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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY , 1917-
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Totals , ... 3t S 10 31 13 1
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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
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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 $1,000,000. The manner in which the nation is responding
to the call for funds to carry on the war has greatly heartened Administration
officials. Secretary McAdoo telephoned the President of the manner in which
subscriptions are coming by telegraph and explained that this undoubtedly meant
that sjj enormous mail acceptance could be looked for. The President expressed
pleasure over the outlook". Secretary McAdoo ha appointed Robert Waoley.
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UNDER RULE;
BOARD OF
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Governors Secret 6if$
War Measures '.:&
FEDERAL DIRECTIONiV"?!
NOW -IS IN EPPBtlM
Committee Has Already! A
fnninA TVTunVi Cnv!nr ?'.. Vi
Time and Uses of CarsW '4
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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
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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
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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,'
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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
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