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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15

rARIS. Aug. l+.--The town or FNoe-
court, on the road leading TO Noyon
ard six and onc-0uarter miles south
west of that town. has hccn captured
bv the French. according To the official
statement issued Tonight. The state
nlrnt follows:
During the day our troops. continu-
ing their progress betwcecn the Matz
and the Disc. took Eibcc"urt.
East Of Bcival our infantry clements,
having discovered preparations for Il
German count ar attack. succeeded In tax
ing rs prisoners seven officers, OF whom
two were battalion commanders and a
certain number Of soldiers.
In thr region of Eoye and basSlgny.
tn. artillery fire has b"ecn very spirited.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
Major Davis Elkins
Arrives Overseas

Special Dispatch to The 1nte!Egeacer.
ELKINS. W. va, Aug. 14.-Fr1ends
In Elkius today received word Of the
snfe arrival overseas Of DIajor Davis
Elktns, Miutaut, Thirteen brigade
American Expeditionary Forces.
Major Elkins sailed aoout July 20,
and was on the high seas at tho ttIne
of the statewide primary, in which
he was nominated cs the Republican
candidate for United States senator.
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THE WEATHER.

western Pennsylvania-Locsl rains
and thunder showers Thursday Friday
party cloudy.
west Yirginia-Local Thunder SHOW
o-e and not SO warm Thursday; Friday
partly cloudy.
ohto-Fair Thursday except thunder
showers in south portion, somewhat
cooler; FRIDAY partly cloudy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
[A55|GNY IS
REPORTED IN
ALLIES HANDS
CONFIRMATION NOT
AS YET AVAILABLE
Germans Resist Strongly on
Chaulnes-Roye Front, With
Counter-Attacks
LONDON, August IA - The

LONDON, August IA - 1Ao
town Of basstgny on tho south
ern part OF the Picardy battle
front, for which the French have
been struggling over the hills TO
the west and south, has been cap
tured by them, the Pail NAL
Gazette today says 1t under
stands.
There was terrific fighting
today on top Of the LessignS
ridge, the Evening Standard re-
ports, tho French there was
fighting their way stubeornly
forward and this afternoon We're
pushing solidly down the tar
si6e of the elevation, the reports
declare. The Germans were SAID
to be putting mp the 1.ercess
sort cf resistance and the fight
ing, i was indicated, might last
a day or two before the hill was
finally cleared Of the enemy.
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R|BECOURT IS
CAP PTURED BY
FRENCH ARMY
MARKS AN IMPORTANT
EPOCH IN OFFENSIVE
Through Ribecourt Lies An
Open Route Up the Oise
Valley to Noyon

The capture Of Rtbecourt by tho
French marks an important
epoch in the offensive. which has
for Its Immediate purpose the
freeing Of the region betwesn
the So1nme and the O1se of the
enemy. AS gain from tho
strategic standpoint it ranks with
the taking by the French Of the
forest and hill positions between
the Matz and the Disc, which has
brought the French to the gates
of Jassigny. Through Ribecourt
lies an open route mp the oise
valley to Eoyon, a route by rail-
and the big national thorough
fare, not to mention the canal
which parallels the roadways for
the greater part Of tie way.
Noyon is only little more than
six miles northeast of Ribe-
court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15

In the Republican state senatorial
contest in the c0th-22d district. Charles
A. White is winner over John ID. lays.
OF Belmont county. by n majority OF 1h5
in the district, which comprises the
counties Of Belmont. jefferson. Karri-
son and Columbiana- Hays had big
majority in Belmont. but White carried
Colurnbiana by n larger margin. Harri-
son went for Hays. but White. carried
jefferson. Tho figures in detail:
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Planes Brought down.

LONDON. Aug. li.-TweIItF-one Ger
mar airplancs were brought down ana
Ten driven out of control yesterday. ac-
rordinr to an official statement lSsueu
tonight on aviation "pcratlorS' DIN
Hri;ish machines ar" missing as n re-
.,,lt of ucriuI encounters. British and
American air suundrons co-opcrat"d IN
IN ,,tack on AN enemy airtlrome and de-
s,roycd six machines parked near the
hnnEars.
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Evacuated By Foe.

LONDON. Aug. li.-Thc hcrmahs
have evacuated their forward positions
-, beaumont Hamel Scrrc. ruisicuX-au-
Nfont and Bucauoy. lying in tn" region
worth Of Albert according to Field Mar
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rum:,ulS in Russia. as they have been
working with tho local governments
,hroughout l:usS!a. where pro-ally t"cl-
Iug is StrunE.
Held as Hostages.
In the abSrnct. II Ambassador Fran
ciS. who is at ArchanGrl. Consul Poole
has been III" American representative
with ilr- EuISh"vIk government He re-
ported that III spite OF assurances from
Trhitrh"rln. The foreign rommisSarE. he
was upprrhrnsIvr for the safety ~ the
consulate and called upon the Swedish
consul Ia take charge "f American IN
tercSlS. after destroying his code book.
Pu"lr reported thai AT conference
with III" Amcriran. japanese and SWcd-
ish rnusIIl:i- general on august "t"h.
TrhItchcrin gave assurances that allied
persons of diplomatic or official charac-
ter would rot hr nIulcStHd. hu; declared
tho allied military missions would not
la, permitted (" depart. AS previously
promised aud that civil persons arrest
I'd would y" held as hostages for the
lives If Soviet members in territory oc-
cuplrd by the allies.
I,,olc said hr warned 'rchitchcrln that
fConttnucd en- Pago Eighty
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DAYTON, Ohio. Aug. l4.--Ten Ameri-
rnn airp,anrs left their hangers at the
Wilbur WriGhtN aviation field at
O'Clock This morning for the first leg OF
the 2.UVO mile flight around the centrhi
western statrs as an educational cam
paign in the interests Of progressive
ayintion. Tho machines started for
where they were joined by
three british machines under Brisadier-
General Lee, Il. i. -. Major {. r.
Rhinchardt. of Hazlehurst field. hineola'
l.. l.. led the American flying circus.
He arrived here late last night after
100 mile fligh, from Mincola.
RANTOTL, H.. Aug. li.-Licutenant
J. W. johnson. n cadet al Chanute AVl-
utiou Field. WAS killed today when his
plano fell ut Clifford. six miles cast OIL
here. Another aviator in the plane was
only slightly hurt. The plane fell
about Il thousand feet.
Lieutenant Johnson lived AT Traford.
Ala. He was an instructor 1t Chanute
field. The name Of the other aviator
was withheld BY military authorities.
FORT WORTH. TEX. Aug. li.-Cap-
tain William K. Turnstall. son OF John
r. Turnstall. Of Br0nkticld. Mass. was
killed today when his airplanc coliided
with another machine several thousand
feet in the air.. rho second machlne
landed safely and the cadet occupant
escaped unnjured.
PENSACOLA. Fla. Aug. l4.-JoSeph
! Frutun. Of Bellows Fails. VT. stu
den, aviator au tho Pensacola station.
was killed late Tuesday night when ms
scaplanc fell into Pensacola bay. il was
announced to-day. Fcnton held the
rank Of chief quHrtcrmaster.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15

Spccial Dispatch to the lntelligcncer.
NEW YORK. Aug. IA. Z. Bedford.
chairman OF the National Petroleum War
Service Committee to-day makes pub
tic n plan which has been recommended
by that committee ard approved BY the
United States Fuel Administration to
accomplish two purposes:
!. To stabilize the price paid for
crude oil: and
-. To maintain the continuous and
uninterrupted flow of crude oil IN its
present channels in so far as is practi-
cable and just to the interests involved
through the voluntary action ana 90:
operation of the industry itself.
The plan agreed upon is the re0u1t Of
a large number Of conferences hs3d ~
different parts Of the country. and Of
a thorough-golng discussion by the
f1NaAA ~ NNRA
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SUBMARINE GAS At TACkAFAKE;
BIC TANKER SUNK OFF NEW YORK
Five Casualties.

to have gone down with the ship. which
sank in five minutes.
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RFlF0RDANNOUNCES PLANFOR
R00ST|NG PETROLEUM PRODUCT

These committees. Mr.. Bedford stat
ed, will consist Of an equal number Of
rurchascrs and producers Of crude. OIL,
and at least one and not exceeding
three. diSintcrestcd men Of standing IN
the community.
The actions Of committees arc to Be
reported To the National Petroleum War
Service Committee and If dispute arises
which the National Committee cannot
settle. the question is TO be referred TO
the oil division Of the national fuel ad-
mnistration.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
SUCCESSFUL j. S.
RAID IN LORRAINE
TOLD BY PERSH|NG

WASHINGTON. August ~ :" Iva
rain" unc - our pail lna"' Su|C'
IuI raid on the cnelny'$ linrS anu hr"uEht
hack prisur.rS.' &, neral fcrShihE
night rotnmuuiqu" said.
In tho NnSgcS Il hostile raining faFtl
was reported. With IN" exception %
considerable artillery actiTl'! hlohE 'e
Nrslr thcr" is nothing iurtheT I" rcp''''
--
WASHINGTON. August l'--''''I
can uvi;I,"rs hhN" c"hhuclr"
raids on tn" railroad EArdS ~ N''' '''"'
lnnguyun and l'NninarE-lAr"hc"ui y
rruuiuu, far Yesterday which. was made
,ublir tonight hy Ih,. war department.
',h, ,rxf uf the statement follows.
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-23
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA:
At rules held in the Clerks office
of the Circuit Court for the County
of Berkeley, on Monday, the End day
of December, 1918.
Arthur r. TabIer and Orpha B. Tab
Ter. his wife; H. E. Tabler and
Laura X. Tabler, his wife; Ethel
NJ. Feller and Richard r. Teller,
her husband, plaintiffs,
vs.
George M. Wilkinson. relict of Mabel
w. Wilkinson, decd; Raymond j..
Wilkinson and Mable X. Wilkinson,
the last two infants under the age
of twetny-one years, defendants.
The object OF this suit is to obtain
partition of the real estate described
in the bill among the parties thereto
entitled. If susceptible OF partition,
and if not then that the same be sold
and the proceeds of sale divided, and
for other further and general relief
as the Court may see fit to grant.
And affidavit having been made
that the said defendants George M.
Wilkinson, Raymond j. Wilkinson
and Mable X. Wilkenson, are non
residents of this State, the said de-
PENDANTS are required to appear with
in one month after the date of the
first publication of this order, in the
Clerks office of our said Court, and
do what is necessary to protect their
interests.
1t is ordered that copy Of this or
der be forthwith published once a
week for four consecutive weeks in
the Martinsburg Evening Journal, a
newspaper printed in the town of
Martinsburg, in the County Of Ber-
kelley, and be posted at the front
door of the Court House of Berkeley
County at least twenty days before
Judgment or decree is rendered.
l.. Dew. GERHARDT, Clerk.
H. H. Emmert,
Atty. for Plaintiff.
IL 1twk 4wks.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-23
WOMEN'S WOES
Martinsburg Women Are Finding Re
lief At Last

iltl AT Idol.
II does seem that women have more
than 4 fair share of the aches and
pains that afflict humanity; they
must keep up must attend to du-
ties in spite of constantly aching
backs, or headaches, dizzy spells,
beaiingdown pains; they must stoop
over, when to stoop means torture.
They must walk and bend and work
with qacking pains and many aches
from kidney ills. Keeping the kid
neys well has spared Thousands of
women much misery. Read of a rem
edy for kidneys only that is endors-
ed by people you know.
Mrs M. C. Tyson, 200 VT Race St,
Martinlsburg, says; Some years ago
Was troubled with my kidneys. My
back was the worst source OF com
plant and / was afflicted with a
dull, constant ache through the small
of it. / often had sharp pains dart
through my back. too ] was annoy
ed by kidney weakness and had dizzy
spells. accompanied by headache. As
had heard so much about Deans
Kidney Pills, | got q supply ut Gill
bert's Drug Store The first box
helped me and | used more until
got relief. | was finally rid OF that
awful pain and give all the credit to
Doanis Kidney Pills
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a'kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Plls---the same that
Mrs Tyson had. Foster4Milburn Co.
MfgnG., Buffalo, N. Y. M w Il
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sY name NEED NOT APPEAR IN THE ADVERT MENT UNLESS YOU WISH IT
IN M EMORIAM.

In loving remembrance of my dea
husband, Howard Y. Jacobs, who de
parted this life two months ago, Oct
81, 1918:
My heart is sad and lonely now.
My grief too deep 10 tell,
But time will come | do not know
When ! may with you dwell.
The midnight stars are beaming
Over your silent grave,
Where lsleepth without dreaming
The one we could not save
Howard is not dead but sleeping
Beneath the earth's cold sod.
turn my mind from weeping
And put my trust in God
By his wife,
1t pd MRS. ADA JACOBS.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-23
MAN WHO NEVER WORRIES
tBy international News service)

(By International News Service)
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 21.-This city
has been entertaining man who
never worried about "a single, soil
tary thing" He is Ray d. Lillbridge
of New York. Lillbridge says he
never worries because he lives ev-
cry day by card index system. .
His walking, sleeping. eating and ev-
erything else he does is governed by
the card index, and he is probably
the most systematic man in the
world
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-23
For Itching Torture

There is one remedy that seldom fails
TO stop itching torture and relieve skin
irritation and that makes the skin soft,
clear and healthy.
Any druggist can supply you with
zemo, which generally overcomes ali
skin diseases. Acne, eczema, itch, pifn-
piles, rashes, blackheads, in most cases
give way to zemo. Frequently, minor
blemishes disappear overnight. Itching
usually stops instantly. Zemo is a safe,
antiseptic liquid, clean, easy to use and
dependable. 1t costs only Csc; an extra
large bottle, $1.00. 1t will not stain. is
not greasy or sticky and is positively
safe fer tender, sensitive skins.
The L. w. Rose Co.. Cleveland. o
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-23

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of The Peoples Trust Com
pany of Martinsburg, w. Va, win be
held at the office OF the company on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1919,
between the hours of 1 p. IN. and 2
p. m. to elect directors and transact
such other business as may come
before stockholders in general meet
ing.
DUDLEY HARLEY, Cashier.
IL 1twk 4wk Mon
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-23
CONGRESSMAN QUALITIES
AS DIGGER OF POTATOES

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 23--Congress-
man John F. Miller, of this state,
has qualified as a potato digger. TIE
recently as the guest of honor at a
woman's potato digging party and
was the only man present. 1t was
the final piece of farming work to
be done by the garden committee of
the Seattle Womans Commercial
Club.
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TO REPRODUCE ACCIDENT
BY international News servioc.)

tBy international News servioe.)
Stamford, Conn, Dec 21.-Repro-
duetion of an autmobile accident in
which car operated BY Frank Pre-
zioski ran down Bernard Blum and
killed him was ordered by County
Coroner Phelan in order that he
might better fix the blame for the ia.
tality.
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AGEN T S
WORLD

HISTORY WORLD
WAR and our side line making ag-
ents $500 to $500 per day. Best
discounts. Free books additional
for expenses. Send zoe postage.
Both outfits free Be quick. Mullikin
Company, Marietta, Ohio. X74t
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THREsHlNG MACHINE RECORD

Iowa Falls. la, Dee. 21.-This
county claims the state record for
the continuous service Of thresh-
ing machine. Ed Johns, near here,
has machine which he is still us
ing which was built in 1879 The ma
chine was originally bought for
$1,000.
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PROFESSIONAL NOTICES
D. W. SNYDER, JR..
ATTORNEY At LAW

Practices in County. State and Fed.
eral Courts. Special attention given
to collections. Converting. Title
Work. Settlement Of Estates and ~
Commissioner OF Accounts. Settle
ment Estate AccOuMts
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PAGE is DEAD.

Walter Hines Page. who resigned
last August as ambassador to Great
Britain because of i'll health, died on
Saturday night at Pinehurst, N. c.
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WANTED-A good housekeeper for
family Of five. Apply personally c..
v. r. r. Baggage Agent, Passenger
Station, Martinsburg. X43'
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WANTED-To rent or buy to 9
room house, strictly modern, one
with garage or barn preferred. Ad-
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OFFICIAL ENDORSED WAR BOOK,

ENDORSED WAR BOOK,
Maps, Charts and Diagrams. Uni
que copyrighted service insert for
soldiers photograph and record.
Sells to every soldier and friends
regardless other war books. En-
dorsed by highest U. S. Military
Official Complete and authentic.
Official photographs, low price.
Agents profit s110 to $3.50. Big
premiums extra. Prompt ship
ment. Freight paid. Credit given
Send Zoe for postage on magnih
cent free outfit Baldwin Co.,
Cleveland, O., 314 Rockefeller Bldg.
." X53*
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READ THESE JOURNAL WANT ADS DAILY

little classified tn mog o
moreoft
lfnde
ortwo
furniture is of further
is
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MARRY-Thouands lonely, congen-
ial members, worth $4,000 up, will
marry. Des criptions free. Ralph
Hyde, San Francisco, Cal. X51s
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LosT-A bunch Of nine keys some
where On King street. Liberal re-
ward Il returned to this office.
ss XIII
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FOR SALE

FOR eALE-Seccnd hand Ford tour
ing cars, one 1918 Indian motor
cycle. w. NJ. Spears, 701 w. Burke
st. Wb6'
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losT-Rear fender off Ford car; be-
tween Schoppert's Ford bridge and
Public Square. Reward if left at
McCormick's Garage. X65@
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LoST-A Boston bull dog answers to
the name of Don. Brindle. Return
to III Nv. Martin st. and get re-
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LosT-Iarge brass door key, Satur-
day morning, either on Race or
Queen. Please return to journal
orfice. X69*
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LosT-Rocketbook near Crystal
Restaurant, containing about W.
Reward il returned to w. X. Muir
ply, r. 8, Martinsburg, w. va.
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FOR RENT-Two brick houses 80
312 s. Queen ST.; all conveniences !;
will sacrifice for cash il sold by
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I2l Seventh St, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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FOR rent

FOR RENT-iModern house. See
Mrs. s. A. Strausner, 412 wv. King
st. X66*
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onss farm and orchard. Address
j. care Journal X62
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WANTEp-First Class COOK at once,
good wages and room. Apply in
person, Kings Daughters Hospital.
KISS
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WANTED-Middle aged woman 10
assist in housekeeping, small fam
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The E. W. Rose Co.. Cleveland. o
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-14
Created Great Army.

With all their handicaps, with all the
limitations imposed by the situation,
they built q great army, frequently VIC
torious, sometimes defeated, suffering
the same disappointments which came
to Grants army in 1884 after 1t had at
last become convinced Of It's superior
ity, sharing this disappointment with
a nation equally blind to certain truths
but gaining in power and efficiency up
to the hour when it broke the strongest
lines of the enemy, manned by the best
of the surviving troops OF the foe, and
began a march to victory, which was
only halted by the white flag of the
kaiser's generals.
! think the fair measure of British
military achievement Is a contrast be-
tween What Britain has done and what
military men, Germans, for example,
believed she could do four years ago,
when the kaiser challenged England as
we'll as France and Russia. And moth
ing Is more certain than that, had the
Germans comprehended that the British
army would play the role it has played,
they would never have risked British
entrance into the struggle, You get the
full measure Of German amazement in
all the official German comments on
British operations from the first
Somme onward, For them the British,
despite manifest and recognized limita-
tions, were steadily doing the impos-
sible.
We see things far more calmly now
that have gone by. Comparisons which
were inevitable then seem at once
meaningless and inequitable now, The
future will see even more clearly. 1t
will perceive that Britain transformed
a civilian population into a vast mill
tary force which kept the field, held
the well organized and well trained foe
when 1t was still lacking In training
and in machinery and finally shared In
the complete triumph Of French and
American troops, a triumph to which
the Americans were only just beginning
to contribute.
Perhaps there is no better summary
Of what the British army achieved than
Is supplied in the bald statement that
the British army occupied Mons on
Aug. 81, l9l4, and reoccupied it on
Nov. 10, 1918, In the time that sepa-
rates the two dates the German army
and French defense and 1t was inca
pable of meeting French, British and
American attack. And in all the time
from Freneh's retreat to Haig's last
advance British military contribution
to the sum total of allied resources in
creased steadily. l think we shall some
day have the final measure Of British
military achievement when the archives
of the great general staff In Berlin are
| thrown open and we are able to see
exactly what British military contribu-
ton was estimated at by those who
risked the world war, Meantime the
| British army hardly needs praise. and,
being British, will unQuestionabiy re-
sent II.
Copyright 1918, by the New York
Tribune, Incl