pp,-jwi 'j ,ii i mph ii , , . :www W t iAT'i ?. vTmmwm "r LM, r ' r . jn't'J .,6 ?0 -i-it.--- : . Euemng ' f Y JDf l UAL . l i "il JL .'' --... M 4- 3F ? p -,,, rrvT-KT i r 4. " ; 1 1 ' Y-kS1 ''PAGES 16,17,18 EXTRA w i& 1 VOL. HI. NO. 202 PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1917 CorimoiiT, 1017. it hie roue LtrataComuNt PRICE TWO CENTS 4 ,D I BILLION FOR FOOD SHIPS TO SAVE ALLIES, U. S. PLAN BRITAIN FACES FAMINE UNLESS AID ISSPEEDED tCan Last Only Eight Months, U. S. Board Announces WILL RUSH SCHEME I TO BUILD VESSELS Vl' Naval Experts Confer on Means to Halt Ravages of U-Boats M0IE PLANS SUBMITTED WASHINGTON", May t England will be defeated In eight months Aimless at the end of tint time the United rStt hai cleared tlio steamship lanes id German submirlnci and Is pending a Heady stream of foodstuffs lo her people and her armies This was the announcement of the- red- 1 era! Shipping Hoard this afternoon. A ?, colossal shipbuilding program has accord- ',$ Infly been decided upon by tho shipping ft bturd In an effort to help Ungland to ard off defeat A bill appropriating $1,000,000,000 for tMnhulldlnB nurnocs will bo Introduced M1, In Congress either lato todaj or tomoriovv, v fll trie Ifi'iami1 111 iiiu ruiiMMiiK iit(ii, mi I tkls annronrlation tho board hopes to be '('ible to construct 6,000,000 tons of ship ping viltnin tue nct mo jcars. As a war measure tho Administration plans to dlert tho entire product of Ameri can steel mills, so f.ir as possible, to the building' of ships 'j he use of structural steel In IiIkIi buildings and bridges, eccpt for military purposes, will ho discontinued, Steel will bo allowed to the lallio ids only In the quantities nccc-iry to gio vvai lime efficiency. PliA.V TO ISL'U.D SHITS i ,.. Ar i, i nnnnnnnnn e I. ...a.,..! . I fill J. .ml Tl.UV'.'IVV.VWVr ... .,.' ,-I1.1I Hi? tho shipping boaid will bo used to 'Indemnify lndiistriil loncerns now hainc ".contracts with steel mill", on whoso ordcia i' now win ue naiieci l A special tribunal will be created to ' handle all Indemnity clilms. It will award Indemnities after expert appraisal B has been made by a boaid to be appointed fcf for this puipose WS Alrtady the shinning boaid has wlth- , drawn half the vessels hi tho American rv coastHo servico for use In earning fooel- V ihlfTc In 111. t'Hlnnln AMtno 1. I.. .nl, .l.ln . v...u .v kill lllllklUD 4.. ,,. Ik n (JIUIJUIIID h lha' "o more will bo vvlthdiawn at this time, it was annom oed, for tho needs w hlch the vessels now In tho coast scivlce nro '. turplying aro regarded as ltal That an actual solution of tlio subnnrlno V menace is clovo at h.siwl u.it Mm I.w nv. 1( pressed officially bj a rompetcnt Xay De- i K-'iimiii. uiuiiinn nn opinion was gien i while W. Id S Hinders arid other mrinliors j) t ot the naal consulting boird were nt the j, department to confer with Secretaiy of 'iAtvy Daniels on null submarine imentlons t recently consideied by tho boaid. : " authority declarefi that "we are get-tj-tint down to biass tnchs" 'n,c m 0f Continued on Pace Two, Column Three CONFEREES BALK ON DRAFT TERMS KHou'se and Senate Represen tatives Make Final Ef- K fort to Agree IHPmiTJ nMTmn m -r r r. -r T T-l 'vun ruilNTb AT IS&Ufi "WASUI.VaTOX'. May 8. , The army selection bill conferees failed to '.reach an agreement at this mornlng'H con ference. By their own ndmlsslon, tho out- i won for a settlement appeared hopeless vIhey will inaKe a llnal ntttmpt to get to- lather this Jftnnmnti riiwt If iUn ilonrllnplr i not broken then, they will report a dls- tfuieni anu asu further instructions tiom )""' respecuo houses. ,. There were four main nnints nf rilsacree- Wnt left today after the conferees had ii."i"tu out minor uurerences: ' ThA TTnlM n. .l . -...I tl.. w MIUIII, UIMCIIUIMCIll tlUlllUI 161IIK acceptance of Colonel Ilnnsnvpll'n nffer 5 to raise a division for service abroad, ', Jlle so-called rail amondment pro- Mding a patrol of threo eaalrv led. i, menu for the Mexican border. . ine fceetlon relating to tho uso of i Wor In the army r- The nmUinn flvllic Ihn fltrn llmlf fitK L Mlectlon. Hopes of gaining acceiitanco of tho Itoose. eit awanrlmanf 1,. f..ilA., ... . L Th it "-" "i.o ilic-l iu llt!(tl zcio, fr 'louse conferees, hue tahen the post- di.i amenumont authorizing re- ..iiiiiB ny mo olunteer system la con ik L,) "10 ""'riMl serlco principle of IO VU1 t IS Understood Hint uliHn tin .llfort nrrl ti!.!;.one.to the conferees from the Adnilp '"Wlon It takes a Blmlfur v lew. Tho feir ?TlMtlon of the nooseelt olunteer k.i V. u.la cent"nlly create friction after Z... T 1 states begins to tend the drafted " io rranre, , r i(jTa "ported, howeer, that the Col mi.i,fm?xlns BUcess In recruiting has ' Iktt v ciiiniiiuiioii on mo pari ' ,1 nato to hold out to tho last ditch T Ulft amfinilm.nl .1 tl . - .-.t.v.iw uuiiiuriziug uccepianco LWiaSny dl8ons of volunteers for ;-" ranee. . n Senalo i. ...n..i i. . Dlanm i. "'""")' 'iiwisieni upon bc S'to .' i! aBe "m,t Provision twenty .cklnr of ih"Been "ears and with the ia thfl nA . w.iilljail0liuil pceiueq io urvt;,n,1,i.tll0Lul,frcrcnce8 ep the meas Jin II may be.that the Renal,, nnll, will l iV 'hOOSelt lnunilni.nl ,hll. i nanuittiki . :.;.tr ;.".-" :.".? vwjpifl iwiwie, age urnn ii-., 'VA'-"Vf I !, BRITAIN MUST GET WHEAT SUPPLY FROM AMERICA Four-fifths of What She Needs Will Hnvc to Go From United States WASmXOTO.N. May S Kngland must got at lenst four-llfths of Its wheat suppl from tho United States this eai ' H D Vlgore. Secretan of the Ttoal When Commission of Kngland made this statement hero, toda, cvplalnlng tint It Is most lnl to England mid the Allies that tome effectlvo measure agalnt tlie sub nnrlno menace be found almost immedi ately FRENCH TROOPS CRUSH TERRIFIC AISNE ATTACKS Halt German Attacks at Vauxaillon and Along Chemin des Dames DEADLOCK IN THE NORTH BERLIN. Maj 8. German forces stormed and recap tured Frcsnoy from the British, taking more than 200 prisoners and si ma chine guns, today's official statement said. TArtlS, Mny Strong Rcimin counter-attacks around Vauxaillon and along tho rhernln des Dimes (Ladies' Hlghw.o), In the Wclnlty of Pan theon and ferny, were completely reputed, today's AVar Olllce statement reported Violent artillery combits continued (luring tho night on tho Vauclere plateau and In the icglon of Oraonnc I.OMlOV Miy R Another deadlock appealed to li.no been temporarily reached today in tho fighting along tho lllndcnburg line positions he'd by tho British rieid Mnrsnal II.iIrs report omitted mention of any major lighting ac tions duilng tho night una cujy lnoinlng, merely recounting a great 'lumber of raids on both sides scattered along a wide front The let of I'lcbl Marsh il Ilalgs report follows: The enemy artillery was actUe at Intenals duilng tho night at a number of places. parlluiHily between Pre-ney and I.oos (ilirs replied In tlio nelghboihood of .Veuo Chapollc and Uoutpilssait wo mado successful raids Northeast of Aimentleres a snmll enemy pirty raided oui lines esterday e cuing, and after a fund-to-liind light were dilen out, leaving a few dead A few of our men are missing .South of Armentleies another enemy laid was repulsed. Virtu illy a month of loIent battles be tween, l.ens and tho Argonno has now elapsed since tlio Allies opened their new offensive on April ' In that time, It Is estimated, the Anglo-I'iench foices hue captured nearly 50 000 Herman prisoners llcay losses lne been inflicted Some mllltaiy esperts hold tho He nn him hae lost at least 2.'5,000 men In hilled and wounded MNNIS GETS DAILY WALLOP OFF CULL0P Yankees Pile Up Three-Run Lead qn A's in First Two Innings MIII.LTKS Wilt. . (.rover, -l, llnclle. It. Htrunk, rf, Thriikhrr, rf. Me IiiiiIh lb llilm .11). ..chiiMfC e. llli-li . Ii. Attend inee, 1 M.H OUK llenclrv. rl. Ilicli ir Mills, I ill I'lmi. It. IliiUrr. .Hi Miller, if I'eckliipiiueh . Niinuniiikrr, c cilliip, p IMK1. By HOBKRT W. MAXWKLL I'HILADHLIMIIX. May 8 Prank Baker eistwhllo Mackmen poled out a long slnglo to center In tho first inning of tho final frnj hero of tho Athletics Yankees jiioscnt series this afternoon nnd tho bldV gavo tho New Yorkers a tvvo-run lead. High and Malsel wero on tho bags at tho time and they both counted llendrjx singled in tho second and Nuna maker sent him over tho plato from second. A doublo pla, Schang to Mclnnls to Hates, then choked what appeared to be a Yankee slugfest Mclnnls got his dally hit In the second, a terrific punch to right Thrasher, who had vyalked previously, romped to thlid, hut then was out at tlio plato on Bates's giounder However, Stuffy brought In tho first Athletic run on Schnng's hit. Haley was sent iu to bat for Bush, but he fanned, retiring the side lllincr M.vers started to hurl for the Mackmen In the third Bodlo's triplo In tho third gavo tho As their thlid run when Witt scored, but I'lng was left stranded when Strunk and Thrasher failed to como thiough. Two pitchers were released by Manager Mack today. Nnylor being sent to Now Haven und Ilube Smith to Charlotte, N. C. rillST INNING Itendrx walked. High forced Uendryx, Schang to Witt, Malsel walked. Grover threw Plpp out. Baker singled to center 'field, scoring High and Malsel. Miller forced Baker, Witt to drover. Two runs, one hit. no errors. . Witt grounded to rlpp Malsel threw out drover. Pccklnpaugh threw out Bodlc. No runs, no hits, no errors.,. SECOND INNING Tecklnpaugh filed to Grover. Nunamaker singled to right field. 'Cullop beat out a bunt Uendryx singled to center, coring Nunamaker, Schang stood on the plate and got High's high-bounding grounder, chew, then thre vvto Mclnnls, retiring Hlirh and Mclnnls tlyevv to Bates and dou- IIUll, w .kl-rt Ctnt, run thf One run, three' Died UP uuiiuj. -,..-. t. po ersorn. -V. !lt LANSING TARES REINS ON NEWS; SOLE DICTATOR Secretary of State An nounces Muzzle on De partment Talk WARNS ALL EMPLOYES WASHINOTOV Min s ecrctar of State Musing followed up his new Iron-hand censorship tndiy h), an nouncing that he would summarily dismiss am unpUno of the depnrtmrnt who gies tho press am Infonnatlon upon which orlt lilun nt goxerninental policies ltny be based Auv cmplove who dires personally to crltlcl7c nnv policy alo will be dismissed hnmcdlatelj The Secretnry faced n luge group of eonespondents, who pr itesteil against his order prohibiting nn one in tlie depirt inent evcept hlniKelf and Ills olllclil pres bureau, from even t nking t newspipeimen Tho lnng-smolderlug dls itisfnttlnn at tlie departments suppression and neir-spy s, s tern was thoiotighlj alied Mr Lansing listened lilmdh, saving tint he welcomed criticism and repeated his as sertion tint his object was to open news ch liinels It was pointed out that while opening one channel, which he personalh controlled, he had closed otheis. providing easy means of suppressing nil news of. the countrj s International lelilions except tint which it pie ises him to make Known Tho correspondents told Mr. Linslng that It was evident he diil not trust his suhordl nates and that he evlibntlj did not have lonfldenee In the newspapermen writing of international affairs 'I lie Keiretarj has made no secret of his lack of confidence some newspapermen here Ills statements lodav made it clear that he did not trust tho judgment of depirtmcnl subordinates In matters of puhticltj The Secret irv's oulv answei to the charge that he was establishing an Iron sslem of suppression was that In his opinion. It was quite the contr.ii , tint he wchoined ciltlclsm and would see tint all piopcr announcements wete undo to the press Thero was no effort to coneeil the fact that ho has mado himself the absolute dictator of news of the relitlnns of this coutitiy and all foielgn nations He de nied that he was paving tlie wav for secict diplomacy, but his statements all showed clearlv that machinery for the maintenance of such secrets had been completed. Unidentified Man Dead in Creek The body of an unidentified man believed to Imo been tmplocd around the I'nl vcisitv of I'ennsvlvanli dormltmies was found In Church Creek at Ulghtv-fouitli street this afternoon bv bovs pining In tho meadows Pr Alexander Conlen of 81 IB Tinicum avenue, who prouuttmed the man dead slid that he had been In the water' onlv a few hours Ilo was about llft five jears old and poorlv ilicsscd Prom articles found In his pockets it Is believed that ho whs emplo.ved nt the 1 nl versltv Tlio bodv was sent to the Moigue to await Identification Americans on Ship Sunk by U-Bo.it LONDON' May S II K V Tiyer of Portsmouth, () and C II lldwaids of Norma, linn, wcie two Americans In the crew of the Norwegian b irU Dione, sunk bj gunllio of a Heimnii suluniriue last Wcdncsdaj, aicoidlng to announcement toda '1 here weie no casualties PHILS LOSE LEAD WHEN LUDERUS'S PEG HITS ZIM Giants Go Ahead of Phillies in Second Inning Rixey Faces Anderson rim. i ii-.s I'askrrl. cf. Ituneroft, ss, sinck. Hi. I rimilli, rf, VMiIIIimI, IL lanlerd. Hi. MehnlT. ill Klllefer. c, Itlvc-v, p. sm Miitu Hum. If, Kimn. rf. Itnliertson. rf iinnie riuiili. !l. I lete lie r sh, MIcleilT. .Mi, llnlke. III Itiirlclen, r nelf rion, p. Vlliniliincc iiHiii, I'OLO LUOPNDS, New Yotk Mav S III splto of tlio cold weather the Phillies and Giants e lashed again this afte union at tho Polo Grounds Itlxej was picked bj Manager Mot an to revive the Phillies' hopes, while Anderson pitched for the Glints The bad weather kept the ciowd clown to about 4000. The Tlills scored In tho first when after Paskert had singled and Bancroft doubled, "Dode" came home as Cravath hit Into a fast doublo play This Btopped the rally, as Whlttcd was thrown out by ltjiidcn The y, uits went out In orelci In their half Bums was tossed out by Hancioft Hlxey then fanned Kauft and Kobertson In tho second Inning, when Ludeius tried to get Zimmerman on a force plav l.uddy plunked Ilclnlo In tho back and both Zlm and rictcher wero safe Kllduff then sac rificed and llolke singled, sending Iu tlie two runs that gave the Giants the lead PIltST INNING Taskcrt singled to center Bancroft doubled clown tho right-field foul line, Pas kert leaching third, Stock elrtw u baso on balls, filling the bases. Cravath hit Into a doublo pla, Klldtirf to Fletcher to llolke. Paskert scoring. Whltted tapped In fmnt of tho plate nnd was thrown'out by llarldcn Ono run, two hits, no errors. Burns was thrown out by Bancroft Kauff struck out. Ilobertson also fanned No runs, no hits, no errors, SECOND INNING Luderus went out, Anderson to Holke. Nlehoff filed out to Burns Klllefer weiV out tho same way. No runs, no hits, no errors, Zimmerman singled to right Fletcher hit to Luderus, and In trying for a force play at second. Luderus's throw hit Zimmerman In the back and both runners were safe on the error. Klllduff sacrificed, Stock to Nle hoff, who covered first, Holke singled to left, scoring Zimmerman and Fletcher, llarlden singled to right, llolke stopping at second. Anderson walked, filling the bases. Burns singled to right, Holko scor ing Kauft fouled to Jvlllefer. Ilobertson. mrucK- um, , iiirce runs, rour mis, ono U. S. APPRECIATES STEP TAKEN BY GUATEMALA Hi diking of Relations With Gcrmnny Opens New I'm in American He- lntionship, Lnnsing Says SlUM'.TON Slav s The deep ap ple elation of the I lilted States over Huite m ilas lireikjng of diplomatic relations with Heinnnv was lodiv ordeted expressed to the Huntemul in Hovel nment bv the American MlnWtei nt Hu itcm.il i Cllv The steti Hiiamaln has takni opens a ne ell 111 the ii 1 itlonshlps between 1 1n peoples of imrlii Secret n v if tite Litislug said In 111:' message PICK OFFICERS FOR FIRST UN TO' GO ABROAD Lieut. Col. Deakyne and Lieut. W. F. Thompson, Philadelphia, Named 'OFF TO FRANCE SOON WASIilNOTO.V, Miy S About 301 oiricers nf dm Unglneer He serve Coips will be "elected to decompanv the nlno engineer res'.'iieiit soon going to Prance The only dnfts from the icgithi army to aid this expedition the flist to carry the flag ahrnid-wlll be .1 colonel and fid. Jutant of the ctiglneni coips to held each regiment It Is assumed tint the teseive orficcrs will give the men bash' military Instruc tion and tint It will not be necessary to rill upon the regulai est ibllshmcnt for tialnlng pin poses Ine identnllv It Is iindeislood Hi it Amer ica will soon fuinisli eiUlpmeut for tlie rallwavs of Pi line Mm Ii lolling stoe k and trackage l Hi bid roiiilllinii fioin tlie strain of leiiisMtit bud us icn during tlio war, The War Pop il liuent announced tod ly tho following loinniandeis of eacli legi inent with their .idjut nits I'll st New orl. Lieutenant Colonel C. II McKlii'liv . Adjutant .N II Price Second M Louis Colonel Curtis McD. Townseiid. Captain C I. Hall Thliel Chicago Colonel . C Lingfltl; 'aptalu U I) Iliac k- Pourth llootoii, .Major W p Woollen; Llcutemnt 1. L' Atkins Pifth Plttsbuigh, Lieutenant Colonel Hdgar Jnelwin , Lieutenant It It Somervell Sixth Detioit Lieutenant i olonei ltuig ess ; Cipl iln It P Powlei Seventli- Wliinta M.ijot .luiiii fi Howell; Lieutenant I Hull ird Klglrth Sin Pianei'io Llculeiiint ,1 P Cavaliaugli Lie uten nit .1 H Ciest .Ninth I'hllailelplii i, Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Pcakvno, Lic-uten int W. P Tomn 1.1ns Sun, Too, Will Greet the Guests Pair wcathei iiuil northerlv veinds will pieit M.tislul lofru. j Vlvlml nnd tin membeis of the 1 lemh commission when the.v reach Plill idelphia tomomm Tlie weather man predicts tint tho sun will shine most of the e iv 'I In thousands of persons who will tuiii out to n plenum tlio ell-etliiKiilslied visitoiM .it t warned tu vcar tbeii overcoats " in. minimum tempi i ituio tills morning was 4.' elegicex SUSPECTED SHIPS HELD FORES. QUIZ Charge Made Manitowoc Supplied German Ships in Midocean WHOLE LINE AFFECTED WASHING KIN Mnj S Itepoits that the Anieilein Truns.itlaiitlo liner Manitowoc anil othe t'Vhlps of the soinn lino can led suppllc to e.'etm.iu liips in the Atlintle are being lnvistli,ated b.v the Naw Dcpaitmciit, It was Ic.ciuecl tudTv The ships, uuderfcuspiclnns, i,,n(. i,Cen iletalneil at thu Vligln Islands foi e iniin itlon 'lho American 1 i.insatlautle ''oinpany has offices in New Yoik and Boston Its ships Hy tho American Hag Ollinils will not say what has .unused t lie 1 1 suspicions They admitted thu shljis had been In Id for investigation at St Thonns. Mrglu Jslands, by order of tho Nav Dcpaitmuit Both the State und .lustieo DeputmentH have been taking p.ut Iu the Invcbtlgatlou. NEW YOIIK, Mav K The Ameilian Transatlatitle Coniianv nice euly In t)0 war lias been operating undi i the I'nlted States llig n Hod of Iwelve fielghteiH ktiowiraii "W'agnci i-hlps' so-called lice ui"e It G Wagner Is president of tlie ioinp.in The j have been pllng Intween Boston and New Yotk, Newpjoit News and .South Ainei lean liorts Pour of thu ships, the Saginaw, Hocking, Kankakeo and Genesee, were seized b British watshlps on tlio giound t onttniieil on I'nce Iwn, ( nliiinn ruo WHA T MA Y HA PPEN IN BASEBALL TODAY AMI.KICAN l.l.(.l 11 U1(hlli W. I. IM. . I h,n' llllolon .11 4 .111 m. luiiii. ii x .i;h t.ni'i i MX an Tvrw ork 11 1 (ICH ,1KH !, ( hlriico ii iii .v;i f.vni ,4is i t'lrtrlilllil III III ,MHI .VI1 J tit .via Alteletlrn , . II III .111 41! .Ill . . IJMrolt . 11 111 ,J11 f.411 tall ..IH-I sUftslillik'toii (i II ,811 .NXTItlNAI. i.Kvr.ti: Club Won. Ixi.t. I'd. Win lose. New ork II A ..611 cili; ,i,ci(l Rst. I.ou1, it 1 ,(Hi hlrato . . It II .11011 Phillies ..... H 1 ..it ,5111 SIM) C'lnrlnnntl! .11 II .J,s llotton 8 Ail .53f llrookbll .,,., 5 H ,.ln,i ,(D ,j) IPItlNlMimll .,,1 13 .318 No nrheduled. I Win bath. ImN Iwtb. Pociponesil ,rln. LATEST BASEBALL SCORES NEW YORK.. 2 10 0 0 0 ATHLETICS.. 0 110 0 0 Culton mill Nuiuninltci TJu&li nml Schnuy, McCoimick, CoihlrtUy, PHILLIES 10 0 0 NEW YORK . .0 .5 2 0 lllxry mill Killcfei ; Aiulrisou and llmldeu. Otilgley and Uyicii. AMERICAN LEAGUE CLEVELAND .. 01000002 a- 5 10 1 DETROIT (1st g.) 0 10 0 0 10 0 0-231 Coviilesltlv nnd O'Ntll; D.uiss nnd btnuige. CLEVELAND DETROIT (2d nO ... CHICAGO (1st c) 0 1 ?. SI". LOUIS . 0 0 0 licott nml Seltalhi DaVCnpoll feiul CHICAGO (2d g.).. .. ST. LOUIS NATIONAL LEAGUE BROOKLYN .... 0 10 0 0 JJOS'ION 0 0 0 0 0 . I'tcttii .mil I.Icytis; Tylci nnd Gowdy. OTHER MAJOn LEAGUE GAMES POSirONEU ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Tliiid rimllco lace, thice-yeni-olds and up, iniiio $700. Mx fui longs Ncbitibka, 112, T. McTaggmt. ?4.00, $a.00, ija.OO. won: Coin Tnsscl. 115, J. McTafrgfut. S3.40, S3, second; Golden Rod. 107. Robinson, $3.80 tbiid. Time. 1.15 2-5. Tiist Lexington ince?, six ftulongs Ilnst Coin, 102, Ciump, S2a, $70, !?5.S0, vvou; Bluo Cap, 100, Mnttiii, S5.10. ?,.40. f.econd; HUzz. 112, ConnoUy, f?'5, tbiid. Time. 1.11. Second Lcxingkotu tace, four and oue-bnlt fiiilougs Umn C-cltot i , 112. Ciump, S11.00, IJ55.70, v?3 10, won; Plum, 112. M.titm. .$3.'10, !?2.70, boennd; Ciystal Day. 112, JMoiys,, 113 00, third. Time. .53 3-5. 55,000.000 PIPE LINE COMPANY INCORPORATED DOVER, Del.. May S. Hie Uuiveisal Pipe Line. Oil and l'lo rlucing Company, to lay, maintain and opeiate pipe lines and elect lefinoiios, was lncoipointcd heie today with capital stock of S5.0OO. 000. The incorpor.itois nie T. D. Buck. M. L. Hoity, J. D, Flock, Wilmington, Del. i WILSON INSTRUCTS COMMISSION LEAVING FOR RUSSIA WASHINGTON, May 8. Mcmljeis of the Ameiicnn connuisdlo.l that is. about to leave foi Russia to xehabilitate the lailioads of that countiy leceived theii tiiinl iustiuctioiib fiom Piesidcut Wilson at the White House this afternoon. The conimlssjon will 30 to Russia via Japan. ,ililM41fil$.4tjJi. . . AUSTRALIAN NATIONALIST MAJORITIES GR0WTNG LONDON, May 8. Late iet'.-..ns in the Austialian election jUow -that the labov candidates hr..-e been defeated, says a dispatch fiom Mclbouine todny. The Nationalist mnjoiities aie flowing. FALL RIVER WORKERS WIN 10 PER CENT WAGE INCREASE . I'ALL RIVER, Mass., May S. Thu executive committee of tlu Fall Rlvei Cotton Manufactuieio' Association, in a Joint. meeting with the executive committee of tho textile council lcpiesenting ovti 30. 000 mill opeiatives todny announced that the leqnesjt of the opeiatlvea for nn iucinse of 10 per tent in wages would be ginuted, to become effective June 1. KAISER ESCAPES ASSASSIN'S HULLETS, SAYS DISPATCH HOME, .May 8. Kaiser Willielm had n narrow escape from an assassin's bullet while motorinc to Merlin, a Zurich dispatch to the Corrlere d'Hulia asserted today. An unidentified man fired three shots at the Kaiser's car, two of them btriliiiiK the tonneau, the third Koine; wild. He was arrested. The dispatch said the police were silent on the incident. U. S. LENDS FRANCE $100,000,000 WAP FUND WASHINGTON, Slay 8 A loan of $100,000,000 was r nde today to Trance. This was France's first share in the $5,000,000,000 war chest. Secretary McAdoo turned over a Treasury warrant for the sum to French Ambassador Jusscrand and rcceivea in return me oongat(on ot SPORTS 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sevcichl. the trench Government for the mum. mWYV STAY J mm cm nnwitfs in iv riYJiiiuuni Mayor Announces Last Minute Plans for Tomorrow iVP AXTlYT.TM TT'T'iTT T i n.nciiuin 1' 1U1JLJ rf FEATURE RETAINED 4f Complete iWcw Program for Envoys' Reception COMPLETE new plans announced by Mayor Smith for reception of Flench war envoys, 'llic city's Ktiests, ho has been ns suied, will anive at It a. m. tomor-" row. They will be able to stay only five hours. Tho delay was caused by n wreck of tho special tuiin benrinc them castwaul at At tola. III. Marshal Jofitc, cx-I'iemief Vivian! and the other members of tile French party escaped injuiy. United States Secret Service men say they believe the accident was purely accidental. The latest lcception plans in clude: A visit lo the University of Penn sylvania alii! I'innklin Field. The tickets issue 1 for the festival at Franl.lin Field, planned for today, will bo Kooel tomoirovv. It will last from 10:110 to 11:30. Persons with tickets must be seated before it begins. A luncheon at the Ucllevuc-Strat-ford nt 12:.'!0, followed by a recep tion to rienth societies in the hotel by Mr. nml Mrs. 11. T. Stotesbury. A siuht-seeinj; tup which will pass tin ouch many sections of the city and include Independence Hall and olhei points of interest. The louto of the iceeption parade will he as follows: City Hall to Chestnut, to Second street, north to Aich, to Sixth, to Mniket, to City Hal!, north on Broad to SpiiiiR Garden, to Twenty-first street, to Fairmount avenue, to Co linthMii, to Gir.ird CoHorc, south to Fan mount avenue, to Twonty-fir3t, to Sprinp Gulden, to Gicen, to Gi i.ird .uenuc, to William Pcnn House, to Ihirty-fouilh, to Market, to Wood land, to Thirty-siNth, to Spruce, to Thirty-thiul. to Franklin Field, to Walnut, to Nineteenth, to Locust, to Hioad, to tho Iicllcvue-Stratford. A list hour change In the festivities pro posed for (he Piencli v,ai envo.wi was nn uouniecl this afteinoon by Major .Smith Miirsluil Jfkffie ex-Prcmlei Vivlanl nnd tha other distinguished envojs wl I be able to iruialu In Philadelphia milv live huuis Mnvoi Smith his been assured by Pcnn svlvuula Italhoiil ollli i els- that the doffra Vivlaul p.ntv will anive bcie at 'I o'clock tomoriow moiulng '1 lie are due ut Pitls biUKh nl midnight According Jo the new plans anounecel, Muvot Smith und ids spcolal eominlttee will irowel into the live hours inaii of the sp. cl il fcatmes planned foi the two dijs Tn MAINTAIN" PHOHllASI ec mding to the I ilest plans announced, SIlivoi .smith nnd his sputa! mnimltlco will clone! Into the live horns mam of the fea tures planned foi the list two ilajs, with the exception of Hie 'Wlilenci leceptlon. The hiuiiucl vvill b held tomorrow- at IJ an wltli tlie mine list of speakers and invited guest i as ins licin planned for to night The reception bv JIi and Mis IM wniel T Stotcsliuiv velll be given In tho i'Iovci Boom of the hotel aftci tho lunch eon The reception nt the I nhcisllv ot Penn svlvnnti also will tike pine on Pranklln Pleld. anil the tickets Issue il foi tho ono planned todaj vvill be good for tomorrow. The leceptlon Is scheduled tn start ut 1D;3H and to list ono limn Those with tickets should bo Iu thcli -cents bofoie the festivi ties stall. It was silcl Hegtees vvill bo confined bj the Unlvcr- sltj on liotli .lullre and Vivlanl The c-ltv's distinguished guests will b taken on a sightseeing toui to ImliuU In dependencci Hull Prinklin's tomb and m inv points of Inteiest tliioughcnit tho cltj. The i onto Is cMenslve so that as many Phtlnlclphians as possible will havo the Continued on Pane Two, ( nliiinn Of WHEAT SOARS TO-ToO, NEW HIGH RECORD PRICE - May Dehveiy Gams More Than 15 Cents in Day Other Futures Up Also f'HK'AUo Mav S Wlie.it continued Iti upwaiel coiiisc lodav the Ma delivery soir Ing tnoro than lltteen cents over vestcrday's eloso to $1 .lulj ndvanced tn If2 33)i and .September reached $1 U5 lleceslons fo. lowed on piofit-taking The low on Mav was $2 80, the high $3 and the e'oso $.' H7, against $J 83 at the i ml jestcidav . the bottom em July wns $2". the top $2Jlai and the llnal J2 32J to .' 31 (ompaied 1 1 1 1 $J2(j!4, estc'r i,, s Hull u Ice, tlio best on September tins $1 'J5, the low $1 30i3, the eloso JI.!'IVj to $1 04,'i. conti anted with 1 Uj nt the close jestetela. ITftv vcars ago e ish wheat in Chicago was fJ 'i0 for No I spring and J.a tie A 1 ton for No 2 spring Thero was nil trnde'JR. In futures then. urcstucti. no 2 corn, l ui( I 04, and .1rlifi i.2iC3e; nour J13.I0& 1 1 CO j mesa -jfS nuts ii'cicjc': nour na.lDSC 1 1 DO: mesa -r , pork, $22 25; Hid, $12 LS, nnd hams 13c- -.fe (ioici. Ian' tho ursi copy ot me pally 1 Tiado llulletln, lsued May 1, 1807, con- V talnccl mo nnove ugures THE WEATHER rOHVCABT Vor PMladtlphla ami vUliiitv Courfi'j anu unicmea fu aiifrnoon and tonlghtiA WcAncxdal) fair; continued colli: frith ....-.. ..j,..i r i ICVIWI.flj Hlll". ,l- fA?J v. I.KM1TII lit' nv i'4 Pun rle. ... 4..V.1 .m llloun rte ;in Hun net! .... 7OUpin Moon oulh,12;5S i Di.iw.iti: itivr.it tiiik tiiAil H ciikhtnot sTjilsirr ?iV s Illch water,. 1 - in-lliign waler.. xti liw wiUi(. ttiJiliirOjlLow water,,. 1,4)4 TCMI'dRATUKR AT KACH ' 'yi""oiVu)isufcMn i 1 USba4nrf iflKf Jj n i' v7j V J V &W&X &ai "9! is iAl ri-Bfe -.::& .T1.i, mm$mvmH: vsm&k Kt'Ttarf.t i ifliiir iitTi trr f r n nmm XiSxl?:
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