,zf 4'WHRf " Tf &JV IJFTV4P,,V -r K I n I si PICTORIAL SECTION PAGES 20, 21,22 VOL. III. NO. 215 NIVELLE TAKES THREE LINES ON AILETTE FRONT "French Capture German Defenses in unensive Against Laon PARIS REPORTS GAINS IN VAUCLEKU SECTOR 'Violent Attacks" Carry Allied Troops Forward in Chevreux Sector LULL ON BRITISH FRONT B HENRY WOOD WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE CHAMPAGNE, May 23. Steel-clad canal and river monitors re effectively aiding the French ad ranee in the Mount Cornillet sector. The little vessels have participated in the bombardment with as much success ii they did in the battle of the Sommc last fall. In the section where they are utttl the monitors can disappear into bomb-proofs built along the sides of the waterways they utilize, thus giving thm the advantage of critable river marines. Presumably these monitors arc being used on the River Suippe. French t loops, pushing their offensive for the domination of the Ailette Valley, hading to Laon, captured threo lines of trenches today The Rains were east of Chevreux. Advances in the legion be- 'twetn Vauclerc and California plateaus fare also reported by Paris. No activity of importance is repoitcd ffrotn the British fiont. The Germans ttombarded heavily the parts of the Hin- denburg line held by the British, but no peat attacks wore undertaken by either tide toaay on the Italian' fiont, too, a lull seems 'to have followed tho hard fighting of the tist few days. Evidently General Ca- sdorna Is both consolidating his new posl don and preparing for further and mote decisive operations on the Isonzo front. IJvlces from rtomo today are to the effect if Ms real objective Is I-albach, the Seat of the Austrian hoadciuarters on the i Italian front and a big center of opera- tlojia from which tho whole movements ef the Austrian army, are directed. FRENCH BLOW HALTS GREAT GERMAN DRIVE By HENRY WOOD with Tin: fju:.'ch armies at the CHAMPAGNE FHONT, May 23 General Nlvcllo's new offensive, begun Sunday and thunderously continuing, fote itilled a gigantic German counter-offensle . move. Prisoners from German lines revealed t the enemy plans today Their explanations Conlinuril on 1'ase Two. Colnmn Fire 1ITE TO PROTECT RAILWAY HOLDINGS t More Than 500 Investors Cohibine Represent $5, 000,000,000 of Securities 1 SEE PERILS TO LINES BALTIMORE, May 23. ait..-., i .t . . .. ,, "niii-u ny me appeals jor a coumiy- trlde effort to protect their Interest dur- "01 the present world crisis. BOO or more netors, representing more than $5,000,- MO,000 of railroad securities, today laid felr foundation for a permanent organl- tloa at a conference held today at the Hotel Emerson The visitors are here at the Invitation of S Davles Warfleld. chalr- KJnan of the board of directors of the Sea- ,wrd Air Line Itallway Company and P'eildent of the Continental Trust Com paajr, and was the most remarkable gath ering of its kind ever held in this city fc Jvjst before adjournment for lunch. Wade J- Looper, president of the United States MTlnga Bank, and also the Union Savings Jitnk, of Washington, made a motion that ps be taken at once to make the organlza jwi a permanent one In this connection, " BUfKested that n rnmmlMiiA on normft. int organization be appointed and sub- iea as members A G Clapham, presl jot of the Commercial National Bank, of Washington : Major E C Duncan, president J 1e Merchants' Natloral Bank, of Ra W1W. Jf. C ; John G Lonsdale president I Continued on rate Twot Column Six THE WEATHER pr Philadelphia and vicinity Unset ? this attemnnn nnrihi rlnuiiu and ?'&T tonto:.'t; Thursday fair and cool; JjMfc wrsterly winds. 1.RNOTII OF DAV 2 SlV i.l'.iE-l'."". "!.." 5-J2E p ntu f.m jkioon iouiuii . hEUVWARE RIVER TIDE CHANGES l'lfVB1vtltiM snnmftm lEJw mr"3'MrmntKh watflr.. Bllp.mr p.fT rt(tr..lO'lT m m It .r . w 1fl HI n nt. TPllbim ik'.H . ... ........ Crtr--JLt-Vfc,tlJ"K AT KAUi uutn fcL 1 .10 111 lol tj' ! I '41 & tSLCMT &nT63'T62 1 "63 l"63 I 63 1 JLS ' &1L63T02 T 63 1 63 1 631 I in U. S. Fleet IL it ituetunn VH rPV HUNGARIAN PREMIER OUT Resignation of Count Stephen Tisza, leader of the ministry, is announced in press dispatches from Budapet. BANKS REPORT HUGE SALES OF LIBERTY BONDS Philadelphia Heeds Call of Uncle Sam to Help Win War MILLIONS IN WILMINGTON Uncle Sam asked Philadelphia to lend him $175,000,000 to kill rriisslani-im Philadelphia has responded with such an outburst of patriotism tlrvt the echo ti car ried direct to the Kaiser Action and not words is this city's slocan when the prin ciples of the Old Liberty Bell are at Btake, and this Is what happened today concern ing the Liberty Bond campalRti Heie Is how The Franklin National Bank announced to the General Committee that It had received applications nmountlnR to more than $2,250,000 and that this flguro rep resented small subscriptions ranging fiom $50 to $1000 Then came the Fidelity Trust Com pany with the report that Its clients had subscribed for more than $1,500,000 of the loan Before these amounts were tabulated Johnson Ward, appeared at headquarters "Wilmington hinker? ' he announced." "ate organized for an active campaign and assure us that they will sell $15,000 000 of the Liberty Bonds That will represent Delaware share In the Phila delphia district campaign " These were the striking features of the day's activities, but not a dull momont was recorded b the general committee Genuine "pep" was injected Into the cam paign at a meeting of the trained bond salesman In the Belle;v ue-Stratford shortly Contlnurd nn l'nre Two. Column Thrw KING GEORGE GREETS U. S. HOSPITAL FORCE His Majesty and Queen Shake Hands With 20 Doctors and 60 Nurses LONDON. May 23 King Geoige, Queen Mary and the Prin ce's Mary toda formally received Major Gilchrist, twenty surgeons, sixty nurses and five stenographers composing the first American army medical unit to land In England en route to the fiont The HritiMi royal family Informally shook hands with every one of the Amerlcnns and chatted with the doctors and nurpes. ' It Is vth the utmost pleasure and satis faction," the "King said, In a formal speech, "that the Queen and I velcome the firet detachment of the American army landed on our shores since the great republic ie solved to Join In the world's struggle for the Ideals of lis civilization "It Is characteristic of the humanity and chivalry ever evinced by America that the nation's first assistance to the Allies should be In connection with a profession under the head of work of mercy " Ambassador Page made the prebentatlons of the doctors nnd nurses Some of the latter were noticeably flustered but for the most part the girls kept cool heads Some of them, at the head of tho line, tried to accomplish a curtsey, but failed dismally Those behind, noting such failures, confined themselves to mere bows as the King and Queen shook hands democratically with them , , .... For the first time In the history of Huck Ingham Palace, also, the reception of the American medical unit was the occasion fcr a grant of special' permission to newspaper. men to witness the presentation. LONDON. May 23 A second American army medical unit arrived In England to day. The unit arriving In England today Is base hospital unit No 2 from the Presby terlan Hospital, New York The unit was composed of tnenty-six physicians, sixty five nurses and 153 privates. George K Brewer, of New York. Is director of the unit Weather Clearing;, Despite Warning Storm warnings Issued In Washington for display of signals along the coast from Eastport. Me., to Tybee Island, Ga . will not-be borne out by disturbances In and about Philadelphia, lotal Weather Bureau officials said today. The storm warning, are for shipping only, and caution mar ners against high winds Ita n In rmiadelphfft Is virtually over and a clearing Is In sight, It was piedlcted. Willard D. Straight Gete Commission WASHINGTON, May IJ, Willard P Straight, president of the International Banking Corporation of p NW W, and formerly an officer of J. P. Morgon Co. iiiv mi commissioned a major in tne I adjutant-general's reserve corps. - - is Brilliantly Described in a Series of adjutant-general's reserve corp trFINANCIAL EDITION I HUNGARIAN MINISTRY RESIGNS UNDER ATTACKS; YIENNA AGAIN PLANS PEACE OFFER TO RUSSIA Tisza Reported Out Austria to Give Dar danelles, Poland and Loan to Petrograd May Break With Berlin Germany Again Intriguing to Gain Conquests Takes Up "No Annexation" Cry as Mask Ribot Insists on Alsace-Lorraine and Indemnity. Socialists Prepare to Meet The ball of pence is kept rollinc in Europe. Thus far noi nation with tho exception, perhaps, of Russia has taken nny definite stand on the subject, but statements and counter statements by statesmen and semiofficial spokesmen are being made for homo and foreign consumption. The most important of today's reports is that Austria-Hunpiry will soon mnke a "penerous" offer of pence to Russia. Her terms, it is saitl, will include the freedom of the Dardanelles, the restoration of Poland, and, possibly, a large loan. The resignation of Count Tisza, Hungarian Premier, nnd bis Cabi net, is reported from Amsterdam. If true, tho report is of cxtieme importance, in view of the fact that Count Tisza, Berlin's most trusted instrument in tho dual monarchy, has been under severe attack from tho Hungarian nnd peace factions. While one report says that Austria's plan of neparntc peace with Russia is the result of conferences between Berlin nnd Vienna officials, the resignation of Count Tisza nnd his Cabinet indicates that Austria's move may lie an inde pendent one nnd thc result of serious internal troubles , n desperate need for the cessation of the wnr. Amsterdam asserts that the Central Empires have made another direct peace offer to the Allies nnd that it was rejected by the latter. There is no confirmation of this report. Germany is reported to have lenewed her propaganda for a Teuton peace. She is said to be seeking to pin her adversaries down to some concrete movo by taking up the cry of "no annexations and no indemnities." This formula, however, is interpreted by her in a way which if put into prnctical application would result in a "Hindenburg pence," giving Gcimany some valuable additions of territory. It is reported that German agents in neutral countries have been ordered to govern themselves accordingly in their agitation. What is regarded as a statement of extreme importance was the one mado by Premier Ribot of Trance in the Chamber of Deputies. Ribot expressed sympathy with the Russian slogan of "no forcible annexations and no punitive indemnities," but coupled it with the previous stand of the Allies for "restitu tion, reparation and guarantees." He gave what is regarded as France's terms of peace: The restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to France and .he payment of an indemnity by Germany. He expressed full satisfaction with the recent declara tions of the Russian .Government, but cxhojrjd -'ho Russians to rcsunvj the offensive n order to inYpose their tcrms'bf pence upon the Ctnlrnr Empires. The United States will soon issue n statement in reply to Russia's recent declarations. The statement, it is understood, will follow closely the policy indicated by Ribot. Count Hertling, Bavarian Premier, who has often been mentioned as a 8000-TON U. S. SHIP VICTIM OF U-BOAT Merchantman, With Cargo to Swiss, Sunk in Mediterranean PROBABLY GERMAN CRAFT PARIS. May 23 An SOOO-ton American ship, earning n cargo destined for Swltze'rland, h is been torpedoed and sunk In tho Mediterranean, It was announced today The name of the esel was not given. Inquiry of American shipping this after noon developed the belief that the ship sunk was one of the German liners recently seized here and pressed Into pcrvlce of tho Vnlted States merchant marine One shipping authority said the only ves sel of anywhere near 8000 tons which he knew was In the Mediterranean was one of theso German ships, which sailed recently 'bearing a cargo for Italy AMERICANS SAVED ON TWO VICTIMS OF SUBMARINES NEW YORK. May 23 Sinking of the British steamships Ilackensack and Thlstlo ard by German submarines, but with rcscuo of Americans aboard those vessels, was re ported by travelers In New York today The HacKensack was en routo to a British port from America She was tor pedoed and sunk the day after she had picked up survivors of the Swedish sailing ship Valkyrie and the Norwegian sailing ship Vestdal The Vestdal as sunk by shell fire from a U-boat John Wilson, of Pensacola, Fla , was rescued from the Hack ensack Clarence Felton of Norfolk and Louts McNeil, of Philadelphia were two American survivors of the Thlstleard The ship was the victim of an unwarned torpedo attack and sank In four minutes, but with no casualties JOFFRE AND VIVIANI ARRIVE IN PARIS Departure of French Commissioners From U. S. Kept Secret by Voluntary Censorship of Press PAIllS. May 23 Marshal Joffre and former Premier Vlvlanl arrived In Paris this evening, completing their mission to the United States, Marshal Joffre, Vice Premier Vlvlanl and other members of the French war com mission sailed from New York May 15 Their departure was kept such a, close secret under the voluntary censorship that H was generally believed the Frenchmen were still In Washington, They sailed on the same steamship that brought tnem over. STRAt. yv Jx c, PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, ( ontlniiril on filler Light. Column Our EXPLAINS WILSON TERlf "SPECIAL GRIEVANCE" Senator Lewis Clarifies Meaning of President's Phrase, Mis understood by Some Persons WASHINGTON Mav II In a rcmarknblo speeth torti Senator Lewis Illinois, replied tn crltlis of 1'iesl deut Wilsons speech to the dircitois of the American Itcd ('ios In which the President said this count! y had "no special griev ance" upon entering tho war. "Theto has been n great misapprehension ns to what the President meant." Lewis said "I bcllevo I may say he meant this cnuntr had no one particular grievance, but did have broad grounds world ilitnocrac and the rights of mankind " Lewis said if the present "ml'apprchcn slop were allowed to continue the Govern ment would have difficulty float'ng Its bonds and pursuing Its mllltnr progiam" Lewis declared the President "sulfcml unfortunate experiences" when he spoke ox tempoianenusly nnd refened to the Phila delphia addre.es In which the President declared the L'nlted States might be 'too proud to fight " Declaring that tnanv people In Illinois had received circulars from n certain agency setting forth the President h Idea that "no grievance" Is held by this countrv In the war, Lewis said "The Interrogation will blaze up before the ejes of the people 'Why hacrlflce the children? Why give the imiifj " Wh bankrupt tho future' Why have this food control nnd apparent dictatorship upon the events and conduct of mankind In America" What the President meant, Lewis de clared, was that America had "no specific grievance " The President meant America's grievance was 'not special from that which was had by other countries that is the grievance of France, Britain and the grievance of democ racy. Americas grievance Is not special from the grievance of mankind " The President's ue nf the word was el mologlcallv and rhetorically correct Mis understanding spoken of by Senator Lewis, may have occurred in the minds of slovenly writers and speakers, whose usage is collo quial rather than exact. Such persons mis use "special" In a negative or Indifferent sense Such a phase as "ne special griev ance" to them would mean virtually no grievance at all. and not as the President signified no "particular" or "specific" griev ance. Man's Body Found in River The body of an unidentified man was found floating In the Delaware lllver off Arch street wharf thl morning There were no distinguishing marks about the clothing or ody The description given by the police follows'! Height, five feet and seven inches; age about forty-five carsi smooth shaved, dark suit, black lace shoen and pink shirt The body is at the morgue 500 Villistas Surrender WASHINGTON, May 23. Five hundred Villistas Jiave surrendered to Carranza forces at Chihuahua, according to Informa- tlon reaching the State Department toaay , Articles by Gouyerneur Morris, Beginning in Tomorrow itbttt 1917 Cortaiom, 1017. QUICK MEXICANS CAUGHT SMUGGLING MUNITIONS EL TASO, Tex.. May 23. Caught in the act of passinR lnige quantities of munitions ncioss the Ilio Giantlc into Mexico three Mexicans were at rested near rnbens, Tex., Inst night, bolder pattol tioops of tho Eighth United States Cavnliy tcportcd todny. Twenty Mexicans have been nrrcsttd for the came offensa nloug thu border MANN SAYS HE'LL VOTE AGAINST WAR TAX BILL . WASHINGTON. May 23. Republican Leader Mnnit announce! in the Houso tills nftcroon that be would vote against tbr wnt tax bill because "it attempts to tnlso too much money by dltect taxes." TREASURY CERTIFICATES SUBSCRIPTION CLOSED The l'cdoinl Resetvu Rank of Philadelphia announced this after noon that the bubacilptton lists foi the United States Tienattiy 3 1-1 per cent ceitifieatcs weie closed nt 2 o'clock. SAMUEL REA FAVORS U. S. REGULATION OF PURCHASES WASHINGTON. May 23. Tlte Intel s,tatc Commeico Commission today opened a healing to bhippeis on the 15 per cent nttvnnce into in height. Samuel Rea, picsideut of the Pennsylvania Rallicart, the first witness, said ho fnvoicd Government legulation of tho puichase of tailiond supplies. TOMMIES HAIL NEWS OF PERSHING'S COMING H WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS WITH THK KIMTISH AKMILS IN THE FIELD, May 2.1.' lhe Tommies got word today that (icncral Pershing' seasoned veterans were "soon to be lighting.vvith them. "Well, the Kaiser's got another disagreeable surprise com ing lo him," remarked one mud-covered bombardier from the front trench as he rolled back of the lines for rest. "He probably didn't figure on how quickly the United Slates could put forces into the fijrht." Everywhere along the front, soldiers and ofliccrs nlike. hailed the news with delight. LISHON UNDER MARTIAL LAW TO QUELL FOOD RIOTS I'AIIIS .Mn J3-.Mmtlal Law lias been declared In Lisbon, Portugal, ai the icsull of food i into theie. ntcoidliiK to n ilisii.ttch received hero today. SNOW AND ICE f'Al.r.MI"!', Mlclt, .Mav "i Xoithcrn accompanied b u heavy snnnstoim today. Ktvveennvv Point oast hevnnd Maiuettc FOUR DUTCH VILLAGES WIPED OUT BY FIRE AMSTERDAM, May 2i - A sro.it flio Is taRlnR In Drentjte Piovlnce. which bnideis on (!cinitinv Tout Ullages have been wiped out and tho flames are. spreading Tho lire started in a peat bog AMERICAN WAR AVIATOR WINS BRITISH CROSS PAItIK, Mnv 23 Adjutant Itaoul Luffboiry, of New York, ptcmler "ace" In tho Lafayette Csrudilllc. was today nvvaidcd the British military cross by direction of King George nf I'ngland ARMY TO SPEND $118,000,000 FOR AUTO TRUCKS WASHINGTON, May 23. Tho Wnr Department has set nsldo fl 18,000,000 for tho purchase of autotrucks for the army. Ftlds for 35.000 IVi-ton trucks, 30,000 3-ton truck nnd r000 motorcycles will bo opened in Chicago between June 8 nnd 11 ncNt. v NORWAY AROUSED BY SINKING OF THREE MORE SHIPS CIH5ISTIANIA .Mav 'J? 'lime .line Norwegian merchant fcltlps havo been sunk bv German nbmiino Ininglnp thf relations between this country nnd Germany t tin- 'unking point It vviih tuld tint loss of life attended tho destruction ot the ships. The names nf the vessels were not made known. SINKING MAY BRING BRAZIL INTO WAR RIO Di: JANIRUO, May 23. Piesident Bind called n special meeting of the Cabinet today to discuss tho sinking, presumably bv a German submarine, of the Btn7lllan steamship TIJuca. Public excitement Is at tho highest pitch In view of almost ualv en.nl belief that Brazil will change her break with Germany Into a declaration of war. RUSSIAN MUSSULMANS FAVOR "FEDERAL REPUBLIC" MOSCOW, May '23-A longicRa of Mussulmans, wltl delegates' from, all over Itussia, adopted by a vote of 446 to 271 today a resolution fnvoring institution of a "fedetated icpublic" In Russia. RAILROAD EARNINGS IN MARCH SHOWED $10,000,000 LOSS WASHINGTON. May 23-Ilsillioad earnings riioppcd off nearly $10,000,000 in March, 1917, as computed with Match, 1916. according to figures on net earnings of the 1S7 pilncipal steam roads of the l'nlted States, made public today by the Interstate Commerce Commission The houthorn roads were tho only ones to show a gain. In Match, 1917, tho Ameilcnn rallroadse.rned $73,574,537 as com pared with $83,145,225 in 191G Eastern mads eatned $27,219,254 in March this year, and $34,243,509 in Mnicli. 191i Western loads earned $32,339,009 In Muich, 1917 as comp.ued with $31,945,713 In March of last year. The southern inlfroads. earned $14,041,174 In Mnrch of this yeat, us compared with $13,957,003 last year. FIRM PAYS EXTRA DIVIDEND IN LIBERTY BONDS BOSTON, May 23. Directors of the Hey wood Brothers & Wakefield Company havo declared the regular semiannual dividend of $4 n share on the common stock, pnyuble June 1 to stock of record May""22: also an extra dividend of $5 a share, to bo paid In Liberty Loan bonds as soon as the bonds are available for delivery. GERMAN SITUATION GRAVE, LATIN-AMERICANS SAY GEftKVA, May 23. Tho Cuban Minister to Germany, accompanted by the Guatemalan Minister, arrived here today from Berlin. Both said the situation In Germany was serious. The people are discontented and tie food shortage la causing Intense suffering They were accompanied from Berlin to the Swiss frontier by a German army officer. m int rcauo LtMti Couritt NEWS HIT MICHIGAN JIlthlRnn was visited by a cgld nc, Ice is forming in I.nke Superior from it - r ''mi "A NIGHT EXTRA PRICE TWO CENTS DELAY DENIED TO P. R. T. IN TRANSIT CASE Senate Committee's Acting Head Sets Hearing for Tuesday IGNORES BALLARD PLEA Director Twining Refuses to Say What Next Move Will Be The Philadelphia Inpld Transit Company will have nn opportunity to present Its i canons for opposing the four measures now pending In the Legislature at a hearing be fore tho Judiciary General Committee In HarrlMiurg next Tuesday afternoon Kenatoi August K Dalx Jr . acting chair man of the committee, who presided at J hearing jeterday when tho city's argu ments in faxor ot tho measures were pre sented, telegraphed to Kills Ames Ballard, rhlef counsel for the company, today tut the company would bo heard on that dats. TIarller today Senator Dalx had an nounced that he would let the company choose Tuesday or Wednesday of next week to present Its case Following conlerences with other members of the committee, how ever, tho following telegram was sent to Mr. Uallard. "Your letter of May II received In refer ence to transit bills You requested, a post ponement Will hear our sldo Tuesday, May 2D. at 2 .10 o'clock In tho Senate caucus room ' Fixing tho date on Tuesday proves that tho committee In not disposed to arrange matters lo suit the convenience of the transit company, for In Mr. llaltard's letter yesterday, requesting tho postponement, he asked that the hearing bo set for some date other than Tuesday. As Mr. Ballard was not In the city today. It could not be learned whether the com pany would agreo to appear on Tuesday after having nsked for somo other date. The movo of the company yesterday In making an eleventh-hour request for a fur ther hearing was roundly denounced by Senator Dalx as a move fdr obstruction and delay He also declared today that he would ue every effort to havo the bills re ported from committee and passed In their original rwm man of the Judiciary General Committee'. In splto of the unexpected opposition to the bills from the Penrose-McNIchol faction In tho Legislature both Director Twining nnd Finance Committee Chairman Gaftney Joined today In optimistic prophecies over the future of tho bills nnd expressed their satisfaction ns to the results of the hearing. TWINING UNCOURAGED "I feel that the hearing yesterday," -said the Director. ' impreesen thn committee very favorably with the Importance of this legislation from the city's standpoint and nlso with tho fairness of the various meas ures. I feel greatly encouraged and be lieve that the city stands a good chance now of getting this legislation 'The city's position Is clearly stated now for the nrst time officially nnd the Im portant bearing these bills have upon the lease negotiations Is understood plainly by nil "The Vnlted Business Men's Association deserves great credit for tho Interest and enthusiasm evidenced yesterday by the delegation which went to Harrlsburg and by those who spoke for the association be fore the Senato Committee "I hope tho hearing for the other side will bo set at ns early a dato as possible. In order that nny movo for delay may be defeated and In order that thcro will be ample time to have the bills reported from Continued on Tarn Two. Column Four- FLOWER MARKET FETE OF BLOOM Rittenhouse Square Gay With Blossoms for An nual Event PROFITS FOR CHARITY Itlttenhouso Square bloomed In color and fragrance today. It was the square's annual Flower Market Day and the cloudl and lalndrops could not keep nway the throngs that wanted to btroll through the booth-bordered walks Beneath red nnd white striped awnings, matrons of the fashionable world and de butantes and sub debutantes sold Argentine orchids and Texas onions, lettuce sand wiches nnd garden rakes, bizarre calceolaria, nnd fragrant lilacs It was a great, big hodge-podge of tilings put together to make a beautiful nnd picturesque fete of belated spring naval ni:sEnvKs TiinrtE The Incvitablo touch of war was, given by a quad of Maryland naval reserves, who strung varicolored signal flags around the fountains ns boundaries for the refresh ment booth conducted by women of the Nnvy Loague The touch of 'Paris was lent by the booths themselves, which were adapted from Parisian models, and by flower girls who wound In and out among the crush of buyers, bearing bouquets and potted plants on their trays The touch of war-made economy was contributed In signs which Instructed patrons to carry their own smalt packages. The list of managers of the baiaar bris tled with names famous in society Mrs.-. Till Kirk Price was chairman; Mrs, Thomas L KIwyn, treasurer, and Mrs, W Howard Pancoast. secretary. Prominent among the booth managers were Mrs Henry Brinton Coxe, Mrs. Joseph Leldy, Mrs. Theodore W Cramp, Mrs. J, W. Pepper, Mrs, K. B Cas. satt, Mrs. Bdward Croier, Mrs J ltldgway Ilellly, Mrs. John P. Holllngsworth, Mrs T Henry Dixon. Mrs. W J. Hughes, Mrs. C. Howard Clark and Mrs. Thomas Robins. Beside these, ;he social register was drawn .... r u in nrninA names nr nine im v". ".. :z ' r ii . EUieSttUlUGU. - I'jvuur.i-ua ruiv rniuA.uuvui The profits of the festival will be distri buted equally between the Woman's Sec tion of the Navy League, the Child Kedera. tlon, Lincoln Day Nursery and the Bitten house Sauare Improvement Association, Everything that was sold and the article! v. Included tanciiuuy aecoraiea garaen uien, slls. sand toys, soda water, sandwiches and Continued on rate Two, Colons Te - Evening Ledger : J Sk tf. x'i l 7 --' :;.. T t f .
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