St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 6, 1918

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March Soon to Tell Our _ Plan for Military Aid for Czecho-Slovaks at Vladi-' vd ; By the Assochtated Press. > WZLONDON, Aug. 6.—Official an-. -) nouncement was made today of the) Janding of allied forces, naval and - giilitary, at Archangel, on Aug. 2. | The landing was in concurrence, with the wishes of the Russian pop-. ulation, it is stated, and caused gen- | ¥ Ps eral enthusiasm. is , : e Associated MN DALASK | American troops participated in the Janding of the allied forces at Arch- angél last week. The first detach- ment of the international forces in- ' eluded members of the Russian Of-. fleers’ League. Participate in Tanding. Sunday, Aug. 4.— | . F Pre A, The participation of the Americans | Of curtailing the use of paper.” says/| is 119,001. in the landing has been greeted en- |a statement issued yesterday, “the | primarly, August, 1916, the registra- thusiastically in Northern Russia. people consider that the United ‘ds absolutely without selfish ests as r s. Russia and look An @ guarantee | » x . - . § ‘ Tt | ‘ “~ 7. ee population of Archange) re- _ eéived the troops with cheering. The - men debarked and advanced toward _ Archangel, where already an anti- Rolshevik revolution had taken place. The leaders in this movement invited | the protection of the allied troops. | | * The final resistance of the Bo!- sheviki occurred Saturday. They were definitely defeated at the nee | tion at Yeakagorka, on the left bank of the Dvina. Ti their flight from Archangel, the : forces carried away 40,- = 8. 000,000 rubles in money and much 7 - &ther treasure, but left many sup- | plies behind them. The bridges and ' yallway lines were not damaged. The new provisional Goverr'ment at Archangel, which has assumed _ power “throughout the region of the north.” is receiving the support of | the village Soviets in the country ad- joining Archangel. The Government includes the fol- . lowing nine persons: Tchoikawski of >» Viatka Government, Nomoff of > £=Archangel, Mzsioff of Vologda, Gos-| > korsky of Novgorod, Kartacheff of | Kazan, Stansenko of Samara, Sikhat- cheff, who was the constituent repre- | sentative from the Northern Russian ™ ©~—sC front; Zoubof, former Assistant May- "> “or of Vologda, and Starzo, former President of the Archangel Duma. a wey, es se ufion all doped see what you can ing Out Gen. March's Statement Expected to ~ Show Action at Viadivostok. A i Press. MW ASHINGTON. Aus. 6.—Plans for the organiaztion and dispatch of the. «a * a Py _ we ’ American military contingent to Rus-) sia to co-operate with the forces of ‘the allied nations in support of the Ogecho-Slovaks at Viadivostok are being worked out by the army gen- > staff. Beyond the statement hs a Saturday by Acting Secretary of State Polk that the American | would be “a few thousands” ae number, no intimation as to the #ize of the contirfyent has been given. i) . Atthe War Department it was said _. that by tomorow Gen. March, chief Of staff, would be able to give out a) - statement of as much of the plans : ly may be disclosed at that | Meanwhile the rulea of cen-_ b ® | has been determined - im some oF its leading features. ~ a * Meanwhile there is no objection to the statement that if the military Jaws that govern joint action by in- —terr military forces are to be in the case of the Siberian She alien heap Riga, gets believe they w . of the international force will 4 r : 7" + fon to i : CONTINUED HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES. VOTE BECOMES MUCH HEAVIER $3 87 5 98 “Ione hoe PepPPpPrPp Yest erday— High, 104, at 4 p. ; . m.; low, 84, at 7) fore- | Otfictat fore- | Returns From North Side and sicinity:/ Wards, Particularly Light _ | but Folk-Wilfley Race | Arouses Interest in West and South Sides. ture tonight and tomorrow Missouri and) THAN PREDICTED ’ i : | ' | BROADER PROVISIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS IN NEW DRAFT BILL Prevent Big Withdrawals of Men From Essential Work. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Aug?’ 6.—Broader provisions for exemptions have been written into the new man-power bill, now before Congress, so that the na- tion’s war industry fabric may not be upset by unduly large withdraw- | als of men over 32 years of age for | military service. Provost Marshal-Genera! Crowder, POSITIONS ACROSS VES 320 WOUNDED IN | em earT EARN CASUALTY ‘LIST OF 358 NAMES Injuries of 313 Reported as Serious—31 Men Killed in Action and Six Die of Wounds. | Are | AMERICANS HOLD FISMES AND SEND PATROLS ACROSS — VESLE UNDER HEAVY FIRE ‘Uz. S. Soldiers Took 17 Guns and Some Mem- | bers of Crew in Capturing Village in Hail | of Explosive and Gas Shells. | By the Associated Press. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY |'ON THE VESLE, Aug. 6, 8 a. m.— rhe Germans along the line opposite | the Americans west of Fismes used of 150 millimeters against the forces west of Fismes. During the-vafter- noon the Germans employed flame projectors from the slopes north of (Monday), bringing into action guna - as Illinois — weather, continued temperature night and morrow. Stage of river at 7 a. m.—7.5 with high to- to- of a foot. NO REDUCTION IN “AD” SPACE OF NEWSPAPERS | ‘Commissioners’ office this morning | Curtailment in Reading Matter to Reduce the Consumption in Print Paper. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, reducing space is agreement as consisting of all matter | ’ : printed except paid advertisements. The schedules of 300 agate lines. “Because of the absolute necessity pulp and paper section of the War Industries Board has ruled that dur- ing the war no newspaper shal! be Fair | feet, a fal! of .9 | | cast in the primary election : Aug. 6.—-Adver- uyred the vote would not \tising will not be affected by the cur- |gpbove 35,000. | tailment on news print consumption. | Reading matter for the purposes of | ceed early estimates, it will be much | defined by the} legs than in previous primaries, due| draft bill passed when before they | | appearing today before the Senate Military Committee, explained that INDICATIONS OF 20,000 AT 10 A. M. | ployments”’ for the word “industries” | used in the existing law, in the sec- | tion affecting industrial exemptions. 'This would make possible a more | liberal interpretation of the law and 000 eported to $10, Fund R ed | prevent the induction into the army Get Wilfley Vote Out— | of many men performing essentia! work at home and yet not actually Nicolai Sample Ballot for in industrial occupations. : Chairman Chamberlain announced Torrey in Fourteenth. after today’s meeting that the com- mittee had decided to ask Secretary Baker and Gen. March to make statements. Secretary Baker is out of the city, but Gen. March is expect- ed to appear Estimates by clerks in the Election indicated that a heayier vote is being, here than had been anticipated by politi- | cians, and that it might run as high as 47,000. Party workers had fig- go much! purpose of the committee to investi- gate “the apparent change of front”’ on the part of War Department offi- cials. “The committee desires to ascer- tain,” said the Senator, “why they are in such a hurry now to have this While the vote probably will ex- | principally tq the fact that more! said there was no hurry.” than 30,000 men have gone from St. Gen. Crowder told the committee curtailment are | Louis into the army and navy and to | today that he did not know the rea- based upon a standard column of/ munition plants in other parts of the/| son for the haste, but that he was. | United States. merely carrying out orders ,The registration for the primary|the men for military service. For the last state-wide | PERSHING THANKS CLEMENCEAU FOR CROSS OF LEGION OF HONOR to get tion was 167,344, and 157,857 votes were cast. Voting in the North Side wards | he had deemed it advisable to substi- | | tute the words “‘occupations and em- | tomorrow morning. | Senator Chamberlain said it was the | ~! tailment-of daily editions. becomes effective Aug. 12 instead of Aug. 5. dining cars and hotels or restaurants | maintained at stations. 'o@ by which they are managed is | place, 7:30 to 10 o’tlock. established.” | was particularly light, but With the exception that the cur- ‘Stee wards tt was activity in the West End being due, it the recommendations of the commit-| was thought, to the Folk-Wilfley tee of the American News Publish- ers’ Association made public July 20 are accepted by the War Industries Board. : The curtailment of 20 per cent of to local ward fights, particularly in the Fourteenth Ward contest for Re- publican committeeman between Ed- ; gar S. Nicolai and George T. Kollas. Sunday editions becomes effeftive A canvass of 21 precincts at 10 a. Sept. 1. 'm. indicated that about 20,000 votes The sliding scale of reductions in| had been cast in the city up to that reading matter for daily and Sunday / hour. the estimate being based upon editions range from 5 per cent up tothe number cast in the precincts 50 columns to 60 per cent om more | canvassed, which, averaged about 10 than 350 columns. ‘an hour for each precinct. In pre- If by Oct. 1, the board announces, | vious elections it has been shown the agreed curtailments have not/that the voting between 10 a. m. and been accomplished, additional cur-|5 p. m. is at the rate of about half tailments will be put into effect on/|that cast in the early morning and that date. evening hours, which would indi- RAILROADS MAY BE MADE pry” cate about 17,000 votes would be cast is between 10 a. m. and 56 p. m., and jabout 10,000 votes between 5 and 7 Administration Considers Ending |” - Sale of Liquor on Property. | By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Aue. 6. — The: Railroad Administration ‘is consid- ering abolishing the sale of liquors on all railroad property, including Voting Booth Moved. The judges in the Seventeenth Pre- cinct of the First Ward, 3931 Floris- sant avenue. obtained permission from the Election Commissioners to move the voting place from a build- ing into the back yard, where they would be under a large shade tree. Votes cast up to 10 a. m. in the precincts canvassed were: Precinct 8 Ward 2, 24; Precinct 1, Ward 1, ~~ Information on the number of bars and the meth- | now being gathered. Free Band Concerts Tonight. Poepping's Band, at O'Fallon | & Ward 3, 30: Precinct 11, Ward 4, Precinct 9, Ward 6, 21; »*. ~ as i Precinct 9, Ward 7, | 18: Precinct 13, Ward 2, 26; Precinct | in the West End and’*some of the South) much heavier, the — Writes to French Premier in Reply Award; Tells of Gratitude. By the Associated Prees. PARIS, Aug. 6.—Gen. John J. Per- contest, and in the South Side wards shing, Commander in Chief of the American expeditionary forces in | France, has acknowledged in a letter ' to ‘of the Legion of Honor. , to the letter in which the Premier the | the recent of the Grand Cross Referring Premier Clemenceau award to him informed Gen. Pershing of award, Gen. Pershing says: “Dear. Minister-President: “Permitme in reply to your mes- Sage\to say that I am profoundly touched by the high distinction the French'Government has conferred in | according me the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. or with a feeling of deep gratitude and as a tribute paid by the French | Government to the qualities of the American soldier. They are qualities possessed to an eminent degree by | their French comrades. ’ ‘In the name of the troops which I have the privilege to command and in myYown name, I thank you.” , LEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN WHEN . Ward 5, 24; Precinct! Ry the Assoctated Press. GERMAN AIRMEN RAID ENGLAND Another Enemy Aircraft Damaged— Fail to Penetrate Far Inland. LONDON, Aug. 6.—Hostile air- | Park: Baver'’s Band, at Sanitarium | 87; Precinct 9, Ward 8, 30; Precinct! ships. approached the east coast of | Lawn, 7:30 to 10 o'clock. | Municipal Dance Tonight. Goldman’s Orchestra, at Gamble | 10, 37; 67; Precinct 15, Ward 25, 48; Pre- cinct 16, Ward 26, 48; Precinct 3, Ward 28, 49; Precinct 8, Ward 238, 87, and Precinct 20, Ward 28, 56. | The Democratic City Committee National ‘seemed to be lined up almost rolidly | \for Senator Wilfley and aganist for-| the air raid reads: Advertisers Concentrate | mer Gov. Folk for the nomination for rently ‘reported that Again, yesterday, the Post-Dispatch alone car- ried 1 col. more National > Advertising than all 4 of the -‘‘others’’ combined. The score for August 5: POST-DISPATCH, & Cols. Globe-Democrat ...2 Cols. .. .2 Cols. ay, ..2 Cols. Republic .........1 Col. party vote.” ‘influence for Folk ‘teenth Ward. Split on Torrey. Republican City Committee jlican nomination for United States |Senator was indicated by the appear- jance of a “sample ballot” ibehalf of Edgar 8. Nicolai, miteeman. ee Torrey's left unscretched. The above little table ‘*spells’’ Confidence. Con- fidence in the responsive ||! ,, circulation of ST. LOUIS’ ‘‘ONE BIG as Nicolai is generally supposed to publicly pledging their support him. gation also is supporting Torrey. AS to judicial candidates, the bal- when told that Centinecdé on Page 3 Columea 2. ’ ’ United States Senator, agd it was cur-|to cross the coast last night, the Wilfley, While still at sea were attacked by. ‘headquarters had distributed about / royal air force contingents, co-oper- ($10,000 among members of the com- | ating with naval units. mittee, “to be.used in getting out the | Chairman L. P. Daley, | O™¢ Was shot down in flames 40 miles ‘however, was said to have refused to | from the coast. |go over to Wilfley and to be using his | aged, but in the Seven-/| reaching its base.”’ ARRESTED AS CARELESS DRIVER The split among members of the; over) The Rev. W. P. Yesley Said to Have | Spencer and Torrey for the Repub- | Me esley ve The ballot excited much comment, the auto. The Twenty-seventh Ward organi-' not know he had violated 13, Ward 9, 30; Precinct 14, Ward| England about 9:30 o'clock Monday | Precinct 8, Ward 12, 27; Pre-| night, cinct 21, Ward, 13, 61; Precinct 3, | early this morning, and one of the. Ward 14, 39; Precinet 20, Ward 14,| enemy craft, a Zeppelit was brought the Admiralty announce] down. The raiders did not penetrate far inland. Another of the German airships | was damaged, but probably succeed- ed in reaching its base. | The official statement relative »/ enemy airships attempted but, “Five “Three were engaged in action and was dam- in Another probably succeeded ° Barely Missed Car in Auto. | The Rev. William P. Yesley, 24) years old, of 7232 Dale avenue. was, issued in| arrested at 11 o’clock last night on) s ‘ommit-'a charge of driving an automobile | jteeman from the Fourteenth Ward, | carelessly. and a candidate for the nomination | seventh street—a one-way street for for License Collector and for com- | northbound Nicolal’s saniple ballot street, when a patrolman saw the | M. Mabey, Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was headed south on | traffic — at Market | showed Spencer's name scratched out | automobile dodge two Market street | Three young women were in| cars. The patrolman took the license The minis- | where he was permitted to) He said he did | traffic | regulations and expressed surprise he had narrowly missed wating pe by a street car. sign his own bond. . * I accept this hon-_| ONE AMERICAN IS LISTED AS PRISONER Total of Casualties in Army Now - 16,260, | their guns freely yesterday afternoon ' ' } | | Including | 3221 Killed in Action and_| 993 Dead of Wounds. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. j ties in the fighting on ' Aisne salient made public today by the War Department numbered 358 soldiers and 140 marines. This brought the total since the toll of victory began to arrive yestd@#day to 1213, and the number of all casual- ties since American forces first land- 'ed in France to 16,409.. Three army and two marine corps lists were given out early today. These lists, do not represent any one day’s fighting but probably in- 6.—Casual- the Marne- | i ' ' } ; | were ineffective, | the German tricks. clude some of the casualties for sev- | eral days. | » One of today’s army lists officially ‘reported Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt of the aviation corps, dead and buried. _ These figures bring the total Amer- jican army casualties to the following: | Killed in action 3,321 | Died of wounds | ee ef, accident and other ai ter Ae _ Wounded ip.action Missing. (including prisoners).. The list of Missouri and [illinois men follows: Killed in action—Privates Andy L. Essinger. Danville, III. Died fronf wounds received in ac- 'tion—Wagoner William Seeglitz, Chi- cago. Severely wounded in action—-Josef | Asien, Chicago; William H. Howard Lockport, Ill.: A. B. Thall, 2839 Cherokee street, St. Louis. Mo-.; William Vogel, Chicago; Carl EB Berggren, Chicago; Michael P. Cor- Vandeven- Louis, Mo.: Minnith. 3009 North avenue St. Grifford., | liatti, | ter | James geants—James A. Howze, Groves. Mo.: Boleslaus Kreciejewski, Chicago: Arthur W. goner, l.; Gustav ©. Holthous, Beckemevyer, [11.; Richard Ww. Knopp, 1227 Morrison avenue, Louis; James G. Pipes, North Venice, lll.: Carl E. Roloff, Wright, Andrew Sukalo, Chicago; ney, Peoria, Ill. An army casualty list issued last night shows: Killed in action, 256; wounds, 43; total, 299. The list of Missouri and Illinois died of ' men follows: Killed in action—Lieut. Robert M, Lovett, Chicago; Corp. James Albert Walsh, Chicago; Claude C. Jacksof, Kansas City, Mo.; Privates William H. Dibble, Hume, IIl.; Carl E. Evatt, Dilvis, 111.: John Hofferica, Chicago; Alton L. Leitner, Chicago. Died of wounds—Corp. Forest C. Ballard, Miiford, f1l.; Privates How- ard A. Bolin, Bloomington, Ill; Ben- | jamin Wiggins, Salem, 111. 7 Killed, 129 Wounded, in Marines’ | List of 140. / 3,/°r so and back again, often drop- ' | endeavoring to reach the roads lead- in an attempt to discourage the Americans and their French allies from further aggressive efforts. The Germans were handicapped in this effort by the weather conditions. It was misty and at times rainy, and although German balloons were up they must have been unable to report accurately. About mid-afternoon the Gepmans began trying other methods to get the range for their heavy guns. Many shells which threw out black smoke upon exploding were hurled toward crossroads and other objec- tives to gauge the range from the' smoke clouds. | But the mist likewise hampered | accuracy in observations on these shells and after wasting numbers of | them the attempt was abandoned. | Late in the afternoon the began using mustard gas, and some chocolate gas—so named | from the odor. | drills having taught the troo Nevertheless, the Germans were' persistent. They combed the hills bordering the Vesle with gas shells, ing to Fismes and other points where they thought the allies might be as- sembling for a crossing of the Vesle. | At some places along the high- ways the Germans would start plant- ing shells in a zig-zag line for a mile ping them every 20 or 30 feet and mnabiZ | Objective, for whi 714 | ing. i then repeating the process Gas Blown Back on Germans. South of Bazoches, where the Ger- | mans tried this trick, they fired a lighter gas first, following it up with | Sneeze gas, and then suddenly along the ‘clumps of trees and all other places where they thought troops or sup- | Germans | opposition threw patrols: across the sneeze. gas | Vesle at These gas attacks | calmly went about the completion of the American gas their plans, and also moved patrols ps all | across the river, the German artillery | failing to stop them. : ’ | |dered directly through which Was not deep. ‘only 20 to switching to a more powerful poi- | son gas, hoping to catch the allies napping. The men, however, have ' | ; ; learned to discern the various varie- | the Vesle, where they appeared to be well organized. Machine guns also were used repeatedly. The American lines also were sub- jected to a heavy fire from German 105s, and late in the afternoon the enemy raked the hill tops with va- rious kinds of gas shell. The big gun duél soon became s0 violent that observation was difficult, and maps had to be used, the Americans pick- ing out German positions observed during the day. The Germans shelled forests, cross roads, highways, | plies might be congregated. | The American troops held on to. Fismes, and all other gains notwith- standing terrific artillery action by the Germans, and in the face of every several _places. French troops to their right and left also It is not expected that every one of the small detachments sent across the Vesile will remain there. In ev- ery case they went for a special pur- pose, and most of them will gradu- ally withdraw to the southern bank. American forces also crossed the river west of Fismes early Monday. German artillery snipers and ma- chine gunners tried to check them, but once across‘ the river the men dug in, or found other cover along the benks, while the Franco-Ameri- enemy. The men over light bridges, and some of m fleun- the water The river is 25 feet wide. The Germans have made strong efforts to dislodge the Americans from the Fismes. For the time be- ing that point is the most active and noisiest along the whole line. The captors of Fismes, still at the apex By the Associated Press. PARIS, Aug. 6.—North of , Vesle the Germans have been re pulsed in efforts to dislodge French and American) units which crossed from the-gouth bank. | The h troops have reached the west bank of the Avre between Braches and Yorisel, north of Mont- didier, says the official | Prisopers were taken by French in the repulse of a German raid southeast of Montdidier. The statement reads: . “North of Montdidier our oy troops a , we ¥ s points north of the ri peated attempts by the drive them out. There is nothing of im nce to report from the remainder of the front.” , * ridon, Kansas City, Mo; Baril E. Gil-| Mo,; | Calvin H. Jones, St. Joseph, Mo. Ser- | Webster | Mayfield, Wag- | St. | Mo.; | Jacob Te-| ties of shells and have regular sys- | tems of sending/word along the line | for their protection. Today like- | wise there happened to be a south 'wind, which carried the gas back ' |across the Vesle, and after putting | on their masks for each attack, the |Americans would laugh as the gas 'was blown back. Meanwhile the American and French heavy guns to the sotith were sending in repeated salvos and the Germans were supplementing their gas-shelling with mine throw- ers and machine guns north of the | Vesie. These smaller weapons were kept working full time, in the haope 'of keeping clear the south banks of | the river. Darkness came and with | it more rain. The Germans kept! | pounding away after dark, but for | every shell the enemy sent in the) | Americans sent acress halts douen| .. ->* 0m Beer @ Be sae | | force rushed forward while the Ger- ra cys bn mee 59 said good-night. | man artillery on the high hills north- |troops took 17 guns. With their oe . Be a town ns at et ro ‘crews, these weapons had been lef: ae hf Me ° tee nar ap re tania }gouth of the Vesle to enfilade an in ee a Ba ot ae entrance ‘to Fismes. Some of the ° 8 ery het nae @ rman artillerymen also were cap-| *™ericans kept a barrage before the ' tured. men Sie pi. re lly orga the | The Americans were members of | ©™6™Y ery north 0 river. ‘the same organization that occupied This fire also effectively prevented Coulonges. Cohan and Drivigny dur- the advance of additional German in- ‘ing the advance north from the/ fantry and machine-gun forces to | Marne. the aid of those in the town. | At Cohan all the civilians left be-| The men rushed through the gas- ‘hind in the French retreat last/ filled streets, meeting concealed de- tachments of enemy infantry and spring were found in the village church. They had been kept unde;:| here and there a machine-gun nest. and in the center of the lines, as they were during the greater part of the drive from the Marne, are fight- ing with determination. How Americans Took Fismes. In taking Fismes, a small party worked its way through the town to the southern edge of the river. It returned from the exploration move- ment when the Germans laid down a gas attack. On the report made by these men the plan for the as- sault was made. The guns on both sides had been active, but not until the men broke cover did the heavy barrage begin. To the southeast of Fismes the Germans had stationed a lot of machine guns in low, brush- covered hills. These were overcome with some difficalty. The determined attacks which Germans have been the Vesile front. these operations. the Havas Agency's review of the battle-front situation today. Military critics generally agree that the Germans will not the Aisne. bs “The German position between fhe two rivers,” says Le Journal, “ts shallow and swept by the Frees artillery along the entire front and at some points on the flanks. * Ite communciations are unsafe, andi will be dangerous for the Germans to make their stand below the Aisne instead of going behind that river. The result would probably be enor- mous losses for the enemy.” WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 6.—Documents of the German resistance north of the Vesle is being continued, the enemy rear guard standing determinedly along the heights commanding the river crossing where the French light elements which have passed beyond the river are encountering them, says wate aa to remain long between the Vesle delivering against the allied advanced guards north of the Vesle have failed to dis- turb the tempgrary stabilization of The allied com- mand is retaining the initiative in ,- & e « guard by the Germans, who occupied the village. All personal belongings There was some close work, but for the most part it was an artillery duel most significant character indicating By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. Marine Corps casualty shows: Killed in action, 7; died of wounds, 3; wounded severely, 18; wounded, degree undetermined, 111; wounded slightly. 1. Total, 140. . These figures bring the total cas- ualties among the marines to the following figures: Killed in action Died of wounds Died of diseasc and other causes . Wounded Missing (including prisoncrs).. 6 list today 506 The list of Missouri and Illinois men follows: Killed in action—Sergt. Raymond Wounded in action (severely)-— Privates Charles : ; During the first seven months of 1918 the Post-Dispatch printed assed Female Help “Wants"—4622 than the FOUR other &t. Louis ~ ~~. > he ‘ that recent events have brought an extremely marked state of d sion in the German army have into the hands of the British. od Most significant of all perhaps is an extract from a German officer's diary, in which he relates he had been asked by the divisional hend+ quarters whether the troops in line favored peace or a conin of the war, his answer being: “Ima diate peace or an immediate battle.” yn This entry was dated before the German drive for the Marne began. Hardly leas important is a letter ken from a German prisoner. was written to him by another Ge (‘man stationed along the Marne. _ ‘reads: , a : r ; a > i s a ’ as aS & oie ee Sie ds ARNOT in A NGS NNN EON TE: OI LLL A LIE AL LOLLY ELLIE ISLE AIAL ELE LAE LLL, ELL EAE AEE ee —~ ~~ om _ © hl