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THE WASHINGTON TDIES; TUESDAY; AUGUST 27, 1918.
PARIS, Aog. 27 French
troops hare crossed the Ailette
in boats near the Oise, opening
the way for an attack on the rear
of the enemy's Somrae line.
The Weekly Meeting of the Tuesday Ladies9 Club
By Goldberg
Ooprrlrtt. 1W. by R. L. Gclcbert.
late yesterday a German counter at
tack west of Chavlgny was repulsed
and thirty prisoners taken. East of
Bagneux the French carried their
lines forward 1,200 yards. Between
the Alsne and the Ailette artillery
firing was active during the night.'
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Grand and Jllgh wood. Thel counter
attack was broken up at that point
and the British positions re-established
east of High wood.
"Yesterday afternoon and evening
there was severe fighting on the field
of the old Somme battle between
Marlcourt (four miles southwest of
Combles) and Bapaume, also to the
northward," the statement said.
he enemy counter attacked re
peatedly In strength, incurring great
losses, but was unable to arrest our
progress.
"English and Welsh troops pushed
through Montauban (four miles west
of Combles), along the crest or tne
ridre, capturing High Wood and
reaching Longueval. At the latter
Tillage the enemy counter attacked
at 6:30 p. m., and forced us back
toward Bezantin-Le-Grand (a mile
and a half west of Longueval) and
High Wood. We broke up the
enemy's attack, again advancing and
established our lines well east of
High Wood.
"Early In the night the enemy
counter attacked a second time, but
was driven oft by rifle fire Defore
reaching our positions. North of
Hlch Wood, the enemy twice counter
attacked at LIgny-Thllloy (a mile
and a half southwest of Bapaume),
pressing us back 450 yards, where
they were stopped."
IONDOJJ, Aug. 57. Since August 8
the Germans have used seventy di
visions on the west front between
the Scarpa and the Alsne, according
to a dispatch received from the Brit
lsh front today.
REPORT PROGRESS
ON BRITISH FRONT
LONDON, Aug. 27. ITogress along
the whole British front and further
advances on Important sectors of the
French front was shown In the offi
cial statements issued by the war
Sices last night.
The British have passed the old
HIndenburg line east of Arras and
have added materially to their gains
around Crolscllesand alone the north
bank of the Somme. Confirmation of
the capture of Fresnoy-le-Roye was
contained In the Paris communique.
The Berlin night statement reported
Erltish attacks extending north of the
Cearpe, "which mainly failed." It
Stated counter 'attacks are progress
tag in some places, and claimed the
ttcapture of Longueval and Montau
'Ian. The Belgian communique reported
repulse of German attacks In the re
gion of Merokem and Langhemarcq,
north of Tpres.
FRENCH CONTINUE
ADVANCE ON ROYE
PARTS. An. 27. French troops ad
vanced toward Boye this morning
after repulsing several counter at
tacks In that region, the war office
announced.
The French advanced three-quarters
of a mile east of Bagnetrx (live
miles north and west of Solssons)
yesterday and repulsed a counter at
tack west of Chavlgny (midway be
tween Bagneux and Solssons).
Artillery fighting continued last
sight between the Alsne and Ailette.
The French took 1,100 prisoners yes
terday. TSouth of the Avre the French this
morning accentuated British progress
tn the region of St Hard (a mile and
a half west of Rove) after several
German counter attacks were re
pulsed," the communique said.
"In yesterday's fighting the French
took laoo prisoners, including thlrty
atx officers.
"Between the Olse and the Alsne
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AMERICAN PATROLS
WIN SKIRMISHES
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, Aug. 28 (night). Amer
ican patrols had the best of some en
counters In the Toul and Woevre
regions today.
in the Toul area, an American pa
trol killed and wounded four boches.
During a patrol encounter in the
Woevre, an American doughboy was
wounded in sixteen nlaces bv machine
gun bullets. Ten struck him between
the knee and the waist, three entered
his calf Shd three his arm. He will
recover. This is believed to constitute
a record number of wounds received
during a minute's skirmishing with
out causing death.
Another American soldier, despite
a torn face and a stomach wound
from grenade fragments, pressed for
wara ana protested violently against,
being returned to the dressing station.
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THE AISNE VESL.E FRONT, Aug. 2
The famous Prussian guard Is being
used by General von Boehm In des
perate counter attacks against the
forces of General Man gin at the en
trance or the Coucy forest, northeast
of Solssons. This fact has become
known through the capture of prison
ers in the repulse of the German on
slaughts. The enemy Is making every effort
to check the advance of General Man
gin's army in the vicinity of the
Coucy forest, where the Huns are in
danger of being outflanked and forced
to make a hasty retreat.
FIGHT AT S0ISSONS
GROWS FIERCER
PARIS, Aug. J7 (10 a. m.)-Oen-eral
Mangin has won possession of
high ground south of Creey-Au-Mont,
from where the German positions
north and east of Solssons are being
heavily shelled. These positions are
now subject to a double Are. as they
are also being shelled from the
French line along the Alsne, east of
Solssons.
Along the whole active front, the
French continue to acquire "Jump-lng-off"
places for future operations.
LONDON INDORSES
Costs few cents! Drop a little
Freerone on that touchy corn, in
stantly that corn stops hurting,
then you lift it right out with the
fingers.
Why wait? Tour druggist sells
a tiny bottle of Freezone for a few!
cents, sufficient to rid your feet ofl
every hard cern. soft corn, or corn)
between the toes, and calluses,
without soreness or Irritation.
Kreexone U the much talked of dls
covery of the Cincinnati genius.
LODGE PEACE PLAN
LONDON, Aug. 27. The demand of
Senator Lodge for a dictated peace
Is havlnr a quickened response here.
The Times has- editorially approved
such a peace.
Emphasizing Lodge's speech also
was a letter from Lord Hugh Cecil,
senior member of parliament from
Oxford University, to his constitu
ents. In reply to an inquiry concern
ing his position toward Lord Lans
downe's Ideas.
Lord Cecil's- letter repudiated Lans-
downe's Ideas about peace by negotia
tion, and declared the submission, not
necessarily the destruction, of Ger
many was necessary to the cause of
civilization.
He Insisted that any peace treaty
should Include the beginning of a
league of nations, admitting, however,
that before such a league can realize
hopes' of making an end of war. "all
nations will need a chance of heart."
ON GRILL 2 HOURS
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the Commonwealth attorney on the
return from the camp.
The sheriff says that he doea not
claim to be an expert In "sweating"
a criminal Into giving testimony
which would lead to his incrimina
tion, but that he Is doing everything
that he can to find the guilty person.
He stated yesterday tha he was of
th 'opinion that If Mr. Burns would
return to the case now, somcUiing
tangible might be wrested from the
suspected parties which would lead
to the trail of the real criminal.
Mierlff Allison is so convinced that
an expert at this time would mean
tho apprehension of the gailty person
that following a conference with the
Commonwealth attorney the same
Iew has been taken by the latte'
He states he will welcome any expert
advice and assistance whlcn will leat.
to the apprehension of the murderer of
Eva Roy the noon of August 6.
Ask for Help.
He states that he wants It under
stood the county offlclals-of Fairfax
county are not combining themselves
into a close corporation, but are ready
and willing to do anything possible
to unravel the mystery which until
now seems to protect the criminal
from the arm of Justice.
The soldier upon arrival at camp
Is said to have shown all physical
signs of having been under the Influ
ence of some drug. His body was
reeking with filth and his underwear
was gone. He claims to have never
used a drug -of any kind.
"Suppose I would have found your
underwear at the spring where Eva
Roy was murdered?" the Common
wealth attorney asked him, but his
reply was similar to all others
"I don't remember."
But while the sheriff and Common
wealth attorney have given out
enough Information concerning their
Interview with the Camp Humphrey
soiuier. Attorney waiter T. Oliver,
counsel for Lou Hall, now held by the
Fairfax county authorities on the
charge of murdering the girl, seems
not to consider the new evidence par
ticularly material.
Calls Evidence Planted.
He etlll contends that the Investi
gations so far have only followed
"planted" evidence, which Is against
his client, Lou Hall.
"While I would hate to think the
soldier is guilty," stated the attorney,
"I know that one of the principal fac
tors In the case has not been brought
out.
"This man, Loa Hall, my client. Is no
more guilty of such a crime than I
am. He Is actually Incapable of such
a thing. And you can depend on the
Commonwealth's having to get a
change of venue before he can be con
victed, for the people of Fairfax
county do not believe him guilty of
murdering little Eva Roy."
Dies To Preserve
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Former employe of the city postofflce,
who has been killed In action.
RUPPRECHTTOWED
COPENHAGEN. Aug. 26.. The en
gagement of Crown Prince Rup
precht to the Princess Antoinette, of
Luxemburg, was announced by King
Leopold, of Bavaria, at a family dinner.
Crown Prince Rupprecht recently
went to Munich for a rest. He was
before then In command of the Ger
man armies on the northern front
in the west. His first wife died In
1812. He was born in ISCt).
Princess Antoinette Is one of the
five sisters of the Grand Duchess
Marie Adelaide, of Luxemburg. She
was born In 1S09. All of her sisters
are unmarried.
General Pershing's
Communique.
Araertrann have jeatned "aome
CTouml west of Flame ind
broucht bnck priaonrm. General
Ferahlnc reported to the War De
partment today. The eommnnlque
follows
"During; the eourae of a local
engagement west of Flame, the
American troop gained some
cround and broncrfat bark prison
ers. ! Alan re n raid Mas le
fiUN with less to U tnemjy
ENGLISH TO RATION COAL
LONDON, Aug. 27. A ton of coa.
for each room is what boueseholders
haTe to get along with this winter.
If you use gas for heating you
can't use coal. And If you use elec
tricity you cant use either gas or
coal.
CAPTAIN VALENTINE
KILLED IN AGIN
The name of Frank CL Valentine,
captain of Company I, Twenty-sixth
Infantry, Is carried In today's
casualty list as killed In action.
Captain Valentine's address Is given
as Ottawa, Canada, where his rela
tives lived, but he regarded Washing
ton as his home.
Before entering the officers' train
ing camp at Fort Myer shortly after
war was declared. Captain Valentine
was employed In the city postofflce.
He Joined the Fourteenth Company
at Fort Myer and was graduated with
the rank of lieutenant. Later he re
ceived a captain's commission.
He had been In France almost a
year, having been one of the first
men to go "over there." His regi
ment, the Twenty-sixth Infantry, was
one of those which distinguished
Itself In the fighting around Chateau-
Thierry, it Is understood, and later In
the drive against the Germans when
they were thrown back from the
Marne.
Captain Valentine served twelve
years as a cavalryman In the army bel
fore coming to Washington to live.
K. C. B.'s TOWN GOSSIP
(Testerday noon, tn front of the Publlo Library Building on Fifth ,
avenue. New York, K. C B. wrote upo n a board, erected, for the purpose
and bearing a heading, "To Towns Gossip," one of his characteristic
articles. It was one of the Incidents in this week's War Savings Stamp 'j
anve. wnat was written on the board occupies K. C B.'j column today)
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WHO COULD afford.
AND NUVKB. purchased.
SAVINGS STARTS.
FROK UNCLE Sam.
I THANK 70a.
FRANCE HONORS
TODAY
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cans have bnt one fault. "They go
ahead too far, are difficult to re
strain." British, French, and Italians are
joyful, flghtins with the desperate
courage associated for centuries
with each of those great nationali
ties. They see a stream of men,
money, food, and Intelligence com
ing from America, not to stop un
til the war stops. In the right way.
The American flag, with the
flags of the other great civilized
nations beside It, will go through
the streets of Berlin.
Those Hohenzollern statues In
the Prussian "alley of victory" will
come down. The Germans them
selves will take them down.
And they will rename the street
"Alley of Useful Humiliation."
Woodrow Wilson, crossing the
ocean In a battleship, will, from a
comfortable room In tho Elyscc
Palace, write'to fie Kaiser. "Oome
here, and e will lt joii Knc v
what Is 'o be dnn with you."
That nugh to if tin H nf t n
war And thst WILL Ue the end I
of the war. '
U.S.
HAPLAN
LODGE SAYS AERO
FACTS ARE HDDEN
WITH THH AMERICAN ARMT IN
FRANCE. Aug. 27 The first Ameri
can chaplain to be mads a chevalier
of the legion of honor Is Chaplain
Harry A. Darche, of Chicago, who Is
a "fighting son-of-a-gun," In tho lan
guage of the private who fought be
side him.
Chaplain Darche exhibited excep
tional bravery in the bitter fighting
north of the Marne and thereby won
the highly-prized French decoration
The official citation states that he
"showed a striking devotion to duty
In an engagement east of (deleted)
on July 19 In ministering to wounded
men under terrific and continuous
machine gun and artillery fire. He
went out many times after men who
had been shot In advanced positions,
showing an utter disregard for his
own life. His spirit and self-sacrifice
Inspired the line and thrilled the men
with a determination to advance at
all costs. His cheerful demeanor. In
the face of heavy losses, buoyed up
the men and contributed materially
toward the ultimate success of the
day."
Chaplain Darche Is at the present
time recuperating In a hospital from
a fever contracted while performing
his duties.
TO REPAY NORWAY
CHR1STIANIA. Aug. 27. Replying
tr Norway's protest against sinking
of her shipping outside the "danger
rone," Germany lias olTercd compensa
'ion where It 1 proved a ship was
ml ultlinut warning. It was an
unred today Norweplanu new
l up rr advocate seizure of equivalent
jtrman tonnage, such as Spain forced
upon. Germany.
By prohibiting newspapers and
magazines containing the report of
the Senate Aircraft Investigating
Committee frpm going abroad, the
Administration Is seeking to keep the
facts of the aircraft situation from
the American people. Senator Lodge,
Republican leader, charged on the
floor of the Senate this afternoon.
Senator Weeks read telegrams
from the customs service to port col
lectors instructing them that "maga
zines, letters, and other publications"
carrying the aircraft report be not
allowed to leave the country. Sen
ator Weeks made a motion that the
committee on printing be Instructed
to inquire whether the Congressional
Record had been barred from the for
eign malls. The motion was allowed
to lie on the table.
Senator Polndexter eald the Official
Bulletin, carrying what Secretary of
War Baker termed "gross exaggera
tions" of our aircraft progress, was
permitted to go abroad in large numbers.
3,000,000 TONS OF
SHIPPING LAUNCHED
America's shipbuilding efforts have
put 3,000.000 dead weight tons of
shipping into the fight against the
Kaiser. Unofficial figures today re
vealed that S52 ships with a total
dead weight tonnage of 3.006.400 tons
have slipped from the ways of Ameri
can shipbuilding plants.
Featuring the launchlngs of the
last week was the completion of the
hull of the second ship at the great
Hog Island plant. The 7,B00-ton
freighter Saccrappa is now In the de
livery basin and her engines are
being put In place.
ONLY EXPRESS 10
GO ON NEW TRAIN
As excTtxsTFO axjNess trata wQl be
placed in eervlee on the Southern
railroad between Washington and
Atlanta, September 1. Director Gen
eral McAdoo announced today.
The first southbound train will
leave Washington at 11 a. m. next
Sunday, arriving at Atlanta the fol
lowing day at noon.
The first northbound train will I
leave Atlanta Monday. September 2, '
at 10 p. m, reaching Washington the
following evening at 11 o'clock. (
A FRANKLIN GOING !
Irene Franklin, vaudeville star, has
"enlisted." She will receive 160 a
month "and found" to play tho Lib
erty circuit In France, It was learned
here today.
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