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They waited n little while until some
American artillerymen came up. where
upon the guns were turned around and
fed from the pile OF ammunition near by
further to aid the German retreat
William Cunningham OF PARKINSON
Miss. was amazed in-the midst of the
fighting to see Frenchwoman and
three children coming through the Amer
lean barrage toward his company. The
woman was making slow progress, and
unmindful of himself Cunningham ran
, out. seized two Of the children in one
arm, told the third to grab his coat tail
and then with his free arm fairly lifted
the woman along until all were safely
back OF the firing line. He loaded them
onto an empty ammunition wagon and
! then returned to his place in the firing
line.
Made Captives Carry stretchers.
Francis d. Hallock Of Elmira, ". Y.
was helping to move our wounded back
from the battle zone. and asked two
German officers who were standing near
TO help carry a stretcher. They shrugged
their shoulders and said something in
German. Hallock called an American
soldier who speaks German to ask them
what they said and when he reported
that they had stated II was beneath the lr
dignity to carry wounded Americans
Hallock angrily whipped out his revolver
and his watch and told the German
speaking American to inform them tina,
they had just the smallest fraction OF
one second to grab that stretcher. Need
less to say the two officers lost no time
in springing to their places between the
stretcher handles.
This seems typicaI OF the German
officers The German soldiers. on the
other hand u,it1inu gato In
carrying our wounded. The Americans
tell with glee about seeing a German
Colonel and his staff scowling as they
| tramped along after being made prisoner
| The American guards made 1t worse for
them by appropriating their fine, pol.
ished spiked helmets. and when the party
! arrived at camp the guards had these
helmets cooked low over their eyes.
Have shot American wounded.
1t is a strange contradiction of Ger
man character that while the Germans
are willing TO help cur wounded after
| they are captured and in other ways act
the part OF civilized beings. they are
known TO commit the most fendlsh
crimes before capture. We have frst
hand evidence that they have shot oui
wounded. lying helpless in the fields and
trying TO bandsse their own wounds
Several Americans testify to the trutl,
of a story told by one man who lay
twelve hours in shell hole and saw
three of his wounded companions sniped
of
The Germans no longer cry Kane.
rad - when they desire to surrender
They now croy American Kamerad -
and as soon as they are made prisoner
begin to cry for cigarettes. And vel
| they may. for their own tobacco is hor-
rible stuff with taste like sawdust.
Our men all report that fresh German
! troops are opposing them, and that these
apparently are better fighters. as they
do not give up as easily as the second
| raters encountered when the offensive
| frs. started
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BRITISH BRING DOWN
p II GERMAN PLANES
Beg,bs Dropped on Courtrai
d. and Lille Railways.

LONDON, July 21.-The following offi-
cial communication dealing with aviation
was Issued this evening:
On, the 20tt inst, except in the early
morning. the weather again was I'M
suitable for photography and long
distance reconnaissances. 1t did not
prevent our airplanes from bombing
on the front and carrying out close
RESPONSIVENESS and observation for
the, artillery throughout tie day.
Eighteen tons of bombs were
dropped by US on different targets, in
GLIDING the Courtrai and Lille rail-
ways, the Bruges docks, three large
ammunition dumps and hostile billets
on various parts Of the front
Slightly more fighting took place than
on the previous day and fourteen enemy
machines were brought down Three
other hostile machines were diven down
out of control and three German obser-
walton balloons were destroyed.
Seven Of our airplaneS are missing.
The Air Ministry's report says:
, As a result OF a Photographic re-
cannaissance carried out on July 20
extensive damage was revealed at the
hostile airdrome at Morhange, at
licked on the night Of July 1920.
Ono large shed and three hangers
Vere destroyed.
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enced newspaper men who are to dissem-
mate in Manchuria and Siberia and then
westward accurate information on Amer
ica's participation In the war and the
spirit which is actuating the United
States toward Russia. In short, they
are to spread propaganda in Russia.
They will be instructed by and under
the guidance OF George Creel of the
Committee on Public Information.
The commercial and industrial dele
CATION, 1t is understood. has been viz
tually made up. as has the agricultural
group. although there may be changes
before the full commission sails. 1t is
settled that the advance guard OF propa-
gandists will go early In August. II the
other units are ready they also will
leave at that time. All details OF trans
portation and military and naval pro-
lection are believed TO have been worked
out.
Officials here who have been watch
ing the Russian situation closely feel
that 1t Is much improved and that events
are shaping themselves to make the work
of the American commission easier.
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U. s. COMMISSION TO
GO TO RUSSIA AUG. 5
Newspaper Men Will Be With
Advance Guard to Tell
Americas Aims.
Special Despatch 10 TIE Sun.

WAsHIEoroN, July 21-What will be
n sort Of an advance guard for the Amer
lean commission to Russia will sail from
Pacific port early in August. Defi-
mite plans for the commission are slowly
rounding into shape and may soon be
ready for announcement by the Presi-
dent, who is giving them concentrated
study. The commission Is to be a large
and well knit organization. and It may
sail for a Manchurian port in two or
TIN ee groups.
The first party will leave mere about
August 3. II will include several expert
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FLYING TEACHERS KILLED.
F3mira Lieutenant One Victim Of
Tail Spin Fall In Texas.

tFoRr WORTH. July 1.-Two flying
instructors stationed at Carruthsrs
FIELD, were killed in l.000-foot fan
IN tail spin to-day near the Benbrook
nHing field. The dead:
sLieut, Robert Yarnsll Snyder. 40
,Phege avenue. Eimira. ". Y: Lieut..
oar John Tanner, Moorehead, MINI.
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INCREASING their supons along the fifty mile front of the
Marine salient where Foch desired ground the French
and Americans onhe south the British Italians
conjunction with French huge pieces
sides and bottom Of the pocket and their tighter mouth
the north the aided
of avaed nothing
h would not be
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NO SYMPATHY FOR GERMANY,
Norwegian Newspaper Publishes
Tart Reply to. Criticism.
SaeciaI Gable Despatch to The Sun from the
London Times.

COPYRIGHT. 1918: all rights reserved
CHRsrrANIA, July 21.--Commenting
upon an article in the North German
Gazette which severely attacked the
Norwegian press for what 1t described
as clarifying the murder OF Count Won
Mirbach. the German Ambassador to
Moscow. the Da0bladet says:
cit is regrettable that an official Ger
mtn paper either is 90 badly informed or
is; SO little trustworthy as to publish a
report Of this nature. The Norwegian
press has not glorifed murderers. II is
not accepting the assertion that the as
ssssination OF Count Won Mirbach was
arranged with the Entente. Nobody be-
lieves it probable. not even the Germans
themselves.
f'German correspondents in Christi
ada purposely distort events No SYM
pathy for Germany exists in this coun-
Try"
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fighting
edge pocket, heaviest
critical for the along Immediately
Allies gain approx
miles side where Euphrase Bouly
two or threem miles
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Ciemenceau Again at the Front.

PARIS. July 2l,-Premler Clemenceau
returned TO Paris tonight from the
front, He spent all last night and most
OF to-day with the fighting men.
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800. 900 AUSTRIANS RETURN.
of Captives Said to Il.
in Siberia.

Steciaf Gable Despatch 10 THE suS from the
London Times
Copyright. 1913; all rights reserved.
DERIVE, July IS delayed. The Han.
n7ver Courier says that according to the
cQmmunique of the Austro- Hungaria n
War Ministry more than half a million
prisoners have returned from European
Russia. The rest are In Siberia, whence
~ Is impossible to return them home
according to the newspaper
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AMERICANS PRESS
CLOSELY UPON FOE

on two mile front, although meeting
resistance at every step.
Reports from the north are to the effect
that the Americans are making further
progress in the neighborhood of the
Scissors Chateau Thierry highroad and
railroad near Berry. There mas been
terrific fghting there. for the Germans
are aware OF the threat to Scissors and
nave thrown in still nose fresh troops.
The Germans evidently are throwing in
reserves helter-skelter. for the Ameri-
cans have identified prisoners from seven
divisions.
Thus il Is evident that tho deep Ger
man salient which as late as Friday
projected down over the Marine is being
strongly battered on all three sides.
Iudendorff must throw In practically all
his reserves II he wants to hold this
ground, and Foch has already demon
strated that he is an adversary worthy
OF Ludendorfrs steel. What the next
few days or even hours may bring forth
none can tell. but it is certain that the
men the Germans now have to face have
been greatly inspired by the successes
already won and that they will fight
With redoubed energy and enthusiasm.
Men Cheer at the News.
When the men got news to-day that
the south bank of the Marine had been
cleared Of Germans their enthusiasm
knew no bounds. Automobiles bearing
Generals passed lines OF dusty, heavily
10 den troops ana these cheered franti-
,llly and waved thei+' hats and rifles, re-
minding one of the famous painting OF
Napoleon and his cuirassiers.
That spirit was written plainly on the
faces OF the Americans | saw in the
forest OF Nllers Cotterets. They had
lust come from the battle Tine, and all
bore gray helmets alott on their bay
onets They had been fighting inces-
sanity. with only a bite to eat yet their
faces glowed. They marched erect. as
il in triumph, the sun filtering through
the trees and shining as an aureoie
upon their helmets and their bronzed
faces Their neCks were barred and
they made a noble picture. to I'LL with
pride all those who were fortunate
enough to see them.
Down from that shell splintered battle
field around Scissors there came to-day
a few more reports on what happened
there and on how the Americans put
the enemy completely to rout. They
ma rched side by side with the French
into battle and IT Is their pride that
they kept their line as straight as the
French kept theirs. once when the
French met stiff resistance from DIE
machine gun nests they asked the Ameri-
cans for help There was an immediate
response, and men of the two armies IN
termingled charged upon the German
machine guns and routed them. The
guns which a moment before had been
causing trouble were soon turned on
their late owners. and did beautiful
axpcution
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II was from here they got hrst news
of the French cavalry when we hau
seen two DAYS before going INTO action,
at was the prettiest sight we ever saw
said some Americans, describing the
Frenchmen with the same PRIDE that
they would have told of their own eN-
ploits. Before our infantry made It's
second attack yesterday whole squad
ron of cavalry passed through thelr aG-
coutrements glistening In the sun Inc
Americans followed, and presently they
heard ahead of them the silvery blast
of a bugle. They then saw the blue clad
cavalry gallop into action and heard the
crack of their carbines.
When the infantrymen came up they
found the horsemen surrounding what
had been a battery of German artillery,
commanded by a. Major, who had held
IN his hands and cried 'Kamerad" for
all his men This happened near Ploisy,
and II was near this point that the
Americans had an adventure with a
German tank.
The monster was stranded In shell
| hole in such a manner that Its main
guns could not be used, Its machine
guns were available. however, and the
| men inside were making good use OF
| these when an American Lieutenant
| Selling a pickaxe and calling to his men
| to follow, deployed to the helpless side
OF the tank. There, with a few quick
blows they chopped into the tank and
one of the Americans then tossed In n
grenade. which exploded and blew the
| two German gunners to atoms, Strangely
the machine gun was not injured and the
| Americans soon were using 1t to spur on
| the retreat of its former owners,
Another instance OF fighting the enemy
with hts own weapons was told by Greg
DRY Patrohilos. who said he was once n
Greek hut now an American. He comes
| from Thompsonville. Conn. and said
that his squad had captured five IT'S, blu,
did not know what to do with them
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LONDON, July 2l,-The Ministry OF
Munitions announced tonight that 1t
had received word that at a mass meet
ing OF munition workers in Birmingham
to-day II was resolved to go on strike
Wednesday night unless the embargo on
skilled labor is withdrawn. The state
ment says the Ministry is in close touch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-10
AUSTRIAN COUNCIL VOTE
OF AUTONOMY RUMORED
Sv the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON. October lot is reported
from Vienna that the Austro-Hunra-
rian ministerial council has decided to
introduce national autonomy in "order
10 make President Wilson's stipulation
an accomplished fact" says an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from CO.
penhagen today.
The Czech party did not take mart T.,
The deliberations, the advices add II
IS holding an important meeting To-
Gay.
\ movement favoring a proc1ama-
ION separating Hungary and Austria
IS making extremely rapid prorress
arnonS the public in the dual mon
archy according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Zurich.
Count Theodore Batthyamyi, former
minister in the Hungarian cabinet
speaking at Budapest, emphasized the
urgency of bringing about a Separa-
tlon between Hungary and Austria,
arations are under way for the reg
uiar working of future Czech state.
and Identical statements are being
published regarding the Jugo-Slavs.
kilograms from Warsaw announce
that proclamation is about to be
issued for the union OF all Polish
territories into a Polish state.
The congress of German associa-
lions in Austria, advices received here
, say, have resolved to favor the Gre
, alton Of 4 German state in Austria.
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Feverish Impatience in Vienna
u. S. STEAMSHIPS SUNK
MAY Be BIG LIFE LOSS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, October 10
News of the sinking by a submarine
of large American steamship. with
the probable loss of many of her crew.
was brought here today by a British
freighter. The British ship had aboard
sci.
Tho American steamship, said to
have carried large crew, was she'll
ed and then torpedoed, according to
officers of the rescue ship. The attack
was made five days ago.
1t was reported in maritime circles
that the U-boat's victim was the I'll
conderoga, formerly the German
steamer Camilla Sickmers, of 5.13O
gross tons. The ship was interned +
Manila at the beginning of the war.
No Details From Deepwater.
NEW YORK, October 1o.-The
American steamship Deepwater. $500
tons gross register, has been sunk
presumably by an enemy submarine
according to information received in
shipping circles here today. Details
of the sinking are not known as vet
The Deepwater was built at Cam
den, N. j., in 1917, and before being
launched was taken over by the
United States Shipping Board. She
was assigned to the Italian govern
ment for operation and was in that
service up to six months ago, wher
she was taken over by the War De-
partment as a freight TRANSPORT.
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SIR ERIC GEDDES VISITS
| NAVAL ACADEMY TODAY

Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the
British admiralty, visited and in
spected the Naval Academy at An
napolis today.
He was received at the great naval
school with appropriate naval honors.
Rear Admiral Edward w. Eberle, su-
perintendent of the academy, gave a
luncheon in honor of the distinguish
ed Briton and his staff.
Sir Eric visited Mount Vernon yes
terday, where he laid a wreath Of
roses on Washingtons tomb. He
was the guest of Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, who escorted him
through the mansion.
Returning, Sir Eric and party stop
ped at Alexandria and visited Christ
Church, where the first President of
the United States and his family wor-
SHIPPED Sir Eric signed the church
register.
! 4 reception to the first lord of the
British admiralty and his staff was
given later on board the British
cruiser Warrior by Lady Grant, wife
Of Admiral Grant, commander-in-chi
Of British naval forces in American
waters.
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Increase of Eighteen Shown
Over Previous Day, a
New Record.
NEW CASES DECREASE
666 IN COMPARISON
Stern Action to Be Taken Against
'Non-Heating" Land
lords.

Influenza has taken its heaviest death
toll in the District during the last
twenty-four hours, fifty-seven fatali-
ties having been reported up to noon
today. For the previous twenty-four-
hour period deaths totaled thirty nine,
the record up to that time.
While deaths increased by eighteen,
the number of cases of the disease re-
ported today showed reduction of 666
as compared with yesterday. In all,
6,232 cases have been reported.
Will Force Apartment Heat.
Failure of certain landlords to heat
apartments and other buildings occu-
pied as living quarters gave promise
today of calling for the most drastic
action yet taken by either the federal
or District government for the pro-
lection of citizens of the capital.
Commissioner BrownloW requested
Charles w. Fairfax. president of the
Real Estate Brokers' Association, to
assemble today the executive commit
tee of the association to consider
means of putting an end to this abuse.
If the situation is not speedily i'm
proved, the Commissioners may take
action equally as drastic as that con-
templated by the War Department.
Communicating of property housing
war workers and soldiers which is not
heated is proposed by the War De-
partment. Authority will be sought
by other departments for taking SINH
lar action.
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BASEL, Switzerland, October TO-
"Only military reasons could compel us
to accept President Wilson's conditions
says the Cologne Gazette. in comment
ing on the American reply to the Ger
man peace offer. '1t is possible Ger
many may require counter guarantees;
for example, the evacuation of the colo
MES occupied by the allies"
The newspaper continues:
1.-The political and military authorities
of the empire now are going to debate
these questions. 1t is probable the chan
cellor will present to the reichstag the
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By the Associated Press
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON
THE ECAMBRAI-ST. QUENTIN FRONT,
Wednesday, October BY last night
the British and Americans had reach
ed a point where it was certain that
the German lines, with probably one
hard blow, could be cracked. AS
matter of fact, cavalry might have
gone through the German lines last
night in considerable numbers. Only
patrols were sent out, however, while
the main bodies were held just back
of the line.
After a night of heavy firing from
the British guns, during which the
sky seemed to blaze with flashes, the
third and fourth armies again at
tackled this morning from Cambria
south to the front held by the French
At the same time the Canadian and
English troops after a ''crash" bar
rage launched a powerful attack ex-
tending some miles north from Cam
brai.
Front Springs Into Action.
For miles the front suddenly sprane
into action The Canadians had
hard going at one place just north OF
Cambria, but with great gallantry
swept on after annihilating the Ger
mans who tried to bar their way
From there on. the resistance weak
ened and the Canadians. with the
English, hurried eastward, smother
inc the usual screen of German ma
chine sunners as they went.
canadian and British troops met fr
the center of Cambria, which was
entered from both north and soutf
and quickly mopped up. Many Ger
mans had escaped, but many hundreds
who had been held there to launch q
counter attack were either killed ol
cantured, Some of the enemy troop:
are still in deep cellars two stories
under ground and in the tunnels the
Germans dug during their occupation
of the city. These are being routed
out and sent back to the cages.
Although many fires were started by
the Germans. the town was found no'
to be as badly damaged as had beer
feared. The solid buildings withstoot
the flames well. 1t was quite evident
however, that it was no fault of thu
Germans that the city had not beer
leveled to the ground by the many fire.
they had kindled.
Overcome the Enemy.
South of the city the third ant
fourth armies rapidly overcame
! enemy opposition. The Germans
started fleeing soon after the attacl
began, for they realized they were
fighting a battle in which they coult
, hope for no success. The front line
| for twenty miles began moving rap
! idly eastward. Then came report:
/ from airplanes. with which the sky
was literally crowded. that Wambai,
had been taken. Soon the capture OF
Harcourt was reported. From ther
on tidings came in rapid succession
| of the villages falling before thu
allied advance.
Selvigny, Caullery. Ligny. Mon
tigny and Maretz were quickly
reached and passed and soon the line:
| were closing in on Caudry and Ber
try. At the same time. from thu
north it was reported that Escau
doeuyres, east of Cambria, had beer
J taken and that Inchy was being ap
The Cambrai-Le Cateau road wal
crossed and then the railway be
tween st. Quentin and Bertry wa
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Washington on Trial Before
All the World.

All roads lead to Washing Rome.
The world is watching the National Capital in the cam
paign for the fourth liberty loar
What shall your answer be?
Shall it be gloom and dependency shall it be force,
force, without limit?
1t is for you say, and women of Washington.
Your subscription to the governments issue must
be the
This city has raised oneaf of its quota and there
only eight working days remaining which complete
the quota.
DISTRICT LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE.
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BULGARIA TRAFFIC UNSAFE.

COPENHAGEN, October 10.-Ths
interruption Of direct communication
between Germany, Bulgaria and Tur-
key is shown by an announcement in
the Berlin newspapers of yesterday
that the Balkan express left that day
as usual. but that "in view of the un-
safe traffic conditions in Bulgaria it
probably can run only to Nish."
1t may be possible, the newspapers
add, to transport passengers to Sofia
and Constantinople in local trains.
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Separated From CONVOY.

Reports from an Atlantic port today
of the sinking of an American
steamer believed to have been the IT.
conderoga developed the fact that the
Navy Department recently was noti-
fed that the TicondeSoga had been
separated from her convoy at sea.
Since then nothing has been heard of
the vessel.
The Ticonderoga was a cargo car
rier in the overseas service and PROP
ably had nobody aboard except the
crew.