' 1 ," J - f ;nw y "ii w a . SECTION PAGES 22, 23, 24 ftir 1mj., S,V. : r' i i Tw v r r r k -"B fl Wr hi ... mwr am h mmm sW VOL. III. NO. 191 y ffV . S. LINER'S SHOTS SMASH U-BOAT; SUNK, IS REPORT CLARK ASSAILS DRAFT PLAN AS UNWISPNJUST 'democratic Head of House Opposes Se lection Bill DEBATE PROLONGED, IN BOTH HOUSES S- 1.T 1T-L Tl 1. T1 kJSenate iviay inch, xveacn rai- lot on Measure Until r oaturuct PACIFIST GETS A LAUGH I. WASHINGTON, April 25. Speaker Champ Clark defled executive wrth this afternoon by denouncing PresU fc'lent Wilson's selective draft bill on the floor of the House. Leaving the Speaker'a ctulr, as ho did when lie dlffeied with the Wesldent on the Pa pa ma Canal tolls act, ;itf. Clark advanced to the well of the House 'in in vigorous language advocated the ."incorporation in the army bill of tho pro- , yUon to give the volunteer system a chance I Wora resortimr to selection in raisin an !) wmy to send against the Germans. 'I am unreservedly lu favor of the vol- !(J unfeer amendment to the army bill," ld J gptlKer uiarK. i regret exueeunigij- .nui . , ....., niriea ,1.1,1, tt.A Tfnll,l At, t Mrl lf, ftadtlsers on everything in this bill," said sue Speaker, "jiut tins is sua a iree coun- )iL1Jt IIU A, CO n,ir-ii iiho iiul Jw "sti fcv- - hlblted In the House of Representative. For a member of tho House or Senate to lUfer with the President of the Republic iny President Is not pleasant. RESTRICTS SUPPORT "On the contrary, it Is painful, especially ' when the President Is ono whom you helped i to elect I make it a rule always to support ue rresldent any president wnen i re Hero be la right, and on doubtful question! lire Mm the, benefit of the aount. runner than that I wfiTKoT go. "The President of the United States is f the most powerful personage In the wide, Vwlde world more powerful than Kaiser, 'Emperor, King or any one variety of poten 'tlte. lit Is because he is the head of 100.- fc'.Kpo.OOO free people. He has his functions to .pcriurm. j no nuusc uiiu oeuuiv imvo uicir f'knctlons to perform." , Declaring that advocates of conscription ire flying In the face of the history of nil English-speaking peoples, the speaker asked ;wny "Chairman Dent and the majority of 'the Military Committee be assailed with In- human rancor because they stand for the American doctrine of giving an opportunity for the brave patriotic to volunteer to fight ''for their country?" CRiTicizns prksidi:nt I' "It is maliciously asserted." continued the Speaker, "that we who desire to give volun. i . teers a chance to serve their country are en- Lleavorlng to retard the creation of an army. That Is simply preposterous. If the Presi dent had, the day after the war was de- , ,wcu, usxeu congress to autnorize mm 10 licaU for 500.000 volunteers, or een a mll- I Bon, both houses w ould have passed tho bill IaIb forty-eight hours., nnd by this time we liirould have thousands of volunteers In camp wjmu in training. I" If we are to have conscription It should WPly to all men of mllltarv acre. Why gjjmle out boys who are too young to voto kt President or Representatives? They itd nothing to do with bi Inglng on the war. T "If this stupendous war continues long, Miucrlptlon.may become iicf-etwaiy, but In -.the lleht nf tllA hktnrv nf Hnfrllrth. All-alt- SH peoples wo contend that It Ii not neces- uwry now. Conscription lias always been V,?pugnant to men of our blood. In this j', Very war Great Britain never ordered con ,,fcrlptlon until she had raised Ave millions "Olunteers." MClnst. mim-it tl,A tlmi.A tA laufrhtAi- nnd ','the galleries to cheers when he charged In If opening debate that big men of the country . -ere Denina tho selective draft because or Sa "eoqlai and industrial" aspect. si n A Munsey, Herbert L. Satterleft, P. Mo rim n Tfrnnlr A Vn n il aH f n nnd .ntnry p. Davidson' are for it," lie said. 9T -e "f . iH..v... -- Continued on Fare Seven, Column Ino CHARLEY HERZOG HURT; - OUT Of PHIL SERIES Witnts' Second Bnseman 53uffera In ured Spine When He Slips on Concrete Floor Charley Hcrzog is on the hospital list proDRDly will not be able to play In the "3 against the Phils. The Giant second "man Injured hln spine while leaving 1 Station It, Wtf VM.lr 4t,la inAmln 1 1 tempted to kick a piece of chewing gum vi vne way. He lost his balance anu I n the concrete floor. ''Buck" limped to iTn. hen Philadelphia .was reached Hcrzog's WaS SO KDVMM that a iutin U' a a HAtlt fi .". was discovered that Herzog's spine 'injured and the ball player was band- t W not believed the Injury Is serious. THE WEATHER " FOltEOART Ity Philadelphia and vlcMtutncreas- ? oudinc- tonight, with probably " in the earlu morning and on ap: continued moderatelu cold; .er;iAtP.(. LENGTH OF DAY Bsoaa.m. I Moon t..li:2S p.m. 6:48 p.m. ) Moon aoutha 97 P.m. WWAKB KIVEK TIDE CHA1SOBS H:Ob,m. I Illah.waur ; a p.m. Uiia.m: I Law w?r,'n :. mAvmwnvw ALLIES FORGE AHEAD TOWARD TEUTON BASES British Advance Posi tions Closer to Cambrai MORE THAN 3000 GERMANS TAKEN Nivelle Extends Ground in Champagne, Despite Vio lent Attacks TEUTONS RUSH RESERVES The Anglo-French offensive against the Hindenburg line is continuing unabated. British forces have advanced between the Cojeul and Scarpe Rivers.JtaUliiB the town of Bllhelm, east of Havrlncourt Wood and northeast of Tescault, and pushing their line nearer to Cambrai. Violent German counter-attacks, de livered in mass formation, broke down bo foro British machlno guns and bnyoncts. The Germans are battling desperately to save their Cambral-St. Qucntln and Queant-Drocourt defenses. A terrific battle is raging between French and German troops on the Alsno and Champagne fronts. General Nivelle has succeeded in frustrating all Teuton counter-attacks and advancing his posi tions at Important points. KAISER RUSHES TROOPS TO SAVE WOT AN LINE LONDON, April L"u. Jtoie than 3000 prisoners taken since Monday's resumption of the British dilve and further advances despite litter opposi tion from the Germans were reported In Field Marshal Halg's report today. His report follows: Karly this morning, In fighting along the front between the Cojeul and the Scarpe, we further progressed and secured our gains. Our prisoners since Monday are now 3029, Including fifty-six olllcers. At night, east of Havrlncourt wood. Continued on I'ate Seven, Column Onr CAMDEN-BUILT LINER SINKS A SUBMARINE - Officials of the Atlantic Transport Line received word today that the American steamship Mongolia has sunk a German submarine. The Mongolia, shown above, is of 13,038 tons, GOO feet long nnd carries a crew of 130 PEiWS HEALTHY SWATS DOWN URSINUS, 8-2 Yates's and Todd's Circuit Drives Feature Bernhardt Fans 12 Visitors L Cinch for Quakers VBHINUrt All. It. II. . A, i:. s l o o n t "' 4 0 O I "II 0 ' 3 0 I I ' t O I H II 0 4 O I 1 i 0 4 O O 0 0 0 ' " 4 II O II 1 0 :i o o 11 ' 1 O 1 0 O 1 0 S O II U 2 II lloumau, if. Carllnr. If, Grotri, . . I'Ktrmon, lb. tape, 2I Milliliter, rf. lUfren, 3b. . Will, e Carlton, p. . Zlegler, p. ., To(U . ... ..31 A 34 l'K.V.V .vii. ii.ii. o. a. :. . 3 a s o t o , 4 0 1 II 0 II . 3 3 1 3 4 II . 4 0 1 I 0 (I . 3 1 I 10 1 . 4 3 1 0 .3000 1 1 .43 3 11 1 ,300110 Todd, 3b T.Tln, cf. WliUf. . light. K Vte, lb. .. Hlnkion, rf, . Morton, 3li. . Illlmore, e, . . llernliarilt, p. ToUU . . , .30 8 0 ST 10 1 .. -.. Vni.. Todd. gnrrlflee lilt h. rat 3. Hirick out-By C.fl..n. aruoii. Date s. bv Zlegler, B by Otn-at, II, on bit Off Corl.on, 1 on '''" "" Will. Umpire MeOowan. FJUNKUN flELD, April 25. t loved with Urilnus this afternoon , he Coltvilie nine bit the dust to 5E?dCb5lTto: a,c.Tfc.Jnvaara never MONGOLIA'S GUNNERS SCORE CLEAN HIT AT SUBMARINE; OIL TRAIL INDICATES DESTRUCTION Ready to Attack American Steamship When Gun Crew Opens Fire Submersible Goes Under and Fails to Emerge LONDON, April 25. American naval gunners on the American steamship Mongolia are believed to have sunk a German submarine, according to advices received here today. Upon the arrival of the Mongolia at a British port it was stated that a U-boat was sighted when about 1000 yards from the steamship. One of the shells from the guns on the Mongolia smashed the submarine's periscope and the submersible is be lieved to have been sent to bottom. . The gunners scored a clean hit. Captain Rice, of the Mongolia, said that the submarine was about to attack when his gunners opened fire. These were the first shells fired by an v 0 American ship against the enemies of America since the entry of the United States in the waivAIso this is the first submarine reported destroyed by Americans. ' The attack was made on April 19. GIANTS SWAT ALEX FOR VICTORY IN 8TH McGraw's Sluggers Over come Phils' Lead by Spec tacular Rally TEN EXTRA-BASE CLOUTS Not a Night-Mare m:;v yoiik .Ml. It. II. Hum., If I 2 I KaulT, vt 3 I 2 I). ,. i:. 3 0 0 3 0 0 Ilolirrtxou, rf 4 I II 2 II O 1 1 2 .11 2 0 0 II 1 II 1 II 2 U 0 0 0 0 Zlmnifriimn. 31) 4 2 I Vlrtrlirr, .' i" I I KIMutr, 2b 4 I 3 IlolUf, ll I I 2 Jli'l'arlli)-, I 1 I'ri lit, v " Jll.lUlrtun, i 1 l Lobcrt 1 II " Snlri., I . Total" 38 i-ii i i.i.i i:h a I I'aakrrt, rf ' I llanrroft, k ., ... 4 Stork, 3I . , 3 Cravuth, rf ...,,.(.,.. 3 Wlitttril, If , . ; . ' I.uilerun, lb,, i Melion, 2b -I KlUrfer, n Alexander, p 4 Mayer, v nuiey .1 tt'ooper 0 !) 13 27 aii. it. if.' (i. a. i;. II Total. S3 S II 37 14 S, PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL Continued on J'hk Tho, Column Three NOYES FACES YANKEES FOR 'WIN SLOW GAME Slack's Recruit Engages in Great Pitcher's Battle With Rus sell at New York 1'01,0 ClilOl'NDS. .New York, April 25. The Athletlca made their lit st appeanince of the Boason nKulnst the V.inkecs at tho I'olo CliouiidH tlila nfternoon before a ciowd of 5000. WIU1 Hill Donovnn'H men went Into the ftuy liubblliiB over ulth confidence be cbumh of their meat uoik aRulnat the lied Sox In liokton. Allan Ilussell was picked by the Yankees to do tho pitching, while Jlunager Connie .Mack'n choice ivan .N'oyes. The chilly April weather kept, tho attend ance down and made the players hop aiound llely to keep warm. lMllSTlXNIXU Wilt fanned, tirover filed to Magee. Bo. die. went out. Malscl to I'lpp. Xo runs, no hits, no eiroia. Cllhooley walked. IllRh lined out to Bo. die. Ollhooley out Bteallng, Kchane to Witt. Butes tossed out Mulsel. No runs, no hits, po errors. SKCOND INNIMJ. ,S trunk doubled to left. Thrasher struck out. Ktrunk was caught off second, Xuna maker to Mated, to Buker, to Alalsei. Mo Innis singled to cental'. On a paused ball Melnnls went to second. Bates lifted to dilhooley, No runs, two hits, no errors. Plpp out, Witt to Melnnls. Baker doubled .to left. Mageo fanned, l'ecklnpaugh went out, Witt to Melnnls. ,o runs, one hit, no errors. . THIRD INNING Schang popped to Malsol. Noyca struck out. Witt filed to High. No runs, no hits, no errors. Nunamaktr out, tirover to Melnnls. lius- sell was called out on "strikes.' Ullhooley I , ' )-.-' - kf-vtftr - ii",'im r) 25, 1917 CoFtitour, LATEST GIANTS BEAT PHILS IN OPENER NEW YORK .0 03 100 14 0 0 13 1 PHILLIES ...,0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0- 8 11 2 Tunitt, MldtUetou, Snllcc, McCarthy ; Alexantlev, Mayor, Kllluior. ATHLETICS TRIM ATHLETICS ..0 0 0 0 0 1 NEW YORK ..000110 Noyea nnd SchntiR; Russell nntl Nttnamnker, URSINUS 0 0 2 0 0 0 PENN 3 2 1 1 0 1 Carlson nud .Will; Bernhardt and Gllinore. SCHANG'S HOMER DECIDED VICTOR ATHLETICS r h one NEW YORK r Wiu'ss 1 1 2 3 0 Gilliooley.rf... 0 Grovcr'2b 0 0 13 0 Hifjh.!' 0 Uotlie'lf 0 0 10 0 Maisel,2b 0 Strunkcf 0 2 3 0 0 Pipp.lb 1 Thrasher, rf 0 () 2 0 0 Baker, 3b a McInnis!b 1 4 II 1 1 Magee.cf 0 IJatcs'3b 112 3 0 Peckinpaugh.ss.. 0 Scha"B.c 115 10 Nunamaker.c... 0 Nyc.P 0 0 0 2 0 Russcll.p., 1 Totals t 027 13 1 Totals 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE BOSTON 0 0 2 0 1 2 BROOKLYN 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rudolph nnd Gowdy; Marquard and Meyers. CHICAGO 10 0 0 0 0 CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 1 Vaughn and Elliott; Schneider nnd Huhn. 'PITTSBURGH' '....",." 4 6 1 Y'V' ST.LOUIS 1 ,1 0 3 0 Miller and Fischer; Meadows and Snyder. AMERICAN LEAGUE WASHINGTON 0 0 1 1 ,0 2 BOSTON 0 2 0 10 0 Aycrs and Henry: Ruth and Thomas. AMERICAN LEAGUE ST.LOUIS DETROIT '.. POSTPONED RAIN CLEVELAND 10 0 0 0 3 CHICAGO' ... 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cuumbe and O'Neill; Cicotte nnd Schalk. OTHER GAMES 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 4 0 3 1 10 0 0 CENTRAL HIGH .... HAVERF'D SCHOOL. LAFAYETTE ....... SWARTHMORE-.-....- SWAT'MORE PREP... PENN CHARTER ... ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Fifth Havre de Gmce ince, 3-year-olds and up, the Penn selling stakes, $1000 added, 5 1-2 furlongt, Polly J., 04, McGrnw, $40.00, $10.20, $8.40, won; Etruscan, 108, Taplln, $0.30, $3.30, second; Im perator, 100, A. Collins, $4.00, third. Time, i',07. Sixth Havre de Grace race, 4-year-olds nnd up, sellingf 1 1-10 mlleb Thesieies, 100, A. Collins, $4.30, $3.30, $2.50, won; Ed Bond, 105, Ambrose, $20.00, $0.50, second; Pleirot, 100, Ball, $3.40, third. Time, 1.40 3-5. BOY VICTIM OF AUTO DIES IN HOSPITAL Ten-year-old Valentine Vnnsant, 1510 Ridge avenue, died tins afternoon In St. Joseph's Hospital from Injuries received when he was struck by an automobile driven by fifteen-yeai'-old Leslie Kal bach, of 4840 North Mascher stieet. The accident happened at. Six teenth sfreet and Fairmount avenue where the boy was roller-skating, RUSSIAN FLEET RAIDS TURKISH BLACK SEA .PORT PETROGRAD, April 25. A Russian fleet, composed of cruisers, destroyers and submarines, has raided the Turkish port of Kerasunt, on the Black Sea, damaging the harbor works and sinking five Turkish ships. News of the raid was given out by the Admiralty today. t J t NAVAL INCREASE. BILL REPORTED IN HOUSE !. WAHINQTpNMkril 35, The.HouM alyia ,br wJHf by Sectary;; DaaUU'.tq JneraaaeTttrtiasjvy -trM; IT JSjt) x!' 1917, it int rustic I. CM II Co .W j v ," SPORT; YANKS IN NEW YORK 0 0 3 4 0 1 3 0 0 027 Owen and Dlucen. 0 0 02 3 2 0 0 X 8 10 1 McQowau. a 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 7 27 8 0 2 0 -tJT'' o 0 0- i X- 5 6 3 7 2 a ' wayai coBimitteo tnw anarnocni r, sH fv w -l . i. , jf jt , m. sre r u crnimuL PRICE TWO CENTS OMESi ENVOYS v IN WASHINGTON .TnfFvfi nnrl Vivian) iA7i-W Ar V 'iw T n iHMMfB u xutauie xveuiiuereet- 'fe ed in Capital ) SPIRIT OF TTPAMnp. COMF.S TO AMF.PTfIA rii.;i,. tt:i w.-il m. & xntuiui lTiijigiea vvitncjtarB ; and Stripes, in Patriotic Decoration OFFICIAL RECEPTION Crowds Tln-ong Route of Proftea- sion and Cheer Eminent Visitors WASHINOTOX, April 2S. The cplrlt of Franco came to the nation's capital today, jts greatest national hero, Joseph Jofrre, marshal, of France, accom panied by lteno Vivianl, former Premier, vlco president of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Justice, as chief of mission, pasiol through tho streets of tho city pre- r' pared to tell the American people what they ' must do that tho c.iuso of republicanism and representative government shall tri umph oer Prussian militarism. Tho Urltlsh mission got a real welcome last Sunday. Uut It did not class with the love, leverence and brotherhood Jiat marked the arrival In AVashlnBton of the represcn ' tattves of thu Breatcst republic of Kuropa, As they lode throuRh the wide avenues of the city tho men of Franco wtro made to feel that their sacrifices wero appreciated by the American people. It wai plain that tho Milrlt of Lafayctto still llen In Jli heart of tho nation. And it was com mented on as mote than a coincidence that exactly HO yean ago today April 5, 177T the Maniuls de Iafayette tailed from Spain to offer his sword nnd his oil to tho fcerlco of the peoplo who at tluit time were fighting for tho perpetuation of democracy and representative government. Tho sk'es ere gray, but the city Itself waa picturesque. Tho sheen of the entwined flaKH of the Allies war reflected from the . white blossoms of the trees and the green foliage of u Washington spring day. Th Stars and Stripes, the Union Jack of Eng- v p1(ty,cJ-otrilat;ituftflrfrtmrwl!id0i' ond onf- i hhu nic itiLuiui u. 4 tt,iii wcru uut ' iiiu ii uu l ui uuiuiuuuucs. ja i no usiin' jfuisiieu i8itors lanucu at tne navy yard wharf and passed In procession thioih thi' tit rotfthi tttr u. arn trrfat a1 hif ntiAnptnir nnl Jf applause SJ Shortly after 12 o'clock tho oreBldential $ 'fintlt Ul H.1'A li.nu ..tnl.n.1 In I. Tin,..- V man Itlvpl". Thn vnrlit nwntiEf I ri t n th , leading to tho yard and steamed on to nerv!?' docK In accordance with the arranged plan. French commlsslonerB stepped ashore they ii wero gieeted by the olllclal delegation 'as- t g signeu 10 welcome mem oy l'resiuent Wil son The leuicsentatlves of the United States Included Secretary of State Robert Lansing, Counselor of the State Department Frank I- Polk. IIr.st Assistant Secretary of State William PhllliliK, Wan en Itobeita and I-anlor Phillips, of the Statu Department", Colonel William W. Harts, personal aid to President Wilton; Major I'. S. Orant, 3d, U. S. A., and Lieutenant A. F. Carter, L. S X. in addition to Minister Vivianl and Maitdi.il Joll'io tho lslting paity included Vice Admiral P. I.. A. Chocheprat, dean of the Fiencli navy: Marquis Plerro de Chaiibiuii, member of thn Chamber of Deputies and a descendant of Lafayette; Contlntird on Tuge Vriciii CoJuninFonr BOY KILLED BY AUTO DRIVEN BY A BOY Young Skater Hit While Racing M With Companions on $ Street 'lrt, .,iii1il 1'nliiniliin 'ikiu nil nf 1 t 1 4 Itldge ncnue, was struck by an automo- bile driven by a fifteen-year-old boy today., j?s tlno died in St. Joseph's Hospital shortly ?i alter i ociocu. i n.i& l.M ulin ii'iiki ,11, ln ITia olilmrtr.hllA i ..r uuj " i.n u.i...e, ..w Muw...v..w , '. u T .wlln l.ilhnrli iQJlk Vrlli ATnuhr AZ atrept. Il 1 looked un III thn Twentieth V and lluttonnood strectH pollen station. jm far as tho police huse been able to learn, tho fault was not entirely on the the y part "f the boy driver. Tho lad ho strucls5 was roller tkntlug at -Sixteenth" street .andS rUIIIIIUUILl lltCIUO ,1IV" V'vl JUUI.SDtCtBiirT they would taco up and down tho inenuV, lJ crossing the street peJI mell and vhputS much concern for nassliiic tralllc. 1 ' :J The Kalbach lad was drlNlng the famllyWfi c.ir alone. According to reports he was'wj going up Twentieth btieet at a fair rate of$,'j t-iwi when tlie skater rushed in fronj of J? tho uiilomoblle. Iloth lads lost their heads,",'! I, uAimld TllM llllHMtlt linV llllllAll 1ttl. ulmilli' mill III,, lnlhnrl, linv. ,lrllnir Mia nutomobllc, was too scared -to be resource-. ful. Tho machine and the skater , hit solidly. .1." I'ollcemen huniedlv bent the Vansant bo, to St. Joseph's Hospital and, took the Katr ', bach buy to the station Jious', PhysIcIgM derated, but to no uvalL "' ' At Ilia etation House me'poirce saia 'tne-, boy's fathur "fame ta eto "him. The- (ik lihnno at tho Kalbach xhoine. 4840 Korth' 'Matcher Mreet. however, is in the uaniee3!l Mrs. W; U Kalbaqh.' Thty could not3 reached this aftertioon, " t. ' $ V, ..... t, ,1 i. ..j.u . 11 I) . f,; WHAT MAY HAPPEN -V5TJ L . B,JJ IN BASEUALV J Off A y wii NATIONAt I.E.0Cti, l W. I.. I'.C. i.'W iS'cw VurU..i .1 ., -.IIH- ni. iooi o'. 4. ''-ieee ..... 4. Uo.Iull. ........ a 4! .ttMit-'J rinrainoH ,,,. 1 . AM)HUCAM " X,.' ,.km - t '.HI V a .hi i7J :?S ' "T i . w 1 I III I.. Hum IlllM 11MII Ml l I I . a LHEPTv B3ESK22 ijMmjffimim i&