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432 NEMICI PBIGIONIERI
ROMA, 19 Magglo.
Sllurantl ed Incroclalorl leggerl nustrl
fccl, appogglall da sottomarlnl tedeschl,
Itanno tentato una 1icuralone contro la
costu Italtann ed hanno proyocnto linn bat
taglla navale che e' flnlta con la fuga (Idle
navl teutonlche. La batt.--.Klla navale si e
svoKa nel canale ill Otrantn. A Vienna
annunclano che parecchle navl nltcatc, pic
eole navl adlblte alia snrvegllanza delle
acque dl canale, sono state nffondiilc, p l
a. che un Incroclatorc leggcro Inglcae, II
Dartmouth, a' stoto slluruto da tin sotto
marfno tedesco, xna. rAmmlragllnto Inglcae
annuncla che eaao e' rlusclto n rnKgluugerc
n porto Italiano con bordo appena
ulndlcl vlttlme.
Eeco II teito del comunlcato ufllciate con
eul It Mlnlatero dallu Marina Italiano nn
nunclava lrl sera II combattlmentc navalc
Ml Canale dl Otranto-
Una squad ra nrmlcn formata dl Inrro
elatorl e ericclatorpcdlnlcre, favorlta dal
l'oacurlta', attacco' poco prima dell'alba
dal IS corrento un piccolo convogllo che
scortato, attravrorsavn I'Adrlatlco Nel
breve Ineguale cotnbatllmrnto una delle
nostra torpedlnlcre dl seorta, un plroscufo
ed un battello a motore fnceute servizlo
dl norvegllanta furono afTondatl
Allora navl da guerra Italiano ed Ingles!
due torpedlnlrro franccsl ehn Incrocla--vano
nelle vlcinanzo corecro nulla scentt
del combattlmcnto cd II ncmlro, non
appana avviatate la nostra nal, si dlcdo
alia fuga dliigendosl verso nont. ma
Integulto dalle navl nostra cd nllcatc che
lo bombardavano contlnunmente
Due navl nemlche, prrmutc motto da
vlclno dagh Incrgciattirl leggerl Itnllnnl,
rlusclrono a guadagnare II porto dl Dti
ratio c a metteral sotto lo protczlonc
dal cannonl delle battcrle costlere. D'ultni
Parte lincroclatoro Inglcae Partmoutli, n
bordo dal quale si trovava riimmlrnglin
Italiano comandante la squad dl csplo
ratorl, segulto' da tin ultro Incroclatorc
da Un cacclatorpedlnlcrc, navlKaiido ad
alta veloclta', rlu.-cr a mantencre II con
tatto con tre navl namlchc del tlpo No
Vara per plu' dl due ore. tlrandn coiitrn
dl esse circa C60 colpl lino n che, glunte
nelle vlclnante dalle dlfese dl Cattaro,
plu' rrandl navl non usrlronu In soccorso
-dacll rsploratorl nustrlacl
' Nel frattempo, 1 nostrl Idroaeroplnnl,
dopo aver rcsplnto le niacchfna nemlcha,
attacqarono le navl aualrlarhn Infill
Sendo loro gravi dannl con In bombe I
pllotl dl due del nostrl vellvoll potettero
oaservare una delle navl nemldin nvvoltn
In un danao fumo Im poppa dl ijueatn
nave era atata dcinullta n la nave uf
fondava quando glunse nlle vleln.iiizo dl
Cattaro.
Tutte la uoatre navl da guerrn tuttl
i noatrl vellvoll ritornarono nllc loro
bast.
L'Ammlragllato Inglcse npprende daH'nm
mlragllo Inglaae ticU'Adriotlco ch tin'al
tra nave austrlaca rlmasc Kra aincntQ dan
Cflata UA HATTAtJUA IH,l,i: illl'Ui:
Ccco II bollattino dal jronarnlo Cadorna
pubbllcato lerl fera dal Mlnls-tcro dell.i
Cuerra:
N'ella glornata di lerl (KlnvedD lo noa
tre truppe laorarono ill iiinsolldninanto
ed alia fortlflcazlonn dcllc Importantl
position) conqulatato ad est dl fjurlzla c
d organlzzaro la nuovc rctnnlc 11
nemlco tanto' dl dlHturbara qiicati' oo?trc
oparationl. ma falll' coniplctainoiitn.
larl sera (marcoledl') II nemlco, pro
tetlo dal-oacurlta', tanto' un attacco ill
sorpreia contro la nostro polzlonl alia
Uata dl ponte dl Bodrez nelle lclnanzc dl
Catiale, a circa aette mlgll.i u hihI dl
Tolmlno Altrl nttacchl almlll II nenilco
tanto' aul Vodlce. aulla Quota Sfll' imI n
Orailgna. Ksao fu rcaplnto dappcrtutto.
Quanta mattlna II nemlco porto' noie
voll rlnforzl e rlnnnvo' II auo attacco che
fu partlcolannentp vlolcnto nclla zona
dal Vodlce ad a aud ill (;riizlgnii. Fulmi
nate dal fuoco delta nostra battcrle, to
maase nemlcho furono poco dopo con
trattaccate a raaplntc dalla nontra fan
terla che In parecchl puntl rluacl' a
elrcondare 1 repartl nemlcl cd a co.itrln
Cerll alia reaa.
Flnora abhlamo contato n33 prlglo
nlerl, tra cut 143 tifllrlall N'on n' atatn
ancora poaalbllo calcolarn la qtiantltn' ill
materlale da guerra prcao dalle noatre
truppe.
Lunfo tutta la frontn dl battaglla da
Tolmlno al mare l'artlullerla continua ad
aeere attlvlaslma. Gorlzla ha HofTerto
ancora nuovl dannl.
Nell a nottata di larl uno ijei noatrl dl
rlelbllt, protetto dalle nuvole nl dl aopra
delle quail navlgava, ranrglunao le rc
trovln nemlcho ad eat dl norlzla aentu
easere scoperto, bombardo' nccampamentl
nemlcl e rltorno' qulndl aenza dannl alia
ua bate
AfirnTTt DEUUA DATTAOWA
Un corrlapondente dalla fronte ltallana
deU'Iaonzo manda quanlo begue-
La nuova llnea ltallana che ahhraccla
molto del terreno an cul Kuardammo per
moltl meal dal noatrl poatl dl naaervazione
Vlano vlolentemento conirattaccata dacll
auitrlacl. F; la linca del C'ucco del Vodlce
aulla quale la fanterla ltallana al e' aalda
mente plantata. II Cucco a' curvatu cd Irrc
tolare, mentra II Vodlce forma una specie dl
ella che unlace II Cucco al Monto Kanto.
Offl ho vlsto ambeduc questo montaKno
In flamme. Parevano enorml -ulcanl em
mettentl fuoco o fumo II Santo, II plu'
tpetUcoloao dl tuttl rammentavn 11 Verni-'
Ylo In cruzlone. H la piccola Gorlzla,
che anclie nel mezzo delta battaRlla non
vuol perdere la sua gratia nmena, e' avvolta
In un manto dl fumo. 11 nemlco, perduta la
sperania dl rlconqulatara la cltta,' la uole
dlitruggere. E' la sua barbara palche che
lo splnge, Bulla cltta' cade ognl poche ore
un praletttle da 420 In ugglunta al prolcttlll
da fcel polllcl,
Flno.al momento In cul tetegrafo tuttl I
tenUtlvt dl contrattacco degH auitrlacl aono
tail resplntl Inesorabilmente, Non vl e'
punto dove git splendldl alleatl noatrl ab
bUno ceduto un eolo polllce del terreno
gwidagnato, OH auetrlacl aono rltornatl
verso II Cucco con una furla dlabollca, dopo
un bombardamento lnfernale, mo aono atatl
mletutl abbondantemente dalle mltragllatrlcl
itallanl sparantl 600 colpl al mlnuto. i; lo
ateaso! e' av-enuto eul Vodlce.
Pershing to Lead
Division to France
Centlnoed from Pas One
Colonel Itooaevelt max be brought promi
nently to the front vary soon. In announc
ing that for the present he would accept no
T -rolunteers and giving his reasons therefor,
President Wilson echoed the united opinion
i of the army general sUff. But there arc,
many persons here who would like to see
the Administration offer the Colonel an
opportunity to utilize his peculiar genius
for th nation Instead of accepting the ap
pointment to be a major general proffered
him by Governor whitman, of New York,
I And It has already been suggested In ofTl-
" clal circles that the President Is considering
whether there Is not some way that he can
Use toe former President.
TUB PniiSIDENTS STATEMENT
The President's statement on- the sltua.
tlori follows l ,
I. shall not avail myseir at any rate,
nt the- present stage of the war of the
authorisation conferred by the act to
organize volunteer divisions. To do so
would seriously Interfere with the car-j-ylPC
out Of the chief and most Imme
diately Important purpose contemplated
by this legislation, the prompt creation
rjJt early use of an effective army, and
VtMtkd apntribute virtually nothing to the
Mm sjtpstujtn or tne armies now en
H
act which authorizes he creation of vol
unteer divisions. In addition to the draft,
was ndded with a view to providing an
Independent command for Mr. Itooaevalt
and giving the military authority an op
portunity to use his fine vigor and en
thusiasm In recruiting the forces now at
the western front
aniM WAll BUS1NES3 AHEAD
It would be very agreeable to me to
pay Mr. llooaevclt this compliment and
the Allies the compliment of sending to
their aid one of our moat distinguished
public men, on ex-Prcaldent who has
rendered many conspicuous public serv
ices and proved his gallantry In many
striking ways. Politically, too, It would
no doubt havn a very tine effect and
make a profound Impreaalon. Hut thla
Is not the time or the occasion for com
pliment or for any action not calculated
to contribute to the Immediate aucceas
of the war. The business now In hand
Is undramattc, practical, and of scien
tific deflnlteneas and precision I shall
act with regard to It at every step and
In every particular under expert and pro
fessional advice from both sides of the
water.
That ndvlce Is that the men most
needed are men of the ages contem
plated In the draft provision of the pres
ent bill, not men of the ago and sort
contemplated In Ilia section which author
Ires the formation of volunteer units, and
that for tho preliminary tralntng of the
men who are to be drafted we ahall need
all of our experienced officer Mr.
Itooarvelt told mo when I had the pleas
ure of aeelng him n few weeks ago that
hn would wish to have associated ulth
him soma of the moat effective officers of
tho regular army, lie named many of
thoso whom he would ileilre to tiav
dealfrnated for tho service, and they .vr-i
men who cannot posalbly bo spared from
the too small force of officers at nur
command for tho much moro preasInK and
necessary duty of training regular troops
to be put Into tho flold In France and
Belgium nt fast as they can be got rend v.
The first troops Bent to France will
be taken from the present forces of the
regular army, and will be under the
command of trained soldiers only.
The responsibility for tho successful
conduct of our own part In this great
war rests upon me I could not escape
It If I would I am too much Interested
In the cause we nre fighting for to b
Interested In anything but success The
Issuea Involved are ton Immense for me
to take Into connldcratlon anything ex
cept the bait, most effective, most tm
nmllatc meana of mllltarv action What
thcan means are I knou from the mouths
of men who hao seen war as It Is now
conducted, who have t.o Illusions and to
whom the whole grim mattar Is a matter
of business. I shall center my attention
upon those means and let everything
else wait
I should be deeply to Mamn should 1
do otherwise, whiitexcr tho argument of
policy for u personal gratification or ad-
nntage.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXPEDITIONS
Tho official announcement that an ex
peditionary force of regular troops would
bo sent to Franco was handed to news
papermen nt tho War Department by
Major Douglas MacArtliur, of tho General
Stuff. TIih statement containing this lai
poitant announcement follows:
Secretary Baker iHsued this announce
ment nt 10 o'clock last night:
The President has declared an expedi
tionary force of approximately ono divi
sion of regular troops, under command of
Jeneral John J. Pershing, to proceed to
France nt us early a dato as practicable
General Pershing and stuff will precedo
tho troop.s abroad. It Is requested that
no details or speculations with regard to
the mobilization of this command, dates
of departure, composition or other Itctna
be carried by the press, other than tho
ottlclal bulletin given out by the War De
partment relating thereto
Sending Colonel Iloosovell or any expe
ditionary forco nf oluntecra to France was
strongly, even bitterly, opposed by the nrmy
General Staff, and It Is supposed that Its
views were communicated to President Wll
win by Secretary Ilakcr Tho definite deci
sion not to send Colonel Roosevelt to France
or exercise the authority conferred In tho
President by the army bill to raise from one
to four divisions of olunteers Is believed to
hae been reached yesterday afternoon.
WAR DEPARTMENT'S AlHI !
TO EXEMPT SUBJECTS OF
DRAFT WITH DEPENDENTS
WASHINGTON, May 13.
'The War Department desires nt the out
set to exempt from military service, as far
as possible, nil thoan having dependents."
This will be tho military policy of the
Government on conscription according to
ii statement made today by tho Council of
National Defense. The statement wan made
after consultation with Secretary of War
Baker, in answer to a question submitted to
the council nt tho recent conference of Gov
ernors. The council had been asked If tho
Government would care for dependents of
physicians and others sent abroad for aer
vleo ns civilians or attached to some branch
of the service of the Allies.
The oompleto policy has not yet been
formulated, the council replied The War
Department realizes that all those with de
pendents cannot be exempted, nnd accord
ingly has asked Congress for nn appropria
tion 10 iane core or tnoae left behind. Doc
tors will be ranked as armv officers, (he
council explained, and the War Depart
ment believes their pay will be sufficient to
care for their dependents
Another question asked vat,. Will the
Government assist In protecting property of
inimary valuer rne council today replied
that such protection was considered the
function of the States, but In cases where
military aid was requested by tho Gover
nor, such aid would bo given.
WAR DEPARTMENT ISSUES
GEOGRAPHICAL ROUNDS
FOR DRAFT ENROLMENT
WABIIINGTON, May 10.
The new national selective army service
will be naslgned as follows:
First division, consisting of New Hamp
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecti
cut, ft node Island; northeastern depart
ment of the army.
Second. New York, partly: eastern de
partment. Third. New York, partly; Pennsylvania,
partly; eastern department.
Fourth. Pennsylvania, partly, eastern de
partment. Fifth. New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia ; eastern department.
Sixth. Tennessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina ; southeastern department.
Seventh, aeorgla. Florida, Alabama;
southeastern department.
Eighth. Ohio, West Virginia; central de
partment. Ninth. Indiana, Kentucky; central de
partment. Tenth. Michigan, Wisconsin; central de
partment. Eleventh. Illinois; central department.
Twelfth. Arkansas, Louisiana, Missis
sippi; southeastern department,'
Thirteenth. Minnesota, Iowa, North Da
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska; central de
partment. Fourteenth, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri;
central department.
Fifteenth. Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico,
Arizona; southern department.
Sixteenth. Montana, Wyoming. Idaho.
Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Call-'
lornia; western Department.
Flag for Duncannon Church
Dl'NCANNON, Pa., May !. By a popu
lar subscription of the members of the
Presbyterian Church a handsome silk
American flae was purchased and will be
presented to the church at 10-tO a. m. to
morrow (Sunday). Special and appropriate
services havo been arranged for the pittrl
tjev"jecioii. r" :w . ;., " '
' - -;
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1017
ROOSEVELT MEN WILL
NOT PUSH ARMY FIGHT
Harding and Johnson to Abide by
President's Decision Against
Volunteer Scheme
CALL WILSON MISTAKEN
Delfcvc Acceptance of Colonel Would
Have Popularized
the Wnr
WASHINGTON. May 19.
Despite dissatisfaction over the Presi
dent's rejection of Colonel Roosevelt's vol
unteer division, further efforts In Congresa
to force acceptance of the Colonel's serv
ices are unlikely.
This was Indicated today by Senator
Warren O Harding, of Ohio, and Senator
Illratn Johnson, of California, who led tho
fight for the lloosevelt amendment to tho
draft bill
Senator Harding gao nut a statement
today calling- tho President's action "a most
regrettablo mlstnkn " Ho nlso made public
tho Information that when tho lloosevelt
amendment threatened to tie up tho draft
bill last week, tho Colonel had wired his
supporters In Congress that they should
drop all efforts In Ills behalf rather than
hinder or embarrass tin President.
"1 am ery. very sorry," was Senator
Johnson's comment on the President's an
nouncement. Senator Harding also said'
"Manifestly tho supporters of the prol
slon In Congress thought It the wise thing
lo act, olao It would not hac been pro
posed and supported Tho Intent was not
political, there wns no putpoho tu glorify
Colonel Hoosevelt. Fnnkly, we were try
ing to popularize tho war, to do something
to awaken the American spirit and to nul
lify tho liostlllt to the draft plan I
think It n. most regrettable mistake to turn
down tho ltiosoelt tendei. nnd undoubt
edly the country thinks so; but wn nre en
listed for the war, nnd a good soldier sa
lutes the commander-in-chief "
Itepresentativo Austin, of Tonneshee, l!o
publlcan. and author of the Hnuo amend
ment providing fur organization of the
Itooseelt Milunteers, was another deeply
disappointed today becauy Pieslilent Wit
son turned down the plan
ROOSEVELT STILL SILENT
ON REJECTION OF PLAN
NEW YOniC, May 19. Colonel Boosevelt
was silent today on President Wilson's
declination of his volunteer army.
Nor did the Colonel comment on the Pros
Ident's selection of General John J. Persh
ing to lead the 'initial American expedi
tionary force to tho European trenches.
PerBhlng was one of HoosoncK's favorlto
nrmy officers when R.ooscelt was Pres
ident He was promoted over 86J other
officers from a captaincy to become a major
general
Fire of French Guns
Smashes Foe's Attack
Continued from I'sse tine
In force which tho Germans flung against
be French along the SolsaonK-Uheims front.
Tho other was northwest of (thelitis. Titer
the enemy utilized liquid fire and preceded
the attack by n tremendous storm of ar
tillery. For three days now the Germans hae
strixen ainly around tho Braye and Cra
oniio sectors to force relinquishment by tho
French of some of tho ground gained by
Genernl Nlvcllc's offensive. Their losses
have been tremendous In these struggles.
"On Friday ovenlng, following a heavy
bombardment, tho Germans launched nn
attack northwest of Braye on a wido front."
tho statement said. "Their assaulting wnvefl
wero smashed by our artillery without at
taining the French lines except at n point
west, where a few groups gained French
advanced positions.
"Northwest of Ilhelms a German attack
with liquid fire and artillery was checked "
LONDON. May 19.
The British offensive was apparently
deadlocked again today with Hlndenburg's
massed reserve forces. Field Marshal Haig
reported merely a number of raiding en
counters and no actions of major Impor
tance. "Northeast of Gouzeaucourt wo carried
out a successful raid last night and brought
back prisoners and n machine gun," the
statement said. "EaHt of Loos, northwest
of Armentleres and east of Yprcs hostile
raids were repulsed."
News from both Berlin and Petrograa
statos that the long lull Ip hostilities on
the eastern front has been broken by the
Germans attacking the Russian lines In
Volhynla The Gorman tactics of late have
been to abstain from attacking on the Hus
sion frorit. apparently In the hope of con
vincing the Busslan soldiery of Germany's,
pacific attitude toward the new Itussla. A
change In this policy would lead naturally
to tho conclusion that hopes of a separate
peaco with Russia had been given up by
the German Government.
Petrograd declares that strong German
forces launched an offenslvo against the
Russian positions In the region of Shelvoy,
In tho direction of Vladlmlr-Volynskl, but
the attacks were repulsed by artillery, rifle
and machine gun fire.
Concerning operation!) on the Macedonian
front tho German official statement de
clares that the Entente forces havo again
been frustrated In their attempts to ad
vance Attacks delivered In tho region
of Makovo, In the bend of the Cemn, after
six days of artillery preparation, wero com
pletely repulsed, It Is declared
Furious Teutonic counter-attacks failed
against Allied positions along tho Struma
(Macedonian front) an official statement
i from Salonlca declared today.
Tne Allies Inflicted severe losses on the
attacking waves.
Naval aeroplanes bombed an enemy aero
drome end camp at Drama.
Spain Demands U-Boats
Stop Attacks at Once
Continued from Pase One
ment says that fourteen drifters were sunk,
but mentions no losses of destroyers or
other craft.
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK;
140 SOLDIERS DROWNED
LONDON. May 18. The British Ad
miralty Issues the following statement:
The British transport Cameronta with
troops was torpedoed by an enemy subma
rine In the eastern Mediterranean on
April 13. One hundred und forty men
are missing and aro presumed to have '
been drowned.
The Cameronla, of 10,883 gross tons, was
one of the largest ships belonging to the
Anchor Line, of Glasgow. She was CIS ftet
long, 82 feet In width and 33.7 In depth.
The Cameronla was launched at Glasgow
May 27, 1911, and arrived in New York
on her maiden trip across the Atlantlo
September 21, of that year. She was requi
sitioned by the British Government May
1, 191 C, and her passengers were trans
ferred to the Lusltanla, which was sunk
ofTKInsale May 7, 1915, while carrying the
Cameronla's passengers. For the last two
years the Cameronla had been used In the
transport service by the British Admiralty.
U-Boats Get Three French Ship
PARIS, May 19. Statistics for the week
ending May It at midnight show that tit
ships exceeding 100 tons entered French
ports, while 111 vessels sailed, Three ship
of mora than 1600 tons were sunk by tub
marines. Four French; merchantmen wsre
attacked, but escaped.
Russia to Insist
Allies Revise Ends
Centlnoed from Tjise One
a group of soldiers' nnd workmen's dele
gates present, he ndmonlshed -
"I call on you to make a last heroic ef
fort to help me show the world that the
Russian nrmy has not demolished the tem
ple. Tho restoration of discipline Is essen
tial I propose to mako It like Iron. I nm
sure we will succeed."
Issuance of a powerful appeal to the
army and navy to stand firm against the
enemy was tho first official oct of tho new
Minister of War and Marine. He wild:
'The country Is endangered. Each must
help avert that danger. Tho Minister of
War and Marine will refuse any request to
resign based on n desire to oscapo respon
sibility at such n grave time Deserters,
are enjoined to return to the army and the
fleet by May 28, after which date Infrac
tions will bo severely punished." As If to
give weight to the order, all generals and
trocp commanders who have been In Potro-
grod returned to their forces today.
Kerensky also announced he would
shortly go to the front to address tho sol
diers and spur them to renewed activity.
On Kercnsky's shoulders will fall not
only tho supertask of reviving Russia's
army, of refitting It In mind, soul and body,
but of organizing adequate transport serv
ice throughout tho new nation. He Is by
far tho most popular member of the Minis
tryand tho most youthful. Moreover, he
Is a Radical Socialist
A meeting of Duma men.bers yesterday
adopted resolutions warning the new Gov
ernment It was essential there Fhould be
"absolute, unshaken loyalty to our Allies,
for Interests vital to tho honor of the coun
try nro vitally bound up with this loyaltj."
The "revision of peace terms" specified
nbovo probably means the new Russian
Government desireB the Allies to express
adheronco to tho wnr aim of "no forcible
annexations nnd no contributions " Tho
pharso has been distorted by German propa
ganda nnd incorrect translation Into no
nnnexntlonH ntid no Indemnltlfn Such n
war nlm exactly coincides with that of Ger
many. The correct translation nnd tho real in
tent of tho Russians, however. Is not In
nny way in accord with tho Grrmun plan
In tho Russlnn plan Russia would be Justi
fied In demanding a revocation of tho an
nexation by Gctmany of Alwicii nnd Lor
raine unless tho people of those provinces
themselves voted fur such annexation and
of teglstering disapproval of tho levying
of purely punitive Indemnities
Among the Front h Socialists now present
In I'etrogrnd Is Albert Thomas, Minister of
Munitions, who Is characterized ns the
Lloyd George of France Tho agreement of
tho French and British Socialists to press
upon their governments New Russia's con
ception of peaco terms, therefore, consti
tutes a most Important atop forward in tho
direction of peaco Ono of the chief alms
of the Council of Workmen's nnd Soldiers'
Deputies from the very beginning w.ib to
get tho Socialists of the other belligerent
countries to Induce their respective govern
ments to proclaim publicly tho policy of
"no annexations and no contributions," thus
creatine n common basis of negotiation for
the conclusion of the wnr.
Tho fact that Minister Thomas Is in
Petrograd conferring with tho Council of
Workmen's nnd Soldiers' Deputies may ho
Interpreted that the French Government is
sympathetic to the Russian Cabinet's plans
for a general peace Recent dispatches In
dicated huch sympathy
Guardsman, Attacked,
Slays His Assailant
l ontliiufsl from I'affa tine
important places we have to guard in the
city "
Military icnsorshlp was clamped down
tight nt the Schuylkill Arsenal after the
shooting. Special Policemen Harrington
nnd McWIIllams, of the Twentieth and
Federal streets station, nro Investigating
the case for the civil authorities.
An account of tho tragedy was obtained
by the police from John Mellon, 914 South
Twenty-fourth street, a friend of Logue,
who wns with him nt tho time of the shoot
ing Mellon, according to tho police, said
that both ho and Logue had been drinking
Tho polleo described the shooting as oc
curring nt the corner of Peltz street and
Gray's Ferry road nt 3:30 o'clock this
morning. O'Connell was patrolling his post
when tho two men approached him In tho
dim half-light
"Glvo me your gun." said one of them,
advancing toward him
The sentry backed awav nnd. after n
warning, shot. O'Connell then summoned
the patrol wagon of the Twentieth nnd Fed
eral streets station and surrendered to his
corporal. Loguo was hurried to the I'nlted
States Naval Home, where he was pro
nounced dead Logue recently came to this
country from Ireland. Ho was employed
us a guard nt the plant ot the Barrett
Company, manufacturers of coal tar prod
ucts. Thirty-sixth street and Gray's Ferry
road.
The death was the setond killing of a
civilian by a man of tho regiment On
May 6 Patrick Reavy sixty-two ears old
715 North Thirty-ninth street, was killed
by Private Frank Ii. Dunlap at tho western
end of the Glrard avenue Pennsylvania
Railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River,
when he failed to heed a command to halt
Private Oscar C. Moser, 2222 West Berks
street, was fatally wounded May IB by tho
accidental discharge of the rifle of Corporal
Carl F Hlnes, at the Philadelphia nnd
Reading Raltway's Wlssahlckon bridge
Trlvate Patrick J. Crawford, 23C Berkley
street, Ge'rmantown, was killed May 10 by
Private refer F. Devereaux, while the lnt
ter was on sentry duty at the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway bridge over the Dcla.
ware River at Yardley.
Marine Regiment
to Go to France
Continued from Pace One
2600 men, will accompany the first expe
dition to France. The regiment will be '
commanded by Colorlel Charles A
Doyen, and will he compoeed principally
of organisations which have been serving
In Haiti, San Domingo and Cuba. Thla
force will be armed, equipped and or
ganized In exactly the aamo manner as
the regiment of the army with whl?h
they will serve.
Doyen Is now commandant of the Wash
ington marine barracks and president of the
examining and retiring board of the marine
corps, Jle has seen real fighting service,
having been In command of the marines
aboard the Hancock, stationed In Dominican
waters In 1914.
Doyen has also seen many years' service
on the west coast and In the Philippines
The regiment of marines Is sent prin
cipally to relieve the army from too exten
sive depletion of Its ranks, but, also, there,
Is the sentimental reason that the marines
are always "the first to fight,"
Philadelphia Troops on March
ALTOONA Pa.. May 19 The mounted
section of the headquarters company of
the Third Regiment, of Philadelphia, on
duty here has left for Huntingdon under
the command of Captain John 11. Adams,
the adjutant, to take part In a patriotic
parade.
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U. S. AGENTS ACCUSED
OF HELPING STRIP SHIP
Deputy Marshals Implicated in
Alleged Looting of Trans
port by Junk Men
Allegations that a gang of thirty or more
Junk dealers, with the nlleged connivance
of two United States employes, stripped
tho United States transport Sumner of
thousands of dollars' worth of couplings,
valves nnd other brass fittings was revealed
today when United Stntes Commissioner
Jollne. Camden, held threo men In $2000
each on the accusation of larceny.
Tho deputy marshals figuring In the cas
nnd several oftier men ore said to be under
arrest In North Jersey More arrests nro
expected. The men held by Commissioner
Joltno nnd committed to separate cells In
Camden County Jail are Walter Perrlne
Borden White and Harry Rodgers. As to
tho addresses of those men nil the Federal
officials In Camden say Is -They t do
in North Jersey "
The men wero picked up last' night at
Marcus Hook by Deputy Marshal Boll.
Tho three men worn arraigned before
Commissioner Jollno behind closed doors.
Newspapermen wore ordered from tho room
nn tho order or chief Deputy Marshal W.
B Smvden v
It Is said i lint iho stripping of the Sutii
nei has been going on all winter with the
alleged consent of tho two men set to guard
tho veMel after It grounded on tho shoals
near llnrnegnt
SHIP PROVISO HALTS
WAR BUDGET PASSAGE
Senate Opposition Strong to Un
usual Powers Conferred
on President
WASHINGTON. Mai l'
'I lie M.. 190,1)00.000 army and navy bud
get Is having n stormy voyage in the Senate
and Is due for rough sailing In thu House.
Tho Administration plan of Inserting In the
bill thn $7110,000,000 authorization for ship
ping along with empowering the President
to commandeer nil shipbuilding facilities
and materials Is thn caus of the opposi
tion. Senators in charge of the measure hoped
to bring tho dehnto to nn end within n day
or two, and to force n voto on tho wholo
measure before the middle nf noxt week
After the shipping section Is disposed of,
the enormous appropriations totaling nearly
$3,000,000,000 for the expenses of the nrmy
and navy during the war with Germany
will bo taken up. but thn spirit of co
operation between the two sides of the
Seiinto Is counted on to carry these through
without serious objection
The drastic powers confened by the bill
upon tho President to requisition American
shipping nnd shipbuilding facilities nro
meeting with strong objection of the Re
publican side Although tho shipping sec
tion probnblj will be accepted, it will bo
some time before It will become operative
because of tho difficulty of obtaining con
currence of the House
YEOMAN AND YEOWOMAN
GET LICENSE TO WED
Romance Begun in Boarding House Re
sults in Prospective Wedding.
Girl's Bating Higher
Two jcoiuen ontalned a license today
to bo married.
Ono of the contracting parties, it may be
said In explanation, is what the bailors call
a "yeowoman." She is Miss Lillian Hlennor
Leonard, ,i first-clnss yeoman of tho naval
i oast defense reserve, of 147 West Ly
coming street. Her fianco Is Irving John
dough, a second-class yeoman In the same
service, of 4621 North Carlisle street Both
nro on duty at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
The prospeotlvo wedding, probably the
first of Its kind In tho United States Navy
is the outcome of n romanco that was aided
and abetted by tho fact that both boarded
nt 1S18 Arch street and that both answered
Uncle Sam's call by enlisting. Miss Lecrt
ard obtained a higher rating because she
Is a stenographer.
Miss Leonard, who Is twenty-two .years
old, was born In Lille. France. Cough Is
twenty-three years old.
WATER MAIN BROKEN
IN GERMANTOWN
Severn! Hundred Families in Western
Port of That District De
prived of Supply
The water supply of tho western section
of ucrmantown has been temporarily cut
off by tho bursting of a rnaln connected with
tho Roxborough filtration pant Several
gangs of workmen aro now endeavoring to
find the break, and until It Is repaired sev
eral hundred families In Germantown will be
aepnvea or water.
The Injury to the main Is believed to have
oeen auo to masting hy workmen cmnlovnri
by Robert T. Ryan, a contractor, who Is
building a sewer on Walnut lan from
Horton street to Ridge avenue. In making
connections the men were compelled to go
under tho water main and In doing so en
countered rock.
It Is believed that tho damage will be re.
pairea wiunn a rew nours
Charles II. Thmoas Dies
Charles II. Thomas, a pioneer In the
charcoal business In Philadelphia, died
Thursday night at his home, 427 East Maple
avenue, Merchantvllle, N J He was sixty
n, wv mmu w ytcotuciti oi me Thomas
Brothers Company, charcoal manufacturers
He Is survived by four sons
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Little Journeys in
Generosity-No. 2
There la Just ono sure way to be hanov
and that Is to make others happy.
Making others happy does not always
mean giving them pleasure, however
It may mean helping them to bear naln
and that Is the "hospital way'" or
happlfylng people.
In this fine way every Philadelphia
hospital Is helping to make two sets of
people happy the ones who rive
through them and the ones who receive
through them.
This Is especially true of the Charity
Hospital of the City of Philadelphia
1711 Vine street, for It cares for and
relieves the poor who can't do for them
selves. Just now this hospital which never
charges any one for any service
needs new window screens. They will
coat a couple of hundred dollars and
every one knows how necessary thev
are for sick persons. '
If you feel It would be a good way to
Invest soms of your money, before you
forget this need send a check or money
order to Drexel A Co., Phlladelnhla
asking that It be used for screens In
this hospital which haa been a real
refuge In time of pain and suffering
ever since 11. "
Leak for Little Jogrney No, S next
Batnrdar.
This advertisement '! paid .for by
Philadelphia miller, r
PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION
WASniXOIOS, .Vol 10.
President M'thon haucd a proclamation
last night actlino June 3 a$ the date for
the registration of the Proposed selective
service national armu of 600.000 men t to
be raised under the terms of the army
draft bill. After quoting the provisions
of the armv bill he said:
Now. therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of tho United States, do cnll
upon the Governor of each of tho sev
eral States nnd Territories, tho board of
commlsloncrs of the District of Colum
bia nnd all officers r.nd agents of the
sovcral States nnd Territories, of the
District of Columbia nnd of tho coun
ties and municipalities therein to per
form certain duties in the execution of
tho foregoing law, which duties will bo
communicated to thorn directly in reg
ulations of even date herewith.
And I do further proclaim nnd give
notlco to nil persons subject to regis
tration In the sovcral States nnd in tho
District of Columbia In nccordnnco with
tho nbovo law that the timo nnd placo
of such reglbtratlon nhnll lie between
7 n. m. nntl !! p. in. on tho fifth day of
June, 1917, at tho registration place In
the precinct wherein they havo their
pormannnt homos. Thoso who shall
havo attained their twenty-first birth
day anil who shall not havo nttnlned
their thirty-first birthday on or beforo
the day here named nro required to
register, excepting only officers and en
listed men of tho regular army, tho
navy, tho marine corps and the Na
tional Guard and naval militia whilo .
In the service of tho United States,
mill officers In the officers' reserve corps
nntl enlisted men in tho enlisted reserve
cotps wiillo in active service. In the
Territories of Alaska, Hawaii and
Porto Rico a day for reglsttatlon will
bo named In a later pioclamatlon.
And I do chargo those who, through
klckness, shall bo unable to present
themselves for registration that they
apply on or beforo the day of regis
tration to tho county clerk of the county
whore they may bo for Instructions as
to how they may bo registered by agent.
Those who expect to bo absent on the
day named from tho counties in which
they havo their permanent homes may
register by mail, but their mailed regis
tration cards muspt reach tho places in
which they have their permanent homes
by tho day named herein. They should
apply as soon as practicable to tho
county clerk of tho county wherein
they may be for Instruction as to how
they may accomplish their registration
by mall. In caso such persons as,
through sickness or absence, may be
unable to present themselves personally
for registration shall be sojourning in
cities of more than 30,000 population,
they shall apply to the city dark of the
city wherein they may be sojourning
lather than to tho clerk, of the county.
The clerks of counties nnd cities of
moro than 30,000 population in which
numerous applications from tho sick
nnd from nontesldcnts are expected, are
authorized to establish such sub
agencies and to employ and deputize
such clerical forco as may bo necessary
to accommodate these applications.
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The name of thefounderofGirard
College is written high.in theesteem of
Philadelphians. The generous wisdom
with which he disposed his generous
wealth has made him a great benefactor
of men.
The Girard Cigar was named for him
because we foresaw that this.cigar was
destined to be a benefactor'of'men. Do
you ask why? Because itnever:gets on
the smoker's nerves, never affects his
heart or his digestion, never interferes
in any way at all with his health or ef
ficiency. Never gets on your nerves
Shad..arown t0c J ,, ,,
If you are not familiar with Girard
quality, smoke a Girard today in honor
of its great namesake, whose birthday is
now being celebrated by Philadelphians.
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3IS-M1 North Xerrnth 9.
CALLING FOR ARMY DRAFT
Tho power against which we arc ar.
rayed has sought to Imposo its will
upon tho world by force. To this end
it has Increased armament until it has
changed tho faco of war. In tho sensu
in which wo havo boon wont to think
of nrmies thero aro no armies In this
struggle. Thero nro cntiro iwtlons
nrmed. Thus, tho men who remain to
till tho soli and man tho factories are
no loss a part of tho army that Is in
Franco than tho men beneath tho bat
tle flags. It must bo so with us. it is
not an army that wo must shape and
train for war, it is a nation. To this
end our people must draw close in one
compact front against a common foe.
But this cannot bo If each man pur
sues a private purpose. All must pur
suo ono purpose.
Tho nntlon needs all men; but It needs
each man, not In tho field that will
most please him, but in tho endeavor
that will best serve tho common good.
Thus, though a sharpshooter pleases to
operate a triphammer for tho forging
of great guns nnd nn expert machinist
desires to march with tho flag, tho na
tion Is being served only when the
sharpshooter marches and the machin
ist remains at his lovers. The whole
nation must he a team in which each
man shall play tho part for which he
is best fitted. To this end Congress
has provided that tho nation shall be
organized for war by selection and that
each man shall be classified for scrvlo
in tho placo to which it shall best serve
tho general good to call him.
Tho significance of this cannot be
overstated. It is a now thing In our
history and a landmark In our prog
less It Is a new manner of accepting
and vitfillins our duty to glvo our
solves with thoughtful devotion to the
common purpose of us all. It Is in no
senso a con,cription of the unwilling;
It is, rather, selection from a nation
which has volunteered in mass. It Is
no moro a choosing of thoso who shall
march with the colors; than It is a selec
tion of thoso who shall serve an equally
necessary and devoted purpose in the
industries that Ho behind tho battle
line.
The day here named is tho tints
upon which all shall present themselves
for assignment to their tasks. It Is for
that reason destined to be remembered
as ono of the most conspicuous mo
menta in our history. It Is nothing
less than the day upon which tho man
hood of the country shall step forward
In ono solid rank In defense of the
ideals to which this nation Is conse
crated. It Is Important to those Ideals
no less than to tho prldo of this genera
tion In manifesting Its dovotlon to
them, that there be no gaps in the
tanks.
Kesigns From North Wales Board
NORTH WALKS. Pa., May 19. Declar
ing "that ho found It wns Impossible" to
work In harmony with tho rest of the board.
Dr II F Sllfer, of North Wales, lias re
signed from tho Board of Kducatlon. At
various times for twenty-six years Doctor
Sllfer has been annember of the board, and
Is a former president of that organization.
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