced
this afternoon. Germon oattations.
renewing the attack without cessa-
ton, were mown down by the
French FIRE.
moreuii changed HANDS four times
in a furious struggle. finally being
held by the French and srIt'&h
+rooos. The woods north Of Moreuii
were captured by the French.
Between Moreuil anc lasslgny the
Germans were checked compIeeely.
The announcement follows:
The struggle was continued with
urdiminished violence during the
night. and the result was to empha-
size the check administered 20 the
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columns came under almost point
blank fire OF the French 75s, which
did terrible execution in their ranks
and caused 4 panic stricken retreat
Of the survivors.
The line of attack was extended
both northward and southward dur
ing the day. Toward evening slight
luI occurred. but renewed activity
was observed after daek. German
reserves evidently having arrived on
the scene.
The. ground before the French
lines is covered thckly with German
dead. The attackers are compelled
to advance under constant hail Of
bullets from cleverIy placed detaoh-
ments equipped with numerous ma
chine guns, whose presence is hid
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