-Tjpwiriv "iP 'wry-' i X"1' tf -,"" - 1 pictorial" SECTION PAGES 18,19,20 JJ3STR4,, f?bmt Hr j. imunn SPORTS EXTRA VOU HI- NO. 213 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1917 CoMaiaiiT, 1017. t mi ruiua Liion CouriNt PRICE TWO CENTS St lU. S. TAKES FIRST STEPS "IL,. Ji r, ilil D REPUBLICANS TO DRAFT MEN FREE IN CITY Lane and Vare Place Regis trars' Services at Mayor's Disposal LATEST SPORTS FOR CONTROL OF FOOD PHILADELPHIANS TRAINING AT FORT NIAGARA I . Nv-M &kl " M - I . ' "' ' '' I JET5, - . dl. t"f' te4. - ' v . j- nw ' r-K,f,. .. ku: 111 t - ' ' - &1J El'' ' ; . ' Hi PjLO-FRENCH t ARfllES RENEW m OFFENSIVE Lpivelle Captures Several Lines in Champagne and. Take 800 Prisoners JFURIOUS BATTLE RAGING British and French forces struck an Mhtr Joint offenslvo blow today. Field Minhal Haig's troops took additional wtlonii bt the Ilindenburg lino positions, vi General Nivello's noilus achieved a lllmilant success in tho capture of "several I flHMa,M of ttprmnn trnnnlip nn t lin ,inrtll Wriopea of Mont Cornillet. The British advance was registered in Se sector embracing Bullecourt and Fon-aWnes-les-Crolsllles, the foundation for if Oppy-Qucant part of, tho Ilindenburg line. It was made rinsnlto massing of Jonnlilable fresh German divisions from tt PltttctAn A ,The Frencli gains were all in the Cham- rno aistrlct, In that section rrom elma east to Auberive, where six weeks General Nlvelle started the general WTentlve timed with Mm nrltlsh drive on itVllAl KlRwumption of tho offenslvo by tho lwco-Britlsh lines comes after nearly Ae6ks lull. Thcro had been conslder Jyie flghtlnc nt nnllspniirt on tho British KH and that village was Anally gained vj the 'British, but thero was no gen ttil "d;lve" apparent in tho action. On L French front General Nivello's troops AS" oeen kept busy repelling unceasing Ives of German counter-attacks, UttTiM,..., ... .. . . ii. I-,-,- fw.cu or me mrst part in mo oum- i relieve pressure on I.aon. PARIS. May 21. General Klvelle'a troona started another Mlve today. papture of neveral lines of German LEtachea in th Mm-nnviuioi-a si-tnr. on the rthern elopes of Cormllle,t, with 800 prls- f" "Ken, was reported In today's offlclal Jtement as th Are, tlit rAmilt P War OH1p nlrt nf n ronmntlllmi nf LtUH M(, t..- . .. .. ISJf' whole front. U""s tho t'hemln-dtj-Uames front an ConllniUMl tin I'are Tour, Column Three Memorial in rhnoo In Inmlnn ILOKtvmt . - - . - r, ;;,"" aly i. Memorial services tor K-Jr. ,JePh If. Choate were held at St. K-' :r.T" v iiurcn, Yesiminster, toaay. 2" mpae present were Ambassador and L. former I'remler Asqulth and Na Lluton . A detail at target practice i's shown above a panoramic view of the fort, which is now Riven 'over to purposes of an officers' training camp. Among the I'hiladelphians "doinK his bit" at Fort Niagara is Reginald Wright Kauffman, novelist, who is shown at the left. 2 NURSES DEAD FROM BURSTING Explosive That Killed Red Cross Volunteers May Have Been Defective TAMPERING SUSPECTED AN" AMITIUCAN POUT. May 21. Two lied Cross nurses on their way to tho front In France on the American steam ship Mongolian were killed In a mysterious explosion ot a shell when that vessel was 250 miles ,oft port. They arp Mrs IMIth Ayers, of Chicago, and Mrs. Helen Burnett Woods, of hvanston, III. Another nurse was Injuced. The Mongolia arrUed in port today with flags at half-mast and reported the tragedy. The suggestion that a defective Micll may havo caused the death of the two nurses was made by persons who were recent pas sengers on the American liner St. Louis. They declared some cif the shells used oh the St. I-ouls exploded near tho muzzles of the guns, and that one exploded In u piece, rendering It unfit for use. The gun crew. It was stated, complained of tho defctlc shells. COMMANDANT'S STATKSIIJNT Major Fred A. Besley, a professor In Northwestern University, Chicago, who was In command of the hospital unit, this after noon gave tho following account of tho accident: "An unaold.iule accident duilng target nractlco on the steamship carrying the Northwestern University Ilaso Hospital No. 12 occurred Sunday afternoon, lesultlng In the Instant death of two nurses. Miss IJmnia Continued on I'uae l'our, Column Tho AMERICAN LEAGUE TAKES $100,000 LIBERTY BONDS Ban Johnson Announces Each Club to Carry Pro Rata Share of Loan CHIOACIO. May 21. The American Leaeue. In offlclal session here, attested its patriotism today In a most substantial manner by a subscription of $100,000 to the I bertv Fund. President Ban Johnson made this significant and Interesting announce ment this afternoon. According to the statement given out, the Plan agreed upon is for the eight clubs in the league to bear their pro rata sub icrln3on?or ilS.EOO for each club. The acton of the league was widely and favor ably commented upon and Is expected to prove, a forerunner for a like expression on the part of other baseball organisations, Copyright American TrMi AfOcUtlon. WHOLE NATION RISES TO TARE LIBERTY LOAN Rich and Poor Join in Mighty Rally to Fi nance War WORKERS HELPED TO BUY NKW YORK. May 21. The United .States' first utTensle of the ,var the 52,000.000,000 Liberty Loan drive Is In full swing today. UeportB gathered by the United Press from eery part of the country showed the nation's energies con centrated In a tremendous effort to make tho Issue a winner. Millions of people aro engaged In the campaign In scores nf cities nnd towns the walls aro plastered with slogans "Buy .i bond for our baby," "King the Liberty Hell again," "Finance jour boy on tho fir ing line," "Put a bond in every home." Somo cities report slow sales, due to nn Idea that the loan Is ocrsubscrlbed. Head quarters here declare It Is not half sub scribed. Capital and labor ar allied, bankers and tollers hao Joined hands, and every art of advertising, as well as sermons, speeches, parades and patriotic revivals, aro being used to inako the hundred million realize tho loan must be made a success by their united efforts. Pittsburgh's pledge Is $30,000,000; th" allotment $50,000,000. Hoy Scouts dis tributing cards, 200 bond salesmen and 100 orators are leading the tight New York took two powerful shoit-arm punches at the Liberty Loan. Hilly Sunday delivered one and the big department stoteb the other. "Liberty Loan booths," In led, white and blue, were opened In the Fifth avenue and downtown shopping-center stores, with pretty and efficient young women In charge. "Dig down, you folks." Billy Sunday told New York today, "and get behind the t!oernment In this new loan. Kierybody with $50 buy a bond. I'm going to buy a few." Bethlehem Steel will take several million dollars worth for Its employes. Harris- Centlnurd on Vtie l'our. Column Four WHAT M AY HAPPEN IN IIASEDALL TODAY NATIONAL LUACIUE Club. Won Ixit l'.C. ' Win Loe Clllruico 28 11 .887 .816 .817 New York ..IS H .MS .887 .SIR PhllleH 18 U .810 .634 .815 Nt. l-oul,, 14 IS ,SIU .538 .500 Cincinnati . . 13 11 .408 .44 .301 llo.ton 9 14 .301 ,417 ,373 llrookljn ... O 14 .391 .417 .315 l'itUkurah . 10 SO .333 .333 .323 AMERICAN LKAOUU Club. Won Lout IVC. lloton IS 10 .843 N.w York 11 10 .830 Chiton it 13 ,8t9 Clertiana ., ...,., 1 18 .SIB M. Loul 15 H .493 Uiuhlniton 13 17 .433 iwtroit 11 1 .370 AlhMlM . t to ,ZM All iuh Dotpnt4-raia. ' '. SENATE HEARS 'DRY' DEMANDS IN WAR CRISIS Hoover Takes Charge as "Food Boss" and Con gress Plans Action PRICE FIXING DEFERRED Hoover Is Millionaire and Man of Large Affairs HOOVElt, an American engineer, who mndo a vast fortune in South Africn, estimated to bo more than $5,000,000, has lived in Eng land for the last few years nnd was resident there when he undertook chairmanship of the American Com mission for tho Relief of Belgium in 19M. Distributed approximately $27B, 000,000 in food supplies nnd money in Belgium. Still chairman of the commission nnd will continue so unless his duties as Food Controller here in terfere. Asking for $00,000,000 lonn from this Government for Belgium, half of which was recently advanced. Modest and industrious man, rare ly giving nn opinion. WASHINGTON, May 21. Herbeit C. Hooxor was on thn Job today. The newly named fooil controller was busy with plans which aro expected to prevent a food famine In this country Mr. Homer plans to co-operato with the Federal Trnrto Commission In his general plans and al ready has taken pains to set at rest re ports that he wai not In complete nccord with Secretary Houston and the Depart ment of Agriculture. An oerwhelmlng desire to put the United Slates on the water wagon, at least partly, developed today. When the food legisla tion came up for discussion It met a flood of amendments designed to cut off every thing In the way of stimulants. "pnOHIBITlON i'nc-KD Wiien tho deluge passed the Scuate'faced the following: An amendment by Senator Jones, Washington, empowering President Wit son to i-onunandeer all Intoxicating lln uors In tho country to rc-dlstlll them for use In munitions manufacture. A second amendment by Jones, prohib iting use of grains and other foodstuffs In manufacture of any Intoxicants for use other than In the manufacture of muni tions or for mechanical and medicinal purposes. An amendment by Senator Thompson. Kansas, prohibiting manufacture, of In toxicants for beverages An nmendment by Senator Cummins, pm'ilhltlng uso of grains nnd cereals In manufacture of intoxicants for bever ages An amendment by Senator Wadswnrth, New York, prohibiting use of foodstuffs In manufacture of distilled spirits, es tablishing a maximum of 4 per cent alco hol In the manufacture of beers and wines, and authorizing tho Secretary of the Treasury to stipulate the percentage of alcohol permitted In beers or malt liquors manufactured or Imported Into the United States. Tho Senate was In the mood to grant some form of "war prohibition " "Drys" are absolute v confident that manufacture of distilled spirits at least will be stopped. Continued on Tnro Four. Column FIto PHILS KNOCK DOUGLASS FROM MOUND IN SECOND Five -Hits and Three Runs End Cubs' First Pitcher and Pren- dergast Relieves Him CIIICA(il) Hrirr, . I lark. rf. lolt, -Mi. Mrrklr. Hi. William, if. Mnnn. If. Wllwin. e. I (en I. 3b. loMis'nB, l rrrnurciit. riiiu.iKs PaNkrrt. rf. llnnrroft. . stuck, 3I. fmiith, r'. Ahlttrri. If. l.'itlrr"H. lb, NVhc.IT. Sti, Klllcfrr, r. Riser, V Atlrmlinrr. 6300. By ROBERT W. MAXWELL PHILLIES' BALL PAHK. May 21. Just to show the pesky Cubs that a om nia lead in the first half of the tecond Inning docMi't mean muo:i moro than ono run our Phils vame acrosj with four tallies In their part of th- Mime frame. It happened this way. Cravath celebrated his first time at bat by flying to Mann, then Whltted poled out a single to right and Luderus came through with another In the same direction. Captain Fred and his able understudy who left fields when he doesn't pinch hit at first, pulled off a nifty double steal that placed tnem in positions m mum. when Bert Nlehoff sent a long single to left center. Klllefer followed BUlt. only giving the ball a ride to right. The climax was reached when even Kppft Jeptha banged a slnglo, also to right, and Nlehoff came In with the third run. At this Juncture Mr. Douglass bid the 6500 funs adieu and Pren j..n..f r..H ii Phillies' machine guns. After Pakkert went out, iiancroii urove a single to right and Klllefer scored. The Cubs scored one In their half of the second on Dougas's single. FinST INNINO Zelder lined to Nlehoff. Nlehoff threw Flack out. Doyle grounded to Luderus. No runs, no hits, no errors. Paskeit singled to center. Bancroft forced Paskert. Merkle to Zelder. Stock forced Bancroft. Zelder to Doyle. Mock died stealing, Wilson to Zelder. No runs, one hit. no errors. SECOND INNING Merkle walked. On Williams's bunt, Continued on I'M Two, Column tn BASEBALL SCORES CHICAGO 0 10 0 0 . - , PHILLIES '....0 ! 0 0 0 - DmiKlnss. I'midtrgAtt, Wilson; Itlxty. Killcfcr. KlglcT fltttl Orlli. NATIONAL LEAGUE CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 1 BOSTON 000000 Schneider and ClnrU; Tyler imtl Gowdy. ST. LOUIS 1 '1 0 1 ' " , . BROOKLYN 0 0 0 1 Wendows nnd Gonzales; Cheney and-MUler. i'ITTSBUKGII 10 0 NEW YORK 1 12 0 OTHUIl MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES TOSTrONKD ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Tim LoulivUto rnce, 0 furlough Kinney, 112, Connolly, 911.10, f-0.00, $-1.20, won; 1'nlntnble, 112, Kcl&nv, $10.80, ?7, second; Arch riottor, 110, Klcoser, Q0, third. Time, 1.13 '1-5. Third Jamaica race, tho Carendon handicap, 3-yearrolds and up, 3700, 1 1-10 miles Al M. Dick, 111. Williams, 4 to 1, 8to 5, 7 to 10. won; rein Rock, 1M, Butwoll, 11 to 5, 1 to 5, 2 to 5, second; Dorcas, 10i!, J. MoTaggnit, 30 to 1, 10 to 1, 5 to 1, third. Time, 1.16 l-5. f " HUGHES REPRESENTS N: Y.'IN PITTSBURGH LIFE CASE ALBANY, N. Y May 21. Former Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hughes was today appolntcn a deputy attorney general to riprc&eut tho insurance department In connection with proceedings against tho Pittsburgh Life Instiranre Company,. of Pittsburgh. REARGUMENT OF ANTI-TRUST SUITS ORDERED WASHINGTON, May 21. Tho Supremo Court today ordered re argument of all tho big nnli-trust suits against the Harvester Com pany, tho Steol Corporation, tho United Shoe Machinery Company and the Lehigh and Heading- Railway. $10,000,000 MOTOR CAR COMPANY CHARTERED DOVER, Del., May 21. Tho Preston Moton Car Company, to manufacture nud sell motors, was 'incorporated here today with a capital btocl; of Sl0,000,000. Tho incorporators aro F. D. Buck, M. L. Horty, K. K. Ingfleld, Wilmington, Del. ATLANTA TO HAVE ANOTHER TRAINING CAMP WASHINGTON, May 21. The War Department announced to day that Atlanta, Ga., had been chosen as the site for another can tonment camp for training of National Guardsmen. Atlanta will have two divisional camps. DECREASE IN P. R. T.'S NET EARNINGS While tho gross earnings of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company in the month of April showed an increase of 5181,023, being 2,456,300, the net earnings gained only $45,510, that item being $1,073,352. This was duo to the increase in operating expenses, which was 3138,527. Tho total operating expenses were Sl,382,087. FARMERS URGED TO ANNOUNCE LABOR REQUIREMENTS Need of definite Information as to farmer's requirements for farm workern was emphaslted todayby the farm enrollment station of the Philadelphia Bourse. The station has 200 experienced farm hands enrolled and waiting for service as soon as farmers make known their needs and ask for men. Federal agricultural officials have announced the ned of farm labor, but there are few details as to wages and the kind of men wanted. Individual farmers are asked to communicate with the enrollment bureau In the Bourse Building. Tho Federal agents In th Bourse today called upon farmers In and about Philadelphia to gt Into Immediate com munication with the Bourse, cither by calling- In person or by f 'im- Experi enced hands will be selected and taken from the station by farmfcljgr.; -ileal!. ..V-- SMITH QUICKLY ACCEPTS Philadelphia Only City in Which Registration Will Cost Gov ernment Nothing David II. Lane, chairman of the Repub lican Olty Committee, today called upon Mayor Smith and offered to the city the services of nil registrars and other elec tion oniclals of the Itepubllcan organization In tho selective draft registration June 5. Lane told the Mayor that these men would glvo their services without compensation. Lane was accompanied by Congressman William S. Vare. Ho told the Mayor he would place all assessors at the disposal of the city, so that If any Question arose as to the eligibility of certain Phlladel phlana, the data could be easily obtained. The Mayor accepted Lane's offer. The Mayor's acceptance places the elec tion oinclals ct the 131E divisions of the city at the disposal of tho city on registration day. Tho national Government has ap propriated money to pay election officials, hut Lane's offer of the services of his men will result In o preat saving to the Govern ment. So far as Is known, Philadelphia Is the only city In the land which will give the country a registration day without ex pense to the Government. The Mayor exuressed his deep apprecia tion of the patriotism of the election of ficials of the Itepubllcan Organization. "We are pleased nt this time," be said. to havo deeds Instead of words. The act of these men In offering their services free on registration day shows that Philadelphia, the blrthplaco of liberty, still abounds with the kind of patriotism that counts." CORHECT ItRrtlSTHATION HOUnS A mistake In some ct the mimeographed copies of the President's proclamation 're garding registration for conscripts was cor rected today by the War Department, ao cordlng'to dlepatches from Washington. The hours for registration are from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m., not from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. According to Hampton S. Thomas, re corder of the Registration Commission, Philadelphia has about US, 000 men of con script age. Clerks In the County Commis sioners' ofllce estimate the number between HE.OQO and 125,000. Government officials at Washington have made an estimate of 175.0,00 The total ,numbex -of mean.reglitered.foc the last election was 305,000. The asses sors' books contained the names bf 465,000, This leaves 1(10,000 men. who were eligible for registration,, but did n6t tike advantage of -It." Mr." Thomas estimates one-third of the 465,000 men as being of conscript age. EMPRESS, 7-10 FAVORITE, TAKES JAPANESE SPRINT Butwell, on Drastic, Beaten by Mid night Sun for Place in Opener JAMAICA, L. I., May 21. The veteran Jimmy Butwell made a game attempt to send Drastic home a winner In the opening five-furlong eent here this afternoon but Empress, the well-backed favorite, had the necessary speed and led Midnight Sun and Drastic to the wire. The bookies pifld 7 to 10, 1 to 3 and out on the winner. Midnight Sun carried a price of 9 to 2, t to 6 and 7 to 10. Ilutwcll's mount paid 3 to 2 for show. Summary: FII1ST HACK, two-ifar-oldn, 1300 added, S urlonia: . Kmoreii, 109. O'llrlen. 7 to 10 1 to 3 out 2. Ml.lnUht Sun. 113. Trnxltr 9 to 2 R to li 7 to 10 3. Dmatlr. MS llutwell.. 8 to 1 3 to 1 3 to 2 Time. 1 01 l-.V J'oor Joe. (loblln, llrocMella, Sharulon Pacnnlnt und IMay Toy alio ran. HKCU.NIi ItAfK. thrct-yrar-olda, aelllni. purae SSoo. il furlonEs: i KUta. 10H, Trolsc. , .... U to .1 7 to 10 1 to 3 J. Onwa. 11(1, Krhuttlnscr. H to 1 7 tu 1U 1 to .1 3. Owaga, 111. Collins 0 to 1 S to 1 even Time. 1:14 !-3 Htart uood, won drlvlne. plara aame Marion II. Hickory Nut, Verde, Almea T. and alory Hello atan ran. Woodbino Results FIUHT ItACE, threo-year-olda and upward. aelllnK, a,-mlle: 1 Alel Otz. HM nnhlnson.J2l.il 111,20 IT.UO 2 Kddlo Henry. 103. Ilrstr 7.30 S.80 3 Hondo-. lUS. Oourlev . . . , n.oo Time. 1:14. Valerie Weat, Uollna. ltlue Fox. Early Hlght. Ileauly Spot, Ocean Trtnce and ArtMnhulus alao ran. 8KCO.NII HACK, two-i ear-old'. 4 furlnnta: 1. May Illoom. 107, Mink 13.40 12.30 12.30 2. Sea Froth. 107 Cooper 2.40 2.40 3. Twelve llella. 107. I'arrlns- ton 2, SO Time. :I8 3-S. Henrher. niarkburn, Judge Perry and Stanley Kay alao ran. M'GKAW DOES HIS DIT Leader of Giants Pleads for Army, Navy and Marino Enlistments NEW YORK. May 21 John McGraw did his bit today. Standing on a rough wooden platform In a downtown building McGraw pleaded for army, navy and marine corps enlistments. A room full of young men from downtown New York offices cheered the Giants' leader. Scattered through the room were several members of the Giants excused from morn ing practice so they could listen to McGraw appeal for fighting men. Harry Hempstead, president of the club, heard the talk from a seat on tho platform. Reading Coal Chief Mechanic Dies POTTSVILLE. Pa.. May 21. George W. Good, master mechanic of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, died at his residence here today after a few days' Illness, THE WEATHER FOHECABT For Philadelphia and vicinity Unset tled weather tonight and Tuesday, uHth probably showers; not much change In temperature; moderate to fresh easterly urtnds. Ijy,0Tll 0" DAY Bun rlaea....4:40 a.m.) Sun nti......7:13p.m.Uoon south ,12.30 p.m, DKUWAKK HIVEB, TIDE CHANGES CHESTNUT BTIinET Utah water1... 128 a-m.l!lh water.., 1:45 p.m. Low water.. .8:48 a.m,ILov water. . .SttOp.rs, TEMPfcBATURE AT EACH HOCB 61 oi i6i TriiSijr. gf 3rio 5TTari?rw mt, 67T76TTTOrftit 4 1 r Jf e - . h i L." vsx: .SfcufiA'il n , 'Jk &dl
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