▼tnCT^toarTto SxnbrTl. At tb* rtgbt, one of the bnce tnnk» That played as Important put In the adaaace, u* T mi rff oao. Sir Julian By at. who led the Tlctorloua Third aragr lo the attadc. -

i REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK

I Byng Smashes Through Hindenburg Line Toward City of CambraL

TAKEN BY SORPMSE

Tanka Way a Big Part In tha I

Altana la Amar. 8u (veil lance.

By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Ltoct l •Sir Julian Bjm* smashed • great ..ole lu the Hlndenourg line between St. Qmatin and the Scarpe. General Dias and hU heroic liatlana but a atop for the time being to the Teuton attack* on moat of the Plate ilrer Mao. General Allenby and the feHUch army in Palest Ice moved staaiffily on to the envelopment of Jernaaleni. The French atruek the crown prince * force* a bard blow In *fca Ai-me aector. Prealdent IVllaou gdaced the aeverwt restrict'on* on en«uy alien* In the Unlled State*. ' Altogether U an* not a pleasant Veek for Kaiser Wilhelm. General Byng's »en*atlcmal advance. ,wnleli wo* begun Tuesday and c«mtlnoed through life week, wa* hailed a* the greatest British victory since Whe Somme. It* *ucc*« waa due largely to the element of wrprlae, for the British had been delivering their preparatory artillery Hr* much farther north and then suddenly attacked In the Cambrel sector, taking the Gorman* quite unaware*. Genera! Byng. wrtin itevtKMl the plan nod whose army carried It out. first amt out a great number of tank*, and cs these eleervd away the harb->d-»lre entanglements and broke througli two of the *tr«ingo*l lines In the German defense system In the west, the Infantry and cava’ry follonrd vrttli a rush that carrl.d ail t»efore it. The Germans were riemorcllKd. and for many hour* offered little resistance. *ntrendi-ring fcy the thou wind, and the British moved rapidly foraerd. taking '-Hinge after village, and quickly eonwdldntlug the enemy jiorillnn*. which had not been badly demolished by shell fire.

Almost to Cambral.

On \Vediie*da> the redvtanee of the anetn) «llf«ae<| coetdderaWy. but to no avail, for the British pushed on until they hod put behind them the town* of t&MBlefas. Marcolng. IUlx>coiirt. Havrtpo'im. Gralncourt and Flextpilere*. The tanks *tll! were leading the way. and co-operating with them were the mounted force*, which have had on little opportunity for ren! nctton. By Thursday noon Byng - * troop* were hut t'ttle more than two.mile* from Cambral. and his big grn* had begun to shell tliat most Iroporta'it Oermnn haw and railway •ente-. The British swiftly built road.* and light railway* aeroe* tl»e raptured section up tn their new line* and also began to widen out their salient, which at first was dnngerooaJg sharp Crown prlri'-s liupprecht ru*he>! up mawtes of trooi** and took up a stnmc fKndthm In iUmtlon wood Juki north of the rntlsh aalleut. doudnatluc the Immediate region. He also pushed the advance posts of the Brillsh out of Fontaine Notn- I tame, but they held and ro.,*olldntrd all the rest of the terri-

tory they bad gained.

The secrecy which enveloped the |rr>-pnration* for this great movement 11,* nstoundlng and ipeaks volumes for the skill tif the British command . er» and the elheleucy of the aviation corf.' hlrh prevented the enemy air aocnis from discovering the massing of troo)i« and tank*. The t'ambml aector liad been quiet for a long time, and the Germans <-oiisUJered that part of their defense line* Impregnable. They also thouglit an attack In force on such defenses euuld not !*• made Mn-<-isafoliy wllhoui artillery preparstlon. At fnaoaudoi - <<*t they have Ietiri:»-<1 they were mistaken tn both In- | Attack HO* Severs! Object*. I Aside from ihe rapture «■! t umbrel and the jmsslbla iprrlog Of u L-'-nere! set reel of the Gfmsn- « file wa»t front t»«- lo.'ii.dki'e sd-Jeet of this British offej.sivi- fiMhaWy «** to re-

to prerent a threatened sttaCk by ‘ho Teutonic force* on the Sakmtkl front. Very Urge numbers of German troop* have been taken from the Russian front and while many of them *e~e sent to replace the worn-out dlvWobs Flanders, others probably were turned toward the Greek frontier. Not many could be used In Italy owing to the narrowneas of the fighting front jMBk' - L from the success of Byng's attack. that the allies have any Idea of aba Mowing high explosive artillery preparation for such movements in the future and depending on the use of t masses of Infantry, regardless be consequent heavy ccsualtie*. Either great droves of tanks such as Byng used, or heavy shelling. I* necessary to open the way for Infantry, and It is likely the tanks alone could not have done It if the Germans had been taken so completely by sur-

prise.

The movements of the French last eefc were not so sensational a* those of toe British, but tbeg were of great Importance. A strong salient of the German line to the south of Jnvincourt wns attacked tod partly straight ened out. and all the posttioas recently won north of the Chemln des Dames were maintained. It is not unlikely that the Germans will-be furred to a Hoe north of Lacn. losing that-very important city.

fury t srrted. w-s now to be Next day, in the — sear council, the premier mate hi* call for a* many American troop* rible, and sold tha tlon of the a which the Atuetl gram of launching six atUHoos of aMpping in ISlli comes into preetleel affect. Be aasertsd tint the moat dres- . . ad to feu placed on the people of Bn British be regarded the tight-

The SUte Department of < and Navigation during the fiscal year ending October 81. received a total of WSSASE-W irom riparian great*, con vereida-. Hctsses ef reriK- hbsda = - ' Sauaoaa soarewa. In addlttoa! department executed Inset valued at 8361.2Tt! from which the atate win reannual relent o! ? per cent, srlll be * Christmas drive t Increase the membership of the Treattut Chapter, Amerioaa Red Cross. »Uns have been majp^S out tor a can ' of the city to get te touch with practically ererybody wim has not yet mined the renke to help Ataerica’a fighting machine onrsrsoas. and «nfii- " a are a»ay new tam« will have added to tha roll* before the close of the holiday*. me of policy affecting the . siou of the DegtaUtare and completion of the Senate organisation wore given roueideretlon at u eoatferof the Re publican cvnalore in

the certain prise of

General Allenby - * expeditionary forces in I*aleatlne. for after taking Jaffa he moved on to the east pud northeast un-

til he bad tbe city

If the Turk* attempt fend It. It may be Ailenhy will draw a cordon about it and starve them inlo surrender, rather than shock tbe Christ Inn world by bombarding Its

boUcst shrines.

The remarkable tenacity with which the Italians held on to their PIsve river line and its continuation in the mountain* between Ihe Wave and tbe Rreota so checked Ihe Aurtro-Gsretau advance the; attacks virtually crowd durtnc Ihe first half of the week. On ‘limreday. however, tbe enemy began a great moss attack on the upper Clave where It bend* to the unrtlteast Into the Belluno Alp*. Tbe German commander lirouebt tntc * ft Ion picked troop* of tbe l^nutdnn guard*, son* of the bftM units.from the west and Russian front* and a Isrg* body of tbe notoriously brutal mountalneeni from

lower Hungary.

American Troops Going Over Faal. It Is no breach of confidential information to state now that tin- trniwportstioti of Ainerirsn troops to Kuroj>c 1* going forward with Inerraring reiddIty. and tlmt General Pershing probahl.. will have a million men In hi* command by next summer. Tbe training of a great |wrt of tbe National army will l*e coriaUrd in America and completed quickly on French soli. The British Ciivernment tm* now come over to the view of the Frencii wur i-ommlssion that visited u«. and I* urging that our troop* get Into artlon In u* large numbers and a* swiftly u* Is possible. Till* has been the program of the administration for some time, nnd tbe ahip-bullding program has lieen speeded up accordingly. In fart. President Wllsou Is tostutlng on swlftnero In ell department a and on Monday he made hi* requirements in this line Hear to variou* cabinet ofileers nnd other official*. At the Mine time lie appointed Daniel Willard Chairman of the war Industries Imnnl to succeed Frank A. Bcott. who re-

was deposed, bring succeeded by Bnslgn N. Krylenko of tbe navy. Ua kulaer la reported already to ban refused to treat « with any be; the legalised no ceroore to the government of tht czar or the constitutional assembly when It meets, but tbe way tn which be baa denuded bis eastern line cf troops shows be baa no further feat of boetilc action by the Burnt Whether or not be U Justified In attitude la uncertain, for there from Husain stories of violent by the pu* pie. and In aeme cases by (ha soldiers. General Kaledinas, hetman at tM Don Cossacks, was reported to b4 rchlng toward Moscow with a largs army, ami In a very roundabout wsi came the story that throe troop* faqfi been turned over to Grand Duka Wdy ola*. cousin of tbe former cmar. tn puN of a pian to restore the monarchy' with the grand duke as regapt Latest reports of Kerrmuty were that at !j^# srifh two eriHy ccrpf

M

fallen quite «>«t of the reckoning. The dismemberment of 1 rcedad with tbe decUratioa of the toilepewlcncc of tba Ukraia*. and a coinpromise between the Sort all* and Bourgeois port!#* in Finland directed agaltiri the Russian soldiery. It M

era! manager of the itaergeticj- fleet corporation on Tliursdsy l«rain*e he does ixrt trilere the policy of con•.tructing wooden uhlps will revolt satisfactorily. and thinks thr shl|q-lng

bran recalled from the front. In 'lew of tbe conditions in Basal*, the United States has stopped shipment of supplies to (bat county Beat. Ictions on Enemy Allen*. iTraddent Wilson opened tbe we** auspiciously by issuing (he long-need ed order |4nHcg all enemy adana under strict surveillance and ' drastic restrictions on them, barred from the District of ColumWi and Panama, from all shipping cen tor* sod all '',uu>e*tlc waters except oc public ferr’es. uml may not travel ot Hiunge tl^-lr place of abode or oecu I«itlon w thout pennlaalon. All enemy aliens an- to be ,-qulretl to register Tlie jiroHamatli-n applies only !o Ger nuni Httien* or subjects at prroent but rongruaa may lie naked to detlart war ngali.st Austria-Hungary, bo thoi the tliouronda of Austrian subject! also ai>y be |Haccd under surrHllanre KqnHehlng tbe opposition of a few puriflut*. tbe American Federation ol ljilrf>r. In convention at Buffalo, cm phatirnlly Indorsed tL# position ol 1 President Goutper*. thst union labot ; must work band In bind with Prea! dent Wilson and place the needs ol the nation above nil other eonridera lions in question* Involving tbe work Ingnmii'* port In the prosecution of tht

war.

A* a result of a long eooferenn Thursday afternoon I-el ween I'reaidrti Wilson and tbe presldrnta of tbe ton: herhood* of railway cmployro*

>een elected, so that it appeared 85 of the members would cerly vote for the bin wt«n it apAa to the senate, there was visible doubt. It was certain that of tbe 81 favored the measure id of the records ot three bidding and tha new men chosen, far. thaa. as tbe voting was oo rented oa the face of t> - returns : Margin eras left fo. speculation as what would happen. In the last day «r so, however, the liquor men of the State have met and calmly viewed tbe Situation over. They did not relish the prospect, for it presaged the silauclng of many, many bare. Th.y called all hands into council, and ited in the state federation sat in tioe of what was coning their way tn the shape at machine gun fire. Than they decided to fight and tc fight hard—to fight with all the power they can command—and they will eamp on tht trail of the legislature as soon ss it shall organise. The liqnor men express the belief that their brethren of the trade other states have been caught ntapping, which account* for the tremendous vote In favor of closing the drink caravansaries and which came so near doing it in Ohio. No such sleep is to be permitted here. The liquor men say tLe recent election did not represent tbe real sentiments of the voters in the aggregate, because the registration was so tow and so many voters remained away from the polls, and that whatever Influence they can exert la tbe seas!or win he put forth to defeat the option bill which somebody l* certain to Introduce. They will rally to thalr aid all the bwlnej* Interests with which they are allied and will appeal to the labor union* to Jump to their aid. They win os'- moving pictures to ehrw tfc-t prohibition doe* not pro Mbit bseause the present laws are flagraa'ly violated In towns prammed to he bou* dry. They present claim that option is prohibition by another name, and that Is why they oppose St SO strenuously. They bitterly opposed tbe Bishops' law. passed by the legislature ten year* ago. because they looked upon It ss far too drastic. They as vehemently opposed the Wert* law. passed in 1S94. those measure* were designed to move from the trade many obnoxious features which obtained In New Jersey prior to that time. But what the opposition of the Mali nor men really portends is t fight to the death on any option bill that may bob up. What the leaders w ill <S< In the situation, therefort. will present an interesting feature o; ti>' raj*Ion. That they do not relish the fir,hi ic. of course, plain. They do not knowjust yet what kind of a bill Is to b* presented—whether the county or the municipality is to be made the unit for the voting or whether a home rule bill. *om< what simitar to the Kales measure of tbe laat saroloc. wlU be put forth at (be solution of

tbs problem.

Such a bill would glv* (be governing bodlc-n of all munlclpalltle* the control of the liquor licensing problem. In borne aecUous of the atate that control I* held by the courts or

Base of (to Aliirlrtn Fleet ta Sm. tab Water. .—The American dewtro,- -*** rhich were rarponiibl* for tb* lalrot kinking of a German tobmariae have returned-to their base with fit*, fiytog. The rtstory over tha U-boat waa one of tha (devest, neater! and

Tha s-Jbmari** was duai’ea by a •Jvpth charge, rcra to the -urtace three minutes after the charge was fired, bung hesitatingly at the M-r'ace for a rejmeat and than sank t» the fins! place of lodgment at tbe bittern of tbe see the praraure of w«*i at Uk «o« feet oh’r> depth at which she task

Mayor WHRsm L. Stevens ot Gaps May. George Nlehola ot Cape May Cour: House and LTburn M. He — Tuekaboe have beer appointed miaakmers to assess benefit* (or taa $280,060 bulkhead at Stone Harbor. the DuPont powder plant at Gtbbetown are elated over umesmeot that there wfll be Sunday walk, except what la y, aud doable time mfil be allowed for those obliged to work. High achoef. girls at Panlsboro nave ■ganized a basketball team and are out fo- tbe girls' championship of Gloucester county. Woodbury. Class ooro and Clayton girts will also have

sms.

Because of Ike scarcity at help *«r oral truckers, around Bridgeport have given up their sanna and have fona to work at the munition plants. Charged with aiding her hnakand la disposing of stolen aatomatfas. Mr*. Dominick Mtocgiof Vineland washed under 1*00 bail for court. In Cumber’md and Salem countie* people have been buying heavily of oysters, aa boat* from. Maurice river

on the strained plate* of tie anbtaartne’s hull. For a ion* tlm» bubbles and at continued to rise la great gulpe from the gave where tit lay. and then the American* made 4bich it is unnecessary to go Into details It waa daylight, with good risibility. when the periscope was sighted by the lookout of a destroyer, which, with a sister craft, was engaged is Its custom ary duties. The robtsarisr comm-aoer ires Just preparfne ta fire n torpedo, either at one of tb* destroyers or at a merchactiass nearby. "Periscope two points off the starboard," sang out a lookout in a vote* which could be heard front end to end of tbe cruft. Instantly ss alarm to general quarters was sounded and the balm thrown hard ever. Signal Bags were swung out no!*-

Bashing of orders for n combine! *«•

lack.

t 18 •ache* of periscope I'd

bar# been bringing Jcads to acce*»irJ shown above the surface of the sea. bic points, which are disposed at fj^n. 460 yards distant tor a few tastaat*

comparatively low price. This may have had some effect on the meat market. Pork is railing at points be-

low Woodbury at IS cents a pound. . and crated eggs are quoted aj leaped info the ’rack where

rent* a Inui r urfee than for rear*.

and then vanished.

In leu time than it takes to ten the destroyer, under tire tmpetc.' o! suddenly opened throttle*, had fairly

UvnJ should have exteadnt <-\U:lng ! On-chief exeruttve believed the daagM | ^geja# boards or councils or other

plants to ihrtr rapacity Ineteail «tf nt- .>f a general railway mrike was grratlj tempting to build new yards. (Tia'r iraram-d If Tint wholly avejlNj. Mr m:ui Hn.ley. however. I* eradicating Wilson Intimated that ho thought tb* many of the rattan of complaint and am «tioul<l have higher w ugr*. and tbi .hi* program promises to be ancmaiul hrotherbood head* said that, thougi If he ran get enough labor. j they eou'd not promise there would M Mr. Wli-.ii la earnestly—even In- I no * trike, they would ••co-operate will aistently—tn fovor of the creation of j the government to tbe utmost extern a Mipretue war council of the alllei. In arriving at a Just nnd equitable a> nnd In* Instrurtwl Colonel House to j well as isitrtotic i-onHualein." do nil he can to bring It about nt the ! Gennnuy ha* lieen working on a plat |> ar ;, ronfrrenra. ■ tor «|ierat1ng aobtnnrine* along tin Triumph for Moyd-Grorg#. | coast of Brarll. with haiiea In Braxil When rrcml.-r Uoyd G.-orge cum.- ; tan water*, mvordlng to dlralosum re to rejdy »q his critl'« In parlUiunfit *altiTig from the am-at of a promt (vmremtng hi* advocacy ■: the Inter- j nect re-4deot of Rio ite Jauriro. It alll.-tl war council, hr gnli.ed a grant j may !>•• some ot the f boats slrrad) proamul triuirph and quite rooted As- are there, for fishermen nnd coos!win quith and nl* follower*. In i t courra | v-unel* report Imrlng righted a per: of ol* • -roch he rold the goiermocot i scope near Rio Grande do Sul

Trs*iton Poultry Show.

Tbe Now Jersey Stati Poaitry Show will be held In tbe Armory »t Trenton January S3. X«. 85. 1118. This exhibit will bo under the management of the New Jersey Slate Poultry Association. and all breeder* can rest assured that prise money and specials will be promptly paid. A win at tbla show means tbe stale championship for Ihe year 1818. The anna.'! meellug of the State Association olll also be held during tbe show, and a olg educational program is being arranged.

cents, a lower price than for years. A large order for 76 ram. then* was received by tbe International Arms and Fuse Corporation of Stoomfield from tbe government. Paterson has been kit again by the leaving of more draft men. It Is ported that between 400 and 566 looms are Idle. New buildings to coax about 8260,000 will be built at Elizabeth by the Standard Aero Corporation. Three additions to the plant of the American Can Company plant in Newark win be built. A boiler plant will be bnilt at tha railroad coaling statUm of the Central Railroad of New Jersey at Com-

munlpaw.*

Mr*. Maids Darn ton. suffrage lender of New York, predicta that New Jersey will promptly follow New York In granting the franchise. 4 Mounted Patrolman William Eggent of Jersey City was rimpended from the force on disloyalty charges. The Public Utility Commit*ion approved tbe application at the Pitman Water Company to sell it* franchise, real estate and personal property to tbe borough of Pitman. The consideration Is $48,600. and the transfer can be made Immediately, The company will continue to operate in 1U

territory outside of Pitman.

There km- been a decided drop la pricer, of meat and erg* In many section* of south Jcrray within a week, and the average housekeeper is be-

ginning to smile again.

Game Warden Avia of Woodbury pul out several crates of Mexican rabbit* la the county last spring, but gunners say they have tailed to get any. It is believed that they died. The Burlington County W. C. T. U. will open a soldiers' recrea.lon halt at Pointville, at the sdge ol Camp Dtx. Karan Demonstrator Raid of Burlington county has compu ted arrangoments for farmers' instltuiM at Marlton on December 11, Vlncentown on Docrmber 16, Pemberton on December 16 and Columbnr on January 16. The Junior Merchant of Atco are preparing .o fitai a service flag for tbe 2^ memufft who have gone to the

front.

Fines collected

periscope bsd disappeared. Germans Tricky tn Surrender. Washington. —The United Ststei Navy has strafed a submarine for all the world to see. This time there It no shadow of a doofc*. Forty-five German officer* and crew are prisonrn aboard a destroyer or landed at as Allied port under guard. An American destroyer had laid * tow Hoe aboard a prise, only 'o have (he prize wrested from her and sunk by German treachery. The news came first in an oSclal bulletin from Secretary Daniel* It told of bow a destroyer, still unnsrr.nl sighted a p'-rlarope and charged. «* destroyers do, on the Bash- A * American depth bomb a!ruck the re* viper. Vitally stricken, her horiznatil rodder smashed, she surged gstplri to the snrface. And thr re keen Yankees and straight Yankee ahells f°'' na her, smashed her ana sent the white Sag of surrender fluttering to lh * stubby matt above her conning German sailors ciitahed out of tb* open batches, the last the captain is hi* sea boots: They bald bp th« r hands above their bead* and on tb* Innant the American fire was with-

held.

Even in this siination. however. Germany broke the law. With ih» flag of surrender flying, with her crew tiphanded on the deck, ram* OT ' was told off below to open the W merging vnhrea. Hardly had » ,n * tine been made secure to tbe roha* rina'* deck when she began to *rt<- f The quick, regular aetll'.ng meant the tanks were being filled , One of the German* wa* drevn f<1 while being transferred to « de»tro> er and another died. The larier ** buried with military honor*.

PENNSY TC SPEED TRAINS

War Schadote. Effective Gondsv. *

Shorten'Running Time-

Philadelphia. — The Pinnr.>H- r Railroad announced a new ■»* ' , through train* to go into *ff* ci day. The speed of most of th. will be Increased. At tbe oulhre*^ the war a schedule put Jntr. rff" ‘ ,

..«.«» •oltdatod certnln trains and County Court this ye*r have been’suT- 1 'k* ruBnlB * ,toir

ficient to pay the t-xpemra of main-

taining the court.

Through the Moorcstuwn W C. T. V. a piano has been obtained for tba barracks of the Burlington county

boys at Camp Dtx.

Tb* Empire iron and Steel Company of Oxfoid. Warren county, has far more men employed (ban at any

time in Its history

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