T' ,.7JKlWP't''Pl.PP Lump Ji f ' , -I I - - r: " i w - ' v,. .. 0WL I'Aefl V'v'.KW.VA"' " C ' T,rr-:' r". . - "V H " tJ i.-- y. abFTj V L ' '., -". t . : J . ' V ,f $ A? ?. $Sp 'HI , C " V V .. , "I , ffod OTr'TnDTAT. Ctmttng v meaner fi rfmTWaae&Sl In. cir,rirrTO'NT i'-uiw i . . "fel fl4G 18, 19, 20 r '?. jfu; v I VOL. III. NP. 207 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY U, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS k Commoiit, 1017, st mi fcalto I.idom Courmt TWO HAYS' BAN 1 OFF QUITS POST LATEST SPORTS PUT ON WHEAT USSIAN WAR CHIEF 1 FUTURE DEALS w .h'wiphi irn X' a2bt. m IGUTCHK r ' ' BpKSKWJWSa" wi-( - OT?so5TOmsKmssfj:."-jr: F ffiSs A A large American flag, borne by Sa I? iRADICALS'ACTS LEAD MINISTER I TO DROP OFFICE Hampered Official Declares Dual Control Menace to t iNew itussia ASSAILS OPPOSITION ' W'ASIIIVr.TnM. AImv 1!. .' AH nf i mnmltnru nf Amprim'K diplomatic, military and naval mission r to Russia were in conference with E-Presidcnt Wilson today. The problem. I?. with which the mission will have to El deal unnn itu irriv:i1 in Pntrmrr.lrl u crp i discussed at length, and the prospect $ws that the mission would get started 50n its, long journey very soon. Ii Pl.TROORAU, .May I I Minister or War and Marine UutclikofC announced Inn icslgnation today In a dra matic statement to soldiers' delegates from fc.the front asserting that Russia's existence t ru menaced by dual eontiol plans for tho jftrmy and navy His resolution, ho said, was necessary ."In Mew of conditions In which thn nnivfr tof the Coternment, and especially tlio nil- ;.iijr ui mo .iinister ot war ami .Marino k been placed, and Ahlcli I am powerless -to alter." "Theso conditions the Minister said, B"tlireaten consequences fatal to tho defense, 4ith.t.. .... j;""" "nu eeu tlio I'lYslencc of llusiln. '. "I can no lonser share responsibility In l.tt gr.-we ein bolus committed iiBalnsttho eountry." im pnniii,i.,i . U. Gutchkott was formerly a member of ;" council or tho Kmplre, a president of Etto third Duma and nromlncnt In tho lrastvo moement In ISussla. Ilo was Binown as a Liberal of Brcat ability. ft-, wutchkoffs most recent-orders to the lUii- twill armv (.wliin..i i.i.. .. - ,i," ., i decreed, at the utgency of the Socialists rv. ... A'""-'-'.u wmi reprcseninine.s ot FSif u vec" 1Ilcers "! enlisted men: PT ,:'",KHel1 men neeit not salute their E't. , ",al lno serMio "sir need not Imi.1 V"(1 tllllt eorl,or!l1 punishment, bo hl.... . .1 V- . ."u,k explained to an imcr- Vll , i at llls resignation was duo to rSJ,mpo.88lble PltIon arising from tho !,. , '"""m uiganiaanoiis to contioi lr?m?Iaon- aud added: t? Well, llior, l. .1 . .... . fMlltv" im:ni miio mo response ; The last straw which led to tlio com- Continued on fine Two. Column The (SENATE VOTES DOWN NEW CENSOR MEASURE F Effort tn ni t. , i.ure rress uag l'rovision ft. i in IT'-I n,. " spionago mil Fails t&"T ? -Ove, whelming Klay to ?., Tl,nlstred ln the Senate late lore In ih ni. ""Blrauo" crts to re Sbhii .i?,.9rCBOry espionage bill a cen- fitw. vote was 48 to 31 against. THE WEATHER' linn. ,""" """ "'"'lav: not much --v wi leinnfrnliira, ,.fc.... . . . unii ... ". iL-iiiiu ictnaa r.... ."?"? DAV euT .' tXX y S ;,00 rlM... . J2:.',s a. ,. i.... ""' '"Mioon.noutnii,, fl-3t u. m , DmWAItE mvIt TIDK ClIANflKS kVltftp .;i iiTUUKT 'T,, i 'Jllna m Ir ... . .. ,' - --.-.. "-etui. tpati;kb AT bach hook PATRIOTIC DISPLAY MARKS .Sd l&illlPn . , lvntion Army lassies, was a prominent headed the procession, is shown at the SENATE REJECTS PROPOSAL TO STOP FOOD SPECULATION Amendment to Kspiunago Bill Closing Exchanges That Peimit It Bcuten 1!) to HI WASHINGTON' Ma) 1 1 liy .1 otc of 41 to 2 1 the Senate this afternoon rejected an amendment to the (iiegory espionage hill, which would rlosn down boards of tiade, chambers of enmmmerce, stock ex changes' or other bodies "engaged 111 or per mitting speculation In food pioducts." The amendment was offered by Senator Thomas, of Colorado, and will he taken up as a pepatato measure later. PHILS WALLOP PIRATES IN NINTH-INNING RALLY Cooper Scores Winning Run on Cravath's Infield Hit Alex in Box Whce! This Was Close riTTsiiritriii All. It. II. ). A. I!. Cnre, f I 1 i X II 0 llluhee, 'l :l I '! I I iinirii, :ii) :t ti 0 1 :t s .MrCurth), !lli .' " llliMhnmn, rf I it I 4 0 I Hrlef, II I I tU Mliu.-te, If ' " I ') nrd, ss I a I 3 ri-lirr, i. 3 ' S " -.' 0 ,lilel, :t II I I I TotilU ! 3 IMS5 Ill 4 IMIII.I.IIIS All. It. II. O. A. V.. riikcrl, if ' I I 3 - I II lliiiiirori, " I ' Mo, k. aii ii i l I i) Crmiith, rf I U 0 II 1 Mhllteil. If : li I I " l,mlerii, II I I' 0 Meiioir. si a ii o I l ii Klllef.r, I II S HI 3 II Alexander. I I 1 a II 1'iiMirr ' ' " u Total :u a 87 l l Itan for llniiiriift In ninth liming, One out when winning run wu reared. Home run Urlef, Two-lui1.!. hlth llun ri(l, minimum. hocrlllri. Iilt Mink, llillnroft, lllRhee, Mrurk nut 11$ .IikoIih, It h A'. uiider, S, Hiim on IiiiIIn Off .IliecliH, .1) nit' Alexulider, I. Iloulile pl.lj lilllefer In Mebon to Klllefrr. t'lmiires II) run Tind IJulgley. Uy ROBERT W. MAXWELL riiu.uns liAr.i, i'Auk, Mm h. A iiiuth-lniilng tally gave the Phils a 3 to. 2 lctory, with Ale pitching, over the Ulrates In the Hist gaino of their series heio this afternoon. Tlio scoie faxored the Pirates "i-l at tho end of tho eighth. IJImer Jacobs, formerly a Phlllle huiler, opposed Ills old team. Ho held the Moran men to one run and six hits In the first seeu Innings. In tho meantime tho visitors got seven Continued on Pane Thirteen, Column Three "AT PITCHERS' BATTLE DWINDLES INTO SLUGFEST Chicago Scores Four Runs in Fifth Inning and Go Ahead of Mackmen COMISIvKV I'AllI-r. Chicago, May U. Wnl'y Sclinng beat Kelch's throw homo In tho fifth Inning on Sell-old's siicrlfloo fly Hnrt gao tho A"s a 2-1 lead uec tho White Sox In. the ,1U ft. game, of their scries this after noon. .... Connie Mack stinted Anderson, a. ynutg ster, on the lilll, but he was yanked in tho fourtli after two men were passed and an other was safe on an Infield error. No hits were made off Anderson when Selbold re placed him. The score was 1-0 In tho A's favor at the time, and, the Sox tied tho score. Then In their' end of the fifth tholiome talent as sumed a big lead by grabbing oft four runs. "Iteb" Jtusse!! hurled for the Sox and waa shaky .several times, PIIIST INNINO Witt walked. Strunk sacrificed,, Schalk i.'i..n "Plnir" llodlo ,wai DresenUd SALVATION ARMY PARADE 'l m&?ZXZr til H If 71 milfc.i'' feature of today's turn-out of that organization. Commander Eva Booth, upper right corner of tho picture. 3 KILLED IN BANK ROBBERY ATTEMPT Assistant Cashier and Two Others Slain in Gun Fight SEVERAL ARE WOUNDED I'llTSBURGH. I'a.. May 14. Tlu bandit slain in the fight between a posse aud hank robbers who raided the First National Bank of Castle Shannon this afternoon waa killed by his companions, it was learned late today. At the height of the engage ment he grabbed the bag of money taken from the bank and tried to escape across the golf links at Bridgcvillc with it. His companions turned their lire upon him and he fell dead with several bullets through his body. PlTTSllL'ltC.H. May II. Three dead and several wounded was the toll of two gun battles today marking a robbery at the First National Hank, ot Castle .Shannon, a suburb, and a light be twein a poss-e and the robbers at Hrldge vllle. Tho dead : ritAMi HltHi:, assistant cashier of the bank. One of the bandit". II. II. MrLAIN, cashier of tho bank Tho wounded: lil'OlKli: Ili:i,rllO(IVi:H, Justice ot the Peace, Castle Shannon. NICK YOsTi:, dispatcher Pittsburgh Itallwajs Company, Castlo Shannon. A third employe, of tho bank and two bandits, whoso names are not jet known. Hoth actions occurred, as well as a run ning fight through tho stieets of Castle Shannon, within an hour after noon. The lubbers escaped from the bank with a small sum of money, but were i-ulckly over taken by officers and citizens In automo biles. .MOTOR HANDITS It was 12-!0 that three men wearing dusters, automobile caps and goggles en tered the bank, cried "Hands up!'1 and began to shoot. At tho first round of the Ifcindlts' guns Mcl.aln and Krbe were hit. i:ibe was killed outright; Mcl.aln died in tho hospital. One of tho men then grabbed a hag con taining less than JG00 and, followed by bis companions, tan toward the door There they were met by lleltzhouAC-r and Yoste. who wero attracted by tho shooting and had grabbed their guns as they left nearby olllces. Tho robbers fired another round and Heltzhoover went down with a bullet through tho cheek. Yosto was shot In the leg. The robbers ran through Poplar street for three blocks, a growing crowd at their heels. When capture teemed Imminent they Jumped into n waiting automobile, turned and fired soxeral shots and made off, A quickly organized posse In fast cars took up the chase and cajight them at Hridgesvllle, where another hot light oc curred when the robbers made a stand. The two captured bandits were both bad ly wounded. They were brought' back to Castle Shannon short y after 2 o'clock and an infuriated mob attempted to lynch them. The crowd was driven back only after the. olllcers, who had by that time arrived, drew their guns nnd threatened to shoot If the prisoners were harmed. The body of the dead bandit was left In the thicket where the final battle which resulted In their capture was staged. It was a" running fight from tho time they left Castlo Shannon until n point near Urldgevllle was reached. Here tho pur suers closed ln on the bandits, who were nearly out of ammunition. When the man belleted to have been their leader was killed the other two robbers surrendered. 5000 Start Training at l'lattsburg PLATTSnunu, N. V.. May It. With the arrival of 1000 men of the second contingent of New York's contribution to the Platts. burg training camp today, more than five thousand prospective army olllcers began training: Another squad from the New Ung. land States Is expected today or tomorrow. Officers )n command lost no time In In augurating the routine. Everything la readv foe thre month of 'Jnttnatve.jdrltjfin;, fter who BRITISH ARMIES EXTEND GAIN ON DR0C0URT LINE Drive Forward- at Roeux and Bullecourt Toward "Wotan Switch" TERRIFIC BATTLE RAGING l'ETROGRAI), Slay 14. Germany has withdrawn forty di isions (approximately COO.000 men) from the Russian cast front nnd hur ried them to Trance to oppose the Frnnco-HritLsh offensive, according to information from Russian headquar ters featured today in l'ctrograd news papers. LONDON. May 14. Piogiess in the villago of Itocux was an nounced by Hrltlsh Klcld Marshal llalg today. "Northeast of Kpehy and to the north of Ypres hostile raids at night wero repulsed," he reported "A few were taken prisoners. At Koeu we piogressed during the night In the village." Itoeux has been a stoim center of lighting for the last thiee or foul days. As at Kresnoy and Hullecort, tho German counter-attacks have, been almost continuous and the fighting Is of gieatest Intensity. Itoeux is ono of tlio key positions In the Oppy supplemental Hue of Herman defense. Hy progressing In Itoeux and maintain ing nu unbreakable hold on Hullccourt, tho Hrltlsh today have a grip on two parts of the auntfd Hlndeiiburg line. The Oppy front Is u so-called switch line to the main Herman positions Hullecnirt its-elf lies di rectly on tho lllndenburs line Tho lighting for tho possession of Uulle court, on the Arras tront, swung Into Its ccond week today, with the Hiltlsh and Hermans locl.id III a. struggle as savage as any since tho Hrltlsh and I'rcneh drlu opened last month Klolil Marshal llalg Is pressing closer to the Droeourt-Queant line, or tho Wotan switch, as it is known, a scrlis of power fully fortified positions defending Dod.ll, Camhrai aud adjacent teultory. There was fighting nil along the lino on Sunday and Sunday night, says a dispatch from the front today. While the Germans were trying to stem tho adxauco of the Hrltlsh along the northern end of the bat tle zone, the forces of the German Crown Prince on the northern end ot tho fighting front were counter-assaulting north of tho Alsne in an effort to retake some of the high ground at Chemln-des-Dames. PAWS, May H. French troops Inflicted bloody losses on Uermnu reconnaissance parties at a number of points along tlio front last night, today's olllclal statement asserted. Tho German attacks wero particularly strong northeast of Vauxlllon, west of Craonne, Hill 108 and In the Champagne, The War Olllce said the usual cannonad ing was in progress over m,ost ot the front HKUUI.V. Slay 14. German forces still letalu thn ruins of Hullccourt against all Hritish attacks, to day's olllclal statement declared. "Near Oppy and Fampoux isolated Kngllsh ad vances failed," tho War Olllce said, "Around Huuecourt the lighting was continued in a bitterly stubborn struggle, we retaining tho village against several attacks." FOUR BILLIONS SENATE WAR "APPROPRIATION Additions Swell Original Figure of $2,800,000,000 of House Bill WASHINGTON. May 14. A total of nearly $4,000,000,000 will be carried by tho wifr appropriation bill now being considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee, It was learned today. The addition for ship building alone Is J760.000.000. When the bill came over from the House it carried J2.800.400.000. , The present, total of the bill means ttuU PHILS WIN OPENER FROM PIRATES PITTSBURGH 01000100 0-20 1 PHILLIES ....0 0100000 2301 J.icoln nnd Hsher; Alexander and KiUcfcr. llyion nnd Qulglcy. ' WHITE SOX DEFEAT THE A'S . ATHLETICS ..1 G 0 0 1- C 0 0 C 2 5 2 CHICAGO ....0 0 0 1 i 1 0 0 X-- G i 2 Aiulcisoii, Stibolil, Sclinim; Russell, Schalk. llildelnnmt, O'Lotiglillii. MACK KIDS HAMMERED DY CHICAGO ATHLETICS r h one CHICAGO r Is o a ( n'itt.st I 1 2 3 0 J. Collins, rf ... 0 0 0 0 " Strunk, cf 0 0 a 0 o Wcrvcr, 3b 2 0-1'" Rodie.lf .1 1 J 0 0 V. Collins, ?.l 0 I : IT Rates, 3b 0 2 10:: Jacltson.lt 0 0 .1 a Mclnnis. lb D 0 9 1 o Fclsch.cf 0 1 1 " ' Schang, c ... I 1 3 3 0 Jordan, lb 0 0 10 1 1 Thrasher, rf. . . . o i i o 0 Kisbcrg.ss 2 10-10 Grovcr,2b 0 0 3 . 0 Chalk, c 115 10 Anderson, p rj 0 0 o o Kussell.p 0 0 13 0 Scibold.p 0 0 0 0 0 Lcibold, rf. cf.. . 10 2 0 0 li. Joiint,on,'! ... 0 0 0 2 0 Murphy, rf 0 0 I 0 0 Totals 2 5 24 13 2 Totals! G 127 13 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE ST. LOUIS .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 2- n-v YOHK 00000000 10 Dank nnd Snydei; Anilcison nnd Rniiilen, CINCINNATI 00 -0 00201 0-381 ' LKOOKLYN 0 0 0 o"0 1 1 0 0 2 70 'Jouoy nud Winyo; Cndoiu and Meyeis. CHICAGO, 0 0 1-0-0 2-0 0 3-0 121, BOSTON 0 0 000000 0-021 Uoushisi ""! Wilson; Rudolpli and Go wily. AMERICAN LEAGUE NLW YORK 0 10 1 SI-. LOUIS 0 10 0 X'iblm and Nuiwinakerj Daveupoit nud Seveicid. BOSTON 0 0 12 0 0 0 1.- CLIiVELAND 3 0 110 2 0 0 - laonnid nud Thomas; Klcpfer and O'Neill. WASHINGTON lOOO'Od 0 (1 1 '0 0- DHTKOIT 0 00101 0 0 0 0 0 lhimniit a'l neniy; Hol.md and Spcmei. OTHER GAMES CATHOLIC HIGH .2011 NOUTIHSAST HIGH. 0 0 3 0 GliKMANT'N HIGH.. 0 2 KANKFOKI) HIGH. 3 0 ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS 1'ourth Louibvillo Hace, mile nnd 70 yards Marion uobby. 109, Hanover, $10, ?5.iJ0 and !?2.70, won; Ellison, 105, Connolly, 30.50 nnd $11, becond; Lady Kotha, 107, Goose, !?2.-10, thiul. Time, 1.44 3-3. SENATE STRIKES OUT PROHIBITION FROM' SPY BILL WASHINGTON, May 14. Reversing it& action of Satm day tJ-.t Senate late today, by a vote of 47 to 37, utiuck out the Cummins pio liibltion amendment from the Gregory cHpionage, bill. P. C. KNOX, JR.. WINS DIVORCE Philander C. Knox, Jr., son of former Secretary of Staje Knox, was granted a dlvorco today by District Judge Thomas I Moicn, of tho Nevada Courts, on the ground of desertion. Mis. Knox did not contest tho suit, lmving withdiawn her opposition to n settlement cut of court. 2 U 10 Chicago Board-Also Forbids Trading in MayOats and ' Corn for Month GOVERNMENT TAKES HAND S Hnrltnnl Anfinn TnloM E?s-i11Mtrivti' 5 consultation With U. S. and t$ Allied Officials . ' X: CHICAGO, May U. Following the action of the Chicaga' Hoard of Trndc in stopping trading in some futures nnd setting a maxlmmtv price for July and September vwheat prices tumbled today in the pitB July at noon was off 20 cents from Satur day's closing the maximum at $2.58, and September was off 18 cents at $2.28. CHICAGO, May 14. All trading In wheat futures was 6arre4 for a period of two days by the Chicago" Board of Trade today. Existing contracts, however, will be permitted to be liquidated at Saturday's closing; prices. The board likewise barred all trading In May com and May oats for the entire month. John P. Orlmn, president of the board, In announcing this action, said It was taken after consultation with Federal agents and representatives of the Allied Governments. JCo announcement was made as to what will tnkc place after the expiration of th two-day period, as far as July and Septem ber wheat Is concerned. May Is perma nently burred. July wheat closed Saturday at J2.73 and September at $2.46. The set tlement price for May, which was barred Saturday, was flxed at $3.18. May corn closed Saturday at J1.02t, May oots closed at 73 cents. ICITINO FORCED MOVE Kiting of July and September wheat, a well as corn, by speculators, following abolition of May wheat trading by rne board Saturday, led officials to consider th further curbing of grain gambling. Olllcers and directors of the board held a slx-hom special executive session Sunday afternoon with James A. Patton, Howard B. Jackson and C, H. Pierce, three leading traders. No announcement was made of any decision because of the absence of two dlrectorsHarry Nawell and W. II. Martin. Patton Is said to hao made the sugges tion that trading Jn Ma;' com bo Btopped, He said the price is abnormal and hat there am only 85,000 bushels of contract corn here, while usually there are several1 million. The price advanced to $1.62 Satur day, tho highest known. So far this month no corn has been delivered ou May sales, as cash corn Is five and one-half cents higher than May. OIUFFIN'S STATEMENT CJrltlln's rtatement follows: "At a special meeting of the board of directors, held this morning. It was decided to discontinue all trading In May corn and May oats. It was further decided that for a period of two days no purchases of wheat, whatever, will be perhiltted, except to liqui date existing contracts. "The latter action automatically debar any individual, firm, corporation or gov ernment from bidding up the price of wheat. "Tho directors further restricted the op erations in wheat by confining those desiring to close existing contracts to a maximum prlcu which Is based on Saturday's close. "The action of the board of directors has been taken after consultation with tho accredited representatives of the Allied Gov. ernments Likewise every step followed by us has been In co-operation with the officials of this Government." TEXT OF RESOLUTION' The resolution adopted by the director! of the board reads: "rtesolvod. from the opening of "the mar ket ort Monday, May 14, 9:30 a. m., to tha close of tho market Tuesday, May IB, 1:15 p. m., all members of this board of trad shall confine nil trades In contract grades of whtat for future delivery In regular elevators to transactions for July and Sep tember delivery. No member shall make any purchases of wheat 'during the period jP, HUtieu cl" . .. .....B ,..- tracts. Members may enter Into contracts of sale without limitations except as to prices as hereafter stated. "No contracts for July delivery shall be entered Into at a .prlco In excess of $2.75 per bushel. No contracts for the September delUery shall be entered Into at a price la excess of f 2.4B per bushel. "Ho It resolved, that any member trad ing In violation of tho foregoing shall ba deemed to have committed a grave offers against the good name of tho association." KANSAS CITY. May 14. Following tho lead of the Chicago Board of Trado, the Kansas City board today adopted resolutions prohibiting trading la May grains. TOI.KDO, O., May 14. Oflleers of the Toledo Produce Exchanar voted today to follow the Chicago Board of Trade action In barring trading in wheat futures for two days. ST. LOUIS. May 14. The board of directors of the St. Louis Merchants' Exchange today adopted a resolution prohibiting trading ln May oats and corn and suspending for a period ot two days all trading in July and September wheat futures. The directors, also fixed tha adjustment of shorts on July and Sep tember wheat futures at $2.68 U and $2.41 respectively, Saturday's closing figure. WHAT MAX HAPPEN I IN BASEBALL TODAY .NATIONAL LEAGUE Wen Lett I'.C. Wla I New York.... IS 5 ,'itt ,737 ., fhi.A.A j . is a .wit ni 1 "i lhUlles....- U . a ,s Ht. LuraU...... if 10 .MS lloaton .,., flnAlfHtall wt.bur.ir.:::: :. jm-zmm ;:;:: IS liHy df. y snoiun attaint Si atf V A imui t v. r . '- .z.'r zi tv i mm js-m a??ti 7&J MSVfe as I' y. i. i.m -. .i i Hi. &-r. ,; fejj .M ijaJLTTyKt. ,!., , r - vw .. rgjB M:m, . lb ,iLiiLir-'jy ;TYHs:aoinKB3ffiurr ,r"..ri. 'v?;.xri:iK.ri-"1:' . fHL.MLHJViLj -JT5- rn-f nuiiTi r Ti ffit