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Caution Advised.

PARIS. July l9.-Milltary Colnnmnta-
tors are unanimous In calling Thurs
days Franco hmrrican advance Il fin"
success. but dcprrcat" jumping I" cum
illusions. rs the battle ts'Stll going on.
Iirnri Bidnu says tn" fact that the
German reserves intended I" support
the offensive Of July l. hav" rushed Ia
the rescue Of General Won Eo"hm makes
The continuation OF tho enemy drive to-
ward EI,crnay difficult.
What will the enemy do" adds
Bidou. will he attempt to continu"
the offensive manocuvrc southwark
while defending himself on tn" west. or
viii ho. on the other hand. s!ack"n his
hold? vii he attempt counter ma
nocuvreo We have arrived n the mo-
mcnt when the manipulation "t tn"
French divisions Is going I" h" G"ciSir"
ard In that cnnc We HAY H"licv" that
the last word has not been said
Colonel u" ThomasSon writes that
common prudence dictated that Genera!
LudcndorT should keep forces in re-
serve To party thrust on m" right
flank by tn" rrSistanc" which the
French meet ne adds Il Will 10 known
If this elementary prr"auti"n WIS taken.
II NAV b. asked. H. concludes. il tho in
fntIIation which seized i.u!cndnrf after
a long series Of successes has not l"d
him to make fatal plumbers.
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l.UNrpN. Jul! ~ t\"I 'flhNa,
The slr"!;" with which '''i"'rai F"h
transformed tn" 'h"l;lr i'"S'I "n - W.
cornell 10y tn" n"wspap'r' ~ Equally :'hT-
pr!$lnE nnd brilliant i'll IL; results. Il -
'.hrrlrtrri%.,! aS thu most rl""r'u-; lt'";'
In. allies have. received since l?I'
Even TIN. rnrst optimistic. "h'h 'h'.
.yr,ut If lh,. German d'fr:.' 'HSt -
r:hr.m$ was known. w":' Aar'itH Pre-,
rArc,: prepared for thu aTl"i,t ",'''
with which General F""h q" ~trn:'E 90
..iupS!. Experts rUrlI"'' I !" ,'' "'' ,
tie If TN. trIrc,I in l9H. "h"n NHh""rE
PREPARED til" WAY ."r ~" treat 'Ir""F
If IA. Marine" N"mr # -" ~ Hl"lIS
hrIllInu, nrl>n,i":s e iil' war. they de-
,.lar" have. l;iy"n sue. ""Itd "r"'int !"r
r,,n:i,I-ncr aS th:* d"G.'t Observation-Disclosures
fruS,. and attack.
Warming IL altered. u'''"ri h''t''SS.
rI-riuSt any .,N.rSlnGI-'i'' 'nI1'ii';t ''i'.
It is pointed cut that 'tr' !" my WIZ
certainly rrartl"n vi'tn:.l, "";''h:'' :"
,,,,.rnr.. Of ia" Whole l"'si'''l "h 'h''
Marine. am! General tu.'l. INV lhhl :"
has reached Ih,' "E"ln' ''"I'I'l'lIh- ''''''.'
,Ins. h,. content ~ h"n; tn" territory N"h
,,tn.ut attempting I" 2i%h l'ir'lhF'
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the German offensive. French and Amer
i'an troops srlatc!lcd III" initiative from
tho enemy by surprise and soundly h"ai
II of his divisions OH 4 a"-lnii" ir"n,.
1t world be difficult To- ">nGE"rai" IN"
cheering impress on i'uhlic opinion SlN"u
by G"u"raI Margins m"4t"riy $tr"k''. II
is irlt that Thursday marked III" "h" 81
tirrman'$ nflrnS,v" power.
TIL" official statements have been nri"i
au, discreet: recording only III general
terms IN" most definite results. but
when thu full details ar" mad" pu"ll"
il will b" seen how *kl!ltuLiy i"n0ra'
i'och has outg"n"ralh IN" enemy. VII"
has been puT:"d NJ hy his recent %i'%-
cnSS"S General F"ch. 4 * held here.
not only dealt sever" blow /" German
military prestige. hut raised h'Eh ihv
hopes Of tho allied nations.
So completely w"rr ia" Germans sur
rriSnd that tn, F'ranc"- Americans adj
yancrd in ularnS two In!l"S IN the hour
They crNtIu,I"i th"jr progress Ill tn"
afternoon III I'M teeth 81: growing resist
anrr Tn" avrrag" depth "G In" gains
for thc Who'll" day WAS between lhr""
and four miles Al SON" points TN"
allies advanced iv" miles. according 4"
latest alviCrs from tn" front.
The allied gains southwest Of S"iS'
sons vii! prevent ia" enemy FROM "NIuS
tn" railways I" i.anrI, hat"aH- TnhrrH
and Ehri1u% and alu',;: tltr' AISn' Nhl'A
are IF vital Importance" I" hlin- S"iN-
sons is the kry%l"ir" "t IA" German *NE-
tom. and 1; ~ "Npr,'i.I thu enemy Will
throw In tlI.. h"lNl"$; forces III hN ~
rmpt to frnd off IN" Ir"S"n; dan%''r
Tho newspapers intentionally give
jI,,lc information IN regard :" 'h' bat
49, r,i,,r ,,, u,uI thT results; obtains.
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JOHN LARKIN

John I.arkin. aged fity-siN N"HrS'
r,oc.:"d away last evening nj his home u
81 Thirty-scv"rth $tr""t< f0il""'hc Il
lingering Illness "f almost - year. MI
I.rkIu had l:rr" I" Florida Tor MS
health about six months ~" and re-
turned III May.
MIR Isrrkin was born III east '.iV"F-
pool. bhrr. huf rat IN" greater par 81
his If" n thlS city H." NHs II m'ii"'r
at tn" MnCullan l.",lr" ana we Il not
80 h y;rad". II" was II '".'t"d r'''h-
hrr Of hi Trinity Lutheran tuT.'h.
BESIDES his wife. Mrs Lily f.orkm. hh
iS slir.i."d 10y 'w,. hrught"rS. Miss. :'I-
va ri h"rn" aud Mrs. W.i!inlu So Her:
four sisters Mrs Mimi" S"rr"l~. -!
Dh.": Mrs Nuul" i.Itil". If Eat I.iN"r-
pool. Mrs. Elanrhr Strh"."n If Las;
L,r"rp""l aud Mrs. Th""t!i Reed or
Canton ohio: three hrrth'.r'' james ~
East I.lv"rp""l William "' Oklahoma
Thu:nHS al! This: CITY.
a. I". iIu arrangements have boon
made for the funeral services.
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Earlu French report.

FARIS. July .l?.---E:ctwc"n tic Ai&no
and the Marine in spite OF nov arrivals
Of German r"intnrccmcntS. IN" allies
are making sensible progress and ar"
capiurinr a larr" number of prisoners
according Ia official reports issued by
The war office to-day.
Along the whole front between tho
Aisnc and the Marine the oatti" con-
tlnues with violence.
South OF tn" Marine. by vigorous
attack tho French have elected tho m
..my from the outskirts nf Q"uilly.
Between Rheims and tho Marine lt7!-
ian troops have taken :louln pArGre.
south OF Marfaux and northwest Of
Pourcy.
Tho statement reads:
Between the AIsnr and the Marine
our troops surrounding tho resistance
Of the enemy. which was Increased by
the arrival OF new reserves. realized
sensible progress nj the close nf yes
tcrdav. The number Of prisoners
counted is being auEmc n;"d. TIL" hit
tic continues with vol"nc" along tho
whole front.
West ot Rheims md south ~ tho
Marnc our troops. yesterday. by Il Wig
urous attack rctook Montv"isIn and
threw tho enemy out Of the outskirts"
Of Oruilly.
TO tho north Of the Marn" We have
made progress in the ROi wood and tho
Courton wood and carried our lin: d
kilometcr TO the westward
''FNIrthcr north tn" Italians hay"
taken Moulin D'Ardrc and conquered
ground in tbs rcginn "c Eoully.
Tn III" course Of these actions The
French have captured four cannon.
thirty machine guns and 400 prisoners.
Between Montdidier and N"yon anu
also In the Wocvro region, in raids
against the German lines VIC cHptul cd
l0n prisoners"
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Taken BY Surprise.

PARIS. July En-" 'i"rnnnS Wet"
without Doubt. tak"n hy $urrriS' on
THURSDAY. writes IN" military comment
or for the Temps. hy III" nIlark -! ''i'
soldiers If Generals ManEin ar! ! b. Conf
and thu. American troops VIII" r"ai ecu ih
Their first blow an iEir'r;t1i ''"fAh''
.,,,J ,.,nlur.d NOR" :hnn ten Thousand
.rr!>nurr- and much 'n"t"ri@i.
Tia. ,;"rirtr*. however. lI"N" disposed
III the uuI,sriirt"r%l IF S"iS:i"h'' 'Hh''''"
TnIrrry. n"rInlns aud lth"lln% reserves
,,Nt ,It::ri"tl al some iwrnty divisions. ana
II has h.,u ;,nSSihl" Tor them I" hrin"
r,ril support IA their FIRST I'm" troops
.rhirh ar. lrniIrG u Retreat
IT," writer ahda
W.. have not vet tn" right I" shout
victory Iui our i.r,s: days "ft"n>IN" has
distinctly r"':ul'"1 IN our inE"r 1h''
rr,.,tv has L."u obliged I" engage tt''
greater part 81 ;h" reserves which IL"
had tIi:lnr!i:tt"lv "a hand. consequently
h. has l"". COMPELLED /" r'laN his e.
fort III tn" rr",.n whrr" h. began his
al. .rSirr nn July u.
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WASlIlN,;TON. July RS. rht di-
visions Of American lr""r+ A. h''ll"N 81
To l." represented in n" Aii.''l lighting
IN tho Nsn"-M arnr FROM. a"""-tinE 80
iurnrrra' non given t"iIN t" .t"m!"rS az
H.. hn,lS,. military rumulttr"'. ~ 1h"tr
weekly r"rli'r,.ur" with 'i"n'tnl hnr"h.
"hr,f Of STAFF
II Wa erai",! tha! ia" alrI;' nov X :
INK on will NOT replace nor 'Iinl"r ih''
nrrpar:.ArnS for III" ,r,"r rilI"d u't"a-
sivr planned for later ~ tin. N"ir.
Details ut tn" urhiiG: A. kim; h'.
cause official diSrairh">: rom 'i"'"rn
I'rr$hir% haN" been ~ ally ""liE"l.
General March and ASST ',I"t So rotary
t.rnwrU who unrt!ci;airI III ~ CON-
ference. Expressed their rsrhII,i''HlI"n ~ "r
Tho part American tr.r'pS nr" rla!'nE
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GERMANS NOW ADMIT
Continued from First PaSe.)

deavornr to reach the battle field
wure the o.ojectives Of our suceess1"
battle planes.
Our chasing planes shot down 81
enemy atrpianes.
"on tho front south of the Marine
tho French, since their failures OF
July 1917, have only directed partial
attacks southeast Of MaTeun, WHICH
were repr1sed. Between the Marne
and Rheims and east Of Rheims, fight
ing activity hns boon confined to local
ooerations. Enemy attacks in the
Boise du Rot and On both sides OF
Pourcy broke down.
I'VE have captured prisoners in sue
cessful attacks northwest Of Troesnes
on tho Suippes and on both sides OF
Perthes. The number Of prisoners
brought In since the 18th exceeds
20 OD.-
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Enr1v british Report,

l.ONIHN. July I9.---t;"rrran raids iaS'
n,.ht IN ihr NillrrS-lIr"i "nn"uN and
Murlunruurt sectors on either $ii" "t
M Simrnr w"c'' driven or ~ IN" I'rit-
18Th. Gn,& ire official statement from
F'irIl Marshal lIaII: tnhay. TIL" British
c:utur.d 4 few prisoners; in successful
rails ~ IA" r"Ei"ne uf EurUI"y. Wiil"r-
iii AMI H." r..
w.. stni"rITI' reads:
Hos, l.. raids were driven of during
M. ni.h; IN th,. N.li"r,: l;r"tunu"u\ and
NurlanrnIrr s..r:"r> "" carried out
,ur,r &"ful riids: IN III" n"IEhhnrh,""i ut
l:urGlI"y. Will"ryl;I and l."cr" and cap
iur"l 4 few prisoners.
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Boy browns;
Six Year Old Meets Death In Ohio River
Move Warw GOD Dam.

\ Ii,tl" child whose nam" ""u!I int
h" learned. "I$ drowned y"$t'rdaE ai'"F-
nu,r short Li,.L:!cH al.r:" Dam -. 1t
War,ynnd. ,rh"r,. il" fell from Il Sk''I II
which hr and several Other rmlIf'n
wrr.. plnT}I%.
TIL, iry. y IN" waS lnt six year. old.
wis PLAYING ~ ~" hn"I. which mad i"'.n
rIri To- shore t.:li which They hhu ""t
loose and rnli h,t.rHnr,!S into tn" W:,j":.
Several ut In ,hijL""H said rs I'a'H"
wa ;E.rh,rE.r and ~,r''i y" iN"'l n"2r
t'if!h street Narw"rj. Tn" 'i"''.: "a:
found litter i BAD h'"W in -" VA r Il
ltrh oar III No.
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To the Voters Of West Virginia.:

Pursuant to the provisions OF Section
Of Chapter S. Of the Acts Of In"
Legislature Of West Virginia. Extra.
ordinary Session. 1916. notice is here
by given that there will be held IL
general primary election at each Vot--
inc precinct throughout the state on
Tuesday. the 9Th day Of August. 1919.
for the purpose "f nominating cane
dates for the various offices TO b.:
elected at the general election IN
November. 1918.
The polls will open at $50 ocloc:i
4. NJ. and will close Mt $50 o'cloc.;
r. NJ. eastern standard time. Sal!
urinary shall be conducted In one
room and at the regular voting plac:
in Zach precinct
Given under my hand at the City o;
Charleston. this the first day OF July'
HOUSTON C. YOUNG.
Secretary Of State OF the
tv-122o State OF West Virginia.
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$4,000 PRISONERS
Continued From FIRST .Pase.)

ments and. troop concentrations al
ou1cny-Le-Chateau- In the Vauxbuln ra-
vine, at Fere-En-Tarde1o!5. and in tie
rep1on Of Gully, were attacked with
machine guns or bombs. the troops be-
ing dispersed. Stations IN the rear
a-cas were sprtnk.ed with projecttles.
rtros broke out In the stations at AMI
xontaIne and Ftsnes. Heavy eXp!o-
stons wore observed az PontaVert.
twenty-five tons Of bombs we've also
dropped in the day .nG 81 the following
night.
british squadrons dropped two tons
and a half Of explosives with splendid
results"
Belgium communications: "our aSti1-
lery shered the ene1ny's communication
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BIG PRODUCTION.

Srocinl Dispatch /" TIL" lntrliiGcncer.
IMHF:RLAND. Md.-John y. ,.I
full administration. today reported tnn;
last week 3"i7i" tons wrr" shlppGt
from this district. including the %no.e
Of Maryinnd the Somerset field IN G'' I'M,
Sylvanin and TN" upper i"lnfhan ~, ,n.
in Nest Virginia. Their" were 81! OPP
rra,iuns. This IS tn" largest pFoau,:
ti"n III two v"rrS. and # pr"pnrt'oh -
kept uD would mean i. n""ooo 'o''
u nnlInlIN-
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NOTICE

Editor lntGINgencer:
You are authorized to ANNOUNCED
Davis 1ikins of Morgantown. Aonon-
ealia Co.. n candidate for nomination
bv the Republican Party for the United
States Senate from West Virginia, suo-
iect 70 all rules Of the Republican Party
and the laws OF the State OF west IT.
rInln governing the primary elecuon
TO be ned August 1913.
ElklNS CAMPAIGN COMMtTfEc
]. H. McDERMoTr. Chairman
p. O. Drawer, SSl.
MorSantown. w. Va-AdV:
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Incn lily reports that an nfficcr IN
French helmet and coat approached an
outpost guard saying that ne WIS
bringing back Il detachment ~ French
from farther front and requested inc
guard not I" fire. TIL" detachment
proved t. II" .,;"rnans IN French he'll
inctS and coats.
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between Houttust forest and Stndeu.
Bomb fighting took place near D!Amude.
There were patrol encounters east. OF
NicEport and IA enemy patrol party en-
deavortng to occupy one OF our posts
north Of NieUport, was repu1sed.
Eastern Theatre, July ls-Patrol en-
counters took place on the Struua-
where tho Greek troops captured Bull
garsan prisoners. Beth artiHar1es were
active ca the Struma in the region OF
Dorian and west of the Vardar. In AL
baria we are organizing the ground
gained.
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rXrrrtrd Ia S"''ur" great results lF'Hh
tn" u = Of uh'S" reserves.
In IFS description If yesterdays" a";l"n
h".iwr,u III" AIsn' and 'h.' Marine. IN"
i,lIt Journal says.
An advance wrs realized "n Ia" 'h-
l,r,. e.. k.k.!m,.trr front e III attack a.
h,.i,.,r, nv. and ten kIluin..I'r< 10y ti'M-
Ma1ein's army rr!"rt"d i E"Si''t,%%
mriirinI stat"nrnt. VAS completed H.it'n
,u, btur
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PARIS. July l9.--1n III" front b.
tween Rheims and the Marine III" French
have rccapturcd MontvniSin and mad
progress in tho E"i wood ard III" t"ur-
ton wood. capturing four cannon an"
500 prisoners
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\ = Major Davis E|kins
v1AsY CANDIDATE FOR
ea2lA UNITED STATES SENATE |
Na zaessaaA Primary Election August g.
RvnE
The Soldier Candidate

aft is hardly necessary state that the prompt
~ prosecution of the against Germany and her aes
TuE SUPREME DUTY OF THE HOUR. In that service and
d,tv for the second my life enlisted IN the hsnus "
i3n+, branch of the States Army and pledged my l'e
imam .,. c,re. LAS an American ctl-
.n and soldier am and SOUL IN PERSON AND MO- oi
proxy for the triumphant and have 0ut one
49, or -,,,c+ he nushed to successful hnsh and woe
h.+;d. those who would hinder delay such victory
AS soldier myself always been and VIII continue 70 e
friend the soldier favorable liberal pensions MAUI
Davis Elkns' Platform of Principles
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ONRUSII CONTINUES
(Coatinued From First Plge.)

mans have aot seen fit to resume tho
offensive.
West OF the Yprcs lin Flandcr5)
the 2rit!sn have carried out another
successful iucursior into the German
Line, ca1SurinC the. village OF NcSeren,
a portion OF strategic value from OBJ
servaeio1 purposes while further south
Australian troops gained ground. The
two :unaoeuvero cost the Germans
nearly 400 men. made prisoner, aod
the loss OF a number o. 'uach-no Gurs.
TIE American 1:.u"rcd cruicer San
Diego has boon sunk of tac Long
Island coast. It is probable that
German submarine wa; respoa 5tble for
the disaster.
Tho Cuaara line steamer Carpatht7
has been sunk by n Gerr:o.n sub1na-
rine Oft tho Irish coast, and tho Brit
ish transport Eadunga, carrying unit
Austrian soldiers hcmeward. also has
beeu sent to the bottom by an euomy
underwater craft.
WITH THE FRENCH AEMY IN
FRANCE, July ls.-2 p, m.-(Ry tho
Associated Press.l-The battle along
the front OF tho T-rancoArrcricnn
counter offensive between the Aisne
and Marne rivers IS becoming Aercer
to-day The Germans are bringing
up reserves.
LONDON, July 19.-According TO
advtces received hore to-day the
French are again advancing, and 1t Is
probable that the Germans Will have
to make q big rcadjustment in their
Line unless they can Immediately
throw back the French
rorty-eight guns were captured by
the French on the first day o. tho at
tack. The maximum distance Of the
advance was six miles and the mini
mum two miles.
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upsurMhN KILLED,

Sp.rraI pisrarrh 10 The lnt"hIErncer.
KL:YSI:E. ". Vail. ". pnv,s.
krvsrr. I;aI,im"r" & Ohio yard brake
man, was killed here early thls morn.
WIS engaged in shifting in the yard.
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Franco Is Thrilled.

PARIS. July ls.---Frarcc is thrilled
by the news that on the fourth day "f
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OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BATTLE

LONDON Aug. s-The official of the fighting tn
Western front follow:
Of the Roye road Of and the south
bank each Of these loca
ties and some prisoners have been taken.
South the Somme captured the village OF Proya
after sharp fighting which the lost heavily in prisoners and
men killed The fighting is continuing in this neighborhood
On the right of British French have taken De
Loges On the remainder Of the British front there nothing to
report.
BRITISH (DAY)Yesterday evening the again attacked
positions south of Lhons He repud As result Of
cessfu operation carried Immediately south Of the
captured 200 and linked positions east OF Mer
court with the line Etnehem the north bank Of the river
On the right Of the Fourth British Army Allies made progress
Armancourt and Tioloy
On the portion effected local
line Robecq between Berquin
and Merits
FRENCH (NIcHT)-Between and the Disc troops
have captured the village Curry We have made
the north Of RoyNsur-Matz and Chevncourt
On the Vese epused violent counter attacks
against positions the north bank of the the region
o. Fismes.
is without change During the nA. there artillery fighting
the region of Mrquives Grs Nothing reported from
the remainder Of the front.
GERMAN (NcHT)-on the and
the Avre has uieter Between the and the Disc
attacks failed.
GERMAN (DAY)-Beween the User and the Ancre partial
Lys beat back British attack The in the early
morning launched violent of the and between
sometimes attacks In the fighting around Lhons the
advanced beyond that toward the Our counter
threw him back the northern and edges the village
There been partial between Lhons and
the Southwest of Chaunes attacked the
Hau On both sides Of the Amens Roye road repused
attacks.
strong enemy
tinued until nightfall They completely repused
The French suffered especially heavy losses Tloloy
advancing their artillery which followed closely after their
they through infantry artillery
shot the enemy to pieces before our lines
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PUTS FISHING CRAFT
SINkINCS AT 20
Kate Paln1ers Mate Bases
Belief on Explosions.

AN ATLANTIC PoRr, Aug. 1.-THE
number OF fishing vessels DESTROYED in
the German submarine raid on the feet
on Georges Bank last Saturday night
was nearer a score than the nine al
ready reported. according TO men from,
one or the vessels brought here to-day.
This Is the belief OF Andrew st, Crotx.
mate OF the schooner Kate Palmer, who
says that from the crosstrees of his
vessel he saw the sinking OF seven other
schooners by bombs and that before the
submarine came into view he had
counted eleven other explosions at inter
walls or fifteen minutes or half an hour.
Reckoning that one bomb was used for
each vessel. the mate believes that the
eleven distinct explosions he heard rep
resented the sinking OF that many YES
sells in addition to those he saw 20
down. The submarine did not use its
guns az far as he observed.
According to the mate there we're
twenty-five to thirty swordfshIns YES
sells operating on tho banks. and he be-
lieved that the greater number of these
were sunk. AS each OF them carried at
least two dory crews, he estimated that
at least forty toatloads OF men were
set adrift on the banks as result OF
the raid, st, Croix and his two COM
panions, who were brought here. were
picked up by a motorboat after they
had rowed and sailed about 1870 miles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-13
ROVE TAKEN AFTER
BIG FIGHT is RUMOR
British Tanks Operating Near
T6Un.
BY the Associat ed Press

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE
Aug. 12.-There was an unconfrmed re-
port this afternoon that the town OF
Roye. which the Germans have been
defending so desperately. has been
evacuated, British tanks have been seen
operating a considerable distance east
Of that town
The assistance that has been rendered
by the Americans in this fighting has
been comparatively small but neverthe-
less important, for they have captured
and held positions strongly defended BY
the enemy at one of the most difficult
points in the line at a time when the
German resistance here was threatening
vance.
1t must be understood that hard fight
ing like that In which the Allies have
been engaged since Thursday cannot 10
on indefinitely without giving the troops
opportunity for rest. The horses, which
have been working constantly day and
night bringing up heavier and less mobile
artillery, are exhausted. and II Is i'm
portant that the crews OF tanks be given
time to recupefate from the effects OF
their hardest work! '
Many tank crews have been working
twenty-four and seyen thirty-sx hours
continuously. closed tightly within cham
bers where the engines were running
and into which the fumes from the guns
filtered. =
The Allies are pausng with the
knowledge that they. have relieved the
pressure on Amiens and freed from the
Germans hundreds of square miles Of
land, on much OF which there are ripe
crops.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-13
GERMANS EXPLAIN
NEW ALLIED FAILURE
Succeed in, Difficult Defence
and Then Run.

AMSTERDAM, Aug l2.-Presenting n
picture OF" the Anglo-French plan Of at
tack between the Ancre and the Ayre,
the German semi-official news agency
in despatch to Berlin says II was the
intention OF the Allies to overrun the
German defence system along this front,
which was .only weakly fortified. 1t
says that there has been no time to CON
struct permanent defences and that
claims upon transport material had been
100 heavy TO permit the carrying out of
the work along the line. The despatch
reads:
Under protection OF a short but ex-
tremely Intense bomba rdment the En-
tente armies tried to cut lanes through
the German infantry and artillery lines
by tank squadrons. Then the cavalry,
supported by tanks, was to be rushed
through the infantry lines In order to
reach on the first day OF the offensive a
hiEhroad between Peronne and Roye.
Failure OF this plan was due in the
first place TO the heroic resistance of
trench sarrisons, which ut many poin s
held their positions until surrounded on
all sides. In the hurricane Of fire Ali
telegraph and telephone communication.
broke down. Signal rockets were in.
visible In the thick fog. and while IN.