i-nLy rj I: r ' i SECTION PAGES 16,17.18 nfr.AiT ' . ' - '- J ""'"'"'a -" iH ''V, w- '-r-i.Jnf', -iW.' 'V :. v v jjpwTtymjTfiiQF M5" - 31). III.-NO. 275 " M .' ' " - St. ' 1 Maaf jM ..aoW aLK .a aak .aaW .aW' aaaL flaSaaw 1 m ITlTWT IT IT 5VMVHIm - Y'.-r- v - 't-s- xmk -y T y?gfltlf Vmwyp t .TyWffiHBPB w V7s TflW. ' m. 'l ... ; :'V5effl 'Slv Jj i fci AJL v " . tite. II 1.1 11 l"W7- '-I o PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917 CortaiojiT, HUT. r Tni Pcstic Ltoora CoxrtNi UMANIANS TEAR BREACH OF 12 MILES IN FOE'S LINE I - - r ii iBiiMu m n. tmikmm M A I ! JUST OUT OF THEIR SHOWER .MwAvWtTll'M'WiJwMl-iM.. .... SSSawr-tfift- iXlZZZi&Z. smgssssjRsssssi vm? ' , A"-? tt'11- LaaaaLaLKaaLaLaV aaLKaHb'av aaKLXiaaL- lLLLLLLH" iHHftiHuFk'l " r . .V; r, ' i " X . 'T " TvTv7T 7 ' "" Ti "TT1 ? PT'-'? ' v" X? "? ." w' tfflSH RETAKE IUND LOST IN iERS PUSH jitiohs Regained by Peutons Again in Tommies' Hands jfpLANS GREAT WE FOR ANTWERP BERLIN, Aug. 2. te everywhere of enemy attacks J. Lanppmark nnH in iha T.va v .. " v ; -v" rt lector was detailed in today's report. British attacks around tete early today likewise failed ItAflW iMeaa 1 kh .lt .J wv IVDDCOf lb YTOO W1UII11CU. (,(th eastern front, the statement rieutonic troops south of the ' were approaching the Russian In the Carpathians the Ger- .troops' were before Kimpolung, g the enemy. m PARIS. Auc 2. the Allied thrust in Beleium Werelop into a decisive, battle'was Uetlon made today by the mill- prt of the Gaulols. He de- Lwt in General Petaln "France her Grant." The writer con- 0n the result of the new bat- ;to pierce the German lines "North Sea to the banks of el. depends in all nrobabilitv ittqB of Northern France and PhhiU.. fjp v.o. Pf.'rJ T.nVTtAV At.tv 9 t.woops' Vfaln emashed back Ger- and retook the noaltlon In KWittorhood of the Yprea-Roulers ner German troona Mil rrsistori Wtice, Field Marshal Halg reported ,o.i!Q reported a successful raid j"V,w'"t' "is repon iouows: ! neiehborhoofi nt th vn. Mllway. where h anemv v. fvi!'?!a .at ereat cost In gain- tvuiugia in aavanced nnnltlnnn. mer-attack drove hlra back, re- our former line. Otrmans aro movlnc timir henrt. Turther east, anrf nr. nn..tH. - $',? according to reports from U neciared that tho German f -tWionriite Thirteen, Column Tiro MREXEL DROPS TON fBOMBS ON GERMANS ' v4?Tr in British Airplane in '..vald Over r)Ant -w TJ1 4' . Bruges fenri6""? wnner In iphu7 V .V'S."!'J-: ' ?" 4. iin.;.i "" oiicn Laiayeiie M-nfe'.a M of explosives over unT .ri "l uru". according- to - ; wvufty, skv . ' d,wp,te nerc cannon- U and flares. he weather trorm ?raiil fair and ta.tiSWTHOF DAY IT M! ,::nE CHANOE3 :0T.m. I.KIVU ......-. 'Mfi j.-vy:.2S? p.m. P. 10. a.v" ;X..";r WVSSf "it.'S The shower baths arc working overtime during these sweltering days, but every one is not fortunate enough to have one convenient for use in the congested sections of the city. Those provided by the various social institutions are, therefore, very much appreciated. These kiddies have just come from under the showers in the Christ Church Neighbor hood House, Second street above Market. PERSHING PLEASED WITH U. S. CAMP Real Progress Being Made, He Tells Evening Ledger Correspondent GLAD OF FRENCH HELP By HENRI BAZIN Staff Correspondent of the Evening Ledaer With tho V. S. Army in Franc AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN FRANCE, Aug. 2. General Pershlne Is well satisfied with the progress of the American forces In France, he told the Evening LEDann. cor respondent today. I arrived at field headquarters simulta neously with the American commander, who motored around the entire camp and afterward Inspected the correspondents' headquarters, whore he gave me an Inter view. "The organization of our forces Is, on the whole. In very good shape," he said. "With the assistance of the Frencl. instructors, real progress is being made In training. I consider the cantonments well located. Fur ther Improvements will be made when ad. dltlonal territory becomes available for us after the harvest. The French portable barracks are giving great satisfaction. "The progress made by the recruits Is remarkable and the men I find well and eager, with the officers alive to their duty. "It gives mo -great pleasure to see the French division working with the Ameri cans, showing as It does the fraternal co operation of the two armies." "The United,, States brings the Allies precious and decisive help making victory all the more certain If we know how to merit It," declared Tresldent Deschanel, of the Chamber of Deputies, In a war review statement prepared today. "It Is necessary that we strew the main character and the quality of patience we showed yesterday. If we show them to morrow they .will assure us a definite tri umph of right in a1 regenerated Europe. FRENCH ' BATTLEPLANE SINKS GERMAN U-BOAT Escorting Liner Which Is Attacked, - Swoops Down and Bombs Submarine AN AMEIUCAN PORT. Aug. 2. a irrench battleplane, convoying a liner which arrived hero today from a trencn '?il mi,ed and sank a large Oeiman PRESIDENT ORDERS REPORTS ON LABOR Information Laid Before Him Dealing With Wide spread Troubles TELEGRAMS POUR IN nnrf ..uM.tn turn days a . .V .!. wMnnrffill. P"i "cr '"r ; acked .the, steamship lire w-"" after the liner left attacked the, ..nite a convoy of destroyers and battle- ; WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. All Information dealing with threatened labor troubles in various sections of the United States is belns placed befoTe Presi dent Wilson personally as soon as It reaches here. Today the President has on his desk more than 100 telegrams dealing with the situation. These telegrams cover all phases of the subject from those which demand that labor unions be stamped out of ex istence to those that protest that capital Is trying to kill the labor movement under cover of war-time necessities. Among the messages Is one from William Green, of the executive committee of tho United Mine Workers, demanding that the President Interfere to have members of that organization restored to their tent homes from which they have been deported at Gallup, N. M., by n "home defense league," The White House declined to make pub lic the text of any of these telegrams or even to indicate from whom they aro re ceived. It was stated that they had been sont direct to tho President by his .own order. It Is understood that he also has re ceived preliminary reports from agents of the Department of Justici dealing with threatened labor troubles In a (score of States. Officials of the Department of Justice here were open In their declaration that they were prepared to take a positive stand If necessary. "Thje Government does not propose to be Intimidated by threats to tie up essential Industries by a strike at this time." de clared one of the oftclals. "We, will take a strong stand against any person, labor official or otherwise, who utters such threats." At the Department of Labor a, hopeful view was expressed. It was stated there were, signs that the unrest In the West was being brought under control. "Special Conciliator 11. M. White, of the department, who Is Commissioner of Im migration at Seattle, has Just settled rail ,way str'kes In Seattle and Tacom'a," de clared officials there. "Today tit a n con ference with lumber workers and their em ployers, and hopes to have them reach an agreement. This action is certain to have a soothing effect on other ' threatened troubles In the West." fDon't Go Near Ovexhaftgfng Icicles" Th's "tlnwly" yarning 'appeared .on the nacki of the, prpgrmaJUtrnuteil tat h rniwiiiit"n'.;iir; ifHMI TUUki JHK IHW "- -; Wafl CAPTURE 4000 MEN IN BITTER 3-DAY BATTLE Germans, Routed, Flee in Panic, Russian Embassy Announces SLAVS LOSF VILLAGES Retire Toward Putna to Allie3 in Combined Offensive Join I'ETKOGRAD, Aug. 2. German forces have occupied the Uskull bridgehead, fifteen miles south east of Riga. The. position has been evacuated by the Russians. PETROGRAD, Aug. 2. General VnsilUovski, of the Cossacks, was tcday appointed military com mandant at Pctrograd. WASHINGTON. Aug, 2. Uumanlan troops have mado a twelve mile breach along tho thirty-mile German front In numanln, according to cables re ceived today at tho Russian Embnsny. The Ktimnnlnns captured tvinty cannon, 100 machine guns nnd 1000 German prison ers aftor three days hard fighting In tho Putna lilver Valley. "Tho Germans arc In complcto disorder and are fieelr.g In panic," the catles state. PKTROGnAD, Aug 2. Adnmslon of tho enemy occupation of rerenijKovcy, Cziorny, Potok. Dabrlnovco and Kuczurnlk, toward tho Dniester Itlver, wan made In today's official report. The Kusslan forces are retiring toward the Putna and the Rumanian front. An Austrian offensive was beaten off In the Moldavian region. The retreat of the Russians toward the Putna River, where the Rumanians are ad vanclng and driving the Teutons In lllght. Indicates that the. aim of the Russian com mand Is to straighten out the Russian line, so that' the Russian army may form the right wing of tho Rumanian forces and combine with them for a concerted offensive f.;.ilmt llie Teutot.ir, "- - BRUSSILOFF RESIGNS; KORNILOFF NOW CHIEF PETROGRAD. Aug. 2. General Brusslloff today resigned as commander-in-chief of the Russian nrmles. General Kornlloff, who directed tho recent Russian offensive below Lemberg, was named his successor. General Tchcrfnilsoff, now commander of the Klghth army, was named to succead KornKoff In Immediate command of U j southeast front. PKTROGRAD, Aug. 2. General Kornlloft Inaugurated Iron handed discipline In assuming his place as commander-in-chief. Ho Issued formal orders prohibiting meetings of s'oldlers In the war zone nnd warning that disobedience would mean Instant execution. Ha forbade any of the soldiers' committees from as scmbllng to discuss this order. General A. A. Brusslloff was a "holdover" In the Russian army from the nld monarch, leal days. He was first heard of as tho Rus. Continued on Pace To-ir, Column One GOULD YIELDS EARLY TALLIES TO ATHLETICS Three Hits Give Locals Two Counts on the Indians in Opening Round c LEVF.i,.Nn ATHi.irnrs Craney. If .timie-on. rf rimpmin. h Ptr'nk. rl Hnnker. tt Unfile, If Both, rf Kflnnir. 3I llprrlt. lh Mrlnnla. lb Turner, Sb ll'fj', c E.3n.V, 3I'' "'" O'NHII. e (Irrnfr. 2b Gould. ! Schaurr, p By ROBERT W. MAXWELL SHIBE PARK. Aug 1. For the first time during the scries with Cleveland, which ended today, tho Athletics blanked tho Indians In the first Inning and then took the lead In their turn at bat. Rube Schauer went to the mound for tho home team and Gould did the twirling for tho visitors. Only about 1C00 fans turned out. Ray Bates was suffirlng with a sore thumb and was given a day off, and Wally Schang went to third base, The Indians started well when Graney opened with a single. Chapman then tried to pull over a sacrifice, "and after two strikes filed to Bodie. The hit-and-run play then failed, and n double play resulted on Speaker's liner to Grover. The Athletics then went In and put to gether two runs. Umpire Ornton, stationed at third, dis carded his coat because of the Intense heat Just after the game got under way, FIRST INNING Graney singled to left. Chapman filed toiBodle. On the hit-and-run play" Grover made a fine catch of Speaker's line drive and threw to Mclnnls, doubling up Graney, No runs, pne hit, no errors. Jamleson walked. When Strunk fanned Jamleson stole second. Bodle singled past Chapman, Jamleson scoring, Schang fanned'. Turner fumbled ilclnnls's grounder. Haley singled to left, scoring Bodle, but Mclnnls was run. down between third and home. Graney to O'Neill to Harris to Turner to Evans. Two runs, two hits, one error. Pastor Goes to Georgia Carrfb Tha Rev. "William J.. Miller, pastor of Tabernacle Lutheran Church, has gone to August.. G;. where, he will be ..religious ;qf WM W'T M..C.,A,cnyta yr- w jrnuMMfivawm, mu LATEST SPORTS BASEBALL SCORES . ..". CLEVELAND .0 0 0 1 . -i; ATHLETICS ...a 0 .';,'" Cfculd and O'Neill j'Sehauer nnd Haley. MsCaimicfc, llaUhj u-' f'- 'in. PHILLIES , ST. LOUIS NATIONAL LEAGtTB NEW YORK.., 0 S 0 PITTSBURGH ....... 0 0 0 Bento'u iiiiil Unrldeii; Miller tmd Jelimtdt. ' BROOKLYN (I CINCINNATI ?, Cheney nnd Miller; Schneider nnd "Vh150. BOSTON (1st c.) 1 . 0 () 0 0 0 CHICAGO 0 0 2 1 0 .5 Bnrncs and Trnsiesscr; Houdris: nnd Elliott. BOSTON (2d E.). CHICAGO 0 AMEIUCAN LEAGUE ST. LOUIS (1st r.)... 0 0 0 3 0 0 NEW YORK 0 0 0 0 0 Groom and Severeid; Hiibscll and Walters. ST. LOUIS (2d 5.).....' NEW YORK 0 6 i w CHICAGO . BOSTON . . ..;3v .. 0 '0-mO0'-' 0 0 H) ,r m Faber and Schalk; Shore and Aguow. DETROIT 10 0 0 WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 Elunko unci Stanuge; Gallia and Henry. ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Third Saratoga racs, 3-ycai-olds mid tip, candlt'ionD, C furloiien Hank O'Day, I'M, Loflua, 1CJ to 10, 3 to 0, 1 to 4, won; Quartz, 111, Caldwell, 5 to 1, 2 to 1, even, second; Corn Taosclj 114, MsTnggar't, !i to 1, 2to 1, even, third. Time, 1.13 4-0. lima l'rank, Nuluraliot Imp, rati Maid, View ToiiU, Nebraska and Warsaw also ran. U. S. WILL TAKE CHARGE OF RAILWAY IF MEN STRIKE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. That the United States Government will take charge of the Southern Pacific Railway sy&tem if the four railway brotherhoods carry out their threat to strike Saturday night was the opinion cxtuc&sed today by railroad men. The voad has been ileYotlng much of its resouices to transput tnliou of u:cu aifd freight for the Government. 50i000 BRITISH MINERS. STRIKE .LONDON, Aug. 2. Fifty .thousand coal miners in Lanarkshire district struck for one day, today to protest ngainst-tTio increasln'ir.cost of food. ",'' .. v.. t ..- .. rww.wff! wmm &v. .?. FIFTY WOMEN ANSWER RAILROAD CALL FOItT WAYNE, Ind., Aufj. 2. Fifty women, raost of them Americans, today answered tho Pennsylvania Railroad's call for. 200 women workers in tho local shops. They are to bo used in light jobs. The company already has a number, of women working on sectiou gangs and as trackwalkers on day shifts. PENNSYLVANIA LEADS ENLISTMENTS; ARMY GAINS 2335 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. The regular army gained 2335 men in twenty four hours. This brings the total enlisted since April to 173,266. Pennsylvania sent the largest contingent, 224, New York was second with 201. Other States with high enlistments include California, 121; Illinois, 107; Massachusetts, 185; Michigan, 120, and Oklahoma, 123. PRICE TWO CI ALL COASTWISE SHIPPING TO BE COMMANDEERED SOON WASHINGTON,, Aug. '2. Opinion in Washington grew today that within a few weeks virtually all American shipping, lhcludjng the coastwise tonnage,, will be in the, transatlantic service, A resolution introduced in the House and Bt-ovidln far permlsalon to foreign ebippjng to.erj&ageln-the coastwise trk ta(jwHwkiry,i i ing-w.TBe rAuiw ana AttaU MMtwtK.'.veMri to ,k., wetyjii- .ewmmuTgJ-'TMMe and AUoUm 7-&r:;:f?iis,ftf 1., . flWSJdMlTO KfrijMii RELIEF CO BUT HOT WM V MSKILLEDI Weather Wizards :Predic$j Will Tin ni u' '&, Tomorrow ?ic T.-? ..L". i?M! HJ i HIAtf lUWAI, V S "iu . - .wwvukCu uuu iruui'. 41 PERSONS DIED and Factories Are Forced'fJ?J iu onus uown Wf-Wli yj JHi'.J Midnight 85 Tddar'YetVfar Ta. 1 2 3 '4 5 6 7 8 9 10 a, 11 a a. m. a. m.. a., m.. a. m., a. m., a. m. , a. m., a. rh. , a. m., m.-, m., Now 1 p. m.. 2 p. m.. 3 p. m.t 4 p. m.. t p. m 86 85 86 . 85 85 83 83 81 83 87 87 93 93 92 93 92 62 82, 81 81 81 80 80 82 84' 87 93 93 98 100 100 100 99' 61 rfk KK i-iMraSti ll7&m& iv::?.. i ; rz'i. 'wm'' i viii j-.-'. 'n t y .Wfdfo u. O .Vi(,.. . S-fe's ?;;.' .Kr. ffi H?2H -: . .87 V ties the list of heat victims M..l... -. ....cU iuonaay is raised to 120.' Sixty-rowM' 83 82 8L 81 80 80 83 84 88 92 93 95 95 96 95 95 QJ numtdlty 76 "",,; Hr'0 Forty-three persons died from the het.il lit Philadelphia, today. With tho new faUlUCr i since the wj1 120.' Slxtv.fo.W'-. '1 died VMtfrrtSv T., ..!.....- .... i.'. .'?rf''rA ' Relief Is In sight the weather Ilureau, ui.nauncement that the worst would' over by tonight. With favorable wind. -ifcf Ht morrow shouM h fr, .1- i.i J?'-:w- 3 cooler than today and almost comfortable!: WV,J Today, however, was equalled only 'iitV J?" ' f Tucsdav for nnino- h.t t . aWm. . 1 higher humidity generally caused nZ!mr& ""'r." surrenng. The mercury was V-M 1; u" V. o dock and promised WitoIiwJ higher before nightfall. Forecaster BlST-y'1 raid 38 might be reached before the pdslr wave' at nightfall he hoped for. j ifcjp GIRLS OVERCOME AT- WORK . ,U- Seven girls were overcome by heat todaV lKf Jj )jjho warning in me plant of Valkone B&tyjXP-M hnd Flno Works, Mascher and Turner". "f. I oirems. nve were treated In the mill, ,aMVit -a! two were taken to St. JIary's 'liospltolW " Some i.tiif.' TM....-.U "j l.?7Sv I'll streets, continued their policy of closlarito..2 the afternoon because of the heat. ' ' 'i4wvv JJ More than. 1060 horses have dledduriii" 'J the heati Since Mondav wntorini '-' '-'3 or .the Pennsylvania, Societyfor the'mrfi. V9 ventlon of, Cruelty to. Animals. haVe-rffi.'irViJ jiioucq inousanaatorbtie)rcu "of'watefnc th9usands or, thirsty pedMffiana were'si pneu With drinking water. .kSJS , ' - ""t.vi, iliciailta IIISJIBOIV' KKj. WSA' Tuesday's toll was thlrteeiiC'E eight Forecaster Bllpit J lureau, made the welcome?!,"; tfiat the worst would'bel, ?VSs u-t. ...- .... . 4j".'av..S of the society has appealed to some of tl!i' largest, teamsters In the ,Clty to keeri rta"?;'.. many horses off the streets during the 'liib'jM .e aa ijosaioie 10 avom their being 6ver JBTiJB L'T', wav come by the excessive heat. This afternoon after the close of the ,tfew!tvXi York Stock i xchanee the Governors tuildl .tAJti inprtlncr Ami nntaA n..nnki.. nH - :-.i.-..Ve1X .zr .w o Auiiausu uii oaiuruay uecaute,arv of the excessive hnf. . Slmllno nimiU.V'-i,: were clrculnted on the New York Coffe-''r'3 and Sugar Exchange and the New Yof&tf&'ftl Produce Exchanco. Honr. nr t .JJZk'LS m retary of the Philadelphia Stack Exchiu$' -i Said that no nctlnn hAH hrn taUn tn ThltiiSKl1 delphla, but that the Governors wpuktlMtS ;' probably hold a meeting .tomorrow nidnJiJiM. 1 ins. 11 is expectea mat the exchange heftjsrV' will be closed also. -.(,t'"' To make matter wnr. (Vi v,mi)ti,iki'tk "' day is 7S, which' makes the heat seem nv4re- 2H Intolerable. The humidity yesterday "Wll M WM only 62 .' The Weather Bureau In .Washington .aW- nnllnn.rf An.. .Um .1. . J ' .i-.!'. dented heat wave which has gripped tluer! entire East during the week will abaft somewhat tonight. According to theaA:j nouncement all Indications- are that.,t4?3 mercury will alrplaho skyward again 'tStKiv; a short spell of. coolor weather. . a'aav Reports show that the hot spelP.hiir,'", JJ broken somewhat In the Lake Region an4?J ') in the Ohio. Valley.- It Is due to break hftU,i.'3l " SM . - - &?i: THESE DIED TODAY .St .ffl JAMES BISSIT. fifty, H33 North EltvMM'.itn Delaware venu and Markrt itreet. SiJIj -STEPHEN KHAJCI. 4rtn Hrown stroet. 'ti'W.' Mr. PATRICK CA.JIPHELL, 20.' South 'W? treei. i'-i' iwniv nctaiAiA, avrni)ivrp, i 03 LatiiUJ?;' ItEWMAK nAUTLE . uventy-thrve, of ,lW'.VfceA: tretl died In Hahnemann Hospital. ' j9" J WILLIAM' SHARMOCK. evnty. of HZJHIUoi"." " irfi. a waicnman at .-National DrujComrl , pany, .fitfnton nvfnue and WlnsonocUaa ;-' tr!tj found dead at hla.poai. Cvf-v UNIDENTIFIED MAN. overcome oil atftet'oLr , '' Continued on Page Thirteen. ColumnTfiai , WOMAN KILLED, 4 HDRT.-fea WHEN AUTO HITS POI . i -t Soloist With Pryor's Band, Two MfWS sicians and Wives Victims of'-$5 ' Now .Tensv Arxirlnnf ' J fti. New Jersey Accident fi P- iff--- .. oti ' Fllafc waim o I 9W a. j-tA ASBURY PARK. N. J.. Aua-. 2,: ence Phillips, i twenty-eight, of-New 'Ye contralto soloist with Pryor's BSnd. 'vrah Instantly, killed and two,, members ttCVm nana ana their wives were Injured ,wbj mo auiomoDiie in wnici) iney were rial atrucK a ieie.pno.nc poie at. .tlDeron o'clock this morning, Mrs. Frank Hams,- of ..Washington, wife of the o of the car, and Ole.Mayj'of Detroit,.7 in a critical condition ai me Long at Hospital, Williams arid Mrs. May" ices oqnuuBiy nun. . ., xne auto was wrecKea ana ins teiep pole was snapped or:. The machine the road when Williams, who was, drl lokt hla elanten' and frahbed fnr't May was formerly cartoontst ,on .'W burarh newnnaner. V5 . 1 1 t t'. nm m m a tt .nnnir ' -t.'1f' rriij jusxj nnrr&ip .f,v IN BASEBAlli-TO) v'. Vh'tfteH a Hfr ai- A5fKBICAX.tKAOPj:;K..Kv rhiro., 21,1 noiitoni . i..4,j. " Oft , rieroiami....... ,1;ri SStH i...v.i;;i -I ii . 3t:u(;.- i'ip'r, ii,- sie'na'.i'x i t! .'S.SSriH '-." "'. M'aahlnitoa St. Loula m?M ?.-