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THE SUN MONDAY, . OCTOBER 21, 1918.
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kept' up Its pleas for
l peace.
But now that Germany Jian uo-
Government
cecded In obtaining rcpllen from (he
f President by this method of apparently
pleading for mercy the Herman Govern
ment tdiows an Inclination to regard the
exchange! as negotiations entered Into
between the German Government and
tTi United' States Government relative
to 'a peace reached by proposition nnd
counter proposition until around of mu
f tual understanding I found.
The Nonldcuttche .Alleffemetne Ztitung,
, official organ of the Imperial Gqverti
ment. refers to "negotlstltons which
l'resldcnt Wilson has helped nlonj und
extended" land Mm semi-official Cologne
Oattttc now speaks of ponce not en
1 forced by might. Germany thus appears
' to be raptdlly taking the position that It
has simply entered Into a dlsvustfbn or
debato with President Wilson concerning
' terms "reached by equals where the tjues
" Hon of what Germany will or will not
permit is quite as Important ns any
terms Its adversaries might wish to l;.i
Pose. The Rtate Department has ho official
f- knowledge concerning the German note
said to lie in preparation or on Its way
here. There Is reason to believe that
there Is n wide divergence of views In
Germany as to what the German reply
should be. .but tlio State' Department has
nothing official to even indicate that a
reply has been framed.
HTjiAntwhllA I., I 1 . . -
describe the note ns "conciliatory." but
jj uiuiuiie mm u win contain arguments
mm counter proposmona one version
Is that Germany will agree to stop sub
marine warfare at onco except within
the limits allowed by International law.
Another version Is that Germany will de
cline to restrict U-boat warfare on the
ground that this Is n matter which must
0 settled at the armistice.
Several versions stato that Germany
Will dispute the charges of Inhumane
actions. There seems to be a general
agreement from all sides that Germany
will evacuate Belgium, her agreement
In this respect being materially helped
along1 by Sir Douglas Hale's forces.
1 LABOR WANTS SEAT
AT THE PEACE TABLE
' British Government to Be
'. Ashed to State Its View.
Special Cable Despatch to Tun Srs.
Copyright, IMS: all righu reterved.
, London, Oct. 20. Hjlttsh labor prob
. ably will be represented at the peace
I conference Cither by George N. Barnes,
who is a member of the British War
' Cabinet, or by J. C. dynes, tlio Minister
t of Food. The latter would have the
I backing; of a majority of the BrltUh
I people, while Barnes holds alio the con-
fldence of a grea't'inajortty of the trade
unionists.
The Labor party intends to ark the
I Government to make a definite state
ment of Its attitude toward labor's ic-
quest, for representation at the peace
I conference. They regard, such a state.
; ment as. Important In view of tlio com
, Ing election. The Yorkshire Post say;
, 'The matter already has been dls
r CUiaed with the l'rime Minister and it
r!J stated that the Government has
,f adODted th nHndnlA nf rllr. ..w.
l scntatlon of labor organisations In any
j peace negotiations that may take place,
j "There is no agreement that any
person tne labor leaders may choose
would have a .seat In the conference.
Itamsay MacDonald, for example, cbuld
hardly be accepted by' the Government
ns me spokesman of labor under any
4 circumstances. A final decision will be
1 reached only after consultation with the
). allied Governments.
) "The French Government is inclined
ttp concede the principle with the same
. - reservation aa the British -Government.
TiThls probably Is true also or the United
(lutes, although the American Federa
tion of Labor has not .out f (invard a.
' demand for1 specfal rtpreeentallve: "
The Prime Minister's perstfOTTvTew
is that thf men now representing labor
in the Government have the best right
to speak for labor In the determination
of peace."
BOLSHEVfK CHIEFS
STUDY FLYING ART
Treasury Heads Particularly
Keen About Aviation.
Special Cable Veepatch to Tar Scif.
Copyright. ltl: all rigktt ruined.
London, Oct. 20. The Bolshevlkl, es
pecially the leaders whose activities per
mit them access to the treasury chests
ofHhe Government, are learning to fly.
The airplane apparently appeals to them
a cafe means, all things considered
in iiussla, ror escape and also as a vehi
cle for the transport of gold and valu
ables when In a hurry.
The airplane became a popular means
of transport and flight following- the
successful venture of M. Stejane, former
commissary chief of the Bolshevik army.
He requisitioned an airplane and f &,.
800,000 and waved a goodby to his Dlun-
. dered country as he took the air.
Forthwith the demands for airplane
grew apace with the Bolshevik chiefs
and the under chiefs. Leon Trotsky, the
War Minister, who recently was accused
"by Premier Lenlne with having conspired
against him, ordered airplanes stationed
at the Kremlin in Moscow, the Trotsky
headquarters. Thus if It becomes necea-,
aary for Trotzky to leave suddenly, he
will have the machine at his office for
the sudden getaway.
By the Ai$ociited I'rtet.
AncilANati., Oct. 18 (delayed). The
Government in northern Russia again
has been reorganised and the supremo
power again conferred on Nicholas
Tschalkovsky. Col. Duroff will retain
his position as Governor-feneial and
military commander In the rvglou of the
north.
The new Cabinet mcetn with the gen
ral approval of the allied diplomatic
'corps here.
SPANISH SHIP TORPEDOED.
leisure of German Vessal Ileportrd
as rtrprinnl.
Madrid, Oct. 20. The ste.imahlp
Mania, which has been requisitioned by
the' Spanish Government, has been tor
pedoed by a German submarine, the
Hpoca pays. The steamship was used
in transporting phosphates to Hpaln.
' Bilbao, .Spain, Oct. 20. The German
Consul here has handed over to the
Upanlsh authorities the German steam
ship ISurlphla. The Spanish colors have
bet 11 )fgted 0:1 the' vessel.
The transfer of a German steamship
to Spain by the German Consul nt Jill
ban probably Is In keeping with tho
recent agreement by which Hpaln Is to
get German xlilp- interned in Spain In
exchange for Spanish shlpt sunk by Ger
man iubmailnex.
SMOKES TO CAPTIVES VIA AIR.
Atlntora Will Drop Pnt'knur Over
llnrmy 1, 1 11 1- for 1'. h. Mm.
Uy Hit .iuoeluteil I'rrr,.
With tiik Amfrican Anwv in Kisanck,
Oct 20 --Ain'Tlcnn me planning to
mpply AnieiU-aii all men now prisoners
In Germany vvllh cigarettes by drop,
ping pji-knre over tnc nwiny line ut
ieltul.tr liiiiiwiK iiddreid to Individ
ua!b known in he in the various prls&n
tnmps
A i:nd lim nctlved at avUtlon
' ninrtcrc fni UdhI .Mail J-' Wins
low or lliver Ko-mt Ml aiklng the
mom-;, uiiimit tu nnd lilm t-lgarftles
"i s'joh uu possible.
POSITION OF THE THREE MAIN LINES OF DEFENCE WHERE THE GERMANS HAVE
BEEN PREPARING TO MAKE THEIR LAST STAND IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM
. : , i : : '
"Z i J I KQULCRS yg-'Tj ftfig WTO HOLLAND W W Vi
J')l?mA EkussELs yK6y
gEFORE and s"ince the Germans began their last "peace
offentive" they were working frantically to prepare
lines of defence in the rear of their present positions
upon which they will fall back successively aB they give
way before the Allies. They have been pressed so hard,
however, that' the Allies, already are practically at the first
line, the sofcalled Hunding line, and have breached it in
several places.
BRITISH CLOSING IN
ON VALENCIENNES
Continued jrom First Payc.
places where the pressure of the allied
pursuit might easily transform them
Into Toltits of great menaco to the
German retreat. Where they arc hold-'
lug they are holding stubbornly.
-Any Idea of n straggling receding line
Is quite Incorrect. On wide Factors their
has been little appreciable movement tor
some days past. These are the fectqrs
In which the principal lighting Is taking
place. , .
The retreat is limited to certain defi
nite routes which the Allies have stead
ily narrowed down. The enemy, has
massed his forces athwart the Hanks of
thpse routes, and behind the battle lines
his legions are tramping eastward.
The enemy's northward llank has been
uncovered by the occupation of the
coast. On the right, with three British
armies pressing- on and the French con
tracting the enemy front across St Oo
bain Massif the strategic position is
fratwht with Imminent possibilities. This
la wfcy to ie Bouth of Doual the Allies
are confronted with the strongest re
sistance in men and guns which the
Germans are able still to mas
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF. THE FIGHTING
Belgians Reach the Dutch
Frontier Near Sluis.
London. Oct. 10. Following are the
official reports of operations in France
and Belgium, as issued by the several
warorflcos:
IIIIITINII (KIUHT) Having com
pleted the capture of the villages In
the river valley and driven the enemy
from the town golesmes, our troops
fought their way forwnrd up tho
slopes east of tho Sella and have es
tablished themselves tin the high
ground overlooking the valley of the
Harries Itlver.
Determined opposition ai encoun
tered, especially In the vicinity of
Kolesmes and at. the village of St.
Python. This opposition was over
come after hard flghtlnrf and a num
ber of local counter attacks were re
pulsed. As a result of this operation,
which was carried out In a heavy rain,
we captured over 2,000 prisoners and
some guns.
Further north our advanced troops
ore reported to he within two miles
of Tournal and also to be In touch
with the enemy enst of the general
line of Denaln. Hois del Kcluscttes,
Lamias, Mouchln and Marquln.
lllllTlSH 1)AY) At an enrly hour
this morning our troops attneked the
enemy's positions on the lino of the
Hello Itlver north of Le Catcau and
haw troskcd the river despite connld
bralile opposition.
Further north tho advance continued
yesterday afternoon and lust evening.
Our troops completed the capture of
Penalu and have reached the general
line of Jlaveluy-Wandlgnles-Hamage-llrlllon-Heuvry.
The enemy's resist
ance Is Increasing on this front.
FJIKNCH (NIOHT) I)eplto the
bad weather we have extended our po
sitions between the Olse and the Serro.
To the east ofVerneull wn have
crossed the Chautrud Ilrook and gained
footing" on tho crestn to the west of
Grandlup. All our gains have been
maintained notwithstanding violent
counter attacks.
Kast of Vouzlers we reached the
outskirts of the village of Perron nnd
advanced In the region of Landovcs
nnd Falabie, capturing about twenty
cannon,
HIKXCII (I) AY) Late yesterday
the Germans launched two violent
i-ounter attacks between the Serre and
tlio Alsne, one In the region of Vcr
ncull and the -other north of Bt, Ger
malnmont. ltoth were repulsed by the
French, who look prisoners.
Durlnjr tho night the Germans re
acted with lively artillery and ma
chin gun tire' at different points on
the front.
1IJ;L(IJAX The offensive opera
tions "or the (trmtes'ln Flariilcrs under
the command of Gen. Irlo contlnOTtt"
during Sunday. After attempting to
oppose our advance 011 the west bank
of tlio Lys River and tho Bruges Ca
nal from Etploo to the Dutch frontier,
the Germans were obliged to retreat
along the whole front.
The Uelgian army Is standing along
the canal with Its left resting on the
Dutch frontier.
Tho French army in Belgium has,
not only driven beyond tho Lya the
enemy rear guards, but has even, not.
withstanding the inundations caused
by th Germans, crowed that rlter,
establishing two bridgehead', one be
tween Gramme and Peteghem and the
other at Oyghem.
The Second lirltuh army, overcom
ing lolcnt enemy resistance nnd diffi
cult communications, crossed the I.ys
along Its whole front and ha reached
on the right the western ouUklrts of
Pecq. in the Valley of the Scheldt.
The front of this army passes through
a line west of Tecq, the outskirts of
Dottlpnles, east of Ttolllghem, Vlchte
and "W'ielsbeke It has taken since
October 14 16,509 prisoners and cap
tuied ICS suns.
HKIOIAJf (NIGHT) -Kast of Cour
tral violent fighting continues. On both
sides of Solesmes nnd Le Cateau en
emy attacks on a brnnd front failed.
Supcessfuf'partlal engagements took
place In the Serro sector and on the
heights west of tha Alsne. Hast of
Vouzicrs enemy attacks were repulsed.
GKltMAX (PAY) In Flanders. In
continuation of the operations an
nounced Friday, ne evacuated Bruges.
Thlelt nnd Courtral nnd have occupied
new positions, before which lively fore
field engagements have taken place. In
the evening the enemy uas southeast
of gluls, on the Belgian Dutch fron
tier. '
West of Mnldeghem and Creel, near
PoeUel and Mnrokeghen. norlheant
of Courtral. ho partly pressed for
ward over the Lys Itlvor.
South of Courtral ho reached tho
Courtral-Tournal road nnd has fol
lowed on both sides of Doual as far
as past of the line of Orchles-Marchl-tr.iien.
On the battle front between I.o
Cute.it, and the Oise there was a lull
yesterday. At our new lines on tho
Sambre-Oise Canal and on the Olso
we are -In fighting contact with the
enemy.
The Serre nnd Houchn sector was
throughout the day tns object of
strong enemy attacks. Tho enemy,
who advanced to attack on the north
ern bank of tho berre, was repulsed
by our firp and in hand to hand fight
ing. On the Laon-Marle road the
enemy gained a foothold on small por
tions nf our postlons.
On both sides of the Souche lowland
he was repulsed ufter violent fighting.
Also 011 tin- northern bank of tho
Atxno tho enemy uttackod after strong
artillery activity and drovo back
somewhat our advanced posts north
cast of Bt. Germain Mont. On the
Alsne front botweon Attlgny and Ollzy
the enemy's fighting activity Increased,
On both sides of Vouzlers he etab-
llshed himself on tho heights on the
eastern bank or the Alsne.
VALENCIENNES LINE
"VIRTUALLY TURNED
Enemy May Be Compelled to
Fall Back to the Meuse. ,
By the Auociatid Tift.
With thh Allied Ahuikh in Fjianck
AND Beloium, Oct. 20. The British
army contlrTUed Its attick to-day In con
Junction with the Belgians to tha north.
The combined forces fought their way
to the east of fitace Ghcm and rnached
Mlchtc. lying northeast of Courtral, and
are still pushing on Raridoni. -
Tho Anglo-Belgians are also north
east of Scerlyck, Spructe and atratto.
The Meuse line, which comes next to the east, is much
stronger. The third line follows practically the German
frontier, jumping over Luxemburg; it is dominated by
Coblenz and bears that name. The fourth line, which is
the real defence of Germany and by far the strongest of
all, runs along the Rhine.
On the map the dotted line shows the maximum pene
tration achieved by the Germans, which was just before
Tho third army In Its attack had cap
tured by early afternoon nearly 1,000
prlfoners.
While the Btlgtaiis. Krencn and Brit
ish were driving the Germans rapidly
to the eatt In the direction of Ghent,
which is being approached both from
the Vest and the southwest, the British
Third Army, attacking at 2 o'clock thltf
mornlcc. smashed Its way eastward to
the south of Valenciennes. The success
of this operation, which this evening
seems assured, means the turning of the
Valeaclennen line and endangers all the
German forces northward to Flanders
and southward to the Olre Canal, be
hind -which Ihf Germans have begun to
retreat from other British forces and
the Americans.
Tills thrust Will serve to upset the
known -German plan of trying to hold
the line oast of the Scheldt, to which
the enemy Is retlrlrg hastily from wliat
once was the Lille valient.
It Is condilercd fiulte possible that the
Germans will try to make several Mic
ceefive stands lb Belgium, and ono line
of resistance undoubtedly will comprise
Antwerp, Brussels and Namur, on
which much jvork Is being done. At
the same time It Is -worth noting that
tho Germans are laboring frantically In
the preparation of a defensive line on
their own frontier, especially In tha'
neighborhood of Alx-la-Chanelle and
1 l,lire.
The operation of the Third Army was
characterized by most severe fighting,
for the Germans realized the Importance
of trying to delay the British here
South of Le Cateau the British and
Americans are continuing their successes
of .the last two days. American patrol.
pushing out from the Mazlnghlen area,
ihave reached tho banks of the Olie
Canal. The German artillery In this
1 region has been qulto active, and many
town. Including Bazuel, have been heav
ily shelled
North of Courtral the British Second
Army Is across' tho Lys Itlver at several
places and making good progress, whllo
the First Army has croswd the Sella
River, near Haspres and Saulzolr and
continued driving.
From In front of Denaln this army Is
pushing frontally for Valenciennes, a
movement which Is In cooperation with
j the Third Army's attack southward.
Tho Germans arc showing plainly
I their Intentions by removing and de
stroying machinery of cotton mills nnd
similar Industrial works they ap
parently have the Idea of stifling French i
competition in the future. In the loot- 1
Ing of private hounes they have dls-'
played their customary fondness for 1
such things its clocks, sllverwflre and j
family ornaments. Kven crucifixes have
been taken from tlio homes of tho
poorer classes.
ENEMY HITS BACK
ON FRENCH FRONT
Begins Serious Defence of the
Hunding Line.
By the Attocialnl Piti.
With thi: Fiikncii Armt jn FIiance.
Oct. 20.--Operations along the battlo
fiijnt of the French armies in the past
twenty-rour hours linve been charac
terized by tho active reaction of thn '
enemy, who shelled tho French lines!
and rear areas furiously with gas nnd
nigh
explosives, while bis lnfanti-v
debouching from the Hunding position.
launcneu snarp counter attacks on the
front of Verneull-Fny le Sec and further
east In tho region nf Hill U6, northeast
of St. Germalnmont, both of which were
rppulecd.
Just before dawn tho Germans began
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the battle of the Marne in September, 1914. The solid line
is the rjresent battle front and the lighter lines above and
to the right of it are
mans which are named on the map.
Proeress made yesterday at various points on the bat
tie front is indicated
dotted and the heavy
an Intense bombardment In the region
or Nanteull-ur-Alsne, while the attacks
were lenewed eat of Vcrncull at 7
o'clock. Gen. Debeney's forces continued
their advance early this morning north
of Lucy, along tho left bank of IK
0.-c. The Indications are that the en
emy's line fron the Olse to the Alsne Is
strongly hold.
Drenching rains throue.hotit the nigh
and morning made observation ex
tremely difficult and Interfered consid
erably with offensive qperallons.
DANES WOULD TEST
TITLE TO SCHLESWIG
Say " Plebiscite Promised
Never Was Taken.
AiisTKitDAM. Oct. 20. -Dcnm&ik, ac
cording to news agency telegram-" to the
Dutch prera, has fnt a note to Ger
many suggesting that certain terms of
the treaties executed between tho two
countries from 1860 to 1S70 should be
carried out.
The VatUrlaml points out that Article
V. of the tieaty of 1864, which ceded tho
Dukedoms of tlchleswIg-HoUteln and
Lauenburg to Prussia, provided for a
plebiscite In .SchUawig to decide whether
the Inhabitants would prefer allegiance
to Qermany or to Denmark. This nro-
1 vision, It declared, never has been cur
dled out. N
I'nder tho title Schleswlc-Holsteln"
the A'orft Gennnii Gazette says: "The
Scandinavian" press, especially the Dan
leh press, has lately given much space
to the (mention of northern Schlaswlg.
Mttemptlng tu have that question con
sidered of such a nature as to make
a discussion possible nt tho peace con
feience, nnd seemingly wishing to sub
mit to the judgment of our adversaries
a question 'which concerns Germany
alone.
"On the nart of ono nf Its neutral and
very friendly neighbors such a line of
conduct does not sjnipllfy the situation."
1L Altmatt & (En.
. 7,0 Yards
Fame Dress Satfin
in more than forty of the fashionably
shades, will be placed on sale
to-ilay (Monday)
at the extraordinarily reduced price of
i
$2.9 per yard
which is less than one-half the regular
selling price
t
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34tii M? 35ilj Btmts 2fcm $nrk
the three defence lines of the Ger
by the small areas between 'the
black line.
ALLIED TROOPS DRIVE
ON TOWARD DANUBE
Kniajevatz, Near Bulgarian
Border, Wrested From Foe
I'Ahis, Oct. 20. The allied advance
northward toward the Danube continues
without slackening. A statement from
the French War Office last night re
ported the occupation of Kniajevatz,
twenty-five miles northeast of Nlsh and
near the Bulgarian border. Along the
Morava, Serbian tioops have reached
Trstenlk, west of Kruchevatz. The
statement reads :
On October 17 and IS the allied
troops made ntw progress toward the
north. On the right Franco-Serbian
forces occupied Kniajevatz and are
marching on Zaietchar. In the centre
the Serbian troops forced the Bovan
defile north of Alekslnatx and captured
two mountain cannon. Afterward they
advanced toward Sokobanja. West of
Kruchevatz our advanced elemsnts
have reached Trstenlk.on the south
bank of the Morava. In the region
north of Norlpazar. the enemy, pur
sued by our troops. Is retiring toward
Krallevo.
London, Oct. 20. A Serbian official
statement Issued Saturday says:
On the 17th the Serbians captured
Sokobanja. On the 18th we continued
the advance on the whole front.
FRENCH TO URGE IRISH DRAFT.
Field Marshal May Quit If Ones.
(Inn la Not Settled.
Dum.IS, Oct 20. Field Marshal
French, Lord Lieutenant and Governor
General of -Ireland, has gone to London
to submit bis views to tUe Cabinet on
the Government's failure to enforce con
scription In Ireland
It Is understood that he will resign If
a satisfactory arrangement Is not
reached.
GERMANS-PREPARE"
POWERFUL DEFENCE
Hund.iijr Line to Which They
Arc Itctlriiifff Is 70 JUIcs
Shorter.
By the AHoeiated rrttt.
Events of the last three mouths. Is- I
volvlnsr the ebb of the German tide of
Invasion In France and Belgium: have !
emphasized the Importance of tho Ger
man defensive systems5 which have been
prepared by the foe for Just the emer
gency which now confronts him.. Tlie
allied world Is now studying the war
maps to "determine how far tho present
German retirement may bo expected to
continue, and what the ICntento armies
may expect when they reach the front
where tho Germans will stand at bay.
Thearman defensive lines resemble,
to use a slmor a Uco with three piain.
branches. Tho trunk of this "treo" has'
Its root at tho Swiss frontier, nnd con
tinues north as far as Met, where It
divides Into two branches. The westerly
branch runs to the northwest as far as
the Meuse River, where It separates, one
"limb" crossing tha Meuse and running
westward, 'after which It sweeps to the
north on a lorg curve. The otner roi
lows the Meuso down as far aB Namur.
whence It runs to Brussels and Antwerp
nnd thenco to the Dutch frontier.
First Mnc Alrendr I'ntenalileT
The branch that crosses the Meuse 1?
the first that mut be brpken by the Al
lies. In fact, recent British und Belgian
victories in Belgian Flanders seem to
have tendered a lagc part of this line
untenable as a permanent defsnsiv po
sition.
This tine croues tho Meure at Dun,
goes through the Argonne forest and
then follows the Alsne River aa far as
Bethel, where It tums north and passes
near Guise 'and Soleimes. It continue
northward past Valenciennes and
reaches the Scheldt nt Conde. It runs
along the Scheldt past Tournal and
Ghent, where It turns to the eastward
and reaches Antwerp. This Is the
"Hunding line."
The second line, known aa thn "line
of the Meuse," Is established on the east I
bank of the Mturo River northward
from Dun. It panes .Sedan and Me
zleres and enters Belgium Just to the
soutlfwe-t of Dlnaut. At Namur it
leaves the river and runs to BruweK
continuing on to Antwerp, where It
Joins the "Hunding line" and continues
on to tho, Dutch frontier.
Tho third line Iw the original defence
r.cne along the German frontier, south
or Metz. It Li centred around the thirty
seven permanent forts about Strassburp.
it runs over the nigh and precipltou
hills on tho Vosges Mountains and Is
several miles deep.
Mot Stronxly Protected.
.At Metz tha Germans have constructed
(wenty-clght great forts which are so
located as to command all approaches
and at the same time capable of con
cern ratine their fire on any one foil
which happens to be entered by the
Allies.
Northwest of Metz Is the great Iron
field of Brley. Tho Importance of this
Iron deposit has compelled the Germans
to convert the whole country there Into
a veritable fortress. Thin line runs
along the boundary between France and
Germany, bending to the northeast until
It reaches the Luxemburg line.
If this belt should be pierced the Ger
mans may fall back to tha Banrbriiecken
and Kslserslautern regions, which are
Interspersed by rivers nnd high wooded
hllln. which lend themselves admirably
to defensive operations.
sEsst of Luxemburg, it Is leported.
the Germans have devoted a great deal
of time nnd labor to the construction of
permanent fortifications.
The country along the Belgian frontier
between Luxemburg nnd Holland Is
dominated by Coblenz. which Marshal
Foch considers the key to Ocrmsny. In
this area is Bonn, a fortress of tho first
class , Cologne, which Is protected by a
broad belt of entrenchments, and a series
of strongholds running along the western
side of the Rhine until that river passes
Into Holland. '
Should the three lines mentioned be
broken, or It the Allies should break
thrown between Metz and he Swiss
frontier, the Germans would be com
pelled to fall back Into Germany piopcr
or to the south, to ciosh tho Rhine.
This historic river is really the western
moat of the Teutonic cattle. Its v hole
eastern bank is stronglv fortlftrd and
THE STORY OF
O 191
Towing Freight
MUCH of the river freight in western Canada is
towed by man power, though in some localities
the light, draft power boat can be used. Ten Indians
can tow a seven-ton scow about twenty-five miles a
day.
At the time the Police Road was built from Peace
River to the Yukon, Revillon Freres had the con
tract for supplying food for the Northwest Mounted
Police engaged in the construction work. The large
quantity of provisions required for this contract was
all brought in by man power.
WkvillonJre.
Fifth Avenue
would be capable" of n protrarttd
fenco. This line of resistance bogim,
Lahr and runs down tho Rhine t,ineJi!'1
Ofehburg. Rastatt, where Anieik-.it,
prisoners of war aro quartered . Kuris
ruh, Mannheim, Darmstadt. Wi,.
linden, Bendorf, Kntk, Dcnnburr anJ
Wese!
I.lnr Seventy Mle' Shorter,
In their retirement from their premt
positions the Germans will he able i0
shorten their lines materially and i,u,
Increaso the number of men avalUb
for reslr'mco along their new- fi-'imi
The Ifuudlno- line Is nbout seventy rr.viej
shorter than the Hlndcnbiirg .vitm
which Is now but a memory. The irit tf
the Meuse would shorten the frjr
twenty miles more, while the Germm,
If they should retlto to their own fro,
tier, would be able to still shorten r,.
front by thirty-five miles.
Ths shortening of thi llne w-r. ,e of
tremendous Importance In futuie t,pf,
tlons by tho Allies. It would n1.1v,. Ui,
to n large degrco for the hea- lisf',
Inflicted upon the German- during ii,,
campaign of the past suinmei- ami c o
them man power that would e
formidable barrier an allied aditir
Tho Meuse, the .Alsne and the smi cit
rivers and tha canals of Belgium In il,
vicinity of Brusse.ls and Antwerp alw
wlll'be valuable a'djuncts In the mid wi
nt defensive fighting by the Germans.
With ths development of the tank ai
an offensive weapon a river as a firct
defenco line odds trmendousl in h,
strength of a position.
AMERICANS NEVER
GIVE UP, FOE FINDS
German Confidential Report
Pays Tribute to U. S. Troops.
By the Auociatei rrett
With um Hi-.ituu Armv in- Khi .
Oct. 20. What the Germans tlilnU "
American soldiers with n few siu- .
marks regarding the St. M hie! , .
tlons Is disclosed In a confident.;! iim
ment signed by the Chief lntelntn, ,.
Officer of the ISth Gerni.tn A run.
has been captured by Amerl-an.t ttij.i'.i,
on tlio British- front.
The document prefaces a d.f. i-tn,
of tha St. Mlhicl attack li.v adm ; n
that the number of Atnern.iis
servo on that occutslon was unkniw It
then takes up the 'dhrledons wlm-li , .
rlcd out the assault. It tin 1 ,
focond and Forty-second aie ti-ie.i
tack divisions: thn Fourth ami Tkc
elxth aro fighting dlvHons vv,n al
ready had proved their quali'.le In h .
on other parts of the front The l',;-h
Klghty-tilnth and Nineteenth a c 'in
scribed as divisions never Idem n. n
battle but with some good exnenn r
the line, and fin Thlrty-fourf.i a. n rs.
serve.
The document then disei:sse 1 -e .
tails of the operations, .idniiit-rg
when the Americans reached V .in, "ur
the entire St. Mlhlel tal ent was up.
dered untenable and tlierefoie r .
nation was ordered and the rcirrat n
rled nut according tu plan.
A little further on the orrler t,
was distributed generalh Uirousho'"
the German army and war conpi(ler-.i e'
a confidential nature. hn iliis to m '
the American soldier:
"He obviously la vcr.v miicn n --a.il of
being taken prisoner. H de'en-u iv-n.
self violently to the last agan
danger and does not surrender This
seems to be the result of propaganda il
Hiring cruel treatment If i-o- rails to
German hands.
'The American is expert in ' mil, :
machine guns, Is firm on Hie def" 1 j
and develops a strong pown -f ...
pittance from his very mnmi-ci 1 .
chine guns The hearing ' ' 1
fantrv Indlciiee slight mln.r- e
The artlllci- was nt Its bcf .is lan,-,
as It remained at IIS original ro ''
during preparation for hti .iit.i i
methods of fire were gnml I 1111
quick In getting on oppoitune ia
this apparently being due to ti.r in 'i
employment nf technical l-i . e
Within a minimum period tl.'
cans -were able to furnifi a 1.
rected Are.
"Liaison between the Infantr and ir.
tlllery was perfect. When infant -i
Into machine gun neatt- it imrjci: a r -fell
back ar.d a new nrtilleiy irc,v
tlon from accompanying tu ten."
lowed very promptly.
"A large number of tan. vf - a'
sembled for attack. Inn iu' 1 "
number came at us. a l.i.gc 1 f.i
maxses already had achieved c 1
end."
A sentence in tho docu a- 1 -.1 -general
It should be noted i' V c
' quite honorable he d-ie- .
stretcher bearers."
RE VILLON FURS
rreres
TKnU IMI
at 53rd Street
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