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PARIS l5Nent artillery the Dis
staten front the Warof
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LONDON. August Is.

LONDON August 5The French
working the
retirement the that sector probable according
this afternoon.
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5 Members Crew Of
Penistone Killed
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. J

Nantucset, Aug. l5.-The killing Of the
engineer and four members of the crew
Of the British steamer Penistone was re-
Ported s,v niaii5ef-s fsfr7fess
here today.
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CASUALTIES
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss.)

Washington. u. IL, Aug. l5.-The army
casualty list today shows total Of 1l2
names, divided a follows:
Killed In action. III.
Wounded severely. %
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PARIS August l5Genea Hans B0ehm
has been appointed to the command of the Smm front
application Of his
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DOMINATE LASS|GNY SECTOR
AND CAPTURE R|BEC0URT, ON
N0Y0N HIGHWAY, GAINS LARGE
Official Statement ShOiUS 3O,344Hnus
Haze Been Captured Since Picaydy
Drive Started German Retreat Forced
(By Assoated Press. !

LONDON I5-The British line has Slightly
Ranscourt the northwest of Chaune the Py
c0rding announcement from the office today
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(By Associated Press.l

LONDON August 5Britsh
district between Albert and Aee where the Germans began their yes
British further
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British taken 80 344 prisoners
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as III m peoples al h OF four Allie vi s. iuy
its lie your
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
The Official Statements

LONDON April official dispatches from Field Marshal
Hogs headquarters giuen to-dag oous:
NIGHT Fighting the neighbohooa of
M bleu M and Wuvshem and is continuing the
~ The hast ] ] is nothing no, s particular report
La effectively engaged by our ay along
Severe fighting continued all day
hsse After beating off numerous
compelled % to withdraw second time from the
POINT" on the % no1 srs at
waa dryen took h place. & as 3 result Of when the attacking
ne % BANK OF the Lys was caught by the artillery
In the Of the attacks were delivered bv
the enemy in the Neie all repused with heav
five Under the attack our line was bent hack
au pars s S sem seuns ussss, stss
our line @ our ] ts"s but we're driven out by
east u" Hne minor operations carried night
49, Fighting took place also early morning of the somme in
active last ncghborhood of Bucouov ~ 'S
Artillery Dues Violent Says Paris
PARIS April 157he statements By War Office toda
region Of batteries successfully dsd @
cessf td y Troops 90 % IN the approaches Of Dmun and
were carried out and prisoners The cannonae WIS.,
intermittent on the of the quite lively in the @
maenn dropped 5000 Kilograms upon enemy es
ADJUSTMENTS and he region of Mondder "' vs.
DAY-In the o Hangard the French carried ont . ~ ~
have D1<e taken 15o prisoners in this N'' Il We
Between Mondder the Champagne sou+h a ,
etu we carried several back prisoners c
man effort north of southeast ue
without success There bombardmen at ] Twas was
British Lines Storned, Berlin Reports
bhffLlN April 15The statements from General eodcu,.,ox
to-day ' "' H'o"q"f'o's
mere were local the -Wulvercbem hot
ue"ed and the enemys lines Wuerpher, v,r
DAYTON the Lys battlefield hand to-band Gcb;nc f, ,
opeo southwest of Neuve Egse between Balleul and M
r Essh machine and their occunan @
pASon''' I'e"y counter attacks
west of Bethune broke with heavy loss ~ anu "orh
hsidcs
oderate limits
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

ESTERDAY the ndenburg's offensive I'M
Flanders For the third day in succession the German forces
~ material progress.
Their attacks have been fighting been
and at close particularly the Mvle
aen But since the issuance of Field Marshal Haigs
ranks le british yielded
1t is the history of the Sonme fighting relative
equality Of strength has been reGstaed the
enve the attack loses the
artillery surprise and to the
shock of vastly infantry
The German armies the Iys Valley
They
widening out their salient position
the essnes ridges and their outlying bv the
gher elevations from Gvency the negbhood the
vest they face the forest Neppe
their salient they eventually
The major German effort still
the salient the British line be broken Baleul
and Neuve Ege the will be the British kew
positions the Messines from these ridges
would necesstate retirement reconstruction of the
Allied line north all the Nieupo, Sea-
The Germans therefore attacking desperately this side On
sunday ey TOOK Tor second time the village Egse which,
short distance south the foothills the main line Of the
BRUSH defen Last night they claimed Wu
Verghn at the base of the hills Baeu some Of the
british positions taken counter attack
Yesterday there heavy fighting still west in
the neshborhoo Of Merve There assaults
Gown without gain Minor attacks still further side
OF the salient in the Clarence River section fruiess
lndenburg policy calls at almost anv cost
therefore likely that the German continue especially on tho
north side OF the salient close to the Messne ridge
10 break OIL now would amount to
German ppuace has been instructed celebrate ONLY
name Until the Messnes buwar
British driven Behune the nothing worth
Germany's to celebrate
The the main ohec s,
docaton OF the British line would evacuation of the
Messnes and Passchcnaele ridges Ridge above
as followed by general Allied Channel nor
1t does not these results will larger srateg
a sense will deserve figure bat"anher
those ruthless morale GERMANY is
eckessy experimenting with of ending the
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Repeated German,
Attacks at Hangard
Are Hurled Back
tDy Tho Assoclato,l I

Wy i'o Associated ircss)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
TRANCE. Sunday, April 14.--The hard.
est fighting of the present battle south
OF the River Sommc for DAYS has been
lncessant around Hangard-cn-santcrrc
brItlsh and French have been eneared
SIDE ny side in defending this hIrhlv
lmportant IN s and strategic position on the tho
ROAD between Noyon and Amicns SovD
eraI times 1t has been wrested fror,
them only to be rctaken in a heroic
counter attack. Wv
On tho 4th. 9th and 18th of April tho
streets Of Hangard were scenes of hor.
rible carnage, both night and dav. whnn
inc enemy was driven from house to
mousse before the French battalions On
the latter date, when the latest attacl.
was delivered by the French. one ~
their batta lions was surrounded in tha
Overwhelming German advance.
inc major commanding intrcnchcd
himself in the ruins Of IL castle. frnn,
which no hold the enemy in check for S"s
over ten hours, meanwhile signalling
repeatedly for help and asking HE
comrades to hasten. 49,"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Balfour Calls
On America To
Rush Troops
Continued from page 1

an Allied aim. and is desired, so far
as know, by no sane man in the whole
civilized world. But if things are 90
ing we'll that argument is put aside
and new one comes in. They explain
that all these attacks upon the con-
! stitntion of Germany, all this talk
about Germany not being a land of
freedom. with the representative in
Sstitutions of democracy as we in the
west understand them, are quite true.
Militarists' Promises
"But, then. they say that demo-
cratic government would never have
given you an empire such as the mill
tary authorities and the Headquarters
Staff has given you. We are the head
quarters staff. We are the military
authority. We are the true upholders
or the Prusslan ideals. Look at what
we are giving you. We are going to
give you domination over the whole Of
europe. You have practically con-
troll over the independent states all
along our eastern border. We are 90. 30.
ing to give you free pathway to
the llllmitable riches of the East. We
are going to turn France into sec
ond rate power. Britain is to fol-
low America is to follow Britain. and
Germany is to be the Colossus which
bestrides the world, without rival
and hardly without critic
All that, they say to their Interna-
.lonal SPECIALISTS, all that is given YOU
oy the blessings of the German con
stitutlon. by the tradition Of the mill:
1ary party, by the steady insistencc
and determination of the eoverninc
powers in Prussia
And IN the Prussianized Germany
there is steady determination to
prove to the world that force is the
way, and the only way, to obtain sue
cess. They preach that doctrine and
practlse that doctrine to show that In
the case of Germany it is successful" /"
Predatory Instinct in Germany
For some reasons, which he was
quite unable to explain, apparently, in
!ne ordinary German, who might call
nimseif Socialist, International So
clallst, or whatever he pleased, there
was deep down in his nature a prcda-
tory instinct, so that when success an
peared to crown his efforts he was like
prey. t'S''
1T was quite clear from tho events
now going on in the West that the OBJ
lect OF the Germans was to overcome
ono faction Of the forces opposed to
'hem IN the belief that if those forces
were knocked out the others must give
IN aud German peace must bo The
result. 1t was for this reason that
they had concentrated their efforts in
front of the British army
Was that military calculation GOING
to succeed? (Cries Of "No, no!") fhere
were many reasons why it should not
Perhaps the most important was be-
cause tho German higher command
were determined that this land strug
gle should come to an end before the
United States could bring it's forces to
bear upon the Western front. The
newspapers in Germany aud Austria.
Hungary and the propaganda in italy
and neutral countries were unwearied
IN their contempt for anything that
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

indications that the German wave was
reaching its crest" In Allied diplo-
matte and military circles the same i'm
preston prevailed.
Dispatches ndicntc that the ficr.est
fighting is on the northern line Of the
new salient driven into Che British
front north OF Arras. The struggle for
possession Of Ncuve Eglise and towns
IN that region looks to observers here
like nm effort by the enemy to force a
way behind Yprcs and the consequent
abandonment OF that place and n with
drawal of large section Of the british
line. The Germans were in possession
OF Neuve Eglise by last accounts, but
they had previously captured it, only
to be driven out again. The situation
has not stabilized on this particular
front further than to show that the
enemy Is meeting with stubborn resist
ance to his effort to widen his fighting
front to the north.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Helsiingfors
Is Captured
By Germans
Finnish Capital Entered
After Encounter With
Armed Bands"
Bolshevik Guard
Evidently Beaten
Reds Lose on All Sides
After Aid From Russia
Is Cut OFF

LONDON, April 15.--German troops
have captured Helsingfors, capital of
Finland, it was officially announced in
Berlin to-day.
Naval forces supported the troops.
The statement reads
After a vigorous encounter with
armed bands, our troops which landed
in Finland, supported by detachments
Of our naval forces, entered Helsing-
fors.'
The Germans probably were accom-
panied by part Of General Manner
heimer's anti-Bolshevik White Guards,
although no mention of Finnish troops
is made in the German communicate.
The capital has been in possession of
the Finnish Red Guards for months and
they have been accused of many
atrocities.
There are many indications that the
Bolshevik resistance in Finland is
about to collapse. The lied Guards are
losing all along the line. Germany's
action in preventing the Russian Boil
sheviki from senalng further aid to
their comrades in Finland appears to
be bearing fruit.
Helsingfors Important City
Helsingfors before the war was a
thriving and rapidly growing city. It's
population was 93,217 in 1900 and 147,-
21S in 1910. Of late it has suffered
much distress by famine and by the
depredations of the Bolshevik Red
Guards.
AS the capital of Finland and the
Russian government of Nyland, and as
the world centre of Finnish literature.
education and culture. Helsingfors has
been an attractive city. It was before
the war favorite summer resort. 1t
had clean, broad streets, many public
buildings and university Of 1900 stu
dents.
Port Well Defended
Situated on peninsula in the Gulf
of Finland, 191 miles west of Petro-
grad, it was second only to Cronstadt
as Russian naval base, and was de-
Tended by the once formidable fort
resses Of Sveaborg. In the Crimean
War it was bombarded two days and
nights by the allied feet without anv
important injury to its fortifcations.
Helslngfors was founded by Gustavus
| OF Sweden in 1850, short distance
inland. and removed to it's present site
IN 1910 With the rest of Finland. it
came into the possession of Russia in
1909.
The population is largely Swedish
torty newspapers and periodicals in
the Finnish tongue and thirty in Swed.
lsh were published in the city.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
FHer Shot Down IN T Piicardy
Tells low British ClearedAu
Major Gordon P. Howe Here Says Planes So Filled the
Sky That They Could Not Vancouver; Shell
Knocked Him Out on Third Day

AN ATLANTIC PORT, April 15.--
Major Gordon P. Howe, British Royal
Flying Corps, who took part in the first
three days of the terrific battle on the
Picardy front, reached this port to-day
on British steamship.
Major Howe is a Canadian, still in
his twcntics. He. is the first man to
reach this country who had actually
come to grips with the Hun in his pres
ent effort to smash through the Allied
lines in the West.
"The air was absolutely filled above
the fighting forces with planes of both
Sides" said Major Howe. Germany
sent up every plane she had at hand.
So did we. We fought night and day
tor the first three days. We went UP
IN relays, and l estimate that each
fiier was in the air about twelve hours
out of every twenty-four.
Filters Engage in DOG Fights
We had to engage in what we called
dog lights. An Allied f1ier would start
IN pursuit of a boche, when suddenly
Two other enemy aviators would cross
ms trail and attack. Then Allied rein
iorcelnents 1,ns would come up and there
would be general battle, the machines
an wheeling and swooping about.
planes smashing into one another, ma,
chime guns firing at point blank range
and shells from the batteries of both
SIDES bursting on all sides.
"Allied fiers were able to got
through the enemy air Gordon and
drop bombs on hangers and supply
depots, SO that many machines we're
put out of action by this method. In
aaddltlon, we accounted for all the
ooche hlers who remained aloft. so
that by the third day we had abso-
lute ~ supremacy of the air. Later the
Germans were able to get machines
rushed to the front from elsewhere
and the contest continued.
1T was on the third day, however
that my active participation in the
battle ended. was engaged in dog
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

America could do. They had spread
the fable broadcast, but did not believe
in it themselves.
What Germany Hoped
What they did believe and hope was.
not that Americas weight in the war
was negligible, but that that weight
could only be brought TO bear after Ger
many had struck a decisive blow. That
was their calculation.
They had made many false calculs-
tions in the course of the war. One
was when they thought that the first
spring would bring them to Paris, but
it only brought them 10 the Marne.
Another was that they thought. moth
ing would induce America either to
break off diplomatic relations with
them or enter the war. Another mis-
calculation was when they not only
boasted but believed that few months
Of unrestricted submarine warfare
would destroy the resistance of Great
Britain.
These were misca,culations from
which the Germans were still suffer-
ing and from which they would suffer
until peace came to the world.
Another miscalculation was with re-.
gard to the assistance which America
could give on the Western front. Be-
fore this great struggle had come to a
conclusive end, declared the Secretary,
America would prove It's determination
to bear its full share in the tremendous
struggle.
CAS- the Germans have been proved
hopelessly wrong in their estimates Of
the ideals, desires and determination
of the American people" said Nh Bal
four, $50 they will be proved wrong in
their estimate as to the speed with
which the Americans will be able to
carry out their purpose and programme.
The thought uppermost in all Brit
ish minds to-day is confidence that
America will upset the German plans,
that America will be able to send over
her indomitabl forces in a way which
no German General Staff officer has
ever calculated. It is men we need
now"
The other British speakers were Min
ister of Labor George Nicol Barnes
and Viscount Bryce. The American
speakers were Ambassador Page, james
Wilson, president of the Pattern Max
ers' League of North America, and ID
ward Meredith, director Of the Amer'
can Chamber of Commerce.
Niscount Bryce emphasized Mr.. Bal.
tours plea for men. 1T was Germanys
idea to strike US down before the
United States could get into the field,
he said, but our line stands firm, and
the German armies are growing thinner
as ours grow stronger. The British
French and Americans are now fighting
side by side in France. With thelr
backs to the wall they are fighting reso'
lutely as never armies fought before
United we shall win
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

fight with two Germans, and was able
to down one of them. Just when | was
about to try conclusions with the re-
naming one she'll burst directly over
my machine. knocking me senseless and
damaging the plane slightly.
The next thing I knew | found my
self in a hospital, unwounded. but suf-
fering from she'll shock. I knew moth
ing of how got down, but some Of
the observers told me that after had
teen knocked out my machine. flying
wild, volplaneG o the ground and made
Just as good ilnding as if had been
at the contvo5 3 all the time"
Major Gordon's home is in Alberta,
Canada He enlisted at the beginning
Of the war in the Canadian Fifth West
crn Cavalry, which went across with
the first contingent from the Domin-
ion. The cavalry did not present
enough action for Howe. so he was
transferred tc the Royal Flying Corps.
He was wounded several times, and
was promoted from a subaltcrn to a
major. He departed yesterday for
Alberta.
Special Mission Arrives
Three other Allied officers, Lieuten-
ant Colonel J. e. Duigan, Of New Zea-
land; Lieutenant Colonel A. C. Pratt
and Lieutenant Colonel f. r. Wayland,
the latter two Of Canada, were on the
same ship, coming to this country on
special mission, the nature of which
they did not divulge. Colonel Pratt is
member of the Canadian House of
Parliament.
"America should follow Lloyd
Georges advice and send over all the
men it can as soon as possible" said
Colonel Pratt. "They should not be
kept here for training, but should be
sent directly to France to be seasoned
there.
eve need the men, but let me tell
you that the greatest feeling of optim-
ism is prevalent in the British War
once. They have absolutely no doubt
OF the successful termination of the
war and the present offensive. The
War Office has something up it's sleeve
and it will work just as we'll as the
method for combating the U-boats,
which arc now absolutely under our
control"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Our Me1, HurL
Foe Back to
OlUn Trenches
Continued from page 1

said one American private. $50 we
decided to fire first and ask questions
atterward. but when we got through
with them there were none ready to
talk"
One sergeant and two privates, cut
or IN corner of trench, held out
for more than two hours against -
much superior force, and finally
reached the American lines in safety.
Two other Americans, who had been
made prisoner and we're being led near
strong point in tho American line
were rescued by comrades, who seat
tered the enemy
One "doughboy" taken by the Ger
mans was pulled for sixteen yards over
the bnrbed wire and then cluded the
enemy by jumping into a communi-
eating trench during a barrnrc.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
German, Ofensiue
Has Reached Crest.
WASHINGTON Vieu

WASHINGTON, April l5.- Hope that
the force Of the German stroke toward
the Channel ports has largely spent it.
Selt grew here to-day ns the British
llncs stood fast under repeated shocks
The weekly review published by the
War Department, although it carried
operations only up TO last Saturday,
showed that War College opinion saw
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Crosses Andes in Airplane
Argentine Officer Flies lis
Miles Into Chile

Buenos Ayres, april 15.-Lieutenan'
Ccndelaria, of the Argentine army, W
day crossed the Andes by airplahe
from Zapala, Argentina, to Cur1su' Tas
Chile. a distance of ll5 miles. LEG
machine crossed the mountains 81 d.
altitude of $500 metres.
This is the first recorded crossing ., "
the Andes - airplane On June ~
1916. a balloon operated by Captain
Zuloaga and Engineer Bradley crossea
the Andes from Santiago, Chile -
Cspallata, Argentina.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

running in favor Of the Germans. but
that apparently it is nearly at full.
The Kaiser is reported to have paid
a visit TO the Armenticros front, spend
ing two days in Lille. The "Frankfur-
ter Zeituns" states thnt another sec
tor is expected to blaze up soon.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

clearly e ys forts saveta nnnel
ndnorhwe
h% % o kin auds
Ridge MntK KnA
around
NJ mu astothen
rt o Viy Rdge eand Not eDamede eIoreue
advance b ty ytheed O.
t. b temptoa o eun
sccn time but this
md o stthyh
t
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

ward at all. The prisoners heard that
six tanks were to support the attack,
but they never came up.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

limiting the consumption of meat ~
three days week '''e@' 10
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Italy To Be Put on
3 Meat Day Basis

ROME, April ia decree will be
isuued soon, according to "Epocha."
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

America could do. They had spread
the fable broadcast, but did not believe
in it themselves.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson

ESTERDAY the seventh day Hndenbrgs offensive
Flanders For the third day
~A- 10
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Y. S. Land onice at Marquette. Mich
Feb. 81, 1918.
NOTICE is hereby given that Frank
Fregetto, OF Stambaugh. Mich. who.
on the 10th day of August, 1916. made
Homestead application, No. 03926. for
Es OF SWA. Section 10. Township As
n. Range 36 w, Michigan Meridian.
has filed notice OF intention to make
Communication Proof. to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court of Iron
county, at his Office in Crystal Falls,
Michigan, on the 9Th day of April, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Andrew r. Forbes, August Johnson,
Bert Hughes, John Manning, Jr, all
OF Stambaugh, Michigan.
JOHN l.. HEFFERMAN,
Mch2-4t Register.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16
THE RED CROSS NURSES OF EUROPE
ARE GIVING TOASTED
CIGARETTES TO THE BOYS

To anyone who doesn't know of the
wonderful advances that have been made
in the preparation of smoking tobaccos
in the last few years ii may sound strange
to speak Of toasted cigarettes.
Strictly speaking. we should say ciga.
rettes made of toasted tobacco; the smol,.
ers of this country will recognize it more
readily by its trade name. LUCKY
STRIKE toasted cigarette.
The American Tobacco Company are
producing millions of these toasted ciga-
rettes and these are being bought in
enormous quantities through the various
tobacco funds conducted by the news
papers OF the country and forwarded
through the Red Cross Society to the boys
in France.
This new process of treating tobacco
not only improves the flavor Of the tobacco
but il seals in this flavor and makes
the cigarettes keep better.
The Red Cross nurse is always glad TO
have cigarette for the wounded soldier.
as. in most instances, that is the first
thing asked for.