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THE WASHINGTON TIMES. SUNDAY, AUGUST li; 1918.

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(Continued from First Eape.) The Asiago pleateau is between tlie" Brenta and Astoco rivers. ''Giudicaria and also Asiago are ours," the statement . said. "The British and French daringly raided the enemy on Giudicaria on Thursdav. havine forded the Chiese river. "In the Daone valley, we surprised a largo guard on the . southern slopes of Dosso del Morti. Some of the enemy were

. killed and twenty-on- e prisoners were taken, in spite of bar- rage- fire and the coming of "Thursday night British detachments, after damage to the enemy trenches between Canove and Asiago, penetrated eight portions of the line, inflicting heavy losses on the garri--. son and supports, and bringing back 374 prisoners, ten machine guns, four trench mortars, and other materal. "At Monte Sisemol, the French, after brief artillery 1 " preparation, penetrated an enemy strong point, destroying ' a good part of the garrison and forcing the rest to surrender. Allies Take 50,000 Prisoners in Two Big TODAY DISPATCH RIDER . ; They took 248 prisoners", some trench cannon, and eight (Continued from Pace One.) t machine guns. I see joa gland like grejhoands 1b tht slips, MOSTROMANTIC "At Col del Rosso and Col de Chele, we passed various Drives, Says British Premier Straining upon the start The 1 game's formidable points in the enemy's lines, taking fifty-nin- e afoot: Follow your spirit, and upon this prisoners in a hand-to-han- d fight. Our losses were very NEWPORT, England, Aug. 11. charge FIGURE IN WAR Premier Lloyd George, speaking Cry light." ' at a 'God for Harry, England and luncheon in the town hall here, announced that the allies the Marne St. George!"' in and American Inrenultv. enterprise, and. side with the heaviest artlllerr." ml drives have captured between 50,000 and 60,000 prisoners and, between. 500 and To read that makes yon WANT daring are responsible for another ' the rider falls the off'nslve will be to fight when yon don't know what adaptation from the pioneer days for lost. Objectives 600 cannon. it Is all The riders make an average o( Allies Take about use with the American expeditionary thirty-fiv- e miles an hour over tht "News continues distinctly good for the allies," the premier said. "Altogether forces In , the War Depart French roads, and many times they Good men must hate, to kilL ment has announced. The successor to make almost twice this speed whea Fifty Minutes in the Mame and Somme offensives we have captured Fortunately for the fighting men pony express and melo necessary. They are a part of tht In Just between 50,000 and 60,000 the rider the corps of this country, Is no need la military dls signal and are selected for their there of dramatic courier the coolness, bravery, daring, resource- prisoners and between 500 and 600 cannon. exaggeration or lying. patch rider, who keeps In constant regiment, fulness and ability to make any kind By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS. "The latest, advance makes safe, thanks to the brilliant A monarch more brutal than personal touch with each of motorcycle repairs nnder any con- qualities of each brigade, each division ancT each ditions and their ability to drive. THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug. troops and the Shakespeare's Henry, as cruel as corns. WITH our French, and also the Americans. the wholesale murderers of ancient This rider braves German shells, ." 11. The Americans went into the great Picardy battle "The greatest factor in these successes has Asia, needs only truthful descrip- braves weather, enemy patrols, dodges been the combined command, but In and out of the way of ambulances, ARCHDUKE JOSEPH yesterday, after waiting in reserve since the fight began. is yet. We tion to make him hated and to supply trucks and tanks all lumber-- it not over must continue our steady blows." make the killing of his men, until In c behind the lines. Oftentimes ne They fairly, tugged at the leash of discipline until they they yield, the only duty. runs smack into a detachment of the enemy, to whom tie would be as a bit got the word to go. Then, how they went! They sprang It is not necessary to He, only of cheese to a mouse, and has to de AGAIN COMMAND to the attack side by side with the Britons, taking their bap to tell the truth. pend upon his Yankee wit to escape. U. TROOPS It there were a valley filled with Ilomanee Still Uvea. tism of fire like veterans. Picardy Salient, Once S. FORCE diamonds close .to your house, and Despite the old cry that romance if for a dollar or two dollars you disappeared with the armored Storming the desperately-defende- d positions has north of could gain admission to that valley knight and windmill-tiltin- g- gentle AUSTRAN'AI the Somme, the Americans and British secured the whole Menace, Meltins Away for all of your children, you would men, the greatest romance or tne HfNDENBURG TO send them there to pick the dia- world Is carried by the dispatch rider. on schedule on motorcycle. series of important objectives within fifty minutes after the . monds, waking them early In the Be rides a Aug-- 11. The famous ment within the salient Is reported to morning. arrives in a tows, passes his dis ROME.. Aug. 11. Archduke Joseps commencement of the attack. Picardy salient, which six short be greatly congested and great num- There IS near you a valley of patch bag- to a waiting rider, who has arrived at Innsbruck and rtsumd bers of men and huge quantities of snatches It and Is off on another ma- months ago threatened to split the are being diamonds more precious than any command of the Austrian armies, ac-- Storm" Spur. allied armies and inflict a German material cut off. The total E DEFENSIVE chine before the first rider has a of German prisoners waa offlcItJ" stones of transparent carbon. That chance to dismount. curaio id ajsDAicuc; Italian After taking and the heights to the south peace on the world, is fast becoming placed at 24.000 today, but ur- - valley la the complete works and , The dlspaches often contain Imt correspondents In gvrir the graveyard of the Kaiser's hoDes. estlmates were as high genius of Shakespeare. Tour chil- portant orders, and are carried thus. Anglo-America- ns The archduke jnfea the stormed Chipilly Spur and were ad- The huge bulge Is melting- - away least 300 cannon have dren will find in 'those books- - what to prevent any possible chance of a: phaslzlng thtTBecessttyJl! v before combined Allied Caanall' J. T. W. MASOX. will mean more to them, make leak to the enemy. A battle, the fate German military Tf vancing eastward along the ridge between the onslaught of may the Ancre and British, French, Australians, Cana- The allied casual' TIUC, Aug. 11. America's them actually richer than all the of a nation, the fate of the wprld, spectea tne. rrvuno irons Slndbad found rest on his shoulders. Romance, la icr Tne .oejitx iBacxrosni; the Somme as this was dians, and Americans, under the lead- are less than a qua tluence upon German wealth that in the - written. American fashion, has been- pre- on.' a, prisoner - fabulous diamond valley. true Xllltfte fcsSf ciU ership of Field Marshal Halg. of they (been made plainly evl- m The allies are nearing the Somme body your served, tinned and exported In Its fmfmim fMmTlli.tHin entire crossing south of The allied drive, begun ThursJay remarkable situatir refusal of von Hlnden- - You know that the of most modern form for presentatlon.to due to the - will, In few years aasattnee tbeiUrresatest actlvPr at tht morning over a meager front if Iea refusa tMarshaI Foch's chal- child a a the world through the dispatch rider. AujtrIsn--nirtWes- . Indicating; Pennine, which may furnish only a brief respite for the to counter attack, Sd battle for the mas- - of which you that than twenty miles, between Morlan- representation that Responsibility. the AustcrtiSjiffeet. may be preparlni , Hargicourt. grown they have contentec "Idler salient and the Grave fleeing Germans. court and has to a rear-guar- have fed to the child. deliv- The enemy is retreating everywhere from fighting d to returtiysie blows recently width of more than forty :nlle, ex- front southeast of The same Is true of your child's Perhaps the rider carries an order ered hirjjfro Italian navy. ; near Albert to the tending In an Irregular Ine from Morlancourt. where bring up artil- region of Montdidier, which seems -- mind. And the noblest thoughts to a commander to Albert to Vignemont. Late reports 'i,,rew..th.e JBrlt,slL O0 ong British attack. to an offensive. As 5 cost nothing. The library offers lery preparatory The war require tie lcaa of TOW doomed. The bottom of the rapidly growing pocket state that the fighting is spread.ng .?!?.:' injunction with the on is ,?"""'U'"6 Uffnic WIIJ South them all. Napoleon once said, "God la the money. Buy War Savings Stasis. ; northward toward Arras and east- icu and Americans now over thirty miles long and is lengthening hourly . ward toward the Olse. When It will advance in the early flghti Ton Hlndenburg has points, It was at Morlancourt th -- : The Canadians and Australians have reached those the battle Americans fenslre. duplicating 1 109-- have captured Boucher, will present a front of nearly seventy-fiv- e were employed cloyed In his retreat Raleigh Haberdasher 1 111 Pa. Ave 5 only six miles from Roye, miles. atlng with the British, they The Importance and also have taken , Beau-- ( the village and the height of Deep. oss by the three al- - fort, Wamllers, Vrely, Rosieres, Meharicourt. Allies Dlte southward and held It again, In Rouvroy, Is much the actual .' and . The latter is only two miles west Fifteen miles north of Arras La ter attacks. It Is reported that - but In the Implied of . Bassee. the southern extremity of the division (27.500 Americans) were iment by von Hlndenburg you'll Want To Be Here Early Tomorrow For Best Choice : the fighting point. They pushed their patrols into and Rainecourtj Flanders salient. Approximately the at this - must shorten his front to : The main battle front now appar- his reserves. advancing their lines more than three miles same distance east of the Olse Is ently runs from Albert southeastward j.e PRE-WA- R in brilliant The military resulta that have fal- REDUCTION PRICES ; Solssons, the western extremity of across the Somme through Proyart to fighting. Among their prisoners was len to Marshal Foch In In- a complete divisional Alsne-Vesl- e Lihons, southward to Fouqesrourt. three days the front clude the removal of Amiens from any staff. The allies, according to the latest southwestward through Le Quesncy Immediate danger reports, have penetrated to Lihons, and Saulchoy to Davenscourt, south- of a new German offensive: the reopening Im-- Chaulnes. In the center of to Faverollcs, southwest-war- d of the near their eastward Amlens-Parl- s railway, Picardy attack. This town Is eleven to Piennes, southward through 1previously which miles east of , where the as to Cuvllly, eastward to Res- - under command of GERMANS ATTACK n A a ,n the German guns, and the sault began. , Rosieres, Res ami ...II f. an. .m .d of the strategic elimination z, Morlancourt and scores Vignemont.rf value of the MontCid-le- r Silk Shirts salient as a possible of lesser towns have been recaptured. Chaulnes obviously Is no longer new base for a TO HALT tin-- German drive to None worth less than H AMERICANS Montdidier is surrounded and Is ! available to the Germans as a hi.se. These Paris. i A officially reported to have fallen, Is reported enemy Is highly Important conse- j and it that the quences of the $5. Some sold at Chaulnes and Albert are in Imminent preparing to retire to the IS'uyon-dange- r. week's victories are secondary, however, in .- -. ..-- . Uy FRAXK J. TAYLOR. , Roye. Lassigny. Bray, ' Xesle canal. von ih. $6.50. even Perrone, are report- - Hlndenburg has declined to per- - WITH THE AMERICAN and threatened. Only a few Germans were ...... ARMIES Important German lines of com-- j ed holding out In Montdidier at noon, .serves 10 De used for coun- EXTRA PAIR $ IX FRANCE. Aup. 11. The Germans ter attacks. The allies have munlcation have been cut. Others which was completely surrounded, meet strong had to are counter attacking- fiercely In an are under bombardment by artillery Occupation of the city is Imminent, defensive resistance by $3.65 attempt to hold and airplanes. The enemy retire- - If it has not already occurred. the Germans, but no evidence has back the American been apparent that von Hlndenburp advance north of the Vesle. dares to engage In severe Close range offensive of GLASSES fighting of a terrific Picardy and Flanders salients, the In combats to retain his former line (3 for $10) 4 i1 I nature Is under way along the rail- termediate territory around Lens, the Man Who Sank Lusitania between the Montdidier corner and dHnll Hi road on the north bank of Belgian sector as far north as Dixmudc, the Somme. 74 dozen All-Sil- k the Vesle. The reason Is and the former Olse offensive front as unquestionably due to - I ' through Bazoches and Fismette, .- .M ZZIDasiSvrvVVOy'V&fZX V Shirts in a pat- the character of hundred Have You An where the American far cast as Rlbecourt. A stretch of Dead at Bottom of the the fighting shown rT Extra Pair Infantry Is with- thirty-fiv- by the Americans standing the e mlks between the Olse and during the Marne terns, silk German attacks. Is engagements, and the knowledge In tubs, heavy of Glasses? The Americans, ad- Solssons all that sipirates this great attempting to Ai.ine-Vcsl- Germany vance up battle area from the e line. North Sea, London Report that an unlimited number silk broadcloths, s$k the slopes to the ridge po- of the same kind of troops Is now tEvery one who wears glasses sitions held by the Boches earlier In being dispatched from the United cre? crene de chines should the day. concentrated the most In- have two pair not only LONDON, Aug 11 Captain States to France Von Hlndenburg or ,5. linen. for emergency tense barrage possible upon this B has shot his bolt. vand use in the event area, partially destroying German LOSSES Schwelzer, commander of the at that one pair becomes broken, but torpedoed the Lusitania. """ the that . - A 1 s-- 7r v5? fpr relief of an occasional Is dead at the bottom of the North r. i change. too strong for frontal assaults, how- ever. They Sea. according to the Express. Holeproof will have to be blasted sub- All $1.00 1 - jJYou know the away still more. WEEK 8.3 The paper says Schwelzer's . 4 comfort of chang- marine was blown up In a British and ing shoes after a day on your The entire American front Is now and 65c feet, a continual inferno. Roth artilleries mine field In September, 1917. yet there's equal comfort in a are Choice of change glasses concentrating on the river valley of after using one between the highlands to the north Monito Silk the House pair for many hours. and south. NEW LOW RECORD Tilf you wear nose glasses contin- German airmen are exceptionally BADGE OF HONOR All Ocr Imported ually, aggressive, trying to prevent al- 00 then change to spectacles all Hose Neckwear $2.50 &tl-$3.- t and vice versa. lied observation. While seeking out a particular German gun yesterdav For Headaches American LONDON". Aug. It. British casu- 60c and 50c Dr. Raxon, registered aviators brought down two alties for the week, published In the Hare Your Silk ScWfs boche battleplanes. .S..1US, TOGOTOALLWAR optometrist, will Is official list, totaled the lowest Silk Mercerized 47c examine It still believed that th German In months. They were divided as your eyes for glasses pressure here is not permanent and Eyes Examined and Silk Fibre, at they are simply fighting pro- follows: (3 for $1.35) $1.8j; that to MIsiTng. 1 specially low prices for this tect more Important movements. Killed. Wounded. T Officers.. 177 AX 4!) rfiS Our very best (3 week, AND GIVE YOU AN Men 1.125 5,100 Sl.S 7,OI.l WORKERS N LI.S. FREE for $SS5) patterns. Come The imest" Heavy EXTRA PAIR FOR ONE It will cost you nothinj; to 35c, BATTLEFRONT NOW Totals... 1. 002 i.S33 807 S.S0S in while the Silk Scarfs fcj ncKv--e- st DOLLAR. come in and let our Dr. King- 3 Pairs, $1 ston, an expert optometrist, picking is at its beautiful color- R CHURCH RECORD. ings and patteraii"" This offer means economy and LARGEST IN Men and women In war Industries are examine your eyes and Air sizes nd best. I opportunity to you, HISTORY 11. to hare a badge of honor. it a lo?s to us. SUNBURY. Pa.. Aug. Her rec- may save you years of mis- ' ' but bv introducing nur ord of a straight attendance at On and after September 1. every per- all colors. f service to you and paining your church for more than seventy years son doing a full share In producing war ery. M recommendation. It Is cood busi- The new allied offensive has supplies will be eligible for Federal glasses' ness policy. Accuracy, quality grown was brought to an end when Miss If are needed he Into the largest battle front Mary Smith, eighty-fiv- e years, recognition of patriotic effort In muni- jvill . ind satisfaction fruaranteed. In history. Jane prescribe the correct of Sun bury, was taken III eight tion plants, shipyard, anil factories fit The German war office Indicated ago. having Government war contract, the ones and them perfectly. months She died recently of cost will be very mod- Saturday that the fighting now ex- ailments Incident to old age. Before Department of Labor announced. Their I tends over a front of practically ICO her Isst Illness the aged lady had Four months "f service erate, and you may pay it RAXON miles, from the Yser river to the never been nick In her life. Mie entitle the worker to a bronze badge. 50c weekly if you wish. Raleigh Olse. Eight of will win Haberdasfcr was a member of the First Presby- month fervlce the BiLtxaaMuiraiM The main battle front Is between terian Church. second bailee, which will probably be the Olse and the Ancre, a distance of made of silver. Home of Hart Schaffer & Marx 929 G N. W. fjfty miles. From Ancre north- The badge Castelberg's St the U. S. SOLONS MEET POINCARE. will be il shaped. llc'it 0 - ward to the Yser, Berlin ly v- Exclusive Optical Department. announced larger than a quarter ,and will be the allies have launched "thrusts PARIS, Aug. 11. The House Tlaval attached to a "aIu'- - mil Mue M. Jaenb-o- n k nil. 935 Penna. Ave. With II. Son. and partial attacks" at many points. Committee had an anillenre with Presi enameled bar one and three-quart- 1rfiQ Avp Li. . 1111 PpnncvUnn V 1 Vr A T A - W The battle thus Includes all of the dent Potncare this afternoon. Inches lung. fSS; XO. JLO. Vililtl AV A . V I