PICTORIAL
SECTION
PAGES 18,19,20
Itrtager
SPORTS
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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1917
PRIQE TWO CENTS
CortmatiT, 1D1T, st t Public LtMtx Commni i
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TALIANS PRESS SAVAGE
ATTACKS AGAINST
'ALIANS PRESS
IWVE ON DUINO;
OWN DOOMED
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Eadorna's Savage Attacks
.(Slowly Turning Southern
Flank of Foe
LjMN EAST OF GORIZIA
Wiser Exhorts Army
in West to Stand Firm
AMSTERDAM, May 29.
EMPEROR WILLIAM recently
paid a visit to the Arras front,
'where he addressed the German
troops, exhorting mat, uiey remain
! thn f!n1opne Gazette. The
Kaiser in his address said:
"The enemy, relying upon nis ex-
!.... in flin Rnmmn liriftln. In.
gether with an unprecedented supply
of ammunition, has been trying to
break through German resistance,
t..i nnnnln nnrl nfir nrmin clnml
QUI UUI JVW,.., u..u u u. ........ ufc....U
firm. How long this may last de
pends upon uou s win. ncrausi Keep
. ...Villa nnr pnTYirnrlnq in tlin snh.
marines cut off the source of the
enemy's lire."
nOME, May 29.
ftlbe southern wing,of the Austrian lino was
klnf slowly turned today under the tre
jjtndous leerago of General Cadorna'a full
force of arms, exerted westward on tho
Htrmada plateau and against tho fortified
Jtak north of Dulno. Dulno Itself, bounded
V one sldo by tho Gulf of Trieste, Is now
liter attacked on two other sides by the
Italian troops and all but detached from the
t ...-.- .. ..I nU IUIU llnkMni. linn la
ithln sight of the town's ruins.
feltillsn troops continuing their drive In
NW Plava sector hao forced the Austrian
Mhrcti Into n bmall alley cast of Glabna,
We captured 100 prisoners." tho state-
it continued, Dringing urn uuui caii
d.intho Julian offensive plnco May II
3I.6S1. Including 601 officers."
fapturo of Dulno was momentarily ex
erted. With this point jn Italian posses
Ion, tho way will be open along the coast
elf for tho ndvnnce on Trieste a way
ich Is comparatively flat as opposed to
towering crags ana rocity rastnesses io
north. In such nn advance the guns
im British monitors in the Gulf will be of
it assistance,
The Italian ndvance was concentrated on
It salient today, nnd fighting was contlnu-
with creat violence.
ft' ITALIANS IN SAN GIOVANNI
Sine forcing of a passage across the
illmava River gao the Italians a foothold
h'the village of San Giovanni, and it has
Hun maintained despite furious counter
mticlcs by the Austro-Hungarlan forces.
(.The fighting on Monday rounded out the
Bins of the Italians on Saturday and Sun
(tir and enabled them to consolidate posl-
T1IAJIM U.nl,1. tna,, v.a,n.l n h lm.wa.mnt.ta
.va ......... ,llt:ji IVTf,Mtt lin il,I't C,imuibi
Frrrisoners streaming back from the Cargo
mteau front declare that the artillery of
like Italians, supplemented by that of the
illritlsh guns, has demoralized tho Austro-
winjarlun forces and that they were dazed
It beforo they were attacked by the
Kintry. u
KlEipeclally revere was the fighting with
Whig guns around Jamlano. There It was
battle between the heavy Italian and Brit-
i runs and the gigantic "skodas, with
ilch. the Germans and Austro-Hungarlans
tb reduced some of the mightiest for-
Mses of both the eastern and western
onta.
I The Italian troops nre advancing over
Kttlefields strewn with thousands of
lattrlan- dead, Any estimate of the num-
pr Killed is Impossible According to Aus
Pn prisoners, tntlro Austrian divisions
V been wiped out
HVaat caverns and riuirouts. In which the
utrlans stored enormous Quantities of
r materials, guns, mortars and thousands
ft rifles, are falling Into the hands of
jjn troops dally
yie number of prisoners taken Is also
alng rapidly, hardly a day passing
uiout Austrlans In numbers telne caD-
ired,
. FALL OP TRIESTE IN DOUBT
l!tlH lll, ,.,. J..l.ll.. a....
5'o?ccss of the drive, but they are not
ICr B "? predictions as to the time wnen
Jfrltste will fall. However, the military
IWs make it plain that the Italians are
J position to fight all . summer for the
RUd prize, If necessary.
M ,a wnse the Italians are battling
ttlnst what might be termed nn Austro
iuirarlan Illndenburg line, and it requires
IJ1" process of pounding the mountain
"ruses of the Austro-IIungnrlans to
Continued on fuse Seirn, Column One
iMore Allied Envoys Reach U. S. .
N AMERICAN PORT,, May 29 Five
Jfench and two Italian members of the war
""mission en route to Washington reached
' country today. With them came Sir
P "e British navy.
THE WEATHER
FORECAST
for Philadelphia and vlcintlvPartlb
gfl fonJoftt and Wednesday; tlowlv
Ka temperature 'Wedneadav: moderate
EgjWierJ tdnds, lecoming light and
LENGTH OF DAY
rU
" ... 4 S3a.m.:Moon sets... ,12.27 a.m.
"' . 7.18 rm.llloon souths! I 6:18 p.m.
IKLAvyAItK niVKIt TIDK CHANGE
CHESTNUT RTnnET
CILbr .. 2 St a m ILow water... 2rtR P.m.
water . 7 5 .m High" w.Wr.. 8.21pm.
JEMPER,TUItE AT EACH 1IOUK
Jwl .w I na i Kci"im ni no i m i nn
ver Food Administrator, Tells How He Will Protect "America First"
9 .I.
FULL CREW REPEALER
PASSED BY SENATE
' -
Upper House of Legislature Adopts
McKco Bill, by Vote of
33 to 13
HAimiSIU'Ra, May 29.
Tlio Senate thU afternoon passed tho
McKee full crew law repealer by a vote of
33 to 13 The tneasuro now goes to tho
House, where It will again be fought bitterly
by the railroad trainmen.
The McKco bill would suspend the oper
ation of tho full crew law until six month
after tho war with Germany has ended
Senator 'William J. Hurke, of Alleghenj
head of tho trainmen's organization, led
the fight today against the passage of the
bill In tho upper branch of tho Legislature.
SENATE URGED TO PASS
SUNDAY CONCERT BILL
Philadclphians Favor Croft Hill
to
Legalize Performances by
Orchestra
Bv a Staff CorrMDOndfitt
HAniUSIirRG. May 20
The Legislature was urged to pas tho
Croft bill, permitting the Philadelphia Or
chestra to glo popular concerts on Sun
days in Philadelphia, at a public hearing
beforo the Law and Order Committee of
the Senate today.
Senator Frank P. Croft of Montgomerv
County, sponsor or the measure, explained
that it Is proposed to charge fifteen, twentj
five, thlrty-tlvo nnd fifty cents admission
simply to defray the overhead expense.
Edward T Stotosbury nnd other Phlladel
phlan. he said, hne expresed their will
bigness to pay any deficit that might exlt
Philadelphia already has expressed It
approval of Sunday concerts. Senator Croft
pointed out, by thronging the Metropolitan
Opera House on eight night when free
Sunday concerts were given last season
Another meeting of tho committee will be
held In Philadelphia at 8 .10 o'clock next
Wednesday night, at tho suggestion of Sena
tor Jame P. McXIchol. Edward Bok nnd
other Phlladelphlans. who are lntcrcted
In tho bill, were unable to come here today,
and they will have a hearing at the Phila
delphia meeting
U-Boats Destroy Greek Fleet
ATHENS, May 29 Almost half of the
Greek merchant fleet has been sunk by Ger
man nnd Austrian submarines. According
to the Patrls, 102 ship out of 251 the
total of tho Greek fleet have been sent to
the bottom The lost ships had a total ton
nage of 300,000 tons.
Violent Rioting in Montevideo
MONTEVIDEO, May 29 Violent rioting
has broken out here as n result of tho seri
ous labor situation. Three regiments of
cavalry have been sent Into tho city to qucll(
uiHoruern. jh ine cau aiiu turi'ei i.imvuy
service has been suspended nnd no news
papers published today.
Germans Laugh at U-Boat Defense
AMSTERDAM. May 29. The speech of
Premier Lloyd George last week, In whlcji
ho said German submarined were being
combated successfully, and that England
could not be starved by tho submarine
campaign, Is characterized as "only empty
words" In n semiofficial German icply.
TREASON PRINTERS
FARE UNION LABEL
Typographical Union Here
Co-operates With U, S. in
Probe
USED LOYAL FIRM'S NAME
Officials of the Philadelphia Typographi
cal Union today co-operated with tho Fed
eral Government in an Investigation of a
nation-wide conspiracy to balk the con
scription law June 6 by the spreading of
antldraft literature.
It developed today, following an Investi
gation by William II. White, Bpeclal In
vestigator for Philadelphia Typographical
Union, No 2, that a "fake" union label had
been used on thousands of circulars spread
broadtast throughout Philadelphia and sub
urbs. Samuel Orchovv, 2011 South Seventh
street, was arrested in connection with the
distribution of these circulars, which con
tained a tirade against the draft, urging
citizens not to register.
The label at the bottom of the circular
has the following In small type: "Allied
Printing Trade Council (Union Label shop
No. 4, Philadelphia " Shop No. 4 In the
'official list of the Philadelphia Typo
graphical Union is designated as that of
J. R. McFetrldge & Sons. H. W. McFet-
ridge, head of the nrm saiu voiiay nis
label had been "faked," and he declared
that the antl-conscrlptlon circulars were
not printed In his plant.
"Our label," said Mr. McFetrldge," has
been faked; there Is no doubt about that.
Those circulars were not printed In our
place, and we would not accept such work
as we are loyal citizens of the United
StateB, and supporters of this Government.
It sometimes happens that Unscrupulous
persons fake union labels when shady work
Is to be done. You don't suppose for one
minute, do you, that the printers of such
a seditious circular would put their on
label on their work."
TO PBOBE FAKINO
White, special Investllgator for the Typpo.
graphical Union, said today he would Im
mediately start investigation to determine
who faked the label, anil who printed the
circulars. The result of his investigation
may disclose the identity of the printers,
and cause other arrests by the Federal au.
thorltles.
"It Is pretty certain," he said, "that the
printer faked the McFetrldge label. The
McFetrldges are very honorable people And
you ean take their repudiation pi the clrcu-
Contlnued on Vaif rx. Column One
CROCKER LAND
EXPLORERS SAFE
MacMillan and Party Out of
Polar Dangers, Cable to
Brooklyn Says
FOUND NEW TERRITORY
mm
Iv r S' IP I
ARCTIC EXPLORER SAFE
Donald 11. MacMillan, whose ex
pedition from the North Polar re
gion is reported safe in a dispatch
today from the Shetland Isles.
NEW VOIUC. May 29
All the members of tho MacMillan Crock
er Land expedition nre safe, according to
a cablegram 'received In Brookljn today
from tho Shetland Island.
Tho expedition, headed by Daniel B Mac
Millan, sailed from New York on the stenm
hhlp Diana July 3. 1913. After the greatest
hardships, during which unino members'
perished and others were sent out In senrch
of relief, several attempts wcro mado to
rct.cuo thoe remaining
Tho cablegram received today nt the
Museum of Natural History stated that
Harrison J Hunt was returning to Copen
hagen ; Captain Comer and A W. Scott nre
at Kt.ih, while MacMillan and Eokblaw nie
at Disco The relief ship Deumaik wintered
at North Star bay.
Exlstcnco of Crocker Land, which Ad-
t'onttnnrd on l'ttse Kour, Column One
YANKS AND 'A'S' SCORE
RUN IN EARLY INNINGS
Noyes and Mogridge Opposing
Twirlers in Second Game.
Macks Win First, 4-0
NEW OrtK ATHLETICS
Ciilduell. rf. Witt. . .
Miller. If. ;,'r.,.inli..rr'
VIiiIm-I. 2b. Ilmllr, lr.
1'llUi. Hi. IIiiIph. 3h.
llnkrr, 3b, vlflnnN, In.
Ilrnilr. rf. rliilnif. c.
I'erklnimuBll, M. W. .lnlin-nn,
Wallers, c. (Irnver, 2b.
Mofrldcr, l. No)r, p.
Attendance 2000.
rf.
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
SHIBE PAP.K. May 29
George Mogridge, who pitched a no-hlt
game early In the season, faced the Macks
In the second game of today's double
header. Manager Mack sent Noye to the
rubber.
The Atheltlcs won the first game, 4-0, Joe
Bush hurling the shut-out.
The Athletics tied the score In the second
session on Mclnnls's single, Schang's sacri
fice and Johnson's single.
FIRST INNING
Caldwell was robbed of a single by Witt's
leaping catch. Miller walked and stolo
second. Malsel was out, Witt to Mclnnls
Plpp singled to right, scoring Miller Plpp
was out stealing, Schang to Witt One run,
one hit, no errors.
Witt grounded to Plpp, unassisted. Strunk
lined to Miller. Bodlo out, Baker to Plpp
No runs, no hits, no errors
. SECOND INNING
Orovcr threw out Baker. Hendryx popped
to Grover Pecklnpaugh filed to Strunk.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Bates vyas out, Malsel to Plpp Mclnnls
singled to center. Schang sacrificed, Mog-
Continued on I'ace Thirteen, Column Two
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL I.KAGUR
Club. Won It I'd. Won Lont
Phillies 21 10 677
New lork IH 11 .nil
flilenso 21 in .(IIS
HI. Louis 17 1.1 .0.11 .315 .BIS
llrookljn IS IS .101
Cincinnati ... IK Si .401 .421 .SOS
llo.toll ...10 17 .370
1'ltUbuch . . 11 21 .314
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Club, Won Lout I'ct. Won Loft
ltoton 23 1U ,6117 ,700 010
chiesiro :a is ,oi7 .07.1 ,b.v
.New ork IH 14 .RGI ,ft70 .SIS
Cleveland . tl 18 ,S3S .CS0 .S2S
Nt. I.OUI IS Si .101 421 l.DS
Washington .....IS 22 .371 339 .371
Detroit , 12 2(1 .37.1 .3111 ..xtll
Athletics . 12 21 ,301 .382 .333
DUINO
TARIFF BOOST
DROPPED FROM
REVENUE BILL
Ten Per Cent Increase on
Raw Materials Eliminated
by Committee
TAUSSIG HITS MEASURE
flu a Staff Correspondent
" WASHINGTON. May 29.
The Senate Finance Committee, having
agreed jestcrday, as Indlcnted In the
I:kvino I.EDOF.n, formally eliminated the
10 per cent nd valorem tax on raw mate
rial now on the freo list thl afternoon.
This elimination take rrom the bill es
timated revenues of $200,000,000. Some
waj will be found of taxing ccrtnln things,
such ns an excise tax on tea, sugar and
conee
Tho committee heard Secretary McAdoo
and Professor Tnulg, chairman of the
Tariff Cnnimllon Tho latter strongly
ndvocatfd the striking out of the ad valorem
tax He Bald thnt this was not the time
to ltnuw cuitom dutle whllo the world
wa disturbed lu keeping with tho policy
of the Administration to revise the tariff
scientifically, after a report by the tariff
commission, the committee finally decided
to do away with the ad valorem tnx
One wnv suggeted to rale money on cus
tom Is by a few specific custom taxes
A two per cent tnx on newspaper and
magazine advertising and the continuance
of the one cent second clas rate was
agreed to b a subcommittee of tho Finance
( nmmlttee In executive session lato thl
nfternoon It is believed that the full com
mltteo will accept these recommendations
and that thl feature will be substituted
for zone s stern In the House bill.
The Postolllco Department, seeking to
remedy the defects of tho postoftlco or
gan'zatlnn had proposed placing a grad
uated postil rate on advertising as a
war remedy with tho Idea of cont nulng
such nn increased rate after tho war In
brief the proposition advanced bv Sena-
tor Hardwlck, at tho beheft of Postmaster
General Burleson, proposes the present one
cent rate on news nnd reading matter In
newspapers and magazine, and a gradu
ated rnto running as high ns three cents
on advertising, Such a proposal, some
member .of,.tho commUtf!infQrrncLtbe,
postal officials before It, was not a tax, but
legislation which was out of place in a war
revenue bill.
Members who have favored radical
changes In the postal rates on second class
matter arc now opposed to It. because of
tho great expenses newspapers are now un
der, due to the Increased prlci of print
paper.
Mnny newspapers nre opposed to the
proposition tentatively advanced by the
committee, when It eliminated tho zone sys
tem in tho Houso bill. They do not want
the proposed tax of 2 per cent on advertis
ing nnd the continuance of the 1-cent-a-pound
rate. At tho present time tho major
ity opinion In the committee favors this
plan, but under the pressure of tho postmas
ter general It Is dllllcult to say what will
happen.
Those bct informed say that the best
solution would bo tho placing of a 2-ccnt
a pound rate on second-class matter.
LANSING REVEALS
TWO GERMAN PLOTS
Tells of Ante-Bellum Effort
to Embroil U. S. With
Allies
LATIN STATES INVOLVED
WASHINGTON. May 29.
Two moro German plots against the
United States were revealed today by the
State Department. One of these, as laid
bare by Secretary Lansing before tho House
Interstate Commerce Committee, disclosed
the fact that "Germans or German officials"
attempted shortly before this nation's war
declaration to involve the United States
In differences with England and France
through organization of a big steamship
company that was deliberately to violate
foreign trading with the enemy acts The
plot Is now being Investigated by the De
partment of Justice upon nuthorlty of
reliable Government Information, Lansing
told the committee
Tho other plot, details of which were
made public by the departments, seeks to
align South "and Central American republics
agulnst the United State.
Socretary Lansing, Secrotary of Com
merce Hedfleld and Assistant Attorney
Geneinl Warren, nuthor of most of the war
legislation, were today before the Inter
state Commerco Committee In behalf of
the Adamson trading with the enemy act
Introduced last week.
Lansing was questioned by a committee
member regarding the real need for such
an act.
CONSPIRED TO FORCE BREACH
"There was an attempt." Lansing said,
"by Germans or German officials I do
not know which to force a breach be
tween this country and either England or
France. ,
"A Rtcamshlp company was organized,
with nn American board of directors, to
make trouble before the American declara
tion of war with Germany between the
United States and England or France."
Lansing declared that before this country
entered Into the war. aermany sent an
agent here, or delegated one of Its spies on
American soil, to organlzo the steamship
company.
This agent, he said, lent Americans the
money to buy grain and place It aboard
ship In order to raise some issue between
this country and one of the Allies over the
question of seizure of American cargoes.
"There are ma.ny cases," Lansing con
tinued, "doubtless inspired by Germany,
Continued on Taie Tho, Column Two
LATEST
ATHLETICS WIN THli FIRST GAME
NEW YORK .00000000 0 OG 3
AT'L'TICS, 1st. 00301000 X 4 10 0
risi-hoi nnd Munnmnlicrj Bush riiul Meyci. Htltlebitmtl. O'LouglUln.
NEW YORK... X C 0 0 i. 0 0 --
AT'LETICS, 2d0 1 0 0 C 1 0
Mogiidgo mul Wnlteis; Noyes nnd Sclmns. O'Loughliii, lllldotjrnnl.
PHILLIES'.... Both Games Postponed -NEW
YO'K Wet Grounds
AMERICAN LEAGUE
15QSTON (Jl g.) . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WASHINGTON . .00000010
Lruiinrd nnd TUonins; Dtuuont nnd Itrnry.
BOSTON (2d g) 0
WASHINGTON 0
Uutli nnil Agnovv Itninov nnd Aiusmith.
D12TKOIT
CLEVELAND
10
0 0
James mid Stallage; Covnlesltle
i
ST. LOUIS 0 0
CHICAGO S 0
Groom and Scvcictd) Unwell and
NATIONAL' LEAGTC
ST. LOUIS 0 -p-
CINCINNATI 0
Meadows and Gonzales; llins nnd Wingo.
OTIIEK MAJOlt LEAGUE GAMES POSTPONED
nw
'ADDITI0NAL RACING RESULTS
Tiist Louisville ince, - 1-2 ftn longs Koran, 112, Lapnille, ?1.70,
3.10, $2.G0, won; Mistiess 1'olly, 112, Audic&s, ?0.10, '1.00, second;
Khaiemanoh, 112, K. Goose, Sl.lO, thiid. Time, .55 3-5. Zu Zu,
Stripes, Gcoigitv Kelly, lied Salmon, Ukelele, Bicczy and Cornier
(i also ran t,c, .. tfSk&oSi K, a Ai e .
Second Montreal race, 3-yenrolds and up, 1 mile Ucpton, 100,
Ilnynes, 97.70, $4.70. $3.10, won; Staitci, 103, Lyke, $'12.10, $0.20,
second; Dellun, 100. Hnnington, $2.70, third. Time, 1.47. Euterpe,
Tom Edward, Dapncon Dawson, Aictuiuti and Comaclio also inn.
VILLA REPORTED HEADED FOR U. S. BORDER
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Mny 20. Fnncho Villa wns been today
at the head of a foice of bandits making for the United Stntes boidei,
according to infoiuiatlou leceivcd at at my headquniten.. The ban
dit leader was lepoitcd to bo at Lnmula Pass, thiity-fivo miles below
tho bonier, nnd moving in a dliectiou that would biiug him to the
boundary at about Trcstdio, Tex.
CONNELL TO BUILD 300 MILES OF MILITARY ROADS
Three hundred miles of Government military ronds will bo built under super
vision of "William II. Connell, consulting engineer, who on Friday will leave his
present ofllco of chief of the Bureau of Highways. Tho roadway is to be built "in
Jlgtlme," Mr. Connell said, at thirty-two of the camps planned to house the new
army of 500.000. '
THROWN BASEBALL RESULTS IN BOY'S DEATH
A gnmo of "catch" resulted fatally for William Hoinsby, thirteen yours old, of
2113 East Dakota Htreet, who died today at lila home. Tho lad was struck In the
hack by a baseball thrown by a companion while playing in a school yard n week
ago. Toxic meningitis developed from what had seemed at first to be merely a
minor accident, and this Infection caused the lad's death.
TOP O" THE MORNING BEATE
IN BELMONT INAUGURAL
Pickwick Takes Measure of 11 to 10
Favorite In First Race on Opening
Day Program
BELMONT PARK TRACK. N. Y. May
29. The, opening day of the Bprlng meeting
was ushered in here this afternoon nnd the
opening was far from an auspicious one
The track was heavy and the rain fell inter
mittently. Despite the unfavorable condi
tions a large crowd was on hand when the
firs race got under way.
Top o" The Morning was the favorite In
the opening sprint for three-year-olds and
upward, but the best Byrne's ll-to-10 mount
I could get was show, Pickwick, with Keogh
in Food Supplies
SPORTS
1- 1! 0 0
0- 1 C 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
nnd O'Neill.
Cohalli.
In tho saddle, came through a winner and
had Just enough In reserve to nose out
Jock Scot. The odds on Pickwick were
5 to 1. 8 to G and 7 to 10.
Summary
.W8?"., "ACB. thrre-ycar-olda and up, 1800
nddml, Mi furlongs. T
1 I'lckulcl.. Ill, Keoih. 5 to 1 N ton 8 to in
X lPc Scot' 1 McAtoa 7 to 1 2 to 1 4 to 0
3 Top p1 Tho Morning.
T.ra,.'lr ' '01oSlto 1
Hwf Lively, Torch Iloarer, Ilurllnzame, Cachet
rid arek Legend aluj ron.
..SSf30 J,AF,J- ,ne -New Vork Btatplecha.e.
IlllOO added, four-year-oldi and up, about 2
miles:
1. Sun Kins-. 158. K Wllllama 0 to IS 1 to 2 out
2 Illblrr, ISA, i'arrrtta ... 11 to 10 1 to 4 out
8. Kalmouth, 131. Kennedy . 11 to 10 1 to 4 out
...T.'.m"l 4-s!'- Th nrook. Sharpshooter and
Wolferton also ran
Montreal Results
Fin8T RACE, threa-rear-olda and up, 0 fur
longs: i'kV,n8p,r.H;-Ili;,-.Jonn,on.-19-oO l.50 J4.T0
2, Old Tep, 107, l.yke. s.o 2 80
8. Princess Kay, 87 Merimee . ... i Jo
Time. 1:18 1-5. Athena. Woodruff, Isabella
11., rrlnre Phyllsthorpe. Meissen, lo Haven.
Lady Spendthrift and Qartley also ran.
See Tomorrow's Evening Ledger
.
ITALY IN WAR
TO SAFEGUARD
CIVILIZATION
Determined to Win and
Crush Militarism, Commis
sioner to U. S. Declares
ASKS AID FOR ALL ALLIES
Marconi Says Italy
Reveres Liberty Bell
By GUGLIELMO MARCONI
Stntcmcnt to the Evening Ledger.
The Liberty Bell hns n, strong ap
peal for us, for vvc Italians, like you
Americans, are a liberty-loving peo
ple. We also want to pay a tribute of
lovo anil respect to our fellow Ital
ians in Philadelphia who have done
s.o much to aid the city in its march
of proKross.
Washington, May 29, 1917.
By JAMES M. BENNETT
j;icHd!ff Ledger Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Mny 29.
Itnlj's entrance Into the world war, her
present put pose, her finanrtal condition
nnd other facta In connection with her part
ns nn ally of the United States, Great
Ilrltiilu, Franco. Itusln, Japan nnd the
other countries vvero explained In an Inter
view today by Francesco Nlttl, formerly
Italian .Minister of ABrlcultiire, Comnicrct
nnd Induotry, ami one of the leading mem
bers of tho Italian mission tc tho United
Stntes.
"We entered for no selfish purposes, but
tn the I'nltcd States, Slgnor Nlttl said, Is
essentially political and Intended to convey
to IMcsldeiit Wilson and the American peo
ple the friendship of Italy and the Italian
people, and to discuss plans for greater
co-operation in the prosecution of the war
ngainst Prusslantsm
OHATIJKL'L FOR WKLrOXtn
"We desire especially to convey tluough
the newspapers our appreciation of the
heaity and enthusiastic welcome wo have
lecclved frnn President Wilson and his
Cabinet and from all the American people
with whom we have come In contact," said
Slgnor Nlttl "Tho reception we have re
ceived has greatly exceeded our expecta
tions "
Speaking of 'Italy's purpose In entering
the war. Slgnor Nlttl asserted the senti
ments' were the same as thoso which brought
America into the great strife.
"We entered for no j-cclflsh purposes, but
simply In defense of humanity nnd civ III-
latlon, said he. "Italy, through an agree
ment with tlcrpiany made Ipng beforcifths
war, coulif huV5 remained neutral, or gon&
in on tho sldo of Germany, but In pur
suance of our high alms of humanity nnd
civilization wo felt compelled to throw our
lot with the Kntcnte Allies.
FLAYING IMI'OHTANT PART
"Italy went Into thlH war under great
disadvantages from a military standpoint,"
continued Slgnor Nlttl , "but when It Is
over the world will realize tho Important
part Italy has played III It To begin
with, we had no fortified boundary. We
have faced the task of withstanding tho
attack of the Prussian legions with our
manhood, unprotected by forts or In
trenchments What natural barriers lay
between itnly and Austria were all on the
Austrian side, nnd these we have had to
oveicome, i-o that tho advantages were all
with our enemies Through three years of
earnest development of our factories and
icsouries wo nro now ready not only to
resist attack, but to push the enemy back,
and this we will surely do"
The Italian Mission came to America ask
ing nothing particularly for Italy, but ask
ing things for all her Allies, said the former
Italian Cabinet member.
"We ask nothing for Italy alone," said
he, "but ir.illzo that It Is all for one and
ono for nil, and that all the weak spots
must bo bolstered up. All purposes must
be secondary to tho main purpose of win
ning this war
"We cannot allow Germany to win this
war. When wo defeat German militarism
all other economic. Industrial, commercial
nnd financial victories will also have been
won.
"If we win this war without crushing
Prusslnn militarism our aim will not bo
fully accomplished, as the next generation
In Germany will undoubtedly be forced
to take up the struggle and we will have to
light this wnr all over again
"(Jermany Is now placing her bole re-
Continued on Taze Two, Column Oat
HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK
BY U-BOAT; SLX DROWN
The Dover Castle Attacked Mon
day in Mediterranean Cruiser
Destroyed in North Sea
LONDON. May 29. The hospital ship
Dover Castle was sunk hy a submarine In
the Mediterranean Sunday, the Admiralty
announced today. Six persons are believed
to have perished.
The mercantile cruiser Hilary has been
kubmarlned" in the North Sea, it was an
nounced today Four .t thoso on board
were killed.
The Dover Castle was formerly tho liner
of the same name owned by the Union
Castle Mall Steamship Company, of London.
She war, a twin-screw steel steamship of
8271 tons, built In 1901.
.The Hilary evidently was a converted
cruiser, formerly tho Booth liner of the
same name. The liner Hilary was built
In 1908, was a steel-screw steamship of
CliS tons nnd was registered at Liverpool.
The Story of Memorial ,
Day Told by Pictures
Ample- illustration of how Philadel
phia pays tribute to its dead
will appear in
Tomorrow's
Suentng,?I?iagcr
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