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FOUR O'CLOCK. Vlit TS K. 209 GAIN NORTH OF OURCQ; AMERICANS AND FRENCH ARDRE VALLEY; SALIENT BATTLE WARD IN THE THROWN INTO 3 Oct ao- Of "4 5 IB ALLIES PUSHING I 1,000,000 GERM A "GETTING THE GATE." T. ELLET1 'M HEADED CHEMICAL CO SEIZED AS GERMAN BOROUGH GAS GO. CAN CHARGE 80 CENTS TOO LOW Enright Wants Drafting Of Policemen Stopped; Force Will Lose 3,000 Fierce Fighting Continue Allies Advance West of Rheims and Further South Pershing Reports ifeavy Fighting With Strong German Counter Attacks London Reports Loss of Gergea by Americans French Lose Beugneux, But Retake It.

Referee Hughes Decides That Such a Rate Is Lawyer Silent on Action-Two Other Prominent Brooklyn Men Involved. sponds almost exactly to the present draft ages." What will be done about the New York police situation is not yet decided. In the cane of Washington, where a good many members of ths force were taken in the draft, an'ar-rangement has been reached between the local authorities and the War Department whereby limited service men now at camps in this country will be sent here for police duty. There are now about 18,000 men in American camps who are considered unfit for service abroad because of minor physical defects, but most of whom, it is believed, could perform police duty in a satisfactoiy manner. Some of these men have sllitht defects of eyesight.

OWNERSHIP IS CONCEALED BASSET RAPS LEGISLATURE. Eagle Bureau, 901 Colorado Building. By C. C. RRAIN'KRD.

Washington, July 30 Police Commissioner Enright of New York called upon Secretary of War Baker this afternoon to urge that drafting of men on the New York force be stopped. Commissioner Enright explained that the New York force cannot use limited service men from the Army, as Is being done by the Washington police force, because they will have to pass a civil service examination. There can be no change In the civil service regulations governing the police before the Legislature meets next winter. "Out of a force of 10,500 men," said Mr. Enright, "we have already lost 751 by the draft.

Between now and January 1 next we expect to lose 1,200 more. Altogether, during the operation of the draft we will lose about 3.000. If the draft age is raised to 35 we will lose 5,000. Recruiting for the police force has stopped because we require men to be between the ages of 21 and 30 to join the police force, which corre "The Hun was at the gate," and he got it Others are not in a condition to stand long and forced marches but are other wise in irood condition. There is one man whose caBe has been called to attention who is unable to wear a gas mask because of the formation of teeth.

The War Depart ment has decided to furlough 173 of FLYNH'S BAD RECORD COSTS HIM M. C. JOB; DROPPED OFF SLATE these limited service men for duty witn the Washington police force, to make up for losses of men taken in the draft. It will not furlough men for police duty here in excess of the number taken for the Army, (By the Associated Press.) With the American Army on the Aisnc-Marne Front, July 30, I p.m. Under a fire from the enemy only slightly less than that of yesterday the Americans on the front north of the Ourcq held on to their positions this forenoon and even advanced a little toward the road from Scringes to Scrgy.

Repeated efforts by the enemy to dislodge the Americans were futile. On the Americans' left the French are moving forward. To the right he lines are holding steadily. Prussian Guards Withdrawn? The guards that were brought in by the Germans to attack the Americans yesterday appeared today to have been withdrawn by the German command. The fighting is the heaviest the Americans have experienced.

Their conduct is winning the praise of the French observers. Bent Seems Certain Choice From Third District-Sixth Yet Blank. BENEDICT AGAIN RULES THAT PUBLIC OWNS CONEY BEACH MANY ROWS MARK SESSION Upholds Riegelmann's Action in Preventing Erection of Fence by Aquino. Three prominent Brooklynltes are named as Involved in events leading to the seizure yesterday by A. Mitchell Palmer, Allen Property Custodian, of one of the largest chemical manufacturing companies in America on the grountl that it was German-owned despite surface Indications to the contrary.

The company Is the Heyden Chemical Works with offices at 13S William street, Manhattan, and a great factory at Garfield, New Jersey. The three Brooklynltes named as attempting to disguise the companies German ownership are: T. Ellett Hodgskin of 869 President street, member of the law firm of Wingate and Cullen, with offices at 189 Montague street, Brooklyn, and 20 Nassau street, Manhattan, first counsel for and later president of the seized corporation, and holder of official positions in numerous other companies, many of which are of a decided German complexion, and two of which have already been seized by the Government. George Simon of 221 Garfield place, former president of the Heyden Company and representative in America of the Chemlsche Fabrik von Heyden of Germany, the owners. Richard Kny of 237 Garfield place, father-in-law of Simon, and president of the Kny-Schecrcr Corporation of 404 West Twenty-seventh street, and of the Eiseman Magneto Company, with a big plant in the Bush Terminal section of Brooklyn.

Mr. Hodgskin, at the Brooklyn office of Wingate and Cullen, today declined to make any statement in connection with the announcement of the seizure. He said: "The whole situation Is unfortunate. Nothing I could sav could make it less so. The statement is given out by a recognized Government official, and I prefer to let it stand without comment." Hodgskin in Many Companies.

This is not the first time that Mr. woMgaMtt's interest in German-owned industries have- come under the ban of the Alien Property Custodian. The lawyer was president and director of the Bauer Chemicat Company and represenatlve in America of the Jaeger Sanitary Woolen System, both of which have already been seized. He is in addition director of. the German Savings Bank, counsel and trustee of the Germania Savings Bank of Kings County, president and director of the International Postal Supply Company, and secretary and director of the International Provision Company, vice president of the Iron Steamboat Company of New Jersey and director of the New Jersey Navigation Company, director of the Roller Lock Nut Company and treasurer and director of the Wegener Roller Lock Nut Comnanv: vico Wounded German Officers Going Under Ether Count tp Avoid Telling Secrets With the American Army on the Alsne-Marne Front, July 30 (by the Associated Press) Brought to an American dressing station on the banks of the Ourcq, a wounded German captain kept repeating "One, two, three," monotonously, but with an earnestness Indicative of his concentration.

An Inquiry of a nurse elicited this explanation: "Oh, all those German officers do that." "You see," said the nurse who was administering ether preliminary to an operation upon the German officer, "an average person talks when the anesthetic. It Is like talking In your sleep, The Germans know this and every officer we get goes under the ether while i counting. The result Is that," Instead of talking and giving information, they keep right on counting," REAFFIRMS OLD RULING. battle would appear to Indicate that he had since that time drawn heavily on other army groups. It would also seem that this action on his part reflects the Importance of this battle In the eyes of the German high command.

London, July 30 The Germans have been counter attacking very Supreme Court Justice Benedict handed down a decision today in which he reaffirmed a previous ruling that the beach at Coney Island belongs to the public and in which, furthermore-he contended that private ownership could not be acquired from the State i The decision -denied' tiifl'tnotlon of Giovanni Aquino, proprietor of the property at the foot of West Thirty-seventh street, Coney Island, to restrain Borough President Ricgelmann and Commissioner of Highways Henry Hestcrborg from interfering with the driving of piles and the erection a fence on both sides of his holdings. Justice Benedict condemns the practice on the part of the State in Issuing grants of waterfront lands for trifling considerations and which, in the case of bathing beaches, are made by their proprietors to pay 1,000 per centum on their cost each year. Such a situation, he says, is abhorrent to the sense of common justice. Aquino asked for the issuance of a writ of peremptory mandamus to halt the public officials after the PARIS BUREAU ARRIVALS tEarller In the day a cable from London reported the Americans as having been driven from the villages of Beugneux, northwest of Fere-en-Tardenols, and Clerges, southeast of that place. This later report from American Army Headquarters, Indicates that, so far from being forced to yield ground, the Americans are holding their own and even There has been no official report of the capture of Beug-neux, by the Americans, and the news of Its loss was confusing.

Subsequently London cabled that It was the French, not the Americans, who were driven from Beugneux, and added that the town was subsequently recaptured from the enemy. (By the Associated Press.) The Germans have thrown more than a million men Into the gigantic battle between Soissons and Rheims and have been viciously counter attacking all around the circular line that stretches from Soissons to the neighborhood of Rheims. Even this formidable force, however, appears to have made not more than a dent or two in the Allied front in its latest effort, while at various points progress for the Allies, slight but important, is reported. Regarding the strength of the Gorman forces, unofficial advices state The eighty-cent gas law, as applied to the Brooklyn Borough Gaa Company, ia unconstitutional and void. In the opinion of Charles E.

Hughes, who as referee In the suit of the company against the Publio Service Commission, Harry E. Lewis, District Attorney of Kings County, and Meilon E. Lewis, Attorney General of the State, filed his report today in the Supreme Court, Manhattan. Edward M. Bassett, counsel for the company, stated today that "the decision In the case allows It to put Into effect a compensatory rate for gaa.

The new rate, which, however, the referee does not prescribe, will be 11.26." In the opinion of the referee, the eighty-cent rate, as applied to the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company, ia confiscatory. He contends that the Publio Service Commission has no power to fix the rate in excess of the statutory maximum, and that the 95-cent rate, as fixed by the commission, does not allow a fair return under existing conditions. The referee further contends that the $1 statutory rate for private consumers Is not revived by the decision that the eighty-cent rate is confiscatory, and that the court has no power to fix what Is a reasonable rate. Mr. Bassett's Statement.

Mr. Bassett made the following statement for the company with the filing of the referee's report: "The Brooklyn Borough Gas Company furniBhes gas to Coney Island, Gravesend and part of the Flatbush district. Population Is scattered and the Coney Island business lasts only a few months each year. In 1910. while the company was charging $1.05, the Publio Service Commission, on complaint.

Investigated its property and earnings and decided that it was not justifiable to lower the rate. In 1913 the Commission, again on complaint, made a careful appraisal of the property and found that 95 cents would then be a fair rate. On both occasions the company had stated that It would assist In Inventorying, giving all data, and would accept for one year any rate that the Commission found to be Just. The company therefore lowered its rate to 95 cents. In 1914 the company was ordered to rewrite Its books in a certain way, and following its policy of co-operation with the Public Service Commission, it wrote off and readjusted various accounts.

Milo R. Maltbie, Commissioner, in an opinion adopted by the whole Commission, The Brooklyn Borough Gas Company Is ha first company under our Jurisdiction to adopt the plan voluntarily and to realize that a statement of assets based upon present valuea of tangible property and the amortization of excessive capitalization will attract Investors and stimulate confidence in banking circles. The fact that capital accounts are often mere balancing entries to offset large Issues of stocks and bonds has made Investors skeptical and inclined to characterize all capital accounts as meaningless or deceptive. The attitude of the Brooklyn Borough Gaa Company deserves strong commendation, and it Is to be hoped that other companies will follow. Ha example.

"Notwithstanding the company's willingness to adjust its rates, bookkeeping methods, and the figures of its fixed capital account to the requirements of the Public Service Commission, and notwithstanding the fact that no request whatever of the Commission was uncomplied with and no complaint of the public against the plaintiff was neglected by the Commission, the Legislature of 1916 without any investigation whatever fixed 80c. as the maximum rate that the plaintiff could charge private consumers. "Would Ruin Company." "As an 80c. rate would ruin the company an appeal was made to the Court in the form of an injunction suit against the Attorney General the city, the District Attorney and the Publio Service Commission on the ground that the new rate was confiscatory and therefore void. In the meantime the company continued to charge 95c.

"The trial before Referee Hughes was exhaustive, extending through an entire year. The investment and operating figures were thoroughly analyzed, the company books and Commission appraisals were reviewed and the high costs of labor, coal, oil and other materials due to the war were shown. A vigorous defense was made by the Commission, the Attorney General and the Corporation Counsel. "The referee in his decision holds that both the 80c. and 95c.

rates are confiscatory and void, that the Legislature has prohibited the Commis-r'n frn anv rate higher than 80c and that therefore the Commis-l on uinnui under present circumstances lower any rate in the territory of this company. In other words the Legislature not only passed a law invalid as to this company, but ousted the Public Service Commission of jurisdiction over the rates of this company while the law was permitted to remain in its present form. "The outcome of the case thus far shows the unwisdom of the Legislature in creating a Commission to fix fair rates after a careful investigation and then continuing to pass laws fixing new rates without any investigation at all." 24 Brooklynites Have Regis-tered There Recently. Eagle Bureau, 63 Rue Cambon. Cable to The Eagle.) Paris, July 30 Recent arrivals of Brooklynites at The Eagle Bureau include: I heavily the entire battle front, according to news that reached London short-ly after noon today.

Their attack, which was especially heavy in the American sector, resulted In driving the Americans out of the Village of Clerges. about 614 miles southeast of Fere-en-Tardnnols. Another German thrust drove the French out. of Beugneux, nenr Grand Rozoy, northwest of Fere-en-Tnidcnols. This town, however, was recaptured from the enemy.

Very heavy fighting has been In progress along the wholo battlefront from Vllle-en-Tardcnols to Buzancy, according to advices received up to noon today. It has resulted, so far, however, in very little progress for tho Allies. Some advance has been effected by tho Allies in tho Ardie Valley, along the easterly sldo of the front, toward tho Village of Aubllly. A certain amount of ground likewise has been gained near tho center in tho neighborhood of Villers-Agronalguizy. The main advance on the westerly side of the front seems to have been at Grand Rozoy, ubout five miles northwest of Fere-en-Tarrtenols.

The French here are progressing north on to the crest of the plateau between the Vesle and the Ourcq. Americans Battle 21 Hours. Democratic! Congress Slate. Third District) Francis P. Bent, Fourth District Thomas H.

cSilk-n. Fifth Distrlofr John B. Johnston. Sixth District Blank. Seventh District James P.

Mahcr. Eighth District William E. Cleary. Ninth District David J. O'Conncll, Tenth District George Martin or Frank Wassenman.

After a series of conferences that began yesterday, lasted into the night and were continued today, the foregoing incomplete Congressional slate represented the accomplishments of the Brooklyn Democratic leaders up to this afternoon. At a late hour the names of Cullen, Maher, Cleary and O'Connell were regarded as certainly determined upon. It looks as though Congressman Flynn's record of absenteeism had beaten him for renomination. Leader McCooey has been flooded with protests against permitting Flynn to stay on the payroll and is giving serious attention to the outcry against Flynn's conduct. McCooey is understood to want to give the job to ex-Alderman Francis P.

Bent, who has ambitions to shine at Washington. Flynn is regarded as down and out. The leaders in the conference last night and today also attempted to settle upon their Senatorial designations. This afternoon, however, the Senate slate was even less complete than the Congressional. It looked like this: Fourth District Kenneth E.

Sutherland. Fifth District Daniel F. FarrelL Ninth District Charles E. Russell. Tenth DistrUrt Jcre J.

Twomey. Eleventh DunUd J. Carroll. The Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts were blank and determination upon the candidates in those places, it was saki, hinged upon final decision in the corresponding Congressional districts. Many rows developed among the leaders during the confabs over the selection of candidates.

The most lively of these, and one that had much to do with holding up the completion of the Congressional ticket was over the selection of a candidate in the Third. This is the Greenpoint district, composed of the Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Nineteenth and now represented by Joseph Vanishing Flynn, the Congressman whose record for absences and failure to answer important roll calls has subjected him to such severe criticism that the leaders apparently dare not run him again. Yesterday, when Congress nominations were discussed, his name was not even mentioned in the Executive Committee. Bent, who seemed to be certain to get the indorsement of the leaders, is the former Alderman from the Twentieth Assembly District, who recently moved into the Nineteenth Assembly District so that he would be a resident of the district and could claim the nomination. His main supporter in the conference of leaders Is said to he County Leader McCooey.

Behind that is said to be the influence of Mayor Hylan, who is a neighbor of Bent. Most of the leaders, particularly those concerned, are said to be against Bent's selection. Last night it was reported that they had crystallized on Alderman William J. McGarry from Greenpoint for the place. McCooey is credited with having cracked dent and director of the Rentrop Silk Dyeing Corporation and director of the Emll Sellg Company and of the Georg Joseph Schauer Company, Inc.

Mr. Hodgskin is also a director of the Schultz Bread Company. According to Francis P. Garvan, Director of the Bureau of Investigation of the Alien Property Custodian's office, who announced the seizure of the Heyden Company, "an attempt to camouflage the real ownership of the made by the aid of Hodgskin. The Heyden Company had the exclusive use in this country of many valuable patents, processes and formulae for the making of salol, sodium salicylate, saccharine, formaldeheyde, benzoate of soda and other byproducts of carbolic acid.

In 1917 it-did a business of $4,000,000, and in 1916 it netted the Chemische Fabrik von Heyden in Germany 11,026.626 in royalties Highways Commissioner had swooped down upon the land and taken the material of the contractors which had been placed upon adjoining land in reparation for the erection of the necessary pilings and fencing. Aquino gained possession of the realty in September of last year. He alleges that the land is valued at $70,000 and that he has suffered a large loss in damages through the actions of the Sheriff in refusing to allow him to fence off his property and that the public officers are acting outside of their jurisdiction in restraining him from building fences reaching to the water-line. Cannot Deprive Public of Its Rights, Says Justice Benedict. Justice Benedict's decision declares that Riegelmann and Hestcrberg acted within their rights as city officers William Van Orden, 1274 Pacific street; Carl Kenzlora, 412 Degraw street; Hoertman Carnjost, 177 Ches-nut street; Jack MacGowan, 473 St John's place; Clarence Small, 1158 Fiftieth street; David Adamson, 973 East Tenth street; Samuel Davies, 875 East Thirty-seventh street; Guy Mc-Coklc, 194 Clinton street; Gilbert Rudkin, 1018 Park place; Robert Gricbe, 429 Forty-sixth street; James Conroy, 277 Stratford Road; Alfred Hook, 1001 Ocean avenue; Thomas Ward, 405 Fourteenth street; Walter Kuhn, 63 South Oxford street; Theodore 363 Grand avenue; Arthur Lowenthal, 1727 President street; Edward Dunne, 173 Herkimer street; William Anderson, 796 Park place; Frank Meleney, 609 East Sixteenth street; William Heilshorn, 279 Tompkins avenue; Bernard Toy, 67 Middagh street; Benjamin Kanner, 461 Stratford Road; Miss Florence Valentine, 26 New York avenue; William Heeg, 221 St.

James place. HEDIN. that there are 71 Teuton divisions en-gaged In this struggle. The strength of a German division is about 13,600 I all on a normal iuuuiir, bu the units resisting the Allies north of and profits. When Simon was, examined by Director Garvan he said that in 1916, when it became apparent that relations with Germany were likely to be broken, he asked, the advice of the parent company as to what course to pursue.

He told Mr. Garvan that he the Marne have been kept up to standard, there are 958,600 men trying to hold the line until the situation is relieved. Of these divisions there are ten drawn from Crown Prince Rup-precht's army, in the north. The German Crown Trince had In the neighborhood of 600,000 men between Rheims and Chateau-Thlerry when the attack across the Marne began on July 15. The increase In the number of divisions engaged in the and Hodgskin had communicated with DOUBLE-HEADER TOMORROW.

The storm clouds that hovered over Ebbets Field at 2 o'clock today, caused President Ebbets of the Brooklyn baseball club to call off the game between the Superbas and St. Louis Cardinals. A double-header will be played tomorrow, starting at 1:30 o'clock. Berlin and that then he went abroad. When he returned he and Hodgskin "purchased" the T45 shares of stock of the Heyden company held in Ger many.

This "sale" was made April, 1916, and the money, $149,000. was sent to Germany. The money was furnished to Hodg skin by Richard Kny, who is Simon's father-in-law, and who lives near to American Soldiers Equal France's BestTardieu him in Garfield place. "To protect the German owner ship," said Mr. Garvan, "Simon got ana mat Aquino nas not and cannot have nor acquire such title to the land between high and low water mark as authorizes him to build permanent barriers across the foreshore, the effect of which would be to de-prive the public of its right to pass and repass thereon.

In making this disposition of the motion, I am aware that my act may be construed as recalcitrant upon the ground that in this case I do not follow the decision of the Court of Appeals in the case of People vs. Steeplechase Park, in which that learned tribunal by a vote of four to three Judges modified the decision of the Appellate Division in this department and held that the owner of the upland might acquire from the Commissioners of the Land Office, one of the administrative boards of the State Government for beneficial enjoyment and not for the promotion of commerce, a grant to the foreshore In front of his property which would be superior to the rights of the people of the State and would enable him to exclude all persons from the foreshore. For reasons stated by the Court of Appeals in deciding other cases I must respectfully refuse to follow it in the modification or limitation of the general rule which it adopted in the Steeplechase Park case. Such limitation or modification has had the unfortunate fesult, along the shore of Coney Island, of paralyzing the enforcement of the general principle and rendering abortive any efforts to compel obedience to the rule which the court recognized and reaffirmed in thn decision as to the publio right Hodgkins to write a letter to him. In this letter Hodgskin agreed to sell American troops In tho Solssons-Rhelms sector have been fighting virtually without cessation along their whole line for the past twenty-four hours.

The German defense had stiffened, and the Americans had mada very little fresh progress up to noon today, according to dispatches this afternoon. Heavy Fighting Below Soissons. There has been heavy fighting near Buzancy, five miles south of Soissons, apd also in riessier Wood, about five miles farther south. In this latter locality 45 prisoners were taken belonging to three divisions of the enemy now engaged in the Marne salient. There are 71 such divisions, of which 10 belong to the northern army of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.

The enemy's withdrawal is reported still orderly, and military opinion in London discounts the possibility of any roundlng-up of the Germans in tho salient. No Change North of Marne Paris. Paris, July 30 There was no change In the situation north of the Marne last night, says the statement from the French War Office today. The official statement reads: "During the night no event of importance was reported from the front north of the Marne." Pershing Reports Hard Fighting. Washington, July 30 Severe fighting resulting from heavy counter attacks by fresh enemy troops beyond the line of the Ourcq was reported in General Pershing's communique for yesterday received today at the War Department.

The statement follows: Paris, July 30 American soldiers months are ahead of us, but we have back the stock to the German Interests at any time within eighteen months for $149,000 with interest." aireaay taiten me inmauvc. mi as numbers go the critical times are tne strong over with us. under The contract between the German and the American companies provided (Continued on Page 2.) in the fighting on the Marne salient showed themselves equal to the best French troopB, declared Andre Tar-dieu, French High Commissioner to the United States, at a dinner In his honor last night at the American University Union. Professor George Net-tleton of Yale University presided, a.nd representatives of many American universities and colleges were present. The dark days are over, but there are hrd months ahead.

Captain TardieiiiJ-aid: "The first great battle in which your own troops have participated extensively has been a great victory. The part taken by your soldiers is well known In France. The soldiers of the American divisions, which, on DOUBLE WAR TAXES ON CLUB DUES AND THEATER TICKETS leadership of a chief who is wormy of France Premier Clemenceau we have held our ground. Today, after some time on the defensive, the time for a victorious attack has come and the dark days are over. "While greeting the completion of, the first million American troops in France we have greeted the first success.

In common with vou Americans, we and our gallant Allies are standing readv for the supreme effort. The faith which inspiring us will not falter." Sharp Pledges More Millions. William G. Sharp, the American Ambassador, in response, said: "American soldiers could not help being brave after such examples of magnificent courage as displayed by the French troops. The first million is here.

Another million will follow this slate early today. While it appeared at a late hour as though the County Leader would be aqle to enforce his will, there was yet a chance that he might fail. It was rumored that the County Leader might get the backing of W. R. Hearst for Bent.

David Senft of the Bushwick district was making a fight for the nomination today. Another sharp fight developed over the selection of Johnston for Congress In the Fifth District. Johnston is the former law partner of U. 8. Judge Martin T.

Manton and was very securely on the slate late today. Ex-Senator Lorlng M. Black Jr. and Lawrence McGoldrick, however, were still fighting to get the prize away from him. No Choice in Sixth.

No selection has been made for Mc-Cooey's own district the Sixth which includes the Twenty-first, Eighteenth and Seventeenth Assembly districts. Three names are being considered, Franklin Taylor, Bernard W. Vause and Joseph V. Gallagher, and the nume of Henry F. Cochir.n hu3 been muntloned.

The indorsement of Assemblyman Kenneth F. Sutherland for Plate Senator in the Fourth was regarded by some politicians as a drive by McCooey on Charles R. Ward, who has announced that he intends to make a (Continued on Pace 3.) U. S. AND GREAT BRITAIN DRAFT TREATIES RATIFIED of passage along the foreshore.

Denies Power of State to Grant Right "I deny that the Legislature has the power either by direct action or otherwiso to give or grant to any person rights which are the property of all the citizens of this Commonwealth, and which the Legislature Washington, July 30 Doubling of the war taxes on admissions to places' the morning of July 18 gained kilo of amusement and on club dues was holds in trust for the common use meters, nave snown tnemseives to oo an(i ag many millions as are neces-thn eoual of the best French troops. 'sarv to bring the cause of democracy decided upon today, by the House and does not hold In its own right or na nronrletor. I deny any power In Your rank and file, officers and staffs to victorious peace. niy ine oiner any Board or commission to sell anai are deserving of the same praise, grant to any person, natural or artl- -Every one at the front, Including "Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, July 29, 1918. "Section A Beyond the line of, tho Ourcq heavy counter attacks made by fresh troops of the enemy have resulted in severe fighting.

Sergy, taken by our troops yesterday, after having changed hands four times, remains in our possession. "Section There is nothing to re- Ways and Means Committee considering the new Eight Billion Dollar War Revenue Bill. Majority sentiment of the committee was said to favor more than doubling the present taxes on tobacco, but final decision was deferred until ad day Premier Clemenceau, the Grand Old Man of France, said to me: have a reproach to make to you. Your soldiers are too brave, too reckless with their "I replied that this was the best reproach I could expect to hear. 1 had much rather that Americans nciai, sucn ngnis una progenies as are tne enemy, knows wen wnat tne held In trust for the common benefit I American Army is worth and what of all the citizens of the State, and new power will be let loose In the Washington, July 31 Ratifications of the draft treaties between the United States and Great Britain and Canada were exchanged today at London, it was officially stated at the 6tate Department, making them effective from today.

WHEN BRAIN WEAR! Take Roraford'a Arid Fhosphste and relieve the headache due to mental strain, worry or over-work. Non-alcoheuo, -Advertisement. I assert that such rights are lnaliena ble. I deny the right of any person to build or maintain such erections, ditional Information could be had course of the next few weeks under the folds of the Star-Spangled Banner. "War Is Not Over Yet" "The war is not over yet.

Hard Treasury Department, whether by virtue of a. grant from from the which had recommends only twice I lessness and determination than on the side of timidity." J-ian, July 30 Describing tfte at. (Continued on Fate 2.) the present tax,.