jmramw jLUC -&.$ J . k I -' .rsvaSbtf & M -WMRITit' DEI RUSSI IN (iALIZIA b Truppc dl Brussiloft Ab- bwidohano Tarnopoll o Brzc- i i' 'V zany Dopo Numcrosi Ammutinamonti MUM featl nOMA. S3 I.ugllo 1 situations sulla frbnte della Qallila, ' nelle settlmane scorse le truppe vltto- ill Brussltoo facevano prevedere una Inma sconfitta delta forze austro- IMMChe, va dUcnendo sempre plu' grave a uaa degll ammutlnamentl che l iono veri- e si ..verlncano ancora tra la truppe iifie. lA tone idl Bnlssllog stanno era pa fcando da sconAtta a qconfltta e ta loro llnee &MI Dniester cadono una dopd I'altra da ntl alto eforzo austro-tedesco, che pure on a eccesslvamente grande, v A Petrograd at e' ammesso che ta truppe jhim banno dovuto rltlraral al di la' del arath. e la nlluazlonc c' coal' gravo che II fcresldento del Conslgllo russo e mlnlstru Slla Guerra, Kcrensky, o' partlto per la fronte dl battaglla per ccriaro dl arrestare la rltlrata. I) Or al dlco che 1'lmportanto cltta' dl fTamopbll. ad cat dl Iconoll, a" In Ilamme 4d a' BtaU evacuatn dallo truppe russe. JOuesta mattlna correva ancho voco che Jrarnopoll era atata occupata dallo forze edesche ed nuslrlachc. l.'lmportnnz i delta fcartlta Impegnatn aitlla frontn russa e' Snostrata ancho d fatto die It Kaiser c' ( parcno ana onu cicini cjiuisia. i Kl lrmnn kIphso I russl atanno fatendo Iforzi vlgorosl nu altra parte della ftonte Ml battaglla, net aettoro dl Dvlnak o plu' a ud, per creare una dlverslone cd .illeg- J;erlrc, so para' posslbllc, la prcsslono teu onlca aulla fronte della (lullzla. Ma nclla lono dl Urzezany la .Scltlma arinata non ' rlusutn it mantmero lo sue coalcche' la jeltta' o' ora, nembni, ncllo deelt ausfro-ledcschU t(i Bulla irome liaiinna gu ausirnici iiimnu j lahtato un nttacco contra lo poslzlonl dl i Cadorna au Malga Vat 1'raniaao, ma sono 1 tati retplntl. i Ecco 11 testo del rapporto del generate Tfcadorna pubbllcato leri sera dal Mlnlstero , peua uuerra; ttj Venerdl' notte It nemlco, rlnforzato, f Jrlnnova' If auo attacco contro un uoatru ijpoato aMinzato au Malga Val I'r.iinaso, J J Bia fu completnmento rcsplnto. I Nella glornata dl Icrl 1 combattlmentl tljfurono meno Intenal quasi da per tutto Um aruguerio nemicno niresscro u iun ! fuoco contro alcunl puntl della nostra 1 I fronte, ma le nostre battcrlo rlsposero tj afltcacemento o prontamento. J LA DI.SCOHSO Dl MICHAKMS . 1 ., 4laanan .1 .. I MOM. nntinnlltjlln , ...l Aon.. , Hlchaella, ha aolleato qui scarm Intel eso I klacche', como al utpettaa!.o tuttl, non lia j Lportato nuoa luco sulla altuazlona ne' ha a i pnoairaio enn u kvctmu Krinniuri) imrnua ! reatmento metteral sulla la dl una pollttca 1 ; lu' liberate. , ! Un notlaslmo deputato cost' coinmcntaa Icrl II dlaocorso del canccllloro germnnlcu "11 dlscorso puo' csaer detto un HUtcoi3n aoltanto ae al uol tcnoro conto del 'bluff ' n rnHa a' lino fifnrzn ill narlarn nnn .i. ....--.. -. -... . rase ai ram, aenza impegnare i oraioro in .klcuna nuoa e Importante dlchlarazlone E Uno aforzo d rlaffermare 1 Innoccnza 'Helta Germanla davantl al mondo c la decl llone della Germanla dl concludere una pace (vlttorloaa, mentre l'attenzlono del pubbllco he aacolta e' tutta olta alio nulstlonl plu' ffcratlcho della ncaraezza del vhcrl cd al oacuro avenire. i tencacni uicniano ogni rlorno nlu cornlntl che la nromeesa dlstru- ijilone dell'Intesa e' al dl la delle forzo dl coioro cne i nanno promcMea. L'on niasolatl ha detto cho la atesaa I.I fcomlna dl Mlflniells al cancelllerato a a ,Jllmostrare quanto poco l ala da apcrnra Uua aemocratlzzazlone della act mania. J'll dlacorso dl Mlchaclis," ha detto II mln latro aoclallsta, "ha fatto cadcro le Ulu Monl dl coioro che at attendeano cho la Bermanla troaBe In ae' atcsaa I mezzt ill correggero I proprll dlfettl, 1 fattl ora 'rovano die questl dlfettl possono caaero rrettl aoltanto da forze estcrne, o queata na eaterna deo casere escrcltata dalln ilonl dell'Intea nell'lnteresae del benes- re Internazlonale fondato aul principle 1 dlrltto e della gluatlzla. Clo' algrtinca a nol dobblamo renrlmcro o dlstrueevm sfuttl 1 brutall'ed aggrcaslvl Htlntl dl do- hiiiio cue m uermania maniresla." GERMAN MENACE TO RUSSIAN LINE 11 1X1 VI " ' ' - - . . . ..-. BAZINTOGOTOFKUm -vrtV'iJ. ,Jt" ? '"i ,. ) -, -,- ' i" j KREEKtC r-r-r ZftAC H Joyriders Must Curb Free Use of Gas s -i a Vf Continued from I'aco One He indtvlduala from bulng and ualntr cars Mild aa a reault many pleaaure cars are WW lam up in storage In all parts of Hng ind and Scotland. Professional men, prln JBipally physicians, are tho only ones ex- Jt Ampted from the restrictions. These men jfro auoweu gasonnc to nny reasonable quantity, but they nro not allowed to tour mnd they cannot drhe their cars outside Jelr professional districts, ao they are Virtually under control. rl, local manufacturers of pleasure cars and f rganlzatlons holding agencies for them In IJuils city refuae to dlscuaa the outlook. They, jK course, realize that the curbing of the 'pa or gasoline win cut down tho wear on 1-anacmnes, wun tno result that fewer cars 5 Jylll be worn out each year. a.' P. Boyer Davis, secretary of the Automo. .Jalla Club of Philadelphia, said he was not tmlllni. tvlth lhA I.nnllllnna In i U Atl .j. ....... ...... ...v. w.,u,..u.. ,,, ,,,u nuquilllE. p"p "" " n,u mo uuvcriinicni wouia ave to do something If gasoline became 4oo scarce. He afcld ho thought the matter f price woum do nuoweu 10 take care of ondltlons for some tlmo to come. , AMERICAN SHIP BLOWN UP, CARGO OF OIL DESTROYED fYou and British Have Too Many . Ships," Says U-Boat Commander b in ADDlvinir Bomh AN ATLANTIC POUT. July 23 'Tou lnd the British hae too many ships," re. jnarxea a submarine commander to Capr uin wenjamin Jtragg, or.tne American bar. nine uimegaard, as no dynamited that iael, accordloer to Bragg on his nrrhal ay, Sk ? nrarror WAR npr,intinli1 liv ttUitan nf t.1 raw. He said the U-boat halted him In Engllah Channel July 10 at 6 a. m . and Wt, bombs aboard while two British de- 'yera could ba seen In tho dlatancecom- full apeed to tho rescue. The Hllde- rd sailed from the United States with cargo of lubricating oil May 25. RUNAWAY SENT BACK lDRODYV" IT V uuv-rtutrvi H. 1 .ZHOKUW MMh. V r I "J ,TA5MnmL iai iis JrL f ftuv- C NOVCAJSTAKSLAU n 1 50LOTyfMA N. HOIiODEMWAi A deep wedge has been driven into the Slav front north of Brzczany in the direction ot Tnrnopol, which has been evneuated before the Teuton advance. The Russian retreat menaces the whole line of the lcpublic's army and the Rains made in the recent offensive. Russian in Throes of New Great Crisis the Continued from I'ain tine Olllco reported a signal lctori oer Teutons In the Villi i neighborhood Ily n oto of J5J to 17, tho Workmen's and Sodllera' Council today granted "unllm Hod power" to the provisional Government "to reestablish tho nrganlzitlon and disci pline of the army nnd to take steps against a counter revolution nnd anarchy." lllotlng In Petrograd has spent Itself out In snnll sporadic demonstration"! Tho last street clash reported was earlv Stturdiv morning In the neighborhood of the Hoursc There nnirchlats turned machine-guns at newly arriving troops The Government's spy hunt was Continu ing vigorously today. Evidence was ob tained showing that Madime Bumenzen, Identified as one of the principal German agents In Itussla, had an account of 1,000, 000 marks (about $230,000) In Busslan banks During Juno she spent 750,000 rubles (about $476,000) In propaganda work. Kronstadt, center of tho mutlneerlng Bailors. Is entirely cut oft from tho world From an ofllcer Just returned It was leirned that the sillors' families aro now repenting of their disaffection. "Thank God," they were quoted as say ing, "we finally know what sort of pcoplo tho Bolshevlkls are to coax us to Petro grad and then turn tho machine guns on us Wn went to Petrograd with our women and children expecting a picnic nnd were killed Instead." Three occupants of nn automobile, a sol dier ft sailor and a civilian, were lynched In tho streets after they had filed shots (Into a group of offlcers nnd soldiers In front of tho Peoplos Pnlaco today. A bcore were wounded by the shots Disarming of the so-called ' Red Guards" continued today. Some machine guns and 1200 lifted have already been taken from them Admiral Verderofsky. commanding tho Baltic fleet, was arrested on a charge of communicating a necret Go eminent tele gram to a committee of his sailors. FRENCH SENATE VOTES CONFIDENCE IN RIBOT TARIS, July 23. France approves the way lta govern mental and military chiefs aro conducting tho war. The fact that tho Senato iln se cret session had formally and unanimously voted confidence In tho Blbot Ministry was announrcd today. Tho upper chamber took occasion again to thank the French armies and those of Franco's Allies and specifically approved the Government's declaration of Its plans for general conduct of tho war. Hopd was expressed that all propaganda against the discipline and security of tho nation ha,U stopped. Prior to tho vote former Premier Clemen ceau was vigorously cheered when he bit terly nssalled pacifists. Premier Illhot today announced his ap preciation of the oto of confidence. "I will now bo able to govern with a Btronger hand," ho asserted "I rejoice In tho Senate a support " Russians Evacuate Tarnopol in Retreat Continued from Pace One the treachery of tho armv about Tarnopol To the north the nrmles on tho Vllna front lmo started a big drlvn nlmed nt tint hlghl important (enter of German com munloatlons' nnd have nt omo points pierced the German lines A night bulletin Issued by tho Berlin War Omen sas that strong Ilusslaji nt taeks vvero made near Smorgon and Krevo, vvhero artlllerv fltc for das Ins been vio lent After filing tint tho nttarUn "broke down," tho statement ndds that ' at a few pi ices vvheio the Russians penetrated our line the lighting continues" Sure ess on tho not thorn front must romo quickly It It is to retrieve tho dangerous hltuatlon in Gallcla The Germans have now driven n wedge nearly twentj-flve miles deep nnd ten miles wide into the Rus sian front and If they cioss tho Sereth threaten to cut tho vvliolo southern front In two That done, nny disaster would bo possible. From Berlin and Vienna come reports tint tho nrmv formeily commanded by Gen eral Kornlloff Ins been forced to give way. Its northern Hank was left exposed by tho withdrawal of tho p mlc-strlcken Russians near Tarnopol If this movement continued all tho ground gained in tho recent offen sive, Including llalicz, must be relinquished GERMANS RETAIN SMALL GAIN NEAR CRAONNE PARIS, July 21 Ilxtremelv violent attacks were ngaln launched by tho Germans against the French lines nbnut Ciaonno last night Tho Win Otllro todaj announced that the enemy penetrated Fiench flist-llno posl tlons on Praonne Plateau Later thev weio driven nut by stiong counterattacks except from positions held on a small portion of C'allfoinln PI lteau The fighting lasted until late In the night, tho official statement said Tim Germ vns returned to tho ntlncU after being driven fiom tho trenches first captured, but wcie unablo to dislodge the French forces. LONDON', July 23. Successful local operations were conducted by llrltlh troops south of Avion during tho night, tho War Office announced today Flftv-onn prisoners havo already been brought In. "SAMMEES" RECEIVED IN FRANCE WITH MINGLED CHEERS AND' TEARS Populace Tremendously Inspired, Says Henri Bazin, by Presence and Fine Appearance of Soldiers. 'Interesting Incidents After Arrival By HENRI BAZIN Stuff CorrfJPtmrtenl of Hi Eientna LtAgtr in France. , himself. This was done ao tnai preaenuy a copy can appear In the Bvbnino Ledoer. iid From House of Detention Walks to Quakertown QUAKERTOWN, Pa, Jujy 23 Eluding -HimuctiJmtt puuua since rriaay nignt an he escaped from the Houbo of De- itlon. Twenty-second and Arch streets, r iaaon. mirieen, one or tno moat ln- rtblo lads at the Institution, waa ar I at Quakertown by Police Chief n Bhoades oh description from the eipnia authorities. on waa returned to the Institution. which placa he had walked the diet M to Quakertown, forty-one miles. hUttlTARY OFFICERS JTAMED' 1 Department SuppJIes Wrightstown 'i, and. Annapolis Junction INQTON July ,,21. Appointment w onwera to mm jrrifnmown ana JunoUon cantonmentB ,wera an-. V- !... Ik. -or... r...-t . mviri v,uis Tf vpw imoiii, mm fri-First LUutanantat.JoaepJi MM', uftawoM. I'tt BISSOLATI ASSAILS MICHAELIS'S SPEECH nOMi:. July 23. Naming of Doctor Mlchaella as German Chancellor showa there Is no hope of Ger many democratizing herBelf, In the opinion of Slgnor Blasolatl, member of the Italian War Cabinet and Minister without port folio. "Ills speech," Slgnor Blasolatl said In an Interview today, has cauaed a collapse of tho Illusions of those who were expecting that Germany herself would find strength to correct her own defects. "The facts now prove these can only be corrected by outalde action. That outalde action muat be applied by tha Allied na tions. It must be applied In the Intel-eat of International well-being, founded on the principles of right and Juatlce. That aim necessarily means wa must repress all bru tal, aggressive Instincts o( domination which Germany manifests." CONDEMNS MILITANTS AS NOTORIETY SEEKERS President of Anti-Suffragists Urges President to End White House Picketing "VYASHINaTON, July 23. "Obviously but for notoriety" la tha way the National As aoclatlon Opposed to Suffrage feels about the militants who have been picketing the White House. Mrs. Alice IL Wadaworth, of New York, wife of the Senator and president pt the organisation, todayvwrota to President 'Wil son urglnr that ha take atap to put an end to picketing; and other auch annoying prac tices. , ( ,Klt lfckat took their plces at tha rtr fc Jfe. YU Jfouae, arpAid, today w 40 GERMAN AIRPLANES BROUGHT DOWN IN 5 DAYS By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS WITH Tim BRITISH ATtSlinS IN THE FIIILD. July 21. Forty German airplanes broueht down In five days Is ono Indication of tho frenzy of nervousness with which the Prussians aro trying to find out what Field Marshal Halg 1h preparing for them The complacency with which German Chancellor Mlchaells announced his satis faction with all things military Is not ap parent today on tho west front. The curiosity of German planes Is just one Indication of a deep-rooted apprehen sion that Halg Is preparing another stroke. Just where thin may come Is worrying the Germans. All along the front the Germans are lav ishly using up their sheila. Barrage fire atarts at the slightest movement In the British trenches Big-gun shells estem atlcally but blindly search out supposed de pots back of the lines Particular appre hension Is shown among the aand dunes on tha Belgian coaat, where the Germans recently won a gain. But tho same appre hension ahows In no neglect of fire through the Lens, Loos, Armentleres, Wytechaete or Yprea sectors. v Every night the Germans attempt raids. Tho fact that their lossea In theae excur sions are steady and large does not deter them. MATIN ADMITS ENEMY SHOWS MARKED ENERGY, PARIS, July 23. 'That wo are witnessing a marked re newal of German activity cannot be denied," said the Matin today In commenting upon the varloua drives which the German armies ara launching, it continues In the follow ing strain; '"Tha enemy's successes n Rusala, how ,ever, were eaally won because of that coun try's Internal troubles. The situation on tha western front la entirely different, whera attacks against tha French positions have been sanguinarily repulsed. Neverthelesa, tha enemy contlnuea hla multiplicity of at. tacka from tha Alane to Alsace, apparently wun cne aim or seizing numerous lost ob aervatlon poats, which Impede tha movement of German troops a; arte a source of con stant anxiety. Thla activity la alao nsr- tlalIy;lua,to political motlvaa, t at both Von Ulikkiiii MirfiAnA.i4!V'.'L.Wff-B J2"-ll W"WllSUat.''""i W'Wf t PARIS, Juno 2T. This story can but repeat the bare fact of my cable measago of thla date that American troops are encamped on French soil, that the firat section of a great Ameri can nrmy has landed without tho loss of a man, and with every man In full health, that they aro now breathing the nlr of n. country they have como to succor and relieve from the oppression and Inhumanity 6f Germany, In command of Major Central W I. Sibert, as fino n figuro of the soldier as ever giaced a uniform, these Yankee bojs are In Fianco In thousands, every man a delight to tho eye, every man swelling the heart of whomsoever loves liberty's land and liberty's cause, with a great joy and pride They landed "rcad," as far as soldierly appearance Is concerned ready for the right It Is evident that but n few months' cntrnlnment will fit them completely for tho grim work before them nnd It la evident, too, they will give a genulno American nc tount of themselves In destined manner, true to bring credit and humane glory to their natlvn land Patriotism and tno causo dear to all our hearts precludes any detailed mentbn of their number, nnd indeed, any recording of Interesting news that must be kept n nillltarj secret This story, therefore, can bo but one of color, of Impression, of a recording In gratitude, nt being permitted to see their .vouthful manliness ns they left t-hlp nnd went into camp their eager anil evident desire to get nt their bit. It can not consequently mention an officer s name avo that of tho general command ing, but It dslrcs to pay homage to eveiv man under hlni nnd to tho staff surrounding him. who, man for man, look the "real poods' soldiers nnd gentlemen, fiom the crown of theli campaign hate to the soles of their army shoes. Tho first Ihieo officers I talked with were from Philadelphia If T could tell their names nnd rank socreey upon which my honor is podRrd- I would ho glad to have tho IIveviso I.rDnnn ndvlso their families how well they look and how proud I was to grasp their hands nnd talk of things mutu illy dear to us The had each nnd every ono "soldier" written all over them After all, that Is the main thing the prin cipal thing that counts In the control of tho men under them, tho thing that points as a signpost at a lonely cross-road to tho quality and discipline of tho bclng born greit army from the United States. Franco has her pollu and England her Tommy. I, who have seen, with throbbing heart, theso thousands of joung, eager American boys In khaki land upon the soil of France, havo christened them 'ham mces,' And T prny tho name will stick to them In common agreement with ono of mycolleaguos representing an Important Now York paper, tho namo has been chosen, first becnuso Uncle Sam Is a blood rela tive, and. slnco In Trench, the addition of .a second 13 Is a term of endearment per mitting pronunciation easily to the Latin through Identical accentuation upon each sj liable May our boys bo known as Sam mees al through the war, nnd bejond Its ending Within nn hour after debarkation, a Y. M C A. tent had been pitched and was In use Fifty Sammoes were busv at onCe writing letters to dear ones at home, and nobody seemed to mind a grapha phone pHylng American airs during the writing Indeed, when the record had run Its course, another was put on, the writing nnd music continuing The Inhabitants of tho debarking port did not know until the first ship docked that the troops vvero thero to land All over the town American fl igs flew In an Instant, tho tricolor side by side with It The sky was as blue as a harebell and tho air clear with the smell of seaside as the Sammees In battalions marched from ship to camp, tho pcoplo looking on with a silent, aston ished pride, many moved to tears of Joy nnd gratitude The march was to of outh in campilgn shirts and hats, with khaki trouaors and leggings; with bands plajlng stirring music nnd tho flag of tho free flying After the first passing, tho news spread like wildfire and the succeeding hosts passed before enthusiastic Trench pcop e, who yelled nnd gesticulated ns the men swung by. In an hour .1 special procla mation had been Issued by the Mavor and pisted In every nv.allahle place And every body that could walk gavo the Sammees tho glad ' onte over " All about the dock and all over the town, ns well, engaged In making ready tho camp grounds for the boys from homo, vvero Bocho and Austrian prisoners, each with his regulation blouse marked P. G, signifying prisoner of war. They mostly hung their heads, and In two Instances I noted non com Bocho officers with abstract mood writ ten all over their Prussian faces, sensing to mo they felt the beginning of tho end In captivity, and perhaps, too, the defeat of their ruler's evil plans. There was not a man on the sick list among the thousands landed. Every one looked benefited by the aea v oyage. Ev ery ono was as brown as a berry. Every ono looked with a curious Interest upon the Boche pris oners and the strange foreign surroundings. And in a few hours they.were In part inter mingling with tho Inhabitants, buying this or that, trying In pigeon Trench or without any French nt all to make their desires un derstood. Ono youth as 1 passed a Jeweler's shop was pointing out a wrist watch and trying to make the shopkeeper understand he wanted to spend J 5. I went to his rescue and he fell upon mo as a savior. "How much Is that In our money?" he asked. "Tell this guy I want to burn up Ave and that's all there In to It." In a few minutes Sammee left me with thanks, a smile and a wrist watch on his arm. As ship after ship waited to discharge Its brown-clad cargo, the soldiers lined the rails and looked at the shore, the quaint, strange alght, looked lp. something of won der and curiosity. In a spirit of fun, bub. bllng all over with youth and banter and enthusiasm, In the mass, not realizing the wurn ueiuro wiem. uui nere ana tnere a smooth shaven face showed aerious expres sion, gave evidence of understanding and rorecasi or something It all meant and which yet was beyond his imagination's picturing, At the camp, not yet fully Installed whn I entered It, there was a scene of apparent confusion that to tha trained observer waa but the carrying out of forelald plan In a Jiffy order came out, of seeming chaos, brown tent after brown tent sprang up, company streets were laid out, nnd, In a relatively few mlnutea, a city of canvas greeted tha eye as far aa It would reach About General Elbert's headquarters. Boche prisoners were putting the nnlahlng touches upon sectional wooden houses where tha general and his staff will live until tha troops move to anofner point In France Tha mess houae had lta entire length occu pied with a long low plna table about which were a number of camp chalra. Outalde an army cook stove was belching forth smoka and appetizing odor, Almoat Immediately, General Sibert In vited your correapondent and soma of hla colleaguea to partake of tha Brat meal In camp, which consisted of American ateak and potatoes, big bowls of real American coffee, with Jam and uneeda blacults. I had not seen a uneeda biscuit for a year and they certainly looked "good to. me." The meal waa full of informal h..l -Attar fit was oyar, General Sibert poaei 1MU' I talked with fifty men. rank and file. I found tho Philadelphia accent flrat, but I detected nlso that of Boston and Chi cago, that too of the South and tho Kansas and California drawl. All theae men. I thought, welded Into one, nil representing tho United States, all ready to give their lives and nil they held denr for a causo worthy of men's trlng And I bowed my head tn them In reverence and envy, revcr enco for the flag, envy that years Trcmt tny i-ervlng under ono of two rings that are led, white and blue Tho commissary clerk of one ship In the expedition composed upon the way over a marching song to which the inuslo was wiltten In a soldier who Is tho son or a l.ato captain In the American navy. The music Is a swinging rollicking march In a curious mixture recalling Tlpperary. A Hot Tlmo In the Old Town Tonight and tho Doxology The words ot two verses arc as follows Forward hos to Germany will b our battle Where"u'r M"nt gen-rals lead us. we'll either and we'll and that Ood a m'a ,. ih. flmt from the u o a rxt em nn '-"' Ilcmfmhor bojs. rnor HflRlum, will mun i" uuiit Oh France ou have our rltV for our wounded And n"??eryTerman city the word Yankee will Our wh,esdraml SKeMhenrta want ua to avenae th awful cleils Committed t the Kalner and every man b leids . With tho troops were a number of negroes, mostly from tho South They will stny as 'stevedores and in their overalls and campaign hats mado a plcturpsquo addition lo the martial scenes nbout them. In con versation with a few from Georgia nnd South Carolina, I heard a story or two nnd noted an Incident I found one sitting close to a companion, his back leaning against a wall as though he had been In Franco forever In answer to my question ns to where he came from, he answered "Charleston, bos And say, hoss, on the way over, George hero told mo land was In sight 1 Jes skinned up them ropes and looked at It, 'cnlie I wanted to see a larger pleco right away And I carried one of them life pressors round with me all the tlmo 'cause I made up my mind if nnj thing hap pened I was Jes goln to save my life, I was." Another was trying hard to mnke a shop keeper understand ho did not want to sell his watch, or buy the whole shop, but Just needed a new crystal for his Watorbury. As he struggled In a despairing sign language, I stepped up and offered to help ' Lor bress ou, boss, jou sure can This man Is trjing to tell mo something and I don't know what It is Something 'bout one something and a half, and I don't doie get hlm" As I left camp for Paris and my eye ran over thousands of tents and thousands of Sammees In klukt the thought atrflck mo that I looked upon some destined to bo of America's first casualty list, for these boys will be the first In the fight when they re place those of blood-stained Fianco In the trenches, and, as destiny has written, many are doomed to die With the thought my mind went back to nil the days of tho last ear, during which I havo looked upon tho bons of Fiance nnd Tngland giving life blood for the same ideils tho United States li about to offer her own Instinctively thero samo a prajer to my lips for theso American Sammees, for the comfort, as such comfort of prayer may give, to thoso dear to them across tho sea. from this war-torn Franco of my fathers and upon whose soil my friends and brothers from America havo como prepared to give their all to personify in heroic ex nmple the traditions of their country, of Its Ideals, of Its proud record In tho causes of liberty. U.S. AND ENTENTE ALLIES TO NAME OCEAN RATIOS Will Unite to Prevent Further Extortion of Private Ship Owners WASHINGTON. July 23 The Entente Allies nnd tho United States shortly will combine to regulate ocean freight rates. Negotiations alioady have developed almost to tho point of maturity Tho United Stntcs, England. Trance, Italy and Japan havo formally agreed to tho piln tlple of international ocean freight-rate regulations Tho result will ho sharp down way revision of tho high freight rates which havo bcon charged on war supplies and vir tually all other freight Tho fact that ocean tonnage Is short will not bo taken Into consideration by the now corcert. Tho Powers havo concluded that they no longer will bo bled by tho prlvato owners of ocean liners, but will pay only what is proved to bo a fair profit over operating costs President Wilson designated Chairman Denrnan, of the Shipping Board, and Coun selor Tolk, Of the State Den.artm.nt t open negotiations with tho foreign Powers looking to relief from tho shipping inter ests. Those olllclals have been In confer ence with J. A Salter, requisitioning of. officer of the British Admiralty, and Thomas Ilojdon, chairman of tho Allied charterlntr board tn Washington. WITH PERSHING FORCE Evening Ledger Correspondent Accredited as Member of Ex peditionary Troops -J MHu.1,",' ,v f 'it! Ag aWLLw t 'H aMtLE" ,;- LV iaJKBJBJBJBJIw ajBJBjl aLLHLW Jl bbbMbbbK-. bbbbbI LBBBBB HHl, JBBBbV aLBBLm Lm daBBBBBB aaaaS Bv " aaLLLBP jag -rVriVs- W HENRI BAZIN itenrl Bazin. special correspondent of the Evening LKDonn In France, the man that gave the affectionate nickname of "Sammees" to the United States soldiers In tho European expeditionary force, has been accredited as a correspondent with the expeditionary force and will go to the front with General Pershing. General rershlng has been advised by cablegram to that effect by the War De partment The granting of credentials permitting Mi Bazin to go straight Into the trenches with tho Ameilcan fighting men Is a signal honor, nttestlng the high esteem and con fidence In which tho correspondent Is held by both tho Trench and American Govern ments Credentials of this kind are rare. Hundreds of men seek them; all pleas can not be granted, because so many press representatives would bo In tho soldiers' w.iv ; so the disposition Is to reject all such requests and Issuo papers and passes only to repiescntatlves of news bureaus and associations which serve many news papers Mr Bazin will represent the EvFvtvn Lnoorcn and a selected list of other news papers throughout the nation, to which the Evening- LEticiEn will supply his ai tides Hqnrl Bazin, a Trench citizen, who, as a newspaper correspondent and magazln" writer, has visited every Importnnt country of the world, enjovs tho personal acquaint ance nnd esteem of prominent men In eveiy country ho tins visited. Ho has a wide per sonal acquaintance In tho United States, whero ho spent several years, particularly among newspaper men, Government ofllclals and diplomats A year and a half ago, after a year on tho reportorlal staff of tho Evemno LmaEn, ho went to France, whence he has sent to tho Evdnino Lnoonn articles and news that havo gained him new distinction. His wide acquaintance In high official circles has enabled him to learn much that plain Americans could not learn, and ho has been .able to view situations from tho American viewpoint, which ho mastered In this coun try, as well ns from the Trench The Croix de Guerre (Cross of War) has been confened upon him and the Fiench Societies of Philadelphia havo honored hlm Mr Bazin was slightly wounded while In tho French trenches shortly after his roturn to Trance and recently his helmet was struck by a German missile them In thrift and are also look'lnr to "it that the men are protected from the harn!'C .-. that haiA hn nllTirl.J t. ...'"I"' camp These helpful spiritual workers atl ever mindful of tho soldiers' welfare rather than their own, and It Is Impossible to overestimate their benevolent work. PRESIDENT MAY RECEIVE NOTABLE SCOTCH HONOR Glasgow University Man Predicts That Ho Will Be Institution's Next Lord Rector WASHINGTON, July 23. "it 1, .... gethcr probable tho President will be eho. lord rector of Glasgow University to ... toed President Polncare of France" i-a marked Oordon Gordon-Smith, formerly l student at the Scottish seat of learning? t day. "I bcllovo the students will nir'u,: unanimously. Until tho election of pri I dent Polncare of Franco four years am 1 foreigner had ever been chosen. ii vine oniy oDiigntion incumbent on tha lord rector Is the delivery of an oration and this can be given any time In tho fom years he serves. President Wilson's tern as Chief Exccuthe will havo expired before his term ns lord rector, and I presume ha would accept. No man has over been known to decline the honor, I believe" Sammees Are Expected to Be 'Bomb Champions' Continued from Tnae One expected to arrive daily from Paris now that regular routine Is being established Preparations aro under way for the open ing of a moving-picture show, at which Trench and American films will bo used. The chaplains attached to the troops aro doing splendid work. They have a tremen dous Influence with tho men and are using It to the best advantage Tha chaplains mingle with the men Just as though they weio private soldiers themselves ,and theli .ichlce Is, being constantly sought, "Sammee" sometimes proves a reckless spender, so tho chaplains are counseling Real Facts concerning other makes of motor cars are not easy to ob tain "Except the Fact of Purchase Price." That's Published Broadcast What About Weight? Safety? Comfort? Reliability? Gasoline Mileage? Tire Mileage? Depreciation? Upkeep? These are the problems until you oxon the car, then the answer comes through experi ence. Franklin C Facts Arc Easy to Obtain Our business is proof. July business to date three times last year. Last yenr twice the year before. . Learn the Facts Sweeten Automobile Company 3430 Chestnut St. PHILA., PA. Dittributors Franklin Motor Cars ? HALTS SOLDIER SUIT GRAFT WASHINGTON, July 23 Clothing Is to be Issued hereafter to the American soldier only In accordance with his Individual needs, the War Department having decided to abandon the old sstem of Issuing regu lar allowances, -which afforded soldiers an opportunity to effect Individual savings Under the new plan organization com manders will be held responsible for proper equipment of their men and at the same t me for rigid economy In the Issues of clothing. ' BUII1II1I1UUIIJ.11J.1UII.. . A.ILJ.tf L, : Switch '. : Never dctm dft your nervom J Shade-grown JjJuillLi'l 'J Real Havana j (f 10c and up 1 Ifl Save $2 to $4 in This Sale of the Finest of Summer Shoes This season's smartest novelties included. The as sortment, most complete. Savings are the greatest these two big shops have ever offered. Ay,1' $3-85 $4 $gi85 Jhe Harper Shoe Go. WALK-OVER SHOPS 022 CHESTNUT ST. 1228 MARKET. 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