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PAGES 22, 23, 24
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P. R. T
STOTESBURYTO
QUIT COMPANY
IF LEASE FAILS
Financier and Associ
ates Will Resign Un
less City Ratifies
EXPOUND POSITION
AT PUBLIC HEARING
Company Holds to Demand
for 5 Per Cent on $30,-
000,000 Capital Stock
BALLARD MAKES PROFFER
Willing to Have City Equip Linos
and "Vill Assume Fixed
Charge of Bonds
E T Stotcsbury said today that ho ond
his associates In tha management of iho
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company would
resign unless the city accepted the proposed
leaso of tho new system of subway and
elevated llnfs Ho made this assertion
this afternoon at n. public transit hearing
before Councils' Joint Committee on Finance
and Street Railways.
Th chairman of tha P. R T. oxecutlvo
committee held firmly to the company's
demand for a guarantee of B per cent divi
dends on tha $30,000,000 capital stock of
the company a guarantee, that would in
sure it $ J, 500,000 a j ear abovo operating
expenses
TWO CONCESSION'S OFTERED
Ellis Ames Ballard, chief counsel for tho
traction company, offered two concessions
In the matter of the proposed lease of tho
new high-speed lines to the I. R. T. Tho
Concessions met tvo of tha objections sub
mitted by Transit Director Twining and
Colonel" Sheldon, Totter, representing tha
5" ' -
Tho company is -willing, Mr. Ballard said,
to hae tho city, Instead of the company,
equip tha lines on a municipal bond Issue,
and, further, to assume as a fixed charge
prior to the company's profits tho Interest
and sinking fund charges on bonds floated
for such purpose
Should tills first concession ba accepted,
Mr Ballard stated, tho transit company
would bo ullllng to modify the clause of tho
lease which at present permits the company
tcflnci ease tho faie ;iboo five cents, if at
the end of anv six-month period tho gross
revenue fiom tho sjsteni Is found to bo In
adequate to meet all charges
Chairman Gaffney, of tno Joint council
manic committee called the meeting to
ordei at i 30 o clock.
TAYLOR ADVISES STOCK BUYING
A Meirltt Taj lor, former Director of
Transit who was tho first speaker, advised
that tlio i it j buj at once, V R T. stock at
Its picsont 101 ket valuo of $30 a share
He pointed but that tho stock is pa.vltig D
Per cent dividends on a par valuation of
50 a Miaie, making a net Income of 8 per
cent
Mi .stotosburj's defiance to tho commit
tee men was presented In theso words-
"if thoo speaking for tho city feci for
anv icaron this contract cannot bo accepted
and that a contract should bo negotiated
with tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
panv cm teims that may tako away fiom
them that icturn, 1 and my associates will
resign fiom tho management of tho com
panv 'The voting trust then will bo dissolved
"The Rapid Transit stockholders thiough
the new board of directors can negotiate a
new contract with tho city on such tetms as
may be agreed upon
.STOTKSBL'RY'S OUTLINE
in Mien event, air stotcsbury con
tinued i would i egret that I had not been
able to effect a solution of tho now problems
JliUli tho city's high-speed lines picsent,
but I would feci that the piogicss nlicady
made had justified my uudei taking and that
the failuio to achieve a solution of these
new pioblcms vvaH duo to causes entirely
bejond mv control "
-Mr Stotesbur declared that ho sincerely
believed that the tapld transit conipaiv
had made a "most liberal proposition ' to
the clt of Philadelphia
"As irprcsenting the stockholders of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit t'ompany." ho
declared it seems to mo that they ought
not to bo asked to make further saciillceB
'n this matter
"We have offered not only tn give up our
ntire future, except as we nuy share to
the extent of 10 per cent in tl,o growth of
the Joint business, but to restrict ourselves
to a 5 pet cent dividend less than tho legal
rate of interest upon the money nctually
Paid In upon this property, nnd scarcely
moio than halt Us earning power at tho
Present time "
Mr Tajlor pointed out In his recommend
Pllou that the city buy Rapid Transit Com
pany stock, that theie la moio than $000,000
in the fund which has heen established
ana to which regular contributions nro mado
ro:n t'ie company's earnings (under terms
Continued on I'nio Seven, Column One
THE WEATHER
ronzoAsr
For Philadelphia and vicinity Parity
cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight;
Batuidav fair; not vxuch change In torn
Veraturej gentle variable ulnds. I
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. OFFERS
CONCESSIONS IN
Clash of Opinions
nt Transit Hearing
STOTCSBURY
I The new transit system is
meant to build up outlyinu sec
tions of tho cjty, ns well ns to nc
commodato tho public.
O It is a praisworthy municipal
project, but not a business
proposition.
O The burden should not be
y placed on the I'. R. T.'s shoul
ders. 4 1 sincerely think the company's
proposition is liberal.
C If tho city feels that it cannfit
bo nccepted, I nnd my assort
ntes will resign from the P. R. T.
management. .
BALLARD
If the city wishes to equip the
new lines, the comnanv will n.
1
sumo as a fixed charge the interest
and sinking fund payments upon the
city bonds issued for the equipment.
O If this is done, the company
-" will rewnto the lease to vest
in tho Public Service Commission
tlio determination of how fares
should bo adjusted.
TAYLOR
1.
Efficient transportation can
only bo accomnlishnd bv wM.
ing together tho new municipal sys
tem and the existing P. R. T. system.
2 Tho city should buy, nt once,
from the amortization fund that
now amounts to more than $600,000,
P. R. T. stock at its present market
value of ?30. Par is $50.
STATE GUARD GETS
CALL FOR JULY 15
Second and Sixth Regiments
Here" Affected by Of
ficial Order
PHILA. BOYS READY
Word was received from Washington this
afternoon that the Pennsylvania National
Guard will bo called Into I'edernl service
on July 15
This mean' that the Second nnd Sixth
Regiments, of Fhlladelphli. will probabl)
bo among tho first In the trenches In
France
Tho mllltla division estimates that from
sl weeks to two months of Intensive train
ing will sullico to put the guard units In war
condition
The entire National Guard will bo called
Into servicojn three groups on July IB, 2i
and August 5 Tho orders which wilt Im
mediately mobilize the entile National
Guard of tho 1 'nlled States and which will
bilng tho arlous increments of thit branch
Into tho regular service will be signed bv
President Wilson Immediately after he nf
flxes his signature to the draft bill
All increments that aro not already In the
servlco will be ordered mustered In In three
lots
Tho ordcis to this effect have been sent
to the adjutant generals of the various
States by the mllltla branch of tho War l)e
paitmcut Two thousand 'guardsmen of the Second
and Sixth Regiments nro getting rendy
Recruited up to full peace strength, the
regiment has a waiting list of several bun
dled men who havo passed phjjlril tests
nnd who will now be mu'tered In it ralo
the command tn a war footing
With hK battel les of 135 men each a sup
pl.v compiu), a hospital corps nnd a head
filial teis conipanj, Including a hand tho
regiment mnnbers linn men nnd otliccrs
Tor war purposes the number will be In
creased to about 2000
Other States called on Julv IS ate New
York. Ohio. Michigan. West Virginia Wn.
lonsin. Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota,
Ncuth Dakota, Nebraska
Tho following will be called on Julv 21
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massi
cliusctts Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Jeisej, Delaware, Mai.vlnnd District of Co
lumbia, Virginia, Noitli Carotin i South
Caiollnn, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana. v
oming, Idaho Washington ami Oregon
Tlio following will be called on Augut 5
Indian i, Kentuck. fleorgn Mabaina
Mississippi. Aikanias, Louis una, Oklahoma
Tcn.is, Missouri, Kansas Colorado, New
Jlexlco. California. Ailzona. I tali
As has been pointed out bj the War
Department, tho general plan whlc'i was
rgieed on nt tho recent conference of
tloveinors was to bring Pie guard Into
nctivo servlco to net ns a llrst line while
the regular army was being extended to
war strength through the breaking up of
ceitnln of Its regimental units which were
to be expanded Into additional regiments
This will now bo clone
War strength of tho National Ousrd Is
about 440,000
Secretnry Baker announced that all Na
tlonal duird coast artillery organizations
will be drafted July 15
The northeastern department will house
tho first national army division; the eastern
depaitment tho 'second third fourth and
fifth divisions, tho southeastern depart
ment tho sixth seventh nnd twelfth na
tional armv divisions, and the follow Inif
National liuard division Fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, sixteenth,
seventeenth, eighteenth, central depart
ment, eighth ninth, eleventh, thirteenth,
fourteenth national army division, south
ern department, fifteenth national army and
tho following National Guard.: Eleventh,,
twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth;
westotn department, sixteenth national
nrmy nnd nineteenth nnd twentieth Na
tional Ouard
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PHILADELPHIA,
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TAX '
RETAINEDINE0.S. BODY BLOW
Increase of a Third in 191fi
Income Levy Survives
Attacks
MEANS HUNDRED MILLION
WASHINGTON Mnv 1
The Home tndav voted 1S3 to S4 to retain
In the war revenue bill the section providing
fur a rctronrtlvo levy on Incomes fur the
vear 1D1B This section provides that In
addition to the tax aliendv paid on 1110 In.
comes the taxpajer shall pav bv September
l' an additional tax on one-third of the
amount alreadv paid
During a brief debate the retroactive
feature was arsalled bv Representatives
Madden Cannon and others but the House
stood bv the W'nvs and Means Committee
An amendment ottered bv Ueprescntatlve
Dill of Washington inquiring tint all in
come tax relinin slinll be made public bv
the Tieasurv Department was defeated
This completed the inrninx tax section and
debate was begun on the excess profits
section After rejeetlng all proposed amend
ments to this s.-cilnti the Houso approved
the tn as ici omineiiiled bv the Wnvs and
Means Cominlltre The bill carries an ad
ditional tax of s per i ent on oxoes profits
making the total lew under the new bill
and tho existing law ir, per cent
' It 's bad enough Midden said, "to
nnko the Income tax raien for th.s jear
extend back to Jnninrv 1 instead of after
the patsige of tbt bill That Is nil injus
tlce but the American people will stand
oino injustice In the present emergency
mwt unheard-of proposltlnn is that con
tained In this fectlon which goes back to
IMfi nnd levies an additional 33 1-3 per cent
on the income lax which a man has already
paid for last vear
' The American people should have the
feeling that their representatives are nt
least fair They citi have no confidence
In their representatives If thev are to In
dulge In retroactive legislation of tills sort
Mr Madden argued tint tho tnxpavor
paid his 1010 tax in the belief that It ended
the m.er and he adjusted his business
and . ,-gs accordluglv Tho proposed
legislation he said, would deprive men nf
their savings and disarrange their busl
nes'es ALEX STOPS THE CUBS'
. STREAK; PHILS WIN, 3-1
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Great Break Up League
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base llnnrrofl. Wild pilch llnuglis, I in
plres (Irth nnd Hl'. r.
By ROBEUT W. MAXWELL
PIIILLILS I1M.L PP.K. Mav IS
Alexander the great Alex -stopped the
Cubs' running streak on their eleventh turn,
and the Phillies won the opening gnme
of cflie series from the National Leaguo
pacesetters The final score was 3 to 1
Hill " Klllefei wn the feature hatter
of the da) Ho beat out a bunt, nnd nlsu
connected for n pair of ruber singles
"Kill" also pln)ed a lino defensive game
He had eight putouts, seven Cubs having
been fanned b) Alex
After several da)s' absence from the
Phillies line-up. because of n soro ,Ies,
Davie Bancroft got back Into tho game
Hanny's first chance In tho field uac u
terrific liner off Statin's bat In the second
inning, nnd b) a quick throw to first Slerklo
wan doubled
The Phillies got off Into an carl) lead
when Bert Nlehcff wrapped his stick around
one of Phil Douglas's curves In the second
and the ball found a testing placo in a
fan's pocket In the centcr-fle.d bleachers
Klllefer was left stranded on thlid when
PaBkert filed out
The biggest week-da) crowd of the sea
son witnessed the sensational Cuba In
actlo.i; and also the Phils
Alexander hurled for the Phillies, and two
hits, one of which went to Deal on a mis
judged fly by W'hltted, gave the Cubs a run
In the third, and the score was even up
The Cubs had been wrangling with Um
pire Orth for three Innings when Douglas
was chased from the game nnd Manager
Mitchell also sent to the clubhouse
KinbT INNING
.elder fouled to Klllefer Klack -was
called ont on strikes, Dovle fouled to Stock
No runs, no hits, no errois
Paskert went out to Merkle, unassisted,
Bancroft was safe when Doyle fumbled hie
easy grounder Stock filed to Mann. Ban
croft stole second Cravath walked Whits
Continued en Vt Stiiirren, Column Two
VSTPA
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MAY
DERBY WANTS
TO FINISH WAR
Asserts Full Force
America Essential
to Peace
Of
MUST. STRIKE HARD
AND ACT QUICKLY
Kitchener's Successor Says
Germany Prepared for
Long Struggle
GREAT ARMY NECESSARY
By LOWELL Mfil.LETT
Splal c'oWe Sen Ire nf ttir I tilled Prn end
7i mlitp rCatr
LONDiiN, Slay IS
"This war wll not be over until tha full
weight of America has been thrown Into
the scales, not until America beelns mailing
war as though she n'one raced focrmany
will there be a posslbllltv of predicting wllOh
tho end will come '
So spoke Lord Derby England's Secre
tary of Stite for War- Kitchener's sua.
cesgor todav And then he added cmpliat
Icallv
"The blKEr the blow America I nble tn
deliver the uniitier slip iUllverc lt-lhe
Uillrkrr will tile vear elnl iilul Hie new nrder
cf tilings lie assured.
merlca hi i a b.g part to play In this
"truggle to abnlUh the worln menace of
militarism merlcn must striko hard Wo
Iimic she will strike quick v "
ASIHRICA Till"; AltlUTKP.
Ileie the Hrltlli war bend suddenly
piused swung nhout In his chitr, faced the
blank wall nf his nfllco and reiterated as
though neeking to project his thought across
the nienn
"This wnr will nut be over until the full
weight nf merlea bus lipn llirnvcn Into
the srnles lier full weight," he enipliHsl'fri.
Oon t let America be misled flermnny's
active propaganda, figV now Is directed
toUiat purpose lu,vivrv.v' way possible.'
(Jernianv Is throwing out tho Idea that the
war's end is in sight Herman) vvould like
this- to be sn
"(leriniiny tins renrlinl If not pnisrd
the rrest uf her mllltnr.v strenith, Mif
knows Mint rcerv dnv "he Is wrnkrr bj sn
ninn) men. Iie Is remlji In cjiilt on her
own terms,
ut'Anv for long riniiT
"She Is ready to fight n long, long time
)et before accepting tho terms that the
world s democracy demands to safeguard
the fut ui e j
' It has been and still will be a terrible
fight Lord Kitchener sitting In this very
chair said It would be a long war Not until
the llngllsh people felt themselves exerting'
their full strength did ihej realize how I
wlselv he spoke
"Mnv inerlcii's rciillzntloii not be n long (
delajeil! Ivltrhenrr's nirnsoci' comes l.i I
Vnirrlcnns nfresh. I hope I lip; get Hint
message."
It was late in the evening on Thursday
that I first talked with Lord Derby The
room was slnvvlv darkening The War Pec-
relarv ns h spoke these last words, paused
nnd smoked furlous'v and earnestly His
facp and form were ha f hidden In the haie
of tobacco smoke nnd dusk of the room It
was easv for t'ie Imagination to conjuro up
tho piercing gray cms of the silent "man
who knew - Kite henei who slttlns at tho
Inntlirel ol 1'irr Ten Column line
FLAMES SWEEP BIG
EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
Thousands of Tons of Chloro
Benzol Explode With Deafen
ing Detonations Million Loss
NMACAHA PALLt N Ma) t
The plant nf the National Hlertrolytle
Com nn.v Iiuim into llames lain this after
noon Tim 1 1 mt Is In the lower canal
linsin. in the heart f the mlllipg illntrlet.
aiul several thousand tons nf c hloro-bezol,
turd oxtennvelv In the ninnufacturo of ex
plosives are s'ored In the plant
This chemc.nl stored In smull drums,
began c-xpl'idlng soon after the flro started
and the detn lutions could be heard for
miles around The) came in serloi of a
dozen nnd more so fust the) could not bo
counted
The estimated loss up to the present writ
ing Is about Jl.oooono.
WANTS TO FIGHT l'Olt U. S.
General Loo Chris'nisTs, Soldier of For
tune, Offers Sword to America
WASHINGTON. Mnv IS Ocncral Leo
Christmas, famous soldier of fortune," who
has fought prababl) In moio revolutions In
Central and South meilca than any nnn
living offeicd his services to President Wll
son toda)
(Joneral Christmas icslgned a coinmlsblon
ns Inspector general nf the Honduias army
to offei Ills sword to the I nlted States
Another Gripping Page
of War Photographs
Many of them exclusive and all
Absolutely New
Will appear in
Tomorrow's
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ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS
Fourth Windsor rnce, handicap, n-ycnr-olds and up, 6 furlongs
SliUs Knob, 100, Claw. t?10.00, IJd.lO, $2.00, won; Tinjan, 08, Sdier-i.-c,
$7 30, t?3.E0, second; Pnnsareto, 132, Mott. $2.S0, tlilrtl. Time,
1.1'.
Tilth Windsor race. 3-yeni-oldx and up, 1 mile Bogart, HI.
Jtti.ti. N.ao. l4.!iO. t?3.30, won; Euterpe. 10U, Smith. $0.70. S5.a0j Ree
.ucl. Ticsty race. 105, Doyle, ."57.-10. thiid. Time l.S!n-.".
Si:th Windsor lace, claiifiinff, d-yenr-olrls and up, 1 1.3 milts
Mcnlo 1'ntU, 103. Oaugol, $10.00, $0.00, $3.S0, won; Flying Feet, 103,
Cu.u.oi-,. (?14.30. $7.20. second; Petit Bleu, 10.", Molcswoi th, $3.00,
third. Time, 1.07 1-5,
ruth Louisville iace, 1 milo 70 ynrdsJovinl, 80, Judy, $1.1.00,
$3 00. 93.00, won; itnpida, 10D, Shillings, $3,50, S2.D0, scconilj Sun
AlnU, 105, Louder, $2.00, third. Time, 1.-17 1-5.
Sixth Louisville race, 4 1-8 furlongs Tinohurst, 104, Muvphy,
tJO.60, U2.G0, $2.40, won; Pretty Baby. 107, Goose, $2.50, $2.20, sec
ond; Soaa Natny. 105. MeeUan, $2.00. third. Tlire, .05.
Sixth Jamaica face, maiden 2-year-olds, $500, 5 f ui longs Um
piuks, 118, O'Brieu, 1 to 1, & to 5, '1 tp 8, won; Lucullitc, 115, Iluiwell,
It to S, 4 to 0, 2 to 0. second; Ultiinnthule, 110, Shuttlngei, 3 to t,
a to 0,3 to 0, thlJd. Time,1 1.01.
Seventh Windsor jace, 2-yea-old3, selllue, d 1-2 furlongs Zu
doia, 100, tolesworth, ?00.6Q, $20.1Q, ?U.d0, won; Gift, 107, Tay
loi, 80.40 10.80, soratl Asia, 107, Glavor, D.20, third. Time,
1.60 4-fl. ' '
PHILADELPHIA dlRLS LEAD WELLESLEY "SOLDIERS"
Two I'hlladelplila girls ore leading lights In the spirit of patriotism that has
gripped Wellesley College. Miss Kmma Barrett, of 3609 North Nineteenth street,
has been chosen battullon chief of the 1000 students and members of the faculty
who hnvo enlisted for mllttaiy Ui 111. Mla Elizabeth Marls, of I.ansdowne, has
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pi lies the battalion
COL. GARDNER ASSIGNED TO GOVERNORS ISLAND
WASHINGTON, May 18 Colonel Augustus f Gardner, Adjutant General's
Reset vo Corps, who resigned his fat In Congress as Representative from Massa
chusetts to Join tho colors was toe y assigned to active duly at Govetnora Island,
N. V. He Originally stated he would be sent to the Southeastern Department.
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British Believe Teutons
Are Preparing to
Retreat
SEEK TO COVER MOVES
BY FIERCE ATTACKS
Retirement to Douai-Cam-brai
Line Foreseen
by Allies
ITALIANS DRIVE AHEAD
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with Tilt: wtiTisu aumius in tub
rilXt). Mn 18
l.cns Is belli? s-t aflame Klrc and x
plolons In Frames 'coal city" were plain!
visible from tho Hrltlnli llne throughout
last night The Herman- plainly know th
ilungor thrv ntc lunnliiK now of a British
sweep that will iioe the circle about tin
city nnd trap them there
It Is possible the destruction of build
ings In I.eiis tmi Indicate a vv ltlidravval.
from the cll.v The same prcuram of burn
ing nnd blowing up nf buildings has been,
followed bv the ileimaus In every city and
town they have evacuated
ll mi for the laet two davs lias turned
the battlefield of clut Into one of rnu
There were onl inltlor operations In
lirogrefi carl) toda Around Dultec0yrtt
just talccn bv the Hrltlsh It was quiet
N'orlh of the warpe the mud was so
tiiicl. tht thorc wi-iu i.o Infantrv operations
reported enil.v toda)
,v.- this dlFpalch is Hlecl a small action U
In progress near Uavrrlle. which Is appar
ent!) going well for the Ilrltish No details
are available jet.
One of the first Hfroplanrs of the day
was bagged low over Caw die just beTors
this action began Machine-gun fire from
the trenches brought the Herman down, .
LONDON May IS ,
Learning at tenlhle cot In men that the
British and French hold on the lllndcmnn'S' '
outer line nt Hullerourt and Crnonne cuiv
not be shiheu, Herman) Eeeni'v In be ina'klnt
read) for another "strategic retreat "
.The weather hm been rain) hampering
big operations cliirlng the last two days,
atroidliig tn Ilrltish front dispatches; today.
Field Marshal llnlg's official report ttjday
horn out thlsv Indication of Inactivity it
said-
"Noitlieast of Armcntlcrcs two liostlls
raiding parties were beaten off early In th
night "
'No mention was made nf further flgMlng
at Ilullecourt ot elsewhere on tho Hlnden
burg line. " '
Trom tho Trench ftont today came vvord
tliat the enemy nas adopting precisely jus,
same tactics' In- eoveilnJj In destroying
towns and vll'.igcs and In tiansferrlnr "
forces as those ''Itlrsttreeeded the other
famous rctrcr uf ttiawlpdcnbiirg line.
In view of the litest Ilrltish success
achieved at Uullecoilrt, htreiiKllienlug ths
prerent grip on the ltlmlenburg line, m(l
Itar) eperts here pffdlcfed a German
retirement would probably be around thv
tno pivots of the lllndenburg line at Lens
and Laon possibly .starting a complete
movement between those two citlcsi to th
Doual-Cambrul permanent hcctlon ot th
long-prcpard lllndenburg front
Meanwhile the greatest Interest outside
of Its own fighting front was centered her
on the great success which Is nttendlngMh
Italinn drive towaid Trlests I nofflclal dl
patches made the Italian victories of JH.
last few da)s even moro brilliant than ths
official statements have Indicate.! General
Cadorna's forces were today reported '
hare twelve miles from Trieste and udvano
Ing hour by houi. while Inflicting heavy
losses un the cncm.v
PMJIS May II 1
Ters ttenf Germin attacks on the jiortn-
eastern slope nf the CYaonne wein repulsed
by French grenade fire todaj 'a official
statement reported
In Chtinpagne. the War Office said, there
was considerable artlllerv activity. In Lort
ralne French rceonnolssances penetrated
German lines r
ITALIANS TAKE ENTIRE
AUSTRIAN STRONGHOLD
TO THE EAST OF PLAVA
llOSIK. May 15
'Hie entire bastion east of Plava, one ot
the most xtiongl) fortified positions on the
Austro-llungarlati front has been captured
by the Italians.
News of this Impnituut success was given
out b) the War OfTlce today
Violent fighting has raged cast of Vlav.
Lontint'td on Pare IJcbt, tollmen Thrn
German-Brazilians Loal to Itcpublit
WASHINGTON. Ma) 18 - Assurances
that the Germans of south Ilrasli aro for
the main pirt lo)al to Itrazll were given,
the State Department toda) by the Brazilian
Ambassador Da Gama Ills messags pointed,
out that mot of the Brazilians of German
origin have voluntarll) dec a red their fealty
to Brazil and ho ctptessly Mated that "my
Government wishes me tc. rectify falsa re
ports and endeavor tn modify the current
Impression In the United Mates about thk
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