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SCHOOL OPEN "FOR BLINDED FIGHTERS VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION AT HOSPITAL IN BALTIMORE. MEN TAUGHT USEFUL TRADES Soldiers in Field and Camp Get Many Books-Secretary Wilson Explaeins General Mobilization of '_ehor" for War Industries. (F t o r l teH'' ," l I t tIt' t'S! l2 i'e' h''llint reced .lt :'t " rt l el' f 'it 1i I t'v I-l ' M ors the' le"it' been1 iee tI t.'li art bI ' i rlsea (uti i. fir ' I e ii cc :1 %iI. 'lr ' tIo t: 1.r1,1 ct hnlit' Ii toi 'II ll ll tltt 2eTrnl~i chu 1,. ci';1 Ii., i'' t i No. fife''' .1r t~ : I'e t 11;111 t''1re'ii M i. 1'11 t i lt l ' I t iti li '11 n, l ie I' I '' I i tl2'ee' e i 1. :11 cn' ;c r ie i ta ! t' :; t lie :. !' 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'I'e't !tI.t ' i '.1m' !1e '11 1t thekir 1 e +e !lii ilI it ,'' r1 Cer eiceiitll'' "eil 1 " i'tt r'.1 -ii t.ri the ~ i et'it W 1i 1 they;It " ille' !"', tl i't it re. ! l i lI'tee, work-ltl ee l tt'i if"~t~, t r 1" 11:1 ViI' welfae. taeueelhet tin rgm Wst ii ti'rl n ti g Inel rnti'e' l Iiie 'it' I etin w lei ste t li to POlaed~t' i t 1t' n 1'" eueel ee lllee' thtteye tav et!eet'il \ri~'itl . ict' i 'ttteu s orkc. proh feIl e e'e'e'e l eif.t i 'ie' tttei "elil su ell lrt ieft till. eeitiel'el t iel tit ti' fo ilt' ilier eeies e nu ' ticti;a ilt of ii Jul31,"' 1. l11ix leci"' .\l'ti i t1 etilli e11rn i'"itct ri iin'ele et1.e' Madei toJir \"i111 Ithy lirPt" u ti''hese i Intta'i 'i ii I'' ':i . ' te ullet ee fer voc it)i' t':l rifee : tiie n i arle'leein ae pt t, fege' 1'et tit ' 4- ie e.1'e Sit ' i lta [t i. j le tl i ' I r 'eef i littleli 1.~e nil' lt ale ce' pie !ire'cu'c he 1 I.'itt}' C iihe':ti'ni's 11f"!'1 (ta V N' Iit "l.brer. -ii l t. A nr:iiii lectie' ii r ee l''t'el elit ie Jlylec ee1 . 'l." 1~1; t . e "' L 'lt1 ati ti ll' lit lt 1 .fle'cii (1 e dt1' S>hnl tel tie 'I tilt ~ leleltr et Uc' Il 1' e .r1 I I ll I vt ?~e i et'es'ls fit 1 111 t :1 el i'cc' 11 t ci ' el't .1 t1 e le et ii n t l'1" ii ''t' ie~lee. te edt f tie t e i' e 'iiet,"t'~ . l ct et" . t l. e.. r Secretary of Labor Wilson maker this explanation of the general miobiltl atton of labor for war industries, recruiting for whith is to begin Aug ust 1 under direction of the United States enployment servlet: "Ilegiining with commton labor, this service will gradually take charge of the inobillaing and plineing of all in hor for war industries emtsploying 100 or more workers. 'This Will profound ly all'ect all other industries and altl other workers. It will correct the ibuses and troubles growitig out of the inri:' lnhor turnover with the conse ,uu.-o disruption of regular work. "l:sry stfeguard must lie taken to pr.: the standard of liviig nud the mthi-; of 1the tl' wage t'enr'ners. -slpe tin!ly must great cnre he Inklen to ;%''.I 1 age liimit of those who enter iutsitry at n high level. lest we rob our future citizenship of its right to a;ro'th and time for edutntioii. We must alIso take knowledge of lie dain ger attendant tpon the igo enttrane of women into hea)vy t1d hazairdtous indtust ries. "'The exigenees of wnrl ites slt 'ild not he tnade the oetnsiot (or the break lng down of those staidaris oft hours. wrnges, and conlditionsS of w\ork;\ whteh are designed to pro tet the chilihood, the wonanhoodl. and the mtotherhood00 of thet presetit :ltad the fatture. "lxperts tell us it takes frotu six to ten workes at hote to keep one tllier il the lring line In 1-:iro'pe. Whaliteve\ r. Iterefore, h'lps Ito nit'hil., distribote nd tl ee'rgi 'e Ith'"' w0ho ie lilt' w'rk ' o our \\tIr indusftiles hay Itees is I mmmj'rtailit a f(neti'r 1 wi i'.t th,' nur :it till n' po''t's'i of our av'tub in t ' l or our navy on l'he" wart tihva'ruuttvc h~as. etablshe it fivei ntr(1111: I ottli '' tirainiinmz C:ns'. nt \ 14uhtlh tlV anty anil enit stt'd itn wt'.: 1' ir iiet fot' mtn'iiifissitis in tlhe1 t' oti s' r est'erve t'or'ps. 'nf:tutry t rait. ing enmips are eunt eid at ('am;\ 1.t' I'et'ershurg. 'n. : ('antp trd .. A:'. . Stn, Gn1.. aind Catup P'ike. 1.ittle R~. Ark.: tiel arttiller~y :It ('am1p Tl :t7 jLouisville. lKy.. and mnhtlitn' gun a: Catiip llanutoc k. Augusta. (in. 'These training schools will be run 'ontinutusly, a new class being admit teit monthly. The course of training will he four months at the inft.ntry and nichline-gun schools and three mi nth at the tield arttIllery school. The ' chools a re ('pen to qualitied en i tied nen lit all lrainthes tf the serv iee ttt'tt coast artillery. signal corps anad ith'r units. 'lie number of civil ianas nl tn itte'd will be Iinbted. To lie eligiile for :udtnission enndi dhat es tust he biet ween twenty years, etght tionths and forty yenr: citizrens of tht l' nit,"1 States., aid not horn in ay of tl ioua!ntries with whiih ti' l'ited States I- at wtr or nllies of such countie". EnlIsted tl tmen tatst ha\' the ii.mIrl, tueun-attional and phy . 'eal (iunlifi'entiotns retquirel of an (If tiler. (ivllmiats nuist lei grIadluntos o1 a hi teh school or have pursued nr i-uitvt-ale'nt cu.rse' of inti ru-tioan. lie ol r 9""I int'" l hnrn t utr,:ntl have the re rtutu J'i ll '"i' tI l (h iltl ittats. In :i'hith i n to hii h' ie qiualtif n flins. c udibitei's for i tie lii artille'ry and wi-onrkin; ktunowledge of a ntlitneti-. * ndt himiluc' gitrntti rV. ' i' r wdnlt i ,-iv-il. mie lhanti-e l. l-'etrIenli, rtining ndu arc'hi tetu racl !i ineers are dlesiretI. ('lviiin appri~ltemnis willibe aertifledl by the arrny (iflfinr un duty ti profi'ssr (if military '-itli'ni'e an r t ietf i'- at the e'dt il tinal intiftufiit itiemiaet the residentce of the flittllinti i. A4 chiiren t's' ''''~ roret drive Is on to can tinueii duin jg July3 and i A ugust, underdt' the nusicicts of the children's bu ta . lepaiirtruien t' If ihor, aundl thiet woinntif's ((tnutitt e of ' ntIhe co' nell a ofi c fiiatinn diefe-n'i. It ill entllinte in '"iimtriottli jinyi week,"' Si'pte'itb r 1-7. It wihijih t' wuor'k o'' f 1, (.,000 itomeni~ iifn rgnt iz-in roeell i nchmc m 1 .-mitt. iu ite il etn o n ctfonifuit i eti hiir i'hildrien liny. !~ -unid Is'ha le ' iftai reder i e' W litr f sslt. t etar y*''*i o flih f l ' i:irou l and Atih-i-. rnii ,n t~I A It' l a t ii li f Ai tt n -it -a flt'i lo r-ul'inei t t hils. btIh w n I'it'i. Srtu i-nl pliw r li hont t I fillc sut ie udin'i Iany na 'tgti ntiithutenh tinotl li hlft u e-ti l irtei frhe h re chi. le is i'nt ie l toa iehurtn boys-btl girls finnieii en ials wub dethl--- lr "Engel yuiil and ofi rne eana h T'hed iotats haifsoibeen hoartd pt ofb giatoby itt pini athe hibireni pyi t bevw for thel wr lin hoi'd cie r, 'iii.t weanedliI bccdiael. tutl qtremature deahf buietelt nlatn an od roctrnd toi lfttwar betonts' f the childrn byti gvithmcnce to ply.'Teretts"uti yo urgfentI Inot iglive ourioys'a and fluis Ieatent annoouncesfi thllat to inr of l iesi are',I i in d eun iiat Now Yioh. laid lotheriorte citea. Theoe Poatern ahrenipin to woemen war enn Mtter senle binermtkinchrg 1 IIri ISh it ti moiIlig to the: the ir nuinhber having lIwo llo tt. t'ruit In l'tion aquat re. New% Yo'rkI1. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Fifth German Offensive. on the Marne, Quickly Checked b\ French and Yankees. START DRIVE OF THEIR OWN L in e N e -t.' ; C N.a te .. ! ".,,ee,"tt Eastw. a% - -- .. --s :,se - e.a t T Fre-,e F ;"t -; Eas- a Wesat c' l e ~-.. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Up t' c.-lur f wr.ra. G4rir ny's 'supremrn.e ivrt" to .x in T.:u'onlc victory by stmishing thro'eih the al lies' lines has been n <istmiatl andic l fiilure. The flun< ha'il gin ed noth in g worth menti *ning, and lid list p erha ps 100.000t men. More than that, It ap peared they had lost their last chance to dnri mlish the defenses of the nilles, :1id had -ustnined a dlefett that would ilay havii'* with the mornle if their troops and wit I the support of the el viliIti li hitothin (if 1 e;rrrinumy. As 50,ion as the ;erinan offensivt setemd safely l checked, General Foci tonk the Inititive nnd put 'in a driv (if his owtrn that sent i thrill throng) ill the allied comlit ries. :'renrch atuf Amerienn troop. .secretly aind eireful ly enne)ntrt(dit' . were Iatinchel in t grent itinek on a twenty-five mile front 1bmetw een Hellenu would and the Aisne river. Tihe enery wats taken comll 4Iett ely by 5urpris e. ani thte ftllies, following it trerin"ndous rolling bar rage, ridvanced swiftly t-- k-ing n the first day miore thasn twenty towns and vIllages, munny ennrnron and large num. hers of prisoners. TIhey thlen were close to Soissons. commaindlng It with their guns, and were In the outskirts of Neully St. F-ront. ('tleby, the key to the (lhateaui Thlsrry sector, was threa tened: many of thue rfailwny and ronds of supply for the Germnn armIes In thre south were cut or undrir shell fire, andi It asppen red thint ~Luindorff would Ihave to nct (gutlekly anil power fully or he div en enrti1rely out of thre lihateau hi '~erry srilIlen t i nout hnsek to the AIine. As Is Is wrltten thre battle In that, riiglii 'I Il 'iny on, wIthI the. (:ir lii ' li iif firh Ii roops5. Tlh Franco- i ( Amirienn iiv e ni leaist servedl tos l Io ihe I iin pii~r wrie un Iihm tiufiensl ve Iiniiis abliiut IielmS Ihugh It wa s pre diril ity woubrll noti hiave to bem evnenr nited. (ir that ti. h'rirrmans In theii \Iiiirrne'I lsti-Slihd bemi hruntei to ii inlatill1. Sietirei ic- was theIr ucheemk, they 5till had ;pient fiirues In re*serve. byv L~uudendohirff l.ripned iirly AlondaIiy w-Ith a triiemeInois i Sk it inor y ill Iiolint4ialong in (If-rmlie fronit firm ('ht en TPh1ierry to MoIn dei AlssiIges, ansIt I f hims. Th~e Iimmed(~l istei dlefriese of [telms were noit onuarntited, bui t f eemieid to Ire thre intentiIon of Sho IIuns to s(queez*/e the allies (out of t hot ci ty and to el Iminot th le sali ent there, andl then to force theIr wny on to L10pernnay anid Chaolons. The onrush of thle first (diy henst back the alli lIne In plnees, but nowhere was It broken ; much of the lost ground waus speedily regnIned, and when the Recond day camne to a close It was conaldered that the offensIve had been definitely stopped. None of Its ob joctives had( been atttainedl, though the Ge'rman eommnders emplloyed1 about 750,000 men In their fierce attacks. Von Blornhardl, the famouis PrussIan strateglat, once said an offensIve which Is brought to a standstill is a con (lueredl offensive, and( the allies took that vIew of the sItuatIon. WIth pride aind gratIficatIon Amer. Iea learned of the splendid part played by Its stoldlers In thIs third hattle of the Mine. Some 250,000 of them were Involved, holdIng especIally the Rectors just wvest and1( east of Chateau TPhlerry, and they acqiultted themi selves In a manner that won the uin lualfined praIse of the F'rench comn mal nae.. In the fi..t pae they s... .. t t nel 1 br4t11t n shell swept vla ig i. 2 Atmoilers tof the Women's ('unmeitager t- 1114,1 It :uett nl', ' ntzt' t tim \'r tus.\ west4 of ''t ' 4t'tht'y. Hutt ,tsugt ft'c~'dl tit tif Hut:t \ 4ll4tH ti1teinit'11tilt', 1th4 y regth tl'd l'tone-ssionl of it by t irtiliant t unltr- atta ck. Tn . f r., 11her1 t0 thet eas. t t Ilt .1: fu l t bondlt1 of ,lte Alrn . they w \ \eret entledt mi t. .'he1'' a Irtr ment~,h-u 1-u1s ti of ihm :t ' t f ! h1:e.'he. ' ; .. .d:I nged f f 1111 ? f t. ; .'i ::: 1 1 .1. . W L'.' .. ( Fr cr.ht. (iunched ..avy t- f k b' . .weer. . . Agnan and L.a ('hnpel--.ornthodo n . suftheatt of . aulg'nne. wher.. the G;ertattns had succeeded in getting oide~(Jiirale( forces across th.. river. The etnemy -..ns driven back steadily and bath these villiag'"s, au well as others, were rett pturd. F'ro I 'oran as, north ward toward Ri'tms, in a secto r held by F'anii4co-ItahIitn forces, the IIuns at first tidvanced two or three rniles, but occupIed no positions of Itm por tince and were unable to disorganize In the least the ildefensive line of the allies. By Wednesdny the Germ nns were making their greatest efTfMtL In this sector, trylin' to fore their way toward Elttrny. But by this tlr' the F'rench were manifestly holding the tipper hand. and they utittnter-attneked eagerly and spiritedly, retaking every piece of ground which the (ertnans occuipied by their desperate efforts. Nearly ev ery attemapt of the e-nemyl to advance was repulsed almost before it started. Tihe swift est and most complete check suminitned hy thie Germanis was east (f It ris, het ween l',mp~elle fort and ai ie Mansaiges. IExpectting an en s:* v'i'tor th Iler(., they nit? wilth n crushing dh-feat at the handis oif the F Jrench troopt~s under Gheneratl Gotrnud. This galniiant comnader. who lost an arm at thle lanridanelb-ts. hail disposedl hIs men wIth thie utmost ceeverness. Whiin the Gernna hoimblardsanent be gana, one of the moet t err!ifie ever kniowin, t ho F"rench. ixieptI for mntehineli gun crews In bliiikbIott ee, reti red to ('4r4 tht thle adtvuane was1 stiir'ting, andtt instiintly thi. ieny wals i4w<-pl by3 it I aruledth ,lionlils, large. tuonboitrs o whomiar were killed, uind the chnrgintg ItOops niever enltrd thei Fren-icht line" thei wvirt- t-ntatigle-tiiats, i wllhl we'rE Thei liiiis engi;aged' in this attnek wertei tlflu-en eite ditvislions. with Itni 'itliins Stnlaiorting. l.ieat thtan otnt Shird! as nutany Frenehmenti-i iefentetd the F'rench' stal in t-ir poillonsi, dent than ever. lTe imornalt of all the allied tr'oops, indeedt, was of the htghest, In strong contrast to thait of thlie entemy as re vented by the words ntd aetions of prisonier'!. The spirit of the Atmerleans engnged was shown vividily by t wo tn eldents worth re'cordlng. (On the first diay, when nt certain force of Yankees had been compelled to givei ground, their commander was ntdvlsedl by a lrrench genern! to let his meni rest, as the retirement 'could have no serious consequences. The American respond otd that he coituld not accept the cottn set andI was going to couinter-attacki at once. Thi~s he did(, sregiing the lost terrnIn andji half a mile more to boiott. Another commnnder, In report ing the r'cature of a number of towns, wired to9 hiendqutarters: "Met Hochte on his line of dlefense. Sharp fighting. Roche turned ttall anfd ran like h-i, putruted by outr troops. Hope to have more prisoners." There were numerous tnstatnces of valor an'd nerve in the desperate fighting in which the Ameriena took part. These are the troops whieh the Glerman papers as sent are flnhby, wvithiout enthulsiasmt and1 unfit for serious operattonso. The French soldiers displayed their .9v - e) WCU rn NewatSper Union "t'4enich imtrol lighting the IHuns, one of 'orps painting the latnd hattleship Re t't imlinl ry ga111nntry 111141 determi na thm1. nndl the llalinns( on that front Were not behindl then it fhis. if more Mtless Is lil 411 the blra livery of the Aerk' t ansrt II. I Is only betuse the oth ea hai e proved themseves 1 timties withitt tiuhe' in the last t'our years. All the latest reports ol' the allies stat that the situtitton is entirely sIt Id ortw ait1 IniprovIig hourly. At tirst it was thoiuglit by tany that l iene1rN's egt'oensive in the Marne filen w:1s tiest intended to be his main ,'rt lut masked a plan to attack ;'.-where'. perhaps in Flanders. At he -nd of the week there vere still orn brvers who believed this, but a seme very doubtful. At the sane ::t s hard to figure out how he rd pect to derive any great bene ai from success where he attacked. Evt-n if he had attained his supposed objectives and captured Epernay, Chalons. the Mountain of Reims and Mont-Mirail, he would he no nearer a decisive victory than before, and was certain to lose an enormous number of men. Instead of turning westward to ward Paris, he was attempting to move to the east and south and the road to thei capital would still, be closed to hdn. If Ludendorff really plans an offen sive in Flanders, the British there are getting renly to meet it. Several times hlst week they ndvanced their lines, tiaking iosession of positions that ma teriailly strengthened their defenses. The ititish airimen were espeelally ac tive and there were numerous boib Ing raids over territory held by the Gherma ns and on (erman towns. The Franco-Italin troops in Albania continued their victorious progress last week and made their way well to the north and (east, threatening the flank of the enemv in Macedonia. The political effect of this offensive already is becoming apparent in Austria-Hn gary. The CThiniese gove'rinmenit has dleeld ed to sendi a force to Vladivostok to co-operie withi liIi( th ies. hut it Ia prohlmao nothing mtore will lbe done now Eept to protect the frontiers of Cinuai. .!aJmn was much excited last wekoveir the proposition to send a great Qxpedition) luto SiberIa. The press insisted the United States had submittedl to Japan a proposal for such action, .i hough t his was not ofilcially 'onif'irmed. Theio pro4vislinalI government of si. bein , loonatedl at liinrin , is growing in strengthi, but may lbe reorganized soon Owling to diss11~ati ctiIon withi Genieral I lorvag h. who put himnsolf at its head. It is saidl the C'zechto-Slovaks have atgr'eed to co~-ope4rnte14 withI Ilorvathl. These'44 1rop4 ~ls have d riveni thle hmolshe iki i ni rely out oif Irkut sk and a inarge f'ore or the wa'n ~us reported to be appr'aomcin g Krnn usntoyarskc. It was reveailed'i tt ai co)nsidern'ble niiuiber of Amaereans hav'e been sent to the4 Muirmansk cnist to help guard I the slulies there. Ientinte is enraged been'ause those forces are in Itussia and hasi o1rde4red thiemt remiov'ed. rTere is a chance t hat he i'll Ideclaro iwar on the allies, a course which, naturally enuittgh, is strongly urged by the Ger uman press. In this 'onniec't in it is to be0 noted that Prof. Paul Milukoff, leader of the constituitional denmocrats, bhts gonie over to the G.ermnans, saying lhe wouldc prefer a united Ittussia uin der German pirotectioJn to a country biroken upi into manny governments. In Ukraine new revolts of the peas ants are reported every few (lays. The people are well armed and have aban dlored their farms to fight the Germans and the radia which is controihed by them. Food Administrator Hoover made public his plan for wheat and flour control through the purchase of wheat by the government grain corporation. The corporation will buy at stated prices wheat graded according to the department of agriculture- grade revi sion, which has just gone inito effect, Trhe farmer can protect himsett, says Mr. Hoover, by the study of the pri mary prices, deducting intermediate charges. oir lie (can ship to the grain corporation, or he may ship to a com mission mer-chant at a terminal mar ket and through him secure the bene fit of competitive buying. Hayti has declared war on Germany being the twenty-second RmJioa to tak this action. ALLIES AREST AT DEADLY GRIPS ALONG MARNE AND SEVERAL OTHER SECTORS, STRUGGLE CONTINUES UNABATED. IMPORTANT POINTS ARE TAKENI Considerable Fighting in Macedonia and Albania with Allies Hold. ing the Upper Hand. The ninth day of the allied offensive on the Soissons- Rheims salient saw a. lessening in the intensity of the battle along the western side of the salient, where only mutual bombardments were in progress. Along the Marne, however, and southwest of Rheims, the Franco-Americans, British and Italian' troops were still at deadly grips with the enemy on various sec tors. The Germans strove hard in the forest. region north of the Marne to hold back the French and American troops, debouching from the woods in strong counter attacks. The enemy, however, everywhere was forced slightly further back to the north and the forests now have been almost en tirely cleared of Germans. Southwest of Rheims heavy rein forcemenos evidently have been thrown along the front, where thq British. French and Italians are fight, ing. In the immediate region of Reuil, where the battle line turns sharply towards Rheims, the French have cap tured several important points of vantage, including the village of Reuil and also advanced their line north ward, notwithstanding the violence of the German counter move. Before the fighting died down along the western side of the Rheims-Sots sons salient the villages of Outchy le Chateau-and Ville Monoire were cap tured by French and American troops. Big allied guns have been pulled up in this region end are heavily shelling the sectors before them over which it is purposed to push forward for the capture of Fere En Tardenois. In France and Flanders the British have been compeled to withstand several violent attacks by the Ger mans, near Hebuterne and in the vi cinity of Meteren. The enemy in both sectors was repulsed with heavy cas ualties. On the other battle fronts the mili tary activity is nominal, although cou siderablo fighting in Macedonia and Alban-a with the allied troops holding the upper hand. MAY BE SETTING STAGE FOR DECISIVE BATTLE Washington.f-1Biehind the apparent lull in the struggle around the Aisne Marne salient the high commandl of the allied and German armies may 1be setting stage for the decisive battle of the wvar. In that event it seems more than likely to observers here that the fourth anniversary of the begin ning of the world conflict wvill see a flame of fighting raging from east of Rheims to the North sea; but with the5 crucial conflict in pyrogress somewhere just north of the historic 'Marne where the Germans have twice tasted the bitterness of defeat. There is nothing as yet in unofficial reports, however, nor in official ad vices so far' as known, to show the plan of General Foch. Flickers of fighting have occurred to the north that may have more than local signifI cance behind them. There is some evidlence of a feelin-g here that the time has not yet come when a suffi cient American army has been assem bled in France to warrant passing def initely to offensive tactics. It was ree'nlld that General March recently indicated to members of Congress that 5 _ this was not to be exp~ectedl until later in the year. The situation has chang ed greatly at the front since then. however-, and only dlevelopments there will show what dlecision has been made. BRITISH CRUISER AND DESTROYER TORPEDOED London.-The British armed cruiser Marmora wvas torpodoed and suink b~y a German submarine, accordling to an announcement made by the British admiralty. Ton members of the crew of the vessel are missing and it is pre sumed they were killed. The admi-/ ralty also announces that a British torpedoboat destroyer ran ashore andW later sank. Thirteen of her crew are missing and it is presumed they were drowned. GERMAN EMPEROR THINKS FINAL DECISION IS NEAR) The Hlague.-"The1 hardest part Ij af the job is still before us.W The enemy knows the war is about to reach the point of de aision and is summoning all his strengh for a final deofense and YOunter offensive." This was the >bsedrvot ion of the German em )eror' recorded by Karl Rosner, in he Bemin Lokal Anzoigor and ap >arently >hiade on the eve of General ROch's cftensive.