Vc(n9NH ."" ' :qn to ; a. SISTER" firing- Demonstrations rk Tribute to America intrench Capital "I . 1 ' kN', STATUE TO WILSON 1 Xt H -; By HENRT BAZINr etrttponint of trie Evtning LtdD'f in franct. I if f tBvectatCabtt Dtipatch If-1 PAR19 Anpll 23. Vnlteii State Is the true alster of lanfl will march hand In hand with the future history of the world." tot spotta Adrlen Mlthouard, president i Faria Municipal uouncn, in an in- address at an Imposing manlresta- .hi honor of the Amorlcnn Republic at I de Vllle yesterday. Before eighty dlors, aroused in ofllclal robes, and a ed hall. President Mitnounrd, rrcm'er t and other high otnclals solemnly the freedom of the French capital tldent Wilson through American Ami fcd6r Sharp, who signed 'the golden tk 'which records signatures of kings, erors and noted men of world reputa- lncluulng former President Roosevelt ItrWIlbur Wrlaht. The Den used by Am- laador Slfarp will be preserved among other historical treasures if Paris. .SHARP RESPONDS, I.V HPICUCH I Ambassador Sharp responded briefly, ac- Bwledglng the honors paid to the United tea by the people of Paris Thr Ambas. ora speech was greeted with great an- tuse, parttcutaily when, addressing the Ople or Paris, ho said: .'Citizens of Paris May I say to you L?on this holy day you han with such sVflne sentiment set apart to honor my , - ountry that America remains no Inncer J'jfcontent to ekpress to France merely ;ner sympamyr in a cause which she ,tillVf,a am v.rllt a a tmti KaIIai.m n Km t sacred one she will consecrate nil her fli-power and the blood of her patriotic . ' Bonsrif necessary, to ach!oe a. victory Jk'ttiat shall for all tlmo to come Insure the domination of rleht mtr wmni- fc.5. freedom over oppression nnfl the blrss- Srags of peace ocr the brutality of """ rA plaquette representing "liberty Kn- tntening the World." after the statuo of irtholdl. was presented to Ambassador rp as n memento. P Previous to the ceremony at the Hotel de rllle. two macnlflcent dmonstr.ntlfina worn tjMrtd In public squares, the first at the fla.ee d'lenn. where il hrnnre naim tha lift of the capital, was laid at the foot of vasmngtons statue, and the second be pre the statue of Lafayette, at the Pln, ECaroueel. The greatest enthusiasm me. trailed at the presence of twenty American aviators of the Lafayette Escadrllte. French otaiers in auiomooues and caalry fol wed the aviators, whoso machines nn- f American flags. Cv errrTr- iMPt ntiMi.,.i.r. uis&tuLj iuwi tni.,i,iir,lJ i Great cheering followed when Mlthouard 0 a telegram from Mayor J.ahoe. nf cauville, announcing that his iminlcln.illtv rill Immediately erect a bronze statue to resident vvnson. "it will be but the first atuo to this great statesman and humanl. fcftarlan of the many the future will see amced en both sides of the Atlantic." the eiegram stated. SS; A quarter of a million persons were imreseni at tne demonstrations, many of ?rhom carried American flags. S3' Jules Cambon, general secretary of the S Ministry of Foreign Affairs; General Du- Diai, .-unitary uovernor or Paris; the mem brs of the committee and other officials were received at t:30 o'clock bv Amh. Eador Sharp at his residence, whence they yioccrueu 10 uie i-iace a lena. Ambassador Sharp and hh escort were, uirn, received at 3 o'clock at the City ill by the members of the Munlrln.il ouncll. by Marcel Delanney. prefect of he Seine; Premier Rlbot, Georges Desplas, flnlster of Public Works: Jules a. Kim KiiiiBier 01 i-uoiic jnsirucnnn t r'nntfii,. 5 And re Tardleu. High Commission., tr. ti... .United States, and other distinguished per- pwns. bCfWhlle cannon boomed In honor of the unerjean colors noatlng Horn the top of aei lower ana aviators flying over the ot waved both French and American b. the "Star Spangled Banner" was sunc Mademoiselle Nina May, of the Opeia mlque, and the "Marseillaise" bv .lean ote. of the Opera, l iTh PYnfh f!nt j.r,n i.n OJV -.-.... .-.v... miiici IICIn uiiiiuunceu Hwt It will send a commission cf technical nu Bciemuic experts 10 me United States ico-operaie vvun ine American authorities 1 me solution ot general, defense problems. r-vs vr Charitable BcnueRt. InvnIM A bequest of J1Q0 to St. Vincent's rimhnn Isylum, included In the will of George M Maher, White Haen. Pa.. Is InonemHv. y reason of the fact that the will was . cuted less than one month berate Mi. ith of, the testator. The estate, whirl, i- llued at $M7. will go to relathes. An- er will, probated today, was that nf ob G. Blschoff, 2958 Frankford nn. V by private bequests, disposes of prop- VCMUCU ki fonvg. MM Fellows Hear Patriotic Sermon EiiSHAMOKIN, Pa.. April 23. A laree amber of Odd Fellows assembled at their npie ana marched In a body to the ace Lutheran Church, where the nv. fc J. Btrelch delivered a patriotic sermon. Extraordinary Event Joint Recital )y Harold Bauer and on two Academy of Music, This i'tf mis' t rt fABRILOWITSCH'S 5u- flANO s ; . I &- M it -iTiSj . p . aP P'r VJ, British Take 2 Towns in Renewing Drive Continued from rase One today resumed the British drive with a tremendously forceful attack, "We at tacked at dawn this morning on both banks of the Scarpe and made satisfactory prog ress," he reported. "South of the Dapaume Cambral road we captured the remainder of the village of Trescault, and nt night the greater part of the Itavrlncourt wood." London hailed Halg's report as Indicative of resumption of the general Urlttsh of fensive. While there has been no abate ment In the pressure around tana and on th.o CambraUSt. Quentln line during the last week, nevertheless It was felt here that the Franco-British strategical plnns contem plated alternate smashes In force between the Halg and NUclle armies. While the French army won making Ita terrific as sault on the iSolssons-Auberlve front, the rtrltlsh seized the tlmo to consolidate the positions they won In the first smashing drive, and during the week hae more or less confined their offensive to smashing drives, suddenly executed nt scattered points. Now, however, according to military experts, the Hrltlsh army has started Its concerted oll-along-the-front offensive, forc ing Hlndenburg to concentrate his reservces In opposition, and permitting the French, in turn, to consolidate their positions, bring up more guns and get a breathing spell. The thrust along the Scarpe was re garded as a new development In the Allied offensive. Halg is now reaching out with powerful force toward Doual. Today's statement did not definitely locate exactly where Halg's blow on both banks of the Scarpe was delivered, but It was probably near Fampoux, Fampour Is about eight milts sduthwest of Doual. A drle In this direction Is not only a menace at Doual, but It Is part of the general en eloping scheme around Lens. Sunday"s official statements Indicated a tightening of the noose nround this coal city by nttacks delivered by the Hrltlsh near Loos to the north of Lens. The Scarpe offensive l to the south, nine miles from the city. Further Indication that Halg's forces on all the British front are starting In motion In a concerted offensive was seen In the official report of gains on the Bapaume Cambral road, Havrlncourt Is practically surrounded by British forces. Tretcault Itself la a bare eight miles dis tant fiom Cambral, pivotal point In the Hlndenburg line. All along the fifty-mile front from Lens to St. Quentln the Germans nro panicky. The slightest movement of tho Brltlsn troops results In a feverish flare-up of "S. O. S " rockets from the Prussians, sum moning aid. Tho British having now turned th9 Hln denburg line for a distance of several miles to .the southeast of Arras, the enemy un doubtedly Is preparing for further net backs. Today tho battle opened with n dawn that was bright and cold The night had been ablaze with gun flares, the roar reach ing drumfire tensity Just as the edge of the sun reached the horizon and peeped over the Infantry moved forward as a single unit over a number of places nearby. It was supported by artillery and machine gun fire. So the Prussians wouldn't know what was happening the British artillery and machine-gun fire was loosed along virtually the entire llfty-mlle front for a brief period Not knowing where the infan try was to strike the Germans frantically signaled all along the line. PARIS. Anril 23. French troops fcught back two violent German atUclts i the vicinity of Moron villers and Mont Haul, the French official statement today asserted. Three German surprise attacks in the Woevre and the Vo'ges evidently designed to create a diversion nnd relieve pressure of the great French offensive to the north were likewise beaten back, Actle artillery combats from south St. Quentln to Rhelms was reported. of ALLIED DRIVE FALURE, GERMANS ARE TOLD By KARL ROSNER The I.nkal Anzlmrr Dlanatchra Cop5rlht. 1017, by the .NVw York Tlm Co. GERMAN GREAT HEADQUARTHRS ON THE WEST FRONT (Ma Berlin and London). April 23. After a week of In comparable, wrathful onslaughts our front still stands unshaken, though coercd with oruises ana pools oi mood on the Alsne arid In Champagne Our military leadership saw fit to re moe our fighting line from Conde, where a hostile onslaught was made from two directions with unparalleled ehemence against our projecting position It was the principle of saving German blood as much as possible that actuated headquarters In ordering a recurvation of this limited stretch between Conde and Vallly, which only sered as battering rams as long afl iiiinill'TIJ 0 B RMBURN & NIGR Correct TatleTt for Dreair Men 13th & Sansom Sts. 5?"rd A BIO TAILORING EVENT .nn Bn TWO-1'IEt'K SPECIAL BLUE VH 50 SER0E8 TO JOUR MEASURE ViO Onlr to fet ion men better acquainted with as and our faultless tallorlnr, we make thla leader. Look the assortment of dretar woolens over Ossip Gabrilowitsch pianos Afternoon at 3 o'Clock BAUER'S PIANO ! Muon St HairflB, mw omy piano ever mm t the Academy ef 'Katie qwttxeit4 yeckl mwMen tni 'praiee ia miriBper riiejfc, MWk rV -" r ' ' ' r - jkjv r&OArfic I 7 mt v J Sr CUCN7IN A TI BRITISH ATTACK ON SCARPE General Halg's forces have started a new powerful offensive along tho River Scarpe, which runs through Douai. This city is evidently the objective of the British 'in this fresh drive against tho German lines north of Cambral. we were In a position to cause the enemy woeful losses This object accomplished, they retired to tho Siegfried position pre pared long beforehand. After Ave days of the most sanguinary struggle It Is quite clear that thoiu divi sions that France set all hopes on are tired and bleeding to death. With Inferior re serves the enemy will never accomplish what the best troops failed In There Is no denying a great German vlrtory MM lMMfSiWMmJw 7m m l'fo 2?? ISmMJ V VtkVlt'JtiJi3fmmmWm'. " h '. ' KAISER SUPPORTS PEACE SOCIALISTS Berlin Government Backs Move for Separate Pact With Russia MAY CONTROL MUNITIONS COFnNHAOCN, April 23. All Information from Berlin Indicates tacit encouragement, If not active aid, ex tended tho Socialists' peace efforts by tho German Government. The nlm la encour agement of the peace party among tho Russian Socialists. The majority faction of German Socialists are also aiding the Government In denouncing the general strike. Reports of tho meeting of the general commltteo of tho German Social Democratic party, received today, quoted Philip Schelde mann as declaring: "We attempted connootlon with neutrals and with tho Russian Socialists, but the newspapers made our work difficult. "Our effort Is toward general peace. But if a general peace Is Impossible wo shall naturally accept n separate peace. But wa must not bo too optimistic." All dispatches emphasized tho wide split between the two Socialist fac'.loins the Schcldemann branch, now devoting Its ener gies to peace work, and tho minority fac tion, now concentrating on demand for democratizing of Germany's government nud on furthering tho general strike. Military control of German munitions plants Is threatened as a result of the strike It was reported from Berlin today that the War (iilluu h.is begun to give serious con Rldei.i'ion to the question of such control. SLlioldemnnu has Issued an appeal to the t lmm. oWKLf'Bsw H Qr. VWiMICX ?-gS JBl'.. IP"!''-' 'II lKHff I e to The Atewricaa VfesjbttiMBEBBE MM TobacoCo;,N.Y.aty k JfflHHP MW ' munition workers, naylng that strike at" thla time "aro the greatest danger to an early peace." Schcldemann, addressing tho goneral committee, was quoted as saying! "liven the Russian revolutionary wont men's and soldiers' committee demanded that the munition work bo continued as long an the war lasts." There has been n great Influx of Ger mans to Copenhagen recently and the Amor lean legation has been extremely busy in anti-spy work. German epics have been discovered here trying to go to America. All are being closely watched and none per mitted to sail, LONDON, April S3. May day manifestations by Socialists and other wnrtter.s will take on speclnl signifi cance this year. Dispatches received today from Russia, Sweden, Holland, Spain, Italy and other countries stated that prepara tions for great Industrial demonstrations are polnr forwkrd on a grand scale. At many places tho Socialists will take advan tage of Ihe day to press their demands for peace. Disquieting advices have been received from Stockholm, where a big demonstration took place Saturday. Exciting scenes were enacted, especially when hundreds of men and women marched past 'the Riksdag building with shouts of "Republic!" and "Revolution!" It Is feared that the socialistic activities May day will lead to serious tiouble In Stockholm and arrangements aro already being made to afford special military pro tection to the royal family. Negotiations have been In progress be tween certain socialistic groups In Russia, Denmark, Germany and Austria for a con certed demonstration for peace May day, but so far as known no definite program has been arranged. Workmen's demonstrations on an un precdented wale will take plaro In Petro grad May 1 German Socialists plan to march trough Rerlln on May day giving voice to their demands for more food and on Immediate pece s toasted LUCKY w r V VI Ik r- cigar WHEN your breakfast toast is just right buttered piping hot; brown,' crisp, de licious you'll admit that it's a little bit of Heaven on a dark morning. Keep this agreeable thought in mincf as you read about the new Lucky Strike cigarette. t Because the tobacco--it's toasted: and what that toasting does to the delicious Burley flavor! My! There's been a big demand for a cigarette ready made from Burley tobacco. Last year you had to pour the Burley out of those green, red and blue tins -enough for 35 billion cigarettes. But until we made this toasting discovery a ready made Burley cigarette wasn't possible we couldn't chold the flavor. But now! Well, just try it Lucky Strike-the real Burley cigarette; the tobacco it s toasted. CHINESE TROOPS CLASH IN CHENG-TU UPRISING Military Governor Attempts to Disband Provisional Forces. Armistice Arranged PCKIN, April 23. Serious fighting has taken place In the streets of Cheng-Tu between Rze-Chuen and Yunnan troops, according to dispatches re ceived here. Many houses havo been burned and trenches nnd barricades have been thrown across streets. British, French and Japanese Consuls have arranged an armis tice. The direct causo of tho uprising Is said to be the attempt of the military governor of Sie-Chucn to disband tho provisional H14.7.V w. w. & H. H. 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