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THE FLYING SQUADRON
This particular flying squadron has
' nothing to do with tit-lotion. it deals
I”)! the spread of American propa-
“ ‘ goods among New York City's foreign—
lloul residents.
“ ‘The Flying Squadron of the Na-
, (tonal Security League is a body
V“ . unintent- speakers Settle of them are
.Wfledjublicista and orators. Others
we simply earnest patriots with a
message they are able to deliver to
those who need it most. The person-
ml, as described in the Outlook, ill-
W lawyers, merchants. play-
‘flgltfs, day laborers, taxicab drivers,
mGiug girls business women.
A "The Flying Squadron does
«leap box which has rather lost caste
inchlists and pro-German
. lusts. ‘
one of the listeners.
» titles.
“crept to quietly interested and ev-.
eh noisily enthusiastic crowds. The‘
penalty lists help. with their many!
high names as evidence of the de~
”Initiation to win and willingness
”orifice of America's loyal foreign-
firn citizens.
German propaganda has been thor-
h and underhanded. Although it
of its full purpose. still its in-
.100 has been dangerously far-
il-‘s’aclilng. Little by little it is being
dosed in every one of the Allied us.
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This'viotory is as important as vie?
i on the battlefield. The fact that:
3! being won here at home and now
_, that other victory across the
Itlthllbly sure.
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Pbuiot‘rv AND FRIENDSHIP
rile. United States Committee.
we Information has an office in
we. Through the press or that
. try it is working for more com-
te hnderstsndlng- of our growing
ilf eath other, for cooperation in
- '39“ affairs both now and at-
elm:
on
~ ’ns‘lipl‘o ot the United States
have chosen a better med~
' 'to' the people. In thin
.paopie against numeracy
- appeal 1310 their“ con-
rlaclpies which the Allies dot
‘ ideals which concern at; in-
‘ the same as all nations, and
We they are usentlally
”our oi tho Ass-slum Press.
, Associated Press is exclusively
m to the use for publication of
nears dispatches credited to it or
otherwise in this paper and also
All fights of republication of spar
are also .r&
of.
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through its misuse by rotten pacifists,’course. that the next heavy blow by
DI‘ODBgnll-‘lllt‘ Allied forces will compel further,l
Winning the war. of course. is the‘fl’icardy offensive has already achiev-ll'lnot‘d-
“name. No German-made nits-led its lilaior purposes.
{flofimdings of Allied war aims: the Germans that the Allies can strike, i'fnuli'd chained to a gun when the llsrl‘
Ire being left. Old hatreds and preju-inow, whenever and wherever they
dices arebélng met simply and human please. and that they can make thelriand was about all in when discovnt-ed.
ly-as the war is brought home to every l blows felt.
The speakers are wiping out the in- those of Picardy and
gallons German propaganda that hon-(Marne is greater than their tactical or
oycombed foreign sections in our hig‘strateglc influences. And, with every
Audiences have developedtdal'. the number of Americans
Iron frankly hostile or‘stubbornly in-EFrant‘e Increases.
| ONE NON-ESSENTIAL iNDUSTRY
iwhen people sat about and discussed‘
tthe war situation as a great game Of'spveral instances where the ndvnur‘ii'z
tobance.
lelse the war would be won this yearEmm
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‘or ten years from nowhand so on. Ev-l
iAnd with it went a good deal of futile'mhn fatigue esp. all intrenchlntz 100' ‘Flll’illel‘ successful
[discussion as to what was possiblel
Iand what impossible in war moves.
tknow that. victory
lhave ceased to exercise ourselves so
:dealt. We are more concerned aboutjthem with the cold steel. which the
.clgar. it is because the Allies age 80-
'lng to do the winning themselves.
,flltm'lal in a leading Chilean pll'.flight, an Allied army 'on the Eastern
this United States publfront, a ghinese shipbuilding DTO‘
w It speaks 0‘ “1° 318‘ gram, etc... nobody wastes 3” time in
, *Mendshir with: beiween'donhtlng. Talking about things that
governments. Then it sent "can’t be dsne'! has become a non-
"'u the public press of Chile for '
Vflsmmubotter under
exist between the people of
closer dependence, the necessity of}
food. interchange, the financial co-op-
era‘tion and shipment of raw unlt¢ials
for manufacture.
This welcome is in itself on assur
Inca-HIM; the Mendsbip and good will
are already there. The mlltual under-
standing and cooperation cannot fail
to follow.
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THE CHANGE IN PICARDY
The battle of Plcardy reverts, tem-.
porarliy at least. to one of position.
The rapid advance of the British and
French has been modified for a time?
by stiffened German resistance. and‘
the Allied armies again find it ne—'
cessary to make intensive artillery
preparation before attempting frontal
attack.
Yet Iiaig's drive has bome impor-
tant fruit. It has freed Amiens, the
greatest of British bases on French
soil, from the menace of German at.
lack. it has deprived the Germans of
their best “jumping off place" for a
Paris or (‘hanuei ports drive, and hail:
removed for all time the possibility
of a successful German effort to sep-
The star on the funnel of thlI tot patio destroyer means she has sunk a
Hun submarine" The members of the crew from captain to cook are. very
arate the French and British forces. pioud or the star. and they work hard to acquire it.
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These results‘are of vastly more fm-[mmm
Deviance titlian the continuance °',WILTON BOY BACK “VESTIGATION 0F
maneuver ghting however interest- Fm FINN? m COST OF LIVING
ing may be the news dispatches which; STIRRING STORIES
describe the battle in the open. i (Continued from First Pm.)
The Germans are. settling again in-l m“ from. m M”! ""‘"'
to 5mm 1 , f lifted ii I! . 'onabling her to know exactly what she
g) or post one, cm” -hls experiences. lie enlisted in thrills getting for her money. .
crossed by the trenches constructcdiNavy. where he. met with an accident. From data already gathered by the
by both sides through four hal‘d’yt‘al‘ll. 3 which sent him to the hospital for six‘ bureau. an increase of three per,cent.
.months. When he came out of the,over the prices prevailing on June 15
They have 39‘ “9 barriers 0‘ machine- htlfillllal he was pmnounoed‘physioatlyltg shown on twenty-two essential food
gun "95“, along the whole front, and until got sent: and alm':m iarticles a month later. The prices ot‘
. dried it up». n mole. ooveral articles decreased. The line
have massed heavy artillery behind! lleoiring to see active service b("tcuts of fresh beef dropped 0“ per
principles are neces- ,.
itsfrhe Allies can hardly hope to tnhe‘went some last March as In ambu- cent. navy ban- t'o per can. I ,
,anhking from small elevated plot-flhis new line by assault
‘ s more democratic than the auto- longed bombardment. To take it piece-jinx other Red Cross work. Later he-
mused for political campaignlmeal. by grenade attack and trench
‘f'eeches. and more patriotic than the‘ruld means a return to siege warfare. as motor train to the front and was oiss combined an increase of fifteen
There 1,. every ream“ to hope, or’t‘llfllllzefl eight‘days sometimes dedg- per cent. Fresh but and chicken '
:iunce driver.
Part of the ”me he put lard. lamb and coffee less than five
without ["0“ in oat-tins ri‘m
gees in a truck and do- {£913 of one per cent.
A comparison of retail prices
was an orderly In a child's Ito-moi July 15. 1918. with prices a year pro-
ut Etienne. He was later assigned to violin to that date. shows for all urti-
zlnil German shells. Sshow the highest increases. advancing
‘ In Mam Battle. thirty-six per cent. increases averag-
Durlng the last drive from the Marne ing 59 pp.» cent. were shown for the
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.plcking up wounded as the Allies tid- July 15_ 1913.
It was while engaged in this
it has g.“mitt'tprk that he was salledhgpon to tnns'lALLm” FOFEES ' MAKE
‘ :r: a'willmint-2::yulfwouall: “:1: PROBE 1” “ENE.
littizstellowpwas wounded In thc‘i’hltclt: . SMJONMAREYAgfigg ETNQ
tln his struggles to free himself he litldl TIM DEFENSE LINE
tbroken shine of-ths chains. A illeldi
‘ i s —~—
Wrens doctor picked him up n l 400nm“. not: first PRO).
and even general retirement, but the
The moral effect of such battles as
arms and asked him how old he with.
file put up his hands indicating 13'
years.
the second i
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1 Find. German Prisoners. _l'ilnfllt-iltl dispatches also state
I The little prisoner’s wounds ‘W‘m slgillilcllllt loelil successes biivc
n|'°m"°""‘y “ems!“ ‘2’ “Mddhlu‘ilieeu achieved by the French from
hisllttls I w“ a y am an Willi: ()isc llortllu'llrd to well-punt
h-l ' . . . .
died before his attendants could 0 lioye. 'l‘ile lute, us it is traced in
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tain information as to why he had, _
been so cruelly left by his comrades. ilbsplltclles. seems to be very close
It seem “ 1°“: “Y “C" ‘0 "'9 (“Y'- Men Chllmd ‘0 cum» ‘to the important town of Lassigny,
(“““Vbury “y" ”m "' ”m I““t‘for which the French have been
drive "hm me Mame hP had heard 0' fighting for the past week or more.
The (lerlnlius' hold on Royc also
' weakened by til) n»
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‘ lAllles had come across men cllalnctll
if the Allies did "”8 and ”mite their guns. it was explained that seems to be
lama“! d” “1‘“ 0“ one "‘9“- and this was done 10 WOW!“ "‘9 “‘9“ “cm cent progress of the French north
desertlng their guns in the aeneralland south of the town. It “mud
' . 'nppeur that. Roye is now vtrillli y
(‘antzthlier'vub'mfilegrlyt‘.l't‘oretzrltlns‘ronrh Estlrrouuded on three sides. .
lhlnodv bayonet which he took from: Allied forces again are maklng
i‘h“ ”Ody “f “ German ”Oldler- 3‘ “Full-0mm on important sectors:
development
of the present operations doubt-
lestily will force the enemy tovread-
just his line at least locally, if not
over the entire front from Ypms
to Rheims.
French successes on a twenty-
mile-f‘ront' east and. west! of' tile
Glee are becoming it serious- man-
am to the-Gennnn line from the
Shmms to Rheum. Wash ofi'itiie
0i”: Rhys and’ hassigny appear
to be doomed. The-British spent
the gates of while the
French have reactisdi tits mourn
(Intuition; of! Lsm'gny. 'lllie’l‘hliiof
thistle towns willt with tiisvane-
my position 30m. museum
some mowoouoltuunrunot: is being ultimatum isomhgly
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off on another they did something1
erybody remembers that kind of talk.
and a variety of curios. He was gass-I
ed in the drive from the Marne and
was sent home to recuperate. Ti'e \\li|
.re:enllsi in the Navy as soon as possi-
lhle.aiter having receivered entirely
We‘ from his injury. G
‘ Americans Superior to srmam.
assured and; Canterbury asserts that the cruel-
ties of the Germans. intendgd'hto ferric
‘ ' .Iyttbe Americans. have ha '-i e anno-
mlghtily about its exact cats or thci‘sm mad. and have so enraged them
spot at which the final blow must be‘ that they have. but one wish—to not at
How is it now? There is no Ionizer
my talk of a dubious victory.
is
leverage German soldier cannot face.
doing our part in the mom that!“ also kisser-tit that man to man the
is to achieve it. We know the Ger-'American soldim mush,supsrlor
. b c He the Germans an that the M711“
mans can not win, but. it isnt a ause do not hesitate to attack even wilelr
of any of those chances «we formerly the enemy is much aupld‘or ll’i llufn~
argued over while smoking a friendly bars.
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When it comes to a transAtlantic
essential indoltry.
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E contemporary has suggested that.
the Germans-so fond of music—may.
be singing "There's one' more river
for to cross."
Perhaps. But at last amounts it-l
tooli- more as if the really‘approprl‘
its sentimein would be “Life is last
'me vsrdsmmts river after another!"
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; the dime.
checking of German efforts be-
_ of Chaulnes. _
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ville, titeltrltlahj hover
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‘ A great variety of beautiful
garment represents the utmost
it riulil.
stack is'flllsd with molt'sxtn
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voila. or'gandiu’ , tub silk,
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LOW ruler-:5 on
also stints,
$2.98 to $5.98
the price: till the best and lilmll practical illu-
New Blouses '
At non-tinny OM" prises. cur—E;
You may select from hundrulsoi‘
Georgette crops. The values are unmidred‘
.rton Stet:
. mar CLEARANCE SALE
watering: in Women’s and Misses’
. Wearing Apparel.
, w ”New. inalienable, [fine quality
ll. SHIN AND W DRESSES
Tile most extraordfnarx values of the season—ascoerb
a me and fasluor able colors.
$12.50
MST This is an opporunt‘ity to save‘and'save plenty.
styles—every
in quality for ,
newest models,
\vide choice of (
tired voiles, gill
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“hills and , dainty» ”m.
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road station in the western su-
burbs of Raye. The French have
driven "fli'é"w‘edge‘mweelfk .
and Lassiguy to Erecniercsncut-
ting the main highWay between
the towns; lll addition to being
threatened from the west. lassig-
uy is being approached from the
south by General Htlmbcrr‘s
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from 'l‘lliescourt Wood.
Along the western blink of the
Oise and
French have taken Piluperz and»
reached Dreslillcourt, to the
northwest. East of the river to-!
wards Solutions, General Mangint
has captured more high ground!
and has taken Morsain and has?
brought his total of prisoners to;
2;200.
curity of Noyon, but relieve the;
pressure. against Soissons. From?
the heights around Morsaill theyl
can bombard the. German batteryi
positions north of Soissons which
have been harassing the. Allied tic-1
cupsuts of that city.
If Marshal Fo'ch can succeed lllj
pinching OE Noyon and advancingi
northward. be virtually will com-
pel the Germans to retire from the
pl‘tlh'i‘ht line north of Rllyc toward
Arms and it'll] hasten, if not force
a German retreat to the north of
Aisuc between Soissolls and
Rheims.‘ Success around Noyon
might be far-reaching, bill the ter;
rain is difficult because of the
woods and bills and German re-
sistance may continue st‘tlbborn.
'lillel-e has been ‘only slight activity
along the Vesle, the French and
Americans having enlarged their
holdings north of the river by
slight advances at several points.
There has been no change in~tlle
German tactics between the Ansrs
and the Oise which might: have
been Expected-from the appoint:
merit of General yon Boehn, whol
conducted the retreat from the
Marne, to the supremeicomlnand'
in that area. {Berlin says that
and north of Row failed, while the
March weresrmnlsed» int av vigor-
ous battle”betweeu.tlle_0ise and
London reports the
tween- H’crle’ville‘ an'd‘nihons, west“
threatening to the strong German'
posi ions on the bills north and!
no west of Annentieres, but iii
they'call be continued cantwnrdl
the high ground from Mont Kem-|
inel eastward will be outtlanked.l
Allied forces ill Vladivostok
hntt- been reinforced by tile arriv-
al of a
Slovak troops have been engaged
vik forces on tile Usauri front. The
Czechs have been
their outposts.
Mtintlriil.—-Ileavy lighting
been ill progress on the U
has
sauri
outposts have been forced to re-
tire.
_A contingent. of Japanese nia-
rliies, the correspondent adds, has
landed at 'Ni‘colaicvsk; on the
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Amity.
TOKIO. Saturday, Aug. 17 (By,
l‘ho Associated. l’ress).—Tlle dis.
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lt'tlrbnnces over the: high price of:
rice are reported to be subsiding.:line was brought blitz?l to tie
Vi .' 'n
except ill North t Japan: ' where
they apparently are spreading:
Mobs have burned several houses:
at Sendai. The Rice Exchange all-i
nounces that thirty houses were
burned ill the Tsumiye prefecture
on Thursday. o
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 20.—D9n-
mark soon is to send a naval mis-
sion to the United Stat'es.Accord-
ing’ to the Politiken, the mission
will include Prince Axel. a on thin
in the Navy and‘a cousin of ing
George, of‘Great-Brltian. The mis-
sion will pay particular attention
to avratlon.
PARIS, Aug. 20.-—Frenclr_troops
during the past night occupied the
village of Vassens, northwest of
Morsain, between the Oise and the
Anne, according to the official»
statement-imsdmt- the War Office
today.
There was reciprocal artillery
fire intlie region of'Lassig'ny an
Dmhn‘ court, west: of» thesoiseytbe
ammo says. Alderman serial
ib‘ombsrdiiienf oil Nancy‘wascar-
‘ried out. Si‘x'of‘tlie civilian pop-
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Values up iota-.00.
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New Models
The most popular of all fabrics. Smart,
Minn-y valusst At
macaroni m 325 and $28
second American trausportl
troops, who finally have dcbouched at»! :1 third transport is cxpect‘ed.'N
North of‘Vladivosiok tllc (‘zecho-l
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south of Noyou, utezin heavy fighting with the Bolshe-‘edj’
driven from ‘_
and comprehensive
$16.50
gl malty pretty styles and u
o oriiigs. Tile materials are fig-
gliams, poplins, etc.
Cloth- Dresses
mmM=colmandlllch ex-
Erencll troops occupied the village
of VassciLs, to the northwest of
Moment, last evening.
“A suprise attack by the enemy
west of Maison de Champagne was
without result.
“The night was calm on the
rest of the front.
“German airplanes bombarded
ancy last night. It is .reported
that six of the civilian population
’were killed and a score wound-
. LONDON. Aug. till—Four (let'-
lnan attacks against British pad-
ION'DON Monday in" 10 t-iiti‘im‘“ "t “hill.“ about six mill--
north of Elite. were repulsed dor-
"it! the past night, says todm'
War Office statement.
lil this operation. fliezfront,iluys Renter‘s corresponds"t2 The British lilies advanced in
French not only menace the se-fllt VladiVM 12k, and CZEl'htl-SlflvakYille neighborhood of Viellx Ber—
quin and Ollttersteen, in tile lays
salient. according to the stat!!-
ment, which says 182 of the, enemy
were made prisoners.
The. text reads:
“A successful minor operation
was carried out by us loft even-
ing between Vieux Berquill and
Outtersteen. to the right of our
recent advanceviu that sector. 0m-
reighborllood of the
Quiltersmen road; we book" 183
prisoners.
.“Last night the enemy four
times attacked pests established
by us northeast of Chilly. On each
occasion he was repulsed.
“We successfully raided a Ger;
man post west of Bray.
“Our patrols made progress
during the night in the area be.
tween the- Lowe and Lys rive-lat,
and» arernow east: of the Paradise
Merville road.”
LONDON, Aug. 20t—Thc ad-
vance of French troops endow
gcrs'the whole German pacifier: of.
Scissons and on the river. Alene.
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