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f- AIDS ALLIES IN
I WAR ON U-BOAT
S. Navy to Play Big Part
in New, Strenuous
Campaign
CONFERENCE
PARIS
ATTKND.S WAR COUNCIL
Hear Admiral William S. Sims,
United States navy, who partici
pated in the confcieniG of interna
tional military leader of the L'n-
tcntc Allies held in Paris.
, I A 1 1 1 Mil '
Tlio Allies' gicatest concerted effort to
StHIIII! "lit till I Ml III MllllUI.il .111 IIUMI.Ui"
Is being, iil.iniifcl with an American navat
ullker in the i iinf-n m "li iv.i.vh .mil int. nil
He is Admltal V S Slirs
On iiuthnrlt. nf .i high IliitWti "in lal
attending the eiiiift rem i during tin- lit
week the Kliitement l aiilhntlrd tod iv
tli.it tin) Aiuerli.in uavv will il.i a meat
,Jnit In this oig.iulztd tu-oldliiated pi in
Thli yllli i.il "-aid I'm"'"" Miijil .torgc
and llu nlli. i nut ildm cm tin III Itisli mn
mixtion won hlglilv -itlllfil with the te-
FUltK nf the Kinfi itiut with fills (in
crntiicntul nillltar.i ami navv thief and
that mi then n tin n in l.miilmi tin ninM
Vlgotnns .mil MJlim nine iimpilgn mav lie
Cxpci toil.
"Till" conference he said "seile Iv enn
eerns the imjl -awl lull It t Fltiiitnn ami
the iiibmat tin iiielltni Tin' l.ittei Is one
nhlili must he frrrlj (IIflII'-oiI betivcin the
Allies The l'n nch mo imiicimil i " ilh
with the, Hrltlsh in the reiiuhenient lhat the
V linitK must ho destiovid
"lhij Unmans are heitin mi I. mil Now
the me pliMiiB Hull 1 i"t .in' tin uli
mai Inc "
The loufeieiice has hnnajil liMtlni hi
Pails the most nnt.ililc af-lmblage nf gov
ernmental heails anil itrmv nav 'ml food
coiitiol chiefs In tlie'hlstor.v nf the war
DANIELS AM) SAUNDERS
TO CONFER ON U-HOATS
si:v louK Mit ;
William 1. Saundeis I1.1I1 111.111 nf the
Naal Consulting lloatd will ko to Wash
ington today to tell heirttarj Daniils wliat
ho has in lcw foi iiidlm? the submarine
menace
Jlr Kaunileis iteated a fuiote Satuuli)
when ho said lie believed some of the In
Xentions now befoie'the bo.ird would soho
the submarine problem A iiiimbi I of dif
ferent consliui tlons were plat 1 il on Ills
vnrds until Sumilers mule It pi tin tint
he was volt 111B 111" pihatu opinion onh and
tint other bcaul member" failed to asiee
with him
It is helleed Pi-'rli th" 1 .1 ronfeience
with Saunders. Tho naval hoard chairman
"put the lid on" today and said he couldn't
talk until aftei he hid conferred with the
Secretary
A teleKram from Lawrence Addiclts, of
Kllzabeth. N' J, chairman of tho Special
Naval Problems Committee of the Consult
ing Board, has served to cleir up somewhat
n misapprehension concerning the state
ments ni.ulo by Mr Saundeis on the situa
tion Tho statement follows
"I feai some ot the italeiueiils In the
papers icgardlng tlio Naval Consulting
Hoard m.i unwittingly give wrong Impres
sions regarding progress made In combating
tho submaiine menace and Hi it conclusions
am likely to be diawn tint the problem
has heen cither fulli so ved or given up ns
hopeless.
"While it is evident tli.it specific Infor
mation as to progiess made would be con
trarj to public pollij at this time, as chair
man of tho cnmmlttte of the board dealing
specKUall with the marine menace. I feel
Justified in saving that good and satis
factoiy piogies-t lias been mado and that
we have now under pr.tctii.il trial some
novel devices of great piomlsc
"This committee was foimed at tlio time
of tlio break with (leimanv to tnlie over
nil problems relating to the detection and
destruction of submarines and the defeat
of the toipedo, and has under its direction
the various experimental stations devoted
to this wotk In addition to this Mi i:dl
on Is separately conducting a lino of ex
periments In his own labotatory regarding
tho results of which I am not qualified to
speak."
HUNDREDS OFFER PLANS
TO COB BAT SUBMARINE
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jjE WASHINGTON. Mav 7
uSJi A flood of suggestions fiom Inventors of
Pinq COUUiry liiiio uinu iiiiij uiu ,uj J-.C-
jS-pjirtinrnt, since W. I, Saunders, nf the
tPJF k. .1 J1n,MiUln Itniit (1 alq rail In Vmif
W Jf&V4l UllH.lt I llV, UtWI M UISV.UICU II c "
-v.w.1. ti it Im tmtlAi oil lio iv ii 9 nil llin t Icrht
rtuin hhiv ..w.. .., .. w.- - ...,.
track uuccesBiuiiy to nent 1110 puomanno
menace.
f y& . PoicnA ot auBKesviuns itre ueivi uu
J ww their face, oiuciaifl wu loaay, duc neer-
-fl t& SI .... ..,, nMA hnl.if fn.ialt 1 nnaldariiH
. .', IliniRRH ,LI ,- ,IC11 ,V.,.V. WW.IB.uw..
j ' ,. .wi 4i,r.a with t1in sllehteflt hone of suc-
R- , I..I-I. ...Ill h. frUa inf
., . .t. ,.hr nniunui, ,,., mu ...v. .ww
W 'J? .- f, 1-. ..Ill , nntnf ttila Wa.l h,r
Vp ST, OttUliueiD win , .i k...w ....v. ...-
iwltli Secretary ianieiH, wno u mr m nui
formed as to ueiaus naunuers una iuh
niLniriirs have worked out.
Secretary Daniels admitted,! is optlmls-
itic Ho believes American inventive genius
Sivljl "arise to the ot-caslon. Mr. baundors
'haa written a, letter to Secretary Daniels
.ftatlne briefly his Ideas this reacneu
here today, but persons in a position to
9?lmoW cajit doubt upon the efficacy of Saun-
Itrai cnmev
n naaiiiun i""'M"" i!iT r
, JaUnaeril IRIHUII, Wl munwmun
AUinoruii'3 rrtimucu 11 o
v tlte,last. omcuuw saia
sroaa
RUSSIAN REGIME
REMAINS FIRM
Cabinet and Workmen's
Council Reach Agreement
on Foreign Policy
SEPARATE PEACE KILLED
ION DON Mu 7
The fiollnnal Oum anient Is la iom
lilele eotiltol In Itussla
The orls's pteilpltatetl hint week htlrtcen
the tlo eminent nnil the iViiinell nf W'oiU
imn's nnil Solillers Deputies heniisp (Jf the
plirapi nloKJ of the nute aiilrese I in me
Allies h the f mv Islnn il Unw innienl mi
May I Is nei Ilul while the Provisional ,
Cimoriiiitent tenmhis um hatiKed nnil Iuh le
ieleil a vote of tolilUlenie finin the ir.uiHll i
tlio latter h power him unilnlihtnhlv heen
llutenseil In retuin for tho Mite of ton- (
flileiuo Klveli liv the lOUIKll, the lioern
until has pifiiiiKed In "end a supplemental I
nolo tn the llli renlllimhu; the I oslllnn i
lihen h. It In the note nf Am II In that
note the n nlutlonar ilemoi rim of P.tissM
I while opposInK a repatnte pe.n e with the
I I entrnl i:tnp(ii rpnsril Itself ai favni- .
I ini; a LI I peiie ntlH nil the hasls nf no
1 annexations no Indemnities exrepl pnrslhly .
1 in the i.ine nf ItelKliiui and Serhln -ii.ull.il
I illh.iimaniclit Hc.Kliltlnn of the .irlntlple of
ii.illnnalllv ele I
I ho sepit.m peaie ail.itms led h
i Nithnlas l.enln liie leceived .1 ilei Ided le
1 Inirf not 011U from the Cabinet, hut fiom
I the Council of WorUuien's and Snlilltrr
Deputlis hi well Miliolas 1 pi In hire,
lncsldent of tlie lomnll mil h ider of the
m.ijoiiu faction of the fioelallsts , ,M
.StaiiKi Htdi tiiorKe flecliimorf anil I.co
I'eutch nil proniuient 1 lilett.illi'l of the
soii.il ihmoiiaii hne ispriaed thi in
selves as nppu id in i pepirate peaie as
InttetK as in 1 print nf Impel I illsm
'I he 10111111I h.m issind an oidit foihld
dniK ill demnnslialloiis for the time hehiK
so as not in (inhiiiaHs the ihnernunnl
Dispatches from I'etroKrud toda said
tint quiet hid been iPMorpd In the rltv
ipiipi il Uleff Ilu8l.m (oiiinianih 1-I11-
ihlef who mis neilled fiom the lilsa fionl
to PetroRrad h the nuthreak ngaln pre
dlits .1 Hum 111 drive mi the iioillniu mil
of tho eastern from In an effoi I lo lue.iU
thiniiKh to Pelrngaiil This Information
was (outained in a Pelmet id dlspitch
piloted In the Times tml.n
(Jeneral Alexleff had Bone to the ltlR.i
fionl to tali,, pert-mi il ininniand nf the
Itusslan fories hut the etMs in Peltncrnil
made his presence In the tapitil neiessirx
(rncral Alexleff said tint the liriiniiiK
had massed Kieat fnties nf men and kuiis
alnuB the DnIii.i Klei nnil wile app ir
ntlj ready to open the attach any day Ho
ihpreiattd tin piopa;anfli heitin spte.id In
llussia apalnst the aniievatlnii of fmeimi
tmitorv after tin wai addlns: that the ni
lion's Breatist prohlem now is self-defcn'-e
The Itusslan Aurarlan onnnlsslon has
been onleied lo nial,e an itnmidinte Investl
Katlon to determine the lounttv h agrarian
m eds so tint refoims 1.111 hi mule buie
titiiiK the pe.i- ints
Il is lll.th that the riiinn will he 1 nn
eii(d In special session but so f.u no cli fi
nite steps hue been tiKen to c-tab'1-h a
11ntlut1.1l ,is'-enihl
Tint llusst i will be able to rioiR.inle
hoi'-olf lo tin sitl f.u lion of her own pen
pie and tin pcoph of the llled rountiles
was the nptlmlstli prediction of Count
hiromlT funnel liuaslan I'melKti Mlnlstei
City to Probe
Killing of Man
liiiillnliril from I'.ice One
Hied a shot 111 line of dutv If It be shown
that the mm was at fault the propel pio
cfduie will be foi tint arnn authorities In
tiv him bv ' unt-maitl.il
Cnlmicl Itinvvn said this moining that
Heavv v.its undii the Inllucnct of liquor at
the time he vva shot
lleavv ' said the Colonel, 'tvhen first
c.ilhd upon to halt bv the seirtiv piltl no
heed In lilt 1 ouiniind 01 to the wauling
shot width was first tiled lu tho air Ills
tomlitiiin nn doubt tauscd lilin to act llko
a hkulkci
J'hv sit tans at the rrrfcbvteiia.it Hospital
11 fused tn lomuitnt In .mv vv.ij nil the
tondltinii uf the aged victim when he was
tal tn time
Aflci I dug shot foul times by the sentry
on guaul duty beneath the Glrard avenue
bildge, Ite.il died tally today in tho I'rcs
byteil.m Hospital It Is said he refused lo
halt at the snittv s command
Jliavv is the fhst man to be killed by
.1 stntiv in this section ot the countrj
slnie w.11 was dcclated. Members uf tho
fanille saj tliev will demand 11 siaithlng
investigation and tint Hie shooting was
entlrelv uncalled foi 'I he name of Hie
entO has been kept seeiet on 01 tiers fiom
Lieutenant Colonel Millaid U Hioivn of the
first Iteglment
Two of the dead mans sons are police
men at tho Thlrlv -ninth stieet and Lan
caster avenue station 'I hey are John and
James lleavs The fotmer has heen a
member of the polite force foi seven yeais
"Jf I have to spend the last dollar I
have, someone will have to suffer for this,'
John Heavy said It's only humane tu
stop 111 Ins when volt bring a man down.
I wouldn't shoot a clog lour times
It was Intimated that the Coionc. and
other officials will be urged to call tor a
widespread Investigation
The guard was standing on the west end
of the bridge, according to Lieutenant Colo
nel Brown, when he saw a man pushing his
way through a clump of bushes near tho
Zoo The guard had been ilred on recently
fiom this direction and was taking no
chances.
"Knit' Who's theie" he shouted. There
was no answer
Again he shouted, and the only sound
was the echo fiom his volco as it rever
berated in the hollow alongside the Schuyl
kill Hlver
Apparently oblivious to the command, the
man continued advancing Thereupon, ac
ctudlng to tho teport In tho hands ot the
Lieutenant Colonel, the guard fired In the
air This did not stop the stranger, and
the guard fired again
The bullet found its inalk and the man
fell An nmbulance of the I'rcsbyterlan
Hospital was summoned and he was taken
there. When the Institution was reached
he was unconscious Upon examination the
physicians found four bullet holes, all of
which were near vital soots
JOY RIDERS NABBED
IN STOLEN MOTORCAR
v btief jov tide lu an automobile stolen
from John llobson, Jr., of Wane, ended
earlv today when Policeman Kane, of the
Slxtv -first and Thompson streets station,
lecognlzed the license number of the motor
car at Mxty-foutth and Callowhlll streets.
Two of the four youths In the lar Jumped
out when he called on them to stop but lie
collared Thomas Kershey, 5818 Tearl street,
and William icwuumu, vi .mini , ,,?
flfth street 1'olicemen Brawley and Nelsoji,
attracted by his whistle, capture'd the other
two after a chase. They said they were
Harry Cross, G438 Glrard avenue, and
Thomas Haggarty, 5553 Media street. All
four were held under J600 ball today by
Magistrate Stevenson. The car was stolen
late last night while llobson was visiting at
Fifty-seventh and Hunter streets.
BOY DROWNED IN RIVER
Downtown police recovered today the
body of a l)oy who was drowned while
playing with a group on the decks of a
barge near Tasker street wharf.
The body recovered was that of Michael
Sheridan, twelve years old, of 116- Kernon
street. Ho was running around ihe barge
...t.rdav afternoon when lie fell overboard.
Attempts to reauce him were futile and
nolle-worked nujht before they could
EVENING
NIVELLE THREATENS FOE'S LINE
Advices from the hcotlqtimtcrs of the 1'icnrli nrmlcs ;ue to the clTect
that the new offenshe developed by Genet nl Nivelle on the front of
Onanip.iKiic threatens the whole German line fiom lieny-nu-Unc to
Moionvillicis.. The (icrmuns may ho compelled, if Nivelle continues
to attack successfully as in the lust two or three duys the enemy,
to evacuate the whole of the Rhcims salient on which the Champ.iKiie
line icsts. The above map shows tho points where the Trench attacked
the Germans nnil compelled them to retne.
Australians Cut Mile
Deep Into Foe's Line
i iinlltiiieil from I'rtfe tine
llin t. IhiIm' nnil the 1 reimnnl f,tim 'I lie
test nf 1 Mi' nine lal stitement follows
llverj where the fiencli maintained
Iheli positions viilurluuslv 11 pulsing
all ticrmim mistes vvhlili won
smashed hv cm aitllliiv and sustained
crenl lossc
linliidlig veslnrdiiv .' noli Unmans
liivo lit c 11 captured In Hie course of
the biltlei Malting Apill tii
tin Ihe lest nf the fluid the 1'rein h
nimlMi! in mv 1 iniiiti i-altnt Its .mil
1 Ic (tied up 1 neniv Hem lies 11 .11 nn
v.liiv ntnl 1. 1st nf Monlsel
I.OMiciN, Mav 7
Continuous f let tn 111 toiintei-itt.uks slmi
!Htiitd.iv have fnllid tu shake the HiltMt
gilp nu Ihe lllmlenbiiig lino iirnund IlulU
couri, and In the face uf this unending
picssuie the HiltMi hupioml tlieli posi
tions bv dilves uf tucli own
liild Mnishal llalg so ic polled today
Ills lepntt follows
Huh ihls moining ihne was sharp
fighting on Hie IlindeiibiiiK Hue i'.i"-t of
Kulleiuiirt inn position vvas linpiovcd
mil we piugips'-iil west of Hie villige,
t iking .1 inniiliei of ptioni I"
."ninth of (ipm .t hostile buiiiliiiiK at
l.uk atlcmplcd nftei mtllleiv piepira
Hem was suinssfulh ihlven off
As Hie glR.mtlf lotilllil loiitlnuis n the
westetn fintil it btioines mort evidiiit that
the Allits ale delei mine d to mala It one of
the most decisive battles of the w.11 and the
detldliig one If possible 'Unit Is i vet-in-ne.islng
piessuie agiinsi I tu iiuithtiu and
southern ends n the lllndenhiirg line while
theie Is no 1,1-up In tin sti uh fiont.il
limisis iiualnst Ihe !-t tuitntln -1 1 tut
Huring Hie last twi ntv-fnur hnuts the
Treni Ii have mule soini nf tin must Im
poitiint B.tlns sinte tliev npiiitd Hull litest
diivenn Vmil Hi With tvwntv nillisofthe
I lieniln ilis I mines in.ul In Hull hands ur
tlie helgllts nf the Alllc IllVtl as this
position Is iihii know 11, tin 1'ienili .He now
in a position tndilvt against tin iiinii Ilni s
defending Laon the chlif i.einim foitievs
protecting the southei 11 1 ml nf tin llliulcn
buig line
Until not Hi of tho AMie Hlver and lu
(Jliampigne the Ceimms Imiliil foiwaitl
huge misses of fresh lumps in .1 mlghtv
effoit to ueaptiiie tlieli lusl ginunil bill all
the assaults bloke iluwil hefnii tin stlllih
lesislanee uf Ihe I lentb
Vlnng the nottheiu 1 ml uf Ihe lint ea't
of Ihe Vuas ami atuumi lens tile tlet
matis likewise aie living with ate it tnii
lenliallons of icstivis tu sti in the llillish
tush llegaidliss nf I isses the iSirmaus
time and as lin ill he t, iluM tin llntlsli
Massed battel les of III tlsb guns .11 e pound
ing Hie lieiimm lints nlMn imd dav Cm -lespondents
,tl the fmnt estimate tliat tin
llillish shells aie filed lo one lieinill!
tlieli Hvliluitlv the Heliums aie miking
up with Infiutiv the liiltlsh ptcpuudi latuo
111 gnus
'ihe iiuinbci of (ieim.in pilsomis 111
AiiKlo-riench hinds Is inneaslug hoitilv
the 1'ieiieh alone having captuted about
701)0 men in the icceiit lighting along the
Alsne
111. 111. IN Mav T
1 omplete liplllse of stlutlg I' ent ll at
lai l,s betvviin Pott de Malin.iis n iml
llias was .mnouiieetl hi tod iv s ofllci il
statement
After their heavy losses in vain ntlaiks
on haturdav, the War OMle e said the
I'l em h lefi. lined vesttul.iv fuim att.iiklug
until the afteinoon 'I lieu tin assaults
wcie begun with laige fillets
oith nf l.lft.lllv anil "llsu between the
soissons Lion 1011! .mil Vilits tlieit weui
violent atlatks in the 1 vi ning Hit state
ment continued Vftn biltit fiRlitlng we
weie loc ilh successful and liitltc.tc.il heavv
losses on the etieni
' 1'leree French local attacks between
Allies and Ciaonne failed tnuiid VVInler
betg tho fighting fluctuated Qulcklv lush
ing fnrvviiiil at one point we niaptilicd the
not them slope niaiiitalnlng It against sev
et.il 1 nnmv assaults On the southern slono
Hit 1'ienili weto foned tu tetreit, the
plateau icmaluliiK unoccupied
' Vlong the Alsuo the di's battle was
successful for us hlncr Saturdaj we have
i.iptuied 733 jitlsoneir between Soissons
and Hlielins and fortv-oue niaihlm mns
and eiuick-loatllng lilies
Aiound Lens and Anas aillllery firing
Increased timing the 1 veiling and the fight
ing Is spreading to the east vli Diillecouit '
GERMANS MUST QUIT
FRANCE IF THEY FAIL
TO HALT BIG DRIVE
Ry HENRY WOOD
WITH 'IHn KltHNCH U'.MH-' l.N 'Mil
riHLO. May 7
Uermany's retirement fiom Kianch niiiht
come unless Hliidenliuig can soon stop tlio
1'iench drive
Todav's lighting In might pi oof of 10m-
plete realization of the ueccssltj of such a
retreat b tho Herman commanders lu tho
superhuman efforts which the enemy Is
making to save tho Ithelms salient Clei -inany's
picked Hoops are being bulled Into
the breach made bj the I'tencli The (lower
of the Hotmail aim, which Hlndcnburg
had saved for what he hoped would be a
final decisive offensive Is now being sacri
ficed
Hntitclv aidi fiom Hie Kiamti-HrltMi
offensive between the Alsne and Lens, the
Gentians are nnvv facing an eciual menace
in tlie Champagne The) know that the
Fiench offensive between Ihe Al'no and
Moronvllllers threatens tn fotce tlieli evac
uation nf the Jthelms sillent There Mounts
Hrlmout and Herru and Korts Nogeut La
Besso ahd Vltrv les ltbelms constltulo the
keystone supporting the superstructuio of
the entire Herman front
Desperate necessltv of pievcntlug the cut
ting off of tlio salient which would precipi
tate withdrawal fiom Krantc Is causing the
Hermans to sacrifice the last of their te
serves In an effort to hold back the Trench
The 29,000 pilsoners talten up to today
does not Indicate a shattered German
morale. On tho contrary, the Germans are
resisting with a degreo of desperation hith
erto unknown. But the number of prisoners
does reflect the Immense bodies of troops
which the Germans are throwing Into the
conflict.
.They are being put to the slaughter like
sheep. Today, standing on a height from
which I could see the French steadily
wiping 'out the Hlndcnburg salient. It was
possible with a glass to make out long l'nes
of motorlorrles behind the German
trenches, each packed tight with German
troops and speeding- to the charnel house of
the German front lines. ,
Arriving there, these fresh reserves were
unendingly launched against the French,
AncJ they nelted nyay unendingly , In .
KrWv.ncuiW:H BrUh j)i ju
LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, 1L1Y 7, 1917
ihe cold st'-i 01 .ne iiemli bavnnets, or
the explosions nf I'renib grenades
Not onh has the ntimbet of 1 ncinv tumps
In the last few divs fighting been gtrater
than tint emplnved lu nnv previous en
gagements slme the eulv dais, of the war,
but the epnlllv nf the ttoops Is lilghei
Trisniieis showed Iheie wire 1111 ileneplt
leseives All those taptuud wcie nf chnlce
n glments aturdiv around Cr inline, fni
instance i tumplelc division of ihe picked
Prussian eluaid was tailed Inlo ni Hon lu
the Heriiim t oimnaiideis It vvas vlttuillv
.imilhllateil In 1 v 11 111 attempt In lelake
1 '(.inline
'Ihe perfni unit v iiutletlvlng Ibc 1'ianco
Hrltlsh erfenslvis and tin titanic strategv
nf Ihe whole futvvnid push t iiluiiniiti d lu
Its grcaltst psprcstitm nf eflet llveness Sal
iiidav tin i'i. it dsv- lblltj-sl bonis aftei
Hie Hnglish ball w Ipi d nut the northern
pivotal valient nf the lllndenbuig line III
the legion nf llulli limit and Cinisi lllei-
the I'reiuh wiped nut l; kllnmeteis I four
miles) uu Ihe sniilhein nlvnlal salient In
the legluu nf Moulin Laffnuv
'Ihe dnllble suit ess nf the Vllled nimles
Indiv men 11 is the enllic lllnib iibilig 11
llell line tinm lis Ivvn most Vital pulllls
'I In vlilmles lulistltute the III vt Broil lib
jec live low .ml wlihli evott loial I'lntli
nnil I'liglish at Hon slnie the beglmilng nl
the iie.il nITcnsive li is stiate gieallv con
tilbuled 'Ihe .ulvanie of tin I'rencb on the Hin
ilcnburr villi nt Is mil, n sm ill pnitlnn nf
llieil slli 1 ess in Uu srtnnd gleat dlhe
sinte Apul H 'Ilus lighting has tnveied
a frnnt nf nenlv twintv-twn miles, im lull
ing tin entiii h nglli uf Cheinln-des-Dames
(the ladles blghwav ) with extensions to
the can ami iioilhwcst
Now Hie entile Ci, inline plate ill has hei 1
attained alinuvt Hi entile summit nf Hu
tidge ilumlnaliiii' tin plateau am, dt s, nnil
lug Inward I. inn li is been taptuitd in uh
Hill tt 1 n miles nf I'liemln -ties - Dames is
hi Id all uf Hi' mol but a sm til pnitlnn in
Itn vliunlv nf I'm l Malm ilsnn 'I hi new
I'liiiili pnsitiuus fuimiih t oustttuti d H10
greatest nhstailts vvhin tbev were In Her
111 111 hunts In lionei.il Nivctli s .iilvam 1
In Linn I hev dominate the vallev nf tin
Allette iluwu whlih Hu i'liuch kept up
Situitliv s nml S11111l.1v s nit latluus.
Hut lu addition lo Hits gnat advance mi
ottiei cpoihal viitotv Ins been legisteied
hv the I'm mil no Ihe lllielms fiunt 'I hi re,
nn 1'iiilav Heiieial Nivelle Inltlali il an
nffensive uiu thvvc-t and east nf Ithelms
wliieli e.uilnl the I lentil uvei scvciat
htights I In vutoiv tnit sunn libcialc
I'.lieiuis .1 tin 1 luef Heimaii latgtt
When tin 1'ienili on . itilnl.lt mniniug
li iped mil of Ilul nent lies In tin Ahne
assiull tin ileiniu Hist lines weie 111-
1 .ill v goigtd with men umlei niileis tu die
lesisting
ll.udlv had nne 1'ienili assault beaten
down these tuns nf human llc-,h anil at
tained tlieli llin nhlectlve laptuiing and
killing thousands than Hie (li 1111 ins In
ltlali ci fin lous loiinlei-att.uks Tliev wcie
made with a pinmpHtiide and title 1 dlsie
gaid of human lives
Tliioiighoul tin Iweutv-lioiii bonis that
I nstieil Ihe Ii 1 in It wcie fottcd to wipe out
I I pealed c oimtei - ltt 11 ks ugaint evt I v posi
tion Hitv gaiiitd In foit att.iiklug tlieli 111 t
i.lij. 1 IIVI
ONLY PERISHABLE FOOD
TO BE CANNED AT PLANT
Campbell Soup Company An
nounces Discontinuance of
Other Lines During War
Com ontt ition nu Hu nianiifai till e nf
pi 1 isli ililc t nun il foods and Hit' c liinliiatiou
of jioik ami In aus and othei toods 1 lased
as uoiipiiisli ible as a war measuit was an
nounced toilav b) Hi John T Hoiiaiiee.
piesldent of the t'liupbell Soup Coiupinv of
Camden, ono uf the latgcst canneiles lu the
wot 111
Other plants ate expected to fall lu line
as a lesult of a itiiiest lij tlie Hnvetmiieut
that pcilshablo foods be canned lu pief
erence to catablts that can be cairled
ovt 1 possible stioitage ol cans t.iuseil
bv the vvat and the necessity of ptesnvlug
perishable fond In luge quantities aie le
bpotmlhle for tlio tequest
Iletwetu 100 and J00 peisons will be
thrown out nf implojment at the Campbell
Soup Conipiuv asaiesult II was said Tin
dlscoiitinu.ini o of pork-and-bcan cinuliig
will bo effective foi about sixtv davs at.
milling to Dm toi Dotrauce, who said tint
he would go to Washington lo find out de
tails of the Hovel nine nt s pi ins in econo
mize In the i.uined-food supph
The Campbell Soup Cnnipinj's n'.in is to
cenfiue Its undivliled attention lu the maiiii
f.u llllo nf soups which aie made up illloflj
of tlpe tomatoes fiesli peas and othei per
ishable ,11 tides lie. ins that tin bo ill lid
and other piodutts admitting of stuiage and
piescivatluu without using tans will be
eliminated
Ihe move townid assuilug a lalgei siii
pl.t of food by concentiatlug cm canuuig
perishables came as a lesult of a meeting
held In Washington Ma 1 by representa
tives of the eountrv's canning, tin cm, tin
plate and wholesale grocery organizations
At that time the ooiulug shottage In Hu inns
vvas predicted and tho elimination of using
tans for nonperlshahle foods vvas urged
Hearing Restored for the
DEAF
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If desired, we can arrange for
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Sold in Philadelphia only by
Williams, Brown & Earle ,
TURKS DRIVE JEWS
FROM HOLY LAND
Terror-Stricken and Starv
ing Native Forced Out -by
Bayonet
BRITISH GAIN AT GAZA
NHW YOllK. Ma) 7
'Ihotis.uids uf terror-stricken, starving
Jews nto being driven' from their homes In
tho Hnlv Lmd by Turkish hajoncts ac
cording to cablegrams received tenia) bv the
Zionist eirganl7atlon here
With the IStltlsh. tindH Henetal Muriav
pnunillng at tlie gates of Hnr 1 In thelt 111I
V into no Jerusalem tho Turks are herding
the Jews nnitliward, iletei mined tbev shsll
lint it ma 1 11 to see Palestine taken finin the
tilt.ui
The ivh lion began late lu March Hie
messigts sild when ,",00 Helirews weie e-
pelltd ftoni lerilsalein amid scenes ot loot
ing and pillage I Menial Pashs, mllltarv
governni nf Palestine declared he won't!
make tliem suffer tlie fate uf the Armenians
Apt II 1 DJemnl Pasha ordered X0O0 Jews
dilven fiom Jaffa 'J bev were given fntt)
elght hotn tu leave I'vcn Jews nvvllig nl
liglitui In tho Cential Pnwits weie lu
1 liulcil
'the i.iblrginiu described titrllile scenes
when tlio 'lurktsli tumps went ftnm linuse
tu house tlilvlng tlio tttrorlcd Inli.tbltanls
Into Hu stieits Crowds nf Arabs nnil
lleilouln weinieii fnltnwed the tlnnps, sacking
even liiiiui 'Ihe Jews fiom the i etnlii n
slMteil 'lluv weie li uiged at the entrance
In 'Itl-Aviv 11 ud stnres nf fugitives
stnaiiud tliiniigli the null -is the bodies
el uiKted there
llouls looting iiotthwaul awav fiom the
iiglon while llillish guns win inailng
fiuui tin l'e id ea to Hu Miditeirani ill,
vvir, lined vvltli stai vlmr men, women and
ehllitun 'lln tich paid Jim finms for
H.itisp iit.illoii iiluo miles to I'ctacli llkwali
Infni ninttoii lie re slid in mv Jews t raw led
Into the ih ierl and tlltd llimdlls alt.ukcd
tin icftigies mid snipped them nf iverv
tbing "-inall feints nf joung Jews aimed
wltli Lnhis and tmlgi's nig.mled fm de
fi use 'I lie 'I ur! s imcsted them
Nn liws ate known to have been killed
bv Turkish "oliliitH, but lohhets who given
fut leln ribs nn ilonkijs and 1 inn Is
hung nn the flanks nt the fleeing populs
ttun hilo t Hoops 10111I11K up in hind
il Ihe suaggleis 011
Rea Voices Railroad
Rate Increase Pleas
oiithuieil friini Pane -)ne
now III expenses lot 1017 mil the ln
inaseil inclines from the 11 qui sled late
ndvani es as follows
Peiuisvlvaul.i estimated Inntase in ex
pc uses ", loo noil i.ite ngitust Inciease
askid $t')lll00o New Voik Cential
$j 7 ion ngiinst $3IJ4Tluul Haiti-
inoti and Ohio $11,1,00 000 against $tj -7Si,
000 New Haven M' .'00 Ono, against
$. Id.' lion Ci It $10 000 000, against
i, 'HI 000
' Ihe conillitoiis suiiniiiidlng Ihe i.illioads
at Hie piespnt time involve a direct and
liumeillite ni'iiiip tu the tountiv at luge
and also to the shippiis, lusveugeis and
owneis nf the piopeitlis, because of In
adequale facilities and Insiitticient ciedlt
aid .".liniicl Ilea im stile tit id the Pinnsvl
vani 1 It lilinad
' If we aie adiquateh lu hanille existing
ti . 111, andjbe pit paled lu mitt tin mips
ships of the Inlt 1 nation il situation It Is
.ibsnlutel) essintl.it tli.it tin iilliuails be
gi anted higher lales '
UHVS i'LHV
"If the entire advance In i.ttes tliat the
1 lilmails ask smuld In ginnted tlio Penii
svlv.ilila .-v sti tn vvuuld be $1.' onO.ooo vvoisp
off In 1017 thin In lSlC" Mi. Ilea sild
Incrtastd expenses for Hit lVniis)v,inla
tills viat win istlin.iteil bv him as ful-luws
I'll. I $1" OSS tlflll
lllllltK-ll lIlltOrlHl pllCen iHllPlllll
111 ins i.ulc) II UU lino
VViihis -Vililnsnii livv 111 717 Dim
W111.M luljllist melit foi eniplovi'S
nl li. 1 Hun tniliiiiiin lu su nun
I ims 1 1 nl-i 11 1unlt.1l "Uu kiKi milt 100 (im)
lt it 111 so.' 001!
'o aie 111 evt 11 a vvoisp situ itlon than
wo win ill I'll I when lot a number of
vears there li.nl been a continuous innease
ill opeiatlng levenues but nu act mint of
the ineteiscd pmpettv Investment to pio
vldo inure facilities and equipment, there
was a loinp.iiatlio denease lu net opeiat
ing Ineome In 111" we have substantial!)
intieaslng updating revenues but 0111
oiei.tllng insls hive leased In be Inttastlc
lu tliat Hu v hive expanded siibstautlalh
upw.uil and hive iniicli moto than absoibcd
the addition il levenues iccehed
Il would seem tn tin to the Inteiest nf
Hie shipppi tn heai an lnciease In lates
In 01 del that be might be taken better cate
uf lu time uf iiidusttlat actlvit) b) our be
ing hi a position to provide fot these niaxl
muni demands
'The exttaoidinai v Increased prices of
The House that Heppe built
FOUNDED )N 18G5 ADOPTED ONE-PRICU SYSTEM IN 1881
C. J. Heppe & Son
EXTRA!
Unusual Values
in Used Pianos
Greatest Assortment
in Philadelphia
Never before have
wc had the values in
"used" pianos that wc
have now. Our btock
is enormous, and in
order to move them
rapidly wc have made
the prices on many of
them extremely low-r-far
below their actual
value.
These pianos arc
guaranteed and ex
changeable at full
value any tinte within
materials nnd tabor with tho narrow mars n
of earnings have already compelled us to
defer temporal llv, 1 hope, new construc
tion work for much needed facilities nk
gregntlug on the lines cast of Pittsburg 1
tin nnu.oon In amount, but It Is essential
that thte and man) other Improvement!
shall be made in older til adequate!) handle
the business of the cotintr), govcrfmon nl
and otherwise The coiintr) s activities
should not be testralned but expanded,
under existing conditions
"I feel, therefore, that tlio Incteased talcs
asked for aie absolutely nece-snry from tho
standpoint of the inllroads and country, en
tlrelv aside and apart from the present in
ternational itlsK allhnugb, of colitse, lbs
latter situation Intensifies the need for put
ting the i.illioads In a stable and pros
porous condition lioth,tih)slcall) ant! Ilnan
chill) ni:w havh.n cninr iir-Aiti
Howaid Hlllott, chairman ot the Netv
Haven declined u 15 per cent Inctease
would not piv the Iticicase In the loal hill
nf bis load Ho said the most bis road
would expect fiom the Increase vvouiu .
51,500 000 and tliat Indications are Ills coal
bill will be iticieased $0 000,000 over last
jeci Ihe annual lncreiscs lu the New
Havens expenses, said Hlllott, will soon
leach between $11,700,000 and tl7.000.000
Hlllott s.itd the New Haven s condition
Is worse than most of the roads The gen
ual level of New Haven tates'ls lower
than fot n majority of the ton Mr) s roads
he said ami in common with olhit Vow
I nglatid roads It has to pay more fur
fuel coal than other roids In trunk line fer
ritin v 'lei give adequate son lee It musl
spend minv millions In Improvements
SA YS RATE INCREASE
WOULD LOWER PRICES
iieoige I) Dixon vice piesldent of the
Pennsvhanh P.ailioad In t barge nf trarflc
In a statement nvi
I'he ultimate effect of gtantlng tin ap
plication of the railroads for .in Imreasr
lu Height tales would, undni'litodh, bo to
luwei tin tost nf living 'tills mi) seem
like a eonttadlclnry asset Hon but 1 x
ainlnatttni will show that It Is peifccth
sound
'I lie inilioads an about to begin what
amoutils almost to a btiuggle fur existence,
'Kiev me si eking fiom the lnleistate Com
no ue Commission autlioiilv to advance the
eliaigis 15 per tent uu Height In gtiipi.il
wllb the execution nf toll, coko nnd ote
such nn incie.ise upon foodstuffs and the
nlliei ni titles consiltntitig tlio etallv neees.
sttles nf life would be tntlliltesim.il, while
nn lln nlliei band it would linmensel)
stienglhen Hi" ciedit of Hie lalltoads, and
would not onh piovlde them with 11 basis
foi obtaining new 1 ipltal, but aho allow
llieiu surplus revenues out of which the liu
ptovement and extensions 1011I1I be made,
vvhli li me so iiigentlv needetl to lender
piopet set v he
'These luipiovements am! extensions
would piovlde the tountiv with such vastl)
bettei inaililneiv for the efficient dls' ibu
tlon and exchange nf Us products that the
lOUMilnei, when the full effect of It nil
wis felt could not fall to benefit lu tills
toimecllnn It is inipoitant lo lemeinber
that Hie Meat iolinmiil.il pioblem of the
dav is not pioduttlou but ee h.mgi High
pi lies In this tountiv ate l.ugelv due tn
the fact that we have failed to elevetop the
methods and means of exchange R Uglily
as we have those nf pioduttlou Concteteh,
as .ipphiur to l.iilioids ibis means that
tliev hive been .stunted b) too low Height
l.iles
0111 1 uniiunv has just completed an In
vestigatinu which might tn liileicst cvciy
hoispholdi 1 in the I nlted states We hive
flguied out whil a 15 pel cent Increase lu
Height tales would mean In tntmertlnn with
the fond supph nf an aveiage fanillv uf
five people living liberallv In a tvpiial tltv,
and obtaining their supplies fionl a
distance
We have made the sutpiislng discoven
that the liuiease would be just a ttlfle
ovei ''', nuts a week I'vcn a ver) sinall
uilmtloii lu the tost of dlsti Uniting food,
lesultlng fiom linpiovcd lnllroad facilities,
would wipi out that inticase imii) times
ovei '
Hotel Walton
Will Fittingly Celebrate
Envoy Night
in the famous
Pierrot Roof Garden
Tuesday Evening. May 8
HIP. S.OPV i:iit. VMM nu I NIQl p.
VNI! IUH Ot'l VblO.N A VU'VIOKAIII.I
Dancing After 8.30 P. M.
Hu-cene 11. .Miller, Manaucr
1 117-1119 Chestnut Street 6th
Pi ices on these in
stalments range from
$75 tip. Terms cash
or charge account, or
rental payment plan ;
all lent applies to pur
chase. New Pianos
Certified Pianos With
3 Sounding Boards
The STROUD
A genuine Pianola for $600
This instrument has every patented "pianola"
feature used on our famous Steinway and Weber
Pianolas, it is made by the same manufacturers and
carries the same guarantee. We further guarantee it
to be the best $600 value in Philadelphia. We will
refund your money if you find a better value.
The price of the Stroud is within the reach of
every prospective purchaser. If desired, you can pay
monthly, or weekly, through our rental payment, on
terms as low as $3 per week. You can also apply
your regular piano as part payment. We will gladly
estimate on its exchange value.
The Aeolian Family
of the player-piano world
is on sale at Heppe's and includes
llcppc Pianos arc
the only ones in the
world with the pat
ented three sounding
boards.
Every llcppc Piano
is tested -a u d ex
amined by a jury of
tone experts. They
certify as to the exact
quality of each instru
ment. Heppe Pianos are
sold at standard fixed
prices throughout
America. For real
piano value they are
unexcelled anywhere.
HEPPE PIANOS
Heppe . . . .'.$365 up
Marcellus . . . 325
Edouard Jules ,3 1 5
HHEj9H
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LIBERTY STATUE TO RUSSIA
tnieHoiti Jews nro organtzlnt- fn, il. ,
- - - -" 1119 ir-il
purpose of raising a fund with which tn 'Ji
liurthase a Htatuo of Liberty, patterns
after ttic famous monument by ItarlhoMl In
New York harbor, and presenting It to tb, 'j
new Itusslan republic
'lho Initiative In the matter has ,e(,n
taken by New York Jews, but local commit,
s arc being formed In all tho large cltle
work of 1 .vising funds here aro Louis jy.
ward Levy, of 14J4 North Fifteenth strec-t
nnd Di S S'olls Cohen, o r:5 Walnut
street
According to Mr. Levy, no effort to talie
funds will bo luado ns )et, as It might In
trrfere with other moncv -raising projecta
for war nnd 'charity purposes already una,,
wav. Later a genctal Philadelphia commit.,
teo'wlll be formed, ho said, nnd nil Amen,
can Jews nnd Ucntllcs alike, will be asked
to contribute.
"Such a gift would be proof of the friend,
ship of Hie people of America for the peop
of llussia." said Mt. Levy "it will hearten
the llti'slnn patriots nnd signalize the entry
nf their nation Into the great family 0f re.
publlts "
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colors
In
Red, White and Blue
of our National Emblem
on Gummed Labels ready
for use. If you want to
show your
Patriotism
SEAL YOUR
LETTERS
Parcels and all your
mail with OLD GLORY
and encourage others to
do likewise. The "Spirit
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to encourage in one and
another.
Business Firms
Patriotic Clubs
and Societies
need these
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Fenton Labtl
Company
9th & Thompson Sts.
Philadelphia
4Mt-4M-
and Thompson Streets
Steinway Pianola $1250
Weber Pianola 1000
Wliceloclc Pianola $7S0
Stroud Pianola $600'
Francesca-IIcppc Player
Pianos $4:0
Aeolian Player-Pianos I. $395
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