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DESCRIPTION OF THE CEREMONY OF THEIR DECORATION BY THE FRENCH NATION.

THEIR HEROISM IS LAUDED

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1- -Artlull drvtnirilon of a Grmian IX-nJ !.y -Irj.ili rt.«rjt«- th-opiw.1 by an Aiarrt-an dratruj^r. the ptr totrapli In-Ins tMkrn !•) an offlrvr of one of the troopabliM attacked. 2—Major XL D. I’addark of the America army, nrtlnc dlrlalou slrual oO<-er. who recently won the Croix de Gnrrre and wean • wound atrip*. SAmenran troop* K"lng through wire entanelement* to meet the liuna.

NEWS REVIEW OF THE GREAT WAR Huns Falling Back Toward the Veste River Line in the AisneMamc Region. TiUKEES WIN NEW LAURELS

Pet cat Beat Division of the Prussian Cuard in Desperate Fighting—Germane and Bclsheviki Free Revolta in the Near East. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Tn<- fifth year of the great v.-nr •pened nlth the Gentian force* in the Aiamr-llanie region on the defensive after tlie collnpw of the drive on Pat* la and the a**umptlun of the IrdtSa- • ee by *he ullie* nnd<T General Pork; the Itriiidi lalmly aw.-ilting the pnanfced ofienilre hy Crown Prince Boppreclil; tlie Fretu-h and Italinnv driv*>e ahead in Alliunia; I'kraine. Ilouatanla and much of Hcuiis rixin: acanwt the tyranny of German dotr.kiatio:*: Turkey quarreling wltli Bulgaria am! Au-irln with Germany over the fqanti* war in the near Hast: Cv a ptittlns Into execution their »tan« to h«-ip the anti-German rle■v at* In Sile-ria. and. above all. the American troop* In the thick of the fcft’inr In France ami winning the pt-ado- if the uurid for their eplenCd work —R»— tvyifc the npparent Intention of m*V»tg n atand at least temporarily. «n t»r- Ve*t.. river line, the Germnn* alee, ed nn rhelr rctrert front the Al*neB.im - salient last week and brought tte-ir Intivy ortniery Into actlnn. lieaplte the d.-tenalr.ed and dashing atteck* of the aide* front the wrath, west and .-a** the Huns had withdrawn In tinet with deliberation, eh wising the gcrand for thHr rearguard ar*i.iTi* and *nvdns probably tb.* grent.r jurt of their .iipplie*. The

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I to Cliamery. the town where I.leot. i (Jti -nUn Bnoaerelt fell to hia denth with hli. airplane. Between Fere nnd Solasoos the French, with the asalatance of certain Srattlali unit*, made aome progress toward the north and ran! In the face of powerful resistance. The Scots captured the |mrk and chateau in the outskirts of Bucmcy and held them j against ni>entod counter-at’acM; and the French occupied Grand ftoxoy nnd Cugny and. In a brilliant ojs-ratlon. took by storm the Bntte Chaulmont. a commanding bright. On tl»c caMem aide of the rapidly diminishing aaUent the French and British moved atendily northward nntll the •■ntlre Itortna; * Brims road was in their posscaalc.n: Uomlgny. B'.lgny were occupied and Ville-en-Tardeool* ■ was reached. Along here the Hun* put up » mr bf their most stubborn re *1 stance and'atronge«t counter-attacks, nnd infantry operation* there ecme almost to a standstill, though the artillery continued Ita activity, as It did on all other acetora. —1» — In the early day* of the ntllcd offensive the Get man* were vastly Inferior In the air. bat last aeek many of their he*t pilot* were summoned, ami thrir machine* swarmed over the allied line* and communication mails, fighting with remarkable daring and doing cnnsiderahle execution. The allied aviators were by no means lacking and there were Innumerable stirring combats In the air.

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| When General Focb relaxed somewhat In Infantry action. |>erhap* to give his troops a Mt of rest. j>erhal*» In preparation for further Important operations. It was rti—ct-d the Hun j would s-ir- tin* opportunity to attack. ; But h- did not do so eviilently not being anxious to meet tlie allies oftener 1 than ii-~-e»»ary Otiserver* thought. from the movement* of the enemy. 1 that he would not stop brag on the Vcsle river line, hnt would retire to the plnlecu between that stream and the Aisjie. This m-Tilt be rendered comtrabsiry Iq the capture of Ttlle-en-Tard-nol*. which would o|ieti the wny for the allies to advance down tbArdrr valley to Flstnes.

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Fp to the time of w-rillnc. neconllng to Fr.-ncli estimate*, tlie Germans had Used 4" division* on the Kolskons-li-lms front, some of ... >n having Iwen lamught Inin a.-tlon several time*. Berlin claimed to have take:> 24.<»kl prisoner*. while those ea|iture<] by Air allies were said to number Mf**) Tlie object of each army lias I—-n to kill as many as possible of Its oppo-

Gennan ioisofi.es. It Is said, are deeply depressed by the failure of tb» I •-niwti prince * drive and the sucres* f of F-jch's offensive. They now real In , tb- stretig'h of the American arm* and tb- tieople In German} also ai» i iH-ctnning to learn the truth about i thut. despite the attempts of tlie lead ers Slid tlie press to lultilmlce It sm'. i to excuse the army's sever- rrverar.

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J On the other fronts there was not a greet deal of action, though ’lie Brit | ish struck a swift blow In the north. ! surrounding and capturing the town of Morris and taking pris-mer* Tt"We was llttl* ebstige In the Alban Ian sttunthni. though Vienna liatmrd the Franco-It aba a f-S'-e. had mat wfo a reverae. The Austrian. *r- v> ry the rejM-ated hondduc of

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til— pocket !«qwee., there end ^Bleeti Tardenols. That It w*« not an Idle threat wa. prosed tat. day* tater. when the A In it lean tnd French (roo|u. struck hsrd *t thl* pock.. tortnlng the height*

a Italian c]i[-, American trwopa arrived In Italy Iasi week nnd were received with Joy

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In the near Bast the 1-rst news Mine from I'krain- where th- |e-m-int* are reportnl to he I? full revi.lt xgiuns* tlie Huns Field Mstshsl Von Rtchbotii, the Gertnsn .ommandvr m

call for “ma*» terrorlstn" against I hr Itonrgeolale. and the rejra’ae of the Oxecho-Slovaks. A part of that remarkable force bar penetrated to the south a* far a* the Hluek aea, rnptur log a port and vessel*, and another body lias taken Kknterinberg. an Important town In the province of JVrm near the Klbertan bonier, the center of a rich mining district. The allied power* wen still negotiating concern Inc the extension of aid to the Caertio Slovak* and other nntl-Oerman element* In Bus*la. hut were going ah-ad with thrir military preparation! for the proponed expedition, and It wa* said on Thursday that American. Brit Ish nnd Japanese troop* nlrendy had hem dispatched to Vladivostok. Tlie soviet government of Baasia 1« reported to have renounced all dalm* to th- great province* of Ksthonla and IJvoula. nnd the*-, together with Omniand. probably will be united un •ler n gen.-rni govemtnent under Ger- '' —I*— From ropenhagen.' the murce of many lies, came the statement th»* Turkey had aever-d relations with Germany and Austria because of thf dl«put«-s betweei. the Tcrk* nn.l Bnl gr.ria over territory taken from Bou mania and Baasia. There wa* every evidence thal this wan “greatly exag gera'ed." a* Mark Twain said of lh» report of hi* death, hut there la nc d-rabt that Turkey lx tired of the wtJ and I* getting all th* worst of It. However. Germany, being In control ol Turkish finances and In command ol Turkish armies, ha* the whip hand and probably will he able to keep the Turk* to their alliance for aome time yet. —fc~ Georral March, chief of staff, has been working out the detail* of a I dsn by whlrh the American land force* are to lie amalgamated Into one army, the existing diatinrtlon* between the re* ular army, the Notional army and the federalized National Guard bring wi|>c.| out. Thl* will do away with many Jealousies rooi-crnlng promotion* and every soldier will w«-ur on hl» roller th*- b-tters “V. S^“ th“ “S. A.“ and “N. G ” Itelbg removed. The chief of staff also Is liegtnnlng t® "loosen up" some regarding Information a* to what American unit* arc et-.gr.ged In certain ojs-ratlnn*. The *ar department prepared th« c-untry la»t Week for the reeeptloa of long casualty list*. The ra*i-:ilt1« In the Alsne-Marne lattle. though not exce*«ivr wb.m the knagnltudr of the -trnggl- I* cinaldowd. may run at high as 111 |.er rent. It U stated It Is comforting to know that the vast nisjortly of th- wounded are suffering only from clean bullet wound* and will | soon b- back In the lines.

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Sir Erie Cedde* first lord of thr Br.tisli adiulrally. told the house ol 's.iqomos tb- naval altuat'uo wa* aat ! Isfsetnrj and tbat the rtvltlze.1 world was gamine at-adlly un the F boats by rodoelng the sinkings and Incrras mg tli- building of oli'ii* H- iwld Alwerb * * {■rograua of ih-atroyera and ^ stitl-aubmaiin- craft Is h-gtnntog tc isi»o» ob.tig and “will Ussitue a veri

More truubl- In reall>Ji« the Araeri ran alreraf' program ram- to light with the Informutloa that Georral r Tolling had told the war d-yiartment to »-.-d over no more of tlie !I- Havl land l'otir plan's It had b—n building until -lianges were made, a* they had prated n*-leaa S-creiury Bak-r halt dented thl* and half admitted It by stating that Ituprovemeals ar- twin* mad- tn tb- plan- that It U hofi—1 will mak- tt ‘iiMsfaiiory and that G-uoral IVndilng ha* requested a larg- ship tne„t .4 the IV Havl land* The <en at- "inimltt— Int—tlguting alrplan-r b-wnl i—iiuioiiv Mgtily pralailig th« work of (umeral Ketsly. director ol airplane [--ration, hut was t.Jd that

Our Army Needs More Chaplains and Is Training Them—Uniform Physical Standards Adopted by War Department—Hollow Tile an Essential. •From Commlttea on Public Information. I Washington. — Marine corpa her.il quarter* gives the rsirrnniM-e on public Information n graphic account of i the decoration of American marine* with the French Croix d.- Gurtre for h«rolc service In battle Inst Msy. It

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“Within the sound and range of the German guns, hidden by the shelter- ! mg trees of a dejise forest, under a heavy morning mist and a driving raln. French velerars of Ter .Inn, thr Marne. 1 the Alsne and the Somme honor.*! their younger comrades of America by i- inferring upon them the Croix de Guerre. Thirty marines. Including five j "Teera, were awarded this coveted ; 1 rrtich decoration for gnllanl conduct. • -nrage nnd coolness m action against ! the enemy dating tlie occupation of a , sector by the marine brigade. Of the I totul number cited In French order* j for thl* decoration only eleven were j present, three having l»een killed In acj •ion and sixteen were wounded nnd In ' the field hospital. I “A number of Freaeh soldier* wore I decorated rt the same time. As 1* the i rust.rax half a company from each of ih * companies whose men were hon- | Ted wa* present nnd drawn up *o a* i to form a square. The presentation of ' ih« de<-oration* took piece within fhi* human enclosure. Tlie taurine* nnd J r-nlln*. *<*le by tdde. |ire*imte<l a p'c- : •tire symhollcnl of the rin«e bond exI !«t!ng between America and Franc- In | -h:* confl'ct and particularly so of the tnatmer In which marine* have worked ’ -nd fought with the French soldiers ; ’•:ring the period of their instructions I in nn adjacent aector. “The French general who planed 'he decorations on tne breasts of the proud marln-s eloquently praised their v-hles-etnenls In a short speech In whlrh he snms-.arlzi J their deeds of bravery, remarking on the fine state •f discipline end efficiency of the brigade. nnd congratulating It* command g officer ujara hi* excellent organ!tloa. He then pinned the Jlttie • inxe emblem* on 'be men. and shook eh one by the hr.ml with a personal on! off eoagratulatblh.“

The army J tn need *f .chaplains. say* th • war deparim-nt. A .U::plain !s nc-iled’ for every 1.200 oUcxts uml A special kind of i-hnitlain l* dcstrrd—a sturdy, upstanding Itrothnrty man. Itetwecn twenty-one ami fsrtyce veers, who has <1 cp sollclttlde for the w elfare of the soidicr*. Th«re is a spcelal school for army rtnpialns at Gamp Rndiary Taylor, near Louisville. Ky. A bon' 20fi chaplain* come from tils school to take Uptheir 'work with the army after a cours? lasting five week*, and the courses go on continuously. Approxlitely one-fifth of the dergymitt who art the course fall to complete It or to qualify for the array. Candidate* for cdminslan to the school mast have the endorsement of thHr denomination euprrlors and organized religion* bureau* and bnr.nl: recognized hy the government anthotities, and must [ms* the physical tests •of the local army draft board. Al school the student receive* free subsistence, lodging and uniform nnd a month, which 1* the pay of a first class private. After completing Ih* rae successfully the governmeut returns the student to hi* home, and when he la appointed to the nnny hw

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felforra staudanl* «»f physical examlnj'lon* governing entrance Into nil hran-'b-* of th- regular army, the ntr Hona! army nnd the National Guard have lieu nd-.pted by the war depart-tn-nt tind w ’.It he oti—rved hy the army Medical d«*p 'imen: and the local and me.ll.-nl adtlsorx hoard* nmlcr the seIcct'vc scr-b-e regulations. Olvc-rvance of the new rule* nnd rsculrtbn* by th- local Viard* will re-ulf. It l« lieliev-jL In uniform exem!nation* in nil part* of th- country and slwrab! prevent men tdiy«!.-nllr dls-q';a!i:';--l for military service from being s-tit out To ejiiups The ti-w randurds also will rn Me local idiyslclan* to iu.ikc (dOUBlnatiun* with a 1 letter und-rctand'n* of the n—d* of th* army and will rb-ar any misconception* nnd tnl-umlcr .tamllug* thut might result In tlie s-ndlng to eamjw of men Who had born reje ted , H-r.'tnf.Te th*. |ihyairal standard* of th- three arm 1m Imve differed and Install'.-- hove Iv-eji noted where men who have tieefl rejected for service by the r-crtiltlng oSirars of the regular army have tiev-n acr.iitrd f.w military service by draft Iward pliysic.sna. I'nder the new uniform standard* this trill not be pas-V.le unless the disqualifying defect ha- !•—ti removed. The rule for all three armies la that to make a g'sid so!-JI-r a man must V able to see well, hare rucnparatlvely good hen ring. ht« heart must be nblto stand the stress of jdiyalral excr ti«m. h- must l.e iDtelllgent en<Migh to understand and execute tnllltao tnaneuvers. obey i-immand*. protect himself. and must lie able to iran«tiort himself by walking as the rxlgencle* of military l|fe may demand. Exception* fr..in the new standard rules are made In the raae of men selected for -|«-. 1*1 and limited service The extterict.ee «f the loot year ha* enahl-d the nnd I cal autltoritlea to es tabllsb these new - i nilard* of examination* which will relieve the biral hoard- of dojhl a* to dciaWa In tin usual ran-*. Knongb »uch rases have bean examined to retablUh s policy In determining ilielr military Dines* In struct Ion. are given a* to shat .-taose* of men may be an-epied f.» limited ■ervb --. and for treat merit for r-m-dia-ble defis-ta.

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year at hmoe and S2Z900 a year abroad. The trnln'ng of a chaplain la practical and Intensive. HI* days In school nre busy one*. He rlars like any common soldier at 5:45 a. m_ ha* fincer. mlnates of setting up drill nnd 1* required to circle around the parade gronnd nt double lime Itcfore brrokfa*t. He musi police hi* quarter* like nny other soldier, undergo nn Infnntry drill vrlthout arm* of 4TI mlnnte*. and then attend lecture* and recitation*. The tatter cover military nnd fnternntional law. service custom*, nnd field service regulation* pertaining to a chaplain's duties. The school • surgeon Instructs him In sanitation and first aid. r.nd cxp-rlonc-d chaplains give rllnles on arttinl work with the array. Hr I* given Instruction* also In liors-manaMp. itecautt- In field servlet* he will he a mounted officer. Tlie priorities division cf the war Indu-trir* board ha* decided that hollow tile tmnufaciure I* In part of national importance ami eonllnued mnnufacture of tiles throughout the war period will be safeguarded by giving the Industry a place on Ihc preference ll*t for fuel and transportation. Judge Edwin B. Parker, priorities commissioner. In a letter tn the hollow tile manufacturers, sayxr “The prlorIHc* board Is of the opinion that your* I* In part a war Industry because your product Is used tn many of the bunding operation* entiled on directly hy the war agctxrie* of the government, nnd In the 001101.111 yet Indispensable housing prngam* which are twin; and trill be prosecuted In communities where anldier*. sailors nnd vrur workers ore being moc-otrated. “In the opinion of the board your In.iustry also Is In part one of nnllonal Importance in that a |sirtion of your product I* used Id land drainage operation* nnd in rusll.xge saving* prtvesaes making possible a*blgber prod ortlon per acre and per fnrro-r of foods nnd feed*, taking Into nrcrant the labor expended In applying sorb prod-

uct* to th- land."

Hollow tile manufacturer* inunl c*ve a pledge of eo-opernthm with the gov I erimcr.t that they will not use rontcj rials ej.eept In thl- manufacture of j produrl* fur -ssentinl uses a* didlnrO ' and applied by the priorities division j of the war Industries lioanl. and Hint 1 they will guard again*: resale «f the | produ.T fur r.ny except essential uses ■ There will he penultted. however. -ales of small quantities of til— for | repair* re extension* lo existing -true ' lures Involving In the aggregate a e«sit

not exc-rd.ng t2JSM.

Tli- war Industrie* boar.) ha* de 1 cided that motor trucks ar- war -*• scntial* and that In rivillnn Imlustri-* th-y ranstiiutc an im|s>rtant Iran# portatloa medium nod thrir produc , tlon should lie furilitateil ;:nd n >t cur tailed. But no pl-dge to see that mo : tor truck manufarturcr* gut nil tlie steel tlvcy vauted ws* given hy the priorities division of the board. Judge Parker priorities eotnralspdsn er. observed: “Th- manofactur-r* and d—l-rs 'ully realize that si—I I* tistar th- world’s most uccIcd 'aI ad 1 that. In view of th- urgent war de roards of t|Hs nation and the allies. It Is well nigh treasonable to consume a pound of It that ran lie aavrd Tliey pledged Ihranaeivea to reverse thrir ' practices of normal times and. Inati-ail of selling through aolleliation a* many . trurka a* (ssialble and furnlali'ng n-w trucks to replace old ones, lo use tbeit almost emirsror to Induce owner* sad •qs-rators to rejrtlr old ones and use the trucks they bsve a* I.Mig a* l-asal . Me. to operate them fully loo del nnd Cirvragh shifts of drivers and oilier wise to keep them In uae during lh» greatest possible portion of th- day.” The <!e|»srtment of agriculture aug rest* to fanner* n gas sttncfc on bean mid pea weevil*, which annually de stray mllllmi* of dollsra' worth of valuable f'sid and feed Use cart .or dl-ulphld. The *—*11 has not dlvrov | 'Ted the advantage of a gas mask. Ml** Mary v sn Kl—k. director ol ■•men tn Industry service of th* p:irtment of lalior. :■ ntiouocrs ilo ■entbm of a .vunmlttee of rapert* The corn in litre will virit vitriou’ •n'er* w+iefe wotnen have been dratvi

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