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| A 4 ‘THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, AUGUST ‘15, 1918. Dave been laken since Aug. & The excess of German losses over those of the Allies is greater than fn any pervious battle, it is reported, and the percentages of killed {s enormously greater.”] The Germans are prepared to put up a stiff fight anywhere between Albert and Noyon. Crown Prince Rupprecht has massed between thirty and forty divisions there—from 360,000 to 4*0,000 men, GERMAN RETIREMENT ABOVE ALBERT. \ The voluntary retirement of the Germans above Albert yesterday | is regarded as an indication of the rapidly dwindling man-power, In the) sector of Beaumont-Hamel, Serre, Puisieux and Bocquoy, a front of about six miles, midway between Albert and Arras, the Germans gave up their forward trenches and fell back, with the British in close pursuit. | BRITISH LIGHT TANKS HELP IN BIG DRIVE, . WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 15 (Reuter’s The Hebuterne salient has practically disappeared as a result of the Ger- man retirement in that sector of the front. The British have now pushed their posts far toward Bucquoy. Gen. Ludendorff’s recent order that ground must be given up if holding it would entail an undue expenditure of man power is believed to be largely responsible for the German withdrawal. The wonderful suc- cess of the light British tanks has probably impressed the German High Command with the desirability of getting behind the River Ancre wherever practicable, ——— 4 ALL NIGHT ARTILLERY BATTLE BETWEEN ROYE AND THE OISE; SIGNS OF NEW GERMAN RETREAT, Capture of Ribecourt by the French Removes Important Barrier on the Road Running to Noyon—Endangers German Position. PARIS, Aug. 15.—Following the capture of Ribecourt by Gen, sHumbert’s army, the Paris War Office says that a violent artillery battle was in progress throughout the night between the Oise and Avre Rivers, extending from Ribecourt to above Roye. Both sides are gathering strength for a resumption of heavy fight- ing. That does not prevent the French from hammering away at the} Lassigny-Noyon line and doggedly struggling onward through gas- choked woods, . ° Ribecourt had barred the road running toward Noyon between Thiescourt ridge and the Oise and protected the Germans in Ourscam) | Forest, east of the river. Its capture is a useful suc that seriously | endangers both Thiescourt and the Ourscamp salient. The enemy in the Thiescourt position, already severely shaken by | the attacks of Gen. Humbert’s left, is reported to -be showing signs of giving way. a UDENDORFF GIVES OUT A WAIL BLAMING CAPTURED GERMANS | FOR FAILURE OF HIS PLANS Says the Allies Were Able to Know Details |* Concerning the Hour and Form of Intended Attack. WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, July 15 (United Press). —Copies of an order issued by Gen. von Ludendorff show that Germany's plans on the west front are constant- made in their sector and in the ad-! jacent sectors, The enemy was thus able to know precious detail concern- ing the hour, the form of our attack, the artillery preparation, the units engaged, etc., ete. “Another document, dated May 2%, which haw come into our hands also shows that the enemy, awaiting oyr attack, gave warning to their troops against our gas and were able to bring into position on the heights be- tween the Aisne and the Veslo the re- ly being revealed to the French aud Allied commands by German prison- \ ers. ‘The order, signed “P. O. Luden- dorft,” reads as follows. “A captured document coming from the Second French Army and dated May 26. proves that German soldiers Delonging to the 7th Regiment of |cerves (the Thirteenth French piv® Chasseurs of the 197th Division of|sion), which they were holding on| infantry, captured as prisoners north |this portion of the front. The resist: | of the Chemin des Dames during the night of May 25 and 26, revealed to the enemy our impending attack. “Very probaby they knew about ance of this division cost the lives and limbs of many German soldiers, “Without the treason committed by these two prisoners, the surprise of May 27 would have succeeded com- pletely, and the success might even have een much greater than it really was. “It has likewise been established that our attack of June 9 was known to the enomy through the declaration of prisoners, which alone enabled the enemy to ke prepared for this attack. “We are struck by the precision and richness in details of the information which the ‘enemy is able to secure ‘from German prisoners. “I demand that orders be given to instruct without ceasing and in the most extreme detail the troops both in the field and those in thé interior of the conduct to be maintained tn case they are taken prigoner, and that they be made to see the shame: ful character and the terrible conse- quences of an attitude similar to that of above. “L demand equally that the armies publish in the newspapers and jour- |i nals that they edit the text of the present order and that ariicles be Made over a special last~ rn based on it. h Has C forepart, B instep and Aheel. | wing have the rnisiortune to be taken Grips the foot firmly. Cannot] prisoner tail to realize (deserters to | p at ankle or slip at heel. |) ihe contrary) the degree with which | t fitting at instep. Ab-|) hei? declarations concerning even | sclute comfort in forepart. ficant objects not only place in| CLEARANCE SALE they told all that the preparatious Hurley Shoes really Serve— they are stylish, comfortable and last longer. They are a standard of true shoe value. Many new, graceful models for your selection. Black and Tan Cordovan shades. HURLEY il the lives of their comrades but apromise the success of our at- ks and raids. The infamous conduct of some of | those prisoners can even have reper- cussions extremely important on the final yictoric iesue of the war; they can even cause the most grave dam- age to the Fatherland as a whole, “The soldier who refuses to talk honors himself, retaina his conselence and self respect in his own eyes, tn those of his supreme chief, in those of his country, and finally.emtory the respect of his adversary,’ SO oe Ce eons a GEN. HUMBERT’S WHGre, Ener MENACE FOE STRONGHOLDS|$AVIF] TROOPS STORY OF ADVANGE OF FRENCH FORCES His Dramatic Appearance in Picardy Aided Foch in Carry- ing Out His Plans. WITH THE FRENCH IN THE FIELD, Aug. Press)—Gen. Humbert, cisive dramatic appearance in the Montdidéer battle Saturday re- called his similar effective part in stopping the German break-through in March, to-day told the United Preas about his army's efforts the past six days. To begin with, pation was no sudden conception on the part of Marshal Foch or the high command, While Gen, Rawlinson and Gen, Debeney were opening the new Pleardy campaign, Humbert withheld operations and continued quiet for two days, Dut on Friday night the Germans, realizing the sit- uation was one likely to tempt an attack from his quarter, started with- drawing guns and material from before his front. They took him into consideration too late, however, On urday morning Hutmbert's artillery opened with a great burst of fire, Simultaneously infantry and tanks moved forward, They found few Boches and these were paralyzed by the suddenness and fury of the attack. The Germans had no time to pre- ARMIFS 15 (United whose de- and pare for @ retreat with the usual machine gun emplacements, As a consequence, Humbert's army reached its firat objectives—<Cuvilly, sur-Matz and Chevincourt—within an hour, (This represents an advance of a mile to two miles and a half) They proceeded, taking Boulogne-la- Grasse, Conchy-le-Pots and Ricque- bourg (a further advance of one to four mites). , Instead of continuing toward Roye they swung eastward on Sunday, ad- vancing four kilometres (two and a half miles) and gaining strong tac- tleal positions. The next day German reinfore ments appeared, retarding the ad- vance, but Humbert already had ob tained a hold on “Little Switzerian with the desired strongholds of the Ste. Claude and Montigoy. farms. On Tuesday he pushed abit further, getting the dominating linc along the massif (heights), Late that afternoon hb right, beyond Ressons- “Little Swi took Ribecourt, which was # corner point in ihe French line before the advance of 1915 and is still extremely well or- situation still favors the h, although fresh German di- visions have been identified, Only. a sight of this rough, ravine and trench ridden country can enable one to ap- preciate the speed of the 1 movement, At the same time it tells why the men are momentarily tired although in the best of spirits owing to their accomplishment being made at the slightest possible cost U.S. AND BRITAIN JOIN IN MEXIGO OIL PROTEST Companies Agtee to Refuse to Meet Terms of President Car- ranza’s Deere WASHINGT’ Aug, 15.—The United States and Great Britain have joined 10 & diplomatic protest to the Mexiew : ernment against the oil land decrees of President Carranza which it is contedn- ed amount practically to confiscation. Meanwhile the American and English oll companies have united in an ag ment to refuse to meet the terms of the decrees, which they contend would take the propertis from them and have agreed among themselves to depend upon their Governments for protection of their in- terests, ‘dleamaiiahaaiicaniieis SNAKE SCARE AT CONEY, Rattler Giiden Al and Camsen Crowd to Scatter, A ten-foot rattlesnake was king of the Bowery, Coney Island, for a brief period thia afternoon, When the snake glided along Henderson's Walk there was a general scampering for safety among the crowd which thronged the thoroughfare. Women children screamed as they sought places of refuge, and a fow stands were overturned in the mad scramble for safety Patrolman John Goffey caught the snake, placed him in a box and took m to Police Headquarters where be is waiting @ claimant. No Reed Bird Shooting tn Jersey. TRENTON, Aug. 1.—The State Fish and Game Commission announced toxtay that there will be no legal reed bird shooting in > this year owing to President Wilson's proclama- tion ‘claswifying the reed bird through- out the year as an insectivorous bin, Announcement is made at the request of the Federal authorities so that hunt- ers ‘WIM not get into difficulty with the |law, ew Jersey oo _ Pwo Small Boys Kt Michacl Korpola, aged four, of No. 63 Biret Btreet, fell from the roof of his home to the yard this afternoon ard |died as Dr, Bhaw of Bellevue Hospital reached his side. nes Brennan, two, of No, 207 1 oot, was playing in the stre -day when he was Kiiga wy 'at morse’ an ‘wen dive sini wasn devon fy Ri ot No..h5, Bast 13d Was) ot in in Humbert's partici- Tn the map ts shown the nature of the country over which the French are fighting thelr way toward Las- signy and Noyon. It consists of @ series of heavily wooded hills and high ground known as massifs or Plateaux. Heights on the massif are shown in metres “A” indicates the region of Canny-sur-Matz, toward have been driven fi was on this plate: Comptegne, that F 1s Thiescourt ara hee, any & ‘ he ‘= yy “B" 1s the-Blemont Massif, onto which the Germans dominating positions "C 8 Ribecourt, which the French captured /Government has issued a proclama- TAKE GOLD AND QUIT MOStON , Government Proclamation De- clares Russian Republic Is in Danger. | AMSTERDAM, Aug. 15 (British | Wieless Press).—Soviet troops have Begun to evacuate Moscow. The gold | reserves, which had been in the basc- ; ment of the Kremlin, already have | been removed to an unknown place. Despatches received London |Monday reporting that Premier |Lenine and War Minister Trotzky |had fled to the naval buse at Kron- | stadt addéd that all the Government | departments also would be removed |there. ‘The flight of Lenine and { Trotzky was said to be due to threats |by the Social Revolutionists of the | Left that they were about to begin | reign of terror there. Whether the Soviet troops were forced to depart from Moscow is not clear, but the rom the high ground east of there, It au, in the German attempt to reach) tench forces held out for three duya | 1088 of the city to the Soviet Govern- inst the most desperate attacks. Just to the soutn|!ent undoubtedly will be a serious Plateau, on which the French have won | blow to their cause. LONDON, Aug. 15.—The Soviet tion declaring that the Russian Re- BRITISH. LONDON, Aug. 15.—The text of to-da ment reads as follows: “Severe local righting took place last night to our advantage e¢ Rainecourt. Our line was advanced slightly in this neighborhood. “One of our patrols rushed a hostile post north of Albert, capturing a machine gun, “Between Albert and Ayette our patrols were active throughcut the night and have maintained close touch with the enemy. Further progress was made at a number of points and several prisoners and a few machine guns were taken. “Hostile raiding parties were repulsed last night southeast of Arras and near Mermille. “The enemy’s artillery was active east of Robecq and in the Scher- penberg sector (Flanders). “The total number of prisoners captured by the British Fourth Army since the morning of Aug. 8 is now 21,844. In the same period the pris oners taken by the French First Army amount to 8,500, making a to British War Office state- | of 30,344 German prisoners captured in the operations of the Allied armies on the Montdidier-Albert front.” FRENCH. PARIS, Aug. 15.—Following is to-day’s Paris War Ojtice report: “The night was marked by the rather intense activity of the artillery between the Avre and the Oise. “The enemy raid in Champagne against the Marquis sector was without result.” AMERICAN. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Gen, Pershing’s communique last, night said: In Lorraine one of our patrols made a successful raid on the enemy’s lines and brought back prisoners, In the Vosges a hostile raiding party was repulsed. With the exception of considerable artlery activity along the Vesle, there is nothing further to report. On Aug. 1# and 12 our aviators successfully. bombed railroad yards at Longuyon, Dommary-Baroncourt and Conflans. All our machines returned. GERMAN, { BERLIN (via London), Aug 15.—The official communication issued by| tue War Office last night follows: There have been successful forefield engagements between the Yser and the Scarpe, South of Merris and south of the Lys enemy thrusts broke down. There has been partial fighting on both sides of the Somme and. north of the Avre. West and southwest of Lassigny the enemy again attacked on both sides of Canny. The attacks broke down under our fire, Further south we repulsed an attack by a counter attack. There has been minor infantry fighting on the Vesle and east of Rheims. AUSTRIANS WANT PAY RAISE. SARATOGA ENTRIES. Ask War Bonus Increase Because ——— of Living Cont. ae ACE TRACK, SARATOGA, AMSTERD. Aug. 15.--A deputa-| races are as follows tion representing 200,000 state em-| VIRST RACK For maidens: pwo-vegr ployees has presented a demand to the | SQA five and 4, half furlongs.” Murenal Austrian Government for a 50 per cant, |10i; Tel rive fos: “Wander in increase in the present war bonus, | (Ua) 1 13 HE Ve based on the claim that the cost of |andilis Soma, Toe J living in 1918 te from 100 to 300 per] ,,QROOND, RACK Meeplehene: slling: for cent. higher than in 1917 Veta Kine 142s tatldel Md fy The Neue Frete Pressee says that | lam Mayen, 140: Kagle Thintle, xan heavy rains have partly spoiled the | miren RACK Mor thm ee es wheat harvest and, if continued, will } vdyemeigne | Mangia endanger the maize and potato crops. aie Overstnyed Leave, Killed Himself. Top ar M ia} to The Brening World.) i Se Fees HAOKENSACK, N. J., Aug. 15. Pri- | Ras The Bchenectady; for thme Yate Clarence Decker, twenty-nine, of | 7Mroki and momant: | handiea: one mile ty No, 41 Orient Way, Rutherford, was | Ticket y J f found dead in Stevens Laundry, Ruth- | PEPTH | Rage do and erford, to-day. Death was duc to as- {wert gakmug: one jnile, any furon. phyxlation, it ia delleved he com: | ee ety ae at eee Son) Initted suicide after overataying his SIXTH RAGE furlough from Camp Dix * 2 Newspaper Philadelph cod. Pt PHILADELPHIA, Aug, 18, —Ane diner 1 nouncements were made to-day by the) Wanye? five Philadelphia morning newspapers that beginning Aug. 18, the price of their Sunday editions would be advanced from 5 to nts in this city and Camden, N. J. Elsewhere the price will be 8 cents. ca nt Karthquske Shook Recorded Cleveland, CLEVELAND, Aug. 16.—A_ severe ROME, Aug. 16.—Italian forces have ocoupied Monte Mantello, Punta di '™| Matteo and the spur southeast of Cima Zigolon, north of the Adamello certhquake was recorded on the st.| fesion, northwest of Lake Gerda, ac- LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS WAI STREET public is in danger, according to telc- jgrams from Helsingfors received in | Stockholm and quoted by the corrc- spondent’ of the Times there, The |Petrograd Soviet has removed to |Kronstadt owing to the insecurity of the city. Armed peasants are reported jmarching on Petrograd from sur- it Stock Exchange Sells Its Liherty Nonds to Buy in Comin The New York of money raised for reinvestment by | respondent of the Times at Vlad:- this Measure was not announced, vostok. : VTON, Aug. 15.—Guarded Intimations re en in well in- formed official quarters here that the Japanese Government already has anticipated the need for speedy as- Sigtance to the Czecho-Slovaks in WALL STREET GOSSIP. F. W. Woolworth Co.—Regular quar- terly dividend of 1 3-4 per cent. on pre- ferred stock payable Oct, 1 to stock of| | |, WASHIN' | record Sept. 10, Western Siberia, who have been al- —— ost cut off from communication National Sugar Refining Co, of N. J.—| with thetr brethren who constituted Regular quarterly dividend of 1 3-4 per| the advance guard of the army which ent. payable Oct. 1 to stock of record| has arrived Near Vladivostok. It is opt. 14 junderstood the Japanese Genera! ‘ Danette Staff has planned to strike directly Lawyers’ Title & Trust Co.—Dividend|at Luke Baikal, the most important of 1 1-4 per cent. payable Oct.'1 to’stock | centre of action on the Siberian Rail- of Ci road. ff reeeeereant fas . Russian peasants are reported in General Chemical Co.—Regular quar- | Advices reaching the | State Depart- terly dividend of 2 per cent. on common | Ment to-day to be floc ng to the standard of the Caccho-Slovaks oper- ating tn force about 500 miles east of Moscow. In this connection partiou- lar significance is attached to the re- port that the Soviet troops have be- gun the evacuation of Moscow. open- ing the way for the Cxecho-Slovaks and Allied troops aiding loyal Rus- sians to re-establish the eastern front on a line much further. west than was believed possible GERMANS DRAFT RUSSIANS: PUT “SLACKERS” TO DEATH Kaiser's Desperate Straits’ for Man- Power Shown by Conscription of Czecho-Slovak Troops. tock Aug, 21, ‘able Sept. 3 to stock of record | International Paper Co.—Net income for first quarter of 1918, $62 . equal 2.51 a share on preferred stock or 10 a share per annum against $33.11 a hare earned in 1917 Southern Pacific R-R.—Regular quar- erly dividend of $5 a share payable Sept, 16 to stock of record Aug. 20. American Locomotive Co.—Regular quarterly dividend of 1 3-4 per cent. on preferred and 1 1-4 per cent on com- mon stocks. Preferred payable Oct. 21 to stock of record Sept. 16, Common payable Oct. 3 to stock of record Sept. 1 CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS, With not changes from previous close despatch dated Sunday says: ish, ee, ogh.| “According to stories of prinoners Allis Ohaimers hey " |taken by the Czecho-Slovaks German Me AL Me thm bel foe — | fying columns are impressing males Pam caen i a 44,57 ,% | from eighteen to forty-five years of Hide & Lo ph Sia ‘oS + SN \ age and bringing those who disobey twee : (3 * & line mobilization order before Ger- 1S 3% — %|manized revolutionary tribunals, ioe 13s ~ 244 | which condemn them to death. These Bay 4 ~ | conscripted units have German com- td $8 — | pany and platoon commanders and £ yh M4 — Ylare stiffened by twenty Germans or , Bods, Kite rs g . Gal. tee he, GON Bu > 74 | Masvars to every sixty Russians, Canadian Pacific | ie + 3 ————q7r>— Gh. MHL ge Bt. a8 ie + S| Aviators Photograph Upton Riihiestel tne oe. ae theo 14 Rookies’ Parade. &t > | CAMP UPTON, N. ¥., Aug. 15— fas + Sl while 5,000 recruits were reviewed as %|yesterday by Lieut, Col. Dolph, pho- tographers from the Mineola Avia- tion Station flew over camp and made *|piturces of their manoeuvres, The majority of the men have been’ in Slcamp only a week and among them |srere many © sro z Sy a graeszese SEREE % Pifid i ne g fy, BS 7% CHOCOLATE NUT ¢ KAME Th “hocol ri HS AS R)1 Siaooealenat te tem int =. oe ” 110% by 1108 % ig Hes 3 of 3 | 49 + % BARLEY SUGAR CUTS $e rh —A collection of those good, old time Sweets, shaped Ike dainty lows, made of crystal clear candy and pre- sented in practically no ‘Total sales, NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. Last Ft POUND BOX O day. oerding to an official state: it isswed Hreate couaat duration srra Sudesa ts/ bp the War Office, They bave taken be es tar away as sin, 30 prisoners, oo ot 0.4 20.9 a iy Stock xchange, rounding districts, They declare th hago lin rina treed whonie oe {ate starving and that the Red Guards | the flest lesue in order to subscribe to{ have stolen all their food, Dissatistac- the forthcoming loan in September, | ton with the Soviets is said to pre- This action’ was taken by the Gov-| Vall everywhere in Russia, ernors of the Exchange to set an ex-| The Czecho-Slovaks in Siberia are imple for other corporations and indi-|in @ dangerous position and are liable viduals to ow. ‘The exact amount | to be cut off altogether, says the cor- LONDON, Aug. 15.—A Vladivostok Special for To-Morrow, Friday, August 16th Aumust $0.4 end of pleasing fruit, petone; ming and December » woice never, BOC] _ Meratin, . Tages, © Eh specified Wileht includes the’ container, _ ALLIED LOSSES IN PICARDY LESS THAN THE GERMANS CAPTURED GERMANS STRIP TORPEDOES TO MAKE RAW MATERIAL FOR THEIR MUNITIONS LAST Aim Is to Gain High Explosive Power and Eliminate Delicate Steering Apparatus. N IRISH PORT, Aug. A (Correspondence of Asso- ' ciated Press).—The Ger- mans in their extremity to make their raw materials for munitions . 0 as far as possible have strip- ped their torpedoes until they are bare as skeletons compared to the former efficient mechanism. It seems that the idea of the Germans is to gain the highest possible explosive power and to eliminate the delicate and ex- pensive propelling and steering apparatus, This has been done at the cost of accuracy and range of fire, and at the same time en- hances the danger to the U boats by forcing them much closer te their target than would be neces- sary if the older types of tor- pedoes were used. But it has re- sulted in a great saving of copper and brass and doubtless has fa- cilitated quantity production, Under normal conditions a tor- pedo should be effective at 2,000 yards or more, but the Germans now seldom fire at more than 600 yards, and when they believe they are comparatively safe they ap- proach much nearer than that to their intended victim, ANOTHER GERMAN WHINE OVER FLYERS’ AIR RAIDS. ——S Enjoyed Bombing of England, but: Protest in Fear Over Bombing of “the Fatherland.” LONDON, Aug. 15 (By Associated: Press).—One of the most significant | features of the aerial bombing offen- {sive of the British is the loud re- sponse it bas elicited from the Ger- man people, say British newspapers. The bombing of England brought no complaint, but only renewed reso- jution; yet Germany, suffering the first preliminary pangs of British at- tacks, at once began to ery, and pro- test upon protest is pouring upon German authorities. Details of the damage caused by |the British raids can easily be sup- | pressed by the German censorship, land it is asserted there is abundant | photographic and captured documen- tury evidence that the fears of the people are based upon real execution! done. > Henry Clews 78 Years 01a. Henry Clews, founder of the firm of Henry Clews & Co., and admittedty the fourth oldest member of the New York Stock Exchange 1s still receiving congratulations on his 78th anniversary, He was born Aug. 14, 1840, at Stafford- shire, England, according to “Who's Who,” though we will all admit he is “forty-four or 80 ———_—— British Report 8,620 Casualties for Week. LONDON, Aug. 15.--British cas- ualties reported in the weok ending to-day totalled 8,620, compared with an aggregate of 9,866 reported in the previous week. These are divided as follows, Killed or died of wounde— | Officers, 215; men, 1,441; wounded er | missing, officers, 647, men 6,317. 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