EYBNIKG LEB0BB-tHIIADBLPHlA, WEDNESDAY MAY 3, 1018.
"" i i"""M 'if iii i in i . . . .- i r in '"'..,- i i
INFANW LULL
MARKS VERDUN
BATTLE FRONT
Crown Prince Shifts At
tacks Westward to
the Argonne
FIRST PICTURE OF RUSSIAN DROOPS ARRIVING 2N FRANGE
Newtofl-
Do Baker,
i
GUNS. ROAR ON MEUSJ3
4
i
it -Jr " " " . .' "
y PW -II ! - ! IF II It I i F 'fR;lfiWfilB9 wH 0Fi H
bmn&titjx- iamF zl k2hML iL miwUmm FT "I
.
kuwot
wv i
Pi
m'
t
!st
mc
IK1
Mm
ijfc'
I-'tt,i...i
ill
&
b w-1
p-tj
'
fft-
German Assault at La Hazaree
Beaten Back by
French
paius, May 3.
The War Oftlce todny reported a lull
In Infantry operations at Verdun, while
tho German Crown Prince shifted hi at
tack farther westward to tho Areonnc
At La Hazaree, where the French on
Monday dispersed n Teuton roconnolterlnB
party, the Germans launched an nssault
on tho French position
In this assault tho Crown Prince's sol
diers used poisonous gns In their effort
to oerwholm tho French. The official
communique Issued this afternoon states,
however, that this assault was repulsed
and that the Germans suffered heavy
losses. Though Infantry action nt Ver
dun has been lacking during tho recent
hours, loIent artillery combats hmo con
tinued about tho positions on tho Mouse
Itlvcr.
The text of tho official communique fol
lows: In tho Argonno after a sharp
bombardment with caseous shells, tho
enemy attempted yesterday evening a
feeble attack with three companies
against our trenches between Lo
Hazareo and FoV(r Do Paris. Tho
Germans momentarily gained n foot-
hold In our nllvance'd trench clement,
but were urtnble to maintain them
selves tlidfo and retired, suffering
severe losterv f rom pur fire
In tho region"! abqut Verdun thcro
wns great activity by tho artillery on
both side1) In tjiosejtors of Lo Mort
Hommo and Oouaumont.
Ono of. 0j5r long rango pieces
bombarded tho railway station at
Sebastopl? .Flre-brpko out In tho sta
tion buildings., , .
In Lorraine patrol forces were In
contact In the region of Moncel
The night was quiet on the rest of
tho front.
BERLIN, liny 3.
Local successes against the Belgians and
the French In tho Argonno aro reported
In today's official announcement by tho
German War Office.
Tho text of tho official statement fol
lows; North of DIxmude German detach
ments mado a surprise nttnek and fol
lowing a cannonade entered tho Bel
gian line and captured several dozen
soldiers.
In the Argonne, In tho sector of
Four Do Paris, our patrols advanced
as far as the second French lino and
returned with several prisoners.
On both sides of the Meuso River
tho situation Is unchanged
First Lieutenant ion Althaus, while
flying above Calllctte' forest, shot
down an enemy aeroplane, tho sixth
which ho has destroyed Vnother
French aeroplane was brought down
in an aerial combat south of Thlau
mont. Two more aeroplanes were shot
down by anti-aircraft guns south of
Talou ridge, and a fifth by machine
gun flro near Hardaumont. The pilot
of tho fifth aeroplane was killed and
the obserer severely wounded
ITALIANS WIN TWO DAYS'
BATTLE AJIONtt GLACIERS
Tnko Passes and Mountain Positions
in Adamcllo Zone
HOME. May 3. The official statement.
Issued from tho General Headquarters last
night, reads:
In tho Adamellor zone on Saturday
our Alpine troops crossed Lobbla
Fumo ridges and a deep ravines In the
upper Chtese and attacked the enemy
on the rocky crags of Crozzon Pargo
rlda and the Convento Pass After
two days of fierce fighting on tho
glaciers we took Crozzon at an alti
tude of 3082 meters, Crozzon dl Sares,
3354 meters; Lares Pass, 3255 meters,
and Covento Pass, 3195 meters, cap.
turlng 103 prisoners. Including officers,
and taking In addition two machine
guns, rifles and ammunition.
Yesterday the artillery was active
along the whole front, especially In
the upper Cordeole and against the
Vabraocolcma bridgehead We re
pulsed small enemy attacks against
Marmolada, In the Plezzo Basin, Pod
gora, and east of Selz.
Yesterday the Vienna "War Office an
nounced that the Austrlans had repulsed
Italian attacks In the Adnmello Mountains
zone and had captured 87 Italian Alpines.
CLERK HELD FOR $3000THEFT
Nathan Uhr Accused of Stealing
Goods and Robbing Em
ployer's Till
Nathan Uhr, 33 years old, 2428 South
3d street, was arrested today charged
with hayiffe. looted the store of Frank
Price, 25? Market street, of more than
J3000 worrtfpf merchandise.
According to' the police, two suitcases
filled with goojjs valued at J200 were
recovered at Uhr's home, Uhr was held
In J1600 ball by Magistrate Harris for
a further hearing May 10, '
Uhr -was a clerk In the Price store, and
several weeks ago Mr. Price noticed that
large quantities, pf goods were missing. He
also observed that his receipts were falling
off to a large extent. Suspecting Uhr,
he employed the Bryant Detective Agency
to watch the clerk. Toddy five operatives
from the agency entered the store at dlf.
ferent times and purchased goods valued
at J2.60, Of this amount the operatives
testified that Uhr "rang up" only 90 cents
In the cash register. The goods recovered
at Uhr's home Included safety razors,
talcum powder, lamp Bhades-and electrical
Appliances.
GRAIN MEN LOSE RATE PLEA
Philadelphfans Objection to Export
Loading Charge Not Upheld by
Commerce Board
WASHTNQTOX. May 3 Philadelphia
grain men today lost In. their attempt to
hate declared unreasonable a rate of
three-fourths of one cent a bushel for
loading export grain from elevators Into
ocean-golpg vessels. The rate at New
York for this service are one-halt pf one
cent, The Philadelphia Commercial Ex
change told, the Interstate Commerce
Commission tola rate was discriminatory
as compared with the Philadelphia rats.
A, Tl. Cleemer. secretary of the Com.
mercial Exchange, said today that no
comment on the commission's decision
would bo given until the decision could be
imi In full, except that he would say It
was toa pad " The case had been before
the Interstate Commerce Commission for
more than a year be said, The difference
ja the rates, be ald, kept the expert busi
ness of this port down.
Vincent Astor Dputy Sherjff
TOiJAHKKEKmi N. Y, May J
"Wnynt Ar Jaa appoint a
W" T ! Caaktiij, of Butefcaw
IrSis . , ' If W u&l Iwv&fl WW mm 1MWJW wi iirw - I &Tf i
ba v t , j AMi tw i IP mm H t 1 I w t
a : :
(.'opj right by Medcm.
This exclusive picture was taken early in April, when the first contingent of Russians wero landed secretly at Toulon unJer tho name of "Serbian refugees." Since then four more
' detachments havo been landed at Marseilles.
NEW DRAFT BELL TESTS
STRENGTH OF ASQUITH;
LABOR TO FIGHT HARD
Great Crowds Throng Parlia
ment Galleries in Expecta
tion of Stormy Session
Over Conscription
CABINET IS CRITICISED
I.ONDO.V May 3.
Despite lolent opposition on tho part of
labor leaders In Parliament, tho Govern
ment will push Its efforts to extend con
scription to all men of military ago forth
with The announcement by Premier Asqulth
that a now military scivlco bill extending
conscription would bo Introduced In the
House of Commons this afternoon con
tained tho promlso of stormy scenes, and
great crowds flocked Into the spectators'
galleries, filling them to overflowing There
Is no doubt of tho fact that the Asqulth
Government, against which scero attacks
hao been leveled since tho early days of
tho war, Is now getting Its supremo test
of strength
It was necessary to introduce the bill
under adverse circumstances, for the Gov
ernment Is being criticised for Its leniency
In Ireland and for tho roverscs suffered by
the English forces In Mesopotamia
Tho Introduction of legislation as un
popular as the conscrlptlon.btll is in many
quartors, does not tend to strengthen tho
position of the Government In the eyes of
Its critics.
Although the country has 6,000,000 men
under arms, tho War Office Insists that
this is not enough Every available fight
ing man must be recruited before Lord
Kitchener, the Secretary of Stato for War,
will bo satisfied
It Is estimated that ho new conscription
bill, If enacted Into law, would Increase
tho British army by about a quarter of a.
million men.
BRITISH HOLDING UP REPLY
ON SEIZURE FROM CHINA
American Memorandum Receiving
"Sympathetic Consideration"
LONDON, May 3. No definite date can
be set for tho reply of the British Gov
ernment to the third demand which Wash
ington has mado for the release of the 38
Austrlans, Germans and Turks seized ot
tho American atcamghlu China near
Shanghai, as the note must be submitted1
to tho Admiralty and War Office before
a final decision Is reachod
Tho latest American memorandum on
tho subject, according to tho Foreign Of
fice, "is receiving sympathetic considera
tion "
Lord Robert Cecil, Parliamentary I'n
der Secretary for Foreign Affairs, dls
cussing the memorandutn recently, de
clared "If Great Britain is wrong In the
China affair wo aro ready to make tho
necessary nmends "
These expressions are considered sig
nificant by those familiar with tho con
tents of the note, which reiterates tho
demand for tho unconditional release of
the men seized on the ground that none
of the British arguments In favor of their
detention has any validly. The State
Department declines to cjnslder any ar
gument respecting their detention which
does not seek to prove that these persons
were combatants, actually on tho way
to tho scene of fighting, and has therefore
refused to discuss the charge that thev
were engaged in plots designed to harm
tho British Empire.
Tho Am"-Ican Ambassador, Walter H.
Page, ho had several long conferences
during tho past week with tho Marquis
of Crewe, Lord President of tho Coun
cil, with reference to this subject. ,
FIVE ZEPPELINS RAID
BRITISH EAST COAST;
ONE MAY BE DAMAGED
High-Angle Guns and Aero
planes Fire on Air Invaders
of North England and
Southern Scotland
IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES
man positions at Wlndau, Courland. Tho
statement says!
On Monday naval airships attacked
successfully Itueslan military Instal
lations In Moon Sound (north of Oesel
Island) and at Pernau (on the eastern
const of tho Gulf of Itlga). Tho airships
returned uninjured, ""
Simultaneously a squadron of our sea
planes dropped bombs oh military Instal
lations and the Papcnholm norodrome on
Oesel Island The seaplanes returned un
dnmnged Good effects of their raid were
observed
A hostile nlr squadron tho same day at
tacked our naval Installations at Wlndau,
r'uiirinml. hut wns eonuiolled by our antl-
nlrcrnft guns to icturn without having
met with success.
Bushlre on April 29 and attacked a hos
tile force which was strongly Intrenched
In tho vicinity. Tho onorfiy wan quickly
driven off. Wo returned to Bushlro un
molested Our casualties were ono Brit
ish officer killed and ono natlvo Indian
trooper wounded
"A letter, dated May 1, has been re
ceived from the Turkish commander-ln-chief,
Khalll Pacha, In which ho ngrecs
to exchange General Townshend's sick
and wounded for nn equivalent number
of Mahometan and Turkish prisoner? A
hospital nnd other ships have been sent
up to begin the evacuation"
a practical
scholar who
served his
tity well and m
aow the most
boyish-looking Sec
retary of War re
ever had, is sketched
by Fred C. Kelly
in this week's
others
THR NATIONAL WISELY
Riders in Stolen Car Como to Grief
1'iitcen minutes- joy-riding In a stolsn!
automobile worn out the control of thi'l
mnn at the wheel nnd tho car, owned b M
Charles Dickinson, of Llanerch. plunnd m
Into a. ditch on Powell avenue near Weat'S
Chester pike, nt Fernwood, Pa, fwa'a
Hlllhn tltHAl Hill Mu.1 .. 9
,vuut.im jumpw jul mm run across neldi
Imt n. third, whn nnnAiirnrl nnne i . ,. '
ngo, wan arrested and taken to the Pm
wood police headquarters. The prisoner a
who said ho was Leo Erngay, of North Ml
uom owvt:i, x-uimut;iimu, ucmen ne was
In tho car. nicklnson, who claimed hli
enr today, said It had been taken from
GOth nhd Spruce streets about mldnleht.
New Owner Takes Petty's Island
Itecord was made yesterday In Camden
of the convejancc of Petty's Island, In tho
Delaware River, comprising 350 acres, by
David U Dallam to Martin J Nestal for
$55,000 The latter will convey It to
George C. Priestly. The Island was pur
chased by Anthony C. Zano for George C.
Priestly.
teeD- rem w.i-z! ie
' 2033
'5fii
LONDON', May 3
Fire from hlgh-anglo guns nnd British
aeroplanes Is believed to havo damaged
badly ono of tho German Zeppelins that
took part in the raid over the northeast
coast of Kngland and the southeast coast
of Scothnd late last night
Tho objective of the German raiders was
evidently Hull, Grimsby, llnrtlcpool and
Newcastle, nil of which nro Important
points for maritime shipping.
A number of bombs wero dropped In
Yorkshire nnd Northumbetlnndshlre
A detailed statement from tho War Of
flco on the raid Is anxiously awaited
ni'ULlV Slav 1 An official com
munication Issued last night tells of tho
bombing of sevcr.il Itusslan positions In
tho Gulf of Illga nnd on tho Itusslnn
coast by German n'..Ehlps nnd aeroplanes
nnd of a Butslan aerial attack on Ger-
BRITISH DEFEAT TURKISH
FORCE ON RIVER TIGRIS
Attack Enemy Strongly Intrerichcd
and Drive Them Off
LONDON", Slay 3. Tho British Official
Bureau announces that Lieutenant Gen
eral Lake, commander of tho British
forces in Slesopotamla, has reported as
follows:
"A small British force moved out of
PANAMA HATS
blnchd. blocked nnd trlmmod
In nnr style, wo uso no acid to
Injure your hat.
JEFFERSON HAT CO.
125 S. 10th St.
ifiaL&:
Mornn1
orEJf EVENINGS
GERMAN DYE;
BLUE SERGES'
There are no German Dvcs In this country tn.
day, but because I purchased 8000 yards of Germin '
Djo Bluo Serges In plain nnd fancy weaves m
stripes last August, I have over twenty styles ef
genuine German Dyo Serges In stock 1 A
I am tho only tailor or clothier In Philadelphia ,
who has them, nnd I will glvo you perfect flttlnej
rlothcj In tho Intest Fifth avenue (New York) stlMrf
300 Other Style Suits rt
to Order as low as P JL
BILLY MORAN
THE TAILOR, 1103 ARCH STREET'
9
'i
There Are Very
Good Reasons Why
Every Woman Who
Has a Lester Player
Piano in Her Home Is
in Love With It.
In the first place, It is the easiest player-piano in the
world to pedal, due to its specially designed motor and
vacuum chambers, found in no other player.
For the same reason it Is the easiest player-piano to
accent, having a wider range of individual expression than
any otner.
expression than g!
'ts foundation is the f.amous Lester Piano, praised by
the world's foremost artists for its full, mellow tone.
The piano and player action are all made in the same
factory, each particularly for the other, It is not a
heterogeneous assemblage of parts gathered from a dozen
makers. It is ALL Lester quality and Lester superiority.
Notwithstanding its admitted pre
eminence, it is no harder to own a
Lester than one of the inferior
makes. Being sold direct, all "in
between" profits of jobber and agent
are eliminated. Just send us your
address today on coupon below and
We will show you how easy it is.
F. A. NORTH CO.
1306 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
dentlemen Pleaoe send me booklet and compute da.
scriptlon ot your f u-
Lester Player-Piano
also details of easy-payment plan without Interest or extras.
i
rT"j Name ..-'l......,.,,,......,,,...,,.,,,.(t)t ;
j H Address .........,....,...,.,,,, ..,,. ;m
h". WEST PIILA. CAS1DEN BEADINO 1 3
r jl V Ifciutu 63d Street 8J8 UjuJ&7 IS Until tdt Street t Sr
t? KENSINGTON . TBENTOK llSitl8T0(TN : S
HHrMS U lMlMHM Ai. tm Eat Bui Stfl MS WmI Mala Strt.t S
Ssifi WttKEa-BABBJS, J10 ttouto Mala Stntt ;
-,ll
:i
m
m
f
f,
o
CIiain'Trul
One of the Fivn
Added Mileage in these
Two Rugged Chains
By the time the two rugged anti-skid
chains of rubber running 'round the
tread are finally worn down, you have
had your mileage in full and liberal
measure. Then you have the equivalent of a
good, plain tread tire still to wear out
for your added mileage.
That is why 'Chain' Treads give the
low mileage cost for which they are
famous. N
Besides 'Chain' Treads are the most
efficient, moderate-priced antirskids in
the world.
The 'Chain is ono of the five "Inked States
'Balanced' Tires which meet ew.isry motoring
condition of price and use.
Ask the nearest United States Tire Dealer
for your copy of the booklet, "Judging Tires,"
which tells how to choose the particular tire
to suit your needs.
United! StatesTire Company
'Chain 'Nobby' 'Usco' 'Royal Cord 'Plain
INDIVIDUALIZED TIRES"
si
f