luce* of Damery an<* Parvlllers. Field Marshal H.tig's night bulletin states. The British also advanced their lines southeast of Proyart. "North of Albert," says the state ment. "we are in contact with tho en emy." (On this front, half-way be- | tWeen Arras and Albert, tho enemy 1 continues to retire slowly toward Btpiurae.) An advance was registered by Brit ish troops in Flanders, southeast of Vleux Berquin. The German artillery was active to- ? day between Kommel and Ypres. FREXCn CAITVKK FAKMS NOIITIUVKST OF RIBECOfRT PARIS, August 15.?Advancing: to the northwest of Ribecourt, the French to day captured Attiche and Monolithe farms, despite desperate German re- | sistance. the War ORico announced to night. Prisoners were taken In this new advance. In a local operation the French progressed on the wooded heights between the Matz and Oise : Rivers, the night communique states. ; DBRI.1X WAR OFFICE ADMITS 11171'III KM BXT I f?v Associated Press I BERLIN (via London). August 15.? Admission that tho Germans have evac uated positions near l'uisieux and Beaumont-llamcl. which lie to the north of Albert, is made in the German oflicial communication Issued to-day. TOTAi, A 1.1,1KB LOSSES LESS THAN CKIDIAN'S CAPTl'BKD tBv Associated Press. 1 LONDON. August 15.?The proportion of tho German losses to those of the allies since August S is greater than at any other period of the war, it was announced here to-ntglit. It is said that tho total allied casualties prob ably will not be as large as the num- ! ber of Germans taken prisoner. STRUGGLE AT STANDSTILL ALONG NEW BATTLE FRONT IBv Associated Press. 1 WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE. Wednesday, August 14.? Along the new battle, front front Gury to Thiescourt wood the struggle came to a standstill to-day. In addition to the St. Claude and Ecouvillon farms we hold ground to the north of Bol val village and a footing in Plessler de-Roy Park. The battle, therefore, hits reached a natural conclusion, and the danger of a counterattack from Thiescourt massif has been removed. It is unknown whether the battle will be renewed, but if it is i< will be a new operation with stronger material and greater man power on both sides. GENERAL III MIIERT GIVES PRAISE TO FIGHTING YANKS I Bv Associated Press. 1 WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE. August 15.? Deepest admira tion for the American troops fighting with the British and French in the Picardy offensive was expressed to-day by General Humbert, commander of the Third French Army, during a talk to war correspondents. "The Americans tight." he said, "with an ardor that is unsurpassed." "RETREAT SPECIALIST" IN SUPREME COMMAND ON MAIINK I By Associated Proa*. I PARIS. August 15.?General Hans von Boehn. the German "retreat spe cialist." has been appointed to tho supreme German command on the riomtne front. Tho newspapers be lieve that this change in tho German command is highly significant. The German withdrawal north of Albert is looked upon as the Ilrst application of his tactics. General von Hoehn and his former command, the. German Eighth Army, stood the brunt of the allied pressure in the Marne salient previously to the withdrawal to the nort'i i>f tho Vesle. The German troops encaged in the fighting east and southeast of Amiens have been under command of Generals' von Dor Marwltz and Von Hutier in the army group of frown Prinze Rup prech; of Bavaria. ART!LI.Ell V III frt. V.OF.ft OV nETWREV* VVJIE A ND OISE I Eiv .Mandated Pross l PARIS. August 15.?The violent ar tillery duel between th A vie and the Oise continued during las* night, ac cording to tho statement from the War <~>!flco to-day A German raid in Champagne failed. Tho statement reads: 'The night was marked by rather intense activity of tho artillery be tween the Avre and tho Ois? "An enemy raid in Champagne against tho M*r<| i - sector was with out result." GREAT SIM IN l?-?17.K JIO'.BV TO nr, IIISIIIUIITr.il I iiv A?M"italc. the total amount of naval pi i/.<- tttoney awaiting division was :nor<- than ?!*. 000.000. to whirh must bi added moneys in the hands of the oversea* prsy> courts. This announcement wis made recently in the Mouse of Common.- l?y T. J. McS'itmaia, parliamentary under secretary to the Admiralty. Distribution of the money will he baser! on the relative responsibility of all concerned. The eommander-in chief wjll get 2.000 shares ano;nt " with the corning of the Austrian 10m peror and his advisory staff. Rosner's telegram. whi< h wa? sent from German main headquarters reader "For dayd past the headquarter* has been the. sr etie of important an I fruit ful deliberations by the Kaiser a ad try advisers on political and military .|ues tlonfl. With the arrival of Emperor Charles and l.is political and military advisers the deliherat'ons arc reach ing their highest point. "Accompanied by Count von Wedel. Admiral von llintze (the (Jerinan For eign Secretary) and his suite, the Kaiser received his august guest at the station. After an exchange of party greetings and the presentation of the suites the Emperors and their personal retinues proceeded to the THINK UNDERSEA BOATS ARE CONVERTED CRAFT Admitted They Are Vessels of Large Size With Excep tional Gun Range?Navy Experts Declare They Are Too Slow to Attack Troopships. my Associated Press. 1 WASHINcJTON. August 15.?German submarines carrying out raids in Amer ican waters are of the cruiser type, very probably converted merchantmen like the Deutschland. which made two peaceful trips to the United States be fore this country entered the war. They are low-speed craft with groat cruis ing- radius, carrying large crews, 5.9 ijioh guns and mine-laying equipment, as well as torpedoes. These conclusions have been drawn by naval officers from detailed reports which have been gathered from time to time since the U-boats tirst appear ed off the Atlantic coast last May. The largest of them probably is not more than 300 feet long, and officers are satisfied they are not the super submarines which frequent reports of late have said LSvrmany was building. It may now be stated that tho raid era have made no effort to attack troopships leaving for 10 u rope. and that none of thorn ever has been sighted by outbound transports or convoying: warships. This fact, together with the general character of tlie operations of the suhmerslbles. Is accepted here gen erally as proof that the sole purpose of tho raids is to hinder commerce as much as possible and. incidentally, to carry the (jcrm.in campaign of "fright fulnoss" to the United States. Speed has been saoriticcd to cruis ing radius, and it is estimated that their maximum on the surfaco is not more than twelve knots, while they probably cannot do better than six submerged. Their slowness, officers cay, makes them unsuitable for opera tions in tho war zone, where speedy destroyers are constantly on guard, and it appears that they have been em ployed largely In sporadic raiding ex peditions. one of tho chief purposes of the central 1 powers' confercnco at the German headquarters in the field is the discus sion of ways and means to strengthen the war will of the Teutonic peoples and their eastern allies. Report has it that the two Kaisers propose to issue a proclamation to their peoples saying the war "must continue because the allies will it ho.". The plea will be made that England . refused the Kaiser's peace offer and tho Germans will be called upon to follow the example set by France, who, bleeding on the verge of defeat for four years, proudly fights on. A I.DKH'r STII.I, STHO.VGLY 11 KM) IIY GERMANS I Bv Associated Press. 1 WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, August 15 (Noon).?Albert Is still hold strongly by the Germans.; British patrols, on entering the town, j were fired on from the Albert cathe- I (lral. It will be remembered that the Ger man retirement in February, 1917. lo the Hindonburg line was Immediately preceded by slight local retirements such as have been made north of Al bert. The mystery now is whether some such plan is being carried out by the enemy. If this is true, the situation should he clarified in a short time. Throughout this section of France, and especially at Amiens, a fete of deliverance from the menace of the ? iermans was celebrated to-day. Amid tho sandbags piled about the statuary and the debris caused by German shells, a few old-time residents of Amiens, a group of Roil Cross nurses and some British and French officers and sol diers gathered at Amiens' great cathe dral for ser\ice. It was a most Itnpressiv ceremony. The altar was decorated with the flags ? >f France. Great Britain and the I'nited Stales. The war-lime congre gation sit betwen two great piles of sandbags at "no end ?>f the giatil struc ture. French soldiers sang in the choir. Extensive damage was done (n the edifice by Gorman sheila during thu bombardment of Amiens. Many beau tiful windows have been smashed and one shell penetrated the r^of and burst near the entrance, severely wrecking! I>iat part of the gigantic church. LI KHl'TEIt NE SAI.1KNT II \S HE EN SWA I,I.OWED IP I l"tv As.-? 'i lai"! Press. 1 WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, August 15.?The Hebuterne salient has practically disappeared as a result of the German retirement in that sector of the front. The British have now pushed their posts far to? 1 ward Bucfiuoy. General I^udendorff's recent order.' that ground mtisi bo given up if hom ing it would entail an undue expendi- ; ture of man power, is believed to be: largely, responsible for tho German withdrawal The wonCorfnl success of the light British tanks has probably j impressed^ the German high command with the desirability of getting behind the River Anore wherever practicable. IIIIITISII l?OW\ TWEVrV-OXE AM) I.OSE FIFTEEN PI.ANES I Uv Afs.x lilted Press I OO.NI'ON, August 1j*.?Twenty-one German airplanes were destroyed and! : ix driven down out of control yester- j ? lay. according to the official communi- ! ration on aerial operational issued to. , night. Fifteen British airplanes arc missing as a result of the air com bats. KAISER SENDS ARMY TO AID RED GUARDS (Continued From First Page ) patriarch's retort to the Bolshevik plunder of tho Russian church. "Tlchon is a patriot, a very able old man, with the appearancc of an elderly peasant, lie epjoys popularity among the pious women of tho lower and middle classes. Ho has arranged lately several religious street demon strations at Petrograd and Moscow, at tended by immense crowds. "It is by utilizing these two cur rents that Germany hopes to build up her new political move. She is train ing troops to move from three cen ters?Helslngfors. Reval and Paskoff. "Next month a great church congress will be held in Moscow, at which, ac cording to my information, the restora tion of the monarchy will be pro claimed. "By that time. Germany's strategic military preparations in Russia will bo completed. By the combined effort of Germany, the Russian monarchists, the Russian church and the Russian reactionary elements, a new holy al liance- may be established between a rcsforcd Russian monarchy and Ger many. "It is this scheme which, in my opinion, explains the sudden appear ance In the German papers of news describing the position of the Bol shevik rule as desperate and their fall as imminent." SEND ENOUGH MEN TO FRANCE TO WIN QUICKLY IS PLAN XV.\ It "The policy of the War Department is to put the maximum number of men in France, with the idea c. shortening the war. We found from figures fur nished by the provost-marshal-general that we coould embark 011 a program .:t'?r fit physi cally. ??The President," said General March, resuming his statement "has finally 217 East. Broad Suits?many attrac tive Suits, splendid ma terials, in this clean up offering. Extra Special ? c One lot of charming f Silk Dresses, beautiful < patterns, $9.95, V $ll.9r>. Actual values 5 up to $25.00. J announced that the AmTicnn military policy from this tlmo ?i\ is centered on the western front and w> have declined to ho diverted from that one thing:. The War Department 1st* now udoptcd this as a ji-illcy, nnd it Is the policy of the United Slat03 that She military program is to ccruere I in Franco. "If tho ages aro changed to eighteen lo forty-live the sysn?J!n vf voiumaty enlistments In tho Untied States Army disa p pears. Ki itMsn i:.\otnn me.v TO COXtlt'KIt CVI'.MY "The purpose of America," General March continued, "is to furnisu enough man power to whip the GoriniKH f r jra now 011. The only way that Germany can he whipped is by America going into this thine with her whole st reiiKth." "Then, America has got to put enough men over there to whip tier many'.'" asked Senator Kirhv. "That is it in a nutshell," General March rep'ied. | "It is up to via to win th?* war. and we can win it. Mow lo.ig 1; ill take ( w'll dfrpent' cxactly upo.i what we cents a pound. It weighed 3-0 |?ouids. I.ltinnr l.atv \ iohillon ('barged. NKWTOUT Ni:\VS. V.V. August 15.? J. I?. Parker. Ineal attorney, chart?!'', with having carried a <|iiantity of ar dent spirits into one of the local campo contrary to Federal law. will he given a preliminary hc'iriiu; before W. I!. Colonna, United Stales commission to-morrow mornlng'. Fruit Steamer Escapes U-Boat Submarine Forced to Submerge After firing Fifteen Shots at Liner. my Associated Press. 1 NEW POUT NEWS, VA., August 15.? A detailed story of tho attack on a United Krult Company steamer 200 | miles off tho Virginia capos Tuesday 1 afternoon by a German submarine that ' fired broadsides was reported this af- i tcrnoon. Duo to tho crack marksman- ! ship of the American ship's gun crew. ! the underwater vessel was frightened away. Jt was a clear day at sea. The bin : American ship was steaming toward 1 harbor. Everybody was intent upon j his particular work on board, and nothing out of tho ordinary was ex- ! peeled. However, there suddenly carne a call from tho lookout; "Some one's liring at us." Members of the crew ran aft, and] there saw shells flip into tlie waves 1 one after another several thousand yards back of the ship. Through I glasses, a German submarine was j sighted nbout four miles off. with sweating gun crew:; operating live-inch ' guns at each end of the submersible. I Immediately the ship's gun crew went at it. A reckless .but scientific duel | bogan. Nearer came the shells of the U-boat, and closer to the U-boat plunged the shells from the ship. Af- I ter fifteen shots had been tired by the j llun. and eight or nine by the ship. 1 the Hun crew ducked for shelter, and the submersible itself sought the safe- ; ty that unfortunately lies a few fa thoms below the surface of the sea. J It was a joyous gun crew on tho ship?they had scared the boche. The submerslblo was described as having been about 350 feet long, with two tive inch guns, and probably some Miuilm guns on the deck. PRESIDENT IS TAKING FEW DAYS' VACATION With .Mm. Wilson, He la Visiting Sum mer Home of C'olonrl House In Massnohnsrtts, I llv Associated Press 1 MA.VCHE.STEK, MASS., August 15.? President and Mrs. Wilson arrived here to-day for a visit at the summer home of Colonel E. M. House. Their special train made tiio trip from Washington in approximately twelve hours, arriv ?ng here at 3:20 o'clock this morning, es aping by a few hours Some of tho hottest weather of the summer. Tho President found the north shore de lightfully cool and clear. The President and Mrs. Wilson were met at the station by Colonel House and Mrs. House and a few other friends. It was understood that it was the wish of the President that he be per mitted to cojuv a brief outing quietly, and. so fnr as known here, no visitors were expected. Wife Hlew While Vlslllng. HARKIhONHUIUi, VA., August 15.? .Initios Morris received a message yes terday announcing the death of his wife, who was visiting her husband's relatives at Free I'nion. Albemarle County. She was thirty-six years of age. and had been in ill health sinc? January. She is survived by her mother, husband and f?>ur small chil dren. The body will ho brought here for interment. r kTo help make ?lmn;, krfn, red-hlood Ameil cnna there K itnihlu^ in m? ruirrlrnn? \t !? ii-|i 1 h:i\e found no v^ln::bir tin ori;nnl<< Iron?Numlril Iron," nay- Dr. .Innim Frunrl* SulMvnn, former 1* i>li > * Irlii ti of Rellerue Hospital (l)iMiin(ir Drpl.l, ?N>w York. am' the WMfrlicnier Coun ty llospitxl. \Riniivl Iron often In erenaest thr nlrvnprth s>iu> rndtiraarr of weak. nervouw, rui'-dinvn pr?;ilr In two nrdis' time. I (? i? now lii'lns ?l"fl by over three million proplr nu nonlly, I nt'l uri inp; huoli mtn tin Hon. Trt'ltlif >1. Shmv, furmrrlr Srcrpiarr of ^ tlie Trpn?ury, jir- ^ un nuil ri-Govrr f.iLU*9*^ JX nor of Inwm ^ former United 1 1 Stut cm Scnutur IUehnrd Holland ICenuey of Delawnre, at present )lnjor of thf L'. S. Army; Grnrrol John I,, firm (Rftlrrdl, tlie flmmmcr Itoy of Slilloh. who vrna ?fr Kennt In the I,'. S. Army when only 12 yeura of asc nlao 1'nlird State* Jii(l|;r (i. \V. Atkinson of the Court of Cliiini* of Wa.iliinnrtnn and others. Nuintrd Iron in rilapenaed liy all Rood druKK>?ta rv crTivlicrr.?Adv. r 'Q/?e aSsjo ?fnvJ/e*s crJ)Jp . Serve ice cold. Some like it with a dash of salt. In th.' bottle?wherever soft drinks are sold. By the Case? from yovu grocef. U?i? I*i ? Beverage Co., Inc. Telephone .Minllnoti tltlOT. is-ji k. maim sthkIit, mcHMoxn, va? lllNlrllitltorii of .Villo. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS WILL HAVE TO WORK FARMS Cnmp Commnndrr, llowvtr, linn I'onrr to Itrtiirn Thm? to .Mili tary Dutv If They Knil. WASUINCJTON. August 15.?Con scientious# ohjcctors arc to lio put to! work on tlie farms. Tho problem of j their presenco In the various camps | has been solved by the War Popart-1 ment's decision to turn them over to' the Department of Agriculture fartn help specialists. Strict record of \heir work, however, will Lj kept and for warded to their camp commanders, so that tho farm work assignment may bo canceled for cause and tho men returned to military duty. Sonio of tho objectors already have , been placed on the farms: eighty-eight 1 from Camp Meade. 102 from Camp Leo and an undetermined number from Camp Taylor. Tho :non are sent to farm work on furloughs fcr that pur poso. such a. procedure already being authorized for any farm-trained selec tive whoso volunteered services are needed. RESCIND GUARDIANSHIP i:.itr:ivi.irnnt llun I*rl?ro|?'t Acnin Con troln Ills Own I'urnc Strlnga. tltv Associated PrfM.1 AMRTKilPAM. August 15?The guardianship under which I'rince Fried ricrlx Leopold of 1'russi.i was placed last Juno lias been rescinded. accord irig to the iieitung am Mittag, of Ber 11 n. The NclIiiiK itfH'N of the ?l??y Ik con tnlnril In tile Want Ail*. 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