"V .v,i H!'11- V . 4 . ' I . v '" .Wr l ' I3rl STRATk iMrgtfr "- s - s PICTORIAL SECTION PAGES 18, 19, 20 1'SW? '?"" t, t.v,' V orrntnn VOL. III. NO. 198 i PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY , 1917- Contioni, 1017, lit tin Fcilio Ledum CouriNt PRICE TWO CI Hpfi,"fiPii m i i ""v-m V 'V E s - f I?- Ff SOCIALIST CHIEF TO PLAN REFORMS FOR GERMANY ALLIES' LOSSES ROUSING U. S. TO HASTENARMY Terrific Tolls in Re cent Battles Argue for Expedition BEST OF REGULARS WILL BE DISPATCHED Plans Include Scheme to Train Leaders Back of Trench Lines PROMOTION FOR OFFICERS WASHINGTON. May S. Sentiment for the sending to the battle front In France as soon ns possible ot an American expedition continued today to In crease In official circles. It Is believed cer tain tliat the asscinbllnp; of the Initial units will boon bo authorized. Just when such an expedition would- ko forward and how inuft remain a military secret, bo must the units, although It considered certain that the regular army wilt contribute the greater part. In connection with the series of meetings that are going on here between the visit ing French nnd British army experts and the officers of the general btaft a. correct line on the appalling losses that aro being suffered In the Intensive lighting In France lias been gained. As an Instance, the staff was told that during the rortmgnts ngni Ing ending last Sunday at midnight the Fiench losses In l:llled, wounded and cap tured totaled 111,000, while the British losses on the comparatively small sector over which they aro fighting was 87.000. a total for tho Kntente on the west front of 198,000. It was asserted that tho Ger man losses exceeded this figure Inasmuch as their great series of counter-attacks were launched In massed formation, which permitted tho Allied artillery actually to xtermlnatB.'ce'rtaln units. EXPEDITION TLAN? Because of these great losses and the necessity for filling the gaps in the lino the participation In tho actual fighting by the American troops will be greatly appreciated, tho French and British officers say. They fray also that In view of tho shortage of transports the across-beas movement will of necessity have to bo In small shipments to provldo for succestul convoy. The question of olllcera for the new army Continued en I'aie I'lTe. Column Three "A'S" LOSE TO BOSTON WHEN MATES FAIL BUSH Infield Errol-s Spoil Joe's Fine Pitching Mclnnis Gets His Daily Hit I Bush's Support Lacked J !f ATHLETICS Sr ' All. II. II. . A. K. tiWItt, M 4 0 l 0 fl I) I inner, 2b t (I 3 t 0 2 f Hoille. If 1 O 11 I U 0 it htrunli. cf 1 0 0 :i 0 0 :',Z IV. Jolumun, cf (I (I O 0 0 0 STIiranher, rf 1 II 3 O 0 Mclnnb, lb 1 o lit I n listen, 3b 1 II '! 1 3 1 Unity, r 0 0 3 0 (I j; itu.ii, p :t o o l 4 o !& Totals 35 ' 0 7 24 13 3 ft HOSTO.V ' . aii. n. ii. o. a. j:. Hooper, rf 4 1 1 1 O u , Harry, 2b 3 1 O 3 1 1 Hobllttel, lb 4 (I 1 13 II I) l.nvh, U 1 0 2 2 0 0 i Walker, rf 3 II I I II 0 k flardner, 3b 4 I) II 0 3 0 5. , fcott, 3 II O n 3 O jo Tlioman, c 3 II II M II 0 E' Leonard, p 3 II II II 4 0 Total 311 2 3 27 It I Three-base lilt Hooper. Tito-bate lilts Hates, 2. HarrMre lilt Walker. Mrurk out lly Hush, 3 1 by Leonard, 8. liases on balls on Hush, 2. Stolen bases Scott, Lewis, Umpires McCornikk anil Connell). FENWAY TANK, Boston, Mass., May 3. The Mackmen wcio unable to do' much against Leonard this afternoon, the Rod Sox winning 2 to 0 and malting It four wln3 In five games for the year. The Ath letics reached second base only four times, eight Machmen striking out, Tho hitting was light, tho champions making only five hits against Bush and the Mackmcn scat tering seven lilts against Leonard. Tho Sox got their first run In the third Inning, when Hooper tripled V center field and counted when Grover's relay return to Continued on Taie Thirteen, Column The THE WEATHER FOltEOAST , For Philadelphia and vicinity Fair to night; Friday Increasing cloudiness, prob ably followed by rain In the afternoon or night, not much change In temper ature; gentle northerly tclnds. I.ENOTH OK. DAY Run rises 4:r..m. I Moon ets.,,S:4 a.m. bun sm,.., ..4.53 p.m. Moon souths, 0:98 p.m. DELAWARE IVEH TIDK CHANGES CHESTNUT STREET , t.ow witsr.i ft.G3s.ni. Iiw water... Ails p.m. Htch water, U;0 a.m. I Illih water. 11 ail p.m. .X-S v ...TaUU'MATVVK- AT KAS HU "!'." PHILIP SCHEIDEMANN TO STEER iVIVIANI SPEECH CREATION OF LIBERAL REGIME; i VOICES KINSHIP GERMAN PEACE MOVE AWAITED! OF 2 REPUBLICS Social-Democrat Named Head of Reich stag Committee to Revise Constitution. Appointment Considered Most Revolutionary Step Developments of great political Importance, affecting both the internal and external' policies of the Central Empires anil the democracy of the entile world, are brewing in Germany. Philip Schcidemann, lender of the majority faction of tho German Socialists in the Reichstag, has been named president of the Constitution Committee, ic ccntly appointed by the Reichstag to revise the Constitution of the German Empire along democratic lines. Tho appointment of Schcidemann is regarded as a most revolutionary and unprecedented step, in view of the fact that h? is known to be a strong advocate of tho abolition of the Prussian three-class electoral system and of making the Ministry responsible directly to the Reichstag. Contradictory reports are contained in European dispatches on the previ ously announced plan of the German Chancellor to make another peace offer in the Reichstag today. The Chancellor is facing the supreme test of his career, lie is opposed by the Conservatives for nlleged lack of a strong policy and he is combatted by the Socialists for failure to make his promises of political reform more definite. The Conservatives are demanding that he be succeeded by Hindenburg. The Socialists and Liberals are understood to be grooming Schcidemann for the chancellorship. Despite the apparently officially inspired report that Austria-Hungary and Germany are in full accord on foreign policy, dispatches today indicate that the democratic and peace movement in the dual monarchy has reached formidable proportions and that, coupled with the revolution in Russia, it is bound to lead to serious transformations in the Central Empires in tho near future. AMSTERDAM, May 3. The German Government has taken the revolutionary and unprecedented step of appointing a Socialist as president of the constitution committee of the Reichstag, ac cording to Berlin dispatches today. Philip Schcidemann. who recently sought to achieve a separate peace between Rutsla and Germany through conference of Social ists, was selected for this important post. Observers Af German affairs here re garded It as particularly significant that a i Socialist and Scheldeniann or an me Socialists should bo named as chairman of a committee .which very soon will have to deal with extension of franchise re forms promised by the Kaiser and by the Imperial Chancellor, von Bothmann-IIoll-weg. Scheldeniann heads the gtoup ot "reg ular" Socialists In Germany. Ills sway o'er all Socialists, however, has recently been questioned by formation of an anti Government Socialist branch In the Reichs tag under leadership of llaase and I.ede bour. This new offshoot of tho general Socialist party objected to Scheldeniann and his associates pledging so great a measure of bupport to the Government and demanded nothing les3 than sweeping re forms. Including full franchise rights. Scheldeniann has been variously reported as In Scandinavia and Holland attempting to confer with other Socialists recently on his plan for concerted Socialist pressure on Russia for a separate peace. Schcidemann seemed to hao complete sympathy and backing of the Government In his scheme. Although tho German Socialist peace Continued on race Seven. Column Three "CURB U-BOATS," OFFICIALS' PLEA Administration Leaders De clare Submarine Menace Is Mounting SURE TO PROLONG WAR LONDON," May 3. "The submarine menace is formid able, but the Cabinet has calculated on a greater wastage in shipping than has already been accomplished," de clared Lord Curzon, member of the War Cabinet, today at a meeting in Caxton Hall. WASHINGTON, May 3. Administration officials again today em phasized the fact that Hie German U-boat menace Is Increasing and that unless the Ingenuity of. the United States shall find a way out the war will last far longer than even the most pessimistic han estimated. However, the statements that the Germans had succeeded in far exceeding their goal of 1,000,000 tons a month were not con firmed. Tho report that Secretary of the Interior Lane had declared that subma rines had accounted for 400,000 tons In a single week against was refuted by him today. The Secretary repeated his state ment of, yesterday that he had fixed that figure as covering two weeks. He also said that even this figure was In no way official. It was given him by shipping men who have closely followed the reports received In va rious ways from Oreat Britain. "Human Ingenuity can and will cope with the submarine menace, and that shortly," SOLVE PROBLEM SOON This was the sentiment uttered today by members of the French and British mis sions to this country. They did not seem to take seriously the declarations by Cabinet members yesterday that the general subma rine situation was Increasingly grae. On the contrary, they assumed the position that the AlmlnlBt''at,on "ai1 Be'n B necessity for making it plain to the people of the United States that the war was more serious than the people seem to be willing to beltev. and took submarine ravages as a proper sub if.i . . . ,. . Li''AiwrItaS1 '"" .... t.tUi.. --. 1i .,". i...,'V .-ir"".w.,T!! C0UNCILMEN URGE CITY AID y SCH00LSHIP Finance Committee Recom mends Appropriation of $25,000. WANT STATE TO HELP Council' -Toi lit Commlltco on fommeicc and Navigation this afternoon unanimously recommended to iho Flnancn Commit tec that Councils nppropilntn $25,000 tuw.itil the establishment of u nautical li.tinliig school. Not only this, but the committee sug gested that Councils icquest the LeRishitiiio to act promptly and fn'.orubly upon the Vare bill appropriating SI. 10.000 as the share of tho Commonwealth tow aid the school, This action, the icsult of a ramiMigii for the levivlng of the nctMlles, of the Penn sylvania Nautical School Association, begun bj the UVKNisn Li:roKR n month ago, fol lowed a public hearing. Representatives nf tho muilttmo and commercial llfo of Phila delphia urged that the rlt ro.opcrato ulth the Stale In tho establishing nf n nautical tialnlng school. The Vino bill proWdcs that the city give $23,000 when the State appropilaie3 SI.IO.OUO. Select Councilman Kllnoml S Davis, of the Twentj -third Waul, mailo the motion that a fuorublo recommendation bo glen. It was quickly seconded and passed with out a moment's hesitation. Sclert Council man William II. Qulgle, of the Twenty eighth AVnrd, chairman of the committee. pieIded. It was declaied by the merchants and ( onllnued on 1'nte Tno. Cop inn l'tiur PHILS LAND ON BRAVES AND BAT OUT VICTORY Cravath Leads Onslaught With Three Binglcs, One a Homer Into Broad Street I Uusiitcss of Batting Ball HOhTOV aii. it. ii. o, a, i:. .MarnntlUe, ........ .1 u u i n' Matitey, !b .t II I n a o Tnomble.t, rf I I I - n o Maitee, If I n ; (l j Kuneteby, lb . . x I u a 17 n n Smith, 3li : I ii n Wllholl, rf it' II I 1 n o Ooiril)-,c ,..t. 3 II -J I 1 ii nuKun, p : n o o o Nehf, p II (I I) (i 0 Collins t 0 I) II ii n tllalley I o II ll n p Totals , ... 3t S 10 31 13 1 1'iiim.ii:s All. H. II. O. a.i:. Tankeri, rf 4 0 I 4 1 0 Ilaneroft, as 3 1 n 3 a 1 Stork, 8b 4 ll 0 .1 ; n Cravuth, rf 4 3 3 1 0 u Wbltted, If ., 3 II u 1 o '(I I.uderun, lb 3 3 3 7 II O Nlehonr, Sb 3 1 1 3 3 1 Klllefer, c 3 1 1 7 0 3Iuyer, p 3 u 1 u 3 0 Total. 30 7 0 37 13 3 "Hatted for Huh In ninth Inning, tllatted for Nehf In ninth Inning, Home rdn I'rttTath, Tho. time hlu .I.u derun, dowdy, Saerlllce lilln I'unkert WIlh.K. Wllltteil, Melivft. hucrlllcr Hip. I Klllefer. Hlrurk oul lly Koran, j. jly Mrer 41. . He on ball.r-pn Kacnn. 1 1 jMjtrMv? Douuurpkij. Meboir and Tells Congress Unity of Ideals and Purposes Prevails OVATION FOR ORATOR AND MARSHAL JOFFRE Invokes Spirit of Washing ton, Acclaiming Nations' Fealty to Freedom NEW LIBERTY OATH SWORN WASHINGTON, .May .1. 1'i.inie anil Aincilr.i have puuin on tho gi.uc nf Geoigo'WashlliKlon, nil tho death beds of r-nldlcni killed In the present war nnd mi nil the gr.ues nf all lhiinpean li.it (IrfiehlH to do u lopubllo's dut nf biiiig. lug other countries to Independence. Vice Pieml.r Vlvliinl told the House today limn the Spe.iUtr'H instium. when In company with Marshal .Inffie nnd tin other high rnmililhslnncri official respects weio palu to the American Congicss. As the llnue stood and rhecied, lis only Its leather-lunged mature oan ihecr. Mar shal .Toffre. former Piemler Vll.ini and Vice Admiral Chocheprnt. nf the Krench commission, toda lompluKM tholr list of oMlelal visits If the Senate lcieptlou mi Tuesday was spectneular, the House demon stration today was a lot. Pacifists nnd other nutl-unr members led the applause for the commission as tho clonikcet ! stinouiK'ed "The homiinhlo Fiench i. niiiilBslon to the United States." The lonunlssloner.s ;irrlcil at the Capitol at 12 10. House and galleiles commenced applauding long before they entered tho chamber. When .TolTm and Vlvlanl ascended to Speaker Clark's rostiuiu to bo presented, liandrlapping changed to stamping, desk pounding and cheers. Vlvlanl bowed In lcspoiise. while .loffie responded with his now familiar salute. Then uh .loffre. sat. jlawp Vixlnnl lnld it pair nnitaTtllnBlj'ye'Itifw gloves on the Speaker's desk and launched Into n vivacious address. Two Itepre.sentntlves In front, who un derstood what he said, led the rest of the House in applause, except when Vlvlanl mentioned President Wilson, when all ap plauded vociferously. OVATION KOIl .Ul.'l.'P.i: r.cpiecntatle Medlll McCoiinkk. nil. nnis, oluntecr Intel preter to the press gal leiy, furnished it mirror for Vlvianl's l acinus gestures sin he uard his arms nnd dictated u free translation to a House stenographer. A free ti.instat Inn of his speech h Itcpre sontntixe Medlll McCormlrk follows. 'iliiitleiiien, wo ate again rciclxlng (ho honor of ii leceptlon befoie a legislative boil.. Pcisonallj. I wl-h to sn. to oii. after twent) ears of legislative epeilenee. acciistoiueil to the struggles of parliamen tary life. 1 cannot fall to he eiy deeply Impressed, but I should be more than aii orator If 1 could adequate!;, epiess the supreme joy of being hcie, and in speaking ft oui so PMiltcil u tribune, sn high tint Cnnllnued ml I'uce I'lie, Colitnin One THREE SHIPS SUNK; 279 LIVES LOST Two of Wrecked Craft American Hundreds Lost on Troop Transport U. S. SEAMEN ARE SAVED Tluce blilp.s, two of them Anttricini anil the other llrltlsli, lmo Wen huiiU by (icruian sulimarlues. Tho British cssel, the lioop hhLfi Arcadian, was torpedoed in tho Mediter ranean April 1.1 with a loss nf 2") lives. The Anicilcnn sailing essel Murgnret was set on lire and ilcstrociI by a U-boat April 27, nrcordlng to 11 teport from Consul General Skinner, at London, The crew Is helletnl to have been saved. The Sun Oil Company's tanker British Sun, under charier to tho British Gov ernment, but American built anil owned, Is tho third victim of n t'-boat. The, cicw was resicued. ' ' l.ONfiON. May 3. The Hrillidi troon slilp Arcadian has been sunk b n ijernian Hiibmnrluo with tho losi, of 270 llxes. It was omciauy announceu ny tho Admiralty today. Tho Arcadian wan torpedoed In tho Mediterranean Sea. April ID. There Is nil S939-ton steamship named the Arcadian listed in l.lojd'a. Its nationality Is given its llrltlsh and It Is owned by tho Itoyal Mall Steam Packet Company. Its hailing poit Is llelfast. Slnco tho early days of the war the llrltlsh Admiralty has been taking oxer hteamshlps for transport uervlce. "WASHINGTON, May . Consul General Skinner, nt London, today cabled the Stato Department that the American Balling es sel Margaret was set on lite and destroyed by a Get man submarine on April 27, No mention Is made of the fate of tho crew, which Is believed here to have been saved, The big oil tank steamship Uritish Run has been torpedoed and sunk In the Medi terranean Sea, according to dispatches ie celed In this city today by the Sun Oil Company, nn American corporation Cap. tula Carey and a crew estimated at forty picn were saved. Captain Parey and try? qrew were all British. Th tnnker had a oarrylnjr capacity of JHOirtons. Ph waivbullt In 1909 and iwm LATEST fin . lyrj. i 0 i - V J ' 0 i '. Cu.'.ii;: cr nn-i ::::itiii, ATHLETICS DROP FINAL TO RED THLETICS..0 C C 0 0 0 0 0 BOSTON 0 0 10 10 0 0 Hush mid Ilnley: Leoiitml nutl Tlionins. McCoimlck '- T NOVA .0 0 0 0 0 0 : Ji:.d . r ' NATIONAL LEAGUE I1ROOKLYN I) 0 0 0 0 1 0 ( NEW YORK 100 0 0 0 0 C Coombs ami Miller; Btntoii ami McCarty. CINCINNATI 0 1 0 0 0 CHICAGO 0 12 12 Hlug nutl Wiiifjo; I'lemlergnbt nml WUbou. f.T. LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 . :'i!i:.L'.-:ClI . .. 0 0 0 0 0 ii i a .i- . n! '.j;uvi: ri.ti.i.'L." r.ii.l Scliasiat. AMERICAN LEAGUE HEW YORK 0 0 0 0 0 1 .WASHINGTON 0 0 10 0 0 Caldwell nutl .WiiUersj Sb.iu" nml Alnsmlth. CHICAGO 1 0 ) 0 0 CLEVELAND ....... 00000 S-ott nnd Schnllr: Klopfm- nnd O'lTclll. ) ');: :?0!T &i. i.OUIH G OTHER LAN3DOWNE HIGH. 5 1'ENN CHARTER.... 2 CHELTENHAM II.-.. 2 DARBY HIGH ...... 1 Gl'MANTOW:i H.. 1 PHI LA. VRADES . . 1 1 0 0 1 MYSTERIOUS PLANE FLIES OVER TOLEDO TOLEDO, O.. I-Iny 0, Thousands blocked otieet traffic here late this afternoon when a mysterious ah plane flew over the city. The piano hoverrd over tho business section at an altitude of Kevcral thou nnd feet and then headed west. Military officers here cannot account for the plane. S1EPHEH3 TO HEAD U. S.-RUSSIAN R. R. COMMISSION WASHINGTON, May a. Thu special commission of lour piom iutnt railroad euylnccrs to lenvo for Russia shortly to aid in up building tho Russian transpoitatiou system will he headed by "Jolm T. Stephens, a consulting engineer, who was one of the original engineers cns'fio0'1 'u 1'nnnin'a Cnual constiuctiou. . BU.T. ?0R STREET CLEANING BUREAU PAS-ED A chnrn clash between tlio viv.il political factions in Common Coui.c'l wno jH-ccipltiUeil this tiftcrnoon when a voto was culled cu tlio bill to ciento ti bciinrnto bureau of bti'eet cleaning. T'ue clutige wns Hindu by XcNicliol men that tho bill was framed by the stiect clenulug rontiaetors to yet "an unduly efficient iubl!o ofllcial cut nf office." The bill imsscd Common Council by a vole of 6b to 13 and Select Council by 3fi to 8. CHILIAN ENVOY ASKS PASSPORTS FROM BERLIN LONDON. May a.Tlie Chilian Minister to Oeimany has abked toi his yaasiioits and foimally announced a Lical: in itlation, be tween Geunnny and Clilli, according tj an Exchanuo Telegranh dis. liatch from Amstcidain today. The btoiy assorted tho Minister houcd to lenvo within two days if possible. NATION RESPONDS SPLENDIDLY TO "LIBERTY LOAN" WASHINGTON, May 3. Subscriptions running well into the millions poured In(on the Treasury Department by telegraph from every section of the country for the first two billions of the new "liberty loan." The amounts ranged from one of $100 to one of $1,000,000. The manner in which the nation is responding to the call for funds to carry on the war has greatly heartened Administration officials. Secretary McAdoo telephoned the President of the manner in which subscriptions are coming by telegraph and explained that this undoubtedly meant that sjj enormous mail acceptance could be looked for. The President expressed pleasure over the outlook". Secretary McAdoo ha appointed Robert Waoley. SPORTS it- 0 c l'T T1PI 'T-'-T 0 1 1 1 v 7 a- W Qitlak;. i:u I2;iou. 0 i. SOX 0 0 X 2 3 1 nutl Connelly. 0 0 Qllinc: 0 0 0 3' 0 x McCcwan. 0 l 0 0 3-0- 1 1 7 1 0 2 oo-i 2 X 3 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 GAMES 1 0 .Sr I "i SJ" - i ' U. S. R AILROj UNDER RULE; BOARD OF Daniel Willard Governors Secret 6if$ War Measures '.:& FEDERAL DIRECTIONiV"?! NOW -IS IN EPPBtlM Committee Has Already! A fnninA TVTunVi Cnv!nr ?'.. Vi Time and Uses of CarsW '4 "l; LONG tWAR IS PREDICTBq WASIIINOTO.V, May,1 a'xl 1'lip pl.iln truth of tlio railroad sltuaHtMX II... ,.n...n.,.n .Km 1T..I.I U....a k.. . 41 I i ,,,,,. uiiiiuiiu-i iiu i linen mnica nuojnHVI a! iniro iiniay u- u.iuiri niaru, presraenc c tin ll.iltlinoio unit Ohio Railroad iat'r rlMlimnn of tho ndxlnury commlsiilon ot UKIifJ Council uf N'atlonal Pefense. Ills addraaa 1 M nil 1 11 fi tlii 1 ,nfni a tlin (en tilnla f'nwAMiiUk '. nml leprcscntutlvps of thlrty-olght oUiir, i;oriiiiii8, aMscmlilrd hero to learn the tKi thry must play In the war nnd howHh can co-ordlnato war work. (jr'( ii In tho course nf his address WIIUr&tN 3 calcd for the tlrst tlmo that the affair Isfjj all of tho rallro.ula In tho country now helne directed tiv a commlttft ot ' Im ,' lallroad pr.'sUlontanow sitting permanent! '! in wnsiunBion.. i 4 J Tlio romnuttco was appolntea thfM x weeks hro. Tho news of Its nppofntnwMf ...,..!.. ....Kit.. ... .!.. .1 t.... iw. it ia iiinuu iiuuiiu t lll.tl lllllc, UUI j"f 5g f.rnnn nf ItM work liernmp known nnlvntAm l-l day. It asked the railroads In effect "fl turn oer to HiIh committee of live tanfJ (lithe properties to he used ns the Govern-r'fl incut thinks boot. This committee Is vkW-l -I.!.... ,.n....nM.ll.. I.. U'...l.ln.A .. VI .--iv.iiiH :t itiraiiiikij it, ,, aaiiiii(,iui ui. uw.' "i'li lug the transportation of tho nation. tK$.$ AUVICi: TO GOVERNORS .JJJM 111,1111 luiu inu oiaiu oiuuiam uineL wayii In which they could aid. In solvlH the national transportation Droblems.-ivjl-l? lly suspending the operntlon of ftntf'i to release exiiert lalhvay workers' for j.s3 other Bcrvlce. yiGf'S Uy I educing "free" time allowed A-ffM pers to load ana unloau rrcignt carvs,rfl from forty-elKht to twenty-four lioura,;fp:S thus relcaslnc 745,000 freight cars tQC&a one trip in a year. ifiZplts Mv iiArmltf lnir rpmilntlnn nf nnBllMv.7wl pbp HArvIpp hv ptlnilniitlnn; linnpsarv'V,:T! runs und diverting rallrpad facllltMi; to carrying foodstuffs and munltlprw:r "i "When Hngland took' over the proptffttM of Its rnllroads for the duration ,of war, lliaru saiu. uiviuenun -were ! i aiitceri 1110 siocknoiucrs ny ine uovernw Tic Hit Aitir.rli-.iii rnllroads that all nver their nroneit'es to the Goventtnrt!.'.3 'have recelvecrfiosuch guarantee. . jvit "Tho Government has not purchasa railroads. It has guaranteed nothIng.J it has, nevertheless, the equivalent to:p lip nwnei'shln of railroads 250.000 In., iCK'riSM "".'."' .. .. .. ' iiSit-S- "Wlien I nac seen tne rauroaas subiili fj nntliie the r selllsh Interests to the comn good it Is e idciice to me of how the titi ness people of this country geneially-" going to act In this great emergency,' '-Ml i WHAT HOARD HAS DONE Th ins far the committee of live has solye.!-! s gigantic problems, Willard announc4j llv wpnrlliip in.'il to thp lipnri nf t h J. .! these Gie.i' Lakes, whero the amount of coal i "' '. " : . - . ,jvw t'onllnnril on Tner Khf roloma ,? GREAT BATTLE I ON THE SCARP! n..!i.:K r':., t ,.4-r..i- T$k sitions in Drive on 12-Mi Mile Front GERMANS FIGHT FIERCELY! PAUIS. May ii The ancient and historic cityof Mm autir, in Macedonia, is crumbling J&p ueallt the battering bombardment- the Germans and Bulgarians. TheWafCT UI1ICI. ismuvu Ull uiutiui aiu.vinv-aiif vn j C....1.,, M,ul 4li ctu imr nf IhA irvaa9 continuous. Fighting Mas report! along the Struma and in the ben4vif the Tclicrna Itiver. lly WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS WITH TH'J URITISH ARMIUS I.N -TH FIi:i.I. Jlav .". o'i In the daikiieps Just precedlns dawn day tho Hritlfh hkIii dealt a blow atj (ieiiiians oer a A'ld front both northal Fouth of the Kcaipi Itiver " f' At the momeiit of t.iblliip the Impret here Is that thi buttle Is colng eatlsfacti foi the Ilritish. Prisoners are begin: to Hirlve. and more tlcrman guns have taken. . nince 111c iiRiitiiiR ocean on ine Jin,-m than thirteen enemy divisions have been; haurtrd on this front alone, and yet HI lmrB is dosperately throwing In fresh with pitllers ordets to hold or die, a1 To the north ot Greenland HiU an4 ward Kiesnoy, Cherlsy and Bullccoan ports to headquarters indicate the 1-invA t-alnprl irrnund. The (jermnns also fear for Doual an rcmalnliiR portions of the Slexfrled or denbure line, wiucn lias already beea liihn.il it. Alms n LONDON, May' After two days of inaction the Br'tUMM Continued on l'ace Two, CetolMI WHA T MA Y HAPPEN IN BASEBALL Tl N'ATION'AI. LK.llt!E -i1 Won Lot I'.f!.' Whi' Xew York . SI, I.ouU ...... II 7 .MS (lilraini ..... tl" J rlillllri ........ ' M an . liimiitl iu 1 -.imo rtmiiuth J ij .Jjji AMERICAN I.EACIJK Won Ut r.c. Boston ,.,br. 9 cnirafn .. St..IaU, r: &1 UXliilS M-; hi -t..-Ttu-.j i Ai iii ,---'''-"'' '-- r-'-"' . J. I Vj MM' TT7TTCJOTl?-JJUiiJB! l1I,JliWAK!JJWil.L iTlir''.' 3&.4: V. i.44SfS1TBIAF v . i m ;j'sjM'.ivv, t "tv: -v-f .77 - .-' ur I 1 i ,(r.. &&:& . 1 n nr nr raiwi .'kV
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