fw-Sy-swyi-. ml!.uiujml i t 'eH ' -"s-ev- - iwirT --?f) -Tiyjiimf JUrn i-wr n '-rn" IggAT MRE ACTIVE kNU rmn "v " Crease in Visible Supply Re- Faults in Setback orop News Is Good Ihlrwt1 ' Jhrtsk. Wisconsin, iinniir- p7. 'I:n5 fNo"1h And oh Dakota ..enerallrJWr tonUht .ml Tue.- 1, cw. CHICAGO, June 4. ' . ,. was more active today ' .rt.t stronger, although a tb f 2U8.00O bushels In tho '.""nnlv In the Unltea States for the Stl ",, 000 bushels caused a partial title to as,owv tkiCii.n wheat Is being cleared rapidly L??;11" m the visible was duo to tTA could be de l e1 .' was good. The Mis hnmtto unut the condition of orl repon rsute at 67, against 62 a het in ttat Sta e The eW ,9 tfat" 3 : not more than 15,000,000 tuihel n r Jun0 placed the r1llfa of STSfl. 88. against 82 a OTJi and 68 last June fJSSket at Wlnnpeg was not In ses l Dominion Day. All tho grain ex gtitt? country will be closed to- B0lrr r.n July hero today was $2 07. "..Tf? 16 and the close 2 16 bid, J',",1 1106 at ?he end Saturday. The kfVMtin seoMmber was $188. the top JfMhOTll bid, compared with J J, ' the close Saturday ,Lii lariat at Liverpool was dull and -'Peolo"er Shipments from North fL for the week w?re D.2C9.000 bush "S. week the Vnltcd Kingdom re total of 4.873.000 bushels Corn " .IrregXr although at one time the WV market was uniformly stronger "JL5 w extremely bearish at tho KenUmenic w 8old on nn feSwl. b local traders and coun- nr'mand hcameS from cash grain VTif.r. who reported that the run from lJ.r7'.Tnce planting had been hardly K?of the "a and that such as It was 'IiI.Vhi nearly completed AJS&Sd September Mulshed higher and li!mh.r lower The visible supply in tho S5S luST decreased 130.000 bushels for Kek to 2,269.000 bushels The condition ffwrn In -Missouri Is 86 against 84 last tu mi 61 last October Tho market nt tjnx)olvasnrm Shipments from North Safer the week were 483.000 bushels FOits ended easier, following a raly. IsMCUlators sold The lsible supply In tho 'ratted States decreased 2.278.000 bushels tor the week to 17 454.000 bushel The Imarket at Liverpool was cas , shipments from North America for tho week were) ll.IM.00O bushels 1 Vv.it. Sat'day'a It "l" n. HIh Low Close. Close. Low " 117 FJ. . ion II 111 LMI7 '.l'i a nil . 1 1 Kit. li: tos 1 88 1 W5 1 jet. 1 01 1 47' 1 34 con (""': 1 40 1 32'. 05 M 411 ' fip(. I" pee... M' iosti ., J37. 87 '4 134S SO'. Ml". l S3 r.s'i r,i tr.j'4 81 '. 81 70 21 03 81 10 38 4'. 33 23 'int.. 5 ft.1T.. !1 Jpt . :iii . M.l . 90 113 21 4." 31 &7 ;n 85 S0B7 38 32 21 20 J I 311 20 72 20 82 IS 00 38 00 121 32 21 47 20 77 20 S7 33 nil tS8 UO I Int.. 20 80 9 1J I .nn tAiked ff uvcsiui.a i(uuiaiiu.o fcfSICAOO, June 4 HOOS Receipts 41.000 vi Hirktt Heady Mlxel nnj butrhem. 11115618: rood nravy, l!i 80SS1IJ n". rough I 117 11330015 45. lUht 110 404? 15 8.",. plKi, I tfOTTLK Hfcelpt't 11)000 head Market I W..fc (a 11V. lnv,r 11vaii m lr.IS1!l till, chum ii4ifllera. tH2U1170 mo, kern anil feeders IU010 90; Texant J10 75W18. oalVf. til SO 111 SHrRP-nMfntii 13 OOO hAt1 Market wpAk 10013c lowtr Native and eMern 10 750 lilO.Umbl. U0 75&14 80 jPWltdelphians Canal Co. Directors Vk .nnii.t vAtinv, f Vn h Aim An t. n n.,l nkiUQ M.,mrt, llu.t Ul tllQ lltOUICriAC UIIU Ctltwire Canal Company made at the nn- Jsil meeting today showed that the totnl Annua was S180.5ZC, and the net S103.849 jTIj net reenue decrease of $14,817 uas ,4'Ji principally to the Ice embargo during M month of February and the reduced V'lpmtnU of coal and lumber throughout jM ytar. a total or TUB 47 tons ol coal Urn carried compared with 888,883 for thu Krdoua year Thomas S Gates, president jot Philadelphia Trust Compan and J. jjirton Townsend Mce president l'roldent lUi and Trust Company, were elected dl- jwiort, taKing the places of George Har ra Flaher and A Montgomery recpec JWr. In the suit of the United States WW the company to collect the dll- indl Of 1873-75. 7C Hip t'nltori Kt.itfn S rat In the past ear ainrmed the Judg fcatof the District Court for the district l Delaware and the company has appealed ,m cue to the SUDrema Court of the TuiW States. Boyine Puzzles Sup-nr Trmlora NEW Tflfii; In. 1 n-i.. w...., LratUllr all active mnnllm l.i, o tAol. rv , - - ..-.. .j k ,cu,iih 'Z i. piiziier ror ring traders In jgw futnrea today as there seemed to be K.JJfUeutap chat,Be In the spot market (.waitloM to warrant any considerable rU lrl 'mures at this- time, but some CS. !L dl0Pments might hae oc r!r B WlhlnKlon regarding the pro- kTv.VT v.'i18 csneeung of the present ,wcacl which had not become generally l" wiy in the day GRAIN Avn pi .nun c?"TrRe"l'l 227 831 bush Nomina. -Bcpta, moo bus Offerings were SS T 1 ' nrket ruld firm and lo higher 'C., ...' 'nd Quotations (car lots for S. J,.'. " ,0 loc'ln) Western No. 3 Clha lJ10U! d 4 do. $1600170. Jtai . j pl " 38 bu Pl'in under Cm. but trada oulet Quota (Hii. i J""1"' 7l72ci standard white. kiul' "' nll OI0, No. -t white, Si to2W5.,"'l'ts. 800 obis and 1.03S tm aaVi Vilvw". lul, but the ISS" S?af ttTl. ln ,S?"nPth "111 ?Si. llJOl.,,Rtl5h, liaS5. Kan HtU.,ii?i,do. straight, 112 B0W18, &Pl.M eiti18,1' t ,vorlt.'brands. SS'ir'w'.IT!,V Vi'L but "rm under small On, w Quota llJU 75 p.r bbl , as to L PROVisinva iJr . . ... . .. . Pn mi.f "J '.r "bbins damand and the b "tr bi 1. lytatloni were as fol. Ufte rW..ti? u. smoked and air ":7t;Jr,V,,r,b"f, In !, amoked. ."'WM iiW" ni tenders, nmoktd J5?T ao'ofeci .Si"? .beef, knuckle. 0!SHic,1 V ".W"! hama. n. P cured. Llmir.lcLa? Skinned. Innee 99 A411I-. l?ni. ai V SH-5cJ.other nam., smoked. mow .'."I ana avarave. ?fl2AUn iiiUa's aTSr1, eu."d. 202JV4ej do. ks,7 VfuiW P'enlo, shoulder., d. P ?.. aeUaf.:."V .,!?.k,d. 22V4c: balll.. rW bacon i. . if " loose, xc! lJfc.s b?nfth.b"i',a "d av.raa.. clly fiftf? "nWiS'.n' S2", -fiH?- 85?l t Js&"l.eoii H.Man,, '.'osVVd?. .7 r"7?". ui. o. an, city, kettl. rsndtrtd. In In tub. 24Ho. REFINED SUGARS MeJ.Wi' Sut teady. Franklin AlRY PRODUCTS EjSkf .""Wuo'l.'.fJn: :..-. ou5. v:--- ' m.rV DEW WKATIIF.R TOnECAST a i H,.lxtK" (Ptciari 'j.I"n' oill-Parksd iSr "rstl 4di V".c extra, 41H O wJa&A flaTJ. WUS. ebole Block bqM COTTON ENDS HIGHER AFTER NERVOUS DAY i Flood of Selling Orders Causes Decline Early, but Buying Brings Recovery COTTON HEW NliVTIlr.K CONDITIONS MtW OItK, June 4 The following 1em pernturrs were recorded In the rotton Ix-lt tlili mornlni.it Alnllle. All linnxvllle. nni nhrllle. 8i lllrmlnthnm, llnli-tlli unil JrkonTlllr, A6 Mirrtrport, Kort Umllh 0 Ahllrne, Little Hock, Mempliln, Mi-rlill;n, .. luiKuiiini, .iiinnia, i ntirienion Btia mi Chrittl and fialvMtm. ?n. .TI'rf. W""L -Ol lnh ' rreelpltntlon nt nhTllle. 0 nt lllrmlnthnm nnd Auicinta, .OH nt Allnntn. .12 Infh at Aihellle, 20 nt Knlelih nnd 32 nt lHlmlntton. N!:V YOKK. June 4 Thero wcro Irregular price moements In tho cotton market throughout tho day, but tho close v.&b higher, July ending at 22,34, up 17 points: October at 21 72, a gain of 2 points and December 2 points higher nt 21 80 A flood of selling ordert greeted tho opening gong, and all through tho call offers wero competlthe, forcing prices down ward The supply was gencrnl. but was led by uptown Interests and prominent opcr atorg usually nctlng for continental account JUiy started IB points net higher, Octo ber was up C points. December advanced 2 points, but the later months were D to 11 points net lower Tho market, after the start, dropped ofT rapidly, there being as much as 20 pointy betweon snles on October At tho end Of fifteen minutes July was D2 points below tho Initial sale and October dropped to 21 25, 68 points tinder first transaction and DO points under the last call price Tho early break extended to 21 80 for July nnd 21 25 for October, making a do. cllne of C2 to 63 points from tho opening prices Selling was extremely active nnd excited, with pentlmcnt unsettled by re ports that spots wero below a parity nnd that tho crop was Improving under more favorable weather conditions Stop orders were uncovered on the break anil for almost the llrst tlmn since tho bull movement started It looked ns though oppo sition was developing on a considerable scale Hut offerings sunslded toward the middle of tho morning, and there were rallies later, which carried active months to within six or seven points of Saturday's closing fig ures . , Hit do OtH-n I Huh tijM n,i July 2.' 17 22 3K 2J 17 21 SI 82 31 October 81 71 21 NS 21 HM 81 So 81 72 DeremUPr 21 7S 21 Ml 21 til 21 III 81 S2 Jnnimrj 81 N"i 21 71 21 Mi 81 ST 21 "2 March ... 82 10 21 0(1 0(1 21 SO 81 IIS Spot . 82 Hi 2 "0 Liverpool Cotton I.IVnhl'OOU June 4 There was a moderate demand for spot cotton tudnv nnd prices wero 35 points hlnher on the basis of 14 88d for mldupl.ind Tho "ales aggregated 7000 bales, Including 6000 bales American. The Imports wero 18 000 bales. Including 10.000 biles American Tho market for futures r loved ste.idv .it nn ad vance of 37 5t 4 1 points Cotton lluji'rs and Sellers XRW YORK, June 4 Julv Mitchell Hay. Munds Urooks and 1'reem.in bought , Schley, Hentz, Wilson, Hosenberg nnd W Gumoens sold October It Hubbard Rountree, fassard. Tarrott, McF.idden and Ueardslcy bought ; Wilson, Not den. Castles, Kolffer Dlckerson Hvman, O Gumoens, Orvls Rosenberg, Geeran, Itusiell, Travera, Schill, Watklns and l'llnn sold December McKnativ, Newman. Beards ley, ("ardoza. Cone, Frederlckson nnd Rosenberg bought, Hi man, Geeran, Kelffer, Fllnn nnd Lehman sold January Schley Hartcom, Peers, New man and Rosenberg bought . Hentr. Burnett, Gilford Orvls nnd Frederlckson sold March Mnrtln Newman, Wilson, Schill and Jay bought; Lehman and Hentz sold KAILKOAD EARNINGS kiiii: 1H17 Increase April groin 111 142 4H2 1114 1IM1 Net . mil 1M .hl HOI Four months' btom 23 111,7 11 I M 711 Net I 4(111 1(11 'l.noi Mil NEW YOltK CENT". VI. AND Hl'DSOV HIVEIt (HxrluiUe of Hotnn nnd Albam) April sroaa . 117 mil sit 1R27 021 Net . .1 4'7 '.til M.r,22 4.(1 Surplus after charueH 07.1 rill 'linn 217 Four months' Broun 111 724 .'.Mi 717 707 Net 11 2S1 nil 7 874 n'JM Surplus after charge 2 4 so 1112 H 80" 7.'i7 BOSTON AND ALBANY April gross . Jl 872 710 MM 4(1S Net . 4410"! 'IMS S21 Rurplus after charges IIS ,1S1 171027 Four months' gross n,7 4(17 117 (ill Net 1 118 1100 '7(111 T.n Deficit after rhanten ,1H7 070 son 353 NOP.TBEKN PAlTiriC Am;., gross . IJ JIT. 4110 11 22 U., Few month.' gross . M gMJJJ 2 ..J . o riL't.UTH bOl'TII SHOItH AND ATLANTIC Arm gross ' . J 3 so no-. sn 017 vj-t . (Ill 8411 2H -1SS rie'flcit ... 42 781 :m 11211 Tin months' gross. 1$$$ 5-r,Vll DcflcH ' 00 021 IS.aiO IIAI.TIMORK AND OHIO Years ended Dec 31 1B1(1 Total earning. 11B mil MU J 1(1 211 21(1 Operating Income 2-Ur,-il' 1 1(17 H12 othS ineom. . . 0 ..;.. iis.i 7S", &encome ... li-MiSSl -silfeiJJ!! Decrease NEW YOKK BUTTER AND EGGS NEW YOrtIC, June 4 IIUTTEU flecelpts 707B tubs Weaker Higher si orlng. 114 42. extras 4tc tlrsts 3i'4(4liWc seionds, 374 89e Htnte dairy 40H 4lc EGOH Uecelpts 15 220 cases Irregular Quotations un6hunged PHILADELPHIA MARKETS CHEESE aold slowl nnd showed no Im portant change Quotations New York full rream fancy, new 2.V4 $?23c speclalM higher do fair tn kood. new. J4H CP85l, Uo, pur skims, 12020c POULTRY LIVE was In fair request and firm under mod erate offerings Quotations Kowl. us to quality, 22jJ3c. exceptional lots higher, rooster 100 17r; spring chickens not Leghorns plump. ellow-sklnnd weighing "4 wl1, lbs Hnlece 8438c. White Leghorns, weighing ? lv-i lbs apiece, 38 35c. docks l'ekln 2li$i21i, do, Indian Hunner 17Wlbc pigeons old per pair, 85Gv28c do young per pair 20022c DHESHED Trade was slow ami the market was barely steady under freer offerings Quo tatlons Fowls 12 to box. dryplikrd unci dry-packed milk fed faniy selected 2514c do, do, 4 lbs and over apiece 85c do do 3',i lbs apiece, 24c, do, do 3 lbs apiece 224 28. Kowls Iced In tbls fancy, dry-picked weighing 4 lbs and over apiece 2l'-tt .mailer sixes 2124c old roosters drv pltked 18V4c, broilers Jersey, fancy 4305(ic do other nearby weighing IVt 02 lbs aplce 48a4o fre.h.kl led turkex per lb Western best here 23 2.1c. common. 20g82c squabs per dozen VV hltj, weighing 111J Ibn per dozen. 4 254 85, do, weighing 0O10 lbs per dozen. 304.10, do. weighing 0 lb. per doien JlfflS 10 do weighing 7 lb. per dozen. 12 50O2 7JI do weighing 6BW lb. per don II 7B02 20 dark, 11.5002 80. .mall and No 2, 50ct7tl.23. FRESH FRUITS Demand waa fair and value, generally ruled steady. n follows Apples, per bbl Hen Davis I3iB4. Baldwin No 1. llwn. do, ungraded MM 1: Wlnesap, No 1. It 3(iO(l do ungraded 12 ROWS 50 Apple., nurthwo.tern, per box l.B0O2.80. Lemon., per box. I2.503 50 Orange.. Florida, per crate Bright, fancy ISO So0usMt"fancy. I2O3 50 poor 75cfl6a Ornpefrult. Florida, per irate 1203 50 0ilne. apples, l'orto Itlco. per crute, l.'WI 25 Straw heme, per qt Norfolk OOOc Lasttrn Bhore. fancy B012c do, fair to good U08c. Watermelons Florida, per car I30UOSHU. VEGETADLES Choir stock, .old fairly and ruled firm under moderate offerings Tha quotation, were a. Rllowa: White potato, old. per bush. 13.2. White potatoes Florida, per bbl No J, IllOU.Eo. No 2. 1090 50. cull., 1108. Whit, potatoes Bouth Carolina, per bbT No. 1. l?0H011i No. 2. la.BOOKi culls, KOdi Onions WtV,.s. p.r erate--No. i, II.B0O2, No 2. $1.80 Ol. T"! Cabbage Charleston, per bbl.. efat 2.60trsi do. Norfolk, par tiW-craty. ikiia BO Lttue. North Carolina and Bouth ".Mima, per basftt. B0cll 50 Celery. Flor Ida. pir 10-Inch crate. I102K ""n;,, "itti rarollna grcn and wax. per basket, 2 5UU3. BiXlant. Vlorldi, p.r.boxV l B(IV 1'epp.rs. KIOI box. Carol do, do. . i15 .'rnP?... NoVfolg', Sir b-..k!,k I i3. .iKT IjUihow. Ptr tt-bbl baskst. II IUOIi : dorao. mafirVi-rbbi s;r.i tub. i an. an nap ijinni niggn- t fcucumtr.. World.. vr besk.t. u ooo, i. ! Kauth Carolina, tmr 100 bunch.. $4wB. Tom. ISSr Flirlli' Sir rViT$f.lwea-2ft kfu.hroi.ina, j j.a, -naVt vn-' " EVENING U.S. AVIATOR, LOST, GAVE BOCHES SLIP IN NIGHT Corporal Edward Hinklo Forced to Descend Behind Enemy Lines in France CHICAGOAN WINS PRIZE PATHS. June 4. Corporal Edward lllnkle. of Cincinnati, had another narrow escape In an exploit of the American flyers of the I-nfovetto Hscndrllle, news of which reached Tarls today. Hinklo disappeared Into tho skies for a dav but ho finally got back, safe and sound rrlvoto J A Drcxel, of Philadelphia; Corporal Kenneth Mnrr. of Alaska; Cor poral lllnkle nnd Corporal Harold Willis of lloston, were In a squadron of the Iafavctte fivers who penetrated fifteen miles back of the enemy's lines in a reconnais sance Might Tho four American uvlators bo camo separated Three of them tame back together but thcer was no sign of lllnkle All remembered lost seeing him diving through a cloud None of the three re turned aviators had sighted a single enemy plane, but tho sky was so flecked with clouds that It was feared that a Iloihe avia tor had brought down lllnkle. Tho next dav however. Hinklo crossed back to his own side, reporting his arrival fnr to tho north, over the British front near Polssons He lost his wav In tho cloudy sky and his machine began behaving b.tdlv Ho came down nnd 1 ly hidden over night Lieutenant Malsonrouge, of the French army, was today announced as second In command of tho Lafavctte Kscadrllle under Lieutenant William Thaw, of Pittsburgh, In place of Lieutenant Lo Laage, who recently was killed In action Lieutenant Malonrouge, with Private Andrew C rnmpbcll, of Chicago suc ceeded In downing a Germnn plune over the enemy's lines It was Campbell's first flight ns a fighting avlaror Korgumt Willis ll.iv Hand, of Minne apolis, left a front hospital today on leave of absence for convalescence Financial Briefs Application hes been mode to thu Now Yorl; Stock llxchange to Hat the following securities National Conduit and Cable Company, Inc 250 0(10 shares! lapltal stuck without nominal or par value; Havana KIcctric Hallway Light nnd l'ovver Com pany, $0,000,000 additional G per cent cutmi latlvo priferrul stock The New York Kubtreasury gained $7 -702,000 from tho banks on Saturriav, m ik ing 11 cash net gain slnco Friday of $11,023,000 Prichltt H Co nnd Millet, Hoe & tlagan nnnounce that tho National Conduit and Cablo svndleate has been closed, ns all the stock has been sold and profits havo been distributed Tor January slxtv of the largest tele phone companies report total operating lev nuo of $25,60S,89', as compared with $22, 174,054 in January 1116. Tho operat ing Income was $7,107,207, as compared with $0,528, 832. Total operating revenues of $24,083,010 for tho jear ended December 31, 1910, are leported by the Adams Hxpress Company ns compated with $12,400,411 for the ear ended June 30, U'lG Net was $1,058,010 ns compared with $2 17S.507 tho 'previous llhcal j ear Cast Iron Pipe Advanced NKW YOHK, June 4 Because of con tinued sharp rie in price of pig Iron the fnltcd States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company advanced prices of cast Iron plpo $3 ptr ton, effective todnv. and a further ad vance of $2 per ton Is expected to be an nounced In the near future Initial for Refining Company XIIW YOHK, June 4 The Cumberland Producing & Heflnlng Company has de clared an Initial dividend of 1 per cent, pay able June 15 to stock of lecord June 1. Load Prices Higher JOPLIN Juno 4 Zinc ore shipments are heavy and the demand Is stronger for lower grades I'rlio $73 to $80 11 ton Lead ore $5 a ton higher now $125 a ton Final Round-Up Made in Draft Plots Continued from Page One son of Professor Cattell, and Charles Fran cis Phillips Tho other four Indictments wero against the men arrested while distributing autl couscrlptlon pjmphlttn nt a Madison Sauaro (lardeu peace meeting Tho Indictments constituted the Govern ments reply to nntl-tonscrlptlonlsts in Nnw York A closo watch Is being ltept for others today on the evo of rtglhtratlon A fourth siiHpect was taken Into custody l tho pollco todaj He is believed to have been one leader of the plot He had a picture of a flerman army officer In his pocket and Is said to have admitted It was a photograph of his father He had been excused himself, ho said, from military service because of 111 health Tho new prisoner paid he started for Mexico In 1914 from Germany, but was interned when tho Spanlbh ship on which he was a passenger was sent to Halifax for examination Ho was paroled, he said, from tho internment camp and camo to the United States, hlnce that tlmo ho has mado a number of trips to Mexico. Twentj-two Americans of conscription ago wero returned to New York today from tho Canadian border They had attempted to cross In sealed horso earn earning racers to tho Canadian tracks Several of the voung men reported to United States Me Carthy their Intention to register All will be kept under surveillance and arrested If they fall to register tomorrow. V. S. TO DRAFT 625,000 ON FIRST ARMY CALL WASHINGTON, Juno 4 Tho Government Intends to draft 025,000 men on the first call following reglstra- Tho Information was given the Senato Military Committee today bv Provost Mar shal General Crowder Tha 125,000 moil abovo tho first BOO.OQO Increment will ba placed In training camps to fill vacancies left by men withdrawn through sickness or death Crowder emphasized the fact that no class of men would be exempt as a whole from service In America's army, since such a Bystcm, Crowder says, would endanger the Government's plan to get 1,600,000 men from the 10,000,000 expected to register. Meanwhile tho Department of Justice Bldetrackod all other business for enforce ment of the selective service act. The de partment Issued this warning "All other matters In the Department of Justice for the time being will be subordi nated to the enforcement of the conscrip tion net Whenever necessary the assist ance of Federal, State and local officers will be sought The officers and agents of the department throughout the country have been Instructed accordingly. "Committing magistrates will be asked to fix ball as high as may be practicable In each case, higher ball being naked In the cases of the Individuals who have ad vised' or aided other persons to evade the law or who have Interfered with the regl iratlon officers In the proper performance of their duties than wll be asked in the bases of Individual who, iperely fall to ..,- ' LBDaBEr-PHnjADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1917 British Wrest Cherisu Position From Teutons Continued from Pate One the main highway between Arras and Cam- brnl and about seven miles from Arras La Bassco'ls sovon miles north of Lens nnd Neuve Chnppelle four miles farther to tho north Vcrmclles lies nearly midway between Lens and La Dnssoc GERMANS WIN FOOTHOLD IN FRENCH POSITIONS PAULS, Juno 4 Strong Oermnn attacks northwest of Trodmont farm Inst night gained tho enemy a foothold on nn advanced clement of tho French positions tho War Ofllco ad mitted today. The statement snjfl: Northwest of Froldmont farm, at 11 p m , tho enemy nttneked and obtained n foothold on several of our advanced elements On the plateaus of Vauclerc and Call- fornlo the enemy did not renew his at tacks last night, but bombarded our po sitions ln the Chnmpigno east of Teton Mount wo carried out a successful raid Tho enemy esterday made nn air raid on Dunkirk nnd Nancy, killing several ilvlllans All day Sunday nnd throughout the night tho big guns thundered In Ilelglum The war ofllco announced that tho nrtlllery duel around vvtsch.ietc rendu d terrific violence CANADIANS WIN BACK TRENCHES LOST TO FOE Uy WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS WITH THE BtUTlSIt AHMIKS IN THU FIi:LD Juno 4 Canadian troops were back today In tho same trenches they occupied last Friday after a victory and a defeat nround Avion Sunday afternoon the Prussians retook tho electric light station east of Avion in J mad fury of attack that totally dlsregaided losses Inflicted upon them Thov thus un did nil tho work which tho Canadians had accomplished on Snturil iv in obtaining con. trol of that spot Throughout Sunday the enemy kept up a terrific bombardment along the front of 1700 yntds on which the Canadians had in ado their advance The fire was so In tense that Into Stindav It was decided to withdraw , tho Uritlsh forces to their pre vious position At the moment when this plan was being carried out the Prussians l.iui.ohed their attack Despite the Ilrltlsh barrage, re-enforced bv strong machine-gun fire, which the Canadians kept pouring Into the ad vancing ranks, tho enemy kept coming on In waves A linnd-to-hand struggle ensued The Uritlsh slipped backwnrd In their with drawal, stopping at the line of trenches thoy hnd occupied on l'rldav So perfect was this IlrltMi withdrawal that the Canadians took 112 prisoners with them nlnetv of them being unwotinded The German victory In this localized light was made possible largelv bv the flat topog raphv of the country South of Lens there ate no covering ridges Saturday tho Canadians had taken the electric Unlit sta tion and n lirlckvard The tulns of these buildings and of scattered brick houses wero the only screens available In their artillery preparation the Canadians had leveled the German trenches around tlmre and destroved even the small cover of the ruins Therefore, when the German attack came the Canadians had to defend them selves ln what was vlrtualls nn open field Uritlsh nrtlllerv was active nt a number of points on the front todav The prolong! d Inactivity of Infantrv Is broken, however only b sue i local engagements as that by which tho Canadiins pushed forward Sat urduN GERMANS CAPTURE 250 PRISONERS FROM FRENCH ilKRLLY, June 4 Capture of 250 prisoners and thirty ma chine guns In two sections of tho French lino was announced ln todays utllclnl statement "At Wlnterberg. nenr Craonne." the War Ofllco said, "150 French soldiers and fifteen machine guns wero captured North west of Hrave 100 wero prisoners, with fif teen machine guns 'Around the La Hasso Canal and thn Scarpo Kngllsh advances were repulsed everywhere. Including those, nt Hulloch. Lens. Monchy and Cherlsj " Former New field Editor Dies on Train WOODBURY, X J June 4 A C Dal ton of New Held, former editor of the Item died on the train arriving heie nt 10 o clock this morning, from heart disease J City News in Brief I'HILA 1)1.1 I'll IV will be n dentnl mobili zation center foi the preparation nnd train lug of oung dentists fot wnr work At the request of tho surgeon general of the army a course in mUltaiv dentistry was begun at the School of Dentistry at the University of Pi nnsjlwinla several weeks ago TWO lU'Mllir.I) uiitomnbllUts, who violated the speed laws along Old York Kernel during the last two davs, have been listed for arrest Summonses will be sent out today Pull will not enable them to escape tines according to Ilurgess Graham, of Jenklntown TIIL l'llII.AD.'.I.I'lllA Trust Company, executor of the estate of George Kirk, sold a plot of ground on the south side of Washington avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets to the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Com pany for $120,000. A CVMI'AKiN fo eaUhllith u pharma ceutical corps In the United Slates Army lias been started by the Philadelphia Drug Hxchango Commissions for pharmacists will be sought to place them on an equality with members of the medical, dental nnd vterlnary services IlKQUHST FOIl AN Increase In pay ha. been made of the Board of Public Kduca. Hon by the clerical assistants, through their association In a petition to the board, nttentlon Is called to the fact that clerical assistants are the poorest paid em ployes In the public school system. They must have a high schov education and two jears business experience, to qualify. captain A. J, nnr.M'i. ninni.i:, of the United States marine corps, bade fare well to the Drexel Diddle Bible Class ln Holy Trinity Church esterday He has been called Into active service and told his associates he was going as far as the next ALLKOI-D INTKIIFJ'HK.VCK with a trarna policeman at Broad and Chestnut streets caused the arrest yesterday of Po lice Lieutenant George Stinger, of the Twentieth and Federal streets station, and his son Edward When the lieutenant's Identity was discovered at City Hall the prisoners were discharged. A CCA88 OF 8EVI5NTY-THO uas con. firmed yesterday by Bishop McCort at the dedicatory exercises of the parish school of St. Joseph's Church at Colllngdale. Mass was celebrated by the Hev, Joseph B. Mon vllle, rector of the Holy Spirit Church, Sharon Hill. HTHUCK by n automobile at Twenty, eight and need streets. Georgo Hodgson, ten years old, of 2712 Karp street. Is In a serious condition In the Polyclinic Hospital The car was driven by Dr Raymond 3. Harris, of 1(4$ South Broad street,, U QUICK ACTION HALTS DISEASE AT NAVY YARD Strong Mensurcs Taken to Check Spread of Meningitis Epidemic BLAME GERMAN LINERS Ono sailor Is dead and seven other blue jackets nnd a marine nro III with splnnt meningitis nt tho Fnlted States Naval Hos. Pllnl, 2400 Oray'a Ferry road according to a statement mndo at the hospital today Tho names of tho dead sailor and thoo stricken with the disease were withheld by tho naval censor All of tho cofcs are from warships stntloned nt the hllndelphla Xavy Yard. None of tho men Is n Phlla delphlnn Tho death and sickness nro duo to tho crowded conditions made Inevitable) by mo bilization, according to Dr. Henry A. Dunn, executive surgeon of tho hospital, who gnvo out the statement No epidemic Is fcaied ho slid, but every precaution Is being taken to prevent the disease from nppenrlng again Immediately upon being admitted to the hospital during the last few davs the patients wero placed In separate quarantine vv arris and, It was said, thero Is no dinger of the contagion spreading to other patients nt the hospital llecaue of the prompt nttenlloti Ken by the surgical staff all of the men are expectod to tecover. Two other cases arc under observation Six of the sailors were attacked bv the disease while on duty on the flitted States wnrshlp Ilaron von Steuben formerly tho German coniim rce-raldlng auxiliary cruiser Prill!! Lltel Frledrlcli 1 hey welo nt olire hurried to the hospital where their cases wero diagnosed Doctor Dunn who blnmed crowded con ditions fur the llln, s.ilil "When n largo number of men N pined within n limited sp.uo II Is lmio"slh . to prevent a certain amount of enntngion The medical staff Is doing everj thing tn minimize It The same conditions would txlst If 10 000 civ 111 ins wero gathered together for ii month ol mote." An announcement from Ch'cago that thlttv deaths of meningitis hail occnired at tho Cleat Lakes training station has made phjsleluns conmotcil with the Phila delphia, naval base douulv careful A caic ful examination Is being made of all cases of contagious diseases and stand.ud reme dies nro being nclm.nistcicd Naval phv slclans are corfldetit that thero will be no epetltlon of epidemics of spinal menin gitis and other contagions like those which ravaged thn American licet during the war wllh Sptln Tlio liner von Steuben vv lilrli was In terned at the outbreak of tho war and seized bv the (lovernmeiit when thn I'tilted States entered the conflict. Is regarded at the navv vatd as an Ill-omened vessel The outbreak of tho contagion on board the ship ((inllrmed tho bluejackets' view that the raider Is a "bad egg doomed to hive bad luck follow In her career When the p itlents nt the hospital learned of tho men ingitis cases a big seaman In the mess hull nroso anil sinmmed his list on the table 'The Hermans are responsible," he ex claimed "I'he left tho germs cm boaiel when thev went to (leorgla ' It was recalled that the Prlnz Kltel and Its mate the Kionprinr Wllhelm now tho American watshlp lluon eleKalb were In an evtictnelv uns.inltarv condition when the Intel ned Herman crews were temoved to concentration camps In (leorgla sevcrnl mouths ago It was found necnssirv to give the raiders a thorough cleaning In addition to tho extensive repairs that were niacin CHICAdO .limn t Thirty men have died of meningitis and thorn havo lic-en eightv one cases of this disease In the last six months among the lecrultn at the Creat Lakes naval training station, nccoullng to n report forwarded to the Seeretnrv of the avj and members of Congress bv Dr Frank Hillings, of tho State defense council Overcrowding caused the Illness and deaths, accoi cling to the teport which fol lowed a survev inide under Doctor Billings's clIrcLtion The camp originally planned for ID00 men would be ideal from a health standpoint but foi tho faet that 8200 men have been crowded Into It, ac cording to tho teport, which udds that 20 00(1 men havo passed through tho train ing camp since the call foi iccruits At the time the survey was niacin, it was said, there were ten cases of meningitis and a total of 513 patients A separate hospital especially for contagious diseases Is urged In the teporl which k.ivs howovet that the overllow of patients from the eightv beds In thn station hospital was being eared for in tents In a sitlsfactotv manner U. S. Will Not Split State Troop Units ontl eel from 1'iiae One dlsp ' of before training In thn field com mences It Is altogether piobable that n consider able numbc r of the men now boldlng com missions In the Pennsvlvanla National tiuard will not be given corresponding tanks In the " cleral service Uennral Mnnn said toJav Mint the Adjutant General of eac.li Slate has been requested to stipplv a list of the olliceis ho considered lnelll clent The report hn submits will be checked up with tho records of the officers on tile in the War Department As all tho commissioned ollleers down lo second lieu tenant must bu lecommlssloned by the President when they enter the Ftderal service, It will be easy to drop any otllcer who Is not qualified All oflloers nbove the rank of colonel must be appointed by ard with the consent of the Senate In denving the leport that Individual regiments are to be selected for early serv ice abroad, General Mann said that If thre are rhanges In the plans to handle n di vision at a tlmo it will bo after the tioops reach France and Major General John J Pershing concludes that thoy can be han dled to better advantage there by a shift "It ma bo possible ' said General Mann "that after General Pershing gets his troops In the field he will find that trench war faro will necessitate changes, perhups the use of more machine guns than planned, or tho creation of laiger companies The matter (an he taken care of over there, but we have no Intention of changing our plans here to handle the troops by divi sions" General Mann denied that there had oven been a suggestion sent from tho War De partment ttiat certain regiments might bo chosen to go ahead of the others In tha State. BANK MESSENGER VICTIM OF AUTOMOBILE BANDITS George Meyers Robbed in Chicago of $6800, Four Blocks From His Oflice CHICAGO, June i Two automobile bandits held up George Meiers, twent) two, messenger for the Stockmen's. Trust and Savings Bank, at the point of a re volver shortly after noon today and escaped with JC800 Meyers was carrying the money down town to deposit It In the Continental and Commercial Hank The holdup occurred four blocks from the Stockmen's Bank on the South Side , Sunday Fishers Pay $20 Fines POTTSVILLK. Pa June i. Charles fietulnger, Alvaln Mosser, John Nelswenter, Edgar Kemls and Frank Frits, all of Adamsdale, were prosecuted by state po lice for fishing on Sunday. Each paid the f SO Jlne and the costs by Alderman Frelltr. AMOY PROCLAIMED UNDER ARMY RULE Secession Movement in China Developing Into Civil War PEKIN NOW ISOLATED Militarist Dictatorship Virtually Established by Rebel Chieftains AMOY, China. Juno t Mnrtlal law was proclaimed here today All relations with tho Pokln Government havo liu'ii severed TIF.N TSI.V Juno 4 After less than six years' existence, a completo coIlnpc todav menaced tho re publican form of government ln China A military dictatorship has been established nnd President LI Yuan-Hung Is virtually a prisoner In I'ckln Two more provinces have seceded, ll,t,-l(,.r fl.n m.M.I.A i.ti t.i rlAtrii Thn army hus been split up Into factions under tie pnvviritu military icauers i ucre nus been leorganlzation of the Cabinet but nil autborltv Is nppnrentlv vested In Hsu hhlh Chang, tho dictator. In addition the fol lowing Cabinet changes have taken place. Wang Shlh-Chen. the acting Premier, was made Premier; Tuan Chl-Kwcl, brother of Tunn Chl-Jtil. former Piemlnr, was named Minister of War, lhas-julln, who Is be- iicveii to oc str iciy iiro-jnpuiiee-, wa- given the portfolio ,n -irclgn Affairs, and Tung-IIuulung former Minister of Com munications, was chosen ns Minister of tho inic nor The American military forces stntloned In China nte watching tho situation closely, for llieui Is widespread fear that civil war Is Imminent It Is dlltlc'titt to get news out of Pekln, for thu city has been isolated nnd a strong censorship established on telegtnphs A conference has been called In Cantor, of thn leaders who vveio responsible for the overthrow e.f Ihn Mam hu ilvtiasty Dr Sur. Ynt Sen has alicady arrived theic TOKIO, Juno 4 Japan's determination not to Interfere 'n China's Infernal affairs, nt least until thero Is some open outbreak them, was em phasized aguin today in utllclnl quarters Accoidlng to word lecelved here, no dis order lias attended the secession of eleven of China's elghtpeti provinces nnd the pioc lamatlon of a provisional government, although a rebel tinny was said to bo marching towaul l'ekln The ruvoltlng pmvlnces ate those under control of thn mllltar.v ehlefs nnd their arrav of strength In men and arms apparentlv makes the fall of tin old Government certain President LI Huau tiiie. Is expected to resign He Is vlrtuullv a prisoner nt Pekln the cltv and the provlnre in which thn capital Is located being tn control of the new Gov ernment forces Wireless, Eye for Warrior, Says Marconi ( iintiiiiieil fruni I'tiRe One not as much as wo really expected In tho first place, It Is a dlfnuilt thing to do but I think the leal reason whv Interference has been abandoned Is because It is not worth while If ono sldo started out to Jam the others wltcless messages, there would be ictnllatlou Xelther side would bo able to communicate with Its navv. It Isn t prac ticable, jeni see " 'Then there Is a good deal of eavesdrop ping In the air?" 'Oh jes, wo can sit In Hnglnrid and hear tho (lei man field slntlonn In the Tur kish army In Palestine Or In France, we e-an hear the field stations of the Rus sian front Of course, there nu dlffeieut tunes, but it Is not haul to .adjust one's instrument to the requited tune ' Hut the messages are mostly in code, are thev not"" "Certainly, but It is not hard to de cipher them when you Invo experts" the Inventor smiled He might have been think ing of the old maxim all is fair in love and war "Then theie are few seeiets In the air, after nil'" "So not many, and certainly not for an) length of time " Slgnor -Marconi spoke of tho fnsclnatlng flight to mid fro through the air almost evtrv minute of the duy nad night of tliotis inds and thousands tif messages, in.i nv about commercial business but the greitcst majoritv nowadays concerned In one wav or nnother with the great wnr the movement of battleships crulscix and destrovers at sea, the action of artillery and infantrv In laud, the scouting by aeroplanes In tho air. the detection of sub marines moving stealthily under water the c rles of distress of torpedoed ships and foundering vessels and the grim mes sages in invsteilouslv veiled language, some peril ips from secret stations on Ilng llsh nnd French coasts, some from neutral territory telling the undersea bouts where thev inav find further prev " "Do vou think the ptlnclple of the wire less will help to solve the submarine ptob lem? "It Is hard lo say I have heard of iiMii) Inventions that I'opend on tho wire less for their execution, but none Is In use There arc. of course other kinds of Inven tions " "Have jou heard of any Invention that will be u perfect protection against tho submarine? ' "No. but there are some very good de vices now in use Thero Is. for Instance, no cure foi consumption ns jet. but you can nlwnvs light It. The devices that we now havo aro certainly reducing losses Whether tho cure ever will be found Is an other matter, but tho effectiveness of the submarine can be gradually diminished, 1 am sure" The Inventor said ho had not come to the 1'nlted Stales on anj technical errand, but as a member of the Itojal Italian Mis sion to pay u compllmentarv visit tn this country He said he had not vet conferred with American Inventors or with officials of the .Navj Department here, but expected to before he returned to Italv "Our Inventors aro working da and night on all sorts of suggestions ' he said As to the future of the wireless. Mutconl shook his head The advances made by science hnd been ho inpid that ho hesitated to predict what magic things might jet bo accomplished by the use of ether waves He doesn't think tho wireless telephone has vet been perfected Ho believes that the wireless telegraph will always supersede the telephone, because it Is more accurate and Bafer "The wireless telephone Introduces diffi culties In pronunciation," he said "Unless It Is used to read the message. It will be dlfllcult to check up whether the receiver hus caught all the conversation of the sender The wireless telegraph of course makes It possible to check up for accuracy Instantancouslj and there can be no mis understanding of the written word Some navies, however, are doing very well with the wireless telephone." Slgnor Marconi modestly acknowledges that the wireless has been Improved by thousands of other scientific men The cost of equipment, too, has been gradually re duced until the popularity of the Invention makes one forget for the moment what a wonderful thing It is to communicate, If not actually to talk with, an unseen person thousands and thousands of miles away, across continents and across oceansand all this due to the genius of the young IU1 lsn who, with Prlnca Udlne. cousin of King Victor Kmmanuel and a distinguished corn pany ol Italians, ha corn to pay homage to me naiion inai nas enterea dm .i-i-sts alongside the, Italian people In thvH'Jllti 15 TO ARRANGE PLANS FOR ENVOYS' VISIT Meeting at Mayor's" Office Will Complete 'Program for Receiving Italian Mission SEND MESSAGE TO KING Local Society Felicitates Victor Emmanuel on the Campaign in the Carso Section WASHINGTON, June 4. Prince Udine, of the Itoyal Italian Commission, who had a Buddcn and severe attack of catarrhal tonsillitis estcrday, today had a temperature of 101. He is beinir attended by Doctor rioria, of the Italian embassy. The illness of the Prince has resulted in the temporary cancellation of the pro posed southern and midwestern trip of the Italian Commission. The State De partment will make further announce ment conccrnitiK the tour as soon as tho condition of Prince Udine permits hts traveling. Plans for the reception of the Italian war envovs, duo In Philadelphia on June 15 Indicate that it will be equal to any demonstration ever tendered foreign repre sentatives who visited this city This attnrnoon Mayor Smith. Chevalier C C A Ilaldl one of the leaders In the plan, nnd William Potter, former Minister to Italy, will confer at City Hall to arrange details regarding the city's olflcial part In the reception The complete plans for tho event will then be made Tho Major will appoint a reception com mittee of two hundred It will Include prominent Italian-Americans representa tives of lending Italian organizations and also many citizens of Philadelphia who are prominent In the city's nctlvltlcs Judging from the preliminary plans now under way the live-hour visit of the 'distinguished en vovs will be one that will live long In their meniorj' Discussing tho plans todav'. Mr Baldl was highly optimistic "In ndditlon to having a demonstration which will show the friend ship which cxlets between America and Italy " ho said, "wo have every hope of rais ing the pioposod fund of (100 000 for tho Italian Ited Cross There are 150.000 Ital ians In Philadelphia nnd all aro planning to do their bit Thej realize that a large amount of money Is needed to care for the Injured who aro devoting their energies to their countrj" 'The Italians are especially elated over the fact that thev will be on the firing line with liberty loving Americans and are con fident that the outcome will bring success lo the Allies, who nre fighting for such a vv orthj cause " Three enthusiastic meetings wero held jesterdnv In the southern part of the city, where plans for the reception were outlined by Mr Daldl Joseph Plasano, Antonio De Vita and Xicola Parlone These meetings wero attended b more Ihan a thousand Italians, who wero wrought to a high pitch of enthusiasm Many pledged large amounts toward the fund for tho lted Cross Tho meetings were held at 8"0 South Hlghth street, 717 Carpenter street and at the olllces of Mr Ilaldl Another meeting scheduled to take place nt the Alh.iintir.i Theatre Passjunk avenue and Morris street, was postponed until next Sunday Wishes for a prompt and complete vic tory weto expressed In n message to King Ictor Hmmanucl, which was sent jestcr day bj Cavullotti Lodge of the Order of Sons of Ituly Following a meeting of the organization this message was ant to the King ' On the occasion of tho commemoration of Constitution Da the Cavullotti Lodge, InU'iptetlng the wIsheH of 30 001) members of the Order f the Sons of Hnly in the State of Pennsylvania, admiring the work of the gallant soldiers fighting in the Carso sectors sends to jour valiant conductor their wishes for prompt and completo vic tory for tho vindication of the lights of Justice and civilization" The message was signed bj Frank A. Trnvaselo, master A message was also sent to the Prince of I'dlno nnd members of the Itnllan mission conveying a cordial and renpeetful salute The Order of the Sons or Italy will take a prominent part In the inception to the envovs TOO LTi: Kill l'l,ssFirTIOV VI VltUI V(il me HAitiisoN sm:i'i'i:uij jUne s." iTr, by Itev AlexonJ. r Mucl'oll L 1) FI.rUtK.NC t", daughter of A Maxwell Hnd Klortme If ghfp litril lo COKTI.ANDT Itle livitnsov son at late lln Dr and Mrs VV ( itlchurclsnn e OPK UlMDc K June 2 .41 Mis I. rook Point, e'cinn TIIOVIAS ' I'nPK of Philadelphia and Miss I.ll.l.V II DIVIiii'K ef SaMironk Point, were united In niarrl ia, bv the Itev llehry VVHilprfootp uf c umlirMtre Vln II1UTIIS niiAiu.Kr Juno a wii.iini.MiNA linAD- I.KV (ne .Stoto, wlf of Prank Urjilley, aged ft", Relatives and Meruit, am Invited to e-rv-lien Wed, -' p in at 11011 Hazel ave. 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