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Captirtaht. ttilf. bv Vrte Yorls Timr Co. V IiOtiilon, July 1?. W-Oenernl Koch has Always preached defensive attitude Is tin de- Prteniie, and we ma'- be sure that the "jOnly reason lie lias not attached lie- far la that lie has not had the neces- TimrV mrnm. Therefore, this counter- ittack of his. tiulte apart from the J.iplendld results which It ha nrhleved. risi-Ao indication that the means are iomins- to hand, and that the painful r Period n which we haVe had to sit jDitlll apJ receive blows, insteail of "wBjltiV forward to deliver them. 'brought to an end. Every soldier nates a defensive, lie cause It means the surrender of Ills trill to that of the enemy. It means &jtincertaint. heitation, and at the very best the postponement of a de- ilonby the enemy, and not obtain- g a decision for nJmsclf. All who have followed the course this' year's campnlsu must now s,5VTellze that the deep-rooted. belief that fAwti ' defense Is necesnrll'- more ecu. tr - tt.MM.lAni .. ltr Un.. .... .-.ft.....!.... t ijvitliwm ui ill'-' kiiitji all uii'-'iimx t- it mi illiislon. A sticeesisfu. attack Is almost always much less costly tnan an un successful defense, and as between n unsuccessful attach ana unsuccess ful defense there Is little to cnooe. Koch's Attack lnepenslv jSpn-'thls prcsfnt battle the Germans JlVA tnat mnm lienvilv thlln Ihp A I. Stf Weaitse .heir attacks, fiavo failed; SbS . .. '-.. ..- -.o.. l.a ...r thai tl,l- lcl nt &4fc&??tMlt of Foch's has not so far been .".. ";expensirr occnuse u lias ooviousiy 1& ; -femt mortp with croat skill. It has. In fact, all the distinguish- - !. .UKI. . ..AnnMA 11. In fnn 1. l.no Il0,tlijai iva ui Hcuciui?iiii, i.ji i ikio Sy Sjiehieved surprise and has. been made IKihfiV-'o?lrexUon In which every yard of j dlrectly 'influ- LWiiihcei.th'e course of the tlm lv.ittla Ul.A.tVfl ...iv vuu.v. v.. ..... u.. ...... rafiww This front between the Alsne and f'jf'&the Marne, which Foch has attacked. lhi nprmriTi front for the lltlv:inpe t !on' Paris from the northeast, and It iSp!iHillniost certain, that the enemy has preparing lor sucu nn anvunce. will now have to begin most of jfej' .fjfcl8 preparations afresh and wlUJiavjeJ -.jtjsj - tio. ;iiKlL 10 oe iiuie in mi nun. n'l cjf..- 'n p uuvance nas nui uiii.v unveri Kg, me enemy turtner iracu irom mris, jw y (i uui ll puui;n .. mi- iiiliiii itiiti.i T'f." ' 'thrnltvh wlilcli tlii Gprinnn tronos In raft' the'Kfeat salient made by the Crown i ."- - i. . , ........ ilrinces auvance or last monin are Emm- tf " W The Alontiicne de Paris, which Is now In French hands, completely lilnlMlrtntati Qnlt-enriD inJ atran t li e y. , i i4li(t ttJ Mirifouuot uiim civil ( i nv , !h Germans Flicceed In holding the town, W' 'v the railwavB nasslnir throiich it can S3. be-so idominnted bv French guns ns i to be useless to the enemy. The .Motltagne de Paris was captured by Vinnnri, in 1014 rttlrlni. tho prnnpn. 'i '.LBritiftk adance to the Alsne nfter !r'tli battles of the Ourcn and Marne. ftWpsp xA It brought with it the prize of Can Hamper riermtipa I M.bJI.I. ...... ...... .I.....1 ...m.. i WT!Xl'2Jt J,i lDIIUIIIDIIB dlT HV Uliririt irij ISkMHtrUlllv. and If they have trenches , B5i5iiBS5TWB'lhe town It Is quit- possible for K.VWW?,S-rtu1.c,uIt for them to keep t lfS i$yv atong-the Marne supplied wl It'K Sivimmunltlon. lm& pK$t. Unlike the Crown Prln tV.i Sf.JSVT- TTnllU. the Crown Pr nce's effort. I ti tSP-X'TtUVwIVa blow has. therefore. In a few i v- jn-a. i .-.--.. .... . -- -- We,', jIAXXrf. Vn,.'',,KM!nj,rl Hflnif,. Btt-nta.i-1 rillt rKSaorf'ttila U mnn tci tbo nolnt thfin mm. i WSff? 9,-r -. .-" -;-- ;,.: .":::.;"": SpjArflMnrta0" ot 'he depth of the two ad-&-S!'cvm.ttcto and.0f the captures marie, though s J,.1jHlj)r.they are In favor of the Allies. The i II Itil'IKH tiefmans in me nisi luur urns nave i ISUt'.raN-''hOwhere penetrated further than six ' ;RT-?l2epfeinU. while the French had hy noon In the last four davs have i 'ft' yea'eraay rusiun in uennaim ouck v? .l.ht tnllrs to the south of Snlpsons -PI... Wan-l, arm n1rnrl,' -iViIa ,,, a-lal,, , considerable caprures of guns, while in hl fourth m!dda communique since the . .,.,.. ....... ... ...,.. , started Ludcmlnrff cannot boast be noticed that he makes JR1& great atory of the failure of lame united fioounUr-attacks er-attacKs to tne nouth or tne b. These were Foch local efforts, ,' have gained for him the high d aouth of the Marne from which the "south of the Marne iwhlch, una Weneh are able tn sheil the brldees yr the river, counter-tttacks which iMVe.hrpt the enemy busy and occupied Ilia attention while a real united effort i at a, tweniy-nve-miie ironi uetween ,'Fefitenoy and Belleau Wood, famous for inenrst enons 01 tne American troops In-Uric part of the front, was being prc- ''" jt Americans rtra nurrritini , It la certain that the Americana have ken Part In the latest development of battle, but at exactly what part we ai.nfat yet know; but, since the attack hajs Brained ground on the whole front. 'R'Ja obvloua that they have been sue- .-.L.:-i. - . ..-.. t.lnt. llnl .- --... .- i la n. ci j 1111,11 iiiai lur iirw to take part In u surprise attack :hJ. hat been hastily prepared, as ne must have been, and American have every rignt to De proud of achievement. .1OTIWH ,S-T "l ,..mv..um. patted too, long, and In this second I&l.a .... m,,r.h ua 1 1 llfnitanhit-v f the Marne. as It might rightly ed. for the Crown Prince's attack month. Jwas really the battle of h has made the mistake of haatlng the Amarlcan army. - predecetsor of his in the first of the Marne underestimated the army, and paid the -penalty. la a counter-attack, the real pur- )f which Is to- upset the enemy's attacK. ana not an oirepsive to break right through the Ger- fraaL and It U In the highest de- MDI4 tnat .rocn couia nave t hi dlapoaal collected the ry for a far-reaching of. ;niMt nct.thfrefyre, expect JUKeriaau) aa vanes car' GERMAN SCISSORS HELD BY YANKEES , Americans at Both Points Stop Cutting Around ; ".Rhciins , ALLIES IN HIGH SPIRITS Cliccking of Drive Registers Another Failure for Grown Prince Rv KDTIN I.. JAMES I Spccitl Cable to Kvrnhip Public Ledger fnpiirlalil. tHlf. hu S'rn- Yotk Tims Co. With the American Army on the .Marne, July in. Except for harassln.tr nrtlllery die on our left, there was no German activity yevterdav asainst our sector from Chnteau-Thleny to Dortnan where the American soldiers are hold lnc b.ick the enemy During Wednes day nleht the l-'iench and Americans consolidated the positions they won In (heir connt"r-attnci and at s-eveial points pushed the fiermans further back on the Mnrue m the Itnls de ' Cnnde. There has been no further attack by the Cleimans. who are In an I awkward position south of the Maine because our continuing fire cuts off supplies and re enforcements. ', The Allied armies are in hich spirits ' over the failure of the German drive to accomplish any of its objects so far. gain of three or four kilometers in ; the Champasne acainst Chalons and a ballent driven to Oeuilly. between Doinnns and Ttheims. In the llRht for Kpernay. are the total gains for the German hiKli command, except the , presence of a German force across the .Marne south of iJormans. a pain now of doubtful value. J Allied Unes Stronger The Allies' lines are now much , stronger than when the Germans started the drive on Monday morn ing, and the spirit of the Allied sol diers marking the visor of their counter-attacks may make the total result , of Germany's great effort n net loss ,n',,t,d f ,a, CTi"; " """ ""T'- "' ",r ""--"- "' ""-- cess of the boche drive Is the fact ( that they were ordered to make Mont mlrall by Monday night. Americans and French are now holding this part of the drive three or four kilometers from Xvherc It started. what tl.e Americans accomplished may be German iieen by understanding that the p'an wbs to make a great scls- cuttlng their wiw through to I Chalons and ICprrr.ay, But( two points of the scissors, at Chateau-Thierry and 1 nfar Sulppes, fell on our troops-. a it happened, and the points of the scissors were held there, with the boche evidently uiinble to cut further. The boche drive 1ms ed the majrrlly o." his shock troup, but he f-t 111 ha? nme left for other pushes in the same ill. rertlon or somewhere else with the hope mii -i-Hicniog u weaK spoi i ne iifxi iwn nays wju snow more or m iaisers piane. puiuce it to say, up .' inr- I'n.-riii inr ninii i I lilt.- Hit rpcrlsterfrf nnp mnrp fallurp 1-ti apn,.f,.f gain was toward Kpernay The next ...... ...,. . ..... ie- nays win cirmnnsirate wnether he wl" h0''1 "'at The small gains made cast of ft helms are adludired valueleKT from a military Mandpolnt, although dearly lifitttrlit I"vn i I uu t Imt nf nI cm i n r. nl.1,. ""umi jAiiiMiiiiiiii ut I'l irunt i fi itllin constantly to the stories of the terrible Price nam the Germans In crossing the Marne. It is safe to state that thou- sands were lost In crowing the river i Canvas boats drawn across hy pulley i cables were used In front of the Amer- leans. In many cares our guns shot away , the cables and the boats were swept down stream, the Marne being swollen by recent rains. Herman Partly Shot Vi fin V. & 4......I ,.....am.. f-t.. ....... .,.1 l, mc liuilk HCinrcil V IIHICKU- I llierry and normans, thirteen crack net man divisions were used In that part of the sfactlon ttlng. vere no seasoned . fighters found In the Kaiser's creek " """ "." nit- ou'unir any ai 4 t ann. .t.t.ln , V. !-......- . ., Bne ,!.., i .i J1..1.1 ""'"" "" """ ""---'"ns now nave .majority of youths .of nineteen an,J twenty. Man prisoners expressed sentiments of revolt against the high command. This Is the first time' this sentiment has been generally prevalent. Strong resentment is. expressed by reserve of ficers against the officers of the German regular army. The reserve officers, who. irenerallv sm-nklnfr Ma iIia atta, . 0.1.1 .1 . ... . .. . ... ' 1Jml. lm, regulars siayea in tne rear. One captured German officer, formerly a iinncEEor at rosen, saia: "We rannot express publicly our In dignation because these "officers of the rear' take notes of us and would take part In courts-martlal, should we civo i frce cour ,0 f . -" ,,, ,nd ,01,,e !' . "", ?s,'h"n "', ",,r n '0 ,le wdl a J .,n,M. m w ' n'.!"e "'" hae aecollnts settle with ENEMY PLANES RAID PARIS j ir Defenses Dlock Efforts of Teuton Bombers By the Associated Prest Paris, .July. 19. Several enemy air-dls- planes attempted to raid the Pari; inei last nignt The air defenses were put Into action Immediately, says the olllcial statement, and the batterirs opened fire. The alarm was given at 11:58 and "all clear" at UMi) a, in. PETROGRAD FAMINE WORSE No Bread for Nine Day. Several Die of Starvation Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Covurlaht. SIS. py Stw Yprk, Timet Co, rapenhaccn, July .19 A special dls patch to the Serlingske Tidende says that the famine liCPatrograd U Increas ing every day. Several persons are dead from hunger. In the last nine days, there has been no bread. . , French Steimihip Sunk by U-Boat Landan, Julyd9j A French steamship has been attacked and sunk by a U boat, according to neuter's. The crew succeeded In getting anay from the h'p In two boats, out. both, of them were rammed by the underwater craft. Tnere wa only one survivor of the dls aater, who waa In the, water ter faurfeen AMERICANS .. "- -"''- - -. .- r ;i;;;;iiJHW J ' ' . ' j,c vj jytwsJBtlfcBhBjjLvJPy j - --fc -j v j?. . .fj y'styi'fr'iyy.ii ' jfff1tt P .f B HflKlH'il(r iV B Mmmett j&wVaaaaL WV a 7 jfe(P-'A,v yjfRSr'T!!3l v " Si Thi remarkable photograph wan taken in a first line trenrh north of Chateau Thierry, where the' Yankeei, with gun" leveled, are awaiting a German attack prefaced hy upirious activity of the enemy artillery. In the fore ground is the barbecl-uirc entanglement protecting the trench MOTOR TRANSPORT DOES HEROIC 'GERMAN CRITICS WORK INBATTLEFOR EPERNAY HINT AT FAILURE ' . , Drivers Mick to Wheels tor Iwenty Hours. Bringing up Ke enforcements for Allies Reduced to "Marking Time' R, WALTER 5iC('ii Cable In .'rrm'np Public Ledger t opyrwht. rjlf. hj Xiu- York 7'lDlf; Co. With the French Army,, July IS, Tlie battle for Kpernay had reached , a stage of litis and reflux by Wednes- troops in the outpost zone, i nanus to da v. which in this, us In former great them, the battle was checked everywhere .struggles of the .xear, moans that the .along our battle line with great slaugh Allies arc counter-attacking and that ter. and the piercing of the hrench posl the encmv is dellnitely held. tlon. whereof the .Jermans boast, was Allied le-enforccments are now on (limited to the occupation of a narrow the line, thanks largely to the admlra-: strip of shell-torn ground which we never ble work of motor transports, many for a moment proposed to retain, of whose drivers did a spell of twenty The secret of the rrench victory was pmtiniiMiiM lmiii-H nt the wheel. Anv , one who has lirfd th- experience of crowded loads behind the front In stifling heat, nmld dense clouds, can appreciate the superhuman en durance required for such a feats Everywhere, despite the desperate efforts, the enemy has been reduced to "marking time," as a French driver put It Following the successful precedent i of the Noyon-Montdldlel- battle, n ' anility or tne general, wnue the general strong counter-attack was launched at explains It bv the courago and devotion an early hour Thursday on the fi'ont of his subordinates. between the Alsne and the Marne and ' The intelligence department had kept is, progressing f mora hi v. track of the enemy preparations for a Thirty lHtirinnn In Front Line I considerable period and drawn the oh. .. i ... vious conclusion that battle was Imml- The German offensive was launched nPnt, i,upPd, they had reason to sup after long and minutest preparation , lat thp Germans were ru;tv reacv on a scale' fully equal to that of March ( ,,y Jtlv R, atld , ,.onsdcr the fAct.tha't 21. It is niivr known hat there were , nttBVk was delayed until ten davs at least thirty HlWk divisions in later. Indicating that a cog slipped some tfie front line and perhaps twenty ,lpr hl , ho,( 1!U.i,n, ol. pIi!P more in support, nearly all tlrsl-class ; UlPre xvat, ,, re,.ln ),Patlnn which iroops. wnereor i i.i.Ke piui'ijiuuii were entirely fresh, A comparison of the results of the l wo battles Is the prrfof of the success of the Allied resistance. The most encouraging character of the present struggle Hlndenburg's great "frleden siurm" that was to open the road to Paris is that the "stabilization" of the Allies was maintained from the outset. Instead of rilMlcult reorganiza tlon of a cohesive front by defenders i laken at " Initial disadvantage, It was the assailants who were thrown into confusion hy the failure to make ,1P Progress which is essential to a successful working of the on Hutler method i As the situation stood today, the pnpmv hat fillffprert n vprv nnstK- check along the whole sixty-mile front. l'A.'a fm. a mii'.nu' contn. .... l.r.11, .-lilac ' ' ,,.", ov..'t un ....,,, ,..v-- ot the .Mnrne eastward rrom uormans . Bast of Rhelms he met a bloody de tlon Hlndenburg Is directing all his effort on the drive eastward toward Kpernay. Odds Are Very Heavy The attempt to "pull the fat out nf ' the fire" marks sound generalship, tor success here would give him the niriian- . ,3ln nf TMii.Ityici oml nni-lmnfl midC i him to turn the flank' of the army de- , fending the Champagne sector and nullify the victorious resistance of Mondav I cannot describe the confidence and elan nf the Allied troops. It can bo taken for granted that the menace against Gouraud's flank will bo averted, and before the battle ends the name of the Marne may be for a second time written In history In let ters ot German blood. The performance of .the French nrmy holding Rhelms nnd the Ar gnnne sector will stand as a model of preparation for and execution ot vic torious resistance against one of the most formidable, attacks in history. supnortefl nv nn enormous ive artillery and carried out by troops 'in greatly superior nt ,, impossihle tn overempha5 supported bv nn enormous weight of nicked i numheuf). phaslze the r .completeness of the victory that in a few hours broke the drive of 20,000 of Germany's best soldiers without losing a single gtiri or a foot of ground whose abandonment was not deliber ate ann voluntary. Tn this case the men did their duty so IIJI.mi,.UU...ll ; Save $100 to $200 kI On a Fine Upright Piano Now is the time to buy a good Piano and save $100, to S200 these .instruments have been slightly used, but do not look jt, as they have been made like new. Good makes (guaranteed) at low prices. '$400 Jacob Bros. $200 $350 Story & Clark $175 .$350 Girard . $150 $300 Edouard Jules $150 $300. New England $125 30 Others G. W. Huver Co. The Horn of Service 1031-33 Chestnut y,?iw .. -&c - AWAITING A BOCHE ATTACK (() Enemy Everywhere DURANTY thoroughly as to lead a staff officer to say: 'Our success was nop In great mens- ure to the ability aim neoi on or nie the perfect training and team worn ' throughout the whole army. I'nder com- 1 inand of General fiouraud. who already i had won- a reputation, not only as a. hero, hut as one of the ablest French leidpr". every service of the army, from ; steff work to the handling of Infantry ' and artillery lialoii. functions without a hitch. And admirable proof of the l prevailing spirit eery man, officer or polhi. gives credit to the example and ,zue w-ii for .. aiii., Tn ,.,- check on the German intention from day to day, Gouraud maintained an Inces sant series f.f raids. finitrnml Friendly and Modent Your correspondent saw the general, who was sitting in a small bedroom. whose walls were hung with maps. He wore none of his Innumerable decora tions save over his heart the military medal with the war cross the pnllu's' medal that is never awarded to officers I savp tn r-nmmnnittnf. M-Aconl.. . traordlnary merit and the bis silver star of commander of the Legion of Honor nn the opposite side of , his tunic. His air was'slmple, friendly and so mod est that it -was hard to realize that he had just accomplished a feat whose mas nltude may be imagined by the com parison that It was as If the huge Ver dun drive of lltlfi had been smashed at Hie very outset. His peculiar light-blue of Belfort which looks over eastward from Paris In memory of the fortress Invincible in defense In 1870. It was flanked hy a vase of wild flowers and on the flat-topped desk before the gen eral was poised, a fitting symbol the Winged Victory of Samothrace In bronze a cojiy of the Greek master piece that used to stand at the head of the great staircase of the Louvre in Paris and will stand there again when the German bombardments have van Ished In defeat. itz Girls' Organdie Frock ASELF-ruffled J iA irock, very graceful in line and ver'y attractive with its large sur plice collar e d' g' e ,d with pleated frills and it's becom ing.girdle. i , '12 to'X8 years! ., 1 it lt, Pink, nose or ante FRONT wd DAUPHIN STS. -r riW $C;98 xzxsimmitsmgmim&iSi Committee on Tubllc Information. People Given Confused, Cheerless Comment on Marne Offensive "LIKE DRIVE IN ITALY" By GEORGE RENWICK Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copirloht, , bu .Vcic Vork ritiirn To. Amsterdam, July 1!. The German military critics, in dealing with the new offensive, present confused and cheerless comments to'their readers. They are not even sure whether this Is Hlndenburg's third blow or his fourth or his fifth. Some say that the enemy was again completely surprised, while others will have It that the element of surprise was absent on thl occasion. -NV. one shows more than very mod crate enthusiasm. General von Ardenne. In the Dusseldorfer N'aehrichten, has no more cheering comparison to make re garding the crossing of the Marne than to liken It to the crossing of Ihe Plave by the Austro-Hungarlans exactly a month previously. He adds the pious hope that time will not prove the com parlson to be" accurate In further par ticulars. He holds that the Knte'nte forces were again surprised, but in article In the Berliner Tageblatt he shos that he has is doubts regarding that point. He hints at tl anxiety caused In Germany by the long pause In the big scale plan's of Hlndetihurg and Ludendoff, and admits the effectiveness of the Kn tento's activity on other parts of the ftont. He concludes hy saying that at the end of the second day the German effort had not been completely suc cessful. The Cologne Gazette declares- "We-could not reckon on the complete surprise of the enemy, as In March and ahjo at the Chemln-des-Dames. Kvery wheretho enemy, stood In readiness In order to offer determined resistance at the first tign of the attack." :M. & H. SELL Ah! Warm Weather, at LastHere Are the Bathing Suits Vs to y2 Off THcif'! a u?ldal lot at. men'8 and women's high-quality Bathing atnciJi Twh,ch ?ue rchased from a manufacturer who was over 11'"? 8eason. has been 80 C-W. Reductions average from one-third below regular to one-half and mow. h Life Guard Suits $9.25 Like Cut & Pure Flannel Pants. White Cotton Shirt. Web Belt. 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It Is 1 nthe. tradition of the Foch school of strategy which he has had to deny himself so long because of enemy superiority in numbers nt the beginning of the offensive, but now at last the balance of numbers on the western front has begun to tip In our favor, and Foch Is able to Use his reserves with greater freedom and surety of striking power. The great patience of the Frenfh general, -whose motto Is "attack." was' put to the severest strain after March 21, when for many weeks he had to husband his forces and remain on the defensive, but yesterday the hour of waiting passed and, after checking the enemy'senormous efforts on each side of Rhelms, he, seized the psychology cal moment to strike him on the right wing of the German salient between the Alsne tnd the Marne. Much Depends on Battle The British army's future depends Intimately on the progress of that French counter-stroke and on the necessity of'the Oerman Crown Prince for more men to replace all those i dead and bleeding soldiers who He on the slopes and In the valleys east and west of Rhelms. He Is as deeply engaged now as he was ut Verdun, and cannot ca.ll off the battle which he began after months of preparation. Opposite the British front, In some old French chateau behind the German lines, far beyond the zone of the Brit ish gunfire, there is a group of men who must be reading the reports from the Crown Prince's' stnff with extreme anxiety and nervous tension. Chief among them is Prince Hunnrecht nf Uavarla, commanding -'the group of armies against the British front, and with him are his army commanders I ana corps commanders, among them aixi von Arnlm, who was the- oppo nent of the British in the first battles of the Somme, and Von Bernhardt, who. It Is said, has the mo3t passionate hatred of British among all the Ger man generals. These men have been preparing an other wide offensive ngnlnst the Brit ish front. They are the men who have their eyes on the coast ns the goal of their desires and are ready even now to make another desperate bid for It, They have been working hard since Jhelr previous efforts came to a dead halt after heavy losses. 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British airplanes yester day, as every day for months past, flew low over their lines and hack areas, bombing and machine-gunning their yorklng parties, causing heavy casu alties and doing destructive work over their railway's, airdromes, camps and dumps, nnd the British guns used every fine hour to range nn their batteries and "trenches and roads and rail heads, causing more Casualties and destroying -work newly .done so that 11 has to be bagun again more delay Irritating to the German generals who know the value of time, more delay and greater demoralization ot the troops holding the line. May Take Hnppr-clil'n Men But Bupprecht and his generals, ready to begin this offensive against the Brit ish, have now another anxiety, which may spoil all their plans and render all their elaborate preparations useless If they have not enough men to throw In at the moment arranged, if this great at tack east and west of Bhelms had gone well, he would still have enough men. and more than enough, to strike with Im mense strength, such as he Is bound to have considering the defensive prepa rations the British have made. But what If orders come to send divisions tc the help of the Crown Prince, now seriously Jeopardized by the French counter-blow? The whole problem of Rupprecht and his generals' and the history of the next few weeks rests on that development of events. If Prince Rupprecht can keep his armies together the .offensive will flame along the British front, nnd all the British soldiers will bo Involved In a llfe-and-death struggle. 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