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ftVENItfO XI2DGER PHILADELPfllA, TUESDAY, MAY 1G, 1016.
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ADVANCED POSITIONS
ON R0VERET0 FRONT
"Italians Expected to Begin
Heavy Offensive up AMge
Valley Toward Trent
Stronghold
tyVO MONTHS OF WAR
ROME. May i6,
Austrian troops have abandoned their ad
mitted positions before RoVereto In expec
7. i inn of a heavy Italian offensive In the
I;, direction of -Trent. ,..,
All Villages in HID .rtunsu urnsi ...lit;?, ur
ithleh the Italian nrrnles might be expected
fo move, have been cleared of noncombat
InU The Austrian authorities put the order
if evacuation Into effect Sunday, nccordlng
to several Italian citizens of Trentlno vll
Us who slipped 1y the Austrian lines.
Vrhna hundred thousand Austrian troops
' Ato now concentrated on the Trentlno-Tyrol
: .-J. frh Aiiolrlnnn are drairslnir nuns
in) the mountain side's, constructing rock
barriers' across the narrow mountain paths
nd making every preparation to meet the
wpected attack.
Italian troops, meanwhile, continue jto Im
prove their positions In the region of Ro
Ttretb. while artillery systematically wrecks
Austrian .defenses as rapidly as they are
eaastructed. ,
tortur. Mav IS. The Italian War omce
lias1 adopted a system by vhlc.h It Issjies a
detailed statement of the results of tho
operations on the AUstro-Itallan froht dur-
' Ins a specified period.
The latest statement, covering two
months, reports the capture of 21)0 pris
oners. 2' field guns and 17 machine guns :
the bringing down of 13 hlr machines and
the destruction of 6 hydroplanes In nlr
' raids on Trieste.
The statement Is especially Important In
asmuch as It gives the explanation for tho
Italian offensive, saying, that It wad
'- prompted by tho German attack on Verdun,
lho purpose 'being to. make It Impossible for
tho Austrlans to send' guns and reserves to
v'i'rsncd from tho Italian front.
'" Premier Salandra, the War Minister, and
Baron Sonnlno, Foreign Minister, who wero
JMpectca 10 go 10 ionuon in return ror
'iremier .rtBHUiiii viaii auiiia umo inis
i rrlonth, have postponed their trip until July,
!c(i, Premier Snlandr'a's presence in Romo is
f necessary before tho opening of the Parlla
; .merit' early In June.
t A' crest of the Tyrolean Alps west of
i. YrrlrAttn Vnrcrnrldn. nnrl T.llM9. wjir r.in
H.tured by Italian Alplnl. according to tho
-official statement issued last nlgnt. rue
f Alpine troops also took n position near
l,Cro:zpn del Dlavolo at an altltudo of 9800
jlfeet. In other sectors there wero Intense
R-txtllterr bombardments. a"
The official statement given out last night
recent operations Is as follows:
In tho Adamello zone bur Alpine
froons completed tho ocupdtlon of a
P." ' crest west of Vedrettc, Fargorlda and
Lares, establishing, themselves betweon
Croizon dl Fargorlda and Crozzon dl
Lares. We also carried an outstand
ing position near Crozzon dol Dlavolo,
at an altltudo of 9800 feet, taking 20
prisoners.
In the Lodro Vnlley our advance con
tinues toward Montespcror.e. After In
tense, artillery Are against our positional
north of the valley the enemy attempted
.an attack on Clrff.i and Delia Costa,
north of Lcnzumo, .which was promptly ,
repulsed. Along the Largarlna Valley
bridgehead nnd the Assa Valley the
enemy artillery violently bombarded
cur position's yesterday. They wero
"effectively counter-attacked by 'our bat
teries. Some heavy shells' fell on Asl-
vt W, wounding a few civilians. '
X , An equally Intense bombardment took
If place along the Isonzo front from
Monte Nero to tho sea. Dilring-'tho
night small enemy attacks In the Plava .
zone and San Marttlno, in the Carso,
were promptly repulsed.
VIENNA. May 16. Italian Doaltlonswest
of Saint Martlno and east of Tolmtno have
fK peeii peneiruieu uy me jiusirmns, it waa
V announced by tho 'War Office today, in
the following brief statement as to opera
tions In the southwest:
"Westward from San Martlno we drove
(- the enemy from advanced trenches and re-
pulsed counter-attacks; East of Tolmtno
we repeatedly penetrated Italian trenches."
Move to Beautify Scllersville
SELLERSVILI.E, Pa., May 15. In the
Interest of the town beautlflcatlQn plan
at Sellersvllie, the Board o'f Trade has re
ceived a shipment of 1000 rose bushes,
which .will bo distributed to residents of the
town at cost Already 700 of the shlpmept
haye been ordered by residents. In 'con
nection with the movement, prizes wll. be
awarded for best-kept lawns and flower
fceds. N
Police Court- Chronicles
Love Is not only blind but sometimes-deaf.
There Js, abundant proof of this .In the ex
perience of a devoted couple who held a mu
tual admiration meeting nightly ori a bench
la Fztrmount Park.
They, of course, did all In their power to-
ep me romance away from prying eyes.
But Jim Stotz, whqi makes a business of
minding other persons' business and very
little of his own, soon got on their trail.
II noticed that every night at a very reg
jilartlme the man of the romance wandered
indifferently to a bench,, threw It under one
rm and carried It away to the shadows
where, waited the lady of his heart. This
J04k place not far from' the edge of the
, Orard avenue entrance.
im watched them holding hands several
1 BlghtS and tplllnir thn nM itnn. TT holrmA
SillVe a dog and meowed like a cat. hut ha
E'.Jf. w have been a Uon, for they paid
Jr. """"" to him. They were toe busy
i!lv"ilnK t0 tha beautiful adjectives of
wwp ach seemed to have a plentiful sup-'
W. But Stot Anally grew real mean.
After yelling and shouting for some time ho
jumped from his place behind a tree 'arid
"tressed his opinion of the loving pair In
7 tones. Jim was In the nildst of his
Bwunciatlon when a cop Interrupted and
"PK blm before Magistrate Stevenson.
n..Su. ara the BPeclea of person who be.
S3 t ln taw"K the Joy out of life," said
H Judge, and a!) d0 t beleVB ,
bapDlneaa I win ii,T ... ...i.v. . .'
"it la the county-prison for Ave days."
'TENEMENT KID" OR COUNTRY SOY, WHICH
OF THE TWAIN IS REALLY THE HEALTHIER?
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wAre iry boys vtrtt Hor UET THE sbttlc t this Vf ay ? I
Nation-wide Controversy Over the Respective Stamina of "Mickey the Guttersnipe'
and "Fishiri' Worm," of Which the Subjects Probably Are in Ignorance.
' j' ' ' ' A Sociological Problem
Mickey the Guttersnipe and "Flshln'
Worm" Smith have started a. lively In
tellectual controveraythat they probably
know nothing abo'ut.
The disagreement Is over the respective
stamina of Mickey, who Is the city boy,
and "Flshln' Worm," who Is tho country
boy. . Some folks, say that 'Mickey's "got
It all over" that Smith boy, and other
folks say Just tho opposite. Mickey's sup
porters go so far as (o, say that the wan
slum child, who nover saw grass and who
thinks milk Is grown In cans. Is healthier
nnd bettor off than "Flshln' Worm" nnd
his hrbthers and sisters, who never wer.o
farther nway front the farm thnn Drown
ing Fordv 'r Osceola X-Itoaii. mebbe.
Tho Katlonnl Conference on Community
Centres, of which Mrs. KdwInC. Orlce. of
this city; Is vice president, learned from
Dr. Thomas B. Wood, an expert on physical
education, that the palo slum child of song
nnd story could very woll pity the country
youngster. The barefoot boy Is anemic
compared with tho tenement kid, ho s'atd,
causing a greater death rate on'the farms
than among the mpst congested city quar
ters. Other authorities, however, point to the
census figures, which show tho tenement
chld's country cousins are apt to llvo the
longer. They declare that for "pep" and
'ginger" tho country' boy has no peer
nmong the alleys and tenements of tho
city.
Somo folks say, though, that It's a toss-up
between the two nnd the only way to settle
It for all time Is to put them In the ring
together.
CLUBWOMEN'S DAY'
AT CIVIC EXHffimON
HAS 0B JJECT LESSONS
Thousands of Women From All
Over the State to Witness
"Graphic and Model
Exhibits
SCHOOL CHILDREN'S 'WORK
Today 'Is ."clubwomen's day" at the Phila
delphia, Today, and Tomorrow Civic Imposi
tion jvhlch Is t)olng. held In tho .Commercing
Museurrl. 34th and Spruce streets. Thou
sands'.of 'women from various parts of the
Stn,te are planning to attend, A committee
composed "of ' Mrs. H. S. IJrohtlss Nichols,
chalrrrlan, of tho'.ea3tcrndlstr'ct; Mrs. B. F.
Richardson, of the Phllomuslan Club, and
Mrs. rawfVd w: Blddle, of the Civic Club,
have mrie arrangements to entertain tho
visiting, clubwomen. i
,A,t a special program, beginning ..at 2:30
this afternoon. Mrs. Blddle .will preside.
J. Horace McFnrlarid, presldont of tho
American Civic Association, 'will deliver tho
principal address. Mrs. Frederick W: Abott
will have charge of a special program.
Lantern slides'. Illustrative ot civic condi
tions, will be shown.
School children also wlll'contlnue to give
demonstrations' of' Sewing, coftklng'and man
ual training. Such demonstrations will be
given every day. between 2 and 4 o'clock
by the. grade school children and at night
by the high schoor.p'uplls:
HYGIENE EXHIBIT INTERESTING.
An Interesting exhibit Is that of the Di
vision ot Hygiene, Bur,eau- of Health, one
of the-' many displays .put-on-by 'the city
departments, which have 16,000 feet of
floor space. The" exhibit' tells the story of
a regenerated, home; It preaches (he gospel
of environment by, contrasting the slovenly
Shack with what can be done when self
respect has a chance to .make good.
The shack Is typical. On the doorstep
sprawls a woman, with a dress notable
chiefly .because of Its cppaclty for accumu
lating dirt Beside her Is crying an un
washed kid, who la within reaching dis
tance of a whisky bottle. A most untidy
ash barrel and garbage can aggravate the
sceno. The fence pickets are broken or
missing. The week's washing ,19 on the
line, trying apparently to get dry, but man
aging only to ' get dirty ngaln. In tho
Window is seen a torn laco curtain, a dis
carded apple core nnd a broken cup.
Two women, with three children, wero
among the hundreds who viewed this ex
hibit yesterday. One of tho womon saw a
chance to deliver a temperance lecture to
tho children, and she took ndvantnge of It.
"Maybe she took a glass of that terrible
beer," she' said. "She's been drinking,
anyway.' There's a whisky bottle, and look
at hereyes. . Now, over1 here Is the same
lady, only she Is very much changed."
TEMPERANCE OBJECT L.ESSON.
And 'twas so. The change was qulto re
markable. The "lady" was now neatly
dressed and clean. Sho was greeting a
visiting- nurse -with a smile. Tho baby,
playing with a string ot spools, was all
dressed .up and seemed most extraordi
narily (hiippy. Some (lowers were In the
window, others climbing up the fence, which
no longer was dilapidated, but freshly
painted ..and complete. And there was no
wash llrip.
Speaking of booze, the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union depicts the various
essentials to that Industry, accompanying
Its exhibit with the following statistics,
showing what happens to a bushel of Corn
which, 'Via the "booae" route, reaches the
valuation of ,316.80 because It has four gal
lons df -whisky In It by then! "Tho farmer
gets 3.4 S the United States Government
gets 34.40; the manufacturer gota 34; tri
railroad'.'gets 3.30; the drayman gets 3.15;
the retailer gets 37; the politician gets
office; the child gets rags, tho wife gets
hungry-ohd the consumer gets drunk."
FRANCE'S REPLY ON PEACE
SEEN IN POINCARE SPEECH
President's Address Regarded as Final
Declaration
PAIU8, May 16. The speech of Presi
dent Polnca're at Nancy on Sunday, in
which the President declared that France
did not,, want Gerrnany to offer peace, but
desired, that she should ask peace of France,
Is widely commented on today, by tho news
papers as the final and authoritative an
nouncement of tho French policy on tho
subject of peace. The Temps says:
"The discourse of the ProflTdent of tho
Republic Is much moro than an Impressive
oratorical manifestation, and there Is no
need for deception either ni Berlin or In
the capitals of neutral countries, where the
Idea of eventual mediation Is entertained
among those without authority and with
out responsibility.
"The President's address expresses tho
sentiments profoundly rooted In the hearts
of all good Frenchmen nnd against which
no questionable maneuvers will ever pre
vail. "The entire French people are resolved
to tight until they obtain a poace re-establishing
vested rights and giving guarantees
of equilibrium and stability."
"GoodBye Gas,,ti-ii
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JUDGE OF ELECTION
Hrts Pr6slded Over Ballot Box
in Downtowa Division Nearly
a Generation
Votcrri hf the Uri division of the 36th
Ward, upon their arrival at the polling
place, 14H South 22d street, today found
Robert Craig there to greet them, Crnlg, ns
usual, whs the Judge of the polling place.
This Is his 30th consecutive year ao judge
of the division, and It establishes a record,
so far as Is. known.
"Bob" ttralg, as he Is familiarly known to
hundreds of downtown residents, while
proud of his record as Car of the 23d divis
ion, was nevertheless reluctant to talk about
himself. He Is a teamster and his place of
business is 32 North 4th street.
"Yes. I have been Judge of the division
well nigh on to 30 yenrs," admitted "Bob,"
nssumlng nn air of Indifference. "I have
become so Used to acting the part that It
seems like only n few yenrs.
"Oh, yes; I enjoy It. I like to renew old
acquaintances. I enjoy sitting there and
passing on all the points of law pertaining
to the elections. It has really becomo a
hobby with inc. nnd J suppose 1 would he
disappointed If they should ever select any
one else In my place. But, mark you, 1
hnvo neycr worked politically for the Job.
They picked mo out, t presume, because I
have ahvnys made It a point to net In per
fect fairness to every one."
This last assertion Is borne out by "Bob'n"
friends, He Is extremely populnr In his
section and Is often sought out by the
younger voters for advice. Craig Is r6
yenrs old. He Is married nnd has three
children.
When asked to tell of somo Incidents
relntlvo to tho political battles In years
gone h-, "Bob" straightened up nnd said:
"We hnvo had somo very Interesting and
fierce flghtH In this old ward li. years gone
by. but wait until after the next general
election and then t will he able to tell you
sumo Btory." Ho placed a strong emphasis
on the word some.
Crnlg resides at 1410 South 22d street.
Postpone Alumnae Day Fete
Invitations to tho annunt Alumnao Day
celebration at Mount St. Joseph, Chestnut
Hill, have been recalled because of the death
a few days ago of one of tho nuns of the
community. The event haB been postponed
Indefinitely, nccordlng to Mother Mary Jo
seph, who Is In charge of tho Institution.
Alumnae Day was to have taken place to.
day.
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COAST-TO-COAST FLIERS
TO WIN $30,000 PRIZES
Route for Proposed Air Race
May Pass Through
Philadelphia
NBW YORK, May 16. A second prize of
$10,000, in addition to the first prize of
$20,000, Is today virtually assured for tho
national transcontinental aeroplane compe
tition, which Is scheduled to start hero Sep
tember 2, Allan It, Hnwley, president ot
the Aero Club of America, made tfc An
nouncement concerning the second $rt.
following receipt of letters from kit ovr t
United States showing Interest
Tho probable route will be through Bl
tlnore, Washington, SI. fouls, Kftn City.
Dallas. Fort Worth, Waco, Austin, ' Alt
tbnlo. El Vnna. Tliano. Yuma nnd in Hit
Diego and thence up the coast, to gnP
Cisco. A second tautn nrAnAsed In ifm
Is through Philadelphia, Plttsbllrgrv C-
ton,, siansnein, Lima and Fort Wayne.
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Guard at Strlko Cost M,0p
HARMBBimrj, May 18. When nil trw
bills are In It Is believed that thai strlk
service of the National Guard organisa
tions In Allegheny County this month will
cost the Stnte between $(0,000 and $89,008.
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