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New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Captives Of British Report
Disposition to Evacuate
Belgium and France
Enemy Now Seeks
Only to Save Trade
Seriousness of Entry of
American Army Into
Conflict Admitted

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS,
Aug 25.-The demcanor of hundreds
of German officers taken prisoner re-
Gently is in striking contrast with the
attitude of officers captured during the
British retreat last spring. Then Ger
man officer prisoners were arrogant and
meant to crush the British to earth, but
now they are depressed and very anx-
ious. They appear very willing to talk,
and the tenor of their conversation
may be summed un as follows:
They say Germany entered the war
since disappeared, and the struggle now
has become an economic one with
Great Britain.
They admit that Germany is in prac-
tically hopeless condition, both eco
nomically and from the man power
point of view, and ask whether Grea.
Britain cannot now consider Germany
sufficiently reduced to be no longer r
dangerous trade rival, or whether the
Allies intend to crush her altogether.
In the latter case, they say, Germany
will be forced to fight to the last, but
they make no effort to conceal their
IMPRESSION OIL WldL lilS means LOT lnc
Fatherland.
Tney say they believe there is every
disposition to evacuate Belgium and
Northern France, and even negotiate
for the retention or evacuation Of AL
sace-L Lorraine.
They arc generally unanimous in
agreeing that anncXations thus far
made and the Brcst-Litovsk peace
treaty were great mistake, but they
think they cannot withdraw from Rus
sia in the present condition Of affairs
there.
They are aware that the American
army how has assumed very formidable
proportions, and there is a general ad-
mission of the seriousness of this
factor.
The submarine campaign is referred
to with gestures Of impatience.
Captured commissioned officers
attribute recent German defeats to the
inefhciency of their air service, and
more especially to the inexperience and
lack OF stamina of the latest recruits,
VINO are most lnadequateJy drilled and
trained, and who are physically in
capable of sustaining the heavy strain
OF defensive warfare. The mere pres
encc Of these new recruits. they say,
produced III company demoralizing
effect upon the older men, because such
poor material indicates to what straits
Germany must be reduced
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
British Fighting
For Same Ground
They Won in 1916
Somme Battlefield Two
Years Ago Cost Allies
65O,O0O Men

The present British drive north of
fought over in the great Battle of the
Somme in 1916. when the British and
French attacked from north of Albert
to the region Of Chaulnes to relieve
the German pressure on Verdun.
Thiepval Ridge. running eastward
from the village Of Thiepval ten miles
to Sailly-Saillise, and commanding the
lower country to the north, was the
centre OF the struggle, and was finally
won by the British at enormous cost
after nearly three months of fighting.
The village of Mametz, captured
again yesterday by the British. was
won at the first blow by the b British
on July l. 1916, and the strongly forti
fed villages of Thepval, Orvillers. La
Boiselle and Fricourt-an recenty re-
taken by the British-were CONQUERED
after stubborn fighting. Thiepval hclo
out against terrific attacks until
stormed by Cough on September 26.
In the first two weeks of their often
sive the British on the left had ad-
vanced three miles on a front of ten
ers. while the French on tho right had
advanced six miles on a front of ten
and half miles, and had taken 10000
prisoners. In their drive in the same
region this year the British in five
days have pushed forward to maxi
mum depth of five miles on a front of
thirty miles, have taken nearly 10000
prisoners. and have wrested most Of
the difficult Thiepval Ridge from the
eremy
ntamason, Pozicres and HIGH
Wood, all strategic points mentioned 4
by Halg yesterday as taken by British
arms, fell to the advancing Allies in
the first months fighting in 1916.
r. The decisive battle for Thiepval
kidge came in the second phase of the
hattle of the Somme. the British in
fantry stormine forward September 3
with tho aid of the tanks, which then
made their first appearance
Martinpuich and Courcelettc - both
taken again yesterday fell on Septem-
Der Is. Heavy rains DELAYED the drive
the two villages of lie Sars and Eau
court Abbaye were entered bv the
British
IN the whole drive the British took
Is 900 and the French $4,000 prisoners.
They made a maximum advance of
seven miles, rcgaining an area Of 100
square miles The cost of the often
sive for the Allies was practically as
great as for the Germans. the British
War Office estimating the foes cas-
ualties at 100000 and announcing their
own as 100000, while the French losses
were reported to be at least 100000.
But the drive accomplished its main
purpose of saving Vcrdun and giving
Russia an opportunity to win a great
victory in the east
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
BRITISH

LONDON (NIGHT During the
day the hostile opposition has in
creased with the arrival of German
relnforcements on the battlefront.
Many hostile counter attacks have
peen made at different points and
nave broken down, with losses. under
our fire.
Our troops nevertheless have
fought their way forward with great
gallantry, and, overcoming the new
enemy resistance. have made further
progress and taken many prisoners.
On the north bank of the Somme
Australian troops, by successful
attack launched early this morning.
carried the enemy's position on the
nigh ground east of Bray, while on
their left London and East Country
divisions have continued their ad-
vance IN the direction of Carnov ond
have taken Mametz Welsh troops
have captured the Mametz wood
IN the centre of our attack our
troops have crossed the Albert
Bapaume Road along its whole
length south of Bapaume and have
captured Martinpuich, lie Sars and
lie Barque
North of Bapaume severe fighting
has taken place in Favreul and
about Mory and Croisilles. Progress
has been made by our troops east
of Behagnies and in Neuvlle-
Vitasse.
A counter attack delivered by the
enemy against our new positions in
the Givcnchy sector was repulsed
LONDON DAY.-Our attack to
the north Of the Somme is continu-
ing Our troops hold the road from
Albert to Bapaume as far as the out
skirts of lie Sars. and have CAPTURED
tontalmaison and Warlencourt Eau-
court.
o the north of Bapaume we have
taken Saplgnles and Behagnies.
The number of prisoners takon hv
the Ihlrd and Fourth armies on the
battlefront since the morning of Au-
gust u and passed through the col
lectlng stations now exceeds 10000
counter attack attempted by the
enemy early last night against our
positions recently gained to the north
OF be'lleul On the Lys salient) broke
down undcr our fire
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
55 u. S. Morre Heroes
Decorated as 'Planes
Battle Overhead
lBu The 1eelc;r,,t >


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY N
FRANCE, Aug. Fifty five officers.
non commissioned officers and men o.
certain American division were
awarded the Legion of Honor, the Mill
tary Medal. the War Cross or Distin-
guished Service Cross this morning a.
the most brilliant decoration ceremony
the American army has held in France.
Similar decorations have beer
awarded seventy two others. who were
unable TO be present, owing 20 the fae'
that they are in hospital. Most OF the
awards have been made for gallant con
duct in the Marine battle
The decorations and media : were per
sonally pinned on the Americans ~
General (name delctedl. VINO
was accompanied by large group o,
American, French and British star
officers.
After the ceremony regiments Of IN
fantry, engineers, French machine gun.
ncrs and American artillery. with coior'
flying. deflcd past the mon thus nor.
ored. Perfee weather added 20 ths,
Joy Of the oceesion. and the sound @,
the Guns in an alrplane battle overhead
gave Just the proper dramatic touch.
French medals were awarded Officers
and men selected by the division au
thorities. The chevalier Of tis Leg'o'
Of Honor was given 20 Major DAlafs
Fechet, infantry. of Eustis, Fla; Cap cp
tain F. A. Cook. of New York; Sap
tam Arthur H. Tsrcr. Lieutenants k'cn.
ard 5. Heventor. infantry, and hara
W. Caygill. infantry. and Lhapia'D
Hirrisa Darche, who was absent. LieI,
tenant Louis Viaud, Of the freness
army. MAS awarded the Distlnguishssss
Service Cross for rallantry. cooln1hss ~
md bravery during raid IN whicn ~
led Franco American detAch'hen'S,
sixteen non commissioned ofhcers '"'
men also received the War cross
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Germans Insist They
Still Hold Mastery

AMSTERDAM. Aug. %. After
summarizing the recent fighting on
the Western front. where, he de
clnred, the Entente Allies everywhere
had failed to attain their object of
breaking through the German lines.
tho Berlin correspondent Of the "Co.
logne Gazette, in IN ;,ttcmp pt to re
assure his readers regarding the out
como Of the battles. concludes his
article as follows:
These tremendous failures on all
parts Of the front give tho German
command and their troops reason ia
look forward with entire confidence to
the further heavy battles which arc
expected The fact thnt altar
the heavy bnttlcs an unobscrvcd
w'thdrawn' has been possible shows
in the clearcst manner that Tho Ger
man command is master Of the situa-
tion and has retained freedom of de-
clslon in all these battle days"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Stormy Days After
Wars End Predicted
Sir Alfred Booth Points Out
Dangers That Will Con-
front World
No,,tarondcncn ok rho Aasncint.A

'o,ttspondc1,cf of Thc ssocintcd Prcss)
LlNENfOOL, July II. "Stormy
days' after the war were predicted to-
day by Sir Alfred Booth, presiding at
the annual meeting of the Cunard Line.
The principal dangers ne forcsaw
were:
Difficulty Of debating currency and
credit without destroying confidence.
The tendency to maintain govern
mont control which he said would pro-
ducc dcadcnng effect on cntcrnr,so
international attempt TO divide nm
the raw materials Of the world anonr
competing md ustrics, making politics,
instead Of price, the determining fac
tor Of distribution. "Thc international
Jcalou'lcs cngrndcrcd by such sys-
tenn" said Sir Alfred. "would he sum
eicnt TO XII airy league Of nations
which We might have to form"
Labor unrest due to false hopes Of a
new heaven and new earth.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Individual Guarantees
Are Suspended in Per,

LIMA, Peru, Aug. 25.-In view of the
mutlny at Ancon, thirty miles from the
capital. of 200 Peruvian troons hoadoa
by Major Armando Patino, the Peruvian
Chamber of Deputies by los TO Is has
voted to suspend individual guarantees
throughout the republic
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Enemy Collapse
Is Imminent as
Crisis Nears
BY Arthur S. Draper
Special CaJte to The Tribune)

Copyright iels by The Tribune Association-New
York Fribunc)
LONDON, Aug 25. - The critical
moment in the Allied campaign is ap-
preaching. Foch's plans are develop
ing to maturity. The next few days
may show the beginning of the Ger
man collapse. Ludcndorf would like
to retire gradually TO safe positions
but he finds himself compelled to beat
or the Allies on a considerably more
than 100 mile front
He cannot conveniently retire under
pressure on such an extended line and
if he throws in his remaining fresh
divisions TO defend himself where he
now stands, he might bring on an even
greater disaster i'll the end.
The German official reports claim the
collapse of the British offensive. But
the British are continuing to attack
IN the German battle zone. They are
reported to be making progress and
taking many prisoners.
One significant feature of Field Mar
shal Ealg's communicates lies in the
lighting in the Lys Valley and Flanders
sectors. Ludendorff cannot relish this,
for an extension of the battlefront
northward might threaten the turning
Of the llindenburg line from the
the north just as advances by masses
of Americans might do in the south.
lhe Germans are reported to be
working fevcrlshly behind the lines on
a new defence system, representing the
1913 equivalent of the Hindenburg line.
!hls system Is based upon Cambria,
st. Quentin and Laon. aud consists of
an "elastic defence" area many miles
in depth.
# the Allies succeed in turning or
breaking INTO these dcfcnces in the
course of the present offensive, the
German line in the West must collapse.
l.udendorf probably is already doubt :
ful whether such a line forms a salts
factory obstacle against tanks and is
contemplating some alternative river
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
ITALIAN

ROME. Last night our airplanos
again dropped 1000 Kilograms Of
bombs on aviation camps on tho
tfluli Plain and in the Lagarina Val
ley, causing large fires. Hostile air
craft dropped bombs on the city Of
Padua. slightly damaging some build
'ngs. There were no casualties.
There has been considerable fight
ing activity in the Semoni River
region of Albania Hostile forces re-
pea'edly attacked our advanced posts
north of Fieri, but always were re
pulsed with heavy losses.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
u. S. FEers Bomb
Confans and Win
Three Aerial Fights
ARu INC As.ac.n.at n..-..


AMERICAN FORCES or THE LOR.
RAINE FRONT. Friday Aug %
American bombing ei~planes Yesterday
dropped thirty-eight bombs on Con
fans, town on the Verdun- Metz rail
road. Ten direct hits were obtained.
Three aerial combats were reported
yesterday in the Woevre region Lieu
tenant Jones attacked and apparently
destroyed an Albatross bpianc over
Marie, northwest of Verdun. Lieuten
ant Hugh Bridgman, while on recon
noissance patrol, attacked two Fokkers
which disappeared, seemingly falling to
the ground Another airman saw a Ger.
man machine going downward IN a
steep sidesip after it had heen fred
upon by each pilot of the American
patrol.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY on
THE NESLE FRONT Aug -. An ac
count of the aerial operations carried
out by an American squadron over the
German lines, from which Lieutenant
John Macarthur, of Buffalo. failed 70 re
turn, shows that Macarthur and his
formation met superior German forma
uons while almost thirty niles nortl
Of the American lines They also
encountered heavy anti-aircraft firing
The engagement took place north o
the Aisne.
Macarthur and one other airmar
failed to return to their lines Three
planes came back. but the pilot Of one
of them was so badly wounded that he
died later in the hospital HIS name
and that of the second aviator VINO
failed to return have nos been made
public
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Pershing's Men Advance
Lines East OF Bazoc5es

WASHINGTON, Aug 25.-American
troops on Saturday advanced their
mes slightly east of Bazoches, while
other American units in the Vosges in
l'cted losses on the enemy in repulsing
a a raid' General Pershng reported in
ms communique dated August "a.
General Pershing's communicate coy
erlhg to- days operations, made public
:. Section An Alsacc raiding par
ties were again driven back IN at
tcmnts to reach our lines
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
The Official Statements

bombardment in the region of Beu-
vraicnes
Between the Ailette and the Olse
French troops increased their prog
ress east of Bagneux northwest Of
Soissons)
On the right bank of the Meuse
and in the Woevre our patrols took
prisoners, of which number be-
longed to Austro Hungarian units.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Sword of Honor for Focb

PARIS, Aug % The Municipal
Council Of Paris has unanimously
agreed to present TO Marshal Foch a
sword of honor in recognition of his
services as Commandcr-in-Ch Chief of the
Entente Allied forces.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
3 More Training Ships Added

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Three NOR
ships ara to be added soon 70 u,
United States Shipping Boards feet .. .,
ten vessels th~' are training voinn.s;vse
for service ~ the merchant ms!."sd
Three thousand month are trans
by the board. but with the Inossssl nx
feet it is planned to care for s'ou" W.
untaers q month.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26

progress of this battle. have the air
planes had such numerous targets for
their bullets and bombs.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26

''fi goes hard with u. - We ore
canght deyerting," said one youth. "Jf
u ~ eT@r found out that apybody de
serta ln family is punished and even
New-York tribune., 1918-08-26
Military Comment
By William |. Mcpherson

icoryrght. 1919. nv 1h~ r~hur~ Association-N
York TrihInel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-04

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-09
OIL MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Many Complaints Are Being
Made

At the hend4uartcr. Of Tho Mid
Continent on 4 Gas association. tho
., ,DrctAry = o. Darby 10 daily in
receipt NJ complaints from rcflnors
who cannot secure crude oil on
which 90 run their plants. TIP Go last
night M Darby had received no
word from New York or Washington
a. 10 any action having been taken
on tho most recent recommendation
or tho joint advisory committee on
refining and production. ln-athc
meantime there is nothing TO be
done but wait
a great deal ~ confusion rs preyn -
Tent among the oil men as 90 just
what the status OF the present s.tua-
ton ig
prior 10 Mr Requa's yltlt 20 Tulsa
certain plans and regulations many
HmEa heretofore set forth in full.
tRd been approved by the uutional
wa service board and by Mr. ReGua
A. the time of Requa's visit some
notifications were presented by r.
!. WDlch FOR the Western Petroleum
Lyfiucrs association and these were
aErccd to by Mr Hequa and Mr.
Bedford.
when the local committees. the
advisory committee on production
and the advisory committee on refln-
INK and marketing. met In Joint ser-
son 20 consider these alterations.
submitted and approved. they found
some things that did not appeal to
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-09

thom as practical 10 the Joint com.
mittcc. made up Of about twenty
producers and rcfiners. drafted some
amendments ana resu omitted the
plan Co the national war service
com mittec
This same local Joint committee
appointed a subcommittee on con
c.llatlOn and cooperation whose du'
IS 10 ~ to hear and investigate conn
plalnts submitted from Mr.. ltcdua'
office 90 this office here, and make
recommendation back aEnin to
ioInt committee of the two advisor
committees
This subcommittee on conciliatior
and cooperation, I'm checking lh'
work. decided Co make further ana
rather radical notifications OF th'
plan which had already been Hn'
proved. and these final moditlca'
TONS were sent
Now both the recomm endauons ol
the sub committee on cancellation
ard go operation ana tho recommen'
datiuns. OF tho Joint refining ard pro-
iucinn committee are in tho hand
~ Mr. Rcquu and the war service
board They were submitted last
Friday
A. far a. the oil industry ia con.
rerned. the thing important Tor them
to know al this time is That the TO-
oal committees representing the m
dustry IN the mid-continent dlvi',
ton have done everything that coulo
be- done up 20 date and the delay nov
la I'm New York and Washington.
The subcommittee on concilla-
lion and co-oporatiun cannot do any
thing because the plan under whlcl
IL Ia 20 work has not been approved
from Washington either by the ma
tionaI board or by Requa, ana tur
thormore when this plan Is approved
tho only power when ~ coh'rtieu ~,
a., ,be sub- committee by the joint
commlttcc on refining and produclnl
IL tho power TO Investigate and re-
port
In the meantime the complaint
como In. the refineries are out OF OIL
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-09
and the temperature goes up aud
Doing- at NcwklrL

Duingr at NCWklIk.
NEWkfltl<. OKLA. Aus AL.
though Oklahoma rs in the grIp al ID
drouth and drilling ls being grrat.g
retarded iu many fields fHy N,v
Kirk field. which was opened ... Y
few weeks ago by the Dsr.pu ...
company bringing ln % ruU.....r.
well. WI not suffer from This ...
The wafer supply from the Afatu...
river. fbout two miles dUfHu. H..
the present drilling operate.
sufficient to meet the demand ..
all time 10 come.
Although there ls q trmI..,..
Hhortnge Just now with SOM. .. f..
drillers. this difficulty V. b. -
come within two or three days Mo.
tho American water company which,
is supplying most ot the utfu. .r
this neId. completes auu'nr. utf.
llne which Is now being n.f .u#
the river.
Drilling continues active. iI... ..
ing now g2 rigs compictrH |..
timated that there are f.. .
cations Ia this field N.. H.
III being occaslonod hcupH.. uunr.
casing and other material . M.H 4,
secure.
In the last two days mucn ..a.e.
has been directed Go lhg c... .l ...
river Tho Carter D. ,.Urtn.
which is bv far the Iarf..f u.. ..
I'm the Ncwkirk field. NH.rHf ...t.t
hundred acres Nydur.NIN AMONG
the leases bought Dos l.. .u.n...
Yesterday are the fHl'.H... s..t.
west OF 3I-eS-t. HuuihaHt uf 81.
.gg-ts southwest OF lh .hi .r..#.
east OF 29-2S-A. north hair u' ..t
northeast or 3O-"N.A. southeast u.
2O-2S-4. southwest of II.-s.t. f..|
half OF the southwest ~ u.gs. g.
northeast of EAST ufar. u.r.I..
Is under consideration nrgr Do. M.
company
other companlca buying ',.H.e ur
the east sidc OF tho river boo fhn aH
day or two are the Marlin Eugu.ug
company Of Huun H.N. which i.
blocking leases Iu township gG. rang,
east. and tho Twin State Du com
pany. which is buying numerous
leases. Leases were purchased yes.
terday by this company lu township
rs.
j. T. Humscy Oklahoma city 4,
was announced today ny rcureaen-
tative. would commence drilling
within a few days .n 1-.I-gc.
The kokomU OU a Gas CO. Is
through UNDERMINING boo 4-e7-l6.
and b. now setting ,/soing 10 test out
the 2 JO0.toot sandNNhsrr "a strong
showing of oi' was found This COM
pany. boo the northwest of 3-2T-JO.
Is drilling az il-g feet
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-09

The Shuffpr well bon the northwest
corner of the northeast OF tho north
east Of 23-is-7 Is now making 10
barrels per hour ~ 10 making this
from the Tucker sand
Tho Prairie well oftscttlnE 70 TO
tho west I'm the northeast corner OF
tho northwest Of tho northeast of the
same section rs said 20 be drilling
Itself deeper iu tho sand and 60 be
making moro OIL 10 h1g been maxi
ing between l5 and 90 barrels for
some time together with a bunch OF
gas
Both OF the above wells are quar-
tor mile southeast ot production.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-09

tIrER--Thc scRwnur CO..
company rs uudrrrotmIne to leo
feet ON tho Ilmuu farm Boo tI,
southeast corner of tHc southwest uf
The southwest of 20 4s.IIv
I'm the northeast corner or 80.
ls.l3w tho ENorthIr we'll ou mo
Wright farm J.. auut down ~ trsl
boo. sand at 1852 feet with a lgn.
show OF OIL The hole v fun u'
water and This viii he hnIIod ont. IN,
hole vascd and thr sauI viii u,
tested
The Carter has another fishing io,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-09
Sinclair CompIctcs Ncv IInc-

The Sinclair Pipe Limo company
mas completed its 6-Inch lrs from
,he main line at llomIuy 20 the HI.'-
.nHs reid ana started running oil
through II Saturday. In the mean
uhe' tho line is being extended with
f.lnch pipe south 10 CARRIER and This
Shouid be completed On short order