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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Entire Line of Retreat Aflame.
AS Foe Fires Villages and Stores
Crown Prince Removes All Artillery and De-
pends on Machine Guns; Chemin des
Danes Believed To Be His
Hope for Next Stand

The Allied armies have reached the line of the River
On the lett the French marching the the
Asne The Germans continuing their retreat toward
the north.
General Fochs armies yesterday drove against the re-
cedng German ne hurting the enemy from three to
seven miles along the hirtyonee front from Sossons to
Rheims capturing fifty towns and great numbers of discouraged
prisoners and infictng heavy losses beaten foe
For twenty miles east of Scissors the Allied forces had
reached the rivers where the foe had hoped new stand
and were hotly pursuing him with cavalry and tanks
Americans operating in the centre of now vanished
salient have entered the outskirts German base at Fsme
General Foch announced last night
On the right side of the line forces drove forward
10 within two miles of the Vese line harassng assaults
against the eneys forced him pass organized line
OF defence in precpitate retreat
Heavy fires set along the whole the enenvs re-
treat destroyed vast stores of munitions The Crown
mas Tor days realized the mpossiby blocking the
Allied blows The great German guns had been removed o the
enemys rear and the advance of was ony checked
onentar by desperate machine attacks by small forces
IN Plcardy the enemy also fell on the defensive re-
tfeang on toure front east of Amens giving up most
OF the ground west OF the Avre River his first great
drive this year He hoy by British forces which
took prisoners and inflicted losses him the operaton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Foe Caught Mapping at Scissors
And Many of Garrison Are CAPTURED

WITH THE FRENCH FORCES ON
THE AISNE-VESLE FRONT, Aug. s.
The army Of the German Crown Prince
continues in full retreat
The Germans have no heavy artillery
ir action. They evidently foresaw that
their positions were untenable. The
German losses have been very heavy.
The banks Of the Aisne have been
reached along the front from Pom
miers. west of scissors, to Venizel, on
the east of that town. Further east
the Allies have reached the district Of
Serches, Courcelles and Cerseuil.
Cavalry patrols have arrived at the
River Fesle in the vicinity of Cham
pigny and Jonchery. finding all the
bridges cut or burned by the Germans.
Just to the west of Rheims the
Allies have reached or are approaching
Tinqueux and Rosnay, lying in the
neigh ghborhood Of the main road from
Rouen to Rheims.
Fires are illuminating the skies
everywhere, the enemy burning every
thing as he retreats. More than forty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

sons, and further southeast around
Deugeneux, bent back the enemys line
at this point for distance something
like two miles. The result Of these
blows on the tanks forced retirement
along the entire German front OH
August @
''On the west flank the enemy had to
retire across the Crise River, and the
French walked into scissors. In the
centre during the day of August 2, the
retirement covered an average distance
of from three to four miles on front
of thirty miles.
west Of Rheims. our advance was
finally on fourmile front for dis
tance of about one mile.
Present American Line
"Our line last evening ran nearly
parallel to the valley Of the combined
Vesle and Ardre rivers, and the dis
tance from where we are to their posi-
tion, which is a more or less natural
defensive position, is only little more
than six miles.
"The perimeter of this gradually di-
minishing salient has now come down
to forty eight miles on August 2, from
seventy-four miles at the start. The
depth of the enemy's retirement is now
sixteen miles.
During this advance, beginning with
the centre offensive, we have had eight
United States divisions now engaged
1st. Cd, Sd, 4th Goth. 28th, SD and 4od.
We have located, definitely, the troops
which were engaged against the 4th
Prussian Guards. They we're the 42d
Division, the Rainbow Division.
"The objective of our forces is still
the enemy's army, and the success Of
the advance is indicated by the conf
dental cablegram, which I am going
to read to you.
Vast Stores Captured
"An officer of General Muir's (2sth)
Division. just returned from Fere-en
Tardenois, reports that it does not
seem possible for an army to have
gathered as many guns, as much am
munitions as the Germans have abon-
doned in their retreat, which had been SO
hasty that they had not time to bury
their dead. The ground was SO cove red
with corpses that it was impossible to
advance without walking over them.
ain connection with the American
forces abroad there has been some dis
cussion about the proportion of forces
which is brigaded with the British, and
I will say that General Pershing has
in his own area as his own force not
brigaded with the British over 900, 900.
"1'he number of men embarked dur
ing the month of July. just closed, was
over 100000. That breaks the record.
The previous high record was in the
preceding month, when We reached
276,000. The number 4 men embarked
to France is now over ], 300, ,000."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
LudendorH Admits
Plans Have Failed
He and Hindenburg, However,
Insist Germans Still Are
Masters of Situation

COPENHAGEN. Aug. 3.--Ficld Mar
shal Won Hindenburg and General Lu-
dendorf received the German CORE
spondents. according TO advices reach
ing here, and openly admitted that this
time their strategic plans had failed.
They asserted, however, thnt the Ger
mans were still masters Of the sisua-
tion and that the territories given to
tho enemy were thus disposed Of &C
cordng to plans.
II the battles wore on Germany ter
Yitory. they explained, it would be pain
full to give up villages, but the progress
Of the enemy. they declared, was with
out Importance and would not affect
the result Of the world war.
Won Hindenburg said that the Ger
man soldiers would become just as
easily accustomed to the Americans "a
they did the black soldiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Pershing Has
Million milne.
Says March
American Commander Has
Taken Over Entire Area
From French

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The First
Army Corps, commanded by Major
General Hunter Liggett, is still driving
at the centre Of the retreatng German
lines and has reached Fismes, the en-
emy's main base for the Aisne-M -Marne
battle theatre. according to the French
announcement tonight,
There was every indication, officers
here believed, that the enemy could not
halt his retirement short OF the Aisne
line. Within few hours to-day unofti-
cial advices showed that the whole line
had surged forward 20 the Aisne-V -Vesle
front and thrown cavalry patrols be-
yond it.
General March, chief Of staff, had
difficulty in his conference with the
newspaper men in concealing his ella
tion over the decisive defeat adminis-
tered to the enemy. He announced that
General Pershing now had more than a
million mon "under his direct command
in his own area" Presumably, he re-
ferred to the section of the front from
north Of Verdun to the Swiss border
where American troops have been rap
IuiS IdhiHS o'OA eI1S AAic AlOHi NAc
French.
The 1st Army Corps, first of The
major tactical American units to be
formed, probably represents the mobile
reserve to be contributed by General
Pershing to the pooled reserve plan, and
is counted rs part of the million men.
Eight Divisions Fighting
There are eight divisions of Amer
cans, or in the neighborhood of 100000
men, now in. the fighting zone where
the great battle is going forward, and
General March pointed out that General
Liggett had set his headquarters in
the centre of the line where his six
divisions arc assembled, together with
two additional divisions.
General Liggett is the first Ameri-
can officer to command wide section
Of tho front, and to his lot has fallen
the advance that has broken the back
of the German effort to halt his line
within the salient.
The principal portion of General
March's statement follows:
When ! spoke to you last, on We'd
nesday, the two opposing lines had
been nearly stationary and engaged in
more or less desperate fighting during
July 30 and 81. Since that time blows
On both tanks were resisted by the
Germans until, on August !, heavy at
tacks by the British and French on
tho Chsudun Plsteau, south of Sois-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

confagrations were counted during the
course Of the night.
French cavalry is preparing to cross
the Vesle.
The French army is holding several
lords across the vesle River. The
Germans evidently have given up the
idea Of making a stand there.
The Germans are retreating north
OF the Vesle with great precipitation
Great fires are raging in the territory
evacuated by the enemy. The German
right wing on the north bank of the
Alsne is in a dangerous situation and
It is expected that they will be unable
TO mold their present position.
Many prisoners were taken by the
French at Scissors. which was occu-
pied at 5 o'clock Friday evening. an
hour after the Germans had been
driven from the suburbs. Those of
the garrison not captured escaped by
fleeing northward.
1t seems the enemy did not expect
TO be chased from Scissors There
were no indications that preparations
had been made for retirement and no
fires were discovered anywhere.
On the left, Friday, French cavalry
and tanks kept in close pursuit of the
enemy and inflicted heavy losses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Secretary Baker Prepares
Bill for Immediate Action
by Congress
No Intention to
Conscript Labor
Conboy Says Country Will
Face Man-Power Short
age in Three Months

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Draft ages
Of from eighteen to forty-five years
will be recommended to Congress in
the bill embodying the War Depart
ment's new man power programme.
which will be introduced in both houses
of Congress Monday and expedited by
committees with view to prompt con-
sideration when regular sessions Of the
Senate and House are resumed late this
month.
After formally announcing the new
draft ages to-day Secretary Baker said
all the possible combinations Of age
limits were carefully studied, and It
was found that in order to get the men
into Class l for the programme pro-
posed, eighteen to forty-nve was nee
essary. He said, however, that the
bill, as recommended to Congress, will
contain a provision authorizing the
President to call men out of Class I by
classes according to ages, so if it is
found possible the men between
eighteen and nineteen will be called
out later than older men who are found
eligible for Class l.
Not Labor Conscription
The War Department programme, the
Secretary said, is purely military one
and cannot be called a conscription Of
labor. although it naturally will have
the effect Of putting at useful labor or
in the army all ablebodied men within
the age limits as they finally will be
fixed by Congress.
In recommending this extension of
the age limits, Mr.. Baker continued
the department had in mind simply
to get for the army the number of
men which it believed necessary to de-
feat Germany. The Secretary was not
prepared to say how many that would
be, nor to give any estimate as to the
proportion Of males between the ages
OF eighteen and forty-fve, inclusive,
which would be found eligible.
In making up the list and classes the
same rules would be followed that had
governed in the first draft, with the
same exceptions from the first call Of
married men with dependents and
those engaged in essential industries.
Mr.. Baker gave it as his opinion that
so far about 100000 had been draft
ed out of Class l from the existing
lists.
Quick Action Expected
There has been considerable oppo-
sition in Congress to lowering the
minimum age. many members being
reluctant to draft youths before they
attain their majority and come into
full citizenship. Senator Cham be rlain,
chairman of the Senate Military Com
mittee, said he expected opposition on
that score. but expressed the opinion
that there would not be unusual delay
in passing the bill.
Some members of Congress believe
the man power bill will be taken up
Immediately after Congress resumes
regular sessions and disposed of be-
fore the new war revenue legislation
is considered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Kaiser Stakes
All on End of
WarThis Year
Pours In Troops Recklessly
for Win, Lose or Draw
Decision
BY Arthur S. Draper
Especial Coble to The TriJnne)

NSpecSU C00Le TO 1fS 7tOnGe)
Copyright 1918. By The Tribune Assoctatiun)
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The second
stage of the battle of the Rheims
salient is on with General Foch at
tacking the whole German line be-
yond the Ourcq.
French feeling is highly optimistic
regarding the new attack. Il is
stated that the Germans must now
retreat to the Aisne, for Foch's new
positions command the country to
the north.
Only time will show whether the
Germans contemplated this with
drawal before the attack was
launched. If not, there is every
foundation for the French optimism.
Renewed aggressiveness by Foch
means that the initiative still re-
mains in his hands. 1t had been ex-
pected that the Germans would en-
deavor to seize it again for a final
attempt to defeat the Allies.
Seek End This Year
Indications are accumulating that
the German general staff intends the
war to end this year-win, lose or
draw. One basis for this belief lies
in the way in which the Germans are
thought to have used up their troops
since March. 1t is argued that no
general would undertake such a
manner of fighting unless he ex-
pected immediate peace. for after the
summers losses the German army
has reached such a condition that it
is doubtful whether the yearly re-
cruitment can replace the losses,
much less increase the army in num-
bers.
The German present yearly re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Everybody Would Pay
The Tax Somewhere

The purchaser in each transaction
would pay the tax The jobber would
pay when he bought from the manu-
facturer, the retailer would pay when
he bought from the wholesaler and the
consumer you'd pay when he bought
from the retailer. The manufacturer
would pay when he bought his ma
terials. Thus, each article would ordi-
narily yield the per cont at least
four times, and some more, on an in
creasing valuation as it passed from
the raw material stage into the hands
of the consumer.
BY way of illustration, take a pair
of shoes. The packer would pay tax
on the hide on the hoof, the tanner
would pay a tax on the raw hide, the
shoe manufacturer would pay a tax
on tho leather, the shoe retailer would
pay tax on the shoes and the pur-
chaser would pay tax on his own
pair.
The basic objection to the suggested
tax is, Of course. that it is a consump-
tion taxa tax on expenditures in.
stead of tax of earnings. 1t is not
therefore, an equitable tax. 1t make,
the rich and the poor pay alike with
out regard to their ability to pay. The
minimum burden for the equally eco,
nomical would be the same, whether
1.-The income was a thousand dollars q
| day or only q dollar,
| Assuming that dollar day would
| be the minimum amount Of purchases
on which life could be sustained, the
pcnurioue mser and the struggling
workman would each havc to pay his
cent Of tax. AS all taxes ultimately
reach the consumer, he would, OF
course, in fact be paying more than
| per cent, az the successive l per cents
paid at each stage Of the progress OF
the goods from raw material to the
| household, would be added to the price
Committee Favors
1t an ''War" Tax
The argument for the tax ts that Il
would be universal, incscnpablc and
easily collected, and that it would pro.
duce revenue that would be borne
! without irritation or resentment, be
causc 1t would be paid in much email
sums. for the most part, SO far as the
ultimate burden-benrer is concerned
Continued on last page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
tBy Tise Associated Pre.s

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, Aug. 3
90 p. m).-American troops entered
the southern part of Fismes today,
while other forces of the Allies hold
the southern banks Of the Aisne and
Vesie rivers from Scissors TO Fismes.
Eastward it is almost straight line,
through Courville, Branscourt, Cour-
celles and Champigny.
The advance of the whole srmy was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
America and Japan
Announce Plan for
Action in Russia
Bolsheviki Driven
Out Of Archange]
(By Tho Associated Pyess)

KANDALASKA, Russian Lapland,
Aug. S.-A revolution against the Boil
sheviki and in favor of the Allies has
occurred at Archangel. The Soviet
troops have fed the city. After the
revolution had been brought about an
Allied detachment was landed at Arch
angel, occupying the railway station
and the telegraph Office with insignifa
cant resistance.
Apparently there were no losses to
the Allied forces in their movement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Americans Push on Into Fisn1es;
Aisne and Vesle Reached by Allies

along front of almost forty-iys
miles.
To the east of Scissors the extension
Of the line northwerd along the Aisne,
a. we'll as the extension Of the general
line, makes it probsble, in the opinion
of military experts. that the Germans
will hesitate before concentrating
themselves FOR stand along the
plateau to the east between the Aisne
and the veslc. as the branch railroad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
The Fruits
Of Victory

BERLIN, Aug. 1.-THE great
successes of the army Of General
Won Boehn in the battle of August
/ contributed to the complete sue
cess of the movements carried out
yesterday" ."-OGciaI report of the
WCr Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
" EAT Fl r f

air to-day land probably tomorrow,
warmer tomorrow light
variable winds
Full Report cu Page is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
AK
Is Urged for
All Purchases
Everybody Would Pay Un.
der Proposed Clause in
Revenue Bill
By Theodore M. Knappen

WASHINGTON, Aug. a.-The WAY,
and Means Committee is considerin
the imposition Of q tax that would daily.
and many times daily, visibly and di-
rectly affect every person IN the coun-
try who is old enough or pecunious
enough to make purchase Of any sort
The suggestion is that a tax Of l per
cent be laid on tho amount of every
transaction In the commercial and do
mestic life Of the country.
This would amount to per cent Of
the whole business turnover of the
country and would be collected several
times on each article in the ordinary
course Of business. An offhand esti-
mate by committee members, based on
the statistics Of g number of the large
business groups, is that such tax
would yield two billions year Should
1t be decided upon it will be possible to
reduce some of the other taxes tenta-
lively agreed on or now in contemp mp!a-
ton.
Treasury officials say that such a tax
could be easily and simply collected
without the necessity Of complex book
keeping by putting it in the form of a
stamp tax. This would not be an indi-
rect tax lost somewhere in the com =
plexities of commerce, but would be
added to every purchase just as evi
dently, for instance. as the transporta-
tion tax is now added to the railway
ticket.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-07-01

The committee in charge of the In dependence Day program is busy whip ping their plans into shape and from all that can he learned regarding their contcmplations. the forthcoming cele- bration will be the greatest patriotic event ever held in the city. Numer- ous committees are at work and he prospects are that practically every lodge and other organization will be represented in the big parade which will form the largest feature of tn, celebration. \ number of the various organizations have already signified their intention of providing floats or other forms of representation and oth- CTS are expected to be in line. The full program will be announced to- morrow or next day.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-07-01

J. IT. Miles, superintendent of the
 Alaska Mines Corporation, announced
 today that the company will not opcr- ate this summer aside from doing the
 small amount of work necessary to
 place the Bourbon and Wonder creek
 dredgos in safe quarters. Mir. Miles stated in an interview that the high
 costs of operations this year. combined
 with the demand of the miners for the
 strict eight hour day and other inhibi- tive conditions has decided the com pany to suspend it's operations until circumstances arc more favorable Sufficient work win he done to place the drcdges in a safe position by dig, ging back into the tailng piles far enough to get sandy bottom for the
 dredges to rest on and when this is done the company will suspend opera
 tions indefinitely. The crews cm- ployed on the drcdges will work un- der the eight hour schedule during the
 short period of operation. but Mr. Miles states that this recognition does not
 imply that the company is agreeable
 to the eight hour demand, as the in-
 sistence of the union miners on a
 strictly eight hour schedule is one of the main reasons why the company has
 decided to close down. The company cannot operate successfully under the
 conditions cntailed by the eight hour
 demand" Mir. Miles said, and the only reason for the company agreeing to the eight hour schedule during the short period we will run while placing the dredges in safe quarters, is to pro tect the men employed" When the
 work is finished, we will close down in definitely" The work of placing the
 dredges in the desired position will be commenced immediately Mr. Miles expects to leave for the states on the second fleet
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-07-01

owner and Victor Julian manager o the Julian dredge, are designated in the Council reports as among the operators who have agreed to the eight hour demand. NTr. Kelliher asserts that the report is untrue as far as he is concerned. Mir. Julian could not be located. He is reported to have taken out a dredgc crew. but nothing could be learned regarding the work day schedule to be observed on the Julian drcdge Reports have also been circulated in Council that the Pioneer Mining Co. has closed down owing to an alleged inability to secure men who are willing to work more than eight hours. This report also is declared false by superintendent Louis Steven son, who says the company is not only not closed down, but is able to secure all the men it needs. Thirty four men are employed on the various company operations at present, according to Mr. Stevenson and no more are required at present owing to the small water sup ply at present available. Later on, when the water is running freely in the ditches, Mr. Stevenson says, the company will probably need more men, but anticipates no difficulty in securing 1U tbp be1n 1aeirod
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-07-01

Committees has forwarded the follow Ing telegram to Daniel Kclliher of the National War Savings Committee at Washington. D. C., regarding tho un- qualified success of the War Stamp drive last week. The message reads as follows:
 "ovcr the top again. War Savings drive under auspices of Council of De- fcnsc in towns of this division, results as follows: Nome cash sales. $12.G45. pledged sl2,OOO more. Marshal. cash $730. pledged $i.6SO. St. Michael. cash $2,llS, Council cash. $l.93S Total cash and pledged $3i,0S1 Total stamps paid for this division to date. including bank sales. s70,O0O Popula- ton two thousand