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Spokesman for French Mis
sion Salutes American Peo
ple and Government
OLD FRIENDSHIP REVIVED
Forces of Freedom nnd Victory
Let Loose by the
President
WASHINGTON, Aim 11 27 In a Mntc
merit tt the Amcilctm press Ui-no Vlxlanl
France's Vice t'lemler unit henrt nf tlic war
mlislmi ti
1 pinmlKCil to iceelxc xou nftcr liaxltiK
rrfeixcrt, us elementary eourtcix iciinlrcd
my flr.t cnnimunlcntlon Bolclv for the
rrcJiflcnt 1 lme Just hail the honor
xxlilrh I slmreil with the other nicmliem
of tlie mlwloii, of lielnj: received liy hm
I tun hnleeil Imppx, to liaxo heen chosen
to piefent the creetliiKa of the Trench re.
public to tho llluotilous man hoe name
In cery Kiencli mouth toclnx, xxhoo
Incompaiahle mes-.iaKe li at this xcr.x hour
belnK read nnd commented upon In nil
our bdioolH rin the inot perfect churtei
ef human ilcht" and xxhlch mi fully ex
prectes tho !i tiles of xoui race lonc
mffeiliiB patience hefore appealing to
force; and foice to avenue tint lonB-suf-ferhiR
patience when there can ho no
ether mean
LAl'OS AMi:mtNS IN HANKS
Plt.ce nu ate hern to lltm to me. I
.k ou to repent n thousandfold the ex
pression of our deep crntltudo for the
enthusiastic reception the American peo
ple hae emitted us In Washington It
is not to us hut to our beloved and heroic
France that reception n accorded. Wo
were pioud to he hei children In tho-e
unforpettable moments xihcn xxc read In
the ladlnnce of tlu trices we (( the ni.ble
ntncerlt of your Jit-nitc. And I deslie to
thank also the prH of the United Mates,
represented In ou I fully leallze the
ardent nnd disinterested help ou have
Elxen by jour tireless propapanda In the
cause of rinht: 1 know our action has
been Incalculable. Hentlcmcn. I thank
jou
We have come to this Hnd to -alute
the American people nnd Its Goerimeiit.
to call to ficsh xIroi our llfe-lonc trlend
rhlp, sweet and cordial In the ordlnarv
course of 'ur lives, and which these Unfile
hours hnve, raised to nil tho ardor of
brothel ly love a brother! love, which In
these last vents of suffcrhiK his multi
plied Its most touchlnu expressions xou
have Riven help, not only In treasure, In
evei.v nit of kindness and Rood will, foi
us join children have Fhed their blood,
and the nanus of jnui sacied dead nro
Inscribed forever In our heaits And It
was with a full knowledEe of the meanliiK
of what jou did that ou acted Your
lncsliau-tllile ceneioslty was not the
charity of the fortunato to the distressed;
It was nn afflimatlon of jour conscience,
a reasoned appiovnl of our Judgment
iicaii to :o to tiii: i:nd
Your tcllnvv comitt. v men knew that
Utidei the s-avaKc assault of u nation of
ptev uhlch has m.iitcS wir, to cuote
B fninous sajlint. Its national Industrv
ve weie uplioldliiR demociacy with our
Incoiupainble allies faithful nnd valiant
to the death, with all those who ale
MKhtlnc shouldei to shoulder with us on
the llrltiK line the sons of Indomitable
KiiKland. n "triiEple for the violated
rlclits of man foi that democratic s-plilt
which the foices of autocracj weie at
temptliiR to ciush thiouphout th world
We nre ready to carry that stniRRle on
to the end
And now ns 1'icsident Wilson has
said the tepuhllr of the I'nltcd Mntes
rises in Its stietiRth as a champion of
right and lnllles. to tlie side of Trance
end her allies Onlj our descendants,
when time has lcmoved them sulllclently
far from piescnt events, will bo ablo to
mcasuio tlie full .significance, the ki.ui
deut of a historic act which has sent
a thrill through the whole world
Trom todnj on all the forces of free
dom aie let Ioom? nd not only victory,
of which wo wcro alieady assured, is
certain, tho true meaning of victory Is
made m inlfest ; It cannot he metcly n,
fortunato mllltaiv conclusion to tills struR
Ele, It will bo tlie vlctoij'of moralltj and
right, and will lorever sceuro tho exist
ence of a woild in which all our chlidien
shall draw fice breath In full peace and
undlstuibed pursuit of their labors
To accomplish this gieat work, which
will Ho carried to completion, wo nro
about to exchange views with the men
In voui (iovcinmcnt best nullified to
help Tlie co-operation of tho Republic
of the Til It eel States In this world con
flict Is now assured. Wo woik toRether
as freemen who are resolved to save tho
Ideals of mankind
p-egmagjaee
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TELLS OF HKLGIUM'S WOES
Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, only woman
member of the Amcricnn Relief
Commission in Helgium, lectures
nt the Gnnick Theattc this nftcr
noon under the auspices of tho Bel
gian Children's Kolief Committee.
RED CROSS BENEFITS
MUST TAKE NO PROFIT
Chairman of Publicity Depart
ment Explains How Name
May Be Used
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
Emblem Shall Not Appear in Adver
tisement if Only Per CenUigc
Is Given
Thiough ignorance of laws governing the
use of tlie wolds "tlul t'tnss," manv per
sons anxious to help tlie Ameilcin organi
zation aie ndveitlslng euteitnlnmeiits for Its
benefit, using tho lied floss t-.vmbol and
name without nuthoiltv. In inan inses the
entile proceeds of such affairs do not icach
the lted Cioss, and ill oidei to protect the
public nnlv such entertainments as ngiee to
Rive all the gross pioceeds to the lted Tios.
meetlnc espouses ftom some private source,
nre authorised by WashltiRton
Otto Malter.v, one of the chairmen of Hod
Cross' puhllc.lt depaitments. In discussing
the matter, said toda "Mnn prison who
bu a ticket for $1 aie RUimntecd that 100
cents of the dollar icach tho tieasur of the
American lted Ctoss. Hut the geneious
citizen who bu.vs n ticket supposcdlj for tlie
benefit of the lted Cioss, is also helping to
pa salailes of perfouncis oi the commis
sions of promoteis '
Tnauthoibcd cntei talnments ma bo ad
vertised and the prmeeds given to the lted
('loss piovlded tlie i uteitalimieni does not
convev the Impression that the T.ed Cioss Is
responsible for Its manriRcmcnt In such
(asps llio lted Cross etiihh m ninj not be
used, and the pioceeds ma not be divided
between the lted Cioss and imj olhti benc
flclarj .
Information concerning these mUs mav
bo had if pel sons who wish to help the lltd
Cross will write and decilho whit tlie
wish to do to tho llnteitalinnent Authoriza
tion Committee, 2J1 South Klgliteeuth
sticet, and learn tlie icRillallons umlei
which the oiR.inlatlcm can accept theii
help
An net of Congicss of January Tinf.
pi oxides n penaltx of a bcax fine or Im
prisonment for using tho words "lied
Cross" or the lted Cioss emblem for anv
business or dial liable purpose This ait Is
being enforced by tho Thlladclplila polite,
In ordei to piotect persons wishing to help
this branch of national set x lie from being
imposed upon b unauthoiized people
Make Trolley Co. Mend Hifihxxay
roATKhVII.MJ. I'a . April 27 -M.im
Albert H Swing Is determined to enforce
all ordinances, nnd his next move Is to
compel the West Chester .Street Itallwav
and ConestoRa Traction Company to
repair the Lincoln Highway, over which
the tracks aie laid, ns the fi.im.hlso stipu
lates The lais will be stopped from lim
ning Into the clt unless tlie streets nre
lepalrcd within u reasonable time The
Lincoln hlRhwn thiouRh Contesvlllc. It is
alleRed, Is In a worse condition than nny
stretch between rhlladelplil.i and Pittsburgh.
Every Saturday we go through our stock and re
duce, regardless of tag prices, a number of hats. Fol
lowing that custom we present for tomorrow two lots
of modish styles that will command instant attention
and hurried selection.
x x s. ,-, - w - . --m-m-wm-:i . 4wa
At .5.00
Formerly
8.00, 10.00 and 12.50
J0O of the most churmlm hlh crude
hats of iport" User and xarlou othtr
combination. efTectlxely trlmmwl xxltli
up-to the minute modta.
Three Specials
Wolf and Fox
Scarfs
24.00
Ytrv Sptclal.
Taupe. W hlle. Hed,
Kamchatka. Slate,
llattleshlp Oray.
Choice Fox Scarf
of Superb Quality
38.00
Value Iftiprecedentrd,
Taupe. White. lied,
Kamchatka, Hlate,
llattleshlp Oray.
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA,' FRIDAY, 'APRIL 27, 1017
ALLIED NAVIES
TO CLEAR SEAS
Britain's Naval Representa
tive Expects LL.S. Aid Will
Remove Menace
FEAR ARMED VESSELS
U-Bonts Seldom Risk Encounters
With Ships Able to Put
Up Fight
WASHINGTON. April 27
Admiral sir thidtov ile Chair Britain's
naxal rcprescntatlxe In the mission novx
bete, told a group of newspaper correspond
ents of his confident e that the Allies, with
the man devices for combating subma
rines in use and contemplated and aided
bv American io-operntloii will eventually
overcome the (iprnmii tindcisea menace
It Is onlv a ipiestlon of time he said,
before the seas will be made safe Aside
from the means which can be used to
tlestrox them, he believes a growing short
age in (icrmnn.v of material for hultdlng
nnd of men for manning the submarines
must In time havo Its effect In checking
the feverish activity with which the (lei
mans nre turning out tlielr commerce
ilestrojers
Admiial de Chair believes that mining
meichint ship l,s the xerv best mems for
defending shipping nurlng the last enr,
he said the (ieimans have been avoiding
the mined tiiltlsh shipping and hnve de
voted their nttentlon chiefly to the un
armed iieutinl vtses
'A lubmailne does not like an armed
ship ' be s-)d
lie pilil a xx aim tribute to tlie American
naxx nnd to the nld which It can reudei to
tho cause
' I know the spirit of the TnPed Slates
nax.v, he said "I know they vinnt to lie
un and doing sked about the reported
sinking of a submarine bv the Mongolia, be
said Well, I ccitalnl.v hope the MoiiRoiln
got her
The ailmli.il received the cot respondents
In the music loom at the MacVcagh man
sion where he. with the other leadeis of
the Blitlsh mission is st.iliiK
Admiral de Chair l a man of llchtlv
more than tlftv a lltt'e over medium height
with smooth face ami K.axi n hull lie was
dressed xer siniplv III a plain bill" uniform,
the sexerltx of Its nppenrance relieved by
sexeral ilhbons denoting oiders and
decorations on tlie left lue.nt of tlie toat
ld-t nctotint of Ills owr -sp. i lento anil of
tlie woik of tho Hfltlsh av was almost
nutter of-fact In Its smpl' tv of m innei
nnd many of the lii"ld- its vvhlcn lie .e
lated gained emphasis through tho obvious
ic'tralnt with wlilth t -x w ! told
diulral (! Cluli wis mi ,u lr,o icixne
in the North Sea for twent-one months
!!. then 'eived seven 'inaiiht ns m iiiIviki
In the Torelgn Olllce until the time ho
w is t d 'e' to nccoimntiv the mission
He spoke at the beginning w,,Ii inuili sit
Isfactlon of a prexlous stay In Washington,
when ho was naxal attache nt the British
embassy In 1903 nnd 1901, and told of his
pic.it lileasure oxer bcinjr se'it here again
and oxer the reception xthitli ho mid the
other members of the party were given
All through the woik of patrolling tho
seas. Admiral de Chnli said, the British
were tompellcd to use the utmost caution
in guarding against disguised (iciman raid
ers All merchant vessels had to be ex
amined most carefull to ptcvent nnv hos
tile ships from slipping through to prev on
commerce In 191" nlone his fleet examined
3100 mei chant ships
"Our orders weie to lie as careful ns pos.
slide to nvold inconveniencing neutial ship
ping," he i-ald, "and to be of service tfi
them In seeing that the got through s-afel
Indeed, we often had to net to protect them
against the subninilnes. nnd we nlded many
of them In getting awa.
"The submailne docs not like a warship,
LGLEJ
$2.50
$15
At 9.50
Formerly
12.00, 15.00, 16.50
and 18.50
In thl croup jou will find every popu
lar et)le tendency seen In the bent of
hlch-prlced models. All high shade"
and plain, conservative colors and
shapes Included,
in Summer Furs
Mole, Ermine or
Kolinsky Scarf
68.00
Extra Special Value,
In lone, atraltht ef
fects or shoulder or
cape modela.
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and usually when ono had stopped a mer- I
chant ship nnu ordered the crew to tnc
boats a shot from us, no matter hoxv far
nxxay we xx-ero or how far from tho mark It
struck, xxns enough to make the submarine
dlxe for safety. Iiurlng the last ear since
xxe hnxe been arming our ships, they have
usually nxoldcd these vessels to pursue the
unarmed neutrals '
Ho told of one experience which a Brit
ish trawler had with a submarine The
T-boat came up so close to tho trawler
that tho two xeels touched One mem
ber of tho trawler's crew of four men
called to another for ' something to smash
the thing with" He was limited a shovel
nnd proceeded xvlth tint to smash the glns
In tho U-boat's periscope The siibiiiailne
xxns thus rendered lncapiblo of dicing and
roso fully to the surface Tho hntthes were
opened, ami tho riermnn trow stepp-d nut
on deck, nnu one of them waved a whin
flag, "Tho occasion would have bom smiii
what nwkward for the trawler,' Admiral
de Chair said 'with Its crew nf four to
take care of thlrtx-sexen nermann had not
a British destroxer happened along In time
to take tlie surrender
One member of the Herman crew was left
on board to open the seacocks nnd sink the
T-boat, Ho failed to get out In time nnd
went down xxltli the xoscl The others wen
taken nhoaid the destrojet
The Admiral spoke of the memorable les
sons the Allies bid learned In tlie win and
said he and bis tolloagucs hid tome to
place them at the disposal of tho American
C.ov eminent
"1 onl.v wish he said, that 1 could tell
ou the number of Herman submarines that
wo have sunk Tnfoitunateh. however
that Is a naval secret ns also aio tlie minus
of detection of submarines ami of lotn
batlng them, which it will In necessary to
guaid In ilosi'ct setieiv until tlie end of tho
xx ar Your nixv Ins been furnished with
full details iiowexei bv the present mis
sion "
Of the prospitt of submarines nppenrlng
In American vv titers dmlral de Chair said.
"Il would not piv (iormanx to mail
guiate a geneial subniulni' caiiipilgn off
the American coast unless she lould nls-o
establish bases bete Hath submailne t u
rles from eight to ten totpedoes besides a
limited fuel snpplx xvhlth would liugolx
be xxasted In the long trip oxer and link,
not to ntttitlon the warm icceptlon she
xvotild plnhahlx iccelxe
'Mothei subm.iiliies to siipplv fuel and
torpedoes aie known to be in operation
but Ilttlo illicit ox Idem o has been received
that thev aie successful The gieat dif
ficult x In bunting the submarines on pa
trol Is largelx lesponslhle As u lesult
the (iennans prefer to stax out for two or
three weeks and then leturn to pott win nee
thej are sent out again almost before the
trews baxe had time to leuh shore
"Nobod Knows exattlx how m.iiix sub
mat lues tho (Ieimans are building, but we
know tht.x me woiklug at foxcrMi speed
and hixo lieaid lepnrts that thc nre turn- i
lug out from two to tluee a week Tlie '
time of construction Is about eight months J
with a similar length of time for tin-1
pedoes and Rreat umcitalntv eslsts as to
liow long iicrmniiv tan tontlnue to supplv
both vessels and torpnlots Wo onl wish
the pi ess lould help us to leain this
'The i ntrancf of the Aiiitili.ui licet into
tlie wai hardl makes it inoie piobibli
that the Allies will send theli big lleets in
aftei the (iennans It Is not good stintegv
to ilk war vessels against land fnrtiflta
tlons Nevtithi less, we contliiut' as during ,
nearlj three ears. to liope that tlio (iei
in ins will come out We will take oven
risk to meet them, as we did In going so
close to t licit shores In the Jutland light
Admiial de Chair sketched vividly the
long night vigils of llio patiol vi-mIs. tin
teullilc w inter stoi ins which some Hints send
vessels to the bottom without leaving a
trace the inenaio of Moating mines tin
hldc-.ind-scek game between siihmat uies
nnd their piev and the cvei-pit'sent tin
slou nud alaiiii
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Spices
Purity, strength and
flavor unequalcd.
The patented sifting
and pouring top canisters
keep them in perfect
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JOINS AMHL'LANCK COUPS
Ralph Adams, connected with the
I'cnn Mutual Life Insmance Com
pany, who will sail for Fiance to
mot tow to tluty behind the battle
linos. He is twenty-thtee jenta old.
mi:n cAUiir in coal plant
Two, With I-'lashlitrhls, Skeleton Keys
and Hottlo, Aiict.ted
sot th bi:thli:iii m. im apiii "' -
'I wo men having II ishllghts skeleton kevs
and a bottle of iindetci mined llmild In
tliilr poikets vxeie nncsted while tr.vlng to
enter a oal shed nt the Lehigh Coke Com
pmx s plant at Hldler Justice Devlin sent
them to the i:.itnii iill for ten dns pending
Invtsllgatlon
The men said thev were William Jack
son, twentx xeais old of Livingston, N J
and William Untie ienl-two veats old
nf Newark I Thiv declared thex were
looking foi work
Jl' .xou'ic dissatisfied xxilli 8
tl'c tohacco xou're MiuiU- B
M wk, trj Camiibcll's Shan.
''xceiitionallx mild.
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and at no extra cost. No
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The banker, the big boss, the millionaire's
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OUTFIT JLOfT'Tl OUTFIT UOV
x? .10 W..U I .00 a Week
HOLLWEGTOMAKE
NEW PEACE MOVE
Chancellor Reported Plan
ning to State Moderate
Terms
MAY ACT NEXT MONTH
Schoidemann, Leader o Social
ists, Again on Mission nt
Copenhagen
AMSTUIIDAM. April 27 Tho TIJd pub
lishes tho following statement from Its cor
respondent In dot many who Is ustnlly most
reliable:
If I nm not misinformed, the (Joiman
pence tonus will bo set forth inoro defi
nite In h speech which the Chancellor
will ilclixer In the Itelchstag iiurlng the
i inning mouth Theso terms i appears,
till be moderate mid acceptable.
A sort of circular letter has been sent by
the Kaiser's Chancellor to the xailous State
goxernments in (lerinanj pointing out that
slilkes baxe taken place In certain xxorks
which are of gieat Importance foi earning
on wnr opeiatlous The poxeinment.ll au
thorities, sas xou Hethmann-Hollwcg, must
take action against sucli criminal disorders,
and that nil who nre so dlsloxul and haxo so
lust st use or honor ns to take part In sucli
nioxenients must be piniMioil as sexercly na
possible.
IIHKLIN April 27 The icmarki of the
Uisplied N'oiddeutsche Allgenielno Zeltung
on tlie Herman war alms havo talsed a pro
ttst In organs of all paitles fiom the Vor
wacits to the Kietizeitung No one is sat
isfied though nt the same tlmo eveiy ono
finds some consolatinu III what n mains un
said In till, semiofficial statement The
Tagililalt ilescrlliis the sltuitlon cicatcd in
political clrdcs bv tlie Norddeutschca ar
ticle ns follows:
'We too, toiisider these utterances any
thing but n masterpiece It Is tleplorablo
l lint all dct'laiatloiis of tho Herman Oov
t rument legaidlng the qtiettlon of win aims
Advance Notice
Our annual clearance -sale
begins on Monday, April
30th. Extraordinary values
in silverware will be offered
at greatly reduced prices.
U'c r.dvisc an early inspection.
S. Kind & Sons,
DIAMOND MERCHANTS
Goods purchased during this
sale cannot he exchanged.
The Key to the
People of the Largest
Have Charge Accounts
easy buying
to our stock
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aro unintelligible, nrtlflclal, Indlstln
or mnnjt inoaninga, xvo naxo remar
nearly every tlmo tho Chancellor up
this subject or xvlicncxcr Homo tin!
tirotiliet bus orneled tn the Kortlde
In nil theso cases xvo protested that'j
languago was more harmful than
fletnl ! tbnt anioi.e narts of tho
people Is confirmed or permitted to
t nue utinexnt on st c Inclinations
must afterward bo disappointed! thay
foregn countries It could not win us'j
eooil will nt nnelllsts. but would ba-)li
ngalnst us by xrar-mad enemies. 'x5
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Ladies' Department
Ladies' Spring Suits,
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