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VOLUME XX
GERMANY ASKS THAT “HONOR” OF HER PEOPLE
BE PROTECTED IN HER REPLY TO PRESIDENT
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Second British Army Has Taken
6,200 Prisoners in Week,
British Capture 3,000 in
Day’s Drive at Valenciennes
PARIS. Oct. 21.—(1 P. M3—Allied
troops have crossed the Scheldt river at
several points in the region of Aude
narde. fifteen miles southwest of Ghent.
Aodenarde has been encircled and its
fall is expected momentarily. German
resistance is reported to be weakening
on this sector of the front.
There is no confirmation of a report,
from Dutch sources that the allied j
troops have captured Gee 100 and several
thousand prisoners. This-is believed to
be extremely improbable, as is also the'
report that the fate* of Ghent has been
sealed.
South of the Scheldt the British have [
straightened the line between Denain '
and Le Cateau and are within three or
four miles of the Valenciennes railway ‘
line. -The allies also have straightened
out their lines between the Oise and |
the Serve, and the French are engaged
in heavy fighting in the strongly forti- i
tied Hunding line.
BRITISH AKE OUTFLANKING
TOURNAI, RAILWAY CENTER
NEW YORK. Oct. 31.—(Summary of
European Cables to the Associated
Press.) —British troops In smashing
through the formidable German posi
tions along the Selle river north of Le
Cateau. captured more than 3,000 prison
ers. The Germans were forced from do
sitions of great natural strength on a
wide front and the British gains were
maintained notwithstanding enemy coun
ter attacks. The British now hold the
heights between the Selle and Harpies
rivers and are in a position to outflank
the Normal forest and cut the railroad
between Valenciennes and Avesnes.
Further north the allied forces con
tinue their progress through Belgium
and. French Flanders from Denain to
the Dutch frontier. Or. the north the
Belgians are approaching Ghent, while'
.n the center the British are marching,
on the Scheldt river and outflanking
Tournai, an important railway Junction,
which towns have been made useless to
the Germans.
FRENCH TAKE BRUMS EHEAD
OVER LYS CANAL AT NEVELE
LONDON. Oct. 21.—The French troops
on the allied center in Belgium have
gained a bridgehead across the Lys
canal at Nevele, seven miles west of
Ghent. The French also have gained a
bridgehead over the Lys river at Gram
rnene. The Germans are attempting to
hold a line from Eede to the River Lys
at’Petegem. north of Grammenc.
BRITISH CAPTURE 3.000
HUNS IN CROSSING SELLE
LONDON. Oct. 21. —More than 3.000 j
prisoners were captured by the British
yesterday in the operations north of Le
Cateau when the Selle river was crossed
on a wide front, according to Field Mar
shal Haig’s statement today.
In the Valenciennes region the British
are approachinc St. Amend, six miles
northwest of \ aiencienncs. North of
Tournai they are pushifig forward to
the line of the Scheldt rtver.
The German positions were of great
natural strength and- were strongly held
and there was heavy fighting through
out the day. The weather was unfavor
able and the river was in flood, but the
British forced a passage early in the
fighting, supported by tanks. The state
ment reads:
**The number of prisoners captured
by us in the operation yesterday north
iJe Cateau now exceeds 3.000. The one-I
my positions alone the River Selle
were of great natural strength and were
held with resolution.
•-The attack was launched by English.
Scottish and Welsh divisions at 2
o’clock in the morning under most un
favorable weather conditions, a contin
ous rain making the advance- extremely
difficult. The fighting was heavy
throughout the day. the enemy offering
strong resistance in the villages.
In overcoming thfc resistance, great
assistance was rendered at certain
points by tanks which despite the flood
ed state of the river succeeded in pass
ing to the east bank at an early hour.
-As soon as the line of the river was
secured a number of bridges were rap
idly constructed und»r a heavy fire
from the hostile artillery and machine
guns, enabling our guns to push for
ward close behind th- advancing in
fantry ar.d to afford them effective sup
port at short range."
During the evening certain points at
which parties of the enemy were still
resisting were cleared up J>y local oper
ations and a counter attack from the
region of Romeriesw as beaten off with
heavy loss.
"North of Denain. our advance troops
continued to push forward in contact
with the enemy and arc approaching the
village of St. Amar.d and the line of the
Scheldt north of Tournai’
ST. AMA ND APPROACHED
BV GEN. HAIG’S TROOPS
TXINDON. Oct. 21.—British troops are
approaching St. Amand. e.gh* miles
1 orthwest of Valenciennes. Field Mar
shal Haig reported today. Contact with
the enemy Is being maintained.
The British also are nearing the line
of the Scheldt north of Tournai.
ALLIES DRIVING CIXISE
TO GHENT AND TOURNAI
LONDON. Oct. 21.—<2:15 A. M - The
Germans have been hurled back over the
Lys river at three places and the allies
are driving close to Ghent and Tournai.
d Marshal Haig reported In ;e< a
statement on the Flanders offensive. Hi
report made it evident that the attempt
of the Germans to make a stand on the
line of the Lys ri-er has been over
whelmed and that the allies are already
tn touch with the next defense line
along the Escaut rtver.
Haig declared the enemy hns been
forced to withdraw on its whole front
in Belgium. The allies have reached
Aeltr*. eleven mile* west of Ghent, the
greatest road center in western Bel
gium. and have occupied several villages
n,« 3 line running northward t*» the
’ >J*ch frontier.
The .'rench have established bridge
bead*' on the eastern side of the Lys
’••tween Gramm.ene and
even miles southwest of Ghent, and a
point near Oyghem. a few miles further
south.
Beyond Lille, the British have driven
(Continued oa r-tge 2, Coloma 5.)
Full Associated Press Service
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FRESH DIVISIONS TO
CHECK® JOICE
Reinforcements Brought From
Other Parts of West Front
Bitterly Contest Every Foot
of Ground With Americans
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.—Germany !s
drawing heavily upon other parts of the
western front for reinforcements to
check the Americans north of Verdun.
General Pershing’s communique for Sun
day says during the heavy fighting of,
the past week a constantly increasing
number of German divisions have been
brought up and are bitterly contesting;
every foot of ground.
The communique follows:
“West of the Meuse our troops have
continued their pressure on the enemy.
Elast of Bantheville in the course of io- j
cal fighting in the Bois des Rappes they j
captured over 100 prisoners. On the en- ,
tire front north of Verdun there has
been heavy artillery and machine gun
fire. Several counter attacks have
teen thrown back with heavy losses
to the enemy.
“During Jhe heavy fighting of the
past week north of Verdun we have
drawn from other pants of the western
front a constantly indreasing number
of German divisions, which are bitterly
contesting every foot of the ground
against our strong attack, in order to
secure the retreat of the Germany
army, the position of which has been
compromised by the attacks from the
south and west."
AMERICANS HOLD “WORST
BLOOD-LETTING SECTION”
■WITH THE AMERICANS IN
FRANCE. Oct. 21. —(Noon.) —German
prisoners state that Germany made ar
rangements to evacuate France before
the peace note was sent to President
Wilson. These prisoners remarked:
“The Americans have the worst blood
letting sector of the entire line. Every
foot of ground is to be disputed until
the German retirement from the sea re
gion is completed.
The line is quiet today.
AMERICANS FALL BACK,
BUT RETAKE LOST GROUND
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct. 21. —
(Noon.) —(By the Associated Press.)—
Fierce fighting took- place today in the
Bois de Rappes. on the westend end or j
the American line. In the face ofter- j
rifle machine gun fire the Americans j
were forced to fall back. Later they
counter attacked and regained the part
of the wood that had been leaf.
The American artillery continues to
pound heavily German positions just
to the north of the wood.
Immediately west of the Meuse the
Americans consolidated their positions
overnight notwithstanding the activity
of German guns of various calibers.
In the line straightening process an
American battalion captured a little
thicket to the east of the Bois de
Rappes and took several prisoners, in
cluding two officers. The prisoners said
thev believed peace would come soon.
There was considerable enemy troop I
movement today on both sides of the
Meuse. Although the day was cloudy, j
there also was much aerial activity.
AMERICAN AIRMEN BEGIN
SYSTEM OF NIGHT PATROL
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY '
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Sunday,
Oct. 20.—(8y the Asociated Press.)—!
American aviators, by inaugurating
: night patrols along the Meuse, have at-
I traded much attention among the air- i
men of other nations. Under the pres- ,
• ent plan the air forces are always sub
■ ject to a call from the front, where ob
servers or listeners report by wire
when the motor of a German airplane is
heard approaching the American lines.
As soon as such a report is received
the American searchlights begin sweep
-1 ing the sky. The American night pa-
I trols arrive at the same time. In event
' the German machine is located by the
ray of a searchlight the American ma
chines attack until the enemy is downed
i or makes his escape.
On Friday night when the system was
inaugurated, five aviators started seelt
’ ing any German machine that might be
about. When an American searchlight
picks up an American machine, a pre
arranged signal is given. eliminating
danger that the American might be shot
I down by his own men. When the air
; men are aloft their airdromes are bril
| liantly lighted so that they may return
without trouble.
Enemy Taught German
To Belgian Children
WITH THE ALLIED FORCES IN
BELGIUM, Sunday. Oct. 20. —(By the
Associated Press.) —Before leaving Os
tend the Germans scuttled a large mail
boat alongside the old British warship
IVndictive, which was sunk in the chan
nel there las* May. They thps made
doubly sure that the channel will be
blocked for a long time.
Inspection of the city shows that
British shells did terrific damage to
enemy military and naval establish
ments. but did not harm the resideatial
or business sections to any extent The
only money to be found in Ostend and
other liberated Belgium cities is Ger
man. Many of the smaller children, es
pecially In Ostend, use German as their
own language. The enemy apparently
went out of his way to teach his tongue
to these children.
CURED HER FITS.
Mrs. Paul Gram, residing at 916
E’ourth street, Milwaukee, Wis.. recent
ly gave out the following statement:
“I had suffered with Fits (Epilepsy) for
over 14 years. Doctors and medicine did
me no good. It seemed that I was be
yond ali hope of relief, when at last I
•ecured a preparation that cured me
■ i ud well. Over > ’years have
panned and the attacks have not re
urned. > wish everyone who Buffers
from this terrible disease would write
R. P. N. Lepso. 13 Island Avenue. Mil
waukee. and ask for a bottle of the
same kind of medicine which he gave
Ime He has generously promised to
send it postpaid, lr*e to anyone who
writes him."—(Advt.)
SIXTH DISTRICT NOW
SMMOO ABOVE
LIBERTY M OBJ
Every State Is “Over the Top,”
Total Subscriptions Having
Reached s2l7,ooo,ooo—At
lanta’s Total Is $16,000,000
There is every indication that the
sixth federal reserve district, of which
Atlanta is the center, will go $25,000,000
beyond its quota of $192,Gv0,d00 in the
fourth Liberty Loan.
Before noqn Sunday the raturns
showed a total of $217,000,000, and were
still coming in. It probably will be
Tuesday before the last one is counted.
W. C. Wardlaw, chairman of the loan for
the district, confidently expects the final
grand total to reach $25,000,000 in ex
cess of the quota.
Every stale in the district is well
over its quota, these states being Geor
gia. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
portions of Louisiana and Tennessee.
On account of the prevailing epidemic
of Spanish influenza it was impossible
to organize intensive campaign work in
some counties in the district. On this
account a number of counties did not
reach their quotas. But the others, more
than made up for them.
In the state of Georgia, it is believed
that fully 95 per cent of the counties
went over the top. Final reports may
increase this percentage.
Atlanta’s total subscriptions are con
servatively estimated at $16,000,000,
which is nearly $2,000,000 over the city’s
quota of $14,190,000. A shoal of new.
subscriptions rolled in Saturday, the las*,
day of the drive, helping to swell the
total. It would not be surprising, states
Forrest Adair, Atlanta chairman, if the
total should go even beyond $16,000,000.
The sale of $1,700,000 worth of Lib
erty Bonds is directly attributable to
the work of the members of the Liberty
quartet, which is composed of four
Camp Gordon soldiers, in addition to a
pianist.
These men. Sergeant Leonard Am
stine. Sergeant Henry Gobn. Corporal
Lester Gunning and Private David
Schulman and Morris Nussbaum, work
ed tirelessly from the beginning to the
end of the bond campaign and besides
their efforts in Atlanta were active in
Kirkwood. Marietta, Acworth. Kenne
saw, Roswell and other towns. The
quartet, with David Frank. a represen
tative of the Lee Feist Publishing com
pany, New York, toured Cobb and De-
Kalb counties in a truck and sang in
all naris of both counties.
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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1918.
FULL TEXT OF
GERMAN REPL Y
LONDON, Oct. 21.—The text of
the German note, as received by
wireless, is as follows:
In accepting the proposal for an
• evacuation of occupied territories
the German government has started
from the assumption that the proce
dure of this evacuation and of the
conditions of an armistice should be
left to the military advisers and
that the actual standard of power
on both sides in the field has to form
the basis for arrangements safe
guarding and guaranteeing this
standard.
The German government sug
gests to the president that an oppor
tunity should be wrought about for
fixing the details. It trusts that the
president of the United States will
approve of no demand which would
be irreconcilable with the honor of
the German people and with open
ing away to peace of justice.”
The German government pro
tests against the reproach of illeg
al and inhumane actions made
against the German land and sea
forces and thereby against the Ger
man people. For the covering of a
retreat destructions will always be
necessary and they are carried out
in so far as is permitted by interna
tional law. The German troops are
under most strict instructions to
spare private property* and to exer
cise care for the population to the
best of their ability. Rhere trans
gressions occur in spite of these
instructions the guilty are being
punished.
“The Garman government further
denies that the German navy In
sinking ships has ever purposely
destroyed lifeboats with their pas
sengers. The German government
proposes with regard to all those
charges that the fa.ets be cleared
up by neutral commissions.’’
In .order to anything, that
might hamper the work of peace,
the German government has caused
orders to be dispatched to all sub
marine commanders precluding the
torpedoing of passenger ships
without, however, for technical
reasons, being able to guarantee
that these orders will reach every
single submarine at sea before its
return.
As a fundamental condition for
peax:e the president prescribes the
destruction of every arbitrary pow
er that can separately, secretly and
of its own single choice disturb the
peace of the world. To this the Ger
man government replies:
Hitherto the representation of the
people in the German empire has
not been endowed with an influence
on the formation of the govern
nient,
“The constitution did not provide
for a concurrence of representation
of the people in decisions of pence
and war. These conditions have just
now undergone a fundamental
change. A new goverhment has
been formed in complete accord
ance with the wishes (principle?)
of the representation of the people,
based on equal, universal, secret,
direct franchise.”
The leaders of the great, parties of
the reichstag are members of this
government. In the future no gov
ernment can take or continue in of
fice without possessing the confi
’ dence of a majority* of the reich
stag.
The responsibility of the chan
cellor of the empire to the repre
sentation of the people is being
legally developed and safeguarded.
The first act of the new govern
ment has been to lay before the
reichstag a bill to alter the con
stitution of the empire so that the
consent of the representation of
the people is required for decisions
on war and peace.
The permanence of the new sys
tem is. however, guaranteed not
only by constitutional safeguards,
but also by the unshakeable deter
mination of the German people
whose vast majority stands behind
these reforms and demand their
energetic continuance.
The question of the president—
with whom he and the govern
ments associated against Germany
are dealing—is, therefore, answered
in a clear unequivocal manner by
the statement that the offer of
peace and an armistice has come
-Fi-inn-a government which is free
from any arbitrary and irresponsi
ble influence, is supported by the
approval of an overwhelming ma
jority of the German people.
1 (Signed) “SOLF.”
GOVERNMENT CHANGED
TO PERMIT PEOPLE TO
DECIDE, NOTE CLAIMS
< By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 21.—The German reply to President Wilson’s note, the
text of which was received here today by wireless, says Germany hopes the
United States will approve of no demand which would be irreconcilable with
-the honor of the German people and with the opening of the way to a peace
of justice.
Germain’ protests against the references of President Wilson to illegal
and inhumane acts. Denial is made that the German navy purposely de
stroyed lifeboats with passengers. The government proposes that the facts
be cleared up by neutral commissions?
Germany has dispatched orders to submarine commanders precludinf
the torpedoing of passenger ships.
The German government suggests to President Wilson that an oppor
•unity be brought about for fixing the details of the evacuation of occupied
territories.
Germany, according to information received here, has asked a neutral
government to inform President Wilson that Germany is prepared to agree
to a neutral commission to investigate charge? of devastation.
Announcement is made of a fundamental change in the German consti
tution, providing for representation of the people in the decisions concerning
peace and war, and it is said the present government has been formed in
complete accordance therewith.
Germany claims the sanction of international law for carrying out de
struction of property during retreats, and says her troops are under strict
instructions to spare private property and care tor the population to tb-J
Lest of their ability. Where transgressions occur, the note says, the guilty
are being punished. -
No future German government wiH be able to take or hold office un
less it possesses the confidence of a majority of the reichstag, the nota
announces.
Germany has agreed that conditions of an armistice should be left to
the military advisers and that the actual standard of power on both sides
in the field should form the basis for arrangements.
NO COMMENT HERE
UNTIL TEXT ARRIVES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. —A wireless
version of the German renly to Presi
dent Wiison reached lhe ‘state depart
[ ment today. There will be no official
comment until the official text is re
ceived.
The note as received by wireless will
not be macle public here, nor will of
ficials discuss London dispatches de
scribing its contents.
With Austria and Turkey now a mill
stone around the German neck, military
authorities here today are studying war
needs on the basis ot prospective elimi
nation of these nations.
Such a break, in one way, would
strengthen Germany. It would permit
her to tight a stiff defensive warfare on
shortened lines at her own doors and
would require that the United States
and the allies put forth a maximum
effort to bring the 1919 victory.
With this in rnind, the war depart
ment is laying its future plans.
Collapse of Austro-Turkish military
aid to Germany is deemed certain. Then,
should Germany decide that she will
fight on into the coming year, a struggle
of immense and costly proportions could
bo undertaken.
The United States, however, is pro
ceeding on the theory that just such
a maximum effort will be required. The
general staff is taking into account none
of the peace maneuvers. And, it is
reckoning on Austrian and Turkish col
lapse from a military rather than a po
litical standpoint.
Some indications are that Germany Is
planning to “take a chance" on battling
over into next year. The question with
her, as military men see it. is whether
or not she can obtain a better standing
at the peace table by such a gamble.
American authorities doubt it, saying
that instead of making allied losses re
act to her benefit, Germany will suffer
heavv casualties and besides will find
her territory invaded and her industries
In any event, the war department is
forging ahead with its plan of 4.000.000
men abroad by mid-year; the quarter
master branch is preparing to supply
this vast force, and the shipping board
has been called on for more troop and
cargo ships.
As the war situation shapes up at the
moment' military men doubt that the
Boche will be able to stand behind the
Scheldt as he planned to do. The thrust
at Valenciennes will compel evacuation
of the salient to the north. And with
the German evidently preparing to fall ,
back on Antwerp, it now seems unlikely
that he will be able to make any impor
tant defense on the Antwerp-Scheldt
line.
Meantime, the American pressure in
the Meuse region continues.
The German is holding desperately
onto the pivot in that region so as to
complete his Belgian retirement in com
paratively good order, but it is held that
his complete removal to his own fron
tiers is still likely to be accomplished
before the winter sets in.
NEW TURK MINISTRY
PERSONNEL IS ANNOUNCED
BASEL, Sunday. Oct. 20. —Turkey's
new ministry h;.s been completed. The
members of the aebinet follow:
Grand vizier, Tev.fil: Pasha; minister
of foreign affairs. Refast Pasha; min
ister of justice, Hayri Effendi; minis
te rof public instruction. Said Bey: min
ister of finance, Djavid Bey; minister of
public works, Zia Pasha; minister of
supply, Djelal Mukthar Bey; president
of the council of state, Rachid Aki
Pasha: Sheikh-LT-Islam, Houloussi Ef
fendi.
KAISER KNOWS HE’S LICKED,
BUT GERMAN PEOPLE DON’T
DETROIT, Mich.. Oct. 21. —German;
is not done lighting and the real oli*.u
sive battle for a fast waning dynasty
will be waged on the Rhine line, accord
ing to Dr. Jean E. David, editor oi the
Gazette de visiting Detroit
todav with five other Swiss
Dr. David said while the < lennardjpov
emment knew it was beaten anif lias
known it since the fall of 1915, the Ger
man people did not.
BRITISH LABOR BEHIND
PRESIDENT’S PEACE IDEAS
LONDON. Oct. 21. —(British Wireless
Service.) —In the situation created by
the recent German peace offer, British
labor ranges itself solidly behind Pres
ident Wilson, declared Arthur Hender
son, the British labor leader, at a labor
meeting Saturday night. Labor men
should continue to support President
Wilson because his peace program em
bodied the war aims of organized labor.
British democracy sought a peace of
impartial justice and the destruction of
the arbitrary power in Germany which
NUMBER 112*
AMERICANS TAKEN
FROM OSTEND AND'
LILLE BY GERMANS
LONDON, Oct. 21 —Of more than 100
Americans originally in the reconquered
Lille and Ostend district, it is estimated
today by investigators who have visited
the district that about twenty have died
during the last four years and a num
ber have been deported to Germany and
either interned or forced to work in
munitions factories under conditions
bordering on slavery. »The following
Americans weer found safe and well in
the recaptured region:
Floyd Harrison and daughters, Brook
lyn, N. Y.; P. MacMauon and daughter,
Mona, Washington,. D. C.; Miss Sadie
Gibson, Denver; Mrs. Ulysses Bristow
and daughtery, Fanny, Chicago; Hiram
Kraus and family, Baltimore; F.
Fouglers and sister, Cleveland; Mrs. Ki
la Danckwaerts, Boston; Florence
Brooks. Buffalo, N. Y.: Donald and
Agnes Grant. Detroit; P. S. Laden and
daughters, Albuquerque, N. M.; Mrs.
Haynes and daughter. Alice. San Fran
cisco; Rev. Ezra J. Harper. Salt Lako
Citv; Franklin Shegog and sisters, Rich
mond, Va.; Mrs. Robert Lee and daugh
ters, New York; Mrs .S. Sherman and
daughters, MilwauKee. Wis.. and F. But
ler and family. New Orleans.
GENERALS BULLARD
AND LIGGETT ARE
TO BE PROMOTED
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.—Major Gen-
• erals Hunter Liggett and Robert L.
• Bullard, were nominated by President
i Wilson tcdav to be lieutenant generals.
Nominations for these promotions aro
expected to be confirmed immediately
by the senate to facilitate the work of
these generals in the field.
General Liggett commands the First
American field army in France and Gen
eral Bullard commands the Second. They
become the only lieutenant generals on
the active list, their new rank being for
tne war period, like that of General Per
shing. General Liggett is a major gen
eral in the regular establishment, and
General Bullard is a brigadier.
When General Liggett arrived in
France General Pershing was at work
on the formation of the First army
corps and this task was promptly as
signed to him. The American command
er-in-chief was so well satisfied with tho
I result that Liggett was given direct
command of the Fii st field army when
i it was organized, and led it into action
I when, in the first major offensive, the
St. Mihiel salient was wiped out in a
day-.
Denmark Asks Huns
To Fulfill Promise
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 21.—Denmark, it
i« repo-ted. has sent a note to Germany
demanding a plebescite in Schleswig-
Holstein to determine whether those
provinces shall continue allegiance to
German' or return to Denmark. A pop
ular vote on this question is provided
for in the treaty of 1874, the note said,
but the Germans have never carried it
out. .
planned the war and had carried it on
with ruthless fury.
It had become increasingly clear. Mr.
Henderson said, that unconditional sur
render on the part of the rulers of Ger
many was necessary in order that the
vital interests of the German people
..umselves could be safeguarded.
i-L.RMANS HAD COMPLETED
PLANS FOR EVACUATION
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct. 21.
(By tile Associated Press.) —When the
German government on (October 12 toi'l
President Wilson that it was ready t>
comply viih the proposition of the
president concerning evacuation, the
German army had completed arrange
ments for a withdrawal from France.
This assertion is made by German pris-
I oners captured by the Americans Sun
day in the region of Grand-Pre.
| The prisoners agreed that the German
I command had started making estimates
i of th? transportation facilities required
1 in the evacuation of French territory.
