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The sun., 1918-07-29
WASHINGTON SEES
SIGNS OF FOE ROUT
Military Experts Believe Ger
mans Orderly Retreat Plan
Has Been Frustrated.
Special Despatch 70 THE srN.


WASHINGTON July cS-News from the
battle front tonight is OF a character to
lead military experts here to believe
that the German plans for an orderly re-
tirement have broken down and that the
retreat is becoming more or less demon
allied due to the onslaught OK the
French and American forces which are
giving the Germans no rest
Between the Ourcq and the Marne'
Gen. Pershlng reports tonight, enemy
resistance has broken down. Our troops
with those OF our allies, are in pursuit"
This brief but significant communicate
from the American commander has great
significance for the experts here and is
regarded as the best news in several
days. 1t was predicted tonight by staff
officers that the Germans would be
forced back TO the Ardre River instead
OF making their expected stand at Fere-
en-Tardenois.
With 900 American troops engaged
with the French in following the Ger
mans. to-nGht's news that their resist
ance had been broken has caused great
excitement.
The successes announced tonight by
the French official communicate and by
Gen, Pershing are in some respects the
most important OF the last week Fere-
n-Tardenois. the German supply base
Ia regarded as virtually now In the hands
Of the Allies, for allied troops have pene-
trated into this town, according to the
official French report.
With the present indications that the
Germans will make their next stand
along the Ardre River the retreating
movement is apparently destined to con-
tinue for the next few days at least
The sun., 1918-07-29
SEYDLER TO ADVISE CHARLES,
Ex-Prcmier Made Director of >ns-
trinn Emperor's Cabinet

AMSTERDAM. July 2S-Dr Won r'tf-
Ter. formerly Austrian PromIe' o.. ra'
ing to the Cologne GGsefe'S Nl,"r, 'I''
respondent has been appointed dr. ."-
OF the Emperor's Cabinet This y n
gives him all of the powers OF 'uy r'''
fidential secretary to the Elrp'r '. 0'a
the duty of arranging the ruler N..N.
Continuing the despatch says
while DIR. Won Seydlcr IS nN '.l
from the active direction ~ the 'im'''"-
ment policy he nevertheless rewa.r' N
closest touch with governmental a1Hr'
and as the Emperors adviser he " n'
remain without considerable u0uc.'t n
the Dual Monarchys course Of H"'''
DR. won Seydler is the first fn'mr~ '.r.'
mier to serve in this capacity 30 .'
appointment is proof of the gr'a NE
fidence the Emperor places I'm nl.
VorwGerts says that pr, Won S''..r'
appointment is generally regard ar .
concession 10 the Germans
The sun., 1918-07-29
TANKS PLAYED BIG
PART IN ADVANCE
Each Accounted for IS or 20
Machine Guns.

PARIS, July 2S.-In a supplementary
ofiicial statement issued this afternoon
the French War Office says ., .... d..
Since the opening OF the artillery
bombardment July Is, the day of the
French counter offensive ON the front
between the Aisne and the Marine. our
tanks have taken glorious part in
the battle. After piercing the enemy
lines and enabling the infantry to
enter the breach they have not ceased
to accompany or precede the troops.
Throughout the battle the tanks
have given proof OF their ability 10
mannuvre and OF their Incompatible
audacity. The crews drove the tanks
into the hottest parts of the battle
and recoiled from no obstacles They
attacked the centres of resistance
and the batteries of the enemy under
terrific fire from machine guns and
from special German cannon.
Their gallantry. attained the great
est results. Each tank accounted for
fifteen or twenty German machine
guns. Some OF the tanks charged
the German batteries, putting. the
gunners out Of action and insuring
the. capture of the cannon and ma
terial. 81. 400. 20
The losses to the Germans as a re-
suit of the, onslaught of the tanks
were very high, according TO the re-
ports of prisoners From July 49, to
July 23 the tanks took part every dag
in. the attack. Most of them were In
action twice.. aud some returned to the
tight four or Ave times In the same
day. Some tank. companies fought for
three full days. Drivers operated their
tanks for thirty bours In the two day
period of July 1919.
The sun., 1918-07-29
DESERTERS CAUSED
ROUT. SAYS AUSTRIA
Officials FolloU Lead Of
German Abb Experts.

PARIS, July 2S.-Defeat OF the MS.
TRANS in their recent offensive acaps.
the Italians along the Pave IA ham,I
on deserters, who warned the Italians ~
the time and place Of the proposed drive,
according to a communication issued ~
tho Austro-Hungarian War Press Head
quarters and received here to-day
In this effort to explain away The To-
feat the Austrian of7clals apparently
are following the lead Of the Germans.
for the papers in the latter country rr-
Gently charged that deserters also w,re
responsible for the miscarriage Of tHs
German plans in the attempted drive -
ward Paris, which was checked. and ,,A
Gel mans hurled back by the colu'".-
stroke of the Allies, which is stN n
progress. The German papers asserted
that German desertcrs informed The A.
lies Of the plans and betrayed their
Fatherland.
The Austro- Hungarian War Press
Headquarters charges that the Italians
were found to bs exactly Informed as 20
the extent of the proposed Austrian .-
tack, and even knew the day AVID 'Na
hour it was 10 be made. so counter a'-
lacks accordingly were prepared T'"
communication also enlarges anon 30
alleged Italian propaganda among tie
Austrian. hungarian and STAY subjects
Fighting continues along IN" lttAln
front, but it is OF "A desultory Ca''a''er
The Italian War Office statement to-aay
describes it as follows;
Yesterday there were effectiyr ,o0-
centratlons of fire by our batteries "
the Lagarina Valley, the Nalarse Zee
Brenta Valley. and the usual hl"'a-
sing activity OF both artillories %" 81"
remainder of the front, our oven n'
French patrols captured prisoner a
scattered points.
Two enemy aiiilanes ver" hr"H7N'
down in air fighting.
The sun., 1918-07-29

means for feeding an army there; the
railway would be Of little or no use, as
II Is under the fire of the French guns
On the whole the prevailing opinion
here seems TO be that the Germans are
more likely to continue their retreat
until they reach the north bank OF the
Aisne, which is an easily defended and
very powerful position. but II would
mean an acknowledgment OF the en-
tire failure OF the German offensive
drive TO the Marine.
An amusing side TO a situation other
wise tragic for the Germans is the
statement In the report to-day from Ger
man General Headquarters that II was a
quiet day on the Crown Princes battle
'front.' 1t is left to the imagination to
picture the turmoil in such circum-
stances when the day In not quiet.
In following the course of the Allies
in theft advance note should be takeL
Of statements caDled by several OF the
correspondents at the front that the
official French communicates are con-
siderably undertaking the gains made
and the prisoners taken. In many cases
the unofficial reports sent from the front
show advances over considerably more
ground
The sun., 1918-07-29
AFTER WAR TARIFF
ALARMS GERMANY
Loss Of British Trade Seen IN
Protective Policy Now Be.
ing Formulated.
AUSTRIA NO SUBSTITUTE
Transition Of England From
Free Trade Realized as Bad
Blow to Tcutons.
AUSTRIA NO SUBSTITUTE
Special Gable Despatch to TIE SUI from "a.
London Times

Special Gable Despatch to TIE Sun from "a,
London Times.
Copyright, ieis; oil rights r,ser,eS
THE HAGUE. July 2S.--Great Britain's
future economic policy has created tAs
greatest alarm in Germany. whore the
significance OF II IL fully realized
Vorvderts. the Socialist organ Of Berlin
declares that the decision of the British
War Cabinet to introduce preferential
tariffs In the favor of the colonies is one
OF the most important facts Of the war
In addition to its great economic irnpor.
lance It will have a lasting political
effect.
England's transition to protect.v.
tariffs is of incisive importance FOR Ter.
many. In peace time England was tho
With ter colonies she absorbed onc.0nh
of the whole German export I'll A..
version Of German export into Austria.
Hungary, poor country aud little ant.
for consumption. never can substitute
for the loss of the British market
The experiences Of the war cunyirs.
ingly and unfortunately surprised n.
fluential German authorities and proved
to them that Great Britain is closely
united to n much greater degree than
public opinion in Germany was viii.
ing TO believe before the war Cana.
dian. Australian. New Zealand. South
African and Indian divisions have aa-
vanced against the Germans on every
battlefield. Premier LLOYD George
former free trader, systematically is
working for the strengthening - this
unity. while he extends the ecouomr
foundations and consults the Colonial
Ministers on all important decisions
A close economic and political con.
solidation of the British Empire Also II
a srna shing refutatiou TO our anueN-
Btionists who think IN square tl'o.
meters, says the paper. BY treaties
and by intimate combination The Rri'.
ish Empire can be st-eNG'ho"td
extraordinarily. and the danger ariyc1
Of Germany being more or less pushed
out OF her wealthy market
This convincingly effective example
illustrates the justice Of the saying. 80
often uttered here, Treaty rights are
more powerful than territorial rights"
and the cry for the acquisition Of trr-
ritory merely leads into error he
paper adds.
The sun., 1918-07-29
AMERICAN AIRMEN
DOWN SEVEN PLANES
One Lands Alongside Enemy
and Takes Him Captive.

London Times.
Copyright. 1915; ell rights reserved
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. July 20 tdelayed) While the
American troops are adding fresh lustre
t. their fine record the American airmen
also are winning distinction. In fight
ing German formations, patrolling and
machine cunning the troops and trans
ports they well have fulAlled their share
Of the battle.
Within the German lines In the last
two days the Americans have brought
down seven enemy machines with the
loss of only one of their own. One
American airman yesterday (Thurs-
day. forced an enemy machine to land
behind the American lines and coolly
landed beside 1t and took the German
pilot q prisoner. Another American at
tempted similar performance, but the
Germans had made a slight advance
during the night and instead OF captur-
ing the German he was taken a
prisoner
Lieut. Walter Avery OF Columbus.
Ohio, in his second flight over the enemy
lines brought down a German machine
He went over to see his capture and
found that'he had brought down Capt.
Mainkopf, who asserts he has DESTROYED
fifteen British and French planes and
one American, The German was proud
Of his record until told that he had
been brought down by an American. He
lost his temper wheik Informed that his
opponent was new yilot
The sun., 1918-07-29

terday, their outposts being at Bruyeres
and Nilleneuve.
At that place the French operations
were combined with a double advance
In the centre. Along the Marine between
Chatillon and Dormans the Allies are
pushing downstream through Reuil, and
upstream from the neghborhood OF Dor
mans The line yesterday ran through
Btuyeres, Filleneuve. Courmont, Passy
and Grigny to Chaumuzy. British troops
are advancing along the Ancre. They
swept through the holly contested vii
lage of Marfaux to Chaumuzy. thereby
adding one more argument to the many
on which the Germans are basing their
retreat
The forest of Fere. which is the great
southern bastion OF defence for Fere
Itself. is now completely In French
hands. This general line OF allied ad-
vance has been passed at many places
by French cavalry, holly pursuing the
retreating enemy.
The allied troops now sweeping for
ward report most satisfactorily upon
German losses. The woods, fields and
valleys are carpeted with enemy dead.
The heights of Barry, Jaulgonne and
the Rig forest are Uttered with dead.
According to Liberte the American
troops in their advance had TO clear the
roads of dead before they could get
their guns up,
Allied aviators flying over the enemy's
lines OF COMMUNICATION along the Dor
mans-Fere road, >the Chateau Thlerry-
F.smes road, the Dormans- Vile en- Tar
denois road and elsewhere report that
the whole German rear IL In a state of
widest confusion. The roads to Fismes
are completely blocked with motor
trucks, guns and troops. and for eleven
hours the bombing squadrons had mag
nifcent targets.
The sun., 1918-07-29
BIG BRITISH BANK APRoF1TEER
Famous InstitstiOn TO He Prose-
cuted for Illicit transactions.

Specidi tdoR Despdtch 10 THE sun.
LONDON, July 2S.-The Government
has decided to prosecute certain ia
nous bank. according to despatch from
Manchester the case Will be OF great In
terest and importance and will create
sensation. The charge involves the pur-
chase OF Treasury bills OF Great Britain
at 3la per cent. and the disposal of thV0
in America at per cent. the bank max
ing at least per cent profit on the
transaction.
Such transactions are Illegal under
Orders in Council for the reason that
they operate against the maintenance of
the exchange rate with America. The
penalty on conviction is not more than
seven years Imprisonment An ndlct-
ment would lie against the general man
ager Of the bank.
The sun., 1918-07-29

German General Stan. says the Hague
correspondent OF the Daily Mall. repeat
that the German offensive never was
undertaken to win ground but only to.
exhaust the enemys reserves as far as
possible and that this has been effec-
lively achieved by inducing Gen. Foch
to attack the Marine pocket.
The articles assert that the six Amer
lean divisions whose presence in the
battle has been ascertained probably are
the only American troops fit for en-
ployment at the front.
The sun., 1918-07-29
soldiers In Masks Fight Fire.

STAMFORD, Conn. July 2s,--Fify sol
diers from the United States Arsenal
here donned gas masks tonight to help
the local firemen fight a cellar fire in
the Acker, Merrall & Condlt store that
caused $4,000 damage. Three OF the
soldiers and ten fremen were overcome
by smoke and heat and were sent 10 the
Stamford Hospital. None is in a seri-
GUS condition.
The sun., 1918-07-29
GERMAN DEAD CHOKE
ROADS IN RETREAT
Enemy Clues Up Last Hold
on the Marine.

Special Gable Despatch 10 The SuS and the
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1913; all rights reserred
PARIS, July 2s,-The enemy decided
yesterday to take an order from General
Retreat. and under his direction the
gray clad hosts took a backward plunge
in the direction of Berlin.
by evening the Germans had reln-
quished their last hold on the Marine
thus freeing the extremely important
railway line between Paris and Nancy.
parallel to the whole French Champagne
Argonne front, from all present danger
The fall of Oulchy lie Chateau wac
perhaps mainly responsible for the Ger
man decision to retreat. The move
ment permitted the French to push still
further through Coincy ana Feres forest
toward Fere. from which spot the lyench
were barely three kilometers away yes
The sun., 1918-07-29
BLACK BREAD is IS
POUND IN PETROCRAD
Repatriated SWiss Tells of
Conditions There.


London Times.
Copyright. 1918; oil rights reserred
BERNIE July ga repatriated Swiss
who has Just returned from Russia de-
scribes life there as intolerable and says
that no one can imagine what the food
conditions are. A pound of black bread
bought without food card costs from
ten TO twelve rubles from IS to Sc I'M
der the normal rate OF exchange). Bread
bought with a food card "a quarter of
a pound daily when any is available)
is almost UNBEATABLE.
This Swiss quoted the following prices
as prevailing a ruble being valued at so
cents in American money under the nor
NAL rate of exchange;
Potatoes. 2 rubles rice. 3 rubles
pound, but unobtainable even at that
price; sugar, 23 rubles a pound beef 10
to IL rubles a pound; veal. 10 rubles
pound bottle of wine at a restaurant.
100 rubles; cognac, 500 rubles.
Russian railway buffets contain moth
ing but hot water.
Correspondence Of the Associated PreS.
PETRouRAD. June 11.-An indication OF
the straits to which former we'll to do
Inhabitants of Petrograd have been
brought by the scarcity OF food is the
formation OF cooperative society to
conduct a restaurant Here the "intelli-
gentsia," or former bourgeoisie. do their
own cooking and waiting on the table.
A person who proves himself a for
mer "bourgeoisie' and is needy may.
II he surrenders all his food cards ex-
cept that for bread. thus taking his
chances of getting any other meals,
secure one meal a day for two and
half rubles a meal This consists of
thin soup and a meat stew.
In the better class restaurants, which
IN some way manage to get food. dinner
costs forty rubles. The meal generally
consists OF about two gils of thin soup,
a bit OF fish (the most plentiful food in
Petrograd). a thin quail-lIke bird. a bit
of bread the size of a postage stamp. a
few th!mbiefuls of sweet gluey sub
stance. and coffee without milk. This IN
the hes. to be had in the city.
The sun., 1918-07-29
GERMANS RETREAT
ON WHOLE FRONT


n machine gun section IL left over to
cover the retreat In turn. the ma
chino gun company retlres to the new
general alignment, when the falling
back process begins all over again.
The sun., 1918-07-29
BERLIN PAPERS cExPLAM."
Offensive Not Undertaken 10 Gain
Ground, They Say.

spscidl Ca1ie Despatch TO TuR svN.
COPYRIGHT. 1915; all ri0hs reserved.
LoSn6N, July 2sl4The Berlin papers
IN thar week end reviews OF the mill
sary situation. which are dictated by the
The sun., 1918-07-29
AUSTRIAN PRESS
STILL BELLICOSE
Papers Cite All Old Arguments
About Being Forced
to War.

AMSTERDAM, July 2s.--The semi-ofi-
cial Vienna news agency to-day carried
in its telegraph report carefully selected
newspaper editorials on the beginning
OF the fifth year Of the war. All the
editorials are couched in a belltcose vein,
which, it is believed here, does not re-
fleet the unanimous opinion OF the
Ausro- liungarian peoples,
One newspaper, the rame of which
was dropped out in transmission. SAYS
President Wilson is the principal enemy
OF peace AT the present moment The
newspaper processes horror at the treat
ment of pacifists In the United States
and says the peace question now truly
has become an American question.
The Frcmdcn blart and the Vienna
Ali0cmeinc Zeitung are cited as giving
their familiar arguments that the ghlt
FOR the war Is not on the side of the
Central Powers. that Austria Hungary
Is fighting for existence, and that until
the Entente Powers abandon their de-
signs for the dismembe rment OF the
monarchy the war must continue
Cali Results Satisfactory.
These newspapers say that the results
achieved in the last four years of war
may he regarded with satisfaction and
that the NTH year of the war Is entered
upon with full confidence.
How far this confidence is merlted
Will he shown presently when the tax
alton machine is set to work TO obtain
more money from the already burdened
population. II is pointed out that with
a deficit In the estimates for the fiscal
year of 1919 of 1896, 600, 000 crowns
and $4,000, 100000 crowns of the war
debt. which service requires the pay
ment of 90 crowns annually by every
man, woman and child In thu monarchy.
the future is far from bright.
Heavy Financial Burden.
Added tn this Is the note circulation
Of $4,000, 100000 crowns, or more than
ten times that OF the pre-war DAYS
When the Finance Minister In his budget
statement appealed for means to stem
this dangerous torrent OF paper curs
rency, an interruption came from the
Chamber reminding the Minister that
Parliament had not been permitted a
voice IN the affairs OF the country in
the last four months.
The subsequent hurried passing by
small majority of nineteen OF the pro
visional estimates for the next six
months just prior to the House going
into summer rece " brought only tenn
porary Sellef The majority was
secured only because part of the Czechs
we're persuaded 20 abstain from voting.
Otherwise the estimates would have been
rejected and the new Premier, Baron
Won Hussarek. would have resigned
three days after assuming office, 1t Is
said
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-30

trap, which consists of burlap band
covered by Il strip Of wire screen, is
made as follows:
Strips Of burlap six inches wide are
folded into three thicknesses. The
loose bark from the lower branches
and trunk Of the tree is removed and a
strip of this burlap folded once around
the trunk. 1t is held in place by large
tacks. which should be driven in in
such way that the edge projects
about one-fourth Of an inch beyond the
burlap. The burlap is then covered by
black-painted wire screen with II
meshes to the inch. This is cut into
strips six inches wide and the edges
of each strip are folded twice, allowing
One-fourth of an inch to each fold.
The strip Of screen should be long
enough to allow for an overlap of three
TO four inches when placed around the
trunk of the tree. The wire screen is
placed over the burlap band and tackled
to the tree in such a way that both the
upper and lower edges fit snugly
against the bark. The projecting tacks
used to fasten the burlap to the tree
prevent the wire pressing against the
cloth. To make suresthat no moths
may escape through Openings along the
edges of the trap ors:tlong the flap, a
thin coating of pitch tar may be used.
This material, when heated, may be ap-
piled readily with Il brush.
1t must be clearly understood that
this trap is not u substitute for spray
ing, but merely an additional precau-
ton. Nevertheless. some larvae will
invariably escape, and the offspring Of
these are largely responsible for. the
damage to the fruit crop. BY the use
Of the codling moth trap, in addition
to thorough spraying, the majority Of
the imprisoned larvae may be captured
and injury by later broOds will be ma
terially reduced.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-30
DENlsoN TEACHER TO WE'D
Miss Lillian Miller, Instructor Of Do
mestic Science, Will Wed Everett
6renneman, Of EstherviIie.

Miss Lillian Miller, instructor of do.
nestle science in the public schools of
Denison for the past three years, has
rendered her resignation to the board
of education to take effect on Friday
of this week. Miss Miller will leave
Denison Monday and we understand
will be married at Des Moines on Tues
day to Mr.. Everett Brenneman, a
prominent business man of Esther.
vile.
People generally will regret to learn
that Miss Miller has resigned as do
nestle science teacher She came to
Denison when Miss Rachel DeWolf
resigned and has proven most capa-
BILE instructor. She is young lady
of pleasing personality and has won
for herself host of friends in the
community.
Mr.. Brenneman has been engaged in
the jewelry business for the past four
years at Estherville and has built up
most successful business. He en-
poets to be called in the next draft and
undoubtedly will be stationed at Camp
Dodge. His bride will make her home
at Estherville and help to conduct the
business during his absence, so we un-
derstand.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-30
effective MOTH TRAP
New Device to Be Used in Place
of Branding" Method.
Attractive Place Afforded for Larvae
to Spin Cocoons, and Prevents Es.
.. cape Of insects-Wire Screen
10 Used.

A codling moth trap has been de-
vised by Il. II. Siegler Of the bureau OF
entomology, United States department
Of agriculture to be used as a substi-
tute for what Is known as the band
ing" method for destroying the codling
a folded strip Of burlap is wrapped
around the tree trunk, demands con-
siderable amount of labor, and the new
trap is designed to minimize this.
The trap affords an attractive place
for. the larvae to spin their cocoons.
and it prevents the escape Of the moths
after they emerge from these The