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ON WHOLE WESTERN
ANGLO-FRENCH
DRIVE PRESSED
TOWARD LAON
pHaig and Nivelle Deal
L Smashing Blows at
Hindenburg
French advance 5
MILES FROM CITY
English Gain Near Villers-
Guislain in Thrust at
Cambrai
149,000 GERMANS LOST
BULLETIN
BUENOS AIRES,' April 20.
Ei The Spanish Legation at Rio
Janeiro has received a cipher
message stating that Russia has
I signed an armistice with Ger
many, according to a telegram
.from the Brazilian capital this
(afternoon. ,
WASHINGTON, April 20.
The Russian Emhassv tfirlnv
&. .
declared "unbelievable" the re
port -that Germany and Russia
; nan signea an armistice.
i "I think, if such report were
i'due, we would have heard of it,"
aid a Russian Embassy official.
We have never heard a word
iwut any such business, and we
do not believe it true."
The roundabout rumor of, an armistice
,ttwecn Germany and Russia, via
Spanish diplomatic channels In Soutli
K America, was not taken very seriously.
'U was suggested that It might have
C originated through certain strong German
F.lanuenccs In Itlo known to be In close
Btouch "with the pio-German party in
'Spain,'
BERLIN, April 20.
i vctupauon 01 me previously, prepareu
Pf"Siegfrled" positions by German troops has,
(been completed, today's official statement
Lfrom German headrtuarteis stated, JWic
Roccupatlon began Monday and was com
pleted yesterday by abandonment of the
c, ,nk ' ,,lc Alsne between Conde and Sou
brie. "The enemy follows hestltatlngly,"
fihe statement said.
'The double battle along the Alsne In
,ih Champagne contlnes its normal eouise,"
i the report states. "Near Braye and demy,
(on both sides of Craonne, the Kiench un
Iiuccessfully attempted to gain the um
liilt of a ildge, loilng heavily.
E "Along the Alsne and the Mume Canal
fltorralng waes of fresh divisions chaiged
Jv times, but were broken down with
jjactulnary looses. We are mastets of the
situation,
K "In the Champagne we voluntarily evacu-
lHa Auberve."
WENCH REGAIN 77
SQUARE MILES IN FIVE
DAYS OF BIG DRIVE
P PARIS. April 20.
Undiminished In Its force, General Nlvelle's
t -offensive today reclaimed more land
".France from the fnvader in fierce flght-
t several sections on the foity-mlle-
nt, The War Oftice statement said:
There lim. ian i....... a.hiia.i,
Juels south of St. Quentln. Near Laf
LHUXire have made fresh nrocress. talc-
' Ofty prisoners. The Ofirmnnq made
Bunter-assaults, but they were re-
IM
y Continued on Tare Five, Column Two
SF HELD AS SPY RELEASED
totant Ritz-Carlton Cook Back Ovfer
ills BlSCUltS
man arrested as a spy when .he was
lklng ineap thn Kant. TarW rpsor.
HW FalrmoDnt Pari; nlth fl l,i.n,lln nn.
f.-W arm turned out todav to bo carl
B". ttltnL. .. -r .1. . ... .,.
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questioning Young today, Frank
MW. n. nAilnl & r,0 l.. Ttn. ..
TF fUStlce. TtnKt.i Mm frnm MtatnAxr
riiSSSr1'1 hIm yesterday afternoon
Kn hUP i0 Lieutenant or Detectives
Hm WEATHER
FOnEOASlkk
ft
fadelpMa and vicinity Gen'
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fU and unsettled tontaht and
tth probably occasional rain;
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With national and city officials present, the Phils and Dodgers opened the
1917 season at Broad and Huntingdon streets this afternoon. The war
spirit was injected by three companies of marines, who drilled and
then raised the flag in military style. In tile upper photograph the
marines are seen and below is Mayor Smith, who is in the act of
tossing out the first ball.
TWO EDDYST0NE
SUSPECTS HELD
One of Them an Alleged
" Companion of Liebknecht
in German Prison
MADE ANARCHIST SPEECH
One man, who said he was u foimer mem
ber of the Russia Duma and had been in
Jail with Dt Karl l.lebknecht, tbo German
Socialist leader, when Get man officials
locked up Mebhnecht for ladlcal nttei
ances, was among the Kdd stone plot sus
pects who had a healing today befme
Burgess Williamson in Media. Hurgess
Williamson held the nlleged ex-member of
tho Duma, who Is William Dermaii, under
$1000 ball, but set freu most of the othcis
who were picked tip in and about Kddybtonq
after the explosion on April 10 at tho hildy
Btono Ammunition Coiporatlon plant.
Uerman was ancsted before the ex
plosion -by a depuu she. Iff after he s had ad
dressed an ana.chlst meeting in Odd tel
lows' Hall. Chester, and. accord ng to the
deputies, had seemed disloyal to the United
States. He worked for ten days with the
ammunition company Just before the ex
plosion, but for some reason deel ned to go
to tho plant to draw the pay duo him theie.
Instead he sent a mes-senger.
On hearing this deputies took him In
charge again. He- had been released under
SaU afte? the anarchist meeting. Derman
had little to say in, his own defense before
Burgess Williamson today, and was held
for u further hearing, pending investlga-
" With Derman was held William Iogeda
who was said to lie been a fr!end,of Der
man. and also ono of Derman's uPr'
at the anarchist meeting. I.ogeda,was held
under 250 bail.
Six men were arrested last Monday
and Tuesday, following suspicious actions
and alleged disloyal talk, and have been
prisoners In the Media Jal. ever s Ince u They
ire Charles Wenkle, declared by the Ammu
nition Corporation to be ""turd
German. This he denies. Harry leltrer,
alU Charles Thomas, alleged to hive made
Sing remarks about the .African lag!
irarry Nungesser. a German, ea d to have
declared "It was perfectly right j a
many to blow up American ships , John
Ambrose who tried to sneak past the dead
nn outside the plant, and Harold Hosklns
Continued on Fas ' t'olumn One
Army Aviators Machine Wrecked
WKST POINT. N. V.. April 20. Captain
H MarTln and 6ap?ain Walter C. Kilner
army aviators, attempting to rtae n a Wgh
w"nd from the parade grounds of lite roll,
.."rr. :!.;..... .iTi. nricmoon. crashed Into
itatnatoM at thi"u h-end o,f the MM
OFFENSIVE
ROOSEVELT ARMY
CONSCRIPTION FOE
.
Thrill of Raising Division
Gives Volunteer Advo
cates Arguments
MAY BE POLITICS IN IT
WASHINGTON". A pi II 20,
Despite all Administration attempts to
annihilate It tho Itooscvelt division Idea Is
holding Hi trench. It Is the most formid
able obstacle in the path of conuiptton to
day. While the word was passed out seml
olllclally last night at tho War Dcpaitment
that theie will be no Ilooteelt division, bet
ting today faxors the idea that "T It." will
get Into the tienches In Kratiio with a vol
unteer foice weeks befoie tho first Ameri
can conscript division gets under shrapnel
the.
It Is admitted that the 1'iesldent lp
stiongly opposed to the Koosevelt division.
Fi lends of the Colonel Insist that the Wilson
objection is piedleated upon the political
possibilities likely to ensue When Teddy
loines inarching home. Administration
backers ilillculo this Idea and say that
lloosevelt,,who Is on record as favoring se
lcctlve conscription, Is doing more to block
conscription by his talk of a volunteer di
vision than nny other single factor. They
admit that lloosevelt could .probably smash
all speed records In raising a division. They
say that the Roosevelt agitation Is playing
right Into the hands of Congressmen who
piefar the volunteer system because of tho
chalice It offers to play politics by award
ing commissions.
In House and Senate theie Is strong sup
port of the Roosevelt idea. Many .Republi
cans' and Democrats feel that tho nation
needs a thrill o-nd a focusing point for Its
latent patriotism, The Idea is general that,
given half a chance, T. R. will furnish thrills
and enthusiasm sufficient to make possible
tho acceptance of the conscription Idea with-
Continued on I'aae Five, Column I'our
What May Happen
in Baseball Today
NATIONAL LKAGUK
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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20,
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LINE
Total! 31 4 8 27 10 3
Home run Crnvnth. Two-bane lilts
Wheat, Ilancroft, Cr.T.tli, Stengel, Pnnkcrt,
Lilerui. hacrlflr hlti Uanrtoft, Strnitel.
Struck out lly Cheney, 1 by Alexander, 4.
limes on balls Oft" Cheney, 2; oft" Alex
ander, 8. Stolen baten Cutihaw, Wheat,
lilt by pitched ball Nlehon. Umpires
O'Day and llramfleld.
.By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
That picturesque ruin, labeled "Gavvy"
Cravath, has gono back so far In his play
ing thatVill he could do this afternoon waa.
to win 'tho game against Brooklyn with a
home run irt the eighth and drho In another
tally In the thlid. Cravath got twoiits out
of four times up to the plate. Tho final
scoro wos 4-3. ,
Brooklyn stalled after Alexnnder and al
most had him on the lopes, but "Big Pete"
recovered uulckly and pitched himself out of
trouble.
Bill KHIefer's wild heave In tho second
gave the visitors thehi first scoie, ahd two
mow were -added In the fourth on Stock'
error, .Miller's bunt and Da'ubert's long
single.
Beit Klohoff plajed a wonderful game at
second, and looks like a fixture in that
position.
impressive ceiemoules marked the open
ing of the National league season In Phila
delphia. Three companies of United States
Contlnurd on I'urc Fifteen, Colniun One
SWEET MARGUERITE PAYS
WELL IN OPENING SPRINT
Machines Reward Backers of Ha.MJies's
Winning Mount With $24.50 for
Two-Dollar Ticket
HAVRE DC ORACK. Md.. April 20.
Again the sure thing 'received a jolt, for
In the opening two-year-old sprint here
today Sweet Marguerite shot through the
large field for a win. the machines paying
I24.S0, $11.20 arid $7.60, ,
Haynes was on the victorious mount and
chining Into the home stretch sprinted past
Low Degree and Celtlva.
PIRST HACK, Ulna', for (ivo-jear-oldi. 4
furlongi: ,. .
1. Sweet Marurite. 100.
Hanea ............ 121.30 11.20 17,00
2. law Uegree. Ill, Par- T " v
rlngton 0.50 4,n
3. Celtlva, 101. ArobroM.. ..... s.SO
Time, Htf 4S, Elizabeth II., Dorothy Uul-
HvUn. Slmerlty., Little Sweeper. Kindle. Oo To
It, l)alroe and 'Auitral alio ran.
SECOND BACK. three-ear-olda and upward,
claiming. 0 furlonn: .
1. Colors 112. Vard....,...'0.70 JI1.00 ,7o
1. Hey Knnli, . Il6an.. 8.20 7.20
8. Two llovaln. 117, llutwell.. .... .... a.BO
Time. HIS 1-5 Lone Star. VlrHnla S . Tito,
nank Bill, Sir Fretful. Altamaha. Durln. Hiker
Jim Daies', Qaelle, Smlrklns- and Kncoro- alio
"tHIKD RACE, threo-year-oldi and upward,
maidens. Vn tvow
1. Smart Money. Robltiion. .,1(1,00 S4.80 M.ln
2. Illaden. ,1U0, Troxler ...., ,.- li'.BOi-n.20
8. Royal VVIt, 10. Tplln ... .. , 6.0Q
Time, 1:0S. Serapla II, Photo. Utile Ronald.
Moonlleht. Widow lledotte. Frea, Dlaie 'Awey,
Saadl, oJhn Doualai, Uond und Klnallnr alio
p'ourth rare, three- ear-oldi and upward, aell-
1. Reln. 110.' lUyni...l2.oO $10.80 ttl,
J. K.lw. lo.. obrt
3. BO 8,
8. .Nona Such, 103, Tarring
to
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Time, Ills Baby pole. Hoyuliit Tarvoi'. Vlr.
12.00
ainia ,v. i 3uruiiM. v.'"ii iy ixmuon.
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Heart uei
ileart 'lieat. iSlumtxrer and Humiliation alio
ran i . "
' FIFTH rack. inre-yiar.oia ana upward.
mi,UmwA tt furlanaalt t
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1917
CortmsiiT,
LATEST
BASEBALL" SCORES
BROOKLYN
PHILLIES ..
0 10
0 0 2
Chitney aittl Miller; Alexnntlei .and Killefcr.
ATHLETICS.,0 00
WASH'NGT'N 0 0 0 2
It.
Johiiboii ,iul Schuiiu:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BOSTON 00110000
NEW YORK 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ragan nnd Qovvtly: Tesie.iu and McCaity.
CHICAGO, 0 0 10 0 0 0
PITTSBURGH 1 fj o 0 0 0 5
Dcmnroii and Elliott; Grimes and Fischer.
CINCINNATI 0 0 10 0 0
ST. LOUIS G 0 0 0 1 0
Schneider nnd Wlngo; Watson and Snyder.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NEW YORK
BOSTON
POSTPONED RAIN
DETROIT 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
CLEVELAND 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Bolnnd nnd Spencer; Moiton and O'Neill.
ST. LOUIS '. JL 0 0 0 0-
CHICAGO 0 10 0 0
Sothoieu and Scveieid; Cliotte aud Srlialk.
OTHER
TEMPLE . 0 0 0
ALBRIGHT 0 0 1
CENTRAL HIGH .... 1
FRIENDS CENT 0
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LACROSSE RESULTS
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-Swarthnioie,.lj'renn'Statc, 1. Fiist half.
DARCY WOULD FIGHT FOR U. S. A.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 20. Les Darcy, 'boxer, barred from
many clubs in the country on account of his nlleged "slacker"
tendencies, snyb lie is ready to fight tor tho United States. Let
ngiml' to enlist untlei thu Stuis and Sttipes.
" (KOLCHAK-NAMED CHIEF OF RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET
PETItOGRAI'i April 20. Admiral Xolrkak, sommander of the
0?liick Sea fleet, wati today appointed commander-in-chief of tho
Itusslan naval foices In the Baltic.
GERMAN PROGRESSIVES DENOUNCE WILSON
HOTTEKDAM, April 20.
plo!a pai-ty'ln Berlin a resolution was adopted denouncing President
WiHon'for-hlsalleged attempt to. "sow discord between the Kaisec
and the German people,,'" says a dispatch fro-niBerlin today. Presi-,
tlent'Kaempffj.of thfr Belcchstng, addressed the. meeting.
ANOTHER CLASH
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Gallia ami Hcnty.
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At a meeting of 4he Progressive Peo-
A
INt CUBAN PR0VINC;,
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PRICE TWO CENTS
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DRAFT DELAYED
AS PRESS CURB
SPLITS SENATE
it j
Conscription' Bill
Will ?
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Be Order of Debate
on Monday
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STRICTURE ON NEWS
CAUSES OPPOSITION!
Constitutional Rights
of
Free Speech Involved in
Censorship Rules
WILSON FIRM IN STAND
Determined That -Military
Scheme Shall Not Be Mud
dled by Volunteer Test j
;.
WASHINGTON. April 20.'
1'iee r,pcoch anrl frcq prcis during th.
war period tcemcil assured this afternoon.
The, fight In tho Senate against the "prcsa
gag" section of the espionage bill appeared
tn ho won.
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, Introduced arf"
amendment greatly liberalizing the consor
fliip lOBUlatluns.
This, hovccr, was lost by a vote of
40 to .14. A motion by Senator Thomas to
btrllie out tho entire, section relating to
newspaper censorship was also defeated by
a voto of 43 to 33. '
Senator Overman, in charge of the espion
age bill, yielded to tho pressure for modifica
tion this afternoon to tho extent of accept
ing nn amendment, offered by Senator Smith,
of Georgia, striking o"ut the words "collect,
record and communicate." This would re
move icstrlctlons on the activities of news
gatherers.
Senator Stpnc, of Missouri, attacked th
amendment as malting special distinction
between a teportcr and a layman.
"Sonio people seem to regard a reporter
. as a sou of sacred personage prowling
I about looking for. news," he said. "I have
1 a somewhat contrary view."
The espionage measure will be laid asld
as soon us itetiatn on tho section referrlnr
to newspaper censorship Is conclude J. This
, debate was In progress yesterday and no
I agreement had been reached when th
1 Senate adjourned.
Senator Chamberlain pointed out that th
I Administration was anxious to have the
army legislation enacted ns rapidly as po
slblo so that no time could bo' lost In as
bembllng tho new army. Senator. Overman
' agreed that tho selective conscription bill
i.vnn more. urgent than Hie espionage meas
ure. The plana are to begin ueoaie. on in
conscription bill Monday, '
It Is believed that pressure from Presi
dent Wilson gained precedence for th
army bill, w hlch, It Is known, the Tresldent
Is dctet mined to forco through Congress.
Tho fight over the espionage measure
centers about tho censorship section, which
places absolute authority In the Govern
ment to regulate news during the war.
Senators opposing tno section, inciuaing
i 'Lodge, of Massachusetts; Thomas, of Col
orado; Johnson, of California, and Borah,
of Idaho, believe that the section Involve
such far-reaching principles In the right of
free speech nnd'freo press that they cannot
afford to let It pass without .a thorough
discussion. They arc determined that th
declaration of war Is not to be made th
excuso for tho passage of every kind of
legislation likely to result In serious abridg
ment of fundamental rights of citizens guar
autced under the Constitution.
BRITISH ENVOYS WILL
BE FRANK IN WAR TALK
WASHINGTON, April 20.
Great Britain Intends to lay all her war ,
cards on tho tablo when Her commissioners
meet with American Gocrnment heads.
She will present fully and frankly all prob
lems, and these will cover a wider 'scops
than heretofore announced.
The general question of military an
Continued on rare Tno, Column On
MACKS AND GRIFFMEN
IN OVERTIME CONTEST
Gallia Starts Weirdly, Then
Tightens and Has Box Battle
With Jingling
AJinRICAX LEAQUi: PARK, Washing.
ton, Aprl 20 . '
Three-thitHv-was the score at the finish
of the ninth inning of today's game. Ots .
flist of tlyi seakon In this between the A's j
and .Griff men. Of course, they went Int,,
The Maclcmen scored their trio of J tallies f 9
In the tlrst frame, but Gallia -tightened , '
ll.oraaflrr mill lillK litT lllm -Were SCArOS.- ' r.i
Washington scored twice in the fourth an,'
tleu tne couiu in me bbvcuih. w
The opening game of the 1? IT season saw's.,.
.1.- n11A. nn.m A 1,1 VHII1.K. lMtntiVA fllBIB"
10,00ft fans turned out 'to-6ee. the contest. V,
The lower stand was filled n4fl?n'as ths'r Jj
rlghtfleld pavilion. ienirptempiy seats y ,
wero to be had In the Upperatnd and-ia -i
leftfleldjjavlllon. i " A J
After Ihe soldiers from Fort 4yer' hs4w yajj
circled the Held ana tauen ineir seats ia.
Grift men marched Infroirrthe iron; or tM
bench, In columns of four, in; comman4 ;
Corporal Dean. Then jMuna tljlr jr4.
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