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III. NO. 190
HREE GIGANTIC DRIVES
OPEN ON WAR FRONTS
fILSON GAINS
IEADY SUPPORT
ON ARMY DRAFT
Section Certain to Be
i Adopted After Con-
, gress Talk
k FOLLETTE BREAKS
; WITH SLACKERS' AID
lanv Legislators r avor
Permit to Colonel to Raise '
Volunteer Force .
flbtH HOUSES IN DEBATE
IS
ijtll Amendments Designed to
m Thwart President Doomed
to Defeat '
pvCongress, both Houso und Senate, to-
iy resumed debate on the AUminlstra-
fcn army selection bill.
f.Tne President's Ucutcnunt.s claim the
inversion of many former opponents to
I measure, and it la Rcncrally conceded
i measure will pass both houses easily
riThursday Is set for the balloting, nl
iftough debate In the lower houso may
Ifclay the vote there until late In the
iity or until Friday.
tafchamp Clark, Speaker of the House,
uuinounceu mat umuer no consiucrauoii
Ewould ho vote for the selective draft.
K'la Follette, pacifist nnd one of the
Ulful twelve," Introduced an nmend-
itnt which would exempt "most evory-
4y" from military draft. It is not be-
ieved.this amendment will gain any con-
terable attention.
FOLLETTE'SEASY ROAD
TO U. S. "SLACKERDOM'
WASHINGTON, April IM.
Kgenator La Follette, leading pacifist of
te Senate, broke into tbo consideration of
Ifte rmy selection measure this afternoon
lth an amendment radically extending the
E sumptions from nillltnry service provided
for In tne bill. Senators who vead the
llmtnament expressed doubt whether the
I Pollette exemptions would lcav any
fnmfor the arm v.
ft the La Follette amendment would create
' local tribunal In each congressional dis
trict, an appeal tribunal'lu each Slate and a
central tribunal for the nation to regulate
:tke acceptance of recruits. The tribunals
'would consist of flvo members each and
Would be appointed by the President.
W LA FOLLUTTE'S KXKMPTION'S
re-The local tribunals would linve authority
I Mlect recruits on font- crnunils:
K' That Is Is expedient In'the interest
ROf the nation that the applicant instead
rpi oemg employed in the military serv
jlce be engaged in other work In which
fine Is habltunllv nmnlnvpil nv in wlilph'
Ejje wishes to bo engaged, or if he is
I wing educated or trained for any work
which he should continue to be edu-
5wa If trained.
K.That serious hardship should ensue
mine to his exceptional financial or
4iness obligation or flmrtpstlc nosltlon.
&II1 health or infirmity.
'A IVllliiiil ll -( a
.vv.wvii;iuiuus oDjecuon to war.
Senator, Ghainberlali). in charge of the
wuve draft bill, told the Senate lie had
Kioed to raako no effort to curb debate,
ij.wouia allow discussion to proceed with-
limitation.
FOR DUAFT BILL
IvVice President Marshall this nftcrnoon
,oerore tlio Senate a telegram from the
oa fsetialQ ntinniinnltip' int It linn
Bed a rpKrtlllHnn Inilnfulnr. i& uotnttrA
ft bill.
(.Senator Martin, of Virginia. tlievma.
ty leader. Iiml ppnrt Intn Mm riwnnla n
SJ?n. Jn favor of the elective draft bill
uy me faculty of the university or
"a, at Charlottesville. Jefferson's
J Senate is conducting the preliminary
io db roiiowea uy ti vote on tne juc-
S Continued on Van The, Culmuii Two
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BRITISH FORGE ON IN FRANCE;
NEW GERMAN DASH AT RIGA;
ITALIANS MOVE ON THE CARSO
Haig Advances on Cambrai-St. Quentin
Defenses and Queant-Drocourt Line.
4 French Crush Assaults Italians -
Launch Offensive
German Fleet, Accompanied by Transports, Off to Land
Troops in Rear of Russian Armies for Drive on
Petrograd Alexieff Prepares to
Thwart Offensive
BERLIN, April 21.
"England's might has suffered heavy, sanguinary defeat through
the foresight of German headquarters and the tenacious desire of
our brave troops for victory," declared today's official statement,
"The army will face new battles with complete confidence."
Indications that the war is developing into three bip; offensives are con
tained in today's war dispatches.
The onslaughts include the Allied drive in -the west, a German drive on
Petrograd, long contemplated by Von Hindcnburg, and an Italian drive on the
Carso plateau.
British troops are pushing their offensive against the Cambrai-St. Quentin
line, and the Queant-Drocourt line beyond, with an intensity yet uncqualed in
the war. They have advanced to the east of Monchy-le-Preux, to the south of
the Bapaume-Cambrat road, and have reached the St. Quentin Canal in the
neighborhood of Vcndhuile.
The French have beaten back a number of violent counter-attacks on their
positions, from St. Quentin to the Oise. 'Artillery and infantry struggles are
reported in the Hurtebuise and Craonne regions, near Rheims and in the
Champagne.
Germany has evidently launched her drive on the East front, with Petro
grad as the objective. The progress of a large number of German warships
and transports toward Riga is reported. The object of the Germans is to land
troops in the rear of the Russian troops on the Dvina, and begin a march on
the. Russian capital. General Alexieff, the Russian commander-in-chief, is pre
paring to resist the German drive.
Reports from the Italian front point to the beginning of an Italian drive
against the Austrian lines. of the Carso plateau, which protect Trieste. It is
quite possible that the beginning of the Italian offensive on the Carso is the
direct outcome of the recent conferences held in the French province of Savoy,
between the Premiers of England, France and Italy.
GERMANS OPEN LAND
AND' SEA ATTACK; AIM
TO REACH PETROGRAD
LONDON. April 24.
All Indications today wero that Oerinany
has opened her spring campaign against
llussia. Military experts predict that Von
Illndenburg will launch a combined land,
sea and air attack In u gigantic effort to
cut olt the Itusslan armies from Petrograd
and their main babe of supplies.
Dispatches reporting tho presence of a
German transport fleet in tlio Ilaltlc. con
voyed by warships, were, followed today
by advices stating that there Is Increasing
activity all along the Dvlna P.iver, especi
ally In tho sector south of Itlga.
The Germans were said to be uttucking
and Itusslan airmen reported liugo con-
f'oiitlniiril on Vat '" Column four
WORKMAN RILLED
BY FALLING WALL
Two Seriously Injured
When Bricks Bury Them
in Cellar ,
.CRASH WITHOUT WARNING
One workman was. Instantly killed and
two were seriously injured today when a
brick wall, near which they were working,
ha cellar excavation at 338-10-12 North
Front street, collapsing and burled them.
The injured.' who are In the Itoosevelt
Hospital, are O'Ncil Scareno. twenty-six
L ni.i 43 Montrose street, bruised knee
IZ hln-and f possSo Internal Injuries; Jos
nh Mutch thirty years old. 613 Pemberton
ft! concussion 'of the brain and broken
rl,)8, .,,,,.,. ...,.s phiilp Maronl, forty
Tll0 man k "J , UMarshall "street.
Eb?wbs &."
dTha section of wall which collapsed was
v. . nneen feet high and thirty feet In
length ""he men were digging h, the north
lengtn. "" ' . .rcavatlon. Maronl, who
'digging nearest "the wall, was burled
was dlgginB- nea Hep two mel,
fulthWm the line of the wall and
WCTrieterPaUony waUs'in charge, of a con-
Kalrmomu "-- .A the burled men.
Ilceman .- -":,. two ,nirtr,a men.
Eiaro'nl was dead when they uncovered
him. r
Howard Elliott, Quits. New', Haven
v. vmr Anrll 21.-Howard Elliott's
s3arfeadSKS
accented, at a meetinK.oi.uw --. -
vooinra today.- l
will
tiecoma" effective
winrjunmetetelV:
BRITISH TAKE TWO MORE
VILLAGES; WIN EAST OF
MONCHY AND EPEHY
LO.VDO.V. April 24.
Field Marshal Hulg gained more ground
In tile resumed British offensive today. Ills
report follows:
We made further progress to the
east of Monchy-le-Preux and ltoeux.
To tho south of the Iiapaumo-Cambral
road wo gained ground on a wide front.
To the east of Kpchy we reached the
St. Quentin Canal, In the neighborhood
of 'Vcndhuile.
We also captured the villages of
Vlllers Ploulch and Ueaucamp.
There was severe fighting yesteiday
evening, and at intervals during the
night along the whole! front. At
Crolsilles and north of Gavrelle the
enemy constantly repeated unsuccessful
t'uiitliiiird on Purr Tour, Column Tin
BODIE CLEANS BASES
' ON SINGLE IN3EVENTH
Smith's Error Enables A's to
Tighten Long Ball Game
With the Griffs
AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK. Washington,
April 21.
Under lowering skies the Mackmen and
the GrltTmcii clashed this afternoon In
their last game of the series here. The
crowd was less than 700, but they were
full of pep.
Connie sent Elmer Myers to the mound,'
opposing Jim Shaw, tho Pittsburg wild
man. Neither- team . seemed full of life'
during the warpi-up, but after getting down
to business, they were working satlsfactor-
Kach team scored In Its first liming
Witt walked, stole and came through on
an Infield out. After singling, Judge went
up on a sacrifice, reached third on a single
by Milan and scored on Schang's throw to
second, when fie Imagined Milan was steal
ing FIRST iN'NLNO
Witt walked and stole. Grover sacrificed,
Shaw to Judge, Witt going to third, Bodle
died, Crane to Judge, Witt Bcorlng. Strunk
singled to center, and went to second on. a
passed balk Shaw threw out Thrasher. One
run, one hit. one error.
Judge singled to center. Foster sacri
ficed Myers to Mclnnls. Milan singled
over' Witt's head. Judge stopping at third.
Rice fouled to Gates. On u wild throw py
Schang to recond Judge scored and Milan
went to second, Smith out, Mclnnls to
Myern. One run, two hits, onp error,
SECOND INNIN.0
Mclnnls singled to right. Bates filed tp
Rice Schant walked. Myers filed to Rice
and Schang died at second, Rice to Leonard
to Crane. tp runs, one hit. no errora. -
Ionard walked. Crane beat out a alow
roller to Witt Alnsmlth hit to-MyereSind
Leonard beat his .throw to third, filling the
bases. Shaw fouled to Bote. Judge, tripled
totrlght center-clearlng'the baseband ecor
,lng Leonard.- Crane'-ami Alnemlth., tr
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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL
U. S. AND ALLIES
PLAN WAR TALK
FOR TOMORROW
French Envoys Safely Here.
Great Council in Wash
ington OFFICIALLY WELCOMED
WASHINGTON. April 21.
The greatest war conference, in the
history of the world will meeffor real
work in 'Washington Wednesday.
All social festivities over, represent
ative statesmen from England, France
and America will settle down to the
grim task of bringing to an end the
battle against Prussianism.
The French commission, "safely
landed," 'will arrive here tomorrow, it
has been officially announced. Formal
welcoming dinners and receptions will
be tendered them as those from Eng
land and then work will begin.
The mission will come on the Presi
dent's yacht Mayflower, which will land
the party at the navy yard in the
morning.
WASHINGTON. April 21.
The members of the French mission to the
fulled States, headed by former Premier
Vlvlanl. will airlve in Washington tomor
row morning, it was olllclally announced
at the State Department this afternoon. 'The
Stite Dfparlment announcement read:
The Department of Stato Is advised
that the Prench mission will arrive In
Washington tomorrow morning. The
exact time anil place of arrival will
be announced later.
.The arrival of the mission at a United
States port was announced by Secretary
Lansing this morning.
The members of the French mission ..re:
M. Vlvlanl, former Premier of France :
Marshal Joffre, Vice Admiral ('ochreprat.
senior Vice Admiral of the French nayy,;
'Maniuls' Do Ch'ambruif.' "member of the
Chamber of Deputies, attached to the mis
sion; M. Simon, Inspector of Finance; M.
Hovelacnue, Inspector General of Public In
struction. The staff of Marshal Joffre follows:
Lieutenant Colonel Fabry, chief of staff;
Lieutenant Colonel Redmond, artillery gen
eral headquarters; Major Itequln. of tho
Ministry of War; Lieutenant de Tcsan, of
tho Tenth Army; Major Dreyfus, medical
corps.
WKI.COM HI) BY OFFICIALS
The mission was met at tho port of ar
rival and ottlcially welcomed to the United
States by high olllclals of the American
Government. Breckenrldge Long, the Third
Assistant Secretary of State, who welcomed
the British mission, represented the De
partment of State in the welcoming party.
The War Department wns represented by
Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of
staff of the army. Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Franklin D. Itoosevelt extended
a welcome on behalf of tho American navy.
Besides General Scott, the army was rep
resented by Lieutenant Colonel Spencer
Crosby. ,Muir Fox Conner and Captain
JUillIp Sheridan. Bear Admiral Harry McL.
IIusc represented the enlisted personnel of
the navy.
Kx-Premler Vlvlanl, head of the French
commission, is a Radical-Socialist and a for
mer Premier, former .Minister of Labor and
now Minister of Justice In the new Cabinet.
Continued on l'die Flir, Column Five
SUES TO RECOVER
CAPTIVE GIRL-WIFE
G. W. Bergner, Rich Brewer,
Accused of. Holding
Daughter at llitz
SEQUEL
TO ELOPEMENT
Gustav William Bergner,' millionaire
brewer, kidnapped hLs daughter Jean and is
holding her a prisoner In the RItz-Carlton
llo'tel to keep her away from R. Bertrom
Bew, her nineteen-year-old husband that Is
the charge made by young Bew, who this
afternoon obtained a writ o.f habeas corpus
for his girlwlfe from Judge Bregy In the
Quarter Sessions Court,
The rich brewer and his family, it is al
leged, objected to young Bew, although
the latter Is wealthy also.
Last October Bew and tho beautiful Miss
Bergner scored a victory over the girl's
angry parents by eloping and marrying
nnd getting out of Pennsylvania before de
tectives could halt them. Bu,t lit, Bergner
was revenged ,by spiriting his. daughter
away, according to the young husband's
charges. The writ he got from court- order's
his father-in-law to surrender his glrl-wlfe
to him and to tell why he deprived her of
liberty.
Young, Mrs. 11. Berlron.Bew is guarded
by a patrol of servants, her husband as
serts. Wbeif attempts were made this afternoon
to see her, inquirers were told that "Mrs.
Bew cannot bed isturbed. Any mesage
will, be taken to her, But she cannot be
seen."
Bergner. is president of the Bergner &
Engel Brewing Company, Bew Is a son
of Jamea W. Bew, president of the Ventnor
Clty.Natlotfal Bank, of "Veptiior, K, J.
Bew. 8r.. 'also was' founder of, Avalon
and otbir' New Jersey coast resorts. '
At Avalon'the first scenes of the dra
matio romance were laid. The Bews and
Bergner , were neighbors there, bat the two
famlllee'fwere never 'friendly. They moved
In.duterent plrclee of society, - ,
,, Consequently, j when .friendship .sprang
24, 1917.
Commqiit,
LATEST
15 ASE BALL SCORE 5 ''
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BROOKLYN v.
PHILLIES?. .:"
ATHLETICS ..1 :0 0
WASHI-GT-N '. 1 6 0 f
Myers, E. Johnson and. Schauta'
WASHINGTON SENDS
' THLETICS f ,'h o -
WH.ss 10 12
Grover, 2b 0 114
Bodiclf 0 1 1 1
Strunk, cf 113 0
Thrasher, rf 0 1 0 0
Mclnnis, lb 0 2 3 1
Bates, 3b 1 0 21
Schang, c 0-' 0 3 0
Mycr.s,p 00 1 1'
E. Johnson, p.;.. 1 o 00
Haley, c v 0.5-0
Mcjcr.c o 0 V-0
Totals.
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BOSTON 1 0,0 0 0 0 1
NEW YORK ........ 2 JO 1 0 0 12
Allen and dowdy; Schupp and, McCarty. ,
CHICAGO.' 0 2 0',-4 0 1
CINCINNATI .'. " 2 0 2 0, 0 0
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BOSTON ...... .,vw r.-f 0'6 .f, 1.
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' COLVMBIA, j.Jf o., .pri Mi-The'riiveralty of Wssourl -wiu'
havo'noepF.aUtlTe-l'Ju'tbe.BjIg.trapk ineet at Philadelphia 'usxt
Saturday. W8'4lEiBit.-ra:riehei t9'4ay,f.he.n it .was -learned that
finance or-vthc'Tlfer'8ChpolJwduldrnot'pejrait the long trip tp tt
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M'ADOO ANNOUNCES III
PLANS FOR SELLING :
Moneys to Be. Raised at Once
and Allies to Be Sup
plied Soon
CUNLIPFE MAY GET PEN
BUYING U.S. BONDS
Many financial Institutions have
advertised in the Evening Ledger
their readiness to accept and handle
subscriptions to tho new bond issues
of tho United States free o'f charge.
Persons who desire to purchase
these bonds, and who, being- unac
quainted with bankers or banking,
methods, prefer to make their sub
scriptions in somx! other manner,
may apply to the Evening Ledger,
GOO Chestnut street, which will ac
cept applications nnd sec that they
are placed in. the hands of reputable
financial institutions.
v WASHINGTON, April 21.
President Wilson created the biggest war
.chest In history shortly bWorc noon today
when ho signed the bill authorizing tho rats
liiR of ?7.000,000,000 to defray America's
expenses In entering the world war aifd to
aid. her allies.
No formality attended the President's
action, lie received the bill at the White
House, and In the seclusion of his Ktudjr
rca'd and signed It.
The pen used by the President will be
presented to Secretary of the Treasury Mc
Adoo; who may give It to Lord Cunllffe.
of the British commission.
America's allies will not have to wait
until her JC, 000,000.000 war bonds are sold'
possibly two or three months for finan
cial aid. ,
Treasury certificates, in addition to the
.OAfl nflft Him ..m.ll. nl.Aa.l DnM ...111 Via
liuntru lu iiicgv uiij' jiiircsiiii inuiicj uc-
,- . .1.- T....n A.nn... . II..
maliua UL ilia .iiueiuc, fjcucwif vi. ui ,.,;
Treasury McAdoo announced today. ' Jt
At the same time he announced that JBO.i ,
000,000 of certificates further had been
authorized today und arc already sold.
The Secretary may Issue certificates up
to $2,000,000,000 worth of one yeajr's ma
turity or less under tho bond bill.
The Secretary Bald that ufl u preparatory,
step to floating tho big loan he considered
It desirable that the member banks of the
Federal Reserve system possess themselves' ,
of these short-term Government securities.
Thcso certificates of Indebtedness, he sald,
wlll be received In payment of the, first
Installment of the war loan when 'it Is :
Issued. I
Mr. McAUoo explained that he will offer
through the Federal Reserve banks further
amounts of these certificates when It may
appear desirable, In order to give all banks
of the country an opportunity to prepare
themselves for the coming bond Issue nnd
"to meet any demands of the foreign belllg-
erents with whom we ure making common s.ir,
cause that may arise before the bonds can j-'JC
He said that the subscriptions' received "i?!
by the Federal Reserve banks indicated a )
keen Interest on the part ot the banns,
.particularly the country banks, In the loan.
Many country nanus nave noi yei oeen apis
to send In their applications.
NEW WAR MEASURES
IN STATE LEGISLATURE
By a Staff Corrtvondtnt
IIaRRISBURO, April 24 . '
Two "war mea-jureH" were Introduced In'
tho Legislature today by Representative
J, W. Swartz, of Dauphin County.,'
One would permit corporation's In Penn-"
sylvanla to Invest In the 'Federal war bonds.
The other provides for a police system for
the express companies operating In the
State. .
The bill giving the corporations the v
power to Invest their surplus reads thit '
"all corporations Incorporated under the
laws of Pennsylvania may Invest all or anyv
part of their surplus funds In the bouds
of the'Unlted States GovernmenWssued for
war purposes." '
REICHSTAG CONVENES :
AMin TENSE INTEREST-!
jail., ,-,- j,
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committee on Constitutional Re;i J
fnm P"Y.npr't.ff", to Renort.' ,f 1
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report on a method. of 'constltijUiniTy
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