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it was compelled to move through an
absolutely unknown terrain during a
night which was intensely dark and
raining, to thread its way through a
road blocked to standstin with traffic
of all kinds, finds its jumping-of place,
of which nothing was previously known;
form in three echelonS for an attack,
all three of which must move in har-
mony under an artillery barrage, the
exact timing of which could not be
secured because of the unknown Incl
dents of the attack, and attack over
terrain which it had not previously
seen, the attack changing in direction
twice during its progress.
'The troops actually ran to their
destination and met the enemy in an
intrenched position with no other
weapon than the rife; yet they were
completely and overwhelmingly sue
ceSSful.
with a personnel reduced in strength
from 3,400 to 1,479 and the officers
from 80 to 81 by casualties in action
the regiment carried its attack over a
distance Of kilometers, capturing in
so doing approximately 2,100 enemy
soldiers, and rs officers, ammunition
and stores"
Tomorrow-With praise for American
troops heard on all sides, Pershing
presses Petain for own sector.
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Paul B. Malone, who had been as
signed to line duty and commanded
the 23d Infantry of the I'd Division in
this fight, gives an excellent and vivid
picture Of the difficulties under which
our troops deployed for the advance:
1.-THE road to the front was found
completely blocked, the troops endeavor-
ing to thread their way through and
between vehicles of all kinds. 1t be-
gan raining early in the evening and
the night became so dark that it was
impossible to see at more than a pace
distance. No opportunity of any kind
could be given to the company or pla-
toon commanders to reconnoiter the
way to the front, through an intricate
network of roads and trails in the for
est. Proceeding to the post of
command of the French regimental
commander, I stationed non-commis-
stoned officers to guide the troops as
best they could In the proper direction.
Troops Far Behind.
"The attack was to start at 435 am.
At about 10 minutes to the sergeant
major of the LIST Battalion arrived at
my P. c. tpost Of commanO with the
information that Companies A and B
had lost their way and that he thought
had reached position for the attack. A
moment later was advised that two
battalions of the Marines were then
passing the P. G. en- route to the front,
from which it was apparent that they
could not possibly reach the Jumping
of trenches in time.
1T Immediately left the P. C. with my
entire staff, the French regimental
commander, all of his runners and all
Of mine. The French regimental COM
mander turned over all of his runners
to the Marines, and Lieut.. Col. Phelan
placed them with his troops to guide
them as rapidly as possible to the front.
I personally moved to the front with
Companies A and 3, picking up along
the way some troops of the 9th 1nfail-
try and of the Esd Infantry that had
been lost in the darkness.
at seemed futile to hope that any at
tack under such circumstances could
be a success.
Nevertheless, the troops were led as
rapidly as possible along the road
through the woods and at ABS am.
our artillery barrage came down with a
crash. A guide led me for few min
utes in the wrong direction, but the
proper direction was finally recovered,
and at 5 am. myself and this detach-
ment, with my staff officers and run
ners, emerged from the eastern eX-
tremity of the Forest de Retz at the
proper point prescribed In the orders
for the attack.
1.-THE attack was already under way,
the I'd Battalion leading the at
tack had gone over the top at H hour
(4:35 a.m.), but to reach its position it
had been necessary to advance during
the first 10 minutes at a run, the men
reaching the jumping-off trenches
brea fhleSS and exhausted y =
From the time the troops left the
vicinity of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. (near
Chateau Thierry) they had received no
food and practically no water: they had
had no sleep and had fought continu-
ally since the beginning of the opera
ton. No more difficult circum-
stances could have confronted a COM
mand that that which presented itself
to this regiment on the night of July
17-18.
without reconnaissance of any kind
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STUDENTS DEPICT
PLATOON SYSTEM
Routine Carried Out Before
Visitors by Park View
School Pupils.

Pupils of Park View School, under
the leadership of their teachers, gave
a demonstration of the mechanics" of
the platoon system of school organiza-
ton last night as a special feature of
a meeting of the District Of Columbia
Public School Association. The public
school group were the guests Of the
Park Platoon School Parent Teacher
Association.
Demonstrating the routine of their
work in the system by which it is de-
clared facilities of the school are null
tiplied, the children went about their
work as If in regular classes.
The exhibition started with :ne of
their regular weekly assemblies in the
auditorium, under the direction of Miss
Maude Burklin, auditorium teacher.
After this, the guests visited the various
class rooms, viewing the work. In the
domestic science department. young
cooks served dainty cookies as they
were taken from the ovens.
Self -expressioniSti art work, OF the
modern school, was exhibited by the art
department, and other classes demon
Strated their work.
The Park View School is being
carried on as an experiment, with a
view 10 the WlQer eAUeHSlOn Oh LAle
platoon plan in Washington, IL it
should seem desirable. The purpose
of the platoon school, its proponents
point out, is to create within the adult
world of the city, a child world in which
children may be kept wholesomely busy
at work and study and play all day.
The method of obtaining this purpose
is by operating the school on the
balanced load plan" They point out
that this can be achieved the same as
all other public utilities are conducted,
by applying the principle of multiple
use of facilities.
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| gin a general withdrawal from the
| Marne. This operation snatched the
| initiative from the enemy almost in an
instant, and from that moment he was
on the defensive.
Mangin's General Order.
Gen. Mangin, who commander the
French 10th Army, issued the following
| general order:
"Odicers, non commissioned officers
and soldiers of the Sd United States
Army Corps: Shoulder to shoulder with
your French comrades you were thrown
| into the counter offensive battle which
commenced July 10.
You rushed into the fight as to a
| fete.
your magnificent courage complete
| ly routed a surprised enemy and your
| indomitable tenacity checked the coun-
| ter-attacks of his fresh divisions.
you have shown yourselves worthy
were admired by your brothers in arms
'Ninety-one guns, 1900 prisoners,
immense booty, 10 kilometers of country
reccnquered. This is your portion Of
the spoil of victory.
Furthermore, you have really felt
| your superiority over the barbarous
enemy of the whole human race,
/ dBdlIlSL WLlOLQ bLlC VI 3ADCA W
are striving.
ITO attack him Is to vanquish him.
American comrades, am grateful
/ to you for the blood so generously spill
! ed on the soil of my country.
| 1T am proud to have commanded you
during such days and to have fought
with you for the deliverance Of the
world"
| Turned Tide Of War.
Our 1st and I'd Divisions, with the
! Moroccan Division between them, had
| struck the decisive blow that turned the
! tide of the war. Petain said it could
not have been done without our d.
| visions
On the other side, the German
! chancellor, Won Hertling, said later ::
I'VE expected grave events in Paris for
| the end of July. That was on the 18th.
On the 18th even the most optimistic
among us understood that all was lost.
The history Of the world was played
| out in three days"
The following quotation from a spe-
! cial report by Col, later Brig. Gen.,
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the morning Of July 10, but during the
night the German lines directly in front
of scissors had been heavily reinforced
with machine guns and artillery. In
their advance the French $3.50 Division
and the 1st Division met with much
resistance, the I'd Brigade of the 1st
encountering fire Of the enemy both
/ from the front and the left flank.
Tanks were sent TO it's assistance and
with close artillery support the division
was enabled slowly TO gain ground, but
at considerable cost.
The I'd Division, with the reserves of
the first day in the lead, forged ahead
to the Scissors Chateau Thierry road,
but was compelled to withdraw to the
vicinity of La Raperie. It finally es-
tablished line just west OF Tigny, with
the road under its guns. The division
was relieved by the French 58th Division
the night of the 10th, having advanced
81 miles, captured 5000 prisoners and
IS guns, and sustained about 5000
casualties.
Berzy-le-Sec Captured.
July 20 the 1st Division continued its
advance doggedly against a desperate
stand by the Germans on the knoll in
front of Berzy-le-Sec. The French had
been ordered to take Berzy-le-Sec, but
failed. In the afternoon SummeraI di-
rected that it be assaulted by his I'd
Brigade, but the attempt did not sue
coed that day. Assisted by the skillful
use of artillery and with consummate
dash, under Brig. Gen. B. B. Buck, in
the face of intense artillery and ma
chine gun fire, the I'd Brigade captured
the town on the 21st. Meanwhile, the
1st Brigade and the French 87th d.
vision, which had relieved the Moroc-
cans, had crossed the Scissors Chateau
Thierry highway and reached the
Chateau of Buzancy. The line now ran
parallel to the Crise, with scissors
commanded by our artillery.
The LIST Division, throughout four
days Of constant fighting, had advanced
nearly miles, taken $500 prisoners
and 60 guns from different German
divisions employed against 1t, and had
about 1900 casualties.
The thrust of the goth Corps was
conducted with such magnificent dash
and power that the enemy's position
within the salient was rendered urten-
able. The dangerous character of the
threat caused the Crown Prince to be-
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AMERICAN u. DEBATERS
FLY NORTH FOR SERIES
Will Meet Syracuse Team Tonight
Tour Also Includes Colgate
and New York u.

American University debaters took to
the air Yesterday, flying from WaSh-
tngton to New York for series Of three
debates beginning tcuigbt.
Accompanied by the coach, robert N.
Hislop, the three debaters, Arthur Muir
ply, Hylton Hartman and Robert Mar
Gus now are III Syracuse N. Y, to meet
tonight the Syracuse Ufivers ty team.
Tomorrow night hey win debate Col
gate University, and on March 9, will
meet New YORK University.
The American University woman'S
team is also On tour. meeting New York
University and Temple UntverSIty The
woman's team consisting Of Ethelwynn
Hine, Amelia Wen':Irg and Mildred
Sweet is accompanied by Mrs. Hilda
NSnder French, of he faculty.
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De LUKE BUS FARE
CUT is REQUESTED
Traction Company Asks Right to
Sell Five Tickets for 95 Cents
for Non-Rush Hours.

The Capital Traction Co. today asked
the permission of the Public Utilities
Commission TO reduce its fare on the
de luxe buses of the Chevy Chase line
from Is to 10 cents by the sale Of five
tickets for IS cents. The tickets are
to be good at any hour except the rush
HOURS to a. m. and 4:30 to p.
m. They will be good at any hour on
Sundays and holidays. without excep~
ton. The purpose is to stimulate rid~
ing during of peak" hours, which is
the company's least expensive form OF
transportation. The company CONF
planned at the public nearing on tha
reduced fare for school children that
in the mornings the children ride to
school during the rush hour, when the
cost of transportation Is at its highest.
The company also asked permission
to operate one of these buses from
the National and Belasco Theaters, on
a service similar to that at the WASH
ington Auditorium, to operate only
when there are performances at the
theaters.
Permission also was sought to extend
the terminus Of the one trip now OPP
Grating in the afternoon from New Jer-
sey avenue and G street to Cleveland
Park, from Thirty-fourth and Ordway
streets, Cleveland Park, along Thirty
fourth and Porter streets and Connec-
ticut avenue to Chevy Chase.
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SESSION ACHIEVES
LITTLE FOR DRYS
Highly Controversial Liquor
Matters Await Return of
Congress Members.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The session of Congress which ended
Yesterday accomplished little prohibit
ton legislation, but it left for its sue
cessor Of next December plenty OF
highly controversial liquor matters.
All bills and resolutions die at the
end of a Congress, but their authors
seldom fail to introduce them again
flrst chance. Among those abandoned
past session was the proposal, originated
by the Wickersham Commission, for
trial Of minor offenders without jury.
The House passed it, but it died on the
Senate calendar.
There were two resolutions by Sena-
tor Sheppard, Democrat, Texas, an au-
thor of the national prohibition act.
One would prevent the sale of grape
concentrates convertible into wines the
other would make unlawful the pos
session of liquor in the home, with the
burden Of proof" upon the possessor.
Report Stin UncOnsidered.
Still unconsidered stands the Wicker
sham prohibition report, filled with sug-
gestions for change ranging up to revl-
sion of the eighteenth amendment.
Four dry laws were sent to the White
House during the last session. One
provided a $2,360,000 addition to the
Prohibition Bureaus appropriation fol
the employing of 500 additional dry
agents. Another amended the jones
Stalker "five and ten" law by providing
q relaxation for minor offenders, while
the other two defined petty offenses.
Leaders of the wet forces look forward
TO the next Congress with expectations
Of waging harder battles upon proposed
liquor law legislation. Their estimates
of increases in the anti-prohibitior
forces would bring the established wet
votes in the Senate to % and those in
the House to 100.
Where Strength Might Go.
This strength might be thrown be-
hind resolution like the one introduced
by Senator Blaine, Republican, Wis
cousin, soon after the Wickersham re-
port reached Congress to put into effect
its suggested revision of the eighteenth
amendment. But many of the wet group
may demand repeal or nothing. It may
back also a measure by Senator Cope
land, Democrat, New York, to relax the
medicinal liquor laws as recommended
by the commission. Both failed to re-
ceive committee appreciation.
Countless other liquor plans are GER
tain to sprout anew, but the majority
almost certainly will die like their pre-
: deeessorS of the last and preceding Con-
gresses-obscurely pigeonholed-
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NEW TURKISH ELECTION
WILL SEE WOMEN VOTE
Parliament Dissolves After Order
ing Poll to Name President
and Deputies.
~ the Associated Press.


ANGORA, Turkey, March 5.-The
Turkish Parliament acting on instruc-
tons by President Mustapha Renal
Pasha, today voted its own dissolution,
after enacting measure calling a new
general election and another reducing
the salaries of Deputies.
Since the Presidents term expires
with that of the Parliament, the new
election also win involve a presidential
election by the National Assembly.
In the general election full franchise
Is granted Turkish women and II is ex-
pected that the new economy" parlia-
ment viii include several woman
Deputies, one of them probably Afet
Hanin, the adopted daughter of the
President
In well informed circles it Is ex-
pected that the Gazi viii give the ma
ton a free choice in the election of
some Of the Deputies, although the ma
Jority, as usual, VIII be picked by him
from the ranks Of his peoples party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
KIDNAPPING ALLEGATION
OF WITNESS ATTACKED
Belief Complainant Was Victim of
Decisions Heard at Norfolk
Assault Trial
az the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, March 5.-Testi-
mony that the complaining witness had
on two previous occasions told stories
of being drugged and kidnapped was in
cluded in defense witnesses statements
today in the trial of william Harper
colored, charged with criminally as
saulting young Portsmouth woman.
Mrs. Rex w. Rodgers, in whose home
the complaining witness was living
testified that she did not believe the
story
II believe she was suffering from de-
luSions," the witness said.
Mrs. Rodgers testified further that
on the night of the alleged attack the
woman did not leave her home until
after radio broadcasting program had
started at GAS o'clock. The State con-
tends the alleged assault took place in
Norfolk between $50 and GAS O'Clock.
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STUDENT LEFT $250,0oO

Mrs. Jeanne Norris Hagney Gives
Up Art Lessons After Legacy.
NEW YORK, March (P-Nrs.
Jeanne Norris Hagney, 81, Of Seattle,
Wash, art student in New York, said
yesterday that she had received legacy.
estimated at S250.000, from her foster
fsther, Loran A. Norris, San Francisco
contractor.
She said she had made no plans for
using IL ard had discontinued her art
studies for the present In 1922 Mrs.
Hagney attracted considerable attention
by adopting a 5-year-old boy while she
hsrself was unmarried and only 10
geAsz cid
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STAGE STARS WILL WED
Richard Bird to Take Joyce Bar
bour as Bride Saturday.

LONDON, March R.-Richard
Bird, the actor, and Joyce Barbour, also
known to the stage on both sides of the
Atlantic. are to be married Saturday, it
was announced today.
They played together in "Havoc,"
which Bird lists in the theatrical
who's Who" as his favorite play. Miss
Barbour is now one of the stars in a
musical play here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
HURT BY TANK BLAST
Proprietor of Auto wrecking Es-
adjustment Suffers Burns.

Isadore CHASER. proprietor on an auto
mobile wrecking establishment at l55
Florida avenue northeast, was seriously
burned on the arms and legs today
when his clothing caught fire from an
exploding gasoline tank.
CHASER had been demolishing an old
automobile chassis with an acetylene
torch when gasoline in the supposedly
empty tank exploded
Employees tore off his clothing end
took him 10 Freedmen's Hospital,
where he was said 10 be suffering from
second degree burns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
FRIED CHICKEN FEUD
SCORED BY HOLSTERS
Whether in Batter or Sprinkled
With Flour It Is Food, Says In
dianans in New York.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 5.-"Your true
Hoosier takes his chicken when, where,
as and If he can get It," whether 1t Is
fried in batter or In flour.
The adoption of such a resolution
by a group of Hoosiers was designed
today to stifle a feud over the relative
merits of fried chicken a la Indiana
and a Ia Maryland, which threatened
to rival the now famous corn pone-
potlikker controversy Of the South.
The resolution was in answer 70
members of the Indiana Club, dining
the other night, who declined Mary
land style chicken and sent it back
to be prepared the wabash way. To a
skeptical chef Mrs. Medea q. Wager,
head of the club demonstrated that
the former was incased in q batter
before frying and the latter sprinkled
with flour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05

John j. Moriarty was elected exalted
ruler of the Washington Lodge, No. Is,
B. p. o. Elks, for the ensuing year at
a meeting of the lodge last night.
Other officers elected are David ].
Laporte, esteemed leading knight;
Leonard M. Gawler, esteemed loyal
knight; Joseph J. Hagerty, esteemed lee
turing knight; William S. Shelby, Sec
rotary; Nathan WE'LL, treasurer; Thorn
as j. King, tiler; Charles j. Langmead,
trustee for three years; Maj. George E.
Strang, delegate to Grand Lodge; Daniel
R. Nihion, alternate delegate. The new
officers will be installed with pomp and
ceremony at the regular session Of the
lodge, April /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
HISTORIANS WIDOW DIES
Sonora Mackenna to Be Buried in
Chile Today.

CHlIe IUudy.
SANTIAGO, Chile, March (P).-Se-
nora Victoria SubercaSeaux Vicuna
Mackenna, widow of one of the great
est figures in Chilean history, died yes
terday at the age Of "a. The funeral
will be today.
Her husband was Benjamin Vicuna
Mackenna, a Chilean historian, who
was born in 1881 and died in 1886. He
participated in a revolution in 1851 and
was banished, travelling in the United
States and Europe for five years. He
returned, was exiled again and finally
returned in 1863 for political career,
becoming special envoy to the United
States and Peru in 1865-67 He was
noted particularly for his histories Of
Chile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
LENTEN SCHOOL TO OPEN
First Session to Be Held Tonight
at Mount Pleasant Church.

The first session of the Lenten
School Of adult education, to be 0Cn-
Quoted during March by the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. will
open tonight with a discussion of Re
1igion and International Relations"
Speakers at the meeting, which will
be called at O'Clock, include Laurence
Duggan of the State Department. John
p. Gregg, secretary of the American
section Of the International Chamber of
Commerce and DR.. Arthur Deerin Call.
secretary of the American Peace So
ctety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
WOMAN SOUGHT HERE
Sister of CoIored Man Who Died in
Baltimore Tuesday.

At the request of Baltimore author
tiles, Washington police today were en-
deayoring to locate sister Of Robert
Harris, colored, 20 years old, who died
Tuesday at his home in the Maryland
city. The sister, whose name and
address are not known to police, is
requested to communicate with Chief
Inspector Guy G.. Henry, In Baltimore
Harris body is being held at the Balti-
more morgue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
American Soldiers Make
Great Showing Heading
COunter-Att That
Hats German Drive.
TWO DIVISIONS TAKE
1000 PRISONERS
Crown Prince Forced to
Retire and Tide of War
Turns in Favor of AL
lied forces.
CHAPTER LII.

TIME Germans had preponderance
of $4,000 rifles March 81, 1918,
and, although this number had
4 decreased, they still had a SUI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-02
CREDITORS SUE
HIDALCO CITY
Expect Litigation To Clear
Status of Bond And
Warrant Issues

EDINBURG. Oct. "A suit to
test the validity OF approximately
100000 bond and warrant indebt-
edness Of the city OF Edinburg was
filed In the federal court in Browns
vile late yesterday by creditors Of
the city,
The suit, styled Stanley Medlicott
ct al. complaintants, versus the city
Of Edinburg, is an important step
In Edinburg financial affairs as out.
come OF the suit will determine
validity of the $4,000. 900 outstanding
indebtedness, according to Mayor d.
c. Abney and other city officials.
City Welcomes Suit.
An auxiliary suit. a bill In equity,
was also filed, In which the creditors
seek court order as to distribution
OF the s72,042.58 now on hand in the
interest and sinking fund.
This step taken by the creditors
Of the city Of Edinburg is in order"
Judge Neal A. Brown said. "A short
time ago the city issued a statement
declaring between 81, 0O0, 900 and ST.
100000 outstanding warrant and
bonded indebtedness as illegal and
invalid. This suit will clear up those
issues"