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TEUTON HOSTS
MOWED DOWN
IN VAIN DRIVES
fi AnIo-El'ench Hold
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jjines joeiurouniei
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FRENCH FIRM ON OISE
AND AISNE FRONTS
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DEADLOCK ON THE SCARPS'
'British Checked North but Gain
South of the
River
What appears tn lie n gicnt counter
-Offensive lifts been launched lty the tici
mails on the western front.
In addition to the counter-attacks
against the British, the Germans made
rtrong ntsaults against the Fiench posi
tions All of these attacks were lepulscd, sa.v
the ofllclal communiques of the allied
war olllces today.
l'ai tlculaily hitter nnd desperate Is the
fighting on the Scnipe fi out. While the
Germans have succeeded In checking the
British advance north of the river, iliey
have been unable to stem the I'ngllsli
kouth of the sticam.
Theie was ten'illc lighting all nlons
the French front throughout the night.
On the high giound north of the Alsne
River, along the Chemlmles-Danies toad,
the German attacks were partlculaily
evere, but the French lines held,
Hast .of Ccrny the Germans attacked
with great masses' of men, but were un
able to captuio any ground and lost
heavily.
Austro-Hungaiiun troops have opened
. a violent bombardment of the Italian posl.
tlons on the Cnrso plateau.
Xo news of the progress of the German
cquadions of warships nnd transports
from Kiel and Llbau toward Higa, for
the (purpose of landing troops fpr n drive
en Petrogiad, is contained In any of the
War dispatches today.
lnteicstlng "developments on the Mace
(Ionian front. Involving possibly the with,
drawal of the allied foices ftom that 10
rioji and their transfer to the western
front, nre reported from Paris. The ie
newal of fighting In Macedonia may be
intended as an allied curtain behind
which to accomplish the wltljdiawal.
rwms. April :g
Two tremendous German attacks made
en a front of more than a mile and half
west of Cerny vveie smashed unavalllngly
ftgalnst French lines and repulsed amid
heavy losses to the enemy, today's French
official statement declined
Powciful Geiniau countei -attacks at, to
ether places on the Fiench front were like
wise repelled.
Tho War Office statement Indicated that
all along the Fiench front the Gorman1"
Were making violent attempts to loosen
the grip of Fiench tioops on theli new
positions. Bitter fighting was teporled
from half a dozen different points. The
.itatewent follows:
On the shores of the Olse a Ger
man patrol was easily lepplced.
North of the Alsnn several German
attcmptH to eject our troops fioin the
plateau nnd the Chcmln-dcsj Dames were
unsuccessful.
Two powerful attacks on a fiont of
two kjlomcters west of Cerny uere
smashed on th French lines, the Ger
mans losing heavily One other at
tempt at Uiuteblse farm also failed.
In the Champagne, In the legion of
Pompello, In front of Xavarla and
Tahure, several German attacks oidy
resulted In our capture of prisoners.
GERMANS LAUNCH BIG
. COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
LOXnO.V, April 2G.
A tlertn countrr-offenslo has been
launched by the Germans all along the
Arras battle line, on the Alsno Kler and
In Champagne. Furious tin lists ueie made
against the British nnd French lines dur
in .. ... . . . . ... .i.-
jjv '"B iiie mgni, nui ni no pouu iir mo
Y . Teutons able to shatter the Allies' defense.
Kf C t ,rtl..l .... tl.a
s. rre losses were iiuiiiiuu uimii n,"
wiiernian forces. Prisoners taken neciarea
f "ui me uower of ins uernian mni,v i ucms
'i drained to meet tho Auglo-Fiench drive.,
f IBln .t. ..nnnn .l. rAnu.. Itlfrlt pnill-
A m,.iB Aicnu ituuin 11117 ucni,n, "" -w...
- manii mined huge armies against mc in
g k rosltlons, returning .again and again to the
"wck wnen ineir nssauiip urne u" m,,.
he lolent fire of the British and French
fannon,
Under the counter blows of the Germans
the advance of tho British and French
armies has been temporarily halted, but It
la ...-. . . . . .. 1 ... nnrnln an Rnnfl
w UAiicciCIl io OC uuuer Vixy ih' " f-ww..
s the artillery blasts open the way for now
g, Infantry attacks.
, All accounts dwell upon the heavy loses
' Pf the Germans. At some points It was said
i me corpses wero plloa so msn mm imn
J .aIJi ' . .... .. .i.rAna- Hrlntr from
fcV t v usea iiicni or ucicupv b
P behind the wall of bodies.
fci . LONDON. April -.
K ;,.. .. e a viniant massed
ruiuinciH.rciiuioo ui ..-- .
IjVnew British positions around Gavrelle was
ly "nnounced In Field Marshal Halg s ofllclal
fc natement today. , . ,,
r' ."Early at night the enemy again endeav.
tr. ored in oitnHi our new nosltlon at un
l.:.Aii'ii 'I .u tti- .. wiirA auizht
'"i n? nam. in nu" ,,,",
vM our artillery barrage ana cii"i --
ipuinea,-
, ,'aemiany Is nov Buffering her mot ap.
twiuns losses of tne war in um h.-.
MdMvoni o her army staff to atop tha
rttUh drive by aheer weight of humr.n
mmem wav."- ""ri--i.-
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Lieutenant Bruce Richaidson Ware, Jr., in command of the gun crew
aboard the liner Mongolia, which destroyed an attacking submarine
in the Atlantic on April If). This engagement marks the first naval
action between the United States and Geiniany reported since existence
of a state gf war was declared.
VOTE ON DRAFT
FIXED IN MOUSE
FOR TOMORROW
Senate Will Ballot on
Army Selection Bill
Saturday
ASSAULT ON WILSON
IS ROUNDLY HISSED
THE House will vote tomorrow on
the army selection bill, decision
having been reached to close debate
The Senate decided to ballot on the
measure before midnight Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Apill -.
' The Houte of Keprcscntatlxes, resuming
debate today mi the Adfnln'stnitloii army
hill, leached an agreement 1 unanimous
consent to ballot' on the 'measure some time
tomorrow. Passage of the (.elective draft
feature, as against the nlunteei- plan.
seems assured v
The trend of the xote Is Increasingly for
selection The latest tlguies show .3.
members are for draft. 113 against and SO
noncommittal
Onfv to of the thirty-live members of
the Pennsylvania delegation are favorable
to the volunteer system. These aie llepie
sentatlves Thomas S. Butler nnd Benjamin
K Focht. Indication-, are that Mr Uutler
will Join with the thirty-three Pennsyl
vanlans favorable to selected draft upon a
NThe Hniise Is to continue to talk ns long
ns It can stand It today nnu this evening.
Then tomorrow Chairman Kent, of the Mil
la,v Committee, who opposes the les
ll.n'fs draft Plan, and Kepie-entatlve
Kalin. California, ranking llepuhllcan mem
ber of the same committee. vOio Is leading
the President's fight, will make concluding
arThee"louse action speeded the Senate.
Shortly after the unanimous consent agree
ment was reached In the House the Senate
acted similarly, agreeing to vote-some time
l.efore midnight Saturday.
MASON IS HISSKP
Pviotechnlcs staitcd caily In the House.
iVe preventative Mason, Illinois, demanding
that Theodore Koosevelt he permitted o
iL , arniy fm- Immediate service In
France ,al.l the President "has not polltl
caT sagacity" to give his consent to the
toKrom"nPo"rn'nnd galleries instantly came
almost deafening hissing, which continued
"e manT'the White House." Mason
i "iinKii't tho courage or political
?Vltv to lierm t Colonel Roosevelt to en-
K for fear' ho V toM P"tlcaliy-and
Mabon Dleny .. th
. If oiTd I .YenU the. Kaiser more than to
1,5 an army of concr,pts go to Kurope to
nght. He added:
They call it the bill of the general
start Bore they get through they
li call It general debility and general
.J tane The general staff doesn't
iv'a'nt Koosevelt to enlist. II. applied
at the White House.
The President. I suppose, stamped his
1 .,. with red Ink and referred ,
Ho' TsecVctary of War. The Sec
retary referred it to the Assistant Sec-
retary and he referred t to the general
staff. '
.... i... fnson charged that keep-
. .Roosevelt out of the army wa, part of
Ing nooseveti ouv volunteer
the pin "- t
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SANK U-BOAT
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U-BOAT BLOWN
UP BY VOLLEY
FROM-UrS.-GUN
Captain of. Mongolia
Declares Submarine
Was Exploded
"TEDDY" DID JOB
IN APPROVED STYLE
I.ONHON. April ::.
The German submarine icpotted sunk hy
the American liner .Mongolia blew up when
she was struck b.v a shell, accoidlng tn
flesh details leccived heie today from the
port at which tho steamship has nirlved.
Captain Itlce. master of the .Mongolia,
said that there was a tenllle epl(ision Im
mediately after the U-boat uas htnuk, and
,!., .. ..'.I! ..f uoinl.i, l.ltti.- rt flir. H'dl.r
.l,n. .v )',) ,'. .,, , w.ll u.1.3 ...l. ...v .....k..
1 lie suomarine was nianeuveiing mr .in
nttHi'k when she was sent ilonn. but so
quick and skillful were the 1,'nltcd Stales
naval gunners that the Geininns did not
havo an opportunity to fire a shell or tot-
pedo.
The Alucrican gunners worked under a
handicap, for the weather was thick and
h:i7.v when the suhniaMne was siuhted. but
despite this difficulty they quickly ac-
countecl for tile Hostile sunmersliiie I no
Americans had given names to Hie four
guns on the Mongolln, nnd the one from
which tho lucky shell was tired at the sub
marine was known as 'Teddy Itoosevclt."
CONSTANT l.OOKOCT
"For live days and nights," said Captain
Wee, "I hadn't had my clothes off. We
kept a big force of lookouts on duty all
the time It was 5:20 o'clock In the-afternoon
that we sUhted the submarine. The
olllrer commanding the gunners vias with
me on the bridge. We had been theie
most of the time throughout the voyage.
"Tlmrn i,f, n liiivn ihai llin hi... ni tl,
time. Wo had Just taken a sounding, for
wn were getting near shallow water. We
were looking at the lead when the first
mate cried, "There's a submarine off the
port bow."
"The submarine was closo to us too close
for her purposes. She was submerging
again to maneuver In a better position to
Cnntlnuril on I'nee I'ner. Column Four
VETERAN HAS MAN NABBED
Altercation Over Purchase of Flag
Ends Before Police Court
An altercation over the purchase of n
small Ameilcan flag today resulted In the
arrest of Samuel C. Fdward. forty years
old. 138 West Hortter street, on the com
plaint of Michael Schumann, a Spanish War
veteran, of Wtlmlpgton, Del.
According tp Schumann he was purchas
ing a small flag to wear on the lapel of
his coat at a newsstand In Broad Street Sta
tion when JCdvvards commented sar
castically. "InBtead of' buying flags you
had better enlist " Schumann notified a
policeman and Kdwards was arrested, Kd
wards was held in ?S00 tn keep the peace.
Would Enforce Building Line Rule
Members of the Philadelphia Board of
Tiade are back of an ordinance recently
i u.. lllrantnr Ilntesmftll. nf IIia T1-
raiucu vf ..v.v. . - ...w ow-
partment of Public -Works, which has for
Its object the elimination of sidewalk ob
structions and many structures that now
project beyond the building line on 6lty
itreetB. With the Trade Board and the
civic bodies back qf the bill Its favorable
report by membera of Councils' Highway
Committee la assured. The bill la a result
of comprehensive atudy of sidewalk, ob-
StrUCI10lD bum -.-- ...-... ,, .eviui
. nnA a siiM-lal rnminln a..
nutesman ana a special committee ap.
Siaed for ,Uie -purpoeM and' MM by
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL
U. S. MAY NAME
FOOD DICTATOR
OF THE WORLD
Hoover or Secretary
Wilson Likely to
Assume Post
AMERICA TO HAVE
COMPLETE CHARGE
War Council Plans Division
of Duties Among
' Allies
SHIPPING BIG QUESTION
$50,000,000 Loan to Italy Con
templated by Financiers
of Conference
WASHINGTON. Apill :iK
That some me Aineilciiu poslhlj Her
bert Hoover or Secretin of Labor Wll-ou
within the next few month will become
tood illetatui of the woilil vva Indicated
b developments at the Intel national war
parlcv of the Allies heie todn.v.
Mole and mole the War I'ouui ll's pin
reeillugs ale ! ypt.illlslus Into a motiii
mental campaign to feed the Allies It
was taki-n for granted that It would be
the pollr of the Allies, aftei Ameilca has
made hei piellinlnary coiitilbutloiiH to hei
nghtlug Bliter nations in men. mone. food
shipping and other thing", to intuit Hi"
I tilted States vvllh nbolulp lontiol of cei
tain phases of the vvat
That tood will lie one of the piobleuiH
left cutlielv ill American hand Is believed
ceitalu Thlx will mean that one man or
small group of men wi'l be named b.v I'iom
Ident Wilson absolutel.v to dominate the
pioduutlon and distribution of all food In
the I tilted States. Hngland. Flame. Italy.
Itussla. Cuba ami the ethei AllUd iuuii
trles It I -i deemed piohablc that this step villi
involve the fonnatloii of nu Intel-Ally food
I'oniitilssloii foiiiorislliir it ililcctor ueneial
of food for each nation, with the Ameilcan
dictator as the head of tiie eommissluu
This, It was olllclally polutid out. has been
the Allies' method of handling nil its piob
lems I'nglauil dominates war finance1.
Other phases which It Is desired shall not
be discussed, as they aie tint geneiall
known, are under the lespectlve dliectlon
of some one or othei of the other Allies
Domination of war dividends other than
food may be allotted to the. I'nlted States,
but fnoil will lie the uiul important.
Tha Trfit mrx-of-the -iiinfetciwes gflliig
nu here is the interuatnii.il leoigaulzatloii
of the war iiiiilIi on Hip same piluelplei
that an aimy of Held tlghteis i. oignnlzed,
one bianch handling the commissary de
tiaitment, another mobilization and Hans
liortal'ou, another the collection and dis
tribution of munition", and so nil.
Today's program of organizing the tluee
coiueied woild war pailey was simplified
by the co-opeialiou of the French and
liiltlsh coninilsrloners which have dove
tailed In similar confetences frequently In
I.ondou nnd Pails'.
One result of today's pat leys among the
financial group of the Allied conference may
be an Immediate J50.im0.oon loan to Italy.
Plan", also were pel fected for Immediate
piellinlnary minor loans like this to any of
our allies who need them
All Government depaitments, meanwhile.
Conthiiircl on Tiise Ihf, Cnlunin On
GERMANS SICKEN
OF "KAISERISM"
Movement Afoot to Oust
Hohenzollqrns, State De
partment Hears
DEMOCRACY TIIE IDEAL
WASHINGTON.' April 2".
What inn) piove. to be niomcntojis moves
to sweep aside Hoheuzollcinlsui and ie
place It Willi a German lepubllc were le
liorleil ofllcially to the State Ilcpailment
today from several sources
Acroidlng to a message to the Seire
taiy of State fioin Minister Stovall. at
Berne, an open movement Is on In Switz
erland by a committee of Get mans to
spread the ptnpnganda of lepiihllcanlsm
and democracy
Dr. Iloese ,Mccr, foimer editor of the
Berlin Morgeupost. lends these Switzerland
propagandists, who alieady have estab
lished a paper, the Frele Zeltung. to fur
thelr attempts to spiead tlielr doctilnc of
a German republic In the fatherland.
From other sources this Government
learns that the Get man people "aie In
creasingly nnxious" for peace.
Such n message was taken by a traveler,
arriving In a neutral country from Ger
many, to State Department oirieials In tho
unnamed neutral nation. This. Govern
ment's officials there so telegraphed the
State Derailment today. It was stated
that "the stilke of I'SO.OOO laborers In Ber
lin shows the growth of tho deslro for
Moreover, this traveler declared Germany
had reduced the bread rations from 1900 to
1500 grams a vveei..
As a result of the "continual strike" at.
Klblng. the Department of State Is In
formed, orders were Issued by the commander-in-chief
of that district that all
striking muntlon workers who have been
withdrawn from the front In order to do
munition work would have to report Im
mediately to military headquarters if they
did not resume work before April 30.
As a reult of this work was immediately
resumed.
OENfcVA. April 26.
The labor situation In Germany is still
menacing, despite the efforts of the Gov
ernment to minimize It. Advices to this
effect were received here today from the
border. . ....
Doctor von Bethmann-Hollweg. the Ger
man Chancellor, has sent circular letters
to the governors of the. federated States
announcing that the Government la de-
. a in aiiniirms ell future labor trou-
hies with a strong hand. Shorter hours.
b es wtm v.- ....-... ..-..
Increaaed wages anfl morefoo0v "
26, 1917
CoMuimiT,
QUICK NEWS
STEEL MILLS FIX PLAN TO SUPPLY U. S.
NEW YORK, Apill 20. Arrangements wcie completed to supply
thc Government with its tel needs for war ptu poses nt a meeting of
officials and representatives of the various steel manufactmlng com
panies this nfternoon. It was agieed that the tonnage should be ell-'
vldrd among the mnnufactuiers nccoiding to their capacity. The price
nrinngeiueiit of 2.00c a pound for plates and 2,00c a pound for stuie
mini ahap"n find bnrt wim nppiovcd.
RUSSIA WILL FURTHER EXPLAIN HER WAR AIMS
TETUOOKAU, April 2(1. The new Rusilau Government is pit
paving' a note to hev Allies further explaining her war nims, it was
jumouneed today. , ,
U-HOAT SINKS AMERICAN SCHOONER; CREW SAVED
WASHINGTON, April -0. The American schooner Percy liirtNall lias been
sunk b) subniaritic Rimlire, according to a State Department unnntiiiremont today.
The crow was rebelled by a patrol soon after the attack. (The I'crey Uirdsall
was a vvoeden lour-rt.isted .sclioaner f U2S ton?, registered at Perth Amboy,
N. .1. She was owned by .1. Holmes and was built in 18U0.)
CITY RAPIDLY FILLING OUOTA OF 5(10 EXTRA COPS
Duectoi- Wilson nf Hie l)epai Inient or I'ulUic Safety, is fast lllllng up his
Miioin or .Mill e-slra policemen, who will be used In guaidlng the cll's filter vvoiks
and Industrial plants. He toda.v appointed full -seven siibpaliolmcii to fill places
vacated hv men who vveie advanced to the tegular fniceu'tid sent to the Civil
Seivlce Connnls.-.lon a leitulsltioii foi lirtj mote iiiunesor nieii eligible for places
in flic set vice (MIIi'IiiIh of the lluie.ni or Fire h.ive"ulso been busy selecting
iippi-liitefs to till vacancies on the tegular llte-Hnhllug fence of the rlly.
r
CITY TREASURY HAS BALANCE LEFT OF $18,002,155
"lt TTeasuier McCoach Issued his weekl.v slateincnt today. The (ecclpln for
tho week vveie X'lO'.'.S.I'.i.sri and the pn.vinents totaled JT'JS.'.i.MJ.Sl, leaving a balance
on hand In the Cit.v Tieami of $18 oic'.l.'ir, 111. not Inejuding the sinking fund account.
MAY WHEAT REACHES $2.00 IN WILD MARKET
CHICAGO. April "J'j --.Ma.v wheat soaicd ngiiin today In one of the wildest
maikets over seen here, loathing 52.ii0 per bushel, against $"."1 at thc end yos
tcnlay. .lul.v ndvnnced to J'J-IV- and September to $1.96.
BERLIN OFFERS TO DISCUSS U-BOAT ISSUE WITH SPAIN
Till: IlAGl'H. April it! --The C.ciniaii Government hint offered tei enter into
negotiations with Kpaiu on tho subniatlnc situation, nccoiding to a dispatch fiom
llrilin todav.
BRITAIN DECLARES FOR FREEDOM OF POLAND
LONDON. Apill L'8. tlreat Kiitaln toda came out in favor of autonomy for
Poland. Chancellor A. fional' Law announced in I'aillanicnt that this country would
use every endeavor tn m-p Jbut I'qlaiiiMeiilJzi's Heu;jatp.mll alms. ,vj- . "
FOOD RIOTING NOW DISTURBS SWEDEN
TIIK HAGl'H, April L'li.- -Aiili-Governinent demonstrations In Sweden 1110
Inci casing, it is stated In dispatches ,ai living hero today Pisoruer was ieortcd
In 11 number nf towns. Soldiers havo disobeyed the oiders of the War Secretary
b uttendliiK Socialist guthoringo, vviiore urgent demands wore made for more food.
.lAJfAN URGED TO INSIST ON RETAINING KIAO-CHAO
TOKK), April L'O- 111 it recent Interview Ki Imikal, leader of the powerful
Kokumlnto political pally, declaied that .lapan must insist on letentlon of all the
tonltory captured by .lapan In the war. Tills, said Mr. Iniika, must be the demand
of the Japanese delegates when the peace confoience opens after the end of the war.
WOMEN'S JOURNALS TO HELP CONSERVE FOOD SUPPLY
WASHINGTON. April J1. Fdltors of women's publications ever.vvvhcio In the
United States will confer with Sccictary of Agilculture Houston to aid in conserv
ing the nation's food suppl.v. ,
WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR ONLY TO BE MILLED
WASHINGTON. Apill :M. -The lug milling Interests of Hie country have agiccd
to r.id In raving foodstuffs b.v milling only whole-wheat flour.
JAPAN ABOUT TO FLOAT NEW LOAN FOR RUSSIA
NUW YOUIC. Apill I'll.Actonllng to the .lapa'nese .Minister of Finn lie Kutsuda,
.lupan is about to float a thlul Itusslnn loan, to amount to about $50,000,000. Russia
now owes .lapan about $3i 000,000 for munitions, etc, so most nf tho proteeds of
the loan will go to pav outstanding bills. Mr. Kiitsuda also states that ut a con
ference of the Font Nations syndicate, held In London, It was decided t iidvunio
ChUia the loan ileslied. which may amount to $."o.ooo,000. Tho amount of Amciican
paitlcipatlon in this loan has not been decided.
U. S. TO RUSH .WORK ON IKS NEW SUBMARINES
WASHINGTON. Apill UK - TTilit -eight additional SOO-tou submarines aie to
be rushed to completion for tho I'nlted Slates. Contracts will be awatded within
tho nc.t few days.
GOVERNMENT TO ASK CONTROL OF U. S. SHIPPING
WASHINGTON. April 20. Congiess will be ask;d to give tho Government
control of American shipping through the Council eif National Defense, the Fcdcttj",
.Shipping Hoard and Its advisor committee. W
ROOT AGREES TO HEAD MISSION TO RUSSIA .
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WASHINGTON. April 'JO. Following an hours tonfeieucc between President
Wilson and Kllhu Hoot at the White House today It was admitted lb ofllclal circles
that the foimer Sccietnry of State has accepted the chairmansiilp of tho com
mission that will shottly go to Itussla, Mr. Hoot would not discuss the mutter
In any way, salng any announcement must coino from tho President, but in
other Milliners It was learned Hint an ofliclnl statement would probably bo made
later in tho day. It was stated that other, members of the commission that will
advise tho new Russian Government on tho wolk of ichnbllltallng tho oouptry
will be F.dward ". Hurley, former ead of the Federal Trade Commission; Daniel
Wlliard, incident of "tho Baltlmote and Ohio Iluilroatl, and Oscar S, .Straus.'of
New York. , "
POSTAL HANK& TO AID FARMERS IN FOOD CKISIS
WASHINGTON. April 26. A part of thc $126,500,000 deposited In tho I'osal
Savings Hank of tho. United .States has lecn made available tn help the furmerB
meet tlie war food crisis. The trustees of tho rostul Suvlngn Bunk system havo
ndopted a resolution making fnrm lonn bonds, issued under tho Federal farm
loan act, acceptable at par to secure postal savings deposits. United States Govern
ment Philippine Islands, Porto Itico nnd Dlstilct of Columbia bonds are tho only
other' bonds which enjoy this privilege. . '
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SWEDEN SENDING SPECIAL ENVOY TO U. S
WASHINGTON, Aprjl 26. Herman L. V. Iagercrantz, Swedish Minister to
the United States from 1908 to into, la coming here on a special' cconomlo mission
nnd to try to secure more liberal treatment for Sweden in the matter of food
Imports from the United States.
vipf. CENSORSHIP TO MEXICO IN 48' HOURS
WASHINGTON. April, 26. Thb JjRvy
ItMlr prpbkm ocensonnjf-inBjcaiBM.ww-vi iriseiiwi-aww,'!
1017, at Tilt rcBLio I.rroM Conrmt
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CORONER TCil
OF MANY PL(
AT EDDYST01
n
Capt. Wilhelm
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insist
Conspiracy Wrecked i
Plants JliJ
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OTHER WITNESSES $
SUPPORT TESTIMO
Assert Disaster Began nk
Pellet Room, Adjacent ,r
tu vjuuiuuauuiw t,'$
f'
ONE OFFICIAL WARltfEIj
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Told to Keep Away
Funeral of. Vic
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m
Hu a Staff Correspondent
CHHSTKU. 1'n., April it,
The discovery of steel filings In shI
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llltlll lllll'lllin IIII.MU 111111 IUI1UCI UIIU DIllW l.g
tint mill wniulnirs of im Imnrndtiiir ritsastM. rS
iii.ill,Ai. it'llli uliirtlliif. nilflatipn Vintnllnv ..
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to pievious plots to destroV the P'ddystqMjv
Amimiiiltlou oiporatlon plants, vvcr
brought to llcht today when Cantaln Wal
ter M. Wilhelm. vice picsldcnt and genrt2
mauacer of the conumnv. noDcarcd na' T
wltne.ss at the Coiouer's Inquest held
i-iiKs nan. inesiei. ('-''.I
From witnesses produced by thc company.
It uas plainly Indicated that they fclt'sur
that the catastrophe on Tuesday, Aprll'vHJ
when more than 13 persons lost their HV
and several bundled others wcie Injured, '
ir.slilti.fi ft nm it itiiltlifM.ltn ntnt. V T'.v
Captain Wilholni uiiel other odlclals qS
the company pointed out "lilt they Wcn.jJ
.'iiniosi sure tnnt i ie trouu c uecau in tnt
ooni wliere the pellet sticks wero store.-,!
' i tm
This loom Is separated from the shaking' ;
room, where the exposed powder and shelU'jj
in n h.nnillnl. ' a
On tho other hand, tho pellet room wal
separated by a fireproof door, and th
coroner and his witnesses nre equally surira
that tho explosion was premeditated anflp,
oi Initiated In the shaklnc room. To sub
stautlate this theory several Important wlW3
ncsses were pioduced by Coroner Drewes',7'
rue meniners ot tne jury nao oeen lasesij
to tne ticene or tne explosion ana suppua
with blueprints ot tho building that ,w
ilpstroveil. Tlin oerKonnel of the lurv tn'-Jil
elude J. Lord Itlgby. a teal estate brokdtt'.J
of Medlar John V. Crozcr, a wealthy mn
ufacturer, who resides at upland; Brlf
tiler Genet al William G. Price. Jr.. '
Chester : Dr. C A. 1'rnst, a noted chenlk
of Llnwood: Cr-iirco T. Wada. u retlf
'fainierVir-lhirfiynild Albert iCGraogefJ,!
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OFFICIALS WAHNUD ?-M
l iuiiukii llio vimoiicis ui i innuie uoi;'5
tlve agency, empnyed by the company.,'.!
is asserted that warnings were received JWI
contemplated plots and that on the dky'tjij
the funeral of the unidentified dead In, thfjl
i nesier uurai v enieiery, a piot. was .jiioc
to injure one of the big officials of'Ol
company, nnd, although tho name vvns.r
revealed by tho testimony. It was gen.y
ally understood flint .S.imimJ Vauclaln,'!i
the Daldwhi Locomotive Works, was Ht
man at whom tho proposed mot was al
He did not ntteu cllhe funeral. Itti
Uyevvltncfses of the explosion Wi
brought fiout their cots In the hospital
the Inquest nnd were allowed to testlf;
The general run of testimony brought
from the employes of the plant lndle;i
that tlin origin of the exnloslon lav lni
dose to the second shaking room when-1'
( nntliiuril on Pair Nine. Column. t.j
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BLACKLIST ON U.S. FIR!
WITHDRAWN BY BRITI
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Kcmovai liiiminntes neai isgi
Rnt.wnmi t.hn Two &n
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LONDON. April ZtW
The FnreiBli Ofllce announced this aft
. .sr1
noon that tho "blacklist" against Amerloany
nuns linn i,i-i'ii iiiiiiuitinii. -)aj
liaising of tho blacklist will remove tf
only real Issue Hint ever thieatencd "
feeling between Knglaud npd the Unite
Slates. The original blacklist covered ll)
business films. Several havo since Tic
added. ac,"i
Great Iiiitalii announcer her blacklist In i
July, 1910. It was n formal 'blacklist if
ceitalu films all over the world with whp
liiltlsh citizens were forbidden to trail
Neaily a hundred American linns were";
eluded ill this preset Ibed catalogue. $jV
On July 20 Acting Secretary of Slat 1
lcglstcred an emphatic protest ot thls'd
crlmluntiou In a note addressed to SlrJI
waul Giey. The blacklist, this notoiwc
"had been received With most painful sue
prlso by tho I'nlted States, and the'GoYCfn,y
ment was constiaineu to regard it as incen;.
slstent with that true justlct), sincere amlfi
and Impartial falincss which should eh
actelizo tho dealings of friendly Govte
menta wltn one anomer. ,;.,
In tho diplomatic liilcicliango VHH)
lowed Knglaud lefuscd to relax 'thc)'J
list on tho American flrins mentlon(l
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Cllu lllici ituiiiiiivi. rim ii-wfl,, ftj
In raising tho embargo toduyiKa
thus gives flesh prijof of complete,
wiib her now ally. leaving It te tlieit
States Government to makb ccrtrtlnvi
Unit do not trade. . si w
it a 'if.'
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