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THE WARTTTXaTON TIMES,. SUNDAY, MABfCH 31; 1918.
onl Western-Erini
Germany Staking Blood of Thousands in Desperate
-rr-yf
2,418,000 TEUTONS FAIL
TO SMASH BRITISH ARMY
IN GREATEST OFFENSIVE
IN BALANCE AS
ALLIES RECOVER
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SUCCESS HANGS-?
Br miLAirtn beixoc, .
tCopj-rlSht ky t.Trilmo AssoeUUen.)
The treat German, offenslye UI1 fcnj
In th balance as a, write. There are
ttree element which, la spite of all Ufa
Information that, ha come, are U11 un
known to us; elementa which only the
decision ot the battle will allow ui" to
appreciate, and which' must 'determine
the tune ot the treat conflict.
The flrat ot these Is the rate of the
nemr losses. We know .that he hau
alreadr (br Sunday nljht) had to feed
Into hli aUacVJnr force far more than
twelve but probablr less than elthteen
divisions out of his reserve, althouth
onlr four dara ot the treat atruttle had
for atUck In the morrilnr- especially
on tbe aecond and third d- of the
mala operation, hamperlnr hla air
craft aervlce, ai well af direct ob
aervatlon of Held -and, artillery of
ficer. Seeks t Saaak
the Brltlak Armf.
Third. The British alone were
(elected to bear the welcht of tHe
blow. It wai not divided; a iorne
had eypuected it would be; neWee'tr
the French and the British. The
enemy In this matter is calculallnt
upon the fact that the British had
improvised so very treat -a army
In o, snort a time, and that this
army inirnt tnereiore isxk nowo-
u 7t 3 5 rd.la.fai id In UUy: ha armed that the Brlt-
then passed. In other word, he had injf ,i'm ,, . ,,,. ,.,, train.
. t. ..!" wnn.-..- - ....... ..-.- . ---
four daya eaten up. a ws icmuo..
rnents more than a third and nearly a
,half otTils orltinal attacklnr force. But
we will not lcnow imtil afterward per
haps Ions after the battle U ov upon
what proportion of loss he withheld his
divisions and has thrown in fresh men.
This-is the first and mast Important fact
la the whole struttle. because If the
German's jexpense In life does not war.
rant the result which he attains, hli
desperate tamble has been lost. He Is
undcrtaklnt a -truly slsantlc expense in
Wood, pressing his attack almost with
out retard to cost, and with a slntle
eye to a very rapid decision.
The second element is me ucieiuut.
strength of Ihe Britlslf forces; which
has been shown so far by the still un
broken defending line, and which will
continue to be shown by success In
keeping the line unbroken and In
brlntlnt the German drive to a ;erau
ual stop. ...
The third element Is the action which
may be taken with Ihe treat, allied re
serve armies. Theie have not yet betun
to come Into play and are siwaitlnt
their moment or -such 'use-as the hlth
command -may think fltknr.
. Upon these elements victory will
depend.
Characteristic at .
thr rtnalFroat.
The front which the enemy had
chosen .for hla attack has. certain
characteristics wnlch we must grasp
6fore going ana further. In the dis
cussion of UIls:-actron.foc on our understanding-
of those characteristics
depends our ability to comprehend
the whole vast battle.
First Ic-is-mneh tbe-'wldest front.
providing; forroncb. the most extend
ed operations, of any cljoien for an of1
tensive by either side In the course
of this war. Its whole development
In a straight line was not less than
7.00e yards, or somewhat over forty
three miles. Counting the sinuosities
of the front, it was more' .like fifty
miles. The reasan-0-large a seotor
was chosen la that previous experi
neeTia shown the futility to the at
tacking party of any partial breach
of the defending line upon a narrow
sector: and; further, that over so
large a stretch ot territory the
chances of flnding .some weak" place
or places here and there, which might
be utilised to broaden out a narrow
ibreak Into a wide rupture were con
siderably increased.
Second The ground chon Is the
dryest ot all that held by the British
between the Valley of the Oise and
the North Sea. There Is here much
less of the impediment to action
which comes from marshes, flooded
grounds, and the numerous intersect
ed largely for trench fighting on th
offensive, and would be less able on
units, facsd the British line, and not
less than seventy-five atood ready to
deliver the shock between." the;.Serp
and the' Oise. Of this number forty
of tbe best were selected" ftr the i initi
al blow and .the remainder for-.' feed
ing In" tp the, adrancedllne . tbelr
predecessors grew exhausted from
losses and the strain of fighting and
had. to be withdrawn for-rest and
reorganlirtlon. - . ' '
Ferera Available' " ' '
far the Operatlesu , ,
The establishment 'of .a German
division at present Is, of course, much
less than it was l.n.tbejsariy vpart,'of
th "war though the units used In
this" attack have .probably, been some
what swollen lately by special -recruitment
from ihe best of .those osed
uoon the eastern front. But if -we-es
timate 'each division on. an' average
as having 7,000 .bayonets, with a total
the defensive and especially -lew "J V3 iiSaTn.? a-VerV
nrmared to meet conditions In case complete strerigth. Including a fry
he should " succeed In- breaking large new proportion ot aruuery. 01
tl.rm.irh the trench systems and re- J2.000.-or 1X000. we shall nat be tar
...i . vr,,. h. rnnnr.:wronr. This would give us, tnen,
inr'also on the fact that the' specially
heavy demand upon the British man
power, due to the necessities for ship
construction, for civilian supplies, for
the manning or the navy, and 'tor the
industrial work which Britain doe
for the whole alliance, might weaken
th nawer of the' British .forces There
is also perhaps a political element (
In lots cnoice. wnicn we cannot causa
some miscalculation of roGral" effect,-some
such miscalculation as the
enemy lias made mQre than Once vIo
thecdnre of these -campaigns.
FourthMuch the most impor
tant feature -Is Ihe gepgraphlcal posi
tion, -in the long line of- the TVe'stern
front ot the sector chosen -by- the
German general staff. It wa the
southern half of the British line
which ,w. especially selected with
these strategical objects:
1 To create a rupture at a point
as near as possible, to toe junction
between the British .and French ar
mies and thus to separate them, and
In case of distress to either, prevent
efficient co-operatlon-and relief.'
2 To make-'the attack where Brit
ish communication with the' seaports
Is loncest and therefore most mni-
cult. and to gain such advantages as
migot come irum wc wtircB " "F
British, supply line would be over
loaded, confuj'ed ox- broken down In
attempting to meet the demands Of
the tremendous. eonljlct.,.,
S-iTo attack. whreucce would
lead" to" thecultlnfo( the main rail
way through Amiens, which' la the
great artery of 'communication be
tween France and Entlarid. and
4 To make an immediate 'threat
to reach Pari, wbieh lies, at the
........ .!.. ...r i.a rOTtiatl Una All
hvhlch the Aittle opened, little wort
Throwa Greatest "
.Weight Tewatd Santa.
On account of this last point It is
clear that, while pressure ot'the most
severe kind would be exercised by
the enemy over" the whole ot the see-
Mqt chosen for the attack, his strategic
object lies and therefore his emex
effort would be made aa near as pos
sible toward, the southern end of the
sector. To find upon the -map the
exact situation ot this sector the
reader must look for the two town
of Arras and St. Quentln In the north
fast of France. Through Arraa runs
the canalized River Scarpe. TJpon this
river due east of Arras are the ruins
the" followlnr'fl cures?
. ,Tle total German forces In"
France and Belgium.- from 25S.
000 to 2,418,000 men.
Available for-actlve operations,
from J.920,000 to 2.05P.000 .men.
Opposite the British, 1,152.000
to 1.24S.00O men. y.
Available for the attack, from
900.000 to S75.00O.
" Used' In "the first drive, from '
480,000 to 520.000: ,
Available at first-for re-enforce;
ment, from 420,000 to 455,000.
Used tot' re-enforcement within
the first four days .(as mentioned
In the opening of this artcle)
from 200,000 .to' narly230!00. . . . ,
Remaining, "available for re-en-,
forcement. from ISO.000 to 250,000.
It will be observed that the uncer
talntlea "ot this calculation multiply
tniraTvl tlie end. so -that no verv 'defi
nite idea can finally be .reached a to!
the exact amount of reserves remain
ing, but It is' evident that'-ther have
been exhausted very rapidly.
Details af the
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w a.d. .W.A- . - aa IS l J a
i hi v.tn. ma vi-i. i;n. .i,Atrc thn front nn which the '(rmMS attke6nBisMT.itw Ja.'the"
broken line indiotttirij: the extension of the front to the north -sfcd south, the latter, being held, by .the
French'. The shaded area (1) marks the German advance on the first day. The heavy blackarrew shows
where the .British third line was pierced on" Friday-afternoon,, and the white area (2). is ihe territory ab&n-'
donedby the British "irr consequence of .the break, the'battle line on. Saturday morniBK staBdinr on the
western side of 'that area. By 'Sunday morninir the J3ritish had retired across, the area (3),- and byion
j day afternoon, to the; line on theyestem side of the area (4). " . . v ?
Great Offensive.
J In this war -of bV guns. There wa
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With these" preliminaries we" , may
now- take up the details ot the. fight
ing, which are becoming' clearer aft
er the confuted, reports of the early
man attack opened ah hour before
dawn on Thursday.larch "1. in. .the.
form of a cannonade more violent
than ,any previously delivered, 'even-
each mile of front and to -each hour
than, had been seen 'before even at
Passcheadaeb-
. Though the- artillery bombardment
was Intense. It was short. The last
days of the offensive. The great Ger-j hour was principally filled 'with the
use of gaa shells, especially aimed at
.the batteries of the defense line, and
at points pf concentration Immediate
ly behind It. At the same time ex
ceptionally heavy work wa -done
against the defensive barbed wire' en
tanslements by trench morta.ra.wh.tch
were pushed up to the extreme front
trenches of the 'German lines.
After threo and one-.half 'to four
and one-halt, hours ot this prepara
tion; the Infantry wa launched, and'
the terrific pressure, which baa at,
the moment of writing continued al
most uninterruptedly for Jour days,!
began .to be. exercised upon th whole '
selred a Slow local .retirement, hut
aohteved so deftntt result. The Cam
braUaalleat was. evacuated without
any very" serlbiis loss. " Immediately
to th 'soatheat eft Arraa the-eaey
gained a cresceat-rtaped plsee ot ter
ritory. .less than two salles dee aad
s'ome twelve teis"acro''th. saie.
-Th total jmnsti-ofvprlsoaer. Bout
woua4ed and usiwomMed. that ha eb-
rV.Jn these1 opera Uob.ob the first
diy,w4 "fc'jire tfftH.WB, that Is to
U5't Sar. aaltcaaT- BeVtheTaniaer af
thta atJackW-ice of Jrfintry,.and sot
he.Tdret'farjtJiei eagtgtaaeat.
ayw-frakia ?; Tr
. There wa atondAHe Vin.Wft
brth-BT.miH'.Uirojh tie.u:ei their
V.-..A. ' ..'.. r - r. -. ,..
nia'pife ja7n iB-ea-atBa.inaxva
thli tia' Wi :4 to a feawra'of
.u AL'----..iii.-iiij l.-.-ii.; -t
Uie unilHai wjan aiwwm ovn
the-Terufrr:fteVlmtU.' which was
(0 characterise taejfiwie, or aw ufaBi
which, witaoat -aoai. ino rraaatasa
ua jDt.falteiSJti.uJthBatelr'.deiil
groufldDf Hola and Its wood, ant
traversed the opea fields to the south.
It vu reached and. pierced, as Z
have MM. and this' success upon th
part ot the enemy cowpeMea-ioe rapia
retlreiMat of the whole' British Una
lir Thta aactor' and r.Twrrefondlnc
BMdtteaUon of everythlnr to tha
north In order .tpvpreserva tha line
unbroken. -All ith northern' eetors
had been heliShdrdhghly, and th
line may threor be regarded n
plvotlnr. on acBo,u'nt oCtha, enemya
uccea at HolnoopejV-,i ort of
hinge, which, lay.a oUnSr, and as
swlnglax back thrauzh an "angle or
about 20 degrees. ThI Jal break
thrdugh (which, of courraut not
be confused with a gMteCa! niptura
ot th line a a wholrrnv0,v "Is;
a large capture c prlaojiera an4
gUBS than.' theear had atulned on
the day before or than e attained In
other parts ot thefleld Jn this day.
Whea on Saturday 5mornln- th
frghUeg- wa reauraed it coTered the
great road Ieadla from Arraa
tkMHv n.MtfM -anA Peronno to
Ham and to -the ''Olae rfvyn The
enemy could claim la bl wpori oi
lln-thur creat cambie.- This' teature-war a.T.,.v Jft.mnAn .inoo' arlsoner
4-t.-airvM- uMIm "KfKfcM'ntlftnuHir .J 7 . . rv -..--, -.,. fcta
4mi"wri,f r-"r-:'.-r ' rrr vr :- itnat is to aay.iis.vw ukw.h""
large .number ot their men as i ?rice
licrth pax'na' fora-raaa dectslja which
should break the British line before re
enforcement' could be brought up or the
deteaee auld. beorjanliei Ui meet tha
(fe-fcpranU of the 'early "part ot the
engavesioni. . .
Tbe.,uatvefal testimony' of eje-wlt-.nexsesMa
that-ioraaaaujtaj cer beea
.developed with such an,' astonlahlntly
high proportloa of loss.- nere were.
places where the attacker were thrown
in with .'a momentum of seven men to
h vard at -frost. That is. a whale
WviaJe- nf (ataslrv -on a ainiEla ktlo-
i iarWi?'"! tactics th obvlsus
advantage, to .tne snusn-ox usia; everj
missile- weapon that could .do puaoea
w'ell forward U clear, and. the roll paid
In'Ioas dfgdBs whera the- enemy forced
the nrst" lines -ir.doverran.Uiem was. wen
worth the result In the destruction .of
German; that they had" caused before
being captured.
Oh this first day tbe enemy nowhere
passed the main ' defensive third p--aition
pf the "battle" zone." upon the
maintenance of -which, depenaea tne
of the- front "which had' been chosen
by' th"ieBy or hi atUf k. .
'Th ; arfl&r- Prtitlng-ina 9r QUMUon whether tb t,wtiremeBt of
Thursday .resulted in far less than ... -,.,.. . vi- i-J-a - nn
the enemj'-had'erpectei as' we Vnow
by .captured-docuraentsv Ife attempt
ed Mo cut ftthe'. bulge, "oc ,lUnt.
which faced tbe town, of CambVal,
and .tailed. B. attainnad at .the
same- time, with' etghf dWIaipns. ,tb
exercise a decisive pressure, upon, the
St. Quentln. district. He ther cora-
llne above Tpres, for instance. An
exceptional period of dry weather,
lasting for many weeks, had Increased
the value to the enemy for his offen
sive ot this natural feature, which,
with the good 4uck which has be
come proverbial for the Germans In
the matter of weather, as afTectins
both their attack and defense, the
drouth continued during all the first
daya of the attack, and is yet un
broken. We must mention, however. In this
connection, that another feature of
the Weather has not been favorable
to htm. This Is the dense mists, un
usual in this tenitory at this time' of
year. Though they may have helped
lilm In concealing his concentrations,
they have retarded his opportunities
I,.- .ir.ti, -m,.i. ..v,,r.iri, ih.l-of the villace of Itouex. This was
WMW ...v.. -"-- .. . 1. .. ..... ... . .,..,.
me normein iimu oi inc irum muv.
South of St. Quentln, about seven or
eight miles and a little east and in
the marshy valley of the Oise. Is the
little town of La Fere. These mark
ed the southern limit, and it was
clear that the neighborhood of SL
Quentln would be the territory where
the enemy would put the great part
of his weight.
That weight, the concentration or
men and guns, wa and is exceeding
ly formidable. The enemy had alto
gether In France and Belgium 186
divisions, about 160 of which might
be used for active operation, though
they were of varying rank, morale
and value for fighting purposes. Of
these divisions not les than ninety
six, mainly chosen from the best
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trict in the ninety-five square miles of
Maryland territory adjacent to the Dis
trict of Columbia and authorizing ex
tension of District of Columbia water
and severs Is now on Governor Har
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Friends of the measure predict that It
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county, both warm supporters of the
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the Washington Suburban Sanitary
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' Ttegarded As a Model.
That the bill' Is regarded here as a
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troduced in the House of Delegates by
Delegate Given of Baltimore county, cre
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construction and operation of water and
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Like the Washington .Suburban Sani
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I lateness of Its Introduction, stands an
excellent chance or passage.
Affeeta Several Tanas.
Doi't Call Him "Foch
Something like "Fawsl."
The "ch" In General Foch'a name
Is soft." You pronounce It as you do
the "ah" in "Jcwa." The "o" you
pronounce somewhere between the
-o" .In dog and the "o" In top. Tpu
probably can't get that right unless
you're French; But don't say either
"lck" or "Foke" In speaking ot tha
new generalissimo. .
That Is the proper tip on pro
nunciation straight from France,
brought here today by Felix- Frank
furter, aasistant to Secretary Baker
In the War Department. Here Is
Mr. Fri.nkfurter's thumbnail sketch
of the man himself. He soya:'
"One of his officers onco came to
General Foch and said. 'General,
tho enemy has no weak polnta
"Then we'll make, some weak
nolnts.' was Foch's nulck reply.
"He Is admired and esteemed In -j
Franco and Englaria as a great mili
tary genlu. His selection as su
preme commander wlllunlte all fac
tions among the allies.
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tlmore movement, and sctlon was de- Superior Judge Frank Dunne,
pending; favorable action by ' The court stated that he felt that
the legislature on annexation fori . n, ,,,,, .rcu,ed of murder In con
Ja emits Copeau's Players from
Pari. vU-Xcw York, appearing at j
Monday; April 8, announce "L'Avarer'-i
one oi loncre s laier cuhicui-, ,w. t
th ..matinee, and I.es Freres llara.-j
maxov," dramatized from uostoiev
skt'a novel by Jacques Copeau and
Jean Croue, for the evening.
Although, the absence of usual ard
obvious- stage scenery. Is one of th
notable feature of the "Theatre du
VleuxCglQmblej-.'-'"Iuis neverthe.less a
bis undertaking ro tranpOTf and re
create for a single day 'he materiel
required for the charming "atmos-'
phere" of simplicity of Mbllere'a five
act comedy and the massiveness of-i
the inonOMif rv. the two no m- u int !
tavern, in which are laid the poignant
scene of the greatest; work of one of
the greatest modern" writern, a braid: j
intimn which reaulres no knowledge I
of French language to understapdt
and to follow. The unfoldlnc; of the
story lies In actions which speak
louder than words and more effect
ively than on the screen.
The "Th.'Rtrl du Vleus Colombler"
withheld Its American presentation of
l.'Avare" tills past winter in honor
of a former member o'f the comp'any,
Charles Dullin, who arrived In New
vnrli last week after three years" serv
j ice In the trenches, and who proved
I UnOllUUlf, JU, ,1. Ilia l..wla ,
tirlrallnn ot llarnaeon. the miser.
"The performances "on 'Monday, npVU
S arc under the auspices of the
I French high commission. The patrons
and patroncssm have not as yet been
announced, but the list will be a
Hcna Mooney, bomb plot defendant, ilensthy one. representative of tVah-
hill lil-i inKtuil 9 pyi-i.i, i"i.'i " ."-
L Qgaiik Marpes Are
.After rmeRectril fir
Donmig Gas Masks
QUANTICO, Va March fSl
The official timo limit for adjust- '
lng gas mask Is six eeonda;iat'
United State Marine encamped
here are attempting to ret -new
records for speedy adjustment.
French and British Instructor
say the marines are showing won
derful speed In the handling of
'the ga masks an almost Incred
IM an..,) in that la llkelv- ta
Tbreak records In gas mask adjust
ment. '
Th gaa mask has a. series .of
complicated straps that makes, it
no small trick to adjust the head-
gear within ilx seconds' time, but
.entire companies of marine have
already beaten that mark.
the British would be' forced ot not.
The fighting .ofThnrsday. then, on
the result showjp-nsft gone against
th ehemyif?rflft1i favor of the
Britll2ei' I' S
' BBtsJwtthTrldW ca a' Jfreatl
chasgej. The nlgat wx very mistr
on tha southern part- ol thitne. al
though cleariaar. in the north. -The
IrorthvLBr- w.ll -on-lnto;the forenoon
I , C .- t..-.k.' ee e -- m mw
. liT .A. 1.J JL.'.f.. ..M... atuMA
uniM..'6oAparatly!ly lxte-ilavthe day,
BuTltrn4a,'theWethr'creare4 the
Blstisiudiscoveted that tha Germans
on. this- aecond day were making- a
ssrloua effort In the vital southern
portion ot the" front of -which' St.
Quentln was the center.
Ferrlss "Mala
BriMak Paattiaa.
At soma time- In the afternoon,
which, ha -nor been exactly specified
In either the Carman or British dis
patches, but which probably was be-
! tween H0 and 3 Ma. tha Germans
reached and forced that portion- of
the British main, defensive system
which lay from due. west to wait by
north or the town of St. Quenttnfand
about four miles -from Its' suburbs.
Ther stand a- lump ef -high ground
carrying tbe ruin of the village of
Holnon. with the- large Holnoa wood
behind It On the further side, to tbe
west again, -thl wood falls away
through a descent -of about ISO feet
upon a general dope toward the val
ley of th little river ot omignon.
The' main British defensive position
at thl point lay right across the high
Irlginal capture, on Thursday and. a
total of 400 run. - i
SHaadtasr Oa tap f
Lisa at tHe Sasssae.
Wa nr noftold. of COU. wher
th next staoa arouId.b4,'jBade aftr
thla reUrement.. but the-' map clearly
Indicated the upper valley hf th
Soraraet south qf Peronna. .as a por
tion of the nexvBrltlah defensive lln,
and here on .Sunday the line wa oi-.
covered to be. , . ,i
It covered reronna 6n Saay morn
ing. Bapaume and -all th-troad from
Bipaume to Atras. lylpsytherefora
very nearly dueinorth- anuth from
Arraa. abandoninir Ham 0 we enemy
knd everywhere being: In tha com
pletely devastated rrjrioo cjeaxeo u,
the battle of the Sonjxe' ln;30Il and
th. n.rmsn i-vk ii ir ofthe country
during- their revest of yrfrch. 101".
Dnrlng Hunaar-ine uwu" .w,
..,. n, Intn -PrrorOie and COUIO.
claim- before the .close of the. day.
with .all the Bjeces-. found upon th,
abandoned ground. 0O Runs. But thi
character of th Brlllsh retirement to
the eastern line! i JselWerldenced by
the number olfprisonersrmcn om
lnr forty-elghtbour hadTswolIen th
total claimed by the OerosM by not
more that a ibtuiws ,.
TThi. l thdnaWat which the action
stands at the sioment when I writ
these lines that is. upon i iwik.
In London on;-Mondar of the 1---.h.
th RwtiM and British Com
mander ana qeifrespondenta sent on
th night ot Silnday. aiarca
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The Allied 1'rovislons Kxport Com-
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The population affected Is about , "r1-""' " . . , . . , ,l.
RO.O0O, all In Baltimore county, and m Jan. .ui e...l ... . -. "'- ,,,, mlIk ,xpt by ln, British!
includes the communities of Back j Supreme Court's decision ordering 'hei overnnwnt after April 1, the War
River, HIghlandtown, Luthervllle, Re- liberation on bonds of Jsrael Weln-iT.ada i;oard announced last night.
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Spring valley. . wouid not stand In the way of Mrs.nr milk now on the way to Great
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Col. Charles I. rhilllps and Col.
Henry H. Whitney, coast artillery,
have been honorably discharged from
tlilr temporary commissions asbilga
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the War Department announced this
afternoon. Colonel rhilllps will pro
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he will, take command ot tbe coast
defenses of Puget sound, and Colonel
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Xew Tork". where he will take com
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