a 'A"' i,a i i.M.-.M u -j -ijvj im liigassciis: riimwp lin w : "; T'l rs w. '-t,. tOADS FACE BIG PROBLEM ", ies to Be 1 xed as rer Before to Trans fer Troops OP EXPERTS BUSY I r A ' W, aber Third and Fourth the Upon Which Greatest fBTrafflc Burden Will Fall mr CONTRACTS FOR 148 , SHIPS APPROVED New Federal Board Orders 88 Wooden and 60 Steel Vessels WILL COST $100,000,000 A WASHINGTON, Auir. 11. ;Amerlcan railroad are face to face with air .greatest task. Between Saturday, -' Mitr l. n nil Wednesday. September C. -.M0 soldiers of the natlonM army mutt vm WimOBinxta. -inty musi do muveu num ilii ni .. in tvfi,n ,-nmnn- VMQ HU iwni'" - . -.. Troop trains must havo the right tCway and Government materials must Ar .without a halt. Hli B5 lf a hundred traffic exnerts are at if.., W4 on the plan of transportlon. Twenty- THt railway executives of the railway com- h- mHtee of tjie Council of National Defense 1 scheming. Lieutenant Colonel Chauncey "'Baker, of the quartermaster corps, Is ?rklnr on the nroblcm. Staff experts of rfVmrn,) Itm-tlml nnirnl Enoch Crowder ?:"." "-- - St.. Railway men today said the movement of jr(fck troops would be accomplished with n iVTnlmum of Inconvenience to regular pas- ,.;terr and freight traffic. For a period of 'A ftrtieliht hours, however. It Is highly piob- "'$abhjthere must be some delay In the maln , tenance of schedule time. ' . W....l.. .1.. m.. ,l.l-.t t (hn national rmy to the cantonments will take nbout .. tie-elgnih of the equipment or me ko raw ! ( Mtdi of the United States. It Is estimated VAttMt 18 687 cars will be needed and 1098 ' . .. M . .i... !..... ...tti h, ' J098 trains of approximately sixteen cars A -. mnvlnr urtth trnnnn ner 176 different kv .railroad systems In the United States slmul- Vf " jiniilv. This ratlin feat will reaulre 2.1 r cent of the total number of locomotives IjHMu tho country and 12.6 per cent of the K.it.i mSmtn t nnmliiia hnnieniras ssfi P V) ." . EX1 EBT TO KVKUV BOAB.D ytvf ipn facllltntn hn movement of tho troops. LhuiMllmv exDert will bo assigned to every H if -l (board. With the railway expert tho fc3 l-t hnnr,U wilt devise the scheme of fcV'f'Oeobllliatlon. Orders havo been Issued that U'Htke most direct route will' be used ana no t-J? Alacrimlnntlon between roads be made In Rjw M case of parallel systems tho tralllc Hhall K Vejtm mviaeu equally Deiween mo iwu njo Vr',tea. In some cases It will bo ncceesury fcA .'. fiMM it. ,MAn n mute. Provision Is Tinifcalnr made for this by ordering largo sup- """''tl nf food nrenared at points where tho rVfronn (rnlM mnv Htnn. K ' 'It now appears that September 3 and 4 PM yrm t tne two days on wnicn inusi ui mo fc ' ITUIIO Hill tail. .MI oci.wnn.ti . luw... ...-. R. .111 Mll n !.. .&n In nr.1l1ln fit I 111. llPflfl. M t t Wlli !! l H'o lllll . i..w... .. ..w ..-.--- V . 'fluarters or me Doara. in nume umuiuui Q. . this will mean that men will havo to travol .u' mwah.1 vullnu in ihn tin.iril liennrill.irierrt. Uf '.. f.. -.....! IV.1- ( ...III InVa ,..' dflV. fni Ssi 'the quotas to be made In rcadlnoss for final '$$ movement to the cantonments. Until actual au" 'rrlval at tne cantonment camp me arnueu S,-(Vn will be under the supervision of tho B'VftlecAl boards. Lw'-More than 100 000 men are worklntr with Zft ttau nttBie ! .H3 KiAiccii bauiuitiiiEii. .iiJ'. PiKlurea inrouKnoui ino uuuniry, in mi ei tfort to have them as near completion as ,Kr ill ...i .u n i. .4 1 i.. Af?litIonal army will bo mobilized. ..'nf'Vwith the settlement of differences which 'threatened strike troubtes In nit the camps. j!l, reports rrom me sixieen enmonmems in ?554lcate that most of them wll be ready by 5 the middle of September nt tho latest. Tho ? resorts show 114.646 men employed In con- Vjlatructlon work at tho camps. fi t Sixteen new "cities" with thousunds of 'tAbultdlnrs. streets carefully laid nut. nn "nd water systems, hospitals, garaires. Sf hangars and stables are rising Into being. f fPntiai nt IliniiKnnfla nt tmm nt Inml... nnn jWJourlng Into these camps dally. Kvery jsi'nian capable of driving a null or Buldlng 1 ..a. raw In hplncr izlvprt a Inh. Prnm nAOit "t. HiOOO men are at work today In each IrrtC'of the camps. Thousands of motortrucks. : ttinmit anil wnennn urn pnsr.icfr.fl in th wnrl, of hauling lumber and supplies. Lonir lines of freight trains nro carrying the lumber Hi from mills to tho cantonments. iCo1 Thus ono of tlio biggest tasks America c ivfr uiiucnuui. is uoinK i:urrieu out nimost Beyond me notico of inn country at large. '''To these camps will go the flower of American youth untrained, but willing to flrht. From them will rnrriA rf.iA equipped citizen soldiers for eerv.ee on the V Mtttlefle.ds of France. , Si " From Yanhank. I,. I., lust outsl.in v. k Tprk, to Atlanta. Oa., In the South : rtock- rfiora, hi., in tne Middle West: Kort Sam ...'.Houston In the Far Southwest, and Am,.-. Kiiiean Lake, Wash., In tho Northwest, the 5v?' iimicn mo ui una oi saws nna Jcreekln of heavily laden wagons are tho' ffwao BiKniucani war eounua in America tu HKj.mmjr tYlmf AV IN CAMP IN SIX WEKICS s.i.W!thln another six weeks tim n-. - StXimerlca'H 687.000 national nrmv mn m ?'" caml, Before snow (lies all will be ii', "'" t-iiiuiiiueiiin. itere are tne reports girom the various camps: rfci ATt-VNTA. Ga. Cantonment r.n n... o ffVoinDlete: about 1100 buildings In all; six jlu',ou,!andmen now at work; ready about : tnnlBmVAM 1A V '.iaHTSTOWN, N. J. Fifty per cent vtZl . .1 1- - invii cmiiioyea in WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Huge shipping contracts aggregating 775,000 tons and an outlay of 1100,000,000 were approved by tho Shipping Hoard to. day. The tonnage will Includo elghtyelght wooden vessels and sixty steel ships, It Is stated. With Chairman Hurley's signature on these contracts today and Admiral Cuppa's acceptance of resignations of five members of tho Emergency Fleet Corporation legal staff, the final dlftlculty left over from the nocthals.Denman regime has been placed behind the nw board. The contracts aro those drawn by General G"cthals, but which have been held up until Admiral Capps could study thorn carefully. Ills work was completed last n'ght The men who resigned are George Ituhlec, Joseph I. Cotton, George I'. 1 lowland nnd Edward uurllng, nil of whom wcro serv ing without pay. nnd George II, Savage. These men drew the contratts sponsored by (loethals, which Denmmi refused to sign during tho late shipping row. They nre stepping down because they bcllevo Admiral Capps should bo permitted to choose his own legal assistants. Ilublee and Ilurllng probably will be come associated with the Shipping Hoard under Hurley Immediately, One of tho men Is expected to bo named general coun sel of the board, n position now vacant. Only slight changca wcro made In tho Goethals contracts by Admiral Capps. A different arrangement for paying the flrmi engaged In the work has been made, nnd some of the figures nro understood to have been trimmed somewhat. No firm can draw money of tho board, for Instance, un less It shows material and labor on hand to do tho work contracted for. Hurley's action today narrowly averted a delicate situation arising again in the board. Somo contractors who had been told by Gocthali to go ahead with their work had made tremendous preparations, nnd ono had spent more than (125,000 In enlarging his plant In New England to handle tho contract, He would have lost Inrgo sums through further delay or re fusal of tho Shipping board In approving tho contracts Goethals had drawn. Tho step taken today Is only tho first one. Millions more In Contracts nro now being worked out by Admiral Capps, Among tho firms given contracts nre Oroton Iron Works, Groton, Conn.; Mendel Engineering nnd Construction Company, Concord, N. II. ; Dnntzlar Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Moss Point, M'ss. ; York Shipbuilding Company York lllver, Va. ; Taylor & Hamilton, Houston, Tex.; Cumberland Shipbuilding Company, Port land, Me. ; Kelly & Spear, Bath, Me. ; Sandy Point Shipbuilding Company, Sandy Point, Mc. ; Freeport Shipbuilding Company, Free port, Me.; Saginaw (Mich.) Shipbuilding Company; Percy A Small, Hath, Mo. and the United States Maritime Company, Urunswlck, Ga. WAR TAX BELL HITS BIG CORPORATIONS Incomes and Profits to Stand Chief Burden of Revenue LEVY TO BE EQUITABLE VI ST ,w"rui;iiun . reauy me middle of October CmLLICOTHE. O-Forty per cent com ,y plete; 325 buildings Including 250 bar- H' .r .thi-hiv- iiiiw rnnn v inrinini ii.i.i Ve' l.Ppl5mbr..J; camp rully completed Novem- , A, Work. ' ru,on jn"- - -"" - " ""- ruriy narracks .,-, imujr, i-umpieica latter part Novem- lfJCf.',i0?0 mP,n emPIoyea i delay In shipment Matonala brining up work. . 1.11 IK1I1.I.I.1 Tl. .n. n. . -r7 i- ,7 '' "'"P -layiorj, Now -.iimii ..an rrao.y; noou men at work:- !SE??F.ria'Va-Slxty.nve per cent "T'-.."' orPmDer 1; 11.000 men vd 7nn i...n. it . '1 ...." "lz" (already ud. . ' IJEIl, Maw Heady September 1: 587 J2" n' "PI 8100 men at work. r?,?ftBAM "OUSTONneady Septem iat oPk.r Cnt Wrk n,llsheai ,72 J.- TANNAPOLIS JUNCTION. Md. Heady foffc!" tS?e' ' handlcPP'd by scarcity of ff mi bow ready, ' linJ lfQRT W3Y Kan. Probably ready. Wie, September 15; 5820 men now kt Iff 'except 7500 next week? bakery, re- " iiii uepoi una corrals for 1 horses arrived today, JKFOIUX HI. Headv Sti.mW 1 . fM. 1100 buildings to be built now ready; , nutfcia .vvu uc-ea; buvu men, now at I.MOINE8, la. Heady September 1 wracks now ready: camn mor h i8toniplte; 5000 men at work orKcon- rLR ROCK, Ark. Forty per cent i j jj,dvv mep at work on construct ady October 15. ilCAN LAKE Wash. Sixty per aptete; 500 buildings ud: 7600 men ; ready September 1. I, S. C Fifty per cent com- un upj-joog men at work; MUMM Commerce Body Studies Gas Rate Contlnneil from rate One tlon, both from the standpoint of the con sumer and the standpoint of city revenue. "Personally," said Mr. Trigg, "I have not examined closely enough Into tho merits of tho question to express un opinion that would bo worth while nt this time. I havo read what the Mayor, City Controller and other city officials have had to bay nbout tho problem. In a short time tho Public Utilities Committee will bo ready to mako a complete report on tho situation " There was further cvldenco today tlint politicians regard the "ilve-cent reduction question" (.3 a political quagmire plumb full of tho muck of treachery and disaster. Tho way they are dodging tho "flve-ccnts-to-the-publlc" advocates la proof of that. CONNELLiY "ABSOLUTELY" MUTE Today City Solicitor John P. Connelly leaped head first behind tho "Absolutely-nothlng-to-say" refuge when he was asked whether he thought the nickel should tinklt Into tho city treasury along with the other twenty cents, or go to the consumer in tht form of nlncty-flve-cent gas. "Ab-ho-lute-ly, nothing to say," he said with a grin, bringing his palms together and clicking his polished shoes, "You have heard what the Mayor, th City Controller and other city officials havo had to say about It?" "Ab-so-lute-ly nothing to say," ho reiter ated, clapping his palms again, and taking a spin in his office chair. "What la your reason for not discussing this question of public Interest?" "Ab-so-lute-ly nothing to say." CONSUMERS WANT IlEDUCTION The attitude of city officials nnd politi cians In either sidestepping tho Issue or taking tho unrelenting stand that the five cents should be locked up In the city treas ury along with the other twenty cents Is arousing householders and taxpayers In' all sections of tho city. The, sentiment Is growing that the Hvo-cent-gas Issue Is ono of great public Im portance, and should bo brought out Into tho open and discussed Impartially in view of tho dally boost In the cost of living thousands of householders nnd taxpayers are taking an Increasing Interest In ninety-fivc-ccnt gas. There is plenty of evldenco throughout Philadelphia that tho question will become a strong political Issue In the fall, a question which will require the care- iu. vuimiti 'li.uuii 01 councumnnlc candl- mreauy many taxpayers have dates. adopted the slogan: "Don't eloct any man .u vuuuuim uuicss ne pieages ntmself ab solutely to nlnety-flv6-cent gas." Simms Urges Fast Ships to Beat U -Boats Continued from I'ste One Is kept at top speed, his course Is laid In u zlnzag manner, and his gun crew Is ready to fire at the first suspicious object. SHIPS TAKE NO CHANCES ; Oun captains frankly report firing on submerged pieces of wreckage, floating logs that resemble periscopes and the like And all make It plain that they take no chances. t Tho result has been that the Oerman sub marines, for the most part, havo been unable to take proper observations which would allow them to make square hits ,wlth their torpedoes., They have to sight In a hurry, fire and then submerge, and hundreds of torpedoes have been lost In this manner. The accuracy of the Germans also Is falling below par. It Is Indicated In tho official reports that this Is due to the send Ing of crews to sea who have not been fully trained. Most of the men who made -ubmarlne operations their profession either have been captured or eent to the bottom with their essels. The new men have not had the many months of training re quired to Judge distance, speed and the like, and their efforts are, as a result, some what less dangerous. All of this and more Is covered In the reports of Admiral Slmms and other Amerl can sallora which Secretary Daniels now has on hladesk. unr German Mine Sink German Ship LONDON, Au. 11,Tblrty m.n were io.t i aria trol. tritf p collUea with T - ,"rwi, WASHINGTON. Aug. II. In opening tho debate In the Senate on IhR trnr revenue bill, with Its proposed $2,006,970,000 levy of direct tnxes, Senatoi Simmons, chairman of tho chamber's Finance Committee, said the country must realize this huge tax would cover only n little more than one-fifth of the war ex pcndltures of this year. "Tho country Is going to spend something like $10,000,000,000 this yenr." ho explained. "Wo havo sought to cover as much as w logtcally could through tho war revenue bill. We realized that we must not put too heavy n burden upon tho people, for they must hao Increasingly laigo burdcn.n to carry ns the war goes on." In explaining the committee's purposes In redrafting the bill, ho deolnrrd tho changes made would greatly Increaso tne tax burden to bo borne by tho big corporations Mho havo profited from the war. In n de tailed statement he said tho committee had weighed eery schedule carefully during Iti mnny weeks of consideration nnd thnt the hill as now presented would place the tax whero it belonged without working Injus. tlco to any one. The House, ho Fald, hnd ben far too lenient with thoso who had "reaped this hancst of gold." Senator Simmons siokc of tho existing tax law producing approximately $1,313, 000.000 nf revenue, which, added to tho $2,006,970,000 cnrrlcd in tne war revenue bill, would make the direct tax this year aggregate approximately $.1,320,000,000. "Wo mut be as moderate ns wc can In applying tho direct tn." he warned, "so that, as the war gois on, we may tap again nnd ngnln tho great reservoirs from which the money muit come. 'The people huve to pay for this war In direct taxes, ns this bill proUdes nnd in taking up the Government's bond lFtues. The lesser tnxes are applied to tho people tho greater ones to the corporations that are making largo profits out of war Indus tries. xTpon thoo who nnvo the most money, cither through accumulated war profits or through other moans, the Gov ernment must largely depend for the taking of Us bondH That means, that wo muit not put tho burden too heavily upon busi ness, and yet business mutt pny Its share. "In framing this tax bill the committee has tried to distribute the tax where It can most easily rest. Wo have endeavored to put nothing '11 the bill that will In any way work an Injustice to business capital, for to do harm to that would only bo to ultimately destroy the chief bourco of reve nue that Ih to keep tho war going." During hla tulk Senator Slmmuns pro duced figures to prove the contention of tho Finance Committee that the lax upon corporations, as It now stands In the bill, would produco much more than 'lip original levy of tho House of Representatives. The House corporation levy was based upon fallacy and fnlseho d," he commented. He produced figures complied by J. P. Morgan & Co. showing that forty-eight cor porations dealing In the manufacture and distribution of supplies to tho Allies, nave accumulated war profits estimated nt $659. 858,490 In 1D16. Under the Sennto excess p-ofits tax, he bald, thee corporatl ns would have to pay $239,977,272, while under the Houo levy It would be $77,736,619. PRESENTS TAHLE WITH ' STIMATES A table presented made tho following estimate.! of tho principal war-protlts tax payers: Intimated Tax under Tax under pxceM Sonne Jloufte Company iirorttM lilll Mil II. H. Ktfi-i. S2(i7. in:,. (ion nil. TiNUinn S'JI.iik.-. nnn llfth. Mi'el.. r,3.713,OUO 25.013,000 7,1.4.000 Germans Hurled Back 6 Times at Westhoek Contlnnut from r-e On gains were made In the Ypres-Menln road neighborhood." Fighting was reported from all sections of tho western front today. Between tho Swiss Alps and the North Sea there were bursts of Infantry activity and, nt places where tho foot soldiers were Inactive tho big guns wero thundering lncesantly. The most violent struggles have been taking place In West Flanders, on tho Somme front north of the Ahno River nnd In the Champagne-Verdun rector. In West Flanders the British and French nro acting In concert In a vigorous thrust toward the great German base of Routers. By their gain on Thursday night south of the Kortebeek River In the Lnngcmarck district the French nre now less than nine miles from Roulers. Tho town Is being shelled nt Intervals with long range French and Urltl-Jh guns. Tho British gain cast of Ypres yesterday morning extended over n front of nearly two miles, virtually all positions to a depth of seven hundred yards being carr'ed at tho first rush. As a. result the forward Ger man positions cast of the town of Hooge nnd between Frczenburg nna the Ypres Menln rend wero won and nro still being held. BLACK QUITS JOB; SCORESBRUMBAUGH Highway Commissioner Sends in Caustic Letter of Resignation CHARGES OF FAVORITISM AnHron. (.op. Mill. Co... Am, Hmclt. t R. Co.. Du Pont Po lVnna. It. It. Ills 4 II, H. Iluldw. l.oro. Stan. Oil Co. of N. V . . Corn I'rnrtn . tt S Hul. lien. l"A Co, 39.0S7.000 14, ril 2,000 B,R17,000 il.iMi.ooo L',4H2,onii i.zur.ooo 7n .in t, nnn 31,1122 oun li.iuo.ono B.Ml.oon l,n:ts,(0'i r,.s4.i nnn l.irin.niiii 1.321.(10(1 203.000 2n.42ri,nno 3.7IIR nnn 4 r,37.non i)VJ3,i)(in ri.oii'i mm 1.113(1,(1(1(1 Hill. (Kill 1,130 nun 75.2S3 4,021,uon 1.083 000 PUBLISHERS' TAX COMMENT Mr. Slmmons's statement regarding the publishers' tax vns: "Your committee decided to eliminate the House zono system becnuso It was made clear to them that It Is a tax which would bo not only burdensome, but. In a number of cases, disastrous to many vnluablo pub lications. Representatives of virtually all tho great publications of the country np. peared before the committee against this tax. Tho tax substituted by your commit tee Is not a logical one. It must be confessed, but It wns the best your committee was able to deviso in view of the present conditions of tho publishing business." MEDALS AWARDED FOR HUMANE ACTION Eight Men Who Risked Lives to Save 100 Horses Receive Trib utes From S. P. C. A. Kight young men today received medals for bravery from the Women's Pennsylva nia Society for the Prevention or Cruelty to Animals for saving no than 100 horses from burning to deat ha ta fire at James Irvln's stables. Twenty-firth and Sloore Btreets. last June. The young men, all of tho Immediate vicinity of Twenty-fifth nna Moore streets, nro drivers of horses. They wer moved to risk their lives to save tie endangered nnl mals at the fire by their humane reeling. They began their work of leading out tno horses Boon after tho firemen arrived nna began fighting tho fire and continued to lead them out In f-p'te of the rapid spread of tho flames. They risked their lives on trip aftr trip Into the burning stables and wer cheered by a hlg crowd each tlmo the' brought liors nut nf th vnike ti 'iifcty The men who wero honored were Law rence Smith Martin Welsh, Adam Reagan Howard Shields Frank Shields, James Blaney Joeph Malone nnd William Mc Oettigan. They were sent for soon after the fire and financially rewarded by Mr Irvln. who Is known for the good cire ho' gives his horses, for he had learned that they saved the horses even when they might have saved more valuable property without risking their lives so much. The medals wero presented to the young men by Mr, Irvln on behalf of the society nnd with each medal went a letter from Miss Llda Helen Ashhrldge, secretary of the society, commending them for tholr bravery and their kind spirit In risking their lives to prevent the suffering of ani mals. The society hopes tho presentation of the modals will serve as an Incentive to other drivers of horses to be kind to them hnd save them from suffering, it is hoped this will have Its Influence on men who are driving horses every day on the streets as well as others who only occa sionally havo an opportunity to see that horses aro treated kindly. LISTS GRADE-CROSSING CASES HAKRISnURG, Aug. U. Tn p b Service Commission has listed for areu ment next Monday the cases In which th Jurisdiction of tho commission over privitS lanes i In grade-crosslns; abolition has been rtllsed. These cases arose In Uanxai.w! township. Bucks County wl.erS thlTenn". sylvanla llallroad seeks to nbollsh gfada cros!r.r. A number of Philadelphia iS... trial siding and grade-crossing cases ?! Bated for later in the week. n "M ftr8 unnuiBini was niea oy the Delaware Vl. mitimmaM ffS7:.XS''Jff INWIl JAPAN SENDS UNITS TO JOIN ALLIED FLEETS LONDON, Aug. 11. Additional Japaneso naval units havo Joined tho Kntcnto forces In IMropo, It was officially announced today, WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Officials hero wero greatly Interested to day In tho London report that additional .Jnpanepo naval units had Joined the ICn tento forces In Kurope. At tho Japaneso embassy It was stated that no Information had yet reached there regarding tho mat ter. From a sourco closo to tho embassy It was learned, however, that Japaneso naval forces have been expected for somo tlmo to arrive In tho Atlantic to co-opcrnto with tho United States-Brltlsh-Franch naval forces now there combating the submarine menace. A limited number of Japanese destroyers have been doing good work In tho Mediterranean, and It Is believed that It Is craft of that typo that the London dispatch refers to. When tho Imperial Japanese mission that is to visit this country reaches Washington, it Is understood, ono of the questions to bo taken up with It will bo tho transfer of certain Japanese merchant vessels from the Pacific to the Atlantic trade. Japaneso destroyers c'l-operatlng In tho Atlantic with the American and Kntcnto forces would mean that this transfer was to como, offi cials wcro Inclined to believe this after noon. FRENCH AGAIN SCORE GAIN IN FLANDERS Hit .t pence Hadla PARIS. Aug. 11. Another gain for the French troops In Bolglum was reported by the War Office today. This fresh progress was scored In attacks against the Germans south of Langcmarclc Twenty German prisoners wero captured Heavy artillery duels took place during the night In sections of Pantheon and Pino Chcvregny, north of the Alsno River. In tho heights district around Auberlve (Cham pagne), and on both hanks of' the Mcuso. Despite bad weather French airmen were busy yesterday. Tho War Offic'e stated that German camps and aerodromes near Colmar and Habshclm wero bombarded. GERMAN-BULGARS FLUNG BACK ON MACEDONIA LINE Du Alienee Radio PARIS. Aug. li. AttcmptH by tho German and Bulgarian troops to storm Fiench trenches near Lake Presba were repulsed, the Fiencli War Of fice announced today In un official statement devoted to Macedonian operations. Tlio French captured somo prisoners. On tho Vnrdnr River nnd In tho bend or the Tchema River lively artillery comuam aro Increasing. British aviators huccessfully bombed Grrman-Rulgar hangars at Alvnovo ana military depots at Seres and Smojadovo. GERMANS STRIVE TO KEEP OPEN ROAD FOR RETREAT By HENRY WOOD WITH THU FRENCH ABMHCS AFIELD Aug 11. Tho Ceimans aro figuring on tho posslbll Ity of the British and French olYensle In Flanders forcing them to retreat to tholr next defensive line. A dwperato hope of retaking positions that would permit an eventual retreat northward from tho Alsne and Champagne regions Is what Inspired tho German Crown Prlnco to his violent assaults against tho French lines, It appeared today. Profiting by the tempoiary lull In tho Flanders battlo, the Crown Prlnco resumed attacks along both the Chcmlu-deH-Dames and tho Moronvllllers crests. Unless tlio Crown Prince can drive tho French from these 'n dominating positions before results of the Flandem battle forces a shortening of the German front, the French from both the "ladles' road" and Moron vllllers will be able to cut oft and massacro any attempt of tho German center to re treat. Tho German attack, which has been growing stronger throughout the week, cub initiated In Friday morning's terrific as sault from Pantheon to Chevrlgny. Thero tho same Alpine chasseurs, who on July 13 advanced 800 meters on n lDOO-meter front, repulsed tho Germans with the heaviest losses. Tho German morale Is weakening. This was Indicated throughout the week by tho constant surrender of their attacking troops. The French took prisoners In almost every attack. Capture of assaulting troops has been extremely rare In the past. GREAT BATTLE RAGES ON RUMANIAN FRONT PHTROGRAD, Aug. It. A big battlo Is In progress on tho Ru m'"'l"1 f-n-t . Tho omelnl statement from tho Russian War Office this afternoon reported the con flict proccedb g along tho Suchltza River. It has been In progress since Wednesday. Friday's ofllclal statement reported the battlo aa having lasted all that day, whllo today's annourfepd Us continued progress, with the Rumanians bitterly contesting tho German attack. "South of Ocna yesterday, after stub born battles, the Rumanians retired five versts to the River Suchltza," tho official statement said. "Tho Rumanians retired across tho liver toward evening, but later rccrosscd and the battle Is proceeding." At the same time the Wnr Office an nounced a Oerman offensive lnunchcd Thursday toward Brody. This attack, which 'Included the Dubrarkuv region, completely failed with great losses, It was stated Similar attacks made In tho valleys of the Seroth and Suchava Itlvers were also repulsed. Austro-Oerman troops on the Rumanian front nr continuing their furious efforts to pierce the Russo-Ruman'an lines and envelop the army. In the Klmpotung sec tor, the Russians, aided by Rumanian con tingents, are victoriously resisting Turko German onslaughts. Field Marshal von Mackensen's forces are making desperate efforts to dislodge the nusso-Rumanlans from their positions between Focsanl and the Sereth River In stubborn hand-to-hand engagements the Teutons succeeded. In forcing back the de fenders. The Rumanian. nr fl-,.i w." Icslly'SJja nre .mskh. the Oerman. pay HARRISBURO, Aug. 11. Stato Highway Commissioner Frank B. Black t-day announced thnt he has placed his resignation In the hands of Governor Brumbaugh at the request of tho Govcrno., effcefvo August 18. Commissioner Black's nppolntmcnt Is credited to Myersdalc, Som erset County, his home, and ho wns before nppolntcmcnt na highway commissioner a member of the State Commission of Agricul ture. He became highway commissioner by nppolntmcnt of Governor Brumbaugh July 5, 1016. Black's letter to the Governor, which was forwarded to Wayne, Malno, follows: "I wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter of tho 2d Instant, In which you re quest my resignation as Highway Commis sioner of Pennsylvania, cnectlvo August 16. "In defenso of myself nnd my friends generally throughout the State, I feel It my duty to make the following statement: "Tho reasons aa set forth In your letter, especially thoro pertaining to tho manner of oiling roads, nre so ridiculously small nnd Insignificant, that they nro not worthy of a reply. "As for your other reasons pertaining to tho matter of legislation, would Bay that you have on file In your ofllce complete re ports of all legislation affecting the high way department, nnd a refcrenco to theso will show our suggestions us to what to do with tho same. You had full knowledge of all bills nffectlng this department be fore taking any action. "I nlso presented to you a detailed state ment of the policy of tho department In the distribution of nil funds to which you now take exception. I want to say that I Intend publishing this list, ns prepared, and let tho public bo tho Judge whether I am right or wrong. Your criticism of this method of procedure Is not well taken, ns you touch It In too small a way. It Is a proposition that affects the entire State, and tho people nre certainly entitled to know what disposition Is being made of the money appropriated to this department. "As you requested, this statement was presented to you before being given out for publication, nnd. Inasmuch as you dis approved of the samo and I did not allow It to bo published, I certainly cannot see that I hae been unfair to you nnd any criticism us to censorship certainly must icst with you. "Tho policy of the department as to tho distribution of Its funds has been nnnounfed from time to time, ns you know, nnd is well known to the public, that policy being that the money would bo divided equitably and that each county would get Its Just pro portion. "I gather from your letter that you do not desire to treat the counties fairly and evidently wish tho money parceled out to fiuorltes. Tho fact that many counties have offered to meet the Stato on a 'fifty fifty' basis in tho construction of Stato highway routes Is nn Indication that the State Highway Department has tho confi dence of tho public, nnd If tho money ap propriated Is to be used for political pur-, poses It will subject tho department to end less criticism and will bo a crime for whtch you and your political ndvlsers will havo to answer. Since I havo been In offico thero has been no mystery connected with the Highway Department, and Its work has been known to you aa well as to the public generally. "The way I look nt this proposition is that all tho statements made by you aro made with a view of beclouding the real Issue for requesting my resignation. It has been my aim to run tho department nlong business lines Instead of being used as ii political asset. "I have refused consistently, as 13 well kno'vn both to yourself and your close political asoclates, to turn tho department Into a political machine. At your own personal order, contrary to the Judgment nnd advice of tho department, I appointed four superintendents whose appointments were Insisted upon by you solely for po litical reasons, to take tho place of men of experience, and In each case these ap pointees very soon realized their Inability to handle the work and res'gned volun tarily, which simply llustrates what It would mean If the work of tho department wero handled along political lines. "Continuous efforts have been made dur ing my administration to forco changes nnd removals for political reasons, tho practice of whlcTi I could not countenance. Such methods tend to completely demoralize any organization ; cannot help but ciu.se financial loss In handling work, because of constantly changing Ineffective und Ineffi cient personnel, and In this way tho de partment must lose tho confidence of the taxpaylng public. "Inasmuch as every Indication points to the fact that It Is your Idea that tho work of tho highway department should be han dled along political linos, without regard to the public's Interests, It affords mo great pleasure to tender my resignation, effectlvo August 15, as I do not caro to bo asso ciated In any way, shape or form with works handled along these lines. "Yours very truly "F. B. BLACK, "State Highway Commissioner." For months it haa been known that friction existed between tho Stato High way Department nnd other branches of tho Goo-nment. J, Denny O'Veil. In surance Commissioner, In particular, is said to have been after tho scalp of Black nnd It would be no surprlso If he loomed up strongly ns a candidate for tho place It Is said that Black's methods of appoint ments havo not suited either the Vares or tho Penrose faction, somo of his bureau chiefs being accused of being "dictatorial " especially displeasing to some of the po liticians was Black's preferment of men residing In other States, thus cutting down the Jobs that might otherwise havo gone to hungry district lenders. E "e But while It wns known that Black's retirement had been considered from n to time, his resignation today canV'oTt hafaci8umau,a?eTranbeU:'ra,e7ant more than a million dollars In coal land enterprises In nnd about his home county VZfVT, lad any "tensive experience ,n road building previous to his appointment nnd in large measure contented him. ?i with carrying out politics Sf the let. Hteh' way Commissioner Cunningham, whom succeeded and whose organization he main talned almost In Its entirety. ln" KILLED BY AUTOTRUCK Young Man Victim of Accident-Driver Arrested Harry RIttenberg, twenty-two vsn,-. u 60S South Third street, was knocked V by an autotruck today on Broad street nelr Cherry, dying from his Injuries aboi.t ? hour after being removed I to fiJ 'SL n mann Hospital. e "ahne- J C. Frlede. rt(-iv. nt .u. . .. at tho North PhlladainhT; v 1CK'. "vlng arrested. . . a., was Tie-Up on Chestnut Street -;""'" """,ul reet was tied tr nun MmmmSlAM! o.. If truck .Ulltrf In ... ...?.,?. ..'Vot"- ci,ir iiuT- Tsssr1 "." 5&a&sS33 JOHNRJACKSON 4PP0INTEDMAJ0R State Labor Head .Commis sioned in Officers' Re serve Corps PHILADELPHIANS NAMED By a Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. John Price Jackson, head of the Pcnn sylvanla Labor Department, has been Ap pointed n major In the officers' reserve corps, ns announced In a list today by the AdJU tant General. - . Others appointed are: Walter O. Long", first lieutenant. 1-25 West Allegheny avenue, Philadelphia. John Graham, Jr.. first lieutenant, 33 Summit street. Chestnut HI Wilbur S. Corkran, first lieutenant, Wil mington, Dol. ... ., George Orr. first lieutenant, SOU Mon terey Btrcet, Atlantic City. Ralph A. Spangler, first lieutenant, Con shohocken. ,, . , .,, Elmer C, Goebcrt. first lieutenant, 632 Somcrvlllo avenue, rhlladclphla. Joseph O. S. Horton. first lieutenant. .13 South Thirteenth Btrcet, Philadelphia. Dudley S. Horton, first iieuicinm. """" Tho following have been appointed to tne medical corps: , .... .. Ocorge S. PIcrsol. major, 1013 Spruce street, Philadelphia. Charles B. Heltz. captain, Allcntowa Edward L. Clemens, first lieutenant. Uni versity Hospital, Philadelphia. William H. Crowley, first lieutenant, 20?. Aramlngo street. Philadelphia. Georgo K. Tweddel, first lieutenant, Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia. James M. McMonagle, first lieutenant. 1147 Snyder avenue. Philadelphia, Harry F. Ungerlelder. first llcutencant. Philadelphia General Hospital. Georgo A. Brown, first lieutenant, Glrard College, Philadelphia. Paul B. Haskett, first lieutenant, 400Z Tacony street, Philadelphia. Thoma-j Klein, first lieutenant, 248 S&utn Seventeenth street, Philadelphia. William Whltnkcr, fir'-t lieutenant, B440 Germantown avenue, Philadelphia. Frederick H. Leavltt. first llcntenant, 1519 Pino street, Philadelphia. Percy O. Hamlin, first lieutenant, Phila delphia General Hospital. John W. Bransficld, first lieutenant, 2025 Walnut street, Philadelphia. Joseph Turner, first lieutenant, Sixty fourth street and Eastwick streets, Phila delphia. James O. Murfln. first lieutenant, 5401 Chestnut street. Philadelphia. Edward B. Rogers, first lieutenant, 814 Haddon avenue, Colllngswood, N. J. Those appointed first lieutenants In dental section aro: Georgo A. Colemnn, first lieutenant, 235 South Fifteenth street, Philadelphia. De Forest W. Ewlng, first lieutenant, 3014 Glrard avenue, Philadelphia. Harry L. Westney, 1210 Pacific avenue, Atlantic City. Thomas H. Travllle, 308 West Minor street. West Chester. Kdwin H. Smith, 1C2G Diamond street, Philadelphia. Creston Sutch, 2638 North Fifth street, Philadelphia. William B. Noblo. D04 Flanders street, Philadelphia. Allen L. Murphy, 2712 West Somerset street, Philadelphia. Appointments ns second lieutenants In the veterinary section: Francis W. Beck, 5715 Woodland avenue, Philadelphia. Henry D. Martlon, 4051 Powclton avenue Philadelphia. GLI INGLESI ATTACCAN0 ANCORANELLEFIANDRE Le Prime Linee Tedesche Sfon- date su di Una Fronte di Circa Sette Miglia ' ROMA 11 Agosto. Buono notlzlo vengono daUa fronte occl dentnle. Lu Brando battaglla dello Flandre, cho parcva fosse cntrata In un perlodo di stasl, si c" riaccesa con la stossa vlolenza del prlml giornl, grazle ad un nuovo nt tacco operato dalle forzo dol mnresclallo Halg su dl un tiatto dl fronte dl circa setto m.glla. Tutto le posizionl tedesche in questo settore sono caduto davnnti alia furla degll assaltl degll Inglesl I ipjall nel primo Impeto sono penetratl per parccchle centlnaia dl metrl nello llneo nemiche con seguendo tutti I loro oblettlvl prehmlnarl. Da Petrograd mandano che lo truppe russo-rumene hanno opposto una cfllcace reelstenza alio forze austro-tedesche, ma che in altrl settorl della fronte dl battaglla orl cntalo la sltuazlono non o" aticora fnvorevoie al russl. Nondlmeno si crede che ui pro cede pluttosto rnpldamente alia rlorganlz zazlono dell cserclto russo e delle lines II difesa contro gll austro-tedeschi, di modo iil0nuBara' ""I'QBHlblle un plu' o meno rap do r tonio offensive, delle forze Che Bono agll ordlnl di Kornlloff. onWH?"IN'G.T?'V' U Aeosto. Inqucstlctr coll dlplomatlcl corro voce, cho e' accolta come credlblle che German instate o S 1'lr.i, ? I Austria si preparebbe a irauiro la Bulgaria ne e trattatlvn ,n perCche' C'ia Gnla .ta nlofM'taU rmS-fin ,? DulBarl'? h costantemente mSi, Ul ro",i,er ue relazlonl dlplo maticho con gll Statl Unitl. I- Austria, si dice, provede la necessity rtl jestnurare lindipendenza della Serb a e temendo per 11 BU0 possesso della Bosnia Krzegov na starebbe preparando 0 cose Tn In modo da orfrlre alia Serbia Inveea della Bosnia, ampil compensl termor tali JS Macedonia che Inveco. a norma del pat m alleanza dovrebbcro andaro alia Bulgaria In caso dl villoma degll Imperl central Mccome l'lnformazlone vlene da Derllno quantunque non da fonto ufflclalc si riti che la Germanla e' a conoscenza "I tlX questo manovre del governodT Vienna e si crede perfino qui che ancha 11 1 !, bulgaro abbia avuto conoTenza "a! g i?1?-0 tendlmentl dell'Austrla In rlguardo. m Ba can! Un diplomatic dell'Intesa dTeevi ler a commento dl queste vocl: "l .'A lluthlit 1. ""." siuoca una carta a lei ben not.. cercando dl servlre 1 nronrii i.. ?n "JJ intercssl delta dlnastla, e ouesta .. ' o-stata segulta anche negll annl Ventl '-""'M delta Bosnia-Erzev??":-. S -.., 77' BWUUCtn ?m-.off?.rt. ?. guerra. L'Austri ..;;.. "....v:"uao. i posslbilo durante 1a guerm Ital fatto che I'ltalln .,,, .11. it. J1.?.1, trattenne questa da Mtawtarta tutt. u "..n che le venne fatto." "olana tulta a volte ognl modo turo.i n 11 dell-Austria non v s$ q WORLD G0LDMARK IS PASSED BY I). S. Holdings Due to War 'Now $2,000,000,000, Greatest in History NEUTRALS REAP HARVEST WASHINGTON, AU(r n A rich harvest of gold has been trie t't. ward of neutrality In the great war. With out' exception tlio trading countries which have remained neutral havo all greatlv Increased their holdings of 'gold. Tho most conspicuous example! Is Holland whose gold holdings nearly $260,000,000J' have Increased 200 per cent. The United States ndded to her gold stock until she" now has approximately $2,000,000,000 In gold, a greater amount than nny slngi. nation over held In the history of the world. Since this country's entrance Into tho war,' gold has still continued to come t,n because war participation has not dl-, mlnlshed tho ability of tho United States to sell vast quantities of supplies. Japan Is a fighting nation which has profited from the war. Her holdings of nearly J200. 000,000 In gold represent an In crease of 38 per cent over what they were In 1014. Germnny has fared well so far as goM In concerned. Despite tho heavy drains upon her exchequer sho has been able to keep her gold supply Intact by reassn of her Isolation and Inability to trade with the outsldo world to any large extent. Ger many's gold holdings nro approximately $500,000,000, representing a decrease of but 2 per cent since the wnr began. Austria however, has lost 49 per cent of her hold Ings nnd Turkey 60 per cent Sweden's gold holdings havo increased 89 per cent on account of the war and now amount to $50,000,000, while Norway's gold holdings stand at a point 53 per cent above the pre-war figure. Spain's gold supply has Increased 96 per cent, to $300,000,000: Swlt. feerland's has Increased 83 per cent to $62, 000.000 and Denmark's 60 per cent, to $50,000,000. Even South America's holdings have Increased S per cent. England has maintained n tradition and has been the banker of tho world ln the war. In paying tho bills of many of her allies her gold supply has fallen off 35 per,, cent. The Bank of England now holds but $250,000,000 of the metal. Franco has lost 14 per cent and still has a gold Bupply of approximately $1,000,0000,000. Italy has lost 9 per cent of her gold and now has about $200,000,000. This Influx of gold to the neutral coun tries has not been an unmixed blessing. In every Instance nn era of high commodity prices has accompanied the gold Influx, in nccordanco with tho ancient economic law, which sends prices soaring In the presence of a plentiful supply of the yellow medium. 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